From: bergman@afnews.pa.af.mil (CMSgt Mike Bergman)
Newsgroups: soc.veterans
Subject: Army News Svc 09/10/92
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:33:28 GMT
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Some ex-soldiers can LEAP into a new career

      WASHINGTON (ARNEWS) -- Soldiers due to transition from the Army 
this fall are invited to direct their military-honed leadership skills 
toward a career in managing public housing or in administering 
federally assisted housing.
      Under the Leadership Employment for Armed Services Personnel 
program, people selected will receive six weeks of "the most 
comprehensive training in the housing business," said LEAP program 
manager Gordon Stevens. LEAP is conducted by a private, non-profit 
organization, the National Center for Housing Management.
      "Come Oct. 4, about 40 carefully selected persons will be 
accepted for the training, which will be cost-free to them -- 
including supplies and room and board," Stevens said. "Travel 
expenses, however, must be borne by the participant."
      The center's training facility is located in western Virginia.
      Graduates become eligible for placement in federal-housing-
related jobs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
      Salaries range from $25,000 to $65,000 for such jobs as housing 
manager, maintenance supervisor, youth coordinator, general inspector, 
personnel administrator and project engineer.
      For more information, prospective candidates may write to the 
center at 1275 K Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C., 20005.


Car seat manufacturer issues warning

      DALLAS (ARNEWS) -- Customers who purchased Fisher Price car seat 
models 9100 and 9101 are being asked to contact the manufacturer for 
free parts that will make those models safer.
      About 472,000 car seats made between Feb. 8, 1991, and Jan. 24, 
1992, have shoulder belts that can come unfastened at the back of the 
seat.
      Also, some safety shields on seats built between May 1, 1987, 
and Oct. 30, 1989, have defective buckles that make the shields 
difficult to latch.
      Fisher Price officials urge customers with defective safety 
shields to make sure the buckle is securely latched each time it is 
used, by listening for a click and pulling on the shield.
      The company reports no injuries resulting from the defective 
seats, and urges customers to continue to use the seats while waiting 
for the replacement parts to arrive.
      The manufacture date is located on a small white label on the 
upper back of the seat. The free replacement parts can be ordered by 
calling 1-800-332-3457. In areas where 1-800 service is not available, 
customers may write to: Consumer Affairs; Fisher Price; 636 Girard 
Avenue; East Aurora, N.Y., 14052.
      Fisher Price recommends calling or writing rather than returning 
the seat to the point of purchase.
     (From an AAFES release.)


Support group discovers desperate Andrew victims

      WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (ARNEWS) -- Two weeks after Hurricane 
Andrew swept through Florida, soldiers are still finding groups of 
victims who need help.
      Troops of the Army Reserve South Florida Family Support Group, 





3220th U.S. Army Garrison recently found about 60 elderly survivors 
hiding in their apartment complex in Cutler Ridge, Fla. The soldiers, 
based at the Kendal Reserve Center in Coral Gables, were transporting 
supplies for a child welfare center when they stopped for directions.
      From neighbors, they heard about the Spanish-speaking residents 
of a nearby apartment complex for the elderly.
      It wasn't clear whether the victims had returned to their homes 
right after the storm or had never evacuated at all, but they were 
there when looters began raiding the complex. Fearing for their lives 
and their property, the aged residents locked their doors and refused 
to come out -- even in broad daylight. Neighbors said they were armed 
with shotguns.
      The soldiers drove there to see if they could help.
      "People started coming out of the complex, thinking that the 
children's supplies were for them," said CWO Jerry Holmes, of the 
Family Support Group. "They were taking water and toilet tissue off 
the truck and were begging us for the food."
      The complex manager, who spoke English and Spanish, told Holmes 
that the residents really did have weapons.
      "I asked the manager to tell the people that the supplies were 
for the children," Holmes said, "and that if they were in need of 
supplies, I would have a couple of trucks come back with adult 
supplies.
      "I also told the manager to tell them that when we returned with 
the adult supplies, we would leave immediately if we saw any guns. At 
this point, the elderly were still trying to get stuff off the truck, 
so we left to avoid an incident."
      The Family Support Group detail quickly returned with food, 
water, ice and other essentials, said Sgt. 1st Class Luis Vila. 
      "They were sure glad to see us!" Vila said. "These poor people 
were simply confused by events and did not know what to do."
      Vila lives near the disaster area and reconnoiters at night to 
find out where victims are and what they might need. He then plans the 
day's deliveries for the Family Support Group.
      On the same day the elderly victims were helped, Vila also found 
a neighborhood of about 40 homes and almost 100 people who had not yet 
seen disaster workers.
      "They were very, very happy to see us," he said. "The 
neighborhood was behind an industrial development, and nobody knew it 
was there. Even I didn't know it was there. The people were all afraid 
to leave their homes to search for help. We gave them food, water and 
a special fluid for dehydration for the children and babies."
      Military and civic organizations continue to aid the victims of 
Hurricane Andrew, as the stricken communities struggle to rebuild.


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