USS RICH (DD-820)
Fleet Post Office
New York 09501

TUESDAY                                                    JULIAN DATE 2331
                                 PLAN OF THE DAY           28 November 19XX

    CARRY OUT THE NORMAL UNDERWAY ROUTINE WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

TBA  Station NGFS Team, Port Section
0600 Messgear
0615 Breakfast for cooks, messcooks, POl's and the oncoming watch
0630 Breakfast for the crew
TBA  Station NGFS Team, Starboard Section
0651 Sunrise
0730 Muster on station, submit muster reports to the ship's office
1000 Executive Officer's inspection of messing and berthing
1045 Messgear
1100 Dinner for cooks, messcooks, PO1's and the oncoming watch
1130 Dinner for the crew
TBA  Station NGFS Team, Port Section
TBA  Station Special Sea Detail for re-arming
1630 Check setting of material condition YOKE ; and material conditon
     ZEBRA below main deck and make reports to the bridge
1700 Messgear
1715 Supper for cooks, messcooks, PO1's and the oncoming watch
1730 Supper for the crew
1749 Prepare to darken ship
TBA  Station NGFS Team, Starboard Section
1809 Sunset, darken ship

NOTES:

1. SECOND DAY ON GUNLINE
   Yesterday was a supposedly typical day on the gunline with RICH
firing over 300 rounds of ammunition.  A WELL DONE is in order for
all hands because we received many compliments from the spotters that
were directing our fire.

2. TODAY
   Today should be somewhat of a repeat of yesterday except that we
will probably meet FLINT and re-ar,.  This will also require the
cooperation of all hands in order to get the ammunition on board and
stowed below.  We will probably receive over 500 rounds from the FLINT
by the time we rondezous.  Mail will leave the ship tomorrow when we
re-arm and will close out on board shortly after we depart the gunline
to join FLINT.
 

3. SWEEPDOW & CLAMPDOWN
   This is a busy period for all of us without any spare time.  However
in order to keep the ship habitable, it must be kept clean.  Therefore
a sweepdown and clampdown inside the ship will be accomplished by the
off-going NGFS team after breakfast and after lunch.  It is essential
that the messing and berthing spaces be kept clean.

4. NET LAUNDRY BAGS
   Due to the increased time needed to wash and dry clothes in net
laundry bags, these bags will be limited to use by E-6 personnel
and above.  Absolutely no clothes will be accepted in net bags by the
laundry from E-5 personnel and below.  There will be no exceptions
to this rule.
 


TODAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF!!

PRO BASKETBALL:

    The Los Angeles Lakers ran their winning streak to 12 with
a come from behind win over the Phoenix Suns, 116-109.  The
New York Knicks tripped the Boston Celtics 97-94.  Elsewhere,
Milwaukee defeated Baltimore, 101-91.  Golden State beat Kansas
City-Omaha, 133-114.  Houston defeated Seattle (Score Unknown).
Philadelphia is in the middle of another string of losses this
time losing to Portland 117-106 to make it seven in a row.

PRO HOCKEY:

    In games Saturday night, Detroit defeated the Philadelphia
Flyers, 6-4.  The Chicago Black Hawks beat the St. Louis Blues
4-2.  Pittburgh and the New York Rangers played toa 2-2 tie.
The Minnesota North Stars shut out the Los Angeles Kings, 3-0.
In WHA action, the Chicago Cougars nipped the Philadelphia
Blazers, 4-3 and the New York Raiders defeated the Alberta
Oilers, 4-2.

KIDNAPPER FOUND:

    A police sharpshooter has ended the alleged kidnapping in
California of a teenage girl and her mother.  The 22 year-old
man who police say abducted the two women, was killed in an Orange
Grove, at Corsica, following a high speed chase that spanned
400 miles.
    Police say Richard Driscoll was shot after he abandoned
his car and forced 16 year-old Debra Brazil into the Grove.
The mother had escaped earlier near Bakersfield.  The girl
suffered a cut on her head and is reported in satisfactory
condition at a local hospital.

KISSINGER:

    Henry Kissinger will return to Paris next Sunday and resume
his peace talks with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho the following day.
During nine-days of negotiations, the White House envoy will
be staying in Washington, and a spokesman says he'll join in
talks early this week between President Nixon and an envoy from
South Vietnam's President Thieu.
    Kissinger and Nixon appeared grim after their one-hour
meeting in New York Saturday night.  But the White House
said President Nixon remains confident of a Vietnam settlement,
despite gloomy news reports about the Paris talks.

 
 

 

[Contributed by Tim Kubicek, MM3, 71-73]


 
     

     
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