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Whpr19760311-010 Digitized from Box 23 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library TRANS-WORLP '\IRLINES WHITE HOUSE PRESS CHARTER Marr'" 11 - 13, 1976 ~ Andrews AFB to Rockford and Chicago, Illinois- and Greensboro, North Carolina WIRES: Frank Cormier Associated Press Don McLeod Associated Press Helen Thomas United Press International Richard Growald United Press International Robert Trautman Reuters Louis Foy Agence France Presse NEWSPAPERS: Ed Walsh Washington Post Fred Barnes Washington Star (In. Rockford on) Silbert Lewthwaite Baltimore Sun (Off N. C. ) Richard Benfield Bergen (N. J. ) Record (In. Chicago only) Larry O'Rourke Philadelphia Bulletin James Naughton New York Times James Wieghart New York Daily News Dennis Farney Wall St. Journal (Off Chicago) Marty Schram Newsday (Off Rockford) Aldo Beckman Chicago Tribune Harlan Draeger Chicago Daily News (Rockford to Chicago) Morton Kondracke Chicago Sun.. Times (In. Rockford 00.) Richard Dudman St. Louis Post..Dispatch Carolyn Raeke Dallas Morning News (Off Chicag 0) George Baker Sac ramento Bee (Off Chicago) Rudy Abramson Los Angeles Times Howa rd Young United States Information Agency Saul Kohler Newhouse Newspapers (Off Chicago) Ted Knap Scripps..Howard (In. Chicago only) Nigel Wade London Daily Telegraph Roger Hedges Gannett News Service (In. Rockford-Chicago) Charles Overby Gannett News Service (In. N. C. to DC) Edward Kiersh Chicago Reader (In. N. C. only) Andrew Glass Cox Newsoaoers (jo Chtcag~ only) MAGAZINES: Thomas DeFrank Newsweek Mike Wright U. S. News & World Report Dean Fischer Time Ben Cate Time (In. Chicago only) Karin von Faber Horzu Magazine John Buckley Western Union RADIO & TELEVISION COMMENTATORS & PRODUCERS: Robert Furnad ABC-Productions (In. Chicago to N. C. ) Thomas Jarriel American Broadcasting Company (In. Rockford on) Ann Compton American Broadcasting Company (In. Chicago on) Frank Tomlinson American Broadcasting Company Walter Rodgers AP-Radio David C. Walter British Broadcasting Corporation (In. Chicago on) Lane Venardos CBS-Productions (CONTINUED) • ..2­ Bill Galbraith C BS-Productions - Bob Schieffer Columbia Broadcasting System Phil Jones Columbua Broadcasting System Hal Walker Columbia Broadcasting System John Deignan Mutual Broadcasting System Thomas Wolzien NBC-Productions Michael Mosettig NBC - Productions (In. Illinois only) Lloyd Siegel NBC -Productions (In. N.C. to DC) John Hart National Broadcasting Company (In. Illinois only) Thomas Brokaw National Broadcasting Company (Off Chicago) John Cochran Nationa1 Broadcasting Company Tom Pettit National Broadcasting Company (In. N.C. to DC) Russ Ward NBC-Radio Don Fulsom UPI-Audio Sean Kelly Voice of America Ray Farkas NBC-Productions (In. N. C. to DC) REELS, STILLS, MINI-CAMERAS &: TECHNICIANS: Charles Harrity AP-Photos Tim Murphy UPI-Photos Wally McNamee Newsweek-Photos Dirck Halstead Time-Photos Curt Gunther Horzu Magazine-Photos Mark Godfrey Magnum-Photos (IN. N. C. only) Gabriel Romero ABC-Mini-Camera Norman Hill ABC-Mini-Camera Bill Barry ABC-Radio Engineer Carl Larsen A BC-Mini-Camera Walter Bleich A BC-Mini-Camera Carlton Williames ABC-Pool Electrician Al Bargamian CBS-Mini-Camera Eugene Ge rlach CBS..Mini-Came ra Thomas Novak CBS-Radio Engineer Jerry Adams CBS-Mini-Camera Steve Nelson CBS-Mini-Camera Phillip Gillispie CBS-Video Technician (In. N. C. to DC) Ray Creamer CBS-Video Tape Editor (In. N. C. only) Richard Sansevere NBC-Mini-Camera Stanley Basill NBC -Mini-Camera A ldo A rgentie ri NBC-Radio Engineer Richard Norling NBC-TV Camera (In. N. C. to DC) John Mulera NBC-TV Sound (In. N.C. to DC) Ernest Hauser NBC- Electrician (In. N. C. to DC) Kenneth Ha rvey NBC -Mini-Came ra (In. Illinois only) Rick Hessel NBC-Mini-Camera (In. Illinois only) Cor.rad Mangrum NBC-Mini-Camera (In. Illinois only) Elbert Rice NBC-Mini-Camera (In. N. C. only) Peter Caesar NBC-Mini-Camera (In. N. C. only) TRANS-WORLD AIRLINES: Mr. John Timothy - Representative • .
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