European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 19 Ron old stones new stores and Good foods founded by the gauls where the Saone livers meet the French City of Lyon has varied history. In a City now filled with Al handsome hotels and modern Commerce. 12,000 years of history i two Rivers it still bears traces of All of it fascinating past. Visitors May take a funicular to the top of Fouviere the Granite Hill overlooking the City for a panoramic View of ancient medieval and Modem Lyon.  modern performances in an exc it Heater in summer during Lyon s annual its festival. Or go further Back in histor Yena of the three gauls where tribal Dele gastronomic capital of a country where famed for there cuisine. Some of the re Mous chefs include Paul Bouse. Francois Lapel. Louis Outhier and Jean Troi Gros. Toted for its women chefs let Mere Point and others who follow in her Trade use they Are Welcome in the Small shops still work at their looms As they have came the Center of the silk Industry in the Lury place Beuenour. Between the twos savor the Charm of one of the largest and squares in France. It is surrounded brigs livened by restaurants and cafes plus Ket. S table for its museums a of them a of Fine arts is particularly Dustin the text to museum is outstanding. The fabrics spans thousands to years and Artisan centers of the world. Rating museums embrace printing Bank Ccora Tive arts and even marionettes Home of the famous Grignol. Best known Ofa Rionette characters. The Grignol Lyom Taa puppet snows based on folklore iding tourist attraction is Vieux Lyon. This old town is one of the finest groups of my Renaissance buildings still standing in residents today Are painters and sculptors Tinc Tive life to the Small shops cafes ands. Joy strolling through the Long covered Pas it connect Bouse to House or Street to Street delightful Surprise to drop into an inner court Over a spiral staircase or a lofty Tower built St Century merchant to display his wealth Imus for food there is naturally the largest rope. Lyon s vast new International Market coming a Day sight for visitors fragrant Mouth watering displays of an new York Tim Lyon s riverfront Cathedral on the sane. Array of delicious ingredients of the celebrated Lyon Naise cuisine Are not to be missed. The abundant Countryside of the Rhine Valley that produces Fine beef and pork the poultry and game the fish and cheeses is also blessed with Noble vineyards. These produce the Hearty cotes do Rhine and the distinguished red cite r6tie, Hermitage and Macon wines that Are fitting accompaniment to Lyonnaise cuisine. And Don t forget Morgan and Saint amour. In this same Region Are the cellars of the cheerful red table wine Beaujolais. Throughout the area tourists Are invited to visit the cellars and to taste fresh fragrant Vin tag Esthe Rhone Valley has Many other attractions. Special among them is the fortified medieval town of Peyo Uges 22 Miles North of Lyon. It is a restored and preserved13th-Century town that commands a stunning View of the Alps across a wide  of its buildings Are lived in today. The Manor House has become the old Pero Uges inn. The justly celebrated restaurant features regional wines often a Light sparkling White  spectacular Road leads from Lyon Over the Char Treuse Range toward Grenoble. As it winds around stupendous views of Alpine Meadows great Gorges White Mountain tops and glaciers constantly open up. Along the Way Are frequent country inns and Auberge serving Superb regional food. Many summer and Winter resorts Dot this area. The largest Aix Les Bains. Is on Lake Bourget. This is a major european spa with All the accompanying luxuries and a wide Range of  is an outdoor tourist resort with facilities for boat ing Golf Tennis Riding and shooting. The climate is tempered by the Lake so that Mediterranean vegetation can grow although at nearby Mont Revard there is a Winter sports resort. Further South is Chambery capital of Savoy. The dominant Silhouette is the chateau of the Dukes of Savoy. Like Aix Chambery also makes a famous vermouth that visitors should try. The Road goes Down southward past the monastery of the Grande chartreuse where 40 members of the carthusian order pursue their historic life of silence and Soli  May visit the adjacent Cor Erie where an extremely Well done representation of the contemplative life is shown. At St. Pierre d Entremont and at St. Pierre de chartreuse Are Small but comfortable ski  lower Vairons is the distillery where chartreuse liqueurs Are made. Visitors Are shown through All but the secret chamber where the monks mix and add their herbs to the liqueurs. French government tourist office s a mechanical Mutt the new Rin tin tin by Vernon Scott United press Ibsen Uriwal ittle dog was dearly dead. His body Layin the Asphalt of a parking lot. Another Mutt id ringer for the defunct Pooch ran up Andhi hit fallen Comrade on the nose. I touching moment. A woman standing Large group of men stood by looking inspection the deceased dog proved to be a1 canine. Wires and resistors and fuses con transistors sprouted from his body As if he with a computer. And so he had. Wat a robot named  fro Mol Ike same i was the parking lot at Hanna Barbera Studi Lovie Crew was making a feature film about a ids a perfect  lady was not an actress. She was the still Iron the set asked Why in the world she was replied it s very  Barbera president of Hanna Barbera a turnips May become As big or bigger than Zenji combined and throw in Rintz tin for  and Rin tin tin were Mere mortal Dop. An acronym for canine Home Protection both a mechanical wonder and a flesh and Well. Barbera a been is. It a half doze years and my this Spring fatally went into production on the live action movie. Staff designer Ted Shell devoted three years to making six animated models of the dog each for specific and Dif Ferent  Shell perfected the robots animal Trainer Joe Hook provided a real Mutt named Hank to play the live counterpart of chomps. Hank bought from a Pound for $13, is Long haired Silver Black and beige and about the size of a Cocker Spaniel. He is Friendly Well trained and  also has three stand ins shag. Choppers and Seymour whose Coats Are trimmed and tinted to match Hank in appearance. But that s not All. Hann Barbera held a casting Call for mutts a few weeks ago in search of 30 other dogs similar in appearance to Hank and the mechanical  picked Hank because be was so Ordinary and Lova ble Barbera said. But in the finale we need a big pack of dogs who look As much like him As possible. So we interviewed 300 dogs and found 20 that will workout pretty Well with a Little colouring touch up Here and there. But we need about 10 More. Well get them. I was amazed How Many mutts look like Hank. Hank himself and the six mechanical variation Sall play the same dog. Chomps. One mechanical dog is programmed to bark an growl another is a full electronic cutaway really half a dog. The eyes move and glow red the nostrils flare the Mouth moves and one makes a noise like a police  the mechanical dogs Are operated by a Remote control system devised by Engineer Shell who said. There Are hundreds of parts hooked up to a console that operate the dogs. We used human hair on the mock ups. Chomps is a super dog who can run faster than any thing on foot. He has a Ray vision super hearing and Teeth that can bite through Metal. His Only problem i that he can be thrown out of Kilter by High frequency  speculates that Chopra is a Multi multimillionaire before the Public even gets a glimpse of  Hornok agrees. He has been training movie and to animals since 1968, providing cats dogs an wolves for More than 100 films and video snows. If this picture is As big As i think it will  Saidh Omok there will be sequels and then a to series. On top of that there s the merchandising. It could be one of the biggest things in show business. Once the picture is released Well go on tour across the country with Hank. There s every Chance Hank or chomps will become As famous As any Hollywood dog of the  the possibilities bring a Happy smile to Joe  company has enjoyed enormous Success merchandising such cartoon characters As the Flintstones Yogi Barand Scrooby do in the past. Well merchandise models of chomps he said. The stuffed dogs will be programmed to do the same things that chomps does by Remote control. They will make wonderful toys for children Aad they May turn oat to be useful As watchdogs. They la bark growl and howl like a Siren. We re Dis cussing the merchandising program now with a Large National  said . Is being prepared for re lease next easter or next summer allowing plenty of Lime to tool up on mechanical stuffed replicas of Hank chomps