vation information booklets. Among the topics covered are membershi p development, personnel issues and vo lunteer management. Free copies are avai lable by cal ling 202 588-6296 or on the Internet at www .InfoSeries.com .... The Historic Naval Ships Association has published a new ed ition of its Historic Naval Ships Visitors' Guide. The price, incl uding p&h, is $8, and it can be ordered from James W. Cheevers, Executive Secretary ofHNSA , US Naval Academy Museum , 118 Mary land Ave., Annapo lis MD 21402-5034 . ... T he Waterfront Center is repr inting Water-
fronts: Cities Reclaim Their Edge ($39.95) , by Ann Breen and D ick Rigby, co-directors of the Center. Origina lly published in 1994, it conta ins 75 case studies from the first five years of the Center's annual juried competition . The illustrated, 351-page book costs $39.95. (TWC, 1622 Wisconsin Ave ., NW, Wash ington DC 20007; 202 337-0356; www.mindspring.com/~waterfro n t/) .. . On 28 January , P r es id ent C linto n signed a p rocla ma tion committing t he US to pa r t icipate in activities associated with "1998: the Year of the Ocean (YOTO)." The announcement finall y brought the US in li ne with the Uni ted Nations , whi ch proclaimed 1998 at the Year of the Ocean in 1994. The intent of YOTO is to focus public and government attention on the importance of the ocean and marine env ironment and highlight ways in which marine resources can be susta ined. (web site: www .yoto. com) ... The historic Ca pe Ha tteras Lighthouse of 1872 is in gr ave da nger of colla pse due to continued beach erosion. The National Park Service mai ntains that the best solution is to move the tower 2,900 feet to the southwest, placing it 1,600 feet from the shoreline. Opposed to this are local businessmen who be lieve that a fourth steel groin shou ld be constructed off the coast and that an e laborate system to replenish sand on the shoreline should be implemented .... Cambridge University's Erika Hagelberg has a na lyzed the DNA of the remai ns of early settle r s arou nd the Pacific and reports that they all came from Southeast As ia. This finding refutes explorer Thor Heyerdahl ' s contention that South Americans cou ld have sailed to the South Pacific to become its first settlers.... The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) voted in December 1997 to allow US merchant marine veterans of WWII to join. .t SEA HISTORY 85, SUMMER 1998
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Unique gift for Maritime Graduations, Father's Day, Retirement ... Made from wood and copper taken from Old Ironsides, this nautical heirloom strikes the traditional ship's bells heard on her deck over 200 years ago. A certificate of authenticity signed by the U.S.S. Constitution Museum curator and the president of Chelsea Clock Company accompanies each plaque. $6000 plus shipping/handling/insurance.
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