Concrete ships and a cemented memory of Sapona
The piece recalls World War I era concrete ships including the Sapona. It traces design origins in 1916, notes reuse in phosphate and coal trades, then details the Sapona’s 1924 Miami fate as oil storage, sinking, Bahamas sale, and WWII bombing practice. The hulk remains off Bimini as a rusting monument to past ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Libby
Libby
New England
Miami Beach
Carl G. Fisher
Miami
Fisher
Bruce Bethel
Bahamas
Gulf Stream
Bimini
South Bimini
United States
Gardner Joins Johnson Admin as HEW Chief
Washington insiders describe John W Gardner, new Secretary of Health Education and Welfare, as a force for vigorous congressional criticism. Gardner used the White House session to showcase aides Harold Howe, James Goddard, Frank Keppel, and Wilbur Cohen, while Rep. Paul Rogers signaled a probing stance on FDA matters. President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson mingled with guests, drawing laughter at a quip about the appropriations chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Congress
Rep
Paul Rogers
West Palm Beach, Fla
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
HEW
Rogers
Florida
Food and Drug Administration
White House
Harold Howe
Education
James Goddard
Frank Keppel
Wilbur Cohen
Carnegie Corporation
Johnson
George Mahon
Lyndon
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Civil rights leaders shift to implementation focus says Young
Whitney Young Jr. of the National Urban League says civil rights leaders rely less on demonstrations and more on sophisticated activities. The emphasis is on enacting civil rights and antipoverty laws and making the Negro community see it holds political power in many major cities.
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Everett
Jacobs
Jimmy Morrison
D-La
Toon
Morrison
Birch Bayh
Capitol
Bayh
NEW York
Whitney Young Jr
National Urban League
Ma Pr
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The
Lima Star
Central Press
Gene Perine
Drew Pearson
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
Andy Jacoba, Jr
D-Ind
Ted
Olit
Bobby
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