The White Falcon - 30.10.1970, Blaðsíða 3

October 30, 1970
THE WHITE FALCON
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ABOVE: From left, AG1 Martin T. Parrish, AG2 Flandy K. Dahlin and AG3 Wayne W.
Rumburg (in background) record temperature, humidity and wind velocity and direc-
tion from signals broadcast by a weather balloon. RIGHT: RAWINSONDE operator
Sigurjon H. Gestsson releases a weather balloon and its payload, a radiosonde that
transmits meteorological data to the radar tracking device located in Bldg. 187.
(Photos by AN Robin L. Wagner)

JULES VERNE HUT READS, from Page 1
sts, the transmitter is para-
uted to the ground by a paper
chute. The parachute keeps the
radiosonde from becoming a deadly
missile after it begins its fall
from more than 18 miles up.No at-
tempt is made to recover the
transmitters.
The information that the naval
station RAWINSONDE records is
teletypedto the main Fleet Weath-
er Facility here. The data is
shared with other stations around
the world that released balloons
at the same time.
The information our facility
releases is then integrated with
that of all other reporting sta-
tions and a chart of the upper
atmosphere is made. The chart
covers the area from the midwest-
em U.S. to central Europe and
provides invaluable information
to pilots and weather forecasters.
NCO Wives Club installation
held at 56 Club, Oct. 24
Saturday evening October 24, the NCO Wives Club installation din-
ner was held in the party room of the 56 Club. Guest speaker for the
evening was Rear Adm. John K. Beling.
Special guests included Mrs. John K. Beling, Capt. and Mrs. Lloyd
H. Thomas, Chaplain and Mrs. Wil-
uom
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liam T. Vest, Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Matthew R. Thome, Maj. and Mrs.
Richard J. Weidner, and Lt. Cdr.
and Mrs. Harold T. Sherman.
The new officers ares presi-
dent Helen Collins, vice presi-
dent Ann Ray, secretary Norma
Lomax, treasurer Jo Durst, and
liamentarian Marty Gaines.
A special vote of thanks was
tended to the outgoing officers.
They were: president Gayle Stand-
ridge, vice president Ann Ray,
secretary Grace Ivey, treasurer
Ellen Smith (standing in for Judy
Dominguez), and parliamentarism
Pat Berry.
The new committee chairmen
are: special gifts, Linda Mann;
hospitality, Claire Coker; lunch-
eon, Helen Emerson; membership
and welcoming, Norma Lomax, Bev-
erly Stamper and Shirly Kelly;
publicity, Ellen Smith; hospital,
Ann Ray; telephone, Mary Ann Wag-
ner, Jo Durst and Barbara Dixon;
thrift shop, Grace Ivey and Bar-
(See NCO WIVES, Page 5)