Cleaner
VoJ. 5. No. 9
                              U.S. Environment*! Protection Agency
                                         September 1976
                        PERSONNEL  CORNER
      The Personnel Management Division is undertaking a review of all official Personnel
      Folders to insure  that the contents are in accordance with the requirements of
      the Federal Personnel Manual, Supplement 293-31.
      This review may result in you being requested to provide certain documents to
      bring your folder  up-to-date.  You may be sent material that is not appropriate
      for inclusion in the folder or there may be duplicate materials.
      Any material returned will be accompained by a letter explaining the reason.
      Similarly, a letter of explanation will be provided when it is necessary to re-
      quest material for Inclusion in the official personnel folder.
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                     INTERESTED  IN  PROMOTION?

      If you are  interested in being considered for promotion, you should watch
      the bulletin boards  and be ready to submit a complete application when an
      annoucement is issued.
      Effective September  30., 1976 all announcements that were "Open Continuous"
      will be closed.  Positions to be filled after that date will be announced
      on an individual  basis and you will be required to submit an application
      each time you desire to be considered.
          The following  Quality  Salary Increases were approved during August 1976:
                   Ronald C.  Campbell  - OAQPS
                   Frances P.  Duffield - HERL
                  Catherine C.  Golden -  ESRL
                  Eva Hittgenstein - ESRL
            OCTOBER 20, 1976
         AUDITORIUM  ERC/RTP
            12:00 and 12:35
     NOVEMBER 4, 1976
AUDITORIUM - MUTUAL BLDG.
      12:00 and 12:35
AIR POLLUTION
  THE FACTS

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'PROJECT  LIFELINE'
     Our 1975 - 1976 blood quota was met and as usual, we went way over the top!
     George M  Stockbridge, Chairman of the Blood  Program, expressed congratulations
 to all of us who helped make the program successful.
     Once again, we are signing a new  agreement, pledging our continued support
 to the Red Cross Program  during 1976-77.
     Together we can make  our new goal of 386  pints a reality   Already we are off
 to a  blazing start with sixty employees  turning out during the past month  Let's
 keep  it up
     New donors are  still  needed and old donors are encouraged to respond when
 called
     Ours  is  a  project of  life,  offering hope to many in need of blood   Give
  us  a  call  today   That's  Elaine Hyman or Liz Martin, X2951
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    If  William Shakespeare were alive today, he would probably be making a fortune writing
 plays  for television,  or for that matter, writing television commercials.  Being the
 resourceful  devil  that he was, Shakespeare would, no doubt, have combined the two, producing
 television programs without even the slightest interruption.  This month's puzzle will
 demonstrate this concept by using for its answer a Shakespearian Quote from the Tragedy of
 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark   By rearranging the order of a couple of sentences and adding
 two short phrases. ACT 1, Scene I from "Hamlet" can be turned into a  commercial
    The scene takes place late at night at Elsinore Castle on the platform of the watch   The
 guard on duty is Francisco, shortly to be relieved by Bernardo   Bernardo aporoaches  the
 platform
 Bernardo    Who's  there7
 Francisco   Nay, answer me.   Stand and unfold yourself.
 Bernardo    Long live  the King'
 Francisco   Bernardo'
 Bernardo    He
 Francisco   You come most carefully upon your hour.
 Bernardo     'Tis now struck  twelve
 Francisco    I am sick  at heart, and  'tis  bitter  cold which  doth not bode  good  for  my
             headache
 Bernardo    Charge  thy headache  to  take a  powder and get  thee  to bed  Francisco
    At  this point,  Bernardo gives  Francisco a pain reliever  for  his headache in  faster dis-
 solving powder  form   Francisco's reply is an actual Shakespearian quote  from Act  I,  Scene
 1  that can be determined by  using the  information given below
 1   The  reply consists of five words and  contains one  or  more  of the  following  letters.
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 2   Seven of  the 23 letters  of  the  reply  are  vowels
 3   The  third and  fifth words each  contain twice as many  letters as  the  first word which
     contains one  less  letter than either  the  second or fourth  word
 4   Numbering the  letters  
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EPA'ERS  IN  THE   NEWS
    Gary D  HcCutchen. ESED/OAQPS, President, Goals for Gary, and Warren Galke,
HERL, Vice-President, Goals for Gary,  conducted a workshop to discuss improving
Gary's water quality.  The meeting attracted over 25 interested citizens
    HcCutchen began the workshop by presenting a brief history of the Water
Pollution Control Act and the 208 project
    At  the end of the presentation, the workshop divided into small "brain
storming" groups.  One of  these groups was conducted by Galke
    Suggestions  included  ideas  ranging from the  technically  complex  to  some that
were  so pratical  the  general  response was, "Why  hasn't anyone  thought of that
 sooner*"
     Robert E  Hall, Research Mechanical  Engineer, IERL/RTP, is responsible for
 a  pamphlet entitled "Get the Most from Your Heating Oil Dollar - Servicing
 Cuts Costs and Pollution," which has been  prepared by EPA for nationwide dis-
 tribution   This is the first in a series  of EPA  - Federal Energy Administration
 pamphlets which will acquaint homeowners with  facts about reducing pollution
 and saving energy  from home heating systems.   By  following the guidelines, the
 homeowner can reduce his  annual fuel bill  through reduced fuel usage.  The
 pamphlet provides  important information which  will be of great help  to homeowners
 this winter.  Copies may  be obtained from the  Public  Affairs  Office, (MD-31),
 or call Ext. 2951

     Twenty-seven employees  of the Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI)
  recently  received  certificates  and  a group bronze medal award in recognition
  of  their  significant  contribution toward  the goal of assisting State and local
  agencies  to meet  their manpower training  needs
      In an informal ceremony at Research Triangle Park, Richard G. Rhoads, Act-
  ing Director,  CPDD, OAQPS,  presented the  award to APTI employees.
      The citation  stated   "To members  of  the Air Pollution Training Institute
  in  recognition  of outstanding performance of duties in organizing, developing
  and presenting  a  nationwide program of short-term direct training courses and
  developing and  monitoring an Academic  Grants and Fellowship program in a manner
  which has received widespread acclaim  and reflected credit on the Environmental
  Protection Agency's mission "
      Elmer and Velma Gray. CMD/OA,  publicity chairmen for the National Campers
  and Hikers Association (NCHA)  used the theme, "We Did It All For The Zoo," and
  it paid off   NCHA campers in  the  Tar Heel State have taken a special interest
  in the North Carolina Zoo project  south of Asheboro   Their interest amounted
  to a donation of S3900 for the purchase of ani'mals   The NCHA believes the zoo
  will be a major attraction for bodi  Asheboro and North Carolina   The no-bars,
  no-cages, natural-habitat concept  of the zoo is in keeping with NCHA's philosophy
  of maintaining the environment
      Elmer and Velma, in addition to  doing the publicity for this project are
  also District Field Directors  for  NCHA.

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     CONFERENCES  &  SEMINARS

          Seminar on Environmental Education.  October 5-8, St. Louis, Missouri
     Contact Bruce Floss-Sheriff, The Alliance for  Environmental Education,
     1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.M.. Washington. D. C. 20036.

          Fuels From Sugar Crops, a tutorial conference on production of sugar
     biomass and conversion to fuels and chemicals, sponsored by the Energy
     Research and Development Administration,  October 13-15, Columbus, Ohio
     Contact Dr. Richard A. Nathan. Battelle's Columbus Laboratories. 505 King
     Avenue. Columbus, Ohio 43201.

          North American Simulation and Gaming Association, 15th Annual Con-
     ference. October 14-16, Sheraton Crabtree Hotel, Raleigh, N. C.  Contact
     NASAGA,   Office of Research, Evaluation  and Planning, North Carolina Central
     University, Durham, N. C. 27707.

          The 29th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biplogy,
     Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts,  November 6-10.  Contact
     Mrs. Patricia I. Homer, Executive Director, Society for Advanced Medical
     Systems, Suite 1350, 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.

          1977 International Symposium on Process Control in the Pulp and
     Paper Industry. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, May 1-4, 1977.
     Contact Tom Battershill, Consolidated-Bathurst Ltd., 800 Dorchester Blvd.
     West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


     SPEAKING  ENGAGEMENTS

          October 2,  Ur. Larry Rosenstein, Research Environmental Engineer/HERL,
                      Oconeechee  Council Explorer Scouts, Raleigh, N. C.

          October 7,  Liz Martin, Public Information Officer, OA, Chapel Hill
                      Women's Club, Chapel Hill. N. C.

          October 19  Dr. John  Burchard, Director,  IERL/RTP, General Electric
                      Engineering Conference,  Chapel Hill, N. C.
ANSWER TO BRAIN TEASER Simply printing the answer to this  month's puzzle might prove  to
be too much of a temptation to problem solvers looking for Brain Teaser relief and the
easy way out.  By consecutively numbering the words of this  paragraph from one to 63.
beginning with "Simply." and then choosing words 22, 6, 25,  14, and 60, the answer can  be
found.   Thanks for your interest.

    this relief much thanks
    PERSON  TO  PERSON

        Charles  R Keadle. 1SD/OA,  will be married October 16 to  Elizabeth JoAnne
    Mitchell.  The wedding will  .ake  place in Chicago   The bride is a former employee
    of General Foods Corporation   The couple will reside in Cary, N.C  Lots of luck,
    Charles   Sorry we can't attend.
    The Industrial  Environmental  Research Laboratory had a picnic at  the Tech Center

    picnic area  on  September 22   Employees and their families  gathered to eat and

    play and get to know each other better.  Games were planned for tne children and

    ribbons given to the winners.   The adults enjoyed volleyball, croquet, basket-

    ball and "just  talking" to each other   Thh highlight of the activities was a

    sack race which involved the  Laboratory Director, Deputy Director and the Division

    Directors.   Special thanks go  to the Picnic Committee, which was headed by Jack

    Green, for a job well done   Pat Sharp reports they hope to make this an annual
    affair for IERL.
        Cecelia  E  Jones. GSD/OA,  will be married Saturday, October 23, at 7 30 p.m

    at Grey Stone Baptist Church in Durham to Robert F  Snyder   C  J  has extended

    an invitation to all her friends and associates to attend    Congratulations C  J

    and Bob.
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