Show asks for parachute low law following crash the day following the disaster ous crash of tile the united air unes lines DC 6 twenty miles east of 0 f pan P a a glitch representative J P richards of south carolina said lip lie would press for the passage of his bill which would require all passenger planes to be equipped with parachutes there have been steady attempts to defeat the bill by airline companies because they feel that jt at would tend to discourage air travel it Is the opinion of df tile the news that the airlines must be too I 1 hungry for revenue if they will omit one possible chance to save a life because it might curtail air travel it is difficult to conceive the falling off of passengers to the extent that a slight iacre increase a a ticket price would not noi bring the revenue back up to present figures As a matter ot 01 fact it seems bedenis probable that more people might be inclined to travel by air it if they knew the airlines were doing all in their power to insure the safety of their passengers the news would like to request that those who are interested in the safety of their fellow countrymen write their congressman and senator to vote for the passage of this bill of rep richards |