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March 27, 2009 – The Associated Press has picked up the announcement that Walter Cronkite has joined the Conservancy’s Advisory Council, with the correct information about Mr. Cronkite’s role. We won’t be blogging every media hit from this announcement, but above are four that have turned up thus far. Click on the images above to [...]
Updated March 27, 2009 – Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Sam Wood posted an article yesterday on Philly.com announcing Walter Cronkite lending his name in support of saving the SS United States. The same article is now also available on the Inquirer’s site as of this morning. One clarification: Mr. Cronkite will not be serving as Honorary [...]
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March 26, 2009 - The Conservancy recently received a donation from Jim and Judy Ducceschi from Germantown, Ohio, along with the letter below, utilizing one of the most unique and inspiring approaches to charitable giving we’ve yet to see…
“Enclosed find our check in the amount of $32.89 as our support for your [...]
March 24, 2009 – This item popped up in our Google blog search this morning via Philebrity.com. Conservancy board member Steven Ujifusa continues to spread the word in Philadelphia, Our Ship’s current home port. We do take some exception to the writer’s statement that the ongoing effort to save the ship “doesn’t look good,” given the [...]
March 23, 2009 – WHYY’s Dan Pohlig has posted a very thorough and thought-provoking article about the ship, efforts to save her, and Philly-based Conservancy board Member Steven Ujifusa’s upcoming book entitled The Ideal Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and the Quest for the SS United States. Mr. Pohlig makes a very strong case for why [...]
March 23, 2009 – This follow-up piece appeared in the print edition of the Sunday Travel Section of the LA Times in their “Need to Know: News, Style, Tips & Trends” column on page 3. Many thanks to writer Christopher Reynolds for this update to his online piece on February 27, 2009.
March 23, 2009 – Philadelphia-based Conservancy board member Steven Ujifusa is interviewed in this feature that ran this morning on WHYY, the NPR affiliate in the SS United States‘ current home port. The station also included on their website one of the trailers for “SS United States: Lady in Waiting,” as well as a link [...]
March 21, 2009 – The SS United States Conservancy is delighted and honored to announce that Philadelphia-based The Cruise Agency has joined Just Cruises Plus in supporting the cause of saving the SS United States. The Cruise Agency is America’s first all cruise travel agency and has been in business for 27 years, representing all cruise [...]
March 17, 2009 – Seventeen participants joined in the March 17 CSSSUS conference call. The previous day Dan McSweeney was voted in as Coalition Chair. First order was discussion of this week’s Star Cruises announcement that the SS United States would not be sold to scrappers or to a foreign entity. The coalition is cautiously [...]
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March 16, 2009 – The Conservancy has learned that while the ship has officially been listed with a broker, her current owners say she’s not to be sold to non-U.S. entities or scrappers. Read on…
The current owner of the SS UNITED STATES has informed the SS United States Conservancy that important [...]
