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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Benjamin T. Franklin, General Manager  
James V. Votta, Business Manager  

RODNEY C. SUTTON, Public Relations Dir. 
Herbert E. PRENTKE, Dir. of Advertising, Editor of Air Race Program  
DICK FREDERICK, Publicity Dir.
JOHN L. DAMPEER, Legal Representative    
MADELINE DINU, Legal Representative
ERNST & ERNST, Auditors     
JENNINGS & ROWE, Auditors

EXECUTIVE STAFF
ESTELLE UPPLEGER, Sec.  
MARY LOU MALLAT, Sec.  
BARBARA COOK, Sec.  
JOYCE HERMAN, Sec.  
MAUREEN HOLDERNESS  
ROBT. M. CRAWFORD  
WM. J. WEDDELL  
ROD RIESER, Official Photo.

CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL SEATING CO.,  Peter B. Dorsey, President      
SMITH HOUND SYSTEMS, H. P. Smith, President
GEO. P. JOHNSON CO.,  Official Decorators

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITEES
ADVANCE TICKET SALES  ERNEST P. HIRT, Chairman
GATE TICKET SALES & PARKING  COL. LOUIS A. EDWARDS Mich. Wing, Civ. Air Patrol  LT. COL. W.C.GERNT Mich. Wing, Civ. Air Patrol
SPECIAL GUESTS  WM. M. PACKER, Chm.
CREDENTIALS  COL. C.V. BURNETT, Chm.
TRANSPORTAION  ERNEST ERNST, Chairman Detroit Jr. Board of Comm.
EXHIBITS   Prof. A.A. LOCKE, Manager
HOUSING  FAY M. THOMAS, Chm.  J.C. MEECHAM  J.E. FRAWLEY
SPECIAL GUARDS  Col. J.R. URQUHART, Chief Michigan Military Distrcit
AVIATION WEEK BANQUET & NATIONAL AIR RACE BALL  KENNETH C. SMITH, Chm.
POLICE & TRAFFIC CONTROL  D.S. LEONARD, Chairman Michigan State Police  O.M. GUNDERSON Vice Chairman Way Ct. Road Comm.  SGT. DAN D. MARTIN Wayne County Sheriff Road Patrol  CAPT. C. JOHNSON Wayne County Sheriff Road Patrol  LT. EDGAR ULLACH Michigan State Police  FRANK C. EISNNACH State Highway Dept.  WILLIAM L. MARVIN State Highway Dept.

OPERATIONS AND CONTEST COMMITTEE
Benjamin T. Franklin, General Manager  James V Votta, Business Manager  Claude F. King, Chief of Operations  Lawrence F. Zygmunt, Deputy Chief of Operations
MANAGER - AIRPORT OPERATIONS  
LEROY C. SMITH
GEN. SUPT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS  
HENRY BACKER Airport Manager
AIRPORT LIASON OFFICER  
DONALD HANCHETT Airport Maintenance Eng.
CAA OPERATIONS  
IVAN P. HILLYARD  
GEORGE MURCHINSON  
THOMAS MURPHY
SPEACIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR  
CLARKE CROFT, CAA
RACING PLANE COORDINATOR  
DR. E.A. EKLUND, Chief  
WM. PAGAN, Ass't
SPECIAL FIELD SERVICE  
HAROLD R. SHOBE
REFEREE  
MIKE MURPHY
NAA REPRESENTATIVE  
C.S. LOGSDON
RACE TECHNICAL COMMITTE (Aircraft)  
GEO. PRESTON, Chief  
PHILLIP STILES, NACA  G. PESMAN, NACA
RACE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (Engine)  
JOSEPH HANCE, Chief  
LOUIS GRUICH
PROGRAM CHIEF  
B.T. FRANKLIN
ITINERANT AIRCRAFT LIASON  
WALTER J. CARR, Chm.  
WALTER A. CARR
ENTRY CHIEF  
FRED WALL
DEPUTY ENTRY CHIEF  
NICHOLAS BIRTA  
CHAS. ELDRIDGE  
CARL HAYWARD  
MERLE SUTTON
TIMERS  
ROGER WOLF KAHN, Chief  
WILLIAM SHERMAN, Ass't  
C.S. LOGSDON, Ass't NAA  
GEO. GAUDIEN  
CAPT. LEE R. GULLEY, USAF  
LT. COL. M.R.BELINKY, U.S. Army  
LT. CMDR. T.J. MORGAN, USN
STARTER  
J. EARL STEINHAUER,
CHIEF JUDGE  
B. E. "Shorty" FULTON
CHIEF PYON JUDGE  
E.T. PEABODY
AIR RACE COMMUNICATIONS  
DAN PLEMANS  
DEAN TAYLOR  
ROBERT HOWE
AIR ROUTE CONTROL COORDINATOR 
HOWARD COYNE, CAA
AIRPORT TRAFFICE CONTROL COORDINATOR  
GERALD WRIGHT, CAA  
ALLAN McGLAUN, Ass't
MEDICAL DIRECTOR  
DR. JOSEPH NOWICKI, Honorary Chief  
DR. JOS. WITTER, Chief  
DR. EDGAR POOS, Assoc.  
DR. CHAS. EADES, Assoc.
CAA ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES  
GEO. W. VEST, Regional Adm., Third Region  
CARL COELTER, Ass't to the Adm., Third Region
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
LT. LARRY W. FRAWLEY, USN Coordinator
Project Officers  
LT. COL. LIN PARKER, USAF  
LT. COL. M. BELINKY, U.S. Army  
LT. J.H. BURTON, USN
Ground Exhibit Section  
ROBERT M. PHELPS, Chief Coordinator
U.S. AIR FORCE
Operations officers  
COL. A.W.SCHINZ, USAF Washington, D.C.  
COL. K.T. COMPTON, Eglin Field, Fla. 
U.S. NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Operations officer 
MAJOR MARION CARL, USMC
SERVICE LIAISON OFFICER  
LT. COL. JOHN J. SPATZ, U.S. Air Force
RACE COURSE COORDINATOR
LT. COL. W.N. HARRIS U.S. Army Engineers
RACE ADVISORY COUNCIL
JAMES KINNUCAN, Chief Eng., Continental Motors 
DEE HALLOWELL, V.P. Continental Motors Corp.
ROBER FLEMING Allison Motors Div.
WM. A. MARA Bendix Aviation Corp.
J.D. WRIGHT Thompson Products, Inc.
SPECIAL FIELD ESCORT
WALTER CHRISTOPHER
RAY LANDERS
JOHN RYDER
PROGRAM LIASION
LEW SILVEY
DIRECTOR OF FACILITES
LEO BJORLING
CHIEF SPECIAL SERVICES
MELVIN HOLDERNESS
FIELD TRANSPORTATION
ERNEST ERNST
PARAHUTE JUMPING CONTEST
JOE CRANE, Coordinator Pres. Nat'l Parachute Jumpers & Riggers
HONORARY JUDGES
R.F. BRADLEY Standard Oil Co. of Calif.
E.W. "Pop" CLEVELAND Cleveland Pneum. Tool Co.
EDWARD R. SHARP Nat'l Advisory Comm. for Aeronautics
COL. ROSCOE TURNER Roscoe Turner Aero. Corp.
SPONSORS' LIASION COMMITTEE
J.D. WRIGHT, Chairman Thompson Products, Inc.
ROGER FLEMING Allison Div., GM Corp.
JOHN P.V. HEINMULLER Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co.
NAT W. HOPKINS Continental Motors Corp.
LAMAR KELLEY Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.
WILLIAM A. MARA Bendix Aviation Corp.
SERVICE LIASION COMMITTEE
A.J. WEATHERHEAD, Jr. The Weatherhead Co.
Col. J.R. GUNN, Jr. 56th Fighter Wing Selfridge, AFB
LEE M. CLEGG Thompson Products, Inc.
CAPT. THEO. O. DAHL C.O.U.S. Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
HARVEY S. FIRESTONE Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
MAJ. GEN. H.A. JOHNSON C.O. 10th U.S. Air Force
HERBERT P. LADDS National Screw & Mfg. Co.
GEN. FRANK P. LAHM

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