Leyte (CV 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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A merry time was had by all (?) listening to the Wabash Cannonball Everyone enjoyed the fight except the guy who took this right LIFE ON BOARD THE LEYTE Ships Company downs Marines in a nip and tuck battle LEYTE basketball team wins the Sixth Task Fleet Championship

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Cap on the prowl Come on over and join the fun BRING ' EM ABOARD Up the groove In the gear

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GIBRALTAR-THE MED ' S FRONT DOOR Till, southernmost point oi the Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar stands guard over the outsized lake we call tin- Mediterranean Sea. Corrupted from the name |ebel Tarig, Moorish conquerer of the eighth century, the Rock was first prize in a thousand-year-long tug-of-war between Spain, the Moors, and Great Britain. The English, who have been in possession since 1704, evidently like it there. They show no signs of moving. Great walls are abundant through the zone, proof of the feudal nature of this vital Big Boulder of Britain. While we are more apt to associate the Rock with life insurance rather than history, nothing in this world has had so much value for so long a time. An interesting spot to start an interesting cruise. Just like the insurance ad The Coral Sea eagerly awaiting us flow Li%nilT com deuces tbh. m ' flv,Tc$ FOR All HANDS UNOfcR 5 ft 2 i . W«Th odd NurnfctEHS H Tt E 3 5EC.Ti ' gn WHO v vEAtf t l £ 34 JUP p£l b. v