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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, January 12, 1972
THE BAIT;
THIS IS AN ARTIST’S concept of the Orbiter stage of the shuttle system delivering a
proposed optical space telescope into Earth orbit. President Nixon recently announced
support of a six-year $5.5 billion program to develop a shuttle system. (AP Wirephoto)
TAMU statisticians to plot
courses for Navy tankers
A&M statisticians , will soon
help steer Navy tankers on mon
ey-saving courses around the
world.
By consulting computers pro
grammed by TAMU’s Institute of
Statistics, government officials
can determine the relative costs
of buying an array of petroleum
products at 35 different ports
throughout the world and deliver
ing them when needed to 100
widely scattered destinations.
The new scheduling system is
expected to save taxpayers at
least $10,000 a day.
Dr. H. O. Hartley, institute di
rector, said implementation is ex
pected to begin with a “dry run”
next month. The system is the
result of a two-year study con
ducted under a grant from the
Office of Naval Research. The
grant continues through August,
1974.
TAMU statisticians have been
working closely with two key or
ganizations in the nation’s petro
leum products distribution sys
tem, the Defense Supply Agency
and the Military Sealift Com
mand.
Dr. Hartley and Asst. Prof.
Mike McKay presented the pro
gram at a Washington, D. C., ses
sion attended by DSA and MSC
officials, as well as several high-
ranking officers representing a
tri-service evaluation panel on
fuel supply matters.
“The presentation was extreme
ly well received,” Dr. Hartley re
ported “and as a result of the
demonstrated capabilities of our
computer program, the Defense
Supply Agency has decided to in
stall our program on its IBM
370/155 computer.”
He said the agency will initially
utilize the TAMU program as a
guideline in parallel with its pres
ent operational procedures but
definitely plans to switch to the
computerized system.
Marine officer will explain
new programs next week
The system will be applied to
a fleet of approximately 60 tank
ers controlled by the Military Sea
lift Command. Slightly over half
the vessels (belong to the Navy,
with the remainder rented from
commercial shipping.
“Our goal is to minimize the
combined transportation and pur
chasing costs for the shipments
and still maintain scheduled de
livery times,” Dr. Hartley ex
plained.
He said transportation costs
alone total $400,000 per day.
“I believe we can ultimately
reduce that cost five to 10 per
cent,” the TAMU professor ob
served, noting the savings would
primarily come on the rented ves
sels, since operating expenses are
continuous on the Navy craft.
Savings on purchasing costs
cannot be accurately estimated at
this time, Dr. Hartley noted.
When the project is in full op
eration, a schedule will be provid
ed for each tanker, indicating
where it should go and what
products should be loaded in spe
cific ports, with all assignments
accomplished within the scheduled
time.
A Marine Corps officer selec
tion team will visit A&M next
week to explain commissioning
programs to interested students.
The team headed by Capt. W.
E. Lucas also will meet with
members of the TAMU Chapter
of the Semper Fidelis Society at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 145
of the Physics Building. The
Semper Fidelis Society is primar
ily composed of students enrolled
in the Platoon Leaders Class
(PLC) Program, the Corp’s prime
on-campus officer candidate pro
gram.
Lucas noted the meeting will
include discussions of the Corp’s
new PLC pay program, civilian
pilot training program and re
duction in required length of
service on active duty.
Capt. W. M. Rice and Gunnery
Sergeant W. E. Dean will ac
company Lucas. They will oper-«
ate an information booth Mon
day through Friday in the Me
morial Student Center.
Executive Board
of Mothers’ Club
meets Saturday
PLAN NOW FOR YOUR FUTURE
ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE
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18 Months of Training
Next Class Begins January 17, 1972
TEXAS A&M RESEARCH ANNEX
822-2323
Executive Board members of
the Federation of Texas A&M
University Mothers’ Clubs as
semble on campus Saturday to
outline plans for 1972.
Mrs. S. T. Sikes of Houston,
federation president, said the 14-
member board will meet at 9 a.m.
in the Memorial Student Center.
The meeting marks the beginning
of the organization’s 50th year.
Mrs. Sikes reported the agenda
includes formalizing plans for the
annual meeting in April, a discus
sion of officer duties and routine
board business.
Also to be discussed is a plan
by the state-wide organization to
invite foreign students attending
A&M to homes throughout the
state.
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A&M given grant to aid Prairie \ii
A&M has been awarded an
$8,000 grant by the Coordinating
Board, Texas College and Univer
sity System to continue helping
Prairie View and Waller County
officials develop a community ac
tion program to promote and sus
tain orderly growth.
The program is being conduct
ed by TAMU’s Industrial Eco
nomics Research Division, work
ing in conjunction with the Divi
sion of Continuing Education at
Prairie View A&M College.
Prairie View, a newly incor
porated city, requested profession
al assistance in forming a basic
but comprehensive community de
velopment program. It is now de
veloping municipal services, pre
paring proposals to be submitted
to the Department of Housing
and Unban Development for need
ed projects and organizing a city
recreation program.
James R. Bradley, head of the
TAMU division and project direc
tor, said the first phase of the
project last year included a study
into local, social, economic and
governmental elements as they
related to community develop
ment. The period also included
establishment of close liaison be
tween urban government officials
and representatives of IERD, part
of TAMU’s College of Engineer
ing.
The Prairie View A&M portion
of the study is headed by Dr.
J. L. Brown, the college’s contin
uing education director. Prairie
View A&M is part of the Texas
A&M University System.
“Planning based on rigorous,
economic analysis can signifi
cantly expedite economic growth
and development,” Bradley noted.
“Prairie View has almost every
element necessary for success—
adequate labor, a good transpor
tation network, nearby research
facilities and large metropolitan
markets in nearby Houston.”
The project is desigit|
vide a model for other 1
ties which have need III
services.
Funds for the project||
made available throughi
Office of Education utiii
sions of the Cominuiii:;|
and Continuing Educrlj
gram of the Higher ii
Act of 1965. TAMU is 1
$4,000 in matching k|
funds.
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