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Twa) Sky Li Vol TWA) SKY LI VOL. 32, NO. 16 AUGUST 11, 1969 Dragon Dance, Happiness Rites Mark Pacific Route Inaugural Los ANGELES—Trans World Airlines on August 1 inaugurated round-the-world service with the departure of its first flight across the Pacific from Los Angeles with 141 passengers. (At Hong Kong, 101 passengers boarded the first eastbound transpacific flight.) The historic first flight followed inaugural ceremonies earlier in the day when a Chinese Dragon Dance was performed in the TWA terminal building. The dance is intended to drive away evil spirits. A Happiness ceremony was performed by three Los Angeles Buddhist priests and included Sutra chanting. According to tradition, Apollo 11 Launch both of these ceremonies provide beneficial circumstances for the starting of a new venture. Sets Tour Mark All ceremonies were performed KSC—The flight to the moon before a specially created Chinese saw NASA/TWA tours mark its Moon Gate, which will mark the second million visitors, set new departure gate for TWA's trans­ single-day attendance records, pacific flights daily to Southeast mark its third birthday—and draw Asian points, via Honolulu, and on to KSC a great variety of people around the world. The Moon Gate including Miss Japan, 500 U.S. is very timely as well as symbolic. Congressmen and 400 Europeans. Chinese legend has it that the A vocational school teacher from Moon Gate was originally created Mascoutah, Illinois, Everett San­ during the Tang Dynasty so that dusky, with wife Marjorie and the reigning empress could make a daughters Janice, Debbie and Jan trip to the moon. became number two million. The inaugural flight initiated They received VIP treatment TWA service to Hawaii, Guam and a personalized spaceport tour. and Okinawa. WAIKIKI BEACH is pictured here from the yacht basin to Diamond Head. Some 150 resort hotels—including the The tours, which started July 22, Taiwan also will be served fol­ Kahala Hilton—dot the area. 1966, took two years to mark their lowing the signing of bilateral first million visitors—but only one agreements between the United year for the second million. States and the Republic of China. The day before liftoff of Apollo Hawaii Throbs to a Quick Tempo, The flight closed the transpacific 11, July 15, saw a new single-day gap in TWA's round-the-world attendance record of 8,207— service between Los Angeles and But Islands Hold Fast to Magic Touch breaking the record set only eight Hong Kong. TWA has been serv­ days earlier of 8,030 which had (First in a series about TWA's new Pacific points.) ing Hong Kong via the Atlantic topped the 7,710 set Dec. 27 dur­ since 1966. ". .. the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean." of ukuleles, watch the swaying ing the flight of Apollo 8—man's —MARK TWAIN hula girls or take in the contem­ first trip into lunar orbit. The flight also fulfilled a 25- porary upbeat sounds of such is­ year TWA dream to circle the Today bikinis dot the gleaming sand beaches and high-rise Some 400 Europeans brought to land stars as Don Ho, Arthur Ly­ the U.S. by TWA saw the launch globe, dating back to June 1944, buildings tower over the coconut palm trees, but Hawaii still re­ man and Tommy Sands. from special stands erected on the when the airline became the first tains the magic that touched Mark Twain. Island entertainment no longer west shore of the Indian River. (Continued on Page Five) The varied natural beauty of the island chain, sweeping grace­ is confined to the local scene. Such fully in an arc from Niihau to Hawaii, has awed visitors since the stars as Jack Benny, Tom Jones, arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778. Nancy Wilson, the Fifth Dimen­ Hawaii's beauty is abundant—its ribbons of beaches, fragrant sion and Broadway shows play to blossoms, towering mountains, cool waterfalls, steaming volcanoes sell-out crowds in Honolulu. and, most of all, its aloha-spirited Rich in history and deeply com­ people. apartments. Some 2,600 more mitted to tourism, the 50th state Yet, today Hawaii throbs with a rooms will open by year's end. also sits on the threshold of greater new tempo that is inescapable and A record 1.2 million visitors things to come as a strategic often startling to the first-time flocked to Hawaii's shores last metropolis of many races in the visitor. year, an increase of 21 percent Pacific. Oahu, called "the Gathering over 1967. Governor John A. Burns, who Place," is the third largest island, By day, Hawaii's tourists swim, wants to broaden Hawaii's scope but it has four-fifths of Hawaii's sun, surf and visit such Oahu at­ beyond a tourism paradise, said re­ population, almost half of whom tractions as Sea Life Park, the cently: "Our goal is to make this live in Honolulu. Honolulu sprawls Polynesian Cultural Center, Pearl state a Pacific leader in commerce, over 25 miles of Oahu's leeward Harbor, Iolani Palace and the new science, technology and educa­ shore (from Hickam Air Force $25 million State Capitol Building. tion." Base to Makapuu Lighthouse By night, they listen to the strum (Continued on Page Four) ridge). From water's edge, its ridges and valleys stretch up to cloud-topped peaks. At night, the 'The Gathering Place' heights become patchwork patterns of light. Residential sections also Everywhere you go in Hawaii you will be on a volcano. The extend from Diamond Head all the eight main islands (only seven are populated) are peaks that rise way to Koko Head. Waikiki and out of the sea at the southeastern end of the great volcanic moun­ business and industrial sections tain range stretching across almost 2,000 miles of the Pacific. Arriv­ cover the central waterfront. ing by plane, you strain your eyes to see the first island; you'll Tourism, defense, sugar and wonder how early explorers even found these bits of land. pineapple, in that order, are Ha­ Polynesians from the Marquesas and Tahiti crossed the un­ waii's four biggest sources of in­ charted ocean in large sailing canoes and landed in Hawaii with come and their influence is re­ their families, plants, animals and flected everywhere. personal belongings. For about named them the Sandwich Islands, Once a quiet seaside resort for eleven centuries, they knew only for the Earl of Sandwich) during royalty, famed Waikiki Beach now a Stone Age life, making tapa the third and last of his famous is fined with high-rise hotels and cloth, grass houses, outrigger ca­ South Pacific voyages, he found more are being built at every turn noes, and carvings; and subsisting each a separate kingdom organized —higher and higher. Their 15,018 on fish, poi, and fruit. in a feudal manner with chiefs, FLIGHT HOSTESS Violet Ng pays homage to an ancient Chinese rooms range from the most posh When Captain James Cook dis­ priests, and commoners. Dragon that was used to "ward off evil spirits" in ceremonies at Los penthouses to moderate kitchenette covered the islands in 1778 (he (Continued on Page Four) Angeles observing TWA's first transpacific and round-the-world flights. S KY LINER The eighth annual Airline Sun Country Holiday held in Scotts­ dale, Ariz, is scheduled for Sept. 25-28. Hotel rates are $10 per day per person, registration is Published Bi-Weekly for Employees of Trans $15 and a limited number of World Airlines and Hilton International Hotels discounted rental cars are avail­ By the Public Relations Department able. For reservations and more 605 Third Avenue, New York 10016 information contact the Scotts­ Printed in U.S.A. dale Chamber of Commerce, Dan Kemnitz, Editor Box 129, Scottsdale, Arizona. The years of research culmi­ nated in publication of "The 500th You know those lightbulbs with the radiating lines that cartoonists Anniversary Pictorial Census of the use to illustrate a brainstorm? Maybe that's how Russ King got his idea. Gutenberg Bible." Captain Duvall, We've been meaning to tell you about it ever since Mr. Tillinghast a Protestant, was invited by the asked everybody to use their noodles and try to save TWA a buck a day. Vatican to present a copy to Pope Russ, who is a maintenance foreman at JFK, noted that some 14 Paul, who in turn autographed a liferafts go through the emergency equipment shop each week, for check copy for the flyer. and double-check. Among the supplies stocked on each raft are two flashlights and two spare batteries. So that they're ever-ready, we Wanted to Help regularly replace each never-used battery with a fresh one. Anticipating retirement, six years The "old" batteries used to be thrown away. But figuring that's ago Capt. Duvall began looking a waste of good batteries, Buss now sees to it that these like-news have around for "something to keep me a bright life ahead in the tool shed. CAPT. GEORGE DUVALL receives cake from London airport TWAers, busy. I came into aviation in its Result: a weekly savings of at least $8.40. represented by lead ground hostess June Samson, before taking up infancy and I've seen it grow to Flight 703 July 13 on his last transatlantic command. maturity," he said. "After complet­ Lake Mohawk, New Jersey is teeming with TWAers, if not fish, ing my career in aviation, I felt reports JFK flight engineer Dave Morrissey. A resident of the small I wanted to do something helpful. community in Sussex County, Dave knew there were quite a few fellow Duvall, Who Flew the Pope, "I've seen so much hunger, star­ employees in the area and "decided it was about time we got to know vation and malnutrition in my each other." Treated Everybody as V.I.P.
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