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No. 203. l7th YEAR. MAY 1971
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When
Irish "hleu. tip the Royal .\':is_\'' at Baltimore Harbour. in l'.ll'L'. the Western Morning News described the incident soherl} as an "outrage." but the Press generally. had a field day of cartoon and fun.
avszit again.
The Irish (iovernment hast‘ expressed their regret for the incident. and oflered compensation for the damage caused.
AFTER THE RUNDOVVN
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requirement for professional l.'\pI.‘l’lI\(.' heyoiid mm, nor will there be new esaminations. the ,-\dmira|t3. betieting that assessment of .suitahilit_s can he made s;ttisfactoril_\
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question of edttcatioital qualification is. hooeser. only "in .it~eyancc." hut no changes ssill he made in the future ssithout "ample the
the titles lluss aririottitced dc.il scp.it.itcl\ with the rtoti—tcchriici;tti .i.-id lcthritttati l‘l'.1lte'h£'\ In the last‘ of the ttoti-teclirttti.irts. petts ufftters still coiitc "into the /one" fut piotitotioit after three seats titiclttdirte .t.lltLL' time» and their cliaiites nil] tlcrxwid ursitt their .tttIltt.ti reports. itit'!iidir1_e tun ~.'oiise.titise rep.-its lL'st|ttIltlI.’lMlttt_L! sitit.i't\i|it\. "nmt
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ll..'\l.S. Hecate. at the request of the lzire (iosernment. was carrying out hydrographic work at the harbour approaches. and left two boats. one of “ft. and the other I8. to finish the job "the cress were lising ashore. and the boats were otrt tut moorings l'ttder cuter of darkness. I.I-it -\ sv\l‘l\p.IlhI/crs hlcvt the larger sesscl in tsso, setting the smatti-r craft adrift. "the street: and small ltual were found on the shore. Hovtctci. the stt|’\t.')s continued. ‘then ll..\l.S. Hecate returned to pick u the men insohed. as threats were hear that her arrisal would be "resisted." Any further furtn_s business \.souldn‘t really hase been funny at all. and a massise Irish Republican security operation was mounted until the Hecate \.'ul¢d
Instead of the present taxi-rank adtancemertt on the rosters. with little hope of overtaking. the ness scheme uill he hased on selection and promotion as alrcad_\ introduced for the I-leer ("hie-is. not
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THEIR LIVE VALENTINE
Less accent on seniority and more on ability will be the Royal Navy‘s future policy in choosing chief petty officers. but care is being taken to safeguard the prospects of men already near the "top of the ladder.
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.-\ftcr lvctng nanted its i’rirts'ess .i\nne. the VII’ guests and crimds of sightseers stondereil vths the ship did not I'tlt‘\L'. hut after .in agonizing minute or so delay. the .-\m.i/on slid slU\»\l_\‘ down the slip x\ccording to tratlttion. scssels are regarded as lucky If thcs shots reltictance to go into the
big mass iI'I_ Hgiwn azoard alts. welcome awaited
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for apart from being a shapely aye-catcher in hot pants. she was also their Valentina. Jill. from B. B. C. Radio London. became assowith the ciated ship through reading listeners‘ Valentines over the air dur-
ing the postal srrilio.
She visited H.M.$. London to gather radio material. Pictula N’A
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Hrilatttis rrttlttar_\ contribution util consist of an .-\rm_\ t~.itt.itioti. sis frigates and a sttl‘!lLIl’ll'l<.‘ tplus sxsititig ships». four or tise .\lf'l'lfl\\‘ reconn.'uss;iitce planes. and .i squadron of helicopters Britain will continue train troops in the area
Power agreed. it would I
l\cr:rt ordered front \ arrosss lhe ships hate .i st.md.itil displaceiticiit of I ‘tilt tons. and are posscii-it l‘\ Rolls Roscc ()i\ttl[\tts .intl l\tII.' gas tuiluites .\riit.iinertl iiichtilcs \t'.it.it ttitsstlcs. -5‘ in grin. and
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Away atter a reluctant start goes the tint ot a new class 01 ship tor the Navy. H.M.S. Amazon. Accommodation is provided tor a ship’: company of 192. but the normal complement is not e-wed to 2.2%,...
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