This pholo, taken at Soulh Annexmore than an hour afler the hailslorm slruck April 3rd, shows theslorm lront moving easiward aslhe clean up operaiions begin. Thehail along the building's edge,piled like snow, is a reminder ofthe while blanket lhat covered lheinslallation immedialely afler lhestorm. Additional storm photoson page 3.

Orienf,onDEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER

Vol. XlV, No.33 April 19.1974

Navy and ArmyAt Center

Two Naly men and one Armymanare now stationed with DMAAC.Navy Lieutenant CommanderMichael Liemandt has beenassigned to St. Louis while NavyLieutenant Commander PeterLange and Army Captain JamesAskew, III. have received

Kennard O. Whilfield, cenier, from DMAAC, ioins olher winners inlhe annual Federal Awards Program banquel held April slh, Whitfield

Slorn Danage EslinelesAf i40,000 For Cenler

Hail damage to buildings atSouth Annex and Second Streetwill amount to over 940,000 ac-cording to preliminary estimates.In addition to the structuredamage, most employees foundtheir cars pockmarked by the hailand in some cases windows werebroken out and trim torn from thevehicle.

Primary damage at Bg00 wasconfined to glass breakage androof damage. Building 89004 had50% glass breakage on the southside; building 89001 flO% on thesouth; building 89002 had 70%breakage on the south side of theroof monitor and 957o on the southside, first floor level; building89003 received l00yo glassbreakage to the storm windows,screens and interior windows onthe south side.

At Second street minimal glassbreakage was confined to thesouthern exposure of outbuildings.On building 36 the roof, pent-houses, and roof monitors weredamaged by hail penetration.

Area clean up work was initiatedimmediately after the April 3rdstorm and continued until mid-night. Immediate temporaryprotection was provided by usingplastic sheeting with that beingreplaced by tempered masonite

David Eisenberg, CDG, holds anaverage hailstone in his hand as hemeasures the 2 inch diameler.

during the post storm repair.Commercial insurance ad-

justers were estimating thataverage damage to vehicles in theSouth St. Louis and St. Louiscounty areas was amounting to$800. per vehicle.

Hail as large as golfballs wascommon both at 2nd Street andSouth Annex with winds estimatedconservatively at B0 to 85 mph.

The storm, which lasted ap-proximately 30 minutes over theSt. Louis area, proceeded East todevelop into a major storm front inIllinois, Indiana and Ohio, leavingdeath and destruction in its path.

Technical Squadron. The ci[ationcreditod thc awardcc wit,h"dcmorrstrttld orrtstnnrling

assignments to the Geodetic

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Fiue Receiue CiuilianSeruice Award

Five Center employees were awarded the Meritorious CivilianService Award by DMA Director, Lt. Gen. Howard W. Penney, during hisrecent visit to the Center.

The five were: William N. Hogan, Donald E. Klier, Len Yarborough,Robert H. Hall, and Thomas A. Grunzinger.

Hogan was citedfor his work aschiul ol' Lhc Mun-

the annual Federal Awards Program banquel held April 5th. Whitfieldwas selected lo receive lhe Eagle trophy in ihe professional and scientif iccategory. Olher winners were: (lefl to righl) Graden Valleroy, ScoltAFB - administrative services calegory, SSgl. Mozell Paylon, ScollAFB - enlisled personnel category; MSgl. George R. Baron, Jr., ScollAFB - non-commissioned officer calegory and Lt. Col. Richard P.Evans, Scolt AFB-commissioned officer category. The sixth winnerRobert J. Benn, U.5. Army Troop Suppori Command-managerial andtechnicalcategory -was in Europe during ihe ceremonies.

Top Federal HonorTo Whitfield

Kennard O. Whitfield, PR, wasnamed as one of the six winners inthe Greater St. Louis FederalAwards Program at the annualbanquet April sth.

Whitfield, selected as winner inthe professional and scientificcategory, is a 16 year veteran ofFederal service.

He was cited for his truly out-standing work in consistentlyassembling meaningful scientificand professional information andcondensing it for input into theDMA Digest.

Throughout his career he hascontinually strived for higheracademic accomplishments, as anindividual and as a member ofthree professional societies. Henow serves as the nationalchairman of the AmericanGeophysical Union's committee onminorities.

He was cited for his leadershipand professional contributionswhich led to the success of theCombined Federal Campaignwithin the agency and more im-

portantly the success of thecampaign throughout the GreaterSt. Louis area.

Since the CFC's inception threeyears ago, he has devoted much ofhis free time to serving as a loanedexecutive for the United Fund anda member of the speakers bureauof the Combined Federal Cam-paign. He made himself availablefor lecture sessions as early as sixin the morning and on many oc-casions for the midnight changeshift in the evening.

Within his community he is amember of the board of aldermenof Rock Hill. He also serves as amember of the civil servicecommission of the MetropolitanSewer District and a member ofthe board of directors ofVocational Counseling andRehabilitation Services.

The largest crowd, over 1400,ever to attend the awardsceremonies was present in thegrand ballroom of Stouffer'sRiverfront Inn.

LCDR Liemandt

Survey Squadron.LCDR Liemandt is a graduate of

the Naval Academy with aMasters Degree in Oceanographyfrom the Naval PostgraduateSchool.

He has ten years of militaryservice and is now assigned to thePlans, Requirements andTechnology Directorate at theCenter.

His last assignment was aboardthe USS Constellation out ofSan Diego, Calif.He is married andhas three children.

LCDR Peter Lange is the newchief of the Gravity Branch at GSSand is a veteran of 13 years ser-vice. He is a graduate of theUniversity of Arizona and hasdone postgraduate work inoceanography at the NavalPostgraduate School. LCDRLange was executive officeraboard the USS San Bernardinobefore his assignment to GSS. Heand his wife Sue have twochildren.

Captain James Askew, III, is thenew chief of the computerprogramming section at GSS andis a veteran of seven years ser-vice.

His last assignment was to theUndergraduate Degree Program,University of Southern Mississippiwhere he completed his BS inComputer Science. He is marriedand the father of two children.

chief of the Man-agement AnalysisBranch, Comp-troller and alsoas Center ProjectOfficer f or theEffectiveness / Productivityprogram. "Working with un-common diligence against shortdeadlines, he spearheaded theconceptual development andimplementation of the Center'sEffectiveness / Produ ctivitymanagement, measurement andaccounting system," read thecitation.

Donald Klierwas praised forhis work as theCenter's techni-cal representa-tive in support ofthe Sentinel Lock/Loran Data BaseSystem assigned to the 474thTactical Fighter Wing in Thailand."Great personal sacrifices of timeand comfort were made in hisdedication and attention to detailto plan and execute the mostexacting Sentinel Lock/LoranTraining Program for Air Forcepersonnel to insure the combatreadiness and mission respon-siveness to point positioning datarequirements of the Wing," thecitation sLated.

Len Yarboroughalso distinguishedhimself as a tech-nical representa-tive in SoutheastAsia. He was as-signed to the t2thR e co nn aissanc e

"demonstrated outstandingprofessional ability in providingtechnical advice and guidancenecessary to insure the highestdegree of responsiveness of theSentinel Lock/Loran System tomission requirements. "

Roberl Hall re-ceived his awardfor his perfor-mance as require-ments project of-ficer in the Aero-space NavigationDataBranch. Therehis "superior ability to assesscomplex MC&G requirements foradvanced weapon systems havecontributed significantly to theacceptance of point positioningdata bases for rapid target pointpositioning in support of allweather strategic and tacticaloperations."

Tom Grunzingerserved as techni-cal representativein support of theSentinel Lock/Loran DaLa BaseSystem at the 12thR econ naissan ceIntelligence Technical Squadron7th Air Force in Saigon. "Mr.Grunzinger demonstratedexemplary adaptability andingenuity by designing originaland revised procedures that wereuniquely effective within the moststringent time constraints im-posed by the combat en-vironment," read his citation.

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Downtown JA Business Center participaled in lhe receni "Going INTOBusiness Sale" held in lhe River Roads Mall. Achievers, Maior Wilderand Darlene Bess are about to close lhe sale of an automobile emergencylighl and a shopping reminder lisl. All producls manufaclured by lhe f iveminialure corporalions were sold during the 15 hour sale period. ll is

estimaled lhat 75,o0o Mall patrons saw more lhan 200 JA companies inaclion during lhis area-wide JA event. Capl. Wayne Fisher, FE, is

DMAAC JA Coordinalor.

Forrington's Son

CommissionedLawrence Farrington, son of

Robert Farrington ADL, has beencomrnissioned a 2nd Lieutenant inthe U.S. Army at ceremonies heldin Warrersburg, Mo.

Young Farrington had receivedhis BS degree in criminal justice

Dbrker's Daughter

ls Delegate

Miss Rebecca M. Dierker, thedaughter of Charles Dierker,

the previous day from MissouriState University at Warrensburg.

Lieutenant Farrington nowreports to the Military IntelligenceSchool at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.,for advanced, specialized training.

Derby VinnerSteven Kenniston, 10 year old

son of Kent Kenniston, CDCN-2,recently won a first prize trophy inlhn lrino Wnnd llnnhrr 1llrrrrrr is rt

AwordDMAAC Comptroller, John I.

Johnson, has been presented aspecial plaque by the U.S.Treasury Department inrecognition of his support to theSavings Bond campaigns duringthe past years.

Johnson has served for severalyears as the Savings Bond drivecoordinator for the Greater St.Louis Federal Executive Board aswell as DMAAC.

According to an official of theSavings Bond office inWashington, "The dedicated ef-forts of men like John Johnson areresponsible for the success of thebond program throughout thenation. He has been the man in theSt. Louis area that coordinated thecampaigrs throughout the Federalagencies and through his en-thusiasm has insured that thenews on bonds has reached ourmost imporbant customer, theAmerican citizen."

The plaque was presented toJohnson by Colonel Hawkins,DMAAC Director, during staffmeeting.

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The practical, determined, mquisitive

Taurcan lovos comfort, ploarurc and

Sovings Bond f)irector Talks E/P

DMA Director, Lt. Gen. Howard W. Penney, discusses the E/Pdisplay wilh DMAAC Technical Direclor W.T. Riordan and ColonelDonald D. Hawkins, Direcior, as Colonel J.H. St. Clair looks on. E/Pproiecl oflicer W.N. Hogan conducled lhe briefing in the main hallway ofbuilding 36. The department displays showing lhe wide variety ol in-novalions were of parlicular interest lo General Penney. The contrastover the pasl years shown on this and other departmenl displaysdramalically demonslrates the lype o{ improvemenls thal are possiblewilh lhe DMAAC workforce.

Comm Awards

The Communications Center ofDet-1, l91B CommunicationsSquadron recently earned twoawards for Excellence from theNorthern Communications Areaand the Defense CommunicationsAgency. This recognition wasawarded for maintaining an errorrate of less than one per cent forthe periods of Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1973

and Nov. 1, 19?3 -Jan. 31, 1974.

The Office of Communications(OC) operates the base com-munications center for the Def-ense Mapping Agency AerospaceCenter and is also responsible forall base communications.

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Changes

AnnouncedAn orange day-glow lightweight

vest for optional wear by cyclistsis one of eight revised uniformitems approved by Gen. George S.Brown, Air Force chief of staff.

Another change expected tocreate considerable interest is anoptional texturized polyester sergeClass A. uniform, Air ForceMilitary Personnel Center of-ficials said.

Adoption of highly polished o-6insignia of the Navy and Marine()orps as thc Air l.'orce standard isirnol,hcr ch;rngtr, Air l,\rrccr 0 (i's

daughter of Charles Dierker,MDCA, has been placed innomination as a delegate to attendthe 19?4 program to select thisstate's outstanding young woman.The conference, which selects anoutstanding young woman ofMissouri, will be held inMetropolilan Kansas City on APril10th thru 13th. The criteria ratingis home life, community activities,scholarship, job record, service toothers, personality, talents andappearance.

recently won a first prize trophy inthe Pine Wood Derby. Steve is amember of Cub Scout Pack 179

which sponsors the event.The Pine Wood Derby is a joint

project which requires that eachfather and son team construct asmall car of their own design usingonly the nine component partsprovided. All entries competed forboth speed and design prizes.Steve's car was one of 42 enteredin this year's derby, and it wonfirst prize for design.

Taurean loves comfort, pleasun and

beautiful things. You strive to possess

whatever fulfills these needs. Your

sound financial sense tells you that the

practical way t0 save for the good

things of life is with U.S. Savings

Bonds through Payroll Savings.

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A reunion of all former mem-rers of the 401st BombardmentSroup is being planned forHarlingen, Texas on August 6thlnd 7th. Anyone interested in moreinformation on the reunion cancontact Isaac Rapez on Ext. 4559.

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another change. Air Force 0-6'shave worn the oxidized-finishinsignia.

Other new authorizations makethe wear of black gloves, as analternative to gray, optional formale personnel and, whenauthorized by the local com-mander, optional wear of the grayscarf with the work utilityuniform.

A USAF Honor Guard shoulderarc for the blue service uniformhas been approved for members ofthat organization. Subject to theapproval of their major command,enlisted major command honorguard members may wear thecommand crest on the collar oflong-sleeve blue shirts.

Also approved is an Air ForceReserve recruiters badge similarto the one worn by active-dutyrecruiters.

The eight new authorizationswill be covered in a pendingrevision to AFM 35-10, "Dress andPersonal Appearance of Air ForcePersonnel."

by Charlene Breier, PDRP

As a result of the reorganizationof the Distribution Division ofthe Printing and DistributionDepartment, DMA produced mapsand charts are now being shippedto the two new DMAAC Depots atPhiladelphia and Clearfield, Utah.Under the new DMA consolidationthe new depots will handle allshipments following the initialshipments of aeronautical charts.Transferring the stock from 8900

to the new depots began in mid-February.

Paul Cottin, PDW, and Garrison Filzpairick, LOT, check lhe firstpalLel of charts aboul lo be loaded on a lruck for Philadelphia. Fork Lifldriver is Milton White, LOT. Frank Skomil of LOT looks on from farside of pallet.

Roberl Horlon of LOT applieslabel to a shipmenl of charlsdeslined {or the new DMAACdepots.

The OR IENTOR is an of f icial news-paper, published bi-weekly on Fri-day bv and for the personnel of theDefense Mapping Agency AerospaceCenter, at St. Louis, Missouri, Opin-ions expressed herein do not neces-

sarily represent those of the DOD.

Col. Donald D. HawkinsDirector

David L. Black

Chief , Of f ice o{ lnformationEd itor

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Nolte. HardenNow Civilians

Honaker Figorskithrough the Air Cadet program.He was then assigned as a photonavigator with the 3rd Photo reconat Guam, mapping the islands ofthe Pacific. He was assigned toFEAF Hq. from 194? to 1949. Heretumed to the ZI and after at-tending Advanced NavigationSchool was assigned to multi-engine jets and served with SAC.He retired in November 1963 inrank of Major.

He returned to Federal Servicein July 1966 when he joinedDMAAC and was assigned to AirInformation Department. He ispresently an air informationspecialist in the AAFIF ServicesDivision.

BOLESLAW (BILL) J.FIGORSKI, SOCB, enlisted in theU.S..Navy at St. Louis on October15, 1935. "At that time it was likegetting a good job, as they onlyaccepted one out of 20," he said.He was assigned to the USSPennsylvania as a metalsmith. Hewas discharged in August 1939 butfour months later he reenlisted atSan Diego and was assigned to theUSS Tern with duty at PearlHarbor until mid 1941 when he wasreassigned to school. Aftercompletine the optical course he

LOUIS F. KLINE,JR., ADDs, beganhis Federal careerin April 1942 as anaviationcadetwiththe U.S. Navy. Hereceived his com-mission and wingsin October 1944.He served as afighter pilot in Fighter Squadron10 aboard the aircraft carrier USSIntrepid. After World War II hewas a flight instructor at CorpusChristi, Texas and Pensacola, Flor-ida. His active duty ended inMarch 1950 after serving as a

flight deck officer on the aircraftcarrier USS Saipan for severalmonths.

He entered on duty at DMAAC inJuly 1950 and was assigned to theAeronautical InformationDepartment.

In 1956 he took a year's leaveand flew with Ozark Airlines as apilot.

He returned to DMAAC and theAeronautical InformationDepartment. He was reassigned tothe Directorate of Operations,Requirements division for fouryears before returning toAeronautical InformationDepartment where he is presentlychief, Special Support Branch. Mr.Kline retired from the U.S. NavalReserve in June 1972 with rank ofCommander.

30 Year Roster 0rowsThe following names are being

added to the "3o year roster"during the month of April.

CLINTON R. HONAKER, ADA,was inducted into the Army AirCorps in August 1943, which wasthe beginning of his 20 yearmilitary career. He was com-missioned in Februarv 1945

at San Pedro in August 1945. Thefollowing March he joined theMerchant Marines and serveduntil August 1948.

In February 1954 he returned toFederal service when he went towork at the Post Office. Hetransferred to DMAAC inDecember 1955 and has beenassigned to security police work.

then motor transportation NCO incharge of maintenance inspectionof vehicles. He served in theAsiatic Pacif ic Theater for 26

months, returning to JeffersonBarracks for discharge in January1946.

He resumed his Federal careerin March 1948 when he went towork at the U.S. Marine Hospitalin Kirkwood. IIe transferred toDMAAC on August 1952 and wasassigned to TransportationDivision. He is presently assignedas a freight checker in thePreservation Packing &Packaging Branch.

JAMES F. WISSLER'S, CMDP,career began back in March 1944

when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.He served aboard the USS L.C.S.(L) (3) 99 and was discharged inFebruary 1946.

He resumed his career as acivilian at the St. Louis Ad-ministration Center in April 1946,but several months later tran-sferred to the Army FinanceCenter as a fiscal accountingclerk. In September 1950 he was

recalled to the U.S. Navy and wasassigned to Staff , CommanderFleet Air Wing Two stationed atOahu, Hawaii. He was dischargedin May 1952 and the followingmonth resumed his federal careepwith Farmers Home Ad-ministration. He transferred toDMAAC in November 1954 andwas assigned to the Photogram-metry Division as a ()arto aid, llelrlrnsl'r.rre.d ln Ar.r'orrnllrrc lrnd

Captain Douglas R. Nolte andCaptain John H. Harden recentlyresigned their commissions in theAir Force to become civilian em-ployees of DMAAC.

Both men were presented theJoint Service CommendationMedal upon their separation fromservice.

March PromotionsThe following employees

received promotions during themonth of March: August W.Allard, WS-12; William A. Bedo,WG-12; Hazel M. Cullen GS-S;Peggy A. Dohle, GS-4; Thomas P.Doyle, WG-4; Opal A. Echrich, GS-6; Patricia A. Fleming, GS-5;Joseph France, Jr., GS-9; RobertJ. Fraser, GS-12; Cecil L.Garrison, WG-a; Norma J.Gildehaus, GS-s; Vaughn E.Harrington, GS-12; Helen C.Hicks, GS-4; Michael W. Hudock,GS-7; Denyse D. Marshall, GS-4;Ben McRaven, GS-12; Lela O.Mierisch, GS-4; Frank A. Palank,WG-12' Ruth A. Phillips, GS-6;Ransom F. Read, GS-7; Diane M.Rocco, GS-4; Emma L. Sewell,GS-3; Roland Siller, GS-4;Smedley J. Sizemore, Jr., WP-10;Lawrence G. Smith, WG-4;Lethonia P. Thomas, GS-3; LewisA. Vandewalker, GS-12; Mary L.Wolverton, GS-6.

Nolte was cited for his service asa cartographic officer and as aspecial assistant to the chief,Plans Division, Directorate ofPlans, Requirements andTechnology from March 19?t toMarch 1974.

"His acute understanding ofquality control procedures, and hisinnovative methods for reportingquality control costs, contributedsignificantly to the cost ef-fectiveness of the productionfacilities of DMAAC," read thecitation.

Captain Harden was cited for'.' his outstanding managerialskill, technical knowledge andexceptional ability in identifyingand defining Mapping, Chartingand Geodesy requirements forvarious weapon systems enabledthis Center to maintain a con-tinuing high level of respon-siveness to the MC&G needs of theMilitary Departments and Unifiedand Specified Commands."

Also leaving the Center militaryService was MSgt. Irvin Cauthen,who retired March 1.

Sergeant Cauthen was presentedthe Joint Service CommendationMedal by Colonel Chappas for hisexceptionally meritorious servicewhile assigned to the SupplyDivision of DMAAC from Aprill97l to March 1974.

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RetitementsWILLIAM D. LYON's, CDAB,

disability retirement was effectedApril 3rd. At DMAAC since August1966, shortly after graduatingfrom the University of Kansas,Mr. Lyon was assigned to theArrlrrrnrrtni ennrriaao f"llrrlrlnn nl'

transferred to the AeronauticalInformation Department and wasa production analyst in theProduction Management Office attime of retirement.

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completing the optical course hewas assigned to the USS Cuyamawith duty in the Pacific. He wastransferred to a new destroyer,USS Harding and sent to the eastcoast then on convoy toCasablanca. He also saw duty onthe USS Cogswell and the USSIngersoll before being discharged

ROBERT T. HORTON, LOTP,began his Federal career at theVeterans Hospital at JeffersonBarracks in January 1942 wherehe worked until his induction thereinto the U.S. Army in October 1942.He was assigned to the BGBth Eng.Avn. Bn. Hq. Co. as a truck driver,

transferred to Accounting andFinance Division in April 1956 andsince that time has been assignedwithin Comptroller. He is pre-sently chief, Automated Produc-tion Management Systems Branchresponsible for development andmaintenance of the PROMACSsystem.

Automated Services Division ofCartography Department.

CAROLINE A. WALTER, PDA,retires effective April 30th. Her 15years, B months total Federalservice was at DMAAC. She statesthat back in April 1958, after 35years in private industry, shedecided to take a Civil ServiceExamination. Shortly thereaftershe was offered and accepted aclerk typist job in DistributionDivision. The following year she

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Minority group employmentincreased significantly from May31, 1972, to May 31, 1973, accordingto the Civil Service Commission.

While full-time Federal em-ployment decreased by slightlymore than 50,000 jobs, minorityemployment went up by ap-proximately 10,000 jobs during thesame period.

The commission credits"vigorous implementation byagencies of their equal em-ployment opportunity programsand increased enforcement ac-tivity . . . under provisions of theEqual Employment OpportunityAct of 1972" for the increases.

Blacks, Spanish-surnamedAmericans, American Indians andOriental Americans held 515,129

"I have been very happyworking at DMAAC as I havealways enjoyed my work andfound it very interesting," statesMs. Walter. "I know I will miss mymany friends here but am trulylooking forward to my retirement,too. After moving and gettingsettled in a new apartment, I hopeto do quite a bit of traveling . .

which will include a trip to Europein 1975. I will also continue to beactive in my church work."

EmploymentGovernment jobs as of May 31,1973, up from 505,468 the previousyear. This amounted to 20.4 percent of the Federal work force in1973, compared to the previousyear's 19.6 per cent.

The commission said that themost significant minority gainswere in whife collar jobs under theGeneral Schedule and similar payplans. There were 11,210 moreminority employees holding thesejobs in 1973 than in 1972.

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MAY 1, 1974

Minority Groups GoinMosl vehicles at both in-

stallalions had some degree ofdamage. This one parked in fronlof building 36 near lhe main en-lrance didn'l lare as well as most.

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Storm damage repairs began immediatelyand the fast way was used to accomplish thetask. Here three FE workers are lifted by a

bucket loader to place masonite over thebroken windows of building 89004.

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Right, Al Lutes pulls a brace intoplace as plywood backing insidethe South Annex box levee isnailed in position.

Below, a total of 3600 tons ofsand filled the box levee. Forthose that labored in the fillingand placing of sand bags alongthis same area last year, this seem-ed like the better eay.

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Flood WallGoes Up

At South ArnexAlthough the Weather Bureau

has not officially forecast a 1974

flood like the one of a year ago,DMAAC is taking no chances withthe rising waters at South Annex.An ounce of prevention, in thiscase a wall of prevention, it wasdecided, is worth the effort if theMighty Mississippi should decideto reclaim South Annex.

Shortly after last year's flood,industries and Federal agencies inthe area began to take a long lookat their degree of preparedness towithstand a similar flood in 1974.

In coordination with the ArmYCorps of Engineers, the City of St.Louis and t.he Mct.ropolitan SewerI)istrict. l)MAA(l tltrvt'lttltt'tl

A contract was also awarded toBerkel Construction Company toconstruct an earth levee East ofbuilding 89004. This levee woulduse 7200 cubic yards of select claymaterial and would be constructedto 45 feet on the St. Louis gauge.

While the earthen levee willafford protection from the east,the plywood-plastic lined boxlevee, filled with 3600 tons of sand,will provide protection fromflooding from the North side ofDMAAC property to an elevationof 45 feet on the St. Louis gauge. Ithas built-in provisions to extendthe protection level to 47 feet. 'l'hel9?:l Ilood crcstcd during last Aprilirt 4:1,:l li'et on l.he St, l,ouiri guugtr,

ffiffi",tr District. DMAAC developedseveral plans which representedvarious degrees of protection.

The proposals includedrelocating functions from SouthAnnex until the flood had run itscourse; providing sand bagprotection similar to 1973 or asystem of temporary and Per-manent flood control structures.

It was the latter proposal thatwas selected.

With the Weather Bureaupredicting rains in the upperMississippi water shed thefacilities engineering perconnelbegan to finalize plans for asystem of permanent and tem-porary flood protection whichwould be consistent with the levelof protection being designed byother governmental agencies inthe area of River Des Peres andthe Mississippi River.

The city of St. Louis. in con-junction with MSD, had alreadystarted raising the banks of RiverDes Peres to 40-45 feet on the St.Louis gauge. I'he MSD awardedcontracts to construct 10 pumpstructures at strategic pointsalong the river banks and toprovide additional pumpingcapacity at the Lemay TreatmentPIant.

After obtaining an agreementwith NL Industries. DMAACbegan construction of a temporarybox levee on part of the accessroad north of the Annex. Thebox levee is 1700 feet long by B foothigh.

at 43.3 feet on the St. Louis gauge

Photos ByDave Touchette

While it may appear thal thisemployee has losl his head overhis work, he aclually has iuslleaned inside lhe levee to allach across brace.

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