• Have you .-,·. ..· ·.·.· ;-:·:·.·.··.·.··.·.·.·.·.·.· ··-···.·.·.·. •"· ···--·· "'·"••' . .... .... A Missile Range employe has been elected commander of New Successor to Wind and Sand Mexico's District 7. Duringthe • past weekend Fernando c. Reta, Volume 20-Number 7 White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Friday, -April 25, 1969 Post Engineers, was elected to the coveted office during a Dis­ trict meet in Las Cruces. Com­ mander Reta, a 10-year Range employe, former commander of Las Cruces' Post 10, and pre­ sent chairman of the Legion's Sen. Montoya to be speaker Boys State program, has issued ' an invitation to all eligible WSMRites to join Post 10 in Las Cruces. The local post meets on the first and third on Law Day program May 1 Wednesday of each month at 388 S. Main, Las Cruces. Additional • Legion information can be gained by calling Commander United States Senator Joseph M. Montoya (D-N.M.), of Santa Reta at 678-2686 or 524-1853, SUGGESTION WINNER -Sergeant First Class Harry A. Craig­ Security Las Cruces. head receives a check from John Phillips acting director of Fe, will deliver the keynote *** Data Collection Directorate, for a sugge;tion that has been conference address as White Sands Mis­ Miss Gladys Frost, National approved for adoption, The soldier devised a plan for the .re­ sile Range stages its annual Range Operations, is coordina­ location and homogeneous grouping of equipment and personnel observance of Law Day next Thursday morning, May 1. ting the "A·Lo-Ha to Our 5oth within DCD's radar divisions to give a more efficient operation. to open State" program for the Tejas Through the arrangement, the government will save an esti­ Also appearing on the pro- · Toastmistress Club to be pre­ mated $4, 500 annually in manhours. S FC Craighead is assigned The first Interagency Se­ gram, which will bring a host sented at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at ~ith DCD at "C" Station and lives at WSMR, Mr. Phillips lives curity Conference ever con­ of civic officials and military the El Paso Hilton Inn. lil El Paso. (U.S. ARMY PHOTO) ducted in the southwest will be representatives to WSMR from Mrs. Eloise Burns of the hosted by the White Sands Mis­ the surrounding area, will be Aloha Toastmistress Club in sile Range Intelligence Office, Brigadier General Harold Honolulu has assisted with April 29-30 and May 1 at the Parker, assistant Judge Advo­ • arrangements and sent program National Range. cate General of the Army for covers and decorations from the Employes earn Attending the forum, which is military justice, and Judge La­ Islands. designed to provide a platform Fel E. Oman of New Mexico The unique program will in­ for the exchange of ideas and Court of Appeals. clude speciality numbers rep­ presentation of security and law The event is scheduled at 10 resenting the various islands. Incentive Awards enforcement problems, will be a.m. Thursday at the John F. Members of other toastmis­ Kennedy parade grounds east Citations for suggestions that representatives of government, tress and toastmasters club are Jose C. Alarcon, Maintenance state and industry. of WSMR Headquarters Build­ invited to attend the evening have been approved for adoption Directorate, shared a sugges­ ing. and the superior performance of tion award. Malcolm D. Aitken, Chief of event. the WSMR Intelligence Office Following the program, the duties led the awards given at Seventeen of the employes guest speakers and a large *** White Sands Missile Range this said, "In addition to the ex­ Alvin T. were cited for SUstainedSUper­ change of ideas on security group of prominent visitors will Johnson, Man­ week under the Army's Incen­ ior Performance, six received be guests of WSMR officials at tive Awards Program, matters, this meeting will agement Ser- Quality Step Increases, and the afford us the opportunity to a luncheon in the officers' open • vice Division, Ignacio S. Morales Jr., re­ others came under other cate­ improve our interagency com­ mess. Many of the visitors will gories of the program. u. s. Army ceived $370 for the highest sug­ munication and establish a remain for briefings, tours and Honorees from Las Cruces El ec tr onic s gestion award, and Sergeant broader foundation to achieve other activities scheduled Research and First Class Harry A. Craighead were Ignacio S. Morales Jr., law enforcement and security in during the afternoon. Development received $230 as the second Frank R. Gonzalez, Albert B. the southwest." Special guests from Dona Ana Activity, WSMR, was honored largest amount. Both men are Rel and Oswaldo A, Polanco, Participants include rep­ and Otero counties in New Mexi­ this week through the Army's assigned with Data Collection all for suggestions; Elmer N. resentations from Fourth U. s. Deadlocked co and the U. S. Air Force Mis­ Jncentive Awards Program. Directorate, National Range Newman, Arthur E. Mays, Al­ Army, state of New Mexico, U. sile Development Center at Cited for the outstanding per­ Operations. bert D. Ortego, Jesse W. A. Army Intelligence School, Holloman Air Force Base have Thompson and Genoveva Tru­ Union and WSMR management officials discuss with American Arbitration Association formance of duty, he received Albert B. Rel, Maintenance City of Las Cruces, U. s. Dept. representatives tallies of mail ballots received at the range Tuesday for the TECOM accepted invitations to the Law Directorate, Logistics, re­ jillo, all receiving sustained Day activities. These guests a certificate of commedation of Justice, U. S. Border Patrol, non-supervisory wage board employes election. The vote conducted throughout the range ceived three suggestion awards, SUperior Performance ratings; will include State Senator and from Lieutenant Colonel City of El Paso, U. S. Border was to decide which union, National Federation of Federal Employes (NFFE) or Nation­ Richard E. Chabot, command­ and Oswaldo A. Polanco and (Continued on Page 2) Patrol, New Mexico State Uni­ Mrs. Joseph R. Skeen of Otero al Association of Government Employes (NAGE), would represent the wage board unit. County, State Senator and Mrs. ing officer of USAERDA. versity and civilian industry. Neither one of the two unions received a majority vote resulting in a run-off election James Kirkpatrick, State *** Major General H. G. Davis­ set for Tuesday, May 13, From left are: Refugio Gutierrez, Jr., president NAGE o. Senator and Mrs.Jerry AlilPdaca • A message from Fourth Army Navy .gives promotions son, WSMR commander, will :'..,ocal Rl4-41; Glenn II. Jllcks, president, NFFE Local l:J8 and Southwest Representa­ Headquarters points out that welcome participants and and State Senator Frank o. tive of the NFFE National Union; Joe Lovas, Civilian Pers<;mnel Office representative; Papen, all of Dona Ana County. there is a severe shortage of James B. Grant, Executive Di­ Helmut Wolff, Regional Director. American Arbitration Association. Mike Lemral. CPO hotel accomodations in Tel Aviv to 11 'desert sailors' rector, Governor's Policy representative and Mrs. Margaret Carlson, American Arbitration Association Honorable and Mrs. Charles during the July-October period. Board for Law Enforcement, Election Director. (U.S. ARMY PHOTO) T. Sutton, Mayor of Alamo­ During this time all hotels, with Eleven Desert Navy advance­ presentations Wed n es day state of New Mexico, will pre­ gordo; Mr. and Mrs. R. w. few exceptions, are fully book­ ment certificates have been morning, the day the new pro­ sent the keynote address. Britain, president, Las Cruces ed. The message notes that hotel presented to five new chiefs motions became effective, at Also presenting papers on Run-off set May 13 Chamber of Commerce; Mr. and reservations in Tel Aviv re­ and six other sailors promoted Navy Headquarters. Tuesday, April 29 will be Rich­ Mrs. Herculano Ferralez, Las quire as much as two months to higher pay grades, Wearing hard hats for the ard J. Healy, Chief Security Di­ Cruces City Commissioner; advance notice from May 1. Naval Ordnance Missile Test first time are Boatswain's Mate vision of the Aerospace Corp., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton, *** Facility Commanding Officer, Chief Hugh W. Wilson, Gun­ Los Angeles, speaking on Alamogordo City Commis­ Robert M. Captain G.D. Howard, made the ner's Mate Chief Michael F. "Design for Security." He will Wage Board union sioner; Mr, and •Mrs. John R. Schmacher, Lally Jr., and three Navy men be followed by a panel dis­ Tomlin and Mr. and Mrs. Ken­ chief of the advanced to Fire Control Tech­ cussion on "Professionalism in neth c. Bonnel, president, e McAfee Army Distributed to military nician, Missile: Lawrence E. Security and Law Enforcement" Security Bank and Trust. Hospital's and civilian personnel Vigus, William K. Tichenor and by Louis T. Williams, Past election deadlocked others will include State Rep­ pediatrics on White Sands Missile Taswall G. Crowson, Jr. President of the Association of resentative and Mrs. Ray Gene clinic at White Range. Published Climbing the advancement Federal Investigators; Ferris More than 990 Test and 485, with 113 employes voting range, fromStallionRangeCen- Abbott of Dona Ana County, Sands Missile weekly by Zia News-: ladder to First Class Petty Of­ E. Lucas, Executive Director, Evaluation Command (TECOM) for "no union" and 12 ballots ter near SocorrotoAiamogordo Judge William R. Hendleyofthe ficer are Gunner's Mate First Range has received gold- oalc papers, Las Cruces, National Sheriff's Association non-supervisory Wage Board declared void. with mail balloting at the launch New Mexico Court of Appeals leaves denoting his new rank of Class Jimmy R. Cochran, Fire N. M. a private firm and Floyd E. Purvis, Chairman employes turned out Tuesday WSMR officials said a run- complex at Green River, utah. and Mrs. Hendley, District major. Colonel Georges M. Control Technician Missiles of the Board, American Society at White Sands Missile Range off election will be conducted Judge and Mrs, Richard Stanley Hennard, post surgeon, assisted in' no way connected First Class Dennis G.