• ----- ......- Burroughs Players To Present Fairy Tale of the 'Princess and the Pea' The spring productioo of the Burroughs Players, "Once Upon a Mattress," will be presented tonight and tomorrow night and again on May 19 and 20 in the high school Lecture Center. . The enchanting musical comedy wblch catapulted television's Carol Burnett to stardom, is based on the traditional fable of "The Princess and the Pea," and centers around the dilenuna of Prince Dauntless the Drab (portrayed locally by Wayne Becktel), who i: constantly thwarted in his search for a wife by his domineeing mother, Queen Aggravain (Becky Byrd). Tyrannical Aggravain has dec- reed that no one in the kingdom may wed unlli Dauntless has a "suitable" princess, all the while devising ImpoaIbie tests to Insure that no eligible candidate will ever take h... son from her side. The king, Sextimus the Silent, played by Dan Peterson, can do little to affect this, since, in ad- dition .to being ccmpletely dom- inated by the queen, be has been stricken mute by an evtl curse. The Uno marriage" decree 'has created serious problems for members of the court, such as Sir Harry and Lady Larken (George and Susan White), who are most anxious to help find a bride for Dauntless so that they may wed themselves. The situation comes to a head and the comedy increases when Sir Harry locates Princess Winnifred in the Kingdom of the Swamps. Winnifred is an Wlusual princess DANCE TICKETS SOLD-Making sU,. ""'I he won'l be left oul when lhe 1 ..1 of lhe lickels for lhe WACOM·sponsored spring dance are sold, Lt. CmClr. Thomas O'Hara, flag lievleMint to Rur Adm. W. J . Moran, NWC Commander, purchases a pair of ducats for the May 20 event from Kindy Kunkle, one of two co-chllirmen of this .Hair. "Senior Prom" is the theme for this evening of uncing t~t will follow a social hour and dinner at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Music for uncing from 9:30 p.m. on will be provided by the Art Depew Qu.rt.I. indeed, and Teresa Orr is dynamic in the role. Add to this the delightful music and lyrics of Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer and it's truly a total entertainment package. Assisting production director Alan Kubik with musical direction and choreography for the large Burroughs High School cast are Jim HarrelsOn and Nancy Miller, respectively. All tickets for the four 8:15 p.m. performances are priced at $1.50 and can be purchased from cast members, or at the Lecture Center hox office on the performance dates. 'Cyclists Invited On Ride Sunday A newly-formed, and as yet unnamed, local bicycle club will sponsor a morning breakfast ride to the Inyokern Park on Sunday. The group will meet at the visitor center, outside the China Lake main gate, and will leave promptly at 7 a.m. • Everyone interested is invited to take part in this group ride-there is no age limit. A hearty breakfast will he supplied by the club, for which a $1 donation per person will he asked. Persons desiring further in- formation may call Chuck Susmen, at 446-2456. • Social Security Man To Visit China Lake A representative of the Social Security oflice from Lancast... will pay another of his regular series of monthly visits to China Lake next Wednesday, May 17. Persons wishing to obtain a Social Security number or apply for Social Security henelits can do so at the Conununity Cent... bet- ween 8:30 and 11 a.m. - "'- --- Friday, May 12, 1972 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ,"a.m. -1 :30 p.m........... . .. .. ... Center Restaurant Open 7a.m. - 11 a.m. .. ..... . .... . ....... Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Community Center Parking lot 7:30a.m . -4:30p.m •... . ..•........ NWC Open House 8:30 a.m.· Sp.m..... .... .... .. .. . . Weapon Exhibit and Maturango Museum Open .Navy-N WC Films 'a.m. -2p.m.......... . ....... . ... Anechoic Chamber Open to Visitors 9a.m.·6'30p.m.......... .........AII Faith Chapel Open 9:30a.m. - 2p.m............. ... ... NAF Open to Visitors Static Displays (Hangar 3 only) 9:30 a.m .· 12:30 p.m........• . . .... Flight Operations at NAF 10a.m.- 2p.m ...... .. .. . . .. ....... Mlchelson Laboratory Open to Visitors 11 a.m . -5 p.m ....... : ... ..........Hobby Show at NWC Youth Center 12 Noon -4:30 p.m................. Boy Scout Exposition (Schoeffe) F.eld) 5 p.m........................ . .... NWC Open House Concludes 8 p.m............................. Old· Fas hioned Melodrama at Center Theater I 1 SHOWBOAT 1 MOYIE RATINGS The objective Of the ratings Is to Inform per.-.ts abQUt the suitability of movie cont.-.t for viewin9 by tMlr children. (01 - ALL AGES ADMITTE D ~a l AucI ~ft, ( PGI - ALL AGES ADMITTE D Par."., Guidance SUggested ( R) • RESTRICTED Under" 11 requlra accompany· ing Parent« Adult ~rdian FRI.&SAT. Two melodnmas pt'Hef\ted by the China Lake Playet's plus other GilY Nine'ies sur""S". Admission : $1 per person (Onma·$IIHrel ShOCker film by Mike Nichols (Who ~ve you " The Graduate" and " catch 22"') tells of college roommates who date the same girl and brag of their conquest. It hl4lOws 20 yean Of their exploits with Ann as the ult!matw p'ayboy bunny. an Academy Award nominee role. (Rl " THE ROUGH BRUNCH" (7Min.) TUES. &WE D. 16-11 May " KOTCH" CI14Min. ) Waltet' Matthau. Felicia Fan (Comedy. Drama) Academy Award nomination as best aefof' was made tor Mat. thau' s portrayal Of an ec:centric old man. II burclefl to his family, Who rebel s_and rents his own hom e in Palm Springs, where he befriends II pregnant t!enager. The warmth and emotion of thlsrole is. joy to see. (PGI NO SHORT SUBJECTS SAT. llMay THURS. &FRI. la-19May -MATINEE- " NAMU , KILLER WHALE" ( "Min. , Robert L anslnv " DE. DEVIL AND MR. HARE" 11 M in.) " CRAZY OVER DAISY" ( 7Min.) SUN. &MON. 14-lSMay " CARNAL KNOWLEDGE " I " Min. ) Ann Margr et. Jack Nicholson " THE WORLD OF SPORT FISHING" (1 07Min .) Bing Crosby. Curt Gowdy, Ernest Borgnine (Adventure) West Coast premiet'e of the most fabulous. exciting collection of world· wide fishing exploits by the above slars and Van Hefl in. Jack Nicklaus. Ken Cur tiS and Phil Harris. They tackle Australian Marlin, S,..ke River trout, Newfoundland tuna , \!te. A REEL thr iller ! ( G ) NO SHORT SUBJECTS Work of Local Artist on Display Vinnie Bodenburg, vice pres- ident of the Desert Art League, Is the featured artiat for this month's exhibit sponsored by the League at tbe China Lake Community Center. Mrs. Bodenburg brings a wealth of experience and study to her work. She has studied under such well mown artists as Kathryn Mabel Hyatt and DimItri Rom- anovsky of the Pratt InstItute and the New York Art Students Lea- From - TO - gue. In addition, she has studied at the Douglaston Art League in New York, and at Mount San Antonio College in Callfornla. She has presented individual showings of her paintings in Santa Clara, Richmond, San Jose, Walnut and Hacienda Heights. Many of her paintings are now in private collections. Visitors may view the art exhibit during weekday hours of operation at the Conununity Center. PLACE STAMP HillE ftWC locketeel -...aVIII Weapons Cantv China LN_ ' ~Ifcrnl. Vol. XXVII No. l' May 12, 1972 INSIDE ... Employee Writes Book ... .. .... .2 Physicist Receives Ph.D . ... .. ..3 Anechoic Chamber Open .... .. . .5 ProjectFlights Set at NAF ......6 Help Sought for POWs .. .... ..... 7 Boy Scout Exposition . . ........ . .8 Navy Relief Drive Opens ... ... .11 Armed Forces Day Schedule . . ..12 Armed Forces Day Fete Planned FLIGHTS PLANNED-Four of the pilots who will take part in the Armed Forces Day program tomorrow at the Naval _Air Facility are shown in a huddle under the wing of an A4 Skyhawk as they discussed plans for a Yariety of project flight operations that will be conducted as a means of acquainting visitors with the day·to-day activities at the Naval Weapons Center. The fliers are (I. to r.) Lt. Cmdr. Dale A. Iversen, Lt. Jack Macidull, Lt. Denny Green and Cmdr. Matt Moore. In the photo at right, Cmdr. Moore, who is the Armed Forces Day Project Officer, talks things over briefly with Lt. Green (in cockpiU, shortly prior to takeoff of a practice run in the A4 Skyhawk. Survivor of Vietnam Plane Crash Selected as 'Blueiacket of Month' Aviation Electronics Technician Holder will use for transportation by the Indian Wells Valley Council Second Class Donald W. Holder, a on the weekend trip. of the Navy League. ~lve-year Navy veteran who works Because of his selection as a The personable Navy career m the AMD AVIODlCS Shop, at NAF, Bluejacket of the Month, Holder man-(" I'm going for 30," he has been selected "Bluejacket of will also come WIder consideration said) was born in Wichita Falls the Month" for May. for the "Bluejacket of the Year," Tex.: and was graduated fron: As a .result of his selection, Wichita Falls High School. He then Holder will be treated to a weekend attended Midwestern University, trip to Bakersfield by the Greater in Wichita Falls, for three Bakersfield Chamber of Co,?- semesters, majoring in music merce on May 26, 'rl and 28. He will education. be met by CofC representatives "I decided then to get my service upon his arrival at the county seat. time in," he said, "and found that 1 The China Lake sailor will be really liked the Navy. So 1decided presented with free gift cer- to make it my career. tificates and discount coupons "This is really a great command from Bakersfield merchants who (NAF), and my entire division Is participate in the "Bluejacket of made up of some fantastic poople," the Month" program. While in that he commented. Before coming to city, Holder also will receive free China Lake, Holder spent a few room and meals at the Ramada months at the Naval Station, Inn. ~ Charles, S. Car., and before that he Prior to leaving the local area, was stationed with Reconaissance the NAF "Bluejacket" will be Squadron I, NAS Atsugi, Japan. "I loaned a 1972 Ford by Doug Butler, like the duty here better than owner of Desert Motors, which An Donald W.Holder (Continued on Page 4) Displays of Weapons, Scientific Equipment To Be Open to Public A full schedule of varied events awaits visitors to the Naval Weapons Center who will be welcome aboard from 7 :30 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday during the 22nd annual observance of Armed Forces Day. Everything from static displays of weapons and aircraft to actual project flight operations is on top at the Naval Air Facility, where visitors also will hove the opportunity to meet and question the pilots who will be participating in this port of the Armed Forces Day program. to the actual firing of the missile NAF will be open to visitors on from an aircraft. Saturday between the hours of 9:30 Early arrivals tomorrow at a.m. to 2 p.m. In line with the China Lake will find they can Armed Forces Day theme, satisfy their breakfast needs at the "Professionals for Peace," the Ridgecrest Kiwanis Club's annual throng of sightseers that is at- pancake feed, which is schi!duled tracted annually by this special from 7 to 11 a .m. on the east event will find ample to hold their parking lot of the Conununity interest in the displays and Center. exhibits that will be set up inside Also prior to the start of ae- hoth sections of giant Hangar 3, as tivities at the Naval Air Facility, well as aroWld the outside of this visitors will be welcome as early as huge structure. 8:30 a.m. at hoth the Maturango Among the innovations this Museum and the Weapons Exhibit Armed Forces Day at NWC will be Center. At the latter facility, which an open house from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. d at the Anechoic Chamber, which a joins the museuIl!, a working model of the SIDEWINDER guided was designed to provide a quicker, missile will be on display, along ~ economical way of mea- with many of the other weapons ~g the accuracy of a missile's that have evolved during the 23- guidance system without resorting (Conlinued on Page 5) Tests of Fire Fighting Equipment Set Here Two series of lire fighting tests have been scheduled on the Naval Weapons Center ranges during the latter half of May and early June. The first group of tests are planned to evaluate the ef- fectiveness of a manned vehicle known as a Twin Agent Unit (TAU- 3) specifically designed for combatting Iires on the flight decks of aircraft carriers. The prototype vehicle was delivered here in early May for training of Navy firemen in vehicle operatioo and for ex- ploration of vehicle capability in non-fire tests. This will he followed by a series of approximately 10 tests in which the TAU-'! will combat fires under conditions realistically simulating conflagrations on aircraft carrier flight decks. The tests will add to the growing store of general fire fighting knowledge and will determine tbe capability of a promising vehicle for combatting flight deck fires which, in the past, (Continued on Page 4) GIANT NEW FIRE FIGHTER-The 627 fire fighling truck shown above is one of the new generation of vehicles that will be eva luated during the pending series of fire fighting tests here. Three times the size of I~rge , ordinary crash trucks, the new unit (which is designed for medium to large airports and airbases) carries 7,000 galk»ns of water and 600 gallons of foam concentrate. From two top-mounted turrets, it can discharge 12,000 gallons of expanded foam per minute for six minutes. , OCR Text: • ----- ......- Burroughs Players To Present Fairy Tale of the 'Princess and the Pea' The spring productioo of the Burroughs Players, "Once Upon a Mattress," will be presented tonight and tomorrow night and again on May 19 and 20 in the high school Lecture Center. . The enchanting musical comedy wblch catapulted television's Carol Burnett to stardom, is based on the traditional fable of "The Princess and the Pea," and centers around the dilenuna of Prince Dauntless the Drab (portrayed locally by Wayne Becktel), who i: constantly thwarted in his search for a wife by his domineeing mother, Queen Aggravain (Becky Byrd). Tyrannical Aggravain has dec- reed that no one in the kingdom may wed unlli Dauntless has a "suitable" princess, all the while devising ImpoaIbie tests to Insure that no eligible candidate will ever take h... son from her side. The king, Sextimus the Silent, played by Dan Peterson, can do little to affect this, since, in ad- dition .to being ccmpletely dom- inated by the queen, be has been stricken mute by an evtl curse. The Uno marriage" decree 'has created serious problems for members of the court, such as Sir Harry and Lady Larken (George and Susan White), who are most anxious to help find a bride for Dauntless so that they may wed themselves. The situation comes to a head and the comedy increases when Sir Harry locates Princess Winnifred in the Kingdom of the Swamps. Winnifred is an Wlusual princess DANCE TICKETS SOLD-Making sU,. ""'I he won'l be left oul when lhe 1 ..1 of lhe lickels for lhe WACOM·sponsored spring dance are sold, Lt. CmClr. Thomas O'Hara, flag lievleMint to Rur Adm. W. J . Moran, NWC Commander, purchases a pair of ducats for the May 20 event from Kindy Kunkle, one of two co-chllirmen of this .Hair. "Senior Prom" is the theme for this evening of uncing t~t will follow a social hour and dinner at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Music for uncing from 9:30 p.m. on will be provided by the Art Depew Qu.rt.I. indeed, and Teresa Orr is dynamic in the role. Add to this the delightful music and lyrics of Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer and it's truly a total entertainment package. Assisting production director Alan Kubik with musical direction and choreography for the large Burroughs High School cast are Jim HarrelsOn and Nancy Miller, respectively. All tickets for the four 8:15 p.m. performances are priced at $1.50 and can be purchased from cast members, or at the Lecture Center hox office on the performance dates. 'Cyclists Invited On Ride Sunday A newly-formed, and as yet unnamed, local bicycle club will sponsor a morning breakfast ride to the Inyokern Park on Sunday. The group will meet at the visitor center, outside the China Lake main gate, and will leave promptly at 7 a.m. • Everyone interested is invited to take part in this group ride-there is no age limit. A hearty breakfast will he supplied by the club, for which a $1 donation per person will he asked. Persons desiring further in- formation may call Chuck Susmen, at 446-2456. • Social Security Man To Visit China Lake A representative of the Social Security oflice from Lancast... will pay another of his regular series of monthly visits to China Lake next Wednesday, May 17. Persons wishing to obtain a Social Security number or apply for Social Security henelits can do so at the Conununity Cent... bet- ween 8:30 and 11 a.m. - "'- --- Friday, May 12, 1972 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ,"a.m. -1 :30 p.m........... . .. .. ... Center Restaurant Open 7a.m. - 11 a.m. .. ..... . .... . ....... Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Community Center Parking lot 7:30a.m . -4:30p.m •... . ..•........ NWC Open House 8:30 a.m.· Sp.m..... .... .... .. .. . . Weapon Exhibit and Maturango Museum Open .Navy-N WC Films 'a.m. -2p.m.......... . ....... . ... Anechoic Chamber Open to Visitors 9a.m.·6'30p.m.......... .........AII Faith Chapel Open 9:30a.m. - 2p.m............. ... ... NAF Open to Visitors Static Displays (Hangar 3 only) 9:30 a.m .· 12:30 p.m........• . . .... Flight Operations at NAF 10a.m.- 2p.m ...... .. .. . . .. ....... Mlchelson Laboratory Open to Visitors 11 a.m . -5 p.m ....... : ... ..........Hobby Show at NWC Youth Center 12 Noon -4:30 p.m................. Boy Scout Exposition (Schoeffe) F.eld) 5 p.m........................ . .... NWC Open House Concludes 8 p.m............................. Old· Fas hioned Melodrama at Center Theater I 1 SHOWBOAT 1 MOYIE RATINGS The objective Of the ratings Is to Inform per.-.ts abQUt the suitability of movie cont.-.t for viewin9 by tMlr children. (01 - ALL AGES ADMITTE D ~a l AucI ~ft, ( PGI - ALL AGES ADMITTE D Par."., Guidance SUggested ( R) • RESTRICTED Under" 11 requlra accompany· ing Parent« Adult ~rdian FRI.&SAT. Two melodnmas pt'Hef\ted by the China Lake Playet's plus other GilY Nine'ies sur""S". Admission : $1 per person (Onma·$IIHrel ShOCker film by Mike Nichols (Who ~ve you " The Graduate" and " catch 22"') tells of college roommates who date the same girl and brag of their conquest. It hl4lOws 20 yean Of their exploits with Ann as the ult!matw p'ayboy bunny. an Academy Award nominee role. (Rl " THE ROUGH BRUNCH" (7Min.) TUES. &WE D. 16-11 May " KOTCH" CI14Min. ) Waltet' Matthau. Felicia Fan (Comedy. Drama) Academy Award nomination as best aefof' was made tor Mat. thau' s portrayal Of an ec:centric old man. II burclefl to his family, Who rebel s_and rents his own hom e in Palm Springs, where he befriends II pregnant t!enager. The warmth and emotion of thlsrole is. joy to see. (PGI NO SHORT SUBJECTS SAT. llMay THURS. &FRI. la-19May -MATINEE- " NAMU , KILLER WHALE" ( "Min. , Robert L anslnv " DE. DEVIL AND MR. HARE" 11 M in.) " CRAZY OVER DAISY" ( 7Min.) SUN. &MON. 14-lSMay " CARNAL KNOWLEDGE " I " Min. ) Ann Margr et. Jack Nicholson " THE WORLD OF SPORT FISHING" (1 07Min .) Bing Crosby. Curt Gowdy, Ernest Borgnine (Adventure) West Coast premiet'e of the most fabulous. exciting collection of world· wide fishing exploits by the above slars and Van Hefl in. Jack Nicklaus. Ken Cur tiS and Phil Harris. They tackle Australian Marlin, S,..ke River trout, Newfoundland tuna , \!te. A REEL thr iller ! ( G ) NO SHORT SUBJECTS Work of Local Artist on Display Vinnie Bodenburg, vice pres- ident of the Desert Art League, Is the featured artiat for this month's exhibit sponsored by the League at tbe China Lake Community Center. Mrs. Bodenburg brings a wealth of experience and study to her work. She has studied under such well mown artists as Kathryn Mabel Hyatt and DimItri Rom- anovsky of the Pratt InstItute and the New York Art Students Lea- From - TO - gue. In addition, she has studied at the Douglaston Art League in New York, and at Mount San Antonio College in Callfornla. She has presented individual showings of her paintings in Santa Clara, Richmond, San Jose, Walnut and Hacienda Heights. Many of her paintings are now in private collections. Visitors may view the art exhibit during weekday hours of operation at the Conununity Center. PLACE STAMP HillE ftWC locketeel -...aVIII Weapons Cantv China LN_ ' ~Ifcrnl. Vol. XXVII No. l' May 12, 1972 INSIDE ... Employee Writes Book ... .. .... .2 Physicist Receives Ph.D . ... .. ..3 Anechoic Chamber Open .... .. . .5 ProjectFlights Set at NAF ......6 Help Sought for POWs .. .... ..... 7 Boy Scout Exposition . . ........ . .8 Navy Relief Drive Opens ... ... .11 Armed Forces Day Schedule . . ..12 Armed Forces Day Fete Planned FLIGHTS PLANNED-Four of the pilots who will take part in the Armed Forces Day program tomorrow at the Naval _Air Facility are shown in a huddle under the wing of an A4 Skyhawk as they discussed plans for a Yariety of project flight operations that will be conducted as a means of acquainting visitors with the day·to-day activities at the Naval Weapons Center. The fliers are (I. to r.) Lt. Cmdr. Dale A. Iversen, Lt. Jack Macidull, Lt. Denny Green and Cmdr. Matt Moore. In the photo at right, Cmdr. Moore, who is the Armed Forces Day Project Officer, talks things over briefly with Lt. Green (in cockpiU, shortly prior to takeoff of a practice run in the A4 Skyhawk. Survivor of Vietnam Plane Crash Selected as 'Blueiacket of Month' Aviation Electronics Technician Holder will use for transportation by the Indian Wells Valley Council Second Class Donald W. Holder, a on the weekend trip. of the Navy League. ~lve-year Navy veteran who works Because of his selection as a The personable Navy career m the AMD AVIODlCS Shop, at NAF, Bluejacket of the Month, Holder man-(" I'm going for 30," he has been selected "Bluejacket of will also come WIder consideration said) was born in Wichita Falls the Month" for May. for the "Bluejacket of the Year," Tex.: and was graduated fron: As a .result of his selection, Wichita Falls High School. He then Holder will be treated to a weekend attended Midwestern University, trip to Bakersfield by the Greater in Wichita Falls, for three Bakersfield Chamber of Co,?- semesters, majoring in music merce on May 26, 'rl and 28. He will education. be met by CofC representatives "I decided then to get my service upon his arrival at the county seat. time in," he said, "and found that 1 The China Lake sailor will be really liked the Navy. So 1decided presented with free gift cer- to make it my career. tificates and discount coupons "This is really a great command from Bakersfield merchants who (NAF), and my entire division Is participate in the "Bluejacket of made up of some fantastic poople," the Month" program. While in that he commented. Before coming to city, Holder also will receive free China Lake, Holder spent a few room and meals at the Ramada months at the Naval Station, Inn. ~ Charles, S. Car., and before that he Prior to leaving the local area, was stationed with Reconaissance the NAF "Bluejacket" will be Squadron I, NAS Atsugi, Japan. "I loaned a 1972 Ford by Doug Butler, like the duty here better than owner of Desert Motors, which An Donald W.Holder (Continued on Page 4) Displays of Weapons, Scientific Equipment To Be Open to Public A full schedule of varied events awaits visitors to the Naval Weapons Center who will be welcome aboard from 7 :30 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday during the 22nd annual observance of Armed Forces Day. Everything from static displays of weapons and aircraft to actual project flight operations is on top at the Naval Air Facility, where visitors also will hove the opportunity to meet and question the pilots who will be participating in this port of the Armed Forces Day program. to the actual firing of the missile NAF will be open to visitors on from an aircraft. Saturday between the hours of 9:30 Early arrivals tomorrow at a.m. to 2 p.m. In line with the China Lake will find they can Armed Forces Day theme, satisfy their breakfast needs at the "Professionals for Peace," the Ridgecrest Kiwanis Club's annual throng of sightseers that is at- pancake feed, which is schi!duled tracted annually by this special from 7 to 11 a .m. on the east event will find ample to hold their parking lot of the Conununity interest in the displays and Center. exhibits that will be set up inside Also prior to the start of ae- hoth sections of giant Hangar 3, as tivities at the Naval Air Facility, well as aroWld the outside of this visitors will be welcome as early as huge structure. 8:30 a.m. at hoth the Maturango Among the innovations this Museum and the Weapons Exhibit Armed Forces Day at NWC will be Center. At the latter facility, which an open house from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. d at the Anechoic Chamber, which a joins the museuIl!, a working model of the SIDEWINDER guided was designed to provide a quicker, missile will be on display, along ~ economical way of mea- with many of the other weapons ~g the accuracy of a missile's that have evolved during the 23- guidance system without resorting (Conlinued on Page 5) Tests of Fire Fighting Equipment Set Here Two series of lire fighting tests have been scheduled on the Naval Weapons Center ranges during the latter half of May and early June. The first group of tests are planned to evaluate the ef- fectiveness of a manned vehicle known as a Twin Agent Unit (TAU- 3) specifically designed for combatting Iires on the flight decks of aircraft carriers. The prototype vehicle was delivered here in early May for training of Navy firemen in vehicle operatioo and for ex- ploration of vehicle capability in non-fire tests. This will he followed by a series of approximately 10 tests in which the TAU-'! will combat fires under conditions realistically simulating conflagrations on aircraft carrier flight decks. The tests will add to the growing store of general fire fighting knowledge and will determine tbe capability of a promising vehicle for combatting flight deck fires which, in the past, (Continued on Page 4) GIANT NEW FIRE FIGHTER-The 627 fire fighling truck shown above is one of the new generation of vehicles that will be eva luated during the pending series of fire fighting tests here. Three times the size of I~rge , ordinary crash trucks, the new unit (which is designed for medium to large airports and airbases) carries 7,000 galk»ns of water and 600 gallons of foam concentrate. From two top-mounted turrets, it can discharge 12,000 gallons of expanded foam per minute for six minutes. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1972,Rktr5.12.1972.pdf,Rktr5.12.1972.pdf Page 1, Rktr5.12.1972.pdf Page 1