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Stern-piece from a whaling ship of the 19th Century. Watercolor from the Index of American Design; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

Award for patriotic service through the United States Savings Bonds Program

Librascope employees I participation in the O. S. Savings Bond Program reached a record600/0 during a recent Company bond drive. A special award has been received by Librascopefrom the Treasury Department. The award (pictured above) is given only to those companieswith 500/0 or more employee participation in the Savings Bond Program.

Results of the Bond Drive, by department, are as follows: Administration - 770/0 participa­tion; Product Assurance - 750/0; Engineering - S90/0; Logistics - 560/0; Manufacturing _ f);.ilJo.

* * *BUSINESS NEWS •..

QCS FUNDING RECEIVED ...

Additional funding has been received by the Company to continue detailed d~sign studiesfor the Query Control Station (QCS), for the Army.

$500,000 RECEIVED FOR ACOUSTIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS

Two new development contracts in the area of underwater acoustics have been receivedf n the Navy, with a value of approximately $500, 000_

4-COLOR LASER PLOTTER PRELIMINARY ACCEPTANCE COMPLETED

Preliminary acc eptanc e of Librascope IS 4- color las er plotter has been cornpleted by SingerSimulation Products Division for their S3A Mission Simulator.

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* All production has been completed on the UBFCS (Underwater Battery Fire Control Sys­tem) Mk 116 Mod 1, and all equipments have now been delivered to the Government.Additional purchases by the Government on this system, are expected this year.

/* Librascope has completed three militarized disc/controller units for NUSC (Naval Under­

water Systems Center, Newport, Rhode Island). These units were successfully installedat the Submarine School and are part of the Mk 113 Mod 9 Trainer Complex.

* An order has been received by the Company for the manufacture of a special torpedo pre­set and firing panel for use on the NUSC Range Craft YFR T -524.

* Two formal on-site reviews of a newly awarded program, a Basic Acoustic Warfare Sys­tem for Surface Ships (AWS),were recently conducted by the Navy at Librascope.

* Librascope personnel supported elements of the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean during arecent field test of a Librascope designed Bistatic Operation Module, which significantlyenhances the Fleet's sonar capability.

* A Librascope magnetic encoder supplied for the B-1 aircraft has recently passed enVlTon­mental vibration testing.

* Four fully militarized mass memory systems (controller plus memories) for the Inte­grated Radio Room of the Trident submarine have been delivered. Additional orders havebeen received for these systems with other applications.

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THE ORIGINAL llLIBRASCOPEll ...

Librascope was founded in 1937. The first Company trademarkwas a variation of the constellation Libra. The trademark andthe name "Librascope" were inspired by the Company's firstproduct, a weight-and-balance manual analog computer (shownon the left). The analog computer was used to determine properloading distribution for aircraft. The device was called a"Librascope" ... a combination of the Greek word "Libra"for balance, and "scope" for indicator.

The capability developed in producing the balance indicatorenabled Librascope to bid on, and win, a Navy contract for asimilar analog computer to determine the exact drop point fordepth charges in defense against submarines. Since this firstNavy contract, Librascope has concentrated in the field ofantisubmarine warfare.

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FIRST PROTOTYPE SIGNAL DATACONVERTER MK 87 COMPLETED

Sho'vvn with the first prototype Signal DataConverter Mk 87, are some of the peoplewho worked many long hours to completeits assembly, (from left): Vern Wilkie,Jack Naimoli, Lois Freeman, GerryHenshaw, Rose Pascone, Damon Thomas,Ruth Lantrip, Lois Benjamin, Jackie Allen,and Margaret Baumgarten. According toRoy Bartlome, Submarine Weapon SystemsDirector, Signal Data Converter Mk 87 is amajor element of the SHRIMP contract,and is scheduled to be evaluated by theNavy later this year.

IAS PROGRAM TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED ...

The Company's Improved Action Suggestion Program has been temporarily discontinued,effective immediately. The number of suggestions submitted during the last several months-pas dropped considerably, indicating a definite reduction in the opportunities for possibleouggestions throughout the Company at this time.

The program, or another form of ,motivation' progranl, will definitely be reactivated inthe future. Still on the agenda, however, is an IAS lunch for those employees who have sub­mitted 'accepted' suggestions from the beginning of the year, through June 14, and who havenot previously attended an IAS lunch. The event will be held on July 17, at the CastawayRestaurant in Burbank.

SPECIAL NOTICE OF CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING

Effective July 1, 1974, you may now change the amount of California income tax being with­held from your wages by filing a completed California Employee's Withholding AllowanceCertificate (FORM DE-4) with the Payroll Dept., Bldg. 3. This new form will allow you toclaim a different marital status and number of allowances for California withholding pur­poses than you claim for Federal withholding purposes.

Another important feature of the new Form DE-4 permits those who qualify, to claim 'headof household' status for State withholding purposes. Individuals who previously have had toclaim' single I status for withholding purpose s, although they qualify as 'head of household',will generally be able to reduce the amount of State income tax withheld from their pay byclaiming 'head of household' status on the Form DE -4.

In addition, the DE-4 allows you to adjust the amount of State withholding by claiming adifferent marital status. For example, if you are presently claiming a 'married' statuson Form W-4, you can now file a Form DE-4 and claim a 'sirc.gle' status for State withhold­<Lngpurposes. A married individual whos espouse als 0 works may want to do this in order

o increase the amount of California income tax withholding.

For more information, and/or to file a Form DE-4, contact the Payroll Dept., Bldg. 3.

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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE ...

JUL., 1974 ibrozetteThe following employees have received promotions: ANGELO MORRONE (from SeniorTech. Writer to ENGmEERmG WRITER); BRIAN MORAN (from Design Draftsman toDESIGNER); CHARLES KOSTAS (from Quality Control Engineer to QUALITY CONTROLENGINEER, SR.); WILLIAM BLAKELY (from Field Service Technician to FIELD SERVICEENGINEER); GENE BENSINGER (from Customer Training Instructor, Sr. to CUSTOMERTRAmING ENGINEER); ROBERT LOVEJOY (from Inspector Precision Electrical toSENIOR ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN); DENNIS BODZII<: (from Associate Engineer toENGINEER); THOMAS CUDA (from Sr. Electronic Technician to ELECTRONIC ENGINEER­ING ASSOCIATE); CLOUD FINCH (from Field Service Technician to FIELD SERVICEENGmEER); MICHAEL GREEN (from Sr. Technical Illustrator to COMMERCIAL AR TIST);WILLIAM HARGREA VES (from Electronic Engr. Associate to MANUFACTURING ENGI-­NEER); WESLEY THOMAS (from Field Service Engineer to SR. FIELD SERVICE ENG.);FRANK HERRICK (from Sr. Electronic Technician to ELECTRONIC ENGR. ASSOCIATE);THOMAS GILBO (from Component Technician to ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN); JULIACREMO (from Reproduction Typist to GROUP LEADER); FRANCIS DRAKE (from Blue­printer to MULTILITH OPERA TOR).

LIBRASCOPE BLOOD BANKINCREASED BY 89 PINTS ....

Librascope employees tcourageously'responded to a recent blood drive heldreplenish the existing Company bloodbank. The bank is maintained to provideblood, free of charge, to employees andtheir families.

The donated blood will be credited to theLibras cope blood bank, and in addition,will be used to help fill an area quota of4000 pints of blood needed for the year inhospitals throughout Glendale, Montrose,La Crescenta, etc.

A 'regular' donor to the Librascope Blood Bank, is Jerry Deitz,Vice President and Chief Engineer.

Special thanks to the following employees for donating their blood so that lothers mightlive' :

Alexander, GeorgeAnani, MuhammadBattistessa BernardBenak, I rn~aBietsch, WilliamBoase, IsmalBoyd, MalindaBrannon, RonaldBrown, AlexanderBuseth, HarlanButyrin, AnatolyChapin, LawreyClark, MarieCobb, La VonneCopple, rrank, IICowen, DonCurran, RobertDe Falco, Frank

Deitz, JeromeDelle "ave, RalphDousette, JohnDrake, FrancesEnos PatriciaFree~an, BarbaraFuchs, JaromirGhen, DavidGraham, BertonGuarino, JohnHanson, DonaldHa'o, PatriciaHeinz, LeoHeminger, EdwinHodgdon, DouglasHofland, HowardJackman, StephenJones, John

Keegan, PatrickKelley, JohnKlein, E. HettyKnapp, DavidKnu th, LawrenceKokinda, ThomasKrohn, CarlLeo, AngeloLeonhardt, DonaldLovejoy, RobertMails, .J aTncsMartin, BernardMarvin, DorothyMasulli, GeorgiaMencarelli, LenoMeyer, HerbertMickle, HowardMiller, Carl

Moore, DonMorgan, LonnieMorrone, AngeloMulholand, ThomasMcDermott, MarkMcFarlin, RobertNakagawa, KoetsuNelson, RobertNewman, E. BuzzNorton, RonaldPerez, HelenPeters RobertRyan,'WilliamSchmidt, RobertSchwartz, OscarSills, MichaelSimon, RalphSmith, Jerome

Schneider, AntonSt. Clair, RogerSteiner, MableSullivan, FrederickTascona, EdwardTerrill, MargaretToorvald, PhilipUrban, LeslieValdez, EarlValenzuela, ConradVan Antwerp, WillardVan Dellsen, Bever'

Van Essen, Arthur ~Van Lahr, LeoWahlberg, TerryYoung, JamesZeph, Richard

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COMPUT ER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM AT WORK AT LIBRASCOPE •••

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MaryEllen Adeeb (on left), Automated GraphicsOperator, is shown processing circuit board data viathe interactive design station of the Computer AidedDesign System (CADS) in Bldg. 1. The CADSprovides a speedier and more accurate way to aiddesigners in the layout of printed circuit boards.

he CADS has been in use at Librascope for one year.

Vera Zele (on right), Automated Graphics Operator,is shown editing the data used to produce theprinted circuit board artwork, after the data hasbeen processed and has appeared on the boardshown in the picture on the left. This editing isaccomplished by the CRT Design Station(cathode ray tube) pictured above.

MaryEllen (on left) prepares toremove the final artwork of aprinted circuit board from thephoto plotter of the CADS. Thisartwork, which has been convertedto film in the photo plotter, willnow be taken to the Photo Labfor contact prints which will besent to Manufacturing.

Vera (on right) inserts a magneticcassette which will be read intothe CADS.

The Computer Aided DesignSystem is capable ofproducing assembly drawings,schematic drawings, charts,and diagrams. The system'sprimary purpose at Librascopeis to produce final artworkfor printed circuit boards.

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JUL., 1974 ibrozetteLIBRASCOPE HOSTESSES AT THE SINGER COMPANY'S ANNUAL MEETING OFSHAREHOLDERS WERE .•.

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Robbie DeMello

Cindy Schmidt

Lorene BurrowsEloise Graves

(From left): Jeanette Strachan, Caryn SchirmJayne Stanek, Melba Puryear

There are currently 147 Librascopeemployees purchasing Singer Companystock through the Stock Purchase Plan.

Ruby Williams Marti Anderson Bernadette Stahle

, \Juanita Hammonds

The 1974 annual meeting of shareholders of The SingerCompany was held recently at the Hyatt Regency Hotelin Los Angeles. Donald P. Kircher, President of TheSinger Company presided over the meeting. Fourteenmillion shares were represented at the meeting, whichrepresents 80% of Singer stock. It was reported at themeeting that the annual dividend was raised to $ 2.60per share during the fourth quarter of 1973. Employeesinterested in obtaining information about the StockPurchase Plan may obtain a prospectus from Frank Yapp,Bldg. 3.

Carol Goldthwaite Claudette Kl1.presan

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15 YEARS ...

(From left):

Ellen BuntingClare BurgisNate Sands

(20 yrs., May)(20 yrs., June)(20 yrs., June)

APRIL - Ray Goodrich; Bob Kent; Antoinette Kirkham; John Resendez; Irene Arters; LouisRotger; Harry Okada; Mel Scharer; Bill Ryan; Donald Olsen; Lou McClanahan;Denver Wright; William Gogalla; Les Wagner

MAY - Bill Aumann; Shirley Edwards; Emma Schwab; Grey Stone; Fred Sullivan; PeteFountas; Ken Mandeville; John Langman; Louis Correia; John Dobrescu; KenWallingford; Emery Fekety; Walt Picker; George Roby; Bob McDonald

dNE - Chuck Norcutt; Tony Esposito; Ted Nagy; Viola Taylor; Bill Girouard; Tom Smith;Bob Tapia; Bob Curran, Georgine Archer

10 YEARS .. ,

APRIL - Dan Englehardt; Frank Getzewich ... MAY - Hal Seeler; Iris Delling; Bill BrownJUNE - Art Brown; Dick Korn

5 YEARS

APRIL - Louis Bishop; George David; Art Kurz; Mike Green; MaryEllen ~[;.deebMAY _ Carol Kuruma; Homer Woods; Ellen Otero ... JUNE - Royal Jackson; HowardBeringer; Norm Lucas; Johnnie Wagers

RETIREES ...

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Leone Sahl (From left): Fred Killips, Andy Lee,Hank Simeone

Georgia Graves Ike Isebrands

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COME TO THE COMPANY PICNIC ..

The 'bigge st' event of the year •.. theCompany picnic ..• is scheduled to takeplace on July 27, at Soledad Sands Park,(take the Antelope Valley •.Fwy, Hwy. 14,going towards Palmdale, and off at theCrown Valley-Acton off-ramp). Admis­sion is free to employees and theirfamilies. There is a fee for guests ($1for adults and 50~ for children under 13)./Activities will include the giant slide ride,swimming, dancing, organized games,a train ride, a fire engine ride, horse­shoest volleyball, bingo, etc., etc. Foodwill be available, with hamburgers at 30~,hot dogs at 25~, and cotton candy, pop,sno cones and popcorn at 5~ each.

A 'big' contender for this year'ssack race.

Ugh ... I hate blueberry pie ...but I won 1st prize!

The park has again been res erved ex­clusively for Librascope employees andtheir families, and will be open from 10 am until 5 pm. Overnight camping at the park hasbeen arranged for employees, beginning at 4 pm on Friday, July 26. Camping facilities arravailable at the park, and tents are allowed, so don't hesitate to join the increasing numberof etnployees who '!camp out" at the Company picnic! See you there.

CIRCUS TICKETS ON SALE •.•

A limited number of loge tickets are available to the Ringling Bros /Barnum & Bailey Circm:at the Forum, on Sunday, July 21, at 6 pm. The $6. 75 tickets are only $5 to employees, andcan be purchased at the Employee Services Office, Bldg. 3, or through Jack Naimoli, B-17.

BOWLING NEWS •..

Winter bowling (mixed, handicaps) starts in mid-September, for Tues. evenings (6 pm), andThurs. afternoons (4:45 pm). Watch the bulletin boards for sign-up dates. Reservations arenow being taken •.• call Buzz Newman, ext. 1032.

HUNTING CLUB .•.

Employees are invited to attend a Hunting Safety Course, along with members of the Libra­scope Hunting Club, on Sunday, July 28, at 10 am, at the Sunland/Tujunga YMCA. The feeis $4 per person.

SAN FRANCISCO HOLIDAY

A San Francisco Holiday has been planned for employees, for August 16-18, with rdtrip air,via PSA, from Burbank, two nights at the elegant Cable Inn on famed Lombard St. nearFisherman's Wharf and the cable cars, and rdtrip transportation from the airport to thehotel. The price per person is $68. Reservations can be made by calling the Employee SetJvices Office, ext. 1210, or Jack Naimoli, ext. 1191.

TICKETS TO ALL PERFORMANCES AT THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS AMPHITHEATERARE ON SALE IN THE EMPLOYEE SER VICES OFFICE, BLDG. 3.