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August 19, 2003
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Some early members of Israel’s navy marked the 50th anniversary of a daring rescue on an earthquake-prone Greek island. To mark a major 1953 temblor that destroyed the capital of Argostoli, the island of Cephalonia on Sunday invited an Israeli navy squadron that helped rescue victims, Reuters said.

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