^Interaction PointEvents and Happeningsin the SLAC CommunityJune 1990, VyI. 1, No. 2

'Gorbymania' Strikes SLAC

SOVIET PRESIDENT VISITS CAMPUS

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev shaking hands with lucky spectators in theGraduate School of Business during his visit to Campus on Monday, June 1.

by Rene Donaldson

JOHN BEACH'S ARTICLE IS ONLY ONE VIEWPOINT. Other SLAC em-

ployees were either more or less enthusiastic than John, depending on thelocation they "drew" to view the event.

Ed Askeland, Mechanical Design, took the above photograph in theGraduate School of Business arena and said that he was so excited hedidn't know whether he should shake Gorby's hand or take the picture, soinstantaneously (while looking through the viewfinder) he decided toshoot with one hand and shake with the other! Good decision, Ed!

Elizabeth Downing, Mechanical Engineering, got to the Quad at 7 a.m.in order to take her photo of Mikhail and Raisa (see page 7). She too wascaught up in the spirit, and when Gorbachev actually came by and stop-ped, she said, "It felt as if I were living a dream." Elizabeth also got agood photograph of Condoleezza Rice, Senior Director for Soviet Affairs,National Security Council and Associate Professor of Political Science (onleave) at Stanford..

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by John Beach

THOSE OF US SELECTED to seeSoviet President Mikhail Gorba-chev during his Stanford visit onMonday, June 4, felt fortunate, butif the lines at the Stanford Stadiumto pick up tickets on Friday after-noon, June 1, were any indicationof things to come perhaps weshould have been more reserved inour enthusiasm. An hour and ahalf later I had a ticket to see"Gorby" in the Quadrangle, one ofthree viewing areas.

At 9 a.m. Monday the buses leftthe A&E Building for campus.When we arrived and walked tothe Quad, it was obvious we weredealing with professionals. Thestudents must have arrived threedays earlier because the linestretched for what appeared to bemiles. Clearly, their experiencewith attending rock concerts hadgiven them an advantage. We hadlittle difficulty finding the end ofthe line because everyone wasquick to point it out. We were sofar back that a TV crew fromChannel 10 in Sacramento inter-viewed us asking if we thought wewould get in before Gorbachevshowed up. We assured him wewould. Our celebrity lasted only ashort time for suddenly the cameracrew noticed that during the brieftime they had been interviewingus, the line now stretched beyond

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SLD FINALLY GETS THE DRIFT...

Bob Bell, Chief Engineer of the SLD Collaboration, looks on as technicians align the drift chamber with the SLC magnet yokein preparation for the final insertion.

LAST MONTH THE SLD, SLAC'S

state-of-the art particle detectornow being readied for the secondphase of SLC research, passed animportant milestone. On Tuesday,May 15, its Central Drift Chamber(or CDC) was deftly insertedduring a tense afternoon's work.This key component of the SLDhad encountered a series ofproblems that seriously delayed itsinstallation. Thus it was cause forrelief and celebration for manyphysicists, engineers, and techni-cians to watch it finally go intoplace.

A cylinder about six feet indiameter and seven feet long, theCDC rests at the heart of the SLD,recording the tracks of chargedparticles that speed through it. As

these particles tear through themolecules of carbon dioxide fillingthe chamber, they dislodge elec-trons that subsequently drifttoward and collect upon some ofthe more than 30,000 wires stretch-ing from one end of the cylinder tothe other. The pattern of these de-posits is reconstructed via compu-ter into the fireworks displays ofparticle tracks that are viewed onvideo screens (and, eventually, T-shirts).

To install the CDC was a rathertricky maneuver. The big magnetyoke of the SLD was moved asclose as possible to the north wallof the pit, and its south door wasretracted to the south wall. Eventhen, the clearance was only a fewinches. Hanging from the over-

head crane on the end of a 40-footlong beam, the CDC was slowlylifted from the floor of the pit andguided gingerly through the nar-row slot. Finally it was aligned onthe central axis of the SLD and in-serted into place. Then it was cork-popping time.

The CDC electronics-banks ofmicroprocessors that convert theanalog pulses from its "sensewires" into digital pulses of lightin the SLD's fiber optics system-are now in steady production andgradually being installed on theend plates. By August 1 at leastfive of the ten layers of wiresshould be fully operational, andtesting of the CDC on cosmic rayscan begin.

-Michael Riordan

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B FACTORY WORKSHOP HOLDS FINAL EVENTA SIX-MONTH LONG WORKSHOP on "Physics and Dectector Issues for a High Luminosity Asymmetric B

Factory at SLAC" (whatta mouthful!) culminated June 4-8.The inaugural meeting was held at SLAC on January 27. Two intermediate plenary meetings were held-

March 9-10 at SLAC and April 20-21 at Nevis Laboratory, Columbia University-with the workshop endingTlh at T a'L 1 -% TtTrn a;cfa-Cr1-1CA-%

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were twofold: to expand on thealready successful strategies formeasuring CP violation at a BFactory, and to investigate the ele-ments needed for a fully optimizeddetector.

The Workshop attracted about130 physicists, both theorists andexperimentalists. The widespreadinterest in a B Factory was evidentfrom the makeup of the 35 institu-tions, with representation from theUS, Canada, Israel, France, Ger-many, USSR, and Japan. The recentmeeting was a mixture of plenarytalks and parallel working groupsessions, with each of the nineworking groups summarizing thefruits of their labor on the finalday. Considerable progress wasmade in exploring the alternativetechnologies for each of the im-portant detector elements, thedetector trigger, and on-line andoff-line software. In several areas,R&D has begun to allow appropri-ate choices to be made. The strate-gies for measuring CP violationand for understanding its originreceived a lot of attention. It isclear that many more B° decayscan be used than was first envis-aged, and the integrated luminos-ity needed for this program is now·' - z" .! ,! _- ,l _- 1 -I -- Ir ~1 -~ 1

signiicantly reduced. ne pro-ceedings of the workshop are Areas of common interest to all the workshop subgroups are discussed in a plen-

expected by the end of summer (of ary session led by David Hitlin of Caltech.

this year).-J. Dorfan

The Interaction Point is published by Information Services of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.Editors: Rene Donaldson and Bill Kirk; Contributing Editor: Marian Wehking; Photographer: Tom Nakashima.Deadline for articles is the 25th of the preceding month. Submissions may be sent on SLACVM to RENED orTIP or by SLAC mail to TIP, Bin 70. Phone: (415) 926-2585.

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PEOPLE A IND EVENTS

TWO LONG-TIME EMPLOYEES RETIREFrank Velduizen. . . Bill Wadley ..

Long-time "resident" of SLAC, Frank Velduizen,

retired recently, and at his party at the Sector 6 PicnicArea more than 100friends and col-leagues gathered tobid him farewell.

Thirty-two yearsago (yes, that'sright-32) Frankcame to StanfordUniversity where hestarted as an elec-tronic technician inthe Microwave Lab.Shortly thereafter hewent to Project "M"at Hansen Lab.

Coming to SLACin 1961, Frank wasinstrumental in the

Frank Velduizen in the breeding design and con-chamberofhis aviary where he keeps struction of theabout 100 finches from all over the modulators in thesouthern hemisphere. The aviary Klystron Gallery. Hecovers half of his backyard. later supervised the

Power Supply Operations Group and closed out hiscareer in the Power Conversion Department as anElectrical Engineer. When he left, Frank was improv-ing the same modulators he had worked on 25 yearsearlier. That they lasted that long is testament to hisability as an engineer, but "it's just possible that thisassignment gave him a good reason to retire," saidTony Donaldson, Frank's supervisor. Frank was a realmaintenance engineer, and everything from the designto the documentation was done with this in mind. Henever forgot the person that was going to have tomaintain it, and "for this the maintenance groupssalute him," said longtime friend and colleague, JohnBeach.

Those who know Frank enjoyed hearing his storiesof his years in the Royal Dutch Navy in New Guinea,but his most interesting stories came out of his experi-ences in World War II where, as a youth in Holland,he served in the Dutch Underground.

Bill Wadley, who came to SLAC in 1964 from the

Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies at the University ofChicago and worked for 26 years in Group D, retiredon April 30. He was a science and engineering associ-ate in the ResearchDivision, most recentlyas an electronicsdesigner for the MarkIII detector. Followingservice in Italy with theAir Force during WorldWar II, he was supervi-sor and chief operatorfor the cyclotron projectat the University ofChicago where heworked for 16 yearsuntil the project was de-activated. Bill wadley

One of the exciting SLAC projects Bill was involvedwith was the streamer chamber, the world's largest.More recently he was in charge of the facilities for theSPEAR interaction hall. He thinks highly of his col-leagues' "can-do" attitude and enjoyed working with"highly talented and motivated people."

Friends will miss Bill's expert advice on electronichome repairs. Staying active is a way of life for thisman, and he is treasurer of the local Optimists Cluband a board member of the Herbert Hoover Boys Clubat Stanford. He's also continuing his engineeringfeats-this time designing dollhouses and furniture.

-Doug Peckler

Frank's hobbies and interests are numerous andinclude reading, railroading, aircraft, photography,fishing, camping and perhaps his greatest interest ofall, birds. He has even built an aviary in his backyardwere he keeps many exotic finches. With all his manyinterests, one might wonder how he ever managed toinclude SLAC in his daily schedule-but HE DID!

-John Beach

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Larry Fisher at recent graduation from Golden Gtate BaptistTheological Seminary.

Cole Carter and wife Sue when they're not lolling on sunnybeaches.

WITH GREAT PRIDE AND JOY Sue and Lauren

Carter beamed as Cole Carter received his MBAdegree at Santa Clara University. Cole is the ProgramPlanner in the Microwave/Klystron Department. He isa member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society forBusiness School graduates at Santa Clara University.At SLAC his numerous duties include budget propos-als, budget projections, and program planning. In ad-dition, he contributes in a similar way to the PowerConversion Department. These dual responsibilitieskeep Cole racing on his moped between Buildings 15and 44.

After receiving his degree, Cole celebrated bylolling on the sunny beaches of Florida. He wasaccompanied by his wife, Sue, and his 22-month olddaughter, Lauren.

Cole has been an employee of SLAC for six years.His interests outside of work and school includebuilding a wood deck and landscaping his home.

-Ruby Lai

TALK ABOUT DEDICATION and determination!

Larry Fisher in Purchasing has it all over most of us.After attending classes in Mill Valley for three years,four days a week, Larry recently received his Masterof Arts in Christian Education from Golden GateBaptist Theological Seminary. Larry said that he madethe decision four years ago to pursue this academicchallenge because he needed additional theologicaltraining. He is active in the new Belmont CommunityChurch and has informally counseled employees whoseek his guidance.

Larry, who has worked in Purchasing for 10 yearsand has carried his full work load while pursuing hiseducational goal, jokingly comments that since he hasachieved it, he is suffering withdrawal symptoms fromnot having to commute to Mill Valley four days aweek.

"Without the support and understanding of mywife Susan and my supervisor Larry Womack, I wouldnot have been able to attend school," said Larry.

Larry and his wife have six children ranging inyears from 22 to 26. And this is a special year inanother way for the Fishers: their youngest daughterjust graduated from Loyola Marymount University inLos Angeles.

-Rene Donaldson

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Where Is He? Which One Is He? Where is Raisa?

TYPICAL QUAD VIEW OF GORBACHEV, ENTOURAGE

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(Beach cont'd. from pg. 1)the horizon. So off they went insearch of another media star. AndyWarhol once said that everyonewill be famous for at least 15 min-utes. Well, whatever Warholmeant, we almost made it.

Time passed and the line wasn'tmoving. It looked like we were infor a long wait. Word got out thatGorbachev's visit to the Quad hadbeen dropped from his schedulebecause the Reagans had been 45minutes late for breakfast. Therewas speculation that the reason forthis was that Ron was unable to re-call just who he and Nancy were tohave breakfast with. The longer wewaited the crazier it got. It waseven suggested that Gorbachevwould be passing out samples ofvodka in the Quad, but that wasquickly dispelled when we werereminded that Donald Kennedy, inadherence to Stanford's new noalcohol policy, would say "Nyet"to this. Near the entrance to theQuad a couple of young men had ablanket draped on a wall and wereselling Russian military hats and

watches. They claimed the watcheshad only been imported two daysbefore, as if somehow that madethem more authentic. Then therewere the two ladies who werehanding out fresh broccoli.

At last we reached the entrance.Security was very heavy. We wererequired to pass through metaldetectors, but once inside we werefree to search for the best vantagepoint. There were barricades set upwith a wall of humanity pressedagainst them. If you were anythingless than six feet tall, you didn'tstand a chance. The newest rumorcirculating was that Gorbachevwould not make it to the GraduateSchool of Business but that hewould visit the Quad. You couldhear a sigh of relief pass throughthe crowd. A radio was on nearby,and we were able to track theprogress of the motorcade. Sud-denly a cheer went up but itturned out to be premature. Moretime went by, then we heard thecrowd to our left start to shout.This time it was for real. Gorba-chev, at long last, arrived.

We strained to get a glimpse ofthe Man, but all we could see werethe back of peoples' heads andarms as they raised their cameras.Suddenly there appeared to be theentire Secret Service Agency infront of us. Then, for a brief instantwe were able to see this rathershort figure of a man. His face wasvery pink as though wind burnedinstead of sunburned. He wasshaking hands in the front row,and when I saw him, he lookedrather serious, as did Raisa. I triedto take his photograph but it wasimpossible to tell if he was in theframe [Editor's Note: John did indeedget photographs of Soviet PresidentMikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa,and in due fairness to him TIP choseto print the above "typical" view, notone of the best photos John took.] Asquickly as they came, they weregone. It reminded me of the oldsong, "Is That All There Is?"Three-and-a-half hours hadelapsed since we stepped in line. Ithad been a long ordeal. Was itworth it? I think so. Would I do itagain? I doubt it.

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EMPLOYEES SHARE PHOTOS, RELATE GORBY ADVENTURES

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Brian Lalor, was able to get high enough to see over the crowd in theQuad and thus take photographs of Gorbachev with a telephoto lens inspite of being 8 to 10 feet from him. Brian, who describes himself as"rather stocky," stood on Roger's shoulders! Not only did Brian stand onRoger's shoulders, he was ferried around the Quad following the entou-rage snapping photos from the best vantage point around. Photography isBrian's hobby, and he said afterwards,"I'm not likely to have an opportu-nity to do that again." Evidently Gorby made more of an impression on

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Lab Machine Shop, than King Olaf V of Norway way back in 1958 whenAage got to shake his hand in connection with the King's coronation fes-tivities. Aage, third row back in the Quad, said that people "were divingaround me" to shake Gorbachev's hand, and "all I was trying to do was tohold my camera above my head steady so I could get a photograph. I wassardine-canned in like everybody else, and I didn't have a telephoto lens"(but Aage did get his shot of Mikhail and Raisa at lower right).

Wayne Linebarger, Accelerator, was in the Quad along with thousandsof others. He arrived about 8:40 a.m. for his photographs, stood in line forabout an hour, and then ended up second deep at the barricade. "Onerarely gets a chance to have a personal encounter with a man who haschanged history in his own time," said Wayne. "When Gorbachev lookedat me before shaking my hand, it was an intense stare, not a casual glance.I had the impression that he was trying to remember my face if he shouldever see it again." Wayne saw history being made when Raisa Gorbachevtook down a banner formally welcoming the Gorbachevs in Russian to

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keep as a souvenir. The banner was prepared by aStanford University employee in Green Library whowas so far back in the crowd that she never saw it takenbut who, upon being told what had happened, wasthrilled.

Roger Gearhart, Experimental Facilities, who waswith Wayne in the Quadrangle, photographed Gor-bachev and Raisa with Martin Lee's camera beforeGorby shook his hand. "It was well worth the longwait," and "I'd do it again in a minute," said Roger. Thebanner that Wayne saw Mrs. Gorbachev take as asouvenir is in her hand in Roger's adjacent photo.

Not to be outdone by all the early arrivers, Nada,Telecommunications, and Harold Comstock, PowerConversion, and Sharel Gomez, Computing Services,were part of an ingenious plot to entice Gorbachev over

to their coterie at Littlefield (GSB).They found themselves standingnext to a young lady from Taiwanwho spoke Russian, and theydecided to use the time spentwaiting wisely learning how towelcome the Gorbachevs inRussian. This group of about fivepracticed for half an hour and thenas the Man walked by at a briskclip, "on the count of three we allyelled 'Welcome' in Russian whichcaught his attention and broughthim over to shake our hands,"enthused Nada. Harold, while notreceiving a handshake, did receiveone of Gorby's notorious staresand felt that he had made personalcontact. And, as if that event werenot enough, the Comstocks wenthome after work to view the newsthey had taped, and there theywere big as life on Channel 5! Talkabout "everyone having 15 min-utes to be famous!"

And not to be outdone by Nadaand Harold, Anthony Tilghman,Controls, barbecued ribs for Gorbyand Raisa-in part to preventBette Reed, Information Services,from carrying out her threat totake the honored visitors ribs fromGoldie's when she heard that theywould not have time for lunch.After phoning ahead of time to seeif they could leave some honest-to-goodness Soul food for Gorbachevon behalf of the Black Association

of SLAC Employees, Bette wastold to bring it to Bldg. 10, only toarrive the day of the event and beturned away because Bldg. 10 hadbeen secured and was not acces-sible even for ribs. KevinJohnston, Information Services,who thinks he saw Gorby in thecrowd, was thankful to shareAnthony's ribs for lunch after sucha long and disappointing wait.

Frank Menezes, Stores, whotook the SLAC bus to campus, sawGorbachev in the Quad and waslucky enough to be in the first rowbehind the barricades next to thenational television cameras. Franksaid, "I never saw President Bushin real life, but now at least I cansay I've seen Mr. Gorbachev. Iwould wait as long to see Bush ifgiven the opportunity. It was a realexperience."

Eddie Dumaop, a colleague ofFrank Menezes' in Stores, was alsoin the front row and expressedsimilar feelings. "All of a suddenhe came out of nowhere andwalked by. I almost got pushed in,but I touched his hand. It was oneof the most thrilling events in mylife. It is not often one can see aSuper Power so close."

Some experiences were not as"personal," but equally as reward-ing. Bob Leonard, Group E, wasabout 4 or 5 deep near the Church

in the Quadrangle. WhenGorbachev appeared "Cameraswere thrust up and arms becamelike trees. It was historical. I woulddo it again."

SLACers lucky enough to be inMemorial Auditorium listeningthrough wireless earphones to theEnglish translation of Gorbachev'sspeech included Neal Adams, JonBergman, and Hector Prado,Computing Services; Beth Raines,Personnel; Dana Cummings,Accounting; Virginia Harmon,Administrative Data Processing.And there were undoubtedlyothers, but yours truly can onlyuse what she has heard. [Editor'sNote: Remember The InteractionPoint when nifty things happen; letus know on Ext. 2585].

Beth summed up the Audito-rium Experience by saying "Heshowed himself to be a humanbeing: able to establish rapportwith an audience and capable ofwarmth and emotion. He wasparticularly touched when he waspresented with a 1921 Sovietposter showing students learningto read." The poster came from thearchives of the Hoover Institutionand was presented to Gorbachevby Stanford University PresidentDonald Kennedy and formerSecretary of State George Schultz,now a professor at Stanford.

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AFTERSHOCKS BOOST ATTENDANCE AT EQ FAIREABOUT 600 SLAC employees at-

tended the first Earthquake Faireheld April 26 in the CafeteriaBreezeway. As part of this three-hour event there were 15 exhibitsthat ran the gamut from the me-chanics of geologic forces to howto mitigate seismic effects both atwork and home. The exhibits weresponsored by different SLACgroups or outside organizations,including the SLAC Amateur Ra-dio Club, SLAC Library, Palo AltoFire Department, American RedCross, PG&E, and United StatesGeological Survey. This timelyevent was organized by RichHuggins, SLAC's Emergency Man-agement Coordinator, who wasquick to give credit to, the SAC The Amateur Radio Club demonstrated not only hams' ability to provide auxiliary

emergency communications for SLAC but also to contact SLAC family membersvolunteers who helped with the anywhere in the world. Radio hams played an important role after the LomaFaire saying, "About 30 crack Prieta quake assisting hospitals, Red Cross, rescue workers, and fire and policeSLAC staff from 20 departments departments throughout the area. Pictured left to right are David Price and Davidand over 6 off-site specialists from Ficklin.the Stanford community did thereal work. I was just the coordina- Earthquake Preparednesstor."

A series of moderate after-shocks to the October 17 LomaPrieta earthquake occurred a weekbefore the Faire and served as afriendly reminder that the nextsegment of the San Andreas faultin Northern California predicted tobreak is less than a mile from theSLAC site.

Two of the most popular dem-onstrations at the Faire werePG&E's exploding gas house andthe 12,000 volt electrical hazardmodel that graphically showedhow people can cause trouble withgas fumes and high voltage lines.

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DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE OWNERS?

This equipment is parked in the RVparking area, and coordinator Jerry Collet needs to locate the owners. Note tall grass growingaround boat that needs to be mowed. Both vehicles need current registrations. Boat has 1975 California license ED 9540, andthe camper has 1988 California plate AR 3522. If anybody knows the owners of this equipment, please call Jerry, ext. 2297.

IF ANYONE KNOWS the owner

of a small white wooden sailboatwith fiberglass covering, 1975California license plate ED 9540,parked on a trailer in RV Area Slot58, call Jerry Collet, ext 2297. Jerry,the coordinator of the RV Area,thinks the boat has been parked inthe same spot near the end of theGallery since 1975. He triedresearching the owner through theDepartment of Motor Vehicleswithout success, and he has postedhis name and extension on theboat. If no owner is found beforeJuly 16, the boat and trailer will bedisposed of to make room forothers on the RV parking spacewaiting list.

In addition to the boat andtrailer, Jerry would like to locatethe owner of a 12-ft cream-coloredShasta camper with Californiaplate AR 3522 (last registrationOctober 1988) parked in Slot 5. It isfor these reasons that anybodywishing to park an RV on theSLAC site must first notify Jerry sohe can coordinate available spaces

with demand. "Parking along theGallery is not arbitrary," cautionsJerry, who asks that anybodyinterested in a space contact himfirst.

Jerry currently has 7 on thewaiting list and 95 spaces that hold115 pieces of equipment. He hopesthat all on the list can beaccommodated by the end ofsummer. He says, "It is a privilegeto be able to use this area for RVparking, not a right" and asks thatsite registrants:

* Cut grass and maintainclean site. If assistance isneeded for cutting grass,please notify Jerry.

* Keep vehicle registrationcurrent.

* Identify equipment withowner's name, homephone, and SLAC exten-sion on a weather-resistantmaterial.

* When equipment isremoved from its site,identify site with owner'sname and site number.

Trophies Awarded

Bowling Ends SeasonTHE SLAC MIXED BOWLING

League wrapped up their 1989/90bowling season with an awardpicnic held at SLAC on June 9. Thefirst place trophy went to the teamof Shirley Livengood-Fay, Library;Dave Wilkinson, Group C; andDon Fuller, MFD (retired).

Individual trophies were givento Gerry Molnar, Purchasing, for ahigh scratch game of 215(women's) and to Rod Curry,Klystron, with a score of 243(men's). Gerry Vizmanos, PlantEngineering, picked up his trophyfor a high scratch series of 640while Shirley picked up a secondtrophy with a point total of 642.

SLAC's team bowls for 32weeks starting in mid-Septemberat the Palo Alto lanes on El Cam-ino near San Antonio. They start at6 p.m. on Thursdays. Newcomersand beginners are welcome. Watchfor a further announcement nextfall.

-Shirley Livengood-Fay

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1.5 Mile Walk Around SLAC213 PARTICIPATE IN FIRST FITNESS DAY

May 16 was a gorgeous day for a 1.5 mile walk around SLAC, Telecommunications won the prize for the most creative cos-and Eileen Derr and Al Ashley decided to invite a few friends! tumes. Left to right: Joe Fernandez, Nada Comstock, Jan

Dickson, Thelma Bynum, and Fran Balkovich.

SLAC Computer Services won the prize for the largest number of participants bydepartment. Back row, left to right, are Diana Gregory, Charles Granieri, Tim Streater,Ed Russell, Chuck Dickens, Nancy Larson, Ree Campana, Aria LeCount, LenSweeney, and Frank Rothacker. Front row, left to right, are Irene Coussens, PatriciaBittrick, Neal Adams, Ron Barrett, and Myrna Valdez..

Two groups (not pictured) won prizes for 100% participation bydepartment: the Director's Office and Publications.

Special thanks go to Al Ashley, Michelle Brunkhorst, Eileen Derr, DickPhelps, and Richard Zdarko who made the event possible.

SOFTBALL UPDATEThe two SLAC softball teams

have just past the mid-seasonmark in the Menlo Park Recrea-tional League. The Z's in DivisionCC are struggling in their firstseason as a team but celebratedtheir first win by a score of 9 to 7on June 5. Current players includeJames Alexander, team captain,PMV; Ramon Ortiz, SSRL; BobNew and Magellan Starks, Receiv-ing; Rod Harrison, Facilities; JohnTaylor, Mechanical Engineering;Aaron Phillips, ESO; Mark Petree,Group C; Gus Stevenson and Ed-die McGee from MFD; and RobertTaylor formerly from SSRL.

Team captain, Brian Harris,MFD, reports that the older of thetwo teams, the Stanford "A" team,has compiled a record of 6 and 1and is tied for first place in their C-1 Division. Their only loss came onMay 14, the day Brian's son Jordanwas born. John Taylor, Bob New,Robert Taylor, and MagellanStarks play on this team as well.They are joined by Terry Ander-son, Information Services; TonyKing, Alignment; Kris Dudley,SLD; and Jeff Garcia, MFD.

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'SLOW LINGERING DEATH' ENDS SEASON WITH 3W-2LSLOW LINGERING DEATH

closed out its spring season with a3 win-2 loss record in the Co-EdFrisbee Intramurals at Stanfordplayed Sundays at 11 a.m. Theyopened the season with a blister-ing 20-1 win over Storey Hall andslowly died from there. A Storeyplayer was overheard to remark,"Thanks for the clinic."

Team members are staff, stu-dents, grad students, and post-docs from SLD, Mark II, theTheory group, and friends. AliceBean was the team manager, andmembers included Lance Dixon,David Marshall, Jack Hoefflich,Jenny Huber, Mike Strauss, JanLauber, Will Ballentyne, KathyO'Shaughnessy, Carrie Fordham,

About half of the Slow Lingering Death frisbee players, back row, left to right, Shigecko, Thia Keppel, GregNety Krishna, Tim Bolton, Greg Punkar, Jack Hoeflich, Mike Scharfenstein, Punkar, Richard duBois, Tonyand Gary Word. Front row, left to right, Carrie Fordham, Jan Lauber, Richard Johnson, and Derrell Durrett.duBois, Derrell Durrett, Anthony Szumilo, Safi Bahcall, and Graham Cross. -Derrell Durrett

IT'S CLOSE BUT THEORY WINS OVER EXPERIMENT 10-9FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, the Theory team beat Experiment in the SLAC Softball Game last month.

Sparked by steady pitching, solid fielding, and timely hitting, the third-floor denizens of Central Lab managed toeke out a narrow 10-9 victory over their highly touted opponents.

Having recently returnedto the starting Theory lineupafter a long sojourn at theirFermilab farm club, veteransouthpaw Jim "Beejay"Bjorken kept the empiricistbatters buffaloed until theninth inning. MeanwhileLance Dixon and HowieHaber were powering theteam to a commanding leadwith home runs in the first-qn, zivtfh i-nninoQiLtU. .31ALIL I.LIL.L,3.

Paced by excellent glove- Winning pitcher Beejay Bjorken takes a hearty swing.work on the diamond, theTheorists led 10-4 with only one more out to go in the ninth inning when the Experimenters erupted for five lateruns on homers by Ron Cassell, Mark Petree, and Gary Gladding. But Dixon made a diving catch of a looping flyball to left center field, ending the rally and preserving Theory's hard-fought win.

As the players departed for the traditional post-game festivities, it had become obvious to one and all that lastyear's 7-4 victory was not a fluke, after all. With excellent coaching and lots of practice, the Theorists havemolded themselves into a force to be reckoned with.

Michael Riordan

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