The White Falcon - 04.08.1978, Page 3
August 4, 1978
White Falcon
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Buddy visits
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greenhouses and wanted to see all that
beauty."
Buddy and his wife stayed two days
in Iceland. The first day they toured
the countryside. The second day,
they discovered that their flight was
not confirmed and then gave AFRTS a
surprise visit with their extra time.
Buddy’s latest career venture is an
NBC movie called "Budd and Lou", the
life story of Abbot and Costello.
Buddy played Costello and Harvey
Korman, Abbot. "We did some of the
old routines but the movie isn’t all
comical because in real life Costello's
life was tragic. I knew Lou Costello
because I was his stand-in at Universal;
I felt strong emotions playing that
part."
In future movie plans, Buddy would
play Whimpey, in "Popeye", Lilly Tomlin
might do Olive Oil and Dustin Hoffman,
Popeye.
Family responsibilities between Buddy
and his wife were explained like this.
"I’m in charge of interplanetary travel,
purchasing leaky oceanliners and World
War III, IV, and V. My wife is in charge
of menial things like the family budget,
where the kids go to school, our clothes,
etc. I also take out the garbage."
Paul Waldrop then asked Buddy for his
impression of the base. "This base is
very important and all your jobs here are
important. Many people-the world over
are watching you."
In 1963, Buddy did a movie behind the
Iron Curtain in Hungary. "I saw what it
was like for those people to live under a
Communist Party and the people were not
happy at all. The movie we did there
also wasn't allowed to be shown.
J02 Waldrop said he was impressed and
excited to talk with and interview Buddy.
"I regard it as a highlight in my radio
career."
After spending almost an hour in the
radio section, Buddy then let televi-
sion’s Marc Streeter interview him.
Marc Streeter, who seemed the most
calm of all of us with what was happen-
ing, confessed, "There was an element of
shock when I was in the office doing
work with the earphones on to see Buddy
Hackett over my shoulder, out of nowhere.
He was very friendly and our interview
was very interesting for me to do with
him. It was a generous gesture coming to
the station, allowing us to interview him
and give somthing unique and different to
the base.
His wife is most charming and we dis-
cussed the coffee maker while we were
fixing a fresh pot. She thanked us tor
accommodating them. I said we felt the
same way and also thank them."
Afterwards the Hacketts stopped off at
the Windbreaker for a short bon voyage
and then caught their flight for home at
5:30 p.m. They made it a most unusual
and enjoyable Friday for many people on
base.
CRAZY SOCKS contest entrants display
their entries at the Youth Center Satur-
day (left). A "Contrast" member leads
the Youth Center disco dance along with
Miss Iceland (right).
IN ONE GIANT GULP, a C5A "Galaxy" swallows an HH3E "Jolly
Green Giant". The Detachment 14 helicopter was transported
last week to Pensacola, FL for an "analytical critical in-
spection". (photo by PH3 Eric Barton)
College registration set
Term I registration for the Univer-
sity of Maryland and Los Angeles Com-
munity College Overseas will begin Mon-
day at the Navy Campus, located on the
second floor of BOQ 638. Students may
register between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday until Aug. 18 for
classes which begin Aug. 21.
U of Md
For students beginning their col-
lege career, Christine Farris will be
teaching a course entitled "The Stu-
dent and the University." This elec-
tive class is designed to help students
develop more efficient study habits and
emphasis will be placed on note-taking,
study skills and how to write term
papers.
Other featured courses for the Uni-
versity of Maryland will be Interna-
tional Law and two management courses—
Business Enterprise (an introductory
survey) and Management and Organization
Theory (presenting the role of managers)
LACCO
Scheduled to offer 15 courses, LACCO’
will feature General Automotive Princi-
ples which includes engine performance
and tuneup as well as general automotive
principles. Meterology will also satis-
fy a general science requirement at most
colleges.
Dependents may apply for the Officers'
Wives Club scholarship (until noon Aug.
15) and Basic Educational Opportunity
Grants. Information on both programs is
available at the Navy Campus. Call 7795
or 6226 for details.
WEBSTER
Registration for Webster College Mas-
ter of Arts Program in Management and
Human Relations, for Fall Quarter.II,
will be held at the Navy Campus, Bldg.
638 Monday through Aug. 18, after which
a $5 late fee will be charged.
The college will be registering for
two courses: Behavioral Psychology in
Human Relations and Management and Sys-
tems Analysis. For more information,
call 6226 or 7995.
Short people:
Packing out part II
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a
two part series concerning some of the
problems and procedures personnel en-
counter when packing out.
Customs
Every household goods and express
shipment leaving Iceland for the United
States is subject to inspection by
United States Customs agents. Normally
an inspection of cargo entering the
United States is accomplished at the
port of entry by U.S. Customs agents.
However, through the use of
Military Customs Inspector (MCI) pro-
gram this procedure has been eliminated.
Under the MCI program U.S. Customs in-
spectors visit the base on a regular
basis and teach a group of military
personnel the procedures of inspecting
a shipment. The MCI then works with
the movers and inspects the shipment as
the movers pack it. If the MCI program
did not exist, a shipment entering the
states would be unpacked by a team of
dock workers, inspected by a customs
agent, then repacked by the dock
workers. This creates an unavoidable
cost factor for the customs bureau plus
an undesirable damage factor.
Just about anything produced in Ice-
land may be taken back to the states.
This includes sheepskins that are
tanned. Two common items that may not
be taken into the states are untanned
sheepskins (untanned sheepskins are
stiff like cardboard and have a strong
smell) and, as a result of the
Endangered Species Act, items made from
whales are also restricted.
Firearms may be shipped into the
states, but these require special forms
and permission which should be obtained
well before your move.
Basically,anything you have in your
possession, for your own personal use
may be shipped. If you have 20 or 30
Icelandic sweaters that you would like
to ship back to sell, there would be
an import charge .
Your military customs inspector or
the base customs office will be glad to
answer any questions you have regarding
a particular item.
Housing
According to Mrs.Roberta Brookins,
Housing Project Assistant, one of the
biggest problems the Housing Office has
in regards to checking out is getting
a notice of the packout. The Housing
Office needs 30 - 45 days notice prior
to a packout and the member has to
notify the office in person. The Housing*
Office will then have time to arrange for
the member to have furniture moved in
after his household goods are shipped
out.
The final stage in packin' out is the
housing inspection. The Housing Office
has a checklist of what the inspector
will be looking for in the inspection.
Some people will opt to hire a crew
to clean their apartment. Housing main-
tains a list of the cleaning crews solely
as a service for their customers.
Housing doesn't endorse any of the crews
and is in no way responsible for the
quality of workmanship.
Hiring a cleaning crew does not re-
lieve the occupant of the responsibility
for standing the inspection. The person
checking out is responsible for the
apartment until the inspection is
finished and the key is turned over.