Show ivady to close historic arms jarms dump IONA ISLAND N Y alter after 47 years as a prime link in the chain of american sea defense lona iona island nestled io in the scenic land of rip van winkle goes on the shelf the navy has offered its ammunition dump on the island for rent preferably tor for conversion to manufacturing fac turing laboratory or institutional use the islands acres do not per mit further expansion and modern t safety requirements in the handling bandling of 0 high explosives are difficult to maintain here the navy explained in announcing the rental proposal the most stirring chapters in the little islands history were written during the two world wars when the ammunition dump provided shells and other weapon odder fodder for navy vessels merchant ships overseas oversea bases and shore stations stat loni |