Coral Sea (CVA 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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NE There IS something speclal about a V1S1t to New York whether lt 1S for the first time or after so many tunes that you have lost count but never qulte so speclal as when your first glimpses of the famlhar buildlngs that you have seen or heard about come from the decks of an aircraft carrler quretly movmg up the Hudson Rlver to her berth wlth the promlse of a good Welcome and some of the best llberty in the world NEW FAC A different world to the hundreds of visitors that walked along our flight deck. Part of the tour is ice cream from one of the city's sidewalk vendors.

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The intense glare of the white- stoned palace of the island's governor testified to the same heat that Wrought beads of perspiration on the shirtless backs of natives as they tool- ed the mahogany wood which ap- peared in every shop. Only the perfect ease with which the native women carried their bun-dles gave evidence that such a climate could be accepted and endured. OR , A H OLIDA Y FRO WORK X

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YORK Occasioned by Columbia University's bicentennial celebration, our visit included general visiting for the public as Well as open house for our Columbia friends. The reception aboard ship for the faculty and friends of that distinguished university climaxed this visit which had provided everyone with an opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of a city that possesses every thing in the way of entertainment and interest. Families and friends oifer a cheery wel- come as the bow nears the head of the pier. AGAINST A FA ILI R B CKGROUN f . I 595981