VOL. 10, NO.1.:..:::.

NOVEMBER, 1962

NEW BUSINESS

$468,000 for San Marcos

Award of a letter contract for $468',000to the San Marcos branch by DouglasAircraft Company, was announced thismonth by Dr. D. L. Farr, branch man­ager.

The contract calls for San Marcos tosupply an ASN -24 (V) airborne computersystem, with necessary modifications, tobecome the computing heart of an Armyflight management system for close sup­port manned aircraft.

Called AAAIS (for Advanced ArmyAutomatic Indication System) the systemprovides the pilot with two visual displaysof his flight route and target terrain,tells him, at a quick glance, if he is oncourse, at the right altitude and on target.

~ A. H. Willis is program manager forSan Marcos; H. E. Watkins is project

FIRST SHOWING-HermanWeston, Glendale applicationsengineer (left), shows MajorGeneral E. F. Cook, ChiefSignal Officer, US Army, amodule from the L-20l0, Lib­rascope's new, compact entryin the field of general pur­pose digital computers. TheL-20l0 made it debut at theannual meeting of the Asso­ciation of the US Army, heldOct. 8-10 in Washington.

engineer, and R. H. Horton is projectadministrator.

"This contract, San Marcos' first oppor­tunity to serve the Army, has a consider­able potential for Librascope,"H. E.Beatty, San Marcos operations manager,told LIBRAZETTE. "Close support tac­tical aircraft play a large role in theArmy's plans for the future. Our per­formance on this award from Douglasthus can lead to substantial future busi­ness."

New Air Force ContractThe Air Force has awarded a first­

phase study contract to the Sunnyvalebranch calling for a stem-to-stern safetyand reliability survey of the fire controlsystems used in five AF interceptor andfighter aircraft.

The contract, according to A. R. Val­larino, branch manager, has far-reach­ing potentials for future business with theAir Force.

In addition to the safety-reliability

study, the contract also calls for a reporton the feasibility of using Sunnyvale'snewly-designed coded armament systemin the fail-safe fire control systems orAir Force aircraft.

Amount of the initial study contract,according to G. F. Roberts, branch cus­tomer relations manager, is $50,000. Asecond contract, to cover a study ofvirtually all Air Force interceptor air­craft, is under negotiation.

Initial contacts with the Air Force onthe study were made by G. G. McDermuttof Librascope's Dayton office. Subsequentpresentations and discussions were han­dled by L. L. Paxson of Librascope'sWashington office and J. T. O'Neill, incharge of Sunnyvale's Air Force con­tacts.

ENGINEERING

Compact and RuggedLibrascope's latest development in the

field of large capacity, compact size andrugged general purpose digital computers-the L-2010-was unveiled before ahigh-level military audience Oct 8-10, atthe annual meeting of the Association ofthe U.S. Army in Washington.

Presentation of the L-20lO, designed bythe Data Processing Engineering sectionof Glendale branch engineering, arousedstrong interest in its "battlefield" applica­tions among those attending the meeting.

Viewers were impressed by the com­puter's ruggedness (all circuits arewelded, all circuits encapsulated in epoxyresin), its light weight (60 pounds) andits compactness (two cubic feet, approxi­mately the size of a small suitcase).

The L-20lO has been two years in themaking and its concept goes back as faras five years, according to T. D. Bryant,branch manager.

"While working on ASROC design andbeing exposed to the many computingproblems connected with military applica­tions, we became aware of the growingneed for small, inexpensive general-pur­pose computers to handle a variety oftasks," Bryant told LIBRAZETTE.

"We believe the L-20lO will fill the

Special Reports on Pages 4 and 5

MEMBERS OF THE TEAM-The L-2010, Librascope's newgeneral purpose digital computer, is proudly displayed by theengineering and technical team responsible for its creation.Holding the new lightweight computer front and center areR. D. Bartlorne, p,roject manager, and J. L. Deitz, supervisorof Glendale Data Processing Engineering. Behind them are

L-2010 team members, grouped according to function. Secondrow (I-r): Mathematics-Michio Uno and S. E. Williams; Logicand System-G. E. Stone, V. H. Wilson, and C. W. Brown.Third row (I-r): Mechanical-D. M. Mulkern, J. P. Casey, andJ. L. Saiers; Electrical-V. L. Olson, R. H. Rudolph, and H. W.Hofland.

L-2010 (cont.)bill for many computer and small scaledata processing tasks of the Navy, theArmy and the Air Force."

A team of 15 engineers, technicians,mathematicians, designers and mechan­ical lab specialists, headed by J. L. Deitz,director of data processing system engi­neering, designed and built the L-2010.Members of the group:

Project Mgr Roy BartIome; Electr­Mech Design Supvr Jim Saiers; StaffEngineers Grey Stone, Verne Wilson andVern Olson; Engineer Charles Brown;Stan Williams, Supvr digital mathe­matics; Michio Uno, senior mathemati­cian; Mike Woyetz and Don Mulkern,designers; Howard Hofland and MartinRudolph, senior electronic engineeringassociates and George A. Parkins, Jr.,mechanical laboratory technician.

For design of the L-2010's disc mem­ory unit, Director Deitz called upon JimCasey, director of rotating memory unitdesign of the Data Processing Systembranch in Burbank.

@) NEWS BRIEFSGPE reported consolidated net sales

of $55 million for the third quarter of thisyear, up $3 million over the same quarterof 1961. Net income of 61 cents per com-

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mon share equalled last year's figure.Sales for the first nine months of this

year totalled $163 million, down $8 millionfrom the $171 million recorded in the firstthree quarters of 1961. Net income forthe same period this year was $3 million,compared to 1961's $3.6 million.

Prospects for the remainder of thisyear, according to GPE chairman J. W.Murray, continue to point toward 1962being a good year, but not up to 1961levels. He attributed this partly to thecost of expanded company-funded re­search, lower funding levels and delay inthe receipt of several important contracts.

GPI has entered into a long-term agree­ment in the field of electronics withFinanziaria Ernesto Breda, a leadingItalian Industrial complex. Announcementof the agreement was made jointly byJ. W. Murray, Chairman of GeneralPrecision Equipment Corporation, andA. P. Sette, Chairman of FinanziariaBreda.

The agreement will be effected througha jointly owned Italian company to beorganized fOllowing official approvals ofthe Italian and American governments.

Dr. E. T. Ferraro has been named tothe newly created position of Directorof Logistics for GPE, and will continueto serve as Vice President-Logistics forGPI-Aerospace in Little Falls, N.J.

In his new position, Dr. Ferraro willbe responsible for overall policies andprocedures governing customer servicesand product support in the commercialand military products areas.

SCIENCE

A Research SymposiumAn international group of leading

scientists representing 22 American,British, German and Italian universitiesand research organizations, will take partin a symposium Dec. 4, 5, and 6, underthe sponsorship of Librascope's AdvancedResearch Dept and the Air Force Officeof Scientific Research.

Announcement of the symposium wasmade by H. J. Hamilton, director of ad­vanced research.

Biologists, physiologists, biophysicists,mathematicians, zoologists and other sci­entific specialists will be among the 32persons participating. They will gatherat the Ojai Valley Inn to hear and givereports on the progress of theoreticaland experimental studies relating to thefunctioning of the nervous systems ofanimals. The interest of the scientists isfocused primarily upon advancing un­derstanding of the sensory and controlmechanisms found in the lower animalforms, such as insects.

Librascope and the Air Force, whosegrants partially finance Libl'ascope's Ad-

L1BRAZETTE

BEATTYFARR

In 25 Words or Less

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Send all your entries to:LIBRAZETTE, Bldg-1-03, 808 Western

Avenue, Glendale 1. The closing date isDec 7.

Librascope employees are eligible toenter this year's Community Chest slogancontest, sponsored by the Southern Cali­fornia Industrial Editors Ass'n and theCommunity Chest.

First prize is a week's stay for twoat the famed Clift Hotel in San Francisco,plus round trip air transportation fromLos Angeles. There are 40 other prizes.

To enter the contest, simply completethis sentence in 25 words or less: "I sup-port the Community Chest because. _

H UP THE LADDER

Dr. Donald L. Fan, Chief Engineer ofthe San Marcos branch since Oct 1961,was appointed San Marcos branch man­ager on Oct 24 by Pres. W. E. Bratton.He joined Librascope in July, 1961.

Hugh E. Beatty, formerly Manager ofMarketing for San Marcos, has been ap­pointed Operations Manager, a new posi­tion, by Dr. Farr. Beatty has been withLibrascope since June, 1961.

THE FIRST DAY-Virginia Wells, Glendalegeneral assembler, records the first numberon one of seven new safety signs scatteredthroughout the Glendale manufacturing com­plex. The new signs will serve as a runningtally of consecutive days without a lost-timeinjury. Looking on as the first number isrecorded are Bob Kurfurst, safety coord;na­tor (center), and assembly foreman BobGruber.

Advanced Systems DirectorJames H. Weiner, formerly associate

director of the guidance and control di­vision of Hughes Aircraft's aerospacegroup, has joined Librascope as Directorof Advanced Systems. He reports to Vice­Pres R. M. Brunson.

The new director has been identifiedwith the development of digital com­puters almost since their beginning inthe U.S., starting with research work inWorld War II.

In his newly-established positionWeinel' is responsible for coordinatingand advising on all advanced systemswork, both military and commercial,throughout the Division. Other areas ofresponldbility:

Technical liaison between Marketingand Engineering, both domestic and for­eign; acting as technical consultant toDivision and Group management and toany branch requesting assistance; assist­ing Marketing with technical advice inthe acquisition of new business.

Weinel', a native of Chicago, is a 1942graduate of the University of Illinois,with a BS degree in engineering physics.He also helds a M/EE degree from thePolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn andtook graduate work in mathematics andphysics at MIT, Harvard and the Uni­versity of Pennsylvania.

Weiner spent the war years in the RCAand CBS laboratories working on classi­fied projects. Subsequently he headed adigital engineering group at HaytheonMfg Co., was Ass't Vice-Pres for Engi­neering with the Univac division of Rem­ington-Hand, Associate Director of He­search of Lockheed's Missile and Spacedivision and Vice-Pres, Engineering, Gov­ernment and Industrial Group of thePhilco Corp.

Weinel' makes his home in Pacific Pali­sades. He is a member of IRE, RESA,AHAS, ACM and the Franklin Institute,and was Chairman of the 1957 NationalComputer Conference.WEINERFOIST

NOVEMBER, 1962

New Executive Assistant

808 WESTERN

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Millard F. Foist, for the past ejghtyears head of EMF Consultants of LosAngeles, business management firm, hasjoined Librascope as Executive Assistantto Group Vice-Pres D. C. Webster.

As announced by Webster, Foist's firstassignment is with the San Marcosbranch, reviewing with Dr. D. L. Farr,branch manager, the management plan­ning and control functions of the branch.At a later date he will perform similarfunctions for the Glendale and Sunny­vale branches, as well as in specified areasin the Division.

As a private management consultantFoist performed studies in the financial,operating and engineering areas of suchcorporations as International Telephoneand Telegraph, Bendix-Pacific, Husco In­dustries of Cleveland, Packard-Bell andThiokol.

Prior to establishing his managementconsulting firm Foist was, for six years,assistant to Bertram Given, president ofWaste King-Universal. WK-U manufac­tures household appliances and is activein research and development and themanufacturing of underwater and air­borne electronic equipment.

Foist studied at Indiana State TeachersCollege, the University of California andUSC, majoring in economics and indus­trial engineering. He is a member of theNational Industrial Conference Board, theAmerican Hocket Society, AMA, AIM, theCapitol Hill Club, Hotary, Town Hall andthe World Affairs Council.

Married and the father of five grownchildren, Foist makes his home in SouthPasadena.

vanced Research Dept efforts in the field,are hopeful that what science discoversabout insects may result in better com­puters and control systems in the future.

The symposium was organized by R.F. Heiss, assistant director of Libra­scope's advanced research department,under the direction of Hamilton, with theaid of Dr. E. R. Lewis, staff research as­sistant.

Plans are being made to publish theproceedings of the symposium throughthe Stanford University Press.

Your Dollars CioFarther, Work Hart"United Way" In L.A.

The Community: Givi

The hundreds of community service and welfare'tTfga

conduct their once-a-year appeal for our help at this s,

Way organization name

Each of us, as a member of the most prosperous nation on earth,has an obligation to contribute part of our earnings to worthwhilecauses and the privilege of deciding which of those causes deserveour support. Within the Librascope organization the mechanicsof contributing vary by location, but all of us want our money togo where it will do the most good. In that connection considerthese facts:

We already are giving, through our share of the Federal taxbill (income taxes, excise taxes on cars, jewelry, leather goods,various luxuries) close to $800,000,000 a year to help supportnation-wide medical and health efforts. We'll spell it out: EightHundred Million dollars.

That $800,000,000 is the amount that Congress voted to give,from taxes, to support the National Institutes of Health, thelargest single organization of men, women and scientific facilitiesin the world, dedicated to discovering ways to prevent or curethe diseases which plague all mankind.

The $800,000,000 (a sum almost $100,000,000 larger than theInstitutes asked Congress to appropriate) is to be spent during1962-63 as follows:

71,000,000

127,000,000

59,000,000

126,000,000

$139,00~0

92,000,000

For cancer research

For arthritis research

For research into allergies andinfectious diseases

For heart research

For research into neurologicaldiseases (cerebral palsy, multiplesclerosis, muscular dystrophy, etc)

For mental health research

United Fund of AlhambraCommunity Chest of Pasadena AreaAnaheim United FundArcadia Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaArtesia Community FundsAzusa ...Community ChestUnited F<und of Baldwin ParkCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaDuarte-Bradbury Community ChestUnited Buena Park FundUnited Appeal of BurbankCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaIndian Wells United FundCommunity CIrest of L.A. AreaCovina Area United FundCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaDuarte-Bradbury Community Chest

Community Chest of L.A. AreaUnited Fund of El MonteCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaUnited Fullerton FundGarden Grove Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of GlendaleGlendora Community FundCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaLa Puente United FundCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaLa Canada-Flintridge Community ChestCommunity Chest of GlendaleLa Habra Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaUnited Neighbors Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaLa Puente United FundCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaManhattan Beach Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaMonrovia Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of GlendaleSoledad Township Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. Area

AlhambraAltadenaAnaheim

ArcadiaArleta

ArtesiaAzusa

Baldwin ParkBeverly Hills

BradburyBuena Park

Burbank

Canog-a ParkChatsworthChina Lake

ComptonCovina

Culver CityDowney

Duarte

Eagle RockEl Monte

Encino

FullertonGarden Grove

GardenaGlendaleGlendora

Granada HillsHacienda Heights

HawthorneHighland Park

HollywoodHollywood Knolls

InglewoodLa Canada

La CrescentaLa Habra

Lakeview TerraceLakewood

La MiradaLa Puente

Los AngelesManhattan Beach

MaywoodMission Hills

MonroviaMonterey Park

Montrose

NewhallNorth Hollywood

"D.W." Helps These GroupsYour typical Community Chest or United Fund, with

our financial assistance, helps in many ways to make ourhome town world a better place for all of us. They sup­port such community services and activities a.s:

The Children's Hospital, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts,the Camp Fire Girls, the Catholic Welfare Bureau, theChildren's Home Society, the YMCA, the YWCA, FamilyService, Mental Health Clinics, the Orthopaedic Hospital,the Salvation Army, the USO, Community Centers, theVolunteers of America, Visiting Nurse Service, the BigSister League, the Catholic Big Brothers, the CYO, DayCare Nurseries, the Legal Aid Foundation, the Jewish BigBrothers, the Episcopal City Mission Society, the Clinic ofthe Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, the Boys' Republic, theHoly Family Adoption Service, the Hathaway Home forChildren, and many, many others.

How Community ChlHow Family Service, a Community Chest

agency, came to the aid of a Librascopeemployee in her time of need, was relatedthis month to LIBRAZETTE by BettyNoble, control clerk in Division data proc­essing.

"My husband, John, is a victim of multi­ple _sclerosis. His illness has progressed tothe point where he no longer can walk withcrutches. After several bad falls the doctorsaid John would have to be confined to bed,unless a 'walker' was available.

"A walker is expensive and we just didn'thave the money. Then it was suggested thatI contact Family Service in Glendale to seeif they could help."

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ler,When You (jive the United Way,,'

"United Way" In L. A. (cont.)~a~s serving our children, our neighbors, our friends,

son. Their slogan is: Give the United Way. Your United

5 in the lists that follow.

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g Where It Is NeededThe search for new and more effective ways to prevent and to

find cures for the major diseases is not, obviously, suffering fromla lack of money. We can take it as fact, therefore, that what canbedone, is being done and without financial handicap.

But something else isn't being done. We are not showing theIsame concern about the well-being of our neighbors in other as­ipects of their lives. We neglect to give the necessary support thatIhelps to build the character of our children through such organi­Izations as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Catholic'Youth Organization, the YMCA and the YWCA.

And where are we when the hat is passed for money to help findhomes for children who have lost their parents, to help familiesIstay together, to help and to train the physically handicapped,ito take care of the hopelessly ill, to provide day care nurseries for'the children of working mothers, to see to it that a crippled personihasa needed wheel chair, to .... you name it.

What does it profit us to give money to accomplish somethingithat is already being done by our government, and by this actionineglect youngsters and old folks?

cr job of helping those who need help is being done, through,Ior~tablished organiz~tions in our home. communities. They'make every dollar we gIve them work overtIme and how muchimorethey could do if they had the money!: In the communities where we live, surrounding our work at'Glendale, Burbank, San Marcos or Sunnyvale, you'll find theseipeople lending a hand to those who need it. In most areas theseicommunity-serving organizations are part of over all groups such'as the Community Chest and the United Fund and conduct their

lappealsfor our help through these groups. In such fashion they,cut the costs of raising money and stretch each dollar given to thelutmost.I Remember your home community, its people and their needs when'youplan your budget-for-giving.

NorthridgeNorwalk

Orange

Pacific PalisadesPacoima

PalmdalePanorama CityRedondo Beach

ResedaRidgecrest

RiversideRosemead

San ~ernardinoSan Dimas

San FernandoSan Gabriel

SepulvedaSanta Monica

Santa SusannaSaugus

Seal Beach

Sherman OaksSimi

SomisSierra Madre

South El MonteSouth Pasadena

South San GabrielStanton

Studio CitySun Valley

SunlandSylmar

TarzanaTemple City

Thousand OaksTopangaTorranceTujunga

Van NuysVenice

Verdugo City

West CovinaWest Los Angeles

Westminster

WhittierWilmington

Woodland Hills

Community Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaOrange County Federation ofCommunity Chests and United FundsComnlunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of So. Antelope ValleyCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaRedondo Beach Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaIndian Wells United FundsRiverside Area United FundRosemead Community ChestsArrowhead United FundUnited Fund of Pomona ValleyCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaSan Gabriel Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest & Welfare Councilof Santa MonicaVentura County Community ChestSoledad Township Community ChestOrange County Federation ofCommunity Chests & United FundsCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaVentura County Community ChestVentura County COlumunity ChestSierra Madre Community ChestUnited Fund of El MonteSouth Pasadena Community ChestSan Gabriel Community ChestAnaheim United }'undCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of Temple CityVentura County Community ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of Glendale

United Comluunity Fund of 'Vest CovinaCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaOrange County Federation ofCOIDluunity Chests and United FundsWhittier Area Comluunity ChestCommunity Chest of L.A. AreaCommunity Chest of L.A. Area

,t Helped Betty NobleFamily Service not only could, but did.

Within two days it had located a walker fortemporary use, then replaced it with a"brand new one that is exactly the rightsize for John. Now he gets around the housesafely and even goes out for short walkswith me in the evening. Family Service hasbeen a blessing to us."

Betty, who is the mother of two teenageddaughters, joined the Aid Club when shecame to Librascope last December. She be­lieves in supporting her home community'scharities and is urging all her friends to ear­mark at least part of their Aid Club deduc­tions for their local Community Chests inthis year's balloting.

"United Way" - San MarcosIn San Diego County, a majority of community welfare and

service groups have organized under one banner, that of theCommunity Services of San Diego County. Employees at SanMarcos who desire to contribute to groups in their homecommunities may do so by designating the CSSDC on theirpayroll deduction forms.

Sunnyvale- "United Way"Communities in the Bay and Peninsula areas where Libra­

scope employees live, group their activities under one over allfederation, depending upon their geographical location.

The United Bay Area Crusade serves the communities ofBerkeley, Castro Valley, Concord, Daly City, Fremont, Hay­ward, Livermore, Milpitas, Menlo Park and San Francisco.

The Santa Clara County United Fund, serves the cities 0.£

Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View, East PaloAlto, Santa Clara, San Jose, and Saratoga.

Sunnyvale employees desiring to contribute to their homecommunity groups, may do so by designating UBAC or SCCUFon their payroll deduction forms.

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Aid Balloting at GlendaleGlendale's Aid Club has scheduled its

annual election of officers and ballotingfor employee charitable donations forNov 15, Chairman Dick Wilson announces.

There are three vacancies on the seven­man board; two are for three-year termsand one for a two-year term.

Building representatives, whose termis limited to one year, also are up forelection. Nominations opened Nov 5 andclosed Nov 12.

Ballots listing the candidates andpunched cards on which employees maylist their charity allocations for payrolldeduction, will be distributed with pay­roll checks on Nov 15.

Two Newl JAI FirmsFor the ninth consecutive year, Libra­

scope will sponsor and provide co'lInselfor two youth-operated firms under thenational-wide Junior Achievement move­ment.

With the assistance of companies suchas Librascope, high school students estab­lish their own company, select a nameand product, elect officers, arrange forfinancing through sale of stock, then pro­duce and sell the product.

This year's pair of Librascope-spon­sored JA firms are already underway,with each having selected a companyname and a product.

The Quali-Craft 60mpany will manu­facture a one-unit, combination salt andpepper shaker, available in either teakor walnut. The advisors and alternateadvisors for Quali-Craft are: Business-

Dan Bowden and Bud Linsley; Sales­Wayne Strong and Dallas Martin; Manu­facturing-Sam Baker and Les Hey.

Star-Dex, our second JA company, hasselected "to go into the soap business.Star-Dex will manufacture moulded, ani­mated soap products. The Librascopeadvisorn' are: Business-Bob LaPerle,Glen Seltzer; Sales-Bill Dill, Joe Frei­berg; Production-Dave Sweener.

Talking With a PurposeThe Librascope Toastmasters are no

longer sole claimants to unexcelled ora­tory and podium poise. The distaff sideis now demanding equal time.

The reason is the formation of theLibrascope Toastmistresses, a group ofladies dedicated to the same brand ofself-confident public speaking as theirmale counterparts.

President of the newly formed organi­zation is Helen Kennedy, secretary toLibrascope Vice-Pres R. M. Brunson.

Helen, who provided most of thegroundwork for the formation of Toast­mistresses, has high hopes for the fledg­ling group. "Weare barely a month old,and already we have 24 active members,and several others who are interested injoining," she said.

In addition to President Kennedy, otherToastmistress officers include: MaryKemme-1st Vice-Pres; Juanita Vander­ford-2nd Vice-Pres; Helen Mattison­Sec'y; Louann Lehman-Treasurer; andChalotte Hoskinson-Reigning Hostess.(The latter title is the female equivalentof Sergeant-at-Arms.)

from 3,000 Miles Away"It's been 36 hours since I've even seen

a bunk, so I guess I'll turn in now," wasthe way that Jim Daffron, Glendale fieldservice engineer, closed his weekly re­port to his chief,Supvr Bruce Luther."We've been prettybusy."

"Pretty busy" mayqualify as the under­13tatement of theyear, for Daffronmailed his reportfrom the Navy baseat Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, thronged withcombat units of Ma­rines and Navy men,ready for whatever develops.

Daffron was offered the chance to leavewith the military dependents when theywere evacuated, but elected to stay at hispost, Luther told LIBRAZETTE. Daffronhad reported for duty at "Gitmo" Oct 15,a week before the Cuban crisis broke.

"Jim has been pitching in wherever hecan be of help," Luther said. "Besidestaking care of Librascope equipment he'sbeen working on everything from port­able communication gear to recoillesscannon!"

Daffron, a former Navy electronicstechnician, first joined Librascope as anadjuster in 1956, shifted to field serviceafter two years. He returned to Libra­scope in Oct, after a year's stint withMartin-Denver. He and his wife, ana,make their home in Long Beach.

Truth~sConsequence Amazes SandyIt wasn't until she was in front of the

television cameras and a live, laughingaudience last month, that Sandy Camp­bell, Glendale Material Order Processor,realized she was the unwitting centralcharacter in a well-executed conspiracy.

The chief conspirator, as it turned out,was her boss, P. L. Jones, manager of

CACTUS CLUTCHES SANDY

Glendale Production Control. With all theaplomb of a river boat gambler, Jonesled the unsuspecting Sandy into the NBC­Burbank studio, having completely con­vinced her that she was there to attenda production control class in scheduling.

The class turned out to be "Truth orConsequences" and Sandy was selectedas one of the contestants.

After missing the question asked byemcee Bob Barker, Sandy had to pay theconsequence of taking a guided tourthrough a "greenhouse" set up on stage.Barker cautioned Sandy to keep out ofreach of the dangerous man-eating plantcalled the Flora Flirtendium.

As they made their way through theassortment of exotic plants, a strange,cactus-like plant began a slow, ominousmove toward Sandy. Before she knewwhat had happened, she was in thechutches of the dread Flora Flirtendium.

The spiney beast's tenacious grip turnedquickly, however, to a warm embrace.Underneath the cactus skin was Sandy'shusband, A/2c Alex Campbell, speciallyflown down for the program from KingSalmon Air Force Base in Alaska.

UNDER THE CACTUS: A HUSBAND

Following the startling reunion anda prearranged vacation with her husband,Sandy is now back on the job but stillamazed at the slick execution of the en­tire plan.

Even in retrospect, the most amazingthing was the sterling performance ofP. L. Jones. Says Sandy: "If he everdecides to change jobs, I'm sure he'd beda huge success as an actor. He had mecompletely convinced that I was on myway to a class in production control."

L1BRAZETTE

Libravets Hold 11th Annual PartyThe 11th annual Libravet party, at­

tended by 145 employees, wives, husbandsand friends, was held Oct 20 at the Hunt­ington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena.

The party proved to be a double cele­bration. It was the occasion to honorthose employees who celebrated their10th, 15th, or 20th anniversary duringthe year. It also proved to be the occa­sion to celebrate Librascope's Silver An­niversary, our 25th year as a company.

A total of 84 ten-year, 20 fifteen-year,and 7 twenty-year Libravets celebratedan anniversary during 1962. Among theanniversary celebrants was President W.

~ E. Bratton, who received his 15-yearaward from Vice-Pres M. L. Lindahl.

Twenty-year awards went to J. C.Gary, Leonard Branvold, C. E. Dahl,R. B. Pedigo, Harlan Buseth, D. C. Web­ster, and W. K. McAboy.

In addition to Bratton, other 15-yearawards went to C. M. Abbott, R. W. VanHolm, C. H. Bertrand, R. A. Metz, R. W.Gombert, E. B. Blake, R. D. McFarlin,Marion Williamson, Ralph Woodward,G. D. Henderhan, L. C. Somerfield, Eve­lyn Bergman, R. M. Dimon, C. W. Buck­ley, L. E. Ludvigsen, Fred Lenzen, B. L.Singleton, C. V. Snavely, and C. S. Hil­gert.

NOVEMBER, 1962

20 YEAR VETS: McABOY, WEBSTER, BUSETH, PEDIGO, DAHL, BRANVOlD.

15 YEAR VETS: (Front row) LUDVIGSEN, SNAVElY, BERGMAN, HILGERT, HENDERHAN,WOODWARD. (Back Row) DIMON, LENZEN, SOMERFIElD, ABBOTT, BLAKE, McFARLIN.

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* * * *Robert J. Hoffman, formerly a designer

of production test equipment for Nor­tronics, the Martin Company and Lock­heed, has joined the Reliability Engineer­ing group of the Glendale branch.

Hoffman, who also served on the staffof Stanford Research Institute at MenloPark, Calif., is a 1951 graduate in gen­eral science from MIT. He also has taken

Hundley M. Kline has joined Glendalebranch as a senior engineer, assigned tothe Electro-Mechanical design groupheaded by Supvr J. L. Saiers.

Kline comes to Librascope following ayear as a consultant designer with Good­year Aircraft in Phoenix. He formerlyserved as a staff engineer with ThompsonRamo Wooldridge, and spent four yearswith North American Aviation Inc. as asenior design engineer.

Kline received his BA from West Vir­ginia State College, majoring in physicalsciences and musical theory. He has takengraduate work in mathematics at UCLA.

Married and the father of seven chil­dren, Kline makes his home in GranadaHills.

A recent addition to the San Marcosproject control group is staff engineerMilan A. Telian. He reports to A. H.Willis, project control director.

Prior to joining Librascope, Telian wasan engineering supervisor with GeneralDynamics/Astronautics, in charge of theCentaur guidance integration group.

Earlier, he spent five years with AnnaDiv., American Bosch Arma Corp., asgroup supervisor of inertial guidance sys­tems and gyro design.

Telian is an engineering graduate ofthe U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and fol­lowing graduation spent three years onactive duty as Lt/j.g.

Born in Corning, N.Y., Telian is mar­ried and has three children.

* * * *George B. Stephenson, former procure­

ment staff analyst with Minneapolis­Honeywell, has joined San Marcos as as­sistant controller, reporting to A. C.Krein, branch controller. "---/

Stephenson spent 19 years with theconstruction division of E. 1. duPont de­Nemours Co., Wilmington, Del., where hewas planning superintendent, chief ofcost and evaluation, and cost and con­tract supervisor.

A former journeyman carpenter andcabinet maker, Stephenson received hiseducation at the Universities of Floridaand Tennessee, and is presently enrolledat San Diego State College, majoring inindustrial management ..

Stephenson, his wife and three childrenmake their home in Escondido. His pro­fessional affiliations include the Ameri­can Association of Cost Engineers andthe Institute of Internal Auditors.

* * * *James R. Davis has been added to the

San Marcos Customer Relations sectionas a staff sales engineer, reporting toManager H. E. Beatty.

Prior to joining Librascope, Davis wasan applications engineer with SystronDonner of St. Louis, and spent five yearswith Mandrel Industries, first as head oftheir instrumentation section, and lateras training and service manager.

Davis attended Washington University,St. Louis, where he majored in electricalengineering. He spent three years in theMarine Corps as a radar technician. ~

Born in Jefferson City, Mo., Smith ismarried, has four children and makes hishome in San Diego.

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Art and photographic services are providedby the Publications Section, Glendale Branch:Keith Kinnaird, Art Director; P. C. Kane,Supervisor, Art Services; Special Art, J. R.Norwood and J. W. Erickson.; Photo Layout,A. M. Cook; Photography, E. H. Crawford andJ. A. Avera.

LIBRAZETTE is published monthlyby the Employee Relations departmentfor the employees of the LibrascopeDivision, General Precision, Inc., at808 Western Ave., Glendale, Calif.© 1962 by Librascope Division, Gen­eral Precision, Inc.

Editor: W. K. Keith; Assistant Edi­tor: T. L. Ryan.

San Marcos correspondent: D. B.Clark.

L1BRASCOPE DIVISIONGENERAL PRECISION INC.GLENDALE 1, CALIFORNIA

graduate work at Stanford, UCLA andCal-Berkeley.

A native of Portland, Ore, Hoffman isa Navy veteran of World War II and theKorean police action. He has been as­signed to the reliability analysis groupheaded by Supvr Herbert Meyer.

* * * *William W. Nelson, former project

administrator with Ryan AeronauticalCo., has joined San Marcos as productioncontrol supervisor, reporting to A. E.Davis, manufacturing superintendent.

During his four years with Ryan, Nelsonwas in charge of production control activ­ities on all electronic and plastic projects.He was formerly plant manager for theordnance division of Norris-Thermadorfor eight years, and was branch managerfor the S. S. Brewing Corp.

Nelson, is a chemical engineering grad­uate of the University of California. Asan Army Lt. Col. during WWII, he servedas staff ordnance officer, batallion com­mander and regimental executive officer.

A native of Trinidad, Colo., Nelson ismarried, has two children, and makes hishome in La Jolla.

NEW FACESd~ w

Daniel W. Bender, formerly marketingmanager for Alto Scientific Compa)!1yofPalo Alto, has been appointed Managerof Librascope's Northern California Dis­trict Marketing office, with headquartersat Librascope-Sunnyvale. He reports toZ. K. Geanes, Director of Marketing,Western Region.

Bender's post is a newly-created oneand makes him responsible for Libra­scope's divisional marketing efforts inNorthern California, Oregon and Wash­ington and as far east as Denver.

A BSEE from Indiana Technical Col­lege, Bender was a design engineer withFarnsworth Electronics and Aerojet­General before switching to marketing.Subsequently he was a systems engineer­ing representative for Link Div-PaloAlto, applications engineer for KittlesonCompany of Los Angeles and for threeyears assistant marketing manager forRadiation, Inc., of Palo Alto.

Bender is married, the father of sixyoungsters and makes his home in Sara­toga.