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Four Students Top Test Gear

On·S.W .A.T. Team In Auto Shop

By Mark R. Guy
"Being a member of the S.W.A.T. By Charles F. Connell
team is not only a job, it is a way of "Few colleges and few profes-
life."
sional shops can duplicate the
This is the belief of Deputy equipment and facilities available to
Sheriff William Doyle of Los
students at COC's auto shop," said
Angeles county's special weapons Henry Endler, assistant dean of
team. Doyle and three other
instruction and auto shop instructor.
members of S.W.A.T. - Robert COC's auto shop program started
Waters, Dennis Davison and James modestly in temporary facilities on
Mulay - are presently attending Pine street in Newhall, then moved
classes at COC.
to quarters in the maintenance
To qualify for the team, a candi- department at the southwest corner
date must have had two years'
of the campus.
experience as a regular officer. A This semester the shop occupies
thorough check is made into his permanent quarters in the new
background. This check may last as Vocational-Technical building south
long as three years, while the officer of the Bonelli Center.
continues regular duties. In addition to Endler, auto (and
When accepted, the officer under- motorcyle) classes are taught by
goes extensive training that may Emergency Medical Technician students from COC are taking 50 hours of John Berry, a member of the
ta}rn up to six months. He must be clinical training at the new Henry Mayo Newhall hospital, Newhall. Above, permanent faculty, and three part-
familiar with the operation of all Dr. A.S. Companeitz (left) is making a point to EMT student Noland time instructors, Fred Bailey, Cecil
S.W.A.T. equipment. He then is Anderson, a fireman. In addition to the clinical training, state law requires Green and Marty Dickerson.
placed on a team under probationary students to undergo six hours of ambulance call service for certification. Endler says two of the major
status. additions in the shop area this year
Once on a team, he continues College Runs are the dynamic front-end align-
training. The entire team spends at OPINION ment rack and the Sun road-a-matic.
least eight hours each month keep- "With the front-end rack, the only
" ing up with new equipment and New Bookstore
By Bill Atkins equipment of its type on the
techniques. Frequently the team market, we can duplicate many road
works under simulated conditions "Warning: Handguns are dan- Bob Petitt conditions," he said. "This enables
on actual city locations. gerous to your health." us to check the front end of a vehicle
The 60 members of the S.W.A.T. Strictly speaking, this slogan College of the Canyons''new, slick under operating conditions. The
team are all assigned out of the should be expanded to include not bookstore is a school operation, not machine tells us if the front end is
Sheriffs office. only the owner of the gun, but his one leased to outsiders, as was true out of alignment, a frame is bent, or
When team members are not on a wife, children, relatives, close heretofore. if the chassis is on the frame at an
specific S.W.A.T. assignment, they friends, business associates and "Contrary to popular belief, the angle. Other conventional machines
frequently assist local police in passing acquaintances. bookstore does not set book prices," offer only static test conditions.
areas of high crime. This is known Why? emphasized manager Lynn Jenkins. "The Sun road-a-matic is an
as "saturation patrol". Because, as a detective friend of "The publisher sets the price. electronic highway. With this
Each S.W.A.T. squad consists of mine pointed out, "It's your rela- "If the bookstore makes a profit, machine we can simulate many road
12 officers and two sergeants. Each tives and friends who kill you." it is turned over to the Associated conditions. It enables us to test
man is trained to handle all equip- Wives kill husbands. Parents kill Student Body." brakes with the wheels operating at
ment and to perform any team duty. children. Boy friends kill girl As many used books as possible 78 miles-per-hour and to measure
The "marksman" is a high power friends. Brothers kill sisters. Part- are made available to the student horsepower loss when a vehcile's air
rifle expert. The "scout" plans the ners kill partners. Tenants kill body, Jenkins said. By pu:r:chasing conditioner is turned on. It permits
approach. The "spotter" assists the landlords. Neighbors kill neighbors. one, the student saves 25 per cent of us to perform six of seven mode
marksman in locating the target. FBI crime statistics show that a new book price. Sales slips are not tests run by assembly plants, manu-
The "backup man" covers the most murders are committed by required to sell books back to the facturers and the State of California
marksman under seige conditions. previously law-abiding citizens and, store at the end of each quarter, and for emission control," said Endler.
"Gasmen" handle the tear gas and in many cases, the killer and the "buybacks" usually are held during "This year we have added an auto
other chemicals used in seiges and victim knew each other. finals' week. body program. It includes use of the
assaults. In 1974, firearms, mostly hand- The store will pay 50 per cent of paint booths and the welding equip-
Dept. Doyle, a scout, said he felt guns, were involved in more than - the original purchase prize for used ment along with the auto body
that the "S.W.A.T. team was an 280,000 crimes. books, provided, of course, the tools," said Endler.
elite organization of policemen that "A handgun is used to kill books still are in use on campus. The new auto shop facility houses
constantly strives to bring prof es- someone somewhere in this country Plans call for creation of a an engine test cell which checks
sionalism to law enforcement." about once every 47 minutes," bookstore advisory committee to water temperature, oil pressure and
"These officers attend COC, as according to Rex Davis, director of consist of students, faculty mem- flywheel horse power before a
Dep. Doyle put it, "to keep abreast the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms bers and administrators to improve repaired.engine is re-installed in the
of current trends in law enforce- bureau. efficiency and services. vehicle. The engine test cell is used
Long range pl~ns, Jenkins said,
ment and in judicial decisions." The following statistic is even include doubling the store size, by the engine overhaul class.
more shocking. The auto shop facility is currently
probably within three years.
An armed forces vocational ap- About 73 per cent of the more being used by Hart High students
titude test will be given for inter- than 21,000 murders reported to the from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through
ested students at 10 a.m., Wednes- FBI in 197 4 were committed by "Problem Pregnancy: Some Friday in a regional occupational
day, Dec. 3, in Room I-10. Students persons who had some previous Alternatives," a program co- program. The instructor is Jack
may sign up for the test in the relationship with their victims, and sponsored by S.H.E., AWS Thomas.
Counseling office's career center. about one-fourth of these occurred "This program is an attempt on
within families. and C.A.R.E .. , will be pre- our part to make good use of
sented from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Such statistics, coupled to the taxpayers' money," Endler said.
WINTER CONCERT steadily rising crime rate, increas- on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Room The high school student is offered
(Cont'd From Page 1) ing urban violence, the 50 per cent I-10. The schedule includes a training on equipment that high
ment from a baroque oratorial. The increase in handgun deaths during film, "Growing Up Together," schools cannot afford," he con-
two singing groups and a brass the past decade and the public fear and a panel discussion involv- cluded.
quartet will combine in a Christmas all this generates, have forced ing Children's Home Society
chorale titled "In Dulci Jubilo" by citizens · and lawmakers to take representatives and COC
Michael Praetorius. another look at the gun control counselors.
The program will be directed by question. S.H.E., women's campus organi-
Robert Downs and Sheridan Why do people kill each other? zation, will hold a meeting at 12
Schroeter, department instructors. FBI statistics show that in many citizens, and they've had some noon, Thursday, Dec. 4, in the
Admission is free. cases murderers are law-abiding relationship with the victims. Bonelli Center reading room.