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Show N0NORCULATJN3 f. V I , J. i if. ti fc"; r ' Vol. 2 No. 4 STOP! DESERET TEST CENTER Dugway, Vt 84022 Ft. Douglas. Ut 84113 35f4 Hike Retroactive To Fell. ! octa- 1 Last Saturday President Richard M. Nixon signed into law bill lilteralizing the whole range of veterans educaa a STOP sign. tional benefits, including raising the Cl Bill allowances alEvidently, many Dugway most 35 percent monthly. drivers have either forgotten The measure was approved and sent to the WTiite what the sign stands for or House only after a long deadlock that took the House and they have become completely Senate five months to resolve. immune to signs posted on The measure will establish a special esThis was Dugways streets. education last plan (PREP) for active duty personnel approachevident pecially Monday ing discharge. as motorists were exposed to The program would he open to servicemen with more two new stop signs. than 180 days of service. They wouldnt be expected, howSome of die more conscious ever, to take advantage of benefits until the last three and aware drivers noticed the months of their service career. Then benefits would only signs immediately while others be available for those pursuing a high school diploma or drove through them completely oblivious or screeched their attending preparatory courses to qualify for college. Commanders will be urged to let active duty personnel attend tires as they slid to a stop in courses during duty hours. the middle of the intersection. Payments would l)e made directly to the servicemen-student- s Hie two new signs are loshoot a cadets ROTC of Utah A GUIDE AS USE THAT TREE compass cated on Second and Third by VA. They would receive only that amount up University orientation their while to sun in afternoon the late course camp (175 attending monthly which would pay school tuition costs, Avenues as they meet Kister course here two weekends ago. Check details on page three. fees, and book expenses. This is the same procedure as Avenue in front of the Past provided active duty GI Bill beneficiaries. Active duty perExchange and the Commissonnel who take advantage of PREP would not have it sary. Re-Vamp counted against their GI Bill entitlement. Approximately 52,000 active duty personnel are actively pursuing GI Bill studies in their off duty hours. The education plan is designed as a Defense the to supplement Department's Project Transition. College studies will continue to he limited to active Three DPG military bran- - is that of Captain Maxwell duty personnel with two or more years of sen1 ice. They An Open House with residents throughout the State of Ser-ti- c are presently having plas-- Ware, Chief of Personnel count toward basic Cl Bill entitlements. Utah invited to the oliservance will feature the celebration will Ware Branch. Cpt. The 34.6 per cent hike in Cl Bill allowances will surgery and in doing so are vices of Dugway Day on Friday, May 22. assume control of the Welfare raise rates for new total with a emerging exsingle veterans and servicemen from $130 Activities for the day will include a military parade, - and Morale Division on April to their look in patorganizational $175 civilian hibits of static displays from the monthly; for veterans with one dependent from community at Dug20, when Major Joseph Curau, $155 to $205; for veterans with two dependents from $175 ;em. muof as well as displays military weapons, armanents, way The most drastic change in- - Chief of Welfare and Morale, to $230. An additional $13 will be paid for each dependent nitions, equipment and vehicles, and a carnival. of the leaves for his second Vietnam over 2. volves the The Youth Activities Council wOI sponsor the carnival as un- - tour, Division Personnel The benefits will lie made retroactive to February 1, a fund raising project to support the activities of the youth Military der the direction of Major association at Dugway. Members of the association will man Ehrhardt L. Wagner. Formerly, booths providing amusements, games, prizes, food and rides. this division was composed of Major Louis T. Bowring, post executive officer, stated three different branches: Welthat the first meeting to outline plans for the Open House fare and Morale, Education, will lie held next week. At that time we hope to finalize and Military Personnel. Under certain phases of the Day such as the time the festivities the new situation. Welfare will commence and the type of static displays each activity Perwill have. We also hope to discuss the possibilities of and Morale and Military become sonnel will independent demonstrations such as the firepower demonstration at the divisions while the Education 1909 Open House. Major Bowring said. Branch is Iteing combined with The static displays will lie located on the large field ge - Three Branches Dugway Open House Planned For May 22 Organizational Pattern lie-twe- the post chapel and the post exchange. The carnival Ixxiths will lie locatated in the same area. folAlso in the planning stage is a dance for drill House a the activities, precision marching lowing Open by an ROTC unit from one of the universities, and possibly displays from other military installations in the state. teen-age- rs WELS Services Begin Sunday .in Beginning Sunday. April 19, Auditorium at 2o00 tLa The Wisconsin Evangelical s- - State .StreeJ; Anyone Lutheran Synod (WELS) will these n mission services in the Crested more like d won or services, Salt Lake City area. The serd vices will lie held every Sun- 2501 l)etween T Ed day at 7 p.m., with Sunday and 4 p.m. School for all ages at 6 p.m. ? a.m. in the former Military Training Branch to liecome the Train- ing Division. Mr. Otis Black, Director of Personnel, Training, and Administration, says that the reorganization will not change any of the functions of the All of respective divisions. these divisions are service operations and the changes should improve operation control and action, as well as provide better coordination. The only major change in personnel for these divisions The Wage Board employees The raise will average ap- - way. The pay increase was at the Dugway Proving Ground a 4.7 increase for put into effect ly a directive a receive proximately will installation pay at Dug- - dated March 25 from the De 349 the Employees 5. raise starting Sunday, April SUPUVISORY 1970. Veterans cannot expect the increase to show up in their monthly benefit checks until May. Thats how long it will take the Veterans Administration to process the in- crease. The legislation will also: Permit payment of full Cl Bill allowances to veterans course of weekly study in college. The pursuing a law now requires 14 hours of weekly study. Payment will lie made only if the college considers a program a full time course of study. Permit veterans to draw educational assistance from more than one government agency at one time. Increase full time vocational rehabilitation training rates from $110 to $135 a month for single service-disable- d veterans; from $150 to $181 for disabled veterans with one dependent; and from $175 to $210 a month for a disabled veteran with two dependents. An additional $6 per month will lie paid for each dependent over 2. In addition the bill will: Provide tutoring assistance to veterans failing their college studies. They would lie eligible for 50 per month for 9 months. The legislation lians tutoring aid to veterans desiring to improve their academic standing. Tutoring aid would permit a veteran of Mexican American descent who needs additional language training to satisfactorily pursue college level work taught in the English language. Authorize VA to sharply expand its service of informof the benefits available to them. The conferveterans ing ence report said it was obvious that a more extensive and intensive program of veterans benefits, counseling, contact and outreach effort is badly needed. Increase full time allowances for orphans, widows, and wives asking training under the War Orphans Scholarship Program. Benefits would go from $130 to $175 monthly. The new legislation authorizes VA to set up special telephone tielines in 75 cities so veterans can contact regional offices directly without having to pay toll charges. It also authorizes VA to set up contact offices in about 1(X) cities across the country. 12-ho- 12-ho- Cleanup Campaign clean-u- p e cam- - Facilities Division will send a A paign will lie conducted this truck through the housing areas weekend in the English Village to pick up broken branches and housing areas and Fries Park any other debris not normally in preparation for the upcoming picked up bv the trash collec-AG- I. tors. It is hoped that everyone will Maj. Louis T. Bowring, post executive officer, urges all Dug- have their area clean by Wedway residents to set aside time nesday as Col. Charles Nl. Shadle, tomorrow or Sunday to clean post commander, will conduct a post-wid- up their yards, sweep gutters drive through inspection time during the day. and trim lawns. On Monday and Tuesday. some- Springs Late. . . Just Like A Woman - Col. Eugene Them, acting post commander, congratulates REENLISTMENT BONUS SP5 William DcLise who received $9,414.00 in bonus money for reenlisting for six years. SP5 DeLise is an explosive ordinance specialist here. Also shown are (left to rielit): CSM llarold Hoard, SFC Vincent Madore, career counselor; and SFC Arthur Krosius, DcLise s NCOIC. Pay Raise Set For 349 DPG Employees 0N Friday, April 3, 1970 President Signs GI Bill liaise Mhats red and white, and says STOP? The answer to this simple riddle is, as every driver knows, gonal-shaped VG-N- T partment of Defense and applies to employees in the Skull Valley area. Spring has sprung, the grass has riz. I wonder where them flowers is? Yes, tis true, and according to the calendar Spring is here, rV- - PaulV AN EASTER VISITOR Mason and Karen Bisliop proudly show the eggs that a bunny ER ! - friend left for them at the Nur- sery School Easter egg hunt on March 21 but does anyone know where shes hiding? For all practical purposes, it appears that Old Man Winter is determined to have the last word and refuse to Ire evicted from his prominent position on the calendar. Could it be that he is feeling guilty for not unleashing his full wrath against everyone during his appropriate time in the season spotlight, or is it that he just wants everyone to appreciate Spring more when she finally arrives for good? Whavever the reason n .w lie. Spring Is still trying to chip away the ice that binds the Cold Man" to the calendar. When she will lie triumph ant in her liattle with the stul iliorn gent is not known, but everyone hopes the eviction notice will soon get results. So far. Spring has really disappointed the people of Dugway. All that she has managed to import into the area thus far are the typical Spring mementoes Income Tax returns, census forms, new automobile license plates, and the IG Inspection! But never fear, rememlier tliat whenever Spring does finally arrive, shell have a legitimate excuse. After all, shes a woman Isnt she, and everyone knows that women are Winter-cl- ogged jfasg&l Publishing Com- by the Transcript-bnlleticonnect- pany, Tooele, Utah, a private fim.. in cd with the Department of the Army. Opinions ex- Published n no-wa- y pressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to lie considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. Die appearance of adver- ) alwavs LATE! tisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. N |