European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the St is and stripes saturday october 19, 1985 award winning educator rewarded by gis Success military Roundup b ii Ronda bios tar staff writer Leiofi i Fri during Hosier Tylman s id year stint As an educator. Inc army has switched is emphasis from certificates and correspondence courses to High school diplomas and College level courses the Mili tary educator of inc year . Telman Winner of inc Tilton Davis or award serves As Deputy director of the army continuing education system at he . She earned her master s and doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California and credits the major Ity of her experience and Success in the time she devoted to improving educational opportunities for servicemen and women. Our goal is to serve the Soldier helping him to develop personally and she said. And we do that All the Way from remedial math and Reading pro prams to College level courses. The army has higher Entrance requirements now she said and while most enlistees have a High school diploma we still have a Small percentage who do not. Also the new promotion Point worksheet for promo Tion to grades e-5 and he is evidence that inc increased educational level of our soldiers is important. The emphasis is on College study As Well she said. She also explained that even though a higher percent age of soldiers Are High school graduates a higher percentage Are eligible for the Hasic skills education pro ram. They just Don l Mecl scores when tested so we ave to train them to keep up with their Telman said. But we Are no different from the rest of society when it comes to scoring Low on Icsis. The same prob lems exist with students entering colleges and other candidates for Basic skills training Are no of who Don t meet re enlistment standards. There arc cer Tain enlistment lest scores required for re enlist mini now and it s our bit program that helps those no of meet the scores Telman said. The military has changed a lol technologically in 10 years she said and it s going to take Bright people to keep in going la is our Job to keep up Wilh those changes and be ready to adjust and meet the challenges that recruitment retention and readiness brings. Oil r Job is to look Al a population in it s Aboul 500.000 people and assess their academic and vocational Telman said. This would be an easier Lask if thai group of people were in one location Bui they Are scattered throughout inc Community. That s where the services of our Europe 1 50 Educa Tion centers come in to play. We Nave some of inc most dedicated Counselor and educators in the Field Telman said. It lakes that to attract inc service person and convince them they have the potential to education is changing America s Structure she said. Go s4s photo by Lynda w Sim i or. I in scr Telman. Wonderful position the military has helped pin More educated workers out into society who earn higher wages and therefore put More tax dollars Back into the she views the Vietnam Era . Bill As inc greatest do Morali Alion because it allowed More servicemen Bers logo to school who otherwise would t have had the Opportunity. Parents were glad their children could get the financial assistance they needed she said. Telman said the most rewarding pan of her career has been seeing receive High school diplomas or College degrees. The Success of our students is Wiur Reward she said. The Tilton Davis or. Award is Given in Honor of a previous aces director. He used to throw up his arms and say in t this fun " Telman said. And really it is fun to be in such a wonderful position to Sec Telman was selected from a Lisl of nominees sub melted to the executive Hoard of the armed services Section american association of adult and continuing education. Legal experts warn taxpayers insurance can t be used in Ira by Bob staff writer if you be signed up in recent weeks for an individual retirement account better make sure you did t get life insurance instead. Thai s the advice of Legal assistance lawyers and tax pc parcs who report thai a number of taxpayers have ended up with life insurance bul thought they were putting their Money into an Ira. The Joll comes when the internal Revenue service bounces Back Federal income tax a churns. In Many cases deception by insurance agents is blamed for taxpayer problems with iras. Under the irs code an individual is allowed to con tribute up to $2,000a year loan Ira and reduce taxable income by the amount contributed. Bui Money paid into insurance is not deductible. Taxpayers have often split monthly payments Between an Ira usually invested in a Mutual fund and life insurance. Bul in their Federal income tax a churns they claimed both the Money contributed to the Ira and thai paid for insurance As Ira deductions. We be had to Check the paperwork of taxpayers to make sure individuals arc entitled to i hair Ira deductions said an official for a lax preparation firm in Germany. A number of these a churns have been sent Back by the irs. In some cases the paperwork supplied by invest ment firms slated inc Correct amounts going Inlo the Ira. But taxpayers failed to understand that they were paying into an Ira and into insurance. In a typical Case an individual might be paying $40 a month loan Ira and $60 in insurance but claim $100for the Ira on inc tax return. Lawyers at military Legal assistance offices have com across similar cases. One tax pc Parr blames insurance agents for the problem. They offer the Ira because clients ask Aboul it but they really want to sell life insurance because inc sales conv Ion in insurance is much higher than for a Mutual find. A a agent " in a Soldi r he is contributing to Anika Bra Pun Nasme a Mutual fund. On y Lati will the Soldier learn that a portion of his Montpl pay Cal is going into insurance. Tha s deception. And it s disgusting id a ut1 Hal cd Donilo he p act the problem. With 1,000 agents carrying per mits to sell insurance and with hundreds More Sel in clearance there s intense Competition and bars of the military come under pressure to buy maybe More should be done by first sergeants an company commanders to educate the troops "6 � in Heidelberg. John Simmons Usa eur s chief of Legal assistance recommends Cau Ion before signing up for an Ira from an insurance agent 8 p it s a Good idea to run these contracts through the local Legal assistance office before signing them he said ing 2 commissaries in Europe win worldwide Competition 7.weibrueckf.n. Germany is two commis Saries in Europe have won the Busl Large and Small world wide overseas commissary awards. The Best Large commissars award went to Baum older Anil the Best Small commissar award went to Heilbronn. These commissaries also won the award for Best in their class in Europe. A delegation from the troop support Agency. Fort Lee selected the two Iaci Lilie from 101 army commissaries in Germany Japan. Korea. Egypt. Saudi Arabia pan Ama. Puerto Rico Italy. Belgium and Holland. 485th tac missile Wing honoured with Orr award f a Belgium is the 485th tac missile Wing has received the first air Force association Verne Orr award in recognition of its use of human re sources. Specifically cited was the work performed to build the installation from the ground a Safe press release slated. The Wing and tenant units on a belgian air Force base initially operated from two abandoned world War 11 buildings and iwo hangers. The 485th attained its initial operating capability in March 1985, just one year after he first . Air Force personnel arrived the release stated. The award was presented Al the of a convention in Washington to col. David c. Reed commander of the ground launched missile Wing. World today United newspapers wins fight for control of British dailies London up United newspapers has won control of meet holdings publishers of the daily and sunday express and the daily Star National newspapers with a Slock takeover offer Worth 3 17 million pounds $44h million. Meet holding s surrender marked the end of a nine month Battle by United newspapers publishers of punch Magazine and seven provincial newspapers including the Yorkshire Post. United newspapers won the fight by offering $5.28 Cash per Heel holding share or five United newspaper shares for four Fleet holding shares. Man who left Teeth on desk not unfairly fired court rules Nottingham England a a Man who Upsel this work colleagues by repeatedly leaving his false Teeth on Pis Ofhie desk was not unfairly dismissed from his Job an Industrial court has ruled. Ronald Holmes 64, lost his Job last year a few months before he was due to retire. He had been a weapons Quality control inspector at the ministry of defense s Royal ordnance factory in inc Central England City of Nottingham. Is pm a offid a i Stimson testified before the Nottingham Ndu serial tribunal thai Holmes was fired Hawk at work Irra Iclal a hic Vous and unrest shh Hay Homes. Handled his Teeth was one example of such behaviour he said. FactoryT5 Lucre As a map against him at the and in Lilit said the arc was no evidence of conspiracy had declined honorable Man we efficiency 2,200 . Firefighters protest colleague s forced retirement fire Brih Nfn Chirman of the greater Manchester filters woh 7 " Northern en8land said the fire Long do administrative work training it the forced Kesman refused to discuss Lees Indi Wear is a f ? Nal Lonal regulations permit firemen to for rcadi"8 Thos = who retire Early on
