MARCH 1978 NEWSLETTER WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

FERRIS WEBSTER REPORTED TO BE NEW DR. STEELE ELECTED FELLOW OF ROYAL SOCIETY NOAA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT Dr. John Steele was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London March 16th. The Society's citation says Dr. Steele A story in the Marth 13th issue of is~ IIDistinguished for his work on marine Ocean Science News says Ferris Webster, production and mathematical models for the our Associate Director for Research. will prediction of primary production in non be the new Assistant Administrator for steady-state conditions". Research and Development at the National The Royal Society of London, which Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. corresponds to the National Academy of Science Dr. Webster said in an interview with in this country, is the oldest continuous the Newsletter on March 17th. "The Secretary scientific society in the world. It was of Commerce has said that she will nomin­ founded in 1660 and granted a Royal Charter ate me. It takes a couple of weeks for of Incorporation by King Charles 11 in 1662. informal White House approval. Formal The Society's present activities include White House approval usually takes a holding scientific meetings, publication of couple of months." research work, presentation of medals, OSN quoted NOAA Administrator, Richard endowed lectures, awarding research grants Frank as saying, "Ocean R&D will be up­ and appointments. It represents the United graded significantly in the next six to Kingdom in the International Council of twelve months under Webster's leadership." Scientific Unions and plays a leading part As Assistant Administrator for Re­ in international scientific programs. search and Development, he will be running the Environmental Research Laboratories, the Office of Ocean Engineering, the STOMMEL RECEIVES AAAS-ROSENSTIEL AWARD National Climate Program, and the National IN OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCE Sea Grant Program. Henry Stommel, a pioneer in the study of oceml water circulation, was presented with the AAAS-Rosenstiel Award in Oceano­ graphic Science for 1977 at the AAAS annual ROSS AND RYTHER ELECTED FELLOWS OF AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C. He was selected for his "outstanding David Ross and John Ryther were elected achievement in oceanographic science with Fellows of the American Association for the emphasis on the physics and chemistry of Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the AAAS the water column and the atmosphere." His Council Meeting February 16th. studies have resulted in the publication of The MAS defines a Fellow as "one who two books, including The Gulf Stream, and has produced a body of work on behalf of the more than 100 scientific papers. advancement of science that is scientifically distinguished or socially highly significant, STAFF COMMITTEE - The Staff Committee has or both." selected Nick Fofonoff to be chairman and Dr. Ross was cited: "For research in Fritz Hess to be secretary of the committee. marine geology and geophysics of marginal CEPEX IS TOPIC OF ASSOCIATES DINNERS - A seas, and involvement of marine scientists combined presentation on CEPEX--Controlled from numerous countries in multi-discipline Ecosystem Pollution Experiment--will be given programs in the seas." by John Steele and George Grice at the Dr. Ryther was cited; "For research on Annual Associates Dinners. They will be held general marine ecology and particularly in at Woods Hole April 21st, at the Boston the area of waste management and recycling, Museum of Science April 25th, and at the and food produced from the sea." New York Yacht Club April 27th. Bob Davis is doing the final finishing on a mold for laying up the fiber­ glass propeller shrouds for the WHOI In-Situ .... -~ Pump (WIIISP). He is using t he l arge radial dr ill in the Iselin shop as a lathe since no l athe in the Institution is big enough . The finished shrouds are four feet in diameter.

SHIP NOTES then made a Callao to Callao cruise on Leg 111 starting mid March to study the nitrogen The ATLANTIS 11 l eft San Juan, Puerto cycle in the water and sediment in an up­ Rico in February to conduct science operat­ welling area. A microbiology program was ions in a 30 kL.'1 square at about 250 N - carried out to determine bacterial biomass. 680 W. An acoustic navigation net was de­ total microbial biomass and rates of amino ployed and piston cores and heat-flow mea­ acid mineralization. s urements were taken. Seismic reflection OCEANUS made cruises from Woods Hole profiling was carried out. The s hip re­ to Savannah. Georgia and from Savannah to turned to San Juan and then embarked on a San Juan for the U. S. Geological Survey cruise which ended in Woods Hole mid March. in February . On Leg 1 current meter and The purpose of the cruise was to recover tripod moorings were recovered and deployed the PARFLUX E mooring array which was de­ and hydrographic measurements were made . ployed in November 1977. A large volume On Leg 11 high resolution refl ection data in situ filtration system was deployed and was collected in the Virgin Passage and a series of dives made in the Guadaloupe­ north of St . Thomas. OCEANUS made a Martinique area. cruise f rom San Juan to Woods Hole carrying KNORR began her 18 month Pacific cruise out a microbiological research program in in January. Leg 1 was a cruise for NOAA the area of the Puerto Rico Tr ench. Deep out of San Juan. KNORR then departed for water samples were taken by conventional Cristobal, Panama on Leg 11. The purpose and high pressure equipment. Gravity cores of this leg was to make an organic chemisty were taken and the automated deep sea and biological s tudy of the Peru upwelling vehicle was deployed and recovered . Phyto­ zone using in situ particulate matter filter plankton clones were collect ed underway . pumps, sediment traps, filtered water samples OCEANUS then went to the s hipyard in Newport and box cores t o investigate the reaction for routine maintenance. of mechanisms and rates of transfonnation Notices, photos, and items of inter­ of organic matter in the sediments and water est _to the oceanographic community may be column. and to estimate the particulate flux sent to Phyllis Laking. Co- op Building, of organic matter to the sea floor . KNORR Ext . 252, for inclusion in the Newsletter. KNORR'S DEPARTURE ON PACIFIC EXPEDITION - There was a lot of activity on KNORR in the weeks before the Pacific expedition began. Top Left - Charlie Olsen paints the WHIMP (Woods Hole Interstitial Hud Probe) international orange. Top Right - Billy Baker, Buzz Mclaughlin an d Artie Dunn work on one of KNORR ' s cycloids . When KNORR left on Leg 1 January 28th Hugo Leiber of the J. M. Voith Company in Brenz. West Ge rmany (the company that built the cycloids) was still on board. John Leiby followed KNORR out into the Sound with George Cadwalader's boat to take him off. Center Left - Jerry Cotter helps Hugo Leiber over the rail while Tom O' Neil, George Dunlap, Tony Cardamane, John Dol by, and Harry Rougas l ook on . Right - Hugo Leiber bids KNORR farewell from George's boat. Bottom Row - KNORR steams away. The design used for the mail stamp and patches i s s hown in center. Photos by Don Souza and Vicky Cullen. SELL, SWAP OR WANTED COLUMN JOIDES OFFICE TO BE AT WOODS HOLE

Several people have suggested it would A group of nine U.S. institutions has be useful to have a column devoted to items formed a Washington-based corporation people want to dispose of or acquire sO this called the Joint Oceanographic Institutes, sell or swap column will be a regular feature Inc. JOI has offices in the Watergate in the coming months. complex in Washington, D.C. It will be Any reasonable item can be put in the the prime contractor for several projects column, including the kitchen sink, but since relating to deep-sea drilling including the Newsletter is printed sporadically only the JOIDES advisory committees. The 12 times a year it is not suitable for fast JOIDES office, under subcontract from JOI, turnover needs such as finding a place to will come to Woods Hole in July. That live or disposing of a ripe tomato crop. office will consist of Art Maxwell as Notices should be as brief as possible. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Jim Heirtzler, Chairman of the Planning Com­ Bathroom basin, free standing bathtub with mittee. and a scientific assistant. claw and ball feet, kitchen sink, best offer. Phone Tommy Stetson. ORIENTATION SESSION FOR NEW EMPLOYEES Would like to buy, borrow or rent SNUGLI baby carrier. Call Larry at Ext. 520. An orientation program for new employ­ Wanted: 16 foot glass runabout with canopy. ees was held March 15th. Call Ray Davis. at Ext. 587. Jack Lindon said letters were mailed Free for the digging - two handsome spread­ home inviting new employees and spouses ing yews three feet in diameter. Phone since December 1977 to attend. Twelve Nancy at Ext 270. employees and one spouse came. They were welcomed by Art Maxwell, told about the SEA STORIES - The Women's Committee spon­ history and organization by Bernie Zentz sored a meeting in February about women at and Jake Peirson told about the education sea. Marty Coneybear and Debbie Mennett program. Discussions ranged from personnel told of their experiences while working on practices and benefits to bulletin boards. SEAPROBE last summer as an ordinary seaman They had lunch at the Carriage House. and emergency medical technician. Jack Mr. Lindon said their supervisors were in­ Lindon and Don Moller also made contribut­ vited too so that the employees and spouses ions to the discussion. could meet them in a non·work environment. A tour of ESL, Clark, Redfield computer HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS CLUB VISITS facility and ATLANTIS 11 followed. Mr. Lindon said they plan a follow-up Six members of the Falmouth High School in a couple of weeks and will then decide Business Club visited the Institution Feb. whether to continue these sessions. 3rd, the first business students to do so. They toured the dock with Nancy Green~ TWELFTH NAVAL STAFF COURSE HELD AT W.H.O.I. heard a talk by Joseph Kiebala after lunch at the Carriage House, and then visited The Institution was host to the twelfth sponsors in their areas of interest.--data naval staff course for mid-level foreign processing, accounting~secretarial and ad­ staff officers from the Naval War College ministration. Sponsors were: Penny Foster, in Rhode Island March 9th. Marge Stern, Kittie Elliot, Jan Cannon, Mary Representatives of various services in Berry, Carol Van Siclen, Carol Gunter, Judy 19 countries attended including: Bangladesh. De Santi, Marga McElroy. Sam Long was the China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, arranger. Indonesia, Iran , Japan, Kenya, Korea, DOCUMENT LIBRARY ACTIVITIES - The Document Liberia. Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama. Library collection is being expanded and Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and U.S.A. there are plans to convert to microfische. They were welcomed by John Steele and Carol Winn said more biology is being added heard talks by Judy Cappuzzo, John Donnelly, to collection including Sea Grant reports Ken Emery, Charlie Innis, Bill Schevill and and Congressional reports. We are going to Allyn Vine. They had lunch at the Carriage start converting to microfische but first House with some staff members who have done we have to catalogue all the material. Only research work off these countries and then one in three items are catalogued now. toured ESL. the Iselin Facility and SEAPROBE. -To Larr y Shumaker for " Instrumentation FUNDING ANNOUN CEMENTS for DSRV ALVIN and R/V LU LU," $65,500; -To J ohn Ewing. Di ck Von Herzen and Mike The f ollowing are r ecent f undi ng "Geothermal Heat Flow Anomal i es in the announcements for scientific s upport: Central Equ atorial Pacific ," $72 ,600 .

From t he National Science Foundation: From the PEW Memorial Trust: - To Bob Beardsley and John Verme r sch for - To Bob Morse for "Support of a Program "Physi cal Oceanography of the Outer Mid­ in Marine Policy and Oceanographic Appli­ Atlantic Bight," $35 , 800; cations ," $300.000. - To Me l Briscoe for "Inte rnal Wave Ene r gy Balances," $201,000; Fr om t he Office of Naval Research: - To Wilfr ed Bryan , Geoff Thomp son. and - To Doug Webb for "Delivery of a 150 Hz Henry Dick for "Petrogenesis and Geo­ Sound Source ." $2 , 390: chemical Evo lution of t he Deep Ocean - To Terry J oyce for " Co ntinuation to Cr ust," $210.000; Moored Ar ray Experiments ," $28,020. - To Bob Dinsmor e and Ferris t-lebster for "Ship Operations Support ," $3 , 353 ,000; From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis tration: - To Bob Dinsmore and Ferris W e b s ~ e r for "Acquisition of Oceanographic Equi pment," - To J udy Capuzzo for "The Effect s of $156.900: Marine Pollutants on Marine Zooplankton -To Dick Von Herzen and John Sclat er for a t Deep Water Dumpsite 106 ." $34 , 468 : PlJrdy "For Post Drilling Site SlJrvey of - To Gabe Csanady for "Trajector y and Dis­ Site 2.3." in coope r ation with Co lumbia persion of a Wa ste Cl oud in the Sea," University. $18,738. $38 , 680: - To Rich Harbison and Laur ence Madin for -To Marshall Orr for "For Refurbishing of "The Biology of Gel a tinous Zoo plankton," " $125 , 200; - To Sus Honjo for "Vertical Transport of l ooking for a fir s t-rate cartoonist. Know Material and Nutrients by Large Particles of one? Please call X 393. to the Deep Ocean Ecosystem, " $64,471: WIVES ' COFFEE - The next Wives ' Co ffee Meet­ -To Dave Johnson for "Sea-floor Samples ing will be held on April 11th at the Carr­ Laboratory." $28.400; i age House from to t o 11: 30 a.m. -To Bill J enkins for IIApplication of Trit­ ium and Helium Isotopes to the Marine Geochemistry of the North Atlantic . " $70 , 313 : -To Jim Luyten for a project in coopera­ t i on with MIT entitled "White House Acous tic Dropsonde System for Use During J uly 1978 KNORR Cruise t o Gil bert Is­ lands ," $112 , 847 : -To Art Maxwell for "D eep Submer sible Ope r ations Support." $1.403,000: - To Peter Rhines for "Joint US-USSR Mid­ Ocean Dynamics Experiment (POLYMODE): Studies of Turbulent Diffus i on Later al Propagat ion and Mean-Flow Induction of Ocean Eddies," $52 .400: -To Phil Richardson for "Collaborative Research-Hydrographic Studies of a Gu l f Stream Cyclonic Ring . " $29 , 500 : -To Mel Rosenfeld for " Sh i pboard Techni­ WE AREN ' T THE ONLY WOODS HOLE - Louis Bishop cian Support," $181,000; President of Sheaffer Eaton Textron. sent - To Fred Sayles for "Seawater-Sedimen t Paul Fye the photograph above with a l etter I nteraction: The Diffusi ve Fluxes of saying: "While travelling through Idaho Ions Between t he Oceans and the Under­ City, Idaho. we discovered one of yo ur sub­ l ying Sediments." $101 , 420 : sidiaries". Act ually , the Idaho City Woods Hole is a gift shop wh i ch sell s wood products. PRESIDENT OF TUFTS IS 10TH JOHNSON LECTURER ESTABLISH OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER IN SAUDI ARABIA Dr. Jean Mayer, President of Tufts University, is the 10th speaker in the The University of Petroleum and Institution's J. Seward Johnson Marine Minerals of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is in Policy Lecture Series. He will speak the process of establishing an oceano­ about "The World Food Situation: 1978,11 graphic center in the eastern part of the April 4th at 4:00 P.M. in the Redfield Arabian Peninsula as part of their Uni­ Auditorium. versity. In this connection, they have Dr. Mayer became the tenth President requested the advice and assistance of of Tufts University in July 1976. He is U.S. oceanographers from several insti­ well known for his research on the mech­ tutions. As part of their planning, the anism of regulation of food intake and Saudis intend to convene a symposium in developments of experimental and human Dhahran concerning scientific work done obesities, and has published approximately in and proposed for the Arabian Gulf. If 650 scientific papers and several books. anyone is interested in participating or During World War II, he served in the learning more about this endeavor, please French Army and the Free French Forces. contact either Dave Ross or Art Maxwell After his military service, he resumed for more details. his studies at Yale University, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in Physiological Chemistry and at the Sorbonne, where he DRAWING - Bruce Tripp was the winner of the was awarded a D.Sc. in Physiology. He drawing held at the recent showing of Carl then joined the Harvard faculty, where he Bowin's photos at Endeavour House - Upstairs. was a professor of nutrition until becom­ Bruce received the photo "One Summer After­ ing President of Tufts. noon". Dr. Mayer has also served as a member of the Nutrition Division of the FAO of MARINE SCIENCE LIBRARIANS TO MEET AT WOODS the United Nations, as a consultant to HOLE - The 4th annual meeting of the East FAO, the World Health Organization, and Coast Marine Science Librarians sponsored the United Nations Children's Fund. In jointly by W.H.O.I. and MBL will be held 1969. he was appointed special consultant at Woods Hole September 28-29. For further to the President to chair the organization information contact Jane Fessenden at Ext. of the first White House conference on 455 or Carol Winn at Ext. 512. food. nutrition and health. He has served as a member of the IN MEMORIAM Council of the American Institute of Nutrition, a member of the Executive Richard "Dick" Stansfield passed Committee of the Food and Nutrition Board away at Falmouth Hospital on Sunday, of the National Academy of Sciences, February 19. 1978. following a brief ill­ President of the Society for Nutrition ness. He was 89 years old. Education and Chairman of the Food and Dick began his employment at the Nutrition Section of the American Public Institution in November 1942 as a lab­ Health Association. oratory assistant in Project Navy-7. He was born and educated in Lancashire, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BRIEFING APRIL 12TH England, and immigrated to the United States in 1920. becoming a citizen in 1927. About 50 people attended the Equal During his early employment at the Opportunity Affirmative Action Update held Institution, one of his responsibilities ~~rch 17th in the Clark Lab to let employees was as fire tender on the steam line at know what the Institution is doing and what Nonamessett, where the Institution kept its obligations are. The briefing was given explosives stored for use in the Navy by Ann Hagan and Jim McClain of McClain, project. It was a common sight to see McDaniel, Sullivan and Fowler, Inc., the Dick at the helm of the launch LOBSTER, equal opportunity consultants the Institut­ heading over to the island to tend his ion has retained to assist with its affirm~ duties. ative action program. In 1950, he was reassigned as a guard. The meeting will be repeated April 12th a position that he carried on until his from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Redfield Auditorium. retirement in December 1967. I T'S' THe: wHY itLt. THf.:S~ C""i'tse' DOLP'tttN's OFF THE W~AT'S TM7 C.H"N5$S, /Vh/NN.s ~ ~~SIC. T $'OIlNDTMd: ....,it. ,ollT 60,"" .... 1(. ~""J1J ",U' fROJ'-1 / \ / :rAw, fA~~ ~ ~ "of' ~,,~, - (4:":1 ~ \ ~ 0 A!!.f. ;:rUST c.He<:k,»6- - ALL av R. N~V'G-"T""" v£,,()" 'S'(sTSM:S 1(J~· /< Y-8 5ANDY- YeAH? <'N"'>EN7D", ''it DF~, $'~. \ / •• ~ -"...: 'H! f' "" I 1- - e~""z ~-' :r THINK WE: ••••• THo ,01/tlTV E~D, S'llt /'IU. A SI6GeJt .... ~-r.i'. (/ / BOAT.···· 1'1_ , U t rlUJY' ~. "V' IA 'J... ," o • ....n.-..· '_7 -.,.".' \ ;;--7 ~.~~ - ~ "4-8" Cartoons by Steve McNutt MAJOR FISH COLLECTION TO BE TRANSFERRED the high points of a long relationship between TO HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY MCZ and WHOI started by Dr. Henry Bryant Bigelow and continued by Dr. William Schroeder, Over 300,000 specimens of Atlantic Giles Mead, Karel Liem and William Frank. " fishes collected by Dick Backus, Jim Craddock, BOOK ABOUT NORTH ATLANTIC FISHES FEATURES and Dick Haedrich are to be transferred to WORK OF INSTITUTION BIOLOGISTS Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology Fish Department during the next three W.H.O.I. biologists are major contri­ years. Work on the project began in February. butors to the seventh volume of the Fishes The National Science Foundation has of the Western North Atlantic published by awarded a $162,200 grant to Karel Liem and the Sears Foundation for Marine Research at William Frank, ichthyologists at the MCZ. Yale, which is just off the press. to integrate the collection into their Over 200 pages are devoted to a paper renovated Fish Department. on "Family Myctophidae" by Basil Nafpaktitis, The Winter 1978 MCZ Newsletter says, University of Southern California at Los "The material being transferred is probably Angeles, Dick Backus, James Craddock, Dick the most important and extensive acquisition Haedrich and Bruce Robison at Woods Hole; since Louis Agassiz' initiation of the Thayer and Charles Karnella at the Smithsonian. and Hassler Expeditions of the mid and late About 40 pages are devoted to "Atlantic Meso­ 1800's. All of the specimens have been pelagic Zoogeography", by Backus, Craddock collected on modern research vessels with Haedrich and Robison. fine mesh net and preserved under optimal Dick Backus said that t "The Myctophidae conditions. In addition, the 40,000 lots of is the most important family of the mid-water fishes, representing over 100 families, are fishes in the world ocean. We collected and accompanied by extensive data, most of which provided most of the study material, drew is on computer printouts at WHOI. distribution maps and described them in "This major collection represents well terms of the zoogeographic structure of the over 13 years of research by MCZ Research Atlantic. " Associates Drs. Richard Backus, James Dr. Backus said, "Very few of the volu­ Craddock and Richard Haedrich (they are mes have been as concerned with distribution Associates in Ichthyology at Harvard) in as we have in part seven because people almost all areas of the Atlantic Ocean. The didn't have a good zoogeographic frame of addition of this marine fish collection, un­ reference. We devised a system of faunal paralleled in the history of MCZ, is one of regions and provinces for the Atlantic." NEW F ACE 5 SCENES FROM OCEANUS CRUISE #36 -- __ - George Knapp took the photos shown at right on OCEANUS cruise #36 in December.

Top Row Left - Bob Noyes , Bob McDivitt and Jim Va ldez launch a pinger. Glen McKinnon is above at winch. Center - OCEANUS mast . Right - Bob Noyes , Neal Pettigrew and Bob McDivitt draw water sampl es from Niskin bottl es .

Center Row Left -At the cookout on the fantail ar e Bob Martin (seated), Gene Mysona, Lois Barry George G. Ellis Bob McDivitt, Hank Hirschell , Bob Stanley Staff Asst. Research Asst. and Paul Howland. At right are Nan Bray , Educ./A. Peirson ALVIN/LULU/L. Shumaker Neal Pettigrew and Sammy Pierce. Middle­ Clark 223/x 200,219 Smith 301/x424 Nan Bray at eTn data terminal in the main lab. Right - Zofia Mlodzinska, Marshall Swartz , Bob Noyes and Dave Welch with re­ trieved mooring.

Bottom Row Left - Hank Herschell on bridge. Center - Neal Pettigrew and Bob Noyes r e­ trieve CTD and rosette. Right - Bob Noyes, Val Worthington and Dave Welch. Floats are dragged into position f or launching curr ent meters. QlANGES ADDRESS - Oceanus magazine r eceives many request s for changes of address but f~ are as rewarding to read as this one: Dear Oceanus: John N. Kemp H. David Leslie Because John ----- gave me such a love­ Lab. Asst. Jt. Prog. Student ly s ubscription, my heart was won and we O.E.lP. Boutin O. E. IA . Baggeroer are now married. Therefor e , I now have a Bigelow 109D/x2l2 Big . 406/ x 20 7 new name and address . MARINE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE APPOINTED - Members of t he Marine Operations Commi ttee which was cr eated by Institution Memoranda 2-78 ar e : Geoff Thompson, chairman, Betty Bunce, John Burke, Bruce Warren , Doug Webb, and Peter Wiebe. The purpose of the com­ mittee is to serve as a focal point to de­ velop recommendations concerning ship oper­ ations, new ship requirements, and ship modifications; to review and advise on pro­ curement of scientific equipment and its maintenance aboard ships and advise on satellite communi cations, technical servi­ Herbert Owens Herbert Wood, Jr. ces and other shipboard science-related MP & OM Fellow Research Assistant matters. MP & OMI R. Morse p.o . /J . Dean CABLE SPLICI NG, CONNECTOR PROBLEMS? - Br ian Crowell/ x450 SM. 307 Ix 240 Bardsley, Ext 234 , is set up to do cable splicing and molding in various materials such as neoprene, PVC, and polyurethane.

PROIDTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS Kathleen L. Silva - Personnel - from Secretary II to Staff Assistant - Benefits Promotions George H. Tupper - P.O. - from Research Assistant III to Research John E. Andrews, III - Chemistry - Associate from Laboratory Assistant II to Research Toshiko T. Turner - P.O. - from Assistant I. Laboratory Assistant I to Laboratory Bruce R. Cole - O.E. - from Research Assistant II Assistant II to Research Assistant III~ Suzanne B. Volkmann - Biology - from Lawrence P. Costello - Marine - from Research Assistant - Data Processing I Temporary O.S.fWatch to Temporary o.s.1 to Research Assistant Prograffimdng I Dayman, R/v ATLANTIS II. Susan Lemay - Chemis try - from Part­ Thomas Crook - D.E. - from Research time Helper to Laboratory Assistant I Assistant III to Senior Research Assistant Richard A. Zuck. P.O., from Research Steven A. Cressy, O.E., from Labora­ Assistant II to Experimental Machinist. tory Assistant II to Research Assistant I. Alan P. Fleer - Chemistry - from Transfers Research Assistant II to Research Assistant III. Frederick V. Brown from Trainee­ Keith A. Francis, O.E., from Research Mechanics O.E. to Service Assistant, Assistant I to Research Assistant II. Services Allan G. Gordon, Chemistry, from Peggy A. Chandler, from Secretary Research Assistant III to Senior Research Personnel to Secretary, Chemistry. Assjstant. Gerard C. Chaplin, from Electronic Robert E. Handy - Geology and Geophysics Technician, R/V SEAPROBE to Research from Research Assistant I to Research ASsistant III, Ocean Engineering. Assistant II. Ann C. Henry - Safety - from Secretary Carole R. Merson, from Secretary, Education to Secretary, Facilities and II to Secretary III~ Marine Operations. William H. HOrn - P.O. - from Research Assistant II to Research Assistant Ill. PAPER SHREDDER MISSING - If anyone knows Joan B. Hulburt - Education - from the location of the Sherman Paper Shredder Library Technician II to Library Technician (Model 9010; W.H.O.I. Serial #78-108) III. which belongs to the Personnel Office, Colleen D. Hurter - Education - from please phone Ext. 210. Library Technician II to Library Technician SECURITY III. Lawrence M. Johnson - Services - from Security is everyone's business--not Part-time Cleaner (casual) to Service just the guards. Assistant. When you leave your place of work, Jane D. Kroll. G&G, from Research secure pilferable items; disconnect hot Assistant I to Research Assistant II. plates, coffee pots, soldering irons, Stephen J. Molyneaux, Biology. from extinguish lights, and lock doors and Research Assistant II to Research Assis­ windows. tant III. Please report losses or attempted Brenda L. Olson - Chemistry - from forcible entry in writing to A. Wessling. Research Assistant II to Research Assistant III FIREPLACE FUEL Julianne Palmieri. Chemistry. from Research Assistant III to Senior Research Save all cardboard generated in your Assistant. household. Small cartons, particularly Joseph R. Poirier - P.O. - from waxed ones. make good kindling. Larger Research Assistant III to Senior ~esearch cartons. flattened and rolled. and news­ Assistant papers rolled and tied, will burn for a Robert R. Rioux - Services - from considerable time--and ~t_'~all free. Truck Driver to Warehouseman Catherine O. Scheer - Geology and TIlQUGHT FOR THE DAY - Take heart - there Geophysics - from Research Assistant I will be 27 paydays in 1981 instead of the to Research Assistant II usual 26. BLUE TRUCK TO THE RESCUE ADVENT OF SFRING

During the "Blizzard of '78," Jake UndBscpibably green comes the spPing in a Peirson was stranded in a motor hotel on rush undaunted by millennia of Highway 25 from Monday until Friday--a change since the dco..Jn. period of time Jake said was "too long." Mike Field and Charlie Innis rescued him Floweps and leaves a:nd green twigs appea:J' using W.H.O.r. 's blue sanding and plowing on aommand obliterating in the flood truck. Gus Carlson recorded the event in the desolate winteT' gpay and bT'DWn. the following tongue-in-cheek verse: Remnants of last years leaves lie in BLUE TEAM RESCUE patches where they fell r>elentlessly pushed aside by the gT'owth fPOm the The midnite T'ide of PauZ Revere ground. was nothing aompared to what went on heT'e. The tpuak was blue, the men we.r>e true, splendid sounds of biT'd life abound and the iT' mission no doubt was to just proalaiming the arT'ival of eaah get through. spring morn and the liberation from winter gloom and bitter cold seam. They had to T'esoue Jake 'auz theT'e was much at stake. Lifegiving sunlight on alea:t' lengthening The POOT' guy was at Howard Johnson's days and soiZ soaking rain from aloud starving on steak. laden skys aoeelevute growth from fONst fZoor to canopy arown. The GOvernoT"s oT'deT' meant nothing to this T'esaue team. UnesoapabZy the power of spring is born, TheiT' devotion to dUty Was to be held in the promise of 'life peigns omnipotent high esteem. once mON. When they peached the poop man, he tpied PeteT' Wiebe to fight them ~y. May 16" 1970 He was having a ball and wanted to stay. SCRIMSHAW BRINGS $1,500 FOR HEART FUND With the help of the militia and a civilian OT' two, The scrimshaw by Buzz McLaughlin, They heaved him into the vehicle so blue. which he donated to the Heart Fund AUction. brought a bid of $1.500 on February 15th. It's a wondepous thing, a pescue like this. The scrimshaw, depicting the New Bedford It makes you think of blue skies and Stone Fleet on a 12-inch piece of walrus heavenly bliss. tusk, was the third one he has donated to charity. The others brought a total of So remembep this team and whenevep you get *6.300 to the Jimmy Fund and Heart Fund. stuck, EMPLOYEES CAN JOIN GOLF CLUB - Arrangements Just dial WHOI's numbep and pequest that have been made for W.H.O.I. employees to blue tpuak. join the Otis Golf Club for $100 per year. Phone Val Wilson at Ext. 431. UNCLAD1ED CHARTS - A big roll of charts of the eastern Mediterranean area arrived in the Port Office some time ago. No one there PLEASE TAKE THIS NEWSLETTER HOME. OTHERS knows who sent them or who requested them. THERE MAY BE INTERESTED IN READING IT. Please call Kittie Elliot at Ext. 208

TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF SHIP'S CREW - If you are sending a parcel via the Port Office MISSING BOOK - Would whoever borrowed the for a ship in a foreign port be sure to 1n­ 1975 - 1976 Janes Ocean Technology Yearbook ~,icate what is in it and the value so it from the UNOLS Office, please return it to ill not have to be opened. Clark 135. I - ...

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