Nov 5 1972
From The Space Library
NASA announced it had asked Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare to help select community for 1975 field- testing of NASA's integrated medical and behavioral laboratory measurement system (IMBLMS). Test would appraise technical requirements for remote health care during long-duration space missions. If successful, it would also provide information and techniques to improve health care and medical services to remote earth areas. Data received at control center would enable physicians to diagnose conditions and prescribe treatment to trained paramedics at remote site. Joint NASA-HEW Site Selection Working Group had developed requirements for test site. Group would evaluate community applications received by Dec. 4. Final decision on site would be made by about Dec. 5. (NASA Release 72-210)
Legislation to rename Jet Propulsion Laboratory as H. Allen Smith Jet Propulsion Laboratory effective Jan. 4 [see Oct. 21] had set off negative reaction, Los Angeles Times reported. "General feeling" among Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]] scientists and engineers was that Laboratory and its work should not be involved with politics. Protest petition had been signed by 210 students of California Institute of Technology, which operated Laboratory for NASA. Cal Tech officials were surprised and concerned at not having been consulted about change and planned to talk to Government officials in Washington, D.C. (LA Times, 11/5/72)
Spokesman for Cape Kennedy local of International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees said Boeing Co. officials had defied union demands to submit wage dispute to Federal arbitrators. Attorney Bernard Mamet said 60 members of local had vowed to walk out by Dec. 5 if their request was denied. He said Boeing had halted negotiations in eight-month dispute and had refused to resume talks before Nov. 14. Boeing technical writers were asking at least partial restoration of April 1971 wage cut. Dispute had raised "slim threat" of walkout on eve of Apollo 17 launch, Orlando Sentinel said later. Sympathy strike by other locals of union could cause "serious problems." (0 Sen, 11/8/72)
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