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Fight to save the Lucky Lou ship reaches breakthrough
Al Seton leads former USS St. Louis crew in a bid to return the cruiser from Brazil to the United States as a museum. Brazil may transfer the ship if Congress funds the move, with Rep. J. J. Pickle backing the effort. The St. Louis, famed from Pearl Harbor days, rests in Rio de Janeiro awaiting a possible rescue.
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