(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In many synagogues and houses of worship special prayers were offered Friday night and Saturday for the safety of the Polish trans-Atlantic fliers, Majors Idzikowski and Kubala, whose adventure on the Marszalek Pilsudski kept the entire population in great suspense.
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