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;jiti»ayn t miwS Seattle Harbor Ports Of Seattle And Tacoma Will Host 54th Annual Convention Of The Propeller Club Of The U.S. This year's 54th Annual Con- vention of The Propeller Club of the United States, and the con- current 1980 American Merchant Marine Conference, will take place on October 8-10. The host Pro- peller Club Ports for the event will be Seattle and Tacoma, but all sessions will be held in Seat- tle's Washington Plaza Hotel. General Co-chairmen for the Convention are Richard D. Ford, executive director of the Port of Seattle, and Richard Dale Smith, executive director of the Port of Tacoma. Deputy Chairmen are John P. Sullivan, attorney, Bogle & Gates, Seattle; and Hugh Wild, senior director, Port of Tacoma. Chairman of the American Mer- chant Marine Conference is Sid- ney D. Campbell, chairman of the board, Foss/Dillingham, Seattle; Jasper Baker will serve as Vice Chairman. Carl R. Meurk, vice president of Todd-Pacific, is Con- ference Deputy Chairman. In addition to the agenda listed in the Calendar of Events, there will be a pre-convention golf tour- nament on October 6 at the Rain- ier Golf & Country Club, and an early arrivals reception in Seat- tle's Space Needle on October 7. CALENDAR OF EVENTS— PROPELLER CLUB 1980 CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 9:30 a.m. Convene Convention Presiding, Richard D. Ford, General Convention Co-chairman Welcome: The Honorable Charles Royer, Mayor, Seattle Michael Benett, President, Propeller Club of Seattle Richard Dale Smith, President, Propeller Club of Tacoma Capt. William V. Figari, President, The Propeller Club of the United States 9:45 a.m. First Convention Business Meeting Presiding, Capt. William V. Figari, National President 10:30 a.m. Conference Opens Presiding, Sidney D. Campbell, Conference Chairman Opening Speaker: The Honorable Dixy Lee Ray, Governor, State of Washington 11:30 a.m. Luncheon Reception 12:00 noon Port of Seattle and Tacoma Luncheon Presiding, Richard D. Ford, Executive Director, Port of Seattle Introduction, Richard Dashbach, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Warren G. Magnuson, Chairman, Committee on Ap- propriations, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 2:00 p.m. First Conference Session: Presiding, Sidney D. Campbell, Conference Chairman 2:00-3:15 p.m. Conference Panel "The U.S. Merchant Marine—Shadow or Substance?" Moderator: Robert L. Leggett, President, Joint Maritime Congress, Washington, D.C. Panelists: Management — W.J. Amoss Jr., President, Lykes SS Labor—(Panelist to be announced) The Jones Act — The Honorable Peter N. Teige, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission Student Port Member — (to be announced) 3:30-4:45 p.m. Conference Panel "American Seapower—Shadow or Substance?" Moderator: John J. Spitler, President, Navy League of the U.S., Washington, D.C. Panelists: "Shipbuilding Requirements for a Viable Fleet" — C. Larry French, President, National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif. "Our Merchant Fleet — A Strategic Power in Seapower" — James T. Crowley, Senior VP, Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. "The Challenge to United States Seapower" Russell D. Hale, Counsel, Subcommittee on Seapower & Strategic & Critical Materials, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D:C. 6:30-8:30 p.m. National President's Reception (calendar continues on page 48) TO Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
