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Show JEEN AMERICANA EXTERN AMERICANA "Serving the personnel of the Deseret Test Center UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LISRAiilLS Published by die 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 bv the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. n Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 Vol. 3 No. 19 Effective Jan . 19 Dugway, Utah 2 Bounty Meeting Scheduled Monthly Civilians, military get third wage increase By signing the extended Economic Stabilization Act (ESA) on Decemlier 22, President Nixon gave Deseret Test Center civil service workers a 5.5 per cent increase in pay and the military personnel a 7.2 per cent increase recause of the increase in the cost of living. THE PAY increases became effective on January 1 for niili- tary personnel and on January 2 for DTC civilian workers. Jauu- ary 2 is the starting date of the new civil service pay period at Deseret Test Center. For military personnel, it is third salary increase in 12 months. Taking into account additional housing and subsis- tence allowances which are 1 non-taxabl- e, total compensation of die average new recruit in the services is now $5,140 a year, up $2,OCX) from two months and two pay raises ago. E- -l recruits get a $19.50 per month increase in basic s will get $35.70 per month more. The CS-- 1 rate is now $4,564 per year. The average civilian pay is about $9,585 per year. THE CIVILIAN raise is limited !y the 5.5 per cent O-l- guideline figure established by die Pay Board .for. American i wages in general. The difference between the civilian pay increase and the military pay increase is the result of an existing law providing that military pay be increased an equivalent amount everytime civil service pay is raised. These pay boosts are designed to provide equal treatment, or comparability, with the private sector. The cost of the pay raises will be $1.1 billion during the first six months of 1972. By signing the extended Economic Stabilization Act on De cember 22, Mr. Nixon accepted the will of Congress in breaking an extra ban on federal pay raises. In implementing the January 1, 1972 pay raise, federal agencies will have to seek either supplemental appro-th- e priations from Congress or make an unlikely deeper cutliack in personnel. th THE PRESIDENT approved the extended ESA measure for his overall economic game plan despite his obvious distaste for the federal pay provision. He accepted the federal pay raise reluctantly, declaring that the Congress has gone beyond my recommendations in requiring the raise to go into effect in January instead of July. Last y the initial fall, following pay freeze, Republican leaders in Congress justified the additional ban on federal raises by stating that federal workers should set an example for the nation, and that they had not suffered" like employees yet in the private sector. But the extended Economic Stabilization Act permits retroactive pay raises for those same 90-da- private sector employees who had lteen denied raises during Phase L Millions of teachers and public employees are also affected by this provision. In most cases, retroactive raises will be permitted if they are not unwith inconsistent reasonably overall guidelines, and where the President has determined that taxes have lieen raised, appropriations made, prices advanced or productivity increased to take care of the cost. THERE IS a feeling on Capi I I more than a trail action that will hopefully result until 1942. Then due to the esin the reconstruction of State tablishment of Dugway Proving Pass Ground, it was necessary to imJohnson 199, Highway Road. prove the road to the proving A letter has been forwarded ground. It was graded and given bituminous surface. a road-mi- x through channels to the DepartLittle change was made in eithment of Army urgently requesting that action be taken to up- er vertical or horizontal aligngrade or reconstruct Highway ment from the original trail. 199 in accordance with the Defense Access Road Program. This program provides for the use of Federal funds for installation acwas little 5:00 p.m. Bounty board members will pay $6.00 for covotes and $1.00 tor bob cats. The ears and the tol Hill that there will be no four feet or the hide of an aniadditional raise in Octolrer since mal must be brought in to verthe federal civilian and mili- ify the kill before the bounty tary employees will have all the can lie collected. for them entitled to increase With only one exception, 1972 under the Wage Board board members will not accept guidelines. coyotes or cats for payment at President Nixon said that any time or place other than if a further raise is given in Oc- kri scheduled bounty toiler the federal workers would t Jay lie receiving preferential treat will be the only member to pay rnent - raises in excess of Phase bounty at his home according to 11 guidelines. Board Secretary Roy Garrard. See Tables on Page 2 Tied for lead Mustangs garner two Region Five victories The Dugway Mustangs opened their league play' with two wins as they downed the Utah School for the Deaf 89-5- 3 and then won a big victory with a 7 win over South Summit. The wins gave the Mustangs a tie for the lead in Region Five and they will try to make it three in a row against Wendover 58-4- tonight. The Mustangs also played two other games over the holidays. Federal aid requested for Johnson Pass road The Command has initiated Hunters are reminded that the bounty meeting for 1972 will le held at the Tooele County Courthouse on the 20th day of each month between 1:00 and curves and steep Dangerous grades were not eliminated, nor was an adequate base prepared. Stabilized shoulders were not provided. In 1942 the anticipated life of the new proving ground was three to five years; the road was designed for this same period of time. and Harris led the Mustangs with downing the Alumni 79-4- 6 losing their only game of the 20 points with Chaiincey Kendall season to Intermountain by a getting 13, Brothers and Scott 70-5- 1 score. Palmer 11 each. All ten players scored as Randy Brown got 8, JVS WIN The Mustang JV's also won Phil Young 7, Rex Palmer and three out' of four with a 47-3- 0 Steve Paul 6 each, Calvin Grif- fiths five and Reggie Brewer two win over Intermountain, a 52-1-2 victory over USD and a 37-3- 3 points. Russell got 30 points for the win over the Dugway Freshmen. Their only loss was 46-4- 2 to School for the Deaf to lead all South Summit. scorers. 5 over USD BEAT CONTENDERS Leading only at the end of the first quarter, Again South Summit, one of the Mustangs outscored their the leading contenders for the opponents in every quarter to Division crown, the Mustangs 6 lead at gradually build up their final jumped off to a the end of the first quarter and .margin. Steve Brothers with six points were never headed. led the Mustangs scoring in the Brothers led the opening atopening period as Scott Russell tack as he hit four baskets from kept the losers close. Gary Harris die keyhole to give the Mustangs and Rex Palmer were the lead- an early lead. R. Palmier then ing scorers in the second quar- scored 10 in the final four minter as Coach Walden Gurney utes of the first quarter to let substituted complete teams each the winners maintain their lead. The Mustangs then outscored quarter. The third quarter was the big South Summit 17-- 8 in the secone for the Mustangs as they ond quarter to build up a 36-2- 4 racked up 25 points while hold- lead at halftime. Kendall had ing USD to ten, to build up a six points in the second quarter. 6236 lead at the end of three Though outscoring the Musin the second half quarters. Harris then got 13 tangs 23-2-0 points in the final quarter as the Wildcats were never able to the Mustangs got their highest get closer than six points as point total of the season. (Continued on Page Six) . 18-1- 19-1- cess roads. This request for Federal funds mission. THE COMMISSION conducted a review of Highway 199 from Dugway to State Road 36, and found it to be below the minimum tolerable standards in most of the categories which were established for a recent national functional classification and needs study. However the Director of Highways wrote that the State of Utah has a large backlog of needs for roads. Therefore it would lie many years before the needed improvements to Highway 199 could lie programmed from Federal-ai- d Secondary or regular Statt funds as these fends are very limited at present and will lie for the forsceahle future. The Commission's engineers estimated that the cost of upgrading the 23.6 miles to current State standards would lie funds are apof Utah would the reconstruc- Their estimate could lie completed within 5 years after the fends are allocated. A PRIMARY reason for the present condition of the Johnson Pass Rond is that it was originally built to last three to five years when constructed in 1942.. A part of an original wagon route to the west Johnson Pass QOCUkBiSS S&TilGN 84022 Friday, January 7, 1972 New program stresses civil educations value A Civil Schooling Program adopted by the Army in Decemlier revises the educational goals for military personnel in fiscal year 1972-7A KEYSTONE of the plan is a new Department of the Army policy emphasizing the importance of civil education in the Many of the dungerous curves and steep grades shown here would he eliminated if federal, funds are allocated for 23.6-mil- e t stretch of road would require $5.2 million for needed repairs. construction of Highway 190.,-Th- re- tion of baccalaureate or advanced degree requirements under die Degree Completion Program ten called the Bootstrap 3. To provide the Army with the degree of expertise needed to meet its requirements and to perform a variety of missions, the new policy reads, personnel will require increasing civil education. This is in consonance with advances in technology and the ever increasing need for communication and cooperation with the civilian elements of and with industry. government For some members of the Army, civil education will be of equal or greater importance than advanced military schooling. All commissioned (of- pro- gram). The Bootstrap program alofficers up lows commissioned to 18 months for completion of a Army. -- baccalaureate degree in its latest revision. Priority will go to officers who can complete degree requirements in the least amount of time. Up to 18 months will be authorized for completion of an advanced degree in a discipline for which the officer's career branch has a requirement validated by the Army Educational Requirements Board. CERTAIN portions of the Degree Completion Program remain unchanged. Twelve months is still authorized for the completion of an associate degree by warrant officers and the completion of advanced degrees in a discipline of functional use to the Army by commissioned officers. Civil education opportunities offered by AR 621-- 1 and AR 350-21- 9 remain unchanged, as do the application procedures for the Degree Completion Program prescribed in AR 621-- officers will have baccalaureate degrees and twenty five per cent of all career commissioned officers will have graduate degrees under the revised goals. In addition all career warrant officers are expected to have associate degrees before they reach 15 yean service, and all enlisted men will have a high school education as soon as possible after entering the service. Career NCOs will be encouraged to complete two yean of college equivalent study before they reach 15 yean service. IN ACCORDANCE with the increased educational goals of die plan enlisted personnel and warrant officers are authorized up to 18 months for the comple- APPEARANCES I dont notice people trying to keep up appearances any more. I dont know if thats because they dont care, or if its because theres so much confiir sion about which appearances are worth keeping upl Beryl Pfizer, Ladies Home Journal BY offers 26 courses for winter Brigham Young University is currently offering 26 Winter Term College Courses to be taught at Dugway from January 17 through April 13. Tuition for the courses averages $70 per three hour course. Financial assistance or veterans administration aid is available to military personnel. Personnel with less than two years service may have of the tuition paid by the government. Those with over two yean service are eligible for veterans benefits. In order for a course to be taught here, a minimum of ten people must sign up for it. Last fell, BYU taught seven courses here. Civilians as well as military personnel are urged to enroll immediately by calling the Education Center at 2887 or 2861. Payment of tuition can be extended until March 1. three-quarte- resulted from meetings and correspondence with the Utah State Department of Highway Com- If the Federal proved, the State be responsible for tion of the road. is thal the work JAN 121972 New Education Director Paul Rahenkamp discusses his duties during a recent interview. Mr. Rahenkamps responsibilities extend beyond Dugway into Idaho, Montana and all of the state of Utah. Rahenkamp is now new GED director Mr. Paul B. Rahenkamp asduties as the director of General Educational Development (GED) at Dugway on December 6, replacing Dale P. King who transferred to Okinawa. defines MR. RAHENKAMP his role in the education office as essentially (me of providing information to servicemen of developments taking place in education. In that capacity Rahenkamp stressed feat fee education office is prepared to aid individuals at all levels of education. Correspondence courses can be arranged through the office embracing the entire education spectrum of kindergarten through sumed college. gionally Approximately 40 re- accredited colleges offer correspondence courses at reduces rates, according to Rahenkamp. In addition, fee U.S. Armed Forces Institute offers a variety of courses for military personnel. fee other services Among available are educational and vocational high counseling school and college level GED tests and an MOS library designed to aid preparation for MOS tests. RAHENKAMP stressed the current for Dugway military personnel to enroll offered by Brigham particularly opportunity and civilian in courses Young Uni versity on post Classes arc scheduled to begin January 17. The new education director is responsible for fee three state area of Utah, Idaho and Montana. Although Mr. Rahenkamp spends most of his time at Dugway, he travels to Ft Douglas every Wednesday and approximately twice a year travels throughout the three states within his jurisdiction. Mr. Rahenkamp comes to Dugway wife a comprehensive background in Army education. During his 21 year involvement wife Army education he has seen duty in Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Ft. Monroe, Va., Thailand and Ft Huachuca, Arizona. He attended fee U.S. Army Intelligence School in Baltimore for three years. A MATH major at Guilford College in North Carolina, Mr. Rahenkamp has a Master's degree in education from the University of North Carolina. He has done additional postgraduate work at American University in Washington DC. Rahenkamp invites all civilian and military personnel of the Deseret Test Center to acquaint themselves with fee educational benefits offered through the Army Education Center by visiting his office on the second floor of East Ware Barracks or by calling 2887 or 2861. |