The White Falcon - 03.02.1978, Page 1

Events
planned
February is Black history month
by TSgt Clarence E. Davis
In February 1926, Dr. Carter G.
Woodson, the Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History direc-
tor, launched the celebration of Negro
History Week. A short period, devoted
to public exercises, this week empha-
sized the salient facts of history in-
fluenced by the Negroes—mainly facts
brought to light by the association's
research and publications during its
first 11 years.
This step was regarded as timely,
and the enlightened public warmly re-
sponded to the proclamation of this
observance. The effort was widely sup-
ported by schools, churches and clubs
among Negroes and the movement gradually
found support among institutions of
other races in America and abroad.
Today, the celebration enjoys a
widespread participation.
The observance comes each year about
the second Sunday in February; the ob-
jective being to select the week which
will include both Feb. 12 and 14.
Negro History Week is meant to em-
brace the birth dates of both Abraham
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass—in the
latter case, the date that Douglass
calculated must have been his birth-
day.
Sometimes, the celebration can in-
clude only one date. At such times,
the selected date must include the
Afro-American Frederick Douglass.
In 1976, during the 50th Afro-Ameri-
can history observance and the Bicen-
tennial of the United States, the cele-
bration of Afro-American history was
extended for all of February, which has
continued each year since 1976.
The observance was so successful in
increasing an awareness and apprecia-
tion of Afro-Americans' contributions
to the nation that the military has
used this celebration as an important
part of each year's calendar.
Afro-American History Month also
calls increased attention to ensuring
equal opportunities for blacks in all
facets of American life, as is guaran-
teed them and all citizens by law.
Thus, Afro-American History Month not
only lauds the progress of the past but
also aggressively addresses the challen-
ges of the present.
This is the 52nd annual observance of
Black History Week/Month. The theme for
1978 is "Roots, Achievements and Projec-
tions". The following events are sched-
uled:
Monday—film at USO at 7 p.m.; Thurs-
day—Televisit on Afro-American history;
Feb. 11—dramatic presentation and disco
at the Top of the Rock Club at 7 p.m.;
Feb. 12—film at Chapel at 7 p.m. and
Feb. 13—soul food at the Enlisted Dining
Facility at evening meal and film at USO
at 7 p.m.
Feb. 15—soul food dinner at USO at
7 p.m. and presentation at A. T. Mahan
High School at 2 p.m.
Feb. 16—soul food at the 57th Fighter
Interceptor Squadron Dining Hall from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 18—Afro-American history library
on display at USO from noon to 3 p.m. and
soul disco and dance contest at USO at 7
p.m.
Feb. 20—film at USO at 7 p.m. and
Feb. 27—film at USO at 7 p.m.
**Each week AFTV will have a to be
announced showing on Afro-American his-
tory.
Frederick
Douglass
Volume 34 Number 5
Keflavik, Iceland
February 3, 1978
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Hank Thompson
Keflavik notes
Country star to perform
Country and Western star Hank
Thompson, who can be seen weekly on
Channel Four television in the "Kind-
ly Keep It Country" show, is coming
to the NATO base on March 8 and 9.
Tickets for the Hank Thompson per-
formances went on sale Wednesday at
the Recreation Office, the Tour Of-
fice, the Officers' Club and at the
Top of the Rock.
Performances were moved back one
day from the date reported in the Jan.
21 edition of the White Falcon.
Hank and his Brazos Valley Boys
will perform twice at Andrews Theater
Dental health program
and once at the Officers' Club and at
the Top of the Rock enlisted club.
Tickets will be sold on a first-
come, first-served basis, costing $6
each for adults and $3 each for
children 12 and under for the shows
at Andrews Theater. Performances at
Andrews will be held at 6:30 p.m. on
March 8 and 9.
For the performance at the "0"
Club and the Top of the Rock, tick-
ets will cost $7.50 each. A western
style dinner will be available at
the "0" Club on a pay-as-you-go
basis.
Children’s clinic starts tomorrow
During February, the Dental De-.
partment will sponsor a children's
dental health program. This pro-
gram will be available to all
school age, authorized dependent
children who have not seen a den-
tist since Sept. 1, 1977.
The program will consist of Sat-
urday appointments for examinations,
X-rays and stannous fluoride treat-
ments. Further appointments will be
made for those children who need
extensive care.
Parents should call 7425 or 4591
for information or to schedule these
appointments.
Club card policy explained
All Naval Station Keflavik club pa-
trons with a valid club card from their
respective club are authorized to play
bingo at the Top of the Rock.
Club card holders are authorized to
sign in one guest or one married couple
'Love Is...’
ror the purpose of playing bingo. Non-
members of the Top of the Rock club and
their guests must leave the club after
bingo.
Club cards are the only acceptable
identification to enter the club.
Valentine dinner at the Top of the Rock
A Chapel Valentine dinner will be
held Feb. 14 at the Top of the Rock
ballroom.
The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m.
and will include a program on "Love
Is...."
A buffet dinner will follow. The
meal will consist of roast beef, pork or
turkey, fried chicken, fried shrimp,
baked potato, vegetable, an array of
salads, rolls, tea or coffee and pastry.
The Chapel will take this opportunity
to bid hail to Chaplain Charles Duncan
and his wife, Charlotte,, and bless to
Chaplain Stanley McCreary and his wife,
Vicky.
Tickets must be purchased by Thurs-
day at the Chapel or from key personnel.
Girl scout cookies
Girl Scout cooKie time is scheduled
to begin Sunday at Keflavik. Base resi-
dents may select their "favorites" from
the the closest Girl Scout.
on sale Sunday
A large variety of fresh, crisp
cookies are just waiting for you at the
Commissary Store, Navy Exchange and
USO.
Snowstorms, harsh weather
hamper mail delivery
Snow storms and harsh winter weather,
hitting the United States, are the pri-
mary causes of the small amounts of mail
now being received by the NATO base Post
Office.
A two-week backlog exists because of
the.stateside weather. This condition
is expected to last at least another
two weeks.
First class and airmail (priority
mail) is flown daily to Keflavik from
the Fleet Post Office New York via
Loftleidir under a mail cor “act be-
tween the United States Po Office
and Loftleidir.
Bulk mail—parcels, space available
mail, parcel airlift, magazines and
newspapers—are carried by Loftleidir
on a space available bssis. Most of
the bulk mail which comes to Keflavik
is flown up on Military Airlift Com-
mand flights from McGuire AFB, NJ.
The base Post Office normally re-
ceives priority mail each day unless
the Loftleidir flight has been delayed
by weather or mechanical difficulties.
Mail is diverted to military flights
only when Loftleidir has not made the
New York flight in 48 or more hours.
All outgoing mail is flown by Loft-
leidir. Priority mail goes to the
FPO, which is located at John F.
Kennedy International Airport. Bulk
mail goes from JFK to the New York
Foreign and Bulk Mail Center in New
Jersey.
When no mail arrives with the Loft-
leidir flight, Post Office personnel
call New York to find out why. The
usual reason for mail delay is a mis-
connection, such as the FPO mail
truck being late in delivering mail
to Loftleidir.
Another consideration is the
transit time in the United States to
FPO New York. Again, the weather af-
fects the movement of the mail. The
timeliness of mail delivery should
become more reliable once the weather
in the states improves.
For first termers
Tours in Iceland may be extended
The Chief of Naval Personnel has
instituted a new policy that may affect
the tour length of first termers
stationed in Iceland.
According to the Naval Station Person-
nel Office first termers who have less
than one year remaining in their enlist-
ment at the time they would normally
transfer will be automatically extended
in Iceland until the end of their enlist-
ment.
The news release from CNO was as
follows:
To improve personnel stability, the
Chief of Naval Personnel has established
a policy that first term enlisted person-
nel with /less than one vear obligated
service will not De rotated from shore
duty in CONUS to sea duty. Additionally,
first term enlisted personnel serving
overseas shore duty tours with less than
one year remaining will be extended
until their expiration of active
obligated service (EAOS) unless pre-
cluded by DoD directives.
Also, to ensure a similar opportunity
for all to serve at sea, and whenever
practical, those few first term
personnel who must be initially assigned
to duty ashore can expect to serve at
least one sea tour auring the latter
part of their first enlistment. To
accomplish this, their initial shore
tour will be adjusted to two years.
Auto inspection
requirements set
Annual "JO" auto inspections
began Wednesday for "J" and "JO"
motor vehicles.
If your vehicle tag starts with
the letters "JO" or"J" you can have
your car inspected at the car wash
located behind Public Works. This
is mandatory for all vehicles,with
"J" or "JO" numbers. There are re-
quirements that must be made before
you bring your car for inspection.
1. Vehicle must be ready for in-
specting.
2. Have a valid headlight inspect-
ion.!
3. Have vehicle registration (Ice-
landic and Milita^ and Insur-
ance papers .
4. Report for vehicle inspection
in accordance with the below list-
ed inspection dates:
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