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Show Page 52-T- HE HERALD. Provo, Utah, Sunday, November 18. 1979 Wanderlust: From peaks to calm blue seas, the world ice-cappe- l 3 .TJrK Y - To hear Town CHESTER, England (UPI) Crier Ian T. Clarkson and with his voice you can hardly help hearing him it's a wonder Chester survived to celebrate its 1,900th birthday. "Founded by the Romans," Clarkson bellows beneath Chester's high cross, "conquered by the Saxons, attacked by the Vikings, conquered by the Normans ..." Clarkson roars his city's chronicle of endless woe with relish. Chester can afford his light touch. For this unique city, 185 miles northwest of London, has emerged from civil wars, sieges, fires and other horrors as a captivating place which wears its 1,900 years lightly. Tourists began discovering it in the Roman and medieval city walls still encircle the town. Just outside them is nearly the best Roman amphitheater in Britain. Ye Olde Chester Tan Glove Shoppe established in 17S5 is mid-1970- s. y a compared to Quellyn Roberts, who sells wine in a crypt built in 1180. St. Peter's church, "once the headquarters of the Roman governor of Chester," became a Christian church in 907. "Tom" Clarkson, a of 40, is the inheritor of another ancient tradition. He has been "giving my shout" in knee breeches and scarlet coat for nearly two years. England has about 50 town criers and there are others in Boston, Provincetown, Mass., and Cincinnati, Ohio, not to mention Bermuda and Canada and Australia. johnny-come-latel- TOWN CRIER ha "Tom" Clarkson gives one of his twice-dail- y "shouts" in Chester, England. (UPI Telephoto) "vr- Travelers Abroad Should Use Caution By MURRAY J. BROWN ting tickets for the opera are usually handled by a consular officer. But his scope of operations is limited by local laws, U.S. regulations and, often, geography. When informed by police or other sources of the arrest of a U.S. citizen, a consular official will arrange to visit the prisoner, provide him with a list of local lawyers and notify his family if he Once again an American traveler has learned the hard way that a U.S. . ' passport does not provide immunity for against arrest and imprisonment . breaking the laws of foreign-landsA high court in Malaysia recently . 'sentenced David Allen Duncan, 33, of California, who already has spent three wishes. years in jail, to life imprisonment for In cases where prison conditions are smuggling drugs from Thailand. considered inhumane or unhealthy, the Duncan, who could have been sentenced to death on the gallows under official also will deliver money, food and clothing from family and friends Malaysian law, denied any knowledge of the heroin, morphine and marijuana ; via prison authorities if local laws permit. In some countries, incidentally, police said they found secreted inside hollow wooden frames of Thai prisoners have to pay for their own theatrical masks in two boxes he was food. Emergency assistance funds are available but must be repaid by the carrying. But the judge brushed aside his protestations and found him guilty. ' prisoner or his family. Duncan is only one of more than 2,000 ' Consular officials cannot request or Americans awaiting trial or serving obtain special treatment for sentences in countries around the world Americans other than that given other for breaking local laws, mostly against prisoners under the laws of the country drug use, smuggling and trafficking. concerned. U.S. regulations also The fact is that many foreign countries prohibit the use of official funds to furare much tougher than the United nish bail or pay legal fees, or other exStates when it comes to illegal narpenses for imprisoned Americans. cotics. , Consulates may, however, provide Outside the U.S., American tourists , emergency financial assistance to are subject to the laws of the country Americans overseas who are without funds through a repatriation loan if they are visiting. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, especially in serious violafamily or friends can't help. tions involving drugs and black The borrower must return home and marketeering, for instance. pay the State Department as soon as The United States maintains about and is forbidden to leave the Cwsible 250 embassies and consulates abroad to States until he does. About 500 such loans are made annually. provide assistance to American citiConsuls are responsible, in the event zens, and protection in cases of of death of a U.S. national abroad, to emergency. Embassies are located in the capital cities while consulates are make positive identification, determine the cause of death, protect pergenerally situated in major cities, alsonal property, notify relatives and though there are some in other. cities frequently visited by Americans. help arrange for shipping the body . Traveler and that does home or have it buried locally, in acproblems not include finding hotel accommoda cordance with family wishes. Resorts Provide Hot Pools ... 03ErtAr:r.EEiGAU Valley Called 'Paradise' Koy22-June8,19- warm is to take a midwinter dip in an outdoor hot springs. parMany resorts ticularly ski resorts in the Intermountain West have such facilities for those who want the only a brisk winter day can give. dressing room. Even inthen, the cold air is vigorating to a healthy small resort antiques and intricate crewel upholstery. Shopping for painted papier-mach- e hexes and elegant woolen shawls embroidered with the flora and fauna of the Himalayas is as much a Kashmiri treat as visiting the magnificent Moghul gardens at the foot of towering peaks. with carved ar crier's cry: "Oyez! Qyez! Oyez!" 2 inches, and 240 pounds , Clarkson, won the world crier's championship last year and placed second this autumn. He notes without a pneumatic drill. boasting that he can "I'm after the world record," he said. "I'm only about two decibels behind it now. I can do between 108 and 110 decibels, and when you consider Concorde is about 102 ..." Clarkson's twice-dail- y "shout" consists mostly of paid advertisements for local establishments. He has great fun with it. "My lords, ladies and gentlemen," he roared the other day, and added in a conversational tone: "I'll cut this brief; it's startin' to rain." "Be it known to all manner of persons, that last phrase soft(including Americans)," ly that they can visit a local "heritage center" in order "to marvel at our history (since they have little enough of their own)." A bus barely missed a shopper as he bellowed that Chester was "once the home of the archers of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt," so he instantd ly added, "and now is populated by COPIES AS LOW out-sho- AS mm STOP RLEXflflDER'S half-blin- idiots." That hardly seems just. Chester's 63,000 people can hardly be blind to perhaps the most amazing hodgepodge of buildings in Britain. A 1 L V r, ) COPY CENTER 319 R. 200 W. phi K9V0 V !MCvflM if 177-77- 79 1555 N. 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IITL6rWSl iwn wt3 worth KJ 624 North State - Orem IGiSViC-U- n mm h S0 10 Days RD. PROVO n t Keith Brickey Manager Orem Store Visit the heart of Europe including tht world famous Oborommorgou Pension Ploy. Alto visit Swirierland, Austria, Hungry end Southern Germany, (limited span) Reserve early. ex- - is very pleasant, ?erience uncomfortable time is when running from the dressing room to the hot pool and from the hot pool back to the body. One But Clarkson claims to be the only one who at noon and 3 p.m. plants his buckled shoes under the high cross, squares his tricorn hat, tolls a handbell and lifts his fiercely mustachioed lip in the traditional twice every day 0 PWC- tl , - SRINAGAR, India (UPI) Entering the vale of Kashmir, travelers have no doubt why the Moghul emperors called it "earthly paradise." Accommodations in this mountain retreat range from budget beds to five-sthotels but the most popular way to spend a holiday is on a houseboat on tranquil Dal Lake. Many are replete A Once In A Decode Experience One way to make 65 degrees in a room seem Actually, the - 7 tions, cashing personal checks or get- UPI Travel Editor Jol is full of places to flee. Town Crier Bellows City's News n d KEXT TO THE SPORTSMAN |