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Volume: 33 Year: 1970 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 12	4	Loaned by J. Kisker
2	January 26	8
3	February 9	6
4	February 23	11	Includes 1 page color photo of TWA plane in flight
5	March 9	6	TWA becomes first airline to offer 747 service with nonstop flights from LA to NYC on February 25
6	March 23	8	Loaned by J. Kisker
7	April 6	10	Loaned by J. Kisker
8	April 20	8
9	May 4	8	Loaned by O. Gieschen
10	May 18	8
11	June 1	6
12	June 15	6
13	June 29	8
14	July 13	6	Loaned by D. Reinhardt; TWA becomes first airline to offer no-smoking sections aboard every aircraft on July 1
15	July 27	8	Loaned by J. Kisker
16	August 10	8
17	August 24	8
18	September 7	6
19	September 21	8	*Magazine name changed to TWA TODAY;* issue mis-numbered #18
20	October 19	12	4 weeks since last issue
21	November 2	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
22	November 23	12	3 weeks since last issue
23	December 7	8
24	December 21	8

Volume: 34 Year: 1971 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 4	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
2	January 18	8
3	February 1	8	Page 4 unnumbered—ads
4	February 15	8	Page 4-5 unnumbered—ads
5	March 1	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
6	March 15	8	Page 1—issue and volume number missing—written in pencil
7	March 29	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
8	April 12	8
9	April 26	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
10	May 10	8	Pages 4-5, 7 unnumbered—ads
11	May 24	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
12	June 7	8
13	June 21	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5, 7-8 unnumbered—ads
14	July 5	8
15	July 19	8	Pages 4-5, 7-8 unnumbered
16	August 2	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
17	August 16	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
18	August 30	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
19	September 13	8	Pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—ads
20	September 27	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—ads
21	October 11	8	Round-the-world service inaugurated
22	October 25	8
23	November 8	8
24	November 22	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
25	December 6	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
26	December 20	8

Volume: 35 Year: 1972 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 3	8
2	January 17	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
3	January 31	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
4	February 14	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
5	February 28	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
6	March 13	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads; coverage of President Nixon’s China visit on TWA flight
7	March 27	8	Pages 4-5, 7-8 unnumbered—ads
8	April 10	8	Page 8 unnumbered—ads
9	April 24	8
10	May 8	8
11	May 22	8	Page 8 unnumbered—ads
12	June 5	8
13	June 19	9	First autopilot flight from takeoff to landing on July 25; includes 1 page color photo of TWA in flight
14	July 3	8
15	July 17	8
16	July 31	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
17	August 14	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
18	August 28	9	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads; includes flyer on apologies
19	September 11	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
20	September 25	8	Loaned by J. Kisker; pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—ads
21	October 9	12	Includes 4 page flyer on voting
22	October 23	8
23	November 6	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
24	November 20	8
25	December 4	8	Loaned by J. Proctor; page 5 unnumbered
26	December 18	8	Christmas issue. Issue and volume number missing

Volume: 36 Year: 1973 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 1	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
2	January 15	8
3	January 29	8
4	February 12	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
5	February 26	8	Page 8 unnumbered
6	March 12	8	Page 4-5 unnumbered
7	March 26	8
8	April 9	8	Page 8 unnumbered
9	April 23	8
10	May 7	8
11	May 21	8
12	June 4	8	Page 4-5, 8 unnumbered
13	June 18	8	Page 4-5 unnumbered
14	July 2	8
15	July 16	8
16	July 30	8
17	August 20	8	3 weeks since last issue; pages 4-5 unnumbered
18	September 10	8	Issue and volume number missing—written in pencil; pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
19	October 1	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
20	October 22	8
21	November 12	8
22	December 24	8	6 weeks since last issue—strike

Volume: 37 Year: 1974 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 14	8	Reports on gas shortage
2	January 28	8	Photos in color—emphasizing new uniform colors
3	February 11	8	Issue mis-numbered #2; pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
4	February 25	8	Issue mis-numbered #3; page 8 unnumbered—ad
5	March 11	8	Loaned by D. Richards; Issue mis-numbered #4;
6	March 25	8	No #5 listed, but correct numbering
7	April 8	8	Name changed back to TWA SKYLINER
8	April 22	8
9	May 6	8
10	May 20	8
11	June 3	8
12	June 17	8
13	July 1	8
14	July 15	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
15	July 29	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—Hong Kong ads
16	August 12	8
17	August 26	8
18	September 9	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
19	September 23	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
20	October 7	12	Includes 4 page brochure on voting
21	October 21	8
22	November 4	8
23	November 18	8
24	December 2	8
25	December 16	8	Pages 4-5, 7 unnumbered—ads
26	December 30	8

Volume: 38 Year: 1975 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 13	8
2	January 27	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
3	February 10	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
4	February 24	8
5	March	8	No day listed
6	March 10	8
7	March 24	8
8	April 7	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
9	April 21	8
10	May 5	8
11	May 19	8
12	June 2	8
13	June 16	8
14	June 30	8	Page 8 unnumbered—organizational chart
15	July 14	8
16	July 28	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
17	August 11	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
	August 22	8	No issue number listed; 11 days since last issue; page 8 unnumbered—midyear financial and operating review
18	August 25	8	3 days since last issue; page 8 unnumbered—midyear financial and operating review
19	September 8	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—employee photos
20	September 22	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
21	October 6	8
22	October 20	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
23	November 3	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
24	November 17	8
25	December 1	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
26	December 15	8	Page 8 unnumbered
27	December 29	8

Volume: 39 Year: 1976 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 12	8
2	January 26	8
3	February 9	8
4	February 23	8
5	March 8	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—employee photos
6	March 22	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
7	April 5	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
	April 17	12	50th anniversary retrospective. Issue and volume number missing.
8	April 19	16
9	May 3	8	Page 8 unnumbered—Board of Directors photos
10	May 17	8
11	May 31	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
12	June 14	8	Pages 4-5, 7 unnumbered
13	June 28	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
14	July 12	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
15	July 26	8
16	August 9	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
17	August 23	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
18	September 6	8
19	September 20	8
20	October 4	8
21	October 18	8
22	November 1	8
23	November 15	8
24	November 29	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
25	December 13	8	Tear on page 1; pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—ads
26	December 27	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered

Volume: 40 Year: 1977 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 10	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—travel photos
2	January 24	8	Pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—ads
3	February 7	8
4	February 21	8
5	March 7	8	Pages 4-5, 8 unnumbered—employee ads
6	March 21	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
7	April 4	8	Black ink smearing corner of page 6
8	April 18	8
9	May 2	8
10	May 16	8	Part of page 4 cutout
11	May 30	8	Dates cease to be listed on page numbers (until October 1, 1979)
12	June 13	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
13	June 27	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
14	July 11	8	Page 5 unnumbered—photo of TWA cargo jet
15	July 25	8	Page 5 unnumbered—ad of TAT (Transnational Air Transport)
16	August 8	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
17	August 22	8
18	September 5	8
19	September 19	8
20	October 3	8
21	October 17	8
22	October 31	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
23	November 14	8
24	November 28	8
25	December 12	8
26	December 26	8	Pages 3-6 unnumbered—photos of Ralph Lauren suits in color

Volume: 41 Year: 1978 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 9	8
2	January 23	8
3	February 6	8
4	February 20	8
5	March 6	8
6	March 20	8
7	April 3	8
8	April 17	8	Page 7 unnumbered—travel tips
9	May 1	8
10	May 15	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—employee council photos
11	May 29	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—safety photos
12	June 12	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered—ads
13	June 26	8
14	July 10	8
15	July 24	8
16	August 7	8
17	August 21	8	Page 8 unnumbered—calendar ad
18	September 4	8
19	September 18	8
20	October 2	8
21	October 16	8
22	October 30	8
23	November 13	8
24	December 11	8	4 weeks since last issue
25	December 25	8	Christmas issue

Volume: 42 Year: 1979 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 8	8	Trans World Corporation formed on 1/1 with subsidiaries including TWA and Hilton International
2	January 22	8	Conrad Hilton dies—TWA purchased Hilton foreign hotel operations in 1967
3	February 5	8
4	February 19	8
5	March 5	8
6	March 19	8
7	April 2	8
8	April 16	8
9	April 30	8
10	May 14	8	Board of Directors photos
11	May 28	8
12	June 11	8
13	June 25	8
14	July 9	8	Articles on escalating fuel prices
15	July 23	8	Page 7 unnumbered—calendar ad
16	August 6	8
17	August 20	8
18	September 3	8
19	September 17	8
20	October 1	8	Dates back on page numbers (first time since 5/30/77)
21	October 15	8	Coverage of Pope’s Boston-New York flight on TWA
22	October 29	8	Coverage of Pope’s Boston-New York flight on TWA
23	November 12	8
24	November 26	8	Pages 4-5 unnumbered
25	December 10	8	Page 7 unnumbered—timetable
26	December 24	8

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