St Louis (LKA 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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OLO G PO CITY To the untrained observer, Olongapo City is a mind boggling web of intrigue. However, the more you eyeball any area, the intriguing becomes the commonplace. It becomes common to be the mark of every pickpocket, mugger and hustler up hill and down dale of every street in town. At any time you can expect any tor alll of 100 friendly WJ natives to converge on you and steal your shorts without touching your pants texcept for your money of coursej. This is a place to act out your wildest fantasies, if you have any, and where you are expected and encouraged to respond to all situations as if you have not had physical contact since 1962. Any deviation of this abnormal behavior is scrutinized closely by all levels of civil and military authorities. J, 2

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T SAN FERNANDo IW For those who find the Philippines just another name for Subic Bay, they have probably never been to San Fernando just a short transit from Olongapo City. San Fernando is a fairly bustling city at the hub of its business district, but thins out quickly as you leave the shopping area. The people are polite and friendly and d0n't assault you every five steps you take. You wouldn't think by the description that a service installation was nearby, would you? That is the case, however, as Wallace Air Force Base sits there peacefully without any of the fanfair you find that goes on 20 hours a day outside Naval Station Gate, Subic Bay. A lot of our sailors were content to stay in San Fernando, but those who went shopping for silver up in Baguio got a taste of some breath taking storybook type scenery and a taste of cool, crisp mountain air, a nice change from the heat that never let up for most of the cruise. During our entire stay, we were threatened daily with the possibility of having to pull out early to avoid the onslaught of Tropical Storm, later Super Typhoon, Babe. Babe seemed to realize, though, that this was our last liberty port and, likethe lady she really wasn't, gave us a break and went the other way and we got our scheduled four days. Also, San Fernando escaped the beating dished out by Babe that a lot of other places in the Philippines Weren't so lucky to miss. 3 I OWN PLAZA 'MF 477 '4 , ZA it if Z' WJ 1 ,, f' 1. X W' X li X l 4. -1 E8-P in-n 6 lllll N