Page Eight New Program Allows Students To Plan Now for Next Summer's Job Summer jobs in November? In announcing a new program recently, the U.S. Civil Service Commission advised students to make plans now for next sum- mer's job. Commission officials indicated that early applicants would h a v e the best employ- ment chances for the limited number of Federal jobs avail- able next summer. Under the 1968 summ.r job program, most of the jobs will be filled through the summ.r Employment Examination. Ap- plication deadline for the next written test is December 8. Ad- ditional t.sts will be given lat· er in the school year, with Feb. ruary 1 set as the final dead- lin. for the wrillen t.st. This announcement, numbered 414, covers summer employment in four general groups of jobs. ' G r 0 UP I includes jobs in grades GS-l through GS-4 and 1SHOWBOAT I FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24 " BANN'NO" (101 Mi".) R:obert Wagner, Anianette Comer, Jill St. John 7:00 P.M. (Drama) Golf and sex mix quite well in this tole of a professional golfer who cons his way into on exclusive club as onislent pro. His winning ways, both on end off the course will hold your interest. Behind the leenes of golf! (Ad ult.) Short: " Lion Around" (7 Min.) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 --MATI NEE-- " U.TMAN" (lOS Min.) Adam We.t 1:00 P.M. ~orts: " Voodo ISoaboo" (7 Min.) "Coptain Marnl" No. 12 (Last) (17 Min,) -EVENINO- "SULLIVAN'S EMPIRE" (15 Min.) Mortin Milner, Arch Johnson, linden Chile. 7:00 P.M. (AdYenture) Three Ion. seek their father who hos crosh.d in South American jungle. Their attempt to manage his plantation is beset with unfriendly Indians, etc. It's the Amazon jungle vs. the Sullivan Brothers. Action. (Adult, Youth, Mature Children.) .uwt.: " Littl. Telnilloin" (7 Min.) " Island Empir. " (1. Min.) SUNDAY·MONDAY NOVEMBER 26-27 " CASINO ROYALE" (130 Min,) Peter Sellers, Ursula Andren, David Niven 7:00 P.M. (Sup.r Spy Drama/ Comedy) A wild, wacky, conglomeration that you'll happily find hard 10 believeI EVERYBODY'S JAMES BONDI And SMERSH gives 'em all kinds of trouble, A host of stafl and a bevy of beauties make this a dillyl (Adult.) TU ESDAY·WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28-29 "EL DORADO" (1 26 Min.) John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Charlene Holt 7,00 P.M. (Wut.,n) Two of your favorite, team up to tell of a gunfighter who wants only peace, but who gets tangled up in a land dispute and has to help hi, sheriff pal settle the war. It's a TOPNOTCH, action. fill.d adventure in every day. (Adult, Youth, Mature Children.) THURSDAY.FItIDAY NOV. 3O-DEC. 1 " THE BIG MOUTH" (107 Min.) Jerry Lewis, Suson Bay 7:00 P.M. (Com.dy) Jerry goes fishing and latches on to a secrel that there is a fortune in diamonds hidden in a nearby hotel. His merry mix·ups with gangsters and two pretty girl, leave a hilarious trail of fun. Lough a minute Lewisl (Adult, Youth, Chil- dren.) Short: " Destination Mogoo" (7 Min.) Tho ugh t for. the month: Don't try to beat bad traffic conditions. Try to 'live wit h them. PFS-4 (Post Office Seasonal As- sistant). These jobs are found in most Federal activities, in- cluding Naval Weapons Center, China Lake and NWC Corona Laboratories. Group I jobs are to be filled from a list of eligibles resuIt- ing from the Summer Employ- ment Examination. Applicants must be age 18 or high school graduates who are at least 16 years old. Application must be made by Application Car d Form 5000-AB to: Sum mer Employment Examination, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20415. Applications received by: De- cember 8, will be scheduled for examination on Jan u a r y 13; January 5, scheduled on Feb- ruary 10, and February 1 scheduled on March 9. Since applicant registers will be issued for use after the Jan- uary 13 test, interested persons are urged to make early appli- cation. The 5 U m mer employment examination has been revised so all applicants must ref i Ie and take the written test re- gardless of the fact that they may have passed a similar test in previous years. Group II jobs do not require a written examination but are located only in the Forest Ser- vice, U.S. Geological Sur v e y, Department of State and Vet- eran's Administration. Group III jobs are in grades GS-5 and above, require at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and are to be found in many Federal activities, including Naval Wea- pons Center, China Lake and Corona. Applicants for Group III jobs s••king employment at NWC, China Lake or Corona, !hould forward applications to Person- nel D.partment Employment Division (Cod. 652)_ Group IV jobs are mostly la- borer jobs with no education or experience requirements and are located in only certain Fed- eral activities. Age and eXperIenCe requIre- ments vary for Group II, III and IV jobs, so applicants s h 0 U 1d review requirements specified in the examination announcement before filing. In- terested applicants should file Application Form 57 with the Federal activity in which em- ployment is sought. Deadline for filing applications is April 15 for Group II, III and IV jobs. Application forms and An- nouncement information for all Groups are available from col- lege placement offices, m.o 5 t post offices, I n t era Q e n c y Boards of Examiners, U.S. Civ- il Service Commission and the Personnel Departm.nt Employ- ment Office, N a val Weapons Center. From _______________ STAMP TO ROCKETEER Hunter Bags-Bob Cat HARD-SHOT TROPHY - Lloyd Stair of the NWC Public Works Department, Machine Shop holds his hard-won Bob Cat downed after six shots and tracking, two miles back in the mountain. behind the Rifle Range south of Ridgecr.st. Stair said the frisky cat ran out from behind a rock forma. tion in front of him, but he managed to get off a round of bird-shot with his 12-gauge, auto-loading shotgun. Aft e r chasing the cat for almost two miles, he finally managed to kill the wounded animal. Stair spends his spare hours hunting collon tail rabbits in the back lands and stated he also down.d a Bob Cat last year_ Friday, November 24, 1967 Overseas Yule Mail Deadline Set At Dec. 1 Deadline for all Christmas mail to members of the Armed Forces overseas - including those in the Viet Nam war zone - is December I, according to postal officials. Th. date is .stablish.d for all letters, greeting cards and pac· kages, under five pounds, be- ing sent at surface rates. Airmail-packages and cards - may be mailed up to Decem- ber 11 to servicemen in the oversea zones. Domestic mail to U.S. points, s h 0 u I d meet the following deadlines. Domestic air mail, gifts and packages by December 19. Domestic surface mail to dis- tant states; packages by De- cember 4, and cards by Decem- ber 10. Either may be mailed by December 13 if addressed to nearby states. And, postal officials stated, even if domestic air mail is being used to overseas areas, it should be mailed by Decem- ber 10, and if to areas not serv- iced by regular, scheduled air service, by December 1. Chief of Police To Tell Nurses Youth Problem All n u r s e s in the Indian Wells Valley are invited to hear Ridgecrest Police Chief George Wbaley speak at the regular meeting of the Indian Well s Valley Nurses Club next Mon- day, November 27, in the Com- munity Center at 7:30 p.m. Chief Whaley will talk to the n u r s e s about juvenile delin- quency and the LSD problem. The nurses have been asked to bring with them non-perish- able foods for the holiday bas- kets of the Christmas season. AIAA Will View Proiect Planning WELCOME ABOARD - En- sign Chri.topher B. Town- send reported aboard recent- ly to take over as Data An- alysis and Mat.ri.l Control Officer. A native Californian, Ensign Townsend was gradu. at.d from the Univ.rsity of California at Santa Barbara prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in January, 1967. He att.nded Aviation Offic.rs Candid.te School in Pensaco- la, Florida, where he receiv· ed his commission. Town. •end re.ide. with his wife, Marilyn, at 201-B Fowler on the Center. Bob McKenzie, administrative assistant for the Special Assist- ant to the Office of the Techni- cal Director, will talk to mem- bers of China Lake's American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at its November luncheon meeting next Wednes- day. McKenzie will discuss th e procedure by which the needs of the Fleet are transmitted to the planners in the Chief of Naval Operations office, the n translated into projects like those at the Naval Weapons Center. He calis this a two-way process, in which the various Naval laboratories also respond to the needs o,f the Fleet in pro- posing projects for considera- tion. The AIAA luncheon meeting will begin at 11:30 in the Sun Room of the Officers' ClUb. Mr. McKenzie lives at Chin. Leke with hi. wife C.rol • n d two children Luke, 7, .nd Mi., 2. He received hi. B.s. in p.y. chology from Ohio St.te Un~ versity .nd hi. M.S. in public .dministr.tion from USC. He .... been employed here .ince 1954 except for • two ye.r pe. riod when'" worked .s • prof· It pl.nner for • bank. All AIAA members and oth- er interested pe~ple are invit- ed to attend this meeting. Fur- ther information may be ob- tained from the China La k e Chapter Chairman, Fred Zarlin- go, of the Propulsion Develop- . ment Department. Influenza Shots To Be Given Two Days Next Week Influenza vaccine will be giv- en to dependents of all milita- ry personnel, six years and old- er, and to Civil Service emplo- yees at the Center Hospital on the following dates and times: Tuesday, November 28, 1 - 4 p.m.; Wednesday, November 29, 8-11 a.m., and 1-4 p.m. This program is mlndatory for military personnel u n Ie •• they are allergic to chickens, eggs, or fe.thers or have been i m m u n i • e d within the pa.t year. Influenza vaccine is offered to Civil Service employees and dependents of military person- nel, active and retired, on a voluntary bas i s. There is no charge for the immunization. Dependents of Civil S e r vi c e employees are ·not eligible to receive influenza vaccine. I ; \ • .. FourNWCCiviliansHono , Presenteel Top Navy Awarels Dr. Pierre Sf. Amand Recognized For Distinguished Civilian Service BY MILT SHEELY More than 100 military, civil- L-______________~:______________________________________________________________J ian personnel, their wives and guests, braved a drizzling rain and cold, damp desert weather to attend a noon Awards Luncheon at the Officers' Club to honor four distinguished ci- vilians for their achievements as members of the Naval Weap- ons Center team. Award is presented to you. Your eHorts have enhanced your Nation's posture through your prof.uional capability and scientific dedication. 1 w 0 u I d like to extend a most sincere commendation for your t r u I y outstanding effort." Vol. XXII, No_ 47 ...".1 WM"""" C......., Chin. L..... Callfomi. Fri., Nov_ 24, 1967 One of the h i g h • s t Navy awards a civilian can receive was pr•••nt.d to Dr. Pi.rr. St. Amand (Cod. 502) by Rea r Admiral P. A. Holmberg, Assis- tant Commander for R.s.arch and T.chnology, Naval Air Sys- t.ms Command, Washington, D.C. St. Amand received the Dis- tinguished Civilian S e r vic e Award in recognition and ap- preciation of the distinguished services set forth in the follow- ing citation signed by the Sec- retary of the Navy. "For his sustained outstand- ing performance benefitting the Navy and the Nation, and through his special endeavors, expertise and leadership, Pierre St. Amand earned for himself the respect of military and ci- vilian agencies in all segments of tbe Department of Defense and brought great honor to the Department of tbe Navy. He is richly deserving of the Navy's Distinguished Civilian Service Award," In accepting his award, Dr. St. Amand said, "I feel that re- ceiving this award is for every- body in this room because the thing that we did could not have been done wit h 0 u t the help of everybody on the Nav- al Weapons Center ... " ... I am certainly deeply grateful for this honor, not on- ly to those who bestowed it up- on me, but to those of you who made it possible - thank you all." M a ur i c. L. Hamm (Code 3536) r.ceived the s.cond high- .st Navy award present.d to civilians. In making the award presentation, Admiral Holm· berg read the citation, in part: "The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the sec 0 n d high.st award that can b. giv- .n in the Navy .ith.r by the Secretary or by the S y st. m s Commander." SMILES OF APPROVAL - Pierre St. Am- and (c.nter), holds his Distinguish.d Civili- .n Service Award and Medal (not shown), as Capt. M. R. Etheridg. (I), Commander, Naval W.apons Center and RAdm. P. A. Holmberg (r), who made the p....nt.tion on behalf of the S.cr.tary of the Navy, admire St. Amand's achievements for "Sustained Outstanding Performance." Three other NWC men also were awarded. Cap t a i n M. R. Eth.ridge, NWC Command.r added his congratulations to St. Amand and said, in part: "It is wit h great pl.asur. that the N a v y Distinguished Civilian Service A letter from the Command- er, Naval Air Systems Com- mand stated, "Through his ini- tiative and exceptional efforts, Mr. Hamm has contributed to the completion of the signifi- cant phase of an important pro- ject. His professional attitude and ability under adverse con- ditions in his capacity for ac- complishing innumerable ob- (Continued on Page 3) NAF, Rescue Teams Lift Two from Crash BY JOHN R. McCABE Two members of a Van Nuys family of four, the mother and one daughter, were rescued from the wreckage of the i r light plane at 7500 feet in the Sierras above Little Lake, and airlifted out in an NAF helicop- ter at 1 a.m. last Tuesday mor- ning. The Cherokee was being flown from Bishop to Van Nuys by Tom Sweet, who played the "White Knight" in a TV com- mercial, with his wife Jody and daughters Karen, 13, and Kelly, 10, and was reported ov- erdue. Tom S wee t and his daughter Kelly died in the crash. An Army light plane fro m Fort Irwin, and a Civil Air Pa- trol plane from Lancaster, op- erating in a search operation with a total of eight CAP and two Army craft, spotted the crashed Piper Cherokee Mon- day afternoon. Operating on a rugg.d moun· tain slope during a driving rain storm, an NAF H-34 h.licopter pilot.d by LCdr. D. W. Str.y, USN, with Maj. R. L. P.terson, USMC, as copilot, airlifted Mrs. Sweet and Karen Sweet direct to the Ridg.cr.st Hospital at 2 a.m. Tu••day. Members of the lWV Rescue Team, headed by Dall Hughes, and China Lake Mountain Res- cue Group, headed by Dr. Carl Heller, arrived at the c r ash site 11 p.m. Monday and ren- dered aid to the survivors. The two survivors are report· ed to be in a satisfactory con- dition at the Ridgecrest Hospi. tal. Lt. Col. Peach, Post Aviation Officer at Fort Irwin, was fly- ing a U-6 Beaver when his pas- senger Sgt. Crimmins first spot. ted the wreckage. The wrecked plane and its surviving passen- gers were then spotted and identified by Chief War ran t Officer George A. Cordingly, Jr., a search pilot from the CAP's San Fernando Squadron No. 35, flying a T-6. The rescue teams from the Valley sent 21 men to the area of the crash. They established a base camp at Sterling Aque- duct Station, a mile and a half north of the Little Lake Hotel. and sent several of the group to the crash site, 200 feet from the top of a peak in a rugged area, Monday n i g h t. Tuesday morninK members were flown (Cont.inued on PI"e 3) TOP CIVILIAN A WAR 0 S - Top D.part- ment of the Navy Civilian Service Awards w.r. pr.s.nt.d members of the Naval Wea- pons Center team during award ceremonies "' the NWC 0 f fie e r s' Club. Maurice L_ H.mm (I) earned the Navy Superior Civili- In S.rvic. Award, while H. G_ Wilson, Act- ing Technical Director, NWC, presented Ch.rles M. Cordell the Navy Meritorious Ci- vilian Servic. Award. St.ph.n M. Lillie (r) was presented the Navy Meritorious Civil· ian Service Award by Capt_ M_ R. Eth.ridge, Command.r, NWC, on behalf of the Depert- ment of the NIVY. , OCR Text: Page Eight New Program Allows Students To Plan Now for Next Summer's Job Summer jobs in November? In announcing a new program recently, the U.S. Civil Service Commission advised students to make plans now for next sum- mer's job. Commission officials indicated that early applicants would h a v e the best employ- ment chances for the limited number of Federal jobs avail- able next summer. Under the 1968 summ.r job program, most of the jobs will be filled through the summ.r Employment Examination. Ap- plication deadline for the next written test is December 8. Ad- ditional t.sts will be given lat· er in the school year, with Feb. ruary 1 set as the final dead- lin. for the wrillen t.st. This announcement, numbered 414, covers summer employment in four general groups of jobs. ' G r 0 UP I includes jobs in grades GS-l through GS-4 and 1SHOWBOAT I FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24 " BANN'NO" (101 Mi".) R:obert Wagner, Anianette Comer, Jill St. John 7:00 P.M. (Drama) Golf and sex mix quite well in this tole of a professional golfer who cons his way into on exclusive club as onislent pro. His winning ways, both on end off the course will hold your interest. Behind the leenes of golf! (Ad ult.) Short: " Lion Around" (7 Min.) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 --MATI NEE-- " U.TMAN" (lOS Min.) Adam We.t 1:00 P.M. ~orts: " Voodo ISoaboo" (7 Min.) "Coptain Marnl" No. 12 (Last) (17 Min,) -EVENINO- "SULLIVAN'S EMPIRE" (15 Min.) Mortin Milner, Arch Johnson, linden Chile. 7:00 P.M. (AdYenture) Three Ion. seek their father who hos crosh.d in South American jungle. Their attempt to manage his plantation is beset with unfriendly Indians, etc. It's the Amazon jungle vs. the Sullivan Brothers. Action. (Adult, Youth, Mature Children.) .uwt.: " Littl. Telnilloin" (7 Min.) " Island Empir. " (1. Min.) SUNDAY·MONDAY NOVEMBER 26-27 " CASINO ROYALE" (130 Min,) Peter Sellers, Ursula Andren, David Niven 7:00 P.M. (Sup.r Spy Drama/ Comedy) A wild, wacky, conglomeration that you'll happily find hard 10 believeI EVERYBODY'S JAMES BONDI And SMERSH gives 'em all kinds of trouble, A host of stafl and a bevy of beauties make this a dillyl (Adult.) TU ESDAY·WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28-29 "EL DORADO" (1 26 Min.) John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Charlene Holt 7,00 P.M. (Wut.,n) Two of your favorite, team up to tell of a gunfighter who wants only peace, but who gets tangled up in a land dispute and has to help hi, sheriff pal settle the war. It's a TOPNOTCH, action. fill.d adventure in every day. (Adult, Youth, Mature Children.) THURSDAY.FItIDAY NOV. 3O-DEC. 1 " THE BIG MOUTH" (107 Min.) Jerry Lewis, Suson Bay 7:00 P.M. (Com.dy) Jerry goes fishing and latches on to a secrel that there is a fortune in diamonds hidden in a nearby hotel. His merry mix·ups with gangsters and two pretty girl, leave a hilarious trail of fun. Lough a minute Lewisl (Adult, Youth, Chil- dren.) Short: " Destination Mogoo" (7 Min.) Tho ugh t for. the month: Don't try to beat bad traffic conditions. Try to 'live wit h them. PFS-4 (Post Office Seasonal As- sistant). These jobs are found in most Federal activities, in- cluding Naval Weapons Center, China Lake and NWC Corona Laboratories. Group I jobs are to be filled from a list of eligibles resuIt- ing from the Summer Employ- ment Examination. Applicants must be age 18 or high school graduates who are at least 16 years old. Application must be made by Application Car d Form 5000-AB to: Sum mer Employment Examination, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20415. Applications received by: De- cember 8, will be scheduled for examination on Jan u a r y 13; January 5, scheduled on Feb- ruary 10, and February 1 scheduled on March 9. Since applicant registers will be issued for use after the Jan- uary 13 test, interested persons are urged to make early appli- cation. The 5 U m mer employment examination has been revised so all applicants must ref i Ie and take the written test re- gardless of the fact that they may have passed a similar test in previous years. Group II jobs do not require a written examination but are located only in the Forest Ser- vice, U.S. Geological Sur v e y, Department of State and Vet- eran's Administration. Group III jobs are in grades GS-5 and above, require at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and are to be found in many Federal activities, including Naval Wea- pons Center, China Lake and Corona. Applicants for Group III jobs s••king employment at NWC, China Lake or Corona, !hould forward applications to Person- nel D.partment Employment Division (Cod. 652)_ Group IV jobs are mostly la- borer jobs with no education or experience requirements and are located in only certain Fed- eral activities. Age and eXperIenCe requIre- ments vary for Group II, III and IV jobs, so applicants s h 0 U 1d review requirements specified in the examination announcement before filing. In- terested applicants should file Application Form 57 with the Federal activity in which em- ployment is sought. Deadline for filing applications is April 15 for Group II, III and IV jobs. Application forms and An- nouncement information for all Groups are available from col- lege placement offices, m.o 5 t post offices, I n t era Q e n c y Boards of Examiners, U.S. Civ- il Service Commission and the Personnel Departm.nt Employ- ment Office, N a val Weapons Center. From _______________ STAMP TO ROCKETEER Hunter Bags-Bob Cat HARD-SHOT TROPHY - Lloyd Stair of the NWC Public Works Department, Machine Shop holds his hard-won Bob Cat downed after six shots and tracking, two miles back in the mountain. behind the Rifle Range south of Ridgecr.st. Stair said the frisky cat ran out from behind a rock forma. tion in front of him, but he managed to get off a round of bird-shot with his 12-gauge, auto-loading shotgun. Aft e r chasing the cat for almost two miles, he finally managed to kill the wounded animal. Stair spends his spare hours hunting collon tail rabbits in the back lands and stated he also down.d a Bob Cat last year_ Friday, November 24, 1967 Overseas Yule Mail Deadline Set At Dec. 1 Deadline for all Christmas mail to members of the Armed Forces overseas - including those in the Viet Nam war zone - is December I, according to postal officials. Th. date is .stablish.d for all letters, greeting cards and pac· kages, under five pounds, be- ing sent at surface rates. Airmail-packages and cards - may be mailed up to Decem- ber 11 to servicemen in the oversea zones. Domestic mail to U.S. points, s h 0 u I d meet the following deadlines. Domestic air mail, gifts and packages by December 19. Domestic surface mail to dis- tant states; packages by De- cember 4, and cards by Decem- ber 10. Either may be mailed by December 13 if addressed to nearby states. And, postal officials stated, even if domestic air mail is being used to overseas areas, it should be mailed by Decem- ber 10, and if to areas not serv- iced by regular, scheduled air service, by December 1. Chief of Police To Tell Nurses Youth Problem All n u r s e s in the Indian Wells Valley are invited to hear Ridgecrest Police Chief George Wbaley speak at the regular meeting of the Indian Well s Valley Nurses Club next Mon- day, November 27, in the Com- munity Center at 7:30 p.m. Chief Whaley will talk to the n u r s e s about juvenile delin- quency and the LSD problem. The nurses have been asked to bring with them non-perish- able foods for the holiday bas- kets of the Christmas season. AIAA Will View Proiect Planning WELCOME ABOARD - En- sign Chri.topher B. Town- send reported aboard recent- ly to take over as Data An- alysis and Mat.ri.l Control Officer. A native Californian, Ensign Townsend was gradu. at.d from the Univ.rsity of California at Santa Barbara prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in January, 1967. He att.nded Aviation Offic.rs Candid.te School in Pensaco- la, Florida, where he receiv· ed his commission. Town. •end re.ide. with his wife, Marilyn, at 201-B Fowler on the Center. Bob McKenzie, administrative assistant for the Special Assist- ant to the Office of the Techni- cal Director, will talk to mem- bers of China Lake's American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at its November luncheon meeting next Wednes- day. McKenzie will discuss th e procedure by which the needs of the Fleet are transmitted to the planners in the Chief of Naval Operations office, the n translated into projects like those at the Naval Weapons Center. He calis this a two-way process, in which the various Naval laboratories also respond to the needs o,f the Fleet in pro- posing projects for considera- tion. The AIAA luncheon meeting will begin at 11:30 in the Sun Room of the Officers' ClUb. Mr. McKenzie lives at Chin. Leke with hi. wife C.rol • n d two children Luke, 7, .nd Mi., 2. He received hi. B.s. in p.y. chology from Ohio St.te Un~ versity .nd hi. M.S. in public .dministr.tion from USC. He .... been employed here .ince 1954 except for • two ye.r pe. riod when'" worked .s • prof· It pl.nner for • bank. All AIAA members and oth- er interested pe~ple are invit- ed to attend this meeting. Fur- ther information may be ob- tained from the China La k e Chapter Chairman, Fred Zarlin- go, of the Propulsion Develop- . ment Department. Influenza Shots To Be Given Two Days Next Week Influenza vaccine will be giv- en to dependents of all milita- ry personnel, six years and old- er, and to Civil Service emplo- yees at the Center Hospital on the following dates and times: Tuesday, November 28, 1 - 4 p.m.; Wednesday, November 29, 8-11 a.m., and 1-4 p.m. This program is mlndatory for military personnel u n Ie •• they are allergic to chickens, eggs, or fe.thers or have been i m m u n i • e d within the pa.t year. Influenza vaccine is offered to Civil Service employees and dependents of military person- nel, active and retired, on a voluntary bas i s. There is no charge for the immunization. Dependents of Civil S e r vi c e employees are ·not eligible to receive influenza vaccine. I ; \ • .. FourNWCCiviliansHono , Presenteel Top Navy Awarels Dr. Pierre Sf. Amand Recognized For Distinguished Civilian Service BY MILT SHEELY More than 100 military, civil- L-______________~:______________________________________________________________J ian personnel, their wives and guests, braved a drizzling rain and cold, damp desert weather to attend a noon Awards Luncheon at the Officers' Club to honor four distinguished ci- vilians for their achievements as members of the Naval Weap- ons Center team. Award is presented to you. Your eHorts have enhanced your Nation's posture through your prof.uional capability and scientific dedication. 1 w 0 u I d like to extend a most sincere commendation for your t r u I y outstanding effort." Vol. XXII, No_ 47 ...".1 WM"""" C......., Chin. L..... Callfomi. Fri., Nov_ 24, 1967 One of the h i g h • s t Navy awards a civilian can receive was pr•••nt.d to Dr. Pi.rr. St. Amand (Cod. 502) by Rea r Admiral P. A. Holmberg, Assis- tant Commander for R.s.arch and T.chnology, Naval Air Sys- t.ms Command, Washington, D.C. St. Amand received the Dis- tinguished Civilian S e r vic e Award in recognition and ap- preciation of the distinguished services set forth in the follow- ing citation signed by the Sec- retary of the Navy. "For his sustained outstand- ing performance benefitting the Navy and the Nation, and through his special endeavors, expertise and leadership, Pierre St. Amand earned for himself the respect of military and ci- vilian agencies in all segments of tbe Department of Defense and brought great honor to the Department of tbe Navy. He is richly deserving of the Navy's Distinguished Civilian Service Award," In accepting his award, Dr. St. Amand said, "I feel that re- ceiving this award is for every- body in this room because the thing that we did could not have been done wit h 0 u t the help of everybody on the Nav- al Weapons Center ... " ... I am certainly deeply grateful for this honor, not on- ly to those who bestowed it up- on me, but to those of you who made it possible - thank you all." M a ur i c. L. Hamm (Code 3536) r.ceived the s.cond high- .st Navy award present.d to civilians. In making the award presentation, Admiral Holm· berg read the citation, in part: "The Navy Superior Civilian Service Award is the sec 0 n d high.st award that can b. giv- .n in the Navy .ith.r by the Secretary or by the S y st. m s Commander." SMILES OF APPROVAL - Pierre St. Am- and (c.nter), holds his Distinguish.d Civili- .n Service Award and Medal (not shown), as Capt. M. R. Etheridg. (I), Commander, Naval W.apons Center and RAdm. P. A. Holmberg (r), who made the p....nt.tion on behalf of the S.cr.tary of the Navy, admire St. Amand's achievements for "Sustained Outstanding Performance." Three other NWC men also were awarded. Cap t a i n M. R. Eth.ridge, NWC Command.r added his congratulations to St. Amand and said, in part: "It is wit h great pl.asur. that the N a v y Distinguished Civilian Service A letter from the Command- er, Naval Air Systems Com- mand stated, "Through his ini- tiative and exceptional efforts, Mr. Hamm has contributed to the completion of the signifi- cant phase of an important pro- ject. His professional attitude and ability under adverse con- ditions in his capacity for ac- complishing innumerable ob- (Continued on Page 3) NAF, Rescue Teams Lift Two from Crash BY JOHN R. McCABE Two members of a Van Nuys family of four, the mother and one daughter, were rescued from the wreckage of the i r light plane at 7500 feet in the Sierras above Little Lake, and airlifted out in an NAF helicop- ter at 1 a.m. last Tuesday mor- ning. The Cherokee was being flown from Bishop to Van Nuys by Tom Sweet, who played the "White Knight" in a TV com- mercial, with his wife Jody and daughters Karen, 13, and Kelly, 10, and was reported ov- erdue. Tom S wee t and his daughter Kelly died in the crash. An Army light plane fro m Fort Irwin, and a Civil Air Pa- trol plane from Lancaster, op- erating in a search operation with a total of eight CAP and two Army craft, spotted the crashed Piper Cherokee Mon- day afternoon. Operating on a rugg.d moun· tain slope during a driving rain storm, an NAF H-34 h.licopter pilot.d by LCdr. D. W. Str.y, USN, with Maj. R. L. P.terson, USMC, as copilot, airlifted Mrs. Sweet and Karen Sweet direct to the Ridg.cr.st Hospital at 2 a.m. Tu••day. Members of the lWV Rescue Team, headed by Dall Hughes, and China Lake Mountain Res- cue Group, headed by Dr. Carl Heller, arrived at the c r ash site 11 p.m. Monday and ren- dered aid to the survivors. The two survivors are report· ed to be in a satisfactory con- dition at the Ridgecrest Hospi. tal. Lt. Col. Peach, Post Aviation Officer at Fort Irwin, was fly- ing a U-6 Beaver when his pas- senger Sgt. Crimmins first spot. ted the wreckage. The wrecked plane and its surviving passen- gers were then spotted and identified by Chief War ran t Officer George A. Cordingly, Jr., a search pilot from the CAP's San Fernando Squadron No. 35, flying a T-6. The rescue teams from the Valley sent 21 men to the area of the crash. They established a base camp at Sterling Aque- duct Station, a mile and a half north of the Little Lake Hotel. and sent several of the group to the crash site, 200 feet from the top of a peak in a rugged area, Monday n i g h t. Tuesday morninK members were flown (Cont.inued on PI"e 3) TOP CIVILIAN A WAR 0 S - Top D.part- ment of the Navy Civilian Service Awards w.r. pr.s.nt.d members of the Naval Wea- pons Center team during award ceremonies "' the NWC 0 f fie e r s' Club. Maurice L_ H.mm (I) earned the Navy Superior Civili- In S.rvic. Award, while H. G_ Wilson, Act- ing Technical Director, NWC, presented Ch.rles M. Cordell the Navy Meritorious Ci- vilian Servic. Award. St.ph.n M. Lillie (r) was presented the Navy Meritorious Civil· ian Service Award by Capt_ M_ R. Eth.ridge, Command.r, NWC, on behalf of the Depert- ment of the NIVY. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1967,Rktr11.24.1967.pdf,Rktr11.24.1967.pdf Page 1, Rktr11.24.1967.pdf Page 1