Vexed by reports that Manhattan's Chrysler Building is now "World's Tallest Structure," numerous French patriots sent letters, telegrams, petitions to Prime Minister André Tardieu last week demanding that he add a 22-foot extension to the Eiffel Tower, thus making it again tallest.
Altitudes today: Chrysler, 1,046 ft., 6½ in.; Eiffel, 1,024 ft., 6 in.
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