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Show The Sampler, Jan. 31 , 1985 ' ;. J .. sssH Uirijx - . "RICHARD WILKINS hasn't y. - . beeickce 1950." IS"- -' Accrual leave sick Dr. Lothar Salomon 2148 Sick Leave is a benefit given all federal employees. The accrual and use of sick leave affects us all. Here at Dugway we have a few 2615 Donald Danks . 2523 Wilbert Tavlor 2258 Lamar Bowers 2228 off hours , There are hidden costs as- sociated with sick leave, such as requirement for possible overtime for other employees, the need for extra employees, lost production, lower quality product, lowered efficiency and even lower morale of other em- individuals who have accumulated a balance of 24,278 hours sick leave. They are: Richard Wilkins 3241 hours Cecil Ecjcard .." 3095 hours Alfred Keetch . 2849 hours Robert Hunt . . 2735 hours Ronald Jorgensen 2734 . IMPROVED READINESS theme of defense productivityto program " U.S. Taxpayers saved $32 million, thanks to Air hours Mervin Pyne PRQDUCTl VITYIOT Quality, tecKhblbgy, people" ' ployees. These employees are truly fine examples of professionals. They have set a fine example for all of us to follow. Let's make 85 a healthy hours hours hours hours year- - Force Senior Master Sgt. gested that fighter engines Rodney J. Hindley, who sug- about to be retired be refurbished for training purposes; Nearly $29 million was saved by Navy workers at the David Taylor Naval Ship research and Development Center, Carderock, Md., when they solved a variety of problems associated with controllable-pitc- h propellers; And quality circles (groups of employees who meet regularly to think up better or more ways to do things) in the Army and Defense agencies have come up with a myriad money-savin- g of . gressively pursued. . . agen- courage every individual .in both military and civilian, to look for opportunities to im- the Defense . community, . million-dolalr-pl-us care of soldiers and always will be. That's why we're here. We don't expect a soldier to have to wait for an appointment more than two ed in, the defense authorization bill passed by Congress in October. Col. Jack S. Irawick, de- Currently, family dental care is available in areas where there are not enough ' weeks." was includ- - will be increased to provide care to families. "We don't expect a great shift to dental care for de- pendents," Irawick said. "The first priority is faking . , civilian dental services available. There are 65 military puty director of dental services for the Army's health services command, empha- ' sized that activity duty solneeds-will met diers' be first, and their family members will be worked into schedules where possible; Neither staff nor facilities , happen; they must be .1 prove the processes, products, and effectiveness of his or her organization. By . ideas. being innovative and creaNot sftrprisingly, these tive, and by aggressively people have been recognized "pursuing goals of excellence and productivity, we ' can of Defense Casby Secretary par W. Weinberger with the make significant gains in dereadiness." Productivity Excellence i fense These gains can. be reaAward. Their achievements lized were featured recently in a only through constant ? effort each and every day of at exhibit Week Productivity the Pentagon, entitled "Pro- vthe year. And the Pentagon exhibit will be used to reen- The Cornerductivity j force the effort, since it will stone of Excellence." be available for use at all The theme of the program 1. The provision v sources." He added, "Productivity gains do not, however, just cost-effecti- ve space-availab- le to be expanded improve defense productivity is "quality, technology, and people." In a statement about the importance of productivity, Weinberger said "If this nation is to compete effectively in a global economy, it is essential that its productivity equal or exceed, the increases in the costs of labor and other re- - Military dentists will be able to provide more dental care to military ' family members on a basis starting July . Family dental care : 5 . bases in the United States, including 39 Army locations, plus overseas installations that may provide the care now. About 70 percent of soldiers have some form of dependent . dental care ; now available, according to .Trawick. Trawick said the change in policy was desired by the Army to get the most efficient use of its dental resources. "When the troops , r-- all levels to get the most out of the defense dollar." For more information on U.S. military installations. Said Claire Freeman, puty, assistant secretary of. defense for personnel policy and requirements, whose ofde- fice is responsible for the productivity program, "It provides another platform e for Mr. Weinberger to ongoing programs reem-phasiz- that work and to urge management and employees at went to Grenada, for. exam 289-234- 6. f nizing there is a terrible need for family dental care and the G.I. needs some help. We are hopeful we will insurget a type of CHAM-PUlike ance, maybe for some type of dental pre-pai- d S, care for dependents," he said. Trawick said, "Each post sys- tern to allow family members to receive an examination and be told what is avai. ' permanent treatment often could be done as quickly and easily, but has not been per-- , will try to develop some lable. The office of the sur- initted.d geon general is publishing guidelines on how the sys- tern will work, but basically, the local commander has the authority to decide how much space he has avai- "What we dp we want to do well, and we can't do it for everyone," said Trawick, recognizing that care will - Defense, Defense Productivity Program Office, Autovon problem. "Congress is recog- troops aren't around." Col. James R, Fay, chief of the command's dental clink cal services division, pointed out one of the changes will be to permit permanent treatment of emergency cases, instead of only temporary relief of pain. He said - , exhibits or the Department of Defense Productivity Program, contact Richard J. Power, director, Office of the Assistant Secretary of said he hoped future changes could address the pie, the dentists at Fort Bragg, N.C. dont have anything to do," he said. 'This will enable us to keep the dentists busy when the not be available for all family members who need it. He the traveling productivity . lable." (ARNEWS) ' THE THE BENEFITS. . . At the end of the contract, you can. MONTHLY . w PAYMENTS ARE y BECAUSE YOU 1 rlliHIlwC wlik I THE DEPRECIABLE XlA ' YALUE rr BETTER THAN LEASING BECAUSE v? TRADE IN VALUE V it - 7 . refinance the balance due 7GHDSE.E ? X .C Turn in the vehicle and walk away 2. Sell the vehicle at a prof it & payoff note 3. Keep the vehicle and payoff or 1. AT THE END AND KEEP INVESTMENT js OF CONTRACT TAX CREDIT .tpst SEE HOW EASY NEW CAR BUYING CAN 3 -23 South Main M I ' 882-314- 8 7 |