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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1949)
vYale Plane' Crash Debate Raaes SEATTLE, Jan. 5 — (AF)— The last words of the pilot of an ill-fated “back to Yale’’ special flight were released today as a dispute boiled over whether the plane had been cleared for a takeoff which ended in a flaming crash that killed 14. The company contended the tow er had approved the takeoff. A CAA official disagreed. A transcript of the conversation between the pilot and the Boeing field control tower, before the D-3 took off dh a non-scheduled flight from an iey runway Snnday night and crashed with 30 aboard, was re leased by the CAA. It said, in its concluding part: “Tower: Roger, cleared for take off and we will give you your clear ance when you report on top, over. “Pilot: Roger: tower, we have our clearance already. (A few minutes previously the tower had messaged: “ATC clears Douglas 025 to the Bil lings airport. Cruise and maintain 9000 until further advised.”) "Tower: Roger you have your air ways. Cleared for takeoff, report when on top. “Pilot: Roger. “Tower: to the right and up. To the right and up.” (The plane veer ed the right, and to the left into a hangar, bursting into flames.) With the transcript, R. D. Bed inger, regional CAA administrator released a statement which said: “The isuance of a traffic clear ance by a control tower constitutes authority for the pilot to proceed only insofar as known air traffic is concerned and does not constitute granting of authority to disregard any weather minimum require ments in effect. It is the pilot’s responsibility to know the legal minimum require ments and other regulations. The word ’Roger’ means “I have receiv ed all your last transmission.” Its use does not constitute agreement or approval.” Investigators had not deifnitely determined today whether William Chavers, Seattle, listed as pilot, or William J. Leland, owner, was at 'the controls. Good parents, happy marriages; good children, fine funerals. Dr. Townsend's Death Closes 22 Years' Service With University Dr. Harvey Gates Townsend, head of the UO philosophy depart ment, died at his Eugene home De cember 19. Dr. Townsend had been a mem ber of the Oregon faculty since 1926, when he came to Eugene as professor of philosophy. His pre vious teaching experience included professorships of philosophy and education at Central College, Pella, Iowa, and Smith College, North ampton, Massachusetts. Also known as the author of ■ books and articles in his field, Dr. Townsend had a book in the pro cess of publication this year, “The Philosophy of Individuality in the Philosophy of Thomas Hiss Green,” and “Philosophical Ideas in the United States.” He was one of four members of the philosophy department plan ning to attend the December 27-29 meeting of the Pacific coast branch, of the American hilosophical asso ciation at Palo Alto. The Oregon professor had served as secretary to the eastern and Pacific divisions of the association, and as secretary of the board of officers, and in 1936, as president of the Pacific division. Poverty is the common fate of scholars. "Chesterfield is MY cigarette. I smoke tfcam because they’re MILDER.” STARRING IN "PALE FACE” HIS LATEST PARAMOUNT PICTURE “Chesterfield is my idea of a Milder smoke. I never found any other cigarette that could take Chesterfield's place. It's My cigarette.” VOTED THE MOST VALUABLE PLATE* IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS SMOKE CHESTERFIELDS THAN ANY . OTHER CIGARETTE-by latest national survey .>ry- ' u : **?**/& -..- ■ v .Copyright 1949, Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.