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AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION
55TH STREET & CICERO AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60638
PORTSMOUTH 7-1400

AFFILIATED WITH A.F.L-C.I.O

February 14, 1968

Mr. Clyde Muirheid                        
8560 S.W. 118th Street               
Miami, Florida 33156             

Mr. G.D. Goss 
3045 Corson Street
Aurora, Colorado 80010

Mr. H.W. Orlady                           
312 South Part Road                 
LaGrange, Illinois            
                                                 
Mr. M.A. Gitt
194 Kingspoint Road
Great Neck, L.I., New York 11024

Mr. J.R. Richardson
3600 Toledo Street
Coral Gables, Florida

Gentlemen:
I received a copy of Don Madole's letter of February 8, 1968, to Captain Michael A. Gitt. It is noted that the Executive Committee resolution provides that your committee shall coordinate your activities with the President of the Association to maintain financial control. Mr. Madole's letter indicates that he has been retained to represent Captain Gitt to seek an exemption from the age 60 rule.
The Executive Committee has previously passed some resolutions pertaining to the retaining of outside counsel and I would appreciate it if your Committee would advise me whether Mr. Madole has been retained by the Committee in furtherance of their objectives.
Mr. Madole in his letter suggests that Captain Gitt obtain three separate evaluations of various clinics. It has always been ALPA policy to require the pilot to stand the burden of his own medical examinations. Attempts by this Department in the past to get assistance from ALPA on these costs have been refused because of possible financial exposure.(We have approximately fifty medical cases pending at any one time.) Perhaps this point should be clarified with Mr. Madole and and Captain Gitt. 
Your assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated and will help to prevent some possible misunderstandings in the future. 

Very truly yours,
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INT'L

Allen E. Gramza, Director
Legal Department

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