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Show vyEaatt no 44 A MUSEUM in Istan- a gy class in a Midwestern college was recently given contains the sarcophagus of the ancient warrior-king- , Alexander the Great. What is a sarcophagus? The American Automobile Association reports 'hat a freshman archaeolo bul, Turkey, that statement of fact and that question in a written quiz. Some of the students answers were: Its a suit of special armor. A sarcophagus is a Greek version of a Jews harp. Its probability be mummified by now. an old type of sarcophagus, is a stone coffin particularly of a used long ago by the type Greeks. Alexander the IstanGreats is located in buls famed Archaeological Museum. A handbook.' The sarcophagus And, would be located right next to Alexander the Great's tonsils, and would in all t Summer in Israel finds the Israelis and tourists on long Mediterranean beach enjoying the sun. sranmiMeir is in isriae The 1 itself, stand amid brush-covere- d hills or in checkerboard farm valleys between the ranges of hills. Much of the fascination with Galilee concentrates on the area immediately surrounding the Sea of Galilee. Here are the sites of Capernaum, Tiberias, and the Mt, of Beatitudes. This is also the area where GO years ago the. first of Israels Kibbutzim (cooper- SEASONAL change from spring into summer in Israel is subtle and unlike the dramatic change that marks the transition of winter to spring. As summer arrives the green grass turns a platinum gold and the sky, once studded with fluffed white f I s gives way to the clouds, i clear blue of the unobstructed heavens that will the remain throughout season. Even in the warmth of the Israeli summer, however, you will still need a jacket or light sweater in f I I 1 ative farms) were settled. A visit to Degania, the oldest kibbutz, is well worth undertaking. For a view of Kibbutzim in the early stages of settlement, you can drive up on the Golan the evenings of hilly Jerusalem and you will enjoy the evening breeze that blows in from the Mediterranean each sundown along the coast. I plow. area 1 I , : r .UCs :J ' Sen Cartwright's ; , fQrV famous f I t f 1 V North Shore Uihe Tahoe ft I Tour the famous Cartwright ranch house of Bonanza TV fame. Visit the Silver Dollar Saloon and ride the Ponderosa trails. Btowse through awestrrn fronher town and enioy th best chuckwagan grub in the West There's big fun for the entire family a! Ihe Ponderesa fiancb. j TC THE EAST are the hills of Central Galilee with Safed, a city that dates back to Crusader times, Incrowning the later years heights. Safed became a center for a Jewish mystical sect known as the Cabbalists who lived and worshipped in the many synagogues of the old town. Most recently, Safed has been discovered by throngs of tourists wind-swe- - V .O' ' new hotel in Safed called the Rimor. Inn, with rooms built into the old domed, V ' , V cost-per-da- e build- y less than other areas of Southern California. The sun. It still shines 300 days out of the year. And you can see mountains, and Catalina Island. Roses and orange blossoms. You can still smell them in the air. fast. But hurry. Good news travels The Salt A blend of the old and the new. Lots of fine examples of old Spanish architecture, yet high rise hotels, luxury motels, and contemporary office Lake buildings. Tribune, r I Lesig Dsssm2 Sunday, " about a Long Coach, California vacation. Send me more-informati- May Name The fishing's still great. The preserves Long Beach and Belmont Pier, Pierpoint and Pacific Landing combine wiih Marina in Alamitos the it to make a sport Bay fisherman's dream. I 1800-bo- that appeal to both duffers and pros alike. t ' 4 4 4 - - ft at 23, Address. off-sho- re pt ings of the city. . - interested in a more sedentary vacation, and a chance to breathe in the air of this lofty Galilean city. There Is a Mediterranean-styl, of has actually trout from Eu- the imported rope and is breeding them in cold water pends. Lake Tahoe! . And there's the Queen Mary - now open te the public. Finally, a Long Beach vacation is a good buy. The is average family Upper Galilee the water rushes in streams as it joins the Jordan River before emptying into the Sea of Galilee. This is an area of snow-fe- d springs. In One of the Kubbutzim Visit le Heights, where even today as the Holy Land i 20-mi- 25-3- 0 barren land is being reclaimed and put to the GALILEE, watered with a heavy dew, never completely loses its green; and its cities, some as ancient And then some. Long Beach is the center of Southern California. Look at the map. It's about minutes from major Southern California attractions. Disneyland and Marineland included. The great white beaches. Long Beach puts 5.5 miles of clean sand and ocean right at your feet (if you stay inland, it's about a freeway drive te the beach). And the only time the beach is as crowded as the Fourth of July is during the Sea Festival in August. 1971 mail to: Long Beach Convention News Bureau, Dopt 55 Ocean Boulevard, Sulto 713 Long Beach, California 93002 and N-- 5 j O |