The White Falcon - 21.05.1965, Side 1

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A SMOKEY BUSINESS—Astvaldur Eiriksson breathes in a lungful of
fresh air as he comes out of the still-smoking 6th grade building.
Wearing an oxygen breathing apparatus he had gone inside the school
to direct a stream of water onto the burning insulation in the roof.
Though burning very fast, the fire was put out in seven minutes.
Fire Guts Classroom;
Children Uninjured
A fire broke out in building T-20, the sixth grade class-
room, on Thursday, May 13.
It started at about 12:30 p.m. The building was empty,
and the doors locked. The cause of the fire was not im-
mediately known, but it was thought to have started when
the stove-pipe overheated and set the insulation in the
ceiling on fire. The fire depart-
ment quickly extinguished it.
The fire was first spotted by
young Eddie Rogers as he was
sitting on top of a slide opposite
the school building. He shouted
“fire,” ancl a friend of his, Willie
Grower, immediately ran to a
firebox and phoned the fire sta-
tion. The call came in at 12:38
p.m. and the Fire Department
reached the fire and had it out
in seven minutes.
According to Fire Chief Eiriks-
son, the strange thing about the
fire was that it built up so quick-
ly. At 12:30 p.m. there was no
sign of smoke. Someone had tried
to get into the building to take
the movie projector to another
classroom. Fifteen minutes later
the fire had almost completely
gutted the front half of the build-
ing. The insultion was burned
away and the heat had melted
most of the fixtures.
Books Burnt
The books that had been lying
on the top of desks were some-
what burnt, while those under the
desks were water-logged. Only the
books that had been left inside
the metal desks were untouched.
Nevertheless, most of the desks
were still useable, and the books
in the rear part of the building,
which had been unharmed, were
in very good shape.
The sixth-graders were given
the rest of the day off. The next
day they moved into the unoc-
cupied side of T-15, and will prob-
ably remain there until the new
school is finished.
Chess Players Needed
The White Falcon is receiv-
ing the names of all persons
wishing to take part in an open
chess tournament to be held on
the Naval Station.
Interested individuals should
call the White Falcon office at
Ext. 4156 for further details.
A HANDY DOCK—The USS Edisto picks up a heavy electric generator
from the ice and deposits it on deck. The icebreaker evacuated 20 men
from ARLIS II, along with 59,000 pounds of equipment and instru-
ments. Twenty-three helicopter lifts and three weasel and sled loads
were needed to remove all the material from the ice island. It was
abandoned May 11 at 8 a.m.
AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
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U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 19 Friday, May 21, 1965
HIGHER RATE—Three Barrier Forces Atlanic sailors are congratulated by ItAdm Ralph Weymouth on
their advancement in rate. Receiving their certificates of advancement from the admiral in his office Friday,
May 14, are left to right, Donald F. Vogt, to RD2; Freddy E. Wilkinson, to RI)3; and Richard C. Bauer,
to YN3. Vogt and Wilkinson are assigned to the Command Operations Control section while Bauer is
attached to the Barrier Forces Communications section.
Fifty Sailors Advance In Rate,
Receive Certificates From CO
Fifty sailors from the Naval Station who competed in fleetwide examinations last
February were advanced in rate May 15.
There were 43 men advanced to P03, five to P02, and two to POl.
In a special ceremony held at the Andrews Theatre at 9 a.m. last Saturday, Cdr
Richard C. James, commanding officer of the Naval Station, awarded the men certi-
ficates of advancement.
Those men receiving certificates*^-
were:
Biddle, W. E., AZ3
Bosh, S. T., MU3
Brown, G. J., ABF3
Buckholz, S. J., SK3
Burkett, K. G., AE3
Camarata, B. G., ATN3
Clingon, E. E., AMS3
Creek, T. Jr., AE3
Fisher, F. W., J03
Graves, J. J., SK3
Gunnarsson, G. B., AE3
Haessly, W. H., CEW3
Heineman, G. A., TM3
Houseman, M. J., SWE3
Johnson, C. K., PC3
Kaliff, L. L., DK3
Kelver, S. C., ETN3
Klausing, W. A., PN3
Lang, T. L., PH3
Lemons, C. A., SK3
Louderback, T. I., AE3
Mauney, J. R., ATN3
Mavrantzas, C. G., SFP3
McLaughlin, F. J., UTA3
Meyers, R. J., YN3
Moore, C. E., CS3
Murphy, R. G., TD3
Nesti, W. D„ CET3
Bn This Issue
Square Dancing ... ... pg. 2
Essay Contest .... ... pg. 3
Chess Player .... pg. 3
Falki of Iceland .... pgs. 4—5
Shangri-La Opening .... pg. 6
Football ... pg. 7
Volleyball ... pg. 7
Bowling ... Pg- 8
Keflavik Review . . ... pg. 9
ARLIS II ... pg. 10
Doctors’ Notebook . .. Pg. 10
Ochoa, M. L., CEW3
Parrish, J. G., AE3
Ramirez, L., A03
Raymond, D. E., SK3
Roach, J. T., RM3
Sargent, R. G., AC3
Setaro, E. L., ETN3
Stephens, J. E., ATN3
Streeter, T. D., J03
Terracciano, J., AMH3
Tyrpak, P., AE3
Wierda, A. E., ATN3
Wilkins, R. A., TM3
Will, R. L., CMH3
Zamora, M., CS3
Brown, D. R., DC2
Koranek, H. E., YN2
McNeill, L. C., DC2
Montgomery, K. W., AC2
Torre, J. J., ABH2
May, P. A., AX1
Stigall, W. E„ TM1
RECEIVES BOND, COMMENDATION—SSgt. Harvey A. Rogers, AFI,
picks up a Savings Bond and letter of commendation from Col. Alan
G. Long, AFI commander, for being selected March AFB Ground
Safety Man of the Month for January. A letter citing accomplishments
and improvements by Sergeant Rogers while he was at March AFB, was
written and forwarded to his base by Col. George Pfeiffer Jr., 22d
Bomb Wing commander. An endorsement was added by Colonel Long.
(USAF Photo by A1C W.R. Keener)