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Show Thursday January 7, 1982 250,000 Vets Live in Region new staprofile of the nearly 9.09 million men and women in military DENVER-- A perpercent. Ninety-si-x cent of these discharges tistical were under honorable conditions. -- There have been 47,244 deaths from actions by hostile forces in connection with the conflict in Vietnam. There are 13 persons still listed as missing in action. -- Unemployment rates not seasonally adjusted veterans for Vietnam-er- a reached a maximum of 1 1 percent in February of 1975. The September, 1981 rate was 5.2 percent, down 1 percent from a year earlier. -- During the week ending last Aug. 23, there were 41,000 Vietnam-er- a veterans receiving unemployment compensation for personnel benefits. One year earlier, there were 56,000 doing so. inety-six percent of service during the Vietnam era shows that a total of 251,000 of them now reside in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The breakdown last Sept. 30, according to the new Veterans Administration report, Data on Vietnam Era Veterans: Colorado, 135,000; Utah, 61,000; New Mexico, 42,000; and Wyoming, 13.000, . The report also notes the number of veterans who actually served in Vietnam who were residents of those states when they first entered military service: Colo- rado, 19,000; Mayor Leah Conover swears in Salinas new mayor. Grant N. Stubbs (to the right of Mrs. Conover) and the citys new councilmen John W. Jack Learning and Elton L. Taylor. Outgoing Watts Seeks Names For Land Council qualifications. Resumes should be submitted to cerned about the nations the director (150), Bupublic lands and re- reau of Land Managesources administered by ment, Department of the the Bureau of Land Interior, 18th and C Management (BLM) have Streets, N.W., Washingbeen asked by Secretary of the Interior James ton, D.C. 20240. The council is expected Watt to nominate persons to serve on the to meet three times a National Public Lands year, although additional meetings may be called Advisory Council. The Council will have by the BLM director if 18 members qualified there are special needs through education, train- for advice. Council meming and experience to Kristen St. Pierre bers serve without saadvise the secretary on and programs lary, but are reimbursed Kristen St. Pierre will policies related to the resources for travel and be a year old Jan. 8. She per diem and uses of public lands A revised is the daughter of Mr. expenses. under the jurisdiction of charter will provide for and Mrs. Fred St. Pierre, the Bureau of Land staggered terms of 1 - 3 Bedmond, and the grandManagement. Terms of years in order to assure daughter of Mr. and council members present Mrs. James Haskins, continuity. Under the Dec. 31, 1981. expire former charter, members and Mr. and Mrs. Saiina, Nominations should be served one two-yeFred St. Pierre, Las received by Nov. 30, and term. Vegas. should include the name, are Mr. and Mrs. Announcement of the and profession address, Vern R. Busby, Las of each nominee plus call for nominations was Vegas, and Bertha St. other relevant informa- published in the Federal Pierre, Troy, N.Y. tion about his or her Register of Oct. 26, 1981. Organizations, associations and individuals con- Great-grandparen- ts f Utah, 59,000; New Mexico, 27.000, and Wyoming, 6.000, as estimated. male Vietnam-er- a veterans aged 20 to 34 worked during calendar year 1980, nearly three out of four at year-roun- pro- SELL YOU WITH A HONDA 3 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY? A GAS-SAVIN- G ACADEMY CAW! non-whit- "WANNA KNOW WHO CAN A NIFTY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WITH A 3 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY? K-CA- R ACADEMY CAW! Viet-nam-e- ra male, Vietnam-er- best-educate- SELL YOU A SPORTY PLYMOUTH HORIZON WITH A 3 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY? ACADEMY CAW! -V- ACADEMY MOTORS - CHRYSLER DODGE TRUCKS SOUTH STATE, OREM HONDA 690 CAN I PLYMOUTH GET A GOOD DEAL? used their education benefits. That is topped by nearly 82 percent of those in New Mexico and nearly 70 percent in pension payments comprise the second largest VA expenditure to Vietnam-era veterans, $2.16 billion last fiscal year for a total of $13.7 billion through fiscal 1981. Also, Vietnam-er- a veterans received $911 million in VA medical services last fiscal year for a total of $5.54 billion since 1964. The report shows that California leads the nation in the number of Vietnam-er- a veterans 1.002.000 call it home. New York State is next, with 608,000, followed by Texas, with 530,000; Pennsylvania, 494,000; Ohio, 450,000; and Illinois, 431,000. Wyoming, with 13,000, has fewer Vietnam-er- a veterans than any other state. Other report highlights: AT ACADEMY YOU CAW!! -- Through Veterans Programs for Planning before a home 9 Open Daily periods. percent of Vietnam-er- a veterans in civil life saw service in the Vietnam theatre of operations. The median length of active duty service of Vietnam-er- a veterans is 37 months. -T- hirty-two Arm- ed Forces separations since the start of the Vietnam era have been from the U.S. Army. Following in order are the Navy, 21 percent; Air Force, 18 percent; Marine Corps, 10 percent, 1 (1) and natural resources; (2) family and youth; life; (3) agriculture 4-- (4) community development and (5) life span learning. In each county, the programs are being cosponsored the by respective commissioners. county The main idea of the program is to consider some of the successful extension programs and areas identify of and problems op portunities where USU Extension time should be spent. last September, more than 2.25 million guaranteed or -- Through insured loans have been made to Vietnam-er- a veterans and service personnel. The amount of those loans totalled more than $69 billion. More than 21,000 direct loans, amounting to almost $372 million, have been made to qualifying veterans and service personnel of the Vietnam era. A-- No, s. at the annual meeting in Centerfield. The UBIA has commenced their 1981-8performance testing of Dix Monroe of Scipio and Phil Allen of Antimony were elected by the board of directors of the Utah Beef Improvement Association (UBIA) to be 2 as secretary-treasure- twelve of different breeds at the bull test station at Centerfield. At the end of the first growth period, the average daily gain for all bulls was 2 78 lbs. day on a high rough-agration. test culThe minates in a sale of only the better bulls on April y in r bulls 208 president and vice presi-- ' dent, respectively, for the coming year. Nyle Matthews, USU Area Livestock Specialist from was retained Richfield, e -- the organization. Prior to these elections, the general membership elected Monroe, Glen Johnson of Manti, and Leo Gillespie of Fairview to the board of directors of the UBIA 140-da- y 10, 1982. The test Service Place MORE KM SPECIAL FIBERGLASS Wh..l Alignment Available BELTED RADIALS Our Reg 48 97 P155 80R13 3 M Mp Rif Plus F E T 52 Each 1 MOUNTING INCLUDED REQUIRED NO TRADE-I- HUIMlilllWM Vary THE KM 78 Our Best i 4-P- LY POLYESTER CORD BLACKWALL Our Reg 33 97 0 All 600x12" $ Tlr.t Plus F E I 1 39 Each Plus F.I.T. Each COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM! AVAILABLE Installation Available SERVICES INCLUDE I (niton front disc broke .ARRESTOR pods and brake linings on reor writers Resurtoce drums ond true rotors inspect front calipers Rebuild reor wheel cylinders i possible repioce I necessary at odditionat ports cost per wneet cylinder Repock inner ond outer beonngs Inspect master SERVICES INCLUDE OS K Cylinder I Repioce front grease seals Refill AOOitiond' S" s 3" e i I system hydraukc a' G oe "eeaed a e .Hfi1"it t Dd ( Addmone 94 pno v lieddM rve 4ylmi Trucks imports higher TV SPECIAL With t e aooer mm 60-m- o. Carryout S Ea Our Reg 13 97 Oil Lube Filter Radial-tune- Price includes labor Many cars light trucks Our Best shocks m sizes for many tJS cars Save Exchange 54.8 Maintenance-tre- install l K mart brono o finer Chassis lubrication (tit tings extra) Installed SALE THRU JAN. 16 Our Reg 68 88 ti' Sale Price Muffler Installed Heavy duty for many cars trucks Disc Drum Special For many U S cars Inn wmt Sine r ere excluded chonge (up to 5 qts 1040 motor mort ol) Battery Our Best too O' side terminal sN es Many US CO'S ligntrucS Save now 1040.SOUTH 'HIGHWAYi89 mea- sures the main economic factors of herd improve- - Mon IhruSal io 6 pH' lajo Hours dies loan guaranteed by the VA is repaid, will the VA pay off the balance? the surviving spouse or other coborrower must continue making payments. SA1UROM MOW THRU 12-- 9. Sunday a veteran Beef Board Elects Pres., Vice-Pre- The Saving a,t "My PLACE AN A0 IN OUR CLASSIFIEDS! THE SAUNA SUN areas: program . . . h"np on-jo- who served in prior war Ogden said problems and opportunities will be in examined five If Q Persons desiring to participate or for more information should call their local extension service office. of were 392,000 veterans and service personnel in training last Sept. 30. Of those, 297,000 were in institutions of higher learning, 27,000 in b training, and 68,000 in other schools. dont include females - Courthouse, County Junction. Courthouse auditorium. Similar meetings will be held Jan. 22 in the Civic Center, Loa, at 2 p.m.; Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sanpete County Cour -- There a thouse, Manti, and Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. in the Piute The first meeting will be held Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Sevier County Vietnam-er- a veterans. About 22 percent of them are between the ages of 25 and 34. Those numbers and Coast Guard, the month Extension Service Sets last September, applications had been received from 6,761,000 Vietnam-er- a veterans and service personnel for GI Bill assistance. Of those, had entered 6.422.000 training. nearly percent of veterans -- There were 3.8 million total outpatient visits veterans by Vietnam-er- a during fiscal 1981. TTiis represented 21 percent of all outpatient visits during that year at VA medical facilities, including three medical centers in Coloradi, two in Wyoming, one in Utah and one in New Mexico. -- There were 680,000 active compensation and pension cases concerning Vietnam-er- a veterans as of last September plus 568.000 disability cases, and 94,000 death cases. The death cases involved a total of 173,000 beneficiaries. Of the 36,000 active compensation cases rated at 100 percent, some 24,000 are for psychiatric and neurological disorders. about matches the average with more than 64 percent. The Utah average is more than 52 percent. Nationally, more Vietnam veterans have used the GI Bill for college than the total for World War n and the Korean Conflict combined. -- Fifty ietnam-era accounted for 14.1 percent of all patients in VA medical centers on the 1980 census day of Sept. 24. They accounted for 24.7 percent of psychiatric and 20.8 percent of psychotic patients, but only 7.1 percent of general medical and surgical patients. national average of percent of the Vietnam-er- a veterans Vietnam-er- year various Indian tribes participating. of leaders Community from four southern Utah counties have been invited to participate in a Utah State University Extension program in their respective areas, in an effort to identify local needs and opportunities for future extension projects. Marven J. Ogden, Richfield, Extension Service area coordinator, said the program, USU and You Project 82, is designed to enable county leadership to identify and prioritize local problems and opportunities. $22,870. A 198.000 female members 1980 was $16,390. The median income of families headed by Vietnam-er- a was veterans 65.8 are veterans of age) years during calendar did so. -- There a (20-3- 4 - WANNA KNOW WHO CAN Vietnam-er- a e veterans ages 20 to 34 years was 14.2 percent in the second quarter of 1981. That rate still remains about double the rate of 6.3 percent for white veterans. -- The median personal money income of civilian Compensation and SELL YOU jobs. The unemployment rate for black and other Colorado. Wyoming WANNA KNOW WHO CAN e full-tim- grams and other benefits for this youngest group of veterans amounted to $5.7 billion during the last fiscal year. More than $57 billion has been spent during the 17 years since the beginning of the Vietnam era. Nearly half of that amount has gone directly to veterans enrolled in school. veterans now d are the group of veterans in the nations history, having outstripped both World War II and Korean Conflict veterans. The VA study reveals that, nationally, 50.5 percent of the World War II veterans used GI Bill education benefits, while only 43.4 percent of the Korean Conflict veterans Local Paiute Band Indians were included, Koosharem band, second eluding Fliott from right. training for underground mining was held at Southern Utah Stale College with -N- -- readjustment Mining Session the 5,159,000 The report reveals that the average age for those veterans who served during the Vietnam era 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975 - now is 34.8 years. VA 7 The Salma Sun Shocks |