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ArchivesPortsmouth Naval Shipyard SparedBy Julie Donnelly on Wednesday, August 24, 2005.After a very long process, supporters of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard breathed a sigh of relief today as the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to reject the Department of Defense's recommendation to close. Just one of the nine commissioners agreed with Secretary Rumsfeld that the base was unnecessary to the future of the Navy. NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports from Washington. Shipyard Workers Celebrate BRAC DecisionBy Roger Wood on Wednesday, August 24, 2005.A celebration broke out shortly after the Base Realignment and Closure Commission vote to keep the Portsmouth Navy Yard open. NHPR correspondent Roger Wood was in front of the yard’s main gate and filed this report. |
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