Bonnie and Clyde revive Pau beret industry in France
In Pau France the Bonnie and Clyde film sparks a beret boom reversing a 16 percent sales drop. Producers Crosnier and Laulhere report daily outputs rising from a few hundred to over 1 500 and 8 000 berets respectively. Industry hopes for sustained fashion demand amid past declines and military wear influences.
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Italy offers free land plots to foreigners for villa builds
The Tourist Board of Perugia provinces invites foreigners to receive free plots on Lake Trasimeno slopes near Perugia. Applicants must build a villa within two years, with costs around 7200 to 13600 dollars. Some 33 villas already built and 50 more underway, 250 expected by 1969 amid 20000 inquiries from multiple countries.
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