NEWS CLIPPINGS FROM THE PAST.....

October 25, 1945 - Sirens Shrill Welcome in Providence, Rhode Island

October 28, 1945 - Fire Hoses turned on crowd in Newport, Rhode Island

April 1963 - 50-Mile Hike At Sea

April 16, 1963 - 1,000 'Pollywogs' Join Neptune's Court

March 13, 1964 - Providence Visits Taiwan, Hosts 19,000

July 3, 1964 - Plaque Presentation aboard Providence

July 22, 1964 - Daily News Briefs from the 7th Fleet

February 7, 1967 - Providence Wins Comm. "C" Award

March 30, 1967 - North Viets Shell, Miss 2 U.S. Destroyers

April 4, 1967 - Red Fire Downs 500th U.S. Jet

April 6, 1967 - 5 Warships Hit N. Viets

May 28, 1967 - Flagship Shelled

June 28, 1967 - The Dentist at Sea

July 1967 - 1,000 Reds Die In Viet Action

1968 ??? - Johnson Names Hyland

1968 ??? - Hyland To Succeed Johnson

Nov/Dec 1968 - 1,000 Girls for 1,000 Sailors

Nov/Dec - Crusiser Carrying Nuclear Missiles + Sailor To Star in Stocks

Dec 1968 - Christmas Dinner in Sydney

Dec. 1968 - Hobart, Tasmania Newspaper

December 1968 - Two Cruisers Coming Home From Vietnam Duty Today

1968 ??? - Sailer May is reunited with family

January 19, 1969 - Providence Returns to San Diego/Pier 6 Naval Station

February 1969 - Reveille: Ship Showed Her Teeth Off Vietnam

July 17, 1969 - Shifting Flagships.....

April 26, 1972 - Navy Doubles Strength Off 'Nam

May 15, 1972 - Several Clips

May 23, 1972 - Stars and Stripes

May 25, 1972 - Stars and Stripes

May 30, 1972 - Star and Stripes

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