De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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fl- - ., - Thursday - 9 July 1964 tCon'tl 0800 1000 - 1200 1300 - 1430 1500 - 1600 1600 1630 1700 Friday 0700 0930 1030 1130 1300 1400 Ship departed for Detroit, Met with shipls CO and XO to plan final details on Detroit visit and schedule of events. ' Interview with Military Editor of Detroit'NeWs' Conducted taped interviews with Jim Braddock, WWJ radio, aboard ship, Ship arrived Cobo Hall, Detroit, Met by band and dignitaries, Press conference held on board for media representatives, Supervised 30-minute SOF documentary by WJBK-, TV aboard ship, U Hosted Congressman Lucien Nedze, Honors rendered Tour conducted, Vice Mayor, Thomas Gallagher, also present, ' 10 July 1964, Departed for Bay City with GYSGT R, M, Harwood to firm plans for Bay City visit, Gave 10-minute live interview at WNEM-TV at Bay City, Conferred with LT W, Roberts, CO NRTC on schedule for Bay,City visit, Met Program Director of WBCM and placed spots. Met Director. C-of-C, Bay City, and consulted on placement of special units, Met with Director Michigan Tourist Association regarding schedule of events to be carried in their publication throughout the state, Saturday - 11 July 1964 KCLCDR R, F, Harney relieved as senior 1000 Advance Liaison Officer by LCDR F, R, Ellisl Met with Public Relations consultant for McHale's Navy motion picture premiering in Detroit to arrange mutually beneficial publicity, Consult schedule for,Saturday, 11 July and Sunday, 12 July events, ..12- - f -- lam e-er 'fwfr ' u:u ' h 4Tu5Ff1z?5rEHE5ib, ,::.aff.,f -' r - f- -gr: -f'L F4' r'f ' f -5'ef f --fisgqgiaiiiiiiziifiiiiaiii