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Show Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 fatigue at the Fries Park midway point. For the hikers it became almost a point of honor to complete the trek. Most individuals went tlie entire distance for the worthwhile cause. ten-mil- e Vol. 4 No. 26 raised $1200-$150- 0 Hike termed 'huge success "Published in the interest of the personnel of the Deseret Test Center Published by tlie Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing 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. r effort successful. hugely results surpassed Dugway's those of many larger communities, Mrs. Stearinan added. TI1E hike was part of a national effort to raise money for the Dugway campaign called the mentally handicapped. The Approximately $1200 to $1500 was pledged to 1 20 walkers participating in the Apr. 28 Hike for the Retarded, according to Mrs. R. L. Stearman. The chairwoman of the ten-mil- e, on-po- st of a challenge, but two soldiers assigned to the Equipment Pool assumed an even greater burden. I W. course. Specialist 5 Orville Businesses and individuals Sykes and Specialist 4 Dari were asked to pledge so much . Daniels each increased per mile for each mile walk- their weights with the addied or ridden by the partici- tion of a sand-fille- d pants. liack pack and rifle. Their efforts brought the hike camDugway participants met paign increased pledges and in front of Post Headquar- donations. ters and proceeded to hike lf hours after English Village. throughout they started, almost all Fries Park marked the half- hikers had reached their ten-mi- le destination. Cold drinks way and western-mo- st point of the hike. and a deep sense of satisfacFOR MOST individuals, tion awaited them at the finthe ten miles provided enough ish line. campaign called on citizens across the hike or bike for to country tlie retarded over a measured hike-bik- e volunteer d, 1 ' RIF requires no forced cuts Dugway Days pen house set to run May 17-2- 0 Three-and-a-ha- Colonel Roliert A. Shade, Deseret Test Center, commander, announced today that the Center has managed to without any involuntary emeffect a reduction-in-forc- e ployee separations. which resulted from the DeThe reduction-in-forcDefense of reorganization actions announced on partment Jan. 11, 1973, was achieved primarily through employee civilian transfers, retirements, and resignations. Forty-fiv- e employees are transferring to other military installations, 26 either have or will retire within the next 90 days, and 37 personnel will lie resigning. Twenty-eigof the resignations are a result of employees defining transfer from Fort Douglas to Dugway Proving Ground. In addition to the reduction of the permanent work force, there are five temporary civilian workers whose appointments will expire before June 1. Civilian Personnel officials at the Center anticipate that a total of approxiand twelve civilian employees will mately be on the payroll after all personnel actions are completed. Reductions in the military e are occurring of the through reassignment military personnel. The actual relocation of the Deseret Test Center Headquarters from Fort Douglas to Dugway is scheduled during the period May 29 to June 1. Tlie move will involve approximately 104 civilian employees and 35 military personnel. . The sixth annual Dugway Days Open House will extend over a four-da-y period starting May 17 with the public invited to attend the activities located in and around the Post Gymnasium. event is The four-da- y held in conjunction with Armed Forces Day May 19 and is sponsored by Youth Activities. of this HIGHLIGHT lie will activities years many - based Utaha of Fun, City commercial carnival The carnival group will approximately 12 provide amusement rides of appeal to all ages. In addition. City of Fun will operate game booths and food and refreshment stands on the midway. On Friday afternoon. May activities will include 18, numerous displays and dethe monstrations. Among displays will be those of aircraft, weather equipment, arts and crafts and military weapons. THE DUGWAY women take on the Grantsville ladies later in the day with a , 6:00 p.m. softball game way Proving Ground who are not required to remain at their worksites because of workload, safety, security, etc., will be excused to participate in the Dugway Days activities of Friday afternoon. EMPLOYEES should understand that this excused absence extends only to participating on post in the celebration of Dugway Day. Employees who are excused from their worksites, but leave post or go to their residences ar e, ht seven-hundr- ed work-forc- Exchanges facing rising gas prices in the baseball diamond adjacent to the post gym. Tentative plans Friday also include an ROTC drill team and an aerial performance of Dugway skydivers. Civilian and military personnel at Deseret Test Center Headquarters and Dug Photography equipment and military armaments were among the displays at a past Dugway Day Open House. This years event promises to be bigger and better than ever. DTC anniversary noted by Brown The Deseret Test Center, a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), and a Special Project of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) was activated on May 9, 1962. In a letter to Colonel Roliert A. Shade, commander of the Test Center, Major General Charles P. Brown, Commander of TECOM stated: On behalf of all memliers of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, I extend congratulations and licst wishes on the eleventh anniversary of the activation of the Deseret Test Center. I would be remiss if I did not include sjiecial mention of your installation at Dugway Proving Ground, the thirty-firanniversary of which occurred just over a month ago. The dedication and professional expertise of your combined workforce is most outstanding. To them, I offer my personal thanks., and appreciation for a job well done. st on post will lie charged the carnival rides will deterwith appropriate leave. mine the availability of commercial carnivals in future The carnivals midway ac- years. tivities will lie operational Throughout its five-yeThursday, May 17, starting at 4:00 p.m., on May 18 at history, Dugway Day Open 11:30 a.m. and on May 19 House has sought to inform from and 20 at noon. The carnival visitors neighboring communities of the militarys will remain open until midrole in maintaining ah effecnight all four days. Cost for rides will lie 23 tive defense posture, while cents individually, or five at the same time providing an tickets for one dollar. A Youth entertaining time for alL Activities spokesman stressed This years event retains that that successful support of original concept. The cost of gasoline to your exchange facilities will be increasing significantly very soon, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) headquarters has announced. If AAFES is unable to compensate within its operation for the increase, this will mean increasing the sell price of gasoline to AAFES customers," the announcement said. EXCHANGE PRICES are based on a differential from the posted prices of major oil companies, with the present difference at four cents per gallon on regular grades, and five cents for premium and grades. Tlie petroleum shortage facing the entire nation would necessitate the reduction in differential, and the k corresponding increase in price to the AAFES customer. AAFES holds contracts with eight oil companies for its petroleum supply, but five of these have either cancelled their contracts due to the shortage of the product, or increased cost prices averaging more than four cents per gallon to cover unforeseen changes in the market which have increased their operating costs. the message read. THE THREE remaining companies are expected to either cancel their contracts or seek an increase as well. One company lias licgun allocating its available supply, which could mean that some stations would lie out of stock of some products, including gasoline. AAFES headquarters has expressed its concern with the situation to each of the companies involved, and has stated that "every effort will lie made to maintain a reasonable differential lielow outside major oil company prices. 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