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Show 26 Page HILL TOP TIMES December 20, 1974 opportunity not equal WoenerB: Equal Condensed from an article by 1st. Lt. Dolores M. Braun The two are hot the same. Women today are not asking for equal treatment any more Arguing from this viewpoint can result in some very illogical conclusions and some very unfair ones. opportunity EQUAL than men are. Equal opportunity for all people is often misunderstood as equal treatment. Many of the arguments against giving women the opportunity to function alongside men in the same capacity, with the same responsibilities, the same pay, and the same respect, fall into the category oi equal treatment. Discrimination is learned; therefore, some individuals have learned that women aren't very intelligent, that they can't be expected to be good supervisors, that they need to have special concessions made to them because of their "deficien- treatment will be different. however is another Equal treatment implies matter. Are jobs available for qualified persons regardless that no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the reasons, we must treat two individuals exactly alike. Intelligent people can readily recognize the fallacy in of sex? Is good performance demanded by supervisors, regardless of sex? Are this. If Peter comes to work late because he broke his leg and John is late because he didn't feel like coming, no good supervisor will treat the two situations in the same way. Although the offense is the same "late to work," the opporutnities vance, with to cies." ad- tries to a typically "male" perform a mechanic, she as such job, finds it twice as difficult to be accpeted and to do well. She must overcome the laughter, the resentment, the criticism, and she must endure being classified as less than female for daring to step out of her accpeted role. When she dares to complain, the argument for equal treatment is forwarded. When a woamn increasing given to each without hesitation person because of gender? reponsibility All too often both men and woman still have a tendency to discriminate because of sex. KEEP OLD MAN WINTER OUT of your house or apartment weatherstripping your doors and windows. Weatherstripping isn't expensive and it will make your home more comfortable. Your heating bills will be lower and you'll be conserving the country's fuel resources. is just one of the home insulation Weatherstripping in offered a federal publication called Seven Ways suggestions to Reduce Fuel Consumption in Household Heating. You can order a copy of Seven Ways for 25 cents from Consumer Product Information, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. by have heard that women don't belong in "male areas" I Education boosts career Force's Air The Professional Military Education (PME) program is designed to provide officers with a knowledge of military matters needed to progress in rank. Personnel officials note, that even though however, is a coursework normal careec for "must",1 progression, not all officers will be selected to complete one of the PME schools in residence. But, Personnel spokesmen stress, there are alternative methods for an officer to complete the necessary PME PME courses. ALL three PME schools: Squadron Officer School Command and Staff School (ACSC), and Air War College (AWC) may be (SOS), Air taken by correspendence. ACSC and AWC may also be completed by nonresident seminar programs. To be eligible for SOS, AFLC base education 1 these offices as soon as for enrollment possible fices have complete enrollment details for the PME courses. 2 assistance. ( I 00 being selected for residence attendance, AFLC officers are encouraged to consult with of- there is only one have heard that a Yet, we don't want to be latrine. slapped on the back, to Indian woman can't be a successful Wrestle to prove our strength, mechanic because she can't to cut our hair in a butch style, strip to the waist in the to cuss, to chew tobacco, etc. summer months. I have heard There may be some of us that a woman isn't capable of who enjoy these things, but lifting a 100 pound tool chest many of us do not and none of and therefore doesn't belong us are asking to be men. in a mechanic's job. WOMEN today want to be The fact that most men given a chance to develop the can't lift 100 pounds without potential they have, and to be free to develoD their talents. help is ignored. l ney warn to ieei an inner Some women have felt it satisfaction at having done a necessary to prove they still job well and having fulfilled a have "feminine" abilities by need inside to do that parbaking cakes for their duty ticular job. sections. Today, most people consider "She must be a fairly the father who normal woman if she can bake tried to force his son to be a a good cake, even if she does lawyer when he wants to be a crawl into engine com- policeman. partments." Yet, these same people still But. "If she's doing a man's feel that women must be job she must expect to be mothers, secretaries, nurses, treated like a man." teachers, or social workers. because with RCAXL-100,1Solid Slate CotorTV...No chassis tubes to bum out. Instead of gambling on that successful completion of coursework is entered into the record, Major Maybury stated. f reatlr&enii, diagonal AFLCNS) Ignorance clouds alcoholism 100 The Super AccuColor black matrix picture tube is RCA's finest big screen picture tube ever! Automatic Fine Tuning electronically pinpoints the correct picture signa on each channel. Instant-Pi- c ends warm-u- p wail Solid State There is a vast pool of ignorance about what constitutes responsible drinking, and what control, if any, the individual has over the possibility that he or she may develop serious alcohol problems, according to the Second Speical Report on Alcohol and Health. With such a climate of attitudes and erroneious information, it is not suprising that personal denial of problem drinking behavior is very common, and almost encouraged, the report RC1 Super AccuColoi Picture Tube. J dOfftt p et auo aj.uti wtnjtt cont'd rn-io- t (Opt'Onal. !') notes. Survey results indicated that only about 61 per cent of the about the knowledgeable public can be considered of were alcohol who than heavier effects those physiological drinkers and or problems. Copies of the report may be obtained from the National Clearinghouse on Alcohol Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rock-villMaryland 20852. picture tub. f a AccuTint at tho touch main-tains button automatically all color on consistent channels. Automatic Fin Tuning. "ajaaiiwi RCA's AccuColor e, I'l wr of- PS completed SOS, may enroll in programs. In order to enroll in the AWC program, officers must be a major ACSC graduate or hold the rank of lieutenant colonel. who have OFFICERS are enrolled who or completed in one of the nonresident programs are still eligible for admittance in the resident program, officials state. Maj. Robert V. 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