De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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Saturday - 4 July 1964 tCon'tD ' 1900 Sunday 2100 Monday 0900 1000 1300 1400 1430 1500 Arrived Walbridge Park. for performance of Karate Team, UDT team and chorus in 4th of July celebrat- ion. Exposure to a crowd of 100, 000 people. Covered by local TV. 5 July 1964 Refer to schedule for day's activity. Supervised performance of chorus at Toledo zoo. - e July 1964 Departed for Detroit. Arrived Detroit. Met with LTCOL W. Draper, USMC, project officer, and LCDR Wirt, USN, project officer. Tentative schedule prepared by Q. project officers firmed. , Arrived WWJ -TV - did 2-minute SOF interview with TV personality. Did 2-minute radio interview for evening news show on' WWJ radio. Arranged for use of daily spot announcements on WWJ radio-TV. Use of toll road signs announcing visit arranged with county officials. Visited Detroit Free Press - -arranged for coverage. 1 lf Tuesday - 7 July 1964 0900 1000 1100 Met with Dwayne Riley and Fran Harris, news personnel WWJ -TV andarranged SOF documentary to be done aboard ship. Met with Miss Lois Vernier in Ford Motor Company PubRel and made final arrangements for performance of Karate team, chorus and CO troops on 14 July before Ford Motor Company Girls Club. Did 3-minute SOF interview for WXYZ-TV news ' show. Miss Trudy Haynes was interviewee. ..10- .. - - - LJ... ,,.-. , , ,, , ,.. r,-.t,.1-..-, .... -f,--.. - , , ,,, , ...umm-...1 ' . ,. .-.:..r---.-Q - ,, t - 2-2 aua:f.:e:k.a1:-a,-- uma muff - s:.-:-:szsa5.1'mi..:n.::iss1.:1s.EX-,iu.u '-.r 1- 'uf 'V Y ' 3iIli.'if::fi27 3Tg ifSQ5EfiE.. ,

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Tuesday - 7 July 1964 CCon'tb 1200 Met with military coordinator for Detroit and other city officials to firm arrangements for Kennedy Square appearance of chorus and band and Karate team. 1300 Met with Mrt Hurley, Program Director for Detroit Rotary Club, to arrange for 15 July performance by chorus and -LCDR Mann speech at Rotary luncheon. 1400 Visited Detroit News and met with city editor. t Arranged for feature coverage. 1500 Fifteen minute VTR interview at WJ BK-TV to be aired on 12 Julyt. Arrangements made for 30- minute documentary aboard ship., 1600 Contacted Mr., Archambault, . Program Director of VA hospital, concerning appearance of chorus and Karate team on 13 July, and 10-minute speechby MAJ O'Brien. Wednesday - 8 July 1964 0800 Met with Mr., Thomas Kileen, publicfrelations director for City of Detroit, to plan one-hour program with band, chorus, 4 Karate team at Kennedy Square in downtown Detroit. 0930 Met Mro Smith, Director of Detroit City Band, to arrange for 30-minute performance by Marine chorus in City Concert series on 11 July at Belle Isle 1030 To WCAR radio and placed spot announcement and taped announcement by.Manage?r C.avena11ghfregai'ding visit. 1200 Met officer of Detroit N. L.. to plan N. L. reception-at Broadhead Armory on 10 July. Remainder of day spent contacting following radio stations with taped message by manager and spots: WEXL, WOMC, WQTR and WJR. Thursday - 9 July 1964 y 0500 Drove VIPS from Detroit to Toledo to board ship for daylight cruise to Detroit.. V y -11.. W .. .T .A-Q.-. .-ff IScsEfnT:x' M., - wan - ' . . - - fm t- afisstzizesa -sr 1 FF ' , .. N ' -2? 5 2?-Ffh