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Show 2 THE SAMPLER - ble excuse for leaving the table early (you wont let the kids do that), I threw the switch back on . . and nothing. No little dot. It was Nancy Driggers, a former Dugwayite, is flashing a monster of a diamond. Now an employee of the Tooele Transcript, where she is the Community News Editor, Nancy will join forces with Capt. Bob Oleksy oh May 26th. He was stationed at Dugway as a GLCM Test Of-- . fleer, now in Ramstein, Germany. They plan a two-yehoneymoon in Europe. Have you got a computer in your home yet? We did. Santa brought us one ... let me tell you about it, and maybe it will save you some heartache. First, we asked very prudently about it. Everyone was gone! No one had told me that the dam thing, forgot everything if you turned it off. I found out it was possible to keep programs on something called a floppy disk. It sounded like a severe case of backache to me, but off to the ar saying prices would come down . . . well just before Christmas we saw an ad for one at $69. That did it, off we went. Of course, when we got to the store it was made painfully obvious that" computer would not do what we wanted, and we ended up paying $269 for one.But that was alright, it was color and a computer, as well. Think of all that could be done with a graphics computer. Not long after getting it home I had a little dot going up and down on the screen . . .. Oh, the screen. I forgot. It is a color computer; so we had to 'hook it up to the television in the living room, right? Wrong. Fraggle Rock was on, and you know who lost that brawl. Then I remembered a little black and white set I had. Well, anyway, the whole family was crammed around that little set watching the little dot bounce up and down, marveling over the wonders of microelectronics, when Mom announced supper. Any store. Would you believe that salesman didnt even crack a smile when he told me that prices started at $550?I He didnt. But when he saw was close to a nervous collapse, he remembered a tape pro- ; . cess to store memory, and that only cost $59. Smug with the thought that I had saved $500, I arrived home to And that the dam recorder was exactly the same as the one I bought this summer at the PX for $29.95, and besides I didnt have a connecting .cable to connect the recorder to the computer. "Oh, thats $7.95, said the voice on the other end of the phone when I called the store. third trip in a week to Salt Lake City for the connecting cable, and a book on computer programs for $10.95! The cable worked, but none of the programs in the book did. "Oh, that is a different language, said the voice from the store. Now we are set. Lets write a letter. It wont. You cant even write a letter on the fool thing. Well I need to do something, how long can I justify several hundred dollars to get a little dot to bounce up and down? "Oh, you need a word pro- machine on while he had sup-pe- r, so I threw the big switch. cessing program. Same voice on the phone. How much? "Oh, thats only $49.95. Well, what the heck. I traded the $10.95 book for pork chops and making a fee gram. Then came the hardest self respecting computer operator wouldnt leave his After hogging down the the word processing pro- - EdiSil; irfisalls p8imiiinis Careful addressing prevents broken hearts blow . . . and I know you have guessed it. That same salesman . . . "Now, sir, what kind of a printer do you want. He talked about a dot matrix and a daisy wheel, and then reminded me that I had a graphics computer . . .' You might as well get the one that prints graphics, too. I am ashamed to tell you what I paid for that printer. But, I will say if you plan to get a home computer, beware of that voice on the other end of that telephone line. Oh, yes, I still dont have the connecting cable for the printer . . . they were out of them . . . but I can still say to visitors ... . "Look at the Handy Dandy Daisy Wheel -- the following elements that If you want your valentines to be delivered on target and on time, you can help the Pos- apply. Full name of recipient. Appartment mailbox number or apartment tal Service by addressing them properly. A return address should be the first address a person puts on an envelope. If there is a delivery problem, it will allow the Posted Service to return the letter, card or parcel to the sender. Both the return address and mailing address should contain complete address information. This includes all Of . number. Rural route number and box number. Street name, and number or post bffice box number. very City, state and ZIP code. important The Postal Service also urges use of: legible handwriting, a ballpoint pen (felt cortips smudge easily) andcards rect postage (oversized require extra postage). Proper addressing is espe. cially important around holi-days such as Valentines Day, when many people do not use ' their return address in order to momentarily surprise the recipient. But when the card, or letter is undeliyerable, the one who is surprised is the sender when he or she. discovers it was not received. Use a little care, and well get it there. Uniform, equipment ideas welcome and The Armys done at the dot matrix color graphics computer printer Ive got. A couple of soldiers headed Aside from a musket and a few items of individual gear, over the pass for the last time, or are pointed in that direction . ... HHC lSgt Larry soldiers in the Revolution were often on' their own to get tiie rest of their uniform. Much has changed for members of todays Total Washburn packed off for Furth Germany last week, with bowling partner and First Cook SSG Rod Swift. Next week Military man Sp4 Frank Pantaleo Jr. heads back to Chicago and and Maintenance and Review Team) allows Defense. Suggestions may be made, on plain paper, to: SMART, U.S. Army Logistics Center, Fort Lee, ATTN: ATCL-ST- , Va. 23801. Include a descrip- Major pieces of Army equipment and weapons are tested and developed with the direction of officials at toothpaste and soap, the Army provides the rest. From your skin out, the supply system is tailored to keep you dressed and equipped. As missions change, so g does equipment in a pattern of improvement and modification. Development of new personal equipment items such as uniforms and field gear is Aberdeen the Proving tion of the problem or idea, your recommendation and your name and unit address. Grounds north of Baltimore, Md. Have you got an idea for a never-endin- change to the military uniform? You ideas are welcome and some can even yield cash Like SMART, the START program is designed to cut down paperwork and save time in getting the best possible use from new equipment. awards. Army approves modification information about START, call AUTOVON For 4 or 22-STA- Wear of the new womens garrison cap and the combatsDecial skills badges are among several proposals approved by the Army Clothing and Equipment Board. Soldiers now have the option of wearing, the qin-o- n badges rather than the sew-o- n type, board officials say. Women may wear the garrison cap as soon as it is available through the supply system or AAFES. A supply should be available at the post exchanges in early 1985 and the individual clothing bag in ealy 1986, officials estimate. Other actions include testing the benefits of adding two side pockets to the womens classic slacks and deciding whether women drill sergeants should wear the male DI hat. Approval was also given for the development of a parachutist rough terrain suit, NBC equipment bag, tactile CB gloves, multipurpose lightweight overboot and extended ; clothing system. Female soldiers asked for slacks with pockets, to reduce, the need for handbags, according to the ACEB proposal. The cap was approved to replace the black beret, which was perceived by many female soldiers as inconvenient. merce. Also among those who hit the trail were CW4 Pete and Sue Quigley and the kids. They went to Berlin. On a selfish note. Im glad to hear that SFC Phil Hales orders have been deleted, and he will be with us for a while longer. (Whew, that was close!) FORM 1Q4QA The Form 1040A has a new look this year! Now you can use It even If you have an IRA dir claim the Child and Disabled Dependent Care Credit. Check the Instructions In your tax package for details. . DA-STAR- T. November 1983.) Dont make me kill your pet Twice monthly, animals impounded in the Animal Disease Prevention & Con- trol Facility (kittens, . ; cold-weath- er Come m today for loan von can bank on. 800 1 (Adapted from an article in ON GUARD, "pin-o- n 35-ye- ar sol- diers to submit their ideas directly to the Logistics Center at Fort Lee, Va. materials and all food service items for the Department of expected to buy things like yesterday for his truly outstanding service to Dugway, . and for his not half bad sing- ing in the Sound of Music. Also ETSing is SGT Gary Frueh from military personnel. Before you basketball moms and dads get tense, Gary plans to stay right here. Welcome to Norma Gleed, the first woman president in the history of the Tooele Chamber of Com- (Supply gestions. SMART Assessment does research for airdrop Force. While soldiers are still college. Frank received a well deserved Army Commendation Medal from Col. Carruth SMART START programs are designed to help you make sug- Natick, Mass., Laboratories. In addition to developing and testing everything from BDUs to. a new knapsack, the Natick Lab 2 1 All Macrame Fri., Sot. Items pup- pies, adult cats and dogs) are euthanized. Why? One could say there are many, reasons, but the main, reason is that,, we here at the ADPCF, have no idea to whom these ani- mals belong. They have no identificationrabies tag around their neck, so here they stay (for an average of 10 days) awaiting death. These animals are given fresh water and food every day and are kept in a heated room, individually caged. They cry for attention, to be held, petted or scratched. You can see the desperation in their eyes, they want to be . free! They want to have someone hold them dose and rub their ears or scratch their back! Is that too much to ask for? 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