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Show Editorials... ft x n fMFlj71hFri a . Comment s CHAPLAIN'S Capsule Law Keep records of contributions and avoid litigation-- a taxpayer who is unable to support his claimed charitable contribution deductions by documentary the chance of evidence risks deductions his drastically having reduced. Take the case of the taxpayer who claimed a $905 deduction for contributions to CARE, Red Cross, a church and miscellaneous charities. The Internal Revenue Service had allowed only a $95 deduction because the taxpayer no documentary evidence to had 4. substantitate his claim. The Small Claims Division of the Tax Court, however, allowed a 005 deduction even though the ariount was based on the taxjaycs oral testimony. It pays to keep records (AFNS) as Veterans Day, which until a few years ago was observed annually Armistice Day, undergoes another change this year. It was one of the anniversaries included by Congress on its Monday Holiday Law which Answers to was effective this year. the most frequently The customary observance on Nov. 11, the date the armistice was asked questions about to 30 the in tribute has World War been I, Instead, changed. nearly signed million Americans who have served in the nation's armed forces is. scheduled for the fourth Monday in October, this year Oct. 25. and dead-w- ho Unchanged should be the traditional pause for those-livi- ng have fought in the nation's wars or shouldered the peacetime task of guarding our freedom. The role includes nearly a million who gave their lives in combat. Their What are Hallucinogens? sacrifice was one of supreme heroism, and in that sacrifice they share a (also called Hallucinogens common bond with all veterans who have devoted their lives to the ser- psychedelics) are drugs capable of provoking changes of senvice of our country. thinking, This bond is loyalty : loyalty to country, to freedom, to justice and to the sation, and emotion. Alterations of time ininalienable human rights laid down by our founding fathers as an and space perception, illusions, spiration to a young United States of America. It is loyalty to our nation's hallucinations and delusions may be either minimal or overwhelmheritage, our way of life and our fellow countrymen. bond our ing depending on the dose. The of links which a There is also great military traditions are extremely variable; veterans to a common cause and mutual pride, an esprit de corps which results a "high" or a "bad trip" (freak-out- " invites a sense of emulation to the best in the human spirit. It is a creed or "bummer" may occur which pledges devotion to "duty. . .honor. . .country." in the same person on different Loyalty is a wordless qualtity. But it is felt in a way which has no occasions. LSD is the most potent and substitute. It is the force which perepetuates our will to serve and Bed sacrifice, if necessary, to protect our American way of life for those who sides LSD, a hallucinogen. number of large follow. synthetic and natural hallucinogens are known. Mescaline from the peyote cactus, psilocy-bi- n from the mushroom, morning glory seeds, DMT, STP, MDA and dozens of others are known and abused. Along with its active component THC, marijuana is medically classified as an hallucinogen. Is it true that any drug will make you hallucinate if taken in sufficient amounts? Many drugs will cause delirium, accompanied by hallucinations and delusions, when taken by people who are hypersensitive to them. Extraordinarily large amounts of certain drugs may also produce hallucinations. However, the g drugs are much more likely to induce hallucinations because of their direct action on the brain cells. What is LSD? Lysergic acid comes from ergot, the fungus that spoils rye grain. It was first converted in 19.38 to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) by the Swiss chemist, Albert Hoffman, who accidentally discovered its properties in 1943. What are the immediate phyni-ceffects of LSD? Halloween-Proo- f A person who has consumed LSD will have dilated pupils, a flushed small Your AFLC be in face, perhaps a rise in when he HQ "goblin" may danger goes on Halloween. Unless, of course you make him Halloween-proo- temperature and heartbeat, a slight increase in blood pressure, nd a feeling of being chilly. A How? Easy! rare convulsion has been noted. Number one hazard is fire. Don't send him out in a costume that billows These effects disappear as the or bags. Flimsy fabrics are out. So are paper costumes. If you buy an action of the drug subsides. outfit, be sure it's flameproof. That goes for whiskers, too - and wigs! fPfA our... And above all, no candles or matches. If your little goblin must carry roe rpee dom SSL let the light be from a battery. a jack Next point! Masks. Most don't fit. On top of that narrow eye slits don't make for good vision. Let him see where he's going! Wouldn't colorful makeup be better, anyway than a hot, tight, scratchy mask? Auto drivers try to watch for small on Halloween night, but it's hard to see a goblin in a dark costume. Reflection tape arm bands will help. So will a reminder on safetv mles. Halloween is a time for fun. Don't let your goblin's "trick" turn to to. rmpos foiwpAfiov. tragedy. Make him Halloween-proof- ! (AFLCNS) VAUtr Oct. S5 New Date Same Tradition M32 self-awarene- ss best-studie- mind-alterin- mind-alteri- ng al Goblin - trick-or-treatin- g f. trick-or-treate- rs OP6E,ttWMSYlVHl,l9-8- l CORNER Removing Walls By Chaplain ( Capt. ) Donald R. M0Uer One of the most remarkable poems in our Frost's "The Mending Wall." The most vivid image Lth 1I s Robert New England farmer emerging from the woods with a Son and' "Like some stone-ag- e savage," to repair a wall after the Frost suggests that the farmer ought to ask a question about "&'S' is walling in or walling out." A great deal of our energy is expended in building walls of Vmn another. The quiet hostility between a husband and wife one resolve a quarrel, is a wall as hard as rock. The pride of childrer SJ? frustration of parents creates walls that separate the silence of good men in times of community stress serves to he walls of indifference and hate in our towns and cities The in? to accept a neighbor's suffering as one's own erects a dividinJSw shame and fear. The book of Ephesians (2:13-16- ) describes Jesus having broken nW, walls that divide. In his ministry Jesus sought to demonstrate the b tention of God that men live their lives in openness and trust of their neighbors. The massive claim of the New Testament is this assertion that Jesus has made walls obsolete, and has invited us into a relationship of ! i,! 2t? J" J- - Want a Promotion? HQ AFLC - Want to know a sure way to get passed over on the next promotion cycle? Try missing your scheduled testing dates under the Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS). Or, just as effective, fail to show up for your promotion records review. It's just that easy, according to the new Air Force Regulation which governs promotion of airmen. In the past, if you missed either of these important WAPS dates, you could usually be rescheduled. Now, you just give away your possible promotion and all the good things that go along with it - like money! (Of course, if you have a valid reason for not showing up, like emergency leave or a medical excuse, you will get a second chance. ) Want to know a sure way to be fairly considered for the promotion you deserve? Try meeting all of your WAPS requirements on time! (AFLCNS) 9 CURRENT POLICY Air Force,Department of Defense and national policies and concepts - and facts affecting them. For details see AF Policy Letter for Commanders. AFRP 190-1.- 1 (An AFNS Feature) Allied airpower has been reducing the enemy war effort in Vietnam, Forces. He says Gen. Lucius D. Clay Jr., commander in chief, Pacific Air effective m said recently that special "tools" have made interdiction Air Force gunships Southeast Asia. He cited k aircraft and a complete range and fighter-attacsensors, reconnaissance capability. . He explained how this has worked. we "It is important to note that as a result of the interdiction effort in we military operation enemy has not conducted a large-scal- e time is in Repiblic of Vietnam for any significant period of time. Thus, critical element, because it is this time that will provide us capaDini) train and equip the forces of Vietnam to undertake the combat roleconaua "At the same time period that airpower was charged with non: i in this interdiction effort, we were also required to support opera ana Pi Republic; support operations as required in Cambodia; operations in other areas of Laos as may be required. ciitheast "We were able to do this because the organization of air in Asia - Cambodia, Laos, and the Republic of Vietnam - was piacea the operational control of General Abrams, and I, as his air ajJu'js able to apply airpower as a unit rather than on a fragmentary , certain amounts - on a dedicated basis each day. "In short, with the single control of air assets in Southeast effort as directed by General Abrams, we were anew j where it was needed, at the time it was needed, and in the amc air at satisfying each of the objectives of close war support, interdiction. i network control tactical a of through was "This, course, accomplished that provided instant command and control and instant respo . action anywhere in Southeast Asia. notbfl "At the end of the year the facts support that the enemy n? m oi able to mount large-scal- e forc(j operations in the Republic Vietnamese the and pacification program has progressed, have improved in quality and quantity throughout the year. dfsjrouS "Cambodia survives as a viable nation, willing a" eerT)entin the p maintaining its free position, and airpower has been ' LaoSinsuring that this situation prevails. And in tijjn position is predictions to the contrary, the neutralist government pactions And their armed forces survived another year in whicn indicated that they would not." s, AC-130- s, ), - a.-prima- - ry |