This was on the AP newswire (got it via PointCast).
- Aaron Hsu, KD6DAE
athsu@unistudios.com
dae@pacbell.net
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HONOLULU (AP) _ For sale: a South Pacific island with a small airstrip and
no neighbors. Available immediately. $47 million.
Honolulu's Fullard-Leo family has put a ``For Sale'' sign on Palmyra Atoll,
an uninhabited island about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii and 350 miles north
of the equator.
The 13-square-mile atoll is the northernmost part of the Line Islands. It
receives more than 13 feet of rain a year and is dotted with 90-foot
balsa-like trees.
The atoll is a U.S. possession. It was annexed by the Hawaiian Islands in
1862, granted to Honolulu Judge Henry Cooper in 1912 and sold to the
Fullard-Leo family in 1922.
>From 1940 to 1947, the island was occupied by the U.S. Navy, which dredged a
channel, built a causeway connecting the islets and constructed a 6,000-foot
runway. The island has been uninhabited since 1951.
Doug Pothul, an agent for the real estate firm Monroe & Friedlander, said
preliminary discussions have been held with representatives for Microsoft
Corp. Chairman Bill Gates.
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> From: Trey Garlough[SMTP:trey@kkn.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 1998 8:31 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] contest QTH for sale
>
> While I was away Brian Derx, N5BA, left a message on my answering
> machine with the URL of an ad for this outstanding waterfront QTH, and
> I thought I would share it with you guys. It's the very last property
> listed on this web page. Joe Bob Marconi says "check it out."
>
> http://www.terramarketing.com/property.htm
>
> --Trey, N5KO
>
>
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