Bits 'O History-- New News About Old Stuff
1. NO SWIMMING-- Lake County (Il) Forest Preserve District is not allowing swimming off the Village of Highwood where the US Army's Fort Sheridan was located because of unexploded shells in Lake Michigan. The Army sometimes fired mortars and anti-aircraft guns for practice out over the lake. This has some residents quite upset.
2. GHOST SHIP-- According to the Oct. 8th WWAY-Channel 3 Wilmington (NC) ABC News, there are some folks unhappy about the USS North Carolina Battleship memorial being turned into a Ghost Ship for two weekends this Halloween.
They believe it goes against the spirit honoring those who served in World War II, particularly sailors.
However, the USS North Carolina is an entirely self-sufficient memorial and receives no state or federal money and this is a revenue generator. You have to make money however you can and this also might build up interest in people who otherwise could care less.
3. GET YOUR WW II ROCKWELL-- America's favorite artist did quite a few Saturday Evening Post covers about various, mostly home front aspects of World War II. To see a whole lot of the covers:
http://bakugan-hydranoidbizu.dyndns.org/norman-rockwell-world-war-ii-psy/
Like, BOO!! --Cooter
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