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Show nartcKj Test Center budget set at $14 million conference report on military procurement authorizing an estimated $14 million budget for research and development here for the current fiscal year was approved by the Hoase last week. REP SHERMAN' P. LLOYD, reported that the money, which must still lie appropriated, was the amount requested by the Administration and is identical to the fiscal 1970 budget. The Deseret Test A Serving the personnel of the Deseret Test Center Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. n Vol. 2 No. 15 Ft Douglas, Friday, October 9, 1970 Dugway, Utah 84022 Utah 84113 ' Col Etkin discusses BTCs future Max Colonel Etkin, Deseret Test Center commander recently talked to the personnel of DTC at Fort Headquarters Diseveral and Douglas, rectorates and Divisions at Dugway Proving He Ground. to plans meet with the remainder of Dugway personnel in the near future. In his talks. Colonel stated that each person always lie on the lookout for ways to reduce spending but not in such a maimer as to reduce the quality of their work, create safety hazard or affect the capability of DTC to perform its mission. He should- - pointed out that an excellent method of having their money savings ideas adopted is through the This certainly is not a closed issue, Imt at the present we are still awaiting a decision from our higher headquarters liefore we can act. Neither has there lieen a decision regarding the possibility of Fort Detrick personnel moving to Dugway. We have had several teams from Fort Dctrick looking at the facilities at iVre awaiting word from higher headquarters on the of the DTC Headquarters at Dugwav." CuM Col Max Etkin ff Goddess President Nixon stress- ed power for peace in a speech he made last week to the men of the U.S. 6th Fleet. The Commander-in-Chie- f was referring to the role of the United States armed forces. In a broadcast to the fleet from this aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean and directing his comments to the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force, Nixon said: I SALUTE you as the peace forces of the United States of America. He also told the men they were the peace forces of the Etkius, stressed the urgent need for reducing the cost of operation of Deseret Test Center in the light of the monetary cutliacks imposed on the Center and the entire Department of Defease. PRAISING the personnel for their knowledge of their jolis the Colonel suggestion program. Colonel Etkin then discussed several programs now awaiting decisions at higher that the DTC Headquarters at Dugwav Proving Ground. on Etkin noted. At the present there no figure that I can give you if there is anothis Dugway for planning purposes in the event a portion of the Fort Detrick mission is trausferred here, but again, I want to stress that no decision has lieen made at this time," Colonel Etkin stated. A POSSIBLE was the next covered by Colonel topic er or There are many possibilities that would affect a RIF. We reduction-in-forc- e if there will lie one. could lie given a new testing program; the munlier of transfers or retirements could alter the outlook; or, if we are highly suc reduc-tion-in-for- discovered at Dugway 99 Peace of world. Well, troops of the Deseret Test Center, in accordance with that philosophy, have found themselves their goddess of peace. Shes Shanti little Devi Tull. The daughter of ist Five Clifford and Mrs. Nancy Tull, 5357 Harris St., Dugway, Shanti is a native of New Delhi, India. The pretty young miss was adopted by the Tulls through the American Emliassy in India. SHANTI DEVI, which is Indian for the goddess headquarters affect the future of Deseret Test Center. There still has lieen no decision of regarding the can Etkin in his talk. Stating that it is a grevious matter and difficult for a commander to talk aliout, he told the assembled personnel that DTC hail to absorb a portion of the overall cut in the Department of Defense budget. We are now faced with a dollar ceiling and when the alloted money is gone there will lie no additional funds available, Colonel of peace, has only lieen at Dugway for a little over a month but already she is winning friends. Her neighas borhood playmates, well as many adults, still have some trouble understanding her native tongue, and visa versa, but the goddess of peace is very rapidly gaining the admiration of all. She has a great personyou cant help but ality likq her, quipped Specialist Six Chester (Mac) McClellan who lives down the street from the TulLs. Shantis arsenal consists arouses the adoration of others. The consensus among troops here is that Shanti Devi would fit that description even without the liene-f- it of an English of her big brown eyes and amiable an personality. She's liecoming a definite morale builder for Dugway man in uniform. defines the Webster word goddess as a female god whose chann or lieauty The 1970 CFC is i its final stages. Our usual generous response has not yet materialized. Even though we may feel that our position is somewhat tenuous there are so many more who are far less fortunate. A recent newspaper article listed volunteering to be as American as the hot dog. Please let us all reappraise our own situations and find that we can each volunteer just a little more for someone who needs our help. CHARLES M. SI1ADLE our or could have of these any " an affect on the he continued. A reorganization within DTC was the final subject cessful in reducing cost of operation. All reduction-in-force,- discussed as Colonel Elkin explained that hard look is now lining taken to see where an organization could result in a more efficient operation. In our reorganization planning we are striving for the most efficiency possible. Though the ultimate decision on a reorganization will lie made at a higher headquarters the help of all personnel of DIG is needed to iasure that the plan that Is sent forward will give as our more efficient operation Colonel Etkin possible," concluded. Senate-Hous- e ('.enter budget for fiscal 1909 was slightly over $20 million. The funds, most of which would lie spent at Dugway, would lie used for support of the base itself and research and development on chemical munitions, Lloyd said. One of the top priority programs will be research on what is called binary chemical munitions systems, a concept which the Army feels will eliminate future problems in demilitarization and disposal of lethal chemical weapon," the 2nd District Congressman noted. This will involve research and testing of weapons system which keep component chemicals making up the lethal sulistance such as nerve gas separated until the moment of imminent use. IN THE FUTURE, this could mean that it will never again lie necessary to dump nerve gas or lethal chemical weapons in the ocean or transport to across he said. To the Armys country for detoxification, credit, steps were taken to liegin implementation of this program in June, 1909, liefore any problems arose with respect to the dumping of nerve gas in the ocean or transportation across country. Rep. Lloyd said the Army has still not resumed outdoor testing of chemical weapons here since last Novemlier when Congress passed amendments requiring approval of all tests by the Department of Health, education and Welfare and notification of Congress before outdoor tests are conducted. Steps are still icing taken to comply with that law, and outdixir testing may not resume until next year, he said. LLOYD EXPLAINED that the $14 million budgeted for Dugway dues not include possible increases which would lie brought alxiut if some of the defensive biological research operations at Ft. Detrick, Md., are transferred to the Utah liase as proposed. He said a decision has still not lieen made by the "White Hoase on the plan to turn Ft. Detrick over to the Department of HEW for medical research, and transfer some 2(X) scientists and technicians to Dugway. 1 CFC Campaign continues, Drive ends October 16 The Systems and Operations Branch returned the first envelope of partial returns and Dr. Daryl Vaughn, Met keyman, quickly followed canvass at 95 per cent Combined Federal Campaign is presently underway and will continue hill steam ahead until October 16. MAJOR WILLIAM Rourke, U.S. Marine Corp Liaison Officer, is conducting the Dugway portion of the drive while LTC James Logan, assistant commander of the Met Division, is serving as DTC project officer. DTC Headquarters has contributed 1(X) percent to the drive with total contributions of over $4,500 according to LTC Janies Logan' coordinator of the drive at DTC Headquarters. Major Rourke noted that Instrument 1971 contributions. AS OF NOON Octolier 5, Sergeant First Class Vincent Madore was the only keyman to complete his area. SFC Madore obtained a 100 per cent contribution. Ninety-fiv- e per cent of all persony and nel employed at civilian have lieen contacted with information alxiut various agencies which make up the United Fund. Personnel are lieing contacted by fellow workers this year to intentionally erase any military versus civilian competition. Dugway-militar- Colonel. CM Navajos are thankful for Test Center friends Utah has long lieen famous for its historical meetings between the Indian and the soldier. Most of the time, these encounters left a bitter feeling between the Injun and the pale face. However, Major William Rourke, USMC, and Sp5 Dennis Viets did a new take on that scene last week. Church organizations at Dugway, under the coordination of chaplains LTC Gerald Jones and LTC James Ronan, gathered clothing for the Saint Christophers Mission at Bluff, Utah, and sent the Major and the specialist as their couriers of good will. The mission, which is inhaliited by the Navajos, was ravaged by flood waters of the San Juan River last month. ROURKE, piloting the Aviation DiA aircraft, and Viets armed vision's with a camera, reached the reservation after 2V4 hours of flying- - The area lost much of its food crops along with a footbridge that connects the main portion of the reservation to the mission. The condemned footbridge is the only way of crossing the river for 40 miles upstream and 20 miles dowastreain. I-- Both the Indian people that live on the reservation and the people of the mission were extremely friendly, Viets were really pleased explained. They to receive the supplies we brought them." The reservation area is comprised primarily of fields and scattered small noted Maj. Rourke. Most of villages, the Indians, contrary to popular lieliefs, live in regular type houses and not ho-gan- s. ONE IIOCAN I actually saw was the one that Mr. Nicholas W. Lvndon, . J 'iWk 3 '" 4- - . . ' Link lo Civilization and swaying footbridge is the only link to civiliatimi between Ibe Navajo Indian reservation and Ibe Saint Christopher's Mission in Bluff, Utah. The bridge, however, lias lecn condemned for public uw' after the San Juan River flooded the (I'llOTO BY DENNIS MKTS) area last mnnlli. A leaning , field office supervisor of the mission, lives in. It was approximately 20 feet in diameter by eight feet in height, quipped Viets. The men in uniform were further rewarded for their efforts as they had a chance to see the house where writer Zane Cray lived and worked at one time. Now I can see where Mr. Grey got some of those ideas for his western classics, the Army Specialist concluded Major Rourke, Specialist Viets, and the people of Dugway wrote their own chapter in western history last week. C ' - Peace in the Valley I'tah mountains, the Saint Christopher s Mission to the Navajos against the majestic backdrop of the mission The River endangered and much of the surrounding area valley. occupies a serene Incalimi in the San Juan area. wav flooded when the river went on the rampage last month after severe thunderstorms raked Ibe lour (aimers tlllOTO BY DENNIS VIETS) I .orated d w-- I V v |