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Show HILL TOP TIMES Pages October 5. 1979 , 11 Jf v. J INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION MONTH the President of the United States By of America the taxpayer can claim for the purchase of insulation and other measures; energy-savin- g a residential insulation service which local utilities must provide beginning in the fall of 1980, to provide energy evaluations of homes and to arrange loan financing for installation of insulation; a 10 percent investment tax credit for equipment used to conserve energy by improving the efficiency of industrial plants; A low-inco- proclamation The United States is the largest user of energy in the world and since 1973 has become increasingly depended on imported oil to meet its domestic needs. While considerable progress has been made in reducing the rate of growth in demand for energy, much more remains to be done if the United States is to meet its responsibility to reduce itn Hpmanrf frr nptrnlpnm nn tht wnrld market.. Energy problems facing us in the United States are similar 4s flisvoA C - rvrt sfVtki weatherization grants for households; use annual in 5 a percent reduction by each federal energy department, including mandatory building temperature standards and a 10 percent reduction in automobile fuels ; a $900 million grant program to provide 50 percent of the cost of energy conservation measures for schools and hospitals; a $65 million grant program to provide technical assistance and energy audits for local government and other public buildings;' inncfriqliia nofinnc oc it roll oc m onr rf the world's less developed countries. The fundamental problem domestically and internationally is that demand for petroleum is increasing faster than the capacity to produce it. As the world's major consumer of energy, it is essential that the United States become a leader in conserving energy by curtailing unnecessary and wasteful uses, by improving the efficiency with which we use energy for essential purposes, and by switching from increasingly scarce petroleum and petroleum products to more abundant alternate sources. To this end, I have announced a program of import quotas to see that the commitment we made at the Tokyo Summit will be . achieved. We must also reduce our imports through vigorous and r r i a.-- . ' . r rr Vi ri i n n t Vws.Yi..t miff o i rsi si am The National Energy Act I proposed, which was enacted last November, includes: a $300 residential energy conservation tax credit, which I '1". . mandatory non-residenti- al temperature building restrictions; mandatory automobile fuel economy standards for each model year through 1985; and a "gas guzzler tax" on automobiles failing to meet fuel efficiency standards, beginning with the 1980 model year. I have also proposed, and Congress will consider: a major program to make residential and commercial buildings more energy efficient; $16.5 billion in new federal funding over the coming decade for mass transportation systems and improved automobile efficiency. These latter programs will be funded by the proposed Windfall Profits Tax. , ' The effectiveness of our efforts to conserve energy in the years ahead will have substantial impact on both the nation's ability to meet future energy needs at home and on the stability of social, political and economic institutions around the world. In response to the recognized need to conserve energy, the 20 member countries of the International Energy Agency, including the United States, have designated the month of October 1979 as International Energy Conservation Month. The objectives of International Energy Conservation Month are: 1) to provide an international focus for national efforts to stimulate greater public awareness of the continuing and need for energy conservation; 2) to underline the extent long-ter- m are cooperating to conserve to countries an opportunity to and member 3) give energy; events which will either culminate during the month or plan use the month as a springboard for continuing programs. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States of America, in full support of this international program, do proclaim October 1979 as International Energy Conservation Month in the United States and call upon all Americans to join me in observing it. During the month let us as a nation focus our attention on energy conservation through our actions and deeds. Let us view that month as the springboard to a more energy efficient, energy reliable future. I call upon state and local governments to join me in proclaiming October as International Energy Conservation Month and to undertake activities in support of its objectives. I urge all citizens, corporations, labor unions, trade associations, the media, and groups and organizations of all types to participate in this international energy conservation program at home, at work, while traveling and in all daily to which industrialized nations -- -- . activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen and of the Independence of the United hundred seventy-ninStates of America the two hundred and fourth. e, rr- : Disability"..-- not in&bility . . . National employ the handicapped week Oct. 7-- 13 is National Employ' ' one and a half percent of it is made up of severely handicapped By presidential proclamation, Oct. the Handicapped Week. The purpose of any "National" week people. We must work harder to provide employment opor day is to salute the contributions of a particular group of portunities to severely handicapped. They too can contribute. Americans. In the case of our handicapped fellow workers, we They too can "hold their own.." conwell cannot to summarize even their Scientists tell us that even men and women of genius use only begin probably tributions to this country. a small percentage of the brain's capability. I think the same Perhaps one reason national recognition of a group like the principle applies to our bodies. If you have ever watched a human handicapped is necessary is because an handicapped person work, you know that invariably those who reaction to a handicap is to ignore that it exists. We have all have adjusted well to their handicap have done so by combeen guilty of that at one time. One of the ways we in AFLC pensating for it with other skills. We too must learn to com7-- 13 have tried to correct that feeling is the seminars for people we hold to make us aware of the special world in able-bodie- d which the handicapped person lives and how he or she copes with a world that is "normal" to everyone but him or her. The end result of such seminars for us, of course, is a degree of self-knowled- ge as well. I have said every chance I get how proud I am of the people in AFLC. I make that statement with full knowledge that it includes the 9,640 handicapped people in the command 12 percent of our workforce. Every time you see examples of our fine workmanship, remember those figures. The disconcerting part of that number, however, is that only almost Everything advertised in the Hill Top Times must be made available tor purchase, use or patronage without regard to the race, creed, color, national origin or sex of the purchaser, user or patron. violation or rejection of this policy oi equal opportunities by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source.. . pensate for our shortsightedness and incapacity and learn judge people on their merits, not on some traditional pattern to of physical behavior. The handicapped can teach us a great deal about courage, fortitude, determination, dedication, and quality. If we can learn to recognize those traits through the traditional misconceptions and expectations, we will benefit. Please support our handicapped colleagues not only this special week, but the whole year long. BRYCE POE II, General, USAF Commander, Air Force Logistics Command. 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