The White Falcon - 05.06.1965, Blaðsíða 3

Saturday, June 5, 1965
WHITE FALCON
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OFFICIAL TEST FORM
A. JUDGMENT B. KNOWLEDGE
Defensive Rules of the Road:
Driving circle T [true]
Techniques or F [false]
circle correct SCORE SCORE SCORE
letter 1. T. F. 6. T. F. . .□ 11. T. F. . .□
SCORE 2. T. F. 7. T. F. . .□ 12. T. F. . .□
1. a. b. c. d.. . . □ 3. T. F. 8. T. F. . 13. T. F. . .□
2. a. b. c. d.. . . □ 4. T. F. .□ 9. T. F. . 14. T. F. . .□
3. a. b. c. d.. . . □ 5. T. F. .□ 10. T. F. 15. T. F. . .□
C. PERCEPTION D. SPECIAL
TOTAL
Hazards Alertness circle correct SCORE
1. List the number of driving letter
hazards you have seen SCORE
NUMBER ( ) SCORE Q 1- a. b.c.d □
2. a. b. c. d □
THE NATIONAL DRIVERS’ TEST—This test form is printed for your convenience in marking your
answers, totaling your score and comparing it with those of your family and your friends.
Viewers Pit Driving ‘Know-How*
Against Pros In TV Show
In the comfort of your living room, pit your knowledge of the road against the na-
tional standard via Channel 8, Keflavik.
Sunday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m., a new and exciting broadcast, the first of its kind, uses
spectacular photography to test your driving judgement—right in your own home. You
watch high-speed head-on collisions—staged by experienced drivers—as they develop
and occur.
“The National Driver’s Test” shows a variety of critical situations and invites you
to test your driving ability, by'S'"
answering questions illustrated in
the course of the broadcast.
Being tested right along with
you will be four students of Alfred
T. Mahan high school. They will
pit their knowledge against yours
while seated in the TV studio
On this special program, drivers
through an unprecedented audi-
ence participation technique, com-
pare their driving judgement,
knowledge and perception against
a national sampling judged by
IBM computers.
Viewers are put “behind the
wheel” by a team of stunt drivers
to experience the sights and
sounds of highway accidents and
enable them to share the experi-
ence of accident or near-accident
through slow-motion and normal
speeds.
In another dramatic part of the
test, you are again in the driver’s
seat. As you drive, you are faced
with a number of potentially seri-
ous driving hazards and asked:
“How many did you spot?”
You answer interesting ques-
tions like this as you watch the
broadcast. You’ll be shown the
correct answers and be given the
opportunity right on the program
“Let me off at the next accident,
will you, Ed?”
to check your answers against the
correct ones. Find out just how
good a driver you really are.
Next week in this paper, read
the comparisons. Do women rate
better than men? Are the younger
or older drivers better educated
in traffic? Does driving experi-
ence pay off? Are college educated
persons more knowledgeable driv-
ers than their high school counter-
parts? Most impoi'tant, are you
as good a driver as you think you
are?
Clip attached scorecard and rate
yourself Sunday, June 6, during
Channel 8’s “National Drivers’
Test.” Additional copies of score-
card are available at Bldg. T-44,
so invite the family to join you.
Nuclear Ships Bring Back
Ghosts Of Old Windjammers
Nuclear ships are throwbacks to the age of the sail,
when wind-driven ships spent months in distant oceans
without having to seek land for fuel, according to the Na-
tional Geographic Society.
The Society’s news bulletin says that, although coal-and-
oil-powered ships must make frequent refueling stops,
nuclear ships, such as the aircraft'^
carrier USS Enterprise, can roam
the seas for years without stop-
ping for fuel. Thei’e is no need for
huge tanks on the Enterprise—
its eight atomic furnaces develop
more than 200,000 horsepower to
drive the 85,350-ton ship at more
than 25 knots.
Submarines, first vessels to use
nuclear propulsion, can not only
cross the North Bole submerged,
but can circle the glope without
surfacing.
Russia’s 440-foot atomic ice-
breaker Lenin has been plowing
through Arctic ice for five years,
and can roam polar seas all winter
without refueling, its nuclear en-
gine generating enough steam to
melt extra-thick ice. The Lenin
has been so successful that Russia
plans a fleet of such ships to
keep Arctic waters open to year-
round shipping.
The United States’ NS Savan-
nah, first nuclear cargo-passenger
ship, may be the forerunner of
future merchant fleets. It can
cruise three days on a teaspoon-
ful of uranium oxide pellets or
go 300,000 miles—14 times around
the world—on 110 pounds of
uranium-235. A coventional ship
of the same size would require
10,000 tons of fuel.
Nuclear power on the high seas
may bring more than bigger, fast-
er, longer-ranging ships. Special-
ized fish-processing factories, re-
search laboratories and mining
ships would be able to operate at
sea for many months without
docking for fuel. Experts predict
giant, crewless submarine tankers
crossing the seas like guided mis-
siles and nuclear-powered hydro-
foil liners whisking hundreds of
tourists across the sea at 70
miles-per-hour.
Your Personal Affairs
Money Invested In Stocks
Pay More Than Bank Accounts
A previous installment in this series mentioned tax bene-
fits as one advantage to the stock investor. Another ad-
vantage in good stock investment is that they offer pro-
tection against inflation.
Since the first Indian demanded more of the White Man’s
sparkling beads before parting with his furs, inflation has
been the general trend of the United States economy. Rising
costs in general add up to a'
steady decline in the buying power
of the dollar. But as prices con-
tinue their general rise, so does
the value of stockholdings.
Savings Vs Stock
Suppose $100 was put in a
savings account in 1926, with the
interest left to earn more interest,
compounded quarterly at three per
cent. In 1964, it would have been
worth roughly $216-$217. How-
ever, the purchasing power of the
dollar last year was only 57 per
cent of what it was in 1926, mak-
ing the total investment worth
about $123 in 1926 currency or,
an increase in buying power of
23 per cent.
That same $100 put into the
average common stock in 1926
would have been worth $622 in
1964, according to Standard &
Poor’s index of 500 stocks. The
investment would be valued at
$354 in 1926 currency, and in-
crease of 254 per cent in terms
of buying power.
Young Investors
Most armed services personnel
are in the “Young Investor” cate-
gory (even the' retiree is often
young enough to begin a second
career). He has 10, 20 or more
years ahead for his investments
in good “growth” companies to
increase in value. His investments
should be made for growth of cap-
ital over a period of years.
He should buy shares of com-
panies which are leaders in dyna-
mic, growing fields of industry or
business. He should look for well-
managed, far-sighted companies
whose products or services are in
increasing demand. He should
ignore the ever-present minor
fluctuations in the daily market
and concentrate instead on the
“long pull.”
Know Your Firm
Naturally, , he should invest
through a reputable brokerage
firm and not buy on rumor or
advice from friends. If he doesn’t
know a good broker in his area,
his banker or the local Better
Business Bureau can help.
Investments should never be
made without thorough investiga-
tion. A good broker or account
executive can supply literature ex-
planing the basic points of stock
investing and stock market ter->
minology, as well as up-to-date
date on stocks of interest. The
broker’s services are well worth
the small commission he will re-
ceive for them. Most large broker-
age houses also have the Monthly
Investment Plan (MIP), in which
a small investor can put as little
as $40 every month — or every
three months — into stocks listed
on the New York Exchange.
Know Your Market
To learn more about the market,
a potential investor may begin by
reading the financial pages of his
newspaper as well as other finan-
cial and business publications
found at his local newsstand. Lo-
cal libraries can provide more
helpful information on investing.
VP-56
Advancements
These are the men of VP-56
who recently advanced in rate ef-
fective May 16:
Second Class
Smith, L. H., PH3 to PH2
Hansen, J. A., AX3AC to AX2AC
Third Class
Poulin, M. C., ATNAN to ATN3
Lund, R. M., AXAN to AX3
Loren, P. L., AOAN to A03
Smart, J. E„ ATNAN to ATN3
Shovald, J., AEAN to AE3
Muirhead, B. E., ADAN to AD3
GENERAL IS GUEST SPEAKER—Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Beeson, (left)
commander of the Goose Air Defense Sector, was guest of honor at
t)ie AFI officers dining-in last week at the CPO Club. He told some
90 officers of his personal experiences in the military and the value of
dedication to duty and country. At the head table, from left to right,
are Lt. Col. William H. Truxal, Lt. Col. Timothy I. Ahern, Col. Alan
G. Long, Col. Leland S. McGowan, Lt. Col. Frank J. Pietryka, and Lt.
Col. Arthur R. Nunes. (USAF Photo by A1C W.R. Keener)