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Born 100 Years Too Late Trans-Texas President Runs Airline
R. E. McKaughan, born in Lawton Iowa in 1909, leads Trans-Texas Airways. Moving from horses to trucks to flight, his father backed the venture with $600,000 to launch the carrier, now serving about 200 cities with 14 local-service lines.
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Houston Transportation Co
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