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Article: AMELIA RISES AGAIN AVIATOR'S STATUE CAST IN BRONZE, RETURNED TO PARK.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 17, 2003
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Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - In 1937, aeronautical pioneer Amelia Earhart vanished without a trace over the vast Pacific. On Tuesday, she was unveiled for the ages in bronze. Civic leaders and artists have cast a statue of what may be the best permanent likeness of the intrepid explorer who settled in the San Fernando Valley.
``Beautiful,'' declared Guy Weddington McCreary, president of the Amelia Earhart Bronzing Committee. ``It's the most dynamic statue of Amelia anywhere in the world - you can see her face, her determination and her vision.
``We can claim Amelia Earhart; the Valley can claim her as our hero.''
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