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Article: BATTLESHIP MISSOURI TO DOCK IN HONOLULU - PERMANENTLY.(FRONT)

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August 22, 1996
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WASHINGTON -- The mighty battleship Missouri, on whose planking the Japanese surrendered to Gen. Douglas MacArthur to end World War II, will be permanently docked in Honolulu, the Navy said Wednesday.

The Hawaiian city had vied with Bremerton, Wash., San Francisco and Long Beach, Calif., in seeking the decommissioned battleship for use as a nonprofit museum.

Navy Secretary John Dalton said he decided on Honolulu after evaluating proposals from each city.

``This was a very tough decision, since all the proposals were so excellent and impressive,'' he said. ``I'm genuinely sorry the Navy doesn't have a USS ...

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