Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Old Soldier Again Leads
TriumphoI D. c. Parade


from the Naval Training Com
mand. cambridge. Md. swung
along.
Navy Displays Missiles
Then the Nays imposing
group of missiles. Leading off
was the needle-nose Terrier, a
I27-foot supersonic surface-to-air
weapon for intercepting aircraft.
Three Navy ships are now
equipped with them.
The Nays first surface-to-
surface missile. Regulus I, was
next. 1t is good for firing 500
miles against all types of targets.
Following were the 12-foot,
300-pound air-to-air Sparrow,
which rides radar beam trans
mitted by the aircraft. and the
Sidewinder. so named because
the 9-foot air-to-air weapon re-
sembles rattleSnake movements.
Model of Atomic Sub
Twenty-foot long models of
the Forrestal and atomic sub
marine Nautilus stirred up great
Interest as the Navy procession
moved on.
The Air Force Band from
Boiling Air Force Base had
something special for the &C.
casion, a tune. Forward for
Peace" composed for the parade.
Known as the symphony in the
Sky" the Air Forces 102-piece
band is the worlds most widely
travelled.
Then came groups of about
500 airmen each from nearby
Iairfields. followed by a WAF
band of 81 women from Lack
land Air Force Base, and a
squadron of 201 WAFS.
The Air Force showed off it's
guided missiles, too. There was
the Matador. a supersonic 40
foot tactical weapon launched
from the ground. Then came the
Shark, the type of strategic
weapon which recently made
news when it went off on a
tangent to South America dur
ing a test in Florida. Also on
display was the Falcon. an air.
craft rockSt about six feet long
and weighing 100 pounds.
SupersOnie Plane Seen
A lot of oohs and. abs were
reserved for the F-1O4A jet Star
Fighter, the Air Forces latest
supersonic plane. Because each
wing is only 7l2 feet long, it
was possible to display this
fastest. highest flying fighter. 1t
will climb as fast as it roars
leveIly.
Next was model of the B-52
Jet Bomber, followed by the
fancy Air Force Drum and
Bugle Corps of 101 men, famed
for its music and marching.
/ Leading off the third section
came its marshal, Secretary of
the Army Brucker and deputy
Col. Henry c. Ahalt. After the
maSsed colors of the Third Di-
vision rode the District Commits
sioners. followed by the Metro
politan Police Band.
District Float First of SO
Then the firstsof the SO floats
the Districts own. 1t was a
beautifully done summation of
the Capitalize monuments, the
cherry blossoms on the Tidal
Basin, White House and Capitol,
surrounding fiYe=foot revolving
world globe and the District flag
Riding on it were four girls, in
GLIDING Miss Mango Lucey, Miss
Washington of 1856.
The Park Police showed of a
mounted patrol of "a, followed by
reserve components of the armed
forces-30O District Guardsmen,
100 men of the 317th Army In
fantry Regiment. the 561st Air
Force Band. CALIFORNIA; Air Ma
tional Guard: the District Air
National Guards 18th Fighter
interceptor Wing.
!, Striking a lively air was The
Citadel's Band and Bagpipe
Corps and color guard. These
cadets came from the school
which fought in the Civil Wars
first and last battles.
The Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps sent elements
from Penn State and the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
10 Men on Horses
Prancing in the cold air came
The striking Black Horse Troop
OF l56 men and horses from Gull
yer Military Academy, Culver
Ind.
The second division was con-
Guided with 100 officers from the
Washington High School Cadet
Corps. a company from st
Johns College and rs war vet
Grams.
Then came the Parade OF
states. opening with Delaware
and continuing in the order OF
admission. The float featured a
l2-foot revolving hand. in the
, palm of which was a red pillow
holding a diamond emblematic
OF the Diamond State. Four girls
and three men in Colonial attire
, were on the float which also
, showed the signing of the Con.
stitution, and the old State
House at Dover.
Gov. J. Caleb Boggs rode
: ahead of the float. Behind il
} came the 287th Delaware Ma.
tional Guard band and the Cap.
: tain Kirkwood Company carry.
: ing guidons like those used ir
: the Revolutionary War.
Pennsylvania's Float
Pennsylvania. led by Adjutant
! General J.. Anthony Drexel Bid.
, die. had a float with a seal,