Vol. 5, No. 10
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
October 1976
STEIGERWALO
HONORED
Bern J. Steigerwald
Bern J. Steigerwald, Deputy Assis-
tant Administrator for OAQPS has been
selected as the Federal Environment-
al Engineer of the Year. The award
recognizes exemplary work and accom-
plishments of environmental engineers
in the Federal service and is spon-
sored by the Conference of Federal
Environmental Engineers in coopera-
tion with the U.S. Civil Service
Commission.
EPA Administrator Russell E. Train
nominated Dr. Steigerwald for the
award citing his outstanding leader-
ship and achievement in initiating
and directing the EPA air programs.
Train said, "Dr. Steigerwald has
set an outstanding example in Feder-
al-State cooperation. His work has
been instrumental in our progress
toward achieving our National Ambient
Air Quality Standards."
The award was presented at a meet-
ing of the Conference of Federal En-
vironmental Engineers on October 28
at Boiling Air Force Base, Washing-
ton, D.C.
MIREX UNDER
INVESTIGATION
by Elaine Hyman
Mirex, a controversial ant poison
and possible cancer-causing sub-
stance, has been under investigation
by Dr. Neil Chernoff, Research Tera-
tologist, Dr. Thomas Scottie, Re-
search Pathologist, and Ralph E.
Linder, Research Biologist, HERL.
According to Dr. August Curley,
Chief of the Toxicology Branch,
"These studies are a follow-up and
refinement of work previously done
by Dr. Renate D. Kimbrough and Thomas
B. Gaines, former employees with EPA,
Atlanta."
Speaking for the group, Dr. Cher-
noff revealed that Mirex produces
cataracts in newborn rats and mice
when exposed to the pesticide shortly
after birth.
As a research teratologist, Dr.
Chernoff investigates the effect of
pesticides in fetal and newborn ani-
mals.
During the course of the study,
over 400 to 500 litters of rats were
tested. Mirex was administered by
gastric intubation directly to the
mother. The offspring were then ex-
posed to the pesticide through the
mother's milk. After exposure, cata-
racts appeared in the offspring as a
white area in the lens sufficiently
large enough to be visible without
the aid of instrumentation.
While Mirex was found not to pro-
duce defects when administered to
pregnant animals, the study does
raise the question of whether early
exposure to a chemical which produces
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RECIPIENT
OF AWARD
Dr. John B. Clements
Dr. John B. Clements, Chief, QAB/
EMSL, received the first Moyer D.
Thomas award given by the American
Society for Testing and Materials.
The presentation was made by ASTM
president, John S. Wheeler,
on October 19, at the Shamrock Hilton
in Houston, Texas.
The Thomas Award consists of a
gold medal and is given in recogni-
tion of outstanding achievement in
the field of the sampling and analy-
sis of atmosphere with emphasis on
contributions leading to the develop-
ment and use of consensus standards.
Dr. Clements received the award
for "outstanding contributions to
the art and science of air quality
measurement, providing leadership in
the spirit of cooperation extant be-
tween EPA and the consensus standards
system of ASTM, and meritorious ser-
vice to Committee D-22."
A native of Dillwyn, Va., Dr.
Clements received his Bachelor's
degree from Hampden Sydney College
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MIREX....(Continued from page 1)
cataracts may lead to greater sus-
ceptibility for cataracts later in
life.
According to Dr. Chernoff, "A cata-
ract is a rare phenomenon in children
but is a common occurrence in older
people."
In another study recently released
by Edwin L. Johnson, Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Pesticide Programs,
EPA, Washington, Mi rex was found in
37 samples of human fatty tissue out
of 120 samples analyzed, which brings
the problem even closer to human
health.
Johnson also confirmed that EPA
has analyzed tests performed over
the past 18 months on rats at the
National Cancer Institute, and drew
the tentative conclusion that Mirex
was causing cancer in test animals.
EPA is currently awaiting the con-
clusions from the Institute's own
cancer experts.
For the past five years, EPA has
considered banning Mirex, but its
concern has been over possible ad-
verse effects on marine life. Mirex,
a very persistent chemical with an
extraordinary life in the environment,
kills shrimp in extremely low concen-
trations.
Mirex is currently being used to
control the fire ant, a pest, which
now infests 133 million acres in
nine southern states, reaching from
Florida to Texas. The fire ant,
which resembles ordinary house and
garden ants, poses a threat to the
farmers in these areas.
Dr. Chernoff and other EPA re-
searchers are currently gathering
information and data on all facets
of Mirex. This information will be
used to support a final decision on
the use of this pesticide.
EPA'ERS IN THE NEWS
EPA'ers were back to back at a
recent meeting of the U.S. Commis-
sioned Officers Association held at
the Faculty Club of North Carolina
State University.
Retiring president, Bill Vatavuk,
SASD, turned the gavel over to the
incoming president, Dr. Bill Kirk,
HERL. Other new officers installed
were Gregory Bujewski, Vice-presi-
dent and Amos Slaymaker, Secretary-
treasurer.
Engraved plaques were awarded to
past presidents of the North Carolina
Branch. Receiving awards were:
Ronnie Townsend, Gerald Akland, Amos
Slaymaker, and Bill Vatavuk. All in
all it was a big night for our CO's
from EPA.
In an informal ceremony held at
RTP on October 5, a mobile van hous-
ing an electrostatic precipitator
was turned over to Dr. John Burchard,
Director, IERL, by Joe Brumfield of
the Naval Surface Weapons Center, the
Contractor for the van.
The Naval Surface Weapons Center
and EPA began its mutual association
three years ago under the auspices
of the Technology Transfer Program.
This program seeks to join Defense
Department expertise and civilian
agencies' requirements in a joint
effort toward problem solution.
In presenting the keys, Brumfield
said, "The objective of this present
effort was to provide the Agency with
two mobile processes, a wet scrubber
and an-electrostatic precipitator.
The wet scrubber was delivered in
December 1974. We are here today to
announce the completion of this
effort and to formally release the
units to EPA. But more than that,
we are here to acknowledge our enjoy-
ment in an effort that has provided
professional stimulation, new know-
ledge, and equally important, new
friends. We believe that while EPA
has gained new research and evalua-
tion hardware, the Navy has gained
a greater understanding of approaches
that can be used to solve Navy pro-
blems. It has been a venture in
which both activities have profited."
Burchard noted that "The larger
dust particles emitted by industrial
smoke can generally be controlled.
The EPA units now in operation will
aid in the control of finer particles,
which can sometimes lodge themselves
deeper in the lungs and do more dam-
age."
BOTTLED KILLER BLOODIES
With a blood alcohol concentration
of one-tenth of a percent (0.10) a
driver is seven times more likely to
be responsible for having a fatal
crash, than he would be with no
alcohol, says the "Second Annual
Report to the U.S. Congress on
Alcohol and Health."
But the probability of being re-
sponsible for a fatal crash is
essentially the same among drivers
with low blood alcohol concentration
(BAC) or less than one-twentieth of
a percent (0.05), as it is among
drivers with no alcohol.
The relative hazard curve rises
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
very sharply above this lower limit
for a driver while intoxicated (DWI).
Violation in most states is 0.15 per-
cent. At a BAC of 0.15 percent, a
driver would be 25 times more likely
to be responsible for a fatal crash;
at 0.18 percent he or she would be
60 times more likely; and at 0.20
percent (namely, at the average BAC
found among convicted DWI's, and
among fatally injured drivers who
would have been eligible for a DWI
conviction) he or she would be at
least 100 times more likely to be
responsible for a fatal crash than
if they had not been drinking at all.
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TRAINING
(Left to right) James M. McDuffie, Training Officer, EPA; John H. DeFord,
Director of Administration, EPA; Albert N. Whiting, NCCU Chancellor; and
Dr. Waltz Maynor, Director of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, NCCU.
"SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS, GOOD
OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS," was the order
of the day for some EPA employees as
they wended their way to the audito-
rium in the EPA Administration Build-
ing, at 4:00 p.m., September 13.
The adage, "You can't teach an old
dog new tricks," is obsolete, as this
reporter can attest.
Through an agreement between North
Carolina Central University and EPA,
the University is offering three
courses this semester through the
Learning Center at EPA's Research
Triangle facility.
The courses being offered are
English Composition, Introduction to
Quantitative Methods, and a seminar
in Public Administration.
EPA employees are taking the
courses at no cost to themselves and
NCCU is providing teachers, materials,
and administrative costs, as well as
textbooks. Each course is limited to
twenty students.
Jim McDuffie, EPA's Training
Officer, is directing the program.
The college level courses are part of
an extensive training program con-
ducted by the Federal agency for its
employees. Other activities of the
Learning Center include career devel-
opment programs, independent study
programs, brief review courses under
an individual learning program, and
special interest programs.
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SOLUTION:
The autopsy revealed that a Webly-Vickers 50.80 was the murder
weapon and that Fecheimer was shot just after being run over by the
tractor, thus the killer had to be on the scene at 4:11 A.M. Anyone who
claimed to be somewhere else the night of July 4-5 could not have com-
mitted the crime since no one can be in two places at the same time. (If
the denial of the crime is false, then each statement about being in
another place is true.) The Mechanic, The Topper, Grimey and Mean Mary
are thus eliminated. The culprit, therefore, is Rotten Rocky.
REGISTRATION FOR EPA
LEARNING CENTER
EVENING COURSES
January to June 1977
When: Oct. 4, 76 - Nov. 4, 76
Where: Personnel Management Div.
Administrative Bldg.
RTP, N.C.
Who: Federal and non-Federal
Employees
How: a. Federally Sponsored
b. Self Sponsored
c. Non-Federally Sponsored
Procedure
Agency Sponsored - Submit Optional
Form 170 through appropriate manage-
ment channels.
Self Sponsored - Submit Optional
Form 170 directly to Leona Col gla-
zier, Registrar (MD-29) EPA, RTP,
NC 27711
Non-Federal Organization Sponsored -
Submit a letter from appropriate
organization authorized official
including the following information:
1. Title and date of course
2. Name, address, position title of
nominee
3. Office to which bill should be
forwarded
ACCOUNTING I
Cost: $100
Time: 5:00-6:30 Mon and Wed
Place: Auditorium
Location: Administrative Building
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Cost: $100
Time: 6:30-8:00 Mon and Wed
Place: Auditorium
Location: Administration Building
ART OF MOTIVATING PEOPLE
Cost: $100
Time: 5:00-6:30 Tues and Thurs
Place: Auditorium
Location: Administration Building
BOOKKEEPING
Cost: $100
Time: 6:30-8:00 Tues and Thurs
Place: Auditorium
Location: Administration Building
BUSINESS LAW
Cost: $100
Time: 5:00-6:30 Mon and Wed
Place: Conference Room, Beaunit
Annex, 128
Location: Administration Building
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Cost: $100
Time: 6:30-8:00 Mon and Wed
Place: Conference Room, Beaunit
Annex, 128
Location: Administration Building
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WHO'S UP FRONT
Our "Up Front" secretaries this
month are Sue Miller, CMD/OA, Karen
Burnett Curtis, ESRL/ERC, and Fran
Whitlow, P&M Staff/OAQPS.
and well liked by all in the divi-
sion."
know it the crisis is over. I am
pleased to have this opportunity to
make a few comments about Karen and
to tell her and the other readers of
The Cleaner Times that she is sin-
Sue Miller
Sue Miller is secretary to D. K.
Richmond, Director, Contracts Manage-
ment Division, Office of Administra-
tion. She is a graduate of Hard-
barger's Business College, Raleigh.
She came to EPA in 1971 right after
graduation. Sue and her husband,
Lee, live on a dairy farm in Hurdle
Mills, N.C. The couple have an 18
month old daughter, Sherry Lee. Sue's
hobbies are sewing, piano and reading.
Her future plans are to enlarge her
family and eventually get into a
career field.
Doug Richmond says, "I feel very
fortunate to have Sue as a secretary.
Her skills are topnotch. She is an
excellent typist, well versed in
shorthand, and has good office manage-
ment capabilities. She respects the
confidences necessary in the division
secretary position, yet will express
her mind—displaying excellent judg-
ment when her advice is sought. She
has good initiative and willingly
tackles even the most difficult task.
On top of all this, she is a super
fine person, friendly, courteous,
cerely appreciated.
Karen Burnett Curtis
Our next secretary, Karen Burnett
Curtis, has been married just a
little over a month. She and her
husband, Clifton, live in Graham,
N.C. Karen graduated from Alamance
Central High School and received her
B.A. in Business Education from
Bennett College in Greensboro. She
has 7-1/2 years experience as a
Government secretary. Prior to join-
ing this Agency she worked for the
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in
Bethesda, Md. Her present position
is secretary to Dr. Alfred Ellison,
Deputy Director, Environmental Scien-
ces Research Laboratory. Karen's
hobbies include reading, working
crossword puzzles, and playing soft-
ball.
Dr. Ellison had this to say about
Karen, "She is an excellent secretary
and a wonderful person. This is a
combination that is hard to beat.
Her typing work rarely contains an
error and all other aspects of her
assignments are performed at a cor-
respondingly high level. Karen's
even-tempered and pleasant person-
ality are an asset to her and a bene-
fit to us. All too frequently the
workload builds up and everything has
a short deadline. Karen takes these
situations in stride and before we
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Fran Whitlow
Our third secretary this month is
Fran Whitlow. Fran works for Will
Brothers, Director, Planning and
Management Staff, OAQPS. She is a
native of Hillsborough, N.C., and
graduated from Orange High School.
Fran is married and has a 16-month
old son, Jeffrey. The Whitlows now
live in Bahama and are members of Mt.
Bethel United Methodist Church. Fran
is on the Board of Directors of the
Bahama Volunteer Fire Department.
She is serving her third year as
Treasurer for the Fire Department.
Her hobbies are learning to play ten-
nis, reading, sewing, and "watching
Jeff grow."
When asked to comment on Fran,
Will Brothers said, "She excels in
everything she does and she constant-
ly displays an exceptional ability to
handle the wide range of activities
of the P&M Staff. She is frequently
confronted with work situations that
require her immediate attention, have
very short deadlines, and involve
more than one division or office—and
in pressure situations like this she
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WHO'S UP (Cont'd. from page 4)
always determines what is needed,
puts things in perspective, and then
gets the job done in an efficient,
low-key manner. The outstanding per-
formance demonstrated in her overall
role as secretary and office manager
for me is vital to the day-to-day
operations of our office. She is
constantly aware of the day-to-day
happenings and always handles things
in a superior fashion. Fran fre-
quently anticipates specific tasks
that need to be done before certain
projects or items are given to her
and accomplishes them on her own
initiative. She exercises mature
judgment and has the ability to ex-
amine all sides of a question and
arrive at sound, logical conclusions.
Fran's interest, cooperation, atti-
tude, initiative, willingness, and
resourcefulness are outstanding in
every respect and it is really tre-
mendous having her as part of our
office."
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN-A MODEL PROGRAM
As Federal employees, we are in-
creasingly aware of the need to show
continuing value and high cost effec-
tiveness of our programs. Now we
have an opportunity to participate
in just such a program—the Combined
Federal Campaign. It has a proven
record of unusually high cost-effec-
tiveness plus the element of excep-
tional need.
Twenty years ago there were up to
twenty separate fund-raising drives
in some Federal Agencies. Today,
however, only one major campaign is
conducted in the Research Triangle
area which services three United
Funds in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel
Hill, the International Service
Agencies, and the National Health
Agencies. Somewhat over one hundred
separate organizations are represent-
ed, ranging from very well known
agencies such as the American Red
Cross, down to local community
centers and recreation programs known
EPA TOUCH FOOTBALL
RESULTS
The second season of the EPA touch
football league opened at Erwin Field
on Saturday, October 2, despite the
last minute cancellation of C. K.
Fleaberg's Kazoo Marching Band for
halftime festivities. In the opening
contest, Ken's Quickies overcame
early season mistakes to edge the
Willies 7-0 by forfeit. The Willies'
star, Dave Beck, was unable to play;
thus the Willies punted the opener.
The second contest had decidedly
more action, as Dinger's Ringers
pummelled the NERC-OFFS 40-6, with
an early four touchdown blitz. Sub-
stituting freely in the second half,
the Ringers experienced a defensive
lapse before posting three more
scores and having a fourth score
discounted by officials eager to end
the debacle. The Ringers were led by
the Legendary Ed Dinger with two in-
terceptions, two touchdowns, and one
extra point. Former Duke track star
K. C. Hustle duplicated the Dinger's
efforts, while four other Ringers
also added points to the board.
League Schedule
Oct. 16 8:30 a.m. Ken's Quickies
vs. Dinger's Ringers
10:00 a.m. NERC-OFFs vs.
The Willies
Oct. 30 8:30 a.m. Ken's Quickies
vs. NERC-OFFs
10:00 a.m. Dinger's vs.
The Willies
For further information contact:
C. Sedman 688-8146, X-301
K. Lloyd 688-8146, X-583
primarily by the persons who need and
use them.
*A11 organizations in the United
Fund are aided substantially by our
contributions, according to their
relative need.
*A11 are organized to provide
equal opportunity:
1. To persons served,
2. Employment opportunities, and
3. Service opportunities.
Last year collection costs local-
ly accounted for a total of 4.8%.
This exceedingly low collection rate,
combined with the excellent account-
ing and fiscal procedures required
of each participating agency, means
that your dollar does what you in-
tended it to do--help our less for-
tunate neighbors.
Contribute generously—through
your payroll deduction plan. Enjoy
the feeling of being part of that
efficient group of Federal employees
who also care enough to help others.
NCMA TAPS MYERS
Cecil Myers
Cecil Myers, CMD/OA, recently
received his certificate as a Certi-
fied Professional Contract Manager.
The CPCM program is sponsored by the
National Contracts Management Associ-
ation and is a step in recognizing
and emphasizing professionalism re-
quired in the Government procurement
field.
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CONFERENCES AND
SEMINARS
Conference on Public Policy Issues
in Nuclear Waste Management, October
27-29, Ramada/The O'Hare Inn, Chicago
(Des Plaines), Illinois. Sponsored
by the Energy Research & Development
Administration, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, National Science Founda-
tion, Council on Environmental Quali-
ty and the Environmental Protection
Agency.
The World Future Society will pre-
sent "Southeast 2001—The Next 25
Years," November 12-13, at the Urban
Life Center, Georgia State Univer-
sity, Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information on confer-
ences, contact the Public Affairs
Office, MD-31, Ext. 2951.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The film "AIR POLLUTION-THE FACTS"
was shown at the Research Center/RTP,
Wednesday, October 20 at 12:00 Noon
and again at 12:35. It will also
be shown in the auditorium at the
Mutual Building, Thursday, November
4, at 12:00 Noon and 12:35.
Anyone who did not have a chance
to see the film at the OA Open House
should take advantage of this oppor-
tunity now.
Twelve leading scientists, physi-
cians, and engineers, including some
EPA'ers, share with us their findings
and deep concerns about the health
effects of air pollution—the prob-
lems and possibilities of controlling
air pollution and the social economic
factors affecting our decisions.
(28 minutes, color)
The Triangle Investment Club will
meet November 9, 4:45 p.m., in M-303
at the Research Center/RTP. For fur-
ther information, contact James Kinn,
Ext. 2617.
CITIZEN INPUT
EPA looks for citizen participa-
tion on many of its projects, such
as 208, and many EPA'ers have taken
that concept and put it to work for
themselves. We've tracked down four
EPA'ers who are working on two of
Raleigh's 18 Citizen's Task Forces:
John All is and Joe All, HERL, Malt
Stevenson, CPDD, and Ralph Larsen,
ESRL.
John is chairman of the Northwest
Task Force and as Chairman is also a
member of the Citizen's Advisory
Council. Walt is a working member of
the Task Force. John reports that
last year their activities were di-
rected at the airport issue. Their
Task Force put together a 30 page re-
port in which they analyzed the air-
port Master Plan and did an environ-
mental impact statement on the vari-
ous runway alternatives. After much
study, they came to a decision to ask
the City Council of Raleigh to with-
draw its backing of Plan B. So far
they have not been successful in this
particular effort, but they're in
there talking, arguing, and being 1n-
volved.
Walt commented on some other ac-
tivities of the Task Force noting
that they have been Involved in
things that really "effect folks,"
such as the location of the new Rex
Hospital and other rezonlng issues.
They have worked intensively with
the Recreation Department developing
long-range plans for the location of
new parks along with supporting a
tree ordinance and the development of
a greenway system connecting the city
through a series of pathways and bike-
trails.
Joe reports that the Falls of the
Neuse Task Force is divided into five
subcommittees dealing with community
concerns. The parks and recreation
committee, for example, is working
on a project to establish a park near
a high rise which houses the elderly.
This is his first year on the Task
Force and he has been impressed with
the City's attitude. "They really
seek citizen input," says Joe, "and
I think citizens have a better oppor-
tunity to make themselves heard,
whether it's getting a stop sign in-
stalled or making changes in the bus
route, when we can speak together."
EPA SPEECHES AVAILABLE
Copies of recent speeches given by
EPA'ers are available from the Public
Affairs Office, ext. 2953.
Russell E. Train, Administrator:
"Protecting the Ocean Environment:
Some Implications for Maritime Acti-
vity," delivered before the 4th
International Seapower Symposium. i
Remarks at two dedications: (1)
the Maine Audubon Society Solar
Building in Falmouth, Maine; and (2)
the Muskegon County Wastewater Man-
agement System in Muskegon, Michigan.
General remarks on regulations
given before the Governor's Commission
on the Arizona Environment at Flag-
staff, Arizona.
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"Toward a True Conservatism:
Wasting Least and Getting the Most
Out of Our Resources," before the
Portland City Club, Portland, Oregon.
Also available, "Success Stories"
compiled by EPA's News Service Divi-
sion. These are selected news clip-
pings from around the country de-
scribing achievements in clean air
and water. The press office also
puts out a Weekly Briefing Book of
news clippings from around the coun-
try. If there's an area you're par-
ticularly interested in, the Public
Affairs Office will be glad to for-
ward selected clippings to you. All
it takes is a phone call.
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THE CORRECT TITLE IS NOW
A.M. CAMPBELL, Esq.
Alfred H. Campbell
Alfred H. Campbell was sworn in on
September 17, 1976, in Greensboro,
to practice law before the U.S. Dis-
trict Courts and all State Courts in
North Carolina.
This is the result of four years
of studying part-time at three dif-
ferent law schools which included
Duke and North Carolina Central Uni-
versities of Durham, the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
a host of correspondence courses.
In addition to his newly acquired
"Juris Doctor," Al Campbell holds a
B.S. in Biology from AST State Uni-
versity of Greensboro, and an M.S.
in Biology from UNC at Chapel Hill.
Prior to the dissolution of the
Air Pollution Training Institute,
Al was Course Director for "Princi-
pals and Practice of Air Pollution
Control." This short but comprehen-
sive introduction to the technology
of air pollution control was taught
to hundreds of individuals across the
United States. While with the Insti-
tute, he also conducted a number of
legal courses and seminars on envi-
ronmental legislation.
Al is presently working in SASD/
OAQPS.
Congratulations Al!
PERSON-TO-PERSON
Congratulations to Ken and Sandy
Mull ins, SDMO/HERL. Sandy gave birth
to a 7 Ib. 14 oz. boy, Michael
Douglas, on August 30.
Wedding Bells will soon ring for
Carol Daves, FMD/OA, and David Beck,
ESED/OAQPS. They announced their
engagement September 2 and are plan-
ning a November 20 wedding in Durham.
We all wish Carol and Dave a long and
happy life together.
Vernon Daughtridge, EMB/EMSL, got
his wish. His wife, Roxanne, gave
birth to a 7 Ib. 15 oz. boy, Wesley
Scott, September 24.
Congratulations to Tom Clark, OAB/
EMSL, and his wife Susan on the birth
of a son, Robert Anthony Clark, 8 Ibs.
8 ozs. born September 14.
Whit Joyner, MDAD/OAQPS, and his
partner Dottie DuBose of Raleigh,
won the 1976 Tennis Mixed Doubles
Championship. Tournament play con-
tinued throughout the summer and in-
volved doubles teams consisting of
EPA employees and their partners.
Hershell Carter, EBD, HERL, and
his wife Maxine, became the proud
parents of a 6 Ib. 14 oz. baby girl
on September 22. Her name is Davita.
Oddly enough this happened to the
Carters on one other occasion,
September 22, 1966. Her name is
Davila. Coincidently, it's a one
sign family, all are Virgos!
PERSONNEL CORNER
The following awards were approved
during September 1976:
QUALITY INCREASES:
Thompson G. Pace - OAQPS
Dorothy G. Rice - OAQPS
Francis E. King - OAQPS
CONTINUED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE:
Mary E. Whaley - OAQPS
Edward J. Hanks, Jr. - OAQPS
David R. Hicks - OAQPS
Ronald J. Drago - OAQPS
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BERMAN RECEIVES
AWARD
Dr. Ezra Berman
Dr. Ezra Berman, Research Veteri-
narian with HERL, received a Public
Health Service Commendation Medal
for his exceptional contribution to
scientific knowledge on the use and
husbandry of the domestic cat in bio-
logical research. Dr. Berman is
nationally recognized for his work
with the domestic cat. He has com-
piled a comprehensive bibliography of
biological information of the domes-
tic cat along with numerous other
articles. He has also been responsi-
ble for developing and carrying out
a program to determine the effects
of chronic exposure to low levels of
microwave radiation in laboratory
animals.
Dr. Joe Held, Assistant Surgeon
General, U.S. Public Health Service,
presented the award to Berman. In
presenting the award, Held noted that
animal research is the "keystone in
our research efforts to determine
underlying causes and solutions to
the health problems as they relate
to people. The Public Health Service
can provide seriously needed exper-
tise to EPA," Held continued, "and
we are pleased to have this fine
working relationship."
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- by Frank Clay
Sometime after midnight on the morning of July 5, 1975, Stausscheibe
Fecheimer, debonair man about town, new^ owner-opera tor of the fashionable
Triangle Massage Parlor, and first cousin of the late Pitot Venturi, was
"rubbed out," and his last earthly remains were found in a pile of rubble
at the bottom of a hill on the outskirts of town. Investigators found
among the rubble, a large hypodermic needle containing traces of an un-
known chemical, a short length of rope, a coil spring, and a small block
of ice. Nearby stood what appeared to be a useless pile of scrap metal to
which was fastened a ballistic trajectory impeller.
An autopsy revealed that the victim was wearing cement overshoes, had
been run over by a 1908 Steam Tractor just prior to being shot with a
Webly-Vickers 50.80 automatic, and his body contained enough phenoph-
thalein to kill 20 men.
Police remained baffled until detective Hercules Poirote of the city
of Red Rum reconstructed the events as follows: Stausscheibe Fecheimer
was placed upright on a large block of ice inside an abandoned shack, with
a rope tied around his neck. As the ice melted, Fecheimer descended, in-
creasing the tension on the rope. At the precise tension, a spring-loaded
device was activated, injecting Fecheimer with the contents of the hypo-
dermic while simultaneously releasing the wheels of the 1908 steam tractor
parked at the top of the hill. The rotating wheels of the tractor fired a
Webly-Vickers 50.80 automatic into the shack jusf'b'efore the tractor
rolled through the shack, and alas, Poirote determined that Fecheimer had
been taken to the shack around 12:00 noon on July 4, but came to his
ultimate end at 4:11 A.M. July 5. Poirote also determined that a Webly-
Vickers 50.80 automatic was the instrument of Fecheimer's demise.
A short time later, a gang of cut-throats and hoodlums was rounded up
(except for Fossil Frank who is presently working as a chemist in Leaven-
worth, Kansas). Each of the suspects made four statements to the District
Attorney, three of which were true, and one of which was false. The sus-
pects were: Mean Mary, Grimey, The Topper, Rotten Rocky, and The Mechanic.
One of these suspects sent Stausscheibe Fecheimer to that Great Massage
Parlor up in the sky. Whodunnit?
The Mechanic: I am not the killer. I was doing some contract work in
Ann Arbor at the time. Mean Mary is the guilty one. I have never even
seen a Webly-Vickers 50.80.
Rotten Rocky: I did not "rub out" Fecheimer. The Mechanic lied when he
said Mean Mary was the guilty one. Grimey and I are old pals. Mean Mary
owns a Webly-Vickers 50.80.
Grimey: I did not kill Fecheimer. Rotten Rocky has never seen me before
in his life. I spent the whole night of July 4-5 in a phone booth at the
bus station trying to talk Mean Mary out of a stolen meatball recipe. I
never owned a 1908 Steam Tractor but I always wanted to.
Mean Mary: I am innocent. I was snowed in at home the night of July 4-5.
Grimey lied about not knowing Rotten Rocky. One of us is guilty.
The Topper: I am not guilty. Although I have three Webly-Vickers auto-
matic hand guns, they are all 98.357 caliber. I was poaching alligators
in Florida during the night in question. Mean Mary always lies about the
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CLEMENTS (Cont'd. from page 1)
and his Doctorate from the University
of Virginia.
Dr. Clements has been with EPA
since 1968, and has been a major
contributor to the development of the
Agency's quality assurance program
for air pollution measurements. And
we at EPA would like to add, "Con-
gratulations."
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