Harry’s and my offices were moved over the weekend to L275-77. They are quite pleasant — but have no windows!

JLV & JU worked thru the weekend to generate a draft of the Committee Report to Walt. I wrote a draft of the objectives and then proofread part of the writeup on system description. After some discussion with JLV & JU late in the afternoon, JLV started to rewrite the objectives.

40°F clear

Rode in with HS.

Put the side panels and 2 seats back in the jeep with LCH’s help. It is beginning to look quite good.

Warmer, clear

Sprayed Jeep floor in the afternoon. I got too much on some of the vertical surfaces. Also sprayed the window frames with aluminum paint from two spray cans.

Had a conversation with JLV — in which he gave me this Koh-i-noor Rapidograph pen — in which he asked me to provide him the list of data to be recorded at Site 12, and the list of processed information with supporting comments. He is writing a report for WW on what to do at Site 12. He was asked for his opinions of the PA Project, and he said he didn’t think well of it. The “oldtimers’ here, those who stayed rather than going with MITRE, are getting the supervisory positions. The organization chart shows no staff at all; Wells & Nolan became line supervisors; Nedzel & Ward the “middle management.” It is odd that they don’t have any staff.

Had two tables typed up in draft form to show the data & processed information.

Clear, Cold

Went to work in PM.

Went to Abbott Spray to pick up the Toro Short block, going on into Elbery Mtrs for Ford parts & to Mantague-Brown at 124 Harvard avenue, Allston, for enamel for the Jeep. They were able to match it.

Put the Toro together and found that it runs.

LCH went in to Park Street to a SS dinner; Jim Peterson brought her home.

Overcast
Cold +10°F

Stayed home to work on the car and Toro. Changed the ignition points (used a set with a nylon brush); it runs much better. In taking the Toro apart, I found the flywheel key had sheared: this allowed the ignition timing to be completely off. I took it to the Central Garage in Stowe — a B&S agent — and had a new key and washer put on. It ran for a time, but when it ran against a bit of ice outside, it stopped again. I think I’ll not fool with it anymore but get a short block.

Put radio back in the car; it still cuts out. Fixed clock in car; its winding contacts were pitted.

Worked out distance but not TTR & FPS-16 at 15,280′.

Some discussion with Mike Bavaro re: the UTM to Lat/Long conversion. He suggests a map with both kinds of coordinates on it. This would be fine if I had it. I’ll call Patrick AFB, Mr. Ashcroft tomorrow.

Overcast

Took HS to Waltham to get his auto registration application , and to Watertown to the Registry of MV to get his registration.

Went to Scout Court of Honor. It was combined with a so-called Father & Sons Dinner, served by the Girl Scouts; the food was delicious. The rest of the evening was devoted to awarding badges, with Ian Miller getting his Eagle Award.

Call from Mr. McKeown at AMS in Warick, R.I. They have had trouble in making the conversion from UTM to Lat-Long. I don’t have the origins. He spoke of support from Washington.

Told JLV I would delay going to the hospital unti I had done something about the comparison of pre- and in-flight data with the data we brought back from Patrick AFB.

Mailed a letter to M. N. Bradford of Liberty Mutual re: the $15 compensation to the Ellicott City Fire Department ofr ambulance service on 04 May 1961. Also mailed a copy to INA at Baltimore.

Turned in my Activity Report for December, including the proposal I made on 13 December in my trip report for a systems checkout or Operations & Training procedure. Site 12 had only 12 chances to lock on in the period July ’60 to June ’61; @ 3 min. each, this isn’t enough to learn how to operate the gear.

Call from McKeown:
SLat=7°54’25.254″
WLong=14°24’9.981″
Range 6,377,984.925 meters

Overcast

About 1/4″ of snow fell last night; storm warnings were up in most of the NE, but it bypassed us.

Rode in with HS.

Wrote a letter to Dave Cook re: his source of the single cyl. 110v 60 Hz generator.

Wrote to Willys Motors re: the correct color for Jeep.

Cold

Took LCH to Marlborough to get a new agitator for the washing machine.

Put the Toro engine back together in the evening. It ran once, but not thereafter. It didn’t show any spark.

Readjusted the Ford ignition points; they barely opened as the fiber block was badly worn because of no lubrication. The car’s performance was improved greatly, tho. A new set should remove the rough engine operation. I’m glad to know that Lubriplate is used on the cam.

Laid out the TTR trajectory triangle. I need the distance between the TTR & minimal impact point. Tried to get it from the Corps of Engineer, but they had the tables for NE only. Those are the tables to convert UTM to Lat-Long. They referred me to a Mr. Yingling at Warick, Rhode Island, Chief of the AMS there.

Overcast, 29.69″ Hg

Left Toro gas tank at AMS on way to work so they can soak it in carburetor cleaner. They said the Central Garage in Stowe has Briggs & Stratton parts. I tried it later in the day, but they didn’t have the shaft. The points & condensers came, so I put them in, setting the gap at 0.020″.

I also timed the Ford; it was out a lot.

Worked in the morning on the data — will use the haversine formula to ascertain the distance between the impact point and the -16 site. Will use this to set up a right triangle and correct for parallax.

The Laboratory closed at noon.

Clear! +10°F

HS went to Montreal yesterday, so I drove today; got there early! There wasn’t much done, as the Lab closed at noon. I went over to Waltham & got a can of green anti-rust paint for the Jeep. I put it on the floor of the Jeep after sanding and cleaning first.

Ordered a set of points & instructions for the Toro.

DCH had 2 D’s on his report card! He doesn’t seem to care about anything!

LCH obtained a good Christmas tree — JAH got a smaller one. They were both put up and decorated to JCH’s enjoyment.

Sat in a mtg. to hear Fred Schweppe tell about his program for Max Likelihood Linearization of Trajectory Parameters.

Worked out a basis of procedures in the Ascension Island case:

1) Regard the -16 & TTR in combination as a single system.
2 a) Assumptions:

-16 objectives (To produce traffic data by missile contractor.)

TTR objectives (Expressed by list of items of processed data.)

X) Defensive
Y) Offensive
Z) Scientific

2 b) Objects non-conflicting & non-complimentary due to different radar characteristics

2 c) The -16/TTR combination should assist each to attain their respective objectives.

3) Device O&T procedures that will provide routine overall system checking daily and prior to live test.

4) From DOD level publish a set of common objectives to those at Site 12.

Sat in mtg to hear John Williams report on his conversations with BTL on Monday last re; the RDPV logic. It was inconclusive.

Overcast, ice

Rode with HS today.

Worked on Jeep in PM — removed left front seat and fixed it so it will slide. Also took some rust off the right side of the floor in front.

Cold, clear

The thermometer in the car indicated -5˚F this morning.

Took the girls, JCH & LCH in to their Christmas parties at the church in the afternoon. They were quite good. Ken Olsen mentioned that someone is needed to oversee the audio work at the church. A member of the Board of Trustees would be appropriate, but I guess no one is qualified.

DCH in bed. I had quite a time to get him to drink the mixture of vinegar & honey.

Put undercoating on the Jeep doors inside.

Worked on trip notes all day.

Rode with HS.

Picked up another brake shoe of the proper size at AMS on the way to work. I was able to fix the brake in about 5 minutes with this correct shoe. Took off interior panels & put undercoating on the metal surfaces to cut noise and water damage. I’ll get at the floor boards soon.

DCH still has a fever and JCH’s cold has settled in his throat; the vaporizer was used again.

Picked up the steering knuckles at AMS – $9.70 for rebuilding them.

Took DCH & JCH in to Mary’s so they could go to church parties.

Fixed the brakes & steering knuckles back on. The right rear lining half is too tight for some reason. I’ll have to fix it by taking off the wheel & drum.

We ret’d. to Lexington, arriving at 5:30 PM, going through Atlanta and Idlewild.

Rode home with HS.

Finished the undercoating on Jeep.

My suit from Filene’s was at home on my arrival. One pair pants & the coat fit good, the other pair is slightly tight in the waist. It is good to have a new suit again. First winter one since 1955.

Clear

Put on about 2 gallons of undercoating; what a messy job! Put the right rear brake back together; I’ll delay the tires until the brakes have been bled. The lining was so thick I had to deepen the notch in the forward shoe. I’ll be glad when this job is done.

The Great Books came — they are well-packed in two boxes. At first count there are 9 that deal with science. The Reading Guide says its objective is to expound the methodology of science rather than its content.

Broke a 13/16″ socket wrench in taking apart the steering mechanism on the Jeep.

Rec’d the 6CA7/EL34 tubes from Allied — they sent an extra pair. The SX-62 has a bad power supply choke.

Rain

Worked on Jeep brakes, finally getting the backing plates off, and the brake adjusting cams.

Picked up the girls & LCH at Concord at 4:15 PM. They had a good day in town.

Updated my copy of 22L-7095 in red pencil from BTL-SPR 1-1-61/1-July-61 27495-WH-6474. There is a good section on the OR.

Overcast

Picked up parcel at the Concord B&M station; it was the bookcase, which we are to turn back in for the Bible.

Obtained another kickdown switch at Lincoln Auto Store; I’ll return the other next week. The new one went in with only moderate difficulty. I’ll have to wait until I get the Jeep on the road to test it.

Rec’d a call from Mr. Bradford at Liberty-Mutual Industrial Claims Agent, in which he said that he would pay a $15 ambulance fee, so I’ll go ahead and pay it to the Ellicott City Fire Department. I will then be reimbursed by Liberty Mutual and INA.

Rec’d a copy of Rand document S-72, which is most excellent. I’ll have to get a copy for my cont’d use.

Overcast, cold, drizzle – windy

The street in front of our house wasn’t plowed by the town.

Rode with HS today. Nearly all the roads were cleared.

Went in to town — Filene’s — with HS, Mrs. Sussman & Judy. Bought 2 pants/suit in the Basement Sale for $43 — all wool — on the light side — made for Foley’s in Dallas. Also picked up 2 books — “Embarcadero” & a book on gardening.

On the way back from town we stopped at MIT Bldg 26-168 to hear a lecture on Industrial Dynamics by Dr. Roberts. It was most well done, reinforcing my point of view that ID is applicable to the Army’s problem.

Put in the new kickdown switch on the Jeep, but it isn’t the correct one.

Rec’d the Great Books two-volume dictionary, also word from Concord REA that the books are there.

Overcast, cool

Left wheel puller, rear Jeep drums & brake shoes at AMS at 0800; will pick up new shoes & oil seals on Wednesday.

Phoned the Kirby Company re: a demonstration of their rug cleaner. They sent a Mr. Lindstrom out, and we bought it for $208. It has a floor polisher & buffer as well as a conventional duster. The power tool attachment for $40 looks good, but I’d rather have the Sears wrenches.

Four inches of wet snow fell, breaking down some trees. It stopped about 10 PM.

Clear, cold

Changed the oil & filter in car — had to by 2 qts. of oil from Mecca.

Borrowed a wheel puller from AMS, removing the jeep rear wheels, the brake linings and seals need replacing, and perhaps both drums need turning.

Cut up a lot of twigs outside.

Overcast

Went over to the Waltham Nature Food Store after some ground kelp. HS got 5 lbs. of buckwheat honey; he gave me a little to try on the children. I put it in the honey squeeze bottle.

LCH painted the new pegboard, and I put up a number of tools; this took a good quantity off my workbench.

Rec’d letter from Mr. Anderson saying I did not give them the Jeep registration number. I did not get one on the Bill of Sale from Lincoln Auto Service.

Gave $5 to a policeman who was selling tickets to their annual Ball.

Went in to MIT on the 10 AM shuttle, going on out to Dr. Romanow at 1136 Beacon Street. He took an impression of my teeth and noted carefully how the jaws meet at the tooth surfaces. He will go over his findings with Dr. Thoma, who will get in touch with me.

Rain

Rode in with HS.

Went in to Dr. Romanow’s office at 1136 Beacon Street. He made an impression of my teeth and will communicate the results to Dr. Thoma.

Took cylinder pressures of the Jeep — they are about 150 psi except one which is about 90 psi. The spark plugs had a lot of hard carbon on them; perhaps a piece is under a valve. Since it is an F-head engine. I could get the valves ground easily.

One of the storm sashes has a crack in it — LCH found it as she started to put it up.

Cool clear

Put the torque tube back into the jeep, and took out several birch trees all with DCH’s assistance.

LCH & I went over to Al & Edith’s for a Fellowship dinner and evening to see Al’s pictures of their trip to the Havasupai Canyon in Arizona last summer. It was quite pleasant.

We returned at 9:40 PM to find all the children watching TV! DCH staged quite a fuss when he couldn’t see a program thru.

Warm clear

Worked around the house some and on Jeep.

Took LCH, JAH, NJH, & JCH to Shoppers World so Janet could get her GS uniform.

DCH in bed with cold.

Removed the Jeep rear universal joint as Mr. Bayer said it was worn out. I’ll have to see a sketch of it in order to further take it apart. Put in new accelerator pedal at great trouble.

Put air in the Ford tires, and found it steered much easier; my hands are sensitive to holding the wheel.

Returned home, leaving Princeton at 0845 and arriving home at 8 PM after several stops.

Warm, clear

Left Princeton at 0845 after a good breakfast. Stopped at Eberts Auto Parts on Rt. 46 in Parsipanny, NJ, to get some Jeep and Ford parts. Arrived home at 8 PM.

Sat in a classified session on Realtime Comm and an unclassified session on radar which was quite good.

Left Baltimore at 4:30 PM for DCA, where I checked into the Arva Motel after dinner at the Methodist Cafeteria.

Left Baltimore 16:30 for DCA. Stopped at Sears in Bladensburg for an oil change & a new oil filter.

Called Bill Weber after checking in at the Arva Motel on Arlington Blvd. Went out to his home for the evening, which was most pleasant.

Overcast

Took delivery of ’54 Willys SW, driving Mr. Boyer back to his place of business in Lincoln. The bottom part of the engine wasn’t cleaned, the rear universal joint is loose, and it wasn’t thoroughly cleaned and undercoated. Otherwise it is fine. Has 3 good tires.

Had the Ford worked on at AMS but it still bucks.

Fishing for background mt’l.

Cool AM – Warm PM

Took washing machine pump out to find the rotor is worn out. Found a new one at Hall Electric Supply CO. The machine worked fine on putting it in — as far as the pump is concerned. It has a few knocks.

Deposited the $400 from the Credit Union in the bank, and then went to Lincoln Auto Service to pay for the Jeep but Mr. Boyer was not there. He was on the way back from undercoating ad cleaning it.

Made arrangements to get the Ford carburetor worked on at AMS Saturday morning.

JLV told me this morning that he is leaving tomorrow for Ascension via Rio & Recife — this should be a wonderful trip.

Read STL Document 7103-0019-RS-000. 15 May 61 — S. of PSA — I must be dull, as I don’t catch on to what it is all about.

Cool AM – warm later

The Willy’s SW has the ff numbers: 654 AA2 – 10,667.

Obtained $400 from the Credit Union to buy the Jeep with. Since I rode with HS today, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to pay for it.

Passed two boys for Life Awards at the Board of Review — Steve Cornwall & John Banner.

Finally got to see WLZ re: his notes on data taking; he couldn’t find them but agreed to look so he could let me have them next week — he will be out of the office again next week.

Gave the material cited above on Wednesday 11 Oct. — to HS, and included to reference to the CRC Propagation Office.

Discussed with HS the reasons for the latitude of the observer being so, and also the altitude of the North Celestial Pole.

Fog – clear in PM

The car shifts much better.

Decided to buy Boyer’s ’54 Willys station wagon if he still has it. Stopped in at Boyer’s on the way home early — 3 PM — had a headache – probably due to yesterday’s work — one of his men went with me and took the tan Jeep back.

Made arrangements to borrow $400 from the MIT Credit Union for 2 years — total interest about $30 — 0.6 of 1% on the unpaid balance.

Took LCH & JAH to the South Acton RR Station so they could go in to church.

Mr. Boyer agreed to clean the Jeep engine up — it has a new clutch.

Worked with DCH on the Probability Lab in the evening.

HOLIDAY

Overcast

Readjusted shift linkage on the Ford and fixed the hand brake cable on the Jeep; this latter one was quite a job. I should have a good set of wrenches.

Purchased 4 red azaleas from a peddler who was by from the Western Nurseries. He seemed reliable. LCH & I planted them along the front of the home between the existing shrubs.

Worked with Joe Globus on the refractive index and velocity of light problems re: missile ranging, giving him Tom Rogers & JH Chisholm’s names, Dr. Booker/ASTIA, and NBS/Boulder as sources. He seemed grateful.

Obtained a copy – NR 186 – of the ADC Radar Evaluation Report. It was good to read it again.

Rec’d letter from Liberty Mutual re: the return of the forms relative to my claim through MIT arising out of the accident on 4 May. I have already sent them in — on 28 September. They will send out a new set.

Overcast

Went to Sears and then Lincoln Jeep Agent at lunch time, re: the ’54 SW. He will give me $80 for the tan one, wanting $300 in cash for his ’54 SW. He doesn’t want the 6 cylinder one. I put an ad in the Minuteman for the 19th to sell the green one for $260, and in the Beacon also.

At the Committee & Sponsor’s BSA mtg we decided to authorize Mr. Charbineaux to organize an Explorer’s Post for the older boys. Apparently Joe Hall’s campaign to “promote” Art Hirsch didn’t go over too well.

Clear, cool

Had a call from someone who wants the tan Jeep. He later went out to the house to look at it, but said the body was too badly gone.

Went over to Art Hirsh’s house to a meeting re: the Explorers; a chap from Leominster (?) represented the Council and gave a discussion based on 3 slide-films. The boys present pointed out that they would like an Explorers Post and if this isn’t formed they probably will drop out of Troop 1 within a few months.

It seemed to me to be up to the Troop Committee to find a leader and form a Post.

Rec’d a Secret document #97 from Picatinny Arsenal on NZ Warhead/Fuzing Studies, TM DW304, September 1960.

Read the WADD report on analysis of Douglas & R-W proposals on MIDAS.

Overcast, cool

Winds of 80 mph will hit Nova Scotia today.

Bled the Jeep brakes with help from JAH; the pedal goes down about 1/3 the total travel before stopping; there must be some air left in the system. It took about 3/4 of a pint of brake fluid.

Clear, cool

Got up at 0600 to get DCH at Flagg’s Farm on Rt. 2A in Littleton. I didn’t get back until 0740 as I had trouble in finding it — it is the “Nashobaside Farm.” We then went into church & SS.

Had dinner at the Yuknis’s in Belmont, and a pleasant afternoon. I changed the rear tires on her car, putting on the snow tires. We took DCH & Susan into the youth services , and went home.

Another hurricane is headed for Nova Scotia, dropping a little rain on our area.

Clear – Cool

Returned the wheel puller and had part of the Ford carburetor cleaned out as well as the oil pump cover cap screw replaced. The engine runs much better.

Went over to JM at Shopper’s World for shoes for the children. I picked up a shirt & 2 pairs of sox.

Finished the brakes on the Jeeps; I’m now ready to belld the ones on the green Jeep.

Talked briefly to Ed Boyer of the Lincoln Auto Svc. (Willys) re: trading my two for his on green ’54 overhead valve station wagon.

DCH to a Scout overnight hike.

WLZ in from another trip to California; I tried to get in to see him, but he had other things to do. I understand he has recommended against any more systems analysis.

Clear – cool

Using the USGS map — the Maynard quadrangle — I worked out the coordinates of where I think our house is: 42˚ 28′ 5.8″ North Latitude; 71˚ 26′ 23″ West Longitude.

Borrowed a wheel puller at AMS on the way home, and took off the RR wheel of the Jeep to put the hand brake lever in the correct place. Finally had to pull the RR wheel off the tan Jeep to see how it was assembled. Got the wheel on the green Jeep at 1030 PM; decided to keep the tire off the tan Jeep.

Ref’d unclassified documents U40976A & U40977A to the Doc Room; they are the IBM Base Study for TAC.

Worked on Berman’s Principles of Astronautics.

Clear! cool

Rode in with HS.

Took off the two front Jeep wheels and removed the brake adj. cams so I can go over them with a tap & die; Also put the left front window in.

It is getting cooler.

Gromyko — UN Russian rep. — talks with JFK today — Maybe a solution on Berlin can be worked out.

Started to read the BTL paper on Chirp Radar design; it is well done.

Rain

Rode with HS today.

Took JAH and a big stack of books to the library — the total fines were $0.65!

Worked on the Jeep left rear brake; hones the brake cylinder & put in the new parts. I couldn’t get the drum on, tho; the hand brake strut doesn’t seem to fit; perhaps the one I now have belongs on the left side. I lost the key and the hand brake pin lock washer. This was quite a job in the rain.

Art Hirsh called; I suggested again that he get started on First Aid.

On inquiring as to the status of 22G-7017, I found that it was changed to 22L-7095; I think this is better.

NB in to ask if I had spoken with WLZ re: his (NB’s) activities; I responded that I had and that he was apparently aware of its importance.

Listened to a group seminar by Peter Fitch on the status of the Lab effort in electrical size determination. He said there was no difference between operational electrical sizes and those determined by the model ranges!

Cool – overcast

Picked up HS as AMS; he left his car there for a tuneup. They want $58 to grind his valves; he has one bad cylinder.

Fixed the Westinghouse iron cord.

Put the left brake linings on the Jeep and replaced the drum and wheel. I probably shouldn’t put the tires on until the wheel cylinders have been bled. The main cylinder whll be hard to overhaul since it is below the brake pedal.

DCH certainly has a hard time studying; he doesn’t seem to be able to concentrate and study alone.

Was deluged by a stack of classified and unclassified material — a pile about 6″ high.

Decided on most of the figures for use in the NZ paper.

An inventory of classified mt’l taken during my absence showed an Aeronutronics document missing; this was found after some search, as I had seen it earlier in the day.

Turned back to Gail L. the ff documents:
1) 4237-49
2) Study of Army to Determine the Requirements for Fallout Prediction
3) LL Tech Report 238 cy. 337
4) 4237-24 FM 101-31
5) 4237-26 charge to FM 101-31

Rain at night

I hope the rain doesn’t wash my grass seeds away.

Delivered some mail to Harry Sussman at 5 Orchard Drive. Then picked up a load of logs near The Actonian, using the rope hoist; it takes all the labor out of this job.

Overhauled the distributor for the 6 cyl Jeep; sprayed it, the generator, starter and ignition coil; the gen & starter I had previously overhauled.

JAH obtained a Beagle puppy from a neighbor for $15; she is quite happy.

Hot, humid

Had Jimmy Hosea mow the lawn as our mower is out of order.

The body repair man in Maynard agreed to fix the blue Jeep after Labor Day; he is building a spray booth between now and then.

Howard & Winifred stopped to pick up Anne — they brought DCH down from Brookwoods. They stopped long enough to have a slice of pie and ice cream. Perhaps they can come up for Thanksgiving.

Bought two bags of turf builder and 10 lb of Patco seed for the lawn.

Our family is all at home again!

Overcast
Hot – Humid

Left for home at 0830, via Augusta and the Maine Turnpike. The engine continued to overheat. At a sttion on the Turnpike — Kennebunk, ME, I noticed water at the end of the tail pipe and the mechanic found water in the oil. This must mean that a head gasket is leaking into the cooling system! Had lots of trouble the rest of the way home, draining and filling the cooling system three times from the trailer water tank.

Home at 7 PM — odometer 45150 — 2376 miles — 173 gallons gas — 13.7 mpg.

Glad to be home.