Evening star., 1947-04-06
SCRIRBLINGS-

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Some statisticians got together
With some oceanographers to offer
these figures: Coal, burning at the
rate of 100000 tons minute,
would not produce heat equal to that
given of by the Gulf Stream, which
flows on part of its course OF
Florida.
France has extended the validity
of tourist visas from three months
to a year. Within those II months,
the American citizen is permitted to
use his visa for as many entries into
metropolitan France as he desires.
No stay beyond three months Is al
lowed, however, under this plan, and
no business activity Of any nature
Is sanctioned. The French national
tourist Office in New York has an
nounced that Americans may obtain
a tourist visa within three days after
applying.
Planning to go to Australia? Pan
American Airways received this
radiogram recently from Sydney:
Smallpox vaccination certificates
must (repeat) must show reaction
tin) order (to) avoid unnecessary
hold up upon arrival requiring port
doctor (to) re-vaccinate."
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Planning for al-year-around va
cationing, the Dominican Republic
will promote travel to the island
this summer under the slogan, 40
degrees south of New York and 20
degrees cooler" Trade winds and
mountain breezes do the trick, ac-
cording to H. w. Goeggel. director
Of the Dominican Tourist Bureau
To gear the West Indies Republic
for recreational travel popularity,
President Rafael l.. Trujillo recent
ly approved the construction of IA
characteristic styled hotels in IL
cities. Scheduled to be ready for
the 1918 winter travel season, the
hotels will be managed by the Amer
lean Hotels Corp.
American Airlines reports that the
desire for a two-week vacation in
Europe already Is being reflected In
its ticket sales. with Europe ac-
cessible overnight" the airline re-
ports, "the number of tourists ask
ing return reservations two or three
weeks after their outward passage
indicates that many vacationers who
used to spend their two-week holi-
day In the States now are begin
ming to take advantage of European
travel"
Miami Beach once was Alton
Beach. The city received its pres
ent name when incorporated in
1915.
American service men and women
100000 of them-have spent
weeks furlough in Switzerland In
the last 18 months, paying only
S38 each for the vacations. The
special price was arranged by the
Swiss National Tourist Office, and
included food, lodging and trans
portation for the seven days.
Oaxaca serapes are splasl1ed with
colorful geometrical figures. Dis
eliminating buyers in this region
OF Mexico. however, tend to pick
up the palmer and rarer blue and
white serapes that are the choicest
products of native looms.
More than 250,000 Shakespeare
lovers are expected to visit Strait
ford-on-Avon during the Shakes
peare Festival, which was sched-
uled to open yesterday at the Me-
mortal Hall. The festival of play
continues through September Al
special gala presentation of Twelfth
Night" is listed for April %, the
anniversary of the Bard's birth.
Stratford- d-on-Avon is less than three
hours from London by train.
The 35,677-ton Mauretania. which
joins its Cunard White Star sister
ship, the Queen Elizabeth, in trans
Atlantic service April &c. will be
the second largest liner plying be-
tween the British Isles and New
York. 1t can carry 1883 passengers
in three classes-463 first class, 800
cabin class and 300 tourist class.
Most of the rs registered nurses
who became courier nurses on the
ace trains of the Santa Fe last
month are World War II veterans
of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
The service was inaugurated in 1887
and became a war casualty in 1912.
T. B. Gallaher. the lines general
traffic manager, outlines
their duties as: Attending mothers
with babies and children, watching
over children travelling alone. ad-
ministering to invalids and the