USS Laffey (DD 724) - Naval Cruise Book

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FEBRUARY Sun Mon Tus Wed Thu Fri S«f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A- JUU1 12 13 1JT516 £1718 19 20 21 272? 2425 26 27 28 29 The crossroads of the Pacific . . . with stores to load . . . tropical liberty . . . and grass skirts Page TWENTY-SEVEN

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FEBRUARY Sun Men Tu»W«d Thu Fri Sat 3 4 5UJ7 8 9 10 11 12 m4 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 mm Most of the LAFFEY crew knew San Diego from commissioning days there. So the old haunts were welcome to the initiated ones. Such places as the Sky Room in the El Cortez hotel, the College Inn, and Rendezvous were easily found, as was the usual cabbie offering to take you to T-Town for a couple of bucks. Then, too, many of the old-timers had their homes in San Diego or Los Angeles so a mass of men waited impatiently for liberty in the last stateside port before a long cruise. It was the time to get some read- ing material, some little item to be found only in the good ol ' USA, or just a good meal after the routine of Navy chow for a couple of weeks. Page TWENTY-SIX

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FEBRUARY Sun Mon Tue W«d Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12J»M15 16 17 18 1K0 22 23 24 25 2 2T28 29 Jifau6 Gooney birds follow- ing usual routine — acting stupid When there ' s nothing else to do you can always play ball IBP MM PHBi a TWENTY EIGHT