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It should. The Delta Queen is a true cultural landmark for the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Although it is not an old-time Mississippi River steamer -- it was built in California and moved to the Ohio River after World War II -- it remains our best reminder of a way of life that is long past.
When the Delta Queen docks in a town for a few hours, it's an attraction like no other. Other passenger riverboats ply the rivers, but none has the tradition, the charm or the charisma of the Delta Queen. There's nothing like the sound of the Delta Queen's calliope playing as it leaves one city and heads for the next.
The Delta Queen and her sister boats have a safety record that would make other forms of transportation proud. Since that first exemption 40 years ago, the various owners of the Delta Queen have taken many steps to make the boat safer and more fire-resistant.
It's not like Majestic America Lines, which owns the Delta Queen, is asking for $700 billion to keep it running



Lucky in love: Les Dawson, who was not known for his looks, at his wedding to pretty wife Tracy

Don't worry though - in this competition, plainness is not a handicap. After all, women do love an ugly man if he has, as John does, loads of charm and self-deprecating wit.

I met John two weeks ago, just after that triumphant waltz, and he was beaming. He couldn't believe his luck


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