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m, Hies — 1 Naval Park buildi —Ralph Allen Structure resembles a ship Ships ahoy in Buffalo Park pays tribute to tradition Patriotism springs up in the strangest places and at the strangest times One of its recent outbreaks is the Buffalo Naval and Serviceman's Park at the foot of Main Street, and despite strains of \Stars and Stripes Forever\ and the national anthem, it really is quite an interesting facffity regardless of your political persuasion. One of the 14 naval parks in the country, the museum has presently at dock two decommissioned ships, the USS Sullivans, a destroyer that saw action during World War II and the Korean conflict, and the USS Little Rock, the larger destroyer of the two. the bombing by Backus might have been thought to be an exaggeration if we didn't know it happened. War is often horrible enough to not need any yarn- weaving. v The ships go over big with families, as younger kids try out the gun turrets and fathers retell their families how the ship they lived on was faster or bigger than the one they're presently touring. Painted red, black and overwhelming gray, it is as close as I would like to get to a naval ship. Two men from the naval branch of the armed services are usually on hand to answer any questions on the details of the ships. For ydur Ijttle brother and sisters, they'll loVe the scale models of the destroyers you can get at the sourvenir desk. The love of ships knows no ideology bounds The park has had a steadily increasing attendance since it opened in June And despite its political overtones, the atmosphere is one' very few would find blatantly oppressive. In addition to the two ships open to the public, there is a two- level building that houses nautical artifacts Recently, that included a permanent exhibit of Marines posters since their inception on the ground floor and a January 1st exhibition of works by dozens of World War II soldier-artists On loan from the Smithsonian Institute and the armed forces museum in . Washington, it is an uneven but authentic account of combat through the world. Paris is not glorified —those immediately involved in it usually don't have the presumption to glorify it. These are no drawings made to impress the folks back home but rather attempts at varying levels of proficiency to The Soviets have their military parades. Now we have our naval park. Check it out. If nothing else, they have provisions so that you can be the first on your block to have a party aboard the destroyer. Admission is $2.50 (or adults, $1.75 for children. It's open flf>m 10 a m. to 8 p.m. daily. USS Little Rock Companion ship available for parties bring something tangible out of the arena of war. The more famous artist chroniclers are here as well as the talented amateurs A forlorn view of Hiroshima after — Ralph Allen WBFO Tomorrow evening the Shuper House (1802 Niagara Street) will play host to two of Buffalo's more energetic and original rock 'n roll outfits in a benefit concert for WBFO public radio (88.7 FM). Opening the night will be the rockabilly based group Davy and the Crocketts, who recently released their own independent single (\Turn Your Back/Long Time No See\) on the Buffalo College of Musical Knowldege label. Following this will be the widely acclaimed Extra Cheese featuring \Oil of Dog\ disc jockey Cary Storm on viola. Both bands are working hard to bring original arrangements to Buffalo. Tickets are available for $2 at the door, with proceeds benefiting WBFO. THE TV SHOW THAT CAN’T BE SHOWN ON TV! “I have seen the future of television comedy and it is ‘MR. MIKE’S MONDO VIDEO.’ Quite simply, it’s the greatest TV show NEVER shown on TV.” ■ —Marvin Kitman. NEWSDAY MIKE’S \Vi WITH SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE STAR MICHAEL O'DONOGHUE AND FRIENDS Hi- iimimi [ Plus Special FROM NEW LINE CINEMA UM NORTH PARK 836-7411 1428 Hertal Ave. THRUWAY MALL 883-4066 Harlem at Walden SENECA MALL 826-3413 West Seneca