Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, October 27, 1972 lawrence To Open '72-73 Concert Season Douglas Lawrence, eminent young bari-. tone under the management of S. Hurok, will bring his rich bsritone voice to the stage of the Center Theater next Wednesday, Nov. I, in the first China Lake Civic Concert Association program of the 1972-73 season. Although most of the concert patrons have already purchased season tickets and chosen seats, some season tickets are still available, at $14 and $12. The $17 section is sold out. Students under the age of 22 and enlisted military personnel may purchase season tickets at half price. Single performance admissioo tickets will be on sale at $5 for adults and $1.50 for students and enlisted personnel. These will be available at concert time at the box office. The curtain will rise at 8 o'clock on what 1X"0mises to be an evening of varied en- tertainment. Lawrence's repertoire is wide and ranging and is geared to sbowcase his strong bsss-baritone voice. tequera Sale el Moro," by Cristobal deMorales. The third portion of his program will be four songs by Johannes Brahms - "Die Mainacht," "Sonntag," "Dein Blaues Auge," and "Verrat." The concert will continue with four numbers by Modesta Mussorgsky, entitled '''Songs and Dances of Death," followed by "Don Quichotte," and "A Dulcinea," by Maurice Ravel. Three arrangements by' Ravel also will be sung by Lawrence. They are "Chansons Romanesque," "Chansons Etique," and "Chansons a Voir~. " . The program will close with three num- bers written by Peter Warlock entitled "Pretty Ring Time," "Sleep," and "Jillian of Berry." Lawrence will be accompanied by his wife, Darlene, a brilliant pianist wbo has performed many times in this capacity for her husband He will open the program with "Ye Twice Ten Hundred Dieties," from "The Indian Queen," by Purcell. He will follow that with four more Purcell numbers - "n Music Be the Food of Love," "I'll Sail Upon the Dog- Star," "There's Not a SWain of the Plain," and "Sweeter Than Roses." Lawrence has appeared with the Los Angeles Phitilarrnooic as a soloist, and recently concluded a State Department tour of Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Italy and Israel. Douglas Lawrence, baritone Lawrence will then sing a selection of early Spanish songs. These are "Triste Estaba LeI Rae David," by Alonzo deMudarra; "Con Amores La Mi Madre," by Juan deAnchieta; "Pampano Verde," by Francisco de la TOOTe; "A La Caza, Sus, A Caza," by Mena (?) Gabriel, and "De An- In Hollywood, he has given more than 200 performances on network television, and has dubhed the voices for famous stars in numerous motion pictures. projection that spellbinds. A Iright, open voice of lovely quality, an excellent feel for phrase building, and the sort of dynamic control which allows him to make an exquisite, well-defined trill while singing quieter than a pianissimo, are Lawrence's enviable attributes, demonstrated in a variety of assignments." Arthur Bloomfield, celebrated critic of the San Francisco Examiner, wrote of Lawrence's performance in the 34th Bach Festival, held in Carmel, Calif., " ... The young Los Angeles bass-baritone, ... is a performer with the kind of magnetic The box office at the Center Theater will open at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. ORIENTAL SHOWCASE-Julie Pinney Oem displays a Chinese fertility god and Alice Dubin a Japanese plate, two of the Oriental art Qbiects which will be shown at the Oriental art fair this weekend at the Community Center. Orienta' Art Show To Be He'd at Community Center Oriental Showcase, an exhibit of locally owned art objects spon- sored by the Maturango Museum, will be open to the public this weekend atthe Community Center. Hours are from I to 9 p.m. on Saturday and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Panamint and Sidewinder Rooms will be used for the show and viewers are encouraged to use the east parking lot at the Com- munity Center. Included in the show will he furniture, musical instruments, dishes, cloUling, masks, vases, scrolls, wood block prints and other art objects from China, Japan and Korea-all more than 50 years old A Japanese garden, created in the Panamint Room, will feature bonsai and other plants. A demonstration of Oriental noral arrangement will be given by Tomie Clark at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Mrs. Clark has also agreed to help local residents create their own arrangements and they may Iring their own materials for arranging. Members of Friends of the Museum, a volunteer group that keeps the museum open on weekends, will act as receptionists for the sbow. Refresbments will be served and material explaining the art objects and their period in history will be printed in order to help those at- tending to better undersland the display. Admission is free. Supper Club Entertainment Scheduled at Officers' Club Intimate supper-club en- tertainment will he offered to Indian Wells Valley residents tonight and again on Nov. I, 2, 3, when the China Lake Players present "Lovers and Other Strangers" in the Mojave Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess. All residentsofthe local area are invited to attend, and non- members of the Club will be ad- mitted as guests of the Players and the Officers' Club. Regular dinner prices will in- clude the sbow free of charge, and reservations and information may be obtained by calling Toni Baker at 446-2273. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. and curtain time is 8:30 sharp. Both Friday night performances will be followed by the dance rhythms of the Batuka Band. "Lovers,It a very fwmy set of four one-act comedies, was written by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, and first lX"oduced off- Broadway to rave reviews in 1968. Two USC Profs Plan Visit To NWC on Nov. 10 Two professors from the Univer- sity of Southern California are scheduled to visit the Naval Wea- pons Center on Friday, Nov. 10, to counsel students who are now en- rolled in the USC Graduate Pro- gram in Engineering. The twomen wbo will be here are Nasser Nahi, whose field is elec- trical engineering, and C. Roger Freberg, a mechanical engineer- ing instructor. An appointment for a counseling sessioo can be made by calling the NWC Education Office, phone Ext. 2641, no later than Wednesday, Nov. 8. Critics had a hard time deciding which playlet was the funniest: NBC-TV voted for the third, while the Wall Street Journal and New York Post cast bsllots for the fourth. All four playlets present delightful entertainment and local theatergoers will be able to select their own favorite. The sbow is directed by Ken Austerrnan and is being produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The first playlet, "Brenda and Jerry," is a tale of coofused seduction, starring Chuck Jones and Kathy Hart The second, "Wilma and Johnny," illustrates the hilarity of unrequited married sex and features Judy Vuono and Fred Stablnnan. "Mike and Susan," the third of- fering, is a short social satire on the perils of prospective matri- mony, and stars Uoyd Pohl and Mary Jessberger. The final playlet, "Bea, Frank, Richie, and Joan," is a social satire on the perils of staying married, especially when plagued by a pair of short-sighted parents. Bea and Frank are portrayed by Jacquie Jessberger and fbUph Vuono, their son by Dave Allan, and their daughter-in-law by Gay Gandolfo. From TO SHOWBOAT MOYIE RATINGS The Objective of the ratings is to Infc:rm parents about the suItability Of mOYie content for viewing by their children. (G) • ALL AGES ADMITTEO General A.udlences IPG) • ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental GYklance Suggested (R) • RESTRICTED • Under 17 requ ires accompany· ing Parent Of'" Adult Guardian CS • Cinemucope _ Standard Mov" Scr_" FRI. 27C..i . " TALES FROM THE CRYPT" (STD) (92 Min.) Sir Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins (Horror Drama) A crypt keeper, Sir Ralph Richardson, fOretells the future to five people who've been lost in the catacombs while on a tour. Peter CuShing plays an old man driven to suicide by an unfeeling neighbor, Joan Collins meets her fate in an episode titled " All Through The House," and the last installment proves that the blind are capable of resorting to a par- ticularly v ic ious k ind of revenge _ (PG) SAT_ 28 Oct. -MATINEE- " SUBMARINE X·1" (STD) (89 Min.) James Caan, David Sumner -EVENING- " SONG OF NORWAY"(CS) (l48Min.) Florence Henderson, Toralv Maurstad (Musical) Filmed in Norway. The story deals w ith the life and music of Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, in the 19th Century. ( G ) SUN. & MON . 29·300cl. " SON OF THE BLOS"(STD) (93 Min.) Godfrey Cambridge, Carol Lynley (Science Fiction) Science f iction fans remember that in Steve McQueen's first movie, " The Blob," the alien mass known as the Blob was finally frozen and deported to the North Pole for safekeeping . Geolog i st GOdfrey Cambridge brings a small portion Of the dormant frozen mass back by mistake from the North Pole. He puts the arctic sample in his freezer. and his wife aCCidentally lets it thaw. (PG l TUES. 31 Oct. " STANLEY" (STD) (107 Min.) (Horror Drama) Stanley is an iII- tempered snake whose owner . a Seminole Indian war veteran. tra ins him to put the bile on poachers and other alleged naslies, including an erstwh ile girlfriend who only narrowly misses becoming rattler food. (PG) WED. 1 Nov. CHINA LAKE CIVIC CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS Douglas Lawrence. Sass-Baritone THU RS. & FR I. 2·3 Nov. "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE" (STDI (100 Min.) lee Van Cleef. Stefanie Powers (Western) After his wife is kidnapped. raped. and murdered. lee Van Cleef has an understandable yen for swift justice. and this time there is no need to take the law into his own hands-because he is the law. Violence may Offend some. (PG l Seascapes To Be Art League Subject How to make an oil painting of a seascape will be demonstrated at Monday night's meeting of the Desert Art League by Marsball Merritt, a nationally-known artist from Los Altos. The Art League meeting will be held at the Community Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Merritt, wbo has demonstrated his art techniques and been a judge of art work, recenUy conducted a workshop and onlH1Uln sbow for the Bakersfield Art Association. PLACE STAMP HERE "we rocke'eel Naval Weapons Center China Lake CaUfernla Vol. X XV II Nov. 42 Oct. 'J:l, 1m INSIDE ... Yule Bazaar Planned .... ....... 2 Heart Screening Continues ...... 3 Combined Fed'l Campaign .. .. .4-5 Sports . .........................6 No Hunting on NWC Ranges .....7 Concert Season To Open .........8 Community Forum Slated On Annexation Question Pros and cons on the question of annexing a part of the Naval Weapons Center to the adjoining City of Ridgecrest will be aired during a community forum that will be held next Thursday, Nov. 2, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Murray School multi-use room. Scheduled to be present at this meeting, which is being sponsored by the board of directors of the China Lake Community Council, will be panelists representing involved groups who will explain the annexation proposal in detail. A major portion of the evening's program will be set aside for an- swering questions from the audience. Annexation to Ridgecrest of a Weapons On Helicopters Tested Here Helicopter target acquisition and delivery accuracy tests are currenUy being carried out 00 three Naval Weapons Center range areas by a group of Army airborne cavalrymen. Readily identifiable by their traditional black hats are the men of ATroop from the 1stSquadron of the First Cavalry Division's 9th Cavalry, who hail from Ft. Hood, Texas. Also here are 11 members of the 10lst Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ken- tucky. In conjunction with the Delivery Accuracy Working Group and the Target Acquisition Working Group of the Joint Technical Coordinating Group-Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG-ME) and the Joint Mun- itions Effectiveness Manual-Air to Surface (JMEM-AS), the men of the First Cavalry and IOlst Air- borne are involved in helicopter weapons systems tests which in- clude the use of the 2.75 in. rockets, 4Orrun, 2Omm, and 7.62mm guns. Spearheaded and coordinated by Paul Amundson, Bill Dykema and Paul Homer, of the Weapoos Systems Analysis Division in the NWC Weapons Development Department, the prime objectives of the tests are to obtain ac- curate data in a near operational or controlled environment. It was through Amundson's efforts that the First Cavalry Division (TRICAP) is par- (Continued on Poge 3) Remember To Fill Out Inspection Forms PREVENT FIRE!!! Have you filled out and mail- ed your Home Fire Inspection Form? One was mailed recently to each NWC tenant and the Fire Division of the Security Department is waiting to hear from you. If you did not receive a form or need assistance in filling one out, call Ext. 209S. portion of the NWC housing area, a concept which has been under study since 1968, will he coming up for a vote by China Lake residents on Nov. 7, when balloting also will take place on the election of Community Council precinct reI>' resentatives, who will take office in January and serve two year terms as directors of the NWC civic group. At China Lake Community Council voting booths, which will be located adjacent to the regular Kern County polling places on General Election Day (Nov. 7), China Lake residents will have the opportunity to vote for or against a proposal by the Ridgecrest City Council to annex the Desert Park residential area, the Bennington Plaza shopping area and some non- residential adjoining lands, in order to bring some $60,000 an- nually in tax revenue, which now goes to Kern County, to the City of Ridgecrest. The City Council has pledged to utilize this money for development of the lOO-acre regional park site, located next to the Burroughs High School campus, and for im- provement of and policing of the high school access road. Such action would not result in any physical changes, nor would it effect the Navy's administrative control of the areas involved in the proposed annJ'xation. (Continued on Page 3) $500,000 BLAZE-PHl Marty Millard waded in mud and water up to his knees to record NWC firemen baHling a log-deck fire at the Sierra Pacific Industries sawmill, located north of the Inyo County Line on Highway 395, this past Tuesday evening. The fire, which began early Tuesday morning, was brought under control during the night, but was not contained and extinguished until Wednesday. In the photo above, firemen direct a water jet at a log-deck not yet burning in an effort to keep the sparks that were flying around from igniting the uncut logs. Moretban baH of a Sl million inventory of logs was consumed by the flames. Navy Answers Call for Help In Baftling Costly Fire at Sawmill The Fire Division of the Naval Weapons Center's Security Department, and employees from the Public Works Department, answered a call for help from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office earlier this week to help fight a large blaze at the Sierra Pacific Industries sawmill located north of the Kern- Inyo County line on Highway 395. Also present to lend a hand in battling the conflagration were a pumper truck from the Kern County Fire Department, and borate bombers operated by the United State Forest Service. Inyo County provided a crew of fire fighters. The blaze, which began in a huge pile of sawdust and wood chips, spread to three log decks con- taining approximately a half million dollars worth of logs that had been stored in preparation for sawmill operations during the winter months. Another $500,000 worth of logs also were endangered by the fire, but apparenUy have been saved. The NWC assistance, manpower and equipment were secured about 2 p.m. on Wed- nesday. The fire began at approximately 9 a.m. TUesday and the Naval Weapons Center immediately responded to the call for assistance by dispatching three fire fighting units. One 4-wheel drive crasb truck and a pumper stayed at the blaze, while another pumper was stationed at the Los Angeles aqueduct in order to keep three water tankers (supplied by the (Continued on Page 3) Amount of Fed'i Aid For Local Schools in Doubt The amount of federal aid that will be received for operation of China Lake schools-<>ne of the keystones in the local school district's financial support pic- ture-is still a big, unanswered question here as the third month of the current school year gets under way. appropriation meaSW'e that in- cluded funds for federally im- pacted schools, and keeping a close watch on a debt limit bill that was first passed by the House of Representatives and then killed by the Senate. The debt limit bill gave the President of the United States the authority to implement cutbscks, wherever necessary, sbould the national debt rise above a proposed $250 billion ceiling. LONELY VIGIL-A First Cavalry pilot stands alongside 0 Cobra helicopter after flight tests over the Airport Lake area. The rocket launcher may be seen under the wing of the aircraft. Men of the First Cavalry and the 101st Airborne Divisions, in conjundion with the Weapons Development Department, are conducting helicopter target acquisition and delivery accuracy tests on NWC ranges. For more photos, turn to Page 3of this issue. According to Dr. Sol Spears, superintendent of schools at China Lake, the district has already been sent $400,000 in federal funds on a contingency basis, but he and others · charged with ad- ministration of the district still have no way of knowing what the total amount of federal financial aid for this school year will be. Grant Pinney, the district's assistant superintendent in charge of business, returned last Friday from Washington, D.C., where he had spent most of the preceding week urging support for an earlier It was foreseen here that the proposed debt limit bill would mean a 20 per cent reduction in the amount of federal financial sup- port received by the China Lake Elementary School District, since the most logical place for cuts to be made would be in places where Congress had approved ap- propriations beyond the Presi- dent's original budget proposal. (Continued on Poge 3) , OCR Text: Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, October 27, 1972 lawrence To Open '72-73 Concert Season Douglas Lawrence, eminent young bari-. tone under the management of S. Hurok, will bring his rich bsritone voice to the stage of the Center Theater next Wednesday, Nov. I, in the first China Lake Civic Concert Association program of the 1972-73 season. Although most of the concert patrons have already purchased season tickets and chosen seats, some season tickets are still available, at $14 and $12. The $17 section is sold out. Students under the age of 22 and enlisted military personnel may purchase season tickets at half price. Single performance admissioo tickets will be on sale at $5 for adults and $1.50 for students and enlisted personnel. These will be available at concert time at the box office. The curtain will rise at 8 o'clock on what 1X"0mises to be an evening of varied en- tertainment. Lawrence's repertoire is wide and ranging and is geared to sbowcase his strong bsss-baritone voice. tequera Sale el Moro," by Cristobal deMorales. The third portion of his program will be four songs by Johannes Brahms - "Die Mainacht," "Sonntag," "Dein Blaues Auge," and "Verrat." The concert will continue with four numbers by Modesta Mussorgsky, entitled '''Songs and Dances of Death," followed by "Don Quichotte," and "A Dulcinea," by Maurice Ravel. Three arrangements by' Ravel also will be sung by Lawrence. They are "Chansons Romanesque," "Chansons Etique," and "Chansons a Voir~. " . The program will close with three num- bers written by Peter Warlock entitled "Pretty Ring Time," "Sleep," and "Jillian of Berry." Lawrence will be accompanied by his wife, Darlene, a brilliant pianist wbo has performed many times in this capacity for her husband He will open the program with "Ye Twice Ten Hundred Dieties," from "The Indian Queen," by Purcell. He will follow that with four more Purcell numbers - "n Music Be the Food of Love," "I'll Sail Upon the Dog- Star," "There's Not a SWain of the Plain," and "Sweeter Than Roses." Lawrence has appeared with the Los Angeles Phitilarrnooic as a soloist, and recently concluded a State Department tour of Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Italy and Israel. Douglas Lawrence, baritone Lawrence will then sing a selection of early Spanish songs. These are "Triste Estaba LeI Rae David," by Alonzo deMudarra; "Con Amores La Mi Madre," by Juan deAnchieta; "Pampano Verde," by Francisco de la TOOTe; "A La Caza, Sus, A Caza," by Mena (?) Gabriel, and "De An- In Hollywood, he has given more than 200 performances on network television, and has dubhed the voices for famous stars in numerous motion pictures. projection that spellbinds. A Iright, open voice of lovely quality, an excellent feel for phrase building, and the sort of dynamic control which allows him to make an exquisite, well-defined trill while singing quieter than a pianissimo, are Lawrence's enviable attributes, demonstrated in a variety of assignments." Arthur Bloomfield, celebrated critic of the San Francisco Examiner, wrote of Lawrence's performance in the 34th Bach Festival, held in Carmel, Calif., " ... The young Los Angeles bass-baritone, ... is a performer with the kind of magnetic The box office at the Center Theater will open at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. ORIENTAL SHOWCASE-Julie Pinney Oem displays a Chinese fertility god and Alice Dubin a Japanese plate, two of the Oriental art Qbiects which will be shown at the Oriental art fair this weekend at the Community Center. Orienta' Art Show To Be He'd at Community Center Oriental Showcase, an exhibit of locally owned art objects spon- sored by the Maturango Museum, will be open to the public this weekend atthe Community Center. Hours are from I to 9 p.m. on Saturday and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Panamint and Sidewinder Rooms will be used for the show and viewers are encouraged to use the east parking lot at the Com- munity Center. Included in the show will he furniture, musical instruments, dishes, cloUling, masks, vases, scrolls, wood block prints and other art objects from China, Japan and Korea-all more than 50 years old A Japanese garden, created in the Panamint Room, will feature bonsai and other plants. A demonstration of Oriental noral arrangement will be given by Tomie Clark at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Mrs. Clark has also agreed to help local residents create their own arrangements and they may Iring their own materials for arranging. Members of Friends of the Museum, a volunteer group that keeps the museum open on weekends, will act as receptionists for the sbow. Refresbments will be served and material explaining the art objects and their period in history will be printed in order to help those at- tending to better undersland the display. Admission is free. Supper Club Entertainment Scheduled at Officers' Club Intimate supper-club en- tertainment will he offered to Indian Wells Valley residents tonight and again on Nov. I, 2, 3, when the China Lake Players present "Lovers and Other Strangers" in the Mojave Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess. All residentsofthe local area are invited to attend, and non- members of the Club will be ad- mitted as guests of the Players and the Officers' Club. Regular dinner prices will in- clude the sbow free of charge, and reservations and information may be obtained by calling Toni Baker at 446-2273. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. and curtain time is 8:30 sharp. Both Friday night performances will be followed by the dance rhythms of the Batuka Band. "Lovers,It a very fwmy set of four one-act comedies, was written by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, and first lX"oduced off- Broadway to rave reviews in 1968. Two USC Profs Plan Visit To NWC on Nov. 10 Two professors from the Univer- sity of Southern California are scheduled to visit the Naval Wea- pons Center on Friday, Nov. 10, to counsel students who are now en- rolled in the USC Graduate Pro- gram in Engineering. The twomen wbo will be here are Nasser Nahi, whose field is elec- trical engineering, and C. Roger Freberg, a mechanical engineer- ing instructor. An appointment for a counseling sessioo can be made by calling the NWC Education Office, phone Ext. 2641, no later than Wednesday, Nov. 8. Critics had a hard time deciding which playlet was the funniest: NBC-TV voted for the third, while the Wall Street Journal and New York Post cast bsllots for the fourth. All four playlets present delightful entertainment and local theatergoers will be able to select their own favorite. The sbow is directed by Ken Austerrnan and is being produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The first playlet, "Brenda and Jerry," is a tale of coofused seduction, starring Chuck Jones and Kathy Hart The second, "Wilma and Johnny," illustrates the hilarity of unrequited married sex and features Judy Vuono and Fred Stablnnan. "Mike and Susan," the third of- fering, is a short social satire on the perils of prospective matri- mony, and stars Uoyd Pohl and Mary Jessberger. The final playlet, "Bea, Frank, Richie, and Joan," is a social satire on the perils of staying married, especially when plagued by a pair of short-sighted parents. Bea and Frank are portrayed by Jacquie Jessberger and fbUph Vuono, their son by Dave Allan, and their daughter-in-law by Gay Gandolfo. From TO SHOWBOAT MOYIE RATINGS The Objective of the ratings is to Infc:rm parents about the suItability Of mOYie content for viewing by their children. (G) • ALL AGES ADMITTEO General A.udlences IPG) • ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental GYklance Suggested (R) • RESTRICTED • Under 17 requ ires accompany· ing Parent Of'" Adult Guardian CS • Cinemucope _ Standard Mov" Scr_" FRI. 27C..i . " TALES FROM THE CRYPT" (STD) (92 Min.) Sir Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins (Horror Drama) A crypt keeper, Sir Ralph Richardson, fOretells the future to five people who've been lost in the catacombs while on a tour. Peter CuShing plays an old man driven to suicide by an unfeeling neighbor, Joan Collins meets her fate in an episode titled " All Through The House," and the last installment proves that the blind are capable of resorting to a par- ticularly v ic ious k ind of revenge _ (PG) SAT_ 28 Oct. -MATINEE- " SUBMARINE X·1" (STD) (89 Min.) James Caan, David Sumner -EVENING- " SONG OF NORWAY"(CS) (l48Min.) Florence Henderson, Toralv Maurstad (Musical) Filmed in Norway. The story deals w ith the life and music of Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, in the 19th Century. ( G ) SUN. & MON . 29·300cl. " SON OF THE BLOS"(STD) (93 Min.) Godfrey Cambridge, Carol Lynley (Science Fiction) Science f iction fans remember that in Steve McQueen's first movie, " The Blob," the alien mass known as the Blob was finally frozen and deported to the North Pole for safekeeping . Geolog i st GOdfrey Cambridge brings a small portion Of the dormant frozen mass back by mistake from the North Pole. He puts the arctic sample in his freezer. and his wife aCCidentally lets it thaw. (PG l TUES. 31 Oct. " STANLEY" (STD) (107 Min.) (Horror Drama) Stanley is an iII- tempered snake whose owner . a Seminole Indian war veteran. tra ins him to put the bile on poachers and other alleged naslies, including an erstwh ile girlfriend who only narrowly misses becoming rattler food. (PG) WED. 1 Nov. CHINA LAKE CIVIC CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS Douglas Lawrence. Sass-Baritone THU RS. & FR I. 2·3 Nov. "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE" (STDI (100 Min.) lee Van Cleef. Stefanie Powers (Western) After his wife is kidnapped. raped. and murdered. lee Van Cleef has an understandable yen for swift justice. and this time there is no need to take the law into his own hands-because he is the law. Violence may Offend some. (PG l Seascapes To Be Art League Subject How to make an oil painting of a seascape will be demonstrated at Monday night's meeting of the Desert Art League by Marsball Merritt, a nationally-known artist from Los Altos. The Art League meeting will be held at the Community Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Merritt, wbo has demonstrated his art techniques and been a judge of art work, recenUy conducted a workshop and onlH1Uln sbow for the Bakersfield Art Association. PLACE STAMP HERE "we rocke'eel Naval Weapons Center China Lake CaUfernla Vol. X XV II Nov. 42 Oct. 'J:l, 1m INSIDE ... Yule Bazaar Planned .... ....... 2 Heart Screening Continues ...... 3 Combined Fed'l Campaign .. .. .4-5 Sports . .........................6 No Hunting on NWC Ranges .....7 Concert Season To Open .........8 Community Forum Slated On Annexation Question Pros and cons on the question of annexing a part of the Naval Weapons Center to the adjoining City of Ridgecrest will be aired during a community forum that will be held next Thursday, Nov. 2, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Murray School multi-use room. Scheduled to be present at this meeting, which is being sponsored by the board of directors of the China Lake Community Council, will be panelists representing involved groups who will explain the annexation proposal in detail. A major portion of the evening's program will be set aside for an- swering questions from the audience. Annexation to Ridgecrest of a Weapons On Helicopters Tested Here Helicopter target acquisition and delivery accuracy tests are currenUy being carried out 00 three Naval Weapons Center range areas by a group of Army airborne cavalrymen. Readily identifiable by their traditional black hats are the men of ATroop from the 1stSquadron of the First Cavalry Division's 9th Cavalry, who hail from Ft. Hood, Texas. Also here are 11 members of the 10lst Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ken- tucky. In conjunction with the Delivery Accuracy Working Group and the Target Acquisition Working Group of the Joint Technical Coordinating Group-Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG-ME) and the Joint Mun- itions Effectiveness Manual-Air to Surface (JMEM-AS), the men of the First Cavalry and IOlst Air- borne are involved in helicopter weapons systems tests which in- clude the use of the 2.75 in. rockets, 4Orrun, 2Omm, and 7.62mm guns. Spearheaded and coordinated by Paul Amundson, Bill Dykema and Paul Homer, of the Weapoos Systems Analysis Division in the NWC Weapons Development Department, the prime objectives of the tests are to obtain ac- curate data in a near operational or controlled environment. It was through Amundson's efforts that the First Cavalry Division (TRICAP) is par- (Continued on Poge 3) Remember To Fill Out Inspection Forms PREVENT FIRE!!! Have you filled out and mail- ed your Home Fire Inspection Form? One was mailed recently to each NWC tenant and the Fire Division of the Security Department is waiting to hear from you. If you did not receive a form or need assistance in filling one out, call Ext. 209S. portion of the NWC housing area, a concept which has been under study since 1968, will he coming up for a vote by China Lake residents on Nov. 7, when balloting also will take place on the election of Community Council precinct reI>' resentatives, who will take office in January and serve two year terms as directors of the NWC civic group. At China Lake Community Council voting booths, which will be located adjacent to the regular Kern County polling places on General Election Day (Nov. 7), China Lake residents will have the opportunity to vote for or against a proposal by the Ridgecrest City Council to annex the Desert Park residential area, the Bennington Plaza shopping area and some non- residential adjoining lands, in order to bring some $60,000 an- nually in tax revenue, which now goes to Kern County, to the City of Ridgecrest. The City Council has pledged to utilize this money for development of the lOO-acre regional park site, located next to the Burroughs High School campus, and for im- provement of and policing of the high school access road. Such action would not result in any physical changes, nor would it effect the Navy's administrative control of the areas involved in the proposed annJ'xation. (Continued on Page 3) $500,000 BLAZE-PHl Marty Millard waded in mud and water up to his knees to record NWC firemen baHling a log-deck fire at the Sierra Pacific Industries sawmill, located north of the Inyo County Line on Highway 395, this past Tuesday evening. The fire, which began early Tuesday morning, was brought under control during the night, but was not contained and extinguished until Wednesday. In the photo above, firemen direct a water jet at a log-deck not yet burning in an effort to keep the sparks that were flying around from igniting the uncut logs. Moretban baH of a Sl million inventory of logs was consumed by the flames. Navy Answers Call for Help In Baftling Costly Fire at Sawmill The Fire Division of the Naval Weapons Center's Security Department, and employees from the Public Works Department, answered a call for help from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office earlier this week to help fight a large blaze at the Sierra Pacific Industries sawmill located north of the Kern- Inyo County line on Highway 395. Also present to lend a hand in battling the conflagration were a pumper truck from the Kern County Fire Department, and borate bombers operated by the United State Forest Service. Inyo County provided a crew of fire fighters. The blaze, which began in a huge pile of sawdust and wood chips, spread to three log decks con- taining approximately a half million dollars worth of logs that had been stored in preparation for sawmill operations during the winter months. Another $500,000 worth of logs also were endangered by the fire, but apparenUy have been saved. The NWC assistance, manpower and equipment were secured about 2 p.m. on Wed- nesday. The fire began at approximately 9 a.m. TUesday and the Naval Weapons Center immediately responded to the call for assistance by dispatching three fire fighting units. One 4-wheel drive crasb truck and a pumper stayed at the blaze, while another pumper was stationed at the Los Angeles aqueduct in order to keep three water tankers (supplied by the (Continued on Page 3) Amount of Fed'i Aid For Local Schools in Doubt The amount of federal aid that will be received for operation of China Lake schools-<>ne of the keystones in the local school district's financial support pic- ture-is still a big, unanswered question here as the third month of the current school year gets under way. appropriation meaSW'e that in- cluded funds for federally im- pacted schools, and keeping a close watch on a debt limit bill that was first passed by the House of Representatives and then killed by the Senate. The debt limit bill gave the President of the United States the authority to implement cutbscks, wherever necessary, sbould the national debt rise above a proposed $250 billion ceiling. LONELY VIGIL-A First Cavalry pilot stands alongside 0 Cobra helicopter after flight tests over the Airport Lake area. The rocket launcher may be seen under the wing of the aircraft. Men of the First Cavalry and the 101st Airborne Divisions, in conjundion with the Weapons Development Department, are conducting helicopter target acquisition and delivery accuracy tests on NWC ranges. For more photos, turn to Page 3of this issue. According to Dr. Sol Spears, superintendent of schools at China Lake, the district has already been sent $400,000 in federal funds on a contingency basis, but he and others · charged with ad- ministration of the district still have no way of knowing what the total amount of federal financial aid for this school year will be. Grant Pinney, the district's assistant superintendent in charge of business, returned last Friday from Washington, D.C., where he had spent most of the preceding week urging support for an earlier It was foreseen here that the proposed debt limit bill would mean a 20 per cent reduction in the amount of federal financial sup- port received by the China Lake Elementary School District, since the most logical place for cuts to be made would be in places where Congress had approved ap- propriations beyond the Presi- dent's original budget proposal. (Continued on Poge 3) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1972,Rktr10.27.1972.pdf,Rktr10.27.1972.pdf Page 1, Rktr10.27.1972.pdf Page 1