Evening star., 1956-12-27
AT to Join Army Navy
In Inaugural Missile Show
Earlier Plan
Is Changed
ByOfficioIs

The Air Force changed its
mind today and decided to show
of its guided missiles in the
Inaugural Parade January 21-
a decision reached earlier by the
Army and Navy.
Earlier the Air Force had
planned only to present a pa
rade of personnel in the march
down Pennsylvania avenue in
line with requests by President
Eisenhower that the military
aspects Of his second inaugura-
tion be toned down.
Last week the Army an
nounced it would have six mis-
sileS in the parade Redstone,
a Corpoxal, two Honest Johns
and two Mixes. At the same
time the Navy said it would
display four missiles Regulus,
Terrier. Sidewinder and Spar
row.
The Air Force weapons that
will be shown are named the
Matador. the Shark and the
Falcon. The Matador is a tac-
tical missile of subsonic speed
with a range of several hundred
miles. Falcon is an air-to-air
guided aircraft rocket. Shark Is
a long-range strategic missile.
Mai. Gen. John G. Van Hou-
ten. chairman of the Inaugural
Committees Armed Forces Par
ticipation Committee, said the
addition Of the Air Force mis-
siles will help make this the
most exciting and impressive
parade in the history of the in.
augural.
Most Weapons Eliminated
Conventional weapons have al
most been eliminated to help cut
down the parade, but some will
be shown.
The goal of the inaugural
Committee chairman, Robert v.
Fleming, is to make the cele-
bration "the most spiritually sig
nificant one in the history OF our
Nation"
Mr.. Fleming today announced
the religious observance commits
tee lis seeking to develop par
ticipation by every church here
and through out the United
States" in services on Inaugura-
Ition Sunday, January 20. Presi-
dent Eisenhower will be publicly
inaugurated the next day.
The chairman said nine Of
Washington's top clergymen will
serve on the committee. They
are:
The Most Rev. Philip M. Han
nan of the Catholic archdiocese.
the Rev. Ward Hurlburt, preSi-
dent of the Washington Minis
lterial Association and pastor Of
IBrookland Baptist Church and
Bishop G. Bromley Oman of
the Methodist Church.
Also the Rt. Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop OF Washing
ton; the Rev. DR.. Edward L. B.
Elson. pastor of the National
Presbyterian Church which Pres
ident Eisenhower attends; DR..
Norman Gerstenfeld of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
tion: the Right Rev. Patrick A.
IO'Boyle. Catholic Archbishop OF
Washington; Rabbi Tzvi Porath,
president of the Washington
Board Of Rabbis, and the Rev.
Albert p Shirley. president OF
the Washington Federation Of
Churches and pastor of Mt.
Vernon Place Methodist Church.
Thousands Of Badges
William Armstrong, chairman
OF the General Service Com
mittee Of the Inaugural Com
mittee. announced more than
$500 badges will be required
TO identify newsmen, photog-
Iraphers. radio and television
personnel and Inauguration of
fic'als at various events.
Members Of the Inaugural
Committee will have a ribbon
type badges with a medallion.
Round metal badges will be
worn by those covering the event
for the public media. Daily news
paper reporters will have blue
with a white half circle: still
photographers will have white
with a blue half circle. and radio
and teleyision PERSONNEL will
have red badges.
The Inaugural Committee will
distribute badges from its head
quarters in the Liberty Loan
Building. Fourteenth and ID
streets S.W. The various media
have already submitted theE
official requests.
Other Identifying Badges
About $50 badges will be dis
tributed 10 committee members,
hosts and hostesses for the In
augurai balls. Parade officials
and their aides win need 2.i75
ribbon-type badges. For the
Governors reception. 225 badges
will be issued. For the festival
to be held In Uline Arena on
Saturday night. January 10.
about $50 badges will be dis
tributed.
Those who aid visitors with
transportation and housing will
get $50 badges. Some 200 will be
issued 10 those assisting In en-
tertaining visitors when not 81
Inaugural events Supervisors
will get so badges. and 100 viii
20 70 those overseeing the sale
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