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Brochure Available On Philadelphia Resins' Maintenance Products Twelve products for diversified marine applications — including repair compounds, non-skid deck coatings, propeller-shaft coatings, constant-tension mooring lines, epoxy-fiberglass laminating sys- tems, and electrically-transparent mast stays — are featured in a new, illustrated brochure pro- duced by Philadelphia Resins Cor- poration, Montgomeryville, Pa. This brochure combines concise general information with recom- mendations for specific uses. Also included are temperature and pressure limitations, applied- thickness restrictions, and other data. For a free copy of the bro- chure, Write 63 on Reader Service Card analog signal which proportional to Pres. Reagan Nominates Three To Mississippi River Commission Three generals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Missis- sippi River Commission (MRC). The nominations are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Designated to be president of the MRC is Maj. Gen. William E. Read, Vicksburg, Miss., Com- mander and Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Lower Mississippi Valley. The other nominees are: Maj. Gen. Hugh G. Robinson, Dallas, Texas, Commander and Division Engineer of the U.S. Army En- gineer Division, Southwestern; and Brig. Gen. Richard S. Kem, Cincinnati, Ohio, Commander and Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Service on the MRC is an addi- tional duty for these officers. The MRC, created by Congress in 1879, is responsible for over- seeing the comprehensive flood control and navigation project along the Mississippi River and surrounding river basins between Cape Giradeau, Mo., and the Gulf of Mexico. By law, members of the MRC are three Corps of En- gineers officers, the director of the National Ocean Survey, and three civilians. Civilian members are Roy T. Sessums, Metairie, La., and Sam Angel, Lake Village, Ark. There is one civilian vacancy. Kistenmacher Joins Marinette Marine As Chief Estimator Richard Kistenmacher has joined Marinette Marine Corpo- ration, Marinette, Wis., as chief estimator. His responsibilities in- clude estimating of labor and ma- terial costs for all new construc- tion, proposal work, and customer modifications. Mr. Kistenmacher has more than 20 years' estimating expe- rience and was most recently di- rector of estimating for Equi- table Shipyards Inc., New Or- leans, La. Prior to Equitable he was chief estimator for Wiley Manufacturing in Maryland. Wickert Named Asst. Dir. Of Naval Architecture At Designers & Planners Thomas S. Wickert has joined Designers & Planners, Inc., a firm of naval architects and marine engineers with offices in Wash- ington, Philadelphia, Galveston, and San Diego, Ferd Serim, pres- ident of the company, recently announced that Mr. Wickert will serve as assistant director of naval architecture reporting to Carlos A. Tomassoni. In this ca- pacity, Mr. Wickert will be re- sponsible for early stage ship design studies for both naval and commercial ships. Mr. Wickert, a native Wash- ingtonian, is a graduate of Cath- olic University and has been em- ployed as a naval architect for the past 30 years with the Naval Sea Systems Command and its predecessor organizations, NAV- SEC and BUSHIPS. His most recent assignment was as head of the Auxiliary, Amphibious, and Mine Warfare Ship Design Branch of the Advanced Design Division. ^KbEMS Flow / Transducer For Continuous Flow Monitoring With Interfacing for Remote Recording, Metering and Controlling. Your best connection for total flow control. CONRAD Industries, Inc. 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