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Regains LuggageNEW YORK—i.4^—Aboard an cx can liner headed for Europe with six small children and noluggage? Don’t worry—the Coast Guard will get it to youAt least that’s how Mis. MaryDougovito of Gaastra, Mich., was supplied with her family’s baggage yesterday. And it took a Coast Guard helicopter and cutter to do the job.Mrs Dougovito, en route to iom her husband, M ij. Carl J. Dougovito m Germany , forgot about herluggage while shepherding heryoungsters aboard the Navy transport Gen. Alexander Patch.She had left it behind in the uvi ot .a Army bus and the driver discovered it when he arrived at Idlewdd Airport on another'trip.Hie A: my asked toi a Coast ! Guard helicopter to ferry the luggage hum idiewtld to tlie out-bound lmer. The helicopter flew out but couldn’t make it because 1 the ship's booms were in the way.So it dropped the baggage at Sandy Hook Coast Guard station. And while the Gen. Patch, on uidio radio orders, stood offSandy Hook a Coast Guard cutter *c tied the luggage out to Mrs.Dugovito and the six little Dougu-vitos{
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Escanaba Daily Press

Escanaba, Michigan, US

Wed, May 07, 1952

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