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Navy Island

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Navy Island in the Niagara River, just above Niagara Falls, S Ont., Canada. It is famous as the scene of the last stand made by William Lyon Mackenzie and some of his fellow rebels in the Upper Canadian Rebellion of 1837. Author not available, NAVY ISLAND. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Norfolk Island
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... officially Territory of Norfolk Island, island (2005 est. pop. 1,800), 13 ... Cook , the then-uninhabited island was claimed by Great Britain ... would provide masts for the navy. When the wood proved unsatisfactory ... Norfolk was made into a prison island (1788-1855). In 1856 the ... Read more
United States Virgin Islands
Countries and Their Cultures ... practice did not end until the British occupied the islands in 1807. The islands were returned to Denmark in 1815 and remained ... in 1917. Originally under the control of the navy, they passed to the Department of the Interior ... there has been a lot of migration to and from the islands to other ... Read more

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Analysis: President Bush's decision to stop Navy bombing exercises on the island of Vieques by the year 2003
Talk of the Nation (NPR); 6/18/2001; STEVE INSKEEP; 7754 words ; ... immediate discontinuance of the Navy shelling. And that third option ... Vieques. INSKEEP: The United States Navy has said that it contributes ... But we are hearing from the Navy from time to time that if Vieques ... US military facilities on the island, in the Commonwealth of Puerto ... quite upset by ... Read more
Navy hopes to lure world- class talent for Ford Island
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 6/30/2000; Omandam, Pat; 495 words ; ... Capitol yesterday that the Navy wants to improve the island for sailors by adding ... Navy. In the 1930s, the Navy took control of the island, which gained historic ... attack focused on the Navy ships moored around the island and on its hangars and ... Read more
Fox Island, Wash., Homeowners Want to Sink Navy's Lab Plan.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/19/2004; 998 words ; By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight ... Business News Jan. 19--Some Fox Island residents are at war with the U.S. Navy over the Navy's plans to expand its research ... Operations at the 50-year-old Fox Island Laboratory already have eroded island beaches, ... Read more
Puerto Rican governor, Navy clash over island training Eds: SUBS 11th graf, Rossello, whose ..., to CORRECT Puerto Rico's population to 3.8 million
The Topeka Capital-Journal; 7/12/1999; DAVID BRISCOE; 671 words ; ... what to do about it. The Navy contends Vieques Island "is of vital importance ... commission examining the Navy's use of the island and alternatives, "The ... happiness," he said the Navy also is destroying the island's ecology and economic ... Read more
It's Flight Plans vs. Fight Plans; Presence of Falcons on Chesapeake Bay Island May Crimp Navy Seals' War Games
The Washington Post; 5/14/1997; Todd Shields; 904 words ; The plan is for Navy commandos to storm a Chesapeake Bay island, setting off explosives ... falcons moved in before Navy Seal teams could invade the Bloodsworth Island chain, in Dorchester ... biologists reminded Navy officials that the ... box on Bloodsworth Island intended for peregrine ... Read more
BEYOND VIEQUES THE NAVY, WHICH FOUGHT FOR YEARS TO DEFEND ITS TRAINING ON A SMALL PUERTO RICAN ISLAND, NOW SAYS LOSING THIS AREA COULD BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, IT SAYS, SHOULD HELP TO MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF THE ISLAND.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot; 8/24/2003; 2573 words ; ... But use of the island grew controversial, and the Navy finally abandoned ... cancer rates for island residents - finally chased the Navy away. In 2001, U ... Vieques served as the Navy's premier training range. Protests from island residents grew over ... Read more
Puerto Rico chafes under Navy authority; The Pentagon has used the island of Vieques for training for decades,but an accidental bombing death has led to outrage.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor; 11/10/1999; Brown, Justin Rubin, Richard; 843 words ; ... demonstrators to the island on his boat. For us, the Navy is the root of all ... officials say the island - eight miles from ... Rhodes, the largest Navy base in the world ... activists say the Navy employs 120 people on an island with a 60 percent ... Read more
U.S. Navy Bombs, Shells Rain on Vieques Island As Protests Continue; Demonstrators Force One-Hour Halt in Exercise
The Washington Post; 4/28/2001; Edward Walsh; 897 words ; ... for Vieques arrived on the island to the chant of "Navy out." Gordon said early ... an incendiary device onto Navy property on the island, setting a brush fire, and ... in November to force the Navy to leave the island by May 2003 or allow it ... Read more
NAVY FIGHTING TO KEEP ISLAND TARGET RANGE PUERTO RICAN LEADER WANTS MILITARY TO GO.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot; 7/3/1999; Dorsey, Jack; 1109 words ; ... the civilian-owned end of the island, the Navy said. Regardless, the accident ... issue seem united in getting the Navy off the island. Rossello - who supports statehood ... ordered the Navy to leave the island. The Navy did. Culebra, according to Navy ... Read more
Navy details Ford Island plans
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 7/14/2001; Kakesako, Gregg K; 645 words ; ... plan proposed for Ford Island. The Navy, under this proposal ... impact statement. The Navy also is seeking comment on Ford Island's historic sites, ranging ... sale or lease of five Navy properties to fund the Ford Island redevelopment. These ... Read more

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