| Show Kremlin Riches— Beyond Compare - i 5 - Continued from age 18 the square is the Czar of Cannons a monster of a gun cast in 1586 for the defense of the Kremlin Here too is the Czar of Bells the largest iiv the world 200 tons of bronze poured in 1735 An chip broke off from- the bell when it fell from its tower and the chimes have never sounded ll'-to- n THE GEM of the Kremlin is the Armory Museum of the Czars a dazzling link to Russia’s past Rooms are crammed with glittering raiment and imperial jewels dating back to the emergence of Russia as a nation in 1150 Illuminating the pages of history are such items as the Kazan Crown trimmed with Persian turquoises and topped with a giant topaz a solid gold plate weighing nine pounds given by Catherine the Great to a carved ivory throne brought to Moscow by a Byzantine princess in 1472 American tourists and Russian peasants gaze in hushed wonder at case after case of splendor There are swords with handles smothered in diamonds' as big as walnuts Bibles with thick leather bindings encrusted with emeralds rubies and amethysts gold saddles and stirrups studded with precious stones THE MEN who knew such riches valuable beyond count were tyrants like Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great who crushed all opposition with the sword Intourist guides assigned to for--eigners usually survey the regalia in obvious disapproval and murmur: “Symbols of the the people” old power over One room ' contains nothing but royal carriages rococo and gilded Among the most lavish is the coach given to Czar Boris Gudunov by Queen Elizabeth I of England with a seat for everyone but the driver A few steps away is a headpiece for a horse containing exactly 1000 diamonds — a gift from the Turkish sultans who like Potemkin g the Russian czars did not have to worry about the ' public purse Aside from the storming of the Kremlin during the Revolution the fortress fell just once in the last 800 years Napoleon captured the Krem- lin in 1812 anJ French cannons shelled the Tower of Ivan the Great so far out of line that the Russians have since dubbed it “Ivan The Slightly Tipsy” The French who intended to blow the Kremlin up altogether left a mile of lighted fuses under the triangular walls when they retreated A driving rain and the quick action of Russian soldiers put out the fires THE RED GRANITE mod-ernit- y of the Lenin-Stali- n tomb located below the Kremlin walls in Red Square brings the eye dazzled by czarist splendor back to reality Here £e embalmed bodieslaidofoutthein leadetj 0 up to glass coffins spectators a day summer and winter rain or shine At Opposite ends of Red" Square are the Historical Museum and the converted Cathedral of St Basil with its domes built in the reign of Ivan the Terrible Directly across the square from the Kremlin is Moscow’s GUM gigantic department store where the souvenir counter does a booming business in tiny models of Sputnik and soapstone replicas of the Kremlin bearing the old Russian proverb: “Above Moscow is only the Kremlin and above the Kremlin is only Heaven” Today tourists find that Moscow has become as accessible as the Kremlin The Soviets who have cut red tape are offering 10 rubles to the American dollar and granting visas in one week Americans can fly to Moscow from Western Europe via Helsinki StockBerlin holm Copenhagen Paris or Vienna Economy service brings the New air fare down to $80210 roundtrip : candy-stripe- York-Mosco- Lobsters? Someone told me once that are Maine lobsters Is this true? Half the lobsters caught on the Maine coast are left handed That is their left claw is larger qnd longer than the right because it has been used more West Coast lobsters have no claws a fact that annoys gourmets from the east who accuse Pacific coast cafe operators of withholding the claws for the more expensie lobster salad dishes year Intourist (the state tourist bureau) expects approximately’ 10000 American visitors has opened more areas of the countries to tourists (See story beginning on opposite page) How large is White Sands National Monument in New Mexico? This monument comprises 270 square miles of pure white gypsum dunes is one of the southwest’s favorite tourist attractions Will I encounter any difficul- Where Is the Appalachian Trail and What is its extent? The Appalachian Trail follows the range of mountains bearing the same name from Maine to Georgia It begins at Mt Katahdin Maine mR writ It t ital w “left-hande- ties in visiting Russia? No A valid passport and a Russian visa will get you into the country easily In 1958 upwards of 5000 Americans visited the Soviet Union This ru kn bt travel aaettl Travel ROMS Muulat The Sell Lake Tribune Box 67 Balt Lak k anawere la thia calamn will meet Utah letereetlne Clir The H If ts - UxiL ? ' v K‘'' L The onion-bul- b candy-stripe- d tower over Red Square dome of St B asil's built in the reign of Ivan the Terrible Russian sentry in the foreground is guarding the Lenin-Stali- n tomb Gauges Are Not Gadgets d Where Do You Find 4 fTf- 10-00- Going Somewhere? d aaSv- 1 1 Watch them -- thefrc vital to operation of your car by Don Morgan 0 Salt Lake City Sunday February 8 1959 The instrument panel Me CARS are so reliable that indicators on the instrument panel are generally forgotten except for the fuel" gauges and the -' These two important gauges take speedometer Left-hande- v- - V' the guesswork out of driving and are essential to pleasurable safe operation More essential to economy and engine life are the oil pressure gauge or warning light the engine temperature indicator and the ammeter or generator warn- ing light Loss of oil can completely ruin an engine in a few minutes unless the driver has some warning of dropping oil pressure Excessive engine temperature from a broken fan belt or Joss of coolant can be dangerous and expensive Maintaining and servicing Indicating units can be an interesting job for the car owner It requires very few tools and there is no intricate repair First try your skill on maintaining all warning and indicator lights You have only four steps to complete and any one may Solve your problem If a warning light fails you will probably notice it when the ignition Is on and before the engine has started All positive warning lights installed to signal low oil pressure or generator failure) light up before the engine has started ’ OBVIOUSLY try a new bulb first Your service station dealer can supply you with a small box of indicator lamps covering the types In your car for less than $1 If the new bulb does not correct the trouble make sure current is reaching Input terminal Ordinarily you can trace the wire back from the indicator to a source of supply at the ammeter or ignition key A piece of flexible copper wirb about two feet long with an alligator clip on one end is a handy tool at this time Clip the fastener on the input terminal of the 5 - -- a guide to car performance light and touch the other end to ground momentarily A tiny spark should appear The ’third step in your check of electrical indicators is to determine if the wire running to the sending unit is broken Clip your fastener to the output terminal of the light and ground If the light comes on now it shows the circuit or the sender is defective By disconnecting the transmission wire from the sending unit and grounding at that point1 you can discover which part of the remaining circuit is 'damaged Do not attempt to repair a sending unit such as a pressure or heat indicator The customary and most economical procedure Js to buy and replace the whole unit - GASOLINE GAUGES are another type of electrical indicators In most cases the sending unit at the tank varies a resistance in proportion to the amount of fuel When the tank is full any electricity in the circuit will pass through the windings of an electromagnet instead of the high resistance at the sending unit The electromagnet pulls the needle of the gauge on the instrument panel towards full and a reading is aways maintained proportional to the ' resistance or amount of fuels in the tank Common troubles with gasoline gauges Include low readings or no indications at all Low readings (you run out of gas before you know It) come from high resistance Clean and tighten all the connections in the circuit Use the same procedure as with warning lights to diagnose a defective sending unit or a poor gauge THE BOURDON or pressure tye gauges can be identified by the small copper tube running from the Instrument panel These gauges cannot be repaired If the unit does not seem to be working correctly the whole assembly must be replaced 19 |
