De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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Monday 2100 2130 2300 - 15 June 1964 QCon'tD In Rochester, proceeded to NRTC for meeting with CDR Binks and LCDR Cooper. Visited Times Union. Saw 38 guests off for Ogdensburg for cruise to Rochester. Total visitors today: 6, 415 Total: Ogdensburg 7, 770 + 98. Tuesday - 16 June 1964 0900 1400 1600 1800 - 2230 Contacted all ,Rochester media to coordinate ship arrival coverage. Attempted voice contact with ship for two hours to determine ETA - no luck. Announced through all media ship arrival delayed and reception postponed. Also arranged for all reception invitees to be phoned .and.g-informed. .. 2000 Remained in area of pier. to determine if ship . coming in. , Arrived WROC-TV for 11:00 news QTom Deckerb to go on and inform civicfbusiness leaders of reception rescheduling on Friday, 19 June at 1900. Wednesday - 17 June 1964 0900 1000 1000 1130 1430 1430 1500 1600 Arrived Rochester municipal airport to meet VADM McCain., ComPhibLant.. Arrived Bausch and Lombe with ComPhibLant. Commenced public visiting. For remainder, of in-port sked, see file. Rochester C-of-C luncheon. Attended with CPL. Press conference for CPL on DeSoto County. Three sound-on interviews WROC-TV, WORR-TV, and WHEC-TV. Also silent footage shot around ship. Sports writer interviewed Greg Mather for Democrat and Chronicle. 1 Arranged WROC-TV to board 1100 tomorrow for approximately two hours sound-on and silent filming for use next fall. Contacted WROC-TV with last minute UDT para drop story sked for 1500 Sat. and 1400 Sun. -4.. W----.......-.f....v...............f...,...re1-..1m,l.-.n.u:2.-1p- r, .1 -U--V-.... ---- M- ,, . ' - ' -M.. -,,... -. -M.: ..- .. . -Y - --- -. 4 .1-:-A -...rr - 4 :rg T- f:..:r ..:,3.J.:-- ,f IW,

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Thursday - 18 June 1964 1100 1500 1700 1815 1830 Friday 0900 1000 1200 1500 1900 Worked with WROC-TV in conducting seven separate TV interviews on board., Contacted WHAM and arranged for Louise, Wilson to come aboard for various taped interviews. Also Jim Healy of WHAM ditto, Hour-long live TV show on WOKR-TV featuring Karate team and choral group. Appeared with Tom Decker on WROC-TV. Dined .at Tom Decker's home. 19 June 1964 Contacted FAA and received clearance for UDT paradrop demonstration. Worked with Sam Cooper arranging for aircraft for paradrop., Choralgroup and Karate team scheduled for hour- long performance at downtown mall - fellthrough at last minute due to conflict, WHEC-TV aboard for UDT boat cast and recovery demonstration. Reception, Saturday - 20 June 1964 0900 1400 2000 21.00 Sunday 1400 Contacted all media with releases and by phone pushing UDT,demos and open house hour extension until 2100. UDT paradrop. 'cast and r'eeo,very,.off Antares Beach covered by all media., ,Estimated audience: 25 - 35, 000. Attended YWCA dance for enlisted for 1X2 hour with COS of shipuand troops, Closed visiting after 13, 000+ boarded, 21 June 1964 Band concert with Marine choral group at Antares Beach, Approx attendance 50, 000, UDT paradrop., All media covered. -5- A