EPCOT Center Opens Disney’s Dream City of Tomorrow
Walt Disney’s EPCOT Center debuts at Lake Buena Vista Florida marking the completion of his lifelong plan for an experimental community of tomorrow. The 260 acre site blends Future World and World Showcase with pavilions from nine nations and spaces like Spaceship Earth, aiming to host up to 20,000 residents and attract 8 to 9 million visitors in its first year.
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Mexico
China
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France
Germany
Italy
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Ben Franklin
Mark Twain
Franklin
Canadian Rockies
Future World
Disney- France
Magic Kingdom
Rockefeller Center Reignites Nation’s Architectural Pride
The centerpiece used 68,200 tons of cement and 1,000,000 square feet of glass while employing about 28,000 workers, comparable to three Army divisions. Initial reviews ranged from mixed to dismissive, but it now stands as a major American architectural achievement hosting Time, Life, and other giants.
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New Yorker Magazine
Rockefeller Center
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
American Institute of Architects
Time
Life
Sports Illustrated
Fortune
Associated Press
Simon and Schuster Books
Jewish interpreter to lead Holy Land tour in 1983
Ralph Schreiber of International Interpreters will lead a Holy Land tour for Protestant and Catholic clergy and congregants in April and May 1983. Sponsored by Israeli International Interpreter Service, the trip includes an audience with the pope in Rome, four star hotels, Israeli breakfasts, nine nights in Israel and three in Rome, plus a four week Hebrew class for travelers. Minimum 25 and maximum 30 participants from Chicago and New York are invited. information and reservations available from Ralph Schreiber at 1414 Seventh Ave SE, 366-3470.
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Cedar Rapids
Israeli International Interpreter Service
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Schreiber
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Coe College
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Uruguay
Chicago
New York
International Interpreters
Seventh Ave. SE
Boston Official Guidebook 1982 published by Greater Boston Bureau
The 1982 edition of the Official Guidebook to Boston by the Greater Boston Convention and Tourist Bureau offers sections on Boston history the Freedom Trail transport accommodations dining entertainment museums and attractions plus a new map set for shopping transportation and touring. It covers beyond Boston area sites and costs 2 dollars with a 1 dollar postage option. Copy requests should be sent to Box 490 Prudential Tower Boston MA 02199.
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Greater Boston Convention and Tourist Bureau
Lexington
Concord
North Shore
Cape Cod
Greater Boston
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