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...USS CONSTITUTION...
...underscore the fact, the Pentagon is sending another 32 warplanes to the Gulf, where the aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived Friday to join the USS Nimitz. And let's not forget the six F-117A stealth fighters arriving in Kuwait. There's more than enough firepower in place now to severely punish Iraq in the event of any interference with the UNSCOM inspections ? the question is, after the events of the last three weeks, will America ever again be diplomatically capable of carrying out an air strike...
...Given this deadline, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what will happen next. Shore leave has been canceled aboard the USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf. And according to the Turkish press, the U.S. has requested permission to use their air bases in Turkey for an air strike against Iraq. Is Saddam, the Bad Boy of Baghdad, due yet another spanking...
...USS Harvard, a large battle-ship which immediately began streaming for New Haven...
...sails to the wind today for the first time in 116 years, briefly patrolling the open seas much as she had during the War of 1812. She sailed for about an hour at a stately 4 knots, flanked by her modern counterparts, the guided missile destroyer USS Ramage and guided missile frigate USS Halyburton. An estimated 100,000 people turned out on land and sea for the ceremonial turn, made possible by a three-and-a-half-year, $12 million renovation project. On board, veteran sailor Walter Cronkite, a beloved symbol himself, was allowed briefly to take the helm. Then...