The White Falcon - 25.06.1965, Síða 1

Iceland Commemorates Independence Day
See Pictorial Review — Page 5
Parades, Speeches, Dances
Nark Time Of Jubilation
Iceland celebrated its Independence Day in Reykjavik
June 17 with many planned activities that brought its
people out of their homes by the thousands for the events.
At Austurvollur, the Square in front of the Parliament
building, three parades went by as Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides lined the pathways of the park and formed a pas-
sageway to the base of the statue'^
of Jon Sigurdsson, national hero
of Iceland who was foremost in
getting the country its liberty and
restoration from Denmark.
President and Prime Minister
Dignitaries included the Presi-
dent of Iceland Asgeir Asgeirsson
and Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime
Minister.
Together with guests, they at-
tended a church service conducted
by Rev. Sira Emil Bjornsson.
After the services at the church,
the President and Prime Minister,
along with others taking part in
the Independence Day formal fest-
ivities, left the church, which is
directly across the street from the
Parliament building.
Honor Jon Sigurdsson
The next event saw President
Asgeirsson and Prime Minister
Benediktsson laying a wreath at
the foot of the statue of Jon
Sigurdsson.
Mr. Benediktsson then spoke
from the balcony of the Parliament
building to the crowds that gath-
ered around.
He spoke about the future of
Iceland and enumerated about the
many possibilities of this country
in industry and its general de-
velopment.
Poem Recited
A poem dedicated to the memory
of Jon Sigurdsson was recited by
the Fjallkona, or mountain lady,
from the Parliament balcony also.
Trip To Akureyri
Being Planned
A three-day tour of the town
and area around Akureyri is
scheduled for July 3, 4 and 5
by Special Services. For more
information, all interested per-
sonnel are asked to contact
Special Services at Exts. 3193
or 4254.
The finale of the day’s main
attractions was held at the sports
arena where athletic events in-
cluded demonstrations in wrest-
ing, the broad jump, the 100
meter dash and gymnastics on the
horse and parallel bars.
As evening approached, many
Icelanders took part in dancing in
the streets about the city—long
into the night hours.
In all, Independence Day 1965
proved to be a memorable day
for all who came out, said one
reporter covering the gala affair.
U. $. Antarctica
Needs You!
The call is out again for volun-
teers to take part in the Navy’s
support of the U.S. Antartic pro-
gram during 1966-67.
The Navy is looking for about
700 officers and men for the pro-
gram, about 250 of whom will
winter-over.
Those who winter-over get spe-
cial consideration when time
comes for reassignment. About 75
per cent of those who returned
from the last Deep Freeze got
their first choice of duty. Also,
duty with the program earns the
Antarctic Service Medal.
Deadline for applications is July-
15. Those volunteering for the
wintering-over group must have
enough obligated time to carry
them through December 1967,
while those applying for assign-
ment to Air Development Squad-
ron 6 must have enough to carry
them through April 1968.
Additional requirements for ap-
plicants include a clear record,
indicating sound moral character
and professional dedication and
no pending history of domestic
problems or indebtedness.
For additional information, con-
tact the Education and Training
Office at Ext. 5139 or 5238.
HONORED STATESMAN—Boy Scouts and Girl Guides line the pathways leading to the statue of Jon
Sigurdsson during Iceland’s Independence Day June 17. President of Iceland Asgeir Asgeirsson and Prime
Minister Bjarni Benediktsson later layed a wreath beneath the statue.
THE WHITES
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 24 Friday, June 25, 1965
Chess Tourney
Starts Tomorrow
Deadline for entering Spe-
cial Services’ first Armed
Forces Chess Tournament to
be held at the Youth Center
this weekend is today.
The tourney will be over a
two-day period with three
rounds Saturday and two Sun-
day.
Prizes will be presented to
the best over-all player in the
tourney and to the top player
of each of the services re-
presented.
In addition, the best chess
players will form the Keflavik
Armed Forces Chess Team
that will be matched against
the chess clubs of Keflavik and
Reykjavik.
All contestants must call the
Youth Center, Ext. 4149, for
chess-play arrangements.
Japanese Crew Tours Base
CHECKING THE STU-
DIO — Behind the
camera Mike Greenman,
PNSN, news correspond-
ent at AFRTS, U.S. Na-
val Station, Keflavik, Ice-
land, gave a tour Tues-
day of the radio and tele-
vision station (T-44) to
three representatives of
the Japan Broadcasting
Corporation (NHK). The
men (from 1 to r) are
Mr. T. Odate, Mr. S.
Kondo and Mr. T. Morie.
The three Japanese gen-
tlemen are completing a
television documentary
on the Scandinavian
countries, including Ice-
land.
Officers, Enlisteds Quizzed In
Fleet-Wide Opinion Survey
The second Navy-wide opinion survey was conducted on
the Naval Station at the Polar Club Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
with 9 officers and 35 enlisted men scheduled to take part
in the 71-part questionnaire.
With views being requested from 10 per cent of the
Navy’s officers, five per cent of the male enlisteds and
"^'just about all of the enlisted
Waves at all stations, those sur-
Council Ok’s
New Pay Bill
The House Armed Services Com-
mittee has approved a military
pay bill with an average 10.7 per
cent raise that would go into ef-
fect the first day of the month
following enactment.
The committee’s decision, by a
vote of 33 to 1, was announced
by its Chairman, Rep. L. Mendel
Rivers (D.-S. C.)
The bill must be considered
and voted on by the House
and Senate before being sent to
President Johnson for considera-
tion and final approval.
Per cent Increase
The committee’s bill would pro-
vide increases for all personnel—
ranging from 13 per cent for re-
cruits to 15.3 per cent for master
sergeants, and 22 per cent for
second lieutenants to 6 per cent for
the chiefs of staff.
Under the committee’s proposal,
enlisted personnel would receive
an average increase of 12.1 per
cent costing some $650 million
annually, while officers would get
an average 7.2 per cent raise
amounting to more than $174
million annually.
Two proposals recommended by
Secretary of Defense Robert S.
McNamara were included in the
bill approved by the committee.
Mr. McNamara strongly re-
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veyed include officers whose ser-
vice numbers end in the digit 7
and male enlisteds whose service
numbers end in 14, 15, 16, 17 and
18.
Questions More Parochial
Although some of the ques-
tions are approximately the same
for all three classes of those be-
ing queried, in general the ques-
tions are more parochial than
they were in the initial survey.
There are questions on uni-
forms, housing, shipment of house-
hold effects, promotion opportuni-
ties, working hours, performance
and what is good (and bad) about
Navy life in all of the quizzes.
Enlisted men also are being
asked how long they spend in
grade between promotions, how
much they know about several
different personnel programs and
if they would be interested in
changing their rates.
Honest Answers Desired
Again this time, the survey has
been designed to get frank, honest
answers. No names are required
and each respondent seals his own
questionnaire in an envelope
which is delivered unopened to
Washington.
In an effort to get quicker re-
sults, officials conducting the sur-
vey have asked return of the com-
pleted questionnaires within two
days after the tests are given.