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 The National
Association of Rocketry (NAR) has been around since 1957. At one time, the Academy
of Model Aeronautics (AMA) was pretty tightly joined with them in covering model
rocketry events and promoting model rocketry. In fact, for while there was space
allotted in American Aircraft Modeler, AMA's monthly magazine, for model
rocketry. From February 1968 through August 1969 there was a newsletter feature
entitled "Model Rocketeer" in addition to a separate article, often written by
G. Harry Stine. A complete list
of all editions is provided below.
 The NAR and AMA still work together. For
example, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA)
delegates authority for aeromodeling and spacemodeling to the
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA),
who has in turn delegated Spacemodeling (model rocketry) to the NAR.
Click the NAR logo to the left and go to the membership page of today's National
Association of Rocketry. You can read a sample edition of the NAR's magazine,
Sport Rocketry, by clicking
the thumbnail image to the right (here is
part 2).
(click for larger version)
Page 70 (continued from page 55):
A growing organization of 40 active members, AAR has lots of activity, including
workshops, classes, launchings, films, building equipment.
A good little item from AAR that impressed us when it came across our desk recently
was an information sheet they give to new members, news media, or officials seeking
information on the organization. We thought it was a good idea because the obvious
question people ask when you talk up your section or NAR is: "What do you do for
activities?" Here's AAR's:
History: For the past three years the AAR has been an active
section of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). Its objectives are to advance
the aims of the NAR in the Greater Annapolis area, to operate and maintain a model
rocket range in accordance with the NAR Safety Code, to hold business, social, technical,
and competitive events for all those persons interested in model rocketry.
Activities: AAR has participated in the last four national model
rocket meets, at Aberdeen, Md.; Wilmington, Ohio; Mankato, Minn.; and Wallops Station,
Va. The section looks forward to an active 1969 contest year, including several
demonstrations, meets, an astronomical observing session, sailplane flights at Wallops
Station, and again, the annual nationals (to be held at the USAF Academy at Colorado
Springs, unless changed). (AAR adds the line, "Want to get into the picture?" and
several persons to contact.)
NAR SECTIONS
The following were active NAR sections in late '68 or early '69; listed in state
alphabetical order:
Anchorage Assn. of Model Rocketry, Robert D. Westmoreland, 2418
E. 20th, Anchorage, Alaska 99504;
Apollo Rocket Society, A. C. Aldridge, 2611 E. Grandview Rd.,
Phoenix, Ariz. 85032;
Arevalos Rocket Assn., A. C. Erickson, 9452 EI Valle Ave., Fountain
Valley, Calif. 92708;
Birch Lane, Thomas E. Hills, 2429 Temple Dr., Davis, Calif.
95616;
Dixon Haven Hitters, Miss Julie Moriel, 355 N. Almond, Dixon,
Calif. 95620;
Lorna Valley Rocket Pioneers, Don Leech, P. O. Box 26, Browns
Valley, Calif. 95918;
West Covina Model Rocket Society, Dane M. Boles, Recreation &
Park Dept., 1444 W. Garvey Ave., W. Covina, Calif. 91790;
YMCA Southland Assn. of Rocketry, Michael Poss, 7855 Naylor
Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90045;
Metro Denver Rocket Assoc., Juanita Severe, 8361 Chase Way,
Arvada, Colo. 80002;
Cheshire Assn. of Rocketry, Joe Persia, P. O. Box 123, Cheshire,
Conn. 06410;
Fairchester, Jeff Guill, 32 Gerdes Rd., New Canaan, Conn. 06840;
YMCA Space Pioneers, G. Harry Stine, 564 S. Ave., New Canaan,
Conn. 06840;
Rock Creek Chapter, Charles E. Townsend, 3529 Tilden St., N.
W., Wash., D. C. 20008;
Dreher Park Rocket Society, Science Museum & Planetarium,
W. Lake Wood Rd., W. Palm Beach, Fla. 33406;
Beardstown Rocket Research Assn., Joe Hamon, Box 185, Arenzville
Rd., Beardstown, Ill. 62618;
Black Hawk Section, Steve Westerbeck, 4310 - 26 Ave., Rock Island,
Ill. 61201;
Glen Ellyn Rocket Society, F. Scott Godron, 476 Main St., Glen
Ellyn, Ill. 60137;
Astro-Modelers, Larry D. Little, Box 172, Owen Hall, W. Lafayette,
Ind. 47906;
Ramrocs Model Rocket Research Society, Steve Nelson, 706 W.
South, Jefferson, Iowa 50129;
The Berwick Academy Rocket Society, Charles Andres, Secy., Academy
St., So. Berwick, Maine 03908;
Annapolis Assn. of Rocketry, R. G. Atwood, Route 3, Box 98B,
Annapolis, Md. 21403;
Lasalle Section, Patrick Stakem, Box 1335, Cumberland, Md. 21501;
Major General Holgern Toftoy Memorial Section, Karin D. Norlin,
1623 Old Joppa Rd., Joppa, Md. 21085;
Metropolitan Area Rocket Society, Mrs. Peggy J. Sipes, 5427
85th Ave., Apt. 101, Lanham, Md. 20801;
Narhams, Jim Barrowman, 6809 97th PI., Lanham, Md. 20801;
Randallstown Rocket Society, Walter Moon, 3702 Woodspring Ct.,
Randallstown, Md. 21133;
Star Spangled Banner, Howard L. Galloway, Jr., 428 Ben Oaks
Dr. W., Severna Park, Md. 21146;
United Flying Organization, Jeffrey L. Pauley, 3211 Blueford
Rd., Kensington, Md. 20795;
Wicomico Aerospace Section, Mitchell A. Christian, Route 4,
Windham Ct., Salisbury, Md. 21801;
Greater Boston Model Rocket Society, Michael J. Listorti, 71
Waverly St., Everett, Mass. 02149;
M.I.T. Section, M.I.T. Branch, P. O. Box 110, Cambridge, Mass.
02139; Zenith, Dr. E. B. Beetch, 211 Clover Ln., Mankato, Minn. 56001;
Nargas, Richard Nalick, #2 Bavarian Ct., St. Louis, Mo. 63141;
Pascack Valley, Karl Feldmann, 4317 Cottage Ave., N. Bergen,
N. J. 07047;
Long Island Rocket Society, Andrew Schecter, 75-31193 St., Flushing,
N. Y. 11366;
Liverpool Organization of NAR, John Knapp, 218 Vardon St., Liverpool,
N. Y. 13088;
North Shore Section, Larry Weiss, 239 Normandy Rd., Massapequa,
N. Y. 11758;
Orbiteers, Bill Arthur, 215 Avondale Rd., Rochester, N. Y. 14622;
Xaverian High School Model Rocketry Society, Richard Malecki,
7100 Shore Rd., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11209;
Catawba Valley Rocketeers, Todd L. Butler, 807 6th Ave., S.
W., Hickory, N. C. 28601;
Columbus Society for the Advancement of Rocketry, David Gregorek,
4451 Danforth Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43224;
Mansfield Aeronautics & Space Assn., Robert Hagedorn, R.
D. 1, Taylortown Rd., Mansfield, Ohio 44903;
Natural Science Museum Model Rocket Research Society, Walter
E. Mueller, University Cir., 10600 E. Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106;
Capital Area Section NAR, Frances S. Guernsey, 2915 Maple Rd.,
Camp Hill, Pa. 17011;
Delaware Valley Rockets, Robert R. Shue, 100 Overlook Ave.,
Willow Grove, Pa. 19090;
Hempfield Area Model Rocketeer, Susan Woodward, 15 Wayne Ave.,
Jeannette, Pa. 15644;
Monroeville Rocket Research Society, Al Petrush, 652 Cooper
Rd., Monroeville, Pa. 15146;
Pottstown Missile Minders, Carlton Skip Raymond, YMCA, 338 King
St., Pottstown, Pa. 19464;
Steel City Section, James Davis, 4920 E. Willock Rd., Pittsburgh,
Pa. 15227;
Apollo-Nasa, Mark Evans, 12503 Overcup, Houston, Tex. 77024;
Braeburn Community Section, Ronald Finke, 8403 Braesview, Houston,
Tex. 77071;
Saturn Model Rocketry Section, Robert Johnston, Secy., 975 Gloria,
EI Paso, Tex. 79907;
Space Central Rocket Society, Charles Biggs, 5802 Lucy Ln.,
Pasadena, Tex., Dulles, Robert Kaylor, 143 LaFayette Terr., Leesburg, Va. 22075;
Narfax, Bill Dintaman, 5616 Sedgwick Ln., Springfield, Va. 22151;
Nicolet High School Rocket Society, William W. Bateman, 9534 N. Wakefield Ct.,
Milwaukee, Wis. 53217.
Posted October 16, 2020
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