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Show The DESERET SAMPLER, Fri., June 25, 1971 Family separation allowance benefits Whats The Weather July Climatology (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles which coven benefits that mem-be- n of the Armed Forces enjoy.) WASHINGTON Morning toast and a cup of coffee in a room always started pleasant your day at home. NOW YOURE in another country, alone, and living in a rented room. You want the same comforts. The solution: buy a toaster and a coffee pot. and Both of those items the expense for the rented mean money out of room your pocket, so to make an unaccompanied tour of duty less of a financial burden, the Congress authorized the payment of a new allowance for families in The second form of Family Separation Allowance, Type II, is designed to take care of those extra expenses such as the furnace, the sump pump, and the dead battery. TEMPORARY DUTY. If you are separated from your family for 30 days or more you may be eligible for the Type II allowance. This allowance is payable to members of the Armed Forces who qualify for it whether they are serving in the United States or overseas. To qualify for the Type II allowance you must be with over 4 years' seran E-above and be entitled or vice, to a Basic Allowance for Quarters as a member with depend1963. ents. This is the Family Separation You must also be serving in Allowance (FSA), another bene- an area where your dependents fit for members of the Armed are not authorized at GovernForces. ment expense, where they do EXTRA EXPENSE. If you not live at or near your duty if you are on TDY are living at home, as man of station, or the house it is your responsibe away from your permanent bility to fix the furnace or the duty station for 30 or more consump pump or start the car or secutive days in an area where do the myriad of tasks which your dependents do not reside befalls the head of a family. at or near your temporary duty If, because of military duty, station. around the NEW LAWS. In December you are half-wa- y world, your wife will have to 1970 President Nixon signed into hire someone to do these many law three additional Family tasks. And that is where the Separation Allowance measures. Allowance These provide for (1) the retroFamily Separation comes in. active payment of a FSA of $30 ACTUALLY, there are two a month for servicemen and women who served an unaccompanitypes of FSA. So, baek to your rented room ed tour, either TDY over 30 overseas. If you must maintain days or a permanent change of a home" for yourself because station, while their dependents Government bachelor quarters are lived with friends or relatives; not available, and if your depend- (2) a similar law effective Januents are not permitted to join ary 1, 1971, which provides for you during your overseas tour, the payment of a FSA to memthen you may collect FSA Type bers serving either stateside or I. This allowance is payable to overseas while their families all members of the Armed For- reside in Government housing, ces with dependents, regardless and (3) the payment of FSA to of grade. The amount of this families of servicemen who are FSA is same as the basic allow- prisoners of war or missing in ance for quarters payable to a action in Southeast Asia. The Family Separation Allowmemlier without dependents in ances are important benefits for the same pay grade as you. As you can see, FSA Type I members of the Armed Forces. is an allowance which takes care If you have any questions, see of some of the added expense your personnel office for the you run into because you are answers. maintaining a home for your dependents in one location and one for yourself in another location. It is payable only if you are serving overseas or in Alaska. - a minimum, averaging 0.32 inches per July All precipitation will result from thunderstorms, 78 of which occur lietween 2:(X) p.m. and 10:X) p.m.; six such storms are anticipated in a typical July. Fair skies are expected 73.5 of the time. On July 1 the sun will rise at 6:06 a.m. and set at 9:05 of daylight. There will le p.in., giving us 14 hours, 59 minutes 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight on July 31, with sunrise at 6:28 a.in. and sunrise at 8:47 p.m. cipitation is also at (record: 1.14 inches). EDl'CATION What we do alsont education in the seventies will more than at any time in history determine what kind of a world we will live in for the rest of this century and possibly lieyond. Richard Barrulia, University of California, Irvine, Study Abroad," Modem Language Journal American colleges and universities are making special effort to attract returning servicemen in some cases high school droobpouts. Veterans interested in the on information taining schools should write their nearest VA office or the Veterans Ad- ministration D.C. 20420. Ronald Leraas was promoted to the rank of Captain.' Brigadier Ceneral Max Etkin made the promotion. His wife, Marilyn, pins his new bars on while his young son looks on. Washington, (212), Trade in vwurworn out Mercuryoatteries for something Precious. A Healthier World. A mercury battery ia the kind uaed in camera, hearing aids and some watches. It's harmless enough. Until it wears out. Then you throw it away and it can turn up only in two places. In water or on the land. And that' where the trouble begins. Mercury pollution. Mercury pollution can allsct the water we drink, the fish we eat. the crops that grow, the birds that fly nearly the entire environment we depend on lor life. Leraas receives Captains bars In a ceremony held at the Deseret Test Center, Captain Rmiald E. leraas was promoted to that grade by Brigadier General Max Etkin, Commanding Ceneral of the Center. Ceneral Leraas, Captain Elkin's graduated in 1969 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where be received a Bachelor of Science degree ill Chemistry, and was commissioned through the Reserve Officers Training p, Corps Program. returned from Vietnam, Captain Leraas has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign and Service Medals, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. Captain Leraas parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Leraas, reside in Colman, South Dakota. Captain Leraas, his wife, Marilyn, and family reside at 6A Officers Circle, Fort Douglas, Utah. Recently No, mercury batteries, even millions of them are not the biggest mercury problem. But a part of it. The part you can do something about. If you (it have any of these worn out mercury batteries around the house you bought them) bring them into us. (No flashlight batteries, please). We'll tum them in for recycling. doesn't matter where And you'll get more than personal satisfaction and the feeling of a good dead wall done. We'll give for you to wear to you a FREE ecology pin alert others, and to remind yourself there's a job to be dona. To fight pollution you have to start somewhere. How about right hare? And now! .., Bateman Jewelry 5 Nick Kokinukis, Manpower Management Division, has received a Thirty Year Length of Service Award. NORTH MAIN raiMMB Henry Ashcroft, Joint Contact Point Division, has received a Ten Year Service Award. Girl Scout Camp Shown above is one of the many activities during the Ciri Scout Day Camp held at Willow Springs. More than 90 week-loncamp namgirls and 23 adults participated in the Shown ed Green Willows. performing an Indian dance are members of Junior Troop 53, one of two Junior Troops, die other being Troop 227. Other troops attending the Day Camp included Cadet Troop 367, Brownie Troop 292, 654 and 199 and the Dugway Senior Troop. g 4, 'H! Sp5 Robert J. Tunnsky, HIIC, has been awarded the Deseret Test Center Certificate of Achieve- ment. r m ITCHES DBAD3CX... For Dugway Employees and Military Personnel First Security Bank checking account means immediate money in the bank on pay day lor civilian and military personnel at Dugway. A A plan has been developed permitting the delivery of your pay check to the First Security Bank on Base each pay day with credit to your account immediately! BACIIELO- ROne confirmed Irachelor to another: I got a cookbook once, but I couldnt do anything with it." Too much fancy work in it? You said it. Every one of the recipes began the same way R. & Take a clean dish When you pay by check yofU keep an accurate record of your expenses, making the tedious task of balancing your budget simple and easy. Your cancelled checks become your legal re- R. Magazine. Dugway Movie Schedule William Irons, Supply Division, has been awarded a Thirty Year Length of Service Award. Gladys Erickson, Civilian Personnel Division, has received a Thirty Year Length of Service Award and an award citing her for accumulating over 2,000 hours of sick leave. ceipt or proof of payment. choose either Open your account today and request Regular or Checkway plans your pay check to be sent directly to the Base Bank in the Post Exchange. Itll save you valuable time and money. NAME AND ADDRESS PRINTED FREE on each check FIRST SECURITY BANK lO Pim locurity Sank of Utah, National AuaciaHaa William Park, Civilian Personnel Division, has received a Thirty Year Length of Ser-vice Award. ijt vB.9sm&irtnm Maaibar Fadarol Daposlt Inwranca Corporation Port Exchange Building Dugway Proving Ground L Before you fall out, let me keep your insurance up. YOU WILL POSITIVELY BE THRILLED WITH YOUR PURCHASES Im with John Hancock and whether youre converting your plan or just want to talk about life insurance, we have a SGLI plan for you. Call me whenever you can. Richard L. Burns Lt. Col. USAF FABRIC SPECIALTY hw wturssaw IS Swfh Maw Sfrtal V Taaatt, CENTER (Retired) 536 East Third South Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 1 Phone: 363-395- Life Insurance |