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Woman Becomes First in Texas Maritime Academy
Susan Jean Carter, formerly of Dallas, enrolls as a sophomore at the Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston as its first female student. A seasoned sailor with over 400 days at sea since 1970, she majors in marine transportation and aims to become a navigator aboard a commercial vessel after graduation. She lives aboard the academy’s 15,600 ton training ship Texas Clipper and endured tropical storm Delia during early days.
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