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I’AUE TWENTY-EIUHT- MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD, Manchester. Conn.. Fri,, Oct Public Schools Blamed Illiteracy in New Army FORT HOOD, Texas (UPI) - spend time and resources bringing The consensus among more than a Army has encouraged recruiters to available for advancing the educa Some of the men who would have to many recruits up to trainable stan means that if you (refuse to accept) dozen officers and NCOs interviewed draw manpower from among the tion of better qualified soldiers, lead American soldiers into combat dards before they can impart combat 100 dropouts you’re losing 60 g ^ is that military operatons require highest scorers on the Army soldiers.” Ringler said. in another war say the inability of skills. more complicated equipment than The Weather qualifying examinations, according The combat leaders at Fort Hood “If a man wants to go to school, many recruits to read and write “Recruits are products of society,” ever before. Even the infantryman — to a study by Rep. Les Aspin, D-Wis„ WHAT’8 said 1st Sgt. Franklin Lee, the senior agreed that graduation from high chances are he's the one you need Sunny and mild today with adequately is reducing the sophistica who traditionally fought only with a member of the House Armed Ser most with the unit,” Ringler said. highs 60 to 65. Fair tonight with tion of the modern army and tying up sergeant in a company of riflemen, school does not guarantee the recruit small arms — now must cope with a vices Committee. “You can’t send him off to school NEWS lows in the 40s. Partly sunny skilled manpower during training. “and many high schools are not variety of complex and delicate mis has the intellectual equipment to The Aspin study suggests that the deal with military demands. because you’d be cutting your own HIanrI|p0tTr iEupning Hpralft and mild Sunday with highs 65 And these men, combat arms of adequately training graduates for siles, radios and chemical weapons. Army is taking fewer men from the to 70. Chance of rain near zero ficers and sergeants interviewed at high-order thinking. “The (1st Cavalry Division) has throat when you go to the field.” 20 Cents Per Copy In the army, with its laser ranee lowest intellectual category than it Educational deficiencies involve percent. National weather map the Army's largest post, place the “Put yourself in the place of a mid finders, and the artillery, with com been testing all new people,” said could, and that with a preoccupation Capt. Richard Ringler, commander more than training problems. In Vol. XCVII, No. 18 — Manchester, Conn,, Saturday, October 21, 1978 on page 13. blame on the public school system, level NCO or junior NCO. Imagine puterized fire direction, the problem A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 with high school diplomas, the Army of an artillery battery. "Of 18 some cases, failures in training give Olympics Pact pointing to reports in recent years teaching the trooper who recognizes has become even more acute. is passing over many potentially which have accused the system of the word in the manual but who may recruits tested, they found reading rise to difficulties in discipline. Qin- WASHINGTON (UPI) “You can teach one of these people valuable recruits. trary to the commonly held belief failing to teach these basics plus not know what it means. You can go levels of between 9th and 10th grade. Predicting his city will avoid the to put stage one here, and stage two “High school dropouts are more that the less intelligent soldier basic mathematics properly. really low on the verbal scale to get All those tested were high school financial pitfalls that have on top of that, and so on,” Lee difficult to deal with,” said Warren graduates.” responds more readily to orders, the In the increasingly technical across to him, but meanwhile the explained. “But you can’t teach him plagued other hosts. Mayor Tom Nelson, the Aspin aide who compiled The need to upgrade education to a combat leaders stressed that better military profession this means, they brighter troop is going to go to sleep what the component does.” the study. “Of high school dropouts, Bradley Friday signed an agree say, that the armed services must on you.” minimum acceptable level for some educated soldiers make leadership ment officially designating Los Since the draft was abolished, the about 40 percent don’t work out. That easier. troops also means less resources are Angeles as the site of the 1984 Tight Control Due Olympic Games. Secretaries The White House ceremony CASIO L.C.D. ended a year of strained Will Attend Men’s Watch with negotiations between the Inter Stopwatch Function national Olympic Committee and Conference Los Angeles officials over protec To Stop Inflation MANCHESTER - Our ting the city from the huge debts Reg. 6 9 4 7 WASHINGTON (UPI) - President The administration will “push Members of the 46.70 usually encountered by Olympic prepared to act. "We needed a stick Carter’s “stick” to enforce his new hard” for public acceptance .with a Manchester Association of Shows continuous readout hosts. and that was the hardest part to anti-inflation program will involve series of forums around the country, Educational Secretaries of hour and minute; shows decide,” a source said. second, month and date; tough monitoring of price and wage will attend the annual Knocks Carter a source said, and invitations to The action will involve the also acts as a precision stop developments and tighter control business and labor to "consult with Connecticut Association of government’s lucrative contracts watch. Handsome metal NEW HAVEN (UPI) - Former over awarding government con the White House frequently.” Educational Secretaries bracelet. and procurement policies. “Many President Gerald R. Ford said tracts, administration sources said As gleaned from several sources, Conference Saturday at firms may think twice before risking Friday his successor’s “irrespon Friday. here is what the program will entail: Bristol Central High a loss of a government contract,” sible fiscal policies” have led to “Virtually all facets of the new • Voluntary annual ceilings of 7 School. said the source. double-digit inflation and will program have been decided,” a percent on wage increases and 5% Members of the ‘Julie Child & Company’ • Carter will renew pledges that Paperback Edition propel Republicans into con source said. "The only thing left to do percent on price boosts. Mandatory Manchester association fulicjCW every effort will be made to cut J i Julia Child’s latesti gressional seats and governors is polish Carter’s image and delivery attending will include Mrs. iyComparry controls were ruled out long ago as government spending. The ad Helps you out cof- X V chairs now occupied by for selling it to the American “political suicide.” Ruth Keegan, president; „ ners on shopping. Democrats. people.” ministration is expected to ask List 8 4 5 planning, etc. Wage guideline will have some Mrs. Betty Sgro, vie presi Playing down his presidential Carter will go on national televi Congress in January for new powers dent and Mrs. Nathalie Hardcover, Pub. Ltai IIS ......... 9 .9 0 flexibility so that lower-paid workers ciectrfc aspirations for 1980, Ford concen sion at 10 p.m. Tuesday to announce can catch up with those receiving to “coordinate” federal regulations Howard, secretary. Pood Processor trated his attention on the short the government is redoubling its ef higher pay for the same job. in an effort to reduce costs. Manchester school 20 Gallon Trash Can comings of President Carter’s ad Budgetary restraint also will be re 'A Distant Mirror’ with Blender *^**<*or Sale P ric e . 6 4 .7 Q forts to combat inflation — the top • To back up the guidelines. Carter secretaries presently ser ministration. emphasized. of Galvanized Steel The Celemitoue 14th Century Q.E.MalMnRebate .IQ .Q Q • domestic worry of both the ad has ordered the Council on Wage and ving on the state executive “The Carter Democratic com ministration and the average citizen. Price Stability to increase its staff by • A limited freeze on federal board include Mrs. Ruth Our Your “ ~ plex in Washington is totally 5.88 Rsg.7.99 Final The sources said he will “make it 100 and begin monitoring wage-price government hiring. One source said Jenkins, recording terrors of the Dark responsible for the 10 percent in up to 20,000 jobs may be eliminated secretary and Mrs. Irene Rugged galvanized sheet steel Pub. Apes. By Barbara »F K ' '"'PP-cookbook. Co8l . t _ , clear that the government is doing its developments “on almost a daily construction; corrugated sides flation we had in the first half of part” in the anti-inflation struggle basis.” before the end of the year. The Moore, district delegate. U st 15.95 W-Tuckman. with securely-attached handles. 1978,” said Ford, in Connecticut and that “ everybody must Mrs. Jenkins will be • If companies or unions flout the current civilian federal work force to stump for Republican can cooperate” if progress is to be made. new guidelines, the government is totals 1.92 million people. named president-elect of didates, primarily gubernatorial the state association at the Deluxe Multi^’urpose nominee Rep. Ronald Sarasin. annual conference. 2-Can Hand Cart Colgate Toothbrushes Mattel Astro Blast™ Speaker at the con Rocket Booster Set Tires Recalled ference will be U.S. Rep. 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