CAB Studies Biggest Airline
Merger in Aviation History
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MERGER PLANNED T. D. Neelands Jr.,
president of Capital Airlines (left), and W.
A. Patterson, president of United Air Lines,
are shown at press conference In Washing
ton Thursday at which they abandoned the
merger of the two firms. They said the
agreement was approved by the Vickers
Armstrong Ltd., which holds $34 million
in mortgages on Capital equipment.
(UPI Telephoto)
Corps of Competent Actors
Present Bard's 'Richard IT
It is a tradition that each
season the Oregon Shake
spearean festival at Ashland
presents one of the history
piays, ana in an election year,
"The Life and Death of King
Richard II" seems particular
ly fitting. In the United
States at this time one leader
is passing from the scene and
others are coming to the fore;
in "Richard II," Shakespeare
tells the story of the deposing
of a king and the rise to
power of another.
At the period of English
history covered in the play,
the change was accomplished
by an uprising and consider
able bloodshed-in the United
States today changes of lead
ership come in an orderly and
democratic fashion and the
political intrigue leads to the
ballot box and not to the
sword. However, Shakespeare
would have us believe that
the changes took as much ora
tary in those days as it does
now. v - ,
Herculean Task
Producing one of the Bard's
historical plays must be an
herculean task. The casts are
large and unwieldly, the dia
logue sometimes fails to carry
the watcher along with the
trend of events and some play
goers suffer from a sense of
confusion and frustration. On
the other hand, the plays car
ry the force of history, and
the drama of empires; richly
staged, as they are in Ash
land, they have great impact.
Director Richard D. Risso,
and Douglas Russell, costum
er, have used stunning color
and grand tableaux effects to
augment the power of Shake
speare's lines in "Richard II."
There are no stars in this
play, but rather a corps of
competent actors. William
Kinsolving plays Richard, the
monarch who was charged
with being "Landlord of Eng
land are thou now; not king":
and who was brought to his
downfall because he truly be
lieved in the divine right of
kings to do as they pleased.
Kinsolving plays the role with
dignity and considerable stage
graces. In the final scenes he
evokes the sympathy of the
audience as the character is
meant to do. This actor deliv
ers his lines with such delib-
eratencss that he gives the
impression of composing them
himself and not merely re
peating something written by
another. At times this is ef
fective, at other times it is
not.
Christopher Newton makes
Lord Bolingbroke, who leads
the revolt against Richard and
sets himself up as king, an
arrogant and ambitious man.
The audience sees a man who
finds it easy to convince him
self that the present king
should be deposed, providing
however that he is to be the
successor.
Dramatic Impact
The ability of these two
players to build a scene with
great dramatic impact comes
out when the deposed Richard
is ordered to place his crown
on the head of a man who is
replacing him on the throne.
Charles Taylor's interpreta
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tion of John of Gaunt is fine
ly etched and his playing of
the scene with the king be
fore his (Gaunt's) death is par
ticularly meaningful,
As Edmund, Duke of York,
Gerard Larson sustained a
high level of performance
throughout the entire drama
in the role of the man torn be
tween loyalty to his king and
loyalty to his family. Larson
succeeds In giving a clear pic
ture of a man physically frail
but staunch of spirit and with
much strength of character.
Gives Opportunity
There is one thing to be
said about the Shakespearean
historical plays the large
casts give many actors an op
portunity for a place in the
sun. There are leading roles,
minor roles, character roles
and single scenes which give
many players, particularly
young men, a chance to show
their ability.
In last night's performance
praise is due Mark Hammer
for his strong delineation of
the Earl of Northumberland
and to Charles Whitman for
his playing of the Duke of
Aumerle. Whitman's poise in
the role is an improvement
over his work of last season.
The production of these
historical plays requires a
strong and consistent support
from the many lesser charac
ters in order to bring the
story into focus and to pro
vide a setting for the kings
and nobles. It is supplied this
year by such players as Gra
ham Woodruff, Tom Vail and
Don Essary playing the favor
ites of Richard, and Milton
Fuchs, as the Bishop of Car-lisle.
Women of the play are of
lesser importance, but cast is
more than adequate. Shirley
Cox makes an appealing
queen to King Richard, and
Ann Hackney gives a forceful
performance as the Duchess
of York who pleads with King
Richard for the life of her
son. Shirley Patton has a brief
scene as the Duchess of
Gloucester.
A score or more of addition
al players, both men and
women, serve to accent the
plot and fill in the setting.
As produced by Director
Risso, the play opens on a
note so low as almost to be
monotonous, and it seems a
long time before it gathers
steam. However, there is pur
pose in this. With a play so
long, and with so many po
tentially violent and emotion
filled scenes, if it was pro
duced in any other fashion,
both the actors and the audi
ence would be exhausted ere
the play ended.
When an audience in the
Ashland festival theater inter
rupts the action to applaud,
it is the highest praise for the
director, the players and the
production staff. This oc
curred some six or eight
limes. O.S.
Singer's Valet
Faces Charges
Los Angeles IUPD - A formal
complaint charging John Hop
kins, valet for singer Sammy
Davis, Jr., with assault and
battery of a parking lot at
tendant will be served on him
upon his return from the east,
police said today.
Detective D. J. Furlong
signed the complaint, filed is
an aftermath of an incident
in a night club parking lot
May 14. After an investiga
tion, police declined to file
a citation against actor Frank
Sinatra, accused by a parking
lot attendant of pushing him.
Attendant Edward E. Mor
an, 21, claimed Hopkins hit
him five or six timet in the
face.
Plans of United,
Capital Face
Stiff Opposition
By ROBERT J. SERLING
United Press International
Washington IliPD - The big
gest airline merger in com
mercial aviation history was
before the Civil Aeronautics
board (CAB) today whore it
faced stiff opposition from
other carriers.
It would bring together
United Airlines, the nation's
fourth largest carrier, and
Capital Airlines, the fifth big
gest. The combined firm
would be called United Air
Lines.
The proposed merger was
announced Thursday by Unit
ed President W. A. Patterson
and Capital Board Chairman
Thomas D. Neelands Jr. it
followed five weeks of secret
negotiations.
Although the merger would
save Capital from almost cer
tain bankruptcy, the consoli
dation !a:ed strong opposition
from such airlines as Ameri
can, Trans World and East
ern. Thraaten Position
By a c q u i r ing Capital's
routes and some of its planes,
United would move, into
enough new cities and areas
to threaten American's posi
tion as the country's biggest
airline.
The deal - which must win
CAB approval - would be
more of an acquisition than
a merger. Ii, effect it ;Would
end Capital's 33-yean exist
ence. . .
Of Capital's 96-plane fleet,
United planned to retain onlv
41 Viscounts with 15 of the
prop-jets being returned to
Vickers - Armstrong of Eng
land as partial payment for
$34 million mortgage the
British aircraft manufacturer
holds on Capital's equpimcnt.
vickers, which pron.ised to
support the merger proposal.
also would receive about $29
million In cash or stock.
The CAB was' informed of
the merger proposal before
Patterson and, Neelands 'an
nounced It to the press, this
was done "as a common cour.
tesy," Patterson told report
ers. Other Disclosures
The joint news conference
also revealed:
-No decision has been made
on how many of Capital's
7,840 employees will be re
tained. -Capital and United stock
holders will vote on the merg
er before the end of October,
with the CAB expected to act
by February, 1961.
-Capital shareholders
would receive one share of
United common stock and a
five-year warrant to buy one
and one-half shares of United
at $40 per share for each
seven shares of Capital com
mon stock.
-United would support Cap
ital's pending petition to the
CAB to drop service to a num
ber of cities where traffic vol
'ume has been low.
The size of the airlines in
volved would make it the
biggest merger ever consum
mated. Previous airline "mar
riages" have involved Eastern
and Colonial, Delta and Chicago-Southern,
and Braniff
and Mid-Continent. The CAB
currently is weighing a pro
posed merger between TWA
and Northeast.
WINS CONTRACT
Salem -(UPD- Warren North
west, Inc., Portland, today was
given a State Highway com
mission contract for $563,825
to grade and pave 3.30 miles
of the Tualatin Valley High
way east of Hillsboro. The
Hillsboro-Rcedville section
project also involves construc
tion of a 210-foot concrete
deck girder bridge.
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LONE DISSENTER Delegate Edward Mey
er (left, center), of San Angelo, Texas, was,
for a few moments, the only delegate to the
GOP National Convention Thursday who
refused to cast his vote for Vice Presidential
Nominee Henry Cabot Lodge. Mayer, a
rancher, called Lodge "too much of a lib
eral." He finally gave up when swarmed
by newsmen and yelled tr the group chair
man, "If you want to make it unanimous,
go ahead." Then ho turned to newsmen,
saying, "Now Just leave me alone."
(UPI Telephoto)
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Brokers noted that market
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margin from 90 to 70 per
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noon. Buying was well represent
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DOW-JONES .? '
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duatrials 616.73, up' 11.06;
20 railroads 135.26, up MO:;
15 utilities 92.83. up 0.66.
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Services Set For
Veteran Newsman
Washington -(UPD - Funeral
services were planned today
for George Rothwcll Brown,
80, political writer for the
Hearst newspapers, who died
Thursday night in Chicago.
The veteran newsman,
whose political reporting datr
ed back to the 1908 nomina
tion of William Howard Taft
for president, was in Chicago
covering the Republican na
tional convention. He died in
his hotel room after suffering
a stroke.
Titan Drops Atter
Springing Leak
Cape Canaveral, Fla. fUPD
A' Titan intercontinental bal
listic missile apparently
sprang a leak in its fuel tank
Thursday and traveled only
100 miles of its scheduled
9,000-mile flight.
The 98-foot rocket, only a
few months from the war
ready stage, plunged into the
Atlantic ocean east of here.
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Grandfather For
Eighth Time
Chicago -IHPD- Henry Cabot
Lodge and his wife learned
they were grutulparents for
the eighth time as they sat on
the platform at the Kcuuull
can National Convention
Thursday night.
A United Press Interim
tional dispatch from Boston
reporting the birth of an
eight-pound one-ounce son to
Mrs. Henry Sears Lodge came
across the wires at the Amphi
theater shortly after the elder
Lodge delivered his vice pres
idential speech.
The dispatch was passed to
Robert F. Grceniiwny, editor
of the Dekalb, 111., Chronicle
sitting In the front row of the
press box, who handed It up
to Mrs. Lodge. She In turn
gave it to her husband to read
to her.
"It's wonderfu I," Mrs.
Lodge said.
Lodge was less excited. He
said it was his eighth grand
child, and Henry's third son
and beside he the enmiiduto
nothing to do with it anyway
A copy of the dispatch later
was made available to Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
who informed the convention
of the news.
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