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A film claims to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s fate

Assistant Director Shawn Noonan. The film also dis-
Henry, whose fascination plays plane parts found in
with the case is equaled by an uninhabited island of
former U.S. Treasury Agent the Marshall Islands by Ear-
Les Kinney, who discovered hart investigator Dick Spink
the photo hidden and mis- that are consistent with the
labeled in the U.S. National aircraft that Earhart was fly-
Archives. In the documen- ing on her round-the-world
tary, that photo is subject- attempt. And it hears from
ed to facial-recognition the last living eyewitness
and other forensic testing. who claims to have seen
It is judged authentic, and Earhart and Noonan after
likely that of Earhart and their crash. q
NPR’s Declaration of Inde-

pendence tweetstorm con-

fuses some

This undated file photo shows John Hancock’s signature on the
Declaration of Independence, which was formally signed by 56
members of Congress beginning Aug. 2, 1776.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Na- lence while trying to sound
tional Public Radio marked patriotic. The user apolo-
the Fourth of July by tweet- gized after the misunder-
In this June 6, 1937, file photo, Amelia Earhart, the American airwoman who is flying round the
world for fun, arrived at Port Natal, Brazil, and took off on her 2,240-mile flight across the South ing the entire Declaration standing was pointed out.
Atlantic to Dakar, Africa. of Independence, but it Another asked if the tweet
Associated Press seems some Twitter users was talking about the U.S.
didn’t recognize what they current foreign agenda,
By FRAZIER MOORE documentary airing Sun- The disappearance of Ear- were reading. asking if Americans were
AP Television Writer day at 9 p.m. EDT on the hart and Noonan on July 2, The broadcaster tweeted the tyrants.
NEW YORK (AP) — The History channel. It uncovers 1937, in the Western Pacific out the words of the dec- Others were under the im-
photo is haunting. Among records, including this new- Ocean has gained legend- laration line-by-line Tues- pression NPR was trying to
a number of figures gath- ly revealed photograph ary status among the age’s day. Some of the founders’ provoke Trump with the
ered on a dock, the fuzzy that shows what may be a unsolved mysteries. criticisms of King George tweets and praised the
image seems to be that of healthy Earhart along with By then she had already III were met with angry re- outlet for doing so. Many,
a woman, her back to the her navigator Fred Noon- logged numerous aviation sponses from supporters of recognizing it was the Dec-
camera, gazing at what an, after they were last feats, including that of be- President Donald Trump, laration of Independence,
may be her crippled air- heard from. The film also ing the first woman to fly who seemed to believe the said how history is repeat-
craft loaded on a barge, argues that after the pair solo across the Atlantic tweets were a reference to ing itself.
and perhaps wondering crash-landed in the Japa- Ocean in 1932. She reigned his presidency. NPR broadcast its annual
what her future might hold. nese-held Marshall Islands, as an international hero. One tweet read, “A Prince reading of the declaration
Is this Amelia Earhart, the they were picked up by the And yet the U.S. govern- whose character is thus for the 29th straight year on
world-famous aviator, wit- Japanese military and that ment closed the book on its marked by every act which Independence Day. This is
nessed after her mysteri- Earhart, perhaps presumed investigation just two weeks may define a Tyrant, is un- the first year the tradition
ous disappearance while to be a U.S. spy, was held after her disappearance. fit to be the ruler of a free has been extended to Twit-
attempting the first round- prisoner. And there’s more: Its vaguely worded findings people.” ter.
the-world flight 80 years The United States govern- were inconclusive. Another said: “and totally Spokeswoman Allyssa Pol-
ago this month? ment knew of her where- Was there a cover-up? The unworthy the Head of a lard says the tweets were
That is the theory put forth abouts and did nothing to film proposes there was. civilized nation.” shared by thousands of
in “Amelia Earhart: The rescue her, according to The documentary is host- A Twitter user accused people and generated “a
Lost Evidence,” a two-hour the film. ed by former FBI Executive NPR of condoning vio- lively conversation.”q