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stand after stand of fresh meat, fish, and poultry. Leading southeastward from Omonoia Square are Venizelou and Stadiou Avenues. They are lined with hotels and shops for the many tourists that come to Athens. These avenues extend to Consti- tution Square where is located the Parliament building. To the northeast is Athens' highest hill called Lycabettus which is surrounded by a fash- ionable residential district called Kolonaki. Plaka to the west is the heart of the golf quarter. Its narrow cobblestone streets are lined with low, light-colored stucco buildings. There are many nightclubs and restaurants in this area. Within walking distance are the National Gardens, the Agora, the Acropolis, museums, and theaters. The New Cathedral of Athens is the church of the archbishop who presides over the Greek Orthodox church. A Byzantine church built inthe 13th century is called the Little Cathedral of Athens. Although Easter is the major religious holiday in Greece, the streets and stores of Athens were decorated for Christmas and they were filled with thousands of Christmas shoppers. The sidewalks were packed by the throngs of last-minute shoppers. The Athens area produces about two-thirds P of the nation's industrial output, with most of the heavy industry concentrated in Piraeus. Factories and mills manufacture textiles, clothing, chemicals , metal goods, building materials, and machinery.

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Food processing, oil refining, ship building, and printing are also thriving industries here. Tourism contributes a substantial amount to the nations' economy. We were enjoying our visit to Athens and look- ing forward to more liberty after Christmas, but a message was received selecting BRUMBY for special operations to begin on 26 December! BRUMBY was chosen because of her excellent material readiness. Preparations were made to get underway. On 26 December the ship left Piraeus for special operation. We only knew that we would be following the Russian fleet, present in the Med., especially the helicopter ship LENINGRAD 18445, Other Russian ships in the area included cruisers, DLG's, destroyers, and oceanographic vessels. The length of the mission was unknown. BRUMBY relieved the USS WILLIAM R. RUSH as the LENINGRAD's escort. We were excited about being so close to the Russians but the initial novelty soon gave way to monotony. Those long dHYS of 'failing the LENINGRAD proved plenty Of time for giving BRUMBY a good cleaning. The in- board passageways were painted, first division la- bored on the outside of the ship, and other routine maintenance was completed. On New Year's Eve, BRUMBY signalmell flashed a Happy New Year to the crew of the