The White Falcon - 28.04.1962, Page 1

Auto Show Opens
This Afternoon at
Viking Service Club
Whether 15 or 50, everyone is
fascinated by the smell and sight
of newness, and for these, nine
Reykjavik automobile dealers, with
their local representatives, will
stage a presentation of this new-
ness today at the Viking Service
Club.
Prior to the show, which will
feature American and foreign
cars, a reception for command and
department heads, the Icelandic
Foreign Ministry and Council and
Ambassadors from the United
States, England, France, Germany
and Sweden, is scheduled.
The show begins at 4 p.m. and
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All Extendees
To Be Released
Before July 1
Release of all Navy and Air
Force involuntary extendees will
be completed by June 30, provided
there is no significant change in
the world situation, according to
official Pentagon sources.
The announcement clarifies the
position of men involuntarily ex-
tended last fall as a result of the
Berlin buildup.
20,000 Men Released
The Navy and Air Force said
that nearly 20,000 officers and en-
listed men whose terms of service
were extended involuntarily will
be released from active duty be-
fore July 1.
Included in the Navy order are
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Got Dark Glasses,
Sun Tan Lotion?
No Darkness Soon
Fleet Weather officials say that
chances of really hot weather are
few, but at least winter is over
at Keflavik by May 1.
The average temperature in-
creases from 39 in April to 43 in
May. While there is still a chance
of snow flurries, the last measur-
able snow in May was two inches
occurring May 1, 1950.
Temperatures for May are be-
tween 37 and 48, 80 per cent of
the time. The record high and low
temperatures are 20 and 66. Also,
a measurable amount of rain oc-
curs on about 15 days of the
month.
No absolute darkness occurs in
May, and by the end of the month
there are 20 hours of daylight and
four hours of twilight.
Another improvement for May
over April is in occurrence of
strong winds with gusts over 35
knots averaging 46 hours in April,
but only 27 hours in May.
Just a glimpse at June indicates
even better conditions with more
daylight, lighter winds and fair
chances of getting temperatures
in the low 60s.
More Than Dollars
Suggestions mean more than
dollars.
Suggestions express your de-
sire to help solve management
problems, to streamline our
operations. They are tangible
proof of the team spirit essen-
tial to the Naval Station main-
taining maximum efficiency and
readiness.
A PERSONAL VISIT TO HIS OLD COMMAND was paid recently by
Major General Henry G. Thorne, Jr., USAF, when he spent five days
at Keflavik Airport and surrounding area, beginning April 12. The
two-star general is presently Director of Personnel Plans, USAF.
He returned to the Pentagon following his recent visit. Colonel Oscar
B. Steely, Commander, AFI, bids the general farewell at plane side.
Gen Kelly, Head of MATS,
Makes Flying Visit Here
A TWO-HOUR VISIT TO KEFLAVIK AIRPORT was made April 19
by Lieutenant General Joe W. Kelly, USAF, Commander, MATS,
(right). Greeting him on his arrival is Rea(r Admiral Robert B. Moore,
USN, Commander, BarLant, and Commander, IDF. General Kelly and
his party made use of the VIP Dining Room at the Officers’ Club
for an informal meeting with local military leaders.
Nation Commemorates
‘Rule of Law’ on May 1
On May 1, as in the past few years, responsible citizen-
ship and respect for the law will be promoted as Americans
observe Law Day, U.S.A. ®
The day was made official by
a Joint Resolution of Congress and
approved by the President on
April 7, 1961.
The resolution calls the observ-
ance, in part, “a special day of
celebration by the American people
in appreciation of their liberties
and the reaffirmation of their loy-
alty to the United States of
America ....”
Law Day, U.S.A. has three spe-
cial objectives:
1. To foster a deeper respect
for law by teaching how laws
serve all citizens.
2. To encourage responsible
citizenship by demonstrating that
individual rights and freedoms
involve individual obligations.
3. To promote national strength
and unity by reaffirming faith in
the “rule of law,” as the founda-
tion of American life and govern-
ment, and as an example to the
world of what reliance upon the
rule of law can mean to peoples
of all nations.
Lieutenant General Joe W.
Kelly, USAF, Commander
Military Air Transport Ser-
vice, paid a two-hour visit
last week to Keflavik Air-
port. The three-star general
and his party arrived at 5:45
p.m., April 19.
The MATS head was briefed
on the operational readiness
status of Air Forces Iceland
(AFI) and provided a briefing
regarding the transfer on July
1 of all Air Force units in Iceland
to control by the Air Defense
Command.
LtGen Kelly was on a routine
staff assistance visit to all MATS
facilities in Europe. Iceland was
his last stop before returning
Stateside.
Included in the official party
were:
Brigadier General Stewart S.
Maxey, USAF, Staff Judge Ad-
vocate ; Captain L. H. McAlphine,
USN, Senior Naval Officer as-
signed to MATS; Colonels Wil-
liam H. Brandon, Deputy Chief
of Staff, Personnel; Gilbert L.
Curtis, Asst. Deputy Chief of
Staff, Operations; Richard H.
Cook, Asst. Chief of Staff; and
LtCol Raymond L. Towne, In-
formation Service Officer, MATS,
Scott AFB, Ill.
The VIP Dining Room at the
Officers’ Mess was made available
to the group for a two-hour period
to provide a meeting place with
Air Force and Navy officers.
The “rule of law” refers to
the system under which the
rights of people are governed
by established rules, the free-
dom and dignity of the individ-
ual are assured, and disputes
are decided by impartial courts.
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ON THE HISTORIC TABLE at which Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Winston Churchill met to frame principles of the Atlantic Charter
aboard the cruiser Augusta in 1941, President John F. Kennedy signs
the visitors’ log at the NATO Allied Command Atlantic Headquarters
in Norfolk, April 13. Accompanied by the Supreme Allied Commander
Atlantic, Admiral Robert L. Dennison, USN, he met with senior
American and foreign NATO staff officers.