Mr. President. a significant development recently occurred in the air transportation industry. The independent airlinesthe rugged veterans of the Berlin. Korean. and Hungarian refugee airliftshave joined together in one association for greater efficiency in the industry and greater service to the country. The name of the association is the Independent Airlines Association. I am happy to note that Jesse F. Stallings. of Nashville. Tenn.. a graduate of the University of Alabama. and the son of a former Representative in Congress from Alabama. has been elected president of the association. The independents are the small business element of the airline industry.