Page D RHINE CASTLE in the area of Germany made famous by the Lorelei legend. 15 Luxury Cruises Due During Season Fifteen luxury cruises to the West Indiel, South America, Eur ope, Scandinavia and the Medi terranean are scheduled for the Swedish cruise ship Stella Polaris during the 1958-59 season accord ing to Harold Gyllensward, Gen eral Manager of Clipper Line, Inc., New York. First in the series is a group of eight Caribbean cruises sailing from New Orleans, Inaugural yoy-, age is a 16-day Christmas-New Year cruise, sailing December 21, launching the Caribbean trips.. The cruise following is also 16 days, sailing on January 7, 1959. Rates for both start at $390. The other six cruises are: January 24 (22 days, from $650); February 16 (23 days, from $670); March 12 (Easter Cruise, 19 days, from $470); April 3 (14 days, from $345); April 18 (16 days, from $365); May 5 (14 days, from $295). Ports of call on the Caribbean 1 cruises include Havana, St. Thom as, St. Martin, Ciudad Trujillo,' Montego Bay, Kingston, Grand Cayman, Cap Hasten, Port-au- Prince, Curacao, Martinque, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Barbados, Trini dad, Grenada, San Blas and Cris tobal in Panama. La Guaira and Cartagena in South America. The two 14-day cruises on April 3 and May 5 will include a call at Nas sau in the Bahamas. Passengers are limited to 165 on Stella Polaris cruises. All infor mation can be obtained from Penn State Travel Service. 2 Non-Stop Flights Asked NEW YORK—American Air lines is prepared to introduce two daily non-stop roundtrip flights' between San Francisco and New York in December. if the CAB grants approval in time. The airline plans to increase its volume of service between the two cities of three daily roundtrip by mid 1959, with both first-class and aircoach accom modations on the jets. Crusing at 600 mph, the Boe ing -built 707 s will cut present non-stop schedules in half, from 8 hours to 4 1 / 2 on eastbound flights and from 9 hours to 5 1 / 2 on westbound runs. Applications for reservations on initial flights may be filed with Penn State Travel. Olympic Games Office A special office has been set up to process lodgings for the 1960 Olympic Games at Rome. It is called Ufficio Alloggi Ohm piadi 1960, via Giudobaldo Dal Monte, Rome. American Express has been named its U.S. agent. Penn State Travel represents American Express in Harris and State College. 0#616 4 . x.,,. Y . , sk . • ),"- ma& ..7 06, g a g a (02 WITH THE GREATEST SELECTION OCEANFRONT ROOMS ALONG THE BO - >hCIiARIDG ATLANTIC CIT Delisht/u1 the Year 'Round Ocean decks. Heahh baths. Vantous cuisine Musk for Dancing by lddie Buckley and the Guardsman in the Morrie Mayfair Lounge. 0101011. BRUM Vice Preside', Telephone Atlantic Swiss Ask Studies on Experience At the 79th General Assembly of the Swiss Society of Hotel Keepers, held at Bad Ragaz in May, the principal speaker re ommended establishment of an international center for hotel studies to consider EtTopean ex perience. At the same time, the Annual Meeting of the Swiss National Tourist Office, in Fribourg, was stressing the necessity for con tinued publicity abroad for the Swiss tourist industry. This meet ing's principal speaker rea firm ed the importance of Switzer land's tourism to its national e conomy and stated the $500,000- 000-franc turnover in this in dustry has a direct effect on commerce, industry, and agri culture. Europe's growing tourist in dustry and the subsequent re quirements for approximately 100,000 more hotel rooms to meet future needs was considered by the hotel keepers' meeting. It was pointed out that capital in vestors have shown no great in terest in the hotel field, and new accommodations will require capital investment. About 20,- 000 hotel beds have been made available in Switzerland since 1950, according to the society's report. The greatest number, 5- 470, were provided in the Can ton of Ticino. Some of this in , crease has been accomplished by transforming sanatoriums into Ihotels, such as the mountain sports center created from Leysin tuberculosis sanatorium. Special attention was given by the as sembly to the problem of attract ing tourists during the off-sea ron to spread the rate of occu pancy more evenly throughout the year. "Iron Curtain' Visits Offer Full Variety Cosmos Travel and Penn State Travel offers a variety of tours to the U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, Poland and Rumania. The Grand Tour of Eastern Europe via Swiss air departs from N. Y. and takes in Zurich, Prague, Warsaw, Mos cow, Leningrad, Kiev and Bel grade. Cost of the 28-day tour in cluding economy air transporta tion and deluxe accommodations is $1,817.05. A 21-dav tour, in cluding 8 days in Leningrad and Moscow, departing from the U. S. Aug. 3, 12, and 27, Sept. 10, be gins at $1177.30. Traveling Globetrotter Econo my service via SAS, an 11 day excursion to Czechoslovakia cost $775.50. The itinerary includes Copenhagen, Prague, Tabor, Jin_ drichov, Hradec and Telc. Zdar, 'Brno, Ostrava, Melink and Pode brady. The Air France 20-day tour en compasses Paris, Stockholm, Len ingrad, Kiev, Moscow and Prague, with rates ranging from $1350 to $1550. Departure from N.Y. on Sept. 27. A 17-day tour via Sabena in cludes a visit to the World's Fair, followed by sightseeing in War saw, Moscow, Prague, and Ber lin. All-inclusive price with de luxe hotels is $1,515. Extensions to Rumania are available for $35 per day plus small air fare ad justment. REM 000000000000000000 •••••••••••••••••• In Collaboration With American Tourist Bureau Announces... 3 Brand New and Unusual AMERICAN FARMERS TOURS FOR 1959 Rare Opportunities for Farmer-To-Farmer Contact in Far Corners of the World. Escorted by Experts. All Inclusive. ESPECIALLY INTENDED FOR • Crop and Stock Farmers • Future Farmers of America • Crop Marketing Groups o Dairy & Poultry Farmers e 4H Clubs Po CHECK THESE FEATURES V' • All Trans•ocean travel via regularly scheduled airlines. • All Tours arranged and es corted by recognized travel and farm experts. e All prices all inclusive— transportation, hotels, meals, transfers. tips, taxes and sight seeing. •••••••••••••••••• 00000.0.000..0111/00 • Rural Sociologists • County Farm Agents • Farm Cooperative Groups * Ranchers • Agronomists EUROPE-27 Days Visit 11 scenic countries. all inclusive, hotels, transporta tion, all meals, , transfers, tips, taxes and sightseeing. See the Tower of London ...windmilled Dutch Farms.. the Swiss farmer tending his Alpine herd.. the vineyards of sunny southern France . .. the industrious Ger many harvesting. Broaden your hori zon, enrich your life with memories you'll cherish for years. SOUTH Six countries-27 days of glorious, glamorous South American. Fly via scheduled airlines all the way. Enchanting, intriguing SOUTH AM ERlCA—continent of a million won ders. Visit Grania Azul ranch in Lima, Peru ... fabulous Fazenda Mal abar in inland Brazil ... cattle breed ing In the Pampas of the Argentine ... special reception dinners with Agricultural officials. AUSTRALIA . 26 wonderful days to Ha waiian Islands, Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Tasmania. See the long-wooled sheep dipping in New Zealand ... a Typical Maori Vil lage ... picturesque farms surround Christchurch ... the beautiful River Murray Valley ... the lands where so many of our boys were stationed dur ing the great war Clip and Mail This Coupon for Information i i PENN STATE TRAVEL i METZGER BLDG.. STATE COLLEGE. PA. i I am interested in the tour checked below. Without obliga i lion please send me further information. i 0 EUROPE 0 SOUTH AMERICA 0 AUSTRALIA i I am interesting in departing during month of NAME •••• ADDRESS PENN STATE TRAVEL SERVICE SECTION • Agricultural Educators • Agricultural Educators • Soil & Crop Scientists so Students • Ranchers Included: England, Nether- lands, Belgium, Lu xa m bourg, Germany, Switzer land, Australia, Yugoslavia, Italy, Monaco and France. AMERICA Visit Panama Canal Zone, Republic of Panama, Peru, Chile, Argentina. Uraguay. Brazil and Puerto Rico. Six days in western Austral ia, six days in tempting Tas mania, last minute stop in the beautiful Hawaiian Is lands. , AS LOW AS $754 Monthly Departures Jan. Thra August. FROM MIAMI 1311 Depart Jan., Mar. July & Oct. AND NEW ZEALAND FROM LOS ANGELES $2067 Depart Jan., Mar. Jul, & Oct.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers