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 The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society will hold its 80th commemorative ceremony for the Navy Airship ZRS-4 USS Akron at 10 a.m. April 4 at the Grand Army Memorial in Pine Lake Park, Manchester. The airship crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast on April 4, 1933 as a result of a severe storm about 20 miles off the coast of Barnegat, killing 73 men. Three men survived the crash. All are invited to attend the ceremony. Details: 609- 801-0781.

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