Variety of events planned forAmerican Heritage Celebration "Heritage '76," "Festival U.S.A.," and "Horizons '76" are three names to re- member, as are the dates of Oct. 22 and 23. The three names are separate parts which make up the American Heritage Celebration. On Friday, Oct. 22, at 8:15 p.m. in the BlDTOughs lecture center, there will be a cultural program named "Heritage '76," which eempllfles the melting pot that America is through music, dance, and dress. On the following afternoon from 1 IUltil 5 o'clock, all are invited to try the tasty cuisine of various nationallties and from various COlUltries at "Festival U.S.A." Joshua Hall on the Desert Empire FalrgrolUlda will be the site for treats from France,Poland,Greece,Bavaria,lllmgary, and the U.S.A. Admission is 50 cents at the gate, and that price is redeemable toward the purchase of food. That evening at 8:15 in the BlDTOughs lecture center, there will be a gala Bicen- tennial program, "Horizons '76," to rOlUld out the festivities. An original script, written and directed by Elena Vitale, assisted by ElaIne Mikkelsen, covers this nation's history through film slides, narra- tion, skits, songs, and dance, from the Pilgrims' 1anding up to the year 2000. Some of the songs that will be featured are "Birth of the Blues," "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Sonny Boy'" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Tickets for the "Heritage '76" and "Horizons '76" shows can be purchased individually or as a package. The prices for each individual performance are: adults $2.50; students (through high school age) senior citizens, and military (in uniform) $1.25. The package prices for both per- formances are $4 and $2, respectively. '!be proceeds for all of the events will be added to the Maturango Museum building flUId. Film-lecture program on Bala .et at college Sat. "Sea and Shore of Baja," the first film- lecture program of the 1976-77 community services series of Cerro Coso College, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the college lecture hall. This full-color documentary film will be narrated by its creator, Dr. Ted Walker, well-known scientist and explorer, who is one of the world's foremost experts on the Ca\ifornia gray wba\e. The film portrays the geography, economy, plant life, and culture of the Baja peninsula. Tickets, which are priced at $2 for the general public and $1 for bolders of Associated Student Body cards, can be purchased at the college business office, Gift Mart in Ridgecrest, and the Station Pharmacy at 0Iina Lake. POPULAR PRESENTATION - Kinclerg.rteners Ihrough third gr.ders were given. ""'11.....1during Fire Prevenlion Week. which beg.n 1a,ISunday and will conchlde tomorrow, as severallgencles cooperlted in presenting assemblies at local schools. In the pholo. f.mous Smokey lhe Baar of the U.S. Foresl Service. and Naval We.pons Cenler Fire Division personnel Skip Wesflield and Dick Rivers (al right). occupy cenler sl.ge al Groves School while two other p.rticipanls. U.S. Foresl Ranger Roid Hopkins .nd Bob DeBaun. Bureau of Land Man.gemenl st.tion foreman for the Chimney Peak Recreation Area, .r. out of climer. range. Rivers, fire prevention chi.f inspector, is shown demonstrlting the proper use of an alarm box in a skilemceed by firefighter Westfield. Local residen's slill have. chance 10 lour China Lake's Fire Sialion No. 1.localed .llhe corner of Halsey Ave. and Lauritsen Rd., tomorrow between the hours of , ...m. and. p.m. Black composers, musicians fo be honored in program af Burroughs Curtain time will be 8 o'clock tonigbl and tomorrow night at the Burroughs High School lecture center for "SolUlds of Ebony," a Bicentennial tribute to black composers and musicians. Admission to this program, which is being sponsored by the Indian Wells Valley Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be $2.50 per person, and tickets will be on sale atthe lecture center box office prior to each performance. Written and directed by Every Jo Mc- Clendon, "SoIUlds of Ebony" will include songs and dances from the time of the plantation days of early America up until the present. In addition to excerpts from "Porgy and Bess," sung by Every Jo McClendon and Alex Bellen, there will be a medley that will include "0 Oem Golden Slippers" and "Carry Me Back to Ole Virglnny" sung by Sandee Schwanbach and Loren Dorrell. Members of the Union Baptist Church choir will lift their voices in several southern Bible belt songs. Musical accompaniment for the vocal soloists--a group that also will include Jan Austerman, Patty Brown, Diane Edwards, Avil McClendon, Pat Nolan and Virginia ~~~~~be~susan Purcell and Beverly Bell at the piano. Instrumentalists who will have a part in the program are banjo players Tim Breedlove and Ben Huff, and Tom East on the tnunpet. Ava McClendon is in charge of choreography for the program, which will rWI the gamut of selections by such well known black composers as James A. Bland and Henry T. Burleigh, opera selections of the type SWIg by Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson and Leontyne Price, and music made famous by such we11-«nown black entertainers as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey and Lena Horne. Rehearsals which have been held at the old Kern ColUlty Building in Ridgecrest, as well as at local schools, have involved a group of some 60 persons including singers, dancers and backstage help. Navy Wives Club reports success of recent fund-raiser Officers of Desert Flowers Chapter No. 125 of the Navy Wives Club of America were pleased to be able to report this week that the recent Las Vegas party held at the Enlisted Club was a big success. A total of$475 was raised that will be used in part as the local contribution to the NWCA Scholarship FlUId, for regular assistance to SlUISbine House, activity center for the handicapped, and for other charitable purposes in the local area. Appreciation was expressed by Mrs. Linda Fleeger, Navy Wives Club president, to all those who attended the Las Vegas Night party, as well as to Capt. Conrad B. Olson, Commandin:g Officer of the Naval AirFaclllty, and to Cdr. Richard M. Weber, who served as master of ceremonies and auctioneer, respectively. Other recent activities of the Navy Wives Club have included the presentation of a club plaque to Edith Haley, wbo retired, for all the work she has done during the past seven years. Polly Walsh, director of the Child Care Center, joined the NWCA as an associate member. Next meeting of Desert Flower Chapter No. 125 will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14, starting at 7:30 p.rn. at the group's clubbouse, 415 McIntire St., China Lake. SEAL TEAM TAKES A BREAK - On tho sm.llisland of Gu.dalupe off lhe Bal' coasl. young elephanlSHls slay close 10 lheir molhers in I rocky nursery. Aller weaning.they·1I be .bandoned by their mothers.nd lelllo I.ke care of lhemselves. This is lusl one of lhe scenes from lhe film·lecfure program enlilled "Sea and Shore of Bal." which will be presenled by ils creator. Dr. Ted Walker. althe Cerro Coso Community CoII_leclure halilomorrow night.17:30.. Wives of all active duty or retired Navy, Marine or Coast Guard personnel are eligible for membership, and are invited to attend. Additional information can be ob- tained by calling Mrs. Fleeger at 446-4233, or Jan Quinn, at «6-4614. October 8. 1976 SHDWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitabilitv of movie content for viewing by their children . (G) · ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG) · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R) . RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying Parent or Adult GUilrdian CS · Cinemascope STD · Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m . Program subject to change without notice - please check marquee. FRI. ,OCTOBER "CRESCENDO" (90 Min.) Stefanie Powers, JamesOlson (MysterY DrAma ) A young woman, doing research, gets involved in a tangle of weird happenings in a remote French villa. IPG) SAT. 90CTOBER "NASHVILLE GIRL" (9OMin.) Monica Gayle, Glenn Corbett { Drama I A 16-year·old farm girl yearns to be a country.western star. After being raped by a ne!c.lhbor, Monica leaves home and hitchhikes to NaShville where She experiences a series of ill· fated events, starting with employment in a massage parlor and leading 10 a juvenile deten· tion camp. While at camp, she befriends wordly Shirley Jo Finney, who starts Monica off into the world of country and western singing which gets her into sexually·compromising situations as She relies on agents to help her in her growing career. ( R ) SUN. 100CTOBER "ALL THE PRESI DENT'S MEN " (\38 Min.) Robert RedfOrd, Dustin Hoffman {Historical Drama l This story is of the events leading up to President Nixon's resignation, beginning with thearresl of five men on June 17, 1975, for breaking into Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Bldg ., Washington, D.C. The film fOCuses on the tracing and uncovering of the connection between the Watergate break·in and the Committee to Re- elect the President by the washington Post reporters. (PG) MON. 11 OCTOBER "CAPONE" (101 M in.) Ben Ganara, Susan Blakely (Action Drilma ) An episodic re-enactment of the major Incidents in gangster AI Capone's reign as head of the Chicago underworld in the 'JOs. (R) TUE . 12 OCTOBER "SKY RIDERS" (91 Min.) James Coburn, Susannah York (Action Drama) The story is about the kid· napping of a wealthy American businessman's family by political terrorists. His wife and two children are held in an abandoned monastery. Most of the story concerns the two separate rescue attempts planned by a friend of the captive family and an avenging police inspector. (PG) WED. 13 OCTOBER "EARTHQUAKE" (122 Min. ) Charlton Heston, George Kennedy (Action Drama) Relates the effects of a maior earthquake in los Angeles on the lives of the principal characters: an engineer, his spoiled wife, his mistress, his father-In-law and a suspended policeman. (PG) THURS. 140CTOBER "STAY HUNGRY" oro Min.) Jeff Bridges, Sally Fields (Comedy Drama) Jeff Bridges is a wealthy young man who inherits his parents' mansion after their deaths. I nstead of engaging in the family steel business, he embarits upon a real estate venture - the bu" ilding of a high rise on the site of an Olympic spa. He abandons thiS aim when he becomes involved with an Austrian body- builder in training for the Mr. Universe contest and his receptionist I g irlfriend (Sally Field). (R) FRI. 15 OCTOBER "KING OF THE MARVIN GARDENS" (104Mln.) Jack Nicholson, Bruce Oern (Drama) The game of Monopoly is the key to the plot of thiS drama which concerns a radio monologist who is taken in by his smooth·talking, high-living brother and his fantastic scheme to build a gambling casino on Waikiki Beach. (R) J.. U;5 . Governm~t p,.lntlng OHlc. : ").-4 1976 6'21 N0410 - From : PLACE 51'AMP HERE To: » . - nwe roc.teel Pay increase bill approved by Pres. Ford A pay increase for an estimated 2.6 million Federal civilian employees and military personnel was approved on Wednesday of last week by President Gerald Ford. Effective Oct. 1, military personnel will receive a 4.83 pay raise, while the pay boost for Civil Service employees will begin with the first full pay period in October (Oct. 10 through Oct. 23) and show up on paychecks that will be distributed on Oct. 29. Those who handle the preparation of the military payroll at NWC weren't certain earlier this week, but doubted that the changes to he made can be accomplished prior to the next military pay day on Oct. 15. The pay increase for military personnel will, however, be retroactive to Oct. 1. Under a provision of the Fiscal Year 77 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, the President is authorized to reallocate up to 25 per cent of military basic pay to the non-taxable basic allowances for quarters (BAQ) and subsistence (BAS). This year, the President el!lCted to reallocate the full 25 per cent to BAQ. Milit.ry P.y Ch.nges Oullined N..... , weapons Center China L.k~ C.llforni. October 8, 1976 Vol. XXXI, No. 38 INSIDE ... Holiday BusinessHOIirSUsted .... ...... ..2 NAF SailorofMontb OIosen ....... .......3 OP-96AsslgmnentOpen . ...... ... ..... ...4 Desert Empire Fair Photos ...............5 Sports .... . ...... ... ....... ... ..... ... ...6 College Aptitude Test Slated .. ..... ... ....7 'SolUlds 01. Ebony' To Be Presented ........8 • " .. - .... ~ • • , ~ • ~ .. " "-• '... As a result, basic pay for military per- sonnel, will increase 3.62 per cent; BAQ will increase from 9.64 to 16.33 per cent (depending on grade), and BAS will In- crease to 4.83 per cent. For the first time, a partial BAQ, equal to to the amolUlt reallocated to the quarters for allowance from basic pay, will be paid to military personnel without dependents wbo are on sea or field duty, or reside in military bachelor quarters. The partial BAQ may be computed by substractiog the amolUlt of the 4.83 per cent BAQ increase from the total BAQ increase for a particular grade. SOLAR ENERGY is capfured.nd converted 10 olectrlc po_ in this McDonnell Oouglas concept of _ confrel recoiver 'yslem 10 be developed .nd lesled by the Energy R....rch .nd Dovolopm.nt Adminislrilion (ERDA). Mirrors roflee! sunlight 10 lop of_r _rew_ler Is converted ID _m,wIIidli,1hen paMCllhrough • turbine on tho grouncllo g__te _r. MeDon...11 Douglo, AsI.......ulics is _ of four com_i.. sa_by ERDA III prepare designs for. lo.m_w_" _r,Iont. Iwe lends assistance in tests of advanced technolo" in ne. field of solar ener" The reallocation procedure is an attempt to correct BAQ and BAS levels in order to bring them closer to the bousing and food costs they are intended to offset. In the future, pay raise reallocations for military personnel will be based on assessment of the compensation structure, the value of (Conlinued on P.ge 3) The Naval Weapons Center is assisting in tests of advanced technology in the promising new field of solar energy. A year ago the McDomell Douglas Astronautics Co. at Huntington Beach, Calif., was selected by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) as one of four companies to prepare deslgns SUN FOLLOWER - Inslalling .n .ssembled heliosl.1 on ils cone pedest.1 .1 Randsburg Wash are McDonnell Douglas lechnicl.ns .nd .n NWC Public Works Departmenl cr.ne _.IDr .nd two riggers. In lhe background c.n be seen 0 ... of the two 360·11. north lowers bel_ which the I.rgol for the hellosl.1 will be suspended. -Photo by Tom Carter and to test subsystem hardware for a IG- megawatt so\ar thermal power plant to demonstrate the technical feasiblllty of the concept. The contract covers the first phase 01. what is known as a "central receiver so\ar thermal power system." A llknegawatt plant is capable of serving the needs of a community of about 10,000 persons. The system consists of a field of two-uls tracking mirrors that follow the S\UI and reflect sun1IgbI to a receiver where it is used to produce a superbeated steam. '!be steamis then passed throu8b a conventional turbine located on the ground wch then generates electric power for distributIoo through a utIIlty network or to thermal storage. Tesl Results Promising One year ago, McDonnell Douglas c0n- structed a 12-1t. model tracking mirror - known as a heUostat - which was installed here at Randsburg Wash. TeSt results In- dicated that the device could be controlled very accurately, and could in fact hold its concentrated beam of sunlight on a target all day long. The next step was production 01. fuII«a1e 26-ft. he\lostats and accompanying hard- ware which the firm, with the help of NWC Personnel, is now installing at the same Randsburg Wash site. Three such devices havealready been installed, and three more will be in place by the end of October. One mirror will be mobile, wblle the oChers are designed to be operated from permanent pedestals. According to Code 0603's James Pryor, project engineer of the testing program, 0Iina Lake was chosen as the test site because of its pro:dmity to Long Beach and its accessibillty to McDonnell Douglas, ERDA and University of Houston scientists who will be monitoring this, the firm's only multiple-mirror pilot arrangement in the country. Each mirror will test a different type 01. coating material for Its effectiveness. '!belr target will be a 411-«. by ~t. flat steel coJJector plate which does not produce superbeated steam. Collector testing will probably be conducted by McDonnell Dnlgiasat anotber site, according to Pryor. Purpose of the array at CbIna Lake, said Pryor, is to check the controls 01. the system, monitor any degredalion of the mirrors over a one-year period, and measure the amount of beat proWced CIt the collector. A central receiwr so\ar thermal power (Continued on pego 3) Bicentennial .alute to Armed Force•••t Od. 30 A flighl demonslralion by lhe Blue Angels will headline lhe program when NWC opens its gates to all visitors on Ocl. 30 for a Bicenlenni.1 Salule 10 the Armed Forces. Included .Iso on the progr.m will be demonslralions by an Army Speci.1 Forces team .nd the N.vy P.r.chute Team Wesl. The Third Marine Aircr.1I Wing Band from EI Toro will provide music for the occasion. Air Force, Navy and Marine aircraft and equipmenl will be on display .1 the Nav.1 Air F.cillty. , OCR Text: Variety of events planned forAmerican Heritage Celebration "Heritage '76," "Festival U.S.A.," and "Horizons '76" are three names to re- member, as are the dates of Oct. 22 and 23. The three names are separate parts which make up the American Heritage Celebration. On Friday, Oct. 22, at 8:15 p.m. in the BlDTOughs lecture center, there will be a cultural program named "Heritage '76," which eempllfles the melting pot that America is through music, dance, and dress. On the following afternoon from 1 IUltil 5 o'clock, all are invited to try the tasty cuisine of various nationallties and from various COlUltries at "Festival U.S.A." Joshua Hall on the Desert Empire FalrgrolUlda will be the site for treats from France,Poland,Greece,Bavaria,lllmgary, and the U.S.A. Admission is 50 cents at the gate, and that price is redeemable toward the purchase of food. That evening at 8:15 in the BlDTOughs lecture center, there will be a gala Bicen- tennial program, "Horizons '76," to rOlUld out the festivities. An original script, written and directed by Elena Vitale, assisted by ElaIne Mikkelsen, covers this nation's history through film slides, narra- tion, skits, songs, and dance, from the Pilgrims' 1anding up to the year 2000. Some of the songs that will be featured are "Birth of the Blues," "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Sonny Boy'" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Tickets for the "Heritage '76" and "Horizons '76" shows can be purchased individually or as a package. The prices for each individual performance are: adults $2.50; students (through high school age) senior citizens, and military (in uniform) $1.25. The package prices for both per- formances are $4 and $2, respectively. '!be proceeds for all of the events will be added to the Maturango Museum building flUId. Film-lecture program on Bala .et at college Sat. "Sea and Shore of Baja," the first film- lecture program of the 1976-77 community services series of Cerro Coso College, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the college lecture hall. This full-color documentary film will be narrated by its creator, Dr. Ted Walker, well-known scientist and explorer, who is one of the world's foremost experts on the Ca\ifornia gray wba\e. The film portrays the geography, economy, plant life, and culture of the Baja peninsula. Tickets, which are priced at $2 for the general public and $1 for bolders of Associated Student Body cards, can be purchased at the college business office, Gift Mart in Ridgecrest, and the Station Pharmacy at 0Iina Lake. POPULAR PRESENTATION - Kinclerg.rteners Ihrough third gr.ders were given. ""'11.....1during Fire Prevenlion Week. which beg.n 1a,ISunday and will conchlde tomorrow, as severallgencles cooperlted in presenting assemblies at local schools. In the pholo. f.mous Smokey lhe Baar of the U.S. Foresl Service. and Naval We.pons Cenler Fire Division personnel Skip Wesflield and Dick Rivers (al right). occupy cenler sl.ge al Groves School while two other p.rticipanls. U.S. Foresl Ranger Roid Hopkins .nd Bob DeBaun. Bureau of Land Man.gemenl st.tion foreman for the Chimney Peak Recreation Area, .r. out of climer. range. Rivers, fire prevention chi.f inspector, is shown demonstrlting the proper use of an alarm box in a skilemceed by firefighter Westfield. Local residen's slill have. chance 10 lour China Lake's Fire Sialion No. 1.localed .llhe corner of Halsey Ave. and Lauritsen Rd., tomorrow between the hours of , ...m. and. p.m. Black composers, musicians fo be honored in program af Burroughs Curtain time will be 8 o'clock tonigbl and tomorrow night at the Burroughs High School lecture center for "SolUlds of Ebony," a Bicentennial tribute to black composers and musicians. Admission to this program, which is being sponsored by the Indian Wells Valley Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be $2.50 per person, and tickets will be on sale atthe lecture center box office prior to each performance. Written and directed by Every Jo Mc- Clendon, "SoIUlds of Ebony" will include songs and dances from the time of the plantation days of early America up until the present. In addition to excerpts from "Porgy and Bess," sung by Every Jo McClendon and Alex Bellen, there will be a medley that will include "0 Oem Golden Slippers" and "Carry Me Back to Ole Virglnny" sung by Sandee Schwanbach and Loren Dorrell. Members of the Union Baptist Church choir will lift their voices in several southern Bible belt songs. Musical accompaniment for the vocal soloists--a group that also will include Jan Austerman, Patty Brown, Diane Edwards, Avil McClendon, Pat Nolan and Virginia ~~~~~be~susan Purcell and Beverly Bell at the piano. Instrumentalists who will have a part in the program are banjo players Tim Breedlove and Ben Huff, and Tom East on the tnunpet. Ava McClendon is in charge of choreography for the program, which will rWI the gamut of selections by such well known black composers as James A. Bland and Henry T. Burleigh, opera selections of the type SWIg by Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson and Leontyne Price, and music made famous by such we11-«nown black entertainers as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey and Lena Horne. Rehearsals which have been held at the old Kern ColUlty Building in Ridgecrest, as well as at local schools, have involved a group of some 60 persons including singers, dancers and backstage help. Navy Wives Club reports success of recent fund-raiser Officers of Desert Flowers Chapter No. 125 of the Navy Wives Club of America were pleased to be able to report this week that the recent Las Vegas party held at the Enlisted Club was a big success. A total of$475 was raised that will be used in part as the local contribution to the NWCA Scholarship FlUId, for regular assistance to SlUISbine House, activity center for the handicapped, and for other charitable purposes in the local area. Appreciation was expressed by Mrs. Linda Fleeger, Navy Wives Club president, to all those who attended the Las Vegas Night party, as well as to Capt. Conrad B. Olson, Commandin:g Officer of the Naval AirFaclllty, and to Cdr. Richard M. Weber, who served as master of ceremonies and auctioneer, respectively. Other recent activities of the Navy Wives Club have included the presentation of a club plaque to Edith Haley, wbo retired, for all the work she has done during the past seven years. Polly Walsh, director of the Child Care Center, joined the NWCA as an associate member. Next meeting of Desert Flower Chapter No. 125 will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14, starting at 7:30 p.rn. at the group's clubbouse, 415 McIntire St., China Lake. SEAL TEAM TAKES A BREAK - On tho sm.llisland of Gu.dalupe off lhe Bal' coasl. young elephanlSHls slay close 10 lheir molhers in I rocky nursery. Aller weaning.they·1I be .bandoned by their mothers.nd lelllo I.ke care of lhemselves. This is lusl one of lhe scenes from lhe film·lecfure program enlilled "Sea and Shore of Bal." which will be presenled by ils creator. Dr. Ted Walker. althe Cerro Coso Community CoII_leclure halilomorrow night.17:30.. Wives of all active duty or retired Navy, Marine or Coast Guard personnel are eligible for membership, and are invited to attend. Additional information can be ob- tained by calling Mrs. Fleeger at 446-4233, or Jan Quinn, at «6-4614. October 8. 1976 SHDWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitabilitv of movie content for viewing by their children . (G) · ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG) · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R) . RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying Parent or Adult GUilrdian CS · Cinemascope STD · Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m . Program subject to change without notice - please check marquee. FRI. ,OCTOBER "CRESCENDO" (90 Min.) Stefanie Powers, JamesOlson (MysterY DrAma ) A young woman, doing research, gets involved in a tangle of weird happenings in a remote French villa. IPG) SAT. 90CTOBER "NASHVILLE GIRL" (9OMin.) Monica Gayle, Glenn Corbett { Drama I A 16-year·old farm girl yearns to be a country.western star. After being raped by a ne!c.lhbor, Monica leaves home and hitchhikes to NaShville where She experiences a series of ill· fated events, starting with employment in a massage parlor and leading 10 a juvenile deten· tion camp. While at camp, she befriends wordly Shirley Jo Finney, who starts Monica off into the world of country and western singing which gets her into sexually·compromising situations as She relies on agents to help her in her growing career. ( R ) SUN. 100CTOBER "ALL THE PRESI DENT'S MEN " (\38 Min.) Robert RedfOrd, Dustin Hoffman {Historical Drama l This story is of the events leading up to President Nixon's resignation, beginning with thearresl of five men on June 17, 1975, for breaking into Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Bldg ., Washington, D.C. The film fOCuses on the tracing and uncovering of the connection between the Watergate break·in and the Committee to Re- elect the President by the washington Post reporters. (PG) MON. 11 OCTOBER "CAPONE" (101 M in.) Ben Ganara, Susan Blakely (Action Drilma ) An episodic re-enactment of the major Incidents in gangster AI Capone's reign as head of the Chicago underworld in the 'JOs. (R) TUE . 12 OCTOBER "SKY RIDERS" (91 Min.) James Coburn, Susannah York (Action Drama) The story is about the kid· napping of a wealthy American businessman's family by political terrorists. His wife and two children are held in an abandoned monastery. Most of the story concerns the two separate rescue attempts planned by a friend of the captive family and an avenging police inspector. (PG) WED. 13 OCTOBER "EARTHQUAKE" (122 Min. ) Charlton Heston, George Kennedy (Action Drama) Relates the effects of a maior earthquake in los Angeles on the lives of the principal characters: an engineer, his spoiled wife, his mistress, his father-In-law and a suspended policeman. (PG) THURS. 140CTOBER "STAY HUNGRY" oro Min.) Jeff Bridges, Sally Fields (Comedy Drama) Jeff Bridges is a wealthy young man who inherits his parents' mansion after their deaths. I nstead of engaging in the family steel business, he embarits upon a real estate venture - the bu" ilding of a high rise on the site of an Olympic spa. He abandons thiS aim when he becomes involved with an Austrian body- builder in training for the Mr. Universe contest and his receptionist I g irlfriend (Sally Field). (R) FRI. 15 OCTOBER "KING OF THE MARVIN GARDENS" (104Mln.) Jack Nicholson, Bruce Oern (Drama) The game of Monopoly is the key to the plot of thiS drama which concerns a radio monologist who is taken in by his smooth·talking, high-living brother and his fantastic scheme to build a gambling casino on Waikiki Beach. (R) J.. U;5 . Governm~t p,.lntlng OHlc. : ").-4 1976 6'21 N0410 - From : PLACE 51'AMP HERE To: » . - nwe roc.teel Pay increase bill approved by Pres. Ford A pay increase for an estimated 2.6 million Federal civilian employees and military personnel was approved on Wednesday of last week by President Gerald Ford. Effective Oct. 1, military personnel will receive a 4.83 pay raise, while the pay boost for Civil Service employees will begin with the first full pay period in October (Oct. 10 through Oct. 23) and show up on paychecks that will be distributed on Oct. 29. Those who handle the preparation of the military payroll at NWC weren't certain earlier this week, but doubted that the changes to he made can be accomplished prior to the next military pay day on Oct. 15. The pay increase for military personnel will, however, be retroactive to Oct. 1. Under a provision of the Fiscal Year 77 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, the President is authorized to reallocate up to 25 per cent of military basic pay to the non-taxable basic allowances for quarters (BAQ) and subsistence (BAS). This year, the President el!lCted to reallocate the full 25 per cent to BAQ. Milit.ry P.y Ch.nges Oullined N..... , weapons Center China L.k~ C.llforni. October 8, 1976 Vol. XXXI, No. 38 INSIDE ... Holiday BusinessHOIirSUsted .... ...... ..2 NAF SailorofMontb OIosen ....... .......3 OP-96AsslgmnentOpen . ...... ... ..... ...4 Desert Empire Fair Photos ...............5 Sports .... . ...... ... ....... ... ..... ... ...6 College Aptitude Test Slated .. ..... ... ....7 'SolUlds 01. Ebony' To Be Presented ........8 • " .. - .... ~ • • , ~ • ~ .. " "-• '... As a result, basic pay for military per- sonnel, will increase 3.62 per cent; BAQ will increase from 9.64 to 16.33 per cent (depending on grade), and BAS will In- crease to 4.83 per cent. For the first time, a partial BAQ, equal to to the amolUlt reallocated to the quarters for allowance from basic pay, will be paid to military personnel without dependents wbo are on sea or field duty, or reside in military bachelor quarters. The partial BAQ may be computed by substractiog the amolUlt of the 4.83 per cent BAQ increase from the total BAQ increase for a particular grade. SOLAR ENERGY is capfured.nd converted 10 olectrlc po_ in this McDonnell Oouglas concept of _ confrel recoiver 'yslem 10 be developed .nd lesled by the Energy R....rch .nd Dovolopm.nt Adminislrilion (ERDA). Mirrors roflee! sunlight 10 lop of_r _rew_ler Is converted ID _m,wIIidli,1hen paMCllhrough • turbine on tho grouncllo g__te _r. MeDon...11 Douglo, AsI.......ulics is _ of four com_i.. sa_by ERDA III prepare designs for. lo.m_w_" _r,Iont. Iwe lends assistance in tests of advanced technolo" in ne. field of solar ener" The reallocation procedure is an attempt to correct BAQ and BAS levels in order to bring them closer to the bousing and food costs they are intended to offset. In the future, pay raise reallocations for military personnel will be based on assessment of the compensation structure, the value of (Conlinued on P.ge 3) The Naval Weapons Center is assisting in tests of advanced technology in the promising new field of solar energy. A year ago the McDomell Douglas Astronautics Co. at Huntington Beach, Calif., was selected by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) as one of four companies to prepare deslgns SUN FOLLOWER - Inslalling .n .ssembled heliosl.1 on ils cone pedest.1 .1 Randsburg Wash are McDonnell Douglas lechnicl.ns .nd .n NWC Public Works Departmenl cr.ne _.IDr .nd two riggers. In lhe background c.n be seen 0 ... of the two 360·11. north lowers bel_ which the I.rgol for the hellosl.1 will be suspended. -Photo by Tom Carter and to test subsystem hardware for a IG- megawatt so\ar thermal power plant to demonstrate the technical feasiblllty of the concept. The contract covers the first phase 01. what is known as a "central receiver so\ar thermal power system." A llknegawatt plant is capable of serving the needs of a community of about 10,000 persons. The system consists of a field of two-uls tracking mirrors that follow the S\UI and reflect sun1IgbI to a receiver where it is used to produce a superbeated steam. '!be steamis then passed throu8b a conventional turbine located on the ground wch then generates electric power for distributIoo through a utIIlty network or to thermal storage. Tesl Results Promising One year ago, McDonnell Douglas c0n- structed a 12-1t. model tracking mirror - known as a heUostat - which was installed here at Randsburg Wash. TeSt results In- dicated that the device could be controlled very accurately, and could in fact hold its concentrated beam of sunlight on a target all day long. The next step was production 01. fuII«a1e 26-ft. he\lostats and accompanying hard- ware which the firm, with the help of NWC Personnel, is now installing at the same Randsburg Wash site. Three such devices havealready been installed, and three more will be in place by the end of October. One mirror will be mobile, wblle the oChers are designed to be operated from permanent pedestals. According to Code 0603's James Pryor, project engineer of the testing program, 0Iina Lake was chosen as the test site because of its pro:dmity to Long Beach and its accessibillty to McDonnell Douglas, ERDA and University of Houston scientists who will be monitoring this, the firm's only multiple-mirror pilot arrangement in the country. Each mirror will test a different type 01. coating material for Its effectiveness. '!belr target will be a 411-«. by ~t. flat steel coJJector plate which does not produce superbeated steam. Collector testing will probably be conducted by McDonnell Dnlgiasat anotber site, according to Pryor. Purpose of the array at CbIna Lake, said Pryor, is to check the controls 01. the system, monitor any degredalion of the mirrors over a one-year period, and measure the amount of beat proWced CIt the collector. A central receiwr so\ar thermal power (Continued on pego 3) Bicentennial .alute to Armed Force•••t Od. 30 A flighl demonslralion by lhe Blue Angels will headline lhe program when NWC opens its gates to all visitors on Ocl. 30 for a Bicenlenni.1 Salule 10 the Armed Forces. Included .Iso on the progr.m will be demonslralions by an Army Speci.1 Forces team .nd the N.vy P.r.chute Team Wesl. The Third Marine Aircr.1I Wing Band from EI Toro will provide music for the occasion. Air Force, Navy and Marine aircraft and equipmenl will be on display .1 the Nav.1 Air F.cillty. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1976,Rktr10.8.1976.pdf,Rktr10.8.1976.pdf Page 1, Rktr10.8.1976.pdf Page 1