'P: .?resident, Pol ice and Firswn's 9 d i t Society

In the past year both the Polics ;md Firmants Benefit Society and ihnagsnsnt have srttespted t o nego+iats for a separate cZa3si- fication f cw firemen wrm as Fire Xnspctors, wf th no rinnl disposition 5eirq rundared. It is nu=# reqcested by the miters t h a t negotiations be roopanad t3 have a firrall disposition d e . ma vriters realizct that in the past aegotiatiom a f u U and complete l i s t af dut i2s and a~slan;=tta were n o t properly subat ted t o the Tolice a& Firexn's Zenefit Sx1et;r fur presentation to nronageaent. It is at thl3 ti= uo ash to present to you r caapleta Ust of duties Kith cOmmC)nta 8s t o our value to the ccmpaqy. We do nat vieh to coupare OL- dutiecl to ariyms or group of people in oar departaent or t o infer that we e-e i n any v q indispensable, but rather t o ambin why we f -1 that vs do jnstFfy a claasifioation chruzce, :?is Lettes is not mvlt ta dewade or infer tht a s i s r a of sqtrvisiim arc lax i n ail;t w a y or that we are doing their work, but rather to tell you what is eqmcted of Firemen oesigned to the F i r e Inepection Section. PoXLowirri; is o l i s t of a ~ s i ~ t s oz16 &ties which we perforsr

A t present the F i r e h s p e c t i o n 3ec%icm has two ?i re ;~en wr!&ig as 1nspez';ors undv the s m s i o n of one Lieutearsnt, J. S. ijuzzcas . and I:. I. 3&b ere prssmtljr assimcd So the i n s v t i o n .%ctLon, ~ r o r ~ n z for Lt. ?. 12. hddeo. 3s d n t i e s corzsist a f r

?TJS and Q ~ f e t y Insp3cti3a d h r g a Engim test Caqanents hs+, areas, ~ ~ ~ L S ~ ~ O U S S S , :.1Iuintd~tanca m a s , Qfflce .etas, SoUd Propellaat Areas, ?~?13aive Storaga mas, a d ?rojmllant Storage Areas. %ese i ~ ~ p e c t f a a s izclade i3rnaebion of hau3ekte~in<, flrex sys tens, f b ~ t &c! f irsx q u i p m m t , safst;: e q e p s a n t (sk-rs, j l a n k t t s , s ~ % t s , caislss, *fc.!, vent Uses, if11 U.lt?s, stcrs~e I',ze-&s, truc%s, Lm,!c wailers, elac+,rLcal outlets and l ines , 3rsssXra uzes, reU.?f valirs3, unb ;ii1y z~cf ali ~c;tsi~~-inf &.i? kj- parsgmcl st ??L, :re in:;;ec'; st-3ra;s of 5&1!lrzjla ll.;!\j,:! a s 3 3 s ; j . n ~ wsgs f o r c cr.s?lLz~~e ;;i, 51 thy ZAif olcit,a Inr',sa+,finl ;.:d99+- r.;r',os ;1zL: ;.=~L;?',<j:r.e'3 :'?iiL7ifiiZt!5m 'J ~ ~ ~ p c : , i o n 31' 8~?133j.7?3 ~P;3rz.5 ~ z ~ ~ L I ? . ? ? s -k!!~h CXLIJ+,J 9:: =?72=tSLalit,y s " , = ~ : y 2: . : . ~ ~ Z ? ~ V ~ S .

;.:a ;in dexons+zati-ma an s&a ~ ~ n g of rocket p a ? e l - 13nts. This demnstxation consist3 of phys ica l l y denon- strat ing t:o hazards ooraected wLth rocks t propeUant3.

7'3e 'ir* Ins?ec C,ws c w?iled a t ra in in2 5ooL f o r t he 'xkstdjjne F i re -,-;lparbe.?+,. X s boou consists of 62 pZes m d has 3een accepted by t!!e ?ire Department as an ofCicisl t ra in ing jock on any hazardous propellant used a t 3xkctO/nc, m s book is in peat d-mmd, originally 18 copies usrs d o , new m5r 2CXl books b v c been oude a d cllstrijuted by t h e Firs Inspctia? Section. nis uas t h e direct result of th* 7lrs.nen mklq as In~ectars . me rasearch, ty?ing* ditto irork, &?d corr+b+Ang was done by the 1ns.pectors. me Inspectars a=+ ajsi-d the srmk a* chedc;r?, d f w o d . During a 20 mn+& anriod Prom frecoaber 1953 to 3a*e&er 17%, a total of ovzr $~,00i3 g a l o n s of high4 b~sirdous p r o p ~ l a q t a arid c h c n i c ~ s i~?d C P I ~ 1-1/2 tons of explosfvs soUd _~ro?sl la i ts &2r! lZb led&?g and hazazdous cylinders vers des*mJ-ed by ths ?ire Iaspctors uithou3 any incident of any %Id or any =Em- t im or injury. Curing t h i s PO mnLh p r i o 2 , a to- & 52l1 hours were worksd 5y the Inspsctors a< the disposal arr?ar blm-rlp, cherdcals a d only 56 haus wme supxt-vissd. ' This is .snl;t 1/0 of the tFme a-ag chuzicsls t h t a 3qsr;rism -as petsnt . ma s e a that we X G S ~ lclm ~ o p s l l ~ z t s and their hazards f o r self s s s a ~ a t i o n &XI to 5 s ablo t o c'.es%r2y tbsja ?rapellants without incident, fie savings &to ths C r n ~ l ; ~ on dis;)3sal has amouted t a t h o u w d s of dollars.

'!'he Firs Inspectors are also assignsd cafeteria inspection to lies that the healb& satixndards arc & + h e d .

?::a d3 %ha +,raining ~f a l l new fhe -mrscmel f o r routine firs d::tiss* i-?s?ection, &xi popall&qf f &liariza+Lon.

Tf?2 -?ire 1rrspnctor.s =O also required to &wws e s g e a c y calls, t a k e s6m?373, bid weld checks vhsn rewar ?eraamel ors not available,

-e 5 3 c ~ r t Lhe Lrqy &dimze Inszsctors on tours d L.?s;cc- ti3m af a l l areas, t!t F*a CuBeraiters, a?;! F+Z~ .-bting rS.n?au Int?sc.t,arr~ on tours oC lns-pc+,fa=s.

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Vednaday ; S - ~ ~ a n , bsfom ths wncltmbn of the f i rs t M, you a =call that tbh vrftsr LniomW you of Wwe Irrvsptr, d a* the only sdditioaa t 5 53-y b S . c " ~ 1 : t i O x 3 writer w!ad 185m t9 f i z z ;ac23oznla wuJ.d bc at * t * o f t a n M n g f r ~ t ~ t 0 ~ . ~ t h i c r ~ , w c ~ ~ b f o l S o v bG-, IPde;e'o mquei& aPa dLwe dnwa flcPaa and sgsrw-4EPi- b the lhSe vm done Wednesday nl&?i Sa twa Zmxtexecs, and -8 quite r Id of o w - d-

s i i i * 4 - 19%, GQrri"%rence d'SI Mr. u- 8. J-* 0/536-6tf Orolap -. ;ir. Jobwa l a ip 7pJ,-kk ~ / 5 5 2 , atid feelo that 'E,FB;~& t i r e ,vaW are ~ Y L c i e z a t to cpper sll unkmm v h at ZTL. Eo feela mlc rtrlct c o r r t ~ l is ~ e a s a r g O;J y3d L-iW ~ p c r a t i ~ ~ &

a- A* tgtc-a( C o O Z m a t rour offsw a Canoss. AB mt, e c town of t'nc fi,s'; &,T, vp='W s;?ll W-t.:a= L - i s ~ x ~ Z s r i - a r s I s o U 3 2 iSlFce E ' b v r m e l to C n r G ~ c e on&? o-wll -&*ttgc r q p k t i o n l l aB ye Lave bse in A& paat* 4 if other d e p r b a t s have-=re strict requkarrcrrts, a e y ~ fbet, btfv VB wUJ. PSC? e t ~ +h~t

the asr;rs ~ ~ i m s to PoUce mil Tirr personn€l at the of the t~td ah+it, became of the W s 3 of the third -2t Fire? EWneiz, l+aP4rg a -3Lce in &srge af flz?e upratioas.

F + w aorolo&, 5 Ekpt- lg9, k?LCc-= kdge. It was a@wtd that isstzactiona be k d m c d ~ t r ~ Q* teupnary) cud +a* A%b~ -&ole wuld fro t & z d wes ia t3e P r o m 33d.d AppUUiou Qmq headed ty La D. Wmr, P/!~$&S. Uritc~ # r e 'JCb=+ a LS -Lc%~ -t with D/s% fire regU&ioaa at prcreat, tmtl d e s b s ru cIzaPCe or. aiWtions to thorn at this t b , A 8cctkr& was Prraryed *r the %It ?arb ~f the week wie Mr. Veber to meer on e3a.irg rtlge mcetetmq kz i-cw t.; L9X t.mulfezs.

E m d t a r had a Llsat* via TT. J. Ce-&s, ScxzLaz 2 ~ Q x m t Eqreaantetive, a3A the lo- u~~tez-sat ians , lp-rrc~LaUreI;r w f t k ref-: ti7

1.k. LAgpga repol"*, and kc CO- YLL~ of t31c o s n i o n &&at tkb y37aI: havct to be c h c q p d ePzd asid t?mt he v m l d a%t~nd *O the aat2ez.

WJ c?xmic&, fuels, ~Xl tUem, ct c., it f 3 k&--otki-2 A& Ccqyste px:ectioa 02 ow ~ . ~ o n n c l 3c zdk csctiia;ously &fe&~'iivz b Tzst, &sea&. axl Bkzuf~sctw- . For Uafs p u p s t ? , the ~C;;&@'ZLC Eip~.&z@ 2:dat4-z CC&$*VO& is ;o+~e5y ~ ~ i v ; r L & ~ r l & % z to esta3lish ;7:cy~i;fs*~ :t~~,k-*k &i&, L? t-ill bc $cbLtted to trze Roc!fdQze W m e S Sdcty -:tee f3r. f'LA EJ~.V;GL scceptwe. -

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A t your request the uriter oontaated 35ro George B 596 -6151 s o u 2 6-5, in re@ to F l u h e Vapar incii?ent which o c m r r d at Delta 3 C at appmxbately 10 X.1, JuQ 24, 1959. 3b icefis statePr?ant i s as follows, and stetenen* of other pers anell Involved.

14r. 7- stated that %lot control solcaoid to +A8 Fluorine rain mlve on Delta 3 C xdfuactioned, allowing the fluorine ;lnaa vulva t o open rim8nW. Tbia allmred a p?lar71 m.ount of G a s ~ u s flnorlne to be rdiksod in the area. The s+and -son- ell c U p d tibe area iranedfately.

T .J. Shofi 596 - 8055, Sxgdneer on Delta 3 C stat& that the 5' .OmC uaz- n3t notuied do to an oversight. YXO Shofi stated *that he fs w e l l a*- of *&e pocedura t o -*.'.f3 To0.C. cf a q veatw a SU

atexent cf ?-k. L z . r 3. :?man 5% - 6 5 s EIC Del% 33 is as fol?xruso stal releese af F2 =-xn en D s l b 3C mused -0-xell to leava +Ate tes t orsa and t h e tlZchL.i;y Of Del%a 3* E.1 .C of Delta 32 took advantage of an .I;J por condition and robadd pressure oa Delta 3% o'Szer tank, r&ik&g

.ntmdnated helim gas. Ti& gas tms a% larJ -sum and conAbine;Z s2igh-L 3 - i ~ OZ The taa'ss had been m e d bdcs mar to pessmLzingo Delta 33 noer w a s not notif ied af -mce oL" prsaneoi h c w a n below 3 e 1 , 3 b

G. Garcia 596-6567 s+ateci that a total 02 e igh t aen were t'ae DelAk control :ter at "de t i n e of &&a vtm-kk. Garcia stated tihat the R n ~ ~ rcma ccntaimd 3~ ~0ncentr;Lti- Of Flu0r3ne 06-•

3e Su~cers 59- s t a t e d that ne ?A anncuncen~nt was x&ee Fir&..ezz 3 s ,@ stand personell could not be t m e d do to unforsee~z Inciden%. Sum= stated that four nen reported t o Area #2 fimt a2d them nanea er3 foUmso Lee !!elk 59&81Qr Ed. Lig#it 596 - 5363, R a m Q l s a 596 - 6399, ECrJard i a d a l

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S U B J E C T Toxic Vapor Inc id=nt a5 Lorier Research.

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A t 2.50 5.::. iuIarsh 5, 1959 t h e w r i t e r was c ~ l l e d t o the 'Eunnel Area, i n regard t o s to rags of c h l o r i n e t r i f luor ide . ;n l i i e i m e s t i s a 5 i n g the s to rege problem, t . -l. I n t Lower 3 9 5 2 ~ ~ ~ 1 1 Ares fired.Tine f i r i n g :,as r a : < o i i ~ %el o r p r o p a l l e ~ t t ~ s ,$ ' f i r i a g , using n i t r o s e n t e t r s x i d e . + > 1

1 1 : ::: * i ~ z e ..,;rite= :lo';icsd s c l o - ~ d of ?TO d r i f t o-rer tine Chea. Lab X ares a?d throus!~ . t h e h e 1 area. Mo w m i c g o f z ~ y kind wss given t o t'ns ?ersonzl i n ths Txulel $4 .:.rea. The w r i t e r c le=sd t h e a r e a of a l l ge r sone l end i a s t x c 5 e d t h s persons1 t o !$ 3 t d c e cover i n s i d e when n o t i f i e d or" li10 vapors d r i f t i n g to?iard t h e i r ares.llr~!le ~ r s o n e l c o n s i s t i n g o f 5 oz 5 nen s t a t e d Yna% no n o t i f i c a t i o n had besa given thst Lover 2ese.lrch w a s f i r i n g 2T3.

Tiis ?.rr i ter witnessed t h r e e f i r i n g s from t h e ' h e 1 PXS~T~O clc:?: JrizYed ovsr Z i e n LJ A. -4 mm, was working 03 s power p o l e a t ths Clna 2 . d wes not wsssd in suf ' f ic ient time t o ge t d0i.m before t h e cloud. passsd over.

T'ne \rind seensd t o change and t h o ns:& cloud ven t d i r e c t l y tinrough t h s t h e Yd:n b = e . A chock w a s meds a t t h 2 Xd:a Area snd persons1 were questioned ss t o whzt :i=nings :.rers given t h e n of' t h e ;<TO f i r i n g s . Thes5 pecple s t a t s d t h a t m ~lo~zm'ing ha!: 3een given t h m a t dl. Tlls w r i t e r i n s t r u c t e d t n e leadnan t o mdce e. P.A. a~nauncezlent when Lower Research f i r e d =cl this was dorre on t h e next 2 rus. T'nc :.rind e g d i l seemed t o swi tch &.ad t h e clouds & r i ~ X e d through t h e ?ero:ride Area, rs ; rari ings had been given t h e 3e rsone l a t t h a t ares.

Tie wri ter contacted Xr. h d y Yi l son enginesr nalcing the t e s t a at Lower ?.esecrch, ar,d he s t a t e d t h a t the TRE &.ad C h a Lab. A hzd been a o t i f i 5 d i n t h e i o r n i a g of She 2 Z G f i r i n g s . lir Yilson s t a t e d tinat Yne T i ~ r i ~ f l =ea xas c a l l e d by te1e;kone i n t!iis zlorning m d t h z t .to one answtred t h e te lephone, no o t h e r warning wzs giver, tha3s ~ e o ? l e . i..!r. "lilson d s o s t z t e d t h s t t h s 3eroxide Brez a s r s o 3 a l hzd not i s e n n o f i f l = d ~t a l l .

P zl.-liPr i n - thz 2 % ~ t h 9 w r i t e r not iced s. l u g e c1ou.i oP Ill'$ d = i % z2:i-n~ f r o a t k s iD - L.o::1== 3,0secch .sea s?d the :rri",er proceed20 to izlvos-;igzte. I>. 3 i l l .Zolvsll .iiZS m cozt,ncted, 275 sL,=ted t h z t e. chmber i f33 draiced z?d t k t -:I=%=? was?.~n~ . I S ~ ~ O ~ S

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x I=c l>~e l l stacltd Yngt t h i s !vould not he??en s~d?in.

ul. . . . .rilile . ia-r=s$iq=ting t h e &ove i n c i d s a t t h s v r l t e r t r ~ t ~ ~ s s o i d i s ; a ; s i ~ ~ 35 I'vcr

o r ? ton cyl indzr i n t o e sm-all t i h e tfle ~ i t c o o f e q ~ p r ? r x = ~?, - .d s f5-g~: ?zd:2r9 f.~.i~ :rzs d~n.2 3 a9c;la1ic =d a en@eer. T'ns s.d%e;r precatr",io~. t dc5~1 z re 93 ? O ~ ~ O W S ~

aec;lrqic had e p e i r of rri3ber gloves, o ? = c s s h i e l d , zyd 2. cz?is=sr t;ys r?ssl:. -. . - a - ~ . & ? e e r :?zd no saNbe;r geer z t dl,&uesi- t%= 5i;:j;. y n j f i 1 L 3 < 2 52971 s ~ , ~ ~ ~ - . ; Ly? ---*

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all t h e necessary saf'tey equipment needed.

This i & t h s fourth incident involving exo t i c type propellants witnessed by the $3 writer at Lower Research in the past s ix nths, and each incident has shown a

c o m ~ l e t e disregerd f o t a l l saf'tey proceedures and t he saf tey of o ther persons1 i n t h e newby areas.

This i s also t h e t h i r d repor t ' ' x x x p x s subnitted by t h e wr i t e r on Toxic vaTor incidents at Lower Reasarbh i n t h e p a s t s i x months.

p.@=- Joseph S Gurican

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SUBJECT S .0.1. b a k at Lower Research

A t your request the writer contacted Xr. Lon b s e l s 596191, in regard t o the S.0.1. incident,which occured at h e r Research a t appraximately 2.008.M. Em- ember 6, 1958, &. Wessels statement, which was taken f r a n the Research h g is as f o U b l ~ .

($;* The second shift, with Mr. Tam Parker E.1.C. began a transfer of S.0,1. fraa the neu 5000 Iba trailer t o the 600 lb.' trailer, a leaking flange was noted and a new gasket was made and re-s ccrmpleted.The transfer continued. &. Wessels stated t h a t no way uas possible t o detemdne the amaunt of S ,0.1. lost by the leaking flange, but Mr. Parker estimated that the irranediate area vas can- W t e d w i t h abaut 1 part per U c m f o r about # IEinutea.The Iawer Research area other than the immediate vicini* showed only sl ight traces of smell. Road blocks were established t o keep people frcrm going to the Bowl area.

This %s the f i r s t tiA t h a t the 5000 Ib. t r a i l e r -, . During transfer lk-emmmt & ~.~ . l"* loss t o venting would be apvc-

d m i t e l y 2 t o 3. lbs, ;Ni& -&out aP S .0.1. loss depends upcn pressure, vent size and the pperatian. NorPaX'loss in tank venting is 3 t o 2 lbs.

This was not cansidered an unusual occurrence, the second shift personell uho have been hmdling S.0.1. did cciriplain of sore 'throats , but this is not unusual in handling S . 0.1 . Xr. S t a n Greenfield and l?ra Lou WesseLs stated that venting w i l l be done possiblg(: by venting into ducting and flushing with the fire X system. This will e-te a great deal of odor and c a n ~ t i o n in the entire area.

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/ ~i 1, ~ugust ~h..-ib. two one-ton CTF cy1~ncbr8 th.t him defective valves -re I weighed by the Fire kpao.torsnt. i The oylhder that was bled-off a h d a tma weight of U70 Ibe. vhich indicates t!!t

I ~ a b o d 6 1 0 ~ o i ~ . If it isdbCidbdtotramferthe 610- of GTF- theeprptycylbder afterthe valvts

i L stoppage in the dip tubs and it va3 to roll. the cylindsr to clear the stqpage.

1 pleaso sdvise the miter what ctfspositian vill be made of the CTF.

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1. :;,c i,o;istic I 'rginin:. U n i t xuul!2 .tilie ?c, cornend . :-*re J o e Guriccn for t t ;a out+ t r r r : , ; i~ ; : job of

i n s t r i r c t , ioc on the Uncouve :.Cior:al i r o i e l i i i n t iionci l in8 course , roce::t.iy C O G . t c t o d at ::ilvards ihciief S i t c . . . i . ::~' k~i)srs o f research cnii ;:lrzl-.,r:i~?~; cnoce.;lsary . to ac:ilr.ve this ii1,Ai 8 t~ndrrrd scs greetly ai~yrcciaf cd .

2 . ahouf:! t . , e o q p o r t u a i t y arise xu w c ~ u l ; ! ba pleased to %or:&. t i ! e in vith '.:t. G u r l c ~ ~ .

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1 l c ; ~ ( I i ~ l ~ :I list of tllree lilajor I I ~ ~ ~ ~ I I ~ Z : I ~ ~ I I I I ; I ~ ~ I I ; I I I K C S ~ I I I - ~ t r t l ~ ~ ~ c ~ t i I;tst week by I t t ~ k c t - tlyr~c I<xccutive Vice-I'rcsi~lc~~t c.. W. c ; ~ ~ , , , \.v. J. rcck i t , J ~ . , It;ls tr;llls fcrrct l to I<csc;ll.rll ;I 1111

I<llKillccril l l : ;IS Ill;lllngcr of All- piici~tio~~s i < ~ t ~ i l ~ c c r i l ~ ~ , :\ IICIV l i t l c l - ~ l , ~ ~ l ~ . ~ l l K tll;tl ,)' sillcss gitlc'cl.illg.

Lll1(ler C..eck;~'s tlircctio~~, t l ~ c I ~ ~ l ) ; w ~ l l l r l l ~ will c~) l l t i l l l l c lo bc rcslNlllsil)lU k)r i l l l t l

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l~iist~e(! by t i~e col:il~u\er 111 it

s i ~ ~ s l c hour wonltl I-cqtlirc tllc

e(lllivillellt catcitlntor for O f over ullc! 10 ccllturics. 'lSi1lg ;I -l'lic ;~ni ; rz i~l~ s(~cctl of lllc

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fc:~sil)le 111) lo this 1i111c. More Powerful

Thc solid-state 7090 systclrl is iil~proxin~i~tcly six tilttcs ~wwcrful a s its ~ ; l ~ l I l l l l l - l l l l ~ ~

I ~ N I ~ ~ ~ ~ w ~ . tile 709. '1.11~ sixfold illcr.ease il l Ihc conll~ul- i l ~ g speed is 111:1clc possible I;lrKcly I,y tllc tllnrc tll;ltl 50,()0 11ltr;l-fast I l - ; l l l S i ~ t ~ ~ ~ ill the c~l l l r i l l llllit, illl(l the f;lslcst lllnh rllclic row slor- age :tvi~il;~l)lc.

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~1otc111i:11 p i 1 1 ill c11gi11c reli:~bil- ity, ;lccortlil~g to I~ockctt l j~~c.

Sixty-four tests with :I lllodi- ficcl MI\-2 s u s t ; ~ i ~ l e r e ~ ~ g i r ~ c wcrc III;I~IC to' dc~~io~~st ra t i . the feasil,ility of the tap-off system.

Initial Start 'I'llc l{ockcttlyae tap-off sys-

tc111 uses :I solitl propellant spin- Iler to initi;tlly start the turbo- punip.

~ ~ ~ ~ l \ ; ~ ~ t ~ for the tests ,., liqllid md rtp-1 wlticli are sta~itlard for ;11l cur- relit lirst-sl:lfi.e, hi~h-tllrclst li- quid propell;lnt booster cligillcs.

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S;I ~ L . I . . Advantages

A I I I O I I ~ t I I C ; I ~ ~ V ; I I I ~ ; I ~ ~ S of- fct.ctl lIy I l l c CU in csl;llc 1o;rlls arc:

~ l l y o l l c tlcsirillg to I,;ly a lot, for b u i l ~ l i ~ ~ g or- i t ~ v c s t ~ ~ ~ c ~ i t pur- ~ ~ S C S , t~ i i~y receive ;I lo;lll of 50% 011 tllc ;lppraisctl \.;tlt~e o f [Ile llllilnL)rol~ctl 11rol)crty tcrcst charged is ;lt tllc rate of tlircc-cjuarters o f 1% pel- ~nol~tl l o11 tlic uul~;tid balirllce. ,,

a8Wllrt liially I>ersU1 (lollst rr;ilizc," McCloy said, .':s that oti sccolitl 'TD loans d:: have 110 l i ~ i t l i l i l i l l ~ i lcilgtli of tfiii~e for lllc 10:111 ;m(l no r>cllalty fix p;l -

(~onliltued on P a p 3, COII~INII 3!

Injury to Fellow Drivers on Access Road Quick Thinking by PFL Employee Prevents

I I I ~ I I J J - I i t r o - la111 rockct e11gi11es tliro~~gli clili~illnticln of the gas gclicrator system has bccri scliievccl in ;III

cxl)cri~ilc~ltal c~igitie sinlplifira- tion ~ ~ r o ~ r a l l i , C. A. I - l ; ~ u c ~ ~ s t e i ~ ~ , o f Iluclicldyne's Adv;~~iccd Dc- sig~i, rcce~ltly told Arilerican 'o~'c' Society llielnbcrs a t l ' l c~ t i l l~ i l l Co11lmbW 0.

This llas I)ccll dolle by L;II)- I ' ~ I ~ R the nlaill thrust cl1;unl)cr to obtain hot g;lscs to drive tlie turtmpunlp. thus eliiilinating the "cecl for the separate gcll- ";ltor.

A retluction of approxirliately 60% in potential proWen1 areas call be achieved by uw of tlie

Whc11 Moss G;isl)ari;ln of the l ' r i q ~ ~ l s i o ~ ~ 17icld J,almratory's AI;iclli~tc Shop s t a r t e d Iio~ne- \vnrtl down tlie winding access l.o;~d ill his 1949 Mercury on \\'cd~lestli~y evening, Jtily 13, Iic h:~d 110 iden that his lifc-a~id tlic livcs of ~thcrs-\\~i.;!~ i l l dan- gcr.

G:~sparia~i clrove citrc fully tlowl~ the hill just as IIC had Iir~tltlrcds of tirncs bcforc, stay- ~ I I X ;ibout three c;tr lellgtl~s bc- liilitl the car i l l front of hi~n.

As hc rountlcd the fil~al bc11t1 nut1 the i ~ l t e r s e c t i o t i w h c r c \~;~l lcy Circle 1 1 1 . i ~ ~ ~nccts tlic ltrccss roiltl al~tl the bottottl of tllc hill ciullc illto view, Casp;lr- i;ui p~l t his foot oil tlic I~rakc ~~c.tl;tl.

NO Brakes Tlic bl-;lkc c;lllght 0 1 1 ~ ~ . . .

tlicli ~ v c ~ t t cIcnr to tIic floor. Gxs- I B ; W ~ ; I I I \V;IS 11orror-strickcr~. IIe h;ltI rio I,ralces! A~i t l tlicre wasrl't tinw to grab the el i lcrgcncy I)!-akc.

"'l'he car just see~ncd to take OR on its own," he recalls. "Jt was a terrifying feeling."

Ahcntl of him were three cars. He knew if 11e smashed illto the rear of the car right in frolit of him, a chair1 collisioll wot~ltl result. Instil~ctivcly, he swerved over illto the left lalle, prayillg that no car was coming up the hill. Rut a car was corni~ig up the l r i l l . . . with two passcngcrs.

Quick Decision (;;lspari;ln n1a0e his dccisiol~

in a split sccontl. Rather tllall crash inlo the oncolni~tg car he jcrketl liartl oil thc wl~ccl ;11ltl drove his 1,rakcless vchiclc om the road and into thc ravine.

The car rolled over once 411~1

ca,,llc to its side. G ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ian clilllbcd out a willtlow ant[ sl;lrted w;llkillg low;lr(\ the Sc- cllrity oficcr w~io w;is rusIiilll: towartl hirti.

"J-1;ld a little ;iccitle~~t," s;iitl G; ts l~ar i ;~ l i , f o r c i r l ~ ;I slight s~nilc. "Mv 1,r;th-es f:~ilctl."

llcspitc his protest tllilt lie was llot iajural, the Sccrlrity oflicer c;~llerl the a~llbula~lce i~ii~iiediate- ly.

tilllc was 4:37. At 4:40 tllc ;lI1l~JII~;lllre W;lS 011 itS ~t 4:47-jllst 10 lllillutcs from [Ile time of the accitlent-(;ns-: p;1ri;111 w:~s ill tlie a~nbula~ice and 011 his walr to Northritlge ]Iospi- till.

Illorougll ,.llcck, he \\1;1s relc;~sccl fro111 the hospital. ~ ,~i r - ; lcu~ous~y, lie llatl sllrvivcd ,he ilccic~cllt witlloul a scratcll !

Commendation 10 C. N.

1'1'L M;1clli"e Sllol, sul)crvisor a11(1 Gaspnriatl's boss, "Gaspar- ian's quick thinking a~id course ~f ;1ctio11 ~111t10l1Ltedly sa\~!d othcr IlerSOllS fl-0111 s~l . io l l~ ill- jury. 1 IC is lo I J ~ comlllcllrled for 111ililii11l: of oII1ct-s r;llhcr thitll SIGN TO REMEMBER-Moss Gasparian, who narrowly cscapccl Ili"lsclf." injury when his brakes failed 011 the road front PFL, dusts off

Si~ys (;asp;rl-i;ll~: "1 g ~ ~ c s s i t sign at bottorn of road for bellefit of other nlotorists. G a s - \\,;IS just ~tiy lucky (lay." parian's thinking in accident saved otllers frot~t injury.

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