Sandia Corporation Employees Earn 'Minuteman' U.S. Savings Bond Flag Sandia Corporation employees were pre• Bldg. 800. Afterwards, the Minuteman ployees could be proud of their achieve• sented with the U. S. Treasury Depart• flag was hoisted aloft on the Company ment. "The hallmark of industrial pay• ment's "Minuteman" flag for outstanding flagpole atop Bldg. 800. roll savings program over the years has participation in the U. S. Savings Bond The flag presentation climaxed a suc• been the solid support of American in• payroll deduction plan. The flag was pre• cessful drive for participation in the pay• dustry. Thus it is only fitting that you sented by Eva Adams, Director of the U. S. roll deduction U. S. Savings Bond pro• receive the most deserved thanks of this Mint, Tuesday morning, May 31. gram. Some 7297 are now enrolled in the nation for the very substantial contribu• S. P. Schwartz, Sandia Corporation plan-91 percent of Corporation employees tion that you have made to the financial President, accepted the flag on behalf of -and their annual purchase of U. S. Sav• stability of the country," she said. Company employees during a brief cere• ings Bonds will amount to $1 ,122 ,000. Mr. Schwartz spoke briefly about the mony on the steps of Administration Miss Adams indicated that Sandia em- (Continued on Page Four)

SANDIA CORPORATION PRIME CONTRACTOR TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION LAB NEWS ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO • LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA MINUTEMAN FLAG joins Old Glory on San• VOL. 18, NO. 11, JUNE 3, 1966 dia's flagpole atop Bldg. 800. The flag was awarded by the U.S. Treasury Dept. in rec• ognition of 91 percent participation by San• dia employees in the U.S. Savings Bond payroll deduction program. Aerospace Isotopic Power Program Continued Active Pace Is Predicted for Local Seventeen Contracts Under Atomic Energy Groups Some future prospects for Sandia and Lab's Technical Direction the atomic energy program in New Mexico Transfer of contract administration and tric's Missile and Space Division for the first were reported by Senator Clinton P. An• technical direction of the Atomic Energy phase of a development program for thermi• derson in recent announcements from Commission's program to develop radioiso• onic power modules that are adaptable to Washington. tope-fueled power sources for space missions various power-level demands for space mis• "All indications point to continued re• from AEC New York Operations Office sions. SNAP- l9B will be used to provide power quirements into the 1970's for nuclear re•

Sandia Offers Health Plan-Medicare Training Dogs Is Snap; Combination to Eligible Retirees Teaching Owners Is Harder A health insurance "Special Plan" to to the current Health Care Plan, but the Professional dog trainers have long supplement benefits offered under Medicare cost is lower." Premium for the Special maintained that it's not difficult to work Parts A and B is being offered Sandia Cor• Plan will be $3.52 per month for each in• dividual covered. with a dog, but it is hard to discipline the poration retirees and the husbands or wives owner at the other end of the leash. of both on-roll employees and retirees, if Eligible retirees already covered by Health Marcia Simon (1414) and Howard Tess• Care Plan have the option of continuing ler (7344) are becoming adept at both age 65 or over. that coverage should they have some indi• dog and human psychology in their roles Since the majority of the Company's re• vidual reason for doing so, or converting to as trainers for the Sandia Dog Obedience tired employees continue to live in the the lower-priced Special Plan. Eligible re• Club. Albuquerque area, a meeting was held tirees who are not now enrolled in the pres• The organization was founded in 1950 for them at the Coronado Club last night ent Health Care Plan have until July 1, and Eince that time some 2000 Albuquerque at which time the Special Plan was pre• 1966, to sign up (without medical examina• dogs have gone through the training classes. tion) for the new Special Plan if they so sented in detail by D. E. Irvin, supervisor The Club sponsors two AKC trials each year desire. The Plan becomes effective J uly 1, and helps with arrangements for two other of Employee Benefits Division 3122. Eleven 1966. Sandia directors were present to assist at obedience trials. Additionally, retirees under 65 or who the occasion, including K. A. Smith, Di• It takes nearly three years to become a have dependents under 65 have the con• rector of Personnel, who chaired the trainer. First the individual must take his tinuing opportunity for coverage under the own dog through the novice (companion) meeting and welcomed the attendees. Health Care Plan. Reduced premium rates dog degree and the 12-week intermediate Representatives of both the Equitable have been established to cover all dependent course. Then an apprentice trainer must Life Assurance Society and the local complete a number of training sessions combinations possible under Health Care THERE'S THE JUMP, over he goes. "Ba• Social Security office answered questions and the Special Plan. under an established trainer. Finally, the concerning medical coverage. prospective trainer must be approved by roque," a German shorthaired pointer own• In the case of an employee with husband A similar meeting will be held June 9 in the board of directors and training director ed and trained by Howard Tessler (7344), or wife who qualifies for Medicare, the Livermore for Sandia retirees living in the of the club. shows how he clears the 36-inch-high jump Special Plan is limited to that individual Marcia has taken her own dachshund San Francisco area. Those residing at other and great Dane through the course and -maximum height for retrievers. locations have been mailed full information with the balance of the family covered under has been the club's training director for concerning the Special Plan and enrollment Health Care Plan. the past two years. Howard's initial course cards. Any questions concerning either Special was with his German shorthaired pointer, Mr. Irvin noted, "The Company's aim in Plan or Health Care Plan should be referred "Baroque." offering this new plan is to eliminate for to Employee Benefits Division 3122, Bldg. At the present time there are 60 dogs Medicare participants the duplication of enrolled in the club's courses. These in• coverage which exists under the present 832, at Sandia Laboratory or Health, Med• clude sessions for novices (or beginners) Health Care Plan. We feel the combination ical, Safety and Industrial Accident Insur• based around seven exercises (such as sit of Medicare and the Special Plan is equal ance Division 8215 at Livermore Laboratory. stay, heel on and off leash, stand, down stay, etc.); intermediate (or high schooll, SPECIAL HEALTH insurance plan, to supplement Medicare, is explained by Bruce Strausberg, which is perfection of the novice exer• right, (3122) to retirees (I to r) Matt Ungerman, Dorothy Harrington, and Stan McC ammon. cises; and open and utility (college), in• Details of the new medical coverage were presented during a meeting for retired Sandians cluding jumps, hand signals, scent dis• last night at the Coronado Club. crimination, etc. Owners are requested to work with their dog a minimum of 30 minutes a day. Only about 20 percent of the dogs at• tending the classes are being trained for "show" purposes. The rest are house pets whose owners feel that obedience in a dog is equivalent to good manners in a person. "We have only a few 'dropouts' and even those dogs show a marked improvement with what little training they have re• ceived," Marcia said. SANDIA CORPORATION Dogs must be at least six months old and have their permanent shots before entering the school. Mixed breed mutts are just as welcome as pedigreed dogs• LAB NEWS in fact during the last "graduation," a mixed breed dog finished top in the class. Between one and two years old is consid• ered the ideal age for most dogs to begin their training, but dogs as old as eight years have successfully completed the courses. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO • LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA The first session is usually marked by Editor: Robert C. Colgan growling, barking, and snapping, but it Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico isn't long before the dogs settle down. "We Editorial Offices have the most trouble with dogs that have Sandia Laboratory never been out of their own backyard and Albuquerque, New Mexico are not accustomed to being around peo• Employee Publications ple or other dogs," Howard said. "These Bldg. 800 dogs develop a shy manner and once they Room 112 Tel: 264·1053 are away from their own environment, Livermore Laboratory they have a tendency to fight. For this livermore, California reason, we encourage owners to walk their Public Information dogs on a leash through shopping centers Bldg. 912 and other busy areas to get the pets ac• Tel: Hilltop 7·5100, Ext. 2395 customed to noise and confusion." Permission to reprint material conta!ned herein for other than governmental use may be obtained After the trainers have taught the own• from the Editor, Lab News, Sandia Corporation. ers how to hold the leash and make cor• rections, training the dogs is a snap. LIVERMORE NEWS

Winter League Competition Sandians Participate in Bowling Trophies Awarded Relay Conference; A. F. Sandia winter bowling leagues finished Baker Is Named FeUow the 1965-66 season recently with trophies awarded to the winners. A n umber of San• The top spot in the ten-team Sandia dians participated Mixed Handicap League was taken by the in the recent 14th "Gringos," captained by Gary Loucks Ann u a I National (8252). Others on the championship team R e l a y Conference were Hal Becker (8166) and his wife held at Oklahoma Lilah, Karen James (8146 ), Bill Little State University. HIGH EXP LOS IVES TR ANSPORT A T ION VE HICLE , acquired recentl y by Livermore Laboratory , (8250 ) and his wife Helen, and Bob Milby Alvin F. Baker of is loaded by J. Rogers (left) and A. M. Celoni, both of Safety Division 82 15. Th e vehicle (8166 ) and his wife Wilma. The "Who Project Engineering consists of a one-ton truck chassis with an aluminum van body, and meets federal, state and Zits" team, Tabo Hisaoka (8252 ) captain, Division 8154 was local codes. Designed by L. R. Sweetin of Plant Engineering Design Di v ision 8254 according placed second in the league. named a Fellow of to Sandia specifications and drawings, the van was fabricated by Thatcher Body Company, For the men, individual awards were l:lr isbane, Cal if. It has a unique cargo tie down system of horizontal tracks on the f loor, presented to John Barnhouse, Jr. f8245 ) the organization. He sides, and f ront. Ny lo n strap assemblies are used to secure the cargo. for his high handicap game score of 282 presented a techni- A. F. Baker and to Gary Loucks for a high handicap cal paper, co-au- series of 704 . Dot Chappell, wife of Ken thored with R. L. Lowery, OSU associate Chappell (8122 ), took honors for the professor, entitled "Chatter Characteristics Livermore Photographer Recalls women with a high handicap series of 682. of a Linear Viscous Damped Contact Sys• In the eight-team Sandia Men's Thun• tem." derbird League the top spot was won by Early Days of Freelance Adventure R. C. Sadler ! 1334) presented "A Design the "Meddle-Larks" team. Members wer e Currently performing photography duties Procedure for Rotary Solenoids," and W. E. Don Knaple (8253 ) captain, John Barn• for Livermore Laboratory's section of the Bergsten 12565 ), N. L. Knudsen (2564) , house, Sr. (8226 ) , Roger Busbee (8121) , LAB NEWS is Ray Foster ! 8233 -3). Ray is and J . F . McDowell (2564 ) , presented "The John Leeper (811 ].) , and Clyde Seibel a newcomer to Sandia, having joined the I nternal Atmosphere of Hermetically Seal• (8252 ) . The "Spare-Os" team, captained Company last August. However , he is not a ed Components. " by Heso Yano (8252 ) , came in second. newcomer to photography or atomic en• Individual honors in this league went to ergy, He worked two years before coming to Bob St. Hilaire (8154) with a high scratch SCLL as the motion picture film producer Livermore Notes game of 267 and to Ted P etersen <8252 ) for Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Reduced admission tickets on a first• for a high scratch series of 652. Company at the Nev•ada Test Site. come, first-served basis are available Teams are forming for the summer Ray became interested in taking pictures from Employee Benefits for the June 17 Sandia bowling season. Those interested and processing film when h e was 14. While evening performance of the Shipstads and should contact Bob Bailey, ext. 2811 . in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he Johnson "Ice Follies of 1966" scheduled at decided to take up photography profession• Winter land. San Francisco, at 8:30 p .m. ally. Following his discharge in 1944, h e started looking for a job in the San Fran• Sympathy cisco Bay -area as a commercial photog• To Harold Brumfield ( 8134) for the death F . J. (Jerry) Maloney, supervisor of rapher. of his mother-in-law in Oakland, May 9. Hazardous Test Division 811 2, was the "My first job was with a postcard pro• duction company in Berkeley," Ray says. To Roberta <8161 ) and Tim Cody f8253 l guest speaker recently at the monthly He helped set up the original color en• for the death of Roberta's mother cher• was occupied much of the time in dream• of this month after ished. He moved to Prague for a year and ing in its methodical way of cosmological While visiting America in late 1932, 13 years at Sandia. then back to the Academy at Zurich, things, and it was no pretense that he Einstein accepted a position at the Insti• "Buzz" joined the where his lectures now became very pop• ignored his immediate surroundings. When tute for Advanced Studies at Princeton. Laboratory in June ular. Now more than ever his time was studying or relaxing, he was often In the spring of 1933 he returned to 1953 as a pipefit• not his own, and the general theory of unkempt, his hair wild, his clothing worn Europe, but did not enter Germany. He ter. In March 1960 relativity developed slowly. and disheveled. Nonetheless, in these was kept in great secrecy in Belgium and he was promoted In 1914, two famous Berlin scientists, famous years at Berlin, and later in New England because Hitler had taken over to a section super• Planck and Nernst, secured a professorship York, Einstein loved to go to concerts and Germany and openly threatened Einstein's visor in mainte - for Einstein at the Berlin Academy, the operas, where he did dress properly. He life. Finally in the fall he assumed his new nance and in Au• oldest scientific institution in Germany. enjoyed travel. During the 1920's he trav• position at Princeton. There he worked in gust 1964 he transferred to supervisor of He was also to direct the Kaiser Wilhelm eled throughout Europe, Japan, and North peace to the end of his days, a beloved Projects Section 4517-2. Institute for Theoretical Physics. These po• and South America, lecturing on relativ• and revered member of the community. Before coming to the Laboratory, Buzz sitions pleased him very much, allowing ity theory and cosmology. The most exciting event of this period worked for various building contractors, came in 1939 when he signed the famous including five years in refrigeration work him a great deal of free time, and he Earns Nobel Prize remained there until Hitler's persecution letter to President Roosevelt, which in• for the Zia Company at Los Alamos Sci• In 1921 Albert Einstein received the formed the President of the potential en• entific Laboratory. forced him to flee to the United States in Nobel Prize for physics which recognized 1933. The period at Berlin was in many ergy source in the nucleus. Einstein had Buzz plans to continue bowling and to the research he had done 15 years earlier. respects the peak of his life, but, scien• pursue his hobby of restoring antique fur• He gave half the prize money to Mileva in the 1930's predicted that energy could tifically speaking, he was already on the niture. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer live at 3524 for the boys and the other half to a not be obtained from the atomic nucleus decline. in a practical way; now, based on his Eastern Ave., SE. charity. In typical style, he delivered his Before leaving Switzerland, Albert and acceptance speech in a worn old informal theories in part, younger scientists were Mileva were divorced, and when he left suit, surrounded at the Nobel function by to initiate the grim work which was to Juan B. Gabal• for Germany she kept the two boys with the sparkle and formality of the Swedish open the Nuclear Age. don, a Sandia Lab• her. These were Einstein's only children, court. Elsa Einstein died in 1936 at Princeton. a r a to r y employee and they lived quiet, unnoteworthy lives. Shortly before his fiftieth birthday, Ein• for 13 Vz years, will After a brief period, he married his cousin In typical fashion, Einstein appeared near• retire the end of stein suffered a heart attack which cost ly unmoved at her passing. Albert Einstein Elsa in Berlin. She had two daughters by him a year in semiretirement, and for the the month. a previous marriage. Einstein adopted the rest of his life he had to be cautious of died in April 1955. Obviously, he was a man Juan, who has girls and became very fond of them. Mileva fatigue. On his birthday he received hun• of superior intelligence, but it was not worked as a lamp had been a cool person, and they had dreds of letters from all over the world, maintenance m an never been able to make marriage a very intelligence alone that gave him eminence. many who knew him only by name as a since joining San• satisfying relationship. Elsa, on the other What is genius? If Einstein was a genius, mysterious, benign genius. However, the di a in December hand, was warm and, if not overly bright, then it must be measured in terms of 1952, has no defi• birthday was also the occasion of a tragic• at least was devoted to making a home nite plans after retirement except to care comical occurrence now little remembered. coolheadedness, of perception and intro• around the sanctum of his study, which for his 30-acre farm near Belen where he The city council of Berlin wished to honor spection, of singlemindedness, persever• she rarely entered. Albert and Elsa became raises alfalfa. He also owns more land in him in some special way, Since he loved closely attached, not 50 much by affection ance, and remoteness from emotional con• Belen and Bernalillo. to sail (it was his only sport), they decided a5 by mutual respect and cooperation. flict, as well as in terms of pure brain Juan lives at 1006 W. Reinken, Belen. to offer him a lovely park with a charm• Always Aloof power. He has 11 children and 36 grandchildren. ing cottage at the edge of a lake. The gift Aside from a single son in California and In fact, Einstein, even though warm in was made public and the Einsteins were Parts III and IV will discuss Einstein's his relations with people, and never bitter pleased. a married daughter in Florida, his chil• scientific contributions. dren reside in Belen. C. L. STONER (2452) demonstrates how an optical comparator can be used to recertify con~ector gages. Image of the connector pins is projected onto the overlay for precision pos1t1onmg check. The new method has been accepted as a cost improvement action of $113,000 for the next two years. Method Created by C. L. Stoner Wi II COMBAT AND CONVENTIONAL positions for firing pistols are demonstrated by Security Save Sandia $113,000 in Two Years lnspecto~ Hugo Flores (left), who is shown using the two-handed pistol grip, and Sergeant By changing equipment -and procedures were required for measuring the location J1m Hm,on w1th the convent1onal stance for competitive shooting. in the recertification of product acceptance of each pin. Other recertification procedures gages used in component production, required 30 minutes more. Sandia Laboratory will reduce costs bv Using the optical comparator, a precision Two-handed Grip Ups Accuracy $113,374 in the next two years. · device which projects a magnified image of The new method developed by C. L. the gage undergoing inspection, and a set Stoner of Product Tester and Gage Design of overl•ay charts, an operator requires only New Stance with Pistols Adopted Division 2452 has been accepted by the 10 minutes of set up time and eight pins Sandia Cost Improvement Policy Commit• per minute can be inspected. Other in• A modified two-handed grip on the pistol guard will find it necessary to stand erect tee. spection procedures were not changed. is one of the unusual features of Sandia se• and fire with only one hand on the pistol Inspection of the gages is performed under The cost improvement accrues essentially curity inspectors' new markmanship pro• grip. In pistol shooting as in driving a contract by Union Carbide Corporation, gram which eliminates some of the staid car, two hands are better than one. More because a specially-fitted optical compar• Nuclear Division, Y -12 Plant, under the di• ator is faster to use in the inspection of shooting exercises and increases most positive control is achieved and accuracy rection of Division 2413, Sandia-Albuquer• shooters' proficiency. is therefore improved. connector gages than a coordinate meas• que Measurement Standards Laboratory. uring machine. The rigid stance, one-handed grip, Under the new system the primary em• The time costs are not the only savings phasis is placed on firing the weapon with involved in switching inspection machines. breathing exercises, use of a sighting bar, Previously, the connector gages (which minimum disturbance of sight alignment. An optical comparator costs about $3500 hours of dry firing, and other traditional have a number of solid pins ranging from The shooter is told that the best way to while •a coordinate measuring machine costs training procedures are given secondary three to 61) required as much as 30 minutes do this is by keeping his eyes focused on $35,000. The more expensive machines will roles or eliminated in the fresh combat of set up time on the coordinate measuring the front sight as he lines it up with the machine. An additional five minutes be released for other work. approach to shooting. The men now are instructed to assume a comfortable stance target and squeezes the trigger. He is told and shoot with some degree of accuracy in to forget about breath control. the shortest possible. time. The shooter is encouraged to use a nat• New Tape-Controlled Lathe After all, the proponents of the new ural stance which is comfortable for him. system argue, the purpose of military and He is also told to make an aggressive, security marksmanship courses is to in• straight to the rear, squeeze on the trig• Installed 1n Development Shops crease the proficiency of the shooter and ger with as little as possible disturbance not his form. Introduced at the Air Force of the sight alignment. A new tape-controlled lathe went into sary machine instructions can be manually Proper eye focus and area aiming are operation last week in Sandia's Develop• programmed directly by the operator. Academy several years ago, the program saves time and money and it teaches the stressed in the program. Most marksman• ment Shops. Installed at a cost of $138,000, One unique capability of the lathe is its ship training programs fail to point out the new machine brings a superior produc• ability to produce a precision variable pitch men to shoot better. After observing the program in action that the bull's-eye appears merely as a tion capacity and unique capabilities to the lead. An example of this kind of configura• vague, fuzzy blur when the shooter's eyes shops, according to L. W. Stouder, super• tion would be a spiral groove cut into a and checking on the results at the Acad• emy, Walter W . Troy (3243) recommended are focused properly on the front sight. visor of Machine Tool Programming Divi• sphere. The spiral could start at a point Consequently the shooter's eye constantly on the sphere and expand and contract on that it be incorporated in Sandia's secur• sion 4251. shifts its focus as it moves from the front its way around the sphere, depending on ity program. Started in February, the new One of the outstanding fea tures of the sight to the target and back again. Aside new lathe is its ability to cut a continuous the requirements of the job. This kind of training program has increased the shoot• configuration is virtually impossible to pro• ing skills of many guards. One, for ex• from consuming time, the confusion adds variable curve without the use of a pre• to his uncertainty. viously manufactured template. duce with any kind of precision by con• ample, consistently averaged 70 points ventional machines. out of a possible 100 on the regulation In teaching the proper way to focus on "We can produce a bullet shape, for in• Sandia designers who have non-routine practice pistol range. Using the new meth• the front sight, the novice is told to point stance," Mr. Stouder says, "by program• jobs for the Development Shops are in• od, he recently qualified with a score of his extended thumb at a fellow student. ming the curve for computation on t he vited to contact Mr. Stouder for additional 92 points. By focusing on his thumbnail, he sees his 7090 computer. This shape can be produced information or for demonstration of the Except for competitive shooting, there friend's face become blurred, and the directly from the tape without first cutting machine. are few real situations in which a security thumb becomes blurred when he focuses on a precision template, an expensive process. the face. This demonstrates that the bull's• In addition, tolerances held by the new eye will be a blur if he is properly focused lathe approach plus or minus .0001 of an on the front sight and provides a means of inch. The machine is capable of this kind recognizing and correcting his own sight• of precision using special tools and tech• ing errors. niques." During the thumbnail exercise, the stu• The capability of the new machine will dent is also introduced to area aiming. reduce lead time. It will be possible on He is told to observe the size of the area high-priority items to receive a request one on his friend's face over which the thumb day, to program the machine, and to de• tip moves. Thus he can see that despite the liver the finished part the next day, Mr. movement caused by normal muscle trem• Stouder says. ors, he will be able to keep most of his Programming for the machine makes use shots within the sight-ring of the standard of the APT (Automatic Programmed Tools) rapid fire target by concentrating on the language. A nation-wide cooperative effort front sight and ignoring the movement. by users of APT programming makes By using this method of aiming, his shot available a "library" of program develop• groupings will be limited only by the area ments, many of which will be adaptable for of his arm wobble. The tendency to jerk Sandia use. In addition to Mr. Stouder, the trigger when the sight picture looks Oran May, Hugh Sumlin, and Jake Gon• good will be largely eliminated. zales will program for the new machine. The new training program, which was Final part production, however, requires developed by Air Force Tech Sergeant operator skill. John Malpas, Kyle Wil• William E. Hines, has helped many of the liams, and Leroy Gibson received training security guards, especially the average by factory representatives to operate the shooters, improve their marksmanship pro• new lathe. Automatic controls of the ma• ficiency. chine can be bypassed by the operator to To maintain their proficiency, Sandia "over-ride" 1any operation. In this way, the security guards have at least two pistol operator can adjust the feed rate, the practice sessions scheduled each year. Once "bite" of the tool, or the coolant flow to a year they rriust score 60 points out of a meet the requirements of the specific job. possible 100 on a regulation pistol range Operators can also "dial in" simpler jobs, TAPE-CONTROLLED LATHE, recently installed in the Development Shops, is operated by to meet the marksmanship requirements bypassing the programming step. Using John Malpas (4251 -2) using the manual over-ride controls. The new machine has superior established by the Atomic Energy Com• the control panel of the lathe, the neces- production capabilities and unique tooling capabilities. mission. Service Awards 20 Years Tal

C. J. McGarr, *Director * *of S ervice Opera• t ions 4600, will be co -chairman of a two and R. W. Crain F. C. Ewino E. L. Har ley C. C. Hunt C. A. Morterud B. C. Wemp le 1332 3463 9225 4333 131~ 4224 a half day seminar of the American Man• agement Association in New York City. June 6-8. Continued from Paqe One Subject of the semin ar is "Electronic Data 15 Years Processing Systems for Purchasing Opera• Seventeen tions and Materials Management." The Albuquerq*u e Section* * of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Contracts elected three Sandians to top offices during industry, but a modest in-house effort is the annual voting last month. required to complement the work. Robert G. Scharrer (7252) was elected R. A. Barood y H. F. Burness R. L. Ca lvert A. V. Chavez J.A.C. Chavez C. K. Conno lly Typical contmcts in this area include de• chairman; Bob L. Gregory <5212), vice 8160 2441 5253 7332 2552 7343 v e la ~ ment of high temperature insulation chairman; and Louis J . Frenkel, Jr. (2 131) , for thermionic cells, improvement of lead secretary. They will be installed tomorrow telluride elements, development of silicon• during the section's annual picnic at Oak germanium elements, and research in high Flats off South Highway 10. temperature metallurgy. The section has a membership of nearly 800 including the Los Alamos sub-section. Sandia's third responsibility in the pro• gram is directed at technical areas which hold promise for future applications in the Joe Gaynor (2525)* * emerged * champion of isotopic power program, but are not cur• the De ~artment 2520/ 2550 annual golf tour• E. H. Copeland J. W. Gumm R. A. Hayeng a Genevieve Hines R. S. Howard F. D. Kite rently being adequately explored. SNAP nament, scoring 88 with handicap. His net 7332 8154 2441 2213 7253 9312 Technology Division 9332 under J. R. Hol• was 60 . Twenty-four entries played this year land. heads up this activity. This division at the Los Altos course. Since the tourna• wi!J. be staffed by a small number of sci• ment was played more for laughs than sport, entists. Joe felt that his trophy depicting a woman The SNAP Technology Division will in• bowler was appropriate for the honor. A vestigate technological areas which could trophy also went to the high scorer who result in major improvements in the direct shot a magnificent 139. Several " courage" conversion of thermal energy to electrical awards were presented to individuals who energy as well as associated high temper• scored up to 14 on single holes. ature materials problems. E. A. Kraft A. J. Laneville L. E. Lincoln Avenancio Luc ero L. W. Luke R. J. McConkie 4253 4253 4211 1113 4151 2441 Because of the high cost of some isotopes, such as plutonium-238, more efficient con• version equipment is an important goal in Events Calendar the overall program. For this reason, work June 3-5- Shakespeare's " Richard II," Old is currently underway to find more efficient Town Studio, 1208 Rio Grande NW. 10 Years thermoelectric and thermionic conversion For reservations, tel. 242-4602. systems. June 3-16 June 4-5- Chaco Canyon. New Mexico The Space Isotope Power Department now Mountain Club, leader Jerry Gold- C. A. Sandoval 1324, Cherry Lou Burns 3432. R. H. Austir has 18 members, with the initial staff com• stein, tel. 296-1794. 3433, M. A. Palmer 5242, M. M. Newsom 5611. G. E. Over. ing from Aerospace Nuclear Safety Depart• Wm . M.-Whorter D. E. Neff, Jr. R. N. Roc d turf 8126, W. W. Burns 9214, J. R. Hoffman 9425, W. L. June 8- Buffalo dance at Santa Clara 8254 4361 3151 ment 9310. The department should reach Lemmon 1414, J. H. Lloyd 1525. Pueblo. maximum strength of about 40 members Kath leen R. Summers 2213, J. N. Edoeinoton , Jr. 2542. during the next 12 months. June 10-12, 17-19, 24-26- Shaw's "Can• R. E. Hafford 8252, R. Gabaldon, Jr. 4614. W. C. Mont ano dida," Corrales Adobe Theater, 8:30 4514. C. S. Johnson 7252, L. W. McEwen, 7253, G. S. Kim• Most of the staff members will be mechan• p .m. ball 1422, F. H. Hannah 3131. ical and electrical engineers who will be June 13- San Antonio corn dance at Taos transferred from other positions within the H. E. Schildknecht 1324, L. H. Ptacek 1432. C. W. Moses Pueblo. 1514, B. 0. Wood 2126, 0 E. Fjelseth 2564, Warren Nilchee Laboratory. With the exception of a few 4511, L. J. l< eck 9231. S. L. Jeffers 9312. F. A. Duimstra PhD's in physics (physical metallurgy, June 16-19- New Mexico Arts and Crafts 1333, 0. W. Graham 3211, T. 0. Taylor 3313. R. E. Tay lor thermoelectrics, etc.) and some nuclear Fair, Old Town Plaza, Albuquerque. 7255, Marilyn H. Little 1300, and C B. Rogers 9227. engineers, all other positions are expected June 18-19-All - Arabian Horse Show, 0. L. Rowin Adolpha Sanchez J. B. Wade 4221 4233 722~- to be filled by persons now on roll. Tingley Coliseum.

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JOHN W . CAR• PATRICK D. ROLL to S e n i o r GILDEA to supervi• Buyer 4315 in Pur• sor of S y s t e m s chasing Department Hardening Division I , effective June 1. 8148, effective May "Jake" join e d 16 . Sandia as ·an auditor Pat joined San• in the auditing de• dia's L i v e r m o r e partment in October Laboratory in Sep• 1958. H e was pro• tember 1956. His a s• moted to senior signments were pri• auditor in July 1960 . marily in project In May 1962, he transferred to the purchas• engineering divisions for approximately ing organization as a senior price and cost seven years. In 1963 he transferred to Pre• an alyst. liminary Design Organization for a year Before coming to Albuquerque, Jake was and most recently has been working in De• on the auditing sta ff and held various sign Analysis Organization. supervisory positions with Shell Oil Com• He received his BS degree in mechani• pany for 12 years. cal engineer ing from the University of He received a BS degree in accounting California at Berkeley in 1953 and his MS from the University of Houston in June degree from the same university in 1956. 1945. He attended Emory University in At • From 1953-55 he served with the U.S. lanta for th ree years before that . Army. Prior to his military service he work• J ake is treasurer of the Coronado Club. ed a s a mechanical engineer with General Electric Company for four months. Pat is a member of the American Society JOHN W. JUS• of Mechanical Engineers and Alpha Gam• TUS to S e n i o r ma Sigma, science honorary society. Buyer, Commercial Supplies, Mechani• cal 4364, newly cre• LEON B. HOBBS ated, effective June to supervisor of En• 1. gineering and Con• John joined the trol Division 1415 contracts and pur• in the Nucleonic HOFBRAU MENU gets top approval from John Rohrer (2565), member of the German• chase service group Devices Department, American Club. "A Night in Milwaukee" will be held at the Coronado Club tomorrow night in Sandia's pur• effective June 1. starting at 7 p.m. Dancing with the Lamplighters starts at 9 p .m. chasing organiza• Leon joined the tion in January 1959. In August 1962 he engineering a n d was promoted buyer in subcontract. manufacturing de• Before coming to the Laboratory, he at• velopment gToup at Hofbrau, Go-Go, Swim Meet on Club tended law school at the University of Sandia in June 1952. New Mexico for a year and a half. He re• In January 1957 he was promoted to section Calendar During Next Two Weeks ceived his BA degree in business admin• supervisor and t11ansfened to Device En• istration from New Mexico Western Col• gineering Division in 1961. Tomorrow at the Coronado Club, it's a Other Club Activities lege. Leon received a BS in electrical engi• "Night in Milwaukee," billed as a German• John served two years in the U. S. Air neering from Purdue University in June American night of revelry. Festivities start Social Hours Force. 1952. He has also taken business and eco• at 7 p .m. with a hofbrau menu featuring sauerbraten, bratwurst, white fish, a varie• Tonight, Don Lesman's combo will play nomic courses at the University of New ty of salads, and apple strudel. for social hour. The seafood buffet will be Mexico. At 9 p.m. the Lamplighters will swing for served. Admission is $1.25 for adults, $1 for Sympathy From 1943 to 1946, he served in the dancing until 1 a .m. Reservations needed children. To Helen Melancon (4153 ) for the death U. S . Navy, mainly in the Pacific area. for this one. Call the Club office, tel. 264- On Friday, June 10, Rex Elder will play of her mother in El Paso, May 18. 4561. Cost to members is $3, guests $3.50 . for social hour and the popular Mexican Before that he attended Central Radio * >!< buffet will be served. To Ben F. Blythe (4332 ) for the death and Television School in Kansas City and On Thursday, June 9, teenagers will go• On June 17, preceding the Adult Go-Go, of his wife on May 19 . worked as a radio engineer at Purdue Uni• go starting at 7:30 p .m . Adding to the us• the chuckwagon roast beef and shrimp buf• To J . B. Sweatman (4213-5) for the versity and in Atcheson, Kan., for about ual confusion will be a new kind of band• fet will be on the menu and Tommy Kelly's death of his father-in-law in Albuquerque, four years. an all-girl rock n' roll group called the group will provide the music. May 24. Feebeez. Admission is 25 cents each. Bridge Adults, who know a good thing when Four sessions of bridge are scheduled at they see it, will hold their own go-go party the Club during the next two weeks: PAGE EIGHT on Friday, June 17, following social hour. Duplicate bridge will be played Monday, The go-go group has survived for a rrhmber June 6, beginning at 7 p .m. LAB NEWS of months now and its ranks continue to grow. Don't knock it until you've tried it. The summer ACBL charity game is JUNE 3, 1966 The mayhem starts at 8 :30 and admission scheduled Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. is free. ACF bridge will be played Wednesday, June 15, at 7 p .m . Tenth Annual Coronado Club swim meet The Ladies Bridge group will meet is scheduled Friday evening, June 17, and Thursday, June 16, at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Nine teams, some 485 swimmers, will be competing, according to Sandia's C. B. O'Keefe <3126) , meet director. The twin pools will be closed for recrea• Sandia Speakers tional swimming during the meet, but spec• M. E. Daniel (2442 ), "Some t-Domain tators are welcome. The swimmers will R ealizability Criteria," Ninth Midwest Sym• Safety compete by age groups in the AAU-sanc• posium on Circuit Theory, Oklahoma State tioned meet. University, May 9-10, Stillwater. E. P. Eer Nisse (5142 ), "Coupled Mode Approach to Elastic Vibration Analysis," Scoreboard Sanado Woman's Club Acoustical Society of America meeting, June 1-4, Boston. Sherry Luncheon W. C. Lyons (1116), "The Existence of Transverse Vibration of Thermoelastic Scheduled June 14 Plates Due to Heating," and with T . Mura Featured speaker for the Sanado Wom• of Northwestern University, "Continuous Sandia Laboratory: en's Club sherry luncheon June 14 will be Distribution of Dislocations and Energy George R. Fischbeck. Title of his talk is Dissipation in Metals," Acoustical Society 21 DAYS "What New Mexicans Think the Rest of of America Meeting, June 1-4, Boston. the Country Thinks About New Mexico." J . G . Eberhart (1123 ), "The Structures 735,000 MAN HOURS Mr. Fischbeck is a noted Albuquerque of Benzene," Rio Grande High School, May science teacher. He conducts a weekly tele• 19, Albuquerque. WITHOUT A vision program, "Elementary Science Five," M. L. Slater (5262) , "Differential In• DISABLING INJURY which has won national acclaim. equalities in Linear Programming," 29th The event starts at 1:30 p.m., at the Cor• National Meeting of the Operations Re• onado Club. search Society of America, May 20, Los Spring flowers, plants, and ferns will be Angeles. the theme for the decorations. Mrs. H . J. J . R. Holpp (2432), "Data System Plan• Filusch is chairman and is being assisted ning," 20th Annual Technical Conference by Mmes. C. G . Fornero, G. W. Treadwell, of the American Society for Quality Con• Livermore Laboratory: W. B. Lewis, and Mrs. W . P. Leikam. Greet• trol, June 1-3, New York City. ing guests at the door will be Mrs. A. G. A. F. Cone (2430) and D. L. Field (2433 ) , 153 DAYS Carter and Mrs. H. L. Crumley. Mrs. Jack "A Study of Vendor-Vendee Programs," N. Colquitt, president, will conduct the 20th Annual Technical Conference of the Anita Whatley (9411) 787,800 MAN HOURS business meeting. American Society for Quality Control, June Sherry hostesses will be Mrs. J . C. Eck• 1-3, New York City. Take A Memo, Please WITHOUT A hart, Mrs. George Kinoshita, and Mrs. K . J . B. O'Meara, 0. D. Belden, and G. 0 . C. Goettsche. Hawley Call 2433), "A Proposed Vendor Power mowers can be as dangerous as DISABLING INJURY Reservations should be made by card to Evaluation Profile," 20th Annual Technical any other tool. Know the approved meth• Mrs. E. E. Bylander, 3303 Tiley Dr. NE, by Conference of the American Society for od of operating such equipment and take Friday, June 10. Quality Control, June 1-3, New York City. safety precautions at all times.