De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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Sunday - 21 June 1964 tConVtD 1700 1730 1900 Monday 0930 1030 1100 1300 1430 1600 Times Union reporter aboard for last-minute wrap- up interview. Departed for Buffalo. Arrived 2000. Ship departed with fire hose demos, escorted by power squadron. All media covered. - 22 June 1964 tBuffalo, New Yorkj Met with CDR Hubenette, CO NRTC and went over schedule. Interviewed by WGR-TV QNBCD sound-on film for 2-minutes to be used on evening and late news. t Visited WNIA - taped two 30-second spots to be used daily. 1 WEBR - radio, 5-minute taped interview. Inter- view taped byiRon Arnold. Interviewed by Courier Express, Mr. Dorin. Results - 40 space and two pics. Ten-minute interview with Dave Sensett on WKBW radio. Tuesday - 23 June 1964 0900 1015 1100 1200 1400 1500 1630 1730 2000 Visited Buffalo' Evening News - interviewed - placed following four features: Karate, UDT, local Marines plus ship's arrival. WADV radio QFMD utilized all spots following a meeting and ran them hourly. WKBW-TV - sound-on film interview approximately one-minute. Attended advertising club luncheon with members of East-West All American Team. Talked to WBEN sportscaster Ralph Hubbell on using Greg Mather and Karate team on TV sports. Four-minute radio interview on WGR. Five-minute radio interview on WWOL. Met Mr. Ralph Hubbell and arranged two 10-minute radio interviews. Met Mr. Chuck Healy, sportscaster for WBEN, and arranged for 10-minute live Karate team show. Made initial arrangements for CO force troops and choral group to appear at state convention of VFW. -5.. - . -I - .ma sh - t .a:zaa.1.r.:.:a.t. +-a::ia.ft:J.:ae1:.::,a.1v.:lss,4.:.ea:,. J.u.a...q.. ans --sfxmm r-f .'ffif -V z eaafzzzfzza 31315