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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1984
Page
5
Beverly Banks of Monroe and Ken Woodward of San Antonio discuss recent reads. Banks mentions Danielle Steel’s Once In A Lifetime and her anticipation for The Last Hayride about Louisiana politics. Woodward praises a new Italian Mafia themed novel set in Southeast Asia, though he cannot recall the title.
Ingrid Kreis recounts a 1000 mile plus trek from Destin to New Orleans, finding the Crescent City lively but costly and crowded. After three days of sightseeing, stifling heat, and fatigue, she prefers Destin’s quieter pace and returns home by car in under seven hours after a run-in with a Mississippi trooper.
U S Representative Earl Hutto stresses the role of the Merchant Marine in America's trade and national defense. He endorses the 1983 Shipping Act to empower liner operators and warns against premature free trade, noting shipbuilding has been at a low ebb.
Representative Walter B. Jones champions legislation to preserve a shipyard mobilization base vital to trade and national defense. He argues taxpayers deserve value, and a strong Merchant Marine underpins defense and foreign trade, insisting the U S must remain competitive and support allies.
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