Mothball Fleet Veterans Quietly Guarded By Time
World War II veterans once sailed the globe carrying troops and supplies. Now in mothball fleets at Suisun Bay and other harbors, ships like the Liberties and Victories await future needs. The reserve fleets back the defense department in emergencies and aid the marine industry when required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suisun
Vietnam
Suisun Bay
Seven Seas
Murmansk
Guadacanal
Anzio
Iwo Jina
North Africa
Philippines
Hudson River
New York
Jones River
Mobile
Ala
Olympia
Wash
Beaumont
Tex
Department of Defense
Atlantis voyage teaches Humphrey ocean science lessons
Vice President Humphrey toured the Atlantis II, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute research vessel, during a 16 hour cruise off Massachusetts. He observed oceanographic experiments, learned about aquifers and ancient water sources, and heard findings on Earth's magnetic field reversals and long distance marlin migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Arkansas
Fealore Yaris
Waootts Hole
Mass
Portsmouth
N. H
Aimes
Humphey
Gulf
Nantucket
Florida
Norway
Nervous Thug Fled After Saturday Wilmington Robbery
Police hunted a nervous bandit who held up a Wilmington sandwich shop at 1362 Gulf Ave. He terrified a woman clerk, escaped with $1, as Jo Ann Beroit and Johanna Lightcap described the shaken suspect. Officers followed leads and searched the area for the arsonist of the crime amid a city on edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Winnerschnitzel
Gulf Ave
Wilmington
Jo Ann Beroit
Johanna Light+ cap
Palice
Long Beach to Host 19000 Delegates at August Gatherings
More than 19000 delegates will attend meetings of 10 groups in Long Beach in August. The Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau notes events include the Assemblies of God general council from August 24 to 39. Other gatherings include the Military Order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Maring Bank
Long Beach
Assemblies of God General Council
Fragmentary OCR Note on Awards and Associations
A truncated line references the Purple Heart and multiple organizations including the Congress of Western Amateur Astronomers and the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, indicating an item about honors or memberships in a historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of the Purple Heart
Congress of Western Amateur Astronomers, and
International Association’ of Personnel In Employment Security
Also Mentioned on This Page
HEC Hancock
Concord Transcript
Maritime Administration
Hhh
Atlantis
By Frank Carey
Gulf of Maine
High Seas
Panama Canal
Couise
Internal Revenue Bureau
L.B
Associated Hearing Aid Center
Dahlberg
Pine Ave
Calif
Ralphs
Martha St
Morton's Frozen Macaroni & Cheese
Saa Ralphs
Peg
U.S.D.A
Rialto Colossal
Green & White
CAHS
Safeguard
Spic & Span Cleaner
MOM
FTIR
Pomona Mom
WED
COMET
Suewa
Sunshine Rinso
CAL Fame Drinks
SWIFT
Rherry
Bach
Valley View
Reena Park
Dreskhersi
McFodien
Westminster
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