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PLAN OF THE DAY
18 JULY 1958

Following is a typewritten copy of the above Plan of the Day for 18 July 1958.  The original copy is rather poor, therefore the scanned copy is not very clear.

U.S.S. DES MOINES (CA-134)
Sunrise:    0439    Plan of the Day Friday 18 July 1958    Sunset:    1853
Working Division:  FOURTH

Fresh water consumption - Wednesday, 16 July 1958 - 31.6 gals per man.
Carry out NORMAL routine with the following changes or additions.

0400    General Quarters.
0430    Secure from General Quarters. Set Condition III, watch 1.
0530     (about) Set Special Sea & Anchor Details
0600    (about) Anchor off Beirut, Lebanon.
0600    (about) Flight Quarters. Prepare to launch helicopter.
0615    Breakfast for the crew.
0700    Catholic Rosary - Crew's Lounge.
0730    Protestant Devotions - Crew's Lounge.
0745    Muster on stations, make reports to the Executive Officer's Office.
-----    Pipe Sweepers
-----    Movies to be announced.

***NOTES***

1.    Upon securing from General Quarters, condition THREE will be maintained until further notice.

2.    Any non-rated personnel interested in striking for storekeeper (S-1 Stores Division) report to the
Supply Office not later than 19 July.  Interested personnel must have a minimum of 1 year obligated
service.

3.    Phone No. 556 is temporarily assigned to CRYPTO ANNEX vice First Division.  All hands are
requested not to call 556 unless they have business with CRYPTO.

4.    Will the person who found, or inadvertently picked up, the below described article, which was hoisted
aboard with the Beach Guard equipment by ship's crane upon departure from Villefranche please return
same to LTJG FINLEY:  One pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses, gradient density feature (glass presents a
mirrored appearance), in a hard leather case with green cleaning cloth.

                                                                                                    Signed by
                                                                                                    R. F. BARRY,  JR.
                                                                                                    CDR                 USN
                                                                                                    Executive Officer