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Show Page 6 HILL TOP TIMES February 7, 1975 In view of the general economic condition that currently exists in our country and the concern that I'm sure many of you feel relative to the manpower outlook here at the Ogden ALC, I felt that I should discuss our situation. Commander discusses manpower program have had our manpower program in general form for some time. More recently, it has been refined and our 30 June 1975 end strength figures are now firm. I have examined the total program carefully and I think on balance we are fortunate. Yes, we have had, and will have, some reductions as has been the case over the last few years. We I The new program authorizes a 1975 June approximately 30 of strength 14,200 civilian personnel. Our current strength is approximately 14,650 so we have fewer than 450 positions to work out before 30 June. We are ahead of this situation because we knew that we were likely to have some cutbacks. I am pleased by our relative good Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Rafalko b will r mo goals nrcjy Hill AFB may have a more difficult time meeting its energy reduction goals during fiscal year 1975 than during fiscal year 1974. Ogden ALC exceeded its energy goal for fiscal year 1974 with a total reduction of 18 per cent. "I commend you for your significant contribution in the achievement of this most worthy and important goal," stated Maj. Gen. Edmund A. ALC Rafalko, Ogden in to a letter all commander, Hill AFB organizations. "In the months ahead I expect energy resources to become more difficult to .acquire and our conservation goals more difficult achieve," he continued. to "I am counting on all Hill Air Force Base organizations, including tenants, to do their share to insure that the Ogden Air Logistics Center exceeds conservation goals in all energy areas." Other top government and Air Force officials have expressed concern with the need for energy conservation. "The United States must and will act to increase its energy independence," stated President Gerald Fl. Ford. "One effective way- - which can have immediate payoff-- is to reduce unnecessary energy In the summer of just the astronauts were returning to earth after the as The reductions that we will undergo will impact on both the DMIF (Maintenance) and O&M fund categories. We plan to achieve our end strength goals by limiting our hiring rate as compared to the voluntary attrition of our workforce. One point that must be understood is that normal attrition simply does not align itself with the changing nature of the workload and the priority of that workload. This condition will require a limited realignment of approximately 150 employees at Hill. Any of you who have been through previous realignments will recognize that this truly is a limited one. Most of it will involve employees moving from the DMIF area to the O&M area. demand." The Federal Energy Administration reported a 24 per cent government wide savings in fiscal year 1974 and S725 million in cost avoidance. The then Federal Energy John Administrator, Sawhill, President's said, experience at difff iculf demands. "All of us contribute daily to the demand for energy. We can all act to reduce that C. "The goal for the current fiscal year is a 15 per cent reduction under that consumed in fiscal year 1973. "I am convinced that we can exceed that goal and begin taking steps to make these savings permanent. strength. want to assure you that we will ' abide strictly by the reduction-i- n force rules established by the Civil Service Commission . The rights 'of every employee at Ogden will be I I am Sntensely concerned that this necessary realignment be accomplished with the least possible disruption and personal inconvenience to our protected. employees. Each of us at the Center shares this responsibility as we equally share the responsibility to continue to be workforce Ogden. total productive, responsive, entity-respons- to our ive national defense needs and sense of productive those needs while satisfying in Now, I said that I am pleased with the relatively small reduction we will However, I am also aware that if you happen to be one of those who gets moved because of the realignment, it becomes a much more important event. For you, the disruption is one hundred percent, even though the relocation falls within our total authorized end the utilizing resources. the minimum of to achieve Federal Energy Management Program is the probably leading Command commander, Gen. McBride, said, "The critical supply of energy as well as spiraling energy costs make it even more necessary for AFLC to meet and hopefully exceed the 15 per cent savings goal for fiscal year 1975. Everyone must accept energy conservation as a personal responsibility to succeed in this effort." "The W?illiam V. demonstration of the Nation's ability to conserve energy in our daily lives. "I sincerely believe that our most important contributions to energy conservation are in the months and years ahead and that the fiscal year 1975 program is going to help us get there sooner." Gen. R. H. Ellis, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force, stated, "We face a greater challenge in fiscal year 1975 as rising energy costs make conservation doubly important." The Air Force Logistics "You're using too muvh wood!' history has aracienf roofs an ro-Americ- fortune. Many DOD AF and AFLC installations did not fare so well. first moon landing, another group of adventurers began their crossing of (he Atlantic Ocean on a ship made of papyrus reeds. These !tld sailors were a voyage of trying to which might have exploration taken place a few thousand vears before Columbus The famous explorer Tbor Heverdahl, in a 1971 National article, indicated wha! had been on his mind re-crea- te ic when he decided on the trip: "Is it coincidence that South America's reed boats resemble early ones of the Nile. Tigris and Kuphrates? "I resolved to build and sail a reed boat from Africa to the New World to find out if ancient man could have done the same." Iltyerdahl remembered seeing pictures of reed boats in use on Lake Chad in Africa. He therefore travelled to the voung West African nation of Chad and made contact with three boat builders. the Finally, on May 2. ship, christened the Ha after the chief god of the Ancient Kgyptians. set sail from Safi. Morrocco, on its important scientific journey. Eventually a storm lore away part of the papvrus. They were just six hundred miles from Barbados in the West Indies when Heverdahl radioed for help. Heverdahl was not satisfied. He wanted to complete the journey and remove all doubt. He set about planning to build Ha II. On May 17. 1970 UA II sail set carrying primarily the same crew. There were anxious moments on ihis second trip. Hut on July 12 they sailed triumphantly into the bay at Hridgetown. Harbados. Ha II had proved beyond a doubt that it wxuld have been possible for Africans to have reached America in ancient times. The successful journey of Ha II also support the theory that history-haancient root. (AFPS) Afro-Americ- s an What did Lincoln offer? Just over a century ago. Americans elated a President whose career was checkered with tragedy and failures Looking over his record, you wonder what the voters ever saw in him. Everything in his life seemed to have gone badly. He'd failed in business as early as 1631. That same year he ran for the Illinois Legislature. He lost. Two years later he railed in business again The next ear his sweetheart d;ed and he had a nervous break do- - n think he'd have had enough of public life hut in mri a was candidate for Presidential eletlion H was U (rated he Three years later be sought his party's nomination for Congress. He lot. YOL'"D Hi: Imally was elected to Congress in ?Af Hut two years later be lost out on another term. In 1655 be sought a seat in the Senate. He didn't get it. A year later he aimed at the Vice Presidency. He didn't get that either. Two years later he was again defeated for the Senate. HK ILWIV; this record of political setbacks, you ask yourself: Why didn't Lincoln stop trying? What made Abraham run? Most men would have weaned after so many repudiations and faded into obscurity. HI T of course, the man who was born If, years ago was not most men. although he understood his fellow men better than most. Politics gave purpose and meaning to his life. 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