The White Falcon - 04.04.1980, Side 1
Volume 23, Number 13 April 4, 1980
Air Force aides their own
News briefs
DOD claims limited
because of flood
Due to the volume of claims a-
rising from the flood damage at
Point Mugu, Calif., Department of
Defense fiscal year 1980 claim
funds are expected to be depleted.
Therefore, payment of all lo-
cally filed claims for household
goods loss or damage, automobile
damage, etc., will be limited to
hardship or emergency cases only.
Claims that are not considered a
hardship or emergency will contin-
ue to be processed and payment
made when funds become available.
Taxi fare increases
Effective tomorrow, the minimum
taxi fare on the Agreed Area will
increase from 1,200 KR to 1,500
KR. All other rates remain the
same.
Boy Scouts need counselors
Keflavik Boy Scout Troop 364
needs qualified merit badge coun-
selors. If you have a sound back-
ground in one or more of the fol-
lowing areas and are willing to
devote a few hours per month to
help young men develop new ideas
and skills, please call 7495 or
4950 for more information. These
are the areas counselors are need-
ed for: safety, communications,
first aid, sports, citizenship in
the community/nation/world, swim-
ming, stamp collecting and finger
painting.
Blafjoll ski trip offered
The Tour Office is offering a
one day skiing bus tour to Blaf-
joll (Blue Mountains) on Saturday,
April 12, which depends on weather
conditions and participation.
Sign-up for this ski trip will
commence from Monday to noon on
Friday. For more information call
the Tour Office at 4200 or 4420.
Recreation announces new hours
The Recreation ueparunent has
new operating hours for Gear Issue
and Family Services; Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, Sunday 4
to 8 p.m., and holidays 8 a.m. to
noon.'
Family Services has been relo-
cated to Bldg. T-180. Their tele-
phone number has been changed to
4554.
The seventh annual Air Force As-
sistance Fund (AFAF) Campaign is
well underway, and members of the
Air Force family are being asked to
contribute to our three affiliates—
the Air Force Enlisted Men's Widows
and Dependents Home, the Air Force
Aid Society and the Air Force Vil-
lage.
The funds contributed during the
campaign will enable these charit-
able organizations to continue with
their important work.
As we move into the 1980s, the
affiliates will be striving to fur-
ther expand their capabilities to
serve Air Force members and their
dependents. Both retirement vil-
lages possess substantial waiting
lists and additional facilities are
urgently needed. The Air Force Aid
Society is assisting record numbers
LIFE SAVING AWARD—Rear Admiral
Richard A. Martini, Commander Ice-
land Defense Force, recently pre-
sented Captain Robert A. Gasser, Jr.
the Navy Deterrent Patrol Insignia
and citation for "professional a-
achievement in the superior perfor-
mance of his duties as medical of-
ficer during a life saving situation
aboard a Navy submarine." Dr. Gas-
ser was helicopter-transferred from
Iceland to the USS Ulysses S. Grant
where he treated a crew member and
avoided a crisis that could have
taken his life. Dr.,Gasser is as-
signed to the 57th FIS.
of personnel and loan and grant out-
lays are the highest in history.
All contributions to the Air
Force Assistance Fund will again be
distributed as the giver designates.
The use of the payroll deduction
plan is being encouraged because of
its convenience.
In recent years Air Force people
have contributed generously to the
Air Force Assistance Fund. I am
confident this past trend will carry
forward into the present campaign
and that, once again, our members
will demonstrate, their "Commitment
to Caring."
I urge you to join with me in
spreading the word.
James M. McCoy
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air
Force
At 1 a.m. on Friday, April 18,
the triangle traffic will be changed
to one way as follows: Drivers who
are driving on Airport Avenue to-
wards the airport terminal will
drive on the right side of the tri-
angle. When entering the Airport
Avenue from the International high-
way or from the airport terminal,
drivers will use the left side of
the triangle (by the taxi stand).
Traffic signs will be posted ac-
cordingly. Security and Icelandic
police will monitor traffic and will
advise drivers of the change;