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Show Page June 22, 1973 HILL TOP TIMES 18 wear glasses? Some What do you do if you break or lose your glasses or contact lenses while vacationing in a strange city? View the Grand Canyon or the Eiffel Tower with fuzzy vision? Whom do you turn to for vision care in an emergency? According to the American Optometric Association, a few minutes of planning before you leave home can save you hours or days of frustration in trying to replace your lenses in a strange city. A vision examination before you embark will help enjoy your vacation more with good vision. The ion advice pre-vac- af easiest solution to replacing lost or broken lenses is to carry a spare pair of glasses or contact lenses. This is particularly important if you will be traveling in other countries or expect to spend most of you vacation time in remote wilderness areas. In addition, you should carry of a copy current prescription with you. (Your must be lens prescripion shown in your passport.) Your optometrist will give you a written copy of the prescription. If you plan to spend most of your time in one city, ask your optometrist to give you the names and addresses of op- - Cycles converted RANDOLPH AFB, Tex. (AFNS) - Senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant promotion cycles be converted from a calendar to a fiscal year basis during calendar year 1974. The new promotion period will be Aug. 1 through July 1. Officials at the Air Force will Military Personnel Center here said this change is being made so that the selection objective can be determined later in the budget process. "Establishing the selection objective after the fiscal year budget has been finalized will minimize the potential for carryovers since the objective will be based on more realistic strength levels," they ex- plained. Tentative for plans convening the chief master call sergeant selection board in March 1974 and the senior master sergeant board in April 1974, with eligibility cutoff dates of Dec. 31, 1973 and Jan. 31, 1974 for grades senior master sergeant and master sergeant respectively. The change in cutoff dates e also will allow for a extension of the testing period USAF for supervisory examination qualification, at least through the September 1973 testing cycle, officials added. one-tim- tometrists there who could care for your vision needs, if necessary. However, if you are moving from place to place, this may be imprac-ticia- l. If you need vision care in a strange city and do not know an optometrist there, check the yellow pages of the phone book for the address of the state optometric association or local optometric society to obtain assistance in finding an optometrist from the phone book. In many states, the optometrist's memberships in optometric organizations are listed and can be used as a guide in selecting an from those listed. The American Optometric Association advises that if you suffer an eye injury while vacationing, go immediately to the nearest hospital emergency room for treatment. Any delay in caring for an eye injury might result in permanent eye or vision damage. If you should get something "in your eye," do not rub the eye since this could cause further irritiation or damage. Try to flush the foreign par P"" f It 6O0O txS ticle out with water. If this does not work, seek help at the nearest hospital emergency room. A growing number of Air Force Logistics Command personnel are responding to suggestions to have their pay deposited directly into acincounts at financial stitutions. An analysis of the first calendar quarter of 1973 reflects increased participation by most AFLC in- stallations. Robert C. Woods, chief, pay and travel division for the AFLC Comptroller, an- - i Man added to EOD memorial INDIAN Sergeant Farmer was killed in action in January 1973 at a Md. HEAD, Force Explosive men Disposal forward operating airfield in Southeast Asia. He was the last EOD man from all services killed prior to the signing of the truce. The EOD memorial was station here have added the name of TSgt. James D. Farmer to the Air Force EOD memorial here. established 95 1970 in in remembrance of all EOD men who have lost their lives in the Want help? Alcoholics Anonymous is now meeting on base Call Hi IT r the quarter and leads all AFLC bases with 64 per cent of all personnel participating in the program. A DD Form 1560 filled out and returned to the base pay office is all that is required to start direct deposit of payroll checks to individual bank accounts. (AFLCNS) assigned to the naval ordance This Elegant . . . $299 damage resulted. nounced an increase to 52.7 per cent - up 1.4 per cent from the past quarter total. Latest figures show 78.3 per cent of AFLC's officers participating in this system, along with 55.3 per cent of civilian employes and 31.2 per cent of the enlisted members. Tinker AFB. Okla. produced a 3.5 per cent total increase for Ordnance Your Living Room Can Look CMC determine what, if any, Direct deposits popular (AFNS)-Ai- r FCFJ have your optometrist examine your vision to When you return home, consult your physician if an eye injury is not completely healed. When it has healed, performance of their duties. The names of seven other Air Force EOD men are inscribed on the memorial. 773-341- 5 x rm peco car rror oeooie i 1 i 1 jr. who love ho drive. v L . I Th 2 P J a I r ' . 0ciassic.. 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