ole Sibling bea cialis, ‘the prison camp a rag arm An interesting trip — ASHKHABAD (Reuter) — The greatest charm of this desert metropolis, capital of the Soviet Republic of Turk- menia, lies in the surprises it holds for the unwary visitor. Take the prison camp, for instance, Hotel Tourist, recently completed, unac- countably was built overlooking the grim camp, a quadrangle of barbedwire- topped walls, watchtowers and no man's land. The hotel's proximity to rently embarrasses authorities. During a recent two-week gathering of the In- ternational Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, they placed a policeman at the wirmow of the public room of the hotel's fifth and highest floor, and no visitors were only ‘given rooms on that side. Details of the prison were impossible to obtain because the Intourist guide insisted it was not there. More surprises: A sand- storm forced cancellation of the Sunday horse and camel races, but cnly after visitors had arrived at the track. Moet returned to find their hotel rooms, sheets and suitcases filled with a fine layer of grit, Sandstorms aside, fall and spring are mild here. Ashkhabadians would rather brag about their summer and winter extremes, which offer record temperatures of 50 Celsius and ~30C. The temperature of the sand in the surrounding Kara Kum Desert can climb to 700. (158F.). ‘But even in mild weather, hotel windows must be shut at night to muffle the howling of the city’s thousands of stray dogs. The capital Was devastated by an earthquake in 1948, and in the rebuilding planners neglected to put in & business centre. There are two hotels six oing ce apart, but no shop or office district. When visitors hailed a taxi at the Hotel Tourist and asked to be taken downtown, they wound up at the Hotel Ashkhabad. Those making fahkehad wore dropped a al were at the Touriat. This city of 200,000 suffers 1,-000 earth tremors a year, the majority too slight for people to notice, But the statistic ie a constant can- versation topic among visitors. Ashkhabad means “City of Love" and legend has it that drinking the local water makes one fall in love, Visiters rash enough to drink the water usually suffer a less romantic fate— stomach disorders. One Canadian zoologist was put in hospital for three days with cramps and fever, She said the doctors who treated her said her mistake lay in eating the local melon and drinking the local mineral water at the same meal, There are no swimming pools for tourists here, but a -km. drive through the Gesert brings one to a deep Lighter side — of the news... ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In politics, the big question with any idea is: Will it fly? Ask the Atlantic County freeholders. While listening to a dull legislative debate this week, Freeholders Joseph Messick and Nelson Johnson, both Democrats, folded their copies of a board resolution Into paper airplanes. * On the other side. of the Stable; «-Democratie 2... °. Freeholder Jerald Savell joined the legislative arms race with his own wedge- nosed model and promptly launched it across the room toward Messick. Messick retaliated by throwing his needle-nose aircralt toward Savell's stomach but it crashed short of the target. Chairman Richard Squires, a Republican, gave a stern look to both sides, ending the war with John- son's delta-shaped aircraft still on the table, DETROIT (AP) - Margaret Achorn was suspicious about the 25- pound package that came in the mail. She didn’t know the sender, and postal inspectors couldn't figure out what was in it because it wouldn't fitin . their x-ray machine. So, escorted by eight police cars, the package was taken to Belle Isle in the Detroit River and blown up. It turned out to be a $1,200 stereo set, - The return address on the package said it was sent by Edward Achorn. Mrs. Achorn said she and her. husband, Michael, had no relatives in the Chicago area and didn’t known an Edward ‘Achorn, The package was not in- sured. CRANSTON, B.L (AP) — William Volpe says he figured his refrigerator would be safe silting on the curb while he went into his home to get some cleaning equipment. ; “But he didn’t know a cily crew was working its way up the street with a front-end loader, picking up leaves and trash. . When Volpe went back out- side, he discovered that the work crew had thought the refrigerator was abandoned and smashed it with the payloader to cart it off. Volpe said he woutd file a claim with the city for the cost, WEST BERLIN (Reuler) — Election campaigners trying to sweeten up volers got into a wrong hospital ward by mistake and gave away chocolates te diabetic palients. A spokesman for Rudolf Virchow Hospital called the campaign on behalf of the Christian Democratic Party @ scandal, He said it only came to light when routine tests showed a highcoricentration of sugar in the patients’ blood. SYDNEY African frogs legs were off the menu al an official lunch Wednesday for visiting Gabonese President Omar - Bongo, after Australian officials destroyed the presi- dent's 12 bullfrogs. Health department: -ot-:- ficials said two frogs were found jumping around the hold of the presidential DC-8 when it arrived in Sydney Tuesday, and 10 more were found in a box, All were destroyed. Bongo had to.be content. with smoked salmon, fillet of beef and strawberries for lunch, afler embarrassed quarantine officials ex- plained that frogs are a prohibited import. {AFP) — Thee hott Famoes Basket the: Weld” Wee Mag IVs time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess. Lois Mohninger - 635-5300: Evelyn Anweller 635-5571 cave in the bottom of which lies a hot lake full of sulphurous water, —. Swimming here, with bats darting and crying. overhead, Is one of the most relaxing to.do around Ashkhabad, but authorities will let bathers stay in for only five minutes because they fear the combination of warmth and sulphur leads to heart failure. : ’ Anurse wearing a stethos- cope and a pessimistic ex- preasion guards the mouth of the cave... ; ; ’ Tourists are warned not to photograph anything which might be regarded as “strategic, as the [ranian border is only 25 km. irom the city. , _ Visitors are offered a six- hour boat ride along the Kara Kum canal, the world’s longest, in a closed vessel, with no air conditioning between banks too high to . see over. Applicants for this jaunt fell off sharply as soon. as the first to venture out returned with their stories. One hour's filght east of the capital Is the Repetek Desert reserve, a spot which is unlikely ever to.become a tourist trap, even though it ‘was originally eatablished as a centre for the study of quicksand, . It boasts no large mam- mals, but does offer five species of scorpion, taran- tulas and a near relative of the American black widow spider whose bite is fatal 10 per cent of the time. ; Deserts are most in- teresting in the early mor- ning and late afternoon, when rodents and reptiles’ emerge from their burrows. The standard two-hour tour carrying visitors in-the backs of open, trucks begins immediately after lunch. - “It is hard-to get - Ashkhabad out of one's. system,’ a botanist said as he stepped off: the plane in Moscow ‘tnd made his way tdWardi the public con- veniences. KITCHENER, Ont. (CP) — Arlene Broadfoot, 24, thinks she has the first boutique that specializes In shopping by’ appoint- ment. : At her shop, Arielle's, the customer calls for an appointment, She tells Miss Broadfoot what type of garment she is looking for, the color and size ‘and, if it isto go. with something she already has in her wardrobe, she. describes the item. ‘Then Miss Broadfoot looks through her stock and pulls out items she thinks the customer will like, The customer goes in, and leisurely tries on the. ” preselected items. Appointment please clothes for herself, She found it difficult to try to find knowledgeable sales clerks to assist her. “Most of the time I would give up in frustration and go home without buying anything," she says. “Then I thought ‘there must be a better way to shop for clothing without this hassle" a4 She interested three other women in the venture and they pooled their resources, Most custemers book an evening appointment, although a few career wamen go in aver the noon hour, she says. In addition to getting name-labelled shirts, sweaters, blazers, pants, skirts and vests at prices competitive with -other Kitchener stores. Miss Broadfoot travels to Toronto once a week and to Montreal once a month to select her stock. She prefers to buy Canadian designs. “My dream has always been to operate my own fashion boutique and I've worked towards this dream,” she says. She picked up knowledge about fashion merchandisingand business by working ina relail store, for a tem- porary office personnel The idea came about personalized attention, | placement agency and by because Miss Broadfoot customers can choose selling fashion ad- hated shopping for from a wide selection of — vertising. _ A ehillin GREENSBORO, N.C. the other would commit fearing ' that suspici (CP) — Arthur: Cline, suicide, might be aroused over his ; arrested after his wife’s. Hecould not bring himself wite’s death decided to hide *%: body was found in an apartment freezer, has been rperared and int murder e against dismissed, a police spokesman sald Thursday. The spokesman said: a preliminary found there was insufficient medical evidence to warrant proceeding on the murder charge. Cline, 52, who had worked for some years in Ingersoll, | Ont.,: was arrested last October. when. police discavered freezer for six years. 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