Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

which the pilots council was TO be
consulted on all questions of in
competency. Ilayoff or change OF
status of pilots.
Williams appeal 10 the National
Labor Board was followed by a
hearing on Sept. II, 1888. The
company did not present any testi-
mony.
ORDER NEW QUIZ
The board set a date for a re-
view. but before that date ar
rived, some sort of a compromise
appears to have been reached be-
tween the pilots and the company.
Members of Congress, studying
the Nichols committee report. said
that the committee should ascer-
tain if there were any other in
stances of the reinstatement Of
pilots discharged for recklessness.
lcarelessness, INSTRUMENTATION or
similar reasons, in consequence of
labor union pressure.
Under the Civil Aeronautics Act,
the labor relations of commercial
airline pilots are under the ma
tional mediation board.
PILOTS HEARINGS
IT was stated at mediation board
today that the board itself has not
handled any such cases, but that
cases involving the discharge of
pilots would be handled by ad-
visory committees. with represen-
tatives of the company and the
pilots forming the committees.
What deeply concerned members
of the Senate and House, who
have been active in aviation legis-
lation. was the revelation that a
pilot, known TO be reckless and in
subordinate, had been reinstated
by a political agency in Washing
ton on which sat representatives
OF business, the public and organ
lied labor.
Also that this reinstatement had
been made by an airline official
after he had predicted that, in the
event of such reinstatement. il
would sooner or later result in a
crash with plane load of pas
sengers," and that he had said he
did not want to be responsible for
the pilot flying with passengers. .
FINDINGS OF FACTS
In its final summation of the
evidence il heard concerning the
accident, which caused the death
OF beautiful picture star return
ing home from a patriotic errand
for her government, and a num-
Der of highly important army Off
GERS en- route 10 their stations, the
committee sets forth these find
ings of fact:
1-"FIight 8 OF TWA crashed,
while In normal flight, against
Potosi Peak of the Spring noun
tain range, approximately S3
miles southwest OF Las Vegas.
New, at about 1928 p. m. Up. IT,
on Jan. l6, 1912.
Z-"The force Of the collision
killed the 10 passengers and s
crew members and completely
demolished the NC 1916. The
wreckage burned for more than
an hour.
3-"Flight 8 was late into and
out OF Albuquerque, y. NJ.
TT was overloaded at this
point by company personnel In
violation of civil aeronautics adj
ministration rules. This over
loading, however. did not cause,
nor contribute 10 the cause Of.
the accident. A safe landing and
takeoff were made thereafter at
Las Vegas, New.
5-"Military precautions incl
dent to our war with Japan
forced Flight s off Of Its regular
route and necessitated its land
ing at Las Vegas for fuel be-
cause (A) the airport at Boulder
City, New, the scheduled stop
for Flight 5, was not equipped
for night landings, and OBJ the
airplane was required to carry
sufficient gasoline so that when
IL arrived over Los Angeles 1t
might be able TO return, without
refueling. to some airport, such
as Las Vegas, In the event of an
air raid on the Los Angeles area.
Elm December, 1941, mill
tary exigencies led the civil
aeronautics administration TO
issue orders darkening beacons
which marked an irregular or
'dog-leg' course leading from