A message of congratulations to the Austrian Minister of Communications, Schuerff, was des-patched by the German Federal Minister of Communications, Sterwald, on the occasion of the successful flight from Wasserkuppe, South Germany to Gera by the Austrian Jewish flier, Kronfeld.
Kronfeld is said to have achieved a world record after gliding a distance of 150 Kilometers. Kronfeld is a Viennese Jew.
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