Word: oktoberfest
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...these international activities fit into the framework of the eighth annual Oktoberfest--the stated purpose of Sunday's festivities...
...unexpected combination of Oktoberfest and Columbus day made yesterday a boon for many Harvard Square merchants, although some said drunken revellers did not make the best customers...
Some merchants say they wouldn't have minded if Oktoberfest had been scrapped altogether. An attendant at Journeyman's, a John F. Kennedy St. craft store, said that a passerby had thrown a soda can at the store...
...crime. In Rome authorities are keeping a close watch on prostitutes who specialize in fleecing foreigners, while in Paris some 150 plainclothesmen are now mixing with crowds in tourist haunts. The Spanish tourist ministry has issued a leaflet with tips on avoiding muggings. Gearing up for next month's Oktoberfest, officers in Munich, who claim their city is Europe's safest, will be on the lookout not only for German pickpockets but for American miscreants. They arrest over a hundred U.S. citizens each year during the beery festival. The offense: drunk driving...
After a fairly uneventful stay in Paris (they see the entire Louvre in 15 minutes), the Griswalds move on to Germany. Here, Chevy, asshole that he is, decides he must dress in the lederhosen and suspenders traditional of the Oktoberfest he visits. One thing leads to another, and soon, Clark Griswald finds himself being chased by the entire country of Germany for starting a riot. As we find out from a St. Pauli girl whom young Rusty Griswald is molesting, the ringing bells signify that the town plans to hang Chevy...