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Show Ts r. ,.'L A 3 international lifeli n e ;v Sneed tny BnBgD? nusasBiait i by Stanley Carr New York Times Writer ABOUT eight milAmericans traveling abroad this year, another 1.5 million living overseas, many of the 250 consular offices of the United States iround the world are being kept pretty busy these days. It is to these offices that take abroad tmericans their problems. They may have lost their passports, or lost their money, or they may have been robbed, or found themselves stranded, or they may need medical attention, or legal advice, or they may be unable to find their spouses. missing Worst of all, they may have run afoul of the narcotics WITH lion laws the personnel in the consular offices may be, the woman who rules over them all, Miss Barbara M. Watson, urges American travelers in other countries to take full advantage of them. All those in serious need of assistance or advice Busy though Miss Watare welcomed, son said in her Washington office the other day, "and, in some instances, at least, consular offices can supply invaluable and even lifepreserving advice. MISS WATSON is administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, which directs visa and passport matters in addition to its responsibility for a varie- She the first black person, to hold such a senior position in the State Department. The nation's number one solver is a native of New York City and the daughter of the late ty of consular services. is the first wo.nan, and travel-proble- James Judge and Mrs. S. Watson Her father was the first black person elected to a judgeship in New York. Miss Watson, who graduated from New York Law School, joined the State De- partment in lfMfi. Commenting on the number of Americans who get into some kind of trouble while overseas, she said. In many eases this is due to nothing more than a lack of knowledge of local customs. mores and language. The more serious incidents usually involve Americans Limited act See 7 islands Tour 4 includes Jots, oil KCnd Bus & Cor Travel, Taes, Ins , 10 Meats. Hotel, Hotyrwsion Center stow. luou. Temple Sessions (those Read deufing., Harbor, Artwo Volcano, He ' More 'YajuSnV on Any Tour On Puce FuM Mund 4 con'l go., All RED who are arrested, these she points out and ot : IT COMES as shock to many Americans, who feel that all they have to do is to say that they are Americans and they will be let free or, at worst, will be tried under American law, to discover that this is not tne case at all. What can the consulate do? It can help, says Miss Watson, by making sure that those arrested "understand the. nature of the charge and by providing a list of local attorneys. It can also insure that jailed ORIENT TOUR 21 Days $1,523 Departs Sept. 21 Escorted by 8g John & luole Weerwg YELLOWSTONE several Meals, 'voiion spoce linstod Full refund 4 con'l got TOM Aug. 30 to Sept. 4 135 FLORIDA DEEP SOUTH TOUR N advises, potential should buyers acquaint themselves with the legal Otherwise, requirements. she says, they may discover too late that the property they purchase will .one day not be theirs any more if it ever was." O OoIob. Disney Gardens, World, Cypres Miami, Key West. Cope Kennedy, CHorleston, Williams burg, Shenandoah Volley 5toe Holiday Oct. 15o 30 575' Hut Tar Write or Phene 295-73- 26 P O Bo 43, Prmo, Utak or Sob lake 355 61B2 Utah 5364 3'J 5310 (lvjlwe m PE FALDMO TOUUS TRAVEL TBAm DESK 88 West 5th South Bountiful, Utah 84010 The drug, known as is sold, he writes, under more than 50 trade names throughout the world, often without prescription. The products containing it do no overcome diarrhea, says Dr. Oakley, who adds that in the United States the drug is available only on prescription and is used mainly to treat amebic dysentery. His an Ameriarticle says, ". can traveling out of the country may find it difficult to avoid being exposed to the drug if he buys any for remedy diarrhea " i i i 239 HAWAII .... 245 MEXICO . i Departures EVERYONE, according to 30 young San Franciscans, has a friend in San Francisco. The 30 are members of an organization, launched this summer, that runs specialized sightseeing tours for groups of no more than five people, offering excursions and tours for shoppers, children, antiques collectors, wine lovers, visconventioneers and iting businessmen from out of 3420 So. State Salt Lake City, Utah fodudfet Fir ft Od Induin founj Air f(7 And Many Hotel Tup lot Angeles Oku feature CALL 486-077- 5 IN COOPERATION WITH BEITZ TOURS staff member collects the group with a car. the organization says, and goes with them, everywhere from breakfast until late afternoon. The name of the organization? A Friend in San Francisco. f FOR FREE COLOR BROCHUkLSENd" :0UP0N0r"cAU MORfuS TRAVEL, I SO. STATE, SLC, UTAH 84115 (801) 4860775. around Nassau and adjacent Paradise Island is the Autobegraph Tree, cause it is possible it write on the thick, leaves. Vacationers learn that pirates used the leaves for writing paper as well as playing cards egg-shape- d 347oj I I NAME I J ADDRESS I TELEPHONE I I lie 11 GLORIOUS DAYS FROM Sail SALT LAKE CITY AND BACK Jet air Salt Lake City ana Return Delude Hotels Touts and Sightseeing FuHy Escorted Thirteen Meals Lake lei Greeting ONE INITIAL PRICE, VISIT 4 ISLANDS Nt Park s 5539 1973 TOUR AUG. MAUI-l- 5 10-2- 0 DEC. 17-2- 7 15 25 DEC. ao Kona na Cruise tu fet "grotto points of interest. Sea l.fe Polynesian Cultural Center -Pearl Harbor - Kodak SUm - PjacHe KAUAI OAHU -- OATES NOV. 20-3- 0 SEPT. OCT. NASSAU ISLAND, Among the ering Plus Honolulu 9W15. at HVB offices on Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii and in regional office in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington and Tokyo. & CHRISTOPHERSON i A modations throughout the Islands, are available here and in major cities on the mainland. The guide may be obtained at the Hawaii Visitors Bureau (I1VB) information office, 22S5 Kala-kauAve., Brightest i Park - Park - AH C'ty Tour 5 a HAWAII ALCHAWEEK s i town. HAZARD confronting trav elers w ho drugs buy abroad for the treatment of diarrhea is described in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Many of the products sold for this purpose in other countries contain a drug that can cause Sept. 10 to 29 Hov0" HEALTH i Weekly . . . Watson A i I . Free copHONOLULU ies of the 1973 Hawaii Hotel Guide, listing visitor accom- PASSI6N PLAY BLACK KILL- S- Cartel Best Hotels oB trow) tours & W Ccrvplete visit to Jopon, Bangkok, Hootinq Ataiets, etc Singapore with its Ttjor Balm Garden & Rubber Plantation Cuofe tumpor & Hong Kong Chtnooreos THE CONSULATES maintain lists ef local attorneys who can insure that buyers interests arc protected. To be safe. Miss serious neurological 'rouble, eye damage and even death, says an article by Dr. Godfrey F. Oakley Jr. of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle around iravcling - Here ii our latest Bag of Treks!!! Incls CARPET happier task for the consular offices, which are located in 127 countries and staffed by 2,000 American and local employes, is to advise Americans planning to buy property in other countries. .to Sept. 17 $520-Sp- A many Americans, who feel that all they have to do is to say that they are Americans and they will he let free discover that this is not the case at all." Oct. 10, Nov. 12 Escorted by Merrill C. Days wiv imi ulAUIIIi mated against and are given the same rights available to local citizens. It comes ns ;i shock to HAWAII TOURS 10 i PAR ADIS E Bahamas 4R trees kinds of flow- nourishing 4 PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. Bicycle enthusiasts can enjoy 10 miles of official bike trails through this desert resort community, says the Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. The network is posted with international blue and white bike way signs which designate the poutes. . 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