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Show 2T The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday March 20, 1983 't' 4 Alexandria, Va. Red Cross festival to attract Bluenose II events go to local Red Cross educational and relief projects. Most of the weekends attractions are free. Legendary tall ship Bluenose II is the flag ship of a fleet of vessels gathered for the Alexandria, VA, Festival, Red Cross Waterfront 1983. June The Canadian schooner and other nautical attractions, water safety demonstrations, music and entertainment, art and craft exhibits, childrens games, a foot race, a waterfront heritage symposium and other events celebrate Alexandrias seaport past and present. Tens of thousands of participants are expected to join the family-oriente- d weekend planned and staged by the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross and over 1,500 Canadas sailing ambassador, 3-- Bluenose II, is given a special Alexandria berth among yachts, sloops, a Viking ship, the Skipjack Norfolk and other sailing and motor craft. It is an exact replica of the Bluenose, the worlds fastest and Queen of the Atlantic. Nova Scotia craftsmen built a duplicate, Bluenose II a worthy successor to her namesake. The hull, rigging and sail plan are identical, but instead of carrying fish and competing in races, it carries people and the goodwill of Canadians from port to port. race-fisherm- volunteers. Proceeds from the bt' St 'x Mt to 5 i iif ' Joining the Bluenose II as maritime history is the Norfolk School of Shipbuildsailing, which will restore a boat on festival grounds. Red Cross organizers are staging childrens events Saturday and Sunday, including a haunted pirate ship, treasure chests, a nautical obstacle course, fishing derby and other events. For information on how to participate in the festival, donate money or volunteer time, purchase an ad in the festival program or other specifics, contact the Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross, 401 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314 or telephone (703) ' &U z -- V ; work- ;I ing illustrations of '1 v 32-fo- rJii wi. v r vn vL r ' o ;t -- . 'J rf-- :hrJ 1 f "ii Washington Post Writer look-alik- represents 30 major domestic lines, agency has says no ever brought to our attention any cases in which a name on a luggage tag facilitated a burglary. There are so many easier ways for a thief to discover unguarded homes, he adds. Candas sailing ambassador, Bluenose II, will the Red Cross Waterfront Festival. 3-- 5 for Charleston, S.C. toll-fre- possessions). be in Alexandria, Va. June f-- J A city of 1 contrasts r by Nick Yengich . " Baltimore Evening Sun Writer Charleston is a city of contrasts best seen on foot, be it a walk along the perimeter of its battery or in the elegant inner city neighborhoods. From the walled water walkway, one observes the South Carolina citys striking differences. On one side are treasured townhouses fronted by luscious trees. Beyond the battery are the Cooper and Ashley rivers, which separate the city from the Atlantic and Fort Sumter, object of the artillery that began the Civil War. municipal council chambers still active in the United States. Perhaps youll encounter Molli Hartzog, who will spew forth facts about the city and the stately council chambers, a building that was a beef market when George Washington visited. She will also tell you that the city was looted by the British and the that this is where they Unions, k held funeral ceremonies for the Calhoun (the man who tried to protect the Deep South from the northern industrialists) and that the war-haw- Charleston residents almost slave over their monuments, from Marion Square (honoring Francis C. Marion, the Swamp Fox of the Revolutionary War) and its statue of John C. Calhoun to the old Catfish Row area along Church Street where DuBose Heyward wrote Porgy. But it also is a city that is praised for its restoration and renovation efforts and certainly is worth a two- - or three-da- y visit for anyone who has not sampled the Deep South. One can rattle off facts about the city, but rather than bore or overwhelm with information, accept a few suggestions: Visit Charlestons City Hall, used since 1818 and billed as the oldest City Council meets twice monthly in the same room, sitting at black walnut desks. A visitor might also learn of the devastating earthquake that struck Charleston on Aug. 31, 1886, and cut this important port off from the rest of the world. And there is also the walk along the battery, where the brisk river wind causes a visitor to turn toward the stately homes with their enticing balconies. The stranger who walks the streets of the city will find inns (the bed and breakfast variety where the help dotingly is at call) as well as gardens and mansions that recall - " . ', I 1. . ' another era and a measured pace that causes one to sit back and simply relax. A special suggestion is a stop at the Dock Street Theatre, the cast-iro- n balconies facade of which is the former Planters Hotel. Inside-an- d vistiors are allowed to roam-on- e visits what is considered a monument to Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Works Progress Administration. A city of about 70,000, Charleston caters to the tourist trade-frothe friendly historians such as Molli Hartzog at City Hall to the various horse-draw- n carriages that ; plod along the streets at a minimal rate of $25 for a two-hotour. Fort Sumter is on an island and is at least a two-hoexcursion. Fort " Moultrie is closer, over the antiquated Cooper River Bridges toward Sullivans Island, considered - by '1 some to be the black Ellis Island' since Charleston was North Ameri-- '' cas chief slaveport. Despite its relatively small size, Charleston requires time for visiting. The best bet is to take this small, town in small bites. Preparation for the trip is best made by reading Robert Rosens A Short History.'of Charleston, Lexikos publishing Z"? house, $8.95 in paper. m i Aloha Discounts DIRECTLY FROM HAWAII lAbmo 6 -- TRAVEL, INC 3 NIGHTS4 DAYS WAIKIKI- 7 N1GHTS8 DAYS MAZATLAN MOONLIGHT ,34900ea. 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Includes: Hotel accommodations 7 nights8 days, flower lei greeting, transfers to and from airport. Air fare add $240.00 from Los Angeles. per person per day (double occupancy) -- 000-000- 0 I $i party ai lour) Including' Air fare from Los 199 Western Anywhere Fare The inhiloue ocean front Hawaiian Regent Hotel 7 Nlghts6 Day $97Qo It IQ irr For compact DELUXE PACKAGE t KAILUA-KON- Plus Taxes k Serrlc HAWAII 96740 i i J 549-830- 0. Travis has urged the airlines to adopt a safer system by adding to passenger information already in their computers the baggage-ta- g numbers assigned each passenger with luggage at check-in- . This would eliminate the need for any outside labels, Travis says. Using passport numbers, he points out, does not facilitate prompt return of missing baggage. Airline and other industry officials have replied that they are satisfied with the present system. Meanwhile, Travis is offering travelers free baggage tags (one per 10 million tags have been person prepared) marked with an identifie cation number and Nears phone number. (Some organizations have provided such a service in the past, for a fee.) If a bag is lost, and the finder reports the number to Near, the firm will look up the owners name and address on file and arrange for the bags Return. This is an extension of a system already available to members of Near, which also offers others travel services. For a tag or further information, write Near Inc., 1900 N. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, Okla. 73127, or phone Some tourists are much more interested in what they can bring back from a trip out of the country than in what they take with them. The good news from U.S. Customs is that shoppers are now permitted to pack more duty-fre- e items in those suitcases. Each returning U.S. resident can now claim a $400 exemption (raised from $300). If youre coming home from the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa or Guam, you are entitled to an $800 exemption (previously $600), provided that not more than $400 of the purchases were acquired outside those insular possessions. In addition, a U.S. resident who exceeds the exemption will pay only a 10 percent flat duty rate on the next $1,000 worth of goods (the rate drops to 5 percent if those goods were acquired in one of the insular . 'i'f i by Morris D. Rosenberg suers of free baggage insurance for its card holders. All U.S. cardmembers are automatically insured against loss of or damage to their baggage anywhere in the world when they charge their plane, train, ship or bus tickets on the American Express Card. The new insurance, up to $1,200 per trip, Who among us has not heard at includes both checked and carry-o- n least one horror story of manhanitems for each member, spouse and dled suitcases, misrouted bags, mysdependent children under 23 if their terious thefts of cameras, or having tickets are also charged on the card. to begin a vacation at a posh beach Some personal items such as camresort with little more than a toilet briefcases and sports equiperas, kit because luggage containing a ment are covered, and baggage is weeks wardrobe had disappeared? insured while traveling in lialso schedThough most bags arrive on censed public limousines, taxis or ule, as a rule, there are always unairport buses to and from an airport, fortunate exceptions. terminal or port of embarkation-eve- n Since there are no quick, easy or within the terminal building-i- f new ways to keep these problems tickets were purchased before the from developing, wise and wary trip. Reimbursement will be for rejoumeyers always assume the worst placement cost today, less depreciawill happen and then take steps to tion, a spokesman explained. cut possible losses. They do not pack Both domestic and foreign airjewelry, money, cameras or similar lines now require that all checked valuables they carry themAnd " baggage have some type of external they figure that the only guarantee identification to facilitate its return against mishap is to be prepared if misrouted or if the destination to collect from an insurance tags get torn off, and to reduce the e company. suitcases bechances of autoSome insurance is provided ing picked up by the wrong Domesthe with passsengers. passage. matically tic airlines will now pay up to $1,000 Many experienced travelers nevtotal per ticketed passenger for lost er put their home addresses on lugor damaged luggage regardless gage, usually substituting their busiof how many pieces are checked. ness addresses, or even just their Certain items are not covered, so its name and a personal number, to avoid alerting thieves who may be important to query each airline being flown. The liability of foreign scouting the terminal to find out airlines may vary and can be considwhat homes may be left temporarily erably less than what U.S. lines acunoccupied. A clever burglar could cept; both Air France and British conceivably get a tip on a prospecAirways, for example, pay only $20 tive victim merely by looking up a name in a phone book or city direcper kilo (2.2 pounds). Travel agents may not be able to quote liabilities tory. The complete home address without phoning the carriers being should, carriers insist, always be atbooked, and some have never been tached inside the bag. asked the question by a client. Joseph Travis, president and chairman of the board of Near Inc., Amtrak pays up to $500 per tickethas serious doubts about current aired passenger ($2,500 maximum unline practices. Near is an Oklahoma der the family plan). Individual cruise lines set different limits; Cun-ar- d firm which specializes in emergenoffers a maximum payment of cy medical evacuation by air of members who become seriously ill $100 per passenger, Norwegian Caribbean $300 per passenger. Both while traveling overseas. Members of the International Air Transport Greyhound Bus Lines and Trailways pay a maximum of $250 per adult Association are authorized to perinterstate ticket. You can, of course, mit passengers to use only their initials and a passport or other numbuy additional baggage insurance, ber, but U.S. airlines have agreed to sometimes from the carriers (if purusualcost require that outside labels carry chased from airlines, the ly ranges around 50 cents per $100 of ticket holders names. Travis notes that the blank labels value). And some homeowners policies provide coverage. Naturally, in supplied by airlines ask for comall cases its necessary to provide plete addresses; thus passengers may be directly or indirectly influsatisfactory proof of loss. enced by airline ticket agents to afNow comes enterprising, ubiquifix their home addresses, he says. tous American Express with the anA spokesman for the Air Transnouncement perhaps soon to be port Association of America, which duplicated by other charge card is j . What you should do when luggage is lost Ask any traveler about the most persistent fears and trepidations that arise when headed away from home, and high on the list will be one that surfaces on many trips: Will my baggage arrive, in one or, if not, will it piece, when I do show up at all? i |