Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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S. Y Picadore makes ready el I gi Ki I i x M J, gi fri! x jx ifljq ,., J. W , A 6 i 'sn 732' c, ' 1 I A' L'-C?'a, x Nr ..-L ,t 1 W E I W s fd W7 'X 'i i li Pi w N N-.. A Y ' Hole ! ! PALM , MAJORIC pdlmii, iviiiiririf in, in ilif- Brilfflhlikr lfilrlfldfi Oil H18 easlern Coad' WKWUJ ,U W. quiife ii -,urririnu fri flie men ol lhe Arrivingi i g ?99li ml Aiigu-il, our- was this lir'-il large American naval Vesselrg r iiy in many mi,-rifh-,, K HK. ,maliliriri .iii,s,rdr.rl llie men was unequaled in any P661 , Medilvrrsarieari. Qfufiuuf. slip: lafiir-i i ir. lfrrl illtif gllip ifl excursion bO5lS while ofhers-wif-Q . ed the pier where lhe lwri duslrriyers, lhal accompanied fhe iied up. Q b q, fi Ashore, lhings were even lveller. Everyone had fhe feeling 'thai personally welcome in lhe lowri and lo go right ahead and enioy himselfy Palma is a niiriure ol lhe old and new Spain, wifh fraces of bolh being, visible, Ouislanding edilire in lhe ciiy is ihe cafhedral wilh ifs many gpirgg I pointing fo lhe sly, Donley caris, aulomobiles, and quainf loolringsireeicarg P vie lor space on lhe slreeis, Ng ln lhe reslauranls, nighl clubs and bars lhe people have never heardol such a ihing as inllaiion because slealc and egg dinners were selling f0r75qr beer for a niclel a glass, and champagne lor 85c fo 5I.5O a bo'r'rle.Manyql i fhe men enjoyed quiie a liberly lor S3 or S4. P l l The major ailraclion of ihe sfay was a special bull fighf sfagecl ex-in clusively in honor of ihe 'lvlarinos Americanosf ll was held Sunday alfernoon Q in fhe Plaza de Toros. Q l Alier a colorlul fanfare and lhe pre-ceremony parade, fhe bulls,oneafi a iime, came charging inlo fhe arena, only fo be oufwirled and lrilled byihef f- l daring and colorlul mafadors. The sailors were broughf +o 'rheir fee? on sev-gi eral occasions as a bull would gourd and flip one of 'rhe mafadoresori charge and upsel one of fhe wellrpadded horses, Noliceable 'rhroughoufihey crowd was fhe American spiril for lhe underdog, for as many sailors were' cheering lor lhe bull as were for fhe maladores. I On Seplember 3, rhe SALEM leff, and comrnenls were heard c0fT'Pa f ing Palma fo Villelranche, No grealer fribule could be paid a porfrnihe ,i Mediierranean. s i r ii?-P l ,v.,..:. , IV., 5 mx, ., .-'aT' :Vw-glfwi p ish - 1 . ' 1 J Y K 3 1 , l ry? 2-PIN5' 'h ,1 1 4 ,B ay rr 'aa -'ri , I X s u , Vu' -,gf ,,-gm.'!1. laik' 4-'i ,uf A ar,-...if-lr' . W, 'iq ,, -l i l El Toroador ' ,ii

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VADM Cassady greefs Marshal Tifo .1- ab .-1 SPLIT, 0ne ol lhe mo-,l lallced abou? and lOOlred forward +0 Visifs i fhe Medilerranean cruise for fhe SALEM was fhe can to H? Yugoslavian naval base af Splif. e ll was lo be a meeling of fwo peoples, Opposed infheir ways of fhinlcing buf unifed in fheir currenf efforfs fo esfabligh world peace. The SALEM, in company wifh fhe aircraff carrier Coral Sea and four desfroyers, comprising fhe firsf large Unifed Sfafes Naval Force fo visif a Yugoslavian porf, sfeamed inf fhe harbor of Splif in fhe mid-affernoon of fhe Ilfh of Sep. 0 fember. As 'rhe ship sailed fhrough fhe narrow channel fha? ioing fhe cify fo fhe Adriafic Sea, fhe shore was crowded wifh whife handkerchief waving inhabifanfs. Hardly had fhe anchor been dropped a shorf disfance from The enfrance fo fhe brealcwafer fhan excursion boafs, so loaded wifh curious onloolcers 'rhaf fhey lisfed sharply, sfeamed around fhe fleef on imprompfu inspec- fions of fhese gianfs of fhe seas. l The same curious affifude prevailed on land. As fhe liberfy boafs approached fhe landing, fhey were greefed by crowds sfanding four and five deep and eager fo gef a glimpse of fhese Americans fhey had evidenfly heard so much abouf. Whaf fhe men found was a quief fown, void of fhe familiar faxis, busses, and nighf life. In place of fhe usually seen window display ads were picfures of Marshal Tifo, Prime Minisfer of 'rhe Q slcc N-ss? Waferfroni' Yugoslavian Enferflmmenf yu!-4. Gelfinq A ficlwf counfry.