Oriskany (CV 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rl -.r.t,f.-. , ..,: ARIS welcomed Oriskany sailors with open arms, magnums of champagne and sophisticated melodies. In return, sailors unfastened their money belts and spent tens of thousands of francs apiece on the transient delights of Montmartre and the boulevards. Love at first sight on both sides. On tour, American Express insisted that everyone visit the Eiffel Tower the first moming. From its top, Paris stretched for miles of white parkways, green trees and the red-roofed clusters of individual neighborhoods. The guide pointed out the Arch of Triumph, the Louvre, the Tomb of Napoleon, Notre Dame, the hills of Montparnasse and Montmartre, the Champs Elysees, the winding Seine and the parks. ln the distance on clear days were Versailles and Fontainebleau. Away from the Gallic drone of the guide, Oris any sal p and in pairs over the avenues to cafes, to night clubs open in the afternoon and into the narrow back seats of skittish taxis. A few of ot where they wanted to go. 'l bought fifths of brand-name Scotch k 'lors s read out individually the men carried phrase books. Others made signs with their hands. All of them g At the United States Embassy, smart sai ors for as little as 31.50 a bottle. But thriftiness got a sailor nowhere once he reached the midnight dazzle of the Rue Pigalle. Despite the cityis appeal to men as males, it was a cialized in perfumes and lingerie. Tailors were ready Pinched-in waists. That was all right for the woman's town. The shops spe- to make up menfs suits with gallant Frenchman but it would look fumli' in America. l 'd X ressed the true Gallic spirit: amiable, French women, Oriskany sai ors Sal , e p Subtle, and lively. Different from anywhere else. Plenty of pictures were taken. Significantly, ew o sailors around. The men, with or without cameras, s 011 the prowl, lone-wolfing through the city. If Y011 believe the photographs submitted Of Sailors on their own covered mainly cat e afternoon, and mausoleums. The following pages contain a selection of the best of them. But if you want to know the inside story you'll have to see the private collections of PiCtl1I'CS in Paris. We planned to show a few choice items from among them but everY0I1C had seen them anyway. What's more, the owners kept their negatives under lock and key. f f them showed other Oriskany eemed to have spent their time to the editors of the Cruise Book, itineraries h drals, art museums, sidewalk cafes in the Le Louvre, beside the rippling waters ofthe Seine. ' ' ' P 's. The United Nations Busldung and grounds In Of' Notre Dame cathedral, famous in history and art. 'll s Artistic hall of mirrors in the Palace of Versa! e .

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