Bicycling: Not Just A Sportby Nancy Brannon

They come from all areas aroundSt. Louis, as far as seventeen milesand as near as three miles, arrivingfor a day of work at the AerospaceCenter. But these individuals do notcommute in a car, like the averageJohn and Jane Doe. They come ontheir bicycles.

As many as L5 individuals a dayride bikes to their job at the Center,almost twice the number of peoplethat rode last year. Most of themride for two reasons - energy con-servation and exercise.

John Doty, SDDSB, rides his biketo work year round, except when itsnows. Commuting to work on hisbike began about two years agowhen he and his wife decided theycouldn't afford another car, or thegas to put in it. Also, it was a goodway to get regular daily exercise.

"I feel mentally and physicallybetter after bicycling in to work,and in turn I am more productive,"commented John. "I also feel I amconserving energy, especially whenI see one person driving a bigeight-cylinder car to work by him-self."

John rides three miles to work,and says a major problem for bik-ers, besides the obvious traffic, isglass on the road. In two monthstime he had 20 flat tires, but cre-dited most of them to slightly worntires. He carries a repair kit, but forhim it is easier to stop at a fillingstation for repairs since there aremany on his route. He estimates,though, that an experienced bikercan repair a flat in about L0 or 15minutes.

John wears a helmet when ridingto work on his bike. He was con-vinced he needed one after a freakaccident that occurred on his way towork one morning. When he wasabout to enter the main gate, hereached down to retrieve his badgewith one hand and applied the brakewith the other hand. Evidently, itwas applied harder than he ex-pected and he was thrown over thefront of his bike, suffering a con-cussion and hospitalization for fourdays. Since that experience, he hasconvinced others from the Centerto also wear helmets. "I considermyself a safe bike rider," saysJohn, "but accidents can happen toanyone."

After arriving at work, whichtakes John about 18 minutes traveltime, he showers in the basement ofBldg. 25. (There are two showerstalls located in the men's re-stroom.) There are also showersavailable in the men's and women'srestrooms in the Photo Iab locatedin the basement of Bldg.36.

Most of the Center bike riderstravel between three and sevenmiles to work one way, but several

employees cover quite a bit ofground enroute to their jobs. Bob'Pankey, SDCB, travels the longestdistance of the bicyclists, comingL7 miles from Spanish Lake andspending an hour in travel time.Charles Denney, SDCB, has a 13mile trip from Kirkwood, and ToddWagner, GDCT, and Cliff McVay,SDCB pedal 11 miles from SouthCounty and Rock HiIl, respectively.

A few employees in one workarea seem to have caught the feverfrom each other to bike it to work.Herman Easterly, Mark Fahey, BillRandall and Judy Spoering all workin GDCB. "I think we've all kindainspired one another," stated Judy."Sometimes, four or five of us willall come in on our bikes together,sorta like a bike pool. This makes itmuch safer, because we are moreeasily spotted by motorists," shesaid.

AII Center employees the Orien-tor talked with who ride their bikesto work agreed that one must beextremely defensive when ridingbecause of automobile traffic. "Youcan't daydream or be looking at thescenery when riding your bike,"commented one of the bikers, "be-cause you never know when some-one will open a car door, or pull outfrom a parking lot, or incidentssuch as that."

Whatever the reason, whether itbe exercise or energy conservation,most of the bicyclists talked withenjoy riding their bikes to work,feel better and more productivewhen they get to the Center, and aredoing their part toward the conser-vation of energy.

John Doty arrives on bicycle through the main gate to beginanother work day. He rides his bike to work nearly every day ofthe yearn except when it snows.

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER

Vol. XXll, No.12

Special Recognition For Retiree Reunion SetCenter From ASP

June 6, 1 980

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Rex McHail, national president ofthe American Society of Photo-grammetry, presents a special cer-tificate of recognition to AerospaceCenter Director, Col. Robert Burns,for the Center's support of the re-cent ACSM-ASP National Conven-tion in St. Louis. It was the firsttime in the history of the societythat such a certificate had beenpresented to an agency. "The con-vention was the best in history,"said McHail, "and had it not beenfor the dedicated effort of Centeremployees and the support of

Center management the successwould not have been possible."

McHail was in St. [ouis to ad-dress an evening meeting of the St.Louis region of ASP. At the meetinghe again praised the work of Centeremployees and the long term ef-forts of region members. Duringthe meeting the National Presidentwas presented with a check for$10,000 from Convention Director,George Cline as part of the ASPshare of convention proceeds. Al-together ASP and ACSM both re-ceived $25,000 each, the largest

amount ever returned to thesocieties by any of their nationalconventions.

Affirmative ActionCommittee Formed

commendations to the Director andthe Equal Employment OpportunityOffice.

Chairing the committee will beJohn Kristmann of PR. Serving asmembers will be: Richard Lininger,PO; Mrs. Gail Evans, EO: Paul Mor-ton, CM; Lt. Col. Donald Bean, LO;and James Nelson, GD, who willrepresent all departments.

Carto grapher Helps Make rlRoadtt Easierby David L. Black

There is an old hill country sayingthat reads, "If you haven't traveledthe road before you don't knowwhere the bumps are."

That particularly applies tofamilies such as that of Lee Sturmof the Aerospace Center, who haveexperienced the problems as-sociated with a child who has a lifethreatening disease and the tragedywhich is sometimes the result.

"There are all kjnds of problemsthat effect the child and the familyunit. Problems that can't be im-agined unless you've experiencedthe situation," said Sturm.

But the problems must be over-come and they can be, especiallywith the help of others who have"traveled the road and know thebumps."

To help others Lee and his wifebecame a part of a parent group in

L976 called the Candle Lighters. Itis a self-help group associated withCardinal Glennon Hospital thatmeets to discuss mutua-l problems,hear special lectures and do thingsto help one another and the chil-dren. Such things as parties for thechildren in the hospital, refurbish-ing of rooms for parent lounges anddevelopment of special care units.A similar parent organization calledCURE exists at St. Louis Children'sHospital.

One of the problems both groupsnoted was the need for a specialtype of family housing for parentswhose children were being caredfor at the institutions. Sleeping inIounge chairs night after nightwhen you're miles away from homeand relatives is'a burden that thegroups felt could be remedied.

But as small groups buying land,furnishing houses, changing zoning

codes proved almost unsurmounta-ble until the groups heard aboutThe Ronald McDonald House con-cept that began in Philadelphia in1,969.

The concept started when thedaughter of Philadelphia Eaglefootball player Fred Hill begantreatment for leukemia. He notedthe lack of a comfortable, conve-nient and economical place for pa-rents from outlying areas to stayduring the course of their child'shospital treatment. He enlisted thehelp of his fellow team members,Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,and McDonald's Restaurants to lo-cate such a facility. An older homenear the hospital was purchasedand renovated.

The two St. Louis parent groupsliked the idea and decided to form aseparate organization, Children'sContinued Page 2

The second step toward the for-mation of an MC&G Alumni Associ-ation will take place June 27th inthe Aerospace Center 2nd StreetDining Hall when the first organizational meeting is held.

The first step in the formationprocess (the survey of interest an-nounced in the April 1.1 Orientor)indicated a retiree interest in suchan association. The article had indi-cated tflat the association would ex-pect to provide a means of continu-ing social contact for Center civilian and military retirees; a methodof sharing interests and experi-ences; a way to encourage the ex-change of ideas for the mutual be-nefit of members and the estab-lishment of a clearing house for theexchange of information and ideas.

The initial meeting on the 27thwill begin at 7:00 p.m. and is de-

The Director has announced theformation of an Affirmative ActionCoordinating Committee to monitorthe Aerospace Center AffirmativeAction Plan. The group is chargedwith overseeing the plan's im-plementation and with talking withemployees at all levels to determinethe problem areas or successful ac-complishments.

The committee will make re-

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signed to renew acquaintances; dis-cuss by-laws; membership; dues;frequency of meetings; organiza-tion name; and to elect officers.

Retirees are encouraged to attendbut if schedules do not permit anyremarks about the organization thatindividuals would like discussedcan be forwarded to anyone of thethree organizers prior to the meet-ing. The organizers are: Al Poert-ner, Arsenal Credit Union, St. LouisAFS, Mo. 63118 (Ph. 314771,-5050);Tom Finnie, Route 2 Box 239, Gil-bertsville, Ky. 42OM (Ph. 502-362-8120); and Bill Riordan,2109 FredaDrive, Vienna, Ya. 22L80 (Ph. 70393SOL73).

Individuals planning to attend themeeting should contact Al Poertnerso that the proper amount of re-freshments can be ordered.

Celebrate

Toaslmasters DMAAC Women's ClubInstallation of Officers

AnniversaryThe Aerospace Center Toast-

masters Club celebrated its thirdanniversary at the May 22 meeting.Anniversary cake and projectspeeches were enjoyed by all at-tending.

Election of new CIub officers wasalso held. The following activemembers were elected and willserve the July to December 1.980term of office: president - KentKenniston/CDCCA ; educationalvice president - James Waskow/SDCP; administrative vice presi-dent - Promise Taylor/PPGD; sec-retary - Charles Piller/GDDP; trea-surer - Jessie Jones/GDGA;sergeant-at-arms - Bill Mantin-band/CDABB.

Toastmasters is open to all Aerospace Center civilian and militarypersonnel who have a desire to im-prove their communication, listen-ing, and leadership abilities. Formore information contact KentKenniston, CDCCA, ext. 4044.

MortgageProblems?Rising prices can make it dif-

ficult for homeowners to meetmonthly mortgage payments.

If you are experiencing difficultywith monthly payments the De-partment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment recommends youcontact your mortgage holder assoon as possible.

Lenders may be able to offer re-cbmmendations but you must helpprepare a plan that will eventuallymake it possible for you to makethese monthly mortgage paymentson time.

Uuually lenders will rowork your

The DMAAC Women's Club heldtheir Installation of Officers lun-cheon on May 8. Anna Exler (pic-tured above, far left) presided overthe ceremony, presenting apricotsilk roses to the retiring officersand red silk roses to the incomingofficers.

Officers installed at the luncheonwere: (second from left to right),Marilyn Kulick; first vice.presidentPatricia McKenney; recording sec-retary Helen Schuld; and treasurer

Elaine Moore. Not present weresecond vice-president Jane Knon-berg and corresponding secretaryEvelyn Macomber. They were laterinstalled at the board meeting onMay L4.

AIso present at the luncheon wasDaisy Rey from the JudevineCenter for Autistic Children. Shewas presented a check for $1,000from the Women's Club for theJudevine Center.

Flag Day June 14

"l Arn Your Flag"I have fought battles, but I prefer the untroubled air

of a world at peace.I am your flag. I represent the freedom of all people

and I fly high for the world to see. My gentle rustlingin the breeze sounds out the warning to those whowould bury me that below are people dedicated toliberty.

For those who have perished for my right of free-dom of flight, those who will die, and indeed, for thosewho would live, I stand as a symbol of freedom-lovingpeople.

I have been carried into battle in faraway lands,always in the cause of freedom. I am blood-stained,torn and many times wearied and saddened by thethousands who have paid the supreme sacrifice. Don'tlet it all be for nothing.

June 14 is my day - Flag Day. Be proud of what Irepresent and display me for all to see.Whether you chll me "Old Glory", "Star-Spangled

Banner", or "Stars and Stripes", I shall fly forever asa symbol of your freedom, as I did for your ancestorsand as I shall for your sons and daughters.

I am your flag.IlRoadtt Easier

Continued from Pg. 1Oncology Services of Metro St.Louis Inc., to pursue the concept forSt. Louis.

This group, of which Sturm ispresident, began their pursuit in1978 and in April of this year .an-nounced the development of aRonald McDonald House in St.Louis. Located at 4381 West PineBoulevard, the site is near both ofSt. Louis'major medical centers forchildren and is in the process ofbeing renovated by Children's On-r^l^-., a--,1^-- Ca I ^r.i- l-..-l^.,^

for a great portion of the purchaseand renovation but operational ex-penses must come from otherareas. Assistance is needed in get-ting furnishings, linens, dishes, etc.Organizations looking for projectscan contact Sturm or the Children'sOncology Services at 863-0005.

"The project has grown from thecommunity to become an integralpart of the community," said Sturm.And he stressed, "Througll all thediscussions and negotiations aboutbrick, mortar, money and

New HTC deputyCapt. Virgil J. Johnson, USN, has been named deputy director,

Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (DMAHTC). Herenlace CaDt. Jeck L. Blackwell. USN. whn hen served ln that canacitv ni

replace Capt. Jack L. Blackwell, USN, who has served in that capacity siOctober 1.978.

Captain Johnson's first DMA assignment was to the HydrographiCenter. After cochairing the group which implemented the merger ofHydrographic and Topographic Centers, he became the first deputy direc-tor for Plans and Requirements of the newly formed Center, and hasin that position since September 1978.

Professional secretarySharon C. Miller, Certified Professional Secretary, and wife of John

Miller, SDCOB, was selected 198G81 "Secretary of the Year" byUndbergh Chapter of the National Secretaries Association (Internationalat their recent Secretaries Week Luncheon.

Sharon is employed by St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood as administra-ive assistant to the president, Sister Catherine Durr. She is also assistant

to their governing board.Judging was based on education, CPS rating, business experience, N

tional Secretaries Association activities, poise, appearance and the abilityto answer direct questions from t}le contest judges.

Clowning aroundDonald L. Nauert and Henry O. Thielemann of SDRCC were the

recipients of a letter of thanks from Joseph P. Teasdale, GovernorMissouri. Nauert and Thielemann are members of the Missouri KnightsColumbus Clown Club and had participated in the annual Easter Egg Hat the Executive Mansion in Jefferson City, Mo.

"Your participation was a highlight of the day's activity and I am suwill long be remembered by the children. We admire your ability to brilhappiness to the faces of these special children," commented the letter.

MD DegreeElizabeth Ann Droege, daughter of Emily Droege, GAD, received her

of Medicine degree in May from Washington University.Dr. Droege will begin her residency in surgery at the Medical College

in Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, Wis. in July.

Usually lenders will rework yourmortgage only under certain condi-tions. The unpaid balance would beincreased by the amount overdue.Then the lender may temporarilyreduce or suspend your regularmonthly mortgage payments, orhave the home mortgage loan in-sured by the HUD Federal HousingAdministration.

As a last resort to protect yourfuture credit rating, lenders mayadvise homeowners the best way toprotect their investment is to sell it.In cases where there is danger offoreclosure, lenders may advisesigning the property over to them.

For advice or assistance in keep-ing your home, call the FederalHousing Administration if they in-sured the loan, or call the VeteransAdministration if they guaranteedthe loan. Local organizations offercredit counseling; credit unions,labor unions and some religious orsocial services agencies may helptoo.

The ORIENTOR is an officialnewspaper, published bi-rrueekly onFriday by and for the personnelof the Defense Mapping AgencyAerospace Center, at St. Louis,Missouri, as authorized by DoDlnstruction 512O.4. Opinions ex-pressed herein do not necessarilyrepresent those of the DoD.

Col. Roben C. BurnsDirector

David L. BlackChief, Public Affairs Office

Editor

Nancy BrannonAsst. Editor

cology Services. St. Louis is uniquein that it is the only city wherea Ronald McDonald House servestwo children's hospitals.

The three-story dwelling is pre-sently being converted into amulti-family facility, complete withkitchen, laundry and recreationareas. It will be a preferable alter-native to parents sleeping in hospi-tal lounges or incurring additionalexpenses for lodging. Presently,two thirds of all children treated atChildren's and Cardinal GlennonHospitals come from outside the St.Louis area. "We had a 15 monthsearch for property," said Sturm,"but we had a lot of great help fromthe McDonald people and othergroups here in St. Louis."McDonald's is picking up the tab

brick, mortar, money andmortgages, we've never forgottenthat the underlying force behindthe Ronald McDonald House project is the dedication and love thatresults from the establishment of ahome where parents and childrencan share their anxieties as well astheir hopes with others who are fac-ing the awesome reality of a lifethreatening illness."

The house will be a home-awayfrom home for the families of chil-dren who must receive hospitaltreatment for cancer, leukemia,heart defects and other serious dis-eases.

Lee Sturm is a cartographer byprofession but his avocation is tohelp smooth the bumps in the roadfor others who may be just begin-ning the journey.

New DMA General Visits

Brig. Gen. Donald O. Aldridge,USAB signs the visitor's regis-ter in the Director's Office dur-ing his recent visit to the Aero-space Center. General Aldridgeis the new deputy director ofthe Plans and RequirementsDirectorate, HQ DMA. He washere for a general orientationon the Center's mission andproducts.

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RODUC

DMA Data Base Key to Simulator ProgramIn Hollywood the term simulation

applies to creating a scene thatlooks like the real thing trut isn't.The creation is done with fakescenery, camera angles, lightingtechniques, film editing and a list ofthings that goes on and on. It evenincludes stunt people and stand-insat times.

Within the military flying com-munity the word simulation is alsoused and while it may have a similar meaning to the Hollywoodscenario the means of simulationdeal more with electronics and a lit-tle known to I{ollywood organiza-tion in St. Louis called the Aerospace Center.

Military flight simulators haveexpanded in usage during the pastdecade as economic and energyconsiderations have impacted themilitary budgets and as electronictechnology has continued to be-come more sophisticated.

The flight training simulatorprograms of the military providesthe pilot and bombardier/navigatortraining in the complete aircraftmission including pre-flight, takeoff, enroute, missionaccomplishment, landing, post-flight and emergency proceduresand malfunctions. The entire train-ing environment is under the con-trol of flight and tactics instmctorswitltout the risk of actual flight.

The simulators must have realis.tic simulation of the flight charac.terlstlcr throuqhout ths sntlre

DRLMS reproduces the radar videonormally observed on the radar in-dicator in actual flight. Through theuse of the simulated displays, theaircrew can learn to identifytargets and to interpret varioustypes of returns. Areas of terrainand cultural features are digitallyrepresented by their relative re-flectance and elevation. The infor-mation is stored on disc files. TheDRLMS digital processor deter-mines the area illuminated by theradar beam from the aircraft's pos-ition and attitude and then transfersthe reflectance data for the areafrom memory to the special proces-sor. The processor then modifies

of the world.While each of the weapons sys-

tems has special equipment re-quirements for its particular mis-sion, the simulators adjust to therequirements as does the DRLMSusing the DMA digital data bases.For example, the A6E radar systemprovides for all-weather, low-altitude attack missions with amapping display to allow operatordetection, identification and acquis-ition of the target, plus, terrain in-formation for aircraft safety in lowlevel varying terrain situations. Insimulation, this data is visually preduced for the aircrew from theDRLMS data base.

4tug lllsnur &slL35 YEARS

Harley E. Jennings.

30 YEARSRamon F. Boofer, William H. Burchard, David E. Coggins, Christ-opher J. Dedert, Francis K. Kuenzie, George K. Nishimura, IrvinE. Rogers, McKinley R. Stephens.

25 YEARSHoward A. Baker, Ethel H. Davis, Dimples C. Deruelle, Delores E.Grandidier, Luella H. HermanD, Iawrence Knopfel, patricia J.Massot, John Milligan, Jr., Valera D. Schoen.

20 YEARSlarry L. Dotson, Morris A. Miller, Samuel L. powell, Kenneth E.Quillman, James W. Tancock, James E. yancey.

15 YEARSDavid P. Askew, I"orraine T. Beck, David L. Black, Lee C. Brewer,George E. Callahan, Anna K. Davis, John R. Haddick, Margie A.Pate, Wesley Reed.

10 YEARSRichard V. Bunte, Steven E. Ditterline, Vincent Love, Stephen M.Richter.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE RATINGRichard O. Broaddus, Max G. Hurst, William p. Wall.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE RATING/QUALITY SALARY INCREASE

Inuise M. Calloway, Carl R. Maguire, Vivian J. Upchurch.OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE RATING/SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

Clarence W. Berry, Allen H. Elrod, Robert D. Hodge, Linda A.Kelley, Irene M. Medlock.

QUAI,ITY SALARY INCREASEFrank J. Bendix, James R. Buckridge, Robert G. Edwards, CurtisB. Ward.

SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCEDanny W. Barber, Ronald B. Byerly, Cheryle A. Christiansen, Wil-liam G. Clark, Roy M. Cook, Leroy N. Cooney, Betty L. Cunning,Queen E. Easley, John W. Finklang, Douglas W. Holleman, Theo-dore H. Isringhaus, Jr., Kay K. Kersting, Charles H. Marshall,Susan M. McConnell, Clayton A. Newton, Winford parker, OscarRodgers, Elda L. Rowland, Ronald D. Stacy, Warren J. Tabachik,Robert T. Thompson, Stephen P. Toolen, Phillip F. Von Feldt.

SIDN(]IAT, A(iIIIEVNMNNT AII'A I'N

teristics throughout the entireoperating range of the aircraftbeing simulated and a real worldradar simulation of the terrainbeing flown over in the ,.acted"mission. That's where the Aero-space Center becomes one of theleading characters in the simulationproduction.

Let's look at two weapons sys-tems that recently have begunusing the latest state-of-the-artsimulators for training - theNavy's A6E and EA6B.

The A6E is an advanced all-weather aircraft using multi-moderadar, solid state avionics andnumerous reliability improve-ments. The EA6B is a four seat var-iant of the .A6 and is an electronicwarfare aircraft.

Both systems use the DigitalRadar Iandmass System (DRLMS)to generate the radar ground re-turns in simulation. Through acomputer and special hardware the

The A6E Weapons Systems Trainereach element of the data by the Each of t}'e simulation systemsrange and radar system equations. has cost the Navy in excess of 20All of this electronic conversion million dollars and each greatly de.and simulation is possible because pends upon the centeiproducedof the DRLMS data base, a digital data to operate effectively. As onefile of landmass and culture (eleva- Navy spokesman said of the A6Etion and reflectance data) which simulator, .,. . . a failure to faithfullycan be coordinated with the reproduce the aircraft's radar dis-simulator systems. This data base is play win degrade the A6E weaponsproduced by the Defense Mapping syriem trainer to the point where itAgency and primarily by the Aero will only be a very expensive Oper_space Center. ationat Flight Trainer witfr hrnited

For initial training in the A6E sys- o r no traini n g val ue to t hetem, DMA has digitized an area of bombardier/navigator.,,400,000squaremileswhiletrarf that roday the simurators are opera-area was initially required. for the tional, fully effective units meetingEA6B. Both systems require sub- the requirlments of the entire air_stantial additional areas to support crew thanks to DMA data produc-training in potentially hostile areas ing the ,,scene" in simuration.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDAdele B. LaChance, August J. Ullo.

SUGGESTION AWARDSMichael J. Ronshausen, $500.00; Linda L. Oeser, $265.00; MichaelM. Meenehan, 9125.00; Henry L. Jackson, $92.50; Michael M.Meenehan, $92.50; Eric F. Trupp, $g0.00; Evelyn J. Braden, SZO.OO;Pamela E. Janisch, $70.00; Thurn T. Tarson, $55.00; Ieslie L.Bovier, $50.00; Robert H. Clevenstine, $50.00; Carol J. Cra*fora,q25 90j Gary W. Gann, g25.00; Robert F. Linhoff, Jr., $25.00; JohnA. Mallow, $25.00; patricia J. Nowicki, $25.00; Jamei R. Waskow.

Remember When?

This 'Remember when'photo was submitted by retiree Ray crawford whois now living in san Diego, calif. Ray sent the picture with the followingnote: "seeing the Remember when photo prompted a look into my arc-hives. Enclosed is a reminiscent took back to 1963. Many people wil remember our hectic venrure into Big Time competition." pictured above arethe Missile Bears, Missouri's representatives in the 1963 world slow pitchTournament in Providence, R.I. (IEft to right), Ice Roy Harbeck, phil Riffe(no longer with DMAAC), Bill Rogers, Milton Ochs, Jack Harris, RayCrawford (holding trophy), Tommy Mullins, Bob English, Woody Dalton,Norv Dallas (deceased), Dick sterter, and Bob Long (retired). other teammembers not shown were Harold Hopper, tou Cheli, Moe Kaiser, KenWhidield and CarI Winkler.

Additional May RetirementsMay retirements for which no

background information was previded the Orientor include:

DORIS r.nE, I0SIR, who retiredMay 2 with 34 years,2 months totalFederal service. She spent 29 years,3 months at the Aerospace Centerand was a supply clerk at the timeshe retired.

RICHARD C" FISIIER, CDKR,spent 32 years in Federal service,with 7 years and 10 months of thattime at the Kansas City Office ofthe Aerospace Center. He was a

photographer at the time he retiredon May 16.

EUGENE P. SEALS, SS, a cartog-raphic clerk at the time of his re.tirement, left the Center on May 20.He had 29 years, 5 months totalFederal service, with 19 years, 10months at the Aerospace Center.

CTTARLES W. HELBE& CDKBC,retired on May 30 with 31 years Smonths total Federal service. Hewas a cartographic technician andspent 7 years, 11 months at theKansas City Office of the Aero-

space Center.

JOIIN A. McCLOUD, GADMI,was a warehouseman when he re_tired on May 30. He had 38 years, 1month total Federal service, spend-ing 23 years, 8 months at theCenter.

GRACE E. PALMER, SDDLA, leftthe Center for retirement on May30. She had 8 years, 9 months totalFederal service spending 7 years,Tmonths at the Center where she wasa cartographic clerk. June 6, 1980 Orlentor Page 3

Carto Glass Grads

Recent graduates of cartographic training Class 80-D are: Firstrown left to right: Robert Naylor, Drury College; Edward Schaaf,Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Claire Block, StateUniversity College at Buffalo; Jack Connor, Kansas State Univer-sity; Gary Grimes, Ohio State University. Second row, left to right:Eric Scher, Lyndon State College; Douglas Roberts, Southern Il-linois University, Carbondale; David Solomon, Central MissouriState University; Robert Garrison, University of Missouri at Rolla;Randell Hines, Western lllinois University; George Peterson, Uni-versity of Minnesota; Robert Finneran, University of Kansas.Third row, left to right: Jere Cadoret, Hope College; JosephSpytek, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Richard Deaton,University of Missouri, Columbia; Ronald Stout, BS Penn StateUniversity, Ph.D Florida State University; Arthur Frenzel, Uni-versity of Missouri, Columbia. Not shown: William Ault, BS Uni-versity of Missouri at Rolla, MS University of Missouri at Rolla.

opposite in nafure to the first one asboth teams tried to give the gameaway. The Buffalo Chips, led by thehitting of George Johannigmeierand Ed McGrath, finally won thegame 18 to 1.4.

The Guided Muscles finally putone in the winner's column by de-feating the Master Batters in atime-shortened game 12 to 8. TheGuided Muscles were helped to vic-tory by the fine fielding and hittingof John Tomasovich.

The Jakes, behind the home runpower of Greg Dillow and fine in-

field play, defeated the Panthers 10to 5 to remain unbeaten.

The Twins II also chalked up avictory for the first time this yearas they pounded the Wombats 23 to3 with excellent hitting by Ron God-frey (5 RBIs), and Joe Pfeiffer (6RBIs). The entire Twins II teamseemed to come alive after a slowstart in the 1980 season.

The Wonies defeated the Cougars7 to 4 but no other details were av-ailable.

-Jerry Johnston

Standings As Of May 14Division I

Won Inst TeamDivision II

Won Inst

s0JakesS04lRecaps4032Tavern302SThunderbirds3ll2Panthers321 lL Mqrtar Rrffarc , 7,

Team

MustangsBuffalo ChipsWoniesMisfitsDeacon BluesTwlnr II

DMAAG Men's SoftballQn May 1.5, the Mustangs, behindthe three run homer of BiII Fiedler,defeated the Twins II 8 to 5. TheWombats, leading at one time 1.5 to5, fell to the improving DeaconBlues 25 to 15 for the Deacon Bluesfirst win of the year.

During the week of May 21. to 22,the Recaps remained unbeaten bytrouncing the Panthers 16 to 6. TheRecaps were led by the 4 for 4 per-formance of Don Duncan which in-cluded a home run and 4 RBIs.

The Jakes improved their recordto 4 and 0 by over-powering theRogues 14 to 4 on superb hitting andfielding by Kevin Spitler.

The Misfits, behind the power hit-ting of Sam Scearce and defense ofRoosevelt Finley, pounded theWombats 21. to 0. The entire Misfits'team seemed to break out of a hit-ting slump all at the same time.

The Tavern remained undefeatedby whipping the Twins II 17 to 4.The Tavern was led by the hitting ofTom Dufford, Scott Gibson andSteve Wa]lach.

The Thunderbirds, coached byStan Allen, squeaked past a muchimproved Guided Muscles team 15to 14 in a real duel down to the wire.

The Wonies, behind the hitting ofGordon Johnson and many others,ran past the Hollywoods 1.9 to 7 toimprove their record to an even.500, 2 and 2.

The Mustangs, with three runhome runs by Mike Link, Bill Gil-lespie and Rich Hulsey, gave theBuffalo Chips their first defeat 14to 7.

The Master Batters defeated theCougars 11 to 1 behind the three runhomer of Byron Baidy to even theMaster Batters record at 2 and 2.

On May 28, the Mustangs and theMisfits played an excellent gamewith the Mustangs ending up on topof a 5 to 3 score. Both teams dis-played good defense and pressureplayinc. The Mustansa wero led by

Steve Wallach from the Tavern team smacks another hit to helphis team defeat the Twins II. Pat Reed is the catcher for the TwinsIL

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On May 21 the second week of theseason got underway as the KellyGirls and the Honey Buns were tied7-7 in the fifth inning - but with thedefensive pitching of Nancy Clark,the Kelly Girls were able to get a197 win over the Honey Buns. Inthe second game, after recruitingShirley Anderson as their newpitcher and cleanup hitter, Sunkisswere able to chalk up a win fromthe Baby Blues. The final score was15-12. Down south the Chips gottheir second win with good pitchingby Pat Tolefree and good defenseby Nomia Bryant when they clippedthe Rednecks 8-2.

On May 28 the Baby Blues de-feated the Rednecks (predicted un-derdogs) 13-8. This was the BabyBlues' first win and they did it with

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Graduates of Class 80-E are: First row, left to right: Bradley Dunn,BS Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Kurt Wiedenmann,BS University of Missouri, Columbia; Mark Jessip, BS Universityof Missouri, Columbia; Richard Madrid, BA Boston University.Second row, left to right: Richard Philips, BS Southeast MissouriState University; Michael Dokos, BS University of Missouri, St.Louis; Brian Farmer, BS Northeast Missouri State University;Alan Turco, BA Southwest Texas State University; CharlesSquines, BS Eastern Illinois University; Thomas Wilson, BS Al-legheny College. Third row, left to right: Kirk Tangeman, BS FortHays State University; Joseph Pietrowicz, BS St. Louis University,MS St. Louis University; Susan Essner, BS University of Missouri,Columbia; Nancy Bender, BS Parks College of St. I-ouis Univer-sity; Sally Kienker, BS Lawrence Universityl Karen Kennedy, BSEastern lllinois University; Gary Etter, BS University of Missouri,Columbia. Fourth row, left to right: Richard Bishop, BS MonmouthCollege; McCawley Suits, BS University of Chicago; MichaelPilger, BS Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Standings As Of May 28

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The schedule for the next two weeks:

June 113':30 Lyon #2 Sunkiss vs Honey Buns4:3S Lyons #2 Baby Blues vs Chips3:45 Lemp Kelly Girls vs Rednecks

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The handbook is designed to helpyou find the offices and organiza-tions which help consumers. Itgives brief descriptions of the ser-vices and information Federal

agencies offer. It also lists state andlocal government offices.

Other material offered by thehandbook includes information onhow to handle a consumer problemand what steps or legal action youmay take to solve the complaint.

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the fine hitting performance of EdBarr.

The Buffalo Chips and Hol-lywoods ttren tangled in a game just

a ,.;iTSgt. Charles H. Keeler has re-

ported to the Aerospace Centerafter serving a tour of duty atKadena Air Base, Okinawa. He isreplacing TSgt. Joseph Raimo, whoretired from service, as SecurityPolice Staff Noncommissioned Of-ficer in the Security Office.

He began his Air Force career inAugust 1968 and it has included 18months of service in Vietnam.

Sergeant Keeler is married andhas one daughter. He is a native ofSanta Barbara, Calif.

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the good defensive plays of CaptainPam Digby, Debbie Vickery andBette Friel. In the second game atLyons, the Chips won their thirdgame l2-4 from the Honey Buns.Doris Pettway hit a grand slam anddefense by Antoinette Bridges ledthe Chips to their winr Down souththe Kelly Girls destroyed Sunkiss15-5. Nancy Clark and StretchFialka supplied the Ketly Girls withtwo triples each, along with slug-gers Shirley Cunningham, Bev Bol-linger and Iouise Corcoran.

The Superstars want to thank theumpires for the last two weeks -Jimmy Davis, Tommy Mullins,Jerry Johnston, Mark Beckmann,John Seybert, Steve Wallace, TomBerra and Ron Smith.

-Terri Kramer

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