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Show 04' THE SAMPLER- Mew - New Future World Adventure Highlights Armed Forces Day For Military Guests And Families Y November is the ideal time for military guests to exper- ; ride-throug- V' J!S r J Jl o ,.. i Kingdom Nov. Special ticketing also tions. For $25, military affiliated guests can spend one full day in the Magic Kingdom and another full day in the extraordinary world of Epcot Center. Or, if planning on visiting just one day, they can explore the fon and fantasy of the Magic Kingdom for $13. Both ways it's just one price for all ages (3 and above). All active duty and retired military, disabled veterans, reservists, National Guardsmen, civil service employees and their immediate families are eligible to participate by presenting their ID card. For more detailed information military guests can check their local SATO office, pavilion opens Oct. 1. h atThe new traction carries 2,500 guests, an hour through a giant ride-throug- N. structure trapezoid-shdpe- d aboard stationed WHERE Army Staff Sgt. Rodger L. Evans directions with HQ USREDCOM at MacDill AFB, Florida gets AM I! -- (of from Dreamfinder and his little purple sidekick. Figment show-plac- e newest the while of visiting course), vour imagination, in Walt Disneys World, Epcot Center. The strange pair lead guests on a Journey Into Imagination, one of six major, Earth in the pavilions in Future World symbolizd by Spaceship 1983. background. Copyright Walt Disney Productions, four-passeng- sus- er pended vehicles and incorporates scores of highly sophisticated visual and animation techniques. The spectacular journey begins by looking back with the visionaries of the past, explores future urban settings with magnetic 15-min- ute across the Army commun- by Sp5 Steven Silvers After three successful national forums between the Army leadership and the Army family, both sides have agreed that holding another symposium this year would prove impractical and are in- stead encouraging local communities to host their own. In one of his last messages to the field, outgoing Chief of Staff Gen. Edward C. Meyer explained that many of the sues raised at the past three meetings belong at installa- tion. level. He asked commanders to "consider sponsoring family symposiums to generate creative solutions and ecnourage at the local level, thereby buildings spirit of new federalism self-hel- p ity. Meyer also announced the Army will observe Military Family Week in conjunction, with National Family Week, Nov. 20-2He said events for that week including a series of awards for communities and units that have contributed to linking the Army are and the Army family under planning. 6. The decision not to hold another symposium "really coincides with what we planned to do all along," said Karen Murray, who has headed the Army Family Liaison Office in the Pentagon since longtime chief Betty Hart left last month. "We want a strength in partnership between family members and Army loans (for The Army Emergency lief (AER) Educational ReAsinun- sistance Program now cludes parent loans for students dergraduate (PLUS) say officials in the Office of the Armys Adjutant General. The PLUS program was enacted by Congress to allow parents to borrow money to assist in paying postsecondary undergraduate expenses of their dependent . children. Army Emergency Relief approves and sponsors the loans by paying administra- tive fees and depositing funds with United Student Aid Funds, Inc., a private, organization that administers and guarantees the loans. The new program coincides with the AER loans available to dependent non-prof- it half-tim- post-seconda- ry institution approved by U.S. Department of Education and USA Funds, Inc. Also, both par- ent and student must be free from any obligation to repay a defaulted federal educational loan and not owe a refund for a federal education The more you learn about cancer, the less frightening it becomes. . Now, area residents who have questions about cancer can get answers to their questions. AMC Cancer Ine formation is a telephone service available to toll-fre- area residents by calling 7. AMC Cancer Information is a service of AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver. With both clinical and labor- atory research, facilities, AMC has many resources to up-to-da- te The trained and experienced staff at AMC Cancer Information can provide information about the causes of cancer, prevention, methods of detection and diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Professional counselors are available to offer emo- tional support. Often the information pro- vided by telephone will be supplemented by free printed materials sent to the ; . beneath he undercarriage of a passing vehicle. So, the properly dedicated fitness freak should keep some simple precautions in mind. Obey all traffic signals, You may rim yellow lights in your car, but remember jog- gers dont have all the metal armor around them. Make it a challenge for the drivers to hit you. Run on ' sidewalks if possible, or if you must use the road, run facing traffic approaching in . she said. "He'll be remembered for saying We recruit soldiers but retain families.' She also noted that the third symposium report, de- the Army at all levels, but especially the local level." At Department of the Army level, Murray explained, there is enough work symposims to warrant not having one this year. "There are a large number of issues that were surfaced, she said: 'It takes time to work them. Some actually need legislative change, some just need an awful lot of staff work. We havent run out of issues to address yet." behemoths. Do not jay-jocross streets only at intersections g, or designated crosswalks. ' There is no safety in numbers, cars can plow through a crowd as easily as they crush a single body. So keep your group in single file, and let the drivers have as much of the road as possible. Playing hide and seek with a moving ton of steel is no fun. Wear white clothing and reflective tape to be sure drivers can see you at night or twilight. Just in case all of the above fail, always carry some personal identification when jogging. This will help the medical team when they try to put you back together. Staying alive is as important as staying in shape. A few simple precautions will help you keep healthy while you are getting fit. r tion Council and should be submitted to the Army in The last national symposium was held in October and attended by more than 450 Army leaders, mid-Jul- y. and family policy-maker- s members from all over the Murray emphasized the progressmade in improving the relationship between the world. Army and the Army family and praised Meyer for his efforts. "He had been one who gave great support to the family movement all along," Sp5 Steven Silvers is an date editor with the Army News Service in Washington, D.C. Carbohydrates determined not as fattening as everyone thinks a al grant. PLUS loans require no "needs test." The parent may borrow a maximum of $3,000 per academic year for each student. The amount of PLUS loans cannot exceed the estimated cost of education for the loan period less other financial aid available for each enrollee. Each loan wide variety of nutrients in the starches and fiber of Whole grain foods and enriched breads contribute essential B vitamins and minerals. Carbohydrate-containin- g vegetables, fruits and grains. Carbohydrate foods provide an efficient source of energy essential for functioning of the muscles, brain and nerves and for good use of other nutrients in the body. Carbohydrate foods like pasta, potatoes, corn and bread are often portrayed as the fattening "villains" in unpaid balance. The repayment period begins the date the loan is disbursed. With the first payment due within 60 days; repayment may extend as long as 10 years, the minimum monthly payment being $50. For more information or Sweeten explained. of They act as carriers inessential nutrients, many cluding fiber and an inexpensive source of protein.. "Many people don't realize American diets. But they are actually foil of ' energy, nutrients, fiber and protein, and not all that fat- said Mary K. foods and a Sweeten, with the Texas tening, application forms, contact nutri-tioiLspedal- that carbohydrates contribute four calories per gram to which is the their diet ist . Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University system. According to Sweeten, the chemical composition of carbohydrates is indicated by car bo for carbon the name and hydrate for water. Simple carbohydrates are the sugars and sweeteners found in fruits, vegetables, dairy products and processed -(- callers. There is no charge for using the service and all calls are confidential. AMC Cancer Research Carbohydrates provide sugar. Complex carbohycar- drates are many simple bohydrates joined together in growing plants. They form bears a yearly finance charge of 12 percent on the AER National Headquarters, 200. Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA. 22332, telephone your lane, so you can nimbly dodge those onrushing tailing specific issues and suggestions of possible actions, is now under final pre-paration by the Family Ac- left over from the first three 703)960-3982. provide the latest, most information. classified as physically fit while lying in a mangled heap on the roadside, or while bouncing along the pavement forums cancer information available Toll-fre- e 800-525-377- guaranteed student loan program and with the limited number of scholarships available under AER support. PLUS loans are available to all members, active and retired, and to spouses or deceased Army members who are U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. citizens. The student for whom the parent is borrowing must be enrolled or accepted for enrolle ment asat least a undergraduate student in a good. However, you will not be 3. undergrads children under the federal With the Army making a big push on physical fitness, many soldiers are taking to the roadways, jogging their way to sleek, healthy bodies. Sweating off those extra pounds and firming up those flabby muscles is all well and RecreationSpecial services office or by calling Walt at World Disney 305-828-133- local-lev- el on this year Emphasis between Army and families a real pleasure popular Space Mountain and ties on land, at sea and in outer, space. Presented by General Electric, the new ' al- 44 other major Disney attrac- technologies and possibilities for 21st Century communi- ! ' Jogging the Magic Kingdom's six happy lands including the reduced car rental prices, special military air transportation rates and reduced prices at local hotels. Horizons visualizes new . rnaEte lows military guests to enjoy 0. The month-lon- g celebration includes special value tickets to both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot Centr, i i ing oceanic city. . aaifc precautions levitation and holographic telephones, surrounds guests with ' huge hemispheric motion picture screens and presents "Sea Castle" a float- ience Walt Disney World's h newest attraction, a adventure called Horizons, during Armed Forces Days'at the Vacation ' Pre-exerci- se same amount of calories per gram contributed by protein. (Fat contains nine calories per gram.) So carbohydrates are not the fattening foods they have often been called," Sweeten said. Research has shown that obese people do not necessaramounts of ily but they often carbohydrates eat more, fat than people of normal weight, she added. eat-excessiv- anyones diet. Sweeten said. fruits are major sources of vitamin C. Vegetables, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, yellow squash and dark green vege-tablare good sources of es Vitamin A Wheat flour and cereal products also account for about 17 percent of Hie protein in the U.S. diet. And except for dairy products, carbohydrates are low in fat and contain no cholesterol. "Far from being fattening Villains', carbohydrates are necessary for a balanced diet, Sweeten said. Consumers should be wary of any diet that recommends severely limiting or eliminating carbohydrates, cautioned the specialist. e Reprinted from the Fort Hood, Texas, "Sentinel (ARNEWS) Appeals - arbitration program being tested Center is an international leader in progress against cancer. Through laboratory focusing on the nature of the No matter on which side of n appeals the civilian find yourprocess you might self, one thing traditionally applies to both sides: the disease and through clinical studies, AMC researchers job-actio- achieve advances in cancer bur-denso- detection, diagnosis and me time required for the process to run its course. In an effort to modify tradi- treatment. The Center's national cancer prevention programs are aimed at early detection tion, the Federal Merit test-- : tems protection board is ing a new appeals procedure in the MSPB regions of San .Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, and Denver. Sys- -' and control. ; Called "appeals arbitration," the new procedure is "intended to handle routine, cases in a non-precedent- ial less legalistic, expedited fashion, says an Army civilian personnel officer. "It eli- minates the need for transcripts, casts the MSPB presiding official in the role of an aribtrator, and is intended to result in more settlements." The official notes that for the new procedure to be in voked it has to be agreed to by the appellant, the MSPB regional director, and the re- l. sponsible management Once that agreement is complete, adds the official, the appellant can expect to receive a decision within 60 offi-cia- days. If the one-yeperiod of testing proves successful, the program will be extended to all MSPB regions, concludes the official. (ARNEWS) ar c t ,r V - ' 4W. - f i I -- |