The Press: The Wind Is Up in Kansas

It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily . . .

—The Wizard of Oz

In Kansas, where the big wind began that carried Dorothy to the Land of Oz, the Wichita Beacon last week had an Oz-like notice on its bulletin board:

"The frequency of flying-saucer reports in this area is increasing. The latest . . . if true . . . gives us the best report of a flying saucer published anywhere in the country. For that reason, if you have a camera, you are urged to keep it with you...

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