not give me permission to break the law and that he didn't care about any difference between us and the drag queens anyway but said I could send him the leaflet by mail if I wished. I asked him if he conformed to that humorous sign I've seen in some offices, "My mind is made up, don't confuse me with facts." and he said yes that that was about it. So much for the enlightened and intelligent attitude of the Denver Police Department. Local readers please note!

That afternoon I got one of the thrills of my life. Maureen's brother Bob had connections with an airplane rental agency so we went out to the field and boarded a 4 seater Cessna and took off for an aerial survey of Denver. After we were airborne I was given. an opportunity to play Amelia Earhart by piloting the plane myself... something that has occupied many of my dreams but which I never got around to. Now I've decided that as time and money (what are either of those things??) become available that I will take some lessons. I got a great charge out of it. The instructor found that my interest in the various instruments and quick grasp of their method of operation was considerably greater than other women he'd had up there and made some comment in surprise about my knowledgeability. But I just passed it off by saying that I was insatiably curious about all manner of things and had been trained in science, etc. Better watch it there Virginia, Charles isn't too far below the surface you know!

Then on to Continental Airlines and home to L.A. arriving back here on May 31. As I said in the opening paragraph I did eleven appearances. Already before I got home Mary had sent out over a hundred replies to inquiries and a considerable pile remain to be processed. I am sure from the response that these appearances together with the earlier Allen Burke show have pulled a lot of our sisters out of the woodwork and that we can look forward to an influx of new readers and in due course to new members of FPE. While it was very tiring to me . . . I talked the subject almost