Best Seller - On a layover at Baltimore, MD I found myself bored crazy with little to do except read aircraft manuals, sleep and await pickup. I decided to take a walk to the mall across from the hotel and being an avid reader was drawn to the large bookstore therein. While browsing, I found a large hardcover copy of Steven Brill's "The Teamsters" which the jacket blurb promised was an expose' of the Teamsters Union.  It had been sometime since we had elected the Teamsters as our representative union, but I thought the book would be interesting. I bought a copy and took it back to my hotel room and began reading. The book appeared to be all that the jacket had said it was and knowing Mr. Daly's hatred of the Union, I returned to the book store and bought another copy for him. On returning to Oakland, I slipped the book into a large envelope and sent it to him via company mail with an inscription on the frontispiece which read:" Dear Boss, if this book isn't in your library, it should be. s/ The Gunner."

I must explain that my contacts with Mr.Daly took place mostly in Asia while I was employed on the 727 program out of Yokota Air Base, Japan. By chance it seemed I drew duty on many of the flights that carried Mr. Daly in and around the Far East. It was common knowledge that Mr. Daly when traveling in the Far East and elsewhere carried a small arsenal for personal protection which consisted of a short barreled .38 Special revolver, a .45 Semiautomatic pistol, an AK-47 Semiautomatic rifle, ammunition to feed all these plus a very large Bowie knife which he called his "Arkansas Toothpick". As engineer on these trips I was assigned by Mr. Daly the additional duty of taking care of these weapons when entering foreign airports(except for airports in VietNam). I would field strip them as far as possible, stash the pieces and their ammunition in and about the airplane, only to reverse the procedure when leaving the port. As a result, Mr. Daly began calling me "Gunner".

A week or two after I sent him the book, I received a letter dated 3 September 1981 from Mr. Daly which read and I quote: "Dear Gunner Glenn: Thank you for your thoughtfulness in sending me a copy of Stevens Brill's "The Teamsters". Although I have not had the time to thoroughly read it, I found the contents so informative that I felt all World Airways' employees should be educated. To this end I have  instructed a group mailing of the of the paperback edition which should be completed next week. Glenn, again, thank you. Sincerely Edward J. Daly."

True to his word and within a matter of days each World Airways employee had received paperback copy of the book which was accompanied with a note from Mr. Daly, also dated 3 September 1981, which read: TO: ALL WORLD EMPLOYEES ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD/LEGAL CONSEL FROM: EDWARD J. DALY  ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND A RECENT PUBLICATION WHICH I FOUND INTERESTING AND WORTHWHILE READING.  IT IS SELDOM I FIND AN AUTHOR'S WORK WORTHY OF ANYTHING MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT.

THIS BOOK, HOWEVER, IS EXTREMELY INTERESTING  AND INFORMATIVE FOR ANY OF US WHO ARE RELATED TO , IN ANY MANNER, OR COMPELLED TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE TEAMSTER ORGANIZATION. I HOPE YOU ENJOY READING THIS BOOK, AFTER WHICH I AM SURE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE AUTHOR FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ACCURATE RESEARCH INVOLVED IN WRITING THIS TEXT. I ALSO FOUND THIS BOOKMARK WHICH I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND HUMOROUS.  ENCLOSURES   CC: DAN PORTER

The bookmark to which Mr. Daly refers is printed on a standard 3" X 6" shipping tag which reads:

EMPLOYEE DEATH TAG

This tag is to be attached to an employee only after death has been established using the following procedure: If, after several hours, it is noticed that an employee has not moved or changed position, the department head will investigate. Because of the highly sensitive nature of our employees and the close resemblance between death and their natural working attitude, the investigation will be made quietly so as to prevent the waking of the employee if asleep. If some doubt exists as to the true condition, extend a pay check as a final test. If the employee does not reach for it, it may be reasonable to assume that death has occurred. Note: in some cases the instinct is so strongly developed that a spasmodic clutching reflex action may occur, Don't let this fool you!! --- sonnygs@jps.net