De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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Thursday - 11 June QCon'tD w r 1 1130 Departed Ogdensburg for Watertown, N. Y. 1230 Arrived Watertown.. Met with SGT LeBerge. 1300 Interviewed at Watertown Times. 1400 WNNY-TV interviewed on video tape. Five Minutes Used twice. 1430 WWNY radio 5-minute live interview. 1500 WOTT radio 5-minute taped interview. 1600 WCYN-TV interviewed on video tape. Two minutes for news five minutes.for Sunday feature. 1700 Departed Watertown. 2000 Arrived Rochester. Friday- 12 June 1964 qnoehester, N. Y.9 f 0900 Met by LT Hock and proceeded to NRTC .. . 3 Rochester. CO not present. Met with LCDR Sam g Cooper, .USNR-R. 1000 WSAY radio 5-minute tape interview. Promised continuous spot announcements and to re-run y interview daily. , 1030 WHAM radio 10-minute tape interview with Louise ' Wilson to be used on her morning show June 15. She promised daily tape interviews on board during ship visit. 11.15 WHEC-TV one-minutevideo tape interview for evening news. 1 1300 Interviewed by Democrat Chronicle. , 1400 Interviewed by Rochester Times Union. . 1600 WROC-TV one-minute video tape interview. by , Tom Decker for evening news. 1 2000 Conferred with Sam Cooper concerning Karate team I placement on TV and atfdowntown mall plus choral , group and UDT demos. ' 1 Saturday - 13 June 1964 . 0900 Visited NRTC and downtown mall. 1100 Visited Marine Training Center with CAPT C. D. ' Peterson, USMC. 1200 Inspected pier space and beach site for choral group. 5 -2- ,.....-..-.......-..-,......,.,3-1.,,..,..-........u,---KD.T.umu-nnmmmy. mnm,, ,,,,.,' ' '-' x -1- - -- - -4 - - ' f--S - - - f-V . ' ..-1171 1---- , '.m -- I , H ef

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Saturday - 13 June fCConVtl 1400 1700 2230 Sunday - 0930 1230 1400 1530 2030 Monday 1000 1100 1.130 1200 1300 1400 1500 1500 - 1800 2000 Arranged Trailway buses to transport 55-60 guests from Rochester to Ogdensburg for cruise back. Departed Rochester for Ogdensburg. Arrived 2200. Met with Mayor Keenan and SGT Rector firming plans for ship arrival next day. Also contacted Ogdensburg Advance Journal to change ship ETA in Sunday paper. 14 June 1964 Met with Mayor Keenan and prepared guest list for ship reception. Telephone all invitations. Made dockside arrangements for ship arrival. DeSoto County arrived. WCYN-TV covered. Navy 8z Marine marching units participated in Flag Day Parade. COs of ship and troops spoke at Flag Daypceremonies. Press covered. Ship opened house for 2 1X2 hours. Reception on board for 60 VIPs.' All toured ship and viewed choral group, Karate team and Cine-Globe theater. Total visitorsz 1355 + 60. - 15 June 1964 CO DeSoto Countylcalled on Mayor Keenan. WSLB taped three 10-minute interviews with UDT, Karate and choral group reps. Interview at Ogdensburg Advance Journal. Mayor returned call on CO and remained for lunch. Press covered. MAJ O'Brien spoke at Kiwanis Club, Seymour Hotel. Press covered. Karate team performed at Huvelston High School. .900 students. Press covered. Choral group entertained 1000 patients of State Hospital. C0 interviewed for 10-minute tape by WSLB. Departed .for Rochester. UDT team demo in Ogdensburg. Party for shipvs crew. at local club in Ogdensburg. -3-