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Tourists view a gravesite surrounded by a picket fence.
In Arlington National Cemetery . . . tourists view and photograph the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy. This was one of the last stops by Nonpareil tourists before they returned to Council Bluffs.

A group of women sitting outdoors under an umbrella table.
(top) Watching French Go By . . . from the most famous sidewalk cafe in Paris are members of the Nonpareil Holiday tour. This is the Cafe de la Paix on the Place de l'Opera. Paris is loaded with sidewalk cafes, which do a tremendous business with…

Man and woman viewing mountains.
Admiring The Scenery . . . in Switzerland are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stephens of Council Bluffs. They are on the Butin Bridge over the Arv River. Geneva and the French Alps are in the background.

A smiling young man in a stock at a tourist attraction.
Trying Out Stocks . . . at Public Gaol, in Williamsburg, Va., is Eddie Henningsen, son of Nonpareil tour director Ron Henningsen of Council Bluffs.

Three people looking at a computer screen.
Teamwork . . . went into the production of Friday's Nonpareil as the news staff began working directly on the front-end computer system. Here Compugraphic One Systems Applications Manager Kathee Belvin guides Nonpareil Wire Editor Glen Fahrenkrug and…

A group of six adults posing for the camera.
Squinting In The Mist . . . from Niagara Falls are a group of Nonpareil tourists, including Jack Millard, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stamp, Mrs. Ada Rockwell, Mrs. Lynn Alberti and Mrs. Clara Corbin. The Stamps are from Walnut; the rest from Council Bluffs.

A clocktower on a city street.
(top) At Bern, Switzerland . . . Nonpareil travelers, on the right, take pictures of the Town Clock - while mechanical men strike the glockenspiel. Tourists from India, Italy, Germany and Turkey are in the crowd with cameras flashing.

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Eight people seated on the ground at a luau and a man playing a guitar.
The Traditional Luau . . . is known as the "Feast of the Islands" and includes the many exotic foods and dishes native to the South Seas. This will be one of the features of The Nonpareil's Hawaiian trip.

Two men holding an award plaque.
Freedom Of Information Award . . . is presented to Harry Mauck Jr. at Atlanta, Ga., by E.W. Schergens, retiring president of the National Editorial Assn. - AP Wirephoto

Architectural drawing of a building.
(top) Remodeled and Expanded . . . The Nonpareil building will look like this architect's sketch. This is the Pearl Street side, showing a new entrance where a private street now serves the newspaper. The addition, to the right, will house mechanical…

View of Tower Of London over water.
Beefeaters Of London's Tower . . . promise to strike if weekly rents in casements of this 600-year-old structure are boosted from 70 cents to $3.22 a week.

A group of women viewing a wooden and glass case.
(top) St. Paul's Cathedral: Members of the Nonpareil's tour group pass through chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral built in memory of Americans killed in London during World War II.

(bottom) Carole Lane . . . of Council Bluffs . . . with guard at…

Man viewing an ornate gate.
Hans Franksen Of Council Bluffs . . . views insignia on gates to Buckingham Palace.,

Women shopping on a street.
Window Shopping . . . on a street in Paris is Mrs. Virginia Millis of Oakland, right. Woman at left is unidentified.

A man with a movie camera in front of a church.
Shooting Movies . . . in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is C.W. Nelson of Harlan.
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