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St. Louis monument to be nation's tallest 'A 1 Br JEAN M. WHITE Lee Aaujelae Tlaaea-Waaklaftoai Poet Service WW 4 yieeti IT'S ra; i with St Louis' The 630-foot-high Gateway Arch bsing built in connection 1 let Set in Bicentennial Celebration will be the tallest monument in America. vi help plan your vacation with one of our Carefree Personally Con an 82-acre park, it will be the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, honoring Thomas Jefferson and the nation's march to the West ducted TOURS. VA.

CAJD TOUt A Washington, May t-1 FineviHe, Cumberland) Me, lene, May 77, 21 end if might have expanded enough to upset the careful measurements. On Grand Sad The Gateway Arch, designed by the late Eero Saarinen, is a thing of simple, clean beauty on a grand ocale. The distance between the legs is 630 feet, the same as the height above the ground. The arch will tower above the Washington Monument (555 feet), the Great Pyramid of Cheops (450 feet) and the Statue of Liberty (302 feet). Only the Eiffel Tower, 084 feet tall, will top it as a nonfunctional structure.

If the great arch were plopped down in Washington, it would easily clear two domed capitols (each 287 feet high) stacked atop each other, and come close to spanning the north-south length (751 feet)'. Eight-Day Tewr NY0ElUeUO'SfAIX Four departure dales June 5. July 10, Aug. 7, Sep. II.

Six wonderful days and glorious nights In New York, though there are still some detractors who speak of It as the "croquet wicket" and the "stupendous Set in an 82-acre landscaped park, the arch will be the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, honoring Thomas Jefferson and the nation's march westward. All Skills IS'eeded An underground museum with two theatres and 12 galleries will tell the story of the opening of the West after the Louisiana Purchase, and the big role played by St. Louis from its strategic spot on the ST. LOUIS On the wast bank of the Mississippi River, two stainless-steel columns are arching skyward toward a meeting 630 feet above the ground. When the rendetvous takes Clace In July, St Louis will ave the country's tallest monument The $12 million Gate-war Arch will top the Wash-Ington Monument by 75 feet As the columns curve together, an 80-ton scissor jack will hold them far enough apart for a last "keystone" section to be fitted Into place.

Then the jack will be removed and the steel tines will snap together like a huge clamp to close the arch. A deviation of even 164 of an inch between the bases could ruin a perfect closure at the top, with the error multiplied as the arches curve upward. The surveying was done at night ao that the temperatures on nil aides would equal Under the heat of the sun's rays, the steel on one aide absorbed in the foundations. Other shapes tend to push the legs of an arch apart. Sightseers will be able to pass through the hollow core of the legs to an observation platform at the top for a 30-mlle view of the prairies on a clear day.

The hardier visitors can climb 1,076 steps (it's 896 steps up the Washington Monument). Others less ambitious can take an elevator to the 371-foot level and walk the rest of the way. Finally, for the nonambulatory, there will be five-passenger "capsules" with seats that swivel so that the riders remain level as they move upward through the curve of the arch. The eight-capsule train will run up one hollow leg and down the other. The rejuvenation of the they needed special equipment to stack the 45 ton triangular steel "building blocks" that form the legs.

A "creeper" crane was devised to crawl up the outside like a spider. Two of these cranes, one on each leg, run on cushioned tracks to avoid scratching the polished surface. All in all, it will take 900 tons of stainless steel for the skin of the arch. The foundations of the legs are sunk 60 feet below ground, with the last 30 feet secured in bedrock. 30-Mile View Saarinen designed his arch in the form of what engineers call an inverted weighted catenary curve.

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Rut. lh prpat arrh in a mnnu- 1 1 lerte Way, ti eewSle, 400 vacation packcu As the Saarinen arch soars ment to present-day technology gracefully and grandly over weU yj, ptst achieve-the riverfront site of the orlg- mentf. its construction hu re-lnal settlement of St Louis, qulred au leeini to catch the spirit of gun, ot modern engineering, a city proud of its past as the "Gateway to the West," even The engineers found that fl PA ON FLORIDA'S MIRACLE STRIP riverfront with its towering Gateway Arch, has sparked a downtown renaissance In St Louis. The memorial replaces a warehouse-skid row area that spread blight along the waterfront for years. PHOrii CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DEPT 14-11 I PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, U.S.A.

Please rush my packet to me. I don't have time to foo! aroundl Colonial Williamsbureers 'Live Iri NAME I I I I (Pleas Print) In addition to the national memorial, the area is being spruced up with a new seat sports stadium and of-fice, apartment and motel buildings. Architect Edward I ADDRESS. NO. IN PARTY VACATION DATES.

I .4 WILLIAMSBURG, Va The people of Colonial Williamsburg face problems their forebears never dreamed of. Durrell Stone designed the the furniture looks as if it's about to fall over," a housewife said ruefully. "Even the rugs creep into corners." Two Centuries Apart handsome brass fittings. The lovely 18th century gardens of boxwood, holly, and seasonal blooms are carefully tended by professional gardeners of Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. two-tiered Busch Memorial Stadium, which will be a home befitting the baseball and football St Louis Cardinals.

THE ST. LOUIS GUIDEBOOK, a comprehensive compact-size guide to St Louis written especially for the city's II I INTWNAT10NA1 AND DOMESTIC An official of Colonial Williamsburg who occupies Light-foot Hous with his wife and two children commented: "You seem to acquire a kind of grace just by living in one of these historic homes." To add to the Colonial atmosphere, residents hide their television antennas in trees, hang wet laundry on camouflaged clotheslines, and try to keep their cars off the main street Certain housewives can't even bake level cake because their antique kitchen floors have dipped. "My 18th century living room floor now slopes so much 200th birthday, is available for The 130-acre historic area of Williamsburg is so carefully restored that few visitors realize that about 150 of the 18th century dwellings house 20th century families. Even the colors of paint, hand-blown window panes and kiln-fired bricks, if not original, have been faithfully reproduced from the past. The stately brick homes, Spedal attention to Cornmtrdal accounts msr-wTaTXAva order in large quantities or in mum XIKttp Free parking 1 aim UOniD HIDE dividual purchases.

Written, researched and edited as a bicentennial project by the members of the St Louis chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary national fraternity for women in journalism, the book has been published for visitors to St. Louis, as well as for the citizens living in the St. Louis area. The guidebook, which contains no advertising, includes points of interest which were selected on the basis of research by the staff. No firm or corporation paid for any listing.

The St Louis Guidebook may be ordered by sending $2.00 (which covers mailing costs and handling) to Guidebook, Box 1175, St Louis, Mo. 63188. Whole Mill Built At Stadium Site HOUSTON, Texas A 9-ton rolling mill was set upon the construction site to supply seven-story-high painted aluminum wall panels for the exterior of the $25.6 million Harris County domed stadium. The air-conditioned, all weather stadium will be used for baseball and other sporting events. The mill produced 637 accordion-pleat panels which cover the circumference of the stadium.

24311 LOUISVILLE AUTOMOIIU QUI WORLD WIDE TXAVft 41S lIT tOADWAr, IOUI1VIUI, KY. 40301 smaller frame houses with broadbased chimneys, and former shops, kitchens, and laundries have been restored by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. These are rented to employes of the nonprofit organization. Some 40 restored or reconstructed buildings including the Palace, Capitol, Courthouse, craft shops, and homes are open to visitors. Williamsburg homes have massively beautiful brass locks, but they require equally massive iron keys.

One perplexed householder found that the only suitable place to carry his 8-inch door key was the inside pocket of his jacket. "But at least it's not easy to lose," he said. Some Hornet Tiny House keys may be large, but not all the present residences are. For a year, one dedicated antique-lover resided in a onetime laundry whose living room, 9 by 12, takes up two thirds of, the floor space. She later graduated to a slightly larger Colonial kitchen, detached from its main house, and now converted into living quarters.

Williamsburg houses have modern conveniences, but these are cleverly hidden from a tourist's casual glance. Telephone and electric wires are buried, fire hydrants are tucked beneath boxwood bushes, and mailboxes disguised under wooden flaps. Families are conscientious about not leaving 20th century patio furniture, bicycles, and roller skates on 18th century lawns. Boys play basketball in the backyards, but the hoops are concealed on the insides of stable doors. Despite restrictions in the restored area, people wait months for permission to live there.

Advantages include beautiful homes with high ceilings, wood paneling, and Read The Classified Ads of the recon- This little formal garden in back structed King's Arms Tavern in Williamsburg, Va, is accented by dwarf boxwoods, white tulips. Huntsville, Alabama, "The Rocket City," Is headquarters for America's man-on-the noon project. See history-making rockets, nose cones, space suits and other fascinating exhibits at the Space Orientation Center. More than 150 beautifully detailed replicas of the world's most famous shrines and churches, set ob a colorfully-landscaped hillside, make up the world-famous Ave Maria Grotto on the campus of St. Bernard College, Cullman.

Three Virginia Events Set To Welcome Spring lip5 rrh jl; Ej- ly. 'r' iWiiinn.iiiuii' i mmm. ii hu jMMiiM' mini rTjnrn ff 1 1 T-titiiriiT-frrifiiiMrnnriii mm Ilil ii 5F R-0 SO BEAUTIFUL IN SPRINGI BROWN COUNTY Don't miss Rrdliud and Dogwood time in this famous sronic varationland. For free maps and folders write: BROWN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tary variety show, dances and balls, a fashion show, garden-club tea, and the climatic, colorful coronation on April 24, when NATO officials join visiting dignitaries in crowning the Festival Queen. This year's queen will be Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of the President.

The "apple capital" of Winchester dresses in fiesta attire for the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 29-May 1. Visitors participate in dances and gay street parades, view the outdoor drama "Pageant of Springtime," an antique-auto show and other events. Complete tchaduli Information for Hiitorit Garden Wtelc it provided In an Illustrated guidebook issued by the Garden Club of Virginia end available free upon request to the Virginia Department ef Conservation and Economic Development, Room 811 Slate Office Building, Richmond, Va. 23219, which alto hai free publication en the other two spring evenli. mSr Imm Naihvillt, Indiana VIRGINIA will welcome spring this year with three special events in April: Historic Garden Week, statewide, April 24-May International Azalea Festival, in Norfolk and vicinity, April 21-25, and the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Winchester, April 29-May 1.

Historic Garden Week, in its 32d year, permits visitors an intimate look inside nearly 200 of Virginia's finest homes and gardens, the majority of them privately owned and open to public visitation only during this event. Ninety-five will be open this year for the first time. The International Azalea Festival, April 21-25, centers in Norfolk's admission-f "Gardens-By-The-Sea," more than 100 landscaped acres displaying a quarter of a million azalea plants of all species, shades and sizes, some reaching a height of 12 feet Trails wind, too, among one of the largest camellia collections in America and through acres of holly, pyracantha, laurel, dogwood and magnolia. Festival events include a street parade, musical concerts, an all-mili D-3 Bellingrath Gardens, a top beauty attraction, presents an amazing floral display year round. Azaleas and camellias bloom in late January.

It's a highlight of your vacation In friendly Alabama, where vacation dollars go twice as farl Snow-white, sandy beaches gentle, crystal-clear surf thrill-a-minute deep-sea fishing and age-old forts add up to fascinating fun days at Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island on the sparkling Gulf of Mexico. Km: lotmmint niMie WOne HwHeack warn Ducim Nnhtir Hrfita, Mane, MMitt This is where the past is not a time but a place here you walk the paths and hear the sounds of cMM-tr a MM 'loelk- WM SM SIim HISTORY nr Hn tmk pmcw a net paM Wue Stunt IVrfff tcdif far complttt tnfomstlont Gov. Geo. C. Wallace axtandt a cordial welcome.

For Fraa color guide to Fun Days in Manama, writ Bureau or ruDiicuy ana Stat Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama. Ed Ewlng, Director. NAME Do you know the creak of a harntss and tht whisper of a buggy whip and the feel of hard wheels on brick? This Is history you can live and breathe again, and you find It when you vacation In Michigan. Everywhere you go, you feel the presence of the past. Forts stand as the French and the British built them.

Forests remain as Father Marquette found them. Streams carry canoes through country the voyageurs knew three centuries ago, and the Indians even centuries before them. Michigan history reaches back beyond the time of the Pilgrims. You know It when you are here. It is as present and real and timeless as the water and wood and sun and sand.

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