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Show I V Page 4 TI1E DESERET SAMPLER, Friday, January 11, 1980 Inflation and exchange privileges discussed IffiOMER Islam, the worlds second largest faith, with over .750 million adherents. Is a universal, not an ethnic or Arab, faith. Islam is more than just a. religion. It is an way of life. IRAN ran, much in the nears of late, is a land un known to most members of the Armed Forces. Since it is in the news, the following background information on the country and its religion is presented for our readers. Hie two major branches of the Islam faith are the Suui and Shi ite, a division which dates from shortly after the death of Muhammad, the religions founder, in 632 A'.D; Shiiitc. the smaller branch, holds that a spiritual leader is required to guide the faijful. These leaders are called imams and are considered to lie the successors of Muhammad. The first imam was Ali, of Muhammad. Sunni, the larger branch (90 percent of all Moslems), consider themselves to be the orthodox branch and reject the claim of Alis line. They believe the at the 'community of the faithful is the guardian and sacred law grounded in the the guarantor'" will of Cod as given in the Koran, Islams holy book. - both branches have religious leaders whom they consider to lx teachers and leaders of prayer father than ordained clergy in the Western sense. Leadership within this clergy is obtained by virture of one's learning and ability to develop a following. 'Since separation of church and state is not a recognized principle, these religious leaders are important to the politics of Muslim countries. Within the Shiite branch, a Mullah is a religious leader. A group of select mqllahs is gathered get her as a mujtahid which had legal jurisdiction jindcr the Sharia. Muslim law. The most learned and revered individual in each Mujtahid group is given the title Ayatollah. In general. Muslim spiritual duties are outlined m the Five Pillars of Faith" namely confession of the faith daily. prayer made five times daily while facing Mecca. charitable giving. fasting during the daylight hours of the Islamic holy, month of Ramadan, and making the hajj dr pilgrimage to Mecca at least oncc during a person's lifetime. Facts and Figures Geography: Area of 636,000 u. square miles, slightly larger than Alaska. Capital is Tehran with a s; sFr: population of 4.7 million. Qom, pre- sent headquarters of Ayatollah Khomeni, is one of the nations son-in-la- w of-th- The effectiveness of Army and Air Force inflation-fightin- g prochange Services (AAFES) value of the exchange grams has underscored the uncertain these . benefit during as a military privilege times. That statement was made by Brigadier General . Duane H .Stubbs, commander of the Army and Air an Force Exchange Service, currently in the midst ofsolof extended effort to stretch the buying power of rising diers, airmen and their families in this era Ex- centers of Islamic traditionalism. 37 million 90 Over percent are population. members of the Shia sect of Islam; 5 percent belong to the SUni sect. People: Estimated e Government : In January 1979 Shah Mohammad Pahlavi was forced .to flee the country. It is now ruled by committees under the Ayaltollah . Khomeni, a religious leader who had lieen exiled for nearly 20 years. Economy: At one time Iran was the 4th largest exporter of petroleum in the world. Production has fallen dramatically since the revolution. In November 1979 President Jimmy Carter banned direct purchase by the U.S. of any Iranian oil after the takeover of the American Embassy by - Iranian students, in which 62 Ameri- cans working there were taken hostage. . L prices. AAFES as an element of the Department of Defense complies with the guidelines established by the Council on Wage Pricing Stability (COWPS) with of goods arid respect to both wages and prices services. In addition to compliance with guidelines, we have, in some cases, reduced prices, the general went on. We have permanently reduced prices fqr food and snack items, toilefnes, clothing, cleaning oils in our supplies and paper products and motor devaluadollar and overseas areas where inflation tion has hit our customers the hardest. Based on the best projections available, the Consumer Price Index is expected to rise 9.35 during the next 12 months, Stubbs said. We project that our retail prices will rise about 6.4, an increase which not only is ' well below the Index but also bellow the 7 military pay cap. WE ARE convinced that today, perhaps as never before, the Exchange Service is playing' a vital role in Exmaking military life attractive, he explained. change shopping represents a greater value to the which points customer than buying commercially out what AAFES has been doing all along: providing the military with true fringe benefit. As the general explained, Im speaking of normal everyday good buys, not loss leaders or come-on- s. More and more customers are discovering that it pays to shop at their exchange because despite infla- tion, AAFES remains their best, bet for across . ITS TIME TO iimimm ' . - ..... ,.. .. fexam-pl.T akej. womens 'and; mens cosmetics,1 for - Jm dead serious! Our new Spring Merchandise is coming in now! We need cash to pay for it, and room on our racks to display it! Forum Sweaters IVOH acrylic in mint J rreir neck. Reg. 22.95 Thane Sweaters Sr Uniting knit thin .. Reg. 2.1.95 .: VAWPOOL Remy -- - Jw5 145.00 Remy Leather Glaard lambnkin wfulmi cut Reg. 281.95 .50, Remy Leather blairr Sir Hailing 1 tee. Reg. urrsiir turtleneck. 21.00 Won 1nwI. Reg, 29.95 Casablanca Leather : 80.00: lambkin. wntria rat In luggage. Star 46 Reg. 264.98 99.00 laabuklarmniblr, packet. 99.100J n 1 40 coal, 25 n hooded a ad ............. "Boy Sport or Sweater, at rrgolar price, aad yoo get the aecood oae FREE 38.00, .Hr,. '99.95 80.00 . 65.00 00UBLEKNITS Select group ...... 12 Me SUEDES ........... QUILTEDS 2. 2.98 to 6.98 vd 3.69 Both double sided for placemats, hot pads, etc. . . and single face fabric fot clothing. vo 5.69 5.98 Reg. : . . MANY MORE IN-STO- Wl RE PRICE REDUCTIONS!! Everything Else but Shoes Briarwood Coat Beaotifel eordoroy la iae 40 rrgwlar. Oae oaly 129.95 1 and 45.00 Off ' Our Philosophy: To provide nothing but For EXECUTIVE. ; MEN'S SHOP 7 SouthMain 882-36jjjgrifeaaiguajljytor the discerning AH VITAMINS Richlife NuLife . Your Sewing Needs To Carol man STORE Thompson Shaklee Vitasun SMALL ENOUGH 61 PROTEIN Weider and Hoffman Naturade top quality, name brand, fabrics and notions. ' ' You'll never find cheap gimmicks" to draw you in just top quality merchari dise. Now sale pricedl BIG ENOUGH 882-448- 8 ,05NMain 882-688- 6 e the general saidLook at the advertising exposure 'and1 the tremendous. interest in personal care and appearance. A customer can go to an exclusive shop or a department store and get the latest, most fashionable items for a nationally-advertise- d price or visit the exchange and save 30 to 40 on those same items. In many cases, the amount of savings is even greater. Other savings on everyday items are possible through the Budget Specials and AAFES Special programs. Hundreatan items are identified by the green Budget Special t?gs. Clothing, appliances, dinnerware, lower priced merchandise is available', in every department of every exchange. A CATEGORY check of other appliances indicated savings in every comparison. Look at the1 brand names, compare the prices. Appliances are an excellent buy at the exchange and often exceed the 20 overall savings possible through exchange purchases, he emphasized. Stubbs continued down the list. Clothing and linens, 30 savings; household items, 24 savings: stationery, 24 savings. Photo optical equipment - 25 savings on a variety erf a single lens reflex camera; jewelry, 23 saving; toiletries, 14 savings; and the list goes on. HERES a category that every soldier, airman and dependent will use during their tour with the military: luggage. All luggage sold through AXrES provides 25 to 40 savings from regular retail prices, he pointed out. THE SURVEY showed that AAFES was lower on 9 of the items, higher on only 9 and the same on the remaining The general conducted that AAFES is hanTto save its customers at least 20 working across-th- e board no easy task in these times of increasing prices. . Reg. 135.95 Forum Sportswear Shirt 00c Foraai 2.98 45" and 60". Reg. 3.98 80". Reg. 3.98 to 8.98 'Denton Top Coat jmlyeiler, far like collar In camel and grip n Sine Reg,ylS9.95 Car Coat 7.1 rn AA lOV.UU Caaablanca Leather Casablanca Leatherj VELOUR INTERLOCKS Remy Leather Claird Casablanca Leather 60", Reg. 7.98 to 14.98 17400 - 3.98 1. 7.98 WOOL BLENDS Glaard lank cm, vnteri CUt ill coffee m and luggage. Reg. 289.93 ck izphc. ;5P!EJS Remy Leather Thane Sieeaters . 168.00 279.95 . Reg. I fit. 95 EXAMPLES! Glaard lambakia Thane Sweaters idtmbikin GfeOUh 170.00 ck Reg. I at. 95 ffiBSIhTOD Unbukin Reg. 23.93 Thane Sweaters Regent gas?" Leather C laird 13.00, RcgentileereleiM. Won mwl. Reg. 23JOO I TO What do you mean, we're out of . 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