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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Army and air fore motion picture service Europe Wendell Corey Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming Are stars of unusual comedy. By Paul Kackley staff writer Wiltz Luxembourg long1 a popular resort town for the people of the Low countries provides an answer for vacationing americans seeking a few Days of quiet relaxed living. Located in the Low mountains and forests near the belgian Border Wiltz has Good hotels with excellent dining rooms and reasonable prices. There is no night life however for in typical Small town fashion the sidewalks Are empty at dusk. The town will Appeal to those interested in visiting famous world War ii battlefields since during the Battle of the bulge Wiltz was the scene of some of the most vicious fighting of the War. Nearly 7,000 Amer ican soldiers died in the Hills overlooking the town. Wiltz is also Only about 12 Miles from Bastogne Belgium and the huge Monument erected in Honor of the americans who died in the fighting in that area. By Way of tips to travellers visiting Wiltz Don t miss having dinner at the hotel Vieux Chateaux. Its Kitchen is so Well known that gourmets travel from throughout Belgium and the Netherlands just to Sample the French style cooking there. Those with a Sweet tooth should Stop at the Scholl confectionary just a few Steps from the hotel. The sweets there Are actually fit for a King. The shop has been selected to Supply the Luxembourg Royal family with confections. Those planning to attend the International theater festival in Wiltz july 25-through aug. 8 should be sure to take a coat along. The Mountain air can be quite Chilly at night especially in the open air theater at the Side of the town s historic chateau. Normally Shotel reservations Are not required but information about the town and the hotels May be obtained by writing the Syndicate d initiative the town s chamber of Commerce. Wiltz issues special festival stamp " v alias Jesse James Bob Hope Sells a $100,000 insurance policy then Dis covers his client is the notorious Jesse James. Ordered to recover the policy or protect with his life the Man whose death would bankrupt the insurance company Hope  and puns with outlaws in  of errors. Wendell Corey is the highly insured outlaw Rhonda Fleming plays his reluctant beneficiary. Fun for the whole family. A pc. United artists in Ifer. There s gun play and Pun play in the new film. Other film  this week lonely hearts conflict Between two Nevis Paperman. Mont Gomery lift Myrna Lay Robert Ryan. A United artists first Man into space Mara tall. Thompson and Maria Landi in an out of this world drama. A to Loew a Al Capone gangster Leader exposed As the Crumb he really was. Rod Steiger and Fay Spain. A Allied artists the gunfighter Gregory Peck and Jean Parker Are tie stars in a revival of a popular Western. A or Fox -.10 we stars and stripes guided walking Tours through various districts of Paris Are be ing conducted this summer in English for the visitor on a budget or with limited time. The Price per tour is 550 francs $1.50. Daily schedules beginning at 3 pm Are As follows monday the louvre palais Royal and surroundings. Start a place do theatre Francais metro palais Royal.  Start metro Abbesses. Wednesday the Bastille and Marais aristocratic Quarter. Start at cafe Dupont place de la Bastille metro Bastille. Thursday latin Quarter. Start Fountain St. Michel metro . Friday St. Germain Des pres ancient and modern Start Metros. Sulpice. Saturday Les Halles the Paris Central Market Start metro Halles. Sunday he de la cite and Ile St. Louis Start metro Pont neuf further details May be obtained by telephoning Keller Man 2405 during morning hours. With the construction of the olympic stadia sports Palaz Zos and a Gazettos for the 1960 olympic games Well under Way olympic and tourist officials Are now deep into the problem of where to House the visitors and How to funnel them around the traffic Jamson Central Rome in August i960. ". Colleges and institutional buildings rooms in private houses and apartments and Villas in and around Rome Are currently being checked and approved for visitors according to a pan american world airways Survey. These accommodation is Are expected to equal i number those available in hotels and pensions. In addition,.there will be camping grounds and motor courts. Making it easier for visitors to get to and from the two main. Olympic Sites is the second important project for roman officials. The olympic stadium is at the Foro italico  the City and theother sports Center is South of Rome on the Road to Ostia. Both  about 15 or 20 minutes by car from the Center of the City. Instead of attempting to pass connecting olympic traffic through the Central Maze of darting vehicles the romans Are Widen ing several direct routes. One the olympic Way leads directly North and South Between the two main sports centers. The olympic Way will have three under. Ground passages  a stretch of underground Street. At the top of famed via Vittorio Veneto where it leads into the Borghese gardens an underground passage will allow traffic to flow freely beneath the usual crush at the Porta pin Crana. Accommodations Are the key to obtaining tickets to the olympics no accommodations no tickets. Requests for tickets Are being handled in. The . By the american express company. Authorized agents there and throughout the world Are handling requests for hotel space and for rooms i private  these rooms totalling about 15,000 Beds will Cost about the same As in medium class roman hotel the cosi of apartments and Villas will Vij iry according to their size furnishings and facilities. Apart ments and Villas cannot be rented for less than one month. Accommodations in colleges ranging from single or double rooms to dormitories will Cost Between $3.20 and $5.60 per Day including two. Meals. All rooms Are being visited and graded by tourist officials before being made available according to pan am. The time chosen to hold  games in Rome aug. 25 to sept. 11, i960 was the result of Ait exhaustive study of weather conditions. Although it Falls within the Peak tourist period in Europe tourist officials expect that travellers riot interested in the olympics will make plans to be in Rome either before or after this period. They Point out that late september october and Early november Are idea times to visit the City. The weather is warm enough for outdoor Din ing and the City after August is bustling with activity. Sunday july 19, 1959  
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