France Costs About 25 Dollars a Day for American Travelers
A touring reporter reports Americans spend about 25 dollars daily in France, with one couple averaging this amount across Europe. Pages guide on luggage, clothing, and euro exchange, noting Paris stays, second class hotels, and eateries like Au Petit Riche, with tips to walk the Latin Quarter and explore Cannes, Grasse, and Monte Carlo for a Riviera visit.
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Europe
France
Paris
America
European Travel Commission
American Express Co
Miami Beach
Lyons
Julius Caesar
Versailles
Frances
New York
States
Au Petit Riche
Rue Peletier
Pont Neuf
Latin Quarter
Ohscure
French Riviera
Cannes
Antibes
E Beach
Grasse
Monte Carlo
le Petit Navire
Jon Rue de la Rampe
Yacht Basin
M. Gilo
Riviera
As Time Goes By by Roy Fe Fairman
Roy Fe Fairman discusses future advertising reach and planning. He notes broad growth in underwater navigation, airports, oil pipelines, gasoline distribution, and adaptable channels for advertisers and educators. He highlights city county and state planning as logical next steps for a large regional population.
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Roy FE. Fairman
United States
Babson
GM Builds Secret New Type of Train
New York May 23 GM is developing a lightweight, low-slung train with potential to cut weight and cost per seat. Track tests are under way in Michigan as railroads await GM details and a possible summer announcement.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Michigan
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Roger Babson
New York State
Syracuse
Babson
Buffalo
New York City
Albany
Troy
Upstate
Pennsylvania
Canada
Coub
Europe
America
United
Floating sun following building aims to cut energy costs
Architect Jared Morse proposes a six story, 72 foot high floating office shaped like half an oval cake in a shallow pool. The rotating structure would track the sun twice daily, reducing cooling in summer and heating in winter by about 20 degrees. initial cost about 2.25 million with later buildings cheaper.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Jared Morse
Morse
Chinese Criticize Red Equipment
Chinese Communist doctors and nurses distrust Russian medical tools, noting frequent breakdowns. Dr. Katsuhide Akashi, returning from Red captivity, cites syringes that fail under boiling disinfection and describes mandatory self-criticism conferences. He says Chinese staff prefer American or Japanese instruments despite showing Russian gear.
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Tokyo
Russia
Katsuhide Akashi
Akashi
The Last Straw Caps This Theft
Dr. Nicholas Fournoyerakis of St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem loses wallet with cards licenses visas and $25 cash. A mailer returns the wallet with cards but no money, and the postage due is three cents more than the original 18 cents.
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Bethlehem
Nicholas Fournoyerakis
St. Luke’s
Surrender Pleas Fail as Japanese Holdouts Stay Hidden
Notes from wartime reports show 32 Japanese Army stragglers flushed from Pacific jungle hideouts since 1945 across the Philippines New Guinea Guam Saipan and the Marianas. Tokyo believes about 50 more remain, though many now face peacetime life with little fear of punishment.
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Sonolulus
Pacific
Philippines
New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Anatahan
Tokyo
Holdout Japanese Stragglers Quietly Survive in Pacific Jungles
After World War II several Japanese holdouts were still emerging from jungles in the Pacific. Survivors reported in Luzon Guam Anatahan Mindanao and New Guinea show varied conditions and many have avoided natives. Officials note misidentifications are common and some groups may have settled with locals.
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Luzon
Manila
Guam
New Guinea
Mindanao
Lubang
Philippines
Luebang
Agana
School Costs Up in New York Area Over National Average
Schools in the New York area spend 400 dollars per pupil, far above the 260 dollar national average. A survey supported by a Colombia University affiliate shows many communities have not kept pace with the cost of living, spending a smaller share of income on education than 15 years ago.
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New York(p
New York
Columbia University
Books Come Back as Forgiveness Day in St Louis Library
St Louis Public Library forgave overdue books with no fines and no questions asked. On forgiveness day 1,700 items were returned, including one held 33 years past due.
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ST. Louis
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