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From JR Cigar - TOP SECRETFor your eyes only All Hands On Deck!!! OPERATION: MONTECRISTO “The Smoking Lamp is Lit” Wednesday, September 17th 6:30pm – 10:30pm Aboard the USS Intrepid 46th Street & 12th Avenue New York City • Cigar Goody Bag upon Embarkation • Souvenir Photo • Beer and Wine Open Bar • Good ol’ American Barbeque (NY Style!) - Burgers, Dogs, Italian Sausage, Chicken and all the stuff that goes along with them. • Tunes of the 50’s and 60’s spun by a rockin’ DJ And, we’ve got the whole ship so all of the museum exhibits will...

New York City's USS Intrepid Sea-Air- Space Museum, the world's largest naval museum, is being stiffed by the French donors of a warplane on its flight deck. The French-American Chamber of Commerce has failed to pay a promised $10,000 for the Etendard naval fighter-bomber's upkeep, and the Intrepid Foundation is threatening to sell it for scrap. During the entire six years the French plane has sat on the celebrated World War II aircraft carrier, the Intrepid foundation hasn't received a dime for its maintenance. This is in stark contrast to the way the Polish government contributed a MiG-21 fighter jet...