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Show Vnff IIII.'. TOP TIMES 20 June 18, li76 Woman Obtains Degree There was a distinctive red mortarboard among the darkly clad University of Utah graduates at commencement exercises last week. Bettye B. Gillespie, an equal employment opportunity in the Personnel officer Division, was among the 1,335 master's degree recipients and was the first to receive her Master of Science degree human resources the at management College of Social and Behavioral in as a member of the if Institutional University she can hand out degrees to the rest of the graduates. The degree culminated two years of study for the mother of three daughters who also holds a bachelor's degree in political science. Council, Utr in three-hou- Distinguished as one of Weber county's .outstanding women for the Bicentennial. r mind putting clothes in the washer" was very supportive and helpful, she says. Mr. Gillespie holds the same job as his wife at Defense Depot Ogden. Mrs. Gillespie has been employed at Hill for 20 years and has been an Institutional Councihmember for the past three years. She has also held numerous economics, management, science, Her husand, James H. Gillespie, who "doesn't relationships. work primarily involved political and psychology sociology. "I had to rearrange my entire life," Mrs. Gillespie said laughingly. civic positions, including education director of the "You try to take care of the family, cook a little, clean a Ogden NAACP. study a lot. "I lost six pounds when I had to take quantitative analysis." Her rigorous schedule didn't affect her job performance little-a- nd President Ford has made it clear that, "Decisions to close military installations are never made lightly. Each case is considered individually and no decision is made without weighing its consequences for the community affected." The President said his concern was to cause no greater economic upheaval than is absolutely necessary. "To this end," he stated, "a Presidential Economic Adjustment Committee, composed of 19 Federal agencies, was established to bolster state and local efforts." This A Lj bors." Communities that have the base closure probwhipped lem and indeed turned the closing into an advantage were those which got over the shock and false starts by spirited local leadership. "A community must make these things happen," the report noted. Once a community is committed to using the former military installation as an asset, the full resources of the Committee, plus the resources of state governments, are best put into play. AF PS Real Problem Some 1,400 bases have been closed since 1968 and most were small, but the President's committee noted that when a major installation employing g thousands is closed the of the community is well-bein- threatened. As the report put it, "Jobs disappear. Houses and apart- ments are vacated. Business suffers as a portion of the buying public moves on. School districts can no longer budget Presi- - lj with an eye to Federal school impact aid. There is also a cultural and social loss. Military families usually become an integral part of the community. No one likes to lose good neigh- dential committee, chaired by the Secretary of Defense, includes representatives of virtually all Federal agencies with the exception of the State Department communities. Presidential Guidance recovery ru jmh J tax-produci- ng The Good Red Cross. Neighbor. either. She was Affirmative Action Officer in the Air Force Logistics Command. She also has been honored Friday night sessions and all day on Saturdays. The program concentrated on applying social sciences to public programs and to problems arising from Course ft Kettye B. tiillespie interdisciplinary classes on base, conducted by University professors t9i job-generati- Gillespie attended Mrs. For Community Success 19-agen- cy Sciences convocation. Now, fAfiCLSW Con Be Catalyst The President's Economic Adjustment Committee has issued a report that indicates American communities have a good track record at overcoming the economic and social hardships caused by military base closures and realignments. "As a matter of fact," the report said, "the imagined disasters that a base closing portends can actually become catalysts for community imbefore never provements thought possible." Federal task The force pointed out that almost without exception deactivated bases offer prime land and facilities for industrial expansion. "When the military moves out, industry can move in with operations that will be of lasting economic benefit to the community," the report said. recently named m Personalized business education doesn't pays. Now and tomorrow. Here's what your quarterly Cj.l. educational allowance will be while you attend Stevens Henagcr College. 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