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TWA SKYLI IM ER VOL. 30, NO. 11 MAY 22, 1967

The World of Hilton International TWA and Hilton International Pledge Combined Excellence The merger of Hilton International Company into TWA has been announced by President Tillinghast and Conrad N. Hilton, president of Hilton International. The merger agreement became effective May 9 upon completion of closing transactions. Mr. Tillinghast said that Hilton International—which operates 39 hotels in 25 countries outside the continental United States— will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of TWA. "Hilton International will retain its name and full identity through Continental Illinois National Bank out the world and will continue to & Trust Company of Chicago, a operate under the same general trustee of Northwestern University policies and experienced manage and the Michael Reese Hospital ment which have made it so suc and Medical Center of Chicago, cessful," Mr. Tillinghast said. He and a director of Children's Mem announced the following related orial Hospital in Chicago. appointments: Mr. Hilton, a resident of Los Conrad N. Hilton, president and Angeles, is a director of the El Paso, chairman of Hilton International Texas National Bank, Hilton of since its incorporation in 1947, con Quebec, Inc. and the Kahala Hil tinues as president and member ton Hotel Company, Inc., Hawaii. of the board of directors. Mr. Three other TWA officials were Tillinghast will serve as chairman. named to the board of Hilton L. Edwin Smart, TWA senior vice International: James J. Kerley, president-external affairs, will serve senior vice president-finance; 1 KAHALA HILTON (Honolulu) 17 TRINIDAD HILTON 33 NILE HILTON (Cairo) as vice chairman. Thomas F. Huntington, vice presi 34 M. S. ISIS (Cairo) 2 HOTEL VANCOUVER 18 HOTEL CARRERA (Santiago) Curt R. Strand, executive vice dent-special services; and Thomas 3 QUEEN ELIZABETH (Montreal) 19 SAO PAULO HILTON* 35 M. S. OSIRIS (Aswan) 4 MONTREAL AEROPORT HILTON 20 BERLIN HILTON 36 ADDIS ABABA HILTON* president and a director of Hilton B. McFadden, vice president- 5 GUADALAJARA HILTON 21 AMSTERDAM HILTON 37 ISTANBUL HILTON International, becomes in addition marketing. 6 CONTINENTAL HILTON (Mexico City) 22 ROTTERDAM HILTON 38 CYPRUS HILTON TWA vice president-hotel opera 7 ACAPULCO HILTON 23 BRUSSELS HILTON 39 TEL AVIV HILTON Other members of the Hilton 8 EL PANAMA HILTON 24 LONDON HILTON 40 KUWAIT HILTON* tions, reporting to Mr. Smart. International board are Fritz 9 JAMAICA HILTON 25 PARIS HILTON 41 ROYAL TEHRAN HILTON Lester Crown, executive vice B. Bums, chairman of Fritz B. 10 CARIBE HILTON (San Juan) 26 ORLY HILTON (Paris) 42 HOTEL RAMA (Bangkok) president of Henry Crown and 11 SAN JERONIMO HILTON (San Juan) 27 CASTELLANA HILTON (Madrid) 43 SINGAPORE HILTON* Burns & Son, Los Angeles; Henry 12 DORADO HILTON 28 CAVALIERI HILTON (Rome) 44 MANILA HILTON** Company, and Conrad N. Hilton, Crown, chairman of Henry Crown 13 MAYAGUEZ HILTON 29 MALTA HILTON** 45 HONG KONG HILTON Jr., a director of Hilton Interna and Company; J. Clifford Folger, 14 VIRGIN ISLE HILTON 30 ATHENS HILTON 46 TOKYO HILTON tional, were elected to the TWA 15 BARBADOS HILTON 31 TUNIS HILTON ''Hotels under construction chairman of Folger, Nolan, Flem 16 CURACAO HILTON** 32 RABAT HILTON ••Hctelstoopen in 1967 Board of Directors at the May 17 ing & Co., Inc., Washington, D.C; meeting of the board. Serge Semenenko, vice chairman, Mr. Crown is a director of the First National Bank of Boston; and Sidney H. Willner, vice president, secretary and general counsel of Hilton International. Tillinghast, Cocke Testify President's Message The merger plan was approved by the stockholders of both com You, I am sure, are as pleased as I over the merger of Hilton panies at annual meetings April In Pacific Route Hearings International and Trans World Airlines. It represents a union 27, subject to a satisfactory tax of two of the oldest and proudest names in international travel. ruling, received May 8, from the WASHINGTON—Strong additional U. S.-flag airlines are needed on Puerto Rican Treasury department. Pacific routes to halt the inroads into United States-Asia traffic being As you who have traveled into many corners of the world The merger does not involve the know, Hilton is the most respected name in the hotel industry; made by foreign-flag carriers, President Tillinghast told the Civil Hilton Hotels Corporation, which Aeronautics Board May 12. its standards for quality of accommodations and personal serv operates hotels in the United Testifying in the CAB's Transpacific Route Investigation, Mr. ice are recognized around the world. States. Hilton International, for merly a subsidiary corporation of Tillinghast said it was "particularly important" to halt this trend be The merger makes a great deal of sense. It brings together Hilton Hotels Corporation, was cause of the U. S. balance of payments deficit. Further decreases the combined forces of two major world-ranging organizations in U. S. share of this traffic "would aggravate that deficit," he added. spun off as a separate corporation in the promotion of travel and trade and the expansion of the (Continued on Page Three) Senior vice president E. O. Cocke finest of hotel accommodations. Both TWA and Hilton have joined Mr. Tillinghast in the pres Pass Policy always had a common purpose—to serve the traveler with entation of TWA's testimony. sparkling efficiency and with the very warmest of personal Japanese Court Because of federal regula In documents filed with the service. Note, too, the similarity of mission, as stated in Hilton tions, TWA cannot extend free Rules for Hilton CAB, TWA contends that the International's 1966 annual report: "Our basic philosophy is or reduced-rate transportation TOKYO—Hilton of Japan award of new transpacific routes world peace through international travel and trade." Co. to TWA would result in some $100 privileges to employees of Hil Ltd. and Hilton International Co. ton International. By the same million improvement in the bal The personnel of Hilton and TWA are much alike in many announced May 12 that a three- ance of payments in 1970. token, TWA employees will not judge Tokyo District Court had receive rate privileges or service ways. The people of both organizations are sales and service- TWA is one of 18 airlines seek oriented. Like us, they work hard at inspiring people to travel. entered its decree directing res amenities better than those toration of Hilton's operation of ing new transpacific air routes. Its While we offer the traveler the finest in en route accommoda accorded personnel of other air the Tokyo Hilton hotel. multi-faceted application requests lines at Hilton International tions, Hilton offers him the finest in accommodations at his The decree, which is directed route authorization between major hotels. destination. U. S. cities and Tokyo, Osaka, against Tokyo Electric Express Taipei, Hong Kong and Bangkok, Both organizations work hard at providing the level of per Railway, Ltd., was rendered after as well as between the U. S. main atlantic traffic increased from 15.9 sonal service necessary to assure repeat business in a highly thorough presentation by both land and Hawaii. TWA's present percent to 19.7 percent in that competitive environment. In fact, both organizations have sides. The proceeding had its route extends eastward from Cali period. reservations networks and "load factor" yardsticks—even pol origin in the action of Tokyo Elec fornia across Europe, Africa and tric Express Railway, Ltd. in "TWA can contribute more to icies and practices designed to prevent overbookings. And we Asia to Hong Kong. improve the balance of payments terminating the 20-year operating serve the same person—the world traveler. agreement, which still has 16 years Mr. Tillinghast noted that U. S.- problem than any other applicant to run, and physically evicting flag share of traffic to and from the because it can both reverse the Thus the Hilton employee and the TWA employee will Anthony Clegg, the Hilton general Far East had declined from 74 per trend of diversion of United States- enjoy an immediate rapport. Those of you who have worked manager, from the operation. The cent in 1960 to 63 percent in Far East traffic from U. S. airlines with Hilton people over the years will, I know, confirm this reason given was the merger of 1965. U. S. share of round-the to foreign-flag lines, and, alone of observation. I know that all of you will extend them an enthu the new applicants, capture for the Hilton International with TWA. world traffic across the Pacific siastic welcome into the TWA family. also declined in that period, from United States large volumes of The Hilton companies imme 68 percent to 54 percent. By con round-the-world traffic and Europe- diately brought the court action, trast, American carriers' share of Far East traffic now carried by stating that the merger could only transatlantic traffic increased from foreign-flag carriers," Mr. Tilling fyJL^juAS c 1^SLQ+2^L^Jrf- benefit the Tokyo Hilton hotel and 39.8 percent in 1960 to 42.4 per hast said. gave the owning company no legal cent in 1965. TWA's share of trans- (Continued on Page Four) (Continued on Page Three) S KYL I IM E

Published Bi-Weekly for TWA Employees By the Public Relations Department iWITO* 605 Third Avenue, New York 10016 BORN: Printed In U.S.A. DALY: To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Daly, com missary supervisor, JFK, TWIN DAUGH Dan Kemnitz, Editor TERS, Deirdre Anne and Clare Marie, Joe Riley, Associate Editor December 30. JACOFF: To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jacoff, lead ramp serviceman, JFK, a 6 Ib. 11 oz. Editors' Notes son, Howard Mark, April 22. KALAJZIC: To Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Kalajzic, One last salute, before we focus on the future, to the propeller era . . . assistant DTM, MIL, a 7 Ib. 2 oz. son, a poem written by John Pratt, supervisor of powerplant engineering. Tomaso, April 9. John originally penned the lines to commemorate the end of piston engine LAWRENCE: To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Law overhaul at MCI last year, preliminary to TWA's going all-jet. rence, ramp serviceman, JFK, an 8 Ib. son, Edward, Jr., March 29. Ode To Ye Piston MILLER: To Dick and Lillian Miller, records supervisor, PIT, TWINS, 7 Ib. 1 oz. Keith Oh faithful prancing piston, Douglas, Boeing and Martin Shawn, 6 Ib. 1 oz. Wendy Sue, March 30. As we face this fateful year, Entrusted to your care PIERCY: To Gary and Lorna Piercy, tariff We reflect upon your service Their wonderful creations analyst, NYC, a 6 Ib. 13 oz. daughter, As retirement day draws near. For the conquest of the air. Wendy Kim, May 4. SEABER: To Janet and Bill Seaber, trans The spirit of adventure, And then the Constellation portation agent, PIT, a 6 Ib. 14 oz. son, That turned Man's thoughts to With all 72 of you Wayne L., April 17. flight, Gave unprecedented pleasure WYSOPAL: To Mr. and Mrs. John Wysopal, Received a veritable uplift To passengers and crew. commissary supervisor, ORD, a daughter, When you helped the Brothers Roberta Ann, March 26. But already on the drawing Wright. boards, MARRIED: In your reciprocation, Your destiny was set. SHAPUTIS: Sylvia Shaputis, sales, CHI, and With the aid of gas and spark, The ingenuity of Man Gerald Wineaki, April 29. Your powerful pulsations Was working on the Jet. Let Man emulate the Lark. DIED: For forty years you helped us, "CAPTAIN" DAVID STECK of Somerville, New Jersey stands tall as MILLER: Chester O. Miller, 59, Captain, JFK, My tried and trusted friend; When Uncle Sam was threatened, Newark-based hostess Marty Bloom fastens his carnation during recent March 26 in Hong Kong. Captain Miller Let it always be remembered had been with TWA since June 1, 1936 The Eagle now could soar special flight TWA flew for 62 crippled children. Trip was co-sponsored As in Camels, Spads and others That you labored to the end. and ranked 11th in pilot seniority. He was by Elks Lodge 885 and N. J. chapter of Sigma Delta Chi professional to have retired later this year. He is sur We harnessed you to War. Now proudly sitting on my desk, journalism society. vived by his wife Winnfred, a son and daughter and four grandchildren. With bigger planes and higher Halved and upside down, flights, You hold my burnt out cigarettes MOORE: Philip A. Moore, 35, senior planner- On Layers of Cotton Candy, scheduler, KSC, April 16. Survivors include Airlines began to flower. In the recess of your crown. his wife Mitchelina and two sons, Dale and For mail and wife and family Philip. We needed all your Power. Intake, Compression, Power, They Could Soar, Could FLY Exhaust, SATCHELL: Norman E. Satchell, 46, pilot/ flight engineer, MKC, of a heart In nineteen twenty seven, The rhythm and the zest, Reporter Jeanmarie Elkins of the New Brunswick (N. J.) Sunday attack April 22. A veteran of 25 years With the Spirit of St. Loo, Cease! Harmonic motion, Home News has ably chronicled the heartwarming reactions of 62 New with TWA, Mr. Satchell was president of You and your eight brothers You have more than earned your Jersey crippled children during a special flight TWA recently flew for the the OX-5 Club. He is survived by his wife Brought Lindberg safely through. rest. youngsters. Here's her story: Betty and daughter Mary Jean. They were crippled—but for two hours yesterday morning it just SALSIG: Walter A. Salsig, 54, fabric shop mechanic, MCI, of a prolonged heart It is nearly 40 years to the day (May 20-21) since Charles A. Lind didn't seem important. condition, May 7. Mr. Salsig worked 15 bergh's historic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. In tribute, Time magazine Some could not walk, or hear, or talk. years for TWA at MCI. Surviving are his wife Delia, two sons and two daughters. has reprinted its 1927 "Man of the Year" cover as an anniversary "salute But they could fly! to commercial aviation, its growth and accomplishments." They could soar through layers of cotton candy clouds and burst Souvenir copies were given passengers on all TWA flights this past into the sunlight—leaving their disabilities momentarily behind. KSC Wives Help weekend and will be distributed at the Paris Air Show. Only minutes before they had been grounded—tied down to KSC—The TWA Wives Club has braces, crutches, arm supports and helping hands. presented a check for $500, pro Now they climbed at 2,000 feet Lodge and Sigma Delta Chi, pro ceeds from their St. Patrick's Day a minute and soon they would fessional journalistic society. The Ball, to the Institute for Achieve travel 600 miles per hour to out- children are being treated by ment of Human Potential in race their handicaps. the Somerset Crippled Children's Gainesville, Florida for work with Two hours later, eight-year-old Treatment Center in Somerville. brain-injured children. Presentation Beth Ann Fallon and her friend, Pilot's wings and hostess pins was made by club president Mrs. Raymond Vega, would be old pros were the badges of the day. The Curtis King and ball chairman Mrs. —but at 9 a.m. they were on the first officer, Captain Sam Mariani, Michael Triola. threshold of an exciting, new and and flight engineer Robert Kieper somewhat frightening adventure. entertained a constant stream of They held hands for security young visitors in the cockpit before before boarding the plane. and after the flight. James Sullivan, 11, could not But occasionally the children hear the pilot talk to Newark Air were quiet, overwhelmed by the port or the explanations of what sight of fluffy white cloud faces was happening. But he could feel turned upward, cloud castles or the plane climb and bank and a town too tiny even for ants. could see below houses so small Hostesses Fran McCutchan, they looked like white embroidery Marty Bloom, Tina McCoy, Joanne threads on a green patchwork Scola and Leah Schramm were quilt. joined by chaperones and the Sitting on two pillows for a press. better view out the window, James All too soon it was time to head bounced with excitement, pointed, back. The jet was due to leave for talked with his hands, and squealed Kansas City. Before then it would with delight in a voice he couldn't have to be cleaned. hear. Somehow you couldn't help For many, the Trans World Air hoping they'd leave the nose prints lines fanjet with the shiny red on the windows. stripe represented a first. So did the view of Niagara Falls—which All too often, TWA personnel are called upon to untangle REMEMBERING HIS PROMISE to throw out the first ball of the JFK base was seen by everyone as the obliging pilot, Captain Larry Gi transportation and hotel prob ball season opener, but unable to attend, President Tillinghast delegated lems of vacationing employees. FIRST RETIREE at JFK's new dining ex-Marine Jim Kerley, senior v.p. of finance, to pinch-hit (and pitch). Team rard, made several turns, banking and commissary unit, Lena Fin- both left and right. Reduced rate transportation on manager Tony Troccoli (left), field captain John Spiciarich and coach Chick other airlines and hotel accom gerle, receives an engraved desk Lema admire his southpaw style. The TWAers, who have won five The flight was sponsored by modations should be arranged box and a $50 gift certificate from championships in 10 seasons in the JFK league, then whipped Lockheed TWA, the Crippled Children's before you begin your trip. dining unit manager Herb Griggs. Aircraft 16 to 6. Committee of the Plainfield Elks Lena spent 13 years with TWA.

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Merger. .. (Continued from Page One) effective December 1, 1964. The first Hilton International hotel was opened in Puerto Rico in 1949. Hilton Reservations Service, which provides communications links among all hotels flying the Hilton flag, continues in full force. Through this service room reserva tions can be made from any of the 74 Hilton hotels for any other Hil ton hotel. Under the merger agreement, TWA issued for each share of com mon stock of Hilton International a Conrad N. Hilton Curt R. Strand C. N. Hilton, Jr. Lester Crown combination of .275 share of TWA common and a half share of $50 liquidation value TWA preferred, Here's How Hilton Hilton a full share of which preferred is convertible into a half share of International TWA common. The TWA pre Int'l Has Grown: ferred stock will bear an annual Thirty years after Conrad Hilton Organization dividend of $2 and will be non- opened his first hotel—the Mobley Board of Directors callable for a period of five years. in Cisco, Texas in 1919—Hilton Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr., Chair Call price will start at $53 and International began operating its man scale down over a period of years first hotel, die Caribe Hilton in to $50. San Juan, Puerto Rico. L. Edwin Smart, Vice Chairman Conrad N. Hilton, President Hilton International's 39 hotels, That confident step into what which include the Kahala Hilton in Curt R. Strand, Executive Vice has become a rushing stream of Honolulu, are situated in major international travel and tourism President centers around the world. In the has since spawned 38 other Hilton Sidney H. Willner, Vice President, Americas, hotels are located in International hotels in 25 countries Secretary ir General Counsel Montreal and Vancouver; Barba outside the continental United C. N. Hilton, Jr. dos; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Port of States (including the Kahala Hil Serge Semenenko Spain, Trinidad; St. Thomas, Vir ton in Hawaii). Seven odiers are gin Islands; Dorado, Mayaguez Henry Crown under construction and nine more and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Guada are in developmental stages. Fritz Burns lajara, Mexico City and Acapulco, Hilton International's rapid J. Clifford Folger Mexico; Panama; and Santiago, growth is most vividly reflected in Thomas F. Huntington Chile. operating results. From $2,294,342 ACAPULCO HILTON's 221 rooms offer guests a private terrace and Thomas B. McFadden In Europe, the Middle East and in 1950, revenues rose to $115.5 panoramic view of Acapulco Bay. James J. Kerley Africa, Hilton International hotels million last year and earnings in are situated in Amsterdam; Athens; creased from $75,290 to $3,964,264. Officers Berlin; Brussels; London; Madrid; William F. Prigge, Vice President- Paris; Rome; Rotterdam; Istanbul; Local Interest Marketing Nicosia, Cyprus; Tehran; Tel Aviv; The contract between Hilton In Charles A. Bell, Vice President- Cairo; Rabat, Morocco; and Tunis. ternational and die Puerto Rico Administration In addition to the Nile Hilton in Industrial Development Company, Cairo, the firm also operates two the Puerto Rican government Emmanuel Gran, Vice President- "floating hotel" cruise ships out of agency which financed and built n • II Architecture Aswan and Luxor. II i Sam F. Graham, Treasurer the Caribe Hilton, established the In Asia, hotels are situated at basic pattern followed in contracts II • i Rudy W. Basler, Vice President- Bangkok, Hong Kong and Tokyo. for Hilton hotels operated by Hil II Area Director Europe i Hotels are under construction at ton International in odier parts of II i A. Peter di Tullio, Vice President- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Kuwait; the world. The land, buildings and n II i Area Director Mediterranean, Malta; Manila; Sao Paulo; Singa usually the furnishings and equip II 1i Africa and Middle East pore; and Curacao, Netherlands ment are financed in each country Antilles. by local capital (government or

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A Personal Sort of Place, Pacific Case... (Continued from Page One) A Part of the Community... Turning to round-the-world air travel, he pointed out that the Historically, a hotel has always been a very personal sort of place, CAB "on a number of occasions an intimate part of the local community. Its owners and managers has found that there was a need have treated it as a living thing, not at all comparable to a super for a competitive American-flag market or a chain store. round-the-world service." He said The Hilton organizations attribute their considerable success in TWA is the only applicant that large-scale hotel operations to their devotion to the ancient and could offer such service. eternal principles of innkeeping. "We have built a substantial "That need is even more of a business," said Conrad N. Hilton, "but not by sacrificing hospitality, must today in view of the tremen warmth, charm and close personal dous growth in the volume of years this very fact made it an links to the local community. We round-the-world traffic—a market ideal time for good purchases. consider our hotels as individual in 1965 of over 70,000 passengers, After some searching and crossing entities, not as standardized units representing more than $88 million of fingers he and his associates in a big organization." in revenues," he pointed out. "And bought two of Chicago's best The corporation is a fairly re this phenomenal growth is bound known hotels, the Stevens and the cent development in the history of to continue. Palmer House. Hilton hotels. It was organized Foreign Inroads In the case of the Stevens (now almost 20 years ago in June 1946, "Seven foreign-flag carriers boast known as the Conrad Hilton) they while the first Hilton Hotel—the round-the-world air routes, either certainly stepped in where others Mobley in Cisco, Texas—dates through the United States or by might justifiably have hesitated. from 1919. the polar route, and I would expect Exciting as it was to buy the a number of other foreign-flag The Twenties were not par world's largest hotel, it had never operators to be added to that list ticularly auspicious times for any theless always been a white ele during the next decade. Thus, this one starting out in the hotel busi phant. The Stevens was acquired ROYAL RECEPTION awaits guests at Royal Tehran Hilton. Located on a country will be faced with still ness. When the depression of the at a good price but there were few hill overlooking Iran's capital, the hotel's 261 rooms provide views of greater inroads by foreign-flag Thirties struck, things were even signs pointing toward success. the city and the snow-capped Elburz Mountains to the north. carriers into round-the-world traffic worse. People had little money to However, the Hilton experience unless a truly effective U. S.-flag spend on holidays. Business was at and principles of operation proved competitive round-the-world serv a standstill. Huge hotels stood half themselves and soon the hotel was ice is authorized," Mr. Tillinghast empty, expensive to run, killing to making money. The Palmer House, noted. He added that "we believe maintain and badly organized from of course, had always been a great our reduced fare proposals includ a financial viewpoint. hotel and even though it cost $19 ing, specifically, the $995 round- Conrad Hilton and his asso million in 1945, there was never the-world excursion fare, the $160 ciates, however, remained opti any cause to regret the purchase. mistic. By 1942 they felt they had Los Angeles/San Francisco-Hono weathered just about the worst Further Ventures lulu round trip excursion fare and that could happen and they By this time it was obvious that transpacific excursion fares at 75 decided it was time to move ahead. the Hilton group was successful percent of economy fares, will both Their first venture outside the with its ventures and could go stimulate the market and be ad familiar territory of Texas was in even further. Accordingly it was vantageous to the many users of Los Angeles, where they bought decided to pull the scattered units transpacific and round-the-world the Town House. They found their and companies together and re air travel." ideas worked just as well in a large organize them into a single corpo To carry out these programs, metropolitan center as in a smaller ration. In June 1946, Hilton Hotels TWA filed proposed schedules community, so that same year they Coiporation came into being. A with the CAB calling for 36 new moved into the Big City itself— few years later its subsidiary, Hil over-ocean flights daily, including New York. They leased the Roose ton International, was organized. four daily round-the-world trips. velt, bought the Plaza, and settled So successful was Hilton Interna Ten of the flights would be in the down to see if they could make tional that, in November 1964, it giant Boeing 747, coming into good. became the independent Hilton service in 1970. The war years were boom years International Company. Forty Percent Cut —in some ways. The Hilton hotels Years of negotiation preceded Continuing TWA's testimony were certainly busy, but room rates the purchase of the Waldorf-Asto last week, senior vice president FIRST IN A PROUD LINE-the Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico. Hotel borders were frozen while operating costs ria in New York in 1949, an his E. .O. Cocke presented TWA's Atlantic between old and new San Juan. and wear and tear mounted. Even toric event surpassed only by the proposal for transpacific fare cuts the long-awaited coming of peace $111 million acquisition of the "feel" for the communities in which ranging beyond 40 percent. "We did little to help the weary hotel Statler hotel properties in 1954. they live. Hilton executives believe are proposing a fare structure de men. Room occupancy slipped far Although the Hilton organiza that rarely does a man in some signed to develop new traffic," he below the 100 percent-plus that tional structure has changed from faraway headquarters office know told the CAB. was typical of the 1941-46 period. time to time, Hilton's basic prin better how to please guests than To encourage travel to all the Mr. Hilton looked for a bright ciples of operation continue the the on-the-scene manager. Hawaiian Islands, TWA, he noted, side to the situation, however, and same. Hilton applies sound busi Perhaps the match folders in all has common-rated first class and in 1945 decided that even though ness sense to its problems, but lets the hotels are similar, and perhaps economy fares so that a visitor hotels were not going to make as its hotel managers rely as much as the accountants all use the same can fly to Honolulu, stop off there much money as during the war possible on their own instinctive corporate forms, but each hotel has and visit another of the islands via its own personality, its own way of Aloha or Hawaiian airlines without welcoming guests, its own warmth additional cost. A visit to a third and charm. island would cost only $10 more. Ed. Note—It was in reference Mainland-Hawaii traffic is fore ,nni nr~T- to such instinctive community serv cast to grow to 2.4 million passen I "m

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Riegner Realigns Passenger Sales In a move to strengthen TWA's passenger marketing effort, Henry G. Riegner, staff vice president- passenger sales, has announced a realignment of his staff. "The action places emphasis on market ing TWA's services along geo graphic product lines and consoli dates passenger sales staff functions under seven groupings to ensure a more soundly coordinated total marketing plan for use by the field sales organization," he said. "This move is designed to de velop sales programs and informa tion systems specifically oriented to today's competitive environment and effectively market the increas ingly complex fares and services now offered the traveling public," BOSTON'S AGNES MARTIN receives Agent-of-the-Month award from Mr. Riegner noted. DSM Jerry Meade (left) and reservations manager Joe Schopp. He announced the following ap SETTING HER SIGHTS on a successful East African inaugural is JFK- pointments effective June 1: senger sales will be announced based hostess Laurie Moss. She and her fellow hostesses on Flight 882 Curtis C. Potter, promoted to di later. Jennings, Kabala April 29—Jan Jones, Marlene Meinke, Ruth Francke and Jovonna Brown rector-domestic passenger sales, In the international passenger (L-R)—wore safari outfits supplied by Abercrombie & Fitch. from director-passenger market sales group, Mr. Forsyth will be planning. assisted by Harry J. Verderber, in Gain Promotions ternational tour marketing man John F. Forsyth, director-inter Appointments of Howard R. ager. Steven J. Roes, manager-in The National Aeronautics and national passenger sales. He will Jennings as director-mail and ex London DSM Post ternational tour sales, will report to Space Administration (NASA) assume the new post on return press sales and Stephen J. Kabala Mr. Verderber. George V. Lam has extended the contract with from assignment as general sales to succeed him as director-domestic bert, sales manager-passenger com Filled by Leonard TWA for installation support manager for Ethiopian Airlines. air freight sales have been an services at the Kennedy Space mercial accounts, Chicago, be Roger E. Chase, promoted to di nounced by P. G. Yovanovitch, Appointment of James J. Leonard Center to November 1, 1967 at comes manager-international com staff vice president of cargo sales. rector-agency & interline sales, mercial passenger sales, reporting as district sales manager for the an estimated cost of $17,006,- A 20-year TWA veteran, Mr. from director-agency sales. to Mr. Forsyth. Also reporting to United Kingdom has been an 394. The original contract for Jennings started as a cargo agent Arthur B. Thompson, Jr., pres Mr. Forsyth will be Janet Gar- nounced by Daniel P. Reid, staff $49,561,213 covered a period and progressed through city freight ently director-sales training, will lough, manager-women's sales, and vice president from March 9, 1964 to March 9 agent and account executive in the succeed Mr. Potter as director-pas a manager-nationality passenger and general sales of this year. New York district until his appoint senger market planning. His re sales to be announced later. manager. For ment to the cargo sales staff in placement at the Marketing Train merly Western In his new function combining 1959. He has headed domestic ing Center will be announced region director ington, has been appointed region agency and interline sales, Mr. air freight sales since March 1962. later. of passenger al director-passenger sales, Mid- Chase will be supported by In his new position he succeeds sales, Mr. Leon Atlantic. David E. Midgley moves to William J. Cotter, manager-inter John F. Murphy, whose appoint ard succeeds Daniel H. Brehm has been named director-government and charter line passenger sales, and by his ment as director of mail and ex Robert O. Bru regional director-cargo sales, Mid- sales from director-group sales. present agency sales staff. press service on the transportation emmer, recently Atlantic. Most recently a market Supporting Mr. Midgley in his ames James O. Plinton continues as division staff was previously an named vice pres- J J* Leonard ing division coordinator on the director-special market affairs. new post combining government nounced. ident of sales for the new Central and charter sales will be Floyd W. cargo task force, he previously was E. Arnold Menn, administrative sales region. He began his TWA Yeager, manager-military passenger Since joining TWA in April 1963 director of Los Angeles area cargo assistant to the staff vice president- Mr. Kabala has been Western re career 20 years ago as a reserva sales. transportation; Joseph E. Durnin, tions agent at Kansas City and passenger sales, will have added manager-military passenger sales; gion director of cargo sales. Before Grahame T. "Chips" Smallwood, progressed through sales positions responsibility for TWA's World and Max VanValen, who will joining TWA he was manager of Jr., formerly account executive in at Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and wide Jet Credit Card program and head an expanded charter sales air sales for REA's central region. Washington, has been appointed Chicago. related credit marketing efforts. activity. John P. Brock will be manager-advertising and sales pro Assisting Mr. Potter in the responsible for sales to non-mili Mr. Reid also announced the motion, Mid-Atlantic. Martin Is Named domestic passenger sales section tary government offices. following field sales appointments: These changes are effective im will be Lynn E. Ashby, manager- Budget Director Jack W. Claflin, formerly man mediately. In addition: domestic convention sales; John A. STOCKHOLM—Ethiopian Airlines ager-domestic air freight sales on Larry H. Langley, formerly man Neubauer, manager-domestic tour has opened its first sales office here Lloyd F. Martin has joined the cargo sales staff, has been ager of district passenger and car sales; and Carl S. Rapp, manager- and appointed Lars-Olof Liljeqvist TWA as director of budgets on the named Western region director of go sales at London, has been ap youth sales. Selection of a man as senior sales representative for finance staff in New York, accord cargo sales. He succeeds Stephen pointed regional director-passenger ager-domestic commercial pas- Scandinavia. ing to Robert L. Cooper, corporate J. Kabala, who has been appointed sales, Central. He will report to his controller. He reports to Robert L. director-domestic air freight sales new position at Pittsburgh July 1. Krakoff, assistant controller-finan on the cargo sales staff. Mr. Claflin cial analysis. Ruhl Whitworth, formerly man is a veteran of 26 years with TWA ager of mail and express sales on Mr. Martin comes to TWA from in a variety of transportation and the cargo sales staff, has been the Celanese Corporation where he sales positions. named regional director of cargo was manager of measurement serv Fred W. Neumann has been ap sales, Central, effective June 1. ices. He previously spent 15 years with General Electric where his pointed district sales manager for William R. Kaufman, formerly Saudi Arabia, succeeding TWA's most recent position was manager supervisor of passenger sales in St. of budgets, measurements and new Hong Kong district manager, Louis, has been appointed regional Thomas D. Costello. Mr. Neumann business planning for the semi-con director-passenger sales, Western, ductor division. was promoted from his senior sales effective June 1. He succeeds James representative position on the San Holder of a B.A. degree from Leonard, who has been appointed Francisco sales staff. He joined the University of Iowa, he has also district sales manager for the TWA at Frankfurt in 1955 as a done graduate work at Iowa's United Kingdom. reservations agent. Graduate School of Business. Lou Uht, manager-marketing budgets on the marketing staff in April Revenues New York since April 1963, has Savings Bond Drive Operating revenues for April been appointed regional manager- In a letter to all employees, were $67,830,000, an increase of sales administration for the South President Tillinghast announced $6,264,000 or 10.2 percent over west sales region. He succeeds Dex TWA's 1967 U. S. Savings Bond April 1966. Expenses of $66,158,- Barrett, who is retiring after 27 Drive, which begins at the end 000 were $10,418,000, up 18.7 years with TWA. After 18 months of May. A new savings note, percent. in reservations at the start of his called a "Freedom Share," is WHEN HOSTESS Inger Wojciak (center) transferred from Newark to Net earnings were $1,102,000 career, Mr. Uht has spent the re being offered to regular buyers Chicago, she took with her a perfect attendance record. Supervisor Alice compared to $3,583,000 in April mainder of his nearly 21 years with of Series E bonds. Details about Cainelli, Saundra Stevenson, Candy Taylor and transportation manager 1966. Based on average number of TWA in various budget positions. the Freedom Shares will be pre Fran McCutchan (left to right) join in expressing well-done and farewell. shares outstanding, earnings were Jacob M. Bye, formerly super sented in the June 5 Skyliner. Fellow Newark hostesses Jo Ann Vandervoort and Sandy Martin also $0.12 per share compared to $0.41 visor of passenger sales in Wash- received gold charms for perfect attendance in 1966. a year ago.

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Dry Feet for Rodolfo—Gift J une Of NYC's Part-Time Mothers Honor Roll MANILA—Rodolfo looked down at his shiny new rubber boots 35 Years and, struggling with a large bucket, started out through the mud W. A. Johnson, ORD E. J. Minser, MKC W. Doty, LAX toward a neighbor's house to get water for his family. When the 30 Years six-year-old Filipino youngster returned with the water, a smile W. J. MacDonald, Jr., J. L. Evans, JFK NYC K. C Lientz, MCI creased his face because his feet were still dry. Dry feet are a R. R. Middleton, MCI C S. Graves, LAX luxury to Rodolfo Silan. R. L. Fuller, TUL C S. Pulliam, Jr., MKC R. V. Elling, MCI V. H. Siverts, LAX His new boots were the gift of 16 TWA part-time reservations 25 Years employees at Manhattan's West Side Airlines Terminal. Joining E. T. Chandler, JFK U. W.Miller, MKC their helping hands to form the S. Lazewski, LGA R. B. Hill, MCI L. D. Bobzin, JFK E. F. Jury, JFK Part Time Mothers of TWA, they E. S. Flynn, JFK R. W. Davis, Jr., JFK M. J. Manning, JFK J. E. Frankum, NYC contacted the international head C E. Stewart, JFK J. McPherson, Jr., JFK quarters of Foster Parents' Plan, F. L. Jones, MKC E. D. Devner, MKC G. A. McCulloh, NYC H. L. Wright, MKC Inc. in New York. Elsie Pearson, J. M. Modrein, MKC D. L. Phillips, JFK H.O. Ulrey, MCI J. Fisher, MKC secretary-treasurer of the group, J. R. Evans, NYC E. G. Spencer, NYC noted that "As soon as we saw 20 Years Rodolfo's picture and case history, A. Adams, CLE W. K. Stevenson, LAX we knew he was the child we D. Hamann, JFK E. L. Wildman, SFO TECHNICAL SERVICES recruiting team, on visit to Drury College in J. Mu'lery, MIA V. P. Wolf, MKC Springfield, Mo., were guided on campus tour by Don Caudle, Jr. (left), wanted to help." J. McMahon, ORD L. F. Zajicek, LGA , L. Richter, STL T. Wilson, JFK whose father is senior director of civic affairs, Kansas City. Pictured with Collaborating on the project, to G. Koehnemann, STL R. E. Frymire, OAK . L. Gudath, LAX N. A. Hartline, TUS Don at entrance of Breech School of Business Administration—named for which they each contribute 25 Ross, MKC T.J. McCarthy, PHL TWA's board chairman—are (L-R) Ed Schuett, executive assistant to the cents per week, are Eleanor D. Stephens, PIT R. T. Aurichio, NYC M. Abbott, LAX A. M. Gilmore, ORD vice president of technical services; Burns Prater, manager of technical Campbell, Virginia Carney, Filo- J. Regan, JED E. C Martz, MKC A. Vodila, PIT M. Todoroff, EWR services industrial relations; and Gordon Knight, Drury placement director. mena D'Angelo, Corinne Delena, R. Winters, MCI L. B. Bever, LAX Tefta Demirali, Marcia Friedman, D. Armstrong, MKC P. F. Rathert, LAX A. Baca, BEY R. A. Walter, LGA The CAB has issued final or Gloria Goulding, Mary Kearney, H. Norgren, JFK J. Merenditis, ATH W. Busch, JED N. Zoumboulakis, ATH Container Program ders allowing TWA to transfer Annette Laurino. A. Collins, LAX V. Y. Antoun, CAI W. Bonn, SFO Gamil S. Sadek, CAI service at Terre Haute and Al- Also Alice Mignano, Shirley E. Clark, MKC E. T. Youssef, CAI lentown to Lake Central and Neufeld, Dorothy O'Leary, Natalie M. Dunn, JFK Doria el Sayed Fouad, Hailed by Barch V. Fertal, SFO CAI Allegheny, respectively. TWA Peyser, Beverly Sperling and L. Hampel, ORD A. I. Younis, CAI W. Hargis, MKC J. Landolt, GVA SAN JUAN—Generally lower inter operations at these cities will Frances Wilkinson. C Hupe, MKC A. Bastos, LIS national cargo rates and an incen terminate as soon as the two L. Kleiner, MKC J. D'Almeida, LIS Rodolfo lives with his parents B. McArthur, ORD J. Davoust, PAR tive containerization program have carriers make the necessary ar B. Phillips, LGA A. Spiciariello, ROM and two sisters in a crowded sec N. Ray, EWR G. Reville, SNN been agreed to by the Composite rangements to start their own tion of Caloocan City, a suburb of Cargo Traffic Conference of the In service. In the case of ABE, the Manila. During the dry season, the 15 Years transfer is contingent upon ap L. A. Conrad, Jr., JFK L. J. Blumling, PIT ternational Air Transport Associa tinder-dry wood and sheet metal R. R. Beckner, LGA H. R. Conner, MCI tion. The new tariffs, hammered proval of the Pennsylvania Pub houses present a constant fire A. T. EfFmger, ABQ J. F. Cavanagh, LGA lic Utilities Commission. R. A. Wegner, MKC I. Stolzenberg, JFK out here at a three-week meeting hazard. On rainy days the com W. J. Westermeyer, P. Owens, DEN CVG J. C. Jones, STL which ended May 11, will become munity is a sea of mud. The dark W. Wozniak, MCI L. C. Costigan, MKC effective September 1, subject to R. C Sherman, ORD D. C. Cote, BOS and sparsely furnished interior of J. H. Penderville, PIT J. J. Geraci, ORD government approval. April Air Freight the Silan Lome is lighted by kero T. Miller, Jr., PHL H. Searcy, MCI C C Neely, Jr., MCI J. D. Jacobs, KSC The new IATA container pro sene lamps. Water is carried from A. McCord, MCI J. R. Welch, NYC Sets Records F. J. Kolb, Jr., BOS J. Nichols, LON gram calls for discounts based on the home of a neighbor who R. A. Lord, JED S. F. Hersh, MCI size and type of container and is April traffic set all-time monthly charges nothing because of the W. R. Cordell, MKC J. J. Jones, STL W. C Budzien, LAX I. G. Graves, LAX similar to an incentive plan in records in air freight and April family's poverty. Rodolfo V. R. Megerian, LGA O . K. Nye, MCI effect on U.S. domestic airlines. records in revenue passenger miles. E. R. Scanlon, MCI J Amato, SFO Rodolfo's father suffers from grant of eight dollars a month from Y. L. Mason, CMH R. A. Williams, MKC John R. Barch, vice president of TWA flew 19,802,668 domestic the Part Time Parents. J. W. Bentley, JFK K. L. Zeigler, LAX freight ton miles, 13 percent more pulmonary tuberculosis. Although M. Hedley, LAX R. C. Altemus, LGA industry association affairs, hailed Recently, a new world opened J. R. Cady, MCI D. R. Butterfield, KSC than the previous record set in he is a competent mason, wages A. Catalano, JFK J. C. Currin, LAX the conference action on a cargo are low and there are many days up for Rodolfo when he went to G. N. Reagan, MCI P. W. Dougherty, Jr., March, and 31 percent more than R. J. McKay, Jr., LAX JFK container program. "TWA has school with his two sisters, Car- in April 1966. International freight when he is too ill to work. Mrs. G. F. Grauberger, MCI A. W. Wilson, MCI been a strong advocate of incen melita and Corazon, for the first A. T. Sallaz, Jr., MCI R. F. Payne, MCI ton miles totaled 9,600,230, four Silan has no formal education and R. D. Moss, MCI J. L. Peterson, SFO tive discounts for containers and time. Last month, TWA's part-time M. J. Conway, MCI P. Pletcher, Jr., LGA percent over the previous record can find only the most menial P. D. Rapert, DEN R. R. Reinschmidt, MKC we anticipate that their expanded "moms" received a letter from in December 1965 and 26 percent types of work to aid her family— H. H. Geer, MCI H. A. Riebeling, LAX use will stimulate cargo traffic," he Rodolfo which had been hand J.W. Webb, MCI T. C. Rockley, MCI more than April a year ago. at a daily wage of 50 cents. R. H. Hedrick, TPA S. F. Nelson, LAX said. He pointed out that greater written for him by his teacher. G. Hillenmaier, NYC A. Mclntyre, Jr., ORD use of containers will reduce ground System revenue passenger miles The Foster Parents' Plan uses Translated, it reads: J. O. Gangwes, LAX G. Hurtault, LGA at 1,029,759,000 increased six per the money donated each month by G. Gleason, MCI L. W. Crase, MKC handling time to match jet freight "I am very grateful for the con R. E. Kaber, STI S. P. Greene, SFO cent over April 1966. Domestic the West Side TWAers to provide W. C. Berry, MCI R. D. Harter, Jr., MKC efficiency. cern you do give to me, Rodolfo L. R. DeForest, MCI C. T. Ervin, MKC rpm's totaled 792,911,000, eight Rodolfo with clothing and supplies J. P. Walsh, MCI L. W. Flaherty, SFO Silan. Thank you for being so kind R. S. Roper, MCI S. Mr. Barch added that TWA is percent higher, and international for school as well as medical and D'Mello, BOM pleased with the reductions in ex to us all. Many, many thanks for F. S. Mikula, PIT J. S. Button, LON lpm's, at 236,848,000, increased dental care for the entire family. K.W.Myers, MCI P. Meynardi, MIL isting general cargo rates but dis the pair of rubber shoes you sent L. E. O'Brien, PHX A. De Grimm, PAR two percent. In addition, Rodolfo receives a L. H. McCall, Jr., PHX P. Giordano, PAR appointed that agreement was not to me and the bottle of vitamins J. C. Thatcher, LAX A. Lopez, PAR and rice to us all. May God bless N. 1. Popsuy, EWR C. Hussenet, PAR reached on new higher weight- T. Rhone, LAX O. Scheggi, ROM breaks at lower rates. TWA and a and grant each of you long life." M. R. Crompton, JFK M Lorenzini, ROM W. M. Nelson, MKC B. Rolland, DAR number of other airlines advocated F. H. Fairwea ther, JFK lower rates for shipments of more 10 Years than 1,100 pounds. Rita Cooperider : ' 'K M. C. Pacino, PAO G. J. Planac, MCI i •; • :'• R.W.Miller, JFK W. O'Driscoll, JFK m • 'P Earns Scholarship J. E. Huff, MKC J. T. McArtor, MCI . &•. H. B. Cook, MCI C. R. Burke, LAX CCT Elected Trustee jpl KSC—Rita Michelle Cooperider, B. Copan, PHL W. M. Massey, LAX D. C. Bloomberg, MKC M. E. Thompson, MKC WASHINGTON—President Tilling daughter of TWAer and Mrs. M. Dodd, JFK B. J. Wilmarth, ORD J \ .••! M. L. Maxey, SFO E. V. Clarke, LAX hast has been elected a trustee of Howard V. Cooperider, has been R. R. Severs, JFK D.J. Smith, JFK named recipient of one of the five S. A. Hoban, JFK D. R. Illian, MCI the Committee for Economic De V. M. Greenfield, SFO M. Conner, PAO velopment, a nonprofit research 1967 National Merit Scholarships D. M. Burke, MKC C. L. Theiss, TUS P. A. Theno, MKC J. C. Chamberlain, Jr., and educational organization of sponsored by TWA for children of A. L. Gigstad, MCI JFK employees. 0. B. Banks, ORD R. E. Tosi, BOS 200 business executives and educa J. I. Sugiyams, LAX S. Ragyak, LGA tors seeking to promote high em • /'*-, M Mr. Cooperider was disaster con F. O. Gentry, WAS R. E. Miller, PIT H. J. Frische, MKC R. V. Shaffer, TOL ployment and stable economic trol officer for TWA's NASA con D. D. Burgess, MKC J. K. Nishihira, LAX tract services here before his recent F. F. Edwards, JED L. S. Matsumoto, LAX growth. B. M. Allen, SFO A. S. Medici, JFK assignment to Saudi Arabian Air A. W. Darton, Jr., JFK N. W. Cook, MCI H. J. DeJonge, ORD J. Birmingham, MKC 'Wxi,. jl; lines where he is superintendent of G. L. Doherty, MKC R. M. Cipolla, PHX McFadden Ends Study capital assets accounting. D. S. Eager, JFK J. E.Williams, MCI R. B. Waggoner, ORD J. F. Mosley, STL BOSTON—Thomas B. McFad Miss Cooperider is a senior at M. E. Shea, BOS B. L. Allnutt, Keesler den, vice president of marketing, Merritt Island High School. She A. O. McMillin, MCI AFB JAMTO, Miss. D. P. Mack, ORD F. S. Spedding, JFK graduated May 12 from the 51st plans to attend Ohio University to F. S. Hill, MCI M. M. Ewan, PHX 1. J. Cotto, LGA M. C. Heller, CMH session of the Advanced Manage prepare for a law career. She was T. Cronin, LAX A. H. Isaac, LAX ment Program of the Harvard GRAND SLAM retirement party for five SFO-based pilots was held selected for the scholarship by the B. P. Ramseur, BOS V. L. Jorgensen, LAX W. H. Peltola, BDL E. P. Manz, MCI University Graduate School of recently to honor (left to right) Lloyd Olson, Bud Gorman, Clarence NMSC after Michael J. Flanagan, W. S. Kerr, LAX M. Cantillon, JFK J. H. Hinkle, SDF E. C. Tate, ORD Business Administration. The 13- Roby, Bob Larsen and Leon Vestal. Captain Roby, most senior pilot in previously named, accepted ap E. J. Dalsing, MCI R. B. Schmidt, LAX week program was attended by the San Francisco domicile, plans to switch from the airways to the fair pointment to the U. S. Air Force M. P. Daly, JFK W. Hurley, JFK R. J. Sheehan, JED J. R. Harrison, LAX 160 top-level U. S. and foreign ways. Captain Vestal is promoting winter sports in Colorado and Captain Academy instead of his original C. N. Postilio, JFK R. Rodriguez, Jr., SFO C. E.Schneider, MCI A. Watkins, LON executives. Gorman is a Methodist minister. college choice. J. C. Pierce, Jr., STL R. Paris, ROM

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Moonlighting 727QC Bows; Will Blanket Magic Hours' The "quick-change artist" Boeing 727QC made its TWA debut at midnight Friday, May 12. The versatile tri-jet QC—which stands for "quick change"—will fly some 12 hours daily, eight in passenger service during the day and four in cargo during the evening and early morning hours when most passenger jets are sitting on the ramp. TWA's first two 727QCs entered service minutes apart at two locations. At 11:55 p.m. on May 12 the first QC, in cargo configura tion, took off from Kansas City — for Newark. Twenty minutes later might weave the following pattern: the second lifted off from EWR Plane departs Chicago at 12:25 for MKC. Intermediate stops on a.m. on a cargo flight to Newark. both flights were St. Louis, In It arrives at 6:12 a.m. after stops at dianapolis, Pittsburgh and Phila Dayton and Pittsburgh. The QC is delphia. converted to passenger configura The eastbound plane was con tion and receives routine main verted at Newark to passenger con tenance. At 12:55 p.m. it leaves figuration and made two daytime Newark on a passenger round trip trips, after which it was trans to Kansas City and Wichita. Leav DORTECH SEAT VAN, mated with 727QC's cargo door, swallows its first planeload of seat pallets at Newark formed again for cargo. Initially, ing Wichita at 4:55 p.m., the air Airport May 12. Self-propelled unit is heated, lighted and air-conditioned to permit cleaning of seats and the early morning westbound QC craft arrives in Newark via Kansas pallet carpeting inside at any time of day during any kind of weather. spends the day in its cargo con City at 9:20 that night. A cargo figuration for crew training at conversion is then made for a Kansas City. 12:30 a.m. flight to St. Louis, with Each 727QC, in effect, adds two stops at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh planes to TWA's jet fleet. Its dual and Indianapolis. Under normal capability blankets scheduling's conditions our plane—one of six "magic hours"—five p.m. for pas QCs TWA will have in a con senger operations, and midnight tinuous schedule cycle by year's for cargo operations. end—will return to Chicago six days after the cycle starts. Same Comfort May 12 not only marked the de In passenger service the QC is but of the QC, it also marked re configured the same as a standard tirement of TWA's last two 727. No passenger comfort has propeller-driven all-cargo Constel been sacrificed. The cabin conver lations. TWA on April 6 retired sion system is hidden from view. the last of its Constellations from The "moonlighting" QC is engi passenger service to become the neered for speedy removal of pas first all pure-jet domestic airline senger seats and galley. Overhead for passengers. In 1961 TWA be racks fold up against the ceiling. came the first U. S. airline to go Seats are mounted on carpeted all pure-jet over the Atlantic and platforms called "pallets." The 11 internationally. pallets are unlocked and rolled out of the airplane through a side-load ing door into a Dortech Seat Van, Burke Names Lauchlan a new concept in airline ground Robert J. Lauchlan has been TWO-LEVEL STORAGE of seat and galley pallets is illustrated by cutaway of seat van. Elevator (center) equipment. named administrative assistant to The self-propelled van, manu E. Paul Burke, staff vice presi speeds loading and unloading. factured by Dortech, Inc. of Stam dent-transportation operations. Mr. ford, Conn., designer and manu Lauchlan has been manager- facturer of air freight systems and transportation training plans and LAX 'Can Do' Coordination Converts equipment, holds a planeload of schedules since 1965. During his palletized seats. The van mates 19 years with TWA he has also Non-Rev Ferry Flight into Moneymaker with the aircraft, protecting the held positions in operational plan furnishings from weather. ning and data systems design. Los ANGELES—Senior DTM Don Heep often refers to his group 1015: Loading begins with Newark will be the initial con as the "can do" station. As if to demonstrate the truth of the claim, everyone fighting to meet the version point. Dortech vans will be JEDDAH—Saudi Arabian Airlines the LAX team set a unique record of coordination April 25 when ETD of 1030 hidden behind the stationed at other cities as TWA recently became the 102nd mem 70,000 pounds of freight. expands its QC service. ber of the International Air Trans they transformed a non-revenue ferry trip into a revenue flight. Cargo will be carried aboard the port Association (IATA). The chain of events began at 0807 PST in SFO with the collapse 1018: Dining unit supervisor George Potter arrives with the QCs in palletized, cabin-contoured of the nosegear following a normal touchdown of Flight 571, a 331C crew meals, including hot coffee. "igloo" containers. Eight fiberglass Flight 843, piloted by Cap Cargojet out of LAX. Normally, Flight 571 turns to 588 operat 1030: ETD. "Give me just 20 igloos, each with a capacity of 390 tain Thomas Lynch, set a 7:15 ing SFO/MKC/DAY/BDL/EWR. The following chronological se minutes more," barks Tommy cubic feet, give the QC a payload record nonstop from Milan to quence of events typifies the capability of 40,000 pounds. Tomlinson. New York on April 29. 'Go" spirit in Los Angeles: 0905: Cargo control agent Pete A typical 727QC schedule 0830: Needing equipment for Vanderhoorn begins a fast run 1050: Exactly 20 minutes later, an MKC origination, planning down of cargo on hand. With an after a total loading time of only contacts schedulers Les Arra and open line to city air freight agent 40 minutes, Pete Vanderhoorn Chuck Walton for a crew to ferry Wil Bates downtown the two hands Captain Eroen the load slip a spare 33IC MAC aircraft just whistle in amazement ... in ex —71,640 pounds of freight on completing overnight maintenance cess of 70,000 pounds could go if board. His "have a good trip" is there. Foreman Tom Young steps they can make it in time. almost lost amid the building whine of the turbines and the up the pace on the maintenance 0915: Lead transportation agent slam of the cabin door. pre-flight of the plane as three Tommy Burke and lead ramp pairs of feet, belonging to Captain serviceman Tommy Tomlinson 1054: As Flight 1588 turns the Conrad Eroen, first officer Henry gather a crew and with a cry of corner onto the taxiway, 14 men Woodruff and flight engineer Don "Let's move," begin to build up in white hard-hats tell Tommy Derrick, hit the deck in the Palos the pallets for an airplane they Burke and Tommy Tomlinson it Verdes, El Segundo and Torrance hadn't expected—Flight 1588. was nice of them to offer to buy suburbs of Los Angeles. 0930: Just 60 minutes after coffee for all hands. 0840: Dispatcher Ted Caldwell their call, the cockpit crew checks 1100: Flight 1588 begins its and flight information coordinator in at the cargo terminal looking takeoff roll and ramp servicemen Stan Yellochan begin to detail the for an airplane and a cup of cof Otha Adams, Gerry Bradich, operational plan—ETD LAX 1030. fee, not necessarily in that order. Benny Calciano, Dan DiAngelo, With 3,000 pounds of COMAT for 1010: Mechanics Alex Calder- Bob Dishauzi, Tom Hart, Bill MKC at the station, Stan calls wood and Chalmer Kistler taxi Kerr, Rudy Mantecon, Cear Mar supervisor Chuck Guse at the 1588 up to the cargo terminal and, tin, Bernie Mock, Terry Petty, cargo terminal: "Got anything for after engine shutdown, open the Chuck Slubowski, Elmer Thomas Kansas City and East?" Chuck's yawning loading door to greet the and Dick Winnen got their well- 727QC IGLOO, autumn gold in color, rises on Dortech loader toward reply—"How soon can we have swarm of ramp servicemen await earned cup of coffee. tri-jet's cargo door (same size as door of 707 CargoJet) at Newark Airport. the airplane?" ing the plane. —JERBY COSLEY

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SFO-isticated Service Car 30th Competition Built by JFK Mechanics Opened by TWA Opening of the 30th Annual NEW YORK—Passengers at the Trans World Flight Center are Writing and Picture Competition humming the "Trolley Song" these days, willing victims of the sponsored by TWA has been an nostalgia triggered by an SFO-isticated passenger service vehicle nounced by Gordon Gilmore, vice disguised as a San Francisco cable car. president of public relations. It all started when former JFK senior DTM Milt Chandler, re The competition, longest estab cently promoted to staff vice president-cargo service, had an idea for lished event in aviation letters, dressing up the vehicles (they're built on the chassis of the carts so invites entries pertaining to com familiar to golfers and their widows). He discussed his brainchild mercial aviation or air travel pub with general foreman Al Re and lished or broadcast in the U. S. maintenance foreman Walt Knight. between September 15, 1966 and It seemed feasible and they took Memorial Honors September 15, 1967. it up with the flight center main Over the 30 years, the competi tenance crew. Mechanic Ed Went tion has grown in scope as air worth took it from there, using Ralph S. Damon transportation has become one of blown-up color sides and a plastic the world's leading industries and BOULDER, COL.—A room named model as guides. a prime force in international com in memory of Ralph S. Damon, munications and commerce. Ed fashioned a hollow, ribbed president of TWA from 1949 to In the first competition, in 1937, roof. The simulated warning bell 1956, has been dedicated at the one award was made and there atop the roof is his son's cereal new laboratory here of the Na were two honorable mentions. bowl, inverted and painted silver. tional Center for Atmospheric Re Today, in its 30th anniversary Door knobs serve as warning lights search. (clearly an open and shut case of year, the competition offers awards Dr. Walter Orr Roberts, director improvisation). Windows and sky in 10 categories in four classes: of NCAR, presided at the May 9 lights are plexiglass. The operator's Newspaper, Magazine, Television ceremony and unveiled a photo "handbrake" on the rear platform and Radio, and Photographic. graphic portrait of Mr. Damon. is a piece of pipe with a grip Deadline for receipt of entries is Among those present were Mrs. borrowed from a snow removal October 15, 1967. Entries may be Damon and the Damon children— SOME FELLOWS HAVE IT, some don't. George Ireland, head basketball machine. mailed to the TWA Writing and Mrs. Harrison M. Rainie, Jr., Bar coach and athletic director of Loyola University (Chicago), appears to Picture Competition, Public Rela To insure accuracy, color samples bara, William and Edmund. Rep have it. Around him are 14 O'Hare-based hostesses recently singled out tions Department, 605 Third Ave were obtained from the main resenting TWA were J. D. Harri for perfect attendance in 1966. Front to back, beginning at left, are nue, New York, N. Y. 10016; tenance department of the San gan, Western region sales vice Henda Eggert, Joey Clarke and Irene Cain; Anna Gilmore and Shirley through TWA's public relations Francisco Municipal Railway. president; E. D. Farthing, manager Stevens; Coach Ireland; Nancy Hunter and Ellie Michalec; Zona Faust, offices in Los Angeles, San Fran After four coats of paint, me of operational analysis; and A. R. Sandy Patton, Barbara Hollis and Jean Snider; Barbara Young, Val Wolf cisco, Kansas City, Chicago, Wash chanic Fred Schrader stepped back Smock, director of economic re and Emily Rutili. Others honored were Sharon Hill, Pat Bazzani, Claire ington, D. C. and New York; or to examine his handiwork, then search. Browne, Dottie Frye, Nancy Hegg, Sharon Isensee, Judy Lamoreaux, Joy deftly wielded a camel's-hair brush Terkel, Marsha Warren and Donna Zucker. through local district sales offices. The new laboratory building in to apply the gold leaf trim. which the Damon Room is located A few weeks earlier, when pre was officially dedicated May 10. Saigon CargoJet liminary planning was underway NCAR was created in 1960 to and blow-ups were being scruti serve as a focal point for an ex Loaded in 13 Min. nized, Fred noted the number on panding national research effort in TRAVIS AFB—A world record the cable car was 516. "For our the atmospheric sciences. It is fast-load of a military contract jet car," he suggested, "let's use 512, sponsored by the National Science was claimed April 8 by a Travis our cost center charge number." Foundation. Air Force Base ground crew which Everyone who sees JFK's cable took only 13 minutes to load 76,- car agrees that our passengers Mr. Damon, who died in Jan uary 1956, was an enthusiastic 030 pounds aboard a TWA jet. certainly get a charge from #512. Loading of 13 pallets was com —WALT DAY amateur astronomer and devoted much time and effort in raising pleted between 4:06 and 4:19 p.m. funds to support the High Altitude while the plane was being readied A CAB examiner on May 15 for takeoff to Saigon, according to recommended removal of re Observatory in its first sustained effort in the field of weather re Bob Landers, district transporta strictions on TWA, American tion manager for TWA at the base. and United to permit nonstop search. The Damon Room at the laboratory will serve as a meeting "This was Plane 5788," Bob all-cargo service between De said—"the same plane which was troit and California. ground for scientists exploring re search ideas. used on the Zambia oil lift, the Pacific proving run and on TWA's first MAC flight to Saigon last July 2." New MSP CTO Opened MINNEAPOLIS — TWA has opened a new CTO and district sales office here at 137 South 7th Street, according to DSM Wilbur Anding. TWA has maintained offices in MSP for 25 years. The MARGARET CONOGHAN, chief of kitchen service at JFK, receives her sales staff includes four sales rep resentatives, two ticket agents and 25-year pin from dining unit manager Herb Griggs as Milt Chandler, a secretary. staff vice president-cargo service, adds his congratulations.

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POWELL AND MARKET ... or Gate 12, Flight Wing Two? JFK's own "cable car" gets finishing touches from maintenance mechanics Fred Schrader (left) and Ed Wentworth before going into passenger service at the Trans World Flight Center.

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