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Visit Mexico's Second City Starting from Here III WIIMMMi iwiiwwiwBiwma though encroachment of poor modern architecture and offensive neon signs has been allowed to disturb even the main square. Contrttsts In a country that is known for its strong contrasts, the prime examples of Mexican baroque that abound in Guadalajara and its vicinity BOTH "SKI" AM) "SLALOM" are old Norse words and it was in Norway that the sport was born. In fact, a skier is depicted on a 4.000-year-old rock carving near Trondheim. and his descendants placed first among part icipanting nations in the 1967 Winter Olympics. On Feb.

12 and 26. Seven Seas Travel Agency at 1350 South King St. is beginning their two-week "Giant Snow Ball Tour" from Honolulu to Norway. For $93, members of the group will be offered all Scandinavian Airlines System and ground transportation, hotels, meals and ski lifts on an unlimited usage basis. From Bergen, they'll take a mountain train through fiord country to Voss.

Geilo is the other principal destination. Both are rated among Norway's finest ski resorts. According to Seven Seas, central Norway has 10 hours of daylight in February and a dry win- In the city itself top examples of picturesque style abound but there is perhaps nothing more splendid in the entire city than the ornate reta-blo of the Aranzazu Church, widely regarded as the greatest Spanish colonial altar in Latin America. Turning to our own time, we are confronted with the tremendously powerful, topical yet universally meaningful murals by Jose Clemente Orozco, no doubt the greatest artist this city ever produced and perhaps the finest muralist since the Italian Renaissance. In content and in style, this Mexican expressionist amalgamates European and Mexican sources and styles to make an individual statement of immense power and lasting worth.

It is here in Guadalajara specially at the orphanage, the Government Palace and at the university, that we can see Orozco at his best. His studio is maintained as an intimate museum, allowing us to see how Orozco lived and worked. ditional handicrafts of pottery and weaving are still practiced, although these are sometimes vulgarized by the demands of tourists both Gringos and Mexicans who would prefer garishness to the simplicity and refinement still maintained by the best living Mexican artisans. While an overwhelming variety of guidebooks are available to tell visitors of past and modern glories of Guadalajara including the incredibly powerful murals of Jose Luis Orozco none mention the truly magnificent examples of Mexican colonial architecture which can be found in small villages and abandoned fields near Cajitit-lan Lake, only a few miles off the main freeway connecting Guadalajara with the Lake Chapala area. Churches Here the churches of Los Reyes Cajititlan, Santa Cruz de los Klores, San Juan Evangelista and the Guadalupe Sanctuary offer specially vivid examples of the Indian-European mutation that resulted in the most extraordinary facades imaginable.

GUADALAJARA The Olympic Games at Mexico City aren't the only worthwhile sights right now south of the border. Guadalajara, the country's second city, also makes an interesting stop. While it has grown into a bustling, prosperous metropolis in the past 10 years, the city itself and its immediate surroundings retain much of the major accomplishments of Mexican colonial art and architecture, a field of interest which is just beginning to arouse international attention as pre-Columbian discoveries did two generations ago. The mixture of Indian craftsmanship and iconography, which can be found on the facades of churches and public buildings created in the former kingdom of Nueva Galicia from the 16th through the 18th century, has a distinct fascination. Most efforts to preserve such major buildings in their original setting and to replace crumbling edifices with close replicas have succeeded in this majestic city, al ov( point to still another characteristically Mexican trait that of synthesis.

Just as the oldest churches in the city stand on the exact locations once devoted to various Indian forms of worship, so these buildings which were meant to symbolize conversion and conquest are themselves testimony to the enduring and ingenious Indian craftsmen who created them centuries ago, always managing to dominate the alien iconography with their own symbols, forms and designs. It is not surprising that in such nearby villages as Tonala and Ajijio. tra Voss is a popular ski center. Scientist Hopes Will Learn To Killer Whale Heed Whistle gf jgf pSSl jfisi The killer whale responds to commands. ter climate without undue cold.

The resorts gen-rally boast of powder snow until April. In the ski schools of Voss and Geilo, instructors are patient and English-speaking. Beginners are separated from more advanced skiers by different slopes and instruction. A former ski instructor will be tour conductor on Feb. 12.

For a slight extra charge, others can join the trip on Feb. 6 or March 13 in Los Angeles from where Tryge Beige, Norway's ski champion, will serve as conductor. Those whose interest in skiing is only moderate can enjoy other winter sports. Swank night spots will be absent but the apres-ski life is otherwise well organized and varied. Local Norwegians provide torchlit sleighrides.

The mayor of Voss extends his welcome. Radio, television and press representatives will be xjlhere to cover the novelty, skiers from the Hawaiian Islands. Village shops offer Scandinavia's products. Tour participants can also arrange stopovers at places like Copenhagen. FOR THOSE WHO LIKK it hot, Swissair has announced its ninth annual Iberian Holiday.

The 15-day niootrcoach tour of sunny southern Europe visits Lisbon, Caceres, Madrid, Granada, Torremolinos, Malaga, Seville and Evora, with excursions and side-trips along the way. Travelers with extra time and wanderlust may choose one of three optional extension tours. The first offers Palma. Barcelona and Geneva, and the second Rome, Florence. Venice and Geneva.

Madeira, a tiny island off the coast of North Africa, is a week-long extension designed for Ture relaxation. All-inclusive prices start at $409 from New York. They cover first class hotel accommodations with private bath, all meals except in Madrid where Continental breakfast and table dhote dinner are included), excursions and sightseeing in deluxe air-conditioned motor-coaches, transfers, tips and taxes. All departures are guaranteed, with a required minimum of only two people. They take place from John F.

Kennedy International Airport up until Dec. 30. To learn about the several departure dates and receive a descriptive brochure, contact your stravel agent or visit the Swissair office at 102 North King in Honolulu. whale in the Stanley Park Aquarium but the Pender Harbour whale, yet unnamed, is a foot longer than Vancouver's "Shanka." Killer whales are the largest predators ever to have lived on this planet. They have never been known to attack man, are docile and gentle in captivity, and easier to train than dolphins.

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Paul Spong, a scientist on the Vancouver Public Aquarium staff, wants to teach this community's pet whale to leave his enclosure and return at the command of a whistle. "This would enable us to determine the feasibility of releasing the killer whale into the open ocean with reasonable assurance it would return on command," he says. "In the future it might be feasible for us to keep a group of killer whales in activity during the summer months, releasing them for their annual winter migration south-wards, and recalling them again the following spring." The 18-foot killer whale was captured early this year when it entered Garden Bay. Local fishermen strung a seine net across the bay, holding him in captivity until a net-encircled enclosure was built He's now the major tourist attraction in this somnolent fishing-vaca- tured at a later date can be allowed to leave the enclosure, returning at the shrill of a whistle. The big mammal is one of only about a dozen killer whales in captivity, and the only one in Canada kept within its native environment.

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One of the studies to be made by scientists is whale vocalizations. Because he's not enclosed in a concrete pool which can cause echoes, there is more opportunity here to make tape recordings of his grunts and squeaks. But the main experiment is expected to determine if he and others which may be cap SUNDAY STAR-BULLETIN ADVERTISER TV ALOHA Honolulu, October 20, Page 24.