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Show m0&a WiiMri Hydrofoil to Atlantic City High rollers on the high seas Newsday Service for WHEN gambling casinos begin operating in Atlantic s City next spring, from the New York area will be able to speed down to the resort city in hydrofoils. Edmund Colanzi, one of five commissioners for the New Jersey city, told Newsday that Potamic Transport Co., has been hired to acquire several hydrofoils, a type of craft that skims the surface of the water at high speed, for run bemaking the tween Atlantic City and lower Manhattan. The trip might be extended to Kennedy International Airport in Queens. The transport company wants to operate the service, Colanzi said, but the city is expected to decide soon whether it will own and operate the boats itself. He declined to say how many of the craft, which cost about $7 million each, would be acquired, except that it would be more than one. high-roller- Entertainment, tine dining, excellent accommodations and lots of Nevada fun! . . . its all yours in Ely! Take advantage now of this special hospitality offer! 3 DAYS PER PERSON A 2 NIGHTS & OCCUPANCY DOUBLE $53.40 VALUE! YOU RECEIVE: Excellent accommodations S6.00 in FREE nickels $9.00 in FREE lun coupons six FREE cocktails and much more! COME TO ELY FOR FUN! write now for complete information or consult your travel agent Colanzi, who is commis- sioner of parks and public transportation, noted that the hydrofoil project was one of several Atlantic City is carrying out to smooth the path for sporting types Also involved are negotiations with Conrail and Amtrak for train service. long, traveling a little under 50 Meanwhile old hotels in the somewhat resort like the Chalfont-Haddo- n Hall and the Shelburne are being refurbished, and new ones are being planned. The city was permitted, in a statewide referendum that passed last fall, to establish casinos effective next Jan. 1, but officials say it will be spring before any are ready. would The hydrofoil sure beat 120 miles for three hours by bus or car, and the railroad is almost unthinkable, Colanzi said. Still to be decided is who will supply the hydrofoils. Officials of the transport down-at-hee- company could not be reached, but spokesmen for the two principal makers of hydrofoils, Grumman Inc. in Bethpage, L.I., and Boeing Co. in Seattle, Wash., confirmed that they have been contacted about providing the boats. Colanzi said the choice of companies probably would be made soon. 110-to- n flights to Two of the 10 the com- pany has made, a Boeing man noted proudly, are already in the service of the gambling fraternity, plying the 150 miles between Hong Kong and the casinos at ECIROpe Salt Take to Frankfurt-Hambur- Macao. London-Amsterda- The craft used there is the commuter version, carrying 400 passengers. A tourist version, used in other parts of the world, carries 190 because of the space needed for baggage. GRUMMANS type is a g m Seven Departures Book Now for Best Selection Call today for details boat that cruises at about 55 mph and carries up to 228 people. The company has built three, two of which are now with the U.S. Navy and a third on picket-boa- t duty with the Coast Guard out of Boston. MURDOCK TRAVEL 521-785- 0 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE SALT LAKE DEPARTURES THE HYDROFOILS made by the two companies are similar, except for their propulsion systems Boeings hydrofoil is a little bigger and a little slower, craft 90 feet being a Charten mph. June 1 7, July 1 5 or August 1 2 15 days14 nights. ay Cruise & One Week of Your Choice: FR0MKIRSCH and CAMMANS UTAH BLIND TO: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P. 0. BOX 239, ELY, NEVADA 89301 Please send complete FUN PACKAGE Kirsch information: WOVEN WOODS NAME: STREET: CITY: STATE ZIP: All above prices based on double occupancy Catch The WINDJAMMER TRAVEL FOR OUR MAW MI 8 Days 4 Includes: I wall In Lei Greeting Transfers 7 Nights Hotels Sightseeing on Each Island Airfare Throughout Tuesday Departure From Salt Lake In Cooperation With Tradewind Tours 433 W. Lawndale Dr.( S.I.C., Ut. (801)486-543- 84115 OmnTfiDS Dial 5213535 DReaift Depart on Thursday with a Personal Windjammer Escort For Your Special Attention Even the most difficult windows respond beautifully to treatments done with woven woods Let us help you Full range of styles Dozens of patterns 20 Off All Kirsch Woven Woods Purchases thru April 23, 1977 s629 $679 7 Days 1 I 2ill POUR iSLawD 580 f,.m .uke NEW EXCITING 12 DAY Islands UTAH BLIND & AWNING CO. The PHONE 466-876- 4 Blind Man" 57 TRUMAN AVI. Migwii M!a 4 tta ai 1330 South C. to (Hawaii Plus Tax, 9 day Tour (4 Island) Plus tax, 12 day Tour (4 Island) Outer Island 5 Days Honolulu WINDJAMMER TRAVEL SERVICE 1441 E. 2100 So., S.L.C., UTAH 84105 486-476- 1 rm |