Page Eight Cast chosen for 'Gypsy,' summer CLOTA production The cast for "Gypsy," the Community Light Opera and Theater Association's production which is slated to be perfonned July 8, 9, 15 and 16, has been chosen and rehearsals are underway, according to director RDbbie RDbbins. Melissa Russell will play Gypsy RDse Lee, the famed stripper who is pusbed into stardom by her mother, Momma RDse, who will be portrayed by Lenore Edwards. The family's other daughter, June (Nancy Miller Nowak), misses her chance for a big sbow business career when she runs off and marries Tulsa, played by Mitch Lyon. Herbie, Rose's boyfriend, is portrayed by Len Finney, while Suzanne Koerschner plays the "over-the-hill" stripper, Tessie Tura. Mille Doncers in Casl The male dancers in the play are Loren Dorrell, Brian Weathersbee, Mitch Lyon, Reno Venturi, Russell Brown, steve Carter and RDbbie Hunt. The "Toreadorables Hollywood Blondes" are Karen Leon, Kathy Schimpf, Sheila Whisman, Pam Machulski, Iiane Breitenstein and Melinda Maltby. Cast as sbow girls are Bonnie Irvine, Kym Brett, Marlene Page, Beth Gilmer, Virginia Sandberg, Susan Cragin, Sharon Burkland, Dalene Howard, Barbara Tungent and Marilyn Roether. other members of the cast include Becky Maltby, lisa Miller, Peg Westfield, Shirley Tescier, Jim Rieger, Marlene Page, Don Tilford, Clyde Irvine, Pat White, Don Kumfennan, Mark Roether, Tim Con­ nahan, Kathy Schimpf, Laura Leet, linda Cain, Janeal, RoonIe and Kathy Cobb, Ricky Hunt, Nancy and Shelly Finney, Debbie Chamberlin and Monika Holter­ mans. Star gazers to hear talk on R. W. Porter, see Slcylab movie A talk on the life of Russell W. Porter ­ Arctic ezplorer, artist and telescope maker - will highlight the next meeting of the China Lake Astrooomical Society, which will be held 00 Monday night at the group's clubhouse, 401-A Mcintire St. The meeting, which is open to the public, will beltin at 7:30. Giving the talk will be CLAS member Don Bevis, whose presen­ tation will be based upon a recent biography of Porter by Berton C. Willard. Porter is particularly well known for his distinctive drawings of the ~in. Hale telescope and other instruments, but it is not generally recognized that he participated in the very early planning for Navy facilities at China Lake. A Skylab demonstration film entitled "Fluids in Weightlessness" also will be sbown at the meeting. Ballet concert set at Burroughs lecture center June 11, 12 A ballet concert of classical and modem dance and instrumental music will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12, in tbe Burroughs High Scboollecture center by students of Bette Jacks' Ballet Arts Theatre. Curtain time for the June 11 program will be 7 p.m., witb all money from the sale of tickets to go to the Indian Wells Valley Association for the Retarded. On Sunday, June 12, the Maturango Museum building fund will benefit from a matinee performance that will begin at 2 p.m. 'l'ickets, priced at $2 for adults, $1 for high school students and senior citizens, and 50 cents for children, will be on sale at the lecture center box office prior W each performance, orcan be obtained in advance at the Gift Mart and Medical Arts Phar­ macy in Ridgecrest, or at the ESB Barber Shop on the Naval Weapons Center. ROCKETEER PO'PUILA,R GROUP - The Minouri Foxx, a Los Angeles-based foursome which puts on not only a musical but a visual show, will perform at a rock concert which will be held in lhe Cenler lhealer on Wednesday from 7 10' p.m. The Hopes and Dreams, another Los Angeles group, are slated to appear with them. Tickets, priced al$3, are on sale althe Community Center, bowling alley, ShullIe and Youlh Center. Desert Communit, Orchestra Iss'n awards scholarships to two ,ouths An enthusiastic crowd of music-lovers orchestra's 1976 Youth Concert. A senior at who gathered on tbe afterooon of May 22 to . Burroughs, she will pursue her music bear the closing concert of the season for studies next year at California Lutheran the,Desert Community Orchestra also was College. enthusiastic about the orchestra Miss Randle plans to major in music, witb association's cboice of two outstanding a special emphasis on opera, and bopes eventually to use her training to become a young people to receive this year's music music teacher. She has played the clarinet scholarships. for the past 2'h years witb the Burroughs Awarded checks of $250 each by Forrest marching hand. Her voice lessons began Easley, the association's acting president, when she was in junior high and became a lisa White and Karin Randle will use these student of Mary Highberg. scholarships to belp toward next year's During the past few years, Miss Randle college expenses. Both young singers are has been a member of the Burroughs Choir well-known in the community for their vocal and Madrigals and the Sons of God Youtb and instrumental talent. Cbolr. A winner of the 1977 Achievement ()peralic Career Planned Award for Music from tbe Bank of America, Miss White, wbo recently scored a hit as she was in the All-Southem California Gladys in the Burroughs High Scbool Honor Cbolr during 1976 and 1977. She has production of " Pajama Game, " has also been active in student government at aspirations for an operatic career and plans Burroughs, and is now serving as senior to begin her musical training in the fall at class treasurer and a member of the California State University in Northridge. Student Council. She has played classical piano for 10 years The May 22 concert, which was a and trumpet for 6 years, the last 4 of which combined effort of the Cerro Coso College were in the Burroughs band. Cboir and the Desert Community Or­ Her vocal training began 4years ago; the chestra, featured works by Scbubert and last 3 of tbose years have been under John Rutter. The orchestra association held RDsemary Mathews (wbo also played an its annual meeting at tbe conclusion of tbe important part in the May 22 concert as program, and elected the following new director of the Cerro Coso College Cbolr). board members: Gordon Trousdale, college This is not the first time this year Miss representative; Cdr. Max Dixon, orchestra White has appeared in connection with the representative; and Ava Lou Seybold, Ruth Desert Community Orchestra - she was Sopp and Dr. Ray Merrow. one of the youth soloists at the 1977 Spring Insurance rep due here Youth Concert. In addition, she is a member of the Burroughs High School Concert Loni Kivett, the Aetna Insurance Cboir. representative, will be at the Community In addition to being a veteran of the local Center next Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to stage, Miss Randle was a soloist for the 12:30 p.m. BENEFIT BALLET CONCERT ~ Ballel Arts ThNtre's annual benefil per· formances, scheduled June 11 and 12 allhe Burroughs High Schoolledure center, will include the full·length "Ballel en Blanc." Shown in a classical pose are O. -r.) Mechele Barrell, Chamonix Shull, Kara Kinley and Kimi Malsuda. June 3, 1977 SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children . (Gl . ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PGI · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (Rl · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian CS · Cinemascope STD · Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m. Program subiect to change without notice - please check marquee. FRio 3JUNE "ROBIN AND MARIAN" (107 M in.) Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn (Adventure Drama) Returnin~ home to England after fighting in the Crusades for 20 years, Robin Hood is despondent and Iroubled. The world has changed Marian inlo a nun, his merry men have dwindled to three. Twenty years can change many things - especially people's ideals. Robin finds thai he is fighting a losing battle. The only thing lhat endures is the love he and Marian have for each other. (PG ) SAT. 4JUNE "SKY RIDERS" (91 Min.) James Coburn, Susannah York {Action Drama} The family of a wealthy American businessman is k idnapped by political terror ists and held in an abandoned monastery high atop a tONering cliff. Most of the story concerns two separate rescue alfempts - one planned by a friend of the caplive family and the other by an avenging police inspector. An in­ ternational smuggler (Coburn) is inleresled in saving Ihe woman (his ex·wife) by hiring a group of skyriders. (PG). MON. 'JUNE "THE LAST TYCOON" (112 Min.) Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis (Dnm~) Robert De Niro stars as the tragic­ romantic hero of F. Scolf Fitzgerald's unfinished novel about an idealistic Hollywood production genius and his obsession with a young girl who vaguely resembles his late and beloved wife. He controlled Hollywood when it was at its grandest, and conjured up dreams for the world - but he couldn't make his own come true. (PG). WED. IJUNE Rock Concert MI ZZOUR I FOXX HOPES AND DREAMS 7to9p.m . FRio 10JUNE I'NIGHT CALLER" (92Min.J Jean·Paul 8elmondo, Charles Denner (Drama) This French thriller stars 8elmondo as an athlelic detective who spends most of his lime cunning up buildings, over speedy subway trains a,ld across roof tops. From the begiming the audience knows the idenlity of the suspect-a maniac whose one·man morality crusade consists of first frightening "loose" women wilh throaty obs.cene phone calls and later murdering them. (OJ SAT. 11 June "LIPSTICK" (89Min.) Margaux Hemingway (Drama) A young fashion model (Hemingway) is raped, sees her attacker vindicated by a jury, and finally takes revenge into her own hands. lhe story builds with act ion and suspense as Ihe smooth villain goes his merry way, doing as he pleases until he is finally confronled by his avenger. The film may be objeclionable to some because of an explicit rape sequence. (R I Dances set at CPO Club Breezen, a contemporary music group from Los Angeles, will be playing for dances tonight and tomorrow night at the Chief Petty Officers' Club from 8 until 12 on both evenings. Dinner special for tonight is prime rib, while that for Saturday nightwill be seafood platter witb lobster - both served from 6 until 9 p.m. -tl .u.s. GoveJ>nmetll PTlnllno Office : 1916 No. 1029 From : PLACE STAMP HERE To: INSIDE ... Blood Bank VisitSet Tuesday . ... ..... ....2 Navy ReliefDrive Progress Report . .. . ...3 Seabees Undergo Field Training ......... .4 Graduation Ceremonies Slated.... . . ......5 June 3, 1977 Sports ... .. ... ..... ......................6 N.v.1 Weapons Cent.r Cnine L.ke Baccalaureate Service Planned . ... .. ... .7 C,lIforni. Vol. XXXII , No. 22 Orchestra Scholarships Awarded .... .. ..8 "we rocke'eel ..,L" CHECK·OUT·MADE - Ralph Brewer, an electronic lechnician in Code 3153, checks lhe outpul of the pholoYoltaic panels (arrayed in the background) with a lesl console. The balleries, still partly craled, are shown lolhe righI of Br.wer and behind lhe lesl console. They weigh approxlmalely one Ion each. AI left Is the motor generator which powen the rad.r. Use of solar cen energ, to power remote radar facilit, being tested Exploratory development is being con­ ducted at the Naval Weapons Center to determine the feasibility of using solar cell energy to power a remote radar facility and to test application of this energy source for Navy systems and facilities. Condiicting the tests is the Systems Development Department's Infrared Systems Branch, headed by Joe Kovar. George Mason, an electronics engineer in 3153, perfonned the system installation design and Ralph Brewer, an electronic Ceremony set tomorrow at iustice bldg. An opportunity for local residents to In­ spect the justice building - the newest addition to the civic center in Ridgecrest­ will be provided tomorrow when the $1.08 million structure will be open from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Highlight of the day will be adedication and cornerstone laying ceremony that will get under way at 1:30 p.m. Among the many officials who will be in attendance on this occasion will be Ted Edwards, Mayor of Ridgecrest; Capt. Frederic H. M. Kinley, NWC Commander; Gene Tackett, 1st District Supervisor; Larry Chimbole, State Assemblyman from the 34th District, and Walter Stiern, State Senator from the 16th District. Other special guests will include Charles Porter, judge of the East Kern Municipal Court; Earl Fike, Ridgecrest chief of police; Leroy Anderson, Chief of the Criminal Bureau of the Kern County Sheriffs Department, and Leroy Jackson, former 1st District Supervisor. Kermit Jacobsen, Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of California, will officiate at the traditional Masonic Lodge cornerstone laying ritual. Music appropriate for such an event will be provided by the Murray Junior High School band, under the direction of Alberta Kline. The new justice building will bouse the East Kern Municipal Court, offices for the California Highway Patrol and local suI>­ station personnel of the Kern County • (Continued on Page 3) technician in the branch, is oow in charge of tbe project here. The work is being sponsored by tbe Energy Research and Development Ad­ ministration (ERDA), in conjunction with the U. S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (MERADCOM) at Ft. Belvoir, Va., under the project name of Military Application of Photovoltaic Systems (MAPS). Overall objective sought by ERDA is the development of low cost, reliable solar pbotovoltaic conversion systems and the stimulation and creation of a viable In­ dustrial and commercial capability to produce and distribute these systems for widespread use in residential and corn­ mercial applications. It is tbought that this objective could be considerably enhanced by developing a substantial early market for the conversion systems that may be latent within the Department of Defense. Benefits of the conversion systems for DoD include: Future energy and cost savings in reduced use and storage of petroleum products; decrease in logistic (Conllnued on Page 4) Memorial Day observed in traditional fashion with program held at cemetery As it was elsewhere througbout the country, Memorial Day was observed in traditional, time-hooored fashion this past Monday at Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Ridgecrest. Tiny American flags marked the last resting place of fonner servicemen whose remains are interred at the local cemetery, and tbe assembly area where the Memorial Day observance was held was brightened by tbe red, white and blue of other American flags that were posted along witb tbeir own organizational banners by the various participating veterans' and fraternal groups which took part in this patriotic event. Making what was his first such public appearance after assuming command of the Naval Weapons Center the preceding Thursday morning, Capt. Frederic H. M. Kinley, who was the principal speaker, delivered a patriotic message entitled "Our Heritage - Our Duty." Origin of Holiday Noled He began by noting that this national holiday had its origin following the Civil tapl. Frederic H. M. Kinley, War and was known originally as FNlured ~k.r "Decoration Day." Its purpose was to decorate the graves of Union soldiers and "We are the current custodians of that sailors who had died during the Civil War in heritage and are responsible for sus­ order that their contributions and sacrifices taining it," Capt. Kinley continued. "In a would not be forgotten by their living very real sense, our national berltage Is a comrades, Capt. Kinley reminded his very fragile thing - always vulnerable to audience. neglect and never more secure than our "But, lrom that modest beginning, efforts on days such as today to bring It Memorial Day, as it is now known, has again to the forefront ofour consciousness." gradually come to be that one day of the In addition, the Memorial,Day speaker year when we pause and acknowledge the pointed out that the men and women of the memory oftbose whose devotionto duty and Armed Services being booored by this and country has preserved for us and our beIrs, countless other Memorial ,Day programs a cherished land and a noble cause - the across the nation have made a personal liberty and human dignity of man," the contribution to this nation's heritage. "It Is NWC Commnader said. not only our duty, but also our privilege to rtigh Commilmenl 10 Duty insure that the memory oftheir service does oot fade away." "Memorial Day is a day in which to Capt. Kinley then quoted from the famous remember. Moreover, I think that it is our Greek stltesman, PerIcles, who, wl:en duty to do so," the NWC Commander em­ talking about Athenian soldiers who had phasized. "Regardless ofthe time and place died 2,000 years ago in the service of their Americans have died in the service of their country, said: "Remember that prosperity country," there was always that same high can be only for the free, and that freedom Is commitment to 'duty,' and the legacy they tile sure possession of tbose wbo alone have left was a proud heritage for all of us to cherish and nurture. (Continued on p.... 3) Mrs. Helen Walker, Doy ..rvlcelhls pasl_y.1 Desert Memorial PIIrk C.m.~..y --­ NATION'S WAR DEAD REMEMBERED ­ representing local area Gold SI.r mothers, led a symbolic In RIdge.....t. Mrs. Walller _s escorted by a ....m...r of lhe wrealh·placing ceremony which look place during the Mamorlal NWC drill tum. -Photos by Don Yockey , OCR Text: Page Eight Cast chosen for 'Gypsy,' summer CLOTA production The cast for "Gypsy," the Community Light Opera and Theater Association's production which is slated to be perfonned July 8, 9, 15 and 16, has been chosen and rehearsals are underway, according to director RDbbie RDbbins. Melissa Russell will play Gypsy RDse Lee, the famed stripper who is pusbed into stardom by her mother, Momma RDse, who will be portrayed by Lenore Edwards. The family's other daughter, June (Nancy Miller Nowak), misses her chance for a big sbow business career when she runs off and marries Tulsa, played by Mitch Lyon. Herbie, Rose's boyfriend, is portrayed by Len Finney, while Suzanne Koerschner plays the "over-the-hill" stripper, Tessie Tura. Mille Doncers in Casl The male dancers in the play are Loren Dorrell, Brian Weathersbee, Mitch Lyon, Reno Venturi, Russell Brown, steve Carter and RDbbie Hunt. The "Toreadorables Hollywood Blondes" are Karen Leon, Kathy Schimpf, Sheila Whisman, Pam Machulski, Iiane Breitenstein and Melinda Maltby. Cast as sbow girls are Bonnie Irvine, Kym Brett, Marlene Page, Beth Gilmer, Virginia Sandberg, Susan Cragin, Sharon Burkland, Dalene Howard, Barbara Tungent and Marilyn Roether. other members of the cast include Becky Maltby, lisa Miller, Peg Westfield, Shirley Tescier, Jim Rieger, Marlene Page, Don Tilford, Clyde Irvine, Pat White, Don Kumfennan, Mark Roether, Tim Con­ nahan, Kathy Schimpf, Laura Leet, linda Cain, Janeal, RoonIe and Kathy Cobb, Ricky Hunt, Nancy and Shelly Finney, Debbie Chamberlin and Monika Holter­ mans. Star gazers to hear talk on R. W. Porter, see Slcylab movie A talk on the life of Russell W. Porter ­ Arctic ezplorer, artist and telescope maker - will highlight the next meeting of the China Lake Astrooomical Society, which will be held 00 Monday night at the group's clubhouse, 401-A Mcintire St. The meeting, which is open to the public, will beltin at 7:30. Giving the talk will be CLAS member Don Bevis, whose presen­ tation will be based upon a recent biography of Porter by Berton C. Willard. Porter is particularly well known for his distinctive drawings of the ~in. Hale telescope and other instruments, but it is not generally recognized that he participated in the very early planning for Navy facilities at China Lake. A Skylab demonstration film entitled "Fluids in Weightlessness" also will be sbown at the meeting. Ballet concert set at Burroughs lecture center June 11, 12 A ballet concert of classical and modem dance and instrumental music will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12, in tbe Burroughs High Scboollecture center by students of Bette Jacks' Ballet Arts Theatre. Curtain time for the June 11 program will be 7 p.m., witb all money from the sale of tickets to go to the Indian Wells Valley Association for the Retarded. On Sunday, June 12, the Maturango Museum building fund will benefit from a matinee performance that will begin at 2 p.m. 'l'ickets, priced at $2 for adults, $1 for high school students and senior citizens, and 50 cents for children, will be on sale at the lecture center box office prior W each performance, orcan be obtained in advance at the Gift Mart and Medical Arts Phar­ macy in Ridgecrest, or at the ESB Barber Shop on the Naval Weapons Center. ROCKETEER PO'PUILA,R GROUP - The Minouri Foxx, a Los Angeles-based foursome which puts on not only a musical but a visual show, will perform at a rock concert which will be held in lhe Cenler lhealer on Wednesday from 7 10' p.m. The Hopes and Dreams, another Los Angeles group, are slated to appear with them. Tickets, priced al$3, are on sale althe Community Center, bowling alley, ShullIe and Youlh Center. Desert Communit, Orchestra Iss'n awards scholarships to two ,ouths An enthusiastic crowd of music-lovers orchestra's 1976 Youth Concert. A senior at who gathered on tbe afterooon of May 22 to . Burroughs, she will pursue her music bear the closing concert of the season for studies next year at California Lutheran the,Desert Community Orchestra also was College. enthusiastic about the orchestra Miss Randle plans to major in music, witb association's cboice of two outstanding a special emphasis on opera, and bopes eventually to use her training to become a young people to receive this year's music music teacher. She has played the clarinet scholarships. for the past 2'h years witb the Burroughs Awarded checks of $250 each by Forrest marching hand. Her voice lessons began Easley, the association's acting president, when she was in junior high and became a lisa White and Karin Randle will use these student of Mary Highberg. scholarships to belp toward next year's During the past few years, Miss Randle college expenses. Both young singers are has been a member of the Burroughs Choir well-known in the community for their vocal and Madrigals and the Sons of God Youtb and instrumental talent. Cbolr. A winner of the 1977 Achievement ()peralic Career Planned Award for Music from tbe Bank of America, Miss White, wbo recently scored a hit as she was in the All-Southem California Gladys in the Burroughs High Scbool Honor Cbolr during 1976 and 1977. She has production of " Pajama Game, " has also been active in student government at aspirations for an operatic career and plans Burroughs, and is now serving as senior to begin her musical training in the fall at class treasurer and a member of the California State University in Northridge. Student Council. She has played classical piano for 10 years The May 22 concert, which was a and trumpet for 6 years, the last 4 of which combined effort of the Cerro Coso College were in the Burroughs band. Cboir and the Desert Community Or­ Her vocal training began 4years ago; the chestra, featured works by Scbubert and last 3 of tbose years have been under John Rutter. The orchestra association held RDsemary Mathews (wbo also played an its annual meeting at tbe conclusion of tbe important part in the May 22 concert as program, and elected the following new director of the Cerro Coso College Cbolr). board members: Gordon Trousdale, college This is not the first time this year Miss representative; Cdr. Max Dixon, orchestra White has appeared in connection with the representative; and Ava Lou Seybold, Ruth Desert Community Orchestra - she was Sopp and Dr. Ray Merrow. one of the youth soloists at the 1977 Spring Insurance rep due here Youth Concert. In addition, she is a member of the Burroughs High School Concert Loni Kivett, the Aetna Insurance Cboir. representative, will be at the Community In addition to being a veteran of the local Center next Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to stage, Miss Randle was a soloist for the 12:30 p.m. BENEFIT BALLET CONCERT ~ Ballel Arts ThNtre's annual benefil per· formances, scheduled June 11 and 12 allhe Burroughs High Schoolledure center, will include the full·length "Ballel en Blanc." Shown in a classical pose are O. -r.) Mechele Barrell, Chamonix Shull, Kara Kinley and Kimi Malsuda. June 3, 1977 SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children . (Gl . ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PGI · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (Rl · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian CS · Cinemascope STD · Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m. Program subiect to change without notice - please check marquee. FRio 3JUNE "ROBIN AND MARIAN" (107 M in.) Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn (Adventure Drama) Returnin~ home to England after fighting in the Crusades for 20 years, Robin Hood is despondent and Iroubled. The world has changed Marian inlo a nun, his merry men have dwindled to three. Twenty years can change many things - especially people's ideals. Robin finds thai he is fighting a losing battle. The only thing lhat endures is the love he and Marian have for each other. (PG ) SAT. 4JUNE "SKY RIDERS" (91 Min.) James Coburn, Susannah York {Action Drama} The family of a wealthy American businessman is k idnapped by political terror ists and held in an abandoned monastery high atop a tONering cliff. Most of the story concerns two separate rescue alfempts - one planned by a friend of the caplive family and the other by an avenging police inspector. An in­ ternational smuggler (Coburn) is inleresled in saving Ihe woman (his ex·wife) by hiring a group of skyriders. (PG). MON. 'JUNE "THE LAST TYCOON" (112 Min.) Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis (Dnm~) Robert De Niro stars as the tragic­ romantic hero of F. Scolf Fitzgerald's unfinished novel about an idealistic Hollywood production genius and his obsession with a young girl who vaguely resembles his late and beloved wife. He controlled Hollywood when it was at its grandest, and conjured up dreams for the world - but he couldn't make his own come true. (PG). WED. IJUNE Rock Concert MI ZZOUR I FOXX HOPES AND DREAMS 7to9p.m . FRio 10JUNE I'NIGHT CALLER" (92Min.J Jean·Paul 8elmondo, Charles Denner (Drama) This French thriller stars 8elmondo as an athlelic detective who spends most of his lime cunning up buildings, over speedy subway trains a,ld across roof tops. From the begiming the audience knows the idenlity of the suspect-a maniac whose one·man morality crusade consists of first frightening "loose" women wilh throaty obs.cene phone calls and later murdering them. (OJ SAT. 11 June "LIPSTICK" (89Min.) Margaux Hemingway (Drama) A young fashion model (Hemingway) is raped, sees her attacker vindicated by a jury, and finally takes revenge into her own hands. lhe story builds with act ion and suspense as Ihe smooth villain goes his merry way, doing as he pleases until he is finally confronled by his avenger. The film may be objeclionable to some because of an explicit rape sequence. (R I Dances set at CPO Club Breezen, a contemporary music group from Los Angeles, will be playing for dances tonight and tomorrow night at the Chief Petty Officers' Club from 8 until 12 on both evenings. Dinner special for tonight is prime rib, while that for Saturday nightwill be seafood platter witb lobster - both served from 6 until 9 p.m. -tl .u.s. GoveJ>nmetll PTlnllno Office : 1916 No. 1029 From : PLACE STAMP HERE To: INSIDE ... Blood Bank VisitSet Tuesday . ... ..... ....2 Navy ReliefDrive Progress Report . .. . ...3 Seabees Undergo Field Training ......... .4 Graduation Ceremonies Slated.... . . ......5 June 3, 1977 Sports ... .. ... ..... ......................6 N.v.1 Weapons Cent.r Cnine L.ke Baccalaureate Service Planned . ... .. ... .7 C,lIforni. Vol. XXXII , No. 22 Orchestra Scholarships Awarded .... .. ..8 "we rocke'eel ..,L" CHECK·OUT·MADE - Ralph Brewer, an electronic lechnician in Code 3153, checks lhe outpul of the pholoYoltaic panels (arrayed in the background) with a lesl console. The balleries, still partly craled, are shown lolhe righI of Br.wer and behind lhe lesl console. They weigh approxlmalely one Ion each. AI left Is the motor generator which powen the rad.r. Use of solar cen energ, to power remote radar facilit, being tested Exploratory development is being con­ ducted at the Naval Weapons Center to determine the feasibility of using solar cell energy to power a remote radar facility and to test application of this energy source for Navy systems and facilities. Condiicting the tests is the Systems Development Department's Infrared Systems Branch, headed by Joe Kovar. George Mason, an electronics engineer in 3153, perfonned the system installation design and Ralph Brewer, an electronic Ceremony set tomorrow at iustice bldg. An opportunity for local residents to In­ spect the justice building - the newest addition to the civic center in Ridgecrest­ will be provided tomorrow when the $1.08 million structure will be open from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Highlight of the day will be adedication and cornerstone laying ceremony that will get under way at 1:30 p.m. Among the many officials who will be in attendance on this occasion will be Ted Edwards, Mayor of Ridgecrest; Capt. Frederic H. M. Kinley, NWC Commander; Gene Tackett, 1st District Supervisor; Larry Chimbole, State Assemblyman from the 34th District, and Walter Stiern, State Senator from the 16th District. Other special guests will include Charles Porter, judge of the East Kern Municipal Court; Earl Fike, Ridgecrest chief of police; Leroy Anderson, Chief of the Criminal Bureau of the Kern County Sheriffs Department, and Leroy Jackson, former 1st District Supervisor. Kermit Jacobsen, Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of California, will officiate at the traditional Masonic Lodge cornerstone laying ritual. Music appropriate for such an event will be provided by the Murray Junior High School band, under the direction of Alberta Kline. The new justice building will bouse the East Kern Municipal Court, offices for the California Highway Patrol and local suI>­ station personnel of the Kern County • (Continued on Page 3) technician in the branch, is oow in charge of tbe project here. The work is being sponsored by tbe Energy Research and Development Ad­ ministration (ERDA), in conjunction with the U. S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (MERADCOM) at Ft. Belvoir, Va., under the project name of Military Application of Photovoltaic Systems (MAPS). Overall objective sought by ERDA is the development of low cost, reliable solar pbotovoltaic conversion systems and the stimulation and creation of a viable In­ dustrial and commercial capability to produce and distribute these systems for widespread use in residential and corn­ mercial applications. It is tbought that this objective could be considerably enhanced by developing a substantial early market for the conversion systems that may be latent within the Department of Defense. Benefits of the conversion systems for DoD include: Future energy and cost savings in reduced use and storage of petroleum products; decrease in logistic (Conllnued on Page 4) Memorial Day observed in traditional fashion with program held at cemetery As it was elsewhere througbout the country, Memorial Day was observed in traditional, time-hooored fashion this past Monday at Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Ridgecrest. Tiny American flags marked the last resting place of fonner servicemen whose remains are interred at the local cemetery, and tbe assembly area where the Memorial Day observance was held was brightened by tbe red, white and blue of other American flags that were posted along witb tbeir own organizational banners by the various participating veterans' and fraternal groups which took part in this patriotic event. Making what was his first such public appearance after assuming command of the Naval Weapons Center the preceding Thursday morning, Capt. Frederic H. M. Kinley, who was the principal speaker, delivered a patriotic message entitled "Our Heritage - Our Duty." Origin of Holiday Noled He began by noting that this national holiday had its origin following the Civil tapl. Frederic H. M. Kinley, War and was known originally as FNlured ~k.r "Decoration Day." Its purpose was to decorate the graves of Union soldiers and "We are the current custodians of that sailors who had died during the Civil War in heritage and are responsible for sus­ order that their contributions and sacrifices taining it," Capt. Kinley continued. "In a would not be forgotten by their living very real sense, our national berltage Is a comrades, Capt. Kinley reminded his very fragile thing - always vulnerable to audience. neglect and never more secure than our "But, lrom that modest beginning, efforts on days such as today to bring It Memorial Day, as it is now known, has again to the forefront ofour consciousness." gradually come to be that one day of the In addition, the Memorial,Day speaker year when we pause and acknowledge the pointed out that the men and women of the memory oftbose whose devotionto duty and Armed Services being booored by this and country has preserved for us and our beIrs, countless other Memorial ,Day programs a cherished land and a noble cause - the across the nation have made a personal liberty and human dignity of man," the contribution to this nation's heritage. "It Is NWC Commnader said. not only our duty, but also our privilege to rtigh Commilmenl 10 Duty insure that the memory oftheir service does oot fade away." "Memorial Day is a day in which to Capt. Kinley then quoted from the famous remember. Moreover, I think that it is our Greek stltesman, PerIcles, who, wl:en duty to do so," the NWC Commander em­ talking about Athenian soldiers who had phasized. "Regardless ofthe time and place died 2,000 years ago in the service of their Americans have died in the service of their country, said: "Remember that prosperity country," there was always that same high can be only for the free, and that freedom Is commitment to 'duty,' and the legacy they tile sure possession of tbose wbo alone have left was a proud heritage for all of us to cherish and nurture. (Continued on p.... 3) Mrs. Helen Walker, Doy ..rvlcelhls pasl_y.1 Desert Memorial PIIrk C.m.~..y --­ NATION'S WAR DEAD REMEMBERED ­ representing local area Gold SI.r mothers, led a symbolic In RIdge.....t. Mrs. Walller _s escorted by a ....m...r of lhe wrealh·placing ceremony which look place during the Mamorlal NWC drill tum. -Photos by Don Yockey , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1977,Rktr6.3.1977+.pdf,Rktr6.3.1977+.pdf Page 1, Rktr6.3.1977+.pdf Page 1