The White Falcon - 27.10.1978, Page 1

Volume 34, Number 13 Keflavik, Iceland October 27 1978
PTO Carnival promises
The 1978 PTO Carnival will be
held Nov. 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m
at Hangar 885; this annual event
will feature a variety of booths,
entertainment and food.
As a major fund-raising pro-
ject for the Parent/Teacher Or-
ganization, the carnival will in-
clude acting commands and activi-
ties which contribute donations
by sponsoring booths.
A Walk-A-Thon, sponsored by
A.T. Mahan High School students,
was held Oct. 14 for the organi-
zation to collect approximately
$1,000.
Some of the booths to be ex-
by SA Karen Mayo
hibited at the PTO Carnival are:
the Sponge Throw, sponsored by
the seventh graders; the Dive
Bombers, sponsored by the 57th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron and
the Wheel of Fortune, sponsored
by the Aircraft Intermediate
Maintenance Department (AIMD).
A total of 25 game booths will
be exhibited
After playing all those games,
a hardy appetite is apt to arise.
Fortunately, a wide selection of
food will be available. Several
of the food booths are: Lumpia,
sponsored by the Fil-Am Associa-
tion; burritos, sponsored by the
fun for all!
Air Force Wives and an American
specialty, "McDonalds", will be
sponsored by the Fublic Works De-
partment. A total of 23 food
and drinks booth will be exhibited.
Other booths include: a pup-
pet show, sponsored by the school
cheerleaders; book sales, spon-
sored by the Chapel, and rides,
sponsored by the Fire Department.
A total of 22 entertainment booths
will be available throughout the
carnival day.
The 1978 PTO carnival will be
a full day of entertainment for all
Naval Station personnel. Your
attendance and support will make
the carnival a success.
New Customs Act effective Nov. 3
Effective Nov. 3, the Customs
Simplification Act will generally
provide more liberal gift and duty-
free merchandise exemptions for
entry into the United States cus-
toms territory (CTUS).
The act, which was signed by
President Carter Oct. 4, will high-
light the following areas for De-
partment of Defense personnel:
1. Increases the allowance for
duty-free merchandise from $100 to
$300.
2. Standardizes the assessment
rate for items having a retail
value from $300 to $900 at a flat
10 percent. (In some cases, this
may cost the traveler more duty
than that assessed under the pre-
vious method; however, it is much
simpler and will reduce the time
involved in duty payment).
3. Increases the standard gift
allowance from $10 to $25.
4. Limits the duty-free allow-
ance for cigarettes to one carton
(there was no previous limit).
5. Limits the duty-free allow-
ance for liquor for returning
adult residents (an individual—
on leave or temporary duty—who is
returning to the CTUS for a short
visit or limited assignment from
an overseas extended duty station—
may enter as a "nonresident") to
one quart, the same as for resi-
dents. Previously, returning resi-
dents could bring in one gallon of
alcoholic beverages as part of the
$100 gift allowance authorized for
them.
6. Limits these allowances to
once each 30 days and requires that
the member must be out of the coun-
try for a minimum of 48 hours.
7. Increases allot’np''r.s for
personnel returning from American
possessions (American, Samoa, Guam
and the Virgin Islands) as follows:
(a) Increases the allowance for
duty-free merchandise from $200 to
$600.
(b) Increases the standard gift
allowance from $20 to $40.
(c) Permits members to mail the
allowances under a "goods to follow
provision." Previously, items and
merchandise had to be carried to be
entitled to the duty-free exemption.
ICELANDIC AND AMERICAN Boy Scouts gathered to share in a
special ham radio operation Sunday at the Scout Hut.