Tokyo Nightlife Glamour Competes With World’s Best Clubs
In Tokyo the Ginza nightlife scene rivals Paris and Rome for luxury. Exclusive venues like Kinbasin and Kinbasha lure wealthy foreigners and Japanese businessmen with glamorous performers, lavish décor, and top-tier dining. A dinner at a fine club can run about $50, while the city’s many cabarets offer varied temptations amid flashy billboards and lantern-lit streets.
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Pogo sisters and Navy vertical takeoff aircraft
The article discusses the Convair XFV1 and Lockheed NFV1, vertical takeoff fighters that rise on their tails with noses upward, promising a new tactical approach and requiring minimal runway space. It notes mixed official stance, a public Convair demo costing about 9 million dollars, and initial skepticism from officials before endorsement by Rear Adm. Hobbs.
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Vern Haugland
San Diego
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Harry Hobbs
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Farouk's Yacht Now Hotel Annex
A royal pleasure barge once owned by Egypt’s royal line has become an annex to the Semiramis hotel in Cairo. The former floating playground now serves as a quiet hotel with 52 cabins housing British tourists French businessmen and Egyptian government officials. Decks that once hosted grand parties now accommodate sedate visitors from around the world as the vessel serves a practical hotel function.
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Farsak
Transatlantic Telephone Cable Under Construction
London reports this joint Anglo American Canadian project to lay two undersea cables and one land line, providing 36 circuits from Oban to Newfoundland and Sydney Mines. The system promises clearer, more reliable calls and capacity for over twice as many simultaneous conversations.
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Giving Fido a Bath Quick Tips for Clean Dogs
Dog owners seek quick convenient methods to clean pets across seasons. Use soap and water with a warm dry room in cold weather or outdoor rinsing in warm weather. Gather brush sponge soap towels newspaper and keep dog warm after bathing.
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Move to Self Rule in Caribbean Islands Discussed by Archibald
Charles H. Archibald reports London announces plans for self rule among two Caribbean island groups the Leewards and the Windward amid postwar trends. Princess Margaret is slated to visit as part of an incoming tour to strengthen British ties with overseas territories.
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