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Show Hercules is Host At Conference On Minuteman A conference of major Minuteman Min-uteman subcontractors was held at the Bacchus Works Wednesday, Wednes-day, Nov. 28. Purpose of the conference was to present to subcontractor management man-agement the over all concept of the Minuteman program and to explain the objectives and requirements re-quirements of quality control, documentation, contracts, costs, etc. Featured speaker was Lt. Col. R. W. Priest, chief of Minuteman Propulsion Division, Ballistic Systems Division. Also attending and addressing the group were Col. William A. Walker, Director of Propulsion for Air Force ICBM's. Invited to the meeting were the top and middle management representatives of some 25 major Minuteman subcontractors. The men traveled from throughout the nation to attend the meet. R. G. Sailer, assistant works manager, was the conference coordinator. co-ordinator. John E. Greer, director, direc-tor, Air Force Programs, represented repre-sented Wilmington during the conference. Other Bacchus Herculites who participated included R. C. Tucker, works manager; J. H. Main, research and development manager; W. J. Rue, Air Force Plant 81 manager; F. B. Clemens, Clem-ens, sustaining engineering supt.; B. L. Taylor, product control supt.; Robert Sawyer, purchasing purchas-ing manager; and T. R. McGuire, industrial engineering supt. |