Weather Bureau topics and personnel / United ... - Index of - NOAA
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bot in excess <strong>of</strong>ithe maximum as are juetifled by the clrcumstnnces surrounding<br />
the travel. To chis end,icare should be exercised to prepent the flxinga <strong>of</strong> a per<br />
diem allowance ih excess <strong>of</strong> that required to meet the neoesaary authoriq expen-.<br />
The following changes have beon made in Appendix I whichappeared<br />
ANP ‘PERSONNEL for .February 1944, page 268:<br />
in TOPICS<br />
Locellty<br />
Mnxlmum<br />
DOr dhU rbtes<br />
Africa<br />
Egypt ........................................ $10.00<br />
Middle East<br />
Arabia ..................................... 10.00<br />
Iran ........................................ 10.00<br />
Iraq., ...................................... 10.00<br />
L&anon .................................... 10.00<br />
Palestine nnd’Transjordan.. ................. 10.00<br />
Saudi Arabia.. .............................. 10.00<br />
Syria ........................................ 10.00<br />
Turkey ..................................... 10.00<br />
HELIUM CYLINDERS<br />
The following is quoted from a letter dated June YO, 1944, from the<br />
<strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> Minos:<br />
Duo to circumetnncoe which wo wore unablo to control, we found it necosstwy this<br />
week to place in <strong>Weather</strong> Burenu sorvico a now typo <strong>of</strong> cylinder. Those cylinders<br />
am manufucturod by Tiy,-lor-Wharbon Company. They weigh 128 ha., when full<br />
<strong>and</strong> 126 lbs., whon ompty. Tho st<strong>and</strong>ard prossure is 2200 lbs., per sq. in., <strong>and</strong><br />
thoy contain 236 cubic foot <strong>of</strong> holiuni whon they lave tho Helium Plant. Thew<br />
cylindora liavo boeri pnintod tho si11110 cod0 color as tho 2266 Ibe. per sq. in., cylin-<br />
ders which worn rucontlg plncod in worvico. Also, on tho orango 3-inch neck b<strong>and</strong><br />
have boon suporimposod the words Property <strong>of</strong> tho Buroau <strong>of</strong> Minea, Amarillo, Tax.<br />
Wu are rnurking onch typo <strong>of</strong> cylinder with tho weight when empty niid thee0<br />
new 2260 Ibs., per sq. in., cylindora boar tho mark 8 indicating the empty wuight<br />
to bo 126 lbs. , wliilo tho 2205 lbs. por sq. in., cylinders am marked i indicating<br />
thoir oinpty weight to bo 120 lbs. Wo aro nlso repainting tho old ZOO0 lbs. sq. in.<br />
cylindors which linva beon iiwd in Woatlior Buronu sorvico for aome time with tho<br />
mmo code color tind them cyliiidom Isom tho iiiiirking 8 indiciiting thoir empty<br />
Woight to bo 130 lbs, Wo nro oxpocting to witlidrtiw tho 1800 lbs., por sq. in.,<br />
Cyliiidorcr from Wonthor Uuiutiii Horvice ontirely. Wo will now hinu in yorlr Bervice<br />
throe types <strong>of</strong> cylindom ench with tin ornrigo cnp rind 3-inch orange neck b<strong>and</strong> 11s<br />
follows:<br />
I’rossuro<br />
(Ibs. pur RP. in.)<br />
2Ooo<br />
2200<br />
2205<br />
Marking<br />
Tho foregoing is published for thb information ‘<strong>and</strong> guidanao <strong>of</strong> those<br />
who h<strong>and</strong>le helium in connection with <strong>Weather</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> observatious.<br />
800 also item in Torrcs ANI) PERSONNEL, June 1944, page 304, n New-<br />
Typo I-Idium Cylinders!’
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