De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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MWJ fwe Ha Q Lieutenant General James P. Berkeley, USMC, is interviewed on television in Marquette, Michigan. Before, during and after each arrival, aggressive coverage by newsmen showed their strong interest in Seapower's Report to the Stockholders. The final statistics are unknown, but information received aboard the DeSoto County reveals the Navy-Marine Corps Team reaped: -- 82 1X2 hours of radio-TV time, much prime -- 7, 168 column inches in magazines and newspapers, often front page .li V524 A N ,W 1 Q' itxltltil, Q l nie fl?-' t J 4 1- Newsmen go along to cover a frogman' demonstration. t -5921 'lf 1 'fu ,I,,f'.' ' a , . G Q Y Y ? Q26-Q

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A cake t for a new R ' crew member 1 gf' fn zlefmaf Qefa fab-mf Z1 ffgffyfecfeci Your ship has the teamwork, comradeship and pride that most of us miss in civilian life. -- retired major I was greatly impressedby the excellent attitude and esprit de corps of the ship's personnel. -- public relations official The DeSoto County is back at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base withtales that -ex- plain why she is a happy' ship. . . a -- Virginia newspaperman YY The professional manner in which the crew carried out their duties was a reward to my personal as well as civic pride. -- Rochester mayor Our people were very much impressed with the USS DeSoto County, the fine spirit aboard ship and the courtesies shown by all members of the crew. -- Air National Guard officer ' 'S1HiEElf'iQLE?,H?i-gtililf' U53 ki

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at the Lucas County Recreation Board I 00 pm to I0 00 nm Exhibits 6:00 mm.-Gr! lnauly Cf: lui Min Grant lalru Exmbngn of TOWN. and Comedy Diving by G l Hobie Billingsley a d Di k Kimball 100 pm Exhbion of Half Midgal liacina HY the Nanhwa Iarn Ohm Quarter Midas! Club. ll eet Your Neighbor ere A Stadium. - Game time ls 9:30. The stadium gates will be open ,at 7 and the pre-game festivities will begin at 8:40. The game, ln which 58 ofthe nation's best collegiate football West will be -nationall tele tion network. - . radius of Buffalo, including Erie Tickets at.Stadium. . i . Gates Open at 7 ' ' -, .gg D ,Y this evening in War Memorial 'ga-rate,De1-nonstration players will- compete-East vs. . 1 y . vised by - the . American Br9ad- casting Company over a'175-sta- Theiterritory within a 100-mile CHC S at 8:40 THE fourth.annualAll-Americd At Miller V 9:30, Paul Chflstman Wil' football an-le Wmbe la ed' the and immhintroducefeacli of the players . -i gg .- - Buffalo of -1964 and will icompete in August for'the Miss New York State title. At about 9:15, a ,glee club from 'the USS DeSoto Countv. a jNavy LST now visiting Buffahz , Will sing. li 'Later, a' -four-man Marinei Corps'team from the DeSoto will give a demonstration of karate, la form of 'empty-hand fighting , fi. , . , . Pa., will be blacked out.' Th' e Eg? bi,ev1Si3Tghii:i2tnig2Egri?3 will 'he no 'radio broadcast. exchinai 1 On the team are Cpl. Glenn Tickets have been on sale at Prenfmi-ipmsburghi CPI- the stadium since early morning. l6'af1.F?g1'i2t?'lhWeftiglfmfihm-3 At 8'40 the squads will come Mp' d of uccl' oug mn' onto uit field for their pre-game Wfsggnfgalegg ' garg:andiAarQn' V Pr .i . . . . Qmptly at 9.27 PM, a Ma- Corps color .guard will to the flagpole to,raise colors during the playing of Knapp of 433 May- Dr E ertsville ' She's N I , nation. and coaches on both the East and West squads ,to the stadium crowd and to the national TV audience. The Ernie Davis Award,-in memory of the late .Syracuse University star of two seasons' ago, will be given-to a' player on this year's All-Americaroster for exemplary conduct and per- formance in the pre-game train- ing period. The award will be ,presented by Ben Schwartzwalder, head football coach at Syracuse and Davis' coach when he was iin college. That just sets the stage Buffalo's finest moment as col- legiate football'-icapitalmof' the Even the weatherman joined in the spirit of things. He fore- casts: ' Fair .andy warm. Lcmclmg Ship Stated f A tank landing ship of the The USS DeSoto Lounty will be tions during the Portorama visit United States Atlantic Fleet am in Duluth from July 30 through Also to be presented as part of ortom sau Sot Countv is one of the A -' ' ' ' vir- Au t 2 as art of a Great the LST demonstrations will bea 5 i 5 f g pliibxous force will bring a gus p h p o her type and is ' tual show of peacetime ' ' ' ' ' ' F' ' ' ' ' ' J land Duluth during the iapons A X . Seaway Portoram: . l - . I U ' i late July. ' , .le FE rw H ITC H H IKI N 'lllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll in ll 3 1 Taking part ln Clvlc Celebratlons 7 fairs LE TT' tim:liizlililiii?ltllsilrleiltilIeignflllnfniflu!lillluiuillllulllmiln er lllllllllilllllllllllllillillllllllllFllllllll!ll1l'il!i'l5l'lillgi i S S Ort S H , Acceptance of Keys Tam Anderson Chairman, I0 a.m. to l0 p rn.-Exhilailx iiii 1:l,5,2,.,,,,,-- riffs i 9ii.m.i.:4 ' ' ' i ' ' fr-H - V e ' 6:00 pan, In 6:00 p.m, lo l 7:30 p.m.-W emo p.m.-Uni vi. Ann Ar 7 30 pm Maier xlaw pitch softball. July 12' 1 V I . pm u ax luagun Gan-in-Ann - Upon House Port Terminal lil P --it I 8 to 9 p.m. indcrwater Demolition Port Terminal 7330 nu-rm Foot of 5th Ave. Open 'rea PORTORAMA SCHEDULE HELPEDD t TODAY EvENr PLACE TIME or ernuna to FRIDAY EVENT PLACE TIME Port Terminal 10 a m o Underwater Demolition Port Terminal Team Demonstration - Foot oi Sth Ave. W m Golf Tournament Club m p.m. ITI Portorama Sand Park Point - Noon tQ'al Ridgeview Country UMD 8 a.m. to Tweed Gallery 12:45 p.m rama Miniature Golf Tee will Tournament 1420 Miller Trunk .m. 1 Contest VI or Edward J. Keenan, Simon I Ogdensburg Elks Lodge Lt C Jr Captain of the DeSoto an State Senator. The NETIAN N ng skiers are sharply outlined against the sky THE LAKEFRONT