Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, November 12, 1971 Page: 4 of 24
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Editorial
AKMftlED SENHPUIL
Published in tlie interest of the military and civilian personnel at Ft wood
Texas every Friday by the Community Enterprises Inc. Temple Texas.
Policies and statesments reflected in the news and editorial columns represent
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Pay Unknown
The approaching end to the wage-price freeze
Phase I is bringing about many questions from mili
tary personnel.
Will we get the pay hike this month? Will those
going over two receive their longevity pay? Will an in
crease in BAQ allowances foe allowed?
There has been no information received by the
finance and accounting office here on post from
either the finance center at Ft. Benjamin Harrison or
DA. No one has the answer yet.
President Nixon's Pay Board's decision may have
shed some light on the subject but the pay raise is still
uncertain.
The board put a ceiling on pay increases for the
year limiting them to 5.5 per cent. But it also ruled
that existing contracts made before the freeze may
go into effect provided they are "reasonably consis
tent" with the 5.5 per cent rule. What does "reason
ably consistent" mean
Only the board knows for sure. Hopefully Pres
ident Nixon's expected speech on further economic
policy Monday night will give a little more insight on
the unknown.
As for retroactive pay that too is up to the
Board. The boad ruled that retroactive pay will be
granted "only in limited number of carefully defined
circumstances." Does that include the military? It did
not say. The board did leave open however the possi
bility it would approve retroactive increases to re
medy "severe inequities."
This could mean the military might receive the
back pay. But it is not certain. The board answered
some questions but indeed it created many more.
Let's only hope that these questions can be resolved
soon.
FROZEN FOGEY
Computers do a lot inward making the wheels turn a
little faster but telling them what to do can be
pretty complicated. If vou are eligible for a longivley
pay increase watch out! You will get your raise the
first month but you will have to pay it bark the second
month. In other words if you are supposed to get $20.00
more the first month your check will be $20.00 more
but the second month it will be $20.00 less than you're
making now and after that your check will he the same
as it is now until the freeze Is lifted. So don't go
out and buy that new stereo 1ust vet unless you ran
afford the payments right now. I'dhate to see you
lose it*
eutenant
mmanding
Editor's Note:
If a person gets a 520 Increase to $6?() for the first
month the tax will be figured on the S&20 figure. The
second month when the $20 increase is subtracted the tax
would be on the adjusted figure of $380. The following
months the pay and tax would return to their pre-increas«
level.
"Sound
If you believe you've never had an outlet for
your view point you have one now.
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Got a question an opinion or constructive
suggestion about the Army or any related topic
that you would like to see aired? The Armored
Sentinel is opening up another avenue of express
ion with its new column "Letters to the Editor."
Fifth Army
Commander
Tours Post
Lt. Gen. Patrick Cassidy
commanding general of Fifth
Army arrived here yesterday
for a one-day orientation tour
of the post.
The 2nd Armd. Div. in con
junction with in Corps and the
1st Cav. Div. conducted an
Honor Guard Ceremony for the
general upon his 4 p.m. arrival
at the South Ramp of Robert
Gray Army Airfield.
Yesterday Cassidy was given
a fly-over tour of the post atd
attended an award presentation
at the 47th Ord. Det. This morn
ing he was briefed by Lt. Gen.
George P. Seneff attended a
tour of MASSTER 1st Cav. Div.
area 13th Spt. Bde. 2nd Armd.
Div. and DAH.
The general's visit here was
his first since assuming com
mand of Fifth Army.
63rd Engineers
Now 62nd Bn.
The 63rd Eng. Bn. (Construc
on as in a iv at a
reorganized as the 62nd Eng.
in
ceremonies held recently at Gaf-
fey Field.
The ceremony began with Ad
jutants Call after which the
command was formed and an
inspection of the troops was
made by Brig. Gen. Fremont
B. Hodson Jr. and Lt. Col.
William L. Hartrick com
manding officer of the 62nd.
The 62nd's colors were
presented and Hartrick gave a
brief history of the lineage of
the 63rd Engrs. Following this
the 62nd Bn.'s colors were
presented and the 63rd's colors
were formally retired with
Hodson presenting the 62nd's
colors to Hartrick.
The general in a brief speech
gave a short history of the 62nd
and expressed his pride in hav
ing the 62nd on Ft. Hood.
Finally the members of the
new 62nd passed in review clos
ing the ceremonies.
Soldier Hurt
In Collision
BELTON Ricky M. Hale
who was injured in a one car
crash Wednesday Nov. 3 on
Highway 190 in Belton was
transferred from the Veterans
Administration Hospital in
Temple to DAH Friday Nov.
5 a or in to it a
spokesman.
The 20-year-old soldier was in
jured about 8 p.m. Wednesday
when he lost control of his car
on Highway 190 went into a
gulley rammed through a fence
travelled 150 feet and rolled
over and came to rest upright
Patrolman Verl Freeman of
Belton reported. The soldier
who reportedly was home on
leave had been travelling east
on Highway 198 about 300 feet
west of Avenue when the ac
cident occurred Freeman said.
Hale was released from
Darnall Nov. 6 and is returning
to his overseas unit. (Killeen
Daily Herald)
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Plug them up with a
UNI^LOAIN)
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Have you got un-answered questions about drugs
alcohol child-rearing mental health ... If you have
then you're not alone. The Armored Sentinel contin
ues this weekly column as a service to its readers—to
help you find the answers to your questions. Answers
are given by qualified professionals at the Ft. Hood
Mental Hygiene Clinic. All questions will be answer
ed but the most important to everyone will be pub
lished. Questions may be submitted or brought to:
DAH Mental Hygiene Section Bidg. 2303 Ft. Hood
Tex. 76544.
MODEL AIRPLANE GLUE GASOLINE PAINT
THINNER AND OTHER VOLATILE SOLVENTS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS ABUSABLE SUB
STANCES. WHAT ARE THEIR EFFECTS?
These substances which were obviously never
meant to be taken by man contain a variety of chem
icals some quite dangerous. Others are toxic only
when used over a long period of time. They provide a
clouded mental state that can develop into a coma
Temporary blindness has been reported. Death is
known to occur when the solvent is inhaled without
suficient oxygen as for example when the individual
loses consciousness and his mouth and nose fall into
the plastic bag containing the solvents. Damage to
bone marrow kidneys and lungs has been described in
autopsy reports.
WHAT ABOUT THE "BRITISH SYSTEM" OF
DEALING WITH HEROIN ADDICTION?
Until recently English heroin addicts were able
to obtain heroin by prescription after registering with
a physician. During the past decade however the
number of known heroin addicts under 20-years-of-age
increased from one in 1960 to 1016 in 1969. (These
figures are regarded as underestimates since many
addicts do not come to official attention.)
As a result of this increase the "system" was
changed in 1968. British physicians can no longer pre
scribe heroin. Instead rehabilitation centers have been
established for treatment of drug addicts. In cases
where total abstinence is not possible for an addict
some heroin or methadone may be prescribed. The
British system is considered a failure and has been
modified to meet the increasing problem of addiction.
However it has largely prevented the involvement of
organized criminal elements in heroin traffic. At pre
sent the illicit traffic consists of addicts selling their
supplies to others.
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Doctor Praises Agencies
For Epidemic Cooperation
Dr. Edward J. Wilson
associate coordinator of agen
cies that combated the dread
Venezuelan Equine Ecnephalitis
(VEE) which invaded Texas last
summer had sincere praise Fri
day for the excellent cooperation
demonstrated during the acute
phase of the epidemic.
Laboratory diagnoisis con
firmed that VEE killed about
175 horses in Texas and 84
humans became ill although
there were no human deaths.
Dr. Wilson singled out for
particular praise the Army and
Air Force veterinarians repre
sented in his audience of 140
Awards Review
Conducted By
Cav Div Arty
Recently on the DivArty
Parade Field the "Centaurs"
of the 1st Bn. 6th Field Arty.
conducted an awards review.
They were supported by the 1st
Cav. Div. Band.
Sfc. Ben H. Caesar of Btry.
A was awarded the Bronze Star
with 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster.
Btry. B commanded by Capt.
Douglas B. Cook was awarded
the 1st Cav. Div. Re-enlistment
certificate for exceeding their
quota.
The best NCO of the month
award was given to Staff Sgt.
Danny R. Gallier (June) of Btry.
A Staff Sgt. John H. Morrow
(July) of Btry. D Spec. 5 Brian
L. Miller (Aug.) of Svc. Btry.
and Staff Sgt. Rapmond E. Per-
rine (Sept.) of Hq. Btry.
Soldier of the month awards
were also presented during the
review The recipients were:
Spec. 4 Victor K. Watson (Aug.)
of Btry. and Pfc. Ronald C.
Bessick (Sept.) of Btry. C.
Factors which are considered
in selecting the winners are:
military bearing performance
of duty attitude and the
response to questions the board
members asked. The board is
os of or N O
within the battalion.
All awards were presented by
the Battalion Commander Lt.
Col. William T. King with Cmd.
Sgt. Maj. John J. Laskowski
assisting.
from thorughout the 14-state
Fifth Army area.
From the inception of the
disease in Texas through the
am at on of a a a
emergency by the secretary of
the U.S. Department of
Argiculture and on until precau
tionary measures could be
relaxed these two service forces
assisted civilian authorities in
every way possible.
The Ft. Hood veterinary facili
ty took an active part in this
am pa he iv
permission from Headquarters
IH Corps to vaccinate privatey
owned animals at no charge.
This was also in conjunction and
with the full approval of civilian
veterinarians.
With helicopter support to
back them in transporting the
vaccine which had to be
reconstituted every 12 hours the
Ft. Hood facility brought the
vaccine from Waco and Bryon
to both Ft. Hood and the local
civilian veterinarians. Utilizing
radio-equipped jeeps supplied bv
the III Corps a total of 695
horses were vaccinated by the
Ft. Hood facility alone in an
intensive four-day campaign.
As an extra measure
pamphlets were distributed con
taining infromation on preven
tive techniques at no cost.
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