The White Falcon - 04.08.1978, Blaðsíða 1

Buddy Hackett visits Iceland
By JOSA Paula Ritrovato
COMEDIAN BUDDY HACKETT is interviewed by A1C Marc Streeter of AFTV
Channel 4.
It was a usual Friday for the "Red-
neck Rocker" of the American Forces
Radio and Television Station (AFRTS),
Keflavik as he talked and played tunes
for the radio audience of Naval Station,
Keflavik. During songs many listeners
call the Rocker (Navy Journalist Second
Class Paul Waldrop) to make requests but
this call was a little different.
"Hi, this is Buddy Hackett and I'd
like to come over to your station and
visit for a while." Paul Waldrop could
not believe the call was for real and
responded, "I wish this was Mr. Hackett
but it can't be." Buddy then put an
Icelandic worker on the phone to verify
his existence.
J02 Waldrop then started to place the
voice as being "a very good imitation of
Mr. Hackett or perhaps the real thing."
The voice then said, "I'm at the air-
port; and, if you get me a ride to your
radio station, I'd be happy to talk
with you."
J02 Waldrop left the station to see
if the whole thing was really happening.
Reaching the airport, there was Buddy
Hackett and his wife, Sherry, waiting
for him.
After returning from lunch, I heard
much hubbub in the AFRTS building that
Buddy Hackett had called the station and
the Rocker left to bring him over.
My skepticism soon left when I turned
around and saw Buddy Hackett in the
hallway. "It's him; he looks just like
he does on Hollywood Squares," I thought.
Like most of my coworkers, I was
dazed with having a celebrity visit
without giving any warning. In quiet
groups we stood around and peered at him,
saying to ourselves, "That's really him
and he's at this station."
Buddy looked where Airman Apprentice
Karen Mayo and myself were gawking at him
and motioned for us to get in the pic-
tures with him. Putting an arm around
each of us, we smiled as his wife snapped
away.
Moving to the radio department,
Buddy sat in Studio B and started
making humorous, off the cuff, promos
for all the individual DJs of AFRTS.
He then agreed to have J02 Waldrop
interview him for a radio show. By
now most of the radio, television and
newspaper staffs were huddled in or
around the studio to listen and watch
Buddy in action.
In starting the interview, Buddy
said he and his wife left the states
July 10, enroute to Paris on a Con'-
corde jet. They reached Paris so
quickly that his wife said it seems
they should only be in Cleveland.
There he did a show for French or-
phans. Harold Robbins, author of "The
Betsy", created the effort and Jerry
Lewis was also with the show for the
orphans.
Then Buddy went to Germany to see
his daughter who is taking summer col-
lege courses at Heidelberg College.
She is learning the broadcasting and
communications field.
Before going home to Los Angeles,
they stopped off in Iceland to see
what this small and unusual country
is like. "I read about the under-
ground hot springs, glaciers and
continued on page 3
Volume 34, Number 31
Keflavik, Iceland
August 4, 1978
CHECKING THE EXPANDED brochure display, Jalthor Jonsson (left) and RM3 Larry
Nasekos (right) leaf through tourist pamphlets, (photo by PH3 Jesse
Williams)

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Grand openings at Viking
Several new merchandise lines will
highlight the new Navy Exchange Mini-Mart
which will have its grand opening today
at noon at the Viking Bldg. The Recrea-
tion Department Tour Office will also
share in the grand opening at the same
location
The store space, which contains en-
larged square footage, will tentatively
include car care accessories, records
and tapes, greeting cards and panty
hose.
Combining the former Mini-Mart,
Beverage Store and the Viking Retail
Store, the new Mini-Mart will feature
an expanded delicatessen with salads,
breads and pastries in the near future.
Shopping carts will be available for
patron use at the new Mini-Mart. Three
cash register stations will serve cus-
tomers .
Personalized Services across from
the Main Retail Store entrance was also
scheduled to open yesterday. Flower
BEFORE OPENING the new Mini-Mart, Mila
Bognot assembles and stocks shelving,
(photo by PH3 Jesse Williams)
and plant arrangements will be offered
in more varieties.
Slated to reopen yesterday, Toyland
is relocated on the second floor at
the Navy Exchange complex just inside
to the immediate left. Toyland is ex-
pecting to receive a larger assortment
of hobby crafts in the future. Furni-
ture and fabrics will be carried at
the Main Retail Store.
Captain Jack T. Weir, Commanding Of-
ficer Naval Station Keflavik, is sched-
uled to cut the ribbon at the noontime
ceremonies today at the Mini-Mart and
Tour Office.
(See related pictures on page 2)
Register
for school
now
Registration for Elementary School
students (Kindergarten-six) is still
continuing. Any parent who has not
registered a child in Elementary School
should do so at the Elementary Office
Monday through Friday.
Bus schedules, school handbooks ana
classroom assignments for those already
registered will be ready for pick-up
Thursday and Aug. 11. Parents are re-
quested to bring their child's shot re-
cord then.
HIGH SCHOOL
Initial registration for High School
students (seven-12) will be held Wednes-
day, Thursday and Aug. 11. Parents are
requested to come to the High School
Office to complete the registration
form and pick up a school handbook and
a course selection catalog, according
to the following schedule:
Wednesday—A-H; Thursday—I-R and
Aug. 11—S-Z.
Parents should assist their student
in completing a tentative class sched-
ule. High School students will then
make their final course selection and
have their class schedule finalized
during class registration Aug. 25.
For further information contact the
High School Office at 7008.
LIGHT NIGHTS" performers undertake domestic duties around the hearth.