The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1977 Page: 1 of 28
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Hood Briefs
Official ‘trick or treat’
hours released
This year on Halloween “trick or treating” will be
permitted between 7 and 9 pm. on Oct. 31. And will be
limited to children 14 years of age and younger.
For their own protection young children should be
escorted by their parents as they make their rounds. All
children should trick or treat in their own housing areas to
reduce exposure to traffic and other hazards. Military
Police patrols will be increased in the housing areas on
Halloween for traffic and safety purposes.
Vehicle drivers should remember that children don’t
always use the best judgment while crossing streets and
often their costumes make them difficult to see so an ef-
fort should be made to be especially alert watching for
young children who might dart out into the streets.
Occupants can reduce damage to shrubbery bushes and
help prevent injury to the children by leaving their porch
lights on during the trick or treat period.
Parents are asked to remind their children that soaping
windows overturning garbage cans and other pranks can
be dangerous and destructive. Acts such as these will not
be tolerated.
IPX Service Station notc?
\official inspection point\
The Main Post Exchange Service Station was activated
as an official State of Texas Vehicle Inspection Station last
week.
The vehicle safety inspectors are now licensed by and0
represent the State of Texas for vehicle inspections. The
inspection hours are: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Hood changes from
Daylight to Central
Ft. Hood will change from Daylight Savings Time to
Central Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday Oct. 301977. To
convert to Central Standard Time clocks are moved back
one hour (from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m.). Installation duty hours
remain the same.
KIFH radio wants
to play your music
KIFH your “inside Ft. Hood” radio station broadcasts
weekdays from 6 a.m. until midnight. By calling our
special request line (685-6977) during broadcast hours you
can request the music that you the listener want to hear.
KIFH also provides an up-to-the-minute look at local na-
tional and international news.
To receive the KIFH FM signal connect your radio
antenna to any on-post cable vision outlet and tune to 97.1.
Or turn your television set to channel 5.
Corps top EM
extended past 30
Command Sergeant Major Eugene W. Jones III Corps
and Ft. Hood command sergeant major was recently
named by the Army Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Retention Board as
one of five command Sergeants Major to be retained on ac-
tive duty for up to 35 years.
Command Sergeant Major Jones who has been on Ft.
Hood for over three years was one of five sergeants major
to be chosen for retention past the mandatory seperation
point of 30 years in service.
The retention board cited the special fitness of the enlist-
ed personnel and the efficiency of the Army as contribut-
ing to their decision to retain Jones.
E O CT O SAID
I TY NOT
I DUTY 1
INAOA
By LT. COL. CHARLES W.
SHUTTLEWORTH
Provost Marshal 2nd Armd. Div.
Unless you are independently wealthy or
just want to live dangerously you should do
what you can to avoid being robbed. The
people around you continue to get robbed
and like it or not you area potential vic-
tim. The scenario is almost as predictable
as the sun rise:
A solitary soldier walking across the
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Parents of 13th COSCOM and Ft. Hood children are reminded on Halloween night (next
Monday) that their little “ghosts and goblins” should not accept or eat any candy that
isn't in its original wrapping. .___________ ______
Unless you’re rich or maybe stupid
if
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oreign Wives
By JOHN B. NOONE
13th COSCOM Staff Writer
She sits at home each day bored angry
and easily frustrated. To make matters
worse she has difficulty reading and writ-
ing the English language. There is no ex-
tensive bus or subway system. Since she
doesn’t have a driver’s license she feels
imprisoned in her own home. To her the
climate lifestyle and social customs of
this country are strange. She feels very un-
easy about her new life in the United
States. No marrying her soldier husband
hasn’t been quite what she had bargained
for and she misses Frankfurt Seoul
Saigon or Paris.
Such is the plight of many foreign wives
not only on Ft. Hood but on other military
installations as well. For those of you
who’ve been overseas remember how it
felt when you first stepped off the airplane
onto foreign soil. The language was
strange the country’s traditions may have
seemed odd and at the time the lifestyle
seemed unusual. Well here in this country
foreign spouses undergo the same kind of
“culture shock.”
Language Is A Barrier
Unless the foreign spouse already speaks
English language becomes an immediate
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split for Fla.
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field back to the barracks after an evening
out. Two men about his age in civilian
clothes approach him. They are probably
soldiers just like him. One points a small
caliber “Saturday Night Special” at him.
“Give me your money!” the man barks
out. The victim hands over his wallet then
lays face down in the dirt as instructed.
The robbers flee on foot soon disappearing
behind the buildings. A potentially-deadly
ehcounter is over. The victim is scared
barrier. “I learned English on my own. But
since I can’t read or write the language
very well I’m not that confident on the out-
side” says a newly-arrived spouse from
Germany. Needless to say the inability to
fully comprehend and communicate in
English can hinder the activities of a
foreign wife. The chances of developing
friendships landing a job and establishing
credit with businesses become harder and
more frustrating.
Transportation Is A Problem
Another problem foreign wives face is
transportation. Since some of them can’t
read or speak English very well they are
unable to obtain a driver’s license. So if
transportation is needed their husbands
(when not at work) must drive them or
they must ask a friend (if they know
anyone). “In Texas they have the driver’s
test in Spanish why not in German?”
asked another wife. “Though I need to get
out of the house and go into Ft. Hood at
times I’d rather not take the driver’s test.
Right now I don’t know English that well
and I’m afraid I wouldn’t pass the test”
added a foreign spouse from Japan. Taxi's
can be expensive and just getting to the
downtown bus station can be a problem in
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Fifty soldiers of the 312th MI Bn. 1st
Cav. Div. departed here recently for Eglin
Air Force Base Fla.
The men and their equipment will
participate in the United States Readiness
Command’s joint readiness exercise Bold
Eagle 78.
The exercise involving Army Navy and
Air Force units from around the country is
a test of their capability to conduct joint
service operations involving deployment
simulated tactical missions and redeploy-
ment to home bases.
The Ft. Hood soldiers departed in two
groups for the western Florida base. The
first group left earlier this week in a motor
convoy. The second group departed Ft.
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Tricky holiday demands extra care added cautiousness
FT. HOOD SENTINEL
“PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE PERSONNEL OF FT. HOOD
FT. HOOD TEXAS THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 1977
MPs working to curb on-post robberies
There’s no treat involved when a
malicious trickster boobytraps Halloween
candies for unsuspecting children. In re-
cent years parents across the nation have
learned to cringe when the kids mention
trick-or-treating.
Adult pranksters whose “jokes” de-
liberately cause injury illness or even de-
ath act as dampers on the spirit of
Halloween fun. And careless drivers and
poor nighttime visibility add to the
dangers.
In many cities trick-or-treating has been
drastically cut back by concerned parents
who replace the traditional Halloween
night out with private parties or
neighborhood carnivals with plenty of adult
supervision.
However if your child is determined to
go looking for goodies this year there area
number of things you as a parent can do to
ensure that his bag of treats contains no un-
happy surprises..
Eyeholes in masks should be large
enough to allow a full range of vision. Even
better avoid masks altogether and use
makeup to achieve the desired effects.
Hems on trailing or loose costumes for
witches ghosts and such should be
raised to reduce the danger of tripping.
Use flame resistant fabrics for costumes.
Candles are frequently used as home
Halloween decorations and are easily
brushed against or overturned. Check re-
ady made costumes for flame retardant
properties or buy treated fabrics for home
creations.
Parents should always accompany their
children on trick-or-treating rounds.
Younger children should be taken directly
to the door by the parent. Most younger
children will not argue with holding onto
daddy’s hand on this scariest of all nights.
Older children may object to having
mad and now broke.
Unfortunately the robbers are not likely
to be caught-—he saw them only momen-
tarily in the dark looking over the sights
of a gun. Luckily they didn’t beat him up
when they found he didn’t have much
money. Only his pride has been hurt—but
it’s going to be a long long time until pay-
day.
What are the police doing to protect you
from such violent threat and robbery?
Boredom frustration and linguistic help
make the plight of a foreign.born wife a
Hood in U.S. Air Force Military Airlift
Command aircraft from Robert Gray
Army Airfield.
Nearly 20000 active duty and National
Gaurd and Reserve servicemen from the
three services will form two opposing
forces to conduct a six-day simulated bat-
tle. The exercise results will examine the
capability of Army Navy and Air Force
units to conduct joint operations in an open
environment requiring various tactical and
technical procedures.
The 312th MI Bn. a provisional unit in the
1st Cavalry Division was organized as part
of the Army’s Division Restructure Study.
The study is designed to test new organiza-
tional structures to meet the introduction of
mother tag along right up to the door but
an adult standing nearby will often dis-
courage unpleasant surprises.
With care your child should return home
with a loaded treat bag and no injuries or
unpleasant memories. However-your job
as a bodyguard is far from over. Never let
your child eat trick-or-treat goodies until
you have inspected them. Specifics to
watch for include:
Opened or punctured candy wrappers.
It’s a good bet an opened wrapper on a can-
dy bar means someone else has already
been inside. Tricksters have been known to
insert drugs into chocolate bars where
their taste is camouflaged. Soft candies
like the minature bars often distributed on
Halloween can be injected with liquids
without opening the wrapper. Unwrap and
hold the wrapper up to the light to check for
pinholes if your are suspicious or better
yet try to avoid these candies altogether.
Homemade treats such as popcorn balls
fudge and cookies should also be set aside
unless the giver is well-known and trusted.
Fruit should be inspected carefully for
punctures or cuts. If it appears safe it can
be washed thoroughly then cut into pieces
and the inside checked before serving.
Watch for pins or needles that may have
been inserted or discoloration that may be
a result of a drug or poison injection.
Hard candies individual sticks of gum or
even inexpensive party favors are the best
type of treat to give or get. Make sure in-
dividually wrapped treats are secure in
their wrappings.
Reports of poisonings and mlicious
pranks have increased in recent years but
their occurence is still relatively small. By
following the tips listed above you can re-
duce your child’s risk even further and still
let him or her enjoy the pleasantly spooky
atmosphere of Halloween.
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
Everything possible be assured. The
streets of sprawling Ft. Hood are very
heavily patrolled. And although you pro-
bably won’t recognize them stake-outs de-
coys and robber ambush teams are
employed selectively in “hot” areas. Im-
mediately after a robbery the area is
saturated with searchers. If the victim had
the chance and presence of mind to get a
good distinctive description of the robbers.
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sad one
UW&Glfr
new weapons and systems into the Army
inventory in the 1980’s. The 312th MI Bn is a
composite of the intelligence gathering un-
its ans systems normally found in several
separate units in a standard Army division.
Reserve component forces will comprise
nearly 15 percent of the men in the ex-
ercise. These units normally participate in
exercises such as Bold Eagle 78 as part of
the Total Force Concept of the Defense
Department.
Reserve component forces training and
preparedness play an important part in the
overall national defense posture and their
deployment with active duty units provides
realistic training for the total military
force.
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