The White Falcon - 29.02.1980, Blaðsíða 3

February 29. 1980
The White Falcon
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Where are you
WASHINGTON (NES) The question,
Where should a person vote?" is
sometimes difficult to answer. When
a person is physically living at his
or her voting residence there are no
problems concerning where to vote.
However, when a person is in the
U. S. military or otherwise away
from his or her "voting residence,"
the basic test of physical presence
cannot be used. Instead, questions
regarding a person's ties to a par-
ticular community must be asked.
These ties, depending upon their
nature and strength will determine
a person's "voting residence."
In many cases members of the
armed forces and their spouses have
the advantage of being able to se-
lect their voting residence from a-
mong the various places where they
have lived or are presently living.
How do you determine voting resi-
dence?
Answers to the following ques-
tions will be helpful in determining
your voting residence:
For members of the armed forces—
Where is your official home of
record?
Did you establish a new resi-
dence after entering the Navy?
Do you own property in a state?
ere?
Did you register to vote before
'coming into the Navy? Where?
Where did you last vote?
Ice & Fire play tickets
available Monday
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s:
The play, Take a Number Darling,
will be presented by the Ice and
Fire Theatre Group March 21, 22 and
23 at the Top of the Rock Club.
Tickets go on sale Monday at the
Top of the Rock and included in the
$8.25 ticket price is dinner, wine
and the show.
The story centers around the in-
terview of TV Soap Opera star Ellen
by Scandal Magazine writer Bart.
He attempts to uncover any dirt he
can find.
It proves to be easy, as Duncan's
old Navy Buddy Bill show up, and
then a bit later, Spanish dancer
Llona.
In the meantime, PR agent Gladys
is trying in vain to keep all par-
ties in the right place at the right
time, and see that Bart doesn't get
any of the juicy details. He winds
up getting plenty, everything from
uncan's nightshirt to a Russian
spy.
The play is directed by Hank Bo-
land and the stage manager is Bill
Hart.
going to vote this year?
Do your children go to a state
college as "in-state" students?
To which state do you pay income
tax?
In which state is your automobile
registered?
For other U. S. citizens resid-
ing overseas—
Where was your last permanent re-
sidence before leaving the United
States?
Do you own property in any state?
Where did you vote before leaving
the United States?
Do your children go to a state
college in the United States as an
"in-state" student?
Where were you registered to vote
before leaving the United States?
To which state do you pay income
taxes?
In which state in the United
States is your automobile register-
ed?
Usually, the place to which a
person has the strongest ties should
be the voting residence.
More difficult questions may a-
rise when the voter is the spouse or
dependent of a member of the armed
forces. The tradition in the United
States has been that children take
the residence of their parents and
that the wife takes the residence of
her husband. Although this tradi-
tion has given way in recent years
to adulthood of 18-year-olds and
equality between the sexes, these
traditions still provide an accepted
norm for fixing the voting residence
of a child or spouse.
Nevertheless if they have suffi-
cient contacts with another communi-
ty, a child may have a different
voting residence from the parents
while a wife may have a different
voting residence from her husband.
Members of the armed forces and
their spouses and dependents may
also take as their voting residence
the state in which they are current-
ly living if they so choose—even if
they are living on a military base.
Caution should be exercised in
choosing a voting residence. Income
tax liability, the right to attend
state universities as an "in-state
student" and other obligations and
privileges affect this selection.
Individuals should check with Naval
Station Legal Office by calling at
7900/7901 before making this deci-
sion.
Questions pertaining to selecting
your voting residence should be
addressed to your designated voting
assistance officer. Questions con-
cerning this subject or any other
subject on voting can be answered by
writing the Director, Federal Voting
Assistance Program, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Pentagon,
Washington, D. C. 20301.
Little change for March’s weather
Little change in the weather ex-
perienced in February can be expec-
ted in March. The average temper-
ature is 35°F which is only slightly
higher than the 33°F average for
February. During March major storm
systems continue to move from North-
eastern Canada to the Iceland coast.
Measurable precipitation can be
expected on 19 days and on eight of
those precipitation will be in the
form of snow. The average snowfall
for the month is 13.5 inches. The
maximum snowfall for March occurred
in 1959 when 50.9 inches were recor-
ded. The minimum monthly total was
just a trace of snow recorded in
1977. The highest temperature for
March is 51°F recorded in 1956 and
the lowest was 40°F recorded in 1969.
The vernal equinox or first day
of Spring occurs 6n the 20th of
March when the night and day are of
equal length. By the end of the
month a day is almost thirteen and a
half hours long with sunrise at 6:53
a.m. and sunset at 8:18 p.m.
February was certainly a stormy
month. Fourteen inches of snow were
recorded on February 4th and was a
new record for a 24 hour period in
February. During the storm on the
25th of February the highest winds
for the month were recorded. Kefla-
vik experienced winds of 62 knots
while Reykjavik experienced 70 knots
and winds of 85 knots were experien-
ced by the Icelandic fishing fleet
north of the island.
Lt. Gen. Ryan
tours Detachment 14
Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Ryan, Vice
CINCMAC and his party stopped at
Keflavik Monday to visit Det.
14 on his tour of the European MAC
units.
Gen. Ryan toured the facilities
of the NATO base and received a
taste of typical Icelandic weather
during the visit.
Gen. Ryan then briefed the Det.
personnel on the plans for MAC and
the mission of rescue to be perfor-
med in future years.
He was very pleased with the suc-
cess of the unit's RESCUE mission
and the high morale of all personnel
assigned to the rescue unit.