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Source: NPR - All Things Considered

Roundup

11-5-09

Remembering Amelia Earhart's Stop In Utah Town [audio 3 minutes 45 seconds]

It's not everyday a celebrity drops in unannounced in a small town, but that's exactly what happened 80 years ago in Eureka, Utah. The celebrity was Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator.

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