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White Falcon
April 8, 1977
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WHIZZING DOWN the track, four entries vie for the finish Saturday in the Cub
Scout Pinewood Derby '77.
TOR board revises dress code
Library to host open house
The Top of the Rock Club Advisory
Board announces changes to the club's
dress code. Dress for the ballroom
includes:
Dress slacks, turtle necks or sport
shirt with collar and/or sleeves; jeans
(excluding faded, tie-dyed, frayed
bottoms, cut-offs or bib overalls).
No outer garment which is so bizarre
as to attract undue attention is
authorized.
Friday and Saturday nights, in the
ballroom, minimum attire will consist
of slacks and turtle neck or sport shirt
with sleeves and collar.
As a matter of courtesy, hats or caps
hould be removed.
Uniform of the day is authorized in
the club at all times.
Working uniform is always authorized
in the casual bar. Casual attire will be
authorized in the casual bar with the ex-
ception of:
Sweat suits or other athletic clothing
and t-shirts.
Female guests and members must dress
in proper attire for the occasion. Pedal
pushers, shorts, bermudas and other
similar types of clothing are not con-
sidered proper atxire in the ballroom.
Proper attire is considered as any
clothing keeping with current fashions.
Special Events Night: Whenever the
club has a special events night such as
a Ship Wreck Party, the dress/attire will
be prescribed by the club management.
To celebrate the National Library
Week an open house will be held with an
art show April 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. This
will be a good opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the Station Library, the
librarian states.
The Naval Station Library has a col-
lection of approximately 15,000 vol-
umes.
The library is considered to be a
reading library for the most part, but
it does have a large selection of refer-
ence books and non-fiction materials.
The library also has 90 different titles
of magazines and newspapers.
In addition to the new books supplied
by the Navy, the library has a rotating
book collection known as the McNaughton
Collection. This collection contains
many of the newly published titles.
For younger members of the family,
the library has a large collection of
books for kindergarten throught eighth
grade. There is also a collection for
high school students.
The library is open seven days a week
from 12:30 to 9 p.m. The library is
located in Building 758—the same build-
ing as the USO.
Best Sellers according to Pub-
lisher's Weekly, March 21, 1977.
The library has the following:
Trinity by Leon Uris.
Oliver's Story by Erich Segal.
Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler.
The Crash of '79 by Paul E. Erdman.
Voyage: A Novel of 1896 by Sterling
Hayden.
Return to Thebes by Allen Drury.
The Shining by Stephen King.
The Valhalla. Exchange by Harry
Patterson.
Roots by Alex Haley.
Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne
W. Dyer.
The Grass is Always Greener Over
the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck.
The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study
of Female Sexuality by Shere Hite.
East, Wind, Rain by N. Richard Nash.
ASDHA establishes CHAMPUS regulation; emphasizes care quality
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs), Dr. Robert N. Smith
recently announced a comprehensive De-
partment of Defense instruction/regula-
tion to govern the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed Ser-
vices (CHAMPUS). It has been endorsed
by the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare.
The regulation that accompanies DOD
Instruction 6010.8, "Civilian Health
and Medical Program of the Uniformed
Services; administration of," was
designed to strengthen CHAMPUS and sim-
plify its interpretation for benefi-
ciaries providers, claims processors and
the government.
Beneficiary aided
Dr. Smith said regulation provisions
will assist the beneficiary in de-
termining coverage, eligibility, cost-
sharing and submitting claims. The re-
gulation also introduces an appeals
procedure which provides a means for
beneficiaries and providers to have
disputed claims reviewed.
Provisions of the regulation will be
implemented June 1 for outpatient ser-
vices and supplies and new inpatient
cases.
All ongoing long term inpatient
cases will be reviewed on an individual
basis to determine whether or not the
care being rendered meets the require-
ments of the regulation. When determined
a case does not comply, beneficiaries will
be extended with a 90 day notice before
benefits are terminated.
The earliest date this notice will go
out is August 1.
Care quality emphasized
Dr. Smith points out that the
regulation emphasizes quality of care to
assure that beneficiaries receive care
from qualified providers. He said it
protects the program from incurring costs
for medically unnecessary procedures and
services which will contribute to better
program control of costs—an area which
has been a matter of Congressional con-
cern.
The regulation explains and encourages
responsibility on the part of eligible
beneficiaries (and sponsors) to exercise
care in obtaining their medical services,
similarly expected of beneficiaries under
other health benefits programs.
Basic benefit unchanged
The new regulation does not change the
essential benefit package of the CHAMPUS
program. It does, however, clarify the
program policy and intent in several
areas that had previously been vague
or not addressed.
Further, the regulation has set some
limits on certain previously ill-defined
benefits. For example, special educa-
tion under the program for the handi-
capped is available only if the state
and local school jurisdictions cannot
provide (or pay for) adequate educa-
tional services.
Benefits defined
Dr. Smith said the regulation con-
tains clear definitions of the benefits
available through CHAMPUS. He noted
that in the past some beneficiaries
have experienced financial hardships
because they were unaware of the
coverage and eligibility requirements
of CHAMPUS until after the care was
received, or because different CHAMPUS
contractors interpreted CHAMPUS policy
differently in the payment of claims.
200th Keflavik Sunday School patch given
For her enrollment in the Naval Sta-
tion Keflavik Chapel Sunday School,
Heather White received the 200th Kefla-
vik Sunday School patch in an opening
ceremony Sunday morning at the Lower
School.
Captain Jack T. Weir, Commander
Naval Forces Iceland/Commanding Officer
Naval Station Keflavik, presented the
patch to Heather, who has attended the
school since January.
According to Navy Chaplain Stanley
McCreary, the Keflavik Sunday School
patch is the first of its kind in the
Navy.
The membership patch is given to
those pupils who attend four weeks in a
row.
During the ceremony, 30 students
were awarded a three month perfect
attendance pin.
Classes are held at the Lower
School for ages two through adult.
Opening exercises begin at 9:15 a.m.
Heather's parents are Yeoman
Second Class and Mrs. Steve White.
YN2 White is assigned to the Naval
Station Administration Office.
HEATHER WHITE clutches the 200th Kefla-
vik Sunday School patch while she joins
in a motion-filled song.
Boy Scouts
.... The Monthly Committee Meeting of Boy
Scout Troop 36T4 will be held Wednesday
at 8 p.m. at Bldg. 185. The building
is located between the Rod and Gun Club
and Family Services. For more informa-
tion, contact Christine Rosenbaum at
7467.
Fleet Reserve
New arrivals
Jennifer Marie Price was born April 1
at 6:20 p.m. She is the daughter of Lisa
Dianne and Senior Airman George Blane
Price. Sr. Airman Price is attached to
Det 14.
Denise Kathleen Swol was born on March
30 at 6:30 p.m. She is the daughter of
Christine Amelia and Electronics Techni-
cian Nuclear Second Class Christopher
Douglas Swol. ETN2 Swol is attached to
Naval Facility, Keflavik.
Every Wednesday night is "Steak Night"
at the Fleet Reserve Association. The
kitchen is open from 6 to 10 p.m. Sun-
day, the kitchen will have a special on
spare ribs including the extras.
The meetings for the month of April
are as follows:
General Business Meeting—Tuesday 7:30
Ladies' Auxiliary—April 19 at 8 p.m.
Branch-Unit Social—April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Election of officers for Branch 255
will be held April 26 in the Branch Home
at 7:30 p.m. A tentative date of May 7
has been set for this year's installa-
tion of officers. Tickets are available
only at the Branch Home.