The White Falcon - 29.01.1965, Blaðsíða 1

Last Of WIWI II Triumvirate (His Life In Retrospect On Page 3)
World Mourns Churchill’s Deuth
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THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 4 Friday, January 29, 1965
Housing Project Set
For Fall Occupancy
There will soon be 100 new homes available on base for
the servicemen stationed here in Keflavik.
Of the 100 homes, 90 will be erected for use by en-
listed men, and the other 10 for officer personnel.
The homes for enlisteds will be located behind the N.C.O.
Two Men
Awarded
Thomas A. Duncan, J03, and
L. Cpl. James L. Carder, Iceland
Defense Force’s Sailor and Ma-
rine of the Month for November,
respectively, were honored with a
$25 check and Certificate of
Achievement. The ceremonies were
held Jan. 7 in RAdm Paul D.
Buie’s office.
Admiral Buie, former Com-
mander Iceland Defense Force,
congratulated both men for their
personal and military traits
which netted them the particular
honors of their service.
Duncan, a native of Greenwood,
S.C., graduated from Bob Jones
Academy in Greenwood in 1960 and
joined the Navy in March 1961.
Journalist Duncan is presently
working as
radio and tele-
vision - news
caster at the
AFRTS Sta-
tion, Building
T-44. Prior to
reporting to
Iceland, Dun-
can attended
the last class of
Journalist “A”
School at Great
Lakes.
Carder, a native of Dundas,
Ill., is a graduate of Olney High
School, Olney, Ill. During his
tour in Iceland,
Carder has
been duty turn-
key at the Na-
val Station
Brig. Before
coming to Ice-
land, Carder
was stationed
at Camp Le-
jeune, N.C., as
a member of
the 1st Batta-
lion, 2nd Ma-
rine Division.
NOTICE
For those who find the Sta-
tion Chapel too far to go to
worship, the Polar Club will
have Divine Services offered
this Sunday. See story on page
six.
^Club. They will consist of 72
three-bedroom and 18 four-bed-
room structures.
Because of their location they
will be easily accessible to the
N.C.O. Club, Viking Service Club,
Andrews Theater and the Field
House.
The area around the homes will
be leveled and sodded, and the
bus route will be revised to in-
clude service to these new homes.
The 10 officer-homes will be
erected across from B.O.Q. 636.
These will include 4 three-bed-
room and 6 four-bedroom homes.
The first 30 units are scheduled
to be shipped March 1, and should
arrive late that month. Conse-
quently, occupancy is expected to
begin in the early fall of 1965.
Plans are to have all units com-
pleted by the end of the calendar
year.
All the houses are Pre-fabs and
were built by Home Builders in
Port Royal, S.C. They will be erec-
ted here by Iceland Prime Con-
tractors.
All structures will have a con-
tinuous footing, reinforced con-
crete foundation.
Base Donates
To AOC Fund
The American Overseas Com-
paign (AOC) ended recently. Here
in Iceland $1,830.44 was contri-
buted to the cause.
The bulk of the monies donated
have already been earmarked for
use as follows:
$61.65 — United Seaman’s Ser-
vice, $44.90 — American Social
Health Association, $78.59 — A-
merican-Korean Foundation,
$280.37 — U.S.O., $204.08 — Ra-
dio Free Europe, $343.69 — Pro-
ject Care, $16.35 — National Rec-
reation Association. $222.26 —
USS Hope, $16.80 — International
Social Service.
The remaining $561.75 is as
yet undesignated for a partic-
ular agency. This will be distri-
buted at a future date.
The AOC provides money for
the agencies mentioned and those
only. A contributor may select a
particular agency to receive his
donation, but it must be one of
these nine.
Contributors may feel satisfied
that their donations will be put to
a good use.
1964 WINNERS—President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) was elected
Nov. 3 by a landslide vote over Senator Barry Goldwater. Vice Presi-
dent Hubert H. Humprey (right) and the President took their oaths
of office in Washington Jan. 20, 1965.
Johnson Begins First Term;
Humphrey Takes Second Post
Lyndon Baines Johnson began a four-year term as
President of the United States on Wednesday Jan. 20.
The 36th President placed his hand at 4:02 p.m. Ice-
landic time on a well-worn Bible given him long ago by
his mother. His wife, Lady Bird, held the book during the
oath-taking.
Moments earlier, Hubert H. Humprey was inducted as
Vice President. It was the first?
time since the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy that
the United States has had a Vice
President.
Thousands watched the inaugu-
ral ceremonies in Washington
under a bright, cold sky. Millions
of Americans saw the festivities
on nationwide broadcasts and
millions more watched abroad by
Telestar communications satellite
relay.
Cowboy Hats
The official swearing-in cere-
mony on the Capitol steps and
Mr. Johnson’s inaugural address
climaxed three days of festivities
which brought thousands of visi-
tors to Washington from every
state of the Union. Large delega-
tions from Mr. Johnson’s home
State of Texas were much in evi-
dence, many of them wearing “10-
gallon” cowboy hats.
However, President Johnson’s
inauguration carried an air of
solemn pride and determination
throughout.
Even the stirring, traditional
parade down Pennsylvania Avenue
from the Capitol to the White
House, was streamlined this year
and the heaviest emphasis was
placed on peace.
American Heritage
The inaugural ceremonies dra-
matically illustrated the wide
range of American background
and heritage.
The program was opened with
an invocation by a Roman Catholic
Archbishop, Reverend Robert E
Lucey. Negro opera star Leontyne
Price sang “America the Beauti-
ful.” Prayers were offered by
Rabbi. Dr. Human Judah Schac-
tel; a Protestant minister, Reve-
rend Dr. George R. Davis; and an
Orthodox Archbishop, Iakoves
Primate.
The famed 375-voice Mormon
Tabernacle Choir followed the
President’s address with the sing-
ing of “This Is My Country.”
Pi'esident Johnson began the
climactic day by attending inter-
faith services at the National
City Christian Church at which
Evangelist Billy Graham preached
the sermon.
Following his inaugural address,
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Humphrey
attended the traditional lunch in
the old Supreme Court Chamber
of the Capitol.
Five Balls
In the evening there were five
inaugural balls held at the Armory
and four Washington hotels, at-
tended by 28,000 guests. Mr. John-
son, his wife, and their daughters
planned to drop in on each of
the balls.
During his inaugural address
Mr. Johnson said, “Our destiny
in the midst of change will rest
on the unchanged character of
our people and on their faith....
“In each generation—with toil
and tears—we have had to earn
our heritage again.... ”
McConnell
Assumes Post
For Air Force
General Curtis E. LeMay. Air
Force Chief of Staff, will retire
Feb. 1. His replacement on that
date will be General John Paul
McConnell.
General LeMay was born Nov.
15, 1906, in Columbus Ohio. It
was he who, in refusing to accept
an invitation to dine with fellow
officers, once declared: “A man
should have dinner with his
friends, and the Commanding
General has no friends.”
But General LeMay has friends,
not only in the Air Force, the
Pentagon, the country and the
world, but apparently he has
'riends in Japan, a country that
he helped to defeat.
General John Paul McConnell,
his replacement, was born in
Booneville, Akransas, Feb. 7,1908.
He was graduated in 1927 from
Henderson-Brown College, Akran-
sas, with a Bachelor of Science
degree (Magna Cum Laude; Pi
Kappa Delta, Degree of Special
Distincton). He was appointed to
the United States Military Aca-
demy in 1928 and was graduated
June 10, 1932, and commisioned
a Second Lieutenant.
General McConnell’s assigned
posts include: Texas; Hawaii;
Louisiana; North Carolina;
Darachi and Cormilla, India;
Ceylon; Chunking and Shanghai,
China; Washington D.C.; and
Middlesex, England.
His decorations include: the
Distinguished Service Medal,
Legion of Merit with three Oak
Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Fly-
ing across, Bronze Star Medal,
Air Medal. Commander of the
Order of the British Empire, and
the Chinese Air Force Pilot’s
Wings, Chinese General Citation
Medal, Tashou Cloud Banner, Lou-
Shou Medal, and Pao Ting Medal
with Banner Ribbon.
He is married to the former
Sally Dean of St. Paul, Minnesota,
and they have two sons, Bruce
'4 and Dorsey 10.
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay