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Show Vol. 2 No. 1 DESERET TEST CENTER Dugway, Ut 84022 W DoujJas. Ut 84113 DTC Employees Receive Awards Ten Deseret Test Center employees were presented Incen- Awards at ceremonies held J. Fred Owings, Chief, Requirements Analysis Division ceived a Sustained Superior Per-formaiice Award at the 7.8 Raise For Military In Sight What Ls the pay picture for the military for the next year? Well for the men on active duty there is the possibility of a 7.S percent liasic pay increase sometime between April 1 and July 1. For retirees there may lie at least a four percent increase with some other compensation improvements. One of the Leys to the military pay picture is what happens with the civilian pay. Right now there are a num-le- r of civilian pay proposals in the works, one retroactive to last Octolwr and one to January 1. Indexes on which government would like to see the pay for civilian pay is liased indicate that newcomers to the service raised civilians are in line for an aver- - t0 levels competitive with civi- age of six percent salary hike lians in the same age and skill this vear. levels. Using the formula of the past A)s0 the few years m winch the civilian service rt av reklMB its percentage ts packed into Ims.c faiiljes a few fcy,. pay for the military, this trans- ln lhe nation wide Audy jugt lal.es into alnnit a (.8 percent K),npv(e(i sliOWed that there are increase for the men in uniform. aboul 1M, nch kind 0f It could lie higher or lower by pul). rcl.ipil.llU a ew en s of percentage jic assjstaut.e ranging from sur- "" food to money. One raise suggested for m.li- - plus Ue A(lministtion haI its Ury was selective raise which Ug welfare bill which excludes would favor the men with lew lhe military froin cash than two years service. It would tbe lurvey 0n basij mean very little to the men of and the facl the Adminis-oUie-r grades. Tins proposal has Nation welfare bill excludes the hm virtually scratched by the miIilarVf it j, po Secretary Administration. Defense Melvin R. Laird will Assistant Secretary of Defense , pedal legislation for wanl Roger Kelley has said that he families in the military whose income is below established poverty levels. Retirees are watching the consumer price index. It keeps raising and if it goes at the re-ti- ve at the Deseret Test Center Head- at Fort Douglas last monies. 19 employees Friday afternoon. Approximately Three personnel, Sharon Has-- stationed at the Dugway Prov-kel- l. Data Systems, Sam Efiior ing Ground installation will r, Chief Management Science ceive awards next week in cere-an- d Data Systems Office, and monies to be held at DPC. John II. Morrison, Bio Systems jn presenting the awards Col. received Outstanding Perform- - Muldrow stated that it is Appraisal Awards from Col. 'deed gratifying to have so many Robert Muldrow, DTC Command- - deserving personnel recognized er. for their efforts. Since manpower Salary Increase awards were is one of our most valuable represented liy Colonel Muldrow tc sources every effort must be Shirley Hickinan, Secretary tc made to utilize every hour to the Chief of Staff, LaVeta West, the upmost of our ability. You Bio Systems, Maurine Duncan, employees have accomplished Met Division, Martha Wells, this and we extend our thanks Data Systems, Donald Boothe, and our deep appreciation is and Charles Me- - tended for the diligence and Chemical Division. votion to duty which is indicated. cere-quarte- rs re-J- ce 0, Andrus Family Obtains Help From Benefit native Ameritan' LcWe- The music for the dance was Idaho Mr. Killd, row donated by the Hans William Westem Rand, which was well recM,lly was selected as Idaho -s Athlete of the Yearattended. I., addition many residents of Duiiwav contributed and previously was selected the 01 Ule ,Bh Bumn to the fund with Betty and reciPient Physical Comeback of the Year . Award. -- ""vention, theme Ameren ZJm, Post Com- V" is taken f the om tbe wbic;b inander Tiwenh F.vn sTurpcl that lh keeP inB "!. he and all memliers of the LeMr. Wen- cion wished to thank the entire moraBy straight, says CoulM:il Presi- del1 M S,noot community for their contrilmtion tk?nt to the activity Other convention A Pate, highlights will include the presentation of 27 Silver Beaver Awards to honor- The Andrus familv wish to scouters of the Great Salt ex Dress their heartfelt thanks to . Lake Council; a brief report by nmrvom rvrrvtiinr (mm . dr. Smoot of Council activities I a i . uid progress; and a musical pro- mea s, on. mo,ey , j gram umnired by a jiroininent lo-d 1 singing group. cannot encouragement. MenljKrs 0f Cub Pack No. ,r ?T T'vTT SrJLBTJrtt toward everyone. Thank you from Dennis, Shirley, Dan and Jan. Rusty, Bob, King Named Ed. Officer Mr. Dale P. King will once take over the reigns of again the Dugway Education Center after a one year absence in Vietnam. He will replace Mr. David Claire who has served in the position during Mr. King's overseas work. Mr. King has just relumed from duty with the First Infantry Division in lai Klie. While there he oirected the work at three educational centers in Dion, Dantieng, and Lai Khc. Most of his work dealt with GED (General Education Develojmiciit) lestingand correspondcncecourses. Apjrroxiinately 2,5(X) GED tests were given each quarter as well as 3,(MX) corresjrondcnce courses lieing taken liy the tnxips there. According lo Mr. King, who served in his present Educational Officer position for two years liefore going to Vietnam, there will lie no drastic change of policy in the Education Department. Dugway has one of the highest percent of participation in the Education Program of any other military base anywhere in the world. We will continue our endeavors to fulfill everyone's educational needs aud desires. Mr. King and his family reside Fifth Avenue. at 230-- -- 51 Troop S-M- S No. 517 Explorer Post No. 517 will attend the meeting with their sjronsors. Sirens To Be Tested sirens Tlic emergency throughout the Dugway Proving Ground installation will be tested at 12 noon, Friday, February 13. Personnel are to take no action when the wavering siren is sounded as this is primarily a test to determine the range at which the sirens can be heard. whil:h was sub,nil- - wmnen last Thursday. d The Aree judges of the con- ted by Colonel Charles M. Sharlle. as the winning entry test, LTC Wayne S. Prtenmiv was judged n the recent CB Suretv Proyra.n Mr Fmrl bat D. Henderson, had in m. slogan contest. the Adjudged as the second place than 100 itnes to judge in one was slogan by Di- - military and civilian persoi five personnel of Live Each Day assigned to Desen Test Center vision entitled The judging, based on tbe urety Way. The five who B Sl,re' btandVr minted prize were Mr. W alter Cooper, 1st Lt. Tstond Frederitk B- - pl Hur,ey- - MSG Fra"' y'er Ir- - Lwnce E. Smith and Mr. Roliert K. W ilson. Colonel Shadle received a U.S. Savings Bond for his winning entry while each of the second place winners were presented a check for $3.75 in lieu of the $25 U.S. Savings Bond, the second place award, Colonel Robert Muldrow, Deseret Test Center Commanding Officer cis fifty-doll- ar soldier strength by 45,500, which brings total Army cutliacks in .fcal 1970 to 149, (XK) or one- ;,alf of the 3(X1,(XX) military-wid- e r .) Cvixon 1J8B reduction ordered by or. Jvne jjdntnl-trntf- trim its forces. Armv 'jjy is a good chance that some separate units, such as the , 3d Bde, 9th Inf Div., could lie sliced from the active roles. A third possibility is the Americal (23c lldDivk which is a ternp there have stated that cuts ov r 150,000 in 12 months would oe hard to handle, so it is pos ble that Defense tfficiuls have ac- Depart cepted this and have stopped siiort of the manpower crisis figure. the elimination Nonetheless, of major llIlits mil1 1)e the end result of these latest or- ders. As soon as the 1st Inf. Div. is returned to Fort Riley, Kans., the 24th Inf. Div; desig- nation will hill from the active rolls. The Big Red One" will take over the 24ths NATO Mis- offir-al-s These reductions are suppos- ed to be complete liy the enof but exactly how they will ju is not known. A top Defense Dejiart- theme reflecting the ment official stated that the re-and absolute necessity for a spin W0U11 (juctjan accomplished cooperation on the jxirt of all by lowering draft m11s an( by employees in support of a vigor- tbe jarge jnJe . use of earlv ous and dynamic CB Surety Pro- - outs pjgyjo,,, predictimis bv gram, was done from the entry the Deft;nse Department that sheet carrying the slogan wily. W0UJJ use the earlv sion. The 3d Bde, 4th Inf. Div. A Their selections for the two Qu j0 bejp reduce man- - is lieing returned to the U.S. awards were then turnedjwer o bave proven to le some- - for inactivation and perhaps now poWer Mr. Ray McNamara, DTC Iufor- mation Office, who after consnll- ing the other sheets containing the name of each entrant, an- nounced the winners. rarv unit. There will be no combat unit cuts in Europe acconling to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. With the demise of the 24th Div the Army has returned to war strength of its 16 divisions. The Anny expects to have cut its present strength of 1.5 million nun bv one-thito a peacetime strength of one when the manpower million shuffling is completed, in rd Everyone has his ups' and at least that's what everyone says alxmt his daily disjrositiou. In the near future, however, DTC employee's pay will also . have its ups' and downs'. As a matter of fact, everyone's check will lie chang- ing faster than Clark Kent can turn into Siijx'riiian. Thc first change reflected all individual's new 1970 authorized to the Combined Fed- Campaign. It appeared mi the paycheck cmjrloyees recciv- cd January 8. A reduction in the tax dcduc- - tions, which resulted in an crease in the take home pay mi the January 22 checks, resulted when the surtax was reduced from ten percent to five cent. Consequently, employees received a few more pennies on the check, The changes continue. Two will lie reflected on the Febru- ary paychecks and both will cost per-chcc- the einjrlovee money. Civil vice Retirement deductions crease from 64 percent to 7 percent and cost of one's health premiums will ulso increase. The amount of these increased deductions will dejx'iid on the iudi- vidual's pay scale and the type of insurance lie carries. February 7 marks lhe ning of the cud of the deduction for Freedom Shares. Since U.S. he al Bonds now earn a five percent interest rate, deductions made from Freedom Shares will Savings - Mr. David Claire (1) NEW EDUCATION OFFICER congratulates Mr. Dale P. King Upon assuming leadership of the Education Center. Mr. King who has directed Edu-- 1 cation Centers for the past year in Vietnam, returned to his former Dugway position last week. Published ' by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private, firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions ex lie jihased out and automatically converted to purchase of Sav- bigs Bonds. Since lhe cost of Freedom Shares and Saving Bonds vary, this means that when the final conversion takes place, there will lie a slight reduction of the deduction resulting in increased pav If an cinjiloycc ilcsins lo in- crease or decrease the aniiMint of Savings Rond deductions he can submit a Form 1727 designating the change, otherwise deductions made to ixircli.iso Free- now dom Shares will automatically lx-in- g NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED Mrs. Robert Muldrow (L) wife of the Deseret Test Center's Commanding Officer and Honorary President of the Deseret Test Center Wives Club at Fort Douglas, turns the gavel over to newly elected President, Mrs. Grant Ash. Mrs. Theodore Downing, the new Vice President and Mrs. Thomas B. Flynn, Treasurer look on. Mrs. Dwight Shaw newly elected Secretary was absent when photo was made. to buying Savings nve-rte- d I Bonus. The month of March will lie open season for the optional $10,(XX) additional life insurance coverage. Since premiums for this extra life insurance have been reduced drastically for aud notice- younger employ able for older employees many employees inav elect to carry this additional insurance. If they do and the coverage is new. jiav- roll deductions will April 3- By the same token, if they are now carrying this extra $10,(XX) insurance, they will no- tice an increase in their checks the premiums will lx-less startinu April 5. Ix-gi-n e 1 f XfoiiStedlA . C1 rp. b. inrlmS . . - . ik1!dmg F the m 10 f Test CcFltBr UOStS , Utah CnmmnnAvr Deseret Test Center hosted than 45 memliers of the Council of Military Commanders in the State of Utah at their January meeting. The meeting was held in, the Dugway Officers' Open Mess, Thursday, January 29 and was attended by the Military Commanders of installations and units throughout the state, and memliers of the Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake City, Ogden, Tooele, and Brigham City. Colonel Robert Muldrow, DTC Commander and Colonel Charles M. Shadle, DPC Commander hosted the meeting which was sponsored by the Tooele Chamber of Commerce. Hie council held a business meeting following the luncheon at which the memliers discussed military and civilian community relations. The featured speaker for the meeting was Dr. Boyd K. Packer, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Saints. Christ of Latter-da- v Blood UlllOll LCiUICrS LlCClcd Drive The Dugway federal Credit ineinlxTS enjoyed diuner and Union has elected its new Board dancing, of Governors lor the coiiiing voar. not forsee any drastic The men were selected at the dix-animal meeting of the (.redil change in jiolicy or the ojx:ra- Union on Jauuurs 1 al lhe Of- - lion of the I uion itself, says Mr. Paul The fieer's Ojx'ii Mess. only change up the hiring of New Imard memliers are Mr. to now has Donald G. Paul, prusidunt; Mr. Mr. Keith O. Black, lust years . Scliricr. John president: Board treasurer, to keep Ixxiks and serve as Financial Manager Mr. Joseph W. Eyler. the (.redil Union. We will treasurer: and Mr. Lawrence R Potts and Mr. Rolx-r- t Solomon, continue in our attempts to bet- llr strvo crt,r hiciiiIhts. in addi- directors. tion to searching for new ways for Board memthe Voting bers was conduct by written to improve Dugway s Credit bulbils al the business meeting. Union, After the meeting, credit uuimi pressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of adver etirwscould ' more Changes To Be Made In Employees Checks - n triclay, February 6, 1970 s 1 vir il drive for Vietnam will conducted at the Officers Mess the hours Ojm-i-i ()j tj.jx) a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11. Due to the shortness of notice participants are ask to cajj the hospital and volunteer. one wUl contact you as they have in the past. The blood situation in nu,n is very critical and blood wjj J accepted from people wbo jlave taken A blood lx. al dnlgSi Call the hospital and make your apjxiiiitux'iit to give blixxl now. tisements in this publication does notr constitute an e indorsement by the Department ot the Army of the products or services advertised. ' |