France Remains Top European Tourist Draw Despite Traffic
Paris remains the No. 1 European tourist draw with about half a million American visitors, boosted by rising European travel and increased hotel capacity. The article notes Paris traffic controls, airline bookings up 10 to 20 percent, and new hotels opening across Europe as demand grows. France ranks first for U.S. travelers in 1962 with 655,000 visitors, followed by the British Isles and Italy.
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Harold Sheehan
PARIS
NEA
France
Europe
Sabena Airlines
Pan Am
American Knoll Hotel
Westbury
Brussels
Hitton
London
Rome
Athens
International Hotel Corp
Limerick
Dublin
Cork
Ireland
Vienna
Geneva
Frankfurt
Mediterranean
U.S. Treasury
British Lion
Italy
U.S
British Isles
Trolling Proves Ace in Hole for Fishermen
Trolling remains a favored method for anglers when others fail producing bigger trophies. Fishermen say it is a challenge requiring knowledge though less skill than casting and is most effective in deep water with large fish, once lure depth is kept on the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Wood
Gettysburg A Living Tribute to Those Who Fell in Rolling Fields
A long feature on Gettysburgs 100th anniversary noting its historic battle, Lincoln dedication, veterans reunions, and the new Visitors Center housing the Cyclorama. It recounts past anniversaries, the Eternal Flame memorial, and describes exhibits and dioramas. The piece closes with fishing trolling tips, oddly tying field memory to angling guidance.
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Pickett
Paul Philippoteaux
Missouri Hill Farmers Fuel City Grilling Boom
Missouri hill farmers harvest over 85 000 tons of charcoal from hickory and oak annually, fueling a nationwide barbecue boom. The Ozarks use 400 more kilns in 1961 likely rising to 600, with output tripling in five years. Kingsford at Belle processes briquettes daily, producing about 150 tons, using ground charcoal mixed with water and starch.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
U. S. Forest Service
Missouri Ozarks
Ozark
Belle, MO
Kingsford
Public Assistance Falls in April as Relief Caseload Drops
Welfare Commissioner Morris Hursh reported a 1 per cent decline in total public assistance in April with 122,740 payments issued. The decrease came entirely from relief recipients, while other programs rose. maintenance relief fell 5 percent, reflecting gains in employment and lower unemployment.
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Hursh
Rolvaag to Testify Against ICC Freight-Rate Plan
Gov Rolvaag will testify before an Interstate Commerce Commission examiner in St. Paul against a proposal to cut 10 cents per hundred pounds from rail rates on wheat and flour to Gulf ports. He says the cut would harm Duluth grain trade. He will travel to Chicago to confer with Gov Ott Kerner during a one day trip.
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ST. Paul
Kar
F. Rolvaag
Interstate Commerce
Commission
ICC
Gulf Ports
Rolvaag
Duluth
Chicago
Illinois
Ott Kerner
Rolvaag Names Faribault Municipal Judge
Gov Karl F Rolvaag appointed Everett F Malluege Faribault city attorney for 15 years as municipal judge in Faribault to fill the vacancy after Judge James H Caswell died last month Malluege 57 admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 1929 and has been a Democratic Farmer Labor candidate for Congress and for Minnesota attorney general
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ST. Paul
Karl F. Rolvaag
Everett F. Malluege
Faribault
Malluege
James H. Caswell
Minnesota
Democratic - Farmer - Labor
Congress
DFL
Strange rain keeps 21 from church in Russell message
A Russell Kentucky First Christian Church bulletin board reads Isn’t it strange how 19 drops of rain can keep 21 people from church. The note reflects local weather impact on attendance.
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Russell
First Christian Church
Observer reports deep sea shrimp and fish at extreme depth
In 1960 Jacques Piccard noted a shrimp and a foot long fish resembling a sole moving at about 35 800 feet beneath the sea. The remark adds to sightings of life in the ocean's deepest regions during early deep diving exploration.
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Jacques Piccard
Breathing New Life Into an American Landmark
New York’s 42nd Street, famed for Broadway status, shows signs of change as Broadway Association president Douglas Leigh envisions a modern upgrade. Plans include a shining Allied Chemical Building conversion, central park, covered sidewalks, overhead ramps, and updated facades to revitalize the area around Times Square.
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Douglas Leigh
The
Broadway Association
42Nd Stret
Broadway
Allied Chemical Bldg
Leigh
42Nd Street
U.N
East Side
42Nd
Seventh Avenue
Spring Mills
40Th Street
Eighth Avenue
McGraw-Hill
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