1998.07.TARPA_TOPICS

JULY 1998

CAPTAIN W. F. COMPTONA New Leader For a New Era

Convention "98"Virginia Beach

Captain W. F. "Bill" Compton

TWA on Floats

See story "Think Red" page 73

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Sikorsky S-38Fay Wray and Doris Hill Paramount Pictures

CONTENTSTARPA TOPICS THE MAGAZINE OF THE TWA ACTIVE RETIRED PILOTS ASSOCIATION

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FEATURE ARTICLES:

CAPTAIN BILL COMPTONby John P. Gratz

TARPA CONVENTION `98

DEPARTMENTS:

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEby John P. Gratz

EDITOR'S NOTE

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by Bob & use Dedman 11 by John P. Gratz 4

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HIP HIP HOORAYby Hank Gastrich

EIGHTEEN WHEELERby Arlie Nixon

MEMORIESby Eugene C. Marlin

THINK REDby Felix Usis III

SEC./TREAS. REPORTby Phil Belisle

TARPA TOURSby Chuck Hasler

GRAPEVINEby Hank Gastrich

BOOK REVIEWby Bill Dixon

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JOE CARR REMEMBERED FLOWN WEST 77by Ed Betts 88

JACK'S MOUNTAINby Beth Miller 90

Material contained in TARPA Topics may be used bynon-profit or charitable organizations. All other useof material must be by permission of the Editor.

All inquires concerning the is publication should beaddressed to : John P. Gratz, Editor

TARPA TOPICS1646 Timberlake Manor ParkwayChesterfield, MO 63017

TOPICS is an official publication of TARPA,a non-profit corporation. The Editor bears noresponsibility for accuracy or unauthorizeduse of contents.

Cover: Captain ComptonPhoto courtesy: TWA

PAGE 1... TARPA TOPICS... JULY, 1998

DEDICATED TO THE PIONEERS OF TODAY'S TRANS WORLD AIRLINESWHOSE VISION, EFFORT AND PERSEVERANCE MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE.

WE EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE.

EDITOR John P. Gratz 1646 Timberlake Manor PkwyChesterfield, MO 63017 (314) 532-8317

ASSOCIATE EDITOR David R. GratzSt. Louis, MO 63104

1034 Caroll

GRAPEVINE EDITOR Henry E. Gastrich 291 Jamacha Rd, Apt 52El Cajon, CA 92019-2381 (619) 401-9969

HISTORIAN Felix M. Usis III 1276 Belvoir LaneVirginia Beach, VA 23464-6746 (757) 420-5445

HISTORIAN EMERITUS Edward G. Betts 960 Las LomasPacific Palisades, CA 90272 (310) 454-1068

FLOWN WEST COORDINATOR John S. Bybee 2616 Saklan Indian Drive #1Walnut Creek, CA 94595 (510)938-3492

TARPA TOURS COORDINATOR William C. "Chuck" Hasler 8 Rustic WaySan Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 454-7478

INTERNET WEBMASTER Jack Irwin 2466 White Stable RoadTown and Country, MO 63131 (314) 432-3272

TARPA is incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the non-profit corporation laws of the State ofNevada. As stated in Article II of the By-Laws, its purpose is social, recreational, and non-profit, witha primary goal of helping its members to maintain the friendships and associations formed beforeretirement, to make retirement a more productive and rewarding experience and to assist those activepilots approaching retirement with the problems that are inherent in the transition from active to retirestatus.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, 1997/98

PRESIDENT John P. Gratz 1646 Timberlake Manor PkwyChesterfield, MO 63017 (314) 532-8317

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Robert W. Dedman 3728 Lynfield DriveVirginia Beach, VA 23452 (757) 463-2032

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Robert C. Sherman 1201 Phelps AveSan Jose, CA 95117-2941 (408) 246-7754

SECRETARY/TREASURER Phillip M. Belisle 3145 Geary Blvd, Box 705San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 567-9921

SENIOR DIRECTOR Harry A. Jacobsen 848 Coventry StreetBoca Raton, FL 33487 (407) 997-0468

DIRECTOR Lou Burns 36 Harrison AveNewport, RI 02840-3806 (401) 848-2727

DIRECTOR Paul B. Carr 96 Indio DrivePismo Beach, CA 93449 (805) 773-9677

EX-PRESIDENT David M. Davies 233 S.E.Rogue River HwyGrants Pass, OR 97527 (503) 476-5378

Published 3 times a year by the TWA ACTIVE RETIRED PILOTS ASSOCIATION


The Active Retired Pilots Association of TWA

John P. Gratz, President1646 Timberlake Manor ParkwayChesterfield, MO 63017-5500

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

As the TARPA Convention 1998 comes closer, I am pleased to announce, that in addition to allthe tours and activities which our Co-Chairs, Bob and Ilse Dedman have scheduled, we are goingto be honored by the presence of two of our favorite leaders. Captain Bill Compton and, CarterBurgess. We have asked Bill to say a few words at our Banquet and we have asked Mr. Burgessto share a few reminiscences at our second business meeting and, be a special guest at ourBanquet. I feel certain that hearing from these two historic leaders and , having the chance torenew personal memories with them will add greatly to the overall experience of Convention.

Regular readers of these messages will know that Ed Betts has been asking to be relieved of thejob of TARPA Historian for a long time. We have finally succeeded in finding a replacement. Mr.Felix Usis a First Officer based in New York, has agreed to take over.Mr. Usis has been interested in Aviation History for many years and, in TWA history since he washired. Felix has written numerous articles and has been a regular contributor to the New YorkNews of the JFK Domicile. Mr. Usis lives in Virginia Beach and, he and his wife have alreadyagreed to help Bob and Ilse. Please look for them there because as somewhat newer members,they are anxious to get acquainted.

How do we thank Ed Betts? He has been such a solid part of TARPA since it's inception that itis difficult to let him retire again. So, we won't let go so easily. I have appointed Ed to the newposition of Historian Emeritus, and he has agreed to favor us with an occasional article. I am surethat you share my hope that Ed will join us in Virginia Beach so we can all thank him personally.For all the great stories of TWA past we can honestly say, thanks for the memories, Ed.

Fraternally Yours,

John P. GratzPresident


Editor's Notes

The next issue of TOPICS will be titled and mailed as a DECEMBER issue. This change ismandated by the fact that our Convention this year is later than normal, and in fact ends on theday it would ordinarily go to the printer. It is customary for our fall issue to include thephotographs and stories about the convention, so we have no choice other than to delaypublication until those things are received. The same scheduling problem will occur in 1999 whenthat years convention also falls at the end of September. The TARPA Board of Directors willstudy future scheduling, but to repeat, the next issue of TOPICS will be mailed in DECEMBER.

Some of you may notice that the cover story for this issue "Captain W. F. Compton", comesexactly, albeit accidentally, two years after the cover story about Jack Frye. The Jack Frye storywas written by noted aviation writer Bob Serling. This time the author is the TOPICS Editor.The editor does not purport to be on a level with any professional writer, but sometimes one must

go with what one has.

Bob Sherman has a couple of Bulletins in this issue which should be of interest. One concerns avery useful method for checking loads and listing using a new automated system. The otherdescribes a new TARPA internet tree, which could prove useful when fully implemented. Whilewe are not a news organization, the members who have e-mail capability have expressed aninterest in receiving more timely information occasionally. It is well worth a try.

In the past year, Pat and I have enjoyed attending various events of the TWA Senior's Club. We

attended the Wickenburg Round-up for the first time, and enjoyed it immensely. The Rancho delos Caballeros was beautiful and had every amenity. We spent time with old friends and madesome new ones. TARPA was well represented as usual. The Annual Round-up had been hostedby Mr. and Mrs. Curt Twing for thirty-three years, but they decided that 1997 would be their lastyear. It seemed as if that would be the end, but one of our new TARPA members, BrockPeterson, and his wife agreed to take over. They are most anxious to make it as good as ever,and they hope you will join with them in keeping it alive. The dates are October 29, 30& 31. Ifyou are a member of the Seniors, you should have received their announcement.

Pat and I, most recently attended the Senior's AGM in Kansas City. It was a very grand affair,and it gave us the chance to revisit the places where we met, married and had our first twochildren. Many old friends were there which afforded us the usual opportunities to talk about oldtimes.


Photos in this issue of TOPICS courtesy of. Bob Dedman, Chuck Hasler, Greg Kiger, GarryRose, Virgiana Husak, Dan McIntyre, Bill Larkins, Felix Usis, Claude Thomas, and Arlie Nixon.Rose, Virgiana Husak, Dan McIntyre, Bill Larkins, Felix Usis, Claude Thomas, and Arlie Nixon.

May 21, 1998

Dear Members,

The first six months of 1998 have been busy with the publication of two issues of the TARPA

TOPICS and our bi-annual DIRECTORY. Along the way, we also filed our NON-PROFIT

CORPORATION tax return, paid bills, recorded dues receipts, and attended the annual executive

committee meeting.

The challenge for me was my first time use of the data base to produce ninety some pages of

names, addresses, phone numbers and E-mail contacts. I learned a lot about the data base but

unfortunately have more to learn. As you notice, there several format errors along with some

missing names and other irritating skips or repeats. . . mea culpa.

Several folks have been kind enough to bring such errors to my attention. I need your individualinput to keep up with ever changing area codes, phone numbers, addresses, E-mail, and other

changes in your lives. Take time to fill out and mail me an UP-DATE form. I may not have your

latest data.

We printed extra copies of the DIRECTORY for future members and to service members missed

by this mailing. Write me if you missed the DIRECTORY or want a back issue of TOPICS. I

have a limited supply available for you.

Finally, this is your yearly reminder. We have removed from mailings some 75 folks not dues

current for 1995 or 1996. Check your mail labels to see if you are current for 1998.

Thank you,

Phil Belisle

TARPA Sec/Treas


TARPA BOARD OF DIRECTORSST. LOUIS, MO.03-03-98

The annual TARPA Board meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. in the Tudor room at theHenry VIII Hotel, TARPA President John P. Gratz presiding. Officers and Directors Present:

Robert W. Dedman Harry A. JacobsenRobert C. Sherman John P. Gratz

Phillip M. BelislePaul B. Carr

OFFICERS REPORTS:Capt. John Gratz President Gratz commented on the search for a permanent home for TARPAhistorical material. We have material collected by Capt. Ed Betts, our historian, and otherrecords held by members and officers. The 'Spirit of St. Louis Museum

" is being studied as

a possible site.

Capt. Bob Dedman reports the 1998 TARPA Convention at Virginia Beach, VA. is now planned,and that he is publishing sign-up information in the March 1998 "Topics " . He also reportedthat there are two applicants for the Roy Van Etten Scholarship -1998.

Guest hour commenced with the arrival of the outgoing and incoming TWA Vice Presidents ofFlight Operations. They both expressed optimism for present events in TWA. New aircraft,new advertising program, and increasing international load factors bid for an upbeat 1998.Capt. Tom Irwin is the new V.P. replacing Capt. Rich Roberts who retires this month.

Capt Bob Sherman discussed the possible use of TARPA E-MAIL to keep members informed.Over 350 members now indicate an E-MAIL address with the probability that these numberswill soon exceed 500. These addresses will be published in the coming "Directory

" and will

be yet another way for members to keep in contact.

Capt. Phillip Belisle circulated the TARPA account information currant as of 02-28-98.MEMBERS AMERICA SAVINGS $56582.82MEMBERS AMERICA CHECKING $ 306.00

TOTAL $56888.82

Capt. Belisle indicated the this balance included a surplus generated by Convention 1997 andwas not a normal situation. With income from 1997 less than projected expenses for 1998,increase in dues is recommended for 1999 .

Capt. David Saaks reported information on the Convention site selection for 1999. The Boardwas advised that Capt. Chuck Hasler is making arrangements for the Convention Cruise out ofMiami, FL in the fall of 1999. The Board directed Capt. Saaks investigate Las Vegas,NV asa possible site for TARPA 2000.

TARPA RESOLUTION 1-98 Be it resolved that the TARPA BY-LAWS reflect than a monetarysurplus generated by the annual convention be allocated 60% to the TWA PILOT FOUNDATION and40% to the ROY VAN ETTEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND. These funds to be distributed as directed bythe executive committee. Moved by Sherman/Seconded by Dedman/ Passed Unanimously


TARPA RESOLUTION 2-98 Be it resolved that TARPA DUES be $30.00 per year starting in1999. Moved by Dedman/Seconded by Carr/ Passed Unanimously

TARPA RESOLUTION 3-98 Be it resolved that the TARPA CONVENTION NOTEBOOK is theapproved Planning guide for the TARPA Convention Chairman.Moved by Dedman/ Seconded by Belisle/ Passed Unanimously

TARPA RESOLUTION 4-98 Be it resolved that CHRISTOPHER R. DAWKINS is awardedthe ROY VAN ETTEN SCHOLARSHIP for 1998.Moved by Dedman/Seconded by Belisle/ Passed Unanimously

TARPA RESOLUTION 5-98 Be it resolved that TARPA FISCAL POLICY, paragraph (3.) beedited to remove the last two sentences in the second paragraph following" necessary taxifares."Moved by Belisle/Seconded by Jacobsen/ Passed Unanimously

TARPA RESOLUTION 6-98 Be it resolved that the TARPA ARTICLES OF CORPORATION shallbe maintained by the Secretary/Treasurer and that only the TARPA BYLAWS be printed inthe TARPA DIRECTORY.Moved by Belisle/Seconded by Jacobsen/Passed Unanimously

The 1998 TARPA Board of Directors meeting adjourned at 6:40 P.M.

Submitted:

P.M. Belisle, Sec/Treas

TARPA at the TWA Senior's Convention

Claude Thomas, Hugh Graff, Bill Compton, John Gratz


Travel Bulletin

TWA has implemented an Employee Travel System. By touch tone phone and pressing buttons,one can get the flight numbers and times between any city pairs, get the load for any flight numberand date, and at the end of the load msg. one is asked if they want to list for that flight. It will alsogiveone's place on the standby list. All retirees can use the system but it will not work for EEE's,or widows. The phone number is 1-800 448-3833.

The voice will ask for the employee's six digit payroll number. Those who had 4 or 5 digitnumbers, put zero(s) on the front end so as to have 6 digits. Next, the last 4 digits of your socialsecurity is asked for. The main menu follows. Some of the choices are: fit. #'s and times betweencities you choose. For specific flights, the total number of seats, non rev's. listed, and seatsavailable. It has choices to hear "who can use the system", and "how the system works", Forthose who resist the change to the automated phone systems, this one is easy to use & deliversuseful information and services. Try it! You'll like it. RCS

COMING TO A COMPUTER NEAR YOU....

In fact it will probably be there by the time you read this announcement. The new TARPAE-mail net. Same as the old telephone tree, but saves a great deal of time and is considerably moreconvenient. We divided the country by the 10 zip code areas, splitting eight of them in half duethe many members in some areas. Each group has an `operator' to pass the message they receiveon to their group. For the uninitiated, the message goes to the `mail box's of those on the net inseconds, to bere add by each member at their convenience.

No sweat due to time zones, time of day or night, no busy signals requiring another call, nointerruptions at dinner or other inconvenient times, and there is no-cost E-mail as well. Anunbeatable combination. More than 400 of you advised of your E-Mail `handle' (as the amateurradio operators would say) in time to have it listed in the directory. If your E-id was not listed,please advise our Sec/Treas. Phil Belisle and we will add you to the net as well. Keep informedabout Tarpa matters between Topics issues. R. C. Sherman

"Wickenburg Round-Up"at Rancho de los Caballeros

Wickenburg, ArizonaOctober 29, 30, & 31, 1998

Don't miss this opportunity to spend a weekend or longer at one of the top one hundred golfresorts in North America (Links Golf Magazine). It is available to TWA retirees and their familiesat a reduced rate for lodging, meals, and activities. These include golf on the 5th ranked course inArizona, horseback riding, trail rides, tennis, swimming, and skeet shooting. Other fun activitieswill be available for TWA participants only. For further details and registration form contactBrock Peterson: 10 Yolo Drive, Prescott, AZ 86301 (520-541-0988) if you want to be the firstto register.


Captain Bill ComptonA New Leader for a New Era

byJohn P. Gratz

All of us in TARPA are proud to have had TWA choose a fellow pilot as President and ChiefOperating Officer. Bill Compton is only the second TWA pilot in our history to be so honored.The first pilot President, the legendary Jack Frye, left that position fifty years ago. We in TARPAare even more proud because Bill is also a member of TARPA, having just reached the age ofeligibility last year. And personally, I take special pride in writing this small tribute, because weboth are products of the San Francisco Domicile and worked together on the TWA MECNegotiating Committee. It was during that time that I became certain of Bill's ability to succeedin any future endeavor. And in fact, Bill has been successful in several important undertakings.

Bill Compton began his career with TWA September 13, 1968. He says that he chose TWAbecause he believed that it was then the most global major Airline. Bill was no stranger to theAirline business. His father had been a pilot for Panagra, a joint venture Airline, owned by PanAmerican Airways and the Grace Steamship Company. At that time, Panagra had an extensiveextensiveroute structure in South America. It was later purchased by Braniff Airways. It was while livingin Lima, Peru,watching his father Hosmer and his friends flying DC-3's, that Bill decided that hewanted to seek his dream of following his dad in a flying career. His father began his career withPanagra in 1942 and retired from Braniff in 1977, having flown all the Douglas airliners from theDC-2 to the DC-8. Bill also learned the ways of leadership from Hosmer, who was at one timethe Chairman of the Panagra Retirement Committee and who also served as Master Chairman forthe Panagra pilots.

The career path of a TWA pilot hired in 1968 was not what anyone would hope for. It was notto be steadily upward. Bill and many of his fellow pilots were furloughed three times in 1970's.In spite of such adversity, Bill hit the ground running each time and he never gave up on TWA.During his first furlough, Bill managed a flight training school at Opa Locka, Florida. That was in1971. While furloughed again in 1973, eager for adventure and a flying job, he found both withNigeria Airways, Ltd. His job as First Officer had him flying Muslim Pilgrims from Lagos toMecca and back for their Hadj. It didn't take too long before Bill decided a little less adventurewould suffice, so he switched flying cargo flights from Iran to Europe and back bringing luxurygoods to friends of the Shah. Finally, during the last furlough in 1976, Bill decided to seek lessexciting pursuits. Since he was settled in the San Francisco Bay area, he chose to stay there andengage in real estate and investment ventures . This choice provided less adventure, but it was notwithout it's rewards. Moreover, by staying in the Bay Area, he could be closer to Dreana, thecharming TWA Flight Attendant, who was to become his wife.

After his return to TWA, Bill took a far greater interest in pilot issues. He didn't like what hesaw. During the years before deregulation, TWA management did not earn high marks for theirstyle of using TWA as a vehicle for other business projects, and their willingness to hand TWAover to Frank Lorenzo after deregulation when things really got dismal. But, after the take overby Carl Icahn, Bill got involved. He hasn't stopped or even slowed down since.

In 1986 Bill and I, along with fellow pilots Fred Arenas, Norm Casperson and Charlie Sebrellserved on the Pilots Negotiating Committee. We soon found ourselves face to face with thedreaded Icahn. We were the second Negotiating Committee to do so, but we were not in themood for further give-backs. This was not what Icahn was looking for,and so , the followingmonths were not the best of times. I believe that we acquitted ourselves reasonably well, butnothing about it was pleasant.


gained from it, Bill continued to go up the ladder from Chairman of the Negotiating Committee,to Chairman of the TWA MEC, to TWA Board Member, to his job as President and ChiefOperating Officer. All along the way, Bill has grown in wisdom and ability. In my opinion, he isthe person most responsible for TWA's survival and turnaround. The operational improvementswhich took TWA from near the bottom of every performance category to today's top levels couldhis greatest contribution to the task of making TWA a long term player in an industry ofconsolidating behemoths.

It should go without saying that all of us in TARPA have always been rooting for TWA and ourfriends and TARPA members who are stillflying.We salute Bill Compton, the young pilots, andall the other employees working with him. With Captain Bill Compton in command, it isbeginning to look as if there is a very real chance to have the TWA story continue in the nextmillennium.


TARPA CONVENTION UPDATE

UPDATE ISSUEVIRGINIA BEACH 1998

JULY, 1998

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE HISTORICAL CITY TOUR*

YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP !!!

COME ENJOY YOUR FRIENDS!!!

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SMALL CHANGES INTHE MAKE-UP OF THE GOLF TOURNAMENT ANDTHERE WAS AN OMISSION OF THE HISTORICALCITY TOUR NARRATIVE. WE CANNOTUNDERSTAND HOW OUR EDITORS ( ? )CAN MAKETHESE MISTAKES BUT YOU WILL SOON FINDTHEM SELLING HOT-DOGS ALONG ONE OF YOURROUTES! PLEASE TIP THEM NICELY, THEY WILLNEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET.

GOLF COURSE CHANGE!!!!

HELLO!

!! !!! DUE TO PRIOR COMMITMENTS AT THERED WING GOLF COURSE, MAINLY, THE SE-NIORS WEEKLY GOLF OUTING, WE ARE GO-ING TO BE PLAYING A VERY NICE NEWERAND TOUGHER COURSE CALLED "HELLSPOINT". IF THE NAME DOES NOT GIVE YOU AHINT, THEN THE WATER HOLES WILL. THECOURSE IS NARROW AND BEAUTIFUL ANDEVERY LEVEL OF GOLFER, FROM HIGH HAND-ICAPPER TO LOW, WILL HAVE SOME CHAL-LENGE. I DON'T WORRY BECAUSE GOLF ISMY HANDICAP.THE COURSE IS FURTHER AWAY SO WE MAYHAVE TO ADJUST THE" LEAVE TIME" SO ASTO MEET OUR "TEE" TIMES AT HELLS POINT.

IN THE MARCH TARPA TOPICS, I FAILED TOGIVE YOU THE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORI-CAL CITY TOUR THAT WE HAVE PLANNED.ALTHOUGH VIRGINIA BEACH, ITSELF, HAS NODESCRIBED "DOWNTOWN", WE ARE THELARGEST CITY IN VIRGINIA AND ,THE CITY HASLOADS OF HISTORY BEHIND IT.. YOUR TOURWILL TAKE YOU TO FORT STORY AND THEFIRST LANDING SITE OF THE JAMESTOWN SET-TLERS. YOU WILL RECEIVE A NARRATIVE TOURAND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AREA INTHE 1600"S.YOU WILL TOUR THE ADAM THOUROUGHGOODHOUSE...ONE OF THE OLDEST BRICK HOMES INAMERICA..AND SEE HOW THE EARLY MIDDLECLASS LIVED. FROM THERE YOU WILL TRAVELTO THE FRANCIS LAND HOUSE AND SEE ABEAUTIFUL OLD HOME WITH IT'S PERIODFURNISHING. BOTH HAVE GARDENS AND SMALLGIFT SHOPS.ON THE RETURN TO YOUR HOTEL, YOUR GUIDEWILL SHOW YOU THE CONVENTION CENTER,THE VETERANS MEMORIAL, AND THE BEACHHOTELS THAT MAKE UP OUR "BEACH FRONT".THIS IS A RELAXED TOUR AND ONE IN WHICHYOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND JUST "KINDA"BROWSE AROUND.

PRICE IS #18.00 INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION,GUIDES, ENTRY FEES.


SECONDARY AREA TOURS

FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO STAY ONAFTER THE CONVENTION, WE STRONGLYRECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE A TOURAROUND YORKTOWN. "TODAY NOCANNONS BOOM HERE NOR ARE BATTLESBEING FOUGHT. BUT A CLOSER LOOK ATTHIS NOW TRANQUIL SETTING REVEALSAN IMPORTANT TIME IN OUR NATION'SHISTORY". THE PORT OF YORKRESONATED IN THE EARLY AND MID 1700'SWITH THE CLATTER OF TOBACCO MER-CHANTS, WATERMEN, AND SHIPCHANDLERS. FIVE YEARS AFTER ENGLISHTAXES PRECIPITATED THE REVOLUTIONARYWAR, CANNONS OF THE FINAL, DECISIVEBATTLE BOMBARDED YORK TOWN. HERE,ON OCTOBER 19, 1781, AMERICAN ANDFRENCH FORCES DEFEATED THE BRITISHARMY. FROM YORKTOWN BROCHURE.LOCATED IN YORKTOWN IS A BED ANDBREAKFAST OWNED BY A NAVIGATOR FROMTHE TWA -ICD DAYS.. EUGENE MARLIN. THEINN IS CALLED MARL INN. LOCATED AT 220CHURCH STREET. P.O. BOX 572

YORKTOWN, VA. 23690 FAX 757 898-3587TEL. 757 898-3859 OR 1-800 799-6207

THERE ARE SO MANY HISTORIC PLACES YOU MAYVISIT WHILE YOU ARE HERE. MANY ARE OLDPLANTATIONS ALONG THE JAMES RIVER. GO TORICHMOND, OUR CAPITAL, AND SEE THE BEAUTIFULCAPITOL AND MANSION PLUS THE GARDENS. VISITTHE OLD CONFEDERATE CEMETERY CLOSE BY.FROM THERE, A SHORT DRIVE AWAY, VISIT THEBEAUTIFUL "SKYLINE' DRIVE WITH ALL OF IT'SBREATHTAKING VISTAS. THE SHENANDOAH VALLEYIS ALSO SOMETHING TO BEHOLD, AND, REMEMBER,THE FALL COLORS MAKE OUR STATE ONE OF THEMOST VISITED STATES IN THE USA. A DRIVE ALONGTHIS PEACEFUL (BUT SLOW) ROAD WILL CONVINCEYOU. CALL AHEAD FOR MOTEL/INN RESERVATIONS.

WASHINGTON D.C. AND EASTERN VIRGINIA

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT GOING ON THE"TARPA' TOUR, YOU MAY WANT TO WANDER UPTO WASHINGTON D.C. AND VISIT THE MANYWONDERFUL SIGHTS OF OUR NATIONS CAPITOL.OF COURSE, FOR THE REAL AVIATION BUFFS, AVISIT TO THE SMITHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE ISA MUST AND ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLEEXPERIENCES THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE. SEETHE TWA ALPA, THE EASTERN DC-3, THE FIRSTAIRCRAFT TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD, NON-STOP. SO MANY MEMORIES!!!!FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE ANOTHER ROUTE,CROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OVER THE 16MILE CAUSEWAY TO THE EASTERN SHORE OFVIRGINIA. YOU CAN NOW VISIT THE OUT OFTHE WAY ISLAND OF TANGIER. YOU MUST GETTHERE BY FERRY BOAT BUT THE VISIT WILL BEUNFORGETTABLE. THE FAMOUS OYSTERSFROM CHINCOTEQUE ARE JUST A FEW MILES UPTHE ROAD. MOSTLY FARM LANDS GRACE THELANDSCAPE, BUT, THERE IS SOMETHING FOREVERYONE.

AMERICAN ROVER CRUISE

THE AMERICAN ROVER CRUISE IS SELLINGOUT RAPIDLY AS EXPECTED AND UNFORTU-NATELY, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TOSCHEDULE A SECOND SAILING. BUT... HAVE NOFEAR. OUR SECOND CRUISE OFFERING IS ALSOVERY EXCITING. IF ANY OF YOU WERE AT THEBOSTON CONVENTION AND TOOK THE DINNERCRUISE, IT IS THE SISTER SHIP AND BASICALLYTHE SAME TYPE OF FUN DINING AND ENTER-TAINMENT. IT IS A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND ANEVENING AND THE SAILING ROUTE IS THESAME AS THE AMERICAN ROVER SO YOU WILLNOT MISS OUT ON ANYTHING. PLEASE JOIN USIN A FUN-FILLED EVENING. WE HAVE PLENTYOF ROOM AVAILABLE BUT BOOK SOON AS THESHIP DOES TAKE OTHER GROUPS ALSO.


CONVENTION TIMETABLE


CAVALIER HOTEL LAYOUT


City of Virgin ia Beach

MUNICIPAL CENTERBUILDING 1

2401 COURTHOUSE DRIVEVIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456-9000

(757) 427-4581FAX (757) 426-5699

September 1998

Members of TARPA:

It's my pleasure as Mayor of Virginia Beach to welcome you to our city. We are delightedthat you are holding your convention in our city.

While you're in Virginia Beach. be sure to take the time to visit a few of our interesting sites.The Virginia Marine Science Museum is one of the top ten museums in the United States. A newaddition to the museum tripled its size. The Atlantic Ocean Pavilion features a 300,000 gallonaquarium and is home to a variety of sharks. There's also an outdoor aviary and a river otter habitat.One exciting feature is the IMAX 3-D Theater with a screen six stories high.

The GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater is one of the premier entertainment facilities in thecountry and is attracting world-renowned performers to our city. We've enjoyed Jimmy Buffet, theBeach Boys, Elton John, and Tina Turner to name just a few.

Virginia Beach has a worldwide reputation for its sun-warmed sand and surf. So don't forgetto take a stroll on the beach and on our beautiful boardwalk. Renovations are in place along AtlanticAvenue. I highly recommend a visit to that area.


Have a most enjoyable time and I hope you'll return to Virginia Beach soon.

Sincerely,

Meyera E OberndorfMayor

NORFOLK

NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL

THE AIRPORT HAS TWO FINGERS WITH VARIOUS JET WAYS AND STAIRWELLS.UPON ARRIVAL BY MAJOR AIRLINE OR COMMUTER SERVICE, CHECK THE SIGNSTHAT DIRECT YOU TO THE LOWER LEVEL FOR BAGGAGE CLAIM. ONCE YOUHAVE YOUR BAGGAGE, THE RENTAL CAR AGENTS ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU.F YOU ARE SELECTING GROUND TRANSPORTATION, TAXIS AND "GROOMETRANSPORTATION ARE JUST OUT SIDE THE DOOR.

F YOU ARE DRIVING, FOLLOW THE EXIT SIGNS AND FOLLOW ARROWS TO 1-64N THE DIRECTION OF VIRGINIA BEACH. WATCH FOR EXIT SIGNS FOR VIRGINIA

BEACH AND ROUTE 44. FOLLOW THIS TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU COME TO

PACIFIC AVENUE. LEFT TURN AND STRAIGHT AHEAD TILL YOU COME TO 42NDSTREET AND THE HOTEL AND PARKING LOT ARE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE. THETRIP WILL TAKE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND IS ALMOST ALL, EXPRESSWAY.

F YOU MISS PACIFIC AVENUE, NOT TO WORRY, THE NEXT STREET IS ATLANTIC AND

AGAIN, MAKE A LEFT TURN AND GO TO 42ND. AND THE HOTEL WILL BE RIGHTIN FRONT OF YOU. PLEASE WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS AS IT IS A STATE LAW ANDYOU CAN GET TICKETED FOR NOT WEARING THEM...BOTH FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS!


IMPORTANT NOTES********* *** ****

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE YOUR CHECK-IN AT THECONVENTION DESK, THE FOLLOWING MOSTIMPORTANT GUIDE LINES WILL BE SET UP ANDFOLLOWED.1.THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED ON THEREGISTRATION FEE. THESES FUNDS ARE USEDFOR SETTING UP THE BANQUET FACILITIES,HIRING THE BAND, PURCHASING THE FLOWERS,AND DECORATING THE HALL. SINCE THESE AREFIXED COSTS ENJOYED BY ALL, THEY CANNOT BEPRO-RATED.2.IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE TO CANCEL

ANY TOUR, YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FORA REFUND BEFORE AUGUST 15, 1998. AFTERTHAT DATE, YOU WILL EITHER HAVE TO SELLYOUR TOUR TO SOMEONE OR FORFEIT IT. THETOUR DIRECTORS WILL HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULLAFTER THAT DATE AND THEY WILL NOT REFUNDUS ANYTHING.3.IF YOU HAVE TO CANCEL YOUR ROOM AT THECAVALIER, PLEASE ADVISE THEM TO PUT THEROOM BACK INTO THE TARPA POOL SO THATOTHER MEMBERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEROOM POOL AND RATES THAT WEREGUARANTEED TO US.4.AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, YOU SHOULDMAKE YOUR REQUEST FOR TABLE SEATINGS.ONCE YOU HAVE MADE YOUR SELECTION, ONLYTHE PERSON LISTED WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGETHE SEATING. THIS WILL AVOID PEOPLE BEINGMOVED WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE ORCONSENT. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS SO WE CANALL ENJOY OUR FRIENDS AND THE BANQUET BET-TER5.SINCE MOST OF THE TOURS ARE VERY TIGHTLYSCHEDULED, PLEASE BE AT THE BUSSES AT LEAST15 MINUTES BEFORE THE TIME OF DEPARTURE SOTHAT WE CAN GET HEAD COUNTS AND FINDTHOSE WHO HAVE MAYBE "LOST THEIR WAY".

6.PLEASE...ALWAYS WEAR YOUR NAME TAGS.THIS ALLOWS OUR GUIDES TO CROSS YOU OFFTHEIR LISTS AND ENABLES OTHER FOLKS TOKNOW WHO YOU ARE. ALSO, MANY OF OUREVENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY A SYMBOL SOTHAT YOU MAY BE ADMITTED. WITHOUT YOUR"TAG", WE DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE...MANYTHANKS.

OCEANA OR CARRIER

CHOICES

MANY OF YOU HAVE FAILED TO INDICATEWHICH TOUR YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ONAND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ANACCURATE COUNT FOR THE NUMBER OFBUSSES REQUIRED. IF YOU HAVE SENT INYOUR APPLICATION BUT HAVE NOT , RE-PEAT, NOT, INDICATED A CHOICE, PLEASEDROP ME A LINE AND TELL ME WHICH YOUWOULD LIKE. BOTH TOURS PROMISE TOBE GREAT FUN AND VERY INTERESTING.

HELP!

YOU FOLKS CAN MAKE OUR LIFE A LOTEASIER IF YOU WOULD KINDLY SEND YOURAPPLICATIONS IN EARLY SO THAT WE MAYBETTER PLAN FOR YOUR NEEDS. WE HAVEMENTIONED BEFORE, THERE ARE ONLYTWO OF US RECORDING YOUR DESIRESAND IT DOES GET A LITTLE BUSY AT TIMES.WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A

GREAT TIME SO PLEASE SEND IN NOW!

THANKS!

A POEM

THE RAYS OF THE SUNSHINE,THE CRISP SALTY AIR,THE FELLOWSHIP OF PILOTS,THE TIMES THAT WE SHARED.COME AND ENJOY IT, WHILE TIME GIVESUS STRENGTH,LOOK BACK IN GREAT FONDNESS,FOR ALL THAT IT MEANT.

RWD.


GOLF

YOU WILL BE PLAYING AT A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND TOUGH COURSE LOCATEDON RED WING LAKE. THE COURSE IS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE HOTELAND THOUGH IT IS A PUBLIC COURSE, IT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. IT WASDESIGNED BY GEORGE COBB AND HAS SLOPING BENTGRASS GREENS ANDWIDE BERMUDA FAIRWAYS. WATER COMES INTO PLAY ON 10 HOLES ON THELONG 7,080 YARD PAR 72 COURSE.

THE RATINGS FROM THE WHITE (NORMAL MORTALS) IS 71THE SLOPE IS 120 (FOR THOSE WHO CARE).SHOULD BE FUN SO HIT AWAY..FORE ......... !

TENNIS

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TENNIS COURTS LOCATED RIGHT ONTHE HOTEL PREMISES. THERE ARE TWO CLAY COURTS AND TWO HARDCOURTS. WE HAVE RESERVED THEM FOR FRIDAY MORNING. THE HOTELDOES FURNISH TOWELS AND COLD WATER SO ALL YOU NEED TO BRING ISTHE DESIRE TO HAVE A GREAT MORNING OF TENNIS. WE WILL FURNISHBALLS SO JUST COME WITH RACKET AND SHOES.

BILL KIRSCHNER!

SKEET.....

THE SKEET SHOOTING WILL BE (AS OF THIS WRITING) AT THE OCEANA AIR BASE RIFLEAND SKEET RANGE. BRING YOUR GUNS AND A KEEN EYE. IF YOU CAN READ THAT, THENYOU CAN SHOOT. GOOD HUNTING OR WHATEVER....


BRIDGE

WE WILL HAVE A ROOM SET UP FOR THE BRIDGE PLAYERS AND YOURCHAIRMAN WILL GIVE YOU THE RULES AND THE FORMAT OF PLAY FORTHE DAY. WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE "GRAND SLAMS" AND ENJOY YOURGAMES. WHO'S DEAL IS IT ANYWAY .............. ?

NORFOLK AIRPORT FBO SERVICES

PIEDMONT AVIATION SERVICES IS THE FBO AT ORF INTERNATIONAL AND ARE PLEASED TO OFFER SERVICES FORTHOSE WHO CHOOSE TO FLY-IN. THEY ACCEPT MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, HAVE A COURTESY CAR TO TAKE YOUTO THE MAIN TERMINAL OR RENTAL CAR AGENCIES.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PARKS

LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE CAVALIER HOTEL ON GENERAL BOOTH BLVD. IS THE VIRGINIA BEACHKOA CAMPGROUND. IT HAS FREE TROLLEY SERVICE TO THE BEACH AREA, FULL HOOK-UP, GROCERYSTORE AND LAUNDRY, AND PICNIC SERVICES. FOR THOSE WHO ELECT NOT TO USE THE FREE PARKINGAT THE HOTEL MAY WANT TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THIS AREA. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS (757) 428-1444.THE CAMPGROUND IS LISTED IN THE KOA GUIDE BOOK AND DIRECTORY. IT IS LOCATED IN A NICE AREAAND FROM WHAT I HEAR, VERY SAFE.

CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURESAIR WATER

JANUARY 45 50FEBRUARY 45 52MARCH 55 55APRIL 64 60MAY 74 65JUNE 88 73JULY 90 80AUGUST 92 85SEPTEMBER 85 80OCTOBER 69 69NOVEMBER 60 60DECEMBER 50 59

MISCELLANEOUS

OUR HOTEL HAS A 24-HOUR FITNESS ROOM WITH 1500 SQ. FT. OF SPACE FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT GET ENOUGHEXERCISE ON THE TOURS. THERE IS A POOL BUT IT IS NOT HEATED SO IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SAMETEMPERATURE AS THE OCEAN WATER. THERE IS A VOLLEY-BALL COURT AND A BASKETBALL HALF-COURTAS WELL AS BICYCLE RENTALS (GREAT WAY TO SEE THE BOARDWALK AS THERE IS A BIKE PATH).

THERE ARE SEVERAL CHURCHS NEAR-BY..ASK AT THE DESK IF YOU WOULD LIKE DIRECTIONS.

THE HOTEL HAS A VERY NICE LOUNGE AND THE SAND-DOLLAR RESTAURANT. THEY SERVE BREAKFAST STARTINGAT 7 AM TILL 11:30, LUNCH FROM 12 TILL 3PM AND DINNER FROM 5 TILL 9PM. WE WILL BE USING THISRESTAURANT FOR BUFFETS AND QUICK LUNCHES AND THE STAFF WALL BE PREPARED FOR THE LARGER THANNORMAL GROUP SERVING. THEY ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE TIGHT SCHEDULES FOR THE TOURS SO WILL DOEVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SEE THAT YOUR NEEDS ARE MET.

WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR STAYREMEMBER--

VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS!

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VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA-THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICA , IS STEEPED IN TRADITION AND AMERICANHERITAGE. 8 PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN FAVORITE SONS OF THE "OLD DOMINION" , AND THESTATE HAS HUNDREDS OF DRAMATIC HISTORICAL SITES. THE COMMONWEALTH IS UNIQUELYRICH IN NATURAL BEAUTY SO IF YOU LIKE TO GOLF, FISH, SAIL, SKI, OR JUST RELAX, VIR-GINIA HAS IT ALL. THE LARGEST CITY OF THE 42,777 SQ. MI. STATE IS VIRGINIA BEACH, OURHOME FOR THE "TARPA" CONVENTION. OUR CAPITAL CITY IS RICHMOND, JUST 200 MILESAWAY. OUR CLOSEST CITY IS NORFOLK AND IT HAS THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEREMOST OF YOU WILL BE ARRIVING.

WEATHER- THE ONSET OF FALL IS SOMETHING WE "LOCALS" LOOK FORWARD TO, AS THE COL-ORS AND THE CLIMATE ARE IDEAL. GONE ARE THE HOT AND HUMID DAYS OF SUMMER ANDHERE ARE THE COLOR CHANGES AND THE COOLING DOWN PERIOD.THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HAVE AN AVERAGE WATER TEMPERATUREOF 70- 75 DEGREES AND THAT IN TURN, KEEPS THE AIR TEMPERATURE ABOUT THE SAME. ITCAN GET "CHILLY" (55-65) AT NIGHT SO DO BRING ALONG A JACKET OR SWEATER. WE DO GETAN OCCASIONAL SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM BUT GENERALLY, YOU CAN DESCRIBE THEWEATHER AS VERY PLEASANT. SEPTEMBER IS THE END OF THE HURRICANE SEASON AND BE-SIDES, IT WOULD NEVER RAIN ON OUR PARADE. JUST IN CASE THOUGH, BRING ALONG ASMALL UMBRELLA, IT CAN COME IN HANDY. ALSO, BRING SOME GOOD WALKING SHOES ASWE DO HAVE A 3 MILE BOARDWALK (ACTUALLY, CONCRETE), A NICE BEACH, PLENTY OFSHOPS AND NICE RESTAURANTS THAT I AM SURE YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT. I WILL HAVEMORE ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS LATER ON.

THERE ARE SEVERAL TOURS AROUND THE BEACH AREA THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH OUR"TROLLEY" BUSSES AND WE WILL HAVE SCHEDULES AVAILABLE FOR YOU AT THE HOTEL SIGN-IN DESK. OUR TROLLEY COMPANY IS CALLED THE "TRT" (TIDEWATER REGIONAL TRANSPORT).IN ADDITION TO OUR TOURS, THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO AND SEE SUCH AS THE EDGAR CASEYFOUNDATION "A.R.E.", SEVERAL LARGE SHOPPING MALLS, BACK- BAY BIRD SANCTUARY(WINTER HOME FOR THE CANADIAN SNOW GEESE), AND IN NORFOLK, THE CHRYSLER MU-SEUM, THE MAC ARTHUR TOMB AND MUSEUM, WATERSIDE (EATERIES AND SHOPS ALONG THEWATERFRONT), NAUTICUS MARITIME CENTER, A NEW SUPER MALL THAT AS OF THIS WRITING,IS STILL BEING BUILT AND TO BE NAMED THE MAC ARTHUR CENTER, AND THE NORFOLK NAVYYARDS, HOME TO 5 SUPER CARRIERS AND THE ATLANTIC NUCLEAR SUBMARINE FLEET. OURPROBLEM IS GOING TO BE LETTING YOU GET SOME REST AFTER THE PLANNED TOURS WEHAVE FOR YOU. COME SEE FOR YOURSELVES.

AIRLINES

THE FOLLOWING AIRLINES ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH AREAVIA THE NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ORF. THEY ARE: TRANS WORLD EXPRESS ANDTWA, AMERICAN, AMERICAN EAGLE, UNITED, DELTA, U. S. AIRWAYS, U. S. AIRWAYS EXPRESS,CONTINENTAL, NORTHWEST AND VALUE JET THROUGH THE HAMPTON ROADS AIRPORT INNEWPORT NEWS (ACROSS THE RIVER AND 10 MILES FURTHER FROM OUR HOTEL). AS OF THISWRITING, SOUTHWEST IS PLANNING SERVICE TO NORFOLK. CHECK THE AIRLINE DIRECTORYFOR CURRENT SCHEDULES OF ALL THE ABOVE LISTED CARRIERS.NOTE: TWA HAS SERVICE FROM STL ONLY AND TRANS WORLD EXPRESS FROM JFK ONLY.

TRANSPORTATION

THE AIRPORT AT NORFOLK IS LOCATED JUST 15 MILES FROM THE OCEAN FRONT IN VIRGINIABEACH. GETTING TO THE HOTEL IS RAPID AS THE ENTIRE TRIP IS ON 6 LANE HIGHWAYS.


THERE ARE SEVERAL MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOTEL AND ARE LISTED BELOW:

1.AIRPORT TAXI SERVICE.. RATE TO THE HOTEL IS $ 30.00 AND MOST CAN CARRY 5 PERSONSPLUS BAGGAGE AS MANY HAVE STATION WAGONS. PRICE IS THE SAME FOR 1 OR 5 PERSONS.

2.GROOME TRANSPORTATION....HAS A SPECIAL $ 14.00 PER PERSON IF YOU CHARGE THEFARE TO YOUR HOTEL ROOM. THE RATE FOR 2 PERSONS IS $ 25.75, 3 IS $ 31.50 AND 4 OR MOREBECOMES $ 9.00 PER PERSON AND THEY HAVE VARIOUS SIZE VANS AND BUSSES RIGHT ON THEPREMISES. IF YOU COME IN A GROUP, IT IS ADVISABLE TO USE THIS SERVICE. OUTSIDE BAG-GAGE CLAIM IS THEIR DISPATCHER. TELL THEM YOU ARE THE "TARPA CONVENTIONGROUP" AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU THIS SPECIAL RATE. THIS IS A GREAT DEAL SO USE IT IFYOU CAN. THIS SERVICE IS OPEN 24 HOURS AND THEY DEPART THE AIRPORT EVERY TEN MIN-UTES OR LESS.

3.RENTAL CARS.... WE HAVE SELECTED THRIFTY CAR RENTAL AS OUR OFFICIAL CAR SER-VICE. THEIR RATES ARE:

CAR CLASS DAILY RATE WEEKLY RATE

COMPACT $ 29.86 $ 159.86

MIDSIZE $ 31.86 $ 169.86

FULLSIZE $ 37.86 $ 199.86

LUXURY $ 44.86 $ 246.86

MINI VAN $ 54.86 $ 299.86

RATES INCLUDE UNLIMITED FREE MILEAGE, FREE LOCAL MAPS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE STATEOR LOCAL TAXES, GAS OR OPTIONAL COVERAGE'S SUCH AS PPP. PWD. PEC. AND SLI.THESE RATES APPLY 1 WEEK BEFORE AND AFTER THE CONVENTION AND THERE ARE NO ADDI-TIONAL CHARGES SUCH AS DROP-OFF OR ADDITIONAL DRIVER FEES. TO RESERVE YOUR VEHI-CLE, CALL THRIFTY AT 1-800 525-5506 AND GIVE THEM CODE CNVN. THIS IS A SPECIAL NUM-BER, SO PLEASE USE IT.

TIE-DOWNS AT THE AIRPORT PLUS FUEL REDUCTIONS ARE BEING NEGOTIATED NOW AND WILLBE UP-DATED IN THE NEXT TARPA TOPICS. LOOK FOR ANY CHANGES THAT MIGHT AFFECTYOU...THINGS ARE IN CONSTANT FLUX.

RV'S...PLEASE NOTE. THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A LOT ACROSSFROM THE HOTEL BUT, THERE IS NO WATER, SEWER, OR ELECTRICAL HOOK-UP BUT IT IS A PI-LOTS DREAM, IT IS FREE! THE NEAREST KOA IS LOCATED JUST ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OFTHE HOTEL AND THEY DO HAVE FULL FACILITIES. CHECK YOUR KOA GUIDE-BOOKS. THE AREAIS VERY SAFE AND QUITE NICE. THEY HAVE THE NORMAL FACILITIES.. .STORE, ICE, ETC.

HOTEL PARKING. THE HOTEL HAS PLENTY OF OUTSIDE PARKING THAT IS FREE. IF YOU WANTTHE UNDERGROUND GARAGE, IT IS $ 12.00 PER NIGHT. VALET PARKING IS $ 5.00 PER DAY.THE LOCAL TROLLEY BUS STOPS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL AND ONLY COSTS .25 CENTSTO RIDE SO YOU MAY WANT TO JUST PARK AND TAKE THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION. IT ISCLEAN, RELATIVELY NEW, AND RUNS ON A FAIRLY TIGHT SCHEDULE. AS YOU WELLKNOW....THE BEST WAY TO SEE ANY CITY IS BY TAKING THE LOCAL BUS.


ILLLIAMSBURG

A VISIT TO COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANTEXPERIENCES THAT YOU CAN HAVE. STEP BACK INTO THE 18TH CENTURY AND JOIN INTHE MAKING OF AMERICA. FEEL THE PRIDE AS JEFFERSON DEFENDS YOUR RIGHT TOBE FREE FROM THE OPPRESSIVE BRITISH CROWN. AS YOU STROLL THE TREE LINEDSTREETS, YOU WILL BE TOLD ABOUT THE RESTORATION OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURGAND THE EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS WILLIAMSBURG STRIVES FOR IN ITS RECREATION.THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION HAS REPRODUCED THE CLOTHING, FOOD,AND TRADES OF THIS TIME, THUS BECOMING THE LARGEST OUTDOOR MUSEUM IN THEUNITED STATES. SEE THE RESTORED HOMES, FORT, AND STORES THAT SYMBOLIZEDEARLY COLONIAL AMERICA. GREET SHOPKEEPERS AND SLAVES, VISITING DIGNI-TARIES, OUTSPOKEN PATRIOTS AND OTHERS, AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVING.THE TOUR WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY A VISIT TO THE ROYAL GOVERNORS PALACE,BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, MANY TRADES SHOPS AND OUTSTANDING HOMES.LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE HISTORIC AREA IS CHARMING MERCHANTS SQUARE WITHITS MANY QUAINT SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH AT ONE OF THEM.A TRIP TO ONE OF THE AUTHENTIC TAVERNS IS A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE ALSO.YOUR GUIDES WILL POINT OUT ALL OF THESE POINTS OF ATTRACTION. ACROSS FROMMERCHANT'S SQUARE IS THE BEAUTIFUL JEFFERSON ESTABLISHED COLLEGE OFWILLIAM AND MARY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN OR ENJOY THEHISTORY WITH YOUR GUIDE.THIS TOUR INVOLVES MODERATE WALKING SO BRING COMFORTABLE CLOTHES ANDGOOD SHOES.

PRICE PER PERSON: $ 49.00. PRICE INCLUDES: DELUXE TRANSPORTATION, HIS-TORIC WILLIAMSBURG TICKETS, GUIDES, LUNCH, ALL TAXES AND TIPS.


THE OLD COAST GUARD STATION

RELIVE THE VICTORIES AND TRAGEDIES OF MEN ANDWOMEN AT SEA...GAZE OVER THE WIDE EXPANSE OF OCEANAND THINK OF THE HUNDREDS OF SHIPS THAT MET THEIRFINAL RESTING PLACES ALONG THE LONELY SWEEP OF SANDAND THE FURIOUS EVER-CHANGING SEA. THE OLD COASTGUARD STATION (THE ONLY ONE IN VIRGINIA), AMONG THEMERE HANDFUL ON THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COAST, OPEN TOTHE PUBLIC, GIVES US GLIMPSES OF WHAT BRAVERY ANDCOURAGE OUR MEN AND WOMEN GAVE US IN BOTH PEACEAND WAR. THIS IS A VIRGINIA HISTORIC LANDMARK AND ISON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. YOUWILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO BROWSE AND VISIT THE MANYEXHIBITS AND STROLL THE TOWER AND GLIMPSE THEBEAUTY OF THE SEA.

AFTER YOUR "VISITIN", WE WILL GET TOGETHER FOR ATRADITIONAL "PIG PICKIN" DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIM-MINS. WE WILL HAVE BEER, WINE, SOFT DRINKS ANDCOFFEE AND BE ENTERTAINED WITH LIVE MUSIC...FROMJIMMY BUFFETT TO WILLY NELSON OR WHATEVER YOURMOOD MIGHT BE. WE ARE ONLY 5 MINUTES FROM OURHOTEL AND THERE ARE "TRT" BUSSES SHUTTLING BACKAND FORTH.

PRICE PER PERSON: $ 25.00 INCLUDES: ALL YOU CAN EAT DINNER, WINE, BEER,AND SOFT DRINKS, ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM, ENTERTAINMENT, TAXES AND TIPS AND TRANS-PORTATION.

DISCOVERY LUNCHEON CRUISE

COME ABOARD YOUR PERSONAL 65FT. YACHT FOR A DELIGHTFUL LUNCHEON CRUISE ON THEEASTERN BRANCH OF THE LYNNHAVEN RIVER. AS YOU ENJOY YOUR LUNCHEON, YOU WILLCRUISE BY SOME OF THE FINEST HOMES IN VIRGINIA BEACH. YOU WILL ALSO GO BY SEASHORESTATE PARK, A HIKERS AND CAMPERS PARADISE ALONG THE OCEAN AND THE RIVER. YOU WILLPASS BY THE CAVALIER GOLF AND YACHT CLUB, ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST ALONG THEEASTERN COAST. THE DISCOVERY GOES OUT TO THE LYNNHAVEN BRIDGE, THE OPENING TO THEATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THIS IS A SMOOTH CRUISE AS IT IS ALL IN PRO-TECTED WATERS.THE DISCOVERY IS TOTALLY CLIMATE CONTROLLED, HAS AN UPPER OPEN VIEWING DECK, CASHBAR, AND MUSIC ONBOARD. YOUR TOUR WILL BE NARRATED BY THE CAPTAIN OR HIS ASSISTANT.THIS TOUR WILL BE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AS THE SHIP CAN ACCOMMODATEONLY 94 PERSONS.

PRICE PER PERSON S 25.00 PRICE INCLUDES: TRANSPORTATION, CRUISE ANDLUNCHEON TAXES AND TIPS. IF TOUR FILLS UP, YOU WILL BE REFUNDED YOUR MONEY.

STYLE WITH ALL OF THE AROMAS AND SEA-SIDE SMELLS.WEATHER PERMITTING, WE WILL DINE OUTSIDE, PICNIC


VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

THIS MUSEUM IS THE OFFICIAL VISITOR CENTER FOR NASA LANGLEY RESEARCHCENTER IT SHOWCASES NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN AIR AND SPACE EXPLORATIONWITH ITS PERMANENT EXHIBIT COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION FEATURES MANY OFTHE MOST FASCINATING SPACE-RELATED MEMORABILIA, SURE TO DELIGHT EVEN THEMOST AVID SPACE BUFF. MARVEL AT THE 3 BILLION-YEAR-OLD MOON ROCK ACQUIREDON THE APOLLO 17 MISSION, SEE THE ACTUAL APOLLO 12 COMMAND MODULE WITH ITSCHARRED HEAT SHIELD. ALSO ON DISPLAY IS A FULL SIZE REPLICA OF THE VIKINGMARS LANDER AND EXPLORER.NINETEEN AIR AND SPACE CRAFT HANG FROM THE CENTER'S 94 FT CEILING., AMONGTHEM, A BEAUTIFUL F4U-1D CORSAIR, A F-106B "DELTA DART" WHICH WAS STRUCK BYLIGHTNING 700 TIMES WHILE FLYING STORM RESEARCH....HOW WOULD YOU HAVELIKED BEING THE JR.. GUY ON THOSE MISSIONS?ONE OF THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM IS THE WONDERFULIMAX MOVIE THEATER WITH ITS 65 FOOT TALL SCREEN AND 160000 WATTS OF GREATSURROUND SOUND. FILM SELECTION VARIES SO LOOK FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS TOWHAT WILL BE SHOWING. HOPEFULLY, THE WONDERFUL VIEW OF OUR PLANET EARTHFROM THE SPACESHIP "COLUMBIA"...SENSATIONAL.THERE ARE MANY HANDS-ON DISPLAYS AND TALKING EXHIBITS. YOU WILL TRULYENJOY YOUR TOUR THOUGH THIS WONDERFUL FACILITY. THEY HAVE A SMALL SNACKSHOP AND A WELL STOCKED GIFT SHOP. THERE IS A SMALL SECTION SET ASIDE FORSOME OLD SKETCHES OF COLONIAL LIFE IN VIRGINIA AND THE TRADING WITH THELOCAL INDIANS, OF WHICH THERE WERE MANY.ON THE WAY TO THE MUSEUM, YOUR GUIDE WILL GIVE YOU A TOUR OF HISTORICHAMPTON, AND HOPEFULLY, A RIDE THROUGH OLD FORT MONROE.COME ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT AND LOADS OF NOSTALGIA...YOU WILL FINDTHAT IT IS TIME WELL SPENT.

PRICE PER PERSON: $22.00 PRICE INCLUDES: DELUXE TRANSPORTATION,GUIDES WITH NARRATION, ENTRY TO MUSEUM AND IMAX THEATER, ALL TAXES ANDTIPS.


DINNER CRUISES

WE HAVE SCHEDULED TWO WONDERFUL DINNER CRUISES ON THE ELIZABETH RIVERTHE FIRST CRUISE I WILL DESCRIBE IS ON A THREE-MASTED SCHOONER THIS CRUISEWILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 136 PERSONS. THIS IS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE DININGSALON. OUR SHIP, THE AMERICAN ROVER, WITH ITS BRILLIANT RED SAILS, IS A 135-FOOT,THREE MASTED SCHOONER, FULLY LICENSED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THERULES OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. DEPARTING FROM DOWNTOWN NORFOLK,THE AMERICAN ROVER SAILS ON THE ELIZABETH RIVER OUT TO NORFOLK NAVAL BASE-THE LARGEST NAVAL BASE IN THE WORLD. ALONG THE WAY WE WILL CRUISE BY LOCALSHIPYARDS, THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL HOSPITAL, OLD FORT NORFOLK, NORFOLK-SOUTHERN COAL PIERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT TERMINALS. FROM THE SPA-CIOUS, COMFORTABLE DECKS YOU CAN ALSO SEE WORKING TUGBOATS, LUXURIOUSYACHTS AND ALL TYPES OF MILITARY VESSELS. EXPLORE THE CLIMATE CONTROLLEDBELOW-DECK LOUNGES WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE OR JUST RE-LAX. SINCE WE SAIL IN VERY SHELTERED WATERS, THE CRUISE ON THE AMERICANROVER IS ALWAYS SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE. YOU WILL BE SERVED A DELICIOUSMEAL AND WILL BE SERENADED BY A ROVING MINSTREL.

FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO TAKE THE DINNER/ DANCE CRUISE, WE HAVE ALSO BOOKED"THE SPIRIT OF NORFOLK". THIS SHIP IS PART OF A 10-SHIP FLEET THAT CRUISES SOME OFAMERICA'S MOST CELEBRATED HARBORS, COAST TO COAST. SO DO COME ABOARDNORFOLK'S FINEST FOR A FUN FILLED DINNER/DANCE CRUISE THAT YOU WILL NOT SOONFORGET. RELAX IN THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SALONS OR STROLL THE COOL OPENDECKS WHILE WE GENTLY CRUISE BY GIANT COAL SHIPS (COLLIERS), NUCLEARSUBMARINES AND GIANT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. WE ALSO CRUISE PAST THE FAMOUS BAT-TLE SITE OF THE MONITOR AND MERRIMACK (C. S. S. VIRGINIA). DINE, DANCE AND BE EN-TERTAINED WHILE YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY THE HISTORIC HAMPTON ROADS.

PRICE PER PERSON: S 48.00

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE: DELUXE COACH TRANSPORTATION WITH GUIDES, CRUISETICKETS, MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT, ALL TAXES AND TIPS.

SPECIFY YOUR CHOICE OF DINNER CRUISE AND REMEMBER,

SPACE IS LIMITED ON THE AMERICAN ROVER. GET YOUR

CHOICE IN EARLY. IF THE ROVER FILLS UP, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BEBOOKED ON THE SPIRIT OF NORFOLK UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OTHERWISE.!!!!!


VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM

VOTED ONE OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND ONE OF THE 10 BESTMARINE MUSEUMS IN AMERICA, IS THE VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM. LOCATEDJUST ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF OUR HOTEL, YOU WILL FIND THIS MUSEUM NOT ONLYVERY ENTERTAINING BUT, EDUCATIONAL AS WELL.THE MUSEUM IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL OF VIRGINIA'S MARINE LIFE..THERE ARE SEVERAL100,000 GAL TANKS FOR VARIOUS DIFFERENT WATER ANIMALS THAT ABOUND IN THENORFOLK CANYON, INCLUDING SHARKS, OCTOPUS, AND MANY OTHER OCEAN FISHES..THIS IS REALLY A HANDS-ON MUSEUM...PET THE STINGRAY'S OR CHECK OUT THESTARFISH, IT IS ALL ALLOWED.LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM IS THE FAMILY CHANNEL IMAX 3D THEATER. IT IS THEONLY ONE IN VIRGINIA SO SLIP ON YOUR GLASSES AND BECOME PART OF THE MOVIE.WITH ITS SIX-STORY-HIGH SCREEN AND SURROUND SOUND, YOU WILL HAVE ANEXPERIENCE THAT YOU WILL NOT SOON FORGET.STEP OUTSIDE AND YOU WILL FIND A WINDING NATURE TRAIL THROUGH THE REAL-LIFE SALT MARSH, COMPLETE WITH A 40 FT. HIGH OBSERVATION TOWER. VIRGINIA ISBLESSED WITH PLENTY OF WILD BIRDS, MARSH CREATURES AND PEACEFULSURROUNDINGS. THIS IS ONE TOUR YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS...THERE IS SOMETHINGFOR EVERYONE. THE MUSEUM HAS TWO BUILDINGS 1/3 MILE APART WITH WIDE RAMPSCONNECTING THE TWO AREAS. THERE IS A CAFE AND NAUTICAL GIFT SHOP. THERE ISSOME WALKING REQUIRED SO BRING COMFORTABLE SHOES AND STROLL AT YOUROWN PACE. THERE IS A SMALL TRAM FOR THOSE WHO CHOSE NOT TO WALK THE 1/3MILE TO THE SECOND BUILDING.

PRICE PER PERSON: S 23.00MUSEUM AND IMAX 3 DAND TIPS.

PRICE INCLUDES: TRANSPORTATION, ENTRY TO THETHEATER, GUIDES, TAXES


OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION

THIS IS THE LARGEST NAVAL AIR STATION ON THE EAST COASTHOME OF THE F-14 "TOMCATS" AND THE F-18 "HORNETS". MANY OFBEEN THROUGH THIS HUGE BASE AND I AM SURE THAT THERE WILLAND NOSTALGIA. OUR GUIDES WILL MEET US AND ESCORT USINCLUDING THE FLIGHT LINE WHERE WE WILL HAVE A STATIC DISPLAY OF AN F-14 ANDMEET SOME OF THE PILOTS. WE CAN SWAP SOME "WAR" STORIES BUT I AM AFRAIDTHEIR'S ARE TRUE. WE WILL ALSO VISIT THE "CREWS" BAR AND SEE THE MANYEMBLEMS AND MASCOTS OF THE NUMEROUS FAMOUS SQUADRONS THAT HAVE MADE THISTHEIR HOME IN YEARS PAST. AFTER THE TOUR, WE WILL STOP AT THE "0 CLUB"WATERING HOLE AND HAVE A COUPLE OF BREWS WITH THE GUYS. WE WILL HAVE THEREGULAR CASH BAR SO YOU CAN DRINK WHAT YOU LIKE BEFORE WE HEAD BACK TO THEHOTEL FOR THE EVENING BANQUET ACTIVITIES

PRICE PER PERSON: $ 15.00 THIS WILL COVER THE COST OF THE CHARTERED BUS.

SUPER CARRIER TOUR

THIS TOUR MAY OR MAY-NOT COME OFF SINCE IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHATIN THE WORLD AT THE TIME. THERE ARE 5 SUPER CARRIERS BASED INTHEY ARE ALWAYS ON STAND-BY TO QUELL ANY TROUBLES WORLD-WIDE.PERMISSION TO TOUR, YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO DOCK-SIDE AND MET BY NAVALPERSONNEL WHO WILL ESCORT US THROUGH THE SHIP. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE HOW HUGETHESE SHIPS ARE UNTIL YOU GET ON THE FLIGHT DECK AND SEE THE IMMENSITY OF ITALL. SINCE THIS TOUR IS SCHEDULED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE NAVY OCEANA, YOU

AND IS THE PROUDTWA'S PILOTS HAVEBE MANY MEMORIESAROUND THE BASE

IS HAPPENINGNORFOLK BUTIF WE OBTAIN

WILL HAVE TO SELECT ONEDIFFERENT TIMES. IF THERE

OCEANA TOUR, OTHERWISE, WEREQUIRES A LOT OF WALKINGWEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES.

TOUR. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SCHEDULE BOTH ATARE NO CARRIERS IN PORT, WE WILL ALL GO ON THE

WILL SPLIT UP INTO TWO GROUPS.AND GOING UP AND DOWN RATHER

NOTE: THE CARRIERSTEEP STAIRWAYS SO

PRICE PER PERSON: $ 1 5.00 COVERS TRANSPORTATION.


LADY'S SPECIAL PROGRAM

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF THE "DECORATING THE TABLE"COMMITTEE? WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT READYFOR YOU AND THERE WILL BE A TEACHER/GUIDE TO HELP DESIGN WHAT-EVER WE NEED FOR OUR BANQUET TABLES. AS OF THIS WRITING, WEHAVE NOT COME UP WITH A THEME FOR OUR EVENT BUT BY THE NEXTISSUE OF THE TARPA TOPICS, WE SHALL HAVE ONE. THIS WILL BE A FUNEVENT AND WE WILL HAVE COFFEE AND GOODIES FOR ONE AND ALL.COME VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME WHILE THE MEN ATTEND TO BUSINESS,MEET SOME NEW PEOPLE AND REALLY HELP US OUT.PLEASE CHECK ON THE SIGN-UP FORM SO WE CAN GET A COUNT. THANKS!


GREEK ISLES & TURKEY

Sue Kirschner, Norm & Carol Gray, "mom" & Bobbi Kirschner,Herb & Madaline Riebeling, Bill Kirschner, Ilse & Bob DedmanIn Istanbul

left, Bob & Ilse Dedman andPat Hasler share lunch abordMST Countess.

Isle of Rhodes - Greec town squarefountain. Bill Tarbox, HankMichaels & Chuck Hasler

Pat & Chuck Hasler. Bill & JoanTabox, Terry & Hank Michaels try-ing to read shopping ads in a Greeknewspaper.

Chuck Hasler, Shirley Beighlie, &Hank Michaels in front of fortresson the Isle of Crete.


BY PAT & CHUCK HASLER

WE JUST RETURNED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO FROM A FABULOUS

TARPA CRUISE OF THE GREEK ISLANDS & TURKEY. JUST GETTING

BACK IN OUR OWN TIME ZONE & HAVE TO GET THIS READY&

RUSH IT OFF TO JOHN GRATZ I N ORDER TO MEET THE TOPICS DEAD

LINE. FIRST A DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIP BY JEAN THOMPSON.

THE FOLLOWING IS A BEDTIME STORY THAT HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON'S LESSER-KNOWN SISTER HANNA

CHRISTINA ANDERSON.

THE RETURN OF THE TARPA TURKEYS

0 r

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO GREECE

ONCE UPON A TIME, APRIL 28, 1998 TO BE EXACT, TARPA I NTREPID

TRAVELERS, TOTALING TWENTY EIGHT, TOOK TO THE AIR WITHOUT TWA

HERDED FOR ATHENS. OLYMPIC AIRLINE'S DEPARTURE WAS DELAYED 1

112 HRS. WOULD THAT HAPPEN ON TWA? NEVER!

OLYMPIC ' S 747 AFFORDED PLENTY OF LEGROOM IN COACH, ALTHOUGH

ONE OF THE GROUP'S MORE VERTICALLY ENHANCED COUPLES SHELLED

OUT THE BIG BUCKS FOR FIRST CLASS. THERE WAS NO WRIER IN THE

LAVATORIES. SOME OF US HAD READING LIGHTS THAT WOULDN 'T COME

ON 0 SOME WOULDN 'T 6O OFF. WOULD THAT HAPPEN ON TWA? NEVER!

-CONTD.-


ONE OF THE GROUP SUGGESTED THE FLIGHT ENG. MIGHT CHECK THE

LTS. THE FLIGHT SERVICE MGR. SAID THE FLIGHT ENG. DIDN'T DO THAT

SORT OF THING. WOULD THAT HAPPEN ON TWA? NEVER!

THE MEAL WAS GOOD FOR AIRLINE FOOD. WOULD THAT HAPPEN ON

TWA? WELL THREE OUT OF 4 ISN'T BAD!THE TARPAns MANAGED TO GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL IN A

TIMELY FASHION DESPITE RAIN & "VERY, VERY, VERY TRAFFIC" TO

QUOTE THE GUIDE. FOOD C SLEEP IN R BED READIED. THE I NTREPID

TRAVELERS TO ATTACK ATHENS ON APRIL 30. ATHENIAN MUSEUMS,

JEWELRY STORES, CAFES WERE BESIEGED FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. TARPA

ATTACKED BY TAXI, ON FOOT ' MAYBE FROM THE AIR . DESPITE THE BEST

EFFORTS OF THE GOLD-LOVING TARPAns , IT IS RUMORED THAT THERE IS

GOLD JEWELRY TO BE BOUGHT.THE TWO PRONGED ATTACK HAD A SECOND OBJECTIVE. A DETERMINED

GROUP OF WIDOWS SOUGHT A GREEK GOD TO TAKE HOME. AT THIS

WRITING THEIR SEARCH HAS BEEN FRUITLESS. THEY WARN THE WOMEN

WITH HUSBANDS, SHOULD THEY FIND SAID GREEK GOD, TO KEEP THEIR

HANDS OFF.

MAY 1st BROUGHT PARADES & SPEECHES TO THE HOTEL'S DOORSTEP.

SINCE THE BANNERS BORE SLOGENS & MESSAGES IN GREEK, THE

TARPAns AREN'T SURE BUT ONE TRANSLATOR SUGGESTS THEY WERE

ADVERTISMENTS FROM GOLD SHOPS THEY MISSED THE PARADE UNITS

CONSISTED OF MIFFED GOLDSMITHS WHO FELT THEIR WORK WAS

UNDER-APPRECIATED UNDER-PURCHASED. THE PRESENCE OF FULLY

EQUIPPED RIOT POLICE LENDS CREDENCE TO THIS THEORY. ONE THING

THE WIDOWS ARE SURE OF IS THAT THERE WASN'T A GREEK 60D TO BE

SEEN IN THE WHOLE PARADE.

THE TARPAns TRANSFERRED TO A SHIP, THE MTS COUNTESS, TO CON-

TINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR UNPURCHASED GOLD ON THE ISLANDS OF

GREECE. ABOARD SHIP SOME SUBSTITUTED THE SEARCH FOR SUSTENANCE

FOR THE SEARCH FOR GOLD (OR GODS). IT WAS NOTED THAT THEY NEVER

MISSED A MEAL OR THE RUMOR OF A COOKIE. THEY AVOIDED THE OFFER

OF FREE OUZO IN ORDER TO HAVE A CLEAR HERD FOR FOOD, GOLD & GOD

SEEKING. THEY TRIED EVERYTHING THE GREEK CUISINE OFFERED FROM

THE LEAVES OF THE VINE, THE FRUIT OF THE VINE TO THE FRUIT OF THE

SEA . CHUCK EVEN FOUND ICE CREAM IN ABUNDANCE.

SOME TARPAns TRIED TO DULL THE EFFECTS OF EXESSIVE CALORIE

I NTAKE BY WALKING BETWEEN JEWELRY SHOPS & A CLASS IN GREEK

-CONTD.-


DANCING. THEY WERE ASSURED THAT CLIMBING ON OFF TOUR BUSES

COUNTS RS A STEP CLASS. GOING TO THE MONASTERY ON PATMOS I S AT

LEAST 4 STEP CLASSES--5 IF THEY SANG THE THEME FROM "ZORBA THEGREEK" WHILE TAKING THE STAIRS. (GASPING FOR BREATH DOES NOT

COUNT A S EXERCISE ,)

SANTORINI, CRETE, RHODES & PATHOS HAVE MAGNIFICENT TREASURES

TO BEHOLD, BUT DESPITE TARPAns BEST EFFORTS THERE IS STILL GOLD.

THERE ARE MORE T-SHIRTS, HATS, CARDS & BOOKS TO BUY. AT THIS

POINT BE ASSURED THERE IS GOLD IN TURKEY. SO TRADE YOUR DOLLARS

FOR TURKISH LIARS, REMEMBER YOU ONLY HAVE TO CHANGE R FIVE

DOLLAR BILL TO BE A TURKISH MILLIONAIRE, GIRD UP YOUR LOINS D

HAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD AT THE HERBY IT'S ON TO ISTANBUL! GET TO

THE GRAND BAZAAR; HAGGLE WITH THOSE MERCHANTS. YOU CAN DO IT!!

THEY'LL ALL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. (ENO)THANK YOU

THANKS JEAN! FOR ANOTHER OF YOUR GEMS OF WRITING. JEAN HERD

THIS TO US AT R COCKTAIL PARTY ON BOARD THE COUNTESS, GIVEN BY

VENTURES & THE SHIP FOR OUR TARPA GROUP. WE PRESENTED JEAN

WITH A CUDDLY PLUSH FROG WHICH JUST MIGHT TURN INTO ONE GREEK

GOD.

OUR ATHENS/GREEK ISLANDS, TURKEY CRUISE WAS ONE GREAT TRIP!

THE FIRST DAY'S RAIN CLEARED BY AFTERNOON ' SEVERAL OF US

WALKED TO THE PLAKA WHERE HERB RIESLING FOUND THE FAVORITE

LITTLE RESTAURANT OF THE CREWS. IT DEFINITELY WAS A CREW

RESTAURANT BECAUSE THE PRICE WAS RIGHT-FOOD & BEER FOR SOME

$4.00 EACH. SOME OF US EVEN MANAGED TO BEGIN OUR SHOPPING ON

THE WRY-LEATHERS WERE BIG ITREM-WELL WHO KNOWS? HERB WAS

SURE HE REMEMBERED WHICH STREETS TO GET TO THE RESTAURANT, & THE

STREETS ARE LIKE LABYRINTH THERE. WE WALKED A LOT, RETRACED

OUR STEPS, WALKED MORE-& FINALLY HERB LED US IN WAS WARMLY

GREETED BY THE STUFF, APPARENTLY THIS WAS THE PLACE. HERB GOT

OUR DARING & DASHING AWARD FOR LEADING OUR GROUP ACROSS THE

GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE INDY 500 SEVERAL TIMES-VERY DARING&

DASHING. OTHER AWARDS WERE OUR SULTAN, AWARD GIVEN THE MAN

WHO IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. ONE

SULTAN USUALLY BRINGS A BEVY OF BEAUTIES-THIS TIME IN ADDITION

TO BOBBI, HE BROUGHT LIL . SUE. ACTUALLY BILL KIRSCHNER IS OUR

SULTAN LIL IS HIS MOM . SUE IS HIS SISTER. LIL WAS ONE ENER-

GETIC LADY, FIRST UP SOME 400 TEMPLE STEPS, LEADING THE REST OF

THE GROUP BEHIND. OUR DEPENDABLE . DILIGENT AWARD WENT TO BILL

-CONTD.-


TARBOX BECAUSE HE NEVER FAILS TO ARRANGE A VISIT FOR THE MEN TO

THE SHIP'S ENGINE RM. (NO SHIP ALLOWS LADIES WHO DO NOT WORK

ON THE SHIP IN THE ENGINE RM.).THANKS BILL. OUR LONG OVERDUE

AWARD HONORED ILSE DEDMAN . SHE WON OUR SIERRA MADRE HANDI-

CAP LAST OCTOBER & WASN'T GIVEN HER MEDAL THEN. WELL MANANA ?

CHUCK GOT OUR WHOLE GROUP R VISIT TO THE BRIDGE WHERE THE

SHIP'S CAPT. HAD OUZO CANAPES SERVED AS WELL. THIS WAS A

GREAT TRIP, GREAT WEATHER, GREAT CRUISE, GREAT GROUP. THANKS TO

ALL WHO JOINED US FOR HELPING CREATE A FUN CRUISE. OPAH !


POST CONVENTION TOUR

MEXICAN RIVIERA CRUISE

ON THE BRAND NEW ELATION 7 DRY

ROUNDTRIP FROM LA OCT. 25, 1998


.. TARPA TOPICS... JULY, 1998

Right, Klete and Lois Rood.

Above, Fay Widholm

Left, Jake and Jean Jacobsen at S-A-C museum.


byHank Gastrich

Hard to believe this is the midyear issue of the TOPICS;the soon to be here Virginia Beach TARPA convention is little more than two months away.With the next issue, the penultimate 20th century year of 1998 will be nearly spent. What acentury! One in which mankind's progress undoubtedly was greater than ever before in history.One in which we left our native planet and not only flew, like so many had dreamed of doing,but one in which some traveled to a lunar satellite; even unmanned landings on sister planets.Truly, the 20th century saw the `shrinking of the universe.

Except for the postal and telephone services! Have any of you noticed that you no longercan speak to a human on the telephone. Instead a robotic voice gives you step by stepinstructions on which button to press to direct your call to the proper extension. A typical callstarts with a sweet, sexy young voice, "welcome to the Postal Service's Automated TelephoneService; if you know your selection, you may press that number at any time; otherwise, chooseyour selection from the following menu." Not unlike ordering Chinese take out!

Sometimes perhaps the automated service might be better. I called Denise last week andshe asked why she hadn't heard from me for a while. I told her I had been incommunicado! Shesaid, "Is that in Baja?" D's the one who once suggested we write a letter to have the "CattleCrossing" signs removed from a back road we sometimes use - so the cattle will cross someplace else! But I love her and ... I can spell in front of her!

Hey, I received some great mail this issue. Ray Brucks, Norm Nichol and Ed Toner allsupplied me with enough joke material to last until that next century. Some great feature letters,like John Hatcher's old homestead and J T Happy's cruisin' down the river. Thanks to BillDixon, a bit of romance linked to Albuquerque in a long distant yesterday. I'm trying toremember but I don't think I was ever in love in ABQ. And a couple interesting stories from BillTownsend and Wolly Wollenberg. None of this means to cut out our newer people however. Ithink our GRAPEVINE should be for all of us to enjoy reading about what others of us are doing ...or did. That is as much for recent members as it is for any one; even more perhaps because manyof us are not fully acquainted with a lot of the newer folk. And we want to be. So let's keepthose cards and letters coming. Hey guys, see ya in VA Beach - No Kidding!


291 Jamacha Road Apt. 52El Cajon, CA 92019-2386Tel-Fax: 619-401-9969E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

GRAPEVINE (cont'd)

TOPICS NEWS & HUMOUR

COME FLY WITH ME

CARBON, PA. A group of men were drinkingbeer and discharging firearms from the rear deck ofa home owned by Irving Michaels, age 27. The menwere firing at a raccoon that was wandering by, butthe beer impaired their aim and the animal escapedinto a 3-foot drainage pipe some 100 feet awayfrom Mr. Michaels' deck. Determined to terminatethe animal, Michaels retrieved a can of gasoline andpoured some down the pipe, intending to smoke theanimal out. After several unsuccessful attempts toignite the fuel, Michaels emptied the ent ire 5 galloncan down the pipe and tried to ignite it again, to noavail.

Not one to admit defeat by wildlife, thedetermined Mr. Michaels proceeded to slidefeet-first approximately 15 feet down the slopingpipe to toss the match. The subsequent rapidlyexpanding fireball propelled Michaels back the wayhe had come, though at a much higher rate of speed.He exited the angled pipe "like a Polaris missileleaving a submarine," according to witness JosephMcFadden, 31. Mr. Michaels was launched d irectlyover his home, over the heads of his astonishedfriends, onto his front lawn. In all, he traveled over200 feet through the air. There was a DopplerEffect to his scream as he flew over us,: McFaddenreported, "followed by a loud thud!"

Amazingly, he suffered only minor injuries,"It was actually pretty cool," Michaels toldinvestigating police officers.

RUSSIAN ROULETTE GAME MISFIRES

MINNEAPOLIS, MN Derrick L. Richards, 28was charged in April with third degree murder in thedeath of his beloved cousin, Kenneth Richards.According to police, Derrick suggested a game ofRussian Roulette and put a semiautomatic pistol(instead of the more traditional revolver) to Kerr'shead and fired.

CRAZY LAWS

1. Kansas City, Kansas law prohibitscatching fish with your bare hands.

2.If your horse is ugly, the law prohibitsyou from riding it down a street in Wilber, Wash.

3.It is a crime in Zion, IL to offer a cigarto a dog, cat or any pet.

4.Laws in Eureka, NV make it a crime tokiss if you wear a mustache (either party).

5.It is illegal to ride a camel on Nevadahighways.

6.In North Carolina motels, it's a crime tomove twin beds together or to make love on thefloor. (Note: These came from Uncle John's ThirdBathroom Reader.)

7.Bull throwing is illegal in Washington,D. C.

FUNNY SIGNS

Sign in a London Store:BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

Outside a jeweler's shop:EARS PIERCED WHILE YOU WAIT

Outside a photographer 's studio:OUT TO LUNCH-IF NOT BACKBY FIVE, OUT TO DINNER ALSO

Outside a travel agency:WHY DON'T YOU GO AWAY?

On a newly painted bench:WET PAINT - WATCH IT OR WEAR IT

In the window of a dry cleaners:SAME DAY DRY CLEANING

ALL GARMENTS READY IN 48 HOURSIn a restaurant:

OUR CUTLERY IS NOT MEDICINEPLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT AFTER MEALS

THINGS TO PONDER

If God wanted me to touch my toes, Hewould have put them on my knees.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate atwhich one can die.

Why is the alphabet in that order?It's not hard to meet expenses - there

everywhere!Why does sour cream have an expiration

date?


GRAPEVINE (cont ' d) WE GET LETTERS

ED GRUBER Delphi, IN WAYNE SEVERSON Mission, KS

Thanks for all the work you do -- keepit up.

Ed Gruber

TOM MAHER Estes Park, CO

Cheers Phil,Just discovered this envelope in my

TARPA magazine - which because of anaround the world 5-week cruise, got thrown ina stack with my Geographies until I can giveeach of them the time they deserve. Greatmagazine!

Hopefully the enclosed will make methe first TARPA member paid up until the nextcentury!! Thanks for your efforts.

KEN SLATEN Albuquerque, NM

Dear Phil,You would think being involved with

TARPA as much as I was, one wouldn't forgetto send in dues. However, one did - this one.Sorry about that. Keep up the good work!

Ken SlatenEd's Note: Small correction Ken - One didn't -quite a few did - including this columnist.

JACK HARPSTER Menlo Park, CA

Hi Phil,Mark down another Eagle who feels

obligated to pay my dues as a small part of mycontribution to TARPA. My hats off to all the

officers, board andcommittee members.

ThanksJack

Dear Hank,What a change of address - I was

expecting to read Acapulco, not ScrippsHospital! Hadn't realized your hip was thatbad. Age?? Can't believe you will be there foronly a few days.

Again, you do a great job as editor.We both wish you the very best and

hope you have the best looking nurses in thehouse.

Wayne and Betty

BILL TOWNSEND Largo, FL

Some of my old note paper - anyhow,here's $25 for the dues or wherever its needed.All of you do a great job for TARPAThanks,

BOB STEVENS Kansas City, MO

Capt. Belisle,Sure have enjoyed your publication:

wow -- 58 years ago May 1 I started withTWA (retired in 1979). Obviously the ranks arethinning. I still keep close touch with goodfriend Earl Korf (ex ground/flight rdo op,

navigator), etc etc. Believe heis either 92 or 93. I alwaysremember, he and son climbedthe Matterhorn on Earl'sbirthday.

Bob Stevens

Ed's note: Thanks for your note Bob. It is areal pleasure to include a dispatcher's words - Iknow we now have heard a little somethingfrom dispatchers, navigators, mechanics, radiooperator (?). I want no one left out!


GRAPEVINE (cont ' d)

LEE WILDMAN Penngrove, CA EARL KORF Lincroft, NJ

Hi Phil,Good to see you at ABQ. Thanks for

taking on the Sec/Treas job. The calendarindicates I now qualify as an Eagle. Since Ihave not had a line check to complete thequalifications, I will continue to pay the regulardues. Thanks,

LeeEd's Note: Having received your note (and heyour check) from Phil, it is apparent you knowwhat and where to send. I herewith welcomeyou to the ranks of Eagles.

JERRY ZERBONE Boulder City, NV

Dear Phil,Enclosed is my dues check for TARPA

`98. Enjoy the TOPICS but wish names wereput below photos of the subjects. Age changesall of us, so many of the older faces might beknown but the change in looks makes it hard torecognize some of them now.

Regards,Jerry

Ed's Note: Agree on the names Jerry. That iswhy I started putting my picture on the firstpage of the GRAPEVINE - even though any onewho knew me knows I still look the same asthat 1953 student copilot!

AL VANDE VELDE Glen Ellyn, IL

Hi Phil, I want to thank you and allofficers and directors for the beautiful workyou all are doing. Here are my annual dues andI will keep on paying it until I fly west. Thanks,

CLIFF DAVIS Carefree, AZ

Better late than never - looking forwardto next convention since I have family there

Cliff Davis

Phil.I feel guilty being a free loader so

please accept this dues payment. I do enjoy theTOPICS. $25 bucks is a very small expense forreceiving such a fine magazine.

Good luck to you and the TARPAofficers. At 93, with bad arteries, prostatecancer and arthritis, we don't get to use ourpasses but glad to still be around.

Earl,Ed's Note: Freeloader your not, Earl! Strange,but I just recall writing your name andconsidering the many TWA hats you wore, Ican't write it often enough. Thanks for helpingmake TWA what it was for me.

ED FULLER Anaheim, CA

Dear Phil,If I understand the system this check

pays thru 1999 but thats OK and may help withthe non-rev problem you mentioned lastNovember.

Thank all of you who do so much workfor those that just enjoy it like me. I'm puttingtogetherareunionof myoldNavySquad-ron inHawaii;May1-4. 1998 in LAS. There will be 4 retired TWACaptains in attendance, Norm Nichol, BobKelley, Bob Nickson and yours truly. Myreunion work has shown me just how muchyou and all the officers and tour and conventionplanners do on a regular basis.

Thanks for all of it; it is appreciated.Ed Fuller


GRAPEVINE (coned)

LARRY GIRARD Pebble Beach, CA GEORGE PORTER Huntington, CA

Hi Phil,May have forgotten

to pay `98 dues - if so -"mea culpa" and enclosedmy penitent check. I'm stillin good health, play golf andtennis when "El NINO" lets me! Best regards.

Larry GirardEd's Note: Thanks for letting me make use of atennis player pic Larry (great backhand!). Mygolfers are all busy with Ford Blaney and theBearly Open!

BEN BROWN Glen Rock, MD

Joined the eagle group last year. Gladto see the TOPICS when it arrives. Thanks forthe dedication.

George Porter

BOB BRACY San Jose, CA

Capt. Belisle,Bob was 76 on his

birthday last December. He willnow have attended Eagle ranksin a new directory. Thank you,

Lorraine Bracy

Dear Phil, DAVID O. SMITH Louisburg, KS

Allene and I celebrated our 50 yearanniversary July 1997. Shewas a TWA CabinAttendant from 1945 until1997. Her maiden namewas Allene Olson.

BenEd's Note:Congratulations Ben andAllene.

FRANK RODRIGUEZLebanon, CT

I would just like to make a correction to myE-mail address. It is: [email protected] you will make the correction in the nextmembership directory I would appreciate it.

Frank D Rodriguez

Ed's Note: What say we let `em all know now,Frank? I know what a catastrophe not receivingsome of the e-mail I could do without would be

Hank and all,Thanks for all the nice work and

information you fellows share with the rest ofus. Just today (3-3) became an Eagle; howeverin good health and happy to pay yearly dues.Hope this finds you well.

DO SmithEd's Note: That is not a Bracy cake above D0, it is an Eagle cake. (I'm only allowed a fewpictures on each page!).

ED ROWE Ridgefield, CT

Dear Phil,I celebrated my 75th birthday Oct. 29

1997 - so I should now be listed as a TARPAEagle. I will enclose a check for my dues for1998.

I appreciate your efforts on my behalf.Many thanks!

Most sincerely,Ed Rowe

Ed's Note: Only a bookkeeping matter Ed -you always were aces high with us. And, theeagle cake is for you also.


GRAPEVINE (coned)

GEORGE FRIEDRICH Ormond Beach, FL Mrs BILL HIGGINS San Mateo, CA

Dear Phil,Keep up the good work. As a ground

pounder I sure enjoy the magazine.Regards,

George

BILL CLEGG Etna, NH

Dear Phil,Enclosed find my 1998 dues. I enjoy

TARPA TOPICS. Once I pick it up I can't putit down. It is definitely a first class publication.

Best WishesBill Clegg

LEO McFARLAND Overland Park, KS

Dear Capt. Belisle,We continue to love and look forward

to TARPA TOPICS - a wonderful magazine.It continues to keep us informed about

friends we never want to forget.Thank you,

June and Leo

E C "Lum" EDWARDS Camarillo, CA

Dear Phil,Gained Eagle Status but still happy to

send TARPA dues and get the TOPICS to hearwhat's going on - thanks for your participation.

Lum

GENE SCHNEBELT Summerland Key, FL

Dear Phil,Many thanks for sending me the

November `97 issue of TARPA TOPICS! It's abeautiful day in Jackson. I maintain about threefeet of snow beside my sidewalk, but its "good"

snow! STL has "BAD" snow!Best Regards,

Jane and Gene

Dear Captain Belisle,Enclosed is the check for 1998 dues.Been busy locating a house in Alameda

- 15 minutes to the Oakland Airport! Great!When I finally settle there, I'll send you

my new address. Meantime, I truly enjoy all thearticles in the magazine. Now I realize why Billread it from cover to cover.

Sincerely,Mrs. Bill Higgins

Mrs THELMA DYER Upland, CA

Dear Phil,I want to continue to be eligible for

TARPA Insurance as the spouse of Chic. It iswonderful Insurance. So, I enclose the $25 fordues.

Thelma Dyer

JIM BERGER New York, NY

Hi Phil,

Enclosed is my check for TARPA dues.I was hoping to be able to attend at least aportion of the convention in Virginia Beach,

but unfortunately my friendKevin is getting married andhe has asked me to be his"best man."

Hope you are well andplease say hello to all of myTWA friends in the Bay area.

Jim Berger(former ALPA Attorney)

Ed's Note: Phil will say hello to your Bay areafriends and your letter will do it to all thefriends you have over the country. Oh yes -watch out that the wedding thing isn'tcontagious.


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

BOB KILIAN Bend, OR RUDY TRUESDALE Eureka, CA

Dear Captain Belisle,When I got the December issue of

TARPA TOPICS, I read it with much interest,filed it in the magazine rack and when I lookedat it this morning, I realized that I owe my1998 dues. Guess I can blame it on old age, asI will be Eight OH in the next couple of weeks.I thought a 50th Anniversary was anaccomplishment, but the 80 threshold will bealmost its equal.

Our traveling days are almost over withthe exception of short range auto trips throughthe Northwest. We took one trip to BOS lastspring and may do the same trip in April. Wealways look forward to being on TW, becausethe spirit of the employees and crews are reallygreat. From the SKYLINER, it sounds asthough TW is really coming into its own again.Helen and I still battle as to which one will getthe Skyliner or TARPA TOPICS first, as weboth are alumni. Helen has 9 months ofseniority on me and she won't let me forget it.

We look forward to receiving TARPATOPICS and we go through it thoroughly. Thecover with the 1011 on the last issue wasbeautiful. It is hard to believe it too is inretirement. It was a great airplane from thepassenger viewpoint and it served TW well.

I would like to wish all of themembership a great 1998 and many morehealthy and prosperous years ahead. Sincerely,

Bob Kilian

JOHN HATCHER Leavenworth, KS

Dear Phil,Let me add my thanks to you for the

fine job you are doing as Secretary/Treasurer.There are few workers, but many gratefulreaders. Like many have said, 'it's hard to putthe TOPICS down when it arrives. Hope to seeyou in Virginia Beach. Best regards,

John Hatcher.

Dear Phil,On 24 March 1940, Easter Sunday, at

1800 hours in St. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral,Captain Trudy Truesdale and Hostess DorothyNewton were married. Our honeymoon was towork a DC-3 flight to La Guardia the next day,and yes, the Hostess stayed with me at thePlaza Hotel, violating a company rule!

We celebrated Saturday evening here atthe best restaurant in town and our friendsjoined us at our home form good old fashionedstrawberry short cake.

Due to Dry Macular Degeneration Iquit driving in April 1997.

Thanks to all you good TARPAworkers and sorry I am not up to attendingconventions. I feel good however, eat well butdo nothing else - except a glass of Red Wineeach evening. Scotch on Saturday evening andwine with dinner. Sincerely,

H W Rudy TruesdaleNonagenarian 92 in April

Ed's Note: Fantastic Letter Rudy. For yourinformation, I copied your letter verbatim andmy spell-checker found not a single wordamiss. Congratulations, Rudy - and Dorothy.

JIM FINDLAY San Rafael, CA

Hi Phil,Thanks for the dues reminder. OSA can

offer a 105 discount to TARPA members if youthink there would be any interest.

Best regards.Jim Findlay

DC-3 AIRLINE

Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.11490 Catalina StreetSan Leandro, CA 94577

Captain Jim FindlayDirector - Flight Operations

(800) 938-1900x219(415) 456-8029

Fax (510) 667-3841


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

JOHN HATCHER Leavenworth, KS

Dear Hank,

Thanks for all the good work you do on the GRAPEVINE, and we do like your jokes. Also,best wishes for a complete recovery. For a brief bio, we bought a 125-year old house on the westbank of the Missouri River in Leavenworth, KS and have it 95% restored. We are chartermembers of Save A Connie, and I'm one of the guys who take it to air shows. We started in 1987with about 20 members and now we have about 565 members, but would like to have many more.I'm also trying to improve my golf game at the course on Fort Leavenworth, but with littlesuccess. Hope to see you in Virginia Beach.

Again, best wishes

Dear Hank,

Thanks for your quick response to my note. By now you will be a year older and have anew left hip. I hope all went well with that.

You asked for more information about the old house Sally and I restored in Leavenworthon the west bank of the Missouri River. It is a 2-story brick Italianate built in 1875 by the 7' h

governor of Kansas, George T. Anthony (Susan B's cousin). We are only the 6th family in it's 123years to own it (or perhaps it owns us). In 1942 during the housing shortage the Fish familyleased it to the Army, and it was divided into four apartments, each having a living room,bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. We acquired it in 1992, and our first addition was a "carriagehouse" since there was no garage. We removed 4 kitchens, 4 bathrooms, and some walls. Thenwe had the house re-wired, re-plumbed, and added 2 furnaces for air-conditioning. (There hadbeen 4 window units). We also replaced the big old boiler in the cellar with a smaller, moreefficient unit for the hot-water radiators, which we use for heating instead of forced air.

This all took about 6 months (6 days a week) and we moved here from Leawood inJanuary 1993 during the big ice-storm. During that spring we watched the river rising to newheights and witnessed the disastrous flooding of `93.

Well, we painted the carriage house, painted inside, installed carpeting and flooring, anddid all the necessary scraping-sanding-priming-painting, etc. We also got a new roof, a stone wallout front, and a "Never paint again" exterior painting. Sally is a Master Gardener and has done agreat job landscaping here as well as in the Downtown flower beds. We are still doing projects(you're never finished with an old house), but now it's whenever we feel like it - much moreenjoyable.

This is probably more than you wanted to find out, but as you know, old house owners are

proud of their homes. We're open for visitors and tours.See you in Virginia Beach Best Regards

Ed's Note: John wrote two letters because he was very brief about his beautiful home in his first

one. When I received letter one, I dropped the Hatchers a line and asked for a picture and somedetails - which were forthcoming in the second letter. As I was writing this, I was doubting that Icould get it all on a single page; I can't and for that I am happy. I go now to have the photoenlarged and hopefully will show you John and Sally Hatcher's remarkable home on a single page,with nothing from me or anyone to detract from it's warmth and beauty.


912 So. Esplanade

Leavenworth, Kansas

Built in 1875 by George T. Anthony (7 th Kansas Governor)

6th and present owner - Captain and Mrs John Hatcher - TWA Retired


GRAPEVINE (cont'd)

EDWARD J TONER Brick, NJ

Dear Hank,It's the day after St. Patrick's day and as usual, I'm a real sick puppy. For me, a hangover

is when the brew of the night meets the dawn of the day. I figure Guinness is good for me, so Ishould be good to the Guinness's. Marlene says I drink like a fish and wishes we both drank thesame thing. I read with interest the description of L-1011 approach and landing techniques.Setting the radio altimeter at 2' was for wimps and sissies. Real men set it at 5', and then listenfor the first sign of whimpering from the copilot, then ease the nose up. I found that by leaving#2 spun up a bit, and closing the outboards, gave a nice cushion, but sometimes caused me toland a tad long, but what the hey, the smoothness was well worth it. Another technique I founduseful was using the center only in an engine-out approach. Remember, you never lose #2 in thesimulator. I'd set a fairly high power setting on the surviving outboard, trim it up, then controlspeed/sink with #2 power. It was logical and worked just great but management would have nopart of it. "You crazy or something Toner?! You can't do that! Didn't you read the book?"

I' m an Elk now. These guys are nuts about guns and hunting and some of them have metstrange ends indeed. Kenny Barger shot himself to death one morning. He was hungover, and when the phone next to his bed rang, he reached for it but grabbed his .38instead and when he put it in his ear, it went off. Marty Enright was trying to breakthe window of his wife's car with the butt of his shotgun, and it went off and blew a5" hole in his gut. A gun took Greg Pryor too. He was using a cigarette lighter to check thebreech of his muzzle loader, and it went off and blew his head clean off. The Toner gene pool gota little shallower last year. Patrick was driving his pickup truck one dark night after frogging.(Pat lives in Virginia now, and went native.) His headlights went out. It was the fuse, and he had

no spare, so he stuck a live .22 round in its place. It overheated and discharged, andthe slug took poor Pats' left testicle. Lisa wanted to know how many frogs he got!Eamonn had some real hard luck. He lives in Northern Utah, and took to

hunting bear. He shot one on an overhanging ledge above him, and the 400 pound blackbear fell on him and squished him like a worm. Laura, his widow, is having a hard timebearing up to all of this.All the best,

Ed's Note: Interesting letter, Ed. I semi-agree with you on landing techniques. I used to leave alittle power on #2 on a 727 and then use just a tad of left aileron. First I could feel the left strutcompress, then take out the aileron and feel the right strut compress, and then fly the nose wheeldown until it compressed. Used more runway, but we pay landing fees by the pound, not theyard, right? I also like your engine-out approach idea. I lost a few on 727's and even though thebook said, "an engine out approach is exactly like a three engine approach," I would never getbelow two-engine out speed until I was committed to land. That way, if a bird committedhara-kiri in a good engine, I wouldn't fall out of the sky! I'm sure sorry to hear about KennyBarger and Enright. Both good guys. I think I remember Eamonn but I know I remember Laura.I remember a party when we played "Feel." A man and woman (not wedded) is "IT" and had tofind and identify every one else (non-wedded paired off also) by feel only. Laura and I hid in thebroom closet and disrobed - figuring it would be harder for IT to identify us! "IT" never did findus but Mary Lee and Eamonn did. Thanks again for your letter - I think!


THERE I WAS

-ON MY BACK AT 3,000 FEET thePERRY SCHREFFLER STORY

Cleared for Ta

keof

fClimb to Altitude

Three-Point Touchdown!

Clearing Turn


THERE I WAS - ON MY BACK AT 3,000 FEET - the

PERRY SCHREFFLER STORY

"Not too many guys are as lucky as I have been tobe able to fly on that special birthday!" said retiredCaptain Perry Schreffler. When Perry speaks of a `specialbirthday,' he is referring to his 75th . The Eagle milestonethat many of our retirees meet, and one on which asurprising number of these "Eagles" are still flying.However, Perry's modesty keeps him from completinghis statement, "flying a Bucker Jungman." Flying, Upsidedown and acrobatically! At age 75! Perry, who retiredon April 1, 1981 started with TWA on Jan 12, 1948.Perry also retired as a LT/COL from the USAF. But whyam I telling you all this? Here, are pictures of Perry andhis German acrobatic aircraft, a Bucker Jungman biplane.The airplane looks great with its traditional olive greenpaint job which Perry has personalized with yellow noseand tail areas and a red-white-blue spinner. Also pictured,is Perry's very unique retirement (sic-business?) card.

TWA Captain Perry Schreffler


The card displays Perry's AvCad wings, USAFCommand Pilot Wings as well as TWA Captain wings. Also pictured are several pictures of Perry;as the young pilot, the home from the wars veteran, and the venerable airline pilot. All makingPerry appear seemingly ageless. There are also pictures of a few of the 176 (I thought 90 somewas a lot) different aircraft models Perry flew. Happy Birthday, Perry!

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John T. HappyNine East Lake Drive

Haines City FL 33844-9320941/439-2223

Hey Hank, 31 March, 1998

You just keep getting better and better. The Grapevine (Even without the vines runningdown the side) is the best part of the Topics. You are doing a fantastic job. I know I haven'tcontributed of late but of course I have no excuse !

Enclosed , however, is a small piece on a recent cruise my bride Bette and I took withsome other TWA Seniors. May be interesting to some . Check it out and if you don't have roomtoss it.

This letter is written with Corel 8, word perfect. Times New Roman 12. The"Paddelwheel story was done with AmiPro and New Times Roman 12 also. The photo wasscanned into the story from a HP ScanJet 4P using Visioneer Paperport software.

Have a "Happy" summer and all the Best to you all.

J.T.


GRAPEVINE (coned)

A Paddlewheel Adventureby John Thomas Happy II

While enjoying the rainy weather in Central Florida this winter, I came across a"Lum"

Edwards tour on the American Queen from New Orleans to Memphis. A seven day cruise. Mybride Bette and I took Southwest Air from MCO to MSY on Sunday and were very lucky to getin as the weathers was stinko. Low ceilings, rain and wind blowing like mad. The SW crew did agreat job and greased it on. The trip from the A/P in a van was much more scary. We arrivedat the Robin Street Wharf about three, to the accompaniment of a great dixieland band in thecheck-in lounge. My! What a way to start a dixieland jazz cruise.. The American Queens thenewest Delta Queen Steamboat Company's paddlewheeler. So big, it can only do the lowerMississippi River. Not above STL because of the locks. (29 to Minniapolis-St Paul). Carries closeto 500 folks and 180 crew. But built in the theme of the late '80's. There were 14 of us braveseafarers ( never out sight of land), aboard, from the TWA Seniors group.

After getting settled in our staterooms with a fruit and champagne snack, we checked theship/boat out, finding all the bars first. Once you are on the boat/ship, you put your clams away.They run a tab on you, but only for giftshop, side tours and the drinks., everything else comeswith the tour package as usual on a cruise. We were supposed to sail at 19:00 but due to thelousy weather they waited for a lot of people that didn't get into MSY until later. We left at 22:00but at 20:00 we were treated to a terrific show by the Dukes of Dixieland . Without a doubt

the best jazz group in the business. After the show we had dinner (late sitting). Stuffed catfishand scallops I don't even want to mention the dessert.

Next morning was one of 7 breakfasts either buffet or sit down that were out of thisworld. Then if we didn't have enough of food we were intertained by Chef Joe Cahn who talkedabout Marti Gras, tailgate parties, fat Tuesday, Justin Wilson, jumbalaya, pralines, New Orleansand Louisiana politics ( a riot) and the fact that he did not believe in "weight watchers". Hebelieved in "tall watchers". Weight v/s height. If you worked on getting your height taller youwould fall in the right weight bracket. !!! It took him three beers to get through thedemonstration ! ! ! !

In the evening we had a Captains champagne party ( black tie) followed by a fantasticshow with Pete Fountain and his dixieland all stars. SUPER. After, dinner was, suffer throughthis, lobster, greek salad, and gumbo soup. With jumbolaya on the side.

The next day after the usual, bkfst and lunch,Connie Jones (ex Fireside Five and Dukesalumni), did a history, illustrated with some of the best Dixie music, on jazz, in new Orleans. Wespent a lot of time in the engine room bar ( above the engine), eating the largest shrimp snacks Ihave ever seen. Music by David Post. Old favorites. In the evening another show and another

dinner. After which dancing until ? You must know that my bride Bette, dubbed Ford andJanie Blainey " Fred and Ginger. They danced every night the whole cruise and Beautifully.

We stopped at St Fredricksburg, Natches and Vicksburg. At Vicksburg Bette threwsome of the filthy stuff into the Harrah's Hotel and Casino, docked right behind the AmericanQueen. I don't gamble myself'cause I know where the clams are going.

There were four Broadway type floor shows between the Dixieland music. One was aWorld War II USO Canteen show. Brought back many, many memories. Another show was one

of all B'way show tunes....great!



This was one of the best cruises I have had the pleasure of doing. The TWA group wasjust super. Everyone had a very good time, even flying kites from the fantail. There was never alack of something to do. Or not do. The food was the best, bar none. Including the soft-shellcrabs my bride Bette put away. The shows were as good or better than any, including the Alaskacruise on Princess, the Caribbean on Royal Caribbean and the Atlantic cruise out of Lisbon.This boat/ship just does not roll or sway. And you can swim to shore. "course all the ex-swabbies in TWA may not agree with me, but then I like to kick over a pile, just to get someconversation going.

The end of this adventure ended on a bit of a sour note, however. For folks that thinkthey can ride on the TWA ( co-share ) Express out of Memphis. Forget it. Not like out of STL orNY. They DO NOT honor TWA passes. We had to rent a car from Budget ( The ONLY ONEin Memphis that would rent one way) and drive to STL.4+ hours. Fortunately we shared the carwith Gene and Joy Corcoran and the conversation was lively and the time went really fast.

There is and awful lot I have left out to meet space requirements but if you have a weekor a couple of days, take a river boat (ship) trip. The Delta Queen, the Mississippi Queen or thenew American Queen. Try the Great Steamboat (ship) race out of Cincinnati some time. Or the"Tall Stacks, out of the same town.

First row: Bette Happy, Jane Blainey, Irene Mitkevich, Joy Corcoran, Norma Kreiling.Second row: John Happy, Ford Blainey, Antonio and Thomas Johnson, Gregory

Mitkevich, Eugene Corcoran, Barbara Beckman, Marvin Kreiling.Top row: Captain John Davitt and Donald Beckman.

Have a "Happy "


GRAPEVINE (coned)

BILL TOWNSEND Largo, FL

Dear Hank,

In reading the letters in TARPA TOPICS, I note that no one has mentioned Captain JackZimmerman, a Chief Pilot out of New York, and a very good one, with many accomplishments.He flew everything that had wings and a motor. He was one of our earlier, well-known greatpilots. My knowing him was a big experience in my beginning days as a pilot for TWA. AfterBush Voights gave me my line time for Captain's check-out (Thanks, Bush), I had my Captain'scheck with Jack Zimmerman.

Most remembered was that final check ride with him, in a DC-3 (some of you may haveseen or flown same), MKC to LGA via CHI, late in 1941. It was an instrument flight all the way.There was some apprehension on my part, as I had heard that Jack always asked to have hishome town, Fremont, pointed out whenever over Ohio. So, I very carefully noted ourapproximate time CHI to Fremont - on instruments - it would only be a good guess. Sureenough, Jack asked me to tell him when we were over Fremont, and I answered. How well I did,I don't know, but he seemed satisfied. Shortly thereafter he sent me back to the cabin forsomething or other, and he must have kicked the transmitter button over. When I was back in myseat, he said CHI was calling. I picked up the mike to answer, but when I pushed the mike buttonto talk, the power to transmit dropped off. I looked down and the battery lever for switch-overafter start was straight up; I returned the switch lever to generator side and transmission wasokay. Jack said I must have kicked it when I went back - I said nothing and he didn't either. Wearrived at LGA and an instrument approach from the south was made. I felt it was a goodapproach, but there was no comment from Jack. We taxied in and completed normal check in atthe crew desk. Of course, all this time I was wondering if I made a satisfactory check ride. Jackhad a telephone call to make and said, "Let's go to the TWA party over at the Forest Hills Inn,"and away we went. As we walked in the door at the party, there were two hostesses at the door -the Sparrow twins - whom Jack knew and he turned to me to introduce them, saying to them, "Iwant you to meet CAPTAIN TOWNSEND!" Boy, what a relief and load off my shoulders!!

John R. Tunis, a well known author wrote a book, "Million Miler," all about JackZimmerman, which was published the end of 1942. It even has my picture in it, and I have a copyautographed by Jack. The sad part of the story is Jack died in a sea plane PBY accident in the St.Lawrence River just at the beginning of WW2. I'm very glad to have known Jack, even in acasual way. He was a great pilot, easy to he with, and very well regarded by the industry. As Ithink about the days with TWA, I have enjoyed all my time as a pilot and the many friends I haveknown. The Navy gave me my wings in March, 1937, which got me off to a good start. I wouldnot change any of it. I now have been retired since April 1968, more years than I worked, andlived in Florida ever since. I play golf Mon - Wed - Fri. Who could ask for anything more out oflife? Sorry I couldn't get to ABQ - hope to make it next time. Keep up the good work. I enjoythe TWA news and comments. Sincerely,

Bill

Ed's Note: I loved the story Bill. It reminds me that Captain Fred Richardson has never said thatI passed my final Captain check ride - yet!


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

TWO PILOTS, TWA HOSTESSES, TWO LOVES

(Chuck Tiseo, Bill Bainbridge)By Bill Dixon

by Bill Dixon


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

O J DIOGUARDI Atlantic Beach, FL

Dear Phil & Hank,

Thank you for the kind words in the March edition of TARPA TOPICS. Although Iretired from Eastern, I will never forget the DC-2 and DC-3 ground school with Paul McCarty

and Al Knudsen as our instructors. Paul and Al made

sure we knew every moving part, also those thatdidn't move. before we were released for our flightcheck-out of 3 takeoffs and landings in both airplanes.I believe the brave soul (check pilot) was Clarence

Robey Robey. He was very patient with a bunch of us at onetime rounding the airport.

After Transcontinental & Western Air, anassociation with T W A pilots never ceased. While onactive duty during WW II there was Arky Ainsworth,Russ Black, Harry Gaines, Jim Hendrix, Ray Noland,Bob Kadoch (civilian) and a few others. At Eastern,

some former TWA pilots like - Carl Rach. Herb Clark, Dale Scott, Jim Garrigan, Wes Phillips,Gene Ramsay, Floyd Hall (our President) to name a few.

One season Eastern leased TWA's 0-49 Constellations for our Miami route. With all thisPhil, TWA is part of my life and annual dues is a small price to pay for this wonderful publicationjust to keep in touch. Too bad TWA and Eastern when at their height didn't merge; would havemade a wonderful team. Today we could have been the world's largest and best air line, best ofall. ICON or LORENZO would have never entered our lives.

It was year 1945 I was surprised to see Captain Bill Ambrose in Miami when he was withthe C.A.A. Saw him again when he transferred to Jacksonville for their ATR flight tests in aC-54. Bill passed them all. I flew copilot with Bill when we were with TWA. We had a greattime.

This coming October I'll be 86, it will be a pleasure to contribute my annual dues. Until

then.

Arrivederci,

Ed's Note: Maybe you flew in the pictured TWA DC-3. Nice letter Rusty - just the right mixtureof `name-dropping' and complimentary comments about the TOPICS. For my part however,those names were all TWA giants in my mind. Now - to show how lucky a career you had withEastern. I might have been your copilot as I was hired by Eastern in the summer of 1953 with a`report date' of Aug 31 1953. You might have known the guy who hired me - Captain DickMerrill made that wise decision, but when my class was postponed, I went to TWA in November.


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A T HUMBLES

Dear Phil,

Belhaven, NC

Thanks for the information re: the Roy Van Etten Scholarship Fund. Enclosed is mycheck for same. I always thought a lot of Roy.

As you may know, I was an ALPA Council chairman for over 10 years as well as havingheld various other ALPA positions and I have known and worked with Roy Van Etten since theearly sixties. He was a man of great integrity and dedication to his fellowman. Some only didALPA work in order to advance their own position but not Roy. He did a lot of great work forus all and was instrumental in starting TARPA.

Your e-mail address is interesting. I will drop a line to see Wit works. My e-mail addressis [email protected]. So far, it has worked very well. I was on the Internet but I think it causedmy computer to crash so bought the newest. You might be interested in the labels used on myenvelope. My son gave me a Seiko Smart Label Printer Plus 3 years ago and I love it. As you cansee, you can import pictures onto the labels and when you write a letter you can copy the addressto the label printer.

Thanks for you work in our behalf. Hope you and yours have a safe and happy holidayseason.

Best regards,AT

Ed's Note: Nice letter A T and I am sure there are thanks for your Roy Van Etten ScholarshipFund contribution. Thanks.

NORM NICHOL

Dear Hank,

Toms River, NJ

Jut finished the TARPA TOPICS (Mar `98) and most enjoyed it. Each issue seems betterthan the last. Great work!

I flew F/O on the first 747, LON-JFK on March 19th, 1970. My wife, F/A Phyllis Nicholflew the last 747, TLV-SNN on Feb 19th, 1998. Too sad it is gone now. I flew the 747 fortwenty-two years prior to my retirement on May 15, 1992, at age sixty.

I have enclosed some rather clever "one-liners" for your use in the odd corners of theTOPICS that need a little `filler.' Thanks for all of your work.

Norm Nichol

Ed's Note: I find it astonishing to read that you were on one aircraft for the last 22 years, albeit,probably the best available through the end of your career. I salute you!


GRAPEVINE (coned)

FIRE!

F/E "Wolly" Wollenberg

After 21 years of retirement and moving I decided to thin out allthe memorabelia collected during my 37 years with TWA. The logbooks along with the 23,840 hours brought back memories galore ofthe many hours I shared with the greatest flight crews in theworld. Next came the folder with flight operation incident reports,one of which I would like to share with you.

Flight 703/27 Date: Oct 27, 1963 Station: London Plane: 8774

Capt. T. Cassutt F/O K. Hippe S/O J. Nivens F/E A. Wollenberg

The flight leg from Frankfurt to London was routine, the Capt. hadused the PA system three times enroute to London and operation wasnormal. At London only a small ground power unit was available sono recirc. fans were used. One hour and 3 minute ground time wasinvolved here.

On leaving the blocks at London, the cabin team were in the processof oxygen and life vest demonstration with the purser on the PA.The PA volume slowly decreased, in spite of the fact the purserturned the volume up several times, finally to full. The audiofailed completely at this point and fire and smoke became evidentin the forward cabin.

The aircraft was cleared to taxi at 12:02. Approximately one-halfmile from the terminal faint traces of smoke were noticed by thecockpit crew. At the same moment, hostess Patti Whalen opened thecockpit door and informed us that a lot of smoke was entering theforward cabin. The freon switches were turned off immediately andI proceeded to the cabin. From the lounge area dense smoke could beseen billowing from the area of row 3, right. I told the cabin crewto prepare to evacuate as soon as the plane stopped, returning tothe cockpit informed the captain. Quote "Jesus Tom Park the brakesand shut her down and let's get the hell out of here we have acabin fire!"

The shotgun jumped out of his seat for his station at the forwardleft door and the engines could be heard winding down as the girlsswung open the galley activating the chute. As I came out of thecockpit the shotgun grabbed my arm and said the door is jammed. Wediscovered the chute had slid down and was jamming the door.Closing the door and on my knees I held the chute up in it'scontainer as he slowly swung the door open and the chute deployedproperly.

By this time the aisle was full of passengers evacuating. The Captwas at his station midships. If I had attempted to go aft to myprescribed station I would have disrupted the passengers comingforward in a swift orderly manner. There was no trace of panic on


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

the part of any concerned. After I proceeded to rear cabin checkingthat everyone was out told the hostesses to evacuate and returnedmidships. I reported to the Capt.that the tail area was all clear.The two of us proceeded forward checking the area where the firehad been, satisfied that there was no further visible fire. Ideactivated the exit lights and turned off the battery switch andwe went down the front chute just as the fire trucks arrived,having been alerted by the tower when they saw the chutes deployand smoke coming from the cabin door.

I identified myself to the officer in charge as the F/E and showedhim my fire chief's badge assuring there was no visible fire in thecabin. Our maintenance crew arrived and we proceeded to the forwardcargo compartment, on opening the door there was residual smoke nofire evident. It was discovered that the right compartment wallliner had burned thru near the ceiling and 18 inches aft of thecrew oxygen bottle. With the fire officer and two firemen with acharged line, we climbed up the forward galley chute and precededto remove the seats, wall panels and floor sections in the area.

The 1&1/2 inch airduct from the recirculation air system had pulledfree at the elbow of the wall riser, this had sent a concentratedblast of air on the fibre glass insulation. Removal of a few morewall panels revealed a concentration of dust and lint on theinsulation at the floor level. The lint had a faint trace ofkerosine odor. The PA cable had been burned through and controlcables to the tail showed heavy soot in the area. Fred Lister,maintenance supervisor at London took Poleriod pictures of the areaand parts.

The FAA inspector checked over the plane and issued a permit toferry it back to JFK. Fourteen hours later the cockpit crew wascalled at 2AM and we ferried the ship home. All in a days work nowcomes the paper work.

The paper work was not bad but two hearings were held before thepowers that be were satisfied as to the cause and the handling ofthe procedures and not pleased with my method of informing theCaptain of the situation that prevailed, as quoted earlier in thisstory.

Results of a days work!!! MCI Engineering confirmed my theory ofspontaneous combustion, discontinued the rug cleaning method usingkerosine based cleaners and cotton mops. A mesh screening wasinstalled along the floor level recirculation air return molding.There was nothing in the area to cause electrical short. Ah yes! thePA had gone dead while the purser was making his announcements, thecable had burned through. The cabin attendants had gone up theaisle shouting the passengers to their feet and out the chutes.Fix, all airliners now are equipped with bullhorns in the passengercabins. The faulty chute-- MCI after three weeks working withvibration and repeated opening and closing of the cabin trainingsimulator were able to reproduce the situation of the chuteslipping down and jamming a door resulted in modifications.


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It is with pride , not just a compliment, that I point out theimmediate and perfectly coordinated response of the cabinattendants to the emergency situation. The chutes were out as theengines could be heard coasting down. Though I did not get to thetail area, the three girls who had not received the initial alertcompleted their assignments very efficiently and in the bestprofessional manner, including a man on crutches and a leg cast.

The climax came when four days later, November 1, 1963 with CaptainCharlie Adams on flight 700 plane #8769. Descending into the Londonarea #3 engine fire warning activated and the engine was shut down.Landing was made on thee engines with emergency equipment trailingus into the terminal. When I got off the plane there at the stepsstood the same Fire Officer and he said,"I say old chap this justisn't your week!"

Ed's Note: Thanks for the very good, interesting and well told story Wolly. And absolutely"camera ready. (Wolly, have you ever thought about maybe writing a colum for the topics - er,like maybe the GRAPEVINE?). I flirted with re-doing it to keep it to two pages, but happily decidedagainst it.

HANK GASTRICH El Cajon, CA

Dear Hank,I just had to send you this picture and story about my daughter Suzanne. I hope you can fit it in

part-timesomewhere.

student isatalso

San Sue Battista honored forDiego State, studyinggeriatrics and/orgerontology subjects. Sueand my young erdaughter Becky came towatch my hip replacementop- eration; cut by cut,stitch by stitch. Sue saidshe especially liked itwhen the doctor cut theold bone away with aBlack and Decker chainsaw. Becky seemed toenjoy the jack hammerthat drilled the hole in myfemur!

Hank

in the community where she represents thehospital in a variety of activities and events. Sue consistently goes above and beyond her duties

and is appreciated widely by co-workers and patients for her selfless service.


S harp Chula Vista Medical Center is proud of Sue Battista, our winner of the Sally Breuner

Haugh Spirit of Caring Award. Sue was one of seven Sharp HealthCare employees honored

this year for an exceptional commitment to outstanding service in direct patient care. In appre-

ciation for their consistent expressions of compassion and respect while serving patients and

heir families, each recipient received a $1,000

scholarship and a specially commissioned gold pin.

The senior programs representative in the

Senior Resource Center, Sue exemplifies dedica

tion, loyalty and efficiency throughout the hospi-

tal. She uses her vast knowledge of the communi-

ty to assist seniors in finding the resources they

need to maintain their health and independence.

Sue is an outstanding representative of

Sharp, not only within the hospital but also outSue Battista and James Haugh. chair-man emeritus of the SDHA board

GRAPEVINE (coned)

FEATHER ONE, FEATHER TWO, FEATHER THREEby Ted Hereford

I've never considered myself a superstitious individual. However, like most pilots, I don't believein tempting fate, either. Those of you who flew the Connie's recall engine shutdowns were not alluncommon. Those Wright 3350's were good engines but had a habit of "swallowing valves" as the termbecame known. After an hour or so in cruise flight our engineer, apparently becoming bored, made acomment, "Ted, these engines certainly are running smooth!" He wasn't really as ornery as I make itsound but he knew I didn't like comments of that sort. I think he just enjoyed "needling" me occasionally.So I reminded him, rather forcefully, `I'd like him to keep his remarks to himself!' In less than an hournumber two engine started to lose oil pressure and we were forced to feather it and land at ABQ. As luckwould have it, a Connie was on the ground at ABQ with a fresh engine change. By the time we arrived theairplane was fueled and cabin cleaned ready for schedules operation. Consequently, we had minimumdelay and were soon airborne again.

After climbing to cruise altitude we were again settling down to routine operation when the flightengineer again made the unwanted comment, "Ted, you'll have to admit these engines are really smooth!"I didn't even finish chewing him out when number three engine let go with a runaway propeller! We finallygot it slowed down and feathered and back to ABQ again. This time the delay was considerably longer.After the lengthy delay and loss of several disgruntled passengers we again took off toward our Chicagodestination with a quite and completely subdued flight engineer. In fact, the only words I heard out of himwas when he read the checklist! We cruised by MKC and just before we let down into Chicago numberthree engine loss oil pressure and was immediately feathered. We limped into Chicago feeling as thoughwe'd done a day's work!

I don't know if this scheduled non stop operation from LAX to Chicago which required threeairplanes and three engine changes could be considered a record of some sort but I'm convinced no one hasever attempted to top it! After arriving at the Del Prado Hotel we decided we deserved a better thanordinary dinner so we hailed a cab and headed across town to Berghoff's, our favorite steak house in thearea. On the way over to Berghoff's Earl Jinnette meekly offered to buy the beer for the crew. AND, WELET HIM!

TAKEOFF POWER, MORE OR LESSby Earl Jinnette

I don't recall the Connie Operational Manual's specified procedure for take-off but the acceptedmethod was for the Captain to advance the throttles and the flight engineer to trim throttles to properpower. The commands often varied with individual Captains. Some called out "take-off power," some"trim throttles," some "forty six inches," and some even abbreviated that to "forty six!"

One warm summer evening in ABQ Harry Campbell advanced the throttles and called out "fortyone!" I trimmed the throttles to forty one inches of mercury and we rolled and rolled and rolled and finally,became airborne. After gear and flaps were retracted, Harry turned around and said, "What the hell iswrong with this airplane? I thought we'd never get off the ground!"

I asked, "Why did you decide to use only forty one inches for take-off Harry?"Harry exploded, "Forty one inches? Hell, I meant time off at forty one!"I've been eternally grateful we didn't depart on the half hour. We would still be churning down

Route 66.

Ed's Note: Great stories Harry and Earl! Harry, I once told Earl I regretted not having flown with him. Ihave always believed the only time to talk about smooth engines and good weather on any flight was in thehotel bar - after the flight.


GRAPEVINE (coned)

GENE GEROW Troy, MT

Dear Hank,

A GRAPEVINE request for info on TWA Captain Tom Cockcroft brings a reply from me.Although I could have been considered a charter member of the President's CPT program in1940 when I was hired by TWA in midsummer 1941, I was getting very little "stick" time. Toquote the poet Wordsworth, `I wandered lonely as a cloud' with those strangers in the left seat. Ihad just about decided to go back and work for the CPT when schedules called me and advisedthat I was going out as copilot with Captain Tom Cockcroft on a C-47 flight the next morning.

The schedule we were to fly was quite interesting; we were to fly to and from variousSouthern California bases and deposit and pick up classified materials. I found out soon aftertakeoff that Tom was an excellent airplane pilot and that he gave his copilot a generous share ofthe flying. After takeoff we were cleared to March Field. As soon as I raised March they said wewere cleared to land.

With March Field in view, suddenly the left engine quit! Tom furiously pumped the leftthrottle and I changed the fuel tank selector, unsuccessfully trying to find a tank on which theengine would run. I advised March Tower that we were on single engine and would land straightin without regard for the runway in use and they said every runway was available for landing.Then the right engine quit! Tom headed the airplane toward an open field, the only possibleforced landing site in view, as we both went through all the same emergency procedures we hadexecuted to try to get the left engine going again. The grassy field we were aimed at had a lot ofgranite boulders in it and a forced landing could mean the loss of a wheel or something.

Our emergency procedures for the right engine must have been effective for suddenly theengine roared to life. With single engine capability restored, Tom again headed for the airportand we landed kitty-corner across March Field. Once on the ground, the mechanics worked onboth engines for hours, and we were finally able to leave March Field and fly to Mines Field, ournext port of call. Later Tom and I talked about this double engine failure and we couldn't recall asingle instance of any airline pilot having had a similar experience.

Sincerely.

Mrs CHARLIE STRICKLER Saratoga, CA

I am enclosing Charlie's dues for this year. I am sure that is the way he would want it.Charlie's ashes have been buried in Madronia Cemetery in Saratoga. On top of the urn is hisTWA Captain's cap. He truly loved his job and all his fellow aviators. I continue to enjoy theTARPA TOPICS. Thank you for keeping me on the mailing list.

Alice Strickler

Ed's Note: Thanks Alice for the dues and the letter. Charlie was one of my favorite people and itis nice to know where he now hangs his hat.


GRAPEVINE (cont 'd)

CHUCK TISEO Bonita Springs, FL

Hello Hank.Some flights stand out from the past and I have one of mine in mind. I also wonder if any

of the crew involved are still around. In 1958 we departed from Idlewild for London with a frontbetween Sidney and Gander which we were trying to work our way through without shakingeverybody up. A big ball of St. Elmo's Fire was building up on the nose until finally there was a

huge BANG!, like a lightning strike. The fire ball came through the cockpit, passed aft behindthe flight engineer's seat, went down the aisle through the galley, and then exploded. The pursercame running to the cockpit saying that we were on fire. I advised him that it was a ball of St.Elmo's Fire and to please sit down because we were now making an emergency descent. The HFantennas were pounding against the fuselage and we added worries about a decompression toour problems.

Gander Center gave us a descent clearance and an area to use to dumpfuel. We were in a 1049G and two weeks prior, a G was dumping fuel offthe coast of New Jersey and lightning struck We were in the same situationand I was hoping history didn't repeated itself Gander advised also that theweather was closing in fast.

After fuel was dumped, we made an approach in heavy rain and when I called forwindshield wipers, nothing happened! And that's all I could see through the rain coveredwindshield. Nothing! We missed that approach and another was made. This time I made thelanding with the small side window open. We found later the static strike had reversedpolarization in the electrical system, so all the red warning lights were on and all the watches andother instruments had stopped. Everything worked out however because of good crewcoordination; we received many praises from the passengers. Then the crew got to sit in Ganderfor two days, waiting for a Magnetic Compass and a Reverse Polar Gun, so we could even ferrythe plane back to New York.

Ed's Note: Chuck enclosed a note with this story, saying, "You don't have to run this. Old guyslook back on the great days of flying and how much we loved our job. And they paid us for it!"Chuck, my only problem with running your story was whether to put it first. That it is last is notbecause of merit, but because of your relating a hair raising situation with such brevity it allowsme to add comments to this last page. Your story, Wally's and Bill Townsend's, are exactlywhat we like for the GRAPEVINE ... along with stories like Happy and Hatcher (sounds like a lawfirm, doesn't it?) sent. These make putting the column together fun. Easy even! Chuck, ofbuddy, I assure you, the readers much prefer your story than the pages of `tripe' I fill when I'mon my own. Hemingway I'm not. Also, think about this. Can any of us remember the flights whenit was CAVU (or CAFB) both ways - every engine running perfectly - no passengers wanting toblow the plane back into `kit form?' And if we did, who would want to read about it? So thanksChuck!

Now gang ... let's start looking to Virginia Beach. I can't wait to get into KatieBuchanan's (and her helpers) hospitality room. To hear the stories again - perhaps even a few Ican't use in the GRAPEVINE.


HIP, HIP, HOORAY!

by Hank Gastrich

Many of you by now may be quite tired of hearing medical reports from me. However.because there may be some of you in need of a hip replacement operation, I will tell you nowsome things about both of my hip replacements operations. Left and right hips - where else? I willeven include a picture or two since it has been said, `a picture is worth a thousand words.'

Having had my right hip replaced in 1986 and my left hip replaced just recently, I nowhave a set of matching hip scars. Vicious looking things, each some twelve jagged inches in

length. Other than that however, the two operations while surgically the same, the pre and post

operation effects were markedly different.Consider however, there were some mitigatingfactors that made the 1986 operation different.One, I was only (sic) 62 years old; also, I was inlove (sic)! With my dentist's wife Iris Mae andyou all know it has been said, "love heals allwounds!"

The first operation I was only in thehospital for three days. I only had need of a`walker' during the first 24 hours and I shed mycane at the end of a week. I also returned to mysecond floor apartment without a ten-day stay atmy daughter's home and pain was virtually nil. Iwas quickly back to normal (for me), even flyingand now that I think about it, I do not rememberletting the FAA know anything about it. I betterget around to dropping FAA doctor Audie WDavis a note - after I check the statute oflimitations.

That this hip became disjointed four timeshad nothing to do with the operation per se'. Inthis first operation, the doctor used a perforated

prosthesis designed to be anchored in my femur bythe growth of calcium and new bone tissue. Considering the four separations, this type prosthesiswithstood the stress much better than one which is glued (as this latest one is) into the femurwould have. The glued-in type does have the advantage of being immediately able to bear full

weight.

There was pain for both replacements, but for this latest occasion, the pain was veryprolonged and seemingly, much more intense. Preoperative pain was basically the same for eachoperation. However, postoperative pain after the first event was gone by the end of a week. Forthis second new hip, I had nominally greater and endured over 2-3 weeks. Second operationmobility was also very much curtailed. I was `fielding' a golf ball thrown against a wall within a

ME - WITHOUT MY SKIN


week after the first operation. After this second operation, I needed the walker for the first weekor ten days and I only recently `soloed,' ... without the cane.

Being 62 rather than 74 no doubt had a great deal to do with these differences. Now 62 isyoung, albeit when I was 35, age 62 was ancient. As for the 3-day hospital stay versus this laststay of almost a week, after that first operation the nurses sort of voted me the person "they mostwanted to see discharged from the hospital!" And Not because of the why I know some of you arethinking. Sometime, midway through the second night after the carving, I wakened. Turning theTV to that same in Spanish rerun of "Leave It To Beaver" I laid watching, while idly tossing abeaten and battered old baseball from one hand to the other. And then I erred! The ball slippedfrom my door-side hand, fell to the floor and rolled through the doorway into the hall.

"Aw Rats!" I muttered. At this moment I later learned, a night nurse was walking throughthe hallway with a tray of medicines. Seeing a fleeting glimpse of the blackened ball and hearingmy more than a mutter, "AW RATS!" the nurse panicked. With a shriek and a clatter sheabandoned the tray of medicines. The next morning when my doctor visited, he asked if I wasready to go home. Anxious to be where I could receive therapy from Iris Mae I readily agreed andshe was there to take me home within the hour. I remember however, as the doctor left I heardhim muttering, "that ought to make those damned nurses happy!"

Leg length after these operations is important. When my first(right) hip became disjoined the third or fourth time, I recall the doctormuttering something like, "maybe it should have been a quarter of aninch longer!" I assumed he meant the prosthesis which would have

made for a tighter fit. Leg length was not the cause however. This firstdisjoining, accompanied by a magnificent adventure in pain, was actually because of Iris Mae. Asshe sat in front of the fireplace, I leaned forward to kiss her. I had my right leg propped againstthe fireplace and I actually twisted and forced the hip apart. Sixty some seconds later I came to!However, the tendons and sinews which serve to hold the femur securely in the hip socket wereso stretched, the subsequent disjoining(s) could have been expected. Once it came apart when wewere in Yuma. I tried to rise from a low-slung pool lounge. Iris took me to the YUMA hospitalemergency ward and knowing the medics would "put me to sleep" for the resetting, I mistakenlyasked the doctor to make my nap a short one; we planned to have dinner at the dog track andwanted to be there by seven! As I drifted into sleep I heard the doctor muttering (my doctors doseem to mutter a lot, agreed?) unintelligibly. He probably accepted my medical advice much as Iwould have accepted a lay persons' aeronautical advice. Nevertheless, I wakened at 2300 hours -alone in the emergency ward. Returning to the motel, I found Iris Mae well into the second bottleof Tequila and the floor littered with burrito wrappings! So much for dinner. I never checked thenext day's paper, but, I'll bet now the dogs we were going to bet for the daily double won!

Seriously though, if you are in need of a hip replacement operation, I sincerely tell you,"have it!" Let your doctors mutter!

This treatise will not he found in medical journals!


LEFT LEG INCISION SCAR

Arlie Nixon—These pages show us that our old friend Arlie Nixon is keeping busy adding to hisskills.He has to be the Senior Man on the list of those

18 wheelers. Ed. qualified to drive and fly

ARLIE J. NIXONP. O.Box 68

JENNING . OXLAHOMA 74038

February 23, 1998

Captain John Gratz1646 Timberlane Manor Pkwy.Chesterfield, Mo 63017

Dear John;

Last summer I "took a month off" and became a student,once again. I enrolled in the Truck Driver Training Courseat the Oklahoma Central VO-TECH School. At the age of 83;I was the oldest (by 23 years) student that they had everhad. It WAS not easy! I lost 5 inches on my belt and 10pounds on the scales; but, in a class of 15, I became oneof 5 to receive an unrestricted (tankers, double trailers,and triple trailers) Class A Commercial Driver's License...for 18 WHEELERS!!

There was a Press Release and some of my friends thoughtthat I should send you a copy of it--SO, finally, I am.

John, in the laziness of retirement, and old age (soonto be 84); I "tatted" off my captains and my copilots, fromour TARPA membership directory. There were only 4 or 5captains (not counting "old copilots" that became check pilots);but I remembered 270 copilots--there are probably some whosenames have skipped me. I do remember (I believe that it wasin Colorado Springs) that someone asked Howard Hall's copilotsto STAND UP and I was the only one; and, then the same personasked (while I was still standing); "How many of you flewcopilot with Arlie" and almost the entire room still rememberedflying with me! Maybe not too surprising when you rememberthat I was a captain from July 1941 until May 1974--33 years.Some of my copilots that later became captains, Chief Pilots--and beyond, were: Ed Frankum, Bill Dixon, Roy Simpkins, DickForristall, Charles Swartzell, Jack Frier, Billy Williams...tomention some of them, I don't know whether they became"big Shots" because of me--OR IN SPITE OF ME; probably, thelatter !!

I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits.IF you do not feel the enclosed is newsworthy; then just trashit. John, l deeply appreciate the work that you are doing for us!

AJN/mls

Sincerely,

Arlie Nixon

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918-352-2551Public Information Ext. 219 or 277

For Immediate Release 7-25-97

Retired Pilot Becomes Truckdriver— "Just For the Challenge"

After thirty-five years of flying, Arlie Nixon of Jennings, decides to come back down to earthand drive a truck!

Just for a challenge, Nixon decided to enroll in Central Tech's Truck Driver Training programAfter 4 weeks of training, Nixon proved that he could meet the challenge and became a Truck DriverTraining graduate.

A special guest at Nixon's graduation ceremonies was Arthur Foster, Central Tech's BoardPresident. Nixon and Foster were roommates at Oklahoma State University. which at the time wascalled Oklahoma A & M. Nixon graduated from OSU in 1935 with a degree in dairy production

Since his graduation from college, Nixon has lead a very active life with a variety of experi-ences.

Nixon was a pilot for TWA for thirty-five years, serving as a captain for thirty-three yearsUpon retirement, Nixon was flying a Boeing 747, had over thirty-two thousand hours flying time andwas on his thirty-first log book.

Nixon's list of activities goes on to include. enlisting in both the Army and Navy and becom-ing Oklahoma's 1st naval aviator, owning a small independent oil business, Blackberry Oil Co. inJennings, running for congress in 1976 against Mike Synar and serving on Jimmy Carter's FinanceCommittee. Nixon was also very actively involved in bringing Central Tech into our community

With all of these accomplishments, when Nixon was asked why lie wanted to learn to drive atruck, his reply was, "I just wanted to do it".

Upon his graduation, Nixon is now "retirin g" again at his farm between Maramec andJennings until his next adventure.


Memoriesby

Eugene C. Marlin

I believe it was in 1945 that I left TWA employment after 23 year's with ICD as Navigator. Mylogbooks were destroyed or lost when I retired after 30 years as Airport Manager of PHF.Names and place's during my stint in WWII are vague memories, but I recall certain experiencesthat are recorded for my own and family amusement and amazement. I opened my home inYorktown, VA as a bed and breakfast last year despite my age of 82. It's been an interestingexperience, but gives me sufficient time to record some of the occurrences with TWA. Here is asample

Because our unpressurized 4-engine prop-driven planes, on most flights without oxygen masks,were restricted to altitudes below 8,000 ft, not quite above the weather, we had to select routesto avoid adverse winds and excess altitude. This was especially true for the West bound legs ofour round trips. From Prestwick, Scotland, if we were to avoid the long haul down the WestCoast of Africa and across the South Atlantic flying back home, two other alternatives could beselected. One was landing at Iceland before proceeding to Newfoundland, thereby flying Northof the "Bermuda High". The other was to reach the Azores before proceeding on the 15 hourwestbound long haul overwater to Bermuda. Twice I was fortunate in being stranded onBermuda, waiting for a following flight to replace its crew. Once it was for two whole weeksduring Christmas, 1944, I think. I had picked up a few bottles of champagne in the Azores andwhen I met the officers from a Canadian ship who were desperate to celebrate the season properly ,they invited me aboard their ship in exchange for one of my bottles. I enjoyed their "grog down"after "work ups". No restriction from alcoholic beverages on Canadian and English Navy ships.

Another interesting experience I had. This time because the weather governed our route, weplotted the course from Scotland to Iceland. After the co-pilot and I finished weather and enroutebriefing we were still looking for our captain who was nowhere in sight. The plane was loadedwith passengers and we boarded only to wait a few minutes for a C-47 returning from London,which released one passenger, our captain. He quickly boarded our plane with a cased violinunder one arm. Nothing was said about his unusual behavior until we landed in Iceland andheaded for bunks in a Quonset hut. It was biting cold while we huddled around a potbellied heaterand the skipper unleashed his fiddle. For an hour we enjoyed exquisite professional music from atalented senior airline pilot. Later, while approaching LaGuardia Airport where Customs wouldbe inspecting our belongings, the captain said, "Gene, get rid of the fiddle". I knew what hemeant. His violin would be safe and secure in my padlocked secret chart drawer tha a Customsagent could not inspect. I had to remove a few charts for the instrument to fit the drawer. Itseems that the violin was one of only 3 existing original Guanarius antiques. (This one ourcaptain acquired in London.)

Here's another experience that proved to be frightening. During a westbound Flight fromPrestwick to Stephensville, NF, at night, with a clear sky and perfect visibility I had just plotted afour-star fix proudly assured of its accuracy when the skipper called out that Gander, NF was justahead. Since we were 400 miles from Newfoundland and 8,000 ft. above the ocean, I knew

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something was wrong--surely not my navigation Adjusting my eyes to the dark by wrapping thecurtain around my head, I took a look through the cockpit windscreen at what the captainthought was Gander. It was a light that very rapidly got bigger and bigger. Suddenly, the skipperhauled back on the stick and we flew over another aircraft flying toward us at our assignedaltitude. A 3-star general sent his aide to the cockpit demanding an explanation. He never gotone, as I recall.

Tarpa Member, Eugene Marlin sent the above article and the brochure below which describes hisBed and Breakfast Inn at Yorktown, VA. The Marl Inn is not far from Virginia Beach, andEugene invites all of us to stop there before or after the convention.

ocated only a half block from the CourtHouse & Swan Tavern in the Historic

Village of Yorktown, this picket fenced Bedand Breakfast, is on a half acre lot that wasoriginally surveyed in 1691. Here inYorktown. is where George Washington'sarmy won the last battle of the Revolution.

Ten minutewalking distancethrough therestored village tothe National ParkService VisitorCenter at theactual battle-grounds, and

to Virginia 's Victory Center and theWatermen's Museum.

Eugene Marlin, the owner, having lived onthe Peninsula since 1947, built his home in1978 a half block from Main Street in therestored village. He is a member of the 1697colonial Grace Church and an officer in theYorktown Fife and Drum Corps. For severalyears he conducted walking tours in the vil-lage for passengers who arrived on tour shipsthat docked in Yorktown.

Marl INN Bed and Breakfast220 Church Street, P.O. Box 572

Yorktown, Virginia 23690

e-mail: [email protected]

Telephone:1-800-799-6207 ■ 757-898-3859

FAX: 757-898-3587


"ASSAULT ON GRAVELLY POINT"TWA CAPTAIN WRITES IMPELLING NOVEL!

Reviewed byBill Dixon

TWA Captain Bill Crawford has penned a fascinating novel, published in hard cover by KilduckStation Publications, Ltd., Williamsburg, Virginia. It is clear the company has high hopes for the

book!

The plot is a credible, Arab terrorist threat by a group calling itself the Fundamentalist Coalition,with the covert financial backing of four Arab nations. The group hijacks Trans InternationalAirways flight 899 out of Geneva enroute Washington via Paris, with a tactical nuclear weaponsecreted in the cargo department. It is hidden in a casket supposedly carrying the body of thecopilot, who was killed in an apparent car accident which permitted a traitorous TIA copilot totake his place.

The captain is Wes Beacham, a hero of the Vietnam war and now destined to be put to an evenstronger test in the dangerous confrontation posed by the hijackers. It starts out with a littledalliance between our hero and a divorced, appealing younger flight attendant, Leigh, with herheart in the right place, but it soon ends as Wes realizes his attractive, loyal wife and threechildren are far more important.

With the minor sex play out of the way, the story becomes more and more intriguing and at timesviolently unpredictable. Later, Leigh was fatally wounded enroute New York by one of themurderous hijackers as chaos and fear prevail in the cabin. The U.S. Secretary of State and hisretinue were tricked into becoming passengers on the aircraft back to Washington. Wes's olderdaughter was kidnapped in advance at home and held hostage to insure his cooperation; herfiancée , brother and sisters rescue her, but it doesn't stop the hijacking being played out to itsdramatic ending

It is well written - on a level with "Shattered Bone"- which was reviewed in the last issue. Thedialog is especially effective and convincing and is in line with today's headlines. The aircrafthijacked is a Boeing 767, with which the author obviously is familiar. ^The FBI, CIA, thePresident of the United States and his notional security adviser, become deeply involved after theplane is forced to divert from Dulles to National Airport. Washington's citizens are warned thatthe nuclear device will be detonated if the President doesn't accede to the Coalition's humiliatingdemands. Turmoil envelopes the city and the streets are jammed as thousands panic. From startto finish, there is little letup in the tension and excitement.

This is the second book to be critiqued by our friend Bill Dixon. Bill has a long history as a writer and a critic,and in fact, was once editor of the Skyliner , various flight operations newsletters, and was one of a small numberof writers honored by the San Jose Mercury-News for his insightful commentary in that publication. His manycontributions to the TOPICS are deeply appreciated. Ed.


THINK RED!by Felix M. Usis III

An experiment was begun in 1934 to tap the increasing business traffic between New York andWashington D.C. The idea was to provide door-to-door shuttle service from New York's businessdistrict to downtown Washington. To do so, a terminal at 31st Street and another at Wall Street andthe East River was begun. Yes, on the river and the aircraft envisioned for the service was a Ford Tri-Motor on floats. The Ford Tri-Motor, the venerable "Tin Goose " , was mounted on two giantpontoons. Wasp-powered Model 5-AT-C, similar to those produced in 1929 for two of thecompany' s predecessor airlines, Maddux and Transcontinental Air Transport (T.A.T.). Although oldrecords are incomplete, only five Fords are known to have been built or modified to the seaplaneversion that officially was designated the Model AT-CS (or ATS).

Ford Tri-Motor on floats

The all-metal pontoons, or floats, of the water-borne Ford were of a special design, engineeredand built by the EDO Aircraft Corporation on Long Island. They were 14 feet 9 inches (4.79 m)long, weighed 600 pounds (272 kg) each and could support a load of four tons (3,600 kg). The floatscreated a performance penalty of either a lesser payload (by 1,200 pounds, 544 kg) or a shorter range.Both the land and sea versions of the Ford 5-AT-C had a maximum gross takeoff weight of 13,500pounds (6,130 kg). But factory tests showed the pontoons slowed the cruise speed down to 104 mph(167 km/h) from 122 mph (196 km/h). The pilot could maneuver the airplane on the water by usingthe outboard engines, and by a small rudder mounted on each pontoon. These rudders were hinged sothat they could be retracted upward when the aircraft was on land.

The EDO Corporation was noted for designing aircraft hulls and floatation gear. Among theircustomers were Lindbergh's Lockheed Sirius which he used on his flight to the Orient, a CurtissCondor used by Richard Byrd on one of his Polar expeditions and the Lockheed Orion used by WileyPost on his ill-fated flight with Will Rogers. Even a Douglas C-47 (DC-3) was fitted with EDOfloats for the U.S. Army Air Forces during the Second World War. EDO was also the leader indesigning seaplane facilities, anchorages, and the like, along the Atlantic coast of the northeast U. S.Their own facility, located at their factory at College Point, Long Island, was considered one of theworld ' s most-modern at the time.

The prototype of the seagoing Ford was first test-flown by pilot Leroy Manning in September1929, using a wide area of the Detroit River for his landing field. In February 1930, the Departmentof Commerce issued a separate type certificate for the seaplane and the Ford company looked forcustomers. The airplane carried a price tag of $68,000, (compared to $55,000 for the land version).The Great Depression was just beginning, so the price tag was reduced to $64,000.

Ford had hope to sell the U. S. Navy a version. Ford demonstrated it to the U. S. Navy as a 20-passenger troop transport, aerial ambulance and torpedo bomber. As a torpedo plane it could carrytwo 1,800-pound (800 kg) torpedoes and had a top speed of 127 miles and hour and a cruising speedof 103 miles an hour (204 and 167 km/h). The Navy was not interested.

Seaplanes in T.W.A. service

Seaplanes for T.W.A. service were nothing new to a number of our pilots: Art Burns inauguratedservice for Chaplin Airlines in 1919 with a Curtiss flying boat operating from San Pedro (on the portdistrict of Los Angeles) to Avalon (the resort on the island of Santa Catalina). Pacific Marine tookover Chaplin and pilots such as Franklin Young and " Dutch" Holloway. They flew the same route withCurtiss HS-2L flying boats. Western Air Express took over Pacific Marine in 1928 and used a variety


of amphibian airplanes, including the Loening C-2H Air Yacht (NC-9773, fleet #301 & NC-135H,fleet #302), Sikorsky S-38A (NC-8021, fleet #300), Boeing 204 (NC-874E, fleet #228) and aFokker F-11A (NC-843W).

The Terminal

In 1934 the City of New York, led then by Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia, embarked on an ambitiousprogram that would give virtual door-to-door shuttle or commuter service in the city ' s businessdistrict. It awarded contracts to EDO to construct two "Skyports " along the East River, one at thefoot of Wall Street and the other at the end of 31st Street. Included in each was an ingenious rampthat operated on a motor driven turntable and could accommodate the largest aircraft and bring themashore in less than 30 seconds.

A large float was connected to the pier by hinged gangways to overcome the tide difference in thewater. The outer end of the float was a wooden ramp with a steep incline (ratio 1:9). The slopingportion was the turntable, built flush with the surface ramp and so located that the waterline passedthrough its center, with the lower portion under water and the upper portion on land. The turntableswere 85 feet (25.9 meters) long and had a radius of 45 feet (13.72 m). When a seaplane arrived fordocking and its keel was firmly secured, all the operator had to do was push a button and the airplanewas moved on land for the passengers to deplane, the aircraft was then serviced, new passengers toboarded, and launched.

`Old 620'

1934 was also the year that T.W.A. took delivery of its first 20 DC-2s and by late August theFord fleet was retired from passenger service. Two were kept for a trial with an all-freight operationin 1936 and one Tri-motor (NC-410H, fleet #620) was soon modified for T.W.A. 's experiment withthe seaplane shuttle service.

Early Department of Commerce records are vague and incomplete, but they do show thatNC-410H was first flown in September 1929 and was used for a while by the Ford Company for testswith pontoons, skis and wheels. If flew for a short time with the Western Transportation Company (ofMassachusetts) and then was sold to Eastern Air Transport. T.W.A. records show it was purchasedfrom Eastern on 2 May 1933 - and it must have been a "pile of corrugated junk" , since it cost$8,325.24 to rework and bring it up to company standards. The aircraft was placed in service on 15June and at that time its probable life expectancy (depreciation to zero book value) was given as oneyear. At the time it was converted by EDO to seaplane configuration, at a cost of $12,177 (includingconversion from 12 to 14 passenger capacity). Up to then the aircraft had accumulated a grand totalof 4,960:33 flying hours. The same records show an additional 45:41 hours were logged as a seaplanebefore it was sold on 10 February 1936 to Inter-American Aero Travel for $17,500.

During 1935 NC-410H or "Old 620" was berthed and flown from the 31st Street terminal. Onoccasion Mayor LaGuardia of New York City and his staff would visit, spent time asking questions,and observing. He offered his support and told the T.W.A. personnel that if there was anything at allthat they needed, just to give him or his office a call and he would see that they got it. The stationpersonnel then ordered: special hoses, ladders to any part of the wings and engines, a special engineerto be on duty at all times for the operation of the turntable, and a very special refueling setup. Themayor lived up to his word.

The Service

By mid-July proving runs and speed trials along the shores of eastern Long Island and severalflights from 31st Street to Floyd Bennett Field Air Field (just west of the now JFK) for the operation


were accomplished. It was determined that there was not more than a knot or two between the speedof the seaplane and the landplane versions. A number of goodwill flights for the mayor and theT.W.A. board of directors around the city and out over Long Island were also flown.

After a few weeks, operations quieted down and finally slowed to a standstill. Then a statementcame from Mayor LaGuardia's office that the eastern terminal for air mail would be New York City.With the help of President Roosevelt and Postmaster James A. Farley, the city of New York thoughtthey had the air mail terminal for sure. However, across the river Mayor Ellenstine of Newark thoughtotherwise. Along with the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad plus many friends in Congress, hefought the move the terminal to Newark from every angle and won. The air mail remained inNewark until the move of the airlines to North Beach Airport (now LaGuardia), which took place inthe latter part of 1939. With no longer any future for NC-410H, T.W.A. ordered the plane to thePort Washington hanger and put it up for sale in the latter part of September 1935. The mechanic andone of the pilots on NC-410H was Bill Piper, who retired in October 1970 as a Captain after 35years and six months with T.W.A.

Thus for a brief time in 1934 and 1935, Transcontinental & Western Airlines was back in the seaplane business. Flying passengers from downtown Washington to the business section of downtownNew York City. And a morning schedule from 31st Street terminal to Floyd Bennett Air Field withmail and passengers connecting with a DC-2 airmail flight to the west coast. The Fords on floatswere, indeed, unique aircraft, but progress took its toll. Although the Tri-motor gave the Americanairlines a great boost and turned them into multi-million dollar enterprises, only 200 of the all metalairplanes were built.

Epilog

Today instead of slow propeller seaplane service between downtown Washington and New York,there is fast efficient jet shuttle service. Today's passengers fight the traffic from Wall Street toLaGuardia Airport (named after the Mayor) to board a `plane to National Airport in the nation'scapital. I suspect that the net time today's passengers take, with the ground traffic, ground delays,ATC, and ground traffic at the destination, is about the same as it did back in 1935 when T.W.A.flew `Old 620 ' , a Ford Tri-motor on floats, off the East River of New York.


Our new Historian Felix Usis submitted this story in1996. Unfortunately, it didn't make the cut. Ed.


IN MEMORY OF

OMAR L. HANSON

DECEMBER 14, 1914 - FEBRUAR Y 3, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

LARS B. LUNDSTROM

MARCH 26, 1918 - FEBRUARY 15, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

CEDIL T. MARRIS

MARCH 21, 1913 - FEBRUARY 6, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

LESTER D. MUNGER

AUGUST 15, 1903 - JANUARY 28, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

PAUL H. PAYNE

APRIL 21, 1917 - NOVEMBER 11. 1997

PAGE 77... TARPA TOPICS... JULY

O. J. (JACK) KISTLERSEPTEMBER 29, 1914 - MARCH 16, 1998

This is a picture of Jack at the controls taken on his last flight, September 28, 1974. He looks ashappy then as he always was when at the controls of a TWA plane, or in the cockpit of hisbeloved P-51, acquired in 1966. Jack never wore his helmet – but rather a TWA cap when flyingthe P-51. The sole exception was when regulations required wearing one while racing in theReno Air Races in 1979 and 1980. The cap was his small way of promoting TWA.

There was a memorial gathering March 22nd past in a hanger at the Planes of Time Museum inChino, CA sponsored by his friend Steve Hinton. This allowed our many friends and airportbuddies of Jack's to spend some time sharing stories and wonderful memories of Jack's longtenure as a hanger buddy and giver of advice to youngsters who visited his hanger for a look athis P-51 which was named "Jack's Wild Horse.

Jack and I were married May 1. 1938 and Jack tried hard to share his 60th anniversary, but theGood Lord had other plans. He is greatly missed by me, our daughter, Susan Bunting (an USAFCaptain), grandaughters, Jennifer Schnahl, Jessica McCarthy and greatgrandchildren Matthew,Anna, Monika, and Lauren. Jack was pre-deceased by our daughter Nancy, who died in 1995.

Jack had a wonderful life – he loved every minute of his 30 years with TWA and always said that`he would have paid them', but was very happy he could get paid for flying!


IN MEMORY OFSYLVAN T. "TOM" WILSON III

JANUARY 17, 1.926 - OCTOBER 15, 1997

As each of us live out our time on earth and eventually go west. A thumb nail review of our livesis given in an article called an obituary. To keep it brief, the thoughts, stories and memories of hisfellow workers are usually omitted. Tom's obituary states that: Sylvan T. "TOM" Wilson IIIpassed away October 15, 1997 after a long fight against emphysema. He was born on January 17,1926.

Tom joined the Army Air Corp near the end of World War II as an Aviation Cadet, but due todownsizing he was released in 1946. He did not acquire sufficient flight time to be eligible for theairline's pilot requirement so he did it the hard way. He earned his A & E Mechanics Licensefrom Cal-Aero Tech. He joined TWA in 1948 as a Flight Engineer and retired as Captain onJanuary 17, 1986. Among his other duties, he owned and operated Raytown Hobby Shop from1961 through 1995. He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the KansasCity Hangar of the "Quiet Birdmen".

As a flight crew member, Tom is remembered as one of the good guys. As a Flight Engineer, hismechanical knowledge, professionalism and good nature were appreciated. When he becameFirst Officer his flying skills and cooperation were above average. As a Captain his crew knewthey were in good hands.

Life is always too short, but Tom lived his in a way that made all who knew him enriched for theexperience. Good winds and weather on your final flight west. You will always be missed andremembered.

Tom's immediate family was his wife. Patricia. one sister. six children. twenty grandchildren and one great-grandchild. By Friends of Tom Wilson


WILLIAM C. DEITCHMAN

NOVEMBER 7, 1918 - DECEMBER 21, 1998

Bill was born in Kansas City, Kansas on November 7, 1918. He attended Kansas State Universityuntil 1940. He was commissioned as a Naval Aviator in 1941. He served as a Flight Instructoruntil 1943 and then as a Fighter Pilot in the Pacific Theatre until the end of World War II. Billlater flew Navy Transports from 1951 until 1953 while based at Moffett NAS. He retired as aTWA Captain after thirty-three years having flown domestic and international routes.

Bill is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Dorothy Joyce, four sons, three daughters,seventeen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

IN MEMORY OF

GILBERT H. EDDELMAN

NOVEMBER 22, 1931 - MARCH 17, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

ROY G. CLOSE

DECEMBER 19, 1926 - DECEMBER 28, 1997

IN MEMORY OF

JOHN C. GEHLERT

OCTOBER 30, 1920 - MARCH 18, 1998


ROBERT J. HERRMAN

AUGUST 8, 1937 — MARCH 14, 1998

Bob Herrman was born August 8, 1937 in Bellrose, New York to Raymond and MargaretHerrman. Stories from his childhood reveal unmistakable hints of an early obsession with planesand trains. As a kid, he used to sneak away at every chance to a local airport, built a makeshifthelicopter in an attempt to (unsuccessfully) launch himself off the family garage, started a stockcar racing club and amazed the neighbors by dragging home a giant airplane propeller which hestashed along the side of the house.

Bob's legitimate flying career began when he was selected as a pilot for the Marine Corps VMA331 Squadron flying A4's on the Aircraft Carrier Forrestal. This is where he met two of hislifelong friends, Michael Bullock and Don Gough, both of whom would later fly with him forTWA. On June 7, 1965, Bob joined TWA as a commercial pilot and in a small way the airlinewould never be the same. Although we can neither confirm nor deny the incident in which Bobhad the cockpit crew don Burger King hats and post a "For Sale: 1-800-Call Carl" sign in the1011 window (as a snub to then corporate raider Carl Icahn), his distinguished record andunquestionable dedication to TWA saved him from this and other alleged antics. On August3rd

1997, with his wife Kaye and best friend, Keith on board and his son, Scott on the jetway guidingthe plane in, he retired as Captain of the Lockheed 1011, after a 32 year career and six millionmiles in the air.

It's difficult to choose which was a more colorful highlight of Bob's life: his in-flight wedding toKaye in the Eagle (guests listened to the ceremony from the Vianssa Winery) and reception on theNapa Valley Wine Train or his retirement celebration four years later. Organized by Kaye, his giftwas a cross-country train trip thrown as an ongoing surprise party. Starting in Chicago andending in Victoria, B.C., Bob's friends and family secretly boarded the train or popped up indisguise along the way as waiters, outlaws, a homeless person and a mugger in a Clinton mask.We will skip further details as Bob has already written a ten page miniature novel (Kaye hadsuggested a one or two page brief) describing the adventure. At the onset of the trip Kaye gaveBob the retirement quilt which she made from individual squares signed by Bob's friends acrossthe country.


Not one to take "retirement" literally, Bob's post-TWA career included mass excavation of "thefarm" (building one of the largest bodies of water in the tri-county area), welding Southwesternmetal sculptures, and the meticulous restoration of a MOW railcar which he planned toinaugurate on a group trip through Mexico. In addition to these many pursuits, the relocation ofthe Eagle to the Nut Tree Airport allowed Bob to fly more frequently and form many newfriendships.

Bob's final flight was on March 14, 1998 in his beloved Eagle with longtime friend, MikeBullock. When looking back over the course of his life, he will be remembered for his uniquesense of humor, his devotion to family and friends, and most of all, his passion for life itself.

HOWARD R.JOSEPH

SEPTEMBER 19, 1931 - MARCH 5, 1998

Howard R. Joseph, 66, died in Mesa, Arizona following complications after a heart attack.Survivors include his wife, Mary, stepdaughters, Lori Stone of Iola, KS, Dr. Gail Bowsdish ofSuperior, WI; Patricia Bowsdish of Herndon, VA, and six stepgrandchildren; his former wife,Pauline of Mohopac, NY; their children, Gary of Youngstown, OH, Judy Dadabo of Chandler,AZ, and three grandchildren. Also, by brothers, Wendell of Bellevue, OH, Forrest of Haines City,FL, Lynn of Delphos, OH and sisters, Althea Whiteman of Tenino, WA, Helen Dendinger ofBellevue, OH, Thelma Gaspar of El Rancho Santa Marguerita, CA, Catherine Greer of North Ft.Meyers, FL, Ethel Smallwood of Spring Hill, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents,Kenneth and Rena of St. James City, FL, brother Kenneth, Jr. of Lima, OH, sister Martha June ininfancy, and granddaughter, Erin Goatee of Fremont, OH.

Born in Bellevue, Ohio, Mr. Joseph joined the Air Force to serve in the Korean theater as anaircraft mechanic. After serving, he worked for commercial air carriers, settling in Mahopac, NY.He rose through the ranks at Trans World Airlines based at JFK to become a Captain. Afterflying Boeing 747s he retired to Mesa, Arizona. He maintained a life long interest in aviation andwas noted for his voluntary efforts of flight training given to students of the Maryknoll Missionaryof Ossining, NY. He was a member of the B.P.O.E. Elks of Mesa Lodge 1781, and of The ActiveRetired Pilots Association of TWA. He and his wife, Mary, traveled throughout the country toparticipate in square dancing activities.


JOSEPH P. CARR

MARCH 13, 1911 - APRIL 12, 1998

Joseph P. Carr, 87, of Fort Myers, died Sunday, April 12, 1998. Born of non-English-speakingimmigrant parents in Great Falls, Montana, in 1911, Joe grew up on the waterfront of San Pedro,California. Although he never spoke English until he started school, he went on to a distinguishedcareer. In 1935, he entered aviation training at Long Beach, California, and in January, 1936 hewas appointed Aviation Cadet and entered flight training at the Naval Aviation Station,Pensacola, Florida. Between 1936 and 1940, he flew long-range seaplanes for the U.S. Navy. InFebruary 1940, he joined Transcontinental and Western Airlines (now, Trans World Airlines-TWA) as an instructor to train pilots for the military transport service supporting our Allies inWorld War II. In May, 1942, Joe was transferred to the Intercontinental Division of TWA's warcontract operation, which flew men and material to war fronts all over the world. Among hiseminent passengers was General George S. Patton, Commander Third Army.

Following World War II, Joe became Chief Pilot, for TWA's International Division, just as theairline was preparing to open civilian international routes. In November, 1945, he was co-captainof the first-ever Constellation aircraft flight from Washington, D.C., to Paris, France, whichpaved the way for commercial passenger service into war-torn Europe. He subsequentlycaptained TWA inaugural commercial routes into India (1946) and around the world (1952). Ina nutshell, TWA was a 30+ year commitment for Joe: after starting his commercial aviation careerin 1940 flying DC-3s, he commanded his final TWA flight in March, 1971, aboard a Boeing 747from Frankfort, Germany, to New York.

Because of his love of aviation, after his retirement, Joe continued to provide training andinstruction to future pilots through the mid-1980s. He remained active in aviation matters,especially helping to document the history of U.S. commercial aviation, until his death.

Joe Carr is survived by his two daughters, Enid Dafoe and Stephanie Carr; his grandson, GregoryThomas; and his great-granddaughter, Kaela Thomas; as well as by his nieces, Gail Shaffer andMarianne Dulcich; and his nephew, John Pakusich.

Daddy - May you ride the jump-seat on every new aircraft! May you always score par on theheavenly golf course! And may you bid and make seven no-trump on every hand of bridge!Love, Enid and Stephanie


HARRY STANTON O'BRIENNOVEMBER 26, 1919 - MARCH 2, 1.998

Harry S.O'Brien, 78, of Sky Valley, Georgia died March 2, 1998 peacefully in his homeoverlooking the mountains he so deeply enjoyed. He was born November 26, 1919 in the heart ofPennsylvania Dutch Country, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. After graduation from California Flyers'School of Aeronautics, Harry began a well charted career in aviation. Harry's rewarding careerincluded employment with North American, Vegas Aircraft Company, and in 1942 he became aFlight Engineer with TWA. His qualifications included the Boeing 307, Convair C-87, DouglasC-54, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707 and Boeing 747. Harry's union membership startedin 1945 with an organization which later became known as the Flight Engineer's InternationalAssociation. As TWA Chapter President, one of Harry's memorable moments was in July, 1958at the signing of the Working Agreement that provided the Flight Engineers' position on theforthcoming 707. Harry served as Executive Vice President - Secretary Treasurer, an electedposition, until 1968. From that time, he continued part-time with the Union and returned to flyingfor TWA until 1982 at which time he retired.

Harry's career allowed him to visit many places around the world where he enriched many livesby his mere presence. His enjoyment of life, his career and his love of family and friendscontinues to be felt by many fortunate people. The strength in his physical appearance shall bedeeply missed, however, the everlasting memories of his dedication, drive, courage and love forlife shall remain with us all forever and continue to give us inner strength.

Harry married Dorothy Perkins from South Carolina in 1944 and they raised their family inWashington, D.C., Milton, N.Y. and McLean, Virginia while the world continued to be Harry'scareer playground. Retirement took Harry and his wife, Dorothy, to the mountains of Sky Valleywhere they enjoyed the serenity of the rolling mountains, golf and the opportunity to make newfriends while providing a magical place for all to visit.

Harry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dorothy O'Brien; his brother, John O'Brien of Boston,MA; four daughters: Sandra L. O'Brien, Zan Mustaine, Jill O'Brien-Jones, and Kelly Pendleton;a niece, Joann Nail; and a daily companion, Samantha, their poodle.


JAMES EUGENE COUGHRAN

MARCH 3, 1921 - MARCH 14, 1998

James Eugene Coughran flew west on March 14, 1998. He was born in Whittier, California onMarch 3, 1921. He learned to fly from his father, who was a pilot for Howard Hughes. Hesoloed when he was sixteen. He was Mechanic to Fixed Base Operator and General Manager atAnaheim Airport in California from 1936 - 1942. During World War II he was USAF FlightInstructor at Ryan School of Aeronautics, Hemer, California and was Air Corps Flight Instructorto Airline Pilot and Station Coordinator in Fairbanks, Alaska 1942 - 1948.

He was Fixed Base Operator for maintenance and licensing of airplanes 1945 - 1947. ExecutivePilot 1947 - 1950; Aircraft Inspector Pacific Airmotive Corporation, Chino, California 1950 -1953; Flight Engineer Trans World Airlines 1953 – 1983; part-time and General Manager forIsland Airmotive, Long Island 1950 - 1956. He has been a member of OX5 Club since 1955;National Aeromotive Association (NAA) 1939 - 1949; Charter Member of La Palma Kiwanis1930 - 1994. He received the Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" Award in 1994. During hisretirement he enjoyed building and flying model planes. He also continued to license planes untilhe became unable to in 1995. by ElsieCoughran

IN MEMORY OF

FRED G. RICHARDSON

NOVEMBER 8, 1902 - JANUARY 22, 1998

IN MEMORY OF

CLARENCE T. WILLIAMS

JULY 13, 1929 - MARCH 28, 1998


CASEY RODDY

OCTOBER 17, 1912 - DECEMBER 4, 1997

Casey Roddy flew around the world oh, 30, maybe 40 times. He went dozens of times to manyof the most exotic cities of the world, sightseeing during some visits and just plain passingthrough on other occasions. He particularly liked Hong Kong, where he would take his wife,June, and daughter, Susan, sometimes on vacation. Of course, there were also cities like Tel Avivwhich Roddy remembers as a "place I could never sleep." The memories were many for a manwho served as a round-the-world pilot for TWA, flying his own Boeing 707 on countless 12-dayspins around the globe.

Roddy retired after spending 28 years as a TWA domestic and international pilot. Beginning onDC-3 propeller planes and working his way up through Super Constellations, 707s and 747jumbo jets, he relaxed by practicing acrobatics in his old T-34 military plane at CapistranoAirport.

Most of Roddy's experiences were happy ones. During his round-the-world days he would makethe 12-day trip in legs running from New York to London, then back to Los Angeles, toHonolulu, Guam, Hong Kong, Bombay, Tel Aviv, Rome, and home to New York. There wouldbe other stops along the way, but in at least eight of the cities Roddy would stop over for at least16 hours.

Since 1929 when Roddy learned to fly in Pennsylvania he logged more than 23,000 hours in theair and insists that flying is "as safe as can be." In the old days of prop planes, an airline pilot'slife was more casual - longer flights, but also longer layovers between flights. Still, Roddy calledthe 747 jumbo jet, which he flew his final two years as a pilot, "without a doubt the nicest planeI've ever flown." Roddy rounded out his career in 1972 flying 747s to Europe. It was quite acareer for a man who spent the 1930s with smalltime flying services and then worked World WarII years training combat pilots in Alabama before hiring on with TWA in 1944.


THOMAS J. HUSS

DECEMBER 19, 1922 - NOVEMBER 24, 1997

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Tom a retired Captain and Flight Instructor for TWA, flew west withhis favorite airplane, the L1011 this past November. He flew over Europe as a Thunderbolt pilotduring World War II. After his discharge he was a crop duster and instructor of small aircraft. In1952 he became a pilot for TWA. He retired as a Flight Instructor in 1982. In 1986 he and hiswife moved from Kansas City to Arch Cape, OR.

Tom is remembered for his love of flying as well as traveling in his motor home, camping fishing,and great compassion for animals.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; a son, Thomas Huss, Jr.; six stepchildren, Mark, John, Craig,Carolyn, Dianna, and Marsha; six grandchildren; a sister, Agnes Karl; two brothers, John andRichard Huss; and his beloved Rottweillers, Helga and Rage.


JOE CARR REMEMBEREDby

Ed Betts

Retired Captain Joseph P. Can passed away at the Hope Hospice in Ft. Myers, FA, at the age of87. Joe was born in Great Falls, Mont., the son of immigrant parents from Yugoslavia. Thefamily soon moved to the port city of San Pedro, Calif., where Joe was educated and learned towrite and speak impeccable English; he, along with his sisters, taught his parents the language.He graduated from High School in 1929, which was the beginning of the Great Depression andpaying jobs were at a premium. Some of his early lobs were selling newspapers and cleaning fishat the waterfront.

In 1935 Joe entered aviation training at nearby Long Beach and thefollowing year completed Aviation Cadet Training at the Naval Stationlocated at Pensacola, Fla. Although nobody had an inkling at the time,twenty-five members of the Pensacola Class of '36 were to complete theirrequired three years of active duty and join TWA circa July 1939 -February 1940. Joe's time in the Navy included flying the huge flyingboats, with several trips to Adak in the Aleutian Islands. There were noradios or other navigational aids, just a good knowledge of celestialnavigation, which Joe quickly mastered.

The original planning by TWA in late-1939 was to use the soon-to-be-delivered 4-engine(pressurized) Boeing 307 ' ' Stratoliners'' on an off-airway or direct course such as BUR to MKCor CHI and return. It would save time and money. This would require one member of the cockpitcrew to be qualified as a Navigator; hence the number of Navy pilots hired (Joe on Feb 12,1940). However, before service was started, the direct or off airways flying was not approved bythe FAA.

Joe was based at BUR flying the DC-3 to ABQ when he met Hostess Dorothy Burgmiller on alayover and, after a short courtship, they were married in June 1940. Joe was due to upgrade toCaptain. However, he was asked to postpone this opportunity as TWA needed him (and severalothers) to help form the "Eagle Nest" training school located at ABQ. This was a contract withthe RCAF to train ferry crews to fly American-built aircraft across the No Atlantic to Scotland.The original training planes included one LB-30 (British version of the B-24) and three LockheedHudsons.

Operations began in June 1941, and ended in September. Then a contract was made with theUSAAF Ferry Command to train and check out crews on the B-24. This was the "Jack Frye4-Engine School", also located at ABQ, and Joe headed the Celestial Navigation Dept.

In late December 1941, shortly after the USA was at war, another contract was made whereby allfive Stratoliners were to be bought by the USAAF, converted to their specifications, thenmaintained and flown by TWA personnel. This was the beginning of TWA's ICD(Intercontinental Division) although the first conversion (now known as the C-75) was notcompleted until Feb 26, 1942. Numerous pilots and Flight Engineers from the Jack Frye School


were to become part of the new transatlantic flying with military or civilian VIPs as passengers.Additional four-engine equipment were assigned as production increased on the C-87 and C-54.

Joe checked out as Captain in late 1942 flying the C-75 with Alton Parker, in early 1943 he wasappointed Supervisor of Flight Training. One of his memorable trips started out on Jan 20, 1944,with Co-Captain Wm. E. Townsend (also class of '36 ). It was a top secret when they left Prest-wick for No Africa (Casablanca) along the western coastline. They were on the return flight inthe middle of the night... It was Gen. George Patton and he asked to visit the cockpit for awhile.He even steered the plane and told how he was an avid small plane pilot. The crew was swornto secrecy as the General was transferring from the Mediterranean to the UK to prepare for theinvasion of France.

On July 5, 1945, TWA was awarded certain overseas routes to Europe and within two monthsthe new International Division was formed. Soon after, "Swede" Golien asked Joe if he would bethe Chief Pilot for this operation. Joe accepted and his first flight was ferrying a brand newConnie from MKC to LGA. He then went on to Paris with the first of many provisioning runs;others were with the DC-4B which TWA purchased (10 in all) and had them converted from themilitary C-54. He arranged a training site at a former air base at Reading, which was soon abeehive of activity. When not busy with "proving runs", provisional runs with ground crews andspare parts, training flights, check rides or classrooms, Joe also helped "Swede" write TWA'sDC-4 Operations Manual.

Hal Blackburn flew the inaugural Constellation flight from DCA to Paris via LGA, Gander andShannon, two days later Joe flew the inaugural out of Boston . With additional equipment andcrews TWA extended on to Cairo via Paris, Rome and Athens plus a second route via Lisbon andMadrid to Cairo. By January 1947 the route was extended to Bombay. In 1950 Joe was namedChief Pilot at Cairo. An interesting trip for him was in late 1952 when he flew TWA BoardChairman, Warren Lee Pierson, on a preliminary survey for a round-the-world operation. Theycovered many major world capitals before arriving in LA. During a conversation they found outboth men graduate from San Pedro High School (Pierson in 1924) and recalled having a numberof the same teachers. In 1953 Joe was based in Paris for two years. He then bid back to "flying theline", based at NYC, flying the Connies until early 1964 when he checked out on the B707s.About one year before he retired at age 60 (March 1971) he was flying the B747.

Retirement for Joe was still teaching aviation, some aircraft instruction and for almost twentyyears it was conducting classes or seminars for future pilots, or helping to prepare for FAAexams. This included the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the Flight InternationalSchool. He was also an avid golfer and won several local tournaments. Other pastimes includedbridge and writing. He was a great source of accurate information for authors of books (and theTOPICS). He had a great career in aviation and contributed so much towards TWA's interna-tional flying on both the ICD and commercial routes.

Joe's wife Dorothy passed away in 1990. Daughters Enid Dafoe and Stephanie Carr, a grandsonGregory Thomas, great-grandaughter Kaela Thomas and two nieces and a nephew survive him.


HUSAK RETRACED PATH UP JACK'S MOUNTAINBy

Beth Miller

I suppose you could title this story, "Jack's Mountain revisited". For those who may not have readearlier Skyliner accounts of the role of Jack's Mountain, Pennsylvania in TWA history - and ofTWA's man on the mountain, Paul Husak, a brief synopsis is necessary.

It was 68 years ago, in 1930, that Tommy Tomlinson hired Paul as a weather observer atop themountain near Union, Pennsylvania. At 2,360 feet, it was the highest point on TWA's routebetween Harrisburg and Pittsburgh - a route that had the reputation as "aviation's graveyard" Itwas Paul's job to call Harrisburg to advise whether the pilots would be able to make their waybetween the cloud bottoms and the mountain tops. This was before instrument flying. Until thenthe airline had to depend on a local farmer. Paul recalls that on taking over, his first duty was totell the man his services were no longer needed.

Paul spend his first winter at the base of the mountain, inMt. Union. Come spring he had to find his way up a trailto the top carrying all the food and supplies he could. Hediscovered his residence was a one-room tin shack, towhich he brought his wife, Ruth. They lived atop themountain for 4 1/2 years and had 2 1/2 children while there- the youngest being born shortly after they left themountain for Newark and Paul's next assignment. A fewmonths before each child was due, Ruth would go downthe mountain to stay in town until she and the baby wereable to return.

Hardship Post

Life was easy on top of the mountain. Supplies werebrought up twice a year by a farmer who drove athree-mule wagon. The farmer's two sons walked aheadto clear the trail and a nephew followed behind in case the wagon broke down. It cost Paul$4.00. For drinking water, Paul had to scramble over a rocky precipice and make his way a miledown the trail to a spring, then climb up with a five-gallon jug-full on his back. The spring waterwas too precious to waste on laundry, so when need-be, Paul would hike down to Hill Valley touse the facilities. Incidentally, it happens that in Pennsylvania, township lines join at the top of theridges. Since the weather station straddled the line, there was a question as to which votingdistrict they belonged. It was decided that the town that washed their clothes got their vote.

To supplement their food supply, Paul hunted deer and rabbit. "Each summer I also killed two orthree dozen rattlesnakes." he adds. Paul actually held two jobs on Jack's Mountain. In additionto TWA, he served as a fire warden for the state of Pennsylvania. He received no pay for this, butin return TWA didn't have to pay rent for the tower.


If the Lines Weren't Down

Paul's duties for TWA included sending in hourly weather reports until he heard the lasteastbound mail plane go over, then he was finished for the night. Just getting the weather reportoff was in itself something of a minor miracle. It started with a phone call to Mt. Union, wherean operator would connect him with a Pennsylvania Railroad tower down the line. They in turnconnected him to another small-town switch-board operator, who relayed the call to still anotherrailroad tower, where the final patch was made to TWA in Harrisburg.

By the mid-30s, technological advances were such that the remote observatory was no longernecessary and Paul was transferred to Newark as a meteorologist, and then to Los Angeles as aflight dispatcher.

Paul retired in 1973. His wife, Virginia Almond Husak, who he married in 1961 after Ruth died,was a teletype operator for TWA for 29 years, in Los Angeles and Indianapolis. She retired in1975. Paul and Virginia now live in Prescott, Arizona.

The above story about TARPA subscriber Paul Husak and wripublished in the Skyliner in 1984. Ed.

tten by Honorary TARPA member Beth Miller, was

Paul Husak, Virginia Husak and Jack Miller taken in 1984.


LONG TERM HEALTH CARE.-. Hal miller, President RAPA

During the past few years there has beenenough information published for us to be able toreview and make educated judgments regarding thehealth care option best suited for our individualneeds. However, there is one aspect of health carethat has not received sufficient attention, and thatis long term care.

In the Norman Rockwell type of sitcom fantasy,elderly parents move in with their children whenthey are no longer able to live independently.Grandma teaches the grandchildren how to make herfavorite cookies and Gramps regales them withexciting stories about his life experiences. Inreality, Mrs. Fields makes better cookies and thirtyminutes of Star Trek is probably more exciting thananything you can remember happening during your30 years of flying the line. As much as our childrenmay love us, most of them are not prepared,emotionally, physically, or logistically to care foraging parents who eventually may require full timecare. Their careers and other interests make itimpossible for them to assume this burden.

There are, however, solutions other thandialing 1-800-Doctor K. It is best to review theseoptions before you are required by necessity tomake an important decision. There are retirementcommunities that can provide varying degrees ofcare until you die and of course there are homecare and nursing home facilities. Long term careinsurance policies have been available for anumber of years and I strongly urge you to read theSeptember 1995 issue of Consumer Reports. Thisissue should be available in your library and isrequired reading before any decision is made.

In the past many elderly people, anticipatednursing home care, would spin down their estates,either by gifts or establishing trusts, in order toqualify for MEDICAID paying for the nursing homefacilities. The Kennedy-Kassenbaum Health CareReform Bill, effective January 1, 1997, made it acrime to do this. Their rationale was this methodwas similar to the old joke about the man whomurdered his parents and then threw himself on themercy of the court by pleading that he was anorphan. There are attempts being made in Congressto revoke this punitive clause but given the mood ofthis current Congress I do not think it will berevoked in the near future, if ever. One positiveaspect of this Bill is that for the first time there arespecific guidelines controlling the Long TermHealth Care plans that can be offered for sale.

As in all health or life insurance plans, therates are directly related to the age of theapplicant, and therefore it is important to sign upas early as possible. Various organizations such asAARP and ALPA offer group policies. I haveinvestigated many of these policies and I have cometo the firm conclusion that long term careinsurance should not be purchased blindly by mail.There are too many variables and individualrequirements that would make it imprudent to buya policy by merely checking off boxes and sendingthe application in with your check. I found thatdifferent companies have different standards foracceptance of "previous conditions". And you knowthat at our tender ages we all have some "previousconditions". However, what may not be acceptable toone company may be acceptable to another.

Howard Wincele and the AON Grouphave worked with the CNA InsuranceCompany to offer a Group Policy to RAPAthat will provide an excellent long termcare policy for our members. CNA has longexperience in these programs and we havearranged for a significant associationdiscount in addition to discounts for goodhealth and married couples. For those whocurrently have LTC insurance. they are,offering supplemental benefit p rogramsthat will bring your current coverage up todate. The important reason for getting apolicy through RAPA is that we can andwill act as your "ombudsman" if you everhave a problem. With other plans you"punch 1", "punch 2" on instructions andhope that someone will answer.

The entire program, which includes theavailability of professional advice, can beaccomplished over the phone and through the mail.Also importantly, if you wish, an in-home personalvisit from a professional agent can be arranged.

If you would like to learn more about this policy,please CALL TODAY1 -800-454-4LTC

Be sure and mention that you are a memberof the Retired Airline Pilots Association


AON CONSULTING

1001 Brickell Bay Drive

Miami, Florida 33131-4937

Telephone Number: (305) 961-5900

Toll Free Number: (800) 314-1860

Fax Number: (305) 961-5901

PREFERRED ADVANTAGE TAX QUALIFIED SERIESCNA LTC understands why people buy long term care insurance; the desire for independence,choice, protection of assets, and not burdening the family.

TAX QUALIFIED PLANSYour premiums and Long Term Care expenses within limits may be tax deductible from yourfederal income tax. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 includesfavorable tax treatment for certain

POLICY DISCOUNTSIf you and your spouse apply for long term care protection and are approved, you will bothreceive a 10% discount. If you are in good health, you can also be eligible for our Preferred Rate.

LONG TERM CARE DISCOUNTSIt is our goal for you to have the best care you can afford. For your benefit, CNA LTC hasnegotiated special fees with providers. You are under no obligation to use these providers andthis program is completely voluntary. You may receive the discounts even if the services youreceive are not covered under your CNAA policy

CNA HAS A VARIETY OF PLANS WITH FEATURES THAT EXCEL IN THE LONGTERM CARE MARKETPLACE.CNA LTC understands why people buy long term care insurance; the desire for independence,choice, protection of assets, and not burdening the family.

CNA is a market leader in long term care protection. We were the first to offer long term carepolicies when the concept was new and have been offering long term care policies since 1965.This established the leadership position that continues with CNA LTC today.

All of the CNAA plans allow the flexibility to design a plan that meets the long term care need,keeping affordability in mind.

Alternate Plan of CareBed Reservation BenefitWaiver of PremiumInflation Protection Option

Lifetime Benefit Option0-Day Elimination Period OptionGuaranteed RenewableWorldwide Coverage


PREFERRED ADVANTAGE TQ

Preferred Advantage TQ is an expense-incurred, integrated plan. An integrated plan is a plan thatcovers home health care and nursing home care from the same benefit account. It is CNA's lowercost alternative, offering comprehensive coverage at an affordable cost to the insured.

• Pays 80% of exQualifies for favorable tax treatment of premiums and benefits.

• Pays 100% of expenses up to the daily nursing home limit for nursing home stays.

• Pays 80% of expenses up to the daily home care limit for personal care including MedicalSocial Worker, Home Health Aide, Homemaker, Adult Day Care and Hospice Care.

• Pays 100% of expenses up to the daily nursing home limit for an Assisted Living Facility or anAlternate Care Facility.

• Pays 100% of expenses up to the daily home care limit for skilled care (R.N., L.P.N., andL.V.N.) and therapies (Physical and Speech, etc.)

• Respite Care Benefits

• Bed Reservation Benefit of 21 days per year for any absence.

• Alternate Plan of Care

• Medical Help Benefit

• Benefit Eligibility — 2 of 6 ADLs including bathing or cognitive impairment

• Waiver of Premium after 90 days of nursing home or alternate care facility confinement

• Optional Inflation Protection

• Optional Non-forfeiture benefit-Plus version

• Spouse discount available for ages 18-84

• Benefit Maximums: 2, 3*, 4*, 5*, and Lifetime*

• Elimination Periods: 0*, 30, 90, 180+, 365+, days

*Not available for ages 80-84 +Not available for 730x planb

PREFERRED ADVANTAGE 100 TQ

Preferred Advantage 100 TQ is a top-of-the line plan, offering the same benefits as PreferredAdvantage TQ except.

Pays 100% of expenses up to the daily home care limit for personal care including Medical SocialWorker, Home Health Aide, Homemaker, Adult Day Care and Hospice Care.

Pays 100% of expenses up to the daily nursing home limit for an Assisted Living FacilityAlternate Care Facility.Waiver of Premium after 12 days of nursing home confinement or home care.

CNA LTC

PREFERRED ADVANTAGE SERIES IS ENDORSED BY RAPA!

CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION

(800) 454-4582


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OTHER INSURANCE OFFERED THROUGH RAPA

For information, pricing or to enroll on other insurance offered through RAPA, call RosyFernandez at (800) 314-1860 extension 5919 now.

Delta Dental Plan – Next enrollment period is April 1 – 30.Pharmacy Benefit Card (PSG) – Next enrollment period is April 1 – 30.person per year.Discount Vision Services (LENSCRAFTERS) – Next enrollment periodCost is $10 per person per year.Hartford Medicare Supplement Coverage.Group Cancer Policy.Travel and Home Accident Policy.

early 1997 Alexander & Alexander became part of AON Corporation. Our insuranceconsultants Howard Wincele and Sonia Blumenthal now have an office with AON CONSULT-ING in Miami, Florida. Ms. Rosy Fernandez is available on a daily basis to handle problems forRAPA members. Please note the new address and phone numbers below:

Newark Airport Terminal, 1937 as photographed by Bill Dixon. Note the Loudspeaker.


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NEW MEMBERS

(R) BALDWIN314-528-4886

(A)BEVAN

(R) BROWN

Frank

Lewis

Fredrick

Capt (FLORENCE)

Capt. (JOYCE)

Capt. (JAIMIE)719-527-4855 [email protected]

(R)CHICK James E. Capt. (JOAN)717-642-6312

(R) COHEE Douglas G. Capt.904-445-6165

(A)COLPITTS Stew Capt. (PATTY)408-356-5034

(A)DECELLES Joseph L. Capt. (I RENE)707-252-7325

(R) GELDERSMA F. P. Foe Capt.816-741-6121 [email protected]

(R) JOHNSON Mack L. Capt. (SUSAN)509-935-8019

(A)JONES702-456-6272

(R) Mc MILLIN941 -637-1 497

(R)MEYERS941 -637-1 365

(A)MUNRO203-421-3119

(R) PETERSON520-541 -0988

(R)RIANI61 9-451 -8986

(A) ROBINSON314-561-4299

(A)RUTH

(R)STURM650-365-1962

(R)ZAPF310-376-6392

226 Aero DriveTroy, MO 63379

180 Glenside TrailSparta, N J 07871

215 Haversham Dr.Colorado Springs, CO 80906

65 Oak Grove Dr.Fairfield, P A 17320

P 0 Box 352555Palm Coast, FL 32135

16956 Frank Ct.Los Gatos, C A 95032

5171 Big Ranch Rd.Napa, CA 94558

3921 N W 60th St.Kansas City, MO 64151

126 Richmond LaneChewelah, WA 99109

4083 S. GoldcoastLas Vegas, NV 89121

3514 Caya Largo Ct.Punta Gorda, FL 33950

24551 Dolphin Cove Dr.Punta Gorda, FL 33955

70 Harkness Dr.Madison, CT 06443-1809

10 Yolo Dr.Prescott, A Z 8630111874 Avenida SivritaSan Diego, CA 92128

338 Villa Dr.Lake St. Louis, MO 63367

130 Watson Rd.Winchester, NH 03470

4160 Jefferson Ave.Woodside, C A 94062

1015- 2nd StreetManhattan Beach, C A 90266

[email protected]. C. Capt.

Jerry Capt. (PATRICIA)

Roger Capt. (MARLENE)

Kenneth J. Capt. (BARBARA)

Brock A. Capt. ( KATHRYN)

Gerald J. Capt. (JEAN)[email protected] D. Capt. (LINDA)[email protected] Capt. (IRENE)

Robert P. Capt. (KIMBER)

Rod Capt. (MARY)


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223 Runaway Hills Rd.Franklin, NC 28734

722 Sequoyah Woods Dr.Brevard, NC 28712

1408 Mockingbird Ln.Lakeland,6741 Ave. DSarasota,P 0 Box 1297Duck Creek Village,P 0 Box 174Pinedale,

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WY 82941

5620 Seven Lakes W.West End, NC 27376

1713 Ashberry DrPalmdale , CA.93551

333 E. 69th St #4 ENew York City, NY 10021

11813 Summit St.Kansas City, MO 64114-5575

1143 Dickinson DriveYardley, P A 19067-2904

6 Magellan LnHot Springs Village,P 0 Box 472Iola,16 Bill Hill RoadLyme,4323 W. 112th St.Leawood,43905 S E 127 PlaceNorth Bend,P 0 Box 3042Edgertown,3156 CrestviewPrescott,P 0 Box 103Blairstown,1049 RawhideKingman,

75 Wilmington DriveMelville,424 Rowayton Ave.South Norwalk,1723 Overlook LnSanta Barbara,

Norman F. Capt. (CAROLYN)

Robert J. Capt. (HELENE)[email protected] E. F / E (BETTY)

Dale R. Capt. (ZELLA)[email protected] R. Capt. (CONNIE)[email protected] Capt. (LINDA)

Jim [email protected] A. Capt. (DORIS)

Jack Capt. (LINDA)[email protected] C. Capt. (MURIEL)

[email protected] R. Capt. (PATRICIA)[email protected]

Capt. (LUCIENNE)

F / 0 (ELISABETH)

Capt. (JOAN)

Capt. (GLADYS)

Capt. (DONNA)

Capt. (BEVERLY)

F / O (LOIS)

Capt. (JEANNE)

(R)CAMPBELL, Jr. V. R.520-757-4277

(R)CARLUCCI516-643-8519

(E) CARROLL203-853-3793

(A)CARTER

Capt. (ALDEE)

I R 0 (ROSELLA)

Capt. (THERESA)

Capt. (PAT)

(R)ANDERSON704-524-8249

(R)ANDREWS704-862-4807

(R) ARNOLD941-683-2150

(E) BAAR

(R)BATCHELOR801-682-2480

(A)BEBEE307-367-2501

(A)BECKNER910-673-8008

(A)BENNETT805-947-0911

(H)BERGER

(R)BERRY816-942-8999

(H)BERTLES215-493-5603

(R)BIER MANN501-922-5264

(R)BLOCHOWITZ

(E) BRADFORD203-434-2181

(A)BROOKSHIRE913-345-0519

(R)BUDZIEN425-888-9026

(R)BUNDY508-627-9320

(E) BUTLER520-778-5075

A) C AL LA MARO908-362-8725

Rutland F.

Richard L.

Raymond G.

Allan H.

Roland A.

Gerard

Peter N.

Lemauris

Raymond

Thomas H.

Nick

FL 33801

FL 8525834231

UT 84762-1297

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W I 54945

CT 06371

KS 66211-1724

WA 98045

M A 02539

AZ 86301

N J 07825

A Z 86401

NY 11747-4032

CT 06854

CA 93103

(H)CHURCH Mrs. (CHARLIE) 12928 Springdale Village DrHazelSt. Louis, MO 63146-4373


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(H)COLLINS Patricia Mrs. (JOHN)603-279-6997

(E) CONAWAY Roy W. Capt. (DOROTHY)352-686-1428

(R) CONWAY Richard E. Capt. (ANNEMARIE)503-622-3686

(R) COREY Howard Capt. (IRIS)406-883-1469

(R)DAWKINS Heibert C.jr Capt. (BRIGITTE)203-746-9505

(E) DeCELLES435-649-8183

(A)DENNIS

(R) DEUTSCH215-766-7741

(H)DICK813-542-7056

(H)DOBBERTEEN602-445-2287

(E) DOHERTY

(H) DOUGHERTY941-454-7761

(A)DOUGLASS973-729-3633

(E) DOWLING602-369-3965

(R) DOYLEN/A

(R) DRAKE III603-528-1851

(A)ELLIS401-849-2939

(R)EMMERTON317-842-8378

(R)FAIRCHILD

(E) FALKIN

(R)FICK, Jr.913-897-4024

(R)FORRISTALL207-452-2562

(R)FORTIN781-546-2148

(E) FOX518-548-5397

P 0 Box 1311Meredith, NH 03253

8125 Hidden Hills Dr.Spring Hill, FL 34606-7228

69320 E. Rolling Green Ct P 0 Box 953Welches, OR 97067-0953

3750 Bisson LnPoison, M T 5986045 Lake Drive N. Box 273New Fairfield, CT 06812-0273

1920 W. Parkwest Dr#35 APark City, UT 84060

Box 103Chelsea NY.12512301 Kellers ChurchPerkasie, P A 18944

4920 Viceroy Ct #229Cape Coral, FL 33904-9048

3850 N U S Highway 89 #253Prescott, AZ 86301P 0 Box 592Londonderry V T 05148

532 Periwinkle Ct.Fort Myers, FL 33908-1615

88 Alpine Tr.Sparta, N J 07871#71 Bucking Horse TrailPinetop, AZ 85935-9629P 0 Box 1775West Dover, VT.05356

99 Tucker Shore RdWinnisquam , NH 03289-026126 Ridge Rd.Newport, R I 02840

6578 Discovery Dr. S.Indianapolis, IN 4625018745 County Road 390Saint Joseph, MO 6450541 Foxcroft VillageLoch Sheldrake, NY 12759

6604 W. 164th TerraceStilwell, KS 66085Rt #1, Box 948-aBridgeton, ME 04009

15 Long BeachRockport, M A 01966H C 1, Box 17aLake Pleasent NY 12108-9701

[email protected]. L. Capt. (JANET)[email protected] F. Capt. (MARY LOU)

Douglas

Juliette

Carol

Francis J.

Elizabeth

Francis R.

Carl T.

C. W.

Charles

James

John A.

Ken

Louis R.

Rudy

Richard G.

Capt. (MARLENE)

Mrs. (RUSSELL)

Mrs. (JOHN)

Capt. (DOLLY)

Mrs. (PAUL)

Capt. (CHRISTINE)

Capt. (MARGUERITE)

Capt. (GEORGETTE)

Capt.

Capt. (BARBARA)

F / E (DONNA)

Capt. (MARGARET

F / E (ANN)

Capt. (JULIE)

Capt. (PHYLLIS)

Richard G. Capt. (BETH)[email protected] R. F / E (JOAN)


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J. Edward Capt. (MADALENE)

Anthony V. F / E (MARJORIE)

Eugene F. Capt. (CONNIE)[email protected] Mrs. (FRANCIS)

Robert W.

Hugh G.

Otto

William F.

Alfred M.

Roy F.

Capt. (KATHLEEN)

Capt. (NORMA)

Capt. (NANCY)

Capt. (LOUISE)

Capt. (JANET)

Capt. (SHARON)

Joseph J. Capt. (GRACE)[email protected] C. Capt.

Bob

Gene L.

Capt.

Capt. (CRETA)

John E. Capt. (DORIS)[email protected] J. Capt. (JOAN)

Suzanne

Harlan V.

Mrs. (GORDON)

Capt. (ROSE)

(E) FRANKUM516-627-1974

(E) GATTY516-692-7143

(R) GIFFORD610-983-3227

(H) GLAZIER603-526-4240

(E) GOUGH423 -577 -7919

(E) GRAFF816-252-6152

(R)GREENE941-250-9669

(R)GUEST

(R) GUSTAFSON919-673-4099

(R)GWIN540-728-2887

(R)HARRIS970-240-0105

(A)HAZELTON717-378-2676

(R) HEMSTED970-385-4422

(E) HIATT913-642-6478

(R) HOAG816-941-2013

(R) INGLESBY613-382-7496

(H) JENNINGS603-293-7286

(E) JESPERSEN

841 Park AvenueManhasset3 Promenade DriveHuntington,P 0 Box 695Valley Forge,273 Little SunapeeNew London,3819 Maloney Rd.Knoxville,1809 LeslieIndependence,C/o Good Sam Club P 0 BoxEnglewood, CO

101 Rainbow Dr. #2665Livingston, T X

3137 Seven Lakes WestWest End, NC

Rr 2 Box 36aFancy Gap,1208 Haystack Rd.Montrose,Rd #1Facto ryville,2805 Oak Dr.Durango,7600 DelmarPrairie Village,910 Carnoustie DriveKansas City,P 0 Box 1102Thousand Ils Pk,677 Cherry Valley Rd.GilfordRd #1, Box319Moultonboro,

602680121-6026

77351

27376

NY 11030

NY 11743

19481-9998

03257

T N 37920-2823

MO 64055

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V A 24328

CO 81401

PA 18419

CO. 81 301

KS 66208

MO 64145-1250

NY 13692-1102

#63NH 03246

NH 03254

Lewis B. F / E (VICKI)[email protected] J. F / 0 (MICHELINE)

Tom Capt.

Peter Capt. (ELLIE)[email protected] Capt. (BARBARA)[email protected] J. F / E (BERENICE)

(E) JUDD828-837-0322

(A)KAJENSKI603-253-9772

(R) KENNEY410-268-5186

(R) KIEWEL314-256-0110

(R) KING978-774-4872

(R)KLUMB612-476-8128

294 Judd HillMurphy,P 0 Box 1497Center Harbor,7074 Bembe Bh RoadAnnapolis,22 Chippenham LaneChesterfield,P 0 Box 238Middleton,17210 3rd Ave, N.Plymouth ,

NC 28906-9227

NH 03226-1497

MD 21403

MO 63005

MA 01949

M N 55447-3502


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(E) KNUDSEN913-631-7665

(R)KOHRS719-658-2420

(R) KOLB

Alvin R.

Perry W.

Frank J.

Capt. (KATHRYN)

F / E (GEORGIA)

Capt. (DOREEN)603-964-8813

(A)KROSCHEL970-923-6711

[email protected] Capt. (CAROL)[email protected]

(R)LANG807-488-5479

(A)LAROCQUE203-325-3181

(E) LEWIS813-446-6645

(E) LIMA414-245-6744

(R)LINCOLN512-868-8202

(R)LINDSEY

Ivan C.

David

Horace W.

Earl

James F.

Robert A.

Capt. (JOAN)

Capt.

Capt. (PEGGY)

F / E (ELEANOR)

Capt. (LILLIAN)

Capt. (DORICE)403-886-4114 [email protected]

(E) LUDWIG208-726-3989

(R)MADIGAN

Richard H.

Ed

Capt. (BERNICE)

Capt. (SUSY)702-831-1265 [email protected]

(R)MAHER Tom Capt. (MARILYN)970-586-3692

(E) MAJOR Robert J. Capt. (ANNE)954-450-5473

(R)MANLEY George L. Capt. (BETTYE)360-253-4850

(R) Mc CARTHY Andrew J. Capt. (CHARLOTTE)

(E) MCGARGLE P. G. F I E (VERA)518-924-2832

(H)McNAUGHTON Wanda Mrs. (EARL)

(E) MEGARGLE P.g. F / E (VERA)518-924-2832

(R)MIKELS William H. Capt. (NORA)316-663-4276

(R)MILLER James D. Capt. (BILLIE)602-525-1840

(E) MILLER John W. Capt.805-375-7180

(R)MITCHELL Robert D. Capt. (PATTI)[email protected] F. Capt. (FRAN)

233 Apache Trail WestLake Quivera, KS 66106

Hcr 70 Box 2bCreede, CO 81130

16 Chapel RoadNorth Hampton, NH 03862

P. O. Drawer H-2Snowmass Vlg., CO 81615-5027

8807 N E 142 Ave.Vancouver, WA 98682

P 0 Box 212Kennebunkport

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ME 04046-0212

P 0 Box 372Wells

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NY 12190

10333 Vista Del CapitanLakeside, CA 92040-2523P 0 Box 372Wells

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NY 12190

810 Old Farm Estates Rd. # CHutchinson, KS 67502

539 Forest HighlandsFlagstaff, AZ 86001-84311030 Estates Dr.Newbury Park, CA 9132084 Cougar Dr.Sagle,P 0 Box 344Alton Bay,

208-265-6159(E) MOKLER

603-875-2433

ID 83860

NH 03810-0344

P 0 Box 908Baudette223 Ocean Dr. EStamford,756 Harbor IslandClearwater, FL 34630

P 0 Box 705Williams Bay,

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W I 53191313 N. Carriage Hill Dr.Georgetown, T X 78626-630071-27501 Twp Rd 374Red Deer County, A B T4S 2B1 Canada

Box 1042Ketchum, I D 83340670 Fourteenth Green Dr.Incline Village, NV 89450-3565

517 Ponderosa Ave.Estes Park, CO 80517-7066

8731 N. W. 10th St.Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

MN 56623

CT 06902-8119


ADDRESS CHANGES


Richard R. Capt. (FRAN)[email protected] E. Capt. (PAT)nickl1011 @aol.comJohn W. Capt. (GWEN)

Capt. (JANICE)

Capt. (PAMELA)

Capt. (ANITA)

Capt. (GLORIA)

Capt. (BOBBE)

Capt. (SUE)

Capt. (GALE)

Mrs. (ROGER)

Otto R. Capt. (MARIE-CLAUD

Georgia Capt. (WILLIAM)[email protected] A. Capt. (ELOISE)

William J.

Charles R.

James

Tari

Herbert A.

James E.

James A.

Capt. (MARILYN)

Capt. (SALLY)

Capt. (BARBARA)

Mrs. (CHUCK)

Capt. (MADELINE)

Capt. (KAREN)

Capt. (PATTI)

Joseph

Kenneth L.

James E.

James H.

Dean L.

R. David

William M.

Elsie A.

Capt. (KATHERINE)

Capt. (DENE)

Capt. (RUTH)

(R) RAEBIGER02-32-32-2820

(H) REA802-457-3836

(E) REED810-231-1404

(R) REID250-223-8555

(E) REYHER

(R) RICHTER218-832-3514

(H)RIDER

(R) RIEBELING805-492-3422

(R) ROE573-374-6642

(R) RUDE781-631-7549

(R)SCARBOROUGH John

(R)SCHINDEHETTE Russell

(R)SCHMIDT Ray A.516-589-1995

515 Lakeshore EastLake Quivira,P 0 Box 16Silver Star,

P 0 Box 84Memphis,38 Long Bay DrLacona,P 0 Box 2035Sioux Lookout

P 0 Box 101Sunrise Beach,

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MO 65079

7812 N W 86th Tarr.Kansas City, MO 64153

6611 N. St. Andrews Dr.Tucson, AZ 85718-2636

619 E. Washington St.Pittsfield, IL 62363

47025 LakeviewNew Buffalo,2803 Forest Club Dr.Plant City,143 Rue Au LaitVerneuie S / ARr #1, Box 153Woodstock,8735 Lagoon DriveBrightonP 0 Box 459Porthill, ID. 83853

5809 Glencove Dr. # 908Naples, FL 34108

Rt 1 Box 220Bigfork131 W 15th St.Salida,2850 N. Majorca Ct.Thousand Oaks,R R 3 Box 140Sunrise Beach,

3 Sparhawk TerraceMarblehead,8 Broad St.Stonington203 E Lake Emily RdCrystal Falls185 Blue Point RoadOakdale,

(R)NELSON913-631-5554

(E) NICHOLS406-684-5531

(E) NIVEN901-452-2664

(R)PALETTA603-736-8567

(R)PALMER807-737-2557

(R) PAXTON

(R) PETTIJOHN816-587-1764

(E) PHILLIPS520-529-4684

(A)PLATTNER217-285-4517

(R)POLK616-469-3376

(H)PRYOR

M N 56628

CO 81201-2348

CA 91360

MO 65079

MA 01945

CT 06378

M I 49920-8511

NY 11769-2214

KS 66106

M T 59751

T N 38101-0084

NH 03246

ON P8T IJ7 Canada

M I 49117

FL 33567-7263

France27130

VT 05091

MI 48116


ADDRESS CHANGES


(R)SHIELDS516-261-3913

(R)SMITH541-426-3466

(E) SMITH913-648-4393

(E) SOLOMON218-692-4395

(R)SORENSEN520-286-1235

(A)SPEAR

(E) STAMBOOK619-452-8673

(R)STONEKING218-836-2184

(E) STUFFINGS508-896-7234

(E) TABOR605-983-5879

(E) TARBOX

(R)TAYLOR816-254-9495

(E) TERRY407-737-3199

(R)THOMAS

(H)THOMPSON803-681-6451

(E) THORNTON908-735-8624

(H)THUNE

John A. Capt. (ROSE)

Capt. (MARY LEE)

Capt. (CAROL)

Capt. (BONNIE)

I R 0 (FRANCES)

Capt. (MARY-JODY)

Capt. (NETTIE)

Capt. (KATHRYN)

Capt. (DORIS)

F / E (VIRGINIA)

F / O (JOAN)

Capt. (JANE)

F / E (JULIE)

Capt. (PAT)

Mrs. (VAN H.)

Elwood F. F / E (JANICE)[email protected] Mrs. (ROBERT)

3 Irvinlee PI.East North PortP 0 Box 104Enterprise,10311 Meadow LaneShawnee MissionBox 405Cross lake,P 0 Box 17084Munds Park222 Pinetree Dr.Gulf Breeze,P 0 Box 12782La Jolla,H C 1 Box 336Longville,16 Landing LaneBrewster,P 0 Box 24BadgerRt 1, Box 306Pequot Lakes,12129 Oak Ridge RoadIndependence,3813 Silver Lace Ln.Boynton Beach,P 0 Box 630Osage Beach11 Shadewood LaneHilton Head Is,10 Belvidere Ave.Clinton,220 N, 22nd PI. #1016

NY 11731-2606

OR 97828

KS 66206-2650

MN 56442

AZ 86017

FL 32561

CA 92039-2782

M N 56655

M A 02631

SD 57214-0024

56472

64052

FL 33436

MO 65065-0630

SC 29926

NJ 08809-1002

Ermon W.

Frank C.

Jasper S.

Norman L.

Charles A.

Richard E.

Richard D.

Robert W.

Donald C.

William H.

Dennis J.

Raymond B.

Richard E.

Jean

MN

MO

(E) TOLF616-671-5344

(A)TOMASZEWSKI603-525-9488

(E) TOOP908-747-1242

(E) TOWNER508-896-5414

(A)TRUMPOLT904-788-8155

(R) UNDERWOOD516-325-0863

(R)VAN ANDEL616-544-6027

Edward M.

Walter J.

George C.

William H.

Robert H.

Kenneth

John H.

Capt. (SHIRLEY)

Capt. (MARLENE)

Capt. (VIRGINIA)

Capt. (TEDDIE)

Capt. (NANCY)

F / E (TRUDY)

Capt. (LINDA)

Mesa, AZ 85213

2088 Mid Lake Dr.Hickory Corners,241 Antrim RdHancock,60 Phalanx RoadLincroft,79 Skippers WayBrewster1895 Sea Grape WayDaytona Beach,7 Ringneck RoadRemsenburg,P 0 Box 340Ellsworth,

M I 49060

NH 03449-5512

N J 07738

M A 02631

FL 32124

NY 11960-0374

M I 49729


ADDRESS CHANGES


Capt.

Capt. (MARY JANE)

Mrs. (JAKE)

Capt. (DELORES)

(R) VASCONCELLOS808-395-4977

(E) VOSS41 7-451 -5846

(H) WALKER

(R)WEAVER949-582-5059

(E) WEBER941 -498-5223

(R) WELL MAN603-859-8591

(R)WEST21 6-461 -0507

(R)WESTON603-525-4197

(E) WHEELER472-7170

(R)WHITE407-880-7797

(A)WINCHESTER702-786-4007

(R) YATES

Nay. (MEL MCGREW)

H. Auldin F / E (HELEN)[email protected] Capt. (NANCY)

Howard H. Capt. (SANDRA)[email protected] W. Capt. (DORIS)

Albert " Dave " Capt. (KATHY)

Capt. (MARTHA)

Capt. (MARJORIE)

125 KokoHonolulu,317 Patterson St.Neosho,46 Seaview Dr.Santa Barbara,25955 BlascosMission Viejo,5600 Bonita BeachBonita Springs,211 Northshore Rd.New Durham,155 Pheasant RunClevelandP 0 Box 86Hancock,H C 4, Box 40

A Z 85541

Country Club Dr.Apopka,P 0 Box 6426Incline Village,6988 S. Syracuse

Keith

Robert W.

Anita

Claude M.

Alfred

Isle CircleHI 96825

Payson2402 Sweetwater

MO 64850

CA 93108

CA 92691

Rd. #4407FL 34134

NH 03855-2124

OH 44124-4175

NH 03449-0086

FL 32712

NV 89450-6426

Ct.

James R.

Keith E.

Bob

Andrew

CO 80112

NJ. 07461 -391 0

NY 11735

AZ 86351

M I 49684-9050

F / O (STEPHANIE)

NAV

Capt. (JEAN)Russell C.

T. V. " Ted " Capt. (THELMA)[email protected]

Eaglewood,1 Lott RoadSussex22 Willard AveFarmingdale,

260 Red Rock RdSedona9118 Lawrence Dr.Traverse City,

(A) VAT ES973-875-4856

(E) YELANEY

(E) YOUNCE820-284-2886

(R)ZACHMAN616-943-4520


1998 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

CORRECTIONS

Robert J. Capt. (HELENE)[email protected] L. Capt.

Mildred Mrs. (M.O.)

(R)ANDREWS941-922-8022

(E) BEEDE650-948-2645

(H) BOWEN818-765-0750

(E) BULLARD904-446-3682

(R)BYBEE925-938-3492

(H) CARPER913-648-0539

(H)CHAKEAIAN650-948-9241

(H) COLLINS813-549-2502

(R) COTTRELL925-935-5315

(A)CRAIG847-392-0238

(E) CROWDER901-751-2830

(R)DAWSON650-948-0624

(H)FELT650-948-1865

(H) FLANAGAN561-335-4520

(H)GEHLERT520-323-0271

(R) GENTRY561-626-4825

(E) HAGER650-967-5050

(E) HAMMONDS650-948-4219

(E) HARGIS817-581-7868

(E) HOLDEN650-948-7933

(E) INGLIS949-661-9207

(E) JACOBSEN567-997-0468

(R)JEZEK650-967-5394

(H)KADOCH925-939-9075

2267 Brookhaven Dr.Sarasota, FL 34239

520 Valencia DriveLos Altos,7541 Irvine AvenueNo. Hollywood,

162 Westhampton DrPalm Coast FL 32164

2616 Saklan Indian Dr. # 1Walnut Creek, CA 94595

8605 Wenonga LaneLeawood, KS 66206

50 Baytree LaneLos Altos, C A 94022

1616-102 W. Cape Coral Suite#101Cape Coral, FL 33914

2372 Walnut Blvd.Walnut Creek, CA 94596

2556 Haverhill CourtArlington Heights I L 60004-4355

3086 Mc Vay Trail Dr.Memphis, T N 38119

216 Galli DriveLos Altos, CA 94022

49 Showers Drive, #433Mountain View, C A 94040

1734 Honda RoadPort St. Lucie,321 N. Treat Ave.Tucson41 Dunbar RdPalm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-6827

1722 Newcastle DriveLos Altos, CA 94024

760 Orange Ave.Los Altos, C A 94022

5301 Springlake Pkw #111Fort Worth, T X 761 17-1424

631 Twelve Acres DrLos Altos, C A 94022

25751 Windjammer DrSan Juan Capistrano, C A 92675-4000

848 Coventry StreetBoca Raton, FL 33487

1872 Farndon AvenueLos Altos, CA 94024

30 Ravenwood DriveWalnut Creek, C A 94596


Warren H. F R 0 (DOROTHY)[email protected] S. Capt. (GINNY)[email protected]

Mary Jane Mrs. (NORWOODG.)

Bennie Lou

Patricia

William R.

Barry G.

Warren F / [email protected] M. F / E (ELEANOR)

Dorothy

Eleanor

Gertrude

Mrs. (GEORGE)

Mrs. (WILLIAM M.)

Mrs. (JOHN C. )

Russ Capt. (MAVIS)

James S. Capt. (CHRIS)[email protected] W. Capt. (MADELENE)

Gordon W.

Verl M.

Idus A.

Harry A.

Earl D.

Capt. (MARIE)

Capt. (TEDDY)

Capt. (JEANNE)

Capt. (JEAN)

Capt. (JANET)

Rosemary Mrs. (ROBERT)

Mrs. (CHICK)

Mrs. (JOHN)

F / E (LYNN)

Capt. (ANITA)

CA 94022-1761

CA 94533-9707

FL 34952-5744

AZ 85716


CORRECTIONS

Howard B.

B. R.

Alta

Bettie

John D.

Robbie

Betty

(R)LEWIS610-692-5570

(E) MABREY650-967-1857

(R) MARCHANT925-934-1997

(H)MARIS650-948-8114

(E)MAY334-624-3637

(E) McKENNEY732-223-3762

(E) MEHEW650-948-5613

(E) MILNER650-948-7796

(H) NELSON925-938-7462

(E) PEPMILLER202-362-7777

(R) PROCTOR925-937-1475

(E) RAUB602-368-0120

(A) RIDGWAY602-371-9496

(R) ROBERTS925-938-2606

(A)ROBINSON760-728-6565

(R) RODRIGUEZ860-642-6482

(E) RUPPENTHAL925-256-8456

(H)SANDERS310-374-1075

(H)SCHULTZ904-273-5059

(H)SMITH941-498-7191

(E) THERWHANGER972-221-8356

(H)THRUSH650-968-0393

(R)TIERNEY415-771-2772

(H)WILLIAMS973-729-7354

1017 N. New St.Westchester,882 Manor WayLos Altos4057 Walnut BlvdWalnut Creek,197 Sunkist LaneLos Altos,11265 Al. Hiway 14Greensboro,71 Wyckoff AvenueManasquan,607 Milverton RoadLos Altos, CA 94022

1501 Country Club DrLos Altos, C A 94022

1940 Skycrest Dr., #2Walnut Creek, CA 94595-18152800 Quebec St. N. W. Apt #847Washington, DC 20008

810 Palmer Rd.Walnut Creek CA 94596-6019

7881 E. Cholla St. Scottsdale Country Club I VScottsdale, AZ 85260

1747 E. Northern Ave. # 239Phoenix, AZ.85020-3993

32 Eckley PlaceWalnut Creek,817 Tumbleweed Ln.Falibrook,592 Trumbull Hwy.Lebanon, CT 06249

2016 Pine Knoll Dr., #1Walnut Creek, CA 94595-2108

1632 Voorhees AvenueManhattan Beach, C A 90266

141 Deer Cove DrPonte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

24680 Canary Island Ct. #102Bonita Springs, FL 34134

1723 Creekway Dr.Lewisville, T X 75067-4988

1001 Rosemont CourtLos Altos, C A 94024

1000 Union St., Apt 404San Francisco CA 94133-2559

34 Park RoadSparta, N J 07871-2001


Capt. (MILLIE)

Robert E. Capt. (MARGARET)[email protected] M. Capt. (JUDITH)

John Thaddeus Capt. (JANET)

Charles W.

Mrs. (JOHN)

FIE

P A 19380

C A 94024

CA 94596

CA 94022

AL 36744

N J 08736

Capt. (MARY E.)

Capt. (KATHERINE)

Mrs. (ART)

Walter W. FRO

Bill W. Capt. (ARLENE)[email protected] G. Capt. (BETTY)

Phillip E. [email protected] A. Capt. (MARY)

Capt. (CLAUDINE)C A 94596

CA 92028-9447

Frank D. Capt. (MARY)[email protected] M. Capt. (ALICE)[email protected] Mrs. (BILL)[email protected] Mrs. (PHILIP S.)

Mrs. (LEO)[email protected] N. F / E (PEGGY)

Margaret Mrs. (ROY)

Ron C. [email protected] Mrs. (CLARENCE T.


CORRECTIONS

Max L. F / E (PHYLLIS)[email protected] Roscoe Mrs.

Laurence M. Capt.

Marvin H.

Les W.

Capt. (DORIS)

Capt. (BARBARA)

(R)WILLIAMS408-252-9838

(H) WILSON925-210-0736

(E) WOLF541-997-6156

(R)WOLLF650-969-9958

(R) WOOLSEY650-948-3316

8107 Hyannisport Dr.Cupertino,2145 Cactus Ct.Walnut Creek,1451 Spruce St.,Florence,1220 Patlen Dr.Los Altos,622 Milverton RoadLos Altos, CA 94022

CA 95014-4063

CA 94024

#494595-2528

97439Apt

CA111OR


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