Special Earth-Moving Demonstration
As part of today's groundbreaking ceremony for the first permanent building at The National Accelerator Laboratory, a special demonstration of modern groundbreaking techniques has been arranged.
The demonstration is being offered by Mr. Chauncy Woods, who is a member of Local 150, International Brotherhood of Operating Engineers. William Martin is business manager of this Local.
Mr. Woods is a graduate of the pre-apprenticeship 10-week training program directed by Local 150. This program was funded by the U. S. Department of Labor and the "classroom" was the grounds of the Argonne National Laboratory site. Staff members of The National Accelerator Laboratory and DUSAF, the joint venture serving as architects-engineers for the National Accelerator Laboratory, also cooperated in recruitment, planning and execution of the program. The support of the State of Illinois Employment Service also is acknowledged, as is that of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Mr. Woods was born in St. Louis, Mo. he is 26 years old, attended the Farragut High School on Chicago's West Side, served three years in the United States Army and is a member of the Lawndale Freedom Movement (Chicago) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Equipment for today's demonstration is being provided by the Schless Construction Company, Inc. of Batavia, Illinois.
