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Show Pag 14 TOP TIMES HILL April 12. 1974 Ground breaking begins housing project Shortly we will be breaking ground on a new military housing project at Hill costing more than $6.5 million. Although the general contractor is from out of state, 85 to local per cent of the work will be sub-contract- organizations. This construction is, of course, particularly important to the military families assigned to Hill AFB and will go a long way toward helping us meet our personnel objectives in the all volunteer force. ONE OF the important concerns of people in the military is the availability of suitable housing and the cost. Because of problems in trying to find adequate housing It is only natural that xirst Americans, indeed first humans, to set foot on moon should be members the Armed Forces. through on a tradition that extends back to the very beginning of the nation. the the the of THE expedition of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark of the U.S. They were simply following to support the expanding mission at Hill AFB we una dertook housing survey in 1971. As a result of this survey we initiated an effort to obtain additional base housing and, in 1973, obtained Congressional approval. a result of all these efforts, many Air Force families assigned to Hill AFB in the future will be able to be accommodated in suitable housing, close to their military duties, and at a price they can afford. THIS project differs radically from previous similar programs in that the contractors were given certain minimum standards to meet, the number of houses required, and the amount of money available; and then allowed complete freedom in design to provide the highest quality house possible. By assigning points to various quality factors the Air Force was then able to determine which proposal offered the most for each dollar spent. HOWEVER, even with this additional housing we will still have some 50 per cent of our military families living Army in 1803-0- 5 set the stage for later exploration of the North American continent. cross, explore and map it. Once they had laid the groundwork, subsequent Their maps showed the discoveries vastness of the area and un- could be the Noi thvvest with derscored the magnitude of reference to already existing the effort that was required to landmarks. in charted run pzj u u sporting GOOD: 10 NORTH MAIN 773-286- LOUISVILLE LAYTON "charge it' free financing" 12 8 MONTHS SPECIALS SLUGGER $450 $380 $795 125 Louisville (Wood) Slugger Softball Bats Louisville (Alum.) Slugger Softball Bats Dudley (0)95 Doi. B A $50 3 L Re9- - Most Colors 100 Nylon Pin Striped L -- Up m Pants i Most Colors c, inn ww o. npvn vuiiic cjwa w AO m inn0. U HI N Reg. $16.00 5 5195Rea. Nulnn WinrltiranLarc X $T759 I CottonNylon Sanitary Socks Reg. SI. IS ABOVE PRICE IN TEAM QUANITIES ONLY! Spot bilt Shoe Color Kit $50 H "saai Reg. $1.75 205 $1995 Reg. JZ4.95 204 $!25 Reg. $23.95 202 $ . & f" SeN Reg. $17.95 "Wilson" Gloves A2000 XL 0795 $57.50 0Req. All Other Gloves 20 Champion Batting Gloves TEAM OUTFITTING k SPECIALITY - Brig. Gen. James P. Mullins, Ogden ALC vice It is a tribute to Lewis and Clark that their maps, were not only copied in this country but were widely sought after in Europe. AFTER Lieutenant John C. Fremont's first expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842, exploration in the West became the of close scientific object trans-Mississip- security. off 29?P pi like many military men of the period was not only an explorer, but a man who could maintain a direct correspondence with Europe., scientists. Lieutmont Zebulon Pike, after who the famous Pike's Peak in Colorado was named had to face different dangers than those faced by the astronauts today. Not only did he have to cope with savage Indians in his explorations of the area but was also captured by Spanish cavalry. His men nearly starved to death and several never recovered from the frozen feet that they got while scaling the 9,000 foot peak. Fremont, ON TIIK water. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. so famous S Grade -- Antarctic explorations M i project is important to everyone connected with the base since it reinforces our capability to perform the important missions given to us by the Air Force. F R Hit, in nearby communities. As with all our other facility improvements, this off-bas- e I 0 X If $2.50 95 Baseballs Reg. $57.60 Nylon Jersey Colors and Siies -- Reg. $36.00 (First T Cotton Undershirts Worth Wilson F $7.00 Softballs Doz. 0 $?50 I Baseball Caps All League Bats Louisville (Magnesium) Slugger Mag. Softball Bats & S SPECIALS 100 Louisville (Alum.) Slugger Little $10" UNIFORM "IN STOCK" ,YV 125 Louisville (wood) Slugger Bats 231 376-- 1 As for his Arctic and in recent years, was only the latest in a series of Navy explorers. In early Wilkes 1830, served Charles the in Hydrographic Office of the U.S. Navy, Wilkes was also a scientist of some note. During the 1830's he made one of the first voyages to the vicinity of the Antarctic. In the years following he prepared a narrative report five-volum- e the expedition complete with atlas. In addition his reports appeared in massive volumes of meterology and hydrography. of MANY of the military officers of the period were not only accomplished scholars in many areas, they often encouraged and assisted civilian scholars and artists. For example, we might not have today many of the works of the famous artist George Catlin had it not been for the help that he received from enlightened Army officers. Today, several nations have scientific stations in the frigid Antarctic regions. That they are there is due in no small part to the work of Admiral Byrd and his Navy and civilian predecessors in that desolate region. ON ONE of his flights over the region he summed up his feelings in a manner that could be well echoed by the astronauts on the moon: "Of all the flights I have ever made, none were so full of excitement and profit as this one. An air of impending drama foreshowed every mile of progress. North, east, south and that was there was unseen and untrodden and unknown..." west-everyth- ing |