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Show HILL TOP TIMES April is, 1975 Page 17 Ty iron by David F. Barr biting plains winter head on. Instead of a pleasant trip down the Arkansas River to the Mississippi and on to home, they met miles and Many years before Altus AFB, Okla., was built-ev- en before the famed land rush-eve- nts in America's heritage were taking place there. Today, we see signs and poster about Heritage-7- 6 and people tell of historical happenings in colonial times. Out heritage was not confined to the 18th century. Events approximately a century later provided a rich miles of barren, scrub oakstudded country. To their difficulties, shallower became the river blocked was by and frequently compound ice. Finally, ice jams brought them to a halt. The handful of men abandoned their boats and struck out on foot. After traveling south only a few days, they unknowingly crossed into what is now tired, and unusual heritage for which Americans were but a continuation of the free spirit which drove men to the "New World" and later to the moon. too-even- ts along the red banks of the Mississippi River. THE HERITAGE related to Altus AFB could and does apply equally to personnel at Tinker AFB, Clinton-Sherma- n AFB, or any other Air Force installation in the former THE SUN, was not yet up, but traces of where it would soon shine were already glowing in the eastern sky. In the dim and unsteady light of torches held high by sleepy, grumbling soldiers, a young lieutenant turned to a fellow officer and said, "Jim, we are to follow the Arkansas fyver to its source and to return several Osage and "Indian territory." It also extends to a mountain overlooking airmen stationed at Colorado's Ent AFB, the Cheyenne Mountain complex, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. It bagan on a sweltering hot Tuesday morning in the frontier town of St. Louis. Jul 15, 1806, was not cool.'.eVen Pawnee Indians to their villages. We must be prepared for the worst because most of PPG-Seos- on SALE OH I IniniDiiL " ' '" ' """ ll ii I I hi i i ii tiiiiiiii- - following the Missouri River to the Osage River. They had gone far into what is now 27-ye- ar command, Lt. James . Kansas. Although the air was not as cold as the weather they had known in the East, it had a crispness which penetrated their clothing and seemed to bite through to the bone. Everyone knew the hardship, facing them would be more fierce than they had expected. According to their orders, B. Wilkinson. Accompanying them into the wilderness to the west were 23 enlisted men, a couple of civilians and several Indians. Moments later, they walked westward, following the the group first delivered the Osage Indians to their homes, then pressed on across Kansas to the Pawnee villages. JUST SHORT of the Missouri River. THE days and weeks passed, the rolling hills of Missouri fell away and the small group switched from AS i Im The interest rate on VA home loans dropped from 9 per cent to 8.5 per cent effective Jan. 21. The 8.5 per cent rate is the lowest since April, 1974. Veterans the And Administration points out that more than four Ser vicemembers wvlpineV million and veterans, whose GI home loans have been paid in full, are potentially eligible for new loans guaranteed by the VA under legislation approved by President Gerald R. Ford last December. NEW LOANS are possible also for some four and a half million who now have loans COOLER 2 ( Instated or Roof - $9!BSI95 will hani! up to It 00 xq. ft. bone-shakin- place in history. Just as Pike, Lieutenant Wilkinson and his men met the VA offers lower Sl'JAMP COOLERS L u that country is unexplored." The speaker was old Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike. The officer withwhom he talked was his 'secoricHa northern point of the great bend in the Arkansas River, the Lieutenant cough Wilkinson had developed worsened, then turned into g fever and chills. for his friend's life, Fearing Lieutenant Pike chose five soldiers to take Lieutenant Wilkinson back to civilization. The six men grudgingly turned southward, found the Arkansas River, then built two small boats they intended to ride the remainder of their trip. Lieutenant Pike pressed north toward Colorado and his (X outstanding when their current GI loan is paid off and the home purchased with it has been disposed of. The broadened eligibility rules apply to all veterans who have served since the beginning of World War II. Oklahoma. ON THE last day of 1806,, they reached the Poteau River on Oklahmoa's eastern border where they experienced a significant temperature change. As they traveled southeastward, their journey grew progressively easier. Without the loss of a single man, Lieutenant Wilkinson and his group finally arrived at New Orleans, the civilization for which they had so diligently searched. At their journey's end, they learned that they had trudged their way into history's back pages. They had been the first official explorers of the Unted States to visit Oklahoma. (AFNS) interest rate guaranteeing loans on mobile Other provisions of the home and mobile home lots. December 31 law designed to Liberalizing rules for make GI loans more guaranteeing loans on used attractive to both lenders and mobile homes. borrowers are: Streamlining processing of An increase from $12,500 to loan approvals through VA $17,500 in the maximum approved lenders. portion of a GI loan which VA can guarantee. There is no Broadened possibilities on limit on the amount of the loan guaranteeing loans on one- to which the VA guarantee applies. family Law Public temporarily suspends the time contained in Air Force place mobile home units limits Manual (AFM) 900-- 3 to submit already owned by veterans. for recommendations An increase in the decorations based on combat in service maximum permissible loan associated amount for a single width Southeast Asia. Rccommendatioas may now mobile home unit to $12,500 submitted for award of be width to double $20,000. and military decorations for acts, Removal of the July 1, achievements or service 1975, delimiting dale for performed in Southeast Asia by individuals on active duty w ith the Armed Forces of the condominiums by link to HUD insurance. The maximum grant to certain disabled veterans in removing need of special housing was also increased from $17,500 to $25,000 by the December 31 law. In addition the new law closed out VA's farm and business loan program. Time extendddfor decorations provision for loans to purchase lots on which to A 93-46- 9 United States during the period July 1, 1958 to March 28, 1973. PERSONNEL are also eligible who were assigned to areas outside Vietnam who provided direct support for combat tf Start Planning Recommendations 394-595- 4 for decorations pertaining to acts or service previously acted upon by reviewing or awarding authorities may not be submitted for reconsideration provision of this law. under For further information contact the Military Personnel Branch, ext. 3C0. STRUCTURES: Phono Military 1976. UTAH BUILDING Ogden must be Personnel Division prior to Oct. 24, 1975 and the award made not later than Oct. 24, seo us at 3554 Kicsel Ave. . recommendation to submitted Your Mountain Cabin gSDaaii)SElB9lX33 in To be considered a written Now is the Time Mi operations Southeast Asia and qualified for. consideration for the Bronze Star Medal, per AFM 900-3- To half-froze- n The Tudor OUT OF the lowest depths there is a path to the loftiest heiits.-Thoma- s Carljle |