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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1986
Page
8
Visitors sample the city’s bustle while the Lincoln Tunnel workers lament a rough weekend. Dianetics seller Pia Baltzar reports poor sales as tourists flock to sights like the harbor statue, sparking questions about the Dianetics book’s appeal.
The article sketches Liberty Weekend scenes at Liberty State Park in New Jersey with U S athletes at Meadowlands closing ceremonies featuring Kenny Rogers and Liza Minnelli among others. Tourists lined the waterfront wearing statue crowns while locals discuss belief and security measures amid air parade plans.
Paul Weisman of Derbyshire England became the first in line for Liberty Island reopening at Castle Clinton after arriving Thursday night and waiting briefly in Battery Park. He said the visit to America and the Statue of Liberty has long been a goal and plans to tell friends back home.
Sanitation Department spokesman Al O’Leary says the Harbor Festival left international garbage from Italian candy boxes to Polish kielbasa wrappers. Cleanup crews work through Friday night aiming to beat the 1945 V J Day record of 5 348 tons. O’Leary calls it a massive job like cleaning between weddings at a catering hall.
New York on Liberty weekend reports show a 60 watt laser beam from Governors Island to the Statue of Liberty. Coast Guard Cmdr Rick Williams and his Vessel Tracking Station crew kept boaters clear and monitored harbor traffic amid 30 000 spectator vessels and 79 naval ships. The NY harbor patrol included 90 Coast Guard cutters and 250 auxiliaries with 700 assistance calls by Friday night for medical supplies and fuel.
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