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Show iKfvr jf wijvcv. Mews ailbiiint ynini 8 THE SAMPLER iyri:A"X4M4SS9S8SSy5fiS55556K::A!ftyfl555Syfi?5SSflSSSaW Utahs newest congressman former Dugway resident 5 1 by Dick Whitaker Utah's Congressman Howard Nielson, representing the newly formed Third District, lived and worked at Dugway in the early 1960's. That was discovered recently by the Sampler, during a conversation with Joe Liddell, a reporter with the Salt Lake City Deseret News. Nielson moved to Dugway with his family in June 1963 and left in September of 1964. At the time he was a Professor at BYU. He took a sabbatical from his university duties to join CIER, Inc., a contractor involved in statistical analysis of chemical fk ft 1 1 S 1 .5 c- - Dealing with ftBy Patricia Kukoski ft If there were no stresses and strains in life, it would be relatively easy to live in a state ftof calm contentment, everyone would be relaxed, friend-j:- j ly and patient, ft There would be no difficu- in getting to sleep at night, no reason to keep a package of aspirin in your ft purse or a "bottle hidden in j:j:the bottom drawer of your jij: desk at work. Life would be a lties jij: pice of cake. But, as Marie Antoinette j&found out, not everyone ft wants cake or has cake, even ft in fairy tales, the good guys jfthave bad days. Stress is a part of life. iftThere are positive stressors ft (cold, hunger, thirst, sexual ijijdesire, etc.) and negative ftstressors (frustration, depression, resent-ftmeninse-ftcurit- y, t, etc.). No one can elim-jjjjina- te stress or judge whether jiji stress-pron- e behavior is right ijijor wrong. What is important to however, is that chronic or. persistent stress Scan deplete your energy and jij predispose you to a heart k, alcoholism, asthma, obesity and other stress relat-jije- d illnesses much earlier in. life, according to Chaplain jj:(Lt. Col.) Tracy Maness, iji holistic health care educator iji and director of the wellness H center of Walter Reed Army ft Medical Center (WRAMC). jij Mind and Body ever-changin- g, the Congressman. He said his memories of Dugway were very vivid. As other endocrine glands (thya matter of fact he could reroid, thymus, pancrea, ovarmember his house number, ies, testicles, etc.). While the it was 130C East Third. Nielsympathetic nervous system son said he and his family responds by secreting specific hormones, such as adrena- - ft enjoyed living on the Post. lin or epinephrine. ft They became friends with a number of folks here,- and B Together all of these restill correspond with some. sponses create or bring about One name he mentioned was a disturbance in the bodys Doug Boyle, whom he had chemical or hormonal met when they both were balance. Changes occur in the form of increased blood presemployed by Hercules. Mr. Boyle is the present Deputy sure, heart rate, metabolism, Director of Material Test. rate of breathing and muscle blood flow. They became involved with the LDS church here, who exists in a Anyone worked with the PTA and continual state of psychologia of did rock hounding. lot cal, emotional or physical disHe and his wife, Julie took tress is triggering these autoup square dancing, bridge matic chemical stress reand ceramics. on rea sponses regular and Some others he asked curring basis. about were Lowell Griffiths, Jim Slade and Dr. Mortimer Disease and Illness hormonal reactions from work with the meteorology department at Dugway. It wasn't until 1967, when he was elected, to the State Legislature that he was forced to be Speaker of the House. Last year he entered national politics for the first time, and successfully ran for the House of Representatives. He represents District .Three, as the first Congressman elected to that newly formed district. His area of responsibility covers most of eastern Utah and a portion of Salt Lake County. It is among the 10 largest districts in Congress, geographically. When we asked him what changes in lifestyle he had seen since being elected to Congress, he said, "It is different. But he said neither he nor his family had any trouble. Actually his wife remains back home in Provo until their youngest son ends this year of school. He said the fact that his District is one of the largest presents no problem. "I like to travel and meet people. I actually enjoy it very much. When we asked him how he felt the day he walked into the Capitol in Washington as a Congressman, he said, "That building never fails to thrill me, it is a very exciting place to be. "It is a - correlate stress with a specific disease or illness, according to Maness, due to lack of concrete data, they remaiii skeptical about the mind- oody relationship when it comes to diagnosis and treatment dis- couraged that I didn't get some of the assignments that I would have liked. I did get on the Energy and merce. Committee and aside from the Ways and Means Committee, it is the best assignment I could get, Nielson added that his District has a lot of oil, coal, tar sands, oil .shale and uranium. "So I will be able to represent those interests on that Committee. He added, "The Clean Air Act comes under .the jurisdiction of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and that effects decisions' concerning Kennecott Copper and Geneva Steel, as well as coal and electrical 'power, these are in my district. We asked him what he would like to do in Congress that would directly effect tz: -- - i 'Z c jij: , v : y itv.. DURING AND AFTER installation advantage given to western coal on the percent reduction formula they now a have. He is bill that would eliminate the tax on dividends and interest that was passed the last term. Another bill he is re- would give that have been hit by the sponsible for- - some relief to the truckers five cent hike in fuel costs. Back on the subject of Dugway, we asked what he thought the public opinion was of Dugway, and its mission. He said, "I think I see some confusion there. I think they all know that it is . a chemical and biological warfare testing area, and I adjust-ijj- i : Prayer Music for the event was provided by a variety of sources. The Community Band under the direction of LeRoy Nielson, The LDS Relief Society Choir and a duet Spiritual guidance for the event was provided by Father (Cpt.) Harvey Doyer, with the able assistance of Post Chaplain (LTC) Conard Haberberger.' A crowd of 83 enjoyed a breakfast, of scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, toast and HHC's Dining facility was I high blood pressure becomes hypertension, which might lead to hert attack or stroke. Some of the psychosomatic - i Breakfast. illnesses being studied as according ft Edwards, Father Leroy to include: ft Carter of the Episcopal faith, ft Bishop Carl Roberts of the a. Alcoholism. ft Dugway LDS Ward and b. Allergies and asthma sors, constantly trigger the g body's physical stress responses increased heart stress-connecte- d, Grahm-Bonnali- e, m ft rate, rapid breathing and ft muscle tension, you are al-j- ft ways ready to flee or fight, "When no appropriate iji is ever taken, you don't guest speaker for the morning Chaplain (Col) John A. DeVeaux Jr. the DARCOM triggering of attacks. c. on Anorexia Nervosa (under-eating- ). ft fight and you dont flee. The ft body starts to make adjust-ftmen- d. Sleep disorders mares. e. Digestive stress ue indi- j 480 years amount of stress you are ex--3 periencing, until some strong ft enough symptom of a deve-j:- ji loping illness lets you know. I . How does this happen? is the connection be-fWhat ft ft t: tween stress, illness and k disease? Hormones Medical research has jij: demonstrated that the trig-j:- j s. n. Stammering. . Reprinted from the WRAMC 7Stripe ' newspaper think there are more positive then negative opinions of Dugway in the state. When we talked about he running for said, "I am in a good district, and if I do a good job, I shouldn't have any trouble coming back. I am not going to campaign, or even think about it for at least a year and a half.' He said he would like to stay in Congress for about 8 years, four termns. re-electi- on, Congressman Nielson con- cluded the conversation by saying he hoped that he to revisit Dugway in the near future. We hope he would have the opportunity does, too. Folks who have had the installation completed seem pleased with the new windows, and were impressed that file installation was not as much of an inconvenience as they thought. The foreman for the con- tractor asked us to pass along the following message, that if your quarters is next up for the new windows, remove all curtains and shades and move all furniture away from the windows. . . especially waterbeds. The foreman say's the contract will run from now until August 30. One occupant we talked to was surprised that notmuch cold air got in while they were doing his quarters, and that the plastic sheeting used to shield the openings was quite effective through Monday's rain and snow. being recognized. Nineteen w. t t 'MU s . . . r ar X ,S J ' rs i ' - j-- v 4 f If fruit prepared by the chefs at the dining facility. Post Commander Col. George A. Carruth read a message from Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh prior to Chaplain Deveauxs message. . The LDS Relief Society choir entertains the over 85 who joined in the 41st annual observance of the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday at the HHC Dlnine Dug-wayit- es Facility. service recognized at Facilities gestion, nausea, flatulence, constipation, diarrhea. I f. Skin disorders dermaSSG Phil Hale by titis, eczema, psoriasis. Length of service awards ing. Effort syndrome ft seem to be overlooked often ability to adapt; failure to acg in the day to day routine cept responsibility. here at Dugway. In my 4yz h. Fatigue, fainting, and years here I've photoshock. graphed a lot of them. One i. Sexual difficulties ceremony I was privileged to frigidity, sterility, impotence. attend recently impressed j. Headache and migraine. the daylights out of me bek. Loss of hair. cause of the sheer magni1. Obesity. tude of the accomplishments m. Ulcers. ijij are banned. There is also a certain amount of suspicion lingering from the sheep incident many, many years ago. But, I know it is regarded positively as a source of employment, particularly in Tooele and Utah Counties. I consisting of SSG Randy Blackburn and PFC James chaplain. in- somnia, bedwetting, night- ts to these 'stored up stress reactions. You can ft unaware of the along, think they have an idea of the international ban on their use. I think they are confused about why the Army is stockpiling these munitions, and why we continue to test them, if they Prayer breakfast observed here yesterday alive with people, prayer and music yesterday morn- very severe,. functional ft ing as the proving ground changes in tissues or organs gathered to celebrate the can occur the occasional 41st annual National ment to that level of stress, ft "It is the same for someone ijij who exists in a chronic state jij of psychological or emotional jij distress, he continued. "The ft body will adjust, the feelings jij of hopelessness, desperation, ft and disappointment, all stres-f- t are shown here. A worker measures the opening prior to fitting a new window in Wherry housing. The new window is on the left. symptoms or changes. This means, for example, that a sudden stress or shock may produce a physical symptoms, such as rise in blood pressure, which may disappear quickly. If the stress continues, or if it is . . dows. e, with structural physical Former Dugway Employee Congressman Nellson. Utah. He said, "I would like to see a little bit more sensible Clean Air Act, and some by SSG Phil Hale Freedom from whistling western winds is coming to the housing areas on post thru a 1.2 million contract to replace all windows in housing with more efficient storm windows. 8 workers from Nara Industries of Salt Lake City are averaging two units per day installing the new win- I M.D., defines psychosomatic illness as "a nervous state . Com- ft; None the less, psychomatic - ence, He said, "I am a little New windows being installed in housing B: In the book, "The Doctor's ft Guide to Living With Stress, ft author F.E. Grahm-Bonnalift al gering of the flight or fight reft sponse begins in the are of ijj the brain called the hypothal-ftmuWhen something hap-- . pens that requires, a be-- , havioral adjustment or reaction, the correlation is made by the hypothalamus. nervous system. The pituitary then signals GCA, Corp., doing home . great privilege to serve, and I often have to pinch myself to see if I am really doing this. It is a great experi- . it-igse- lf, con-fttin- Through the Congressmans Press Secretary Miss Kathy Fransen, the Sampler arranged an interview with cal events, is gaining accept- - ft ance and becoming a growing ft j field for medical research. another. Their relation-ij:- j ship is delicate, complicated Jij and ijij "But the body can, in a con-f- tj fusing way, work against Maness said. "It makes adjustments. I can mask or iji disguise the level of psycholo-jjjgicstress a person is exper-jj- : iencing in thie same way it can iji disguise physical stress. "For example, a young boy ft jumps into a pond of icy cold ijij water, he feels the coldness ijij the shock of it,but as he ijij stays there for a few minutes, ijij it begins not to feel so cold jiji it begins to feel more normal, ac-jijiti- testing.;! involuntary or autonomic or influenced by psychologi- ijijone His body has made an It, in turn, evokes reactions form both the pituitary gland and the sympathetic nervous system, which in part of the medicine, the study and treatment of disease caused The niind and body do not function j$ independently. They ftjdo not live in isolation from jiji They also were involved in dome design and analysis of . After moving from Dugway, and returning to his professorship at BYU, he continued to act as a consultant for CIER, Inc., and Although most doctors I Rothenberg. agree that stress affects ft health, many are reluctant to ft : ft and biological tests here. pines. . un-ftjdersta- nd, at-jijtac- stress Nielson said he was prepared for life at Dugway. He spent 34 months , in the Army and was stationed for some time in the Philip- of employees one directorate. Facilities Engineer, received length of service awards totalling 480 of federal service. Averaged out, that is about 25 years per man, but if one were to let the imagination' wander a bit, for one man to amass this much work, he would have to have joined the civil service rolls in the year 1503 man-yea- rs ; . years after Columbus Another thing that impressed me about this ceremony was the "Oh heck, it's just a job. attitude of these 11 sailed! folkg. Theirs is a story of dedication and of hard work that most of THEM wish we wouldn't make so much fuss about. But in my opinion they deserve the fuss, through their professional work and can-d- o attitude they have been largely responsible for keeping this place running for it's 41 years. Army regulations say you don't have to salute in civilian clothes, but this is one soldier who salutes each and every one of these professionals for a lot of years of hard work and a lot of jobs . well done. The nineteen folks nized were: Ira Finch,recogDick Huffman and Harold Hor-roc- ks for 35 years each; Sonny Deuel, Lee Larson, Richard Wilkins, Carl Hein, Charles Gourley, Ray Sagers and Lisle Dymock for 30 years; Adrian Hawkins, Richard Erickson, John Mair, Mike Simonich 25 years apiece; Jerry Fox for 20 years service; Jack Skinner for 15 years and Jimmie Co-lung- a, John Pestel and George Charland received 10-ye- ar pins. - TH 'W I - I |