The White Falcon - 10.08.1963, Side 1

Volume II, Number 27
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Saturday, August 10, 1963
McDonald Assumes CNO
Pan-Aim Schedule*
Jets To Weu> Ifctk
Pan-American Airlines recently
released details of the new Pan-
American DC-8 jet service on the
New York-London route, which
will be inaugurated on October 1.
The route of the DC-8 service
will be New York to Keflavik,
then on to Prestwick, Scotland
and termniating at London, Eng-
land.
The flight will leave Idlewild,
New York each Tuesday at 10:45
p.m. and arrive at Keflavik at
7:45 a.m. on Wednesday (all times
are local). The flight departs
Keflavik on Wednesday at 8:30
am. and is scheduled to arrive at
Prestwick at 11:30 and London
at 1:20 p.m.
The return trip to New York
commences the same day, Wednes-
day, with a 4 p.m. departure from
London. Arrival time at Prest-
wick is 5:05 and at Keflavik at
6:55. The Keflavik departure is
scheduled for 7:40 p.m. with an
arrival time at Idlewild posted for
9:35 p.m.
On the Keflavik-New York
round-trip portion of the route
the special military leave fare for
servicemen will be $270.60 and is
valid for 45 days.
Pan-Am will again offer a
“Way Back Home” Christmas fare
for military personnel and their
dependents in groups of 25 or
more. During the holiday period,
December 1 through January 31,
the reduced round-trip fare is
$196.00._______________
SHORT STORIES
BRING DOLLARS
TO SERVICEMEN
Amateur writers have a chance
to turn professional through the
recent announcement by the Armed
Forces Writers League of their
annual short story contest.
Cash awards will be given to
the best 2,000-word short stories
submitted by Armed Forces per-
sonnel and their families.
The contest is designed to en-
courage novice authors to submit
their best stories so that they
may benefit from evaluations and
suggestions provided by League
professionals who serve as judges.
Each entry must be the original
work of the author, not previously
published or awarded a prize in
any other literary contest, must
be accompanied by an entry fee
of $1 and a stamped return enve-
lope.
Entries should be submitted to:
Contest Chairman
Armed Forces Writers League
2818 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington 7, D.C.
All entries must be received by
the contest chairman by Sept. 15,
1963.
A crowd gathers at the historic, religious site of the new Skalholt
Cathedral to witness the processional of the dedication service. (See
picture story pages 4-5.)
Lutherans Dedicate
Skalholt Cathedral
A new Lutheran Cathedral was dedicated at Skalholt
Sunday, July 21. Skalholt is regarded as the “Cradle of
Christianity” in Iceland. It is the ancient site of the church
of the first Bishop of Iceland whose diocese was established
in 1056.
The Government of Iceland sup-
plied the funds used to restore
the cathedral and surrounding
grounds. Construction of the new
cathedral is the first step of a
plan to restore Skalholt to its
former prominence as a cultural
and religious center. In addition to
the cathedral, there are plans to
build a public university, a theo-
logical college, a college, a sum-
mer camp for chidren, quarters
for the public, and a library.
An estimated crowd of 5,000
people came from all over Iceland
to view the cathedral and grounds
and to hear the church service,
consecration and dediation cere-
monies over the public address
system provided for the occasion.
Five hundred guests, among
them the President of Iceland,
Mr. Asgeir Asgeirsson, and his
party, prominent government of-
ficials, and foreign ambassadors
to Iceland, were invited to witness
the ceremonies.
The ceremonies began with a
procession from the official resi-
dence of Skalholt to the cathedral.
Included in the procession were:
parish priests, archdeacons, pro-
fessors of theology, the Secretary
to the Bishop of Iceland, the Skal-
holt parish committee, Scandinav-
ian bishops, the President of Ice-
landic Churches in America, Ice-
land’s two ordaining bishops, and
the Bishop of Iceland. Once in-
side, services were held followed
by the consecration and dedica-
tion of the cathedral.
The Bishop of Iceland, Sigur-
bjorn Einarsson, in his consecra-
tion sermon compared the govern-
ment’s decision to give Skalholt
to the National Church with
Gissur bishop Isleifsson’s gift of
his family estate, Skalholt to the
Church of Peter in the 12th cen-
tury.
The Bishop said, “The good will
and nobility which is the founda-
tion of this decision will return
a great harvest. Everything which
elevates Skalholt will elevate the
nation.”
Dr. Bjami Benediktsson, Min-
ister for Church Affairs and
Justice, presented the Bishop with
the proclamation turning Skalholt
over to the National Church.
Scores Of High-Ranking
Civilian And Military
Officials Attend Ceremony
By R. C. Rude, J02
Admiral David L. McDonald officially relieved Adm.
George W. Anderson as Chief of Naval Operations, August
1, in ceremonies held at the Navy Department in Washington
D. C. Scores of high-ranking civilian and military officials
attended.
In his speech upon the assumption of the highest mili-
tary position in the naval estab-1®-
lishment Adm. McDonald stated,
“Today I have succeeded an out-
standing naval officer and great
American as Chief of Naval Op-
erations. He has led well the
finest navy the world has ever
seen. I shall devote all my ener-
gies to the same goal. While so
doing, I will derive great satis-
faction from the knowledge that
I will have your loyalty and sup-
port, for it is you—and people
like you—who keep our country
free and the world at peace.”
Soon to assume the position of
Ambassador to Portugal, Adm.
Anderson said in reflection upon
the completion of his two-year
tour as CNO, “As of August 1,
I have retired, after two years
of truly rewarding and inspiring
duty as Chief of Naval Opera-
tions of the finest navy in the
world. Today, Adm. David L.
McDonald takes the conn.
“To every officer, enlisted and
woman, and civilian within our
far-flung naval establishment, I
extend my deepest appreciation
for the faithful and loyal support
which has enabled our navy to
fulfill our long-standing and con-
tinuing commitments around the
world in support of our country’s
foreign policy.
“I am completely confident that
your accomplishments in the fu-
ture will measure up always to
the glorious traditions of which
we all are so proud while at the
same time enabling the Navy to
meet the grave responsibilities
which we have today and will
have in the years to come. The
service which you are rendering
to the United States is indeed
great; you can be proud of what
you do, just as I am proud of
what you do.
“Serving as Chief of Naval Op-
erations is the greatest honor a
naval officer can have, and I will
ever be grateful for having been
accorded it. I leave the service
with understandable regret, but
with the knowledge that the Navy
is in fine hands, and with the
greatest faith in her future and
that of America.”
The new CNO was bom Sept.
12, 1906, in Maysville, Georgia
to William Benjamin and Mary
Lucy McDonald. He graduated
from Riverside Military Academy
in 1923 before matriculating at
U.S. Naval Academy where he
received a Bachelor of Science
degree and commission as an En-
sign in 1928.
Adm. McDonald was designated
a Naval Aviator in 1931 and in
the following years served on a
variety of ships and at various
shore installations. He received
the Bronze Star medal for his
actions during World War II.
He attended the National War
College during 1950-51 while a
captain. In 1955 he received his
promotion to Rear Admiral along
with orders to the Air Warfare
Division of the Department of
Defense. He served in that capa-
city until 1957 when he assumed
the position of Deputy Assistant
Chief of Staff for SHAPE. In
1960 he reported for a one-year
tour as Commander Carrier Divis-
ion Six.
Upon receipt of his advance-
ment to Vice Admiral on Oct. 7,
1961, he was named Commander
Sixth Fleet, a position he held
until being named Chief of Naval
Operations.
Navy Launches
OCAN Program
A new officer candidate pro-
gram designed to furnish the Navy
with future radar/intercept of-
ficers has been recently launched.
Called the Officer Candidate,
Airman (OCAN) Program, it is
similar in eligibility requirements
to the Naval Aviation Cadet pro-
gram with the exception that
physical and written test require-
ments are somewhat less than
those required of NavCads.
Regular or reserve citizen en-
listed men between 18-25 years
of age on active duty are eligible
if they are unmarried and can
pass the physical, educational and
written test requirements.