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May 14, 1968
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Aviation DAILY

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO HEAR BILL FOR TAX ON AIR TICKETS

The Senate Finance Committee will begin public hearings May 22 on the administration's bill to impose an excise tax on overseas air transportation tickets. The bill, H.R. 16241, would also reduce the customs exemptions on foreign gifts received through the mails and for returning residents.
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler will testify as the first witness for the administration and public witnesses are expected to be heard beginning May 24.
Senator Russel B. Long (D-La.), chairman of the committee, indicated last week that the committee wants to consider the bill before the 1968 tourist season begin so that persons planning to travel abroad may know what federal tax liabilities their travel might entail and to what extent any reductions in customs exemption might affect their return.
the senator also reported that the committee will receive statements on those parts of the House-passed bill that would delete the present domestics air transportation tax exemptions for state and local governments and non-profit educational organizations.

AIR SOUTHWEST BLOCKED BY COURT INJUNCTION

A District Court judge in Austin, Texas has granted a permanent injection against Air Southwest which will prevent the fledgling airline from operating commuter service between Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio (DAILY, Fed. 23).
Air Southwest was granted a certificate by the Texas Aeronautics Commission on February 20 but Braniff, Continental and Trans Texas filed suit to enjoin the Commission form issuing the certificate. Judge Charles O. Betts has granted the injunction after hearing six weeks of testimony on the matter. Air Southwest indicated it would appeal the decision.

CAB APPROVES TWA-BWIA EXTENSION, CARIBAIR REQUEST DENIED AGAIN

CAB has approved an extension of an agreement between Trans World Airlines and British West Indian Airways and has again denied a request by Caribbean Atlantic Airlines to investigate alleged relationships between TWA, BWIA, and Pressprich (DAILY, May 6, 8).
The amendment approved by CAB will extend the original TWA-BWIA agreement seventy days beyond May 12, or until the Board approves other agreements between the two carriers which have yet to be filed. In addition, TWA will substitute an employee for J. I. Greenwald as acting chief executive officer who is acceptable to BWIA.
Disposing of Caribair's request that CAB institute an investigation of "the entire TWA-BWIA-Pressprich relationship, CAB concluded that Caribair's request had no raised any new matter which would justify conclusions other than those which it had previously reached(DAILY,March 13).

V/STOL PANEL TO BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS

A V/STOL panel chaired by Carl D. Perry, asst. to the general manager, Hughes Tool Co., will be held during the International Exposition of Flight in Las Vegas May 20-26. Other members of the panel include Lee Pitt, manager, Aerospace division, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Godfrey Rockefeller, president, Helicopter Assn. of America; Clifton F. von Kann, v.p.-operations and engineering, Air Transport Assn., and Robert Wagner, outgoing president, American Helicopter Society.

THE AERO COMMANDER Division of North American Rockwell Corp. has ordered 75 airborne weather radar systems from RCA's Aviation Equipment Department. RCA will deliver fifty-five AVQ-46 systems and twenty AVQ-55 weather radars for installation in Aero Commander Turbo II, Courser Commander and Shrike Commander aircraft.