The White Falcon - 07.09.1963, Blaðsíða 1

Volume II, Number 31 U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND Saturday, September 7, 1963
Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President of the United States, will visit Iceland Sept. 16-17 as part of a
15-day tour of five Scandinavian countries
UX Vice President Lyndon Johnson
Slated Lor Icelandic Visit Sept. 16-17
Vice President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson is scheduled to visit Iceland
Sept. 16-17 as part of a 15-day tour of five Scandinavian countries.
Accompanying the Vice President on his visit will be his wife, Lady Bird, and
^daughter, Linda. ®
1964 Deepfreeze
Selections Begin
By T. ft. Nugent, SN
Bored with the routine of reg-
ular duty?
Well, again this year the Navy
has sent out the call for “Opera-
tion Deepfreeze”, which provides
qualified volunteers with unique
and adventurous duty in the An-
tarctic where the Navy, under
the auspices of the National Sci-
ence Foundation, has the task of
supporting a long-range scientific
program to probe the mysteries of
the vast wasteland.
The best qualified volunteers
will be selected in early 1964 for
deployment about September 1964.
The men selected for the “Winter-
ing-over Party” will remain in the
Arctic until November 1965.
In addition to the challenging
assignment offered coupled with
adventure and experience incom-
parable to anything else the Navy
offers, there are two specific re-
wards offered to men completing
a tour in Antarctica.
The first is the Antarctic Ser-
vice Medal for duty with “Deep
Freeze” and the second is that
all effort will be made to assign
personnel to one of their choices
of duty, if that choice is in con-
sonance with the man’s rank or
rating.
The following ratings are re-
quired for the “Wintering-over
Party”: ET, RM, YN, PN, SK,
DK, CS, SH, SH-3122, EM, IC,
EN, DC, SF, CE, CM, EO, BU,
SW, UT, CN, AG, AB, PH, HM,
DT, MR, AC and AT-1577. For
duty with Air Development Squad-
ron 6, the following ratings are
needed: RM, JO, AM, AME,
AMH, YN, PN, SK, DK, CS, AN,
AB, AK, PR, PH, HM, TN, AD,
ADJ, ADR, ADH, AT, SD, ATN,
ATR, AE, AE1, AEM, AMS and
DT.
In order to apply for “Deep-
freeze”, volunteers must have 24
months obligated service or agree
to extend to have sufficient ob-
ligated service. They must also
have a clear record and be re-
commended by their commanding
officer and pass the physical re-
quirements.
For further details on “Deep-
freeze 64”, contact the I&E Office
at any time during working hours.
Former Commandant
Injured, Hospitalized
Gen. Lemuel Shepard, former
Commandant of the U.S. Marine
Corps, was hospitalized Monday,
Sept. 2, with possible brain dam-
age resulting from being thrown
by his horse.
The retired officer was taken
to Fauquier Hospital, near War-
renton, Virginia, where his condi-
tion was listed as undetermined.
A spokesman said he would be
transferred by helicopter to Be-
thesda Naval Hospital for possible
brain surgery.
The accident occurred in the
northern Virginia hunt country
while Shepard was cantering his
horse during a morning outing.
Thousands Greet
Vice President
On Swedish Visit
United States Vice President
Lyndon B. Johnson arrived Tues-
day, Sept. 3, in Stockholm, Sweden
on the first stop of a 5,000 mile
tour he hopes will tighten bonds
between the U.S. and five North
European nations.
Johnson, on an unprecedented
visit by high U.S. official to
Sweden, flew in from Washington
after a brief stopover in Hyannis
Port, Mass., to confer with presi-
dent Kennedy at the summer
White House.
Awaiting the Vice President at
the airport was a top Swedish
delegation led by Swedish Premier
Tage Erlander and Foreign Min-
ister Torsten Nilsson.
The Vice President and his wife
narrowly escaped injury when an
Army helicopter flying them from
the airport to the city smashed
into a fense on landing, nearly
hitting a welcoming crowd. No
one was hurt.
In Stockholm, thousands lined
the streets to cheer the Vice Presi-
dent his wife and daughter.
The Johnsons visited St. Erich’s
Trade Fair and then attended a
state dinner given by Prime Min-
ister Erlander.
The itinerary for the visit calls
for the Vice President to arrive
at approximately 9 a.m. on the
16th by C-137. Eight sideboys—
four Navy, four Air Force—will
render honors after which the
Vice President will be greeted by
Mr. Gudmundur I. Gudmundsson,
the Foreign Minister of Iceland,
and his wife, Ambassador and
Mrs. James K. Penfield, and Rear
Adm. and Mrs. Paul D. Buie. The
Vice President will then review
two platoons of Marine honor
guards before departing for Reyk-
javik.
During his two-day stay in the
capitol city, Johnson will confer
with Icelandic heads of state and
attend various social functions.
On his return to Keflavik Inter-
national Airport on the 17th the
Vice President will made a brief
departure speech before boarding
his plane for Greenland and the
last stop on his tour. From Green-
land he will return to the United
States.
Scouts To Meet
Boys 11 years of age and older
who are interested in scouting are
encouraged to attend a Boy Scout
meeting at the Youth Center Sept.
10 at 7 p.m. Parents are also
welcome.
Toyland Opens
September 14
The Navy Exchange Toyland
will open on Saturday, September
14. It is expected that approxi-
mately eighty percent of the holi-
day merchandise will be available
at this time. Every effort has
been made to provide the widest
selections posible in each price
range and category.
Each year a number of ven-
dors fail to deliver as scheduled,
or merchandise is shipped to a
wrong address. Unfortunately, by
the time the error is discovered
it is too late to re-order. There-
fore patrons are advised to shop
early from available merchandise
to avoid disappointment.
The Exchange shall attempt to
have available at the Toyland a
listing of items on order but not
received, which may reasonably be
expected to arrive in time for the
holiday.
Patrons are advised to visit the
Main Store frequently to view gift
type merchandise which shall be
arriving in increasing quantities
from now through the holiday
season.
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Congressmen Say
Hike Will Take
Effect October 1
Regardless of a delay in final
approval of the 1963 military pay
bill (H.R. 5555), servicemen have
been assured that the effective
date of Oct 1 will stand.
Both Sen. Richard Russell (D.,
Ga.), Chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, and
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers (D., S.C.)
of the House Armed Services Com-
mittee, told Armed Forces Press
Service that any delay “would not
alter the effective date of Oct 1.”
This means the pay raise would
be retroactive if passage is sty-
mied by other, more urgent bills
in Congress.
It is likely, according to re-
ports, that the committees will
meet in September. But there
exists a remote possibility that
the committees will not get to-
gether until October or Navem-
ber.
As it now stands, the Senate
and House have passed separate
military pay bills that differ in
some areas. A conference com-
mittee from each must meet to
iron-out the differences before the
bill can be sent to President Ken-
nedy for signature.
The House conferees are Reps.
Rivers, P. J. Philbin (D., Mass.),
F. E. Hebert (D., La.), W. A.
Winstead (D., Miss.), Walter
Norblad (R., Ore.), W. H. Bates
(R., Mass.) and W. G. Bray (R.,
Ind.).
A Senate spokesman said an
announcement will be made of the
Senate conferees.
Maj. Gen. Greene
Favored For Top
Marine Position
Latest developments on the poli-
tical scene in Washington favor
Major General Wallace M. Greene
Jr. as the successor to Gen. David
M. Shoup as Commandant of the
Marine Corps upon Shoup’s re-
tirement Jan. 1.
Greene, whose only opposition
is expected to come from Depart-
ment of Defense favorite Maj.
Gen. Victor H. Krulak, burnished
his chances with a recent world-
wide inspection tour of Marine
installations. The inspection trip,
ordered by Shoup, indicates that
the Marine Commandant favors
the 55-year-old native of Burling-
ton, Vermont for the number one
spot.
Greene, an Annapolis graduate,
was decorated for his planning
roles in the invasions of the Mar-
shal Islands and Saipan during
the World War II Pacific Cam-
paign.
Greene won the respect of the
Marine Corps in 1956 as the
senior member of a board of in-
quiry which investigated the
drowning of six Leatherneck re-
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