Folklore in Belgium endures with living traditions
Belgium preserves rich folklore across Flemings and Walloons with year round festivals, the Gilles of Binche drawing 100000 visitors on Shrove Tuesday, and museums in Antwerp Brussels Gent Liege Ronse and Tournai. The pageant offers free admission and value for budget travelers seeking cultural variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Europe
Binche
Brussels
Megang
Flanders
Wallonia
Antwerp
Gent
Liege
Ronse
Tournai
Retail purchases drop in December in US
Washington based report shows American retail purchases fell 0.7 percent in December, the sharpest monthly drop since January, driven mainly by a 0.2 percent fall in auto sales and a 6 percent slide in building materials. Department store sales rose 0.5 percent. For all of 1977, sales reached 707.1 billion, up 10 percent from 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Baum’s
Democratic post tough job for Texan in 1970s style setup
Washington expects John C. White to become Democratic National Committee chairman this month. The party faces a tougher task than Kennedy era successors, needing to unite factions, manage White House influence, and restore cohesion after Strauss era dynamics and Curtis’ unsettled tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Democratic National Committee
John C. White
Kenneth Curtis
White
Texas
Agriculture Department
Robert Strauss
Dallas
National Party
Strauss
White House
National Committee
Presi
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Curtis
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Restoring Dan Ryan Line Service Aims Sunday
CTA announces partial Dan Ryan elevated line restoration planned for Sunday after cracks found in track support beams triggered a shutdown between 35th Street and the Loop. 130,000 daily commuters affected as temporary trestle supports may finish by week end amid frigid weather and ongoing beam tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPS
35Th Street
Marshall Subway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Democratic Post
Congress
Dent
RTA
Chicago Transit Authority
Tom Buck
CTA
Amazon River Basin
Subway
Regional Transportation Authority
Milton Pikarksy
Mazon State Bank
R.o.1
E. Jackson
UE A
Quuiwa
Baum
S Vs
Stevens Sheets
Suzanne Pleshette
Utica
J. P. Stevens
OUR Reg
Vellux
Ellynor
Liberty St
BIG & Tall Department Savings
Key and Carhartt
Ten & Boys
Morris
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!