{"content":[{"text":"April/May/June 2006","bbox":{"left":0.106078,"top":0.182442,"width":0.19782100000000002,"height":0.019401}},{"text":"Volume 9 , Issue 2","bbox":{"left":0.743112,"top":0.182442,"width":0.16698899999999994,"height":0.019401}},{"text":"Message from Mike Whicker \n (Reprinted from USS LST Ship \n Memorial Website):","bbox":{"left":0.095686,"top":0.300277,"width":0.260117,"height":0.05204299999999995}},{"text":"* Tours of Evansville Museum \n of Art, History, and Science (a \n fantastic LST display) \n * Visit to the monument \n erected at the WWII Evansville \n Shipyard site where 167 LSTs \n were built \n * General George Patton re- \n enactor to visit LST \n * WWII re-enactments \n * WWII military vehicles on \n display \n * Possible LCVP — Higgins \n boat — rides on Ohio River \n (subject to approval)","bbox":{"left":0.379314,"top":0.300213,"width":0.260118,"height":0.24983499999999997}},{"text":"LST Week 2006 is sure to be the \n most fun LST/Amphib gathering \n of all time!","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.300213,"width":0.2601420000000001,"height":0.04998600000000003}},{"text":"LST Week 2006 \n Posted 16 March 2006","bbox":{"left":0.095686,"top":0.368924,"width":0.179313,"height":0.03332000000000007}},{"text":"Join us \n event.","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.36688,"width":0.06016300000000008,"height":0.03324300000000002}},{"text":"for","bbox":{"left":0.73682,"top":0.36688,"width":0.022286000000000028,"height":0.01665300000000003}},{"text":"this","bbox":{"left":0.772818,"top":0.36688,"width":0.027034000000000002,"height":0.01665300000000003}},{"text":"extra","bbox":{"left":0.813567,"top":0.36688,"width":0.042008000000000045,"height":0.01665300000000003}},{"text":"special","bbox":{"left":0.869282,"top":0.36688,"width":0.05366700000000002,"height":0.01665300000000003}},{"text":"TO: All in the LST and/or \n Amphibious Community","bbox":{"left":0.095686,"top":0.418924,"width":0.260205,"height":0.03331999999999996}},{"text":"Mike Whicker","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.416804,"width":0.11148099999999994,"height":0.016652999999999973}},{"text":"Log on to \n www.lst325shipmemorial.org for \n continued updates about LST \n Week in Evansville.","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.450137,"width":0.260138,"height":0.066577}},{"text":"You are hereby ordered to \n report to Evansville, Indiana, for \n LST Week 2006! From \n September 5th thru 9th, \n Evansville will travel back in \n time and become a homefront \n city in 1943. Just some of the \n events planned are:","bbox":{"left":0.095686,"top":0.468849,"width":0.260084,"height":0.13324399999999997}},{"text":"NEWS:","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.550131,"width":0.062092000000000036,"height":0.021849000000000007}},{"text":"Conventioneers should feel free \n to come for the entire week or \n just the days of their choosing.","bbox":{"left":0.379314,"top":0.566728,"width":0.260141,"height":0.04991100000000004}},{"text":"Time Capsule","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.584455,"width":0.10914800000000002,"height":0.01665300000000003}},{"text":"* LST/Amphib reception at \n Casino Aztar (Sept. 6) \n * LST/Amphib reception on \n LST 325 (Sept. 7) \n * LST/Amphib banquet at \n Executive Inn ($25 on Sept. 8) \n * Discussion forum about the \n future of the LST/Amphib \n community \n * Local radio station to \n broadcast only music of WWII \n that entire week \n * Actor portraying President \n Roosevelt to give speech on LST \n * Tours of the Reitz Home \n Museum: docents will be in \n 1940s dress for LST Week","bbox":{"left":0.095686,"top":0.618773,"width":0.26014800000000005,"height":0.283092}},{"text":"A block of rooms at a special \n rate is secured for LST/Amphib \n conventioneers at the Executive \n Inn in Evansville. Call toll free 1- \n 877-424-0888 for reservations. \n Tell them you’re coming for the \n LST festivities. You can access \n information about the hotel at \n t h e w e b s i t e \n www.executiveinnevansville.co \n m.","bbox":{"left":0.379314,"top":0.633319,"width":0.260284,"height":0.1831680000000001}},{"text":"Unfortunately, I received very \n few items for inclusion in a time \n capsule for LST534. Not all \n ideas are good ideas, I suppose. \n And for some reason, the time \n capsule doesn’t seem to be an \n idea that you shipmates \n embraced. Considering the cost \n involved for pulling off the \n event, it became clear to me that \n we needed to cancel the event. \n Therefore, LST534 will have no \n time capsule this year. I have \n notified the museum in \n Evansville and thanked them for \n their interest.","bbox":{"left":0.662941,"top":0.616621,"width":0.2602709999999999,"height":0.2815000000000001}},{"text":"For reservations to the \n September 8th banquet call the \n LST office at 1-812-435-8678 or \n email \n LST325@mikewhicker.com.","bbox":{"left":0.379314,"top":0.833167,"width":0.2583750000000001,"height":0.08324399999999998}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}