European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes june 13 picture it instant weather with Youron which worked out the d weather satellites in the it place has published i ans a Home or office res snatch instant Cloud for instance a n spokesman said meter gifts at weather office television stations can rec daily pictorial displays o Cloud cover in less time it would take to dial a Telep Najand get a Complete Vea  Nasa recommends Hetem for use by local Wea stations schools airports Faral new jobs for old pros the Battle ship new Jersey and the famed luxury liner Queen Mary each about to Start a new career Are tied up close together along Beach calif., after the new Jersey arrived for refitting. The Queen is being converted into a floating hotel and convention Center. The Battle Wagon is being prepared for Vietnam action. A  French tourist Industry is hurting Paris up the French tourist Industry is Hurt badly and pessimistically predicting the worst year in memory. There Are Hopes that things will pick up during the traditional summer vacation time providing the French crisis does not take another sudden turn for the worse. But two sectors of the tourist Industry say they can certainly not recover lost ground. The might Best be described As Busi Ness tourism and hot Baths tourism. Many of the better three an four Star hotels in Nice Greno ble Lyon and Bordeaux report steady Stream of cancellations of business meetings and conferences. In Lourdes hotels report the cancellations of at least 50groups of pilgrims. The famous French spa Sand watering places such As evian Vichy Vittel and con to Rexaville Are also suffering from a distinct dearth of the elderly tourists who habitually take their cures in May or Jun before the summer crush be gins. Tourist agencies report that package Tours have been Cut Ting out France and that the have received cancellations for As far ahead As the Middle of july. It appears that the most in easy tourists Are americans belgians germans and austrians. Tourist agencies report very Little reduction in the Flo of the Hardy British who per haps eel More Able to cop with a rioting Frenchman. Vigorous action will be Neces sary to save the situation. Tourism is France s third largest earner of foreign Exchange and the government i concerned at the effect a heavy loss will have on the French balance of payments. Various suggestions have been made to tackle the prob Lem. One is that teams of professionals in the gentle Art of convincing doubtful tourists be dispatched to London Brussels Frankfurt Milan Zurich and or co Ops Amateur weathermen at Home airports local police and fire departments and ships it is based on the capability of weather satellites in the Essal a and Nimbus classes to transmit s weather pictures constantly any time they Are Over the sunlit e portion of the world. This sys is tem is called automatic picture 5 transmission apts Nasa said an electronics Madrid to As one report Petit affirm the presence of tourism in  and watering places Are urging frenchmen to take advantage of the absence of foreigners to take a cure i peace. They remind potential clients that one can always play one s part in the upcoming elections by voting by mail. Freaks Uradice by the number tin is ill alive thank you9 Miami Beach Fla. A Good morning. I m alive. I just put out the Flag and i m Goingback to bed a cheerful Wom an s voice informed the police dispatcher in suburban North Miami Beach. Have a Good Day an swered the policeman. The woman is one of 13 North Miami Beach residents who Start each Day by calling the police. And if they Don t Call us Wecall them explains North Miami Beach police chief Alberte. Dubois. The morning party line assume participants Call it has been working for a month. Police refer to the service As the North Miami Beach reassurance program. Its members Call it a  members of the reassurance program live alone. They Are Over 65. They Havo families who live Miles away Many in other states. The of the program isto give reassurance to elderly citizens who live alone should they become disabled in their Home or need assistance which could properly be provided by the police department Dubois said. If one of the senior citizen Shawn t phoned the police depart ment by 9 a.m., police Call the Home. If no one answers a City Rescue vehicle is sent immediately to the House or apartment. It s a wonderful thing for anyone who lives alone and has t a family Down Here said one program member a widow of 10 months whose near est relatives live in new Jersey. I live in a House by myself and i have wonderful peace of mind knowing i have someone to Call in Case something Hap pens to me or that i won t belying Here sick or injured with out anyone to Check on me she said. Police keep files of each participant s health records and vital statistics to Aid them in giving emergency treatment i needed. Handyman could build the ground station himself using i surplus parts for about 5m, the Agency said the station could be bought ready made Lor about $5,000. The weather satellites that work with the build it Jef self station Cross Over any in the world two or three i a Day. A single pass lasts abort20 minutes Nasa said us should yield up to five pictures. Each picture would show the Cloud cover at that instant an area about 1,5square. Following the Pounee Bend Over Baj a Al Many hotels and tourist Agen cies Are Busy working out a system of Price reductions to attract tourists. They Are Hope Ful that the government will help them out with some sys tem of tax , whatever happens the French tourist Industry lookalike its having its worst year on record. Wards to be cheerful gives you a lift for the Day. I think this program is a terrific idea said a 71-year-old widow. So do Dubois and David har Ris the City s senior citizens program director. Harris was the originator of the program and recruited its first members. Marks transmitted with it to help line them up together. Instructions on How to � St auctions and pictures. Tripes european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa it. Col. F. S. Michael jr., Usan Mert Proctor Elmer a fran Henry 8. Epstein production circulation an unofficial  of and for the . Commander in chief . 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