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...version of her guide, published in 1963. Among the new findings, for example, are department stores in Switzerland that offer nurseries where a mother can leave the children while she shops. A typical Hadley tidbit: "Your 5-10s might prefer the whoop-de-doo Jelmoli's [in Zurich]," which offers a snack, a run in a model train, a marionette show, a carrousel ride. She has also discovered that there are several new French hotels where children can be left on their own. These hotels are "dedicated to reliable loving care for a day, night, week or longer...
...freezing wind whistled through the wooded area near Zurich last week. Thick snow covered the ground. Despite the weather, a few dozen hardy Swiss persisted in their strange activity. While jogging one after another, they suddenly stopped, did a series of strenuous push-ups-or energetic deep knee bends or vigorous hops into the air -and then resumed jogging...
...first Parcours (French for course) track was opened in Zurich four years ago and the idea spread quickly. The craze has already oozed over the Swiss borders; in addition to the 180 courses in Switzerland, there are 200 in West Germany and 13 in Austria...
...businessmen and housewives striving to lose weight and restore their muscle tone. But the pastime has considerable appeal for the young as well. "It's a much better way to observe a girl's physical qualities than in a smoky, dimly lit cafe," said a student at Zurich's Federal Technical University last week, as he gazed fondly at his companion. "I met Susy at a Vita Parcours three months ago, and now we keep fit together...
...forged document to New York, and on March 23 signed with McGraw-Hill a contract providing for an immediate $100,000 advance. Eventually McGraw-Hill paid Irving $700,000 in advances, of which $650,000 was intended for Hughes and ended up in the "Helga Hughes" account in Zurich. Irving smoothly explained to the publishers that Hughes, in a stubbornly entrepreneurial spirit, wanted to be paid an honest price for his labors. Throughout the negotiations, Irving maintained a convincing air of plausibility...