The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 04.02.1961, Blaðsíða 3

The White Falcon - 04.02.1961, Blaðsíða 3
Saturday, February 4, 1961 WHITE FALCON KEFLAVIK ARTIST EXHIBITS CANVASES Mrs. Viola M. Muth, wife of the dependent school superintendent, has developed a base-wide reputation for her oil paintings of the south- west Iceland area. Since arriving in Iceland in July 1959, Mrs. Muth has painted some 30 different landscapes of which 22 have been sold. Mrs. Muth exhibits a painting depicting the old Sandgerdi lighthouse and some houses in Hafnir. Unlike native artists, most of Mrs. Muth’s paintings have avoided the unusual and shown the more typical local landscapes with the lava hills in the background and rocky, mossy, lava foregrounds. ‘Dial M For Murder9 Lauded At Keflayik <&--------- By Margo Nolan “Why should anyone want to murder someone as lovely as l?aola Clark?” This was the ques- tion whispered among the crowds attending “Dial M for Murder” at the Viking Service Club last Sunday and Monday. Tawny-haired and tempting Miss Clark, making her stage debut in the lead role of Margot Wendice, warms the audience with her accent, delivery of witty lines, and sleek clothes. Dave Jar- ratt, returning to the Viking stage for a second appearance, plays Tony Wendice. A repelling success is his diabolical smile of innocence while he plots her murder. In the role of Max Halli- day, Jack Willse’s voice booms out. He wishes that he’d- never sent a certain letter to Margot which leaves her open to black- mail when she loses it at Victoria Station. John Rybka plays a calm swindler, Captain Lesgate, and Carl Mortimer creats a “Fibber McGee and Molly”—Mr. Feeby type of Inspector Hubbard. Against a backdrop of a mod- estly comfortable London apart- ment, actors had to call their own resources to project an at- mosphere of mystery and intrigue in the play by Frederick Knott. SAC Is Lauded Rep. Clarence Cannon (D-Mo.) told the new session of Congress that “we must make certain the Russians do not lead in missiles or in space vehicles. Only because our Strategic Air Command still makes risk of surprise attack un- acceptable to Russia’s rulers have we been saved from dire conse- quences.” The play zips the life of a scheming ex-tennis champ Tony Wendice who married Margot for her money when she was a fan of his. Since Tony preferred ten- nis to other sports, Margot had eased out of love with him and larked around a bit with a TV writer, Max Halliday, who con- centrated on crime plots. Things go awry when accom- plice, Captain Lesgate, who Tony has selected to commit the perfect crime, meets a scissors death, leaving Margot alive to do the dialing. Determined that he shouldn’t have to work for a liv- ing (after all, he has a “groggy kneepiece”), Tony focuses atten- tion on laying the blame for murder on Margot. Rascally writ- er Max reconstructs the crime and Tony is snared in his own stocking, or rather one of Mar- got’s. The Keflavik Little Theatre Group deserve kudos for testing their acting abilities in a by-no- means easy play to present. They invite base personnel to join them as tryouts for “Tunnel of Love” will be given soon. The meeting of the group is February 14. Gen. Atkinson Retires Lt. General Joseph H. At- kinson, Commander, Air Defense Command, will go on the retired list in his present rank, effective 28 Feburary 1961. The President also approved the selection of Lt. Gen. Robert M. Lee, currently Vice Command- er, Air Defense Command, to suc- ceed General Atkinson. General Lee’s successor as vice commander is to be named at a later date. 3 Eisenhower’s Proposed Budget Would Give Air Force Increase Of $450 Million Over ’61 Rate Mr. Eisenhower’s proposed 42.9 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1962 gives the Air Force $19,344,000,000 in actual spending. Actual spending in 1962 was set at $10,073,000,000 for the Army and $12,078,000,000 for the <s>---------------------------- Navy. The overall Defense Depart- ment budget represents a 1.4 bil- lion dollar increase over the fiscal 1961 budget. Of the USAF 19.3 billion spend- ing figure for 1962, more than 17.8 billion dollars come from hew allocations. This represents a USAF expenditure increase ap- proximating 450 million dollars over that in 1961. Big items in the budget are funds to complete activation of 27 intercontinental missile squad- rons, to push the B-70 Mach 3 bomber to a scheduled 1963 test flight, and to plow more than 1.6 billion into Air Force Research, Development, Testing and Evalua- tion programs. USAF manpower is scheduled to remain the same at its June 30, 1061 level of 823,000. Total combat wings are scheduled to shrink from 88 in 1961 to 84 in 1962. TAC is slated to lose one wing, dropping from 32 wings in 1961 to 31 in 1962. SAC will drop three wings in total strength from 1961 to 1962, from 37 to 34. The SAC loss in three wings is made up by the conversion of one wing to B-52 heavy bombers and one wing of record breaking B-58 bombers. In addition, 13 aut- horized Atlas missile squadrons and 14 Titan missile squadrons will be completed to augment the manned bomber force. TAC’s loss of one wing also is being eased For Survival 900 Calorie Unit Is Basis For New Emergency Ration A new all-purpose survival food packet developed to meet emergency situations in all climates and under various conditions is expected to join the military larder along with such standbys as the familiarh ‘K’, “O’, and ‘10-in-l’ of WW II fame. Developed by the Army, which is the Service having prime re- sponsibility for food procurement and development, the new food packet is based on food bars of uniform nutrient content which may be bacon or cheese-flavored, wheat careal, cornflake, fudge or fruitcake. The test prototype includes four food bars packaged with in- stant beverages in a 12-ounce container to give 900 calories. The packets can be assembled in a variety of combinations to permit tailoring the “meal” to fit nutri- tional needs based on such vari- ables as supply, probable energy output, and length of time before normal resupply can take effect. Knowledge of nutritional re- quirements under survival condi- tions was limited when researhers began their studies. .Proceeding methodically, the in- vestigators conducted their ex- tensive field tests under condi- tions paralleling those where (1) resupply is not a certainity; (2) there is a low water supply or no water at all; and (3) units cut off from logistical support must remain effective through their own efforts until relieved. Scientific studies indicate food eaten when there is a lack of U. S. Is Superior Goldwater States Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said in a lecture beore the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, Ala . . “any comparison of over- all American strength with over- all Soviet strength finds the Unit- ed States not only superior, but so superior both in present weap- ons and in development of new ones that our advantage promises to be a permanent feature of United States-Soviet relations of the foreseeable future.” water, or very little of it, should contain no more than 8 per cent protein. Food containing protein percentages in excess of this, when eaten without water, will cause severe dehydration. Thus a person in a survival situation can eat as many bars as he needs when water is plenti- ful, or he can eat any one bar when the water supply is low or non-existent, without seriously drying out his body. Air Force Asks $474,889,000 For Build Fund The Air Force needs $474,889,- 000 to carry out its military con- struction projects in FY ‘62. This is the amount asked for in a Department of Defense construc- tion budget of $823,137,000 which went to Congress in mid-January. In addition to what the Regular Air Force is asking, the Air Na- tional Guard is down for $13,827,- 000 and the Air Force Reserve $4,257,000. Nearest approach to the Air Force is an Army re- quest for $181,697,000; the total for the .Navy is $148,467,000. The money will be spent at U.S. locations, overseas, and at “loca- tions not specified”, according to a breakdown by the Department of Defense. In addition to troop and family housing, utilities, ground im- provement, real estate, the money will go into the following facili- ties: operational, training, main- tenance, research and develop- ments structures, supply, hospital and medical, administrative, and community. Even though you are soon to Deross, remember that you have a job to do HERE so long as you are here. by conversion in “substantial numbers” of F-100 aircraft to F-105 all weather fighters. The introduction of the MACE B also will bolster TAC. As in 1961, Air Defense wings will re- main at its 19 in 1962. The MINUTEMAN solid fuel missile gets an increasing share of the missile money as its pro- duction date nears. And more money will be spent on the HOUND DOG air-to-surface mis- sile. But neither the SKYBOLT missile system nor the Navy’s MISSILEER system has gained new funds, both projects having to make do with pi-evious appro- priations. There also is less spending on the joint USAF-AEC program to develop an atomic powered airplane. But the DYNA- SOAR project is getting more money. In addition to the B-70 pro- gram, MATS will have funds to develop a long-range cargo craft to meet modern needs. ATC gets the money to add about 200 new T-38 and T-39 jet trainers to. modernize its flight training pro- grams plus the addition of sup- port role C-140s. There are no new funds for B-52 or B-58 procure- ment. But KC-135 tanker pro- duction will be maintained at pre- sent levels. The active aircraft inventory will drop to 16,080 in 1962 from the 16,941 level of 1961. Almost half the 19.3 billion dollar USAF budget, 8.2 billion, is bound up in aircraft and mis- sile production plus the accom- panying research and develop- ment programs. This figure breaks down into $3,761,000,000 for aircraft produrement, $2,860,- 000,000 for missile procurement, and $1,618,000,000 for Research, Development, Testing and Evalua- tion programs. Military construc- tion in USAF has dropped to $521,000 from its $609,500 total in 1961, while Army and Navy military construction appropria- tions are scheduled to increase slightly. The construction decrease stems largely from virtual com- pletion of SAC’s dispersal con- tracts. USAF Reserve paid particip- ants are scheduled for a modest rise from its 70,800 manning strength slated for 1961 to 72,000 in 1962. Dining Halls Bid For Hennessy Award Culinary experts next month begin the initial survey of mess hall entrants in the 1961 Hennes- sy Trophy Contest, an award that goes to the base or station pre- senting the best food services pro- gram. The award committee, which in- cludes a representative from the National Restaurant Association as well as USAF experts, begins its final round of surveys March 20 to April 7. The winner will be presented the Hennessy Trophy at the 42d annual convention of the National Restaurant Associa- tion in Chicago May 21. The two runners-up also will be cited. 1960’s Hennessy Winners was Little Rock AFB, Ark. Keep your dial tuned to 1484 kilocycles, the light and bright spot on your radio dial.

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