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November 11, 1935

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 11, 1935

* Explorer II high-altitude balloon record flight
* Albert W. Stephens & Orvil A. Anderson
* Stratosphere - Stratobowl in South Dakota
* 1st humans to witness the curvature of Earth


The front page has a banner headline: "2 Begin Balloon Hop to Stratosphere" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, light toning to front page only, a little creasing, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century