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TWA) SKYLI IM R VOL. 28, NO. 22 OCTOBER 25, 1965 Rome Hosts Fall Meeting Rome—The annual International region fall management meeting took place in Rome October 22 and more than 130 key management members heard top company officials report on TWA's 1965 achievements and its plans for 1966. President Tillinghast headed the TWA delegation from the U. S. He opened the morning session, after which Raymond M. Dunn, senior vice president and system general manager, presented a report on 1965 operations. James J. Kerley, senior vice president of finance, gave a report on TWA's financial progress this year. Schedules and a revenue forecast were discussed by Russel K. Rourke, vice president of system planning. The 1966 preliminary profit budget was outlined by R. G. Oatley, assistant controller-financial analysis. Mr. Dunn presided over a discussion period which opened the afternoon session. Presentations were made by David J. Crombie, vice president of industrial relations; Thomas K. Taylor, vice president of government affairs; John R. Rarch, staff vice president of industry association affairs; and James W. Smith, staff vice president of data services. President Tillinghast spoke at the concluding dinner that evening. Marketing division and finance department meetings held October 21 were attended by director-level personnel and district sales and finance managers. International region DTMs and general foremen attended a transportation division meeting October 23. TWAers Urged To Buy Bonds President Tillinghast has urged the support of TWA employees in the 1965 U. S. Savings Rond campaign which goes into its stretch drive beginning November 1. "As an American citizen, I firmly believe that sound management of the public debt and its corollary, a sound dollar, are of vital interest to our nation," Mr. Tillinghast said. He noted that he was "very much aware" of the progress TWA employees have made in the past two years, going from a participation in the Payroll Savings Plan of four percent to 22 percent. In Kansas City, where the drive is already underway (Skyliner, September 13), the number of participants increased 50 percent this year. More than one out of three Kansas City employees are now enrolled in the payroll savings plan. "I hope the rest of the system will do as well or better," Mr. Tillinghast said. He has appointed David J. Crombie, vice president of industrial relations, to again head the overall TWA campaign. Person- to-person solicitation will be spearheaded by regional industrial relations directors. President Tillinghast is a member of the New York Industrial Payroll Savings Committee, composed of 18 of the state's civic leaders. CCT Praises Clipped Wingers For Program of Good Works' New York—"When I view the work you are doing, I sometimes wonder whether your name, 'Clipped Wings,' is a misnomer, because your wings appear far from clipped," President Tillinghast told members of Clipped Wings International at a luncheon on the final day of their biennial convention held October 4-7 in New York. "I am pleased over the work you are doing and the energy with which you pursue it; and I salute you for your determination to spread your 'clipped wings' even A ROSE IS A ROSE . . . Three TWA hostesses beautifully frame a beautiful bouquet of roses in the Paris CTO during a recent exhibition commemorating the first "Week of the Rose" in the French capital. Inge Heyn, Waltraud Sanft and Gudrun Vosskamp (L-R) appeared before newspaper photographers and television cameras covering the display of more than 3,000 roses in 12 varieties. TWAer#s Top Thrill Knock on Flight Deck Door: Pope Wanted to Say Hello Kansas City—The top thrill of Larry Gallemore's 23-year TWA career came in the early hours of October 5 high above the Atlantic when Pope Paul VI knocked on the flight deck door to say hello. "We were several hours out of New York," he recalled for hometown newsmen, "when there was a knock at the door. Someone tapped me on the back and I turned around to see it was an aide who said the Pope wished to meet us." Mr. Gallemore, supervisor of ground radio energy at MCI, was on board to operate and monitor the high-frequency radio transmission equipment used by newsmen for live broadcast from the rear of the aircraft to ground relay stations in the U. S. and Europe. It was a complex task for which he received the plaudits of the press. Mr. Gallemore also designed the hookup which permitted transmission from the rear of the plane. He said Pope Paul spent several minutes on the flight deck and presented crew members with a bronze medallion commemorating his trip, several Vatican stamps denoting the occasion and a personal handwritten note from the Pontiff. Mr. Gallemore was notified of his selection for the flight about two weeks in advance. On September 29 he first met with newsmen to work out arrangements for pooling radio coverage during the flight to Rome. He spent the entire flight in the cockpit. His busiest times were the first two hours and the last two and a half hours when transmission was feasible because of atmospheric conditions. The FCC and Italian government had granted special permission for the broadcast setup. (Photos on Pages 4-5) All-Air Service In 35th Year Today (October 25) is the 35th anniversary of the first all-air service coast to coast. TWA inaugurated the service with a fleet of Ford Tri-Motors. Dubbed the "Tin Goose," the Ford was the last word in air travel. Lumbering along at 110 mph, it spanned the continent in 36 hours, including an overnight stop at Kansas City because night flying had not yet been mastered. Before that, the trip took 48 hours. Passengers flew by day and transferred to trains by night. In the intervening years, the airlines have knocked 43 hours off coast-to-coast travel time—a reduction averaging one hour and 12 minutes a year. TWA's StarStream jetliners now make the trip in five hours or less. The fare has shrunk dramatically, too. In the air-rail days the oneway fare was $351.94. In the Ford Tri-Motor all-air days, it was $200, plus $3.50 for the hotel. Transcontinental coach fare today is $145.10 plus five percent federal tax. For the sixth consecutive year, the board of directors of the TWA Club Credit Union has declared a five percent dividend. Details of the annual review will be reported later. wider," he told the group of former TWA hostesses. In paying special tribute to the charitable work performed by the international organization, Mr. Tillinghast noted that he is "impressed by your efforts to aid in the fight against cystic fibrosis, cancer, cerebral palsy and other scourges of mankind; your student scholarships and financial aid to families in need. Your work in Greece, giving nourishment, education and hope to an underprivileged youngster, is especially heartwarming. Indeed, this program of good works, on a global basis, befits the heritage of the hostess corps of a leading and world-ranging airline." Mr. Tillinghast referred to TWA's turn-around of the past five years as "an exciting story of dedication and hard work," and pointed out that "it is a story in which TWA hostesses, past and present, can take justifiable pride, because you have been very much a part of it." A convention highlight was the presentation of Clipped Wings' first Man-of-the-Year award to J. E. Frankum, vice president of transportation. Honorary memberships were accorded Mr. Frankum; President Tillinghast; Gordon Gilmore, vice president of public relations; and John E. Harrington, staff vice president of customer service. New officers who will guide the organization for the next two years were installed at the final luncheon. Ruth Hanwell of Caldwell, New Jersey was elected international president. Serving with Mrs. Hanwell are Lucky Kapanka of Huntington, New York—executive vice president; Edith Cassidy of Wil- mette, Illinois—second vice president; Jane Bender of Arlington Heights, Illinois—third vice president; and Mary Norsell of Manhattan Beach, California — secretary- treasurer. San Francisco will be the site of the next convention in 1967. SCENE AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT as the Pope walked down a red carpet flanked by an honor guard of Italian carabinieri. High Court Bars Toolco Appeal Washington—A Supreme Court action October 11 removed the possibility that the Hughes Tool Company could regain control of TWA without a full public hearing by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Court denied a request by the Tool Company to hear an appeal of a lower court decision which upset an order of the CAB issued on July 10, 1964. The CAB had ruled that Toolco could regain control of TWA upon divestiture of its control of Northeast Airlines. TWA appealed the CAB decision to the Federal Court of Appeals and the CAB order was set aside. This is the decision which the Supreme Court refused to review.
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Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1965-10-25 |
Masthead | The Skyliner: Of, for and by who are TWA |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 1965-10-25 |
Year | 1965 |
Month | 10 |
Day | 25 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 28 |
Issue | No. 22 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Language | Eng |
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Title | TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1965-10-25_01 |
Masthead | The Skyliner: Of, for and by who are TWA |
Publisher | Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri |
Coverage | United States; Missouri; Kansas City |
Date | 10/25/1965 |
Year | 1965 |
Month | 10 |
Day | 25 |
Type | Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) |
Source.Original | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Source.Digital | Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City |
Subject | Trans World Airlines (TWA) Records |
Description | An archive of the TWA Skyliner magazine |
Rights | Public domain |
Volume | Vol. 28 |
Issue | No. 22 |
Format | Tiff; pdf |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Date Digital | 2009-07-30/15:28:02 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by Western Blue in Kansas City, MO. Archival image is an 8-bit color tiff that was scanned from original at 353 dpi. The original file size was 76.1 mb. |
Language | Eng |
Transcript | TWA) SKYLI IM R VOL. 28, NO. 22 OCTOBER 25, 1965 Rome Hosts Fall Meeting Rome—The annual International region fall management meeting took place in Rome October 22 and more than 130 key management members heard top company officials report on TWA's 1965 achievements and its plans for 1966. President Tillinghast headed the TWA delegation from the U. S. He opened the morning session, after which Raymond M. Dunn, senior vice president and system general manager, presented a report on 1965 operations. James J. Kerley, senior vice president of finance, gave a report on TWA's financial progress this year. Schedules and a revenue forecast were discussed by Russel K. Rourke, vice president of system planning. The 1966 preliminary profit budget was outlined by R. G. Oatley, assistant controller-financial analysis. Mr. Dunn presided over a discussion period which opened the afternoon session. Presentations were made by David J. Crombie, vice president of industrial relations; Thomas K. Taylor, vice president of government affairs; John R. Rarch, staff vice president of industry association affairs; and James W. Smith, staff vice president of data services. President Tillinghast spoke at the concluding dinner that evening. Marketing division and finance department meetings held October 21 were attended by director-level personnel and district sales and finance managers. International region DTMs and general foremen attended a transportation division meeting October 23. TWAers Urged To Buy Bonds President Tillinghast has urged the support of TWA employees in the 1965 U. S. Savings Rond campaign which goes into its stretch drive beginning November 1. "As an American citizen, I firmly believe that sound management of the public debt and its corollary, a sound dollar, are of vital interest to our nation," Mr. Tillinghast said. He noted that he was "very much aware" of the progress TWA employees have made in the past two years, going from a participation in the Payroll Savings Plan of four percent to 22 percent. In Kansas City, where the drive is already underway (Skyliner, September 13), the number of participants increased 50 percent this year. More than one out of three Kansas City employees are now enrolled in the payroll savings plan. "I hope the rest of the system will do as well or better," Mr. Tillinghast said. He has appointed David J. Crombie, vice president of industrial relations, to again head the overall TWA campaign. Person- to-person solicitation will be spearheaded by regional industrial relations directors. President Tillinghast is a member of the New York Industrial Payroll Savings Committee, composed of 18 of the state's civic leaders. CCT Praises Clipped Wingers For Program of Good Works' New York—"When I view the work you are doing, I sometimes wonder whether your name, 'Clipped Wings,' is a misnomer, because your wings appear far from clipped," President Tillinghast told members of Clipped Wings International at a luncheon on the final day of their biennial convention held October 4-7 in New York. "I am pleased over the work you are doing and the energy with which you pursue it; and I salute you for your determination to spread your 'clipped wings' even A ROSE IS A ROSE . . . Three TWA hostesses beautifully frame a beautiful bouquet of roses in the Paris CTO during a recent exhibition commemorating the first "Week of the Rose" in the French capital. Inge Heyn, Waltraud Sanft and Gudrun Vosskamp (L-R) appeared before newspaper photographers and television cameras covering the display of more than 3,000 roses in 12 varieties. TWAer#s Top Thrill Knock on Flight Deck Door: Pope Wanted to Say Hello Kansas City—The top thrill of Larry Gallemore's 23-year TWA career came in the early hours of October 5 high above the Atlantic when Pope Paul VI knocked on the flight deck door to say hello. "We were several hours out of New York," he recalled for hometown newsmen, "when there was a knock at the door. Someone tapped me on the back and I turned around to see it was an aide who said the Pope wished to meet us." Mr. Gallemore, supervisor of ground radio energy at MCI, was on board to operate and monitor the high-frequency radio transmission equipment used by newsmen for live broadcast from the rear of the aircraft to ground relay stations in the U. S. and Europe. It was a complex task for which he received the plaudits of the press. Mr. Gallemore also designed the hookup which permitted transmission from the rear of the plane. He said Pope Paul spent several minutes on the flight deck and presented crew members with a bronze medallion commemorating his trip, several Vatican stamps denoting the occasion and a personal handwritten note from the Pontiff. Mr. Gallemore was notified of his selection for the flight about two weeks in advance. On September 29 he first met with newsmen to work out arrangements for pooling radio coverage during the flight to Rome. He spent the entire flight in the cockpit. His busiest times were the first two hours and the last two and a half hours when transmission was feasible because of atmospheric conditions. The FCC and Italian government had granted special permission for the broadcast setup. (Photos on Pages 4-5) All-Air Service In 35th Year Today (October 25) is the 35th anniversary of the first all-air service coast to coast. TWA inaugurated the service with a fleet of Ford Tri-Motors. Dubbed the "Tin Goose," the Ford was the last word in air travel. Lumbering along at 110 mph, it spanned the continent in 36 hours, including an overnight stop at Kansas City because night flying had not yet been mastered. Before that, the trip took 48 hours. Passengers flew by day and transferred to trains by night. In the intervening years, the airlines have knocked 43 hours off coast-to-coast travel time—a reduction averaging one hour and 12 minutes a year. TWA's StarStream jetliners now make the trip in five hours or less. The fare has shrunk dramatically, too. In the air-rail days the oneway fare was $351.94. In the Ford Tri-Motor all-air days, it was $200, plus $3.50 for the hotel. Transcontinental coach fare today is $145.10 plus five percent federal tax. For the sixth consecutive year, the board of directors of the TWA Club Credit Union has declared a five percent dividend. Details of the annual review will be reported later. wider," he told the group of former TWA hostesses. In paying special tribute to the charitable work performed by the international organization, Mr. Tillinghast noted that he is "impressed by your efforts to aid in the fight against cystic fibrosis, cancer, cerebral palsy and other scourges of mankind; your student scholarships and financial aid to families in need. Your work in Greece, giving nourishment, education and hope to an underprivileged youngster, is especially heartwarming. Indeed, this program of good works, on a global basis, befits the heritage of the hostess corps of a leading and world-ranging airline." Mr. Tillinghast referred to TWA's turn-around of the past five years as "an exciting story of dedication and hard work," and pointed out that "it is a story in which TWA hostesses, past and present, can take justifiable pride, because you have been very much a part of it." A convention highlight was the presentation of Clipped Wings' first Man-of-the-Year award to J. E. Frankum, vice president of transportation. Honorary memberships were accorded Mr. Frankum; President Tillinghast; Gordon Gilmore, vice president of public relations; and John E. Harrington, staff vice president of customer service. New officers who will guide the organization for the next two years were installed at the final luncheon. Ruth Hanwell of Caldwell, New Jersey was elected international president. Serving with Mrs. Hanwell are Lucky Kapanka of Huntington, New York—executive vice president; Edith Cassidy of Wil- mette, Illinois—second vice president; Jane Bender of Arlington Heights, Illinois—third vice president; and Mary Norsell of Manhattan Beach, California — secretary- treasurer. San Francisco will be the site of the next convention in 1967. SCENE AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT as the Pope walked down a red carpet flanked by an honor guard of Italian carabinieri. High Court Bars Toolco Appeal Washington—A Supreme Court action October 11 removed the possibility that the Hughes Tool Company could regain control of TWA without a full public hearing by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Court denied a request by the Tool Company to hear an appeal of a lower court decision which upset an order of the CAB issued on July 10, 1964. The CAB had ruled that Toolco could regain control of TWA upon divestiture of its control of Northeast Airlines. TWA appealed the CAB decision to the Federal Court of Appeals and the CAB order was set aside. This is the decision which the Supreme Court refused to review. |