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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                App Hatol or that the vicars of the Church of England Are losing their right to hire and lira their organists or that British bookmakers. Their equivalent of off track Beiting have expanded trom dog and horse races to soccer Cricket Darls the America s cup elections Beauty contests the sex of the next baby in the Royal family weather changes. The super bowl even the confirmed sighting of aliens Landing on Earth within the year. One bookmaker offers 500 to 1 Odds on Hal one Nail Spring subject to his naval commitments. Prince Andrew and his Wile will visit a major British extravaganza featuring British culture and Art in los Angeles everything from Dudley Moore in to Mikado to a retrospective of David Hockney s works trom a gathering of the clans to concerts by the English chamber orchestra the Birmin Jham symphony and the National healer of Britain those so disposed can celebrate Arol the traditional British holidays such As Bot no Day it c Day after Christmas at the local pubs on a Recta re i but what do the brits do on the of j Thol a 1 of. We celebrate i As a   a i i Ell. Straight faced there s no big to Taro of i As such we look at that As a civil War anyway when you look at the Buls they can t be celebrating every War or big tic or Independence they d in do  .1 Cut a  " ust 16, 1987 photo of a Ortris we Dong in Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan appeared in National geographic in f9t �. The Himalayan link m i paso by Mercer Cross National geographic talking around inc Campus of the University of Texas Al Elpa so n a Little big like visiting the ancient Harui Iyan kingdom of Bhutan. It s the Only Campus in the United slalom Hal has Bhutan Csc style architecture most of its Light Brown stucco buildings have Ivy deeply sol windows inwardly Slamma exterior Wall 5 trimmed with red Brick band and Liln designs  overhanging tile roots two urn shaped sculptures Paller cd if Ler Budd Tust prayer wheels i Ank the entrances at id University museum and the student Union building even the guard shacks where visitors arc greeted and Given parking permits Are bhutanese in style. It All happened because of an article in  april 1914 National geographic in october 191g. Fire destroyed the Central administration building Al Elpaso s school of mines forerunner of today s University then located at fort Bliss. The next year the school was relocated on the Rocky Western slopes of mount Franklin coven Milc a irom the original site to Kathleen l. Worrell wife of the Iloa i of Iho school of mines the Nigger landscape of Ite institution s new location resembled Hal Protu tid in the National geographic article castles in the air experiences and journeys in unknown Bhutan " the author of the article was John Claude while a British diploma with bread experience in Bhutan and surrounding Tern tories among his photographs of the previously unexplored country were those of several Dongs. The fortress like  i l of buildings Hal serve the bhutanese As Ropos Tonc. I us arts. Headquarters for civil administration and a i Buddhist monks if the Sara logically situated tongs fit 5ticwn  Mlo the windblown slopes of the Small nation san Civ had Between India and Tibet. Worrell reasoned Why he similar Archit Cluie look equally at Home in inc t. Southwest texas1 her husband. 0? Howard War l to i he prevailed upon this Tonas legislature to  j $100. 000 in crr or Nsncy funds for the Cor Juu a o i four Dong like by cd nj3 on the 23 acre site the building he first of their kind Ever Buzil in to  Stales were Toady Lor occupancy by the school s i students in  1918, today the University of Texas at �1 paso = 1 3.000 students occupy Titio 50 buildings on 3so aus Tiu school of mines became Texas Western College i 1949 and ass Nied in present name in 1967. Names notwithstanding the bhutanese i a " in tradition lives proudly on Al the Texas school ii suffered a couple of non conforming and a criticized lapses in Ofiu is eos but inc  i Campus was Reslo cd in Ihn 1980s  the . The iwo now Cal b i . The business Rol Ergo Library. Noon Hassl rid Tho distinctive arch.lcr-,. About it More to. I in e l Walker director  
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