The White Falcon - 03.05.1958, Síða 4

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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, May 3, 1958
Brucker Speech Critiques
Missile Accomplishments
Secretary of the Army Wilbur M. Brucker, speaking in
Washington on “Horizons of National Defense,” outlined
for members of the Union League Club his criteria for
judging the success or failure of a big missile launching,
saying there were several phases y
to be considered.
“I think you will agree the
Army’s big missile program looks
pretty good,” he commented.
He said he considered a missile
successfully launched when it
lifted off the pad, burned for a
pre-set period of time and moved
down the range in the right direc
tion without straying.
“The second phase,” Mr. Brucker
explained, “depends upon the
results sought by the research
engineers and scientists. For
example, when a missile heavily
weighed with instruments goes
down range the number of miles
that particular shot was design-
ated to attain, and comes close to
the target area, we can rightfully
term the experiment a success.
It reached its approximate destina-
tion and the scientific data it
was supposed to provide was pro-
perly collected.”
The third phase of success, he
continued, is when a missile
accomplishes all that it is design-
ed to accomplish at that particular
stage of development. “That’s the
point,” he stated, “at which a
genuine, first-class American
success can be claimed.”
Going on to further discuss
Army progress, Mr. Brucker ad-
mitted there had been two failures
and seven partial successes. (None
of the “partials” were launching
failures, he added). “But,” he
declared, “We have had 28 com-
pletely successful big missile
firings to date!”
Army Relaxes
Deadline For
EM Schooling
The Department of the Army
has relaxed the previously set
May 1 restriction on applications
for schooling next fall under the
recently initiated Enlisted College
Education Program.
No new deadline for applica-
tions has been announced, but a
DA spokesman said that because
of the short time applicants will
have to assemble transcripts of
academic records and take phys-
cial examinations, every effort
will be made to consider delayed
applications.
The new EM schooling program,
which is outlined in AR 350-260
and DA Circular 350-14, will give
college training to approximately
300 soldiers and WACs each year.
Its purpose is to provide the
Army with a hard core of highly-
trained career specialists and non-
commissioned officers in the
future.
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S. A. M. E, Meeting
The may meeting of the Iceland
Post of the Society of American
Military Engineers will be held
on Thursday, May 8, in the Ter-
race Lounge of the Keflavik Of-
ficers’ Open Mess. Col Richard W.
Philbrick, IADF Commander, will
speak on Photogrammetry.
Col Philbrick’s broad experience
in photography includes assign-
ments as Commander of the 1st
Mapping Squadron, Head of the
Photo Testing Department of the
Air Proving Ground Command,
and Assistan Chief of the Photo-
graphic Laboratory of the Air
Research and Development Com-
mand. He commanded the Aero-
nautical Charting and Informa-
tion Center, St. Louis, Missouri,
prior to his assignment to Iceland.
The social hour will begin at
6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at-
7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to
members, their wives, and guests.
SC-54 Heads
For IRAN
Although IRAN would seem to
be a strange destination for an
SC-54 from the 53rd Air Rescue
Squadron, that’s exactly where an
eight-man crew was taking one of
the aircraft this morning. In case
you didn’t know it IRAN is in the
United States—and IRAN means
Inspection and Repair As Needed.
The crew will consist of Lt Col
Earl R. Kingsley as commander;
Maj Woodrow W. Young, opera-
tions officer; Capt Daniel J.
Konieczka, navigator; 1/Lt Elbert
D. Cockes, acting communications
officer and pilot; as flight engin-
eers T/Sgt Leland W. Dean and
S/Sgt Joe D. Stewart; and as
radio operators A/1C Robert L.
Edwards and A/3C Louis L.
Covert.
Capt Konieczka and Airmen
Edwards and Covert will serve
as aircrew members only as far
as McGuire AFB, where they will
process as overseas returnees.
This produce will save three seats
for IADF on the regular C-118
“Deros Bomber.” The other five
members of the crew will deliver
the specially modified C-54 to
Greenville, Texas.
During Lt Col Kingsley’s
absence, the 53rd ARS will be
commanded by Maj Jesse T.
Jeffreys.

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Radiation Tests
Begun at L.ee
The Army has begun a two-
year test program at Fort Lee,
Virginia, to establish troop accept-
ability of irradiated food. The
tests are designed to determine
soldiers reaction to taste, texture,
and other sensory characteristics
of irradiated meats, fruits and
vegetables.
Sounds Prettier
New Aide Named
1st. Lt. Bobby G. Smith, radar
observer with the 57th Fighter-
Interceptor Squadron, has been
appointed to succeed 1st. Lt.
Howard E. McKenzie in the
position of aide to Brig. Gen.
Henry G. Thorne, Jr., IDF Com-
mander.
Lt. Smith arrived here at Kefla-
vik Airport on March 14 from
James-Connally Air Force Base
in Waco, Texas, where he was an
instructor and flight commander
with the 3565th Navigator-Train-
ing Squadron.
His wife, Peggy, and his
daughter, Juliann, 3, reside in
Mount Calm, Texas, just outside
of Waco. Lt. Smith is orginally
from Homer, Louisiana.
Lt. McKenzie will leave shortly
for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
where he will be an ROTC in-
structor at Lehigh University.
His home is in Marion, Pennsyl-
vania.
Eleventh Birthday
For Army Medics
The Medical Specialist Corps of
the U.S. Army celebrated its
eleventh birthday on April 16.
The Corps is one of six officer
corps which comprise the Army
Medical Service, and has three
sections: the dietitian, physical
therapist and occupational thera-
pist sections.
Surgeon eGneral (maj. Gen.)
S.B. Hayes congratulated the
Corps for “loyal and devoted ser-
vice .... over the years ....” in
a special message this week
Draft Call
Takes Dip
The Department of Defense has
requested the Selective Service
System to provode 10,000 men
during June 1958 for assignment
to the Army. The June call is
3,000 less than the number
previously planned for the month.
The reduction was made pos-
sible by an increase in the number
of voluntary enlistments.
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Army Tries for Flying Jeep
Washington (AFPS)—Recent advance in vertical take-off re-
search have spurred the Army to try for an airborne jeep.
The Army has awarded three contracts totaling $1,702,000 for
the design, construction and testing of flying research vehicles
to be used in possible development of an aerial jeep.
The aerial idea is aimed at giving the Army a compact vehicle
with the versatility of the conventional jeep but also capable of
hovering and propelling itself above ground, eliminating terrain
restrictions and not needing clearance for landing strips.
The Army is shooting for a general utility vehicle that can
travel up to 50 mph, stay aloft for several hours and carry up
to 1,000 pounds of equipment or weapons.
E sh A Ugley, England (AFPS) — A
T HiT 1 ladies’ club here changed its name
AjS IS from “Ugley Women’s Institute”
O R|E L to “Women’s Institute (Ugley
D 1 R E Branch).” Members were tired of
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6000 Will Jump
At Bragg; MacK
The Department of the Army
has announced that some 6,000
infantry, armored cavalry and
airborne troops will participate in
Exercise “Cumberland Hills” from
May 25 to May 31 in the FtBragg-
Camp MacKall, N.C. area.
"Go Airborne!”
NCO’s Urged
The Army is urging qualified
non-commissioned of ficers to apply
for air-borne training, according
to a Washington announcement.
Vacancies exist in eleven MOS’s
(including MOS 073, 553, 714,
716, 764, 765, 767, 768, 773, 941
and 951) in airborne units located
within the Third U.S. Army area.
Vacancies by MOS and grade
level are detailed in DA Circular
611-11 (11 Feb 58). Applications,
says the Army, should be submit-
ted as provided in AR 611-7.
Quick Arrest
Bridgeport, Conn. (AFPS)—Two
bandits who smashed a jewelry
store window and helped them-
selves didn’t get far. They were
captured by two policemen who
were parked only ten feet away.
Open Road
Topeka, Kan. (AFPS) — There
is no speed limit on the recently
opened Kansas Turnpike. It is il-
legal to travel slower than 40
mph on the 236-mile toll road in
good weather. Drivers exceeding
80 mph are warned to slow down.
He Didn’t
Worcester, Mass. (AFPS) — Po-
lice here are looking for the thief
who stole $771 from a local res-
tauranteur, receipts which he had
“deposited” under the front seat
of his car. His name is Martin
Bankit.
Have We Met?
Ft. Riley, Kan. (AFPS)—Master Sgt. Henry W. Hollingsworth, a
regimental sergeant major, has a puzzingly familiar face to new men.
His picture, modeling the correct way to wear the winter uniform,
is on virtually every unit bulletin board on post.
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