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Young Kate23 August 2007
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Travel Alone and Love ItKate Aitken: "UN Delegate and World Traveler..."
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Kate travelling23 August 2007
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During her lifetime, Kate Aitken traveled more than two million miles to bring the latest world developments to her listening audience. She had a penchant for being in the right place at the right time and barely escaped government crackdowns in China and Korea.5
Kate doing a live broadcast in a plane during WW1123 August 2007
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During World War II, Kate made trips to England, bringing home reports from the front. Kate was accredited temporarily as a war correspondent in Europe, visiting Paris and Brussels in 1945.7
kate travelling23 August 2007
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Kate the Conservation Director23 August 2007
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Kate and her mother23 August 2007
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In 1912, Kate and her Mother traveled west to the Canadian Coast and south into the United States. One highlight was visiting an ostrich farm.11
Kate travels the world24 August 2007
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Kate was a world traveler, especially between the years of 1945 and 1957, when she traveled over three million kilometers across fifty-two countries.13
Dutch and dutchess24 August 2007
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This travelling began with her first overseas trip to England, heading up to the Canadian Exhibition at a show in London, celebrating the crafts of the empire. She was presented here to the duke and duchess of York. |
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