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Volume 11 Number 2

May 1984

PICKPOCKET TERRITORY — Some people insist an doing things wrong. Here,the woman's purse is open, it's not held under her arm, her wallet is exposed andshe's obviously not paying attention to her surroundings or the people around her.All in all, she represents a classic invitation to a pickpocket.

District classes mean career advancementAn expanded program in Pre-

Supervisory/Staff Development iscurrently being offered through theEmployee Education, Training andDevelopment Department.

Each of the four courses is de-signed to assist employees in de-veloping the knowledge and skillsnecessary for supervisory andadministrative positions within theDistrict.

Introduction to AdministrativeAnalysis introduces budget andfinancial concepts, quantitativetechniques and organizationalanalysis. Fundamentals of Inter-personal Relations deals with ver-bal communication, listening skills,conflict resolution, coaching andcounseling. Students are exposedto the supervisor's role in planning,organizing, coordinating and moti-vating others in Introduction to Su-pervision, while Basic Writing Skillsteaches basic grammar and punc-tuation, paragraph constructionand introduction to businesswriting.

INSIDE THIS ISSUESummer Safety Hints To Your Health Retiree Clubs Trippers ESP Guess Who? Employees of the MonthRetirees Schedule Changes

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"The objective of the pre-supervisory classes is to provideall RTD employees with the oppor-tunity to prepare for jobs as super-visors or jobs in the administrativegroup if that is their desire," com-mented Director of Employee De-velopment, Byron Lewis. "We want

employees to acquire the know-ledge for advancement as well asgain skills and knowledge that willhelp them in their current job,"Lewis added.

Participation in these coursesdoes not require previous trainingand all are free of charge. Any or all

of these courses, taken on yourown time, can be completed in anyorder. Each course meets eighttimes, for two-and-a-half hours persession, twice weekly. Classes arescheduled either from 9 am to

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SCHOOL DAYS —Instructor GeorgeGant takes a pre-Supervisory classthrough its paces.

Protect patrons watch out for pickpockets

With the Olympic Garnes justaround the corner and the holidayseason only six months away wecan expect to see a steady in-crease in pickpocket activityaboard RTD buses, says the Tran-sit Police Department.

Buses and bus stops are theprimary work place of pickpocketteams, points out Ray Thomas,Pickpocket task force sergeant."Pickpocket teams are basicallyterritorial." Thomas said. "As longas they are making money theycontinue to work the same areas,bus lines, and times of day." Theycontinue in these patterns for avery good reason, Thomas added."A good pickpocket team willmake as much as $10,000 a week,so you can see why they'll keepcoming back to the same place atthe same time."

As we draw cioser to the Olym-pics and the holidays, the TransitPolice are asking all bus operatorsto be especially alert for pickpock-et activity at their stops and on theirbuses. "Most of our operators arealready proficient at identifyingpickpocket techniques," com-ments Transit Police Chief JimBurgess. "The Transit Police havemade many arrests for pickpocketcrimes based on the excellent in-formation given us by operators,"Burgess added. "Many operatorshave saved their passengers frombecoming victims simply byannouncing, `Watch your property;pickpockets may be riding thisbus." While this sort of thing canhelp prevent crimes on buses wereally want to stress the need to bealert to pickpockets and the needto let the Transit Police know aboutthem so we can take action."

TECHNIQUESPickpockets usually work in

teams of two or three persons,male and/or female. The first per-son is known as the 'stall'. lt is theirjob to distract the victim by drop-ping something, asking for the time

or a cigarette, bumping into some-one or any number of other ruses.The second member of a pick-pocket team is known as the 'hook'.This is the person that actualiy re-moves the wallet from purse or

pants while the 'stall' distractsthem.

The third member of the team iscalled a `bag man'. The 'hook'hands the wallet to the 'bag man'as quickly as possible. That way, ifthe victim accuses the 'hook', he orshe has no evidence on them.

STALLING TACTICSThe 'stall' may crowd in front of

the intended victim, in the stairwell,to ask the Operator a question andthen back off the bus, bumping intothe victim. The 'stall' may also droploose change on the floor, bump-ing victim as he picks it up. The

bump is usually necessary as it notonly distracts the victim, but alsobecause the victim is less likely tonotice anything if the 'hook' shouldget clumsy while picking thepocket.

A female `stall' may wear a shortskirt or other seductive or revealingclothing to distract a male victim.

The 'stall' may also argue or har-

rass the victim to distract him. The'stall' may also keep changingplaces in line while waiting toboard the bus. This will distractmany potential victims.

HOOKING TACTICSThe 'Hook' will often be seen

looking down, his eyes on pocketsor purses. He will often carry anewspaper or magazine in hishand or a coat draped over hisarm. He uses these to conceal thewallet as he removes it.

The 'hook' will move in and out ofa crowd as he picks out his victim.He will then stand behind histarget, thereby pointing him out tothe 'stall', and wait for the 'stall' tomove into position and distract thevictim. After the 'hook' has the wal-let, he will usually walk away fromthe crowd or hand off the wallet tothe 'bagman'.

BAGMAN TACTICSThe 'bagman' will usually stand

well away from the crowd, movingin only to retrieve the wallet fromthe 'hook' and then walking awayagain.

The 'bagman' will then walk to analley, a trash can or mail box, re-move the valuables and then dis-card the wallet as quickly as possi-ble. The 'bagman' can also beseen watching his partner for sig-nals.

In addition Thomas points our,pickpockets commonly work busstops and buses, staying aboardonly long enough to pick a pocket,alighting, and boarding anotherbus to do the same.

There are many types of pick-pockets. The most professional liftonly men's wallets. Those that areless proficient, many are juveniles,lift only from purses, while the leastprofessional pickpockets lift onlyfrom sleeping drunks and bums.This type usually carries a knife or

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Maintenance certification program in Full swingfor District division mechanics. the Maintenance Certification

Program. Upon successful com-pletion of each class, the student isawarded an arm patch, appropri-ate stripe and a certificate of com-pletion. These courses are de-signed to upgrade maintenanceskills in such areas as air brakes,air conditioning, diesel engineoverhaul, suspension, transmis-sions, wheelchair lifts and tune-ups. They will also standardizemethods, reduce work redundan-cies and, as Senior Mechanical In-structor Mike Stange pointed out,"Maintain a high technical avenueof communication for new state-of-the-art equipment."

In a related development, theMechanical Instruction Depart-ment received the first of two

On February 6, comprehensivetraining classes became available This on-going program is called

mobile training classrooms inFebruary. The two 5301 GMCbuses were modified by FredRazavi of Cinedyne Company inthe San Fernando Valley. "It's in-teresting to note," Stange com-mented, "one of these two 5301's,currently about 90% completed, is,to the best of my knowledge, theonly one 'in the country equippedwith a wheel chair lift. An RTSI I lift atthat. As a matter of fact; it may verywell be the only one in the wholeworld equipped with the GMC lift."

These mobile classrooms will beused for a variety of different train-ing uses including wheelchair lifttraining, system diagnosing proce-dures, safety related presentationsand films and certification trainingcourses.

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Career advancement11:30 am or 5:30 pm to 8 pm, alter-nating with each cycle of classesoffered. Class locations rotateamong the Headquarters buildingfor evening-scheduled classesand between Divisions 1, 2 and 3for morning classes.

Each course is limited to twentystudents, an a first-come, first-served basis. Interested em-ployees should check their divisionor departmental bulletin boards forposted announcements regardingthe program. As each course musthave at least twenty participants inorder to be presented, interestedemployees are urged to register nolater than two weeks prior to thescheduled class dates. You cancall extension 3416 for further in-formation regarding the pre-supervisory/staff developmentclasses and register for the clas-ses by calling extension 6379.

As Joann Bowman, who super-vises the District's on-going train-ing programs, puts it, "The pre-supervisory/staff developmentprogram gives RTD employees achance to see what it would be liketo be a supervisor, as well as tolearn skills they can use now."

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Protect patronsrazor to cut pockets. While pre-tending to waken the victim, theyare emptying his pockets.

Another common technique isthe 'hook' that uses a razor-sharpinstrument to slice a closed purseand remove the victim's wallet.

The Transit Police note that mostpickpockets are cowards and willtry to talk their way out a situationrather than fight or run. Juveniles,they add, are more likely to run asthey are less practiced at con tac-tics.

"Pickpockets are con artists andvery good at convincing you thatyou did'nt see what you thoughtyou saw. Don't fall for their con,"Thomas urged. "Cal! the TransitPolice. That's what we're here for."

"With the operators and theTransit Police working together, bybeing alert and watching out foryour passengers, pickpocketswon't stand a chance an RTDbuses," commented ChiefBurgess.

ABOVE—One of the modified5301 GMC buses now in use asa mobile maintenance class-room.

BELOW—Some of the certifica-tion patches available throughthe Maintenance CertificationProgram. Former manager of construction

management for the Newark-based New Jersey Transit Cor-poration, James A. Strosnider, hasbeen named to the newly-createdposition of Director of ConstructionManagement.

At RTD, Strosnider will be re-sponsible for the organization,staffing and administration of theconstruction management depart-ment where he will oversee con-struction of the $3.4 billion MetroRail project.

In addition, Strosnider's respon-sibilities will include overseeingwork performed by the Metro Railconstruction management consul-tant and all construction contrac-tors.

As manager of engineering andconstruction management at NJTransit since 1980, Strosniderestablished and staffed the con-st ruction division and im-plemented a projected $1.8 billioncapital improvement program. The

program included rehabilitatingthe Newark City (N.J.) subway, railequipment maintenance facility,railroad tunnels, rail passengerstations, park and ride facilities, railbridges and viaducts as well as re-lated mass transit facilities.

An engineering consultant for 28years before joining NJ Transit,Strosnider was a vice-presidentwith Planning Research Corpora-

JAMES A. STROSNIDER

tion-Harris, one of the largest en-gineering consultant firms in thecountry.

Strosnider and his wife Mary, aregistered nurse, are in the pro-cess of moving to Los Angelesfrom New Jersey. Their 21-year oldson, Chip, will join them next monthafter he graduates from college.

Strosnider was the 1983-1984president of the New Jersey Con-struction Specifications Instituteand the 1979-1980 president of theConsulting Engineers Council ofNew Jersey. He currently servesan the Construction ManagementCommittee of the American PublicTransportation Association(APTA). Strosnider is also an activemember of the American Manage-ment Association, American Asso-ciation of Cost Engineers and theConstruction Management Asso-ciation of America, among others.

He received his B.S.C.E. fromWest Virginia in 1951 and com-pleted Construction ManagementSciences courses at Miami Uni-versity in 1954.

Metro Rail

Former NJ Transit officialTo head construction effort

If you have pickpocket information to report, you can call the Pick-pocket Hotline at 972-6371.

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Practice pool safety tfiis summerThere are about 1,800,000 re-

sidential single family, in-groundswimming pools in this country,according to the latest statistics."Almost 50% of all swimming fata-lities and 126,000 accidentsoccur at these pools annually,"says local Red Cross Safety Ser-vices chairman Don Rector.

Residential pools pose a par-ticular threat to the lives andhealth of unskilled friends andfamily members. The Red Crossasks that you learn and use thefollowing rules as summer pooluse hits its peak.

1. Take a Red Cross first aid orwater safety course and learnartificial respiration, and teachit to your children. lt is too lateto learn when you have a vic-tim on your hands.

2. Enclose your pool with a fenceat least four feet high and witha gate that is locked whenthere is no adult around to su-pervise swimmers.

3. Keep handy a ring buoy with aline attached. Throw this to

anyone in trouble or extend apole. Never jump in to savesomeone unless you aretrained in life-saving.

4. Put non-slip paint or other non-slip material around your pooland on the diving board, andkeep it in repair.

5. Use plastic or paper cups fordrinks at poolside.

6. Cover the pool for any longperiod when it is not in use.

7. Make sure all family memberscan swim. Small children whoare non-swimmers or poorswimmers should wear lifejackets at all times.

8. Install waterproof electricaloutlets sufficiently far backfrom the pool so that swim-mers will not come into con-tact with them. Run wires forpool lighting underground.

9. Never swim alone, nor whentired or chilled.

10. Forbid running or "rough-housing" at poolside; allowno dunking in the pool. Postsigns to enforce no diving at

the shallow end, no back di-ves from the board, no swim-ming under the diving board,etc.

11. Have a phone located nearthe pool. Post emergency in-structions and telephonenumbers conspicuously.Have an adequate first aid kitavailable.

12. Clearly mark the deep andshallow sections of the pool.Separate the deep and shal-low water by use of a buoyedline when weak swimmers ornon-swimmers are using thepool.

13. Make sure there is adequatefiltration to maintain goodclarity of the water. Consultthe health department forregulations on pool sanita-tion.

14. Drinking and swimming don'tmix.

15. Slides can be dangerous.Allow feet-first entrancesonly.

16. Allow no diving in above-ground pools.

17. Finally, because accidentsdo happen, check with yourinsurance agent to makesure of liability coverageunder your homeowner'spolicy.

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Skin care in the summer sunDr. John Epstein of San Fran-

cisco, a dermatologist and au-thority on the effects of sun onthe skin, suggests these guide-lines for exposing yourself to thesun:• Schedule outdoor activities for

early morning or late afternoonwhenever possible. The sun'srays are usually most severebetween 10 am and 3 pm.

• Use generous amounts of sun-screening lotions - especial-ly those that screen or blockout the most damaging rays.

• For everyone, a beach hat,scarf or any other head gear isa must on the beach.

• Beware of sun reflectors. Theyconcentrate harmful doses ofultra-violet rays.

• Be especially careful aboutkeeping an infant in the sun. Ayoungster is far more sus-ceptible to sunburn than anadult is. His or her sunbathsshould be kept short.

• Remember, you can be sun-burned on an overcast day oreven while you are submergedin the water.

Summer heat can be a killerDid you know that heat waves

kill more people than any othernatural disaster?

So says Mouiton Avery,director of the Center for Envi-ronmental Physiology in Wash-ington, D.C. And while manyvictims of heat stress are elderly,almost anyone is a candidate,since heat places a burden onthe heart and blood vessels.

People should be cautiousand concemed about the heat,"Avery told the Health InsuranceAssociation of America."Everyone takes a `first-aid'approach to heat stress, whichdoesn't do anything for preven-tion. " If you feel ill , he said, itis a good indication you arebeing affected by the heat.include dizziness, rapid heart-beat, nausea, throbbing head-ache, chest pain and breathingproblems. If you experience anyof these Symptoms, call a doctoror seek other medical help.

Avery noted that infantsunder one year of age are parti-cularly susceptible to heat stressbecause "their temperaturecontrol systems are not fully de-veloped." In addition, anyonewith a history of rheumatic fev-er should be careful.

How can you keep cool dur-ing the "dog days" of summer'?Avery offers the following sug-gestions:ing the water temperature around75° F. provides great relief fromthe heat. Cool water removesextra body heat 25 times fasterthan cool air.

• Fans-If you do not haveaccess to an air conditionet , fanscan draw cool air into your homeat night or help to provide goodindoor air circulation during the

day. When it is extremely hot,however, a fan may cause youto gain body heat by blowing veryhot air over your body.

• Wet Your Hair or Wear aWet T - shirt -As the waterevaporates, it will cool your skin.

• Drink Water Often, inReasonable Amounts-Do not

wait until you are thirsty, becauseyour body needs more Huld thanthirst will indicate. By the timeyou feel thirsty, you may alreadybe dangerously dehydrated. Ifyou have a medical condition ora problem with body water bal-ance, check with your doctor foradvice on how much water youshould drink in hot weather.

• Avoid Alcohol-It inter-feres with your body's fightagainst heat stress and can puta strain on your heart.

• Watch Salt Use-Check withyour doctor before you increasethe amount of salt or potassiumin your diet. Do not take "salttablets" without your doctor'sadvice.

Summer is the season for con-certs and several superstars areperforming this June. Kicking offthis month at the Beverly Theaterare:

Bobby Womack with Phyllis Hy-man on June 1 at 7:30 pm andMiles Davis on June 2, also at 7:30pm. Both events are $17.50 con-cert tickets on sale to you for just$16.50.

At the new UniversalAmphitheater:

June 15, Christine McVee. $15seats for $14.00June 17, Hughie Lewis and TheNews, $13.50 seats for $12.50.June 30, Chakka Kahn with$15.00 seats going for $14.00And the Greek Theater will fea-ture the following:June 24, Ronnie LawsJune 30, Lee Ritenour - Bothare $15.00 Section A seats for$14.00The Dodgers also continue in the

grand old style of baseball. Gamesslated for June include:

June 3, Houston Astro's-Camera DayJune 8, Atlanta BravesJune 1 1, San FranciscoGiants-T-Shirt NightJune 25, San Diego Padre'sJune 29, Chicago CubsJuly 4, Pittsburg Pirates-Fireworks NightAll games are $5.00 reserved

seats going for $4.00A traditional event at the district

is the Father's Day weekend spe-cial at Knott's Berry Farm. This yearit's set for June 16 and 17 at a re-duced price of $7.00 for em-ployees, retirees and their immedi-ate families and $7.75 for guests.This is a $5.00 savings off thegeneral admission price.

You and your family are cordiallyinvited to attend the premier of theWorld Circus on June 23 at thefabulous Forum. See all the sparkleand glitter of the Big Top from seatsright up front. $9.50 seats for$7.50.

NEW HOURS: Due to the Je-mand for mail order Olympic Tokenseats, business hours for the Em-ployee Activities Department arenow 10:00 am until 4:00 pm daily,effective immediately. No mer-chandise will be sold outside ofthese hours, no exceptions.

lt you have any questions con-cerning these or any other events,contact the Employee ActivitiesDepartment at extension 6580.

Almost everyone has problems of one sort or another. From unpaid billsand braces for the kids to the rising cost of groceries and conflict at work,we are all surrounded by stress. By following a few simple principles wecan learn to deal more effectively with our problems — business relatedas well as personal. Here are a few tips that might help you deal a bit moreeffectively with the stress in your life:

Keep the Proper PerspectiveThe first of these tips is to keep your problems in perspective. Most

of us have the tendency to magnify a problem when it rears its ugly head.We imagine all of the things that could go wrong or could add to theproblem. Therapists call this phenomenon building a 'worst-casescenerio'. This is such a common response that virtually everyone does itto one degree or another. The more we concentrate an what is botheringus, the !arger the problem seems to become until we are consumed withthis single event. Not only are we making mountains out of molehills whenwe do this, but in falling into this trap we get so wrapped up in the sheermagnitude of our troubles that we spend less time solving them than we doworrying about them.

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have a problemyou just

need to

make a

decision.

To avoid making "mountains out of molehills" try putting your problem inits proper perspective by looking at it realistically. Make an attempt toformulate in your mind exactly what the problem is—and you should dothis without adding any more weight to the load you are already carrying.This will help clear your mind, freeing more of your attention to help yousolve the problem. With particularly large or knotty problems it may alsohelp to break it down into more manageable pieces and deal with themone at a time in sequence. Keeping problems in their proper perspectivenot only helps solve them, but is essential for your physical and mentalwell-being as well.

The Power Of Positive ThinkingThe second principle is to be positive. We've all heard about the

power of positive thinking for so long now that we tend to forget just howpotent a tool our mental attitude can be. Sometimes we make our prob-lems worse by convincing ourselves that we simply aren't capable ofdoing certain things. For example, have you ever caught yourself thinking,"I just can't do that. I'm not good enough." Or, "This job or task is just toodifficult for me." Negative thoughts are seif-defeating and have a way ofbecoming self-fulfilling prophesies.

Another common way of making a problem worse is to place the blamean someone else. You might blame the company for not establishing apolicy you want or your car for not starting in the morning. In either caseyou are avoiding responsibility — a necessary first step towards solvingany problems. UCLA basketball coach John Wooten once said, "Nobodyis ever defeated until he starts blaming others."

We each determine our own success or failure. By shuffeling the blameoff onto others for our own shortcomings we keep ourselves from achiev-ing our full potential.

On the other hand, though, a positive and realistic confidence in ourown abilities will find our problems growing smaller and more managablewhile our successes increase.

Define The ProblemThe third principle is defining the problem. Break it down into its

simplest pieces. Quite often you will find after doing this that you reallydon't have a problem — you just needed to make a decision.

Many people have the habit of postponing decisions — especiallydifficult ones — until they do become problems. But if you can break aproblem down into its logical parts, decision making doesn't become such

Take ActionThe fourth principle is to take action. Try not to allow anxiety to

paralyze you into lack of action. In other words, don't just wait for things tohappen of their own accord, but go out and make them happen.

All in all, if we can just learn to channel most, if not all, of the energy weuse to make our problems larger into ways to make them smaller andeasier to confront we could all lead happier, more stress-free lives.

By Elia Hager, RNVisiting Nurse

Your blood pressure and you

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Some helpful hints for dealing with stress in your life

Blood PressureEveryone has a blood pressure.

At least you do for as long as yourheart keeps an beating. There aretwo numbers read when you haveyour blood pressure taken. The topnumber in the formula is the systo-lic pressure; the force the bloodexerts against the walls of the arter-ies as the blood is pumped fromthe heart to the arteries. The lowernumber, or the diastolic pressure,is the pressure of the blood withinthe heart and arteries betweenheartbeats. Normal blood press-ure is individual, varying from per-son to person, with 140/90 as thehigh normal.

Normal vs. Highlt is normal for blood pressure to

vary during the day and simplestressors will cause a greatervariation. Happiness as well assadness will cause your pressureto go up. In cases where bloodpressure is consistently higherthan 160/90, permanent damageoccurs over a period of time to theeyes, heart and kidneys.

High Blood Pressure and yourbody

In persons with high bloodpressure, the pressure in the arter-ies is always higher than it shouldbe because they are too narrow orclamped down, causing the heartto pump harder to make the bloodpass through the narrowed space.lt is much like putting a nozzle anthe end of a garden hose. The nar-rower the outlet of the nozzle, thehigher the pressure of the water asit leaves the end of the hose. Inarteriosclerosis, deposits of miner-als or fats start building up an thesides of the arteries, narrowing theinner space. If excessive pressureis placed an the garden hose,areas along the hose will becomeweaker and will spring leaks muchlike a person suffering a stroke. Asmall vessel in the brain,weakened under constant highpressure can break, allowingblood to flow into the brain, caus-ing damage related to the amountof blood lost and the part of thebrain affected. High blood press-ure adds to the work of the musclesand the arteries of the heart as wellas the arteries of the brain, the kid-neys and the eyes. lt high bloodpressure is allowed to continue fora long time without treatment, theperson not only runs the risk ofstroke but of heart failure, kidneyfailure, blindness, and heart attackas well.

Have your blood pressure takenHaving your blood pressure

taken is the one accurate means ofcliagnosing high blond nressure.

Blood pressure is usually taken us-ing a blood pressure cuff called asphygmomanometer.

Causes of high blood pressureThere is no single cause of high

blood pressure (hypertension) un-less it is a symptom of an under-lying curable disease such as atumor of the kidney calledpheochromocytoma, excessivedrinking of products containingcaffein, use of amphetamines, ex-cessive eating of licorice, etc.

Idiopathic hypertension is a dis-ease with unknown recognizablecauses and essential hypertensionis a disease independent of anylocal causing agent. There areusually many factors causing highblood pressure. They include over-weight, age, smoking, inactivity,high salt (sodium) diet, highcholesteral-triglyceride diet, stressand family tendency. If your grand-parents and your parents havehigh blood pressure, you are athigh risk to become hypertensive.That's another word for a personthat has high blood pressure. Yourdietary enemy is sodium and itsmost common form is table salt.When we think of salt in food wethink of salty foods such as saltednuts, corn chips, pretzels, salami,pepperoni, bacon, ham and saus-age, but the hypertensive personmust also look at the ingredientscontaining sodium such as mono-sodium glutamate (common addi-tive in oriental foods) and sodiumsaccaride (the common sweetenerfor diet drinks), etc.

Control your high bloodpressure

When high blood pressure iscaused by a disease which can bediagnosed and when the diseaseis cured, the blood pressure willreturn to normal. In cases of essen-tial or idiopathic hypertension thecause is still unknown and it is notcurable but it can be controlled.Treatment may include medicationto lower the blood pressure, a dietto control/reduce weight, eliminatecoffee, tea, licorice, junk food, re-fined sugar, refined white flour anda program to reduce stress. Themedication(s) will become apermanent part of the hypertensiveperson's life.

Remember, essential hyperten-sion is not curable. Even when theperson with high blood pressure isfeeling well, eating properly, andhas lost weight, he or she must al-ways take the medication every-day, as prescribed, without fall.Again, it is important to rememberto control high blood pressure bygood eating habits, rest, regularexercise. and stress reduction.

Photo courtesy Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

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Security guards disarm, arrest lone gunmanAt about 4:30 on the afternoon of

December 6, last year, Districtsecurity guards Shelton Ross andAnastacio Puente were workingthe Fourth Street lobby of the head-quarters building when they hearda gunshot outside.

Running outside, they saw aman holding a hand gun and point-ing it in the direction of a number ofpassers-by in the area. While Rosswent back inside and called theTransit Police dispatcher, Puenteremained outside taking up a de-fensive position behind a parkedcar.

In a moment Ross joined Puente.Then, without warning, the sus-pect, a male Latin, fired one shotstriking a pedestrian. The assailantthen fired a second shot causingthose around to seek cover.

While the lone gunman attemp-ted to chamber another round intohis automatic pistol, Puente ranacross Fourth Street and grabbedthe weapon from the gunman'shand. Both officers then arrestedthe suspect, called an ambulancefor the wounded man and con-tained the scene until officers fromthe Los Angeles Police Depart-ment could arrive.

On January 12, 1984 the Boardof Directors honored Puente andRoss for their heroic action. Thecitation read, in part, "Puente andRoss demonstrated clear thinkingand restraint under the most diffi-cult of circumstances. Their quick

response resulted in the disarmingand arrest of a dangerous suspectwithout the need to resort to deadlyforce and saved the life of the in-

tended victim and perhaps otherinnocent victims, including Districtemployees, in the area."

"I'm just glad that nobody else

was hurt," Puente commentedonce it was all over. "As for us," headded, "well, we were just doingour jobs."

ABOVE RIGHT—LAPD officersclear the scene and begin ques-tioning witnesses to the Decem-ber shooting as the victim awaitsan ambulance.

RIGHT—Officers AnastacioPuente and Shelton Ross arecongratulated by General Man-ager John Dyer, Director RuthRichter and Transit Police ChiefJim Burgess (right) after receiv-ing their recognition certificates.

ESP— Division 8 Mechanic A ArtMorrell was awarded $720 and acertificate of appreciation for hismoney-saving suggestion duringthe April 12 Board of Directorsmeeting. Morrell's suggestion,approved through the EmployeeSuggestion Program (ESP), con-sisted of replacing expensive metalscreen filters on the RTS II air con-ditioning systems with disposablefilters. The new disposable filters doa better job, at a cost of only $.50each, than the metal filters did at$37.50 each and only take approx-imately three minutes to installwhere the metal filters required atleast 20 minutes each. Morrell isshown here with his wife Margaret,General Manager John Dyer andDirector of Personnel Gayel Pitch-ford (right). For details on the ESPprogram, please see the relatedarticle on page 8.

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Is There Life After RTD?

HureWhat has 108 eyes, 108 legs and arms and represents over 955 years on

the job? A monthly meeting of the Rivrside RTD Retiree's Social Club, that's dewhat. Or, at least that's how it was at one recent meeting in Rubidoux, a small spsuburb of Riverside, where 54 retirees from as far away as Orange County and it'sArizona got together for potluck lunch and to trade tales. thE

White friends of thirty years standing reacquainted themselves with each turother's lives since retirement, others told tales. Cutting through the hubbub of 1general conversations about fishing and golf games, the tall tale-tellers could ov,be heard warming up. "Well, when I was driving line number .....and, "You thEshould have seen the look on his face when 1 told him . . ," were familiar Anrefrains as the backslapping and laughter subsided into the quiet hum of nehungry people digging into plates piled high with harn and black-eyed peas, ME

potatoes and three-bean salad. "F(

ABOVE LEFT — Bernie Kimball corners Miles Cole for adonation.

BELOW LEFT — Current president Paul Knoll, left, andpast-president Lou Velzy conduct the post-pot Juck busi-ness meeting.

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"We get together once a month for potluck and conversation," club presi-dent Paul Knoll said quickly before attacking his own plate. "Lots of these folksspent twenty and thirty years of their lives working together. After all that timeit's a little hard to just break off the old ties," he added. "And maybe that's whythese clubs have been so successful for the last forty years," Knoll said as heturned his attention back to the plate in front of him.

Originally formed in 1940 by the employees of the old Riverside Division,over 350 of them, there are now four RTD Retiree Social Clubs dotted acrossthe Southland. Besides the Riverside club, there are clubs in Long Beach,Arcadia and Hemet as well. "I'm not sure why," commented Knoll, "but we'venever had a club in the West county area." All four clubs have a combinedmember of about 200 people out of a total retiree population of nearly 1,500."For some reason," Knoll added wryly, "most retirees don't even know we

BELOW — Faye Harley, left, signs in members at the doorwhile Walter and Mary Sapp (background), Bill Hall and JoeStevenson look on.

ABOVE — Everyone lines up to get their fair share of thepot luck.

BELOW RIGHT — When it's all over, everyone lends a handcleaning up.

have these clubs. We're hoping a little publicity in Headway, maybe somemention by Personnel to each new retiree as they process through and aword-of-mouth campaign among current club members will change that,"

Among the fifty regulars at this meeting in Riverside were several newfaces or, as Paul Knoll termed them, "strangers". But they were't strangersfor long . "We're always g lad to see new folks at our meetings," Knoll said.VVithout further adieu several people gathered around the newcomers,introducing themselves, pointing out other folks and encouraging them tomake themselves at harne. "You go right an over there, get in line and getyourselves some food," one grandmotherly matron urged them. Then,without even pausing for a breath, she turned and took me by the armsaying, "You too, young man. You look kind of young to be a retiree, butyou're welcome to the food, too." When I explained that I was there to takea few pictures and gather some notes for a story about her club she smiledat me and said, "Well in that case, honey, you can have seconds. And besure and try those cookies at the end of the table; I made 'em." So saying,she bustled off, looking for someone else to plant in the Buffet line.

Just like their names imply, the retiree social clubs are just that: Social.They are an excuse for people who share decades of the same experi-ences to get together and eat, swap stories, compare golf and bowlingscores and just generally have a good time. "We frequently have someonein who shows us slides or home movies from their vacations, the trips they

EDITOR'S NOTE— If you would like more information about the RTDRetiree Social Clubs, please contact Paul Knoll; 6533 Triton Drive, Pico-Rivera, Ca. 90660, (213) 949-8837.

take or just of the grandkids," said one senior member, Lou Velzy. "We allget a big kick out of seeing what we're all doing; just sort of staying intauch," he added. "Besides, this way we can all take, through each other'smovies and pictures, more than one vacation a year. In a way it's evenbetter than a real trip," Velzy continued. "This way we can see all of thesights without putting up with any of the inconveniences of traveling."

The largest of the four clubs, the Riverside chapter has members as faraway as Alaska, Florida and New York. "Every once in a while, generallywhile they're in this part of the country an vacation, someone from out ofstate will drop by for a meeting," Knoll said. "It's not only good to seethem," he added, "but it helps us all stay in touch a bit better." There's alotof this kind of catching up that goes an at these meetings. While you'resitting there eating your bufffet lunch you'll hear, from a dozen differentconversations all around the room, people buzzing with information aboutthose not present. "You'll never believe who I ran into an the golf courselast week," or "We were just walking down the street when we bumped into. . .," and "And then he told me he saw so-and-so in the hospital last weekwhen he went in for his check-up," peppering conversations around thelong tables.

As one recent retiree put it, "I spent so many years of my life, so manyimportant years, with these people that I just don't want to let them slipaway. The social club is the best way I know to stay in touch with them." Allin all, that's not a bad reason for joining or attending, is it?

Berle entertains Safety Council awardees

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Your ESP could win you money and recognitionWell into its second year, the

RTD Suggestion Award program isnot only changing its format, but itsname as well. Known now as theEmployee Suggestion Program, orESP, the original program was de-signed to reward employee sug-gestions that were strictiy of a costsaving nature.

Director of Personnel, GayelPitchford, says that while the ori-ginal design will remain intact, "VVedo intend to broaden the system toreward suggestions that generateintangible of unmeasurable be-nefits. Specifically, the sugges-tions we are talking about are thekinds that may not save the District

°McREYNOLDS LENDS HAND

Frederick McReynolds, a vehi-cle operations supervisor out of Di-vision 18, observed a pick up truckstalled in an intersection in Chinolast December. While he waswatching it, it rolled away, jumpedthe curb and hit two parked cars.The male driver of the truckappeared to be having a seizure.Mc Reynolds helped the man'shysterical wife secure the vehicleand restrain her husband, caringfor him until paramedics couidreach the scene. By the time theyhad arrived the man had reco-vered, Mc Reynolds says. In anyevent, the motorist's wife is con-vinced that Mc Reynolds' fast ac-tion, willingness to get involvedand prompt response under Press-ure went a long way towards sav-ing her husband's life.

DAVIS'S WELCOME SECONDCHILD

Division 12 operator Kirk Davisand his wife Sybil welcomed a newaddition to their growing family inMarch. Born on the 9th, Germaineis their second child. He weighed 8lbs., 2 oz. when he was born at LosAlamitos General Hospital. Con-gratulations!

BREIGHT RECOGNIZEDDivision 15 operator David

Bogenberger, also known asRobert Breight, was honored byMayor Bradley and the City of LosAngeles recently for his volunteerwork with the sick and the elderly.

ROBERT BREIGHT

In addition to MC-ing volunteervariety shows at local hospitalsand elderly care centers,Bogenberger is also active inestablishing and staffing foreignchurch missions. Besides estab-lishing missions in Mexico, Breightis also currently building another inGuatemala.

The award, for OutstandingVolunteer Service to the commun-ity, was presented by Mrs. EthelBradley in a March 30th ceremonyat City Hall.

money, but do promote safety orbenefit the District by their positiveeffect on employees."

Termed Suggestions of Merit,they will not receive monetaryawards but, rather, an apprecia-tion award and a Certificate ofCommendation, a copy of whichwill be placed in the suggestor'spersonnel file.

Suggestions that generatemeasurable dollar savings will stillbe rewarded on the basis of a fixedrate, ESP coordinator Mary Reynapointed out. These awards rangefrom a minimum of $50 to a max-imum of $1,000 or ten percent ofthe projected first year savings.

Other changes included underthe ESP umbrella include a new,fact-filled brochure explaining theprogram changes as well as plan-ned displays in the divisions ofeach ESP winner. "The brochure,"explained Reyna, "should clarifythe program's purpose for all thosewho wish to participate. lt answerscommon questions about what anacceptable suggestion is, how tocome up with ideas, what sugges-tions are not acceptable, how tosubmit suggestions, how they areevaluated and general informationabout the ESP program."

The suggestion application hasalso undergone a facelift, Reynaadded. "Originally, we used theEmployee Supplemental Applica-tion only when we thought a givensuggestion warranted further re-view. Now, in an effort to streamlinethe process and reduce the out-come notification turnaround timeto employees, we've combinedthem into a new and "improved'form."

Resembling the old forms, ex-cept for the addition of a cost/be-nefit analysis section, the new ap-plications will be available soon ateach work location.

Emphasizing that the essentialcomponents of ESP will remain thesame, Reyna said, "Our purpose inintroducing these changes ismerely to expedite the process

APRILSouth Park Shops named

Mechanic A Leadman EddieBrown Maintenance Employee ofthe Month for April. With the districtfor almost 25 years, Eddie, whoworks in the Upholstery/Sheet Met-al Section, is described by his su-pervisor as a seif-starter, depend-able and very concientious.

When an ESP application is firstreceived it is time-stamped and fol-lowed up with a short form letter ofacknowledgement to the sugges-tor. The application is then pre-screened and sent to an ESP com-mittee evaluator who investigatesthe suggestion's possibilities withthe manager of the departmentthat would be most affected by im-plementation. A decision is thenmade by the evaluator, the depart-ment manager and a supervisor re-garding the suggestion's merit.Following this review the suggestorwill either be notified that the sug-gestion will be adopted or re-quested to develop the ideafurther.

If the idea is accepted and putinto action, an award and recogni-tion go to the suggestor. The ulti-mate outcome is a cost-saving be-nefit, improved productivity, an im-

The RTD was honored, alongwith other fleet operations, bythe local chapter of the NationalSafety Council at an awardsbanquet held at the Beverly Hil-ton Hotel on May 7th.

The evening's festivities wereMC-ed by radio and television

MAY

Henry Yoneyama, a Mechanic Ain the Body Shop, has been namedSouth Park Shops MaintenanceEmployee of the Month for May.With the District for eight years,Henry is described as a "valuableasset to the Body Shop Operation,"by his supervisor.

proved safety feature or anotherbenefit to the District.

Reyna noted that ideas will bejudged by evaluators with exper-tise in the subject area of the par-ticular suggestion. This judgmentinvolves six major elements: Thesuggestion should be construc-tive, solution-oriented, implement-able, beneficial, original and offi-cial.

"VVhat this means," Reyna ex-plained, "is that the suggestionmust be an original idea filed on anofficial application form. The sug-gestion is not just a gripe or com-plaint; it should point out a specificproblem and offer a reasonablesolution. Developed in sufficientdetail, it should enable manage-ment to take action. And, once im-plemented, the suggestion mustgenerate definable benefits to theDistrict."

celebrity Gary Owens, while en-tertainment included a stand-upmonologue by Milton "UncleMilty" Berle and songs by JohnRaitt.

AWARDEES—Accepting FleetAwards from the National SafetyCouncil for RTD are, from left toright; Transit Police Chief JimBurgess, Transportation Superin-tendent Leila Bailey, Division 18Manager John Adams, Division 9Manager Jim Cenderelli, Division10 Manager George Marsala, Su-perintendent of Operations Controland Services Jeff Diehl, Division 3Manager A.J. Taylor and Trans-portation Superintendent WesMcCarns.

Berle was also named U.S.Ambassador for Safety by theNational Safety Council. In thisrole he will promote seat beltawareness throughout the com-ing year.

Raitt, perhaps best known forhis roles in major Broadwayplays such as "Pajama Garne","Oklahoma", and "Carousel",sang several numbers from hishit plays to an appreciative au-dience of over 1,000.

Gary Owens is probably bestremembered for his role as thewacky announcer on the TVshow "Rowan and Martin'sLaugh-ln" and currently hosts amorning radio show on KPRZ.He voice is also familiar to mil-lions of peole from TV commer-cials and as cartoon charactervoices.

Milton Berle, one of the firstreally big stars in the early daysof television, told the audiencethat he would, "Do my best tospread the safety message .. .Just as thick as 1 can."

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Janet Wentz, from Personnel, number, work location and exten-won last month's Guess Who when sion number. Good Luck!she named Headway editor Den-nis Dobson as the mystery Baby.Janet wins two tickets to the under-sold event of her chice through theEmployee Activities Department.

This month's Guess Who shouldbe a bit more difficult. With the Dis-trict for almost six years, he no Ion-ger looks anything like this photo ofhim taken years ago.

A big man an the Maintenancescene these days. He started hiscareer with RTD in the same job heholds now.

If you think you know who thismonth's mystery photo belongs to,write your guess down and send itto Headway, Location 32. Remem-ber to include your name, badge GUESS WHO?

You bethe Judge

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION — Earl Villard, an extra board Operator out of Division16, was presented with a special recognition certificate by his Division managerD.K. Karlson, General Manager John Dyer, UTU General Chairman Earl Clarkand Director John Day in a March 8 ceremony. Villard restrained an arsonsuspect in Pomona while making his run in the early morning hours of February 7this year. The suspect arsonist had attacked a Pomona policeman, attempting towrestle his gun away from him, when Villard and another man pulled the suspectaway from the injured officer and held him until other police officers arrived anthe scene.

EXCELLENCE — Ruth Manus, Personnel Officer Supervisor, was namedPersonnel Department Employee of the Quarter for Winter Quarter 1984.

SPCIAL EFFORT—A year's worth of extra effort paid off for MariaSanchez when she was named Information Operator of the Year for 1983.The award was presented by her supervisor, Elfriede Becker, an theright.

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EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH—February's Employees of the Month wereMaintenance employee Clyde Willoughby, Operator Albert Gomez and Informa-tion Operator Juanita Cook. Also shown are Maintenance Supervisor EddieFlynn, Director Nick Patsaouras, Director Ruth Richter, and Division 5 managerRalph Wilson.

EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH—Employees of the Month for March wereOperator Billy Underhill, Information Operator Claire Fitzgerald and MaintenanceEmployee Daniel Campos. Also shown are Director Mike Lewis, General Mana-ger John Dyer, Manager of Customer Relations Bob Williams and MaintenanceSupervisor Theral Golden.

RETIREES—Among March's retirees were, Hugh L. Griffin (32 years), CharlesS. Bertas (32), Borys G. Schwimmer (27), Carroll G. Kook (24), and Nels F. Hicks(40). Also shown are Director Gordana Swanson, and General Manager JohnDyer. Retirees not shown; Kenry Antoine (37), George G. Laue (13), Karl Mark(7), Alvin L. Oldham (20), Joseph H. Reeves (30) and Bruce Shetler (25).

RETIREES—April retirees included: Robert F. Brindley (38 years), shown herewith his wife Barbara, Dominic Boenzi (21), shown with his wife Neil, Willie R.Phipps (25), Melcher Kahn (17), Louis G. De Luca (21), Philip P. Onderco (22),Leroy E. Smith (10) and Gerald D. Woods (30). Also shown in Division 8 ManagerAudrey Ortiz.

MECHANICS—Graduates ofthe 17th Mechanics TrainingProgram included: Mike Ramos,John Covarubias, HaroldAdams, Joe Milito, Lionel Cor-mier, lnez Flores, Belia Bowen,William Gonzalez, CharleneRobertson, Velta Cheaves. Notshown is Vernice Humes. Alsopresent at the graduation cere-mony, held April 13th, were,from left to right, ATU PresidentJerry Long, ATU Vice-presidentNeal Silver, Senior MaintenanceEquipment lnstructor MikeStange, Director of MaintenanceRich Davis, Maintenance In-structor Juan Castro and Assis-tant General Manager for Op-erations Sam Black.

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COMMENDATIONS

Division 1Gilbert HernanellyGoyitta AlfresoLouis BurnsJerome WilliamsArt Fleming

Division 2Alberto RivadeneyraWillia WhitlockDon ChristianJoseph JohnsonHubert Watson

Division 3Ray MartinezClifford DavisKimberly BryantRobert BartleyJose AcunaBen G. WilliamsRafael CamainasRicardo PerezDavid StalmagPrecious CowheadLarry BowmanFred Macklin, Jr.Benny R. Crosby

Division 5Carl RimsJohn Felden, Jr.Richard RandallEduardo GaystonJackie BoydWillie WilliamsSterling HamptonV. StewartFarid SlimJohn HuntleyRobert ClincyRobert L. Greer

Division 6Joseph JeniousRichard WrightEimer DensonCharles EphriamMelba FordPatricia WinstonJohnnie AbnerCasbie CadresRick CadelliSidney MeredithRobbie Braggs

Division 7Jim ShortersLamont CollierW.J. FranklinDon CooperDwight WrightRoland HardsonMarvin JohnsonRick Bland (2)Eddie RazoRobin CurtisVincent ParmaKenneth FarrisPat HarkinsCharles Square

Division 8Domenic BoenziJoyce Antill (3)Jose CastrellonAnthony AmatuzzoJoseph LeviMilton EppersonDavid JonesF.J. AldonyJoseph GonzalesEd HaasRon Watson

Division 9Rose ProctorJesus LealDebbie FloresArlette WalkerEmil J. GuglielmoJ.J. RodriguezCharles H. AndersonAnthony Villa

Division 12Julio FontouraE. HoffmanHelen WestKirk GreerTom Weihert (2)George DailyRobert EwellAndy Carter

Division 15Jerry BabbittArnett CooperArthur B. LloydRonald WebsterRoosevelt BenjaminPhilip G. SundlingDale AlshireVerne GreenwoodRobert CarterRudolpho ClautierMarteniel PowellPatrick KileyJoel KaulkinsDonald Leaver

Division 16Robert BlakeTommie DunsleyJuan Fernandez-Moris

Division 18Irene King (2)George NahraLeon SandbornBill Unutoa (3)Ralph CrenshawClarence WilliamsJohn Peterson

Division 23Shirley MarshallJoseph RoqueElbert RichardsonEsther PippinsMaryann Willins

SHIFTING GEARSKahl, Melcher, an Operator sinceNovember 12, 1966 retired on April30, 1984Boenzi, Dominic, an Operatorsince November 24, 1962 retiredon April 21, 1984DeLuca, Lois G., an Operatorsince March 16, 1963 retired onApril 30, 1984Chattin, Clara B., a Division Ste-nographer since April 1, 1954 re-tired on April 30, 1984Jara, Mauricio E., an Operatorsince April 1, 1974 and transferredto Indefinite Leave on May 20,1982 retired on April 3, 1984Woods, Gerald D., in Transporta-tion since November 5, 1953 re-tired as Division 12 TransportationManager on April 22, 1984Brindley, Robert F., an Operatorsince October 11, 1945 retiredApril 16, 1984Smith, Donald E., an Operatorsince September 24, 1963 andtransferred to Indefinite Leave onDecember 13, 1983 retired onFebruary 6, 1984

Hicks, Nels E., a Mechanic ALeader, hired an February 8, 1944,retired on March 30, 1984

IN MEMORIUM

Fitzwater, Richard J., a formerOperator retired December 2,1974 passed away on April 24,1984

MOVING UP

Andujo, Ernest, from Mechanic Bto Mechanic ADiederichs, Terrance fromMechanic C to Mechanic BFavela, Carlos from Mechanic B toMechanic AMarkarian, Gary from Mechanic Bto Mechanic AMoore, Edward from Mechanic Bto Mechanic APowell, Lester from Mechanic B toMechanic AChaney, Susan K., from Secretaryto Senior SecretaryDominguez, David D. from Mana-ger of Human Relations to Assist tothe General ManagerSilver, Carolann from ScheduleMaker 1 to Planning AssistantGuerrero, Jennet from GeneralClerk II (Temporary) to GeneralClerkLeib, Edward from Mechanic B toMechanic AStanfield, Jr., Kaiser from ServiceAttendant to Service AttendantLeaderWalker, Phillip from Mechanic Bto Mechanic AWalker, Cedric J., from Informa-tion Clerk to Cash ClerkBenton, Michael from Mechanic Cto Mechanic BBiehn, David A., from MechanicAA Lead man to Equipment Mainte-nance Supervisor IBlumetti, Nancy E., from Techni-cian Aide to Staff AideKunkle, Raymond L., from EMSII/Relief Division MaintenanceManager to Division MaintenanceManagerMiller, Gary L., from Administra-tive Services Coordinator to Admi-nistrative Services OfficerSmith, Luchus P., from EMS II/Re-lief Division Maintenance Managerto Division Maintenance ManagerThomason, Jr., J H, from Adminis-trative Services Coordinator toAdministrative Services OfficerWaite, Donald M, EquipmentMaintenance Supervisor II to Qual-ity Control Manager

Bryant, Sophia E., from Staff Aideto Staff AssistantGiles, Maxine from (Acting) Assis-tant Division Transportation Mana-ger to Assistant Division Trans-portation ManagerHaynes, Marion S., from JuniorStock Clerk to Relief/Stock ShopClerkLarios, Jose L., from Stock ShopClerk to Truck Driver ClerkEstavillo, Ramiro R., from Mecha-nic C to Mechanic BFutrell, Levon from Mechanic A toMechanic A LeaderLewis, Herbert from Mechanic Cto Mechanic BLozano, Jaime from Mechanic Bto Mechanic A

Milroy, Richard B., from Mecha-nic B to Mechanic ARicks, Daniel from Mechanic B toMechanic ASims, William from Mechanic C toMechanic BMuhammad, Janice from GeneralClerk to SecretaryOrnelas, Isaac V., from Operator/Ex Instructor to Instructor of Vehi-cle OperationsKelson, Tomas R., Operator/ExInstructor to Instructor of VehicleOperationsLands, Lola from InformationClerk to Ticket ClerkLittle, Jody M., from Typist Clerk toWord Processor Operator IPotter, Patricia L., from Informa-tion Clerk to Ticket ClerkHumes, Vernice from ServiceAttendant to Mechanic CMilito, Joseph from Service Atten-dant to Mechanic CMorris, Michael L., from ServiceAttendant to Service AttendantLeaderRamos, Jr., Miguel from ServiceAttendant to Mechanic CRobertson, Charleene from Ser-vice Attendant to Mechanic CClairborne, Peggy from TypistClerk to Word Processor Operator IDavis, Yvon S., from Typist Clerkto ClerkAdams, Harold from Utility A toMechanic CBowen, Bella from Service Atten-dant to Mechanic CCheaves, Velta from ServiceAttendant to Mechanic CCormier, Lionel F., from Utility A toMechanic COvarrubias, John from ServiceAttendant to Mechanic CFlores, Ines from Service Atten-dant to Mechanic CGonzalez, William from ServiceAttendant to Mechanic CHarris, Billy J., from lnstructor ofVehicle Operations to Assistant Di-vision Transportation ManagerMarquez, Jr., Benjamin from Per-sonnel Assisstant to PersonnelAnalystOwens, Jack L., from Division Dis-patcher to Assistant DivisionTransportation ManagerRobles, Harvey from Mechanic Bto Mechanic ASanders, Sammie from MechanicC to Mechanic BWeaver, Clyde from Mechanic Bto Mechanic AYee, Thomas from Mechanic B toMechanic AYunis, Mohammed from Mecha-nic B to Mechanic A

ABOUT THECOVER

To many RTDer's, and South-ern Californians in general, alazy stroll along the beach atsunset epitomizes summerand its seemingly endlessstream of steamy days andbreeze-cooled nights. Thismonth's cover, shot near thepier in Santa Monica, is a re-minder that summer is uponus. To help us all enjoy a safesummer, please turn to page 3for some summer safety hints.Photo by D.A. Dobson.

LOAN RATE CHANGE

INTEREST RATE

New Vehicies (Auto, Truck and Vans)

Down Payment

Used Vehicies (Auto, Truck and Vans)

RefinancingRefinancing

Loans Originating with F.D.E.F.C.U.Up to 85% of Average B.B.Loans Originating with other institutions.

Up to 2 yrs. old - 80% of Average B.B.

MotorcyclesNew Recreational VehiciesUsed Recreational Vehicies

(Lise Average B.B. os Guidelines)

Share Secured LoanEffective February 1, 1984

Over 2 yrs old - 75% of Average B.B.All used vehicles will be appraised by F.D.E.F.C.U.

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Average B.B. Over 2 yrs. old

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