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Show 1 WESTERN m Drug and Alcohol Education Week to be observed Dugwayi second annual Drug and Alcohol Education Week begins Monday, with guest speakers and special' entertainment highlighted by a Brigham Young singing group heading the program. Doctor Brent Hafen of the Brigham Young University Department of Health Sciences will lead a community seminar on drugs and alcohol at die Post Theater Tuesday night beginning at seven. Dr. Hafen has written and edited several books, including "Utah and Federal Drug Laws, and "Man, Behavior, Health, and Environment." THE WEEK WILL climax Saturday with a special a performance by the "Young Ambassadors, musical group variety show from Brigbam Young, beginning fit 3:30 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium. The orchestra have toured both nagroup and its tionally and internationally. Following the performance, games and free refreshments will be offered, and at seven, name entertainment or a dance band will be provided, although no final decision on who will appear has been made. A general assembly for high school students is slated for Wednesday afternoon, A film will be shown, and a discussion period will follow. DEAN MADSEN OF the Utah .State Misdemeanant Services Office will open.j t)w weeks'' scheduled activities at 8 a.m. Monday, when he Stfa jddress Proving Ground supervisors on dealing with employfewhp have alcohol or drug problems. The four-hou- r session Wflbe repeated in the afternoon beginning at 12:30. Two additional classes will be given Thursday, giving Dugway supervisors four opportunities to attend. The annual event is produced by the Dugway Alcohol and Drug Dependency Intervention Council (ADDIC) and Major Raymond L. Madsen, director of the Personnel, Training and Force Development Directorate. Ann Tyler, the Proving Ground's program administrator, is also involved in this years program. Guest speakers and entertainment featured "Self-Destructi- 50-pie- 20-pie- ce The Brigham Young University Program Bureau "Young Ambassadors, billed as "the most requested colorlege variety show in America, includes a foil cast of dancers and singers together with a to while that has g numbers show chestra. Their appeal youth bridge special including variety the generation gap. They appear here Saturday, Apr. 13. 20-pie- - Information about the program may be nhraiiwl from ADDIC members. They include: Arne Ardell, Bishop Richard Bell, Captain (Dr.) Howard Brock, Major Pierce Castleberry, Joseph Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Kale, Peg McGrain, Command Sergeant Major Herman McLaughlin, Dr. Geoff Orr, Captain Robert Shepherd, Chaplain (Capt.) Albert Skinner, Chaplain (Lt.Col.) Louis Vande Castle, and Wendell White. I E LP SU'D1 "Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground Vol. f Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed 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 advertisements in this publication dues not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. Dugway Proving Ground No. 21 Dugway, Utah 84022 Friday, April 5, 1974 Call for blood donors gets Soldier of the Month Hospitals Miller gets Feb. honor great community response In an age of the Dugway community has become involved., If you dont believe it, just ask George A. Grothe of the Comptrollers Office. His wife Betty will undergo heart sur- geiy Wednesday, thanks at least in part to the Dugway communjty. WHEN THE HOSPITAL told George that Betty would need 12 pints of blood for the operation, he came to the gway Army Community Services (ACS) Office for help, Together, they began a campaign for donors and it didnt take long to find them. They needed less than an hour to find more than enough donors. I just dont know what to say, Mr. Grothe commented, The response has been so overwhelming. THE ACS OFFICE then arranged for a blood typing session for each volunteer in Dugway s U.S. Army Hospital A vet technician assigned to Dugwayi U.S. Army Hospital has been selected DPG Soldier of the Month for February. Private First Class Henry E. Miller, Jr., was selected by a board convened by Post Command Sergeant Major Herman W. McLaughlin and consisting of senior NCOs and officers. IN A CERTIFICATE of Achievement awarded PFC Miller Mar. 15 he is cited for his "outstanding performance of duty, soldierly appearance, excellent military courtesy and commendable display of initiative in the performance of all assigned duties. The certificate was presented by Lieutenant Colonel John E. Adams, post executive officer. laboratory. The Army Aviation Division provided a helicopter to fly several of the donors to the Latter Day Saints Hospital in sponse. Mrs. Grothe is the neighborhood chairwoman for die local Girl Scout group. She has seven children, including one son in the Army at Ft. Campbell, Ky. The six remaining children, age six to 16, are at home. MILLER ENTERED the U.S. Army on May 31, with a three-yeactive duty commitment. He came to Dugway in December from Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Upon the completion of his active duty Army commitment, PFC Miller plans to attend the veterinary school at the University of California - Davis. Miller and his wife Toni reside at 317A West Fourth Ave., Dugway. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Miller, Ozone Park, N.Y. 1973, Miller competed for the monthly honor with representatives from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the ASL Met Team and the 65th Military Police Platoon. His selection makes him eligible for Soldier of die Quarter honors for the first quarter of 1974. A 1971 graduate of St. Francis Prep in Brooklyn, N.Y., PFC Miller has an associate degree in studies from the State University of New York at Farmingdale. City, where the operation is to be performed. The rest of the volunteers offered to drive die 160 miles round trip in their own automobiles. At the Hospital, two Dugway volunteers were not allow- ed to give their blood because of medical reasons. But even without them, more than enough blood was provided. HIE OPERATION was originally scheduled for March 25, but a conflict arising from a planning error forced post-D- u ponement until next week. Mrs. Grothe, who is at home now, will enter the Hospital on the afternoon of the eighth, The operation will seek to alleviate a blockage in an ar-tery on the heart, according to Mr. Grothe. "Ive had several people come up to me since then, he added, and ask if they could donate or help in any way. WERE VERY, very pleased with the Dugway re-Salt ar Military airfares Going up? will he on May 1 ACCORDING TO THE CAB, airlines that have indicated they will adopt this approach are Delta, Bran-ifContinental and Northwest. A major Salt Lake City air carrier. Western Airlines, has not yet determined what approach toward military hues it will adopt. The GAB ruling was made after United filed a proposal to raise the price of standby rates and limit their availability to Fridays and Sundays, the military rate remaining the same. f. - e The WASHINGTON (ANF) military standby rate for airline tickets will disappear Apr. 16, according to a Mar. 14 ruling by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Most airlines, however, have said they will wait until May 1 to implement the new rates. So far, some airlines have indicated they will react to the CAB ruling in one of the following ways: , half-far- of RAISE STANDBY RATES to make available them on fare and only Fridays regular and Saturdays. The rest of the week military personnel will be able to fly military reserve, which will also be of the regular fare. three-quarte- three-quarte- ON THE INSIDE. THE DEPARTMENT of Defense objected to the United proposal. The Army also filed its own objections, arguing that the current discounts were important to the morale and welfare of soldiers and were helpful in attracting and maintaining a volunteer force. . According to CAB, airlines that have indicated they will adopt this approach are United, American, TWA, Eastern, Frontier and Southern. Eliminate the standby fare altogether, but make the three-quartemilitary reserve rate available every day of the week. . The CAB ruled in favor of United. However, it did decide the old standbyreserve rates could not be suspended until Apr. 16 to give military personnel a chance to fly under them during the Easter holiday. United had wanted to suspend the old rates on Apr. 1. United and other airlines then decided to postpone implementing new rates until May 1. The CAB stressed that since airlines are very competitive, further modifications may occur and military personnel should check in advance with individual airlines to learn what their options are. PIIOTOFEATURE . . Publishing the Deseret Sampler t STRICTLY TELEVISION FIRST AID CLASS rs rs rs United claimed the present discounts were uneconomical, noting that they were installed during the Vietnam war when there was a military draft and military pay rates were very low. All these conditions, United said, have changed dramatically. Blood donors from Dugway Proving Ground board a helicopter for transportation to the Latter Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City. The volunteers gave Mood for Mrs. Betty Grothe, who is scheduled for heart surgery April 10. Ditto workers learn emergency treatment Easter Greetings BYU COURSES 16 offered this spring "Apple's Way reviewed FAMILY LAWYER Receiving stolen property |