At 4:30 one morning last week, the American Overseas Airlines dispatcher at LaGuardia Field telephoned Ferry Pilot Captain John Taylor at his home. Taylor had been alerted 72 hours before to pick up Washington passengers for a flight to Germany, but hadn't shown up. "Where the hell are you," said the dispatcher. Said Captain Taylor sleepily: "You better call Flushing 3-0163." The dispatcher dialed the number, found himself talking to the A.F.L. Air Line Pilots Association. Said the union: "There's a strike on."
That was the first news American Overseas got that its 173...
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