The White Falcon - 20.11.1965, Page 4

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, November 20, 1965
OX THE WAY UP—New crows went to these Fleet Weather Facility-
men on Nov. 16. They are: (left to right) J. L. Norris, ETN1; J. T.
Wright, AG3; and J. T. McGee, AG3. (Photo by Lang, PH3)
EDITORIAL
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Late Mews Reports
Will Never See Print
If you have ever been in the city room of an average
daily newspaper just before the paper went to press you
probably got the idea that the magical hour known as“deacl-
line” is a cross between a Chinese fire drill and the sink-
ing of the Titanic. You’re not far from wrong.
In the newspaper business the deadline is a sacred thing.
It can’t be bent, bowed or reshap-<
ed to fit any personal needs. When
the deadline hits, your copy had
better be turned in short order.
A weekly newspaper, like the
White Falcon, gives many people
the idea the paper’s staff has
seven days to put out a few pages
of local news. Such is not the
case.
To emhasize the problems the
Falcon staff has, lets outline a
production week.
Monday
Monday morning the staff ar-
rives and fortifies themselves
with a cup of strong coffee. In a
matter of minutes they are ham-
mering out copy that has already
been submitted, putting it into
whole sentences, complete with
proper punctuation and spelling.
Toward 12 o’clock and the dead-
line, the staff finds they have
about one fifth of the copy they
need, but they package up the
prepared copy and send it on the
noon bus to the print shop in
Reykjavik. Then they knock off
for lunch, worry about the amount
of copy and work up a good case
of indigestion.
After returning to the office
the boys feel better when they see
more stories trickling in for pre-
paration. Beside cranking out this
late copy the friendly Falconers
are trying to put the finishing
touches on features that were
written over the weekend. By five
o’clock the staff is having trouble
smiling, but, alas, no rest for the
weary, off to the field house to
cover a few basketball games.
Tuesday
Tuesday morning, bright and
early, the Falcon staff is at it
again with the optimism born of
a new day. More copy, more mis-
placed periods and misspellings.
Come noon the Falcon is beginning
to take on the look of a news-
paper. At 12 o’clock the crew
sends what they hope is the last
of the stories to the print shop.
Without fail around one o’clock
some smiling contributor comes
strolling in with three or four
pages of copy that “just has to
get into this week’s issue.” So the
editor smiles, takes the copy, puts
it in shape for publication and
returns to some little administra-
tion-type details that eat up the
rest of the afternoon. Five o’clock
rolls around and the production
day is over. Now the fun starts.
Its time to fit the copy in the
columns of the page.
Wednesday
Wednesday morning finds the
Falcon staff at the print shop
in Reykjavik to proofread the
paper. Page after page of print
passes in front of bloodshot eyes.
It’s hard to believe that a lino-
type operator can make the same
mistake twice in a row, but it
happens. After what usually
turns out to be about a 10-hour
session at the print shop the crew
puts the paper to bed and heads
back to the base to do the same
with themselves.
With telephone glued to their
ears the staff starts collecting
news for the next week’s issue
on Thursday morning. Pictorial
features are shot on Thursday,
interviews are gathered and the
process starts all over again.
Friday is a day of rest. On
Friday all the staff does is field
day their spaces, gather and write
more news, pick up the newspap-
ers and deliver them.
Got The Picture?
Now you have an idea of what
the three men of the White Falcon
Staff go through to put out your
weekly paper. They take care of
each job that a comparable civilian
newspaper would have different
departments, each, with several
men, to handle.
The moral of the story is.... if
you have something to contribute
to the White Falcon please have
it in by the Monday, 11 a.m. dead-
line or if possible sooner. Their
will always be someone around on
the weekends to accept your copy.
In this 'way you can give the
time to get out and gather news
staff of the Falcon more free
to publish a bigger and better
paper for you.
by Neil V. Young
At the evening meeting on Nov.
9, the Noi-thern Lights Masonic
Club agreed to forward the $100
College Scholarship check to Mr.
Thomas Starbird, who was gradu-
ated from Alfred T. Mahan High
School last June and is now en-
rolled at Washington State
Teacher’s College in Machias,
Maine.
Also, Mr. Jon Gudmundsson
presented a book to the club
consisting of a membership roster
of all Free Masons in Iceland, a
a gift from Mr. Edward Freder-
ickson.
To close out the evening, Mr.
Paul Smith gave an enlightening
oration on the “Merits and Ideals
of Free Masonry,” written in Eng-
land during the 18th century.
The club wishes to- welcome a
new member, Mr. Robert Left-
wich. All master masons are
urged to join us for our luncheon
meeting at 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 23
at the NCO Club.
Cpo WitieA Club VleitA
The monthly business meeting of the Keflavik CPO
Wives’ Club was held on Nov. 9. in the Calcutta Room of
the CPO Club. We would like to extend a cordial welcome
to two new members, Mrs. Ruth Lowe and Mrs. Kathy
Hayes, and to our guests, Mi
Hjordis Behen.
A committee report on om
smashing success not only finan-'
cially but a night so outstanding
in its character of fun, frolic and
happiness, that all who attended
will long enjoy a pleasant mem-
ory of this evening.
Children’s Christmas Party
With Christmas looming ever
near, the meeting became a bee-
hive of plans for the holiday func-
tions. Just one of the particular
Christmas packages planned, was
a party for all CPO Wives’ Club
members’ children.
This is one small way saying
“thank you” for putting up with
busy, sometimes cranky mother’s
who usurped some of the children’s
time for Club projects and func-
tions. To these particular people
we are giving our special atten-
tion.
The CPO Wives work in the
Thrift Shop each Saturday and
by observance of customer trends
1 decided that new business hours
:s. Virginia Dillard and Mrs.
■ October Special proved it a
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were needed. The Thrift Shop will
now operate on Saturdays from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We hope that
these new hours will facilitate the
customers who were inconvenien-
ced by the previous hours of
operation.
Thrift Shop’s Operation
Remember that the Thrift Shop
also operates on Mondays and
Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The
Shop offers clothes, dishes, toys
and miscellaneous household items.
Isn’t it amazing what the intel-
ligent people of today can con-
struct or renovate from items
purchased at such a bargain cen-
ter? Do join the group and sup-
port the Thrift Shop by donating
unused articles and purchasing
sales items.
A hearty farewell, our Club
Bless gifts and best whishes for
a happy tour at their next duty
station are extended to Mrs. Ro-
berta Hausauer and family.
Safe Driving Yips
ON WET ROADS IN ICELAND, YOUR CAR’S A BOAT
Most people think you skid on wet roads because water is “slip-
pery.” But NASA engineers, studying plane skids, learned that this
is only part of the problem. Under laboratory conditions, watching
a tire spun by a wet belt, their eyes popped when the tire slowed
to a complete stop—for no known reason—while the wet belt still
traveled at 60 MPH. Still amazed, the engineers dug a pit, covered
it with a flooded glassplate, and made photos of the front tire “foot-
prints” as they crossed the wet glass at varying speeds. Actual photos
showed an auto tire with 20 pounds of pressure at 28 MPH still
partially in contact with the glass. At 37MPH, the “footprint” began
to lift from the glass. At 47 MPH, the dark footprint was gone. The
tire was now hydroplaning-supported by water. Yet that same “foot-
print” on the road is what your life depends on. Think of that the
next time you are barreling along on the road to Reykjavik in a
downpour.
Schedule Of Meetings
On Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7:30
p.m. in the Calcutta Room of the
CPO Club will be held our No-
vember Social Meeting. Wives of
E-7, E-8 and E-9s are cordially
invited to attend. Join us for an
evening of fun, pleasure and
comradeship.
The next monthly business
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
Dec. 7, at the 7:30 p. m. again in
the Calcutta Room. Prospective
members or guests desiring trans-
portation to the social or business
meetings may call Susie Hamilton
in Keflavik at 1933 or Mabel Jo-
nes on base at ext. 6158.
IT’S TIME TO WINTER-
WISE OUR DRIVING AT
KEFLAVIK!
Your Personal Affairs
8JSAF1 Offers
IVew Courses
The United States Armed For-
ces Instituute USAFI has announ-
ced two new courses in Modern
European History.
Course I covers development in
Europe from about 1400 to 1815
and Course II, developments
from 1815 to the present.
Also USAFI has revised its
chemistry usually taught to high
school seniors.
Chemistry II covers metallurgy,
oxidation-reduction, the chemical
families, electrochemistry, cor-
rosion, organic chemistry, colloids,
nucleonics and an introduction to
qualitative analysis.
Those desiring to enroll are re-
quired to have already completed
a course similar to Chemistry I
offered by the institute.
For more information on these
and other USAFI courses, con-
tact the Educational and Train-
ing Office at exts. 5139 and 5238.
(Navy Times).
ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL—Air Force Capt. William F. Brot-
beck of the H-3 radar site was awarded the Army Commendation
Medal recently for meritorious service as an instructor and USAF
representative of the Command and Staff Department, Army Air
Defense School, Fort Bliss, Tex. Col. Alan G. Long, AFI commander,
pinned the medal on Captain Brotbeck during a brief ceremony at
commander’s call. “Although his principal training and experience
had been in ADC controller and interceptor career fields, he displayed
an outstanding degree of adaptability and resourcefullness in the
development of classroom material in the USAF tactical air control
system and the Soviet air threat,” his citation read.