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DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS The Management reserves the right to make necessary changes in any phase of this program. Listen for announcements. MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 5th Announcers: Walter T. Bonney Ted Winters William McQuinn ORCHESTRA: Bob Simone, conductor, Stouffer's Restaurants Downtown Press Headquarters: Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Longines-Official Timing Watch Oldsmobile and Dodge-Official Cars * * * * 8:00 A.M. GATES OPEN to Ground Exhibits- U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines 9:00 to 11:30 A.M. VISITING HOURS aboard USS TICONDEROGA at Gulf dock 10:00 A.M. U.S. NAVY ASW blimps and helicopters in aerial demonstrations HANGAR EXHIBITS-Industrial and Service 12 NOON STOUFFER'S ORCHESTRA salutes University of Pennsylvania 12:10 P.M. NATIONAL PIONEER PARACHUTE JUMPING CONTEST 12:20 P.M. OPENING CEREMONIES for Governor's Day Participating: F.C. Crawford, Chairman, and Hon. Joseph S. Clark, Vice Chairman, National Aircraft Show and Mayor, the City of Philadelphia 12:45 P.M. U.S. ARMY Aerial Demonstration 1:30 P.M. THOMPSON TROPHY SPEED RUN EVENT over a straight 15-25 km. course 1:45 P.M. U.S. AIR FORCE Aerial Demonstration 3:00 P.M. PRESENTATION OF THOMPSON TROPHY by F. C. Crawford, Chairman 3:05 P.M. EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION Lycoming-Powered "Safest offices over earth" 3:15 P.M. U.S. NAVY Aerial Demonstration 3:45 P.M. U.S. MARINE CORPS Aerial Demonstration 4:30 P.M. GRAND PRIZE DRAWING (See page 57 for details of GRAND PRIZE DRAWING CONTEST) NATIONAL AIRCRAFT SHOW 39