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Show rit r TEST RUN, Dugway Proving Ground, Friday, January 14, 1966 New Reenlistment Plan For 1st Term RA, AUS McGiffert Takes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by John Yackman, Safety Division Every person should be aware of die danger of carbon DA Position mon- - oxide poisoning. Mr- - . 1st term RA and AUS personnel was placed in effect 1 January 1966, SFC Wallace D. , & McGiffert was Clift, Post Career Counselor announced Monday. The purpose of Under Secre-oxiCharacteristics and Sources of Carbon Monoxide: Carbon Mon- - WM toto o on 30 November Army is a odwlca. tasteless, CO) color!, crnne to the portfrmn is readilymulstedtodie blood Sufficient Secretary of De--y from of occur Death state will produce a relatively asphyxia. may he had servM as where short exposures to high concentrations. CO is produced by the bum- and fuel oil, ing of a carbonaceous material such as coal, gasoline, en wood in the absence of sufficient ox wen. Mr. McGiffert was bom In Bos- THE PRINCIPAL sources of CO are: ton on 27 June 1926. He lived in (1) Exhaust fumes of gasoline or diesel engines. Ch,c8 from 1926 to 1939, and wort fires. 2 Flue ws produced by orbrMiws! in Berkeley, Califomta, from 1930 3 attended the .SnunTtto to 1M4; . (4) Control: Exposures to CO are usually most severe during Uwmty ofCalifomia in 1944. Mr McGiffert served in the cold or inclement weedier, when doon and windows in buildings as an electronics technician s N,vy based closed. Control will winter are on measures be operating m ate conditions to prevent the development- - of excessive atmospheric to avitian bfe to then retumed of CO. Individuals should not use charcoal broilers, coal stoves, un-- complete hi education. He Harv.ard UniverutCambrid vented kerosene or oil heaters, grills, braziers for heating or other ' and ta 1953 recdved room ventilation. in Umvty, lacking adequate any purpose, th Harvard Law fr0 GARAGES, SHOPS, or inclosures for servicing vehicles, driven or gasoline engine gasoline engine powered generators, Mr. McGiffert was associated equipment should be well ventilated at all times. with the firm of Covington and of carbon systems exhausting Frequent periodic inspections t monoxide gases should be made by maintenance shop personnel to 1953-5- 5 and again from 1957 to . determine that such systems of vehicles used to transport person- - 1961. He was a lecturer in law nel are not cracked or leaking. at the University of Wisconsin Be doubly careful to prevent gas leaks through a manifold i 1956. car heater. Ha was appointed Assistant NEVER DRIVE with all the windows of your car closed. to the Secretary of Defense (Le-- r Sleepiness while driving may indicate the presence of carbon gfslative Affairs) in 1962. monoxide. Stop at once, get out and walk about in the open air; 8 February 1881 - Maj. George then drive with windows Spen. N Sternberg, Army Surgeon, dis-Avoid following othervehicles too closely as the exhaust con- I covered pneumococcus tains carbon monoxide which easily drifts into your vehicle result of long research. de coraZ i"Sve ,7 M bSSrW Mobile Homeowners MET WATCH Open Their Hearts Dugway Proving Ground, DugChristmas way, Utah, Dec. 24 seemed a little brighter Christmas Eve for the handicapped children of tire Tooele (Utah) Day Care and Training Center when they received a check for $75 from Mr. Russell Keefer, president of the Dugway Mobile Home Owners Association. The money was collected from Dugway military and civilian residents living in the Fries Park mobile home area specifically for the Center. Mr. Keefer presented the check to Mrs. Helen hulas, Center director, who said die money will be used for school improvements and eras most needed especially at tills time of year. - dial mow car insurance a State $Dod ' the plan is to improve first term retention of personnel. The new plan called The Vari- abIe Raenlirtnrent Bonus PUn. WlHS provides that the individuals re- gular reenlistment bonus be in- creased by multiplying the bonus CilHSSlC by a multiplier ranging from one time to four times, and adding by Private G. Boyd the present bonus to this amount A straight pool tournament The new bonus is paid in equal was begun by the Service Club installments over the period of in celebration of their two newly the new enlistment. As an examreconditioned pool tables and the ple, an individual enlisting for new pool room upstairs. Fifteen six years will receive on the day contestants battled it out for the of enlistment his regular bonus prize trophy. of the additional h The two finalists were Sp4 plus bonus. Each year for the remainDave Ward and Private Claude Slocum. Other players that were ing five yean he will receive another one-sixteliminated earlier, but played a EXAMPLE A good game were PFC Dean Peters Member reenlists for six yean and PFC Dale Davis. Dave Ward and qualifies for a multiplier of was the final victor and won the 3. Regular reenlistment bgnus trophy only after a tough finish. $1200. On date of enlistment Something to look for next member will receive the regular month: a trophy Ping Pong bonus, $1200 plus $600 for a total of $1800. Each year thereafter he would be paid an additional $600 on the anniversary date of his enlistment for a total bonus of $4,800. EXAMPLE B Member reenlists for four yean and qualifies for a multiplier of 1. Regular bonus $600. On date of enlistment member will receive the regular bonus of $600 plus $150. Each year thereafter the member will receive $150 on the anniversary date of the enlistment for a total bonus of $1200. SFC Clift stated that there are fifty MOSs assigned to Dugway Proving Ground that are eligible for tiie new plan. In addition to MOSUstod bdow. a nMn,her must meet the tot lowing requirements to be eligible for the Variable Reenlistment Bonus: a. Be a 1st term RA or AUS (Draftee). b. Have completed at least 24 months of active duty. c. Be in pay grade E-- 3 or higher. d. Reenlist in the Regular Army within three months of dis-- PoOl one-sixt- h. by A2C Thomas W. Moore Have you ever asked yourself Ae question, Who is the Weather Man?" It wasnt too long ago when I asked myself that very question.. Just who is A is person who out of a clear blue sky says, its going to rain today, or no change fn sight, winter is just off the Pacific Coast? The Weather Man always came to my mind as a little gray haired man hidden away in some building in an obscure dace quite detached from the world. Of course he had at his disposal some of Ae finest instruments known to man to assist him in his duties. Naturally there was the iron rooster perched on top of a wind vane for wind direction, also, probably just outside his window wax a thermometer for temperature measurements. But by all means the most important device he had was his crystal ball. Of course A is all seems a bit for getched, nevertheless that is what I thought. In reality the Weather Man is a combination of several peoI will discuss the jobs of two. The first of these two people ple (and probably Ae least known) is the Weather Observer, pie Wea Aer Observer does exactly what his title says he observe and re-MOSS assigned to Dugway it cords the weather. That is to say the present weather-whatevGround eligible for the Proving the on time a be st (usually hour). given may Reenlist meat Flan wiA Variable has several instruments To accomplish A is job the observer to assist him: Wind recorders; temperature measuring devices and multipliers indicated are: Multiplier of 4 even gadgets to measure the height of clouds. The information Power Plant Opera torMe-chan- ic that he gathers is then put into a code form and transmitted via nationwide teletype to all other stations requesting this information. Operating Room Specialist It is from the analysis of this information that the Forecaster is Medical Laboratory Speciaable to preduct tire movement of fronts, storm s,,etc. list The Forecaster (as you may have guessed): it tire other part Air Traffic Controller of A is important Weather Man.: The Forecaster analyzes maps, Multiplier of 3 from tire and of the surface the earth to charts, fringe diagrams Meteorological Equipment of space to be able to predict what will be happening weather Repairman wise) in the near future. Technician From this collected data he is able to brief inepming and Medicine SpePreventive outgoing pilots, issue Severe Weather Warnings, Hurricane Warncialist and tire Tornado to Forecasts Ae answer everlasting question, ings, Meteorological Observer What is tire weather going to be like tomorrow? As you can see Multiplier of 2 the Forecasters job is not only complex in scope but complicated Infantry Operations and Inin general. telligence Specialist - E4 or It is evident, Aerefore, that Ae picture of that little old higher gray haired man is not a very accurate description of the WeaA-e- r Light And Medium Field Man. The WeaAer Man is at least two and assuredly many Artillery Crewman - E4 or more people Aroughout Ae world reporting and analyzing tire higher weather. 3511 Electrical Instrument ReMaybe the next tirii? someone asks you the question who pairman is tire Wea tiler Man? youll have the answer. Medical Equipment Repairman Dental Laboratory Special- - pofcy.Cdmatodqfl Lee Durrant S'.Fairlane 7 Tocele 334 I82-4M- can STATI FARM er ist TELEVISION HEFAIKIN6 Let Just Anybody Monkoy Dealer Wi,h Yow TV 63B Sf 63H 67B 67G EMERSON 67S 71H 71K RCA 71N ' 73C TELEVISION STEREO HI-SALES Chemical Equipment Repairman Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist Chemical Demolition Specialist Petroleum Storage Specialist Wheel Vehicle Mechanic Automotive Repairman Single Engine Observation Airplane Mechanic Multi Engine Command Airplane Mechanic Single Engine Tandem Rotor Helicopter Mechanic Personnel Specialist Personnel Management Specialist Movement Specialist DisbursingExam Specialist Accounting Specialist 73D 76D Ordnance Supply and Parts Specialist 76E Quartermaster Supply 76G cialist Signal Supply Specialist FI 76K 76L REPAIRS ALL MAKES COLOR - BLACK & WHITE 82B and Parts Specialist General Supply Specialist Film Library Specialist Construction Surveyor 91E Dental Specialist 91Q Pharmacy Specialist 92D Chemical Laboratory Spe- cialist 882-09- 64 35 YEARS OF COMBINED ELECTRONIC EXPERIENCE .1 ' f4t tutd Jlid Furniture & MS Mam Appliance Intelligence Analyst Multiplier of 1 64B Heavy Vehicle Driver 71D Legal Clerk 71J Pay Clerk 71P Flight Operations Coordinator 74D Machine Accounting Spe91X 91R 94B 00E cialist Medical Specialist Food Inspection Specialist Cook Recruiter and Career Coun- selor Anyone interested in this program should contact SFC Clift, Post Career Counselor, Room 1600. Post Headquarters or extension 2884. Hold Luncheon by Janice Clift The NCO Wives Auxiliary held their annual Christmas luncheon on Dec. 0, 1965, in the NCO club dining room. Guests included Mrs. Joseph J. Fraser, Jr., Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. Vem Morgan, Mrs. Ella Morgan, Mrs. James Waters, and Mrs. Robert Skimin. Following the luncheon Aere was an exchange of gifts. The Auxiliary meets the 2nd Monday of each monA at p.m. in the NCO Club, all eligible women are invited to attend. The Auxiliary has started a drive to acquire more items for the Welcome Box. These items will be loaned out to incoming personnel for use until their household goods arrive. Items needed most are baby furniture, small appliances such as irons, coffee pots, etc. Any item in good condition would be appreciated and can be picked up by contacting Ileen Roach, 2482, or Janice Clift, 2393. Live a MM m . 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