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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 5, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 19 travel  Larkin s Haggis hurling and Many people would probably say it s the Best use for Haggis that boiled Oatmeal and tripe Highland pudding cooked in a sheep s Stom Ach. Since Haggis hurling was put on. As a to at the International Highland gathering in Edinburgh in 1977, the sport has taken off like wildfire. Many of the most staid and traditional of the Highland gatherings Are giving it a spot As Asport. The world Haggis hurling association Over sees it with a chief agrarian clerk of the Heather who blows a Haggis Hooter to Send off the pudding and clerks of the Heather to measure the distance. Minimum weight is in ibs. The hurler stands on barrel top swinging his body from the Waist up. The Haggis it is hurled straight out of the deep freeze otherwise it would burst on Landing is thrown with stiff Elbow. The modern record is 174 feet 6v inches. The championships Are being sponsored by a Brit ish brewery. Although the modern event is Only three years old some Trace the original Haggis hurling Backoo a Highland Village where the local ladies used to hurl their husband s lunch across the local Burn Stream. Nowadays you can see it at almost any Highland gathering in Scotland. They take place throughout the summer vacationers who visit the sea town or her Stein on the German Gem Road in the Hunsuck Are which includes Idar Obj Stcin May not realize the extent of the Art treasures to be discovered. Sheltered by medieval town Walls the visitor leaves Bustle an stress and traffic noise behind and soon understands Why her Stcin is regarded As special among vacation its in the Hunsuck. Within its Walls the took of the medieval Market town has remained unchanged. Historic buildings like the Schinder Hanics Tower the Bell Tower and the clock Tower make visitors fee that they Are part of another Era. In the her Stcin court Church Are the her Stein panels wooden panels depicting scenes from the Bible in Brilliant colours. With their naive treatment of human Anat omy and perspective they hold a very special Appeal for Art lovers. In addition to the Art treasures the idyllic Little town in the Hunsuck has Many attractive subjects for painters and Amateur  trails Lead into the heart of the wide silent forests in the surroundings. For More information Contact  her Stcin d 6581 her Stein Germany Tel. 06785-841. Walk or medal Volks marchers can add a medal to their collection with summer walks in Austria. More than 100 of the country s vacation areas Are participating in a pro Gram called Wande Schun hiking shoe. The tourist offices in the areas provide hiking maps with specified routes. At certain Points along the routes there Are stations where hikers get a stamp on their map card. Fifteen hours of hiking earn participants a medal. A list of the regions featuring the wan Derschug program is available from the austrian National tourist office Rossmark 12, 6000 Frankfurt main Germany. Stuttgart extras orc Etouria Stuttgart capital City of Badin Wurtemberg Ger Many has an updated brochure stut Garter extras for 1980. A variety of package deals is offered including Stuttgart wine Village "80," " was pass 80" for the Cannstatt Folk festival from sept. 27 toot. 12, to Christmas Market "80" and new year s eve 80- 81." the folder offers information about several City sightseeing Tours and the 24-hour ticket for Public transportation for adults for five Marks. An order Coupon and a City plan indicating main streets and sights in town supplement the Bro Chure. Apply to Verkich Ramt Der  Stuttgart . 3, d-7000 Stuttgart 1, or to the punkt tourist Center Klutt passage Haupt Bohnhof. Music museums Yaj ult reel you to Vienna s major museums. But Don t neglect the smaller museums especially the ones that Honor the great masters of music. There s the Haydn museum at Hayd Gasse 19, Mozart s Figaro aus at do Gasse 5 behind St. Stephan s Cathedral an the Schubert museum located in the House where the composer was born at Nussdorfer Strasse 54. Thereof Beethoven s numerous dwellings Are open As museums on the Moelker Basci in the City Center and . Not to be forgotten is the House where Johann Strauss composed the Blue Danube Waltz a 54 Prater Strassl. All of these museums Are run bythe municipal authorities and admission is free. 1 random Floc 0000 00000000000000000 by Kurt lode i m pressing on to the higher calling of Mylord sings Bob Dylan on his new album. Saved which is due for release late this month. Produced in muscle Shoals by Jerry Wexer the up i 10songs show Dylan to be As firmly committed to his new born again religious As he was on last year s slow train coming. This time out though Dylan s gloom proselytizing has evolved into a less off putting sense of simple affirmation. And on cuts like saved and the slyly titled solid Rock Dylan and his by now seasoned Road band Rock out More than on the previous  arrangements were built in because the band had been playing the songs live say Wexler. Who wrapped up the album in just five working Days. Moit of the licks Are their own licks which they perfected on the Road As opposed to the dire Straits confections on the last album which were All done in the studio. This one was like when Ray Charles used to Call me up and say hey pardner i m coming in in three weeks let s do a record " Wexler told Dylan at the outset of their relationship that he was a jewish atheist who s too old to change. But he says he s genuinely impressed by Dylan s new More generous Christian approach on songs like Convent woman. Saving Grace and what can i do for you. Whether you re an agnostic or a leftist or whatever Wexler suggests you can View him As a seminal artist who has reached a turning Point in his life As he has  Carol 1. Hinton a Rockford Mich housewife has filed suit in . District court in grand rapids charging that Fleetwood Mac and particularly Singer songwriter St tale Nicks appropriated her unpublished poem Sarah and turned it into a 1979 Mac hit Sara. In her suit Hinton 25. Asks that All recordings of the song be destroyed and that she be awarded an As yet unspecified amount of exemplary and punitive  to Hinton who is the author of some 500 other unpublished poems she wrote Sarah in 1978 and dedicated it to her then unborn daughter Sarah Kath Leen. C to m in of tins Syndicate. Inc. Fri from departure Points in Germany ufus arc planned by recreation centers Community organizations and commercial tour opera lors. The Price of most includes transportation and hotel. Some prices include meals. Some Side trips and City hours May also be included others May be Avail Able at additional Cost. Details arc available from the sponsoring organizations. For space reasons the is tour list includes Only trips of two or More Days i length. All Tours listed Here Are open to the Public. Evelyn s travel Agency Book Trouch your Uso v Cal civilian mall Suh Costa brava. Spain by bus. June i3-k Ana Jo-77. J49 Marks. Paris by bus. June ims. From us Marki. Open Hearth rec Center itt Grafen Wohr military 2&41-ii4. Greek islands by air and Halo. June 13-72, from �5?0 bavarian castles by bul. June 20-72. La Marks. Augsburg officers & Civ. Wives club boo in Rouen american express of mrs. O. Selcuk. M73m134 Scandinavia by but. June 14-77, to Marks. University of Maryland study Tours May be booked through University of Maryland. Munich Camous. Pointer to no i Munich 90 or Apo 09407 Lei. Munich Mil 2si1-4094 or civilian on Truo. Ireland by bus and boat june it july 10, ss11. Painting & drawing june a july 13, s17t Lor lodging in Bavaria tuition extra. We Bruecken air base tour office pm Bruecken military 72t1-2223 Switzerland & Liechtenstein by by. June 70-77. � 57.50. Cologne by bus july ij-13, is. Schurer ski & Tennis Tours Alfred Nobel St raise 31, 0-1700 Wuhu drug in. 0931-93419. Ski Austria Italy by bus to Slu Ballal. Austria and scan Allal and  Italy july 3-6. 197 Marks. Italy Tennis Tennis weeks in june and sept. In Tobole on Lake Carda from 575 Marks for lodging full pension and lessons transportation nol included. Wurzburg Tennis Tennis weeks throughout the sum Mer 440 Marks for adults 375 Marks for Kinloss includes lodging two meals per Day lessons transportation not included. Rate Lor campers is 210 Marks. American express Book through american express. London by Lar. July 1-4, 590 Marks. Greece by air july it. 1184 Marks. Palma de Mallorca by air july 1-4, 490 Marks. Tunisia by air july j-9, 71? Marks. Vienna by train july 1-6, 140 Marks and up. Prague by bus july 3-4. 250 Marks and up. Milan Art history by bus july 1i-j1, 275 Marks. Wolff Nelsen  l.d-4750 Waltert lantern Lei. Oui-3014. Switzerland by bus june 4-1, m-22, 24-74 july 3-4, 1-10, 11-11, from Sal. Amsterdam by bus. June 4-1. 10-12. 27-79 july 1-4. 25-77. From $45. Three countries by bus june 11-15, july 4-6. 11-70, aug. 1-10, Al. Paris by bus every weekend and june 17-19. From us. Sweden by bus and boat june 11-11, 15-17, irom 105. Scandinavia by bus and boat july 3-9, aug. 10-sept.s, h4s. Spain Costa brava by bus every week for 4-10 Days irom si09. Bavarian castles by bus june 13-15, 17-19, 77-79, irom 54. London by bus june 19-27, july 1-7. 17-70, irom s149. Lake Constance Black Forest by bus. July 24-27. �49. Munich Bavaria by bus jury 4-4, so. Mediterranean cruise by bus 1 Boal june 27-july 4, from 1475. Italy by bus june 10-july 4, july 71-aug. 3, 1770. Rome or Florence by bus july 1-4, 14-71. Aug. 13-11, aug. 77-Sepl. I from si79. Zurich by bus. June 77-79, july 1-4, 11-70, aug. 15-17. From u4. Greek islands cruise by bus and boat. Jury 7s-Augj, aug. 22-11, irom Sims. Rams Tea & to Gelwich rec centers Emueil my 7374-um or chilian 0417i-4741m Voget Wen m. 7716-7044 or Cwi 04ji-u47064. Paris by bus jury 1-4. Aug. 79-sept. 1. His. Black Forest by bus june 7-1. Jury 5-6. Aug. 1-1, 71-24 m9. Berchtesgaden by bus. June 19-71, m9  
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