POPE-PHILADELPHIA BATTLESHIP
Bunk on a battleship during pope’s Philadelphia visit
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Visitors looking for a place to stay during Pope Francis’ trip to Philadelphia have an unusual option.
The Battleship New Jersey is offering 400 bunks for $75 per person for a night between Sept. 22 and Sept. 26. Those are the same bunks where sailors slept.
The price includes breakfast and dinner. Guests also will get a tour of the museum and a ride in a flight simulator. But there are no showers available.
The ship is docked in Camden, across the river from Philadelphia and less than a mile from the Ben Franklin Bridge. The bridge will be closed to traffic, but open to pedestrians and bicyclists during the pope’s visit.
The battleship was launched on the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
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208-v-33-(Steve Coleman, AP religion editor)–Visitors looking for a place to stay during Pope Francis’ trip to Philadelphia have an unusual option. AP Religion Editor Steve Coleman reports. (11 Aug 2015)
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Sound: 175-w-32-(Steve Coleman, AP religion editor, with Brian Gralnick of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and Mitzvah food bank customer Charlie Scott)–A Jewish food pantry in Philadelphia has installed a digital ordering system that can satisfy individual needs and preferences. AP Religion Editor Steve Coleman reports. (11 Aug 2015) < 179-a-02-(Charlie Scott, Mitzvah food bank customer, in AP interview)-“you’re in control”-Mitzvah food bank customer Charlie Scott says he likes the Mitzvah food bank’s digital ordering system. ((cut used in wrap)) Updated: 08/11/2015-05:32:43 PM ET (11 Aug 2015) < 176-a-07-(Brian Gralnick, director of social responsibility for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, in AP interview)-“21st Century here”-Brian Gralnick, director of social responsibility for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, says the Mitzvah food bank now has a digital ordering system. 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