A Ship That Holds A Dream by David Warner, March 8, 2015 - www.metro.us/philadelphia
She’s fading and forlorn and old, but if you squint just so in the right light you can imagine how grand the SS United States once was."
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February 12, 2015 - Penn State News
For Engineer, Penn State Was Another Big Ship by Amy Caputo, February 12, 2015 - www.news.psu.edu
The man’s name is Nick Landiak. He has quite an impressive background, and he’s eager to share it. Landiak accrued two careers, similar in nature but vastly different in execution; he once was a senior engineering officer for the world’s fastest ocean liner before coming to Penn State and helping to rebuild the University’s internal utility systems in the 1970s and ’80s before retiring in 1986."
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October 9, 2014 - Travel Page
SS United States Conservancy Has "High Hopes" To Save Famous Liner;Reaches Major Funding Milestone by Josh Koshuta, October 9, 2014 - www.travelpage.com
The Conservancy announced that it had raised $122,167 from donors in 44 states in 17 countries in amounts spanning one dollar to ten thousand. In response, Jim Pollin upped the ante: "Our nation's flagship isn't just an historic vessel," Pollin said. "It also represents the people of a great and determined nation that once again have demonstrated they can rise to any challenge. In response to the generosity of so many supporters of the SS United States, I am proud to match their recent contributions with an additional donation of $120,000 to save this enduring symbol of our country."
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