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6 YEARS OLD I | l lPORITO IN SOTTI-E FROIT CANAOA

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I40 JAYCOPTER RIDE

The sensations of a real helicopter flightare simulated in this high-flying ma-chine, attached by a long boom to a talltower. The pilot spins, drops, hoversand reverses flight at the request of hisl6 passengers. First developed by Jay-copters Ltd. to train helicopter pilots,this electric-powered cab has a ceil ingof 100 feet and a circular fl ight path125 feet in diameter. For those whowant to try their own hand at piloting,the re are 20 small models that carry nopassengers, operated on the ground bycontrols l ike those in the real machine.* Admission: $L00 lor ride: 25 cents to op-erate small models.

Therearemore rel igious groups with ex-hibits at this fair than at any other fairin history. They are the only exhibitorsnot charged rental.

lArITI TEXAS

"Friendship at the Fair" is the theme of"The Texas Pavilions and Music Hall,"an exuberant multiple exhibit producedfor the state by Dallas showman AngusG. Wynne Jr., in association with Com-pass Fair. Inc. The Music Hall, offeringa lavish musical comedy on a huge stage,

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has 2,400 seats plus a Champagne Cir-cle of 24 enclosed boxes. Elsewhere inthe theater building are assorted cock-tail lounges and the Frontier Palacerestaurant and bar. sporting a faqadeout of the Old West. Outside is a beergarden. There are separate pavilions anddisplays for Oil, Tourism, New Texas,Gateway to Mexico, Cattle and theHouston-Gul f Coast region.* Admission: t'ree, except to The Music Hall.* The Music Hall: $2.00 to $4.80 lor re-served seats ; perlormances at 3 .7 and 9 :30 p.m.* Hours: l0 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Highlights

SUDDEN ruw. Surprise is a feature ofthe entire area. A young man suddenlystands up and breaks into song. A girlwalking along a path bullwhips a cig-arette from the mouth of a friend. Twoarguing waiters bring their feud to ahead in a burst of gunfire."To BRoADwAy wrrH LovE.,, This is thetit le of the 90-minute spectacular in TheMusic Hall. Presented by producerGeorge Schaefer, who produced Teahouseof the August Moon, and Morton Da Costa,who directed The Music Man, the newshow is an anthology packed with themoods and music of the American the-ater f rom The BlackCrookof 1864 to re-cent hits.Brrs oF TExAs. Among the attractionsof the specialized pavilions are:g Highviews oJ black gold. Five simulatedoil storage towers, each about 40 feethigh, have exhibits from the oil indus-try set in the walls; they are viewedfrom spiral staircases. At the top of thetowers, adventurous visitors who pre-fer not to walk down can come zoomingback to earth on indoor s l ides.$ Lrfe on the range. Symbolizing the lux-urious care given to modern livestock,a real bull is sumptuously stablcd in anelegant French bedroom. surrounded bydisplays of the latest improvements inraising and breeding cattle.g Lrle in space. Suspended in the air atthe Houston-Gulf Coast pavil ion is aNASA space capsule. impressive symbolof the state's newest industry.g Primer lor tourists. Pleasures availablefor the visitor to Texas are on view

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How easy is it to iet to Hawaiion United ?

FINII (|UT AT THEUI{ITED AIR LINES EXHIBIT,HAWAIIANThe color and splendor of the Islandsbecome a thrilling personal experienceat the lavish Hawaiian Pavilion ! Andthere, at the United Air Lines Exhibit,you'll discover how easy your Hawaiianvacation can be!

You ' l l l ea rn abou t Un i ted ' s f requen tflight schedules, vacation plans and lowrates to the Hawaiian Islands.

Like to plan your Hawaiian vaeation athome? United's Hawaiian Vacation Plan-ning Kit contains everything you need,including color photos and factual in-formation. Order your kit at the UnitedExhibit.

And don't forget. . . free admissionto the United Air Lines Theatre in theTransportation and Travel Pavilion.

We have commissioned Saul Bass, oneof America's most critically acclaimedgraphic designers, to create a spectacularpresentation based on the pleasure andcomfort of a jet flight.

Saul Bass has won great aeclaim forhis animated epilogue for "Around theWorld in 80 Days." Then came titledesign for "Spartacus"-" 'West SideStory"-and "Walk on the Wild Side."

Now, the artistry of Saul Bass is yoursin a spectacular presentation for UnitedAir Lines.

Admission is free to the United AirLines Theatre. Seating is generous andcomfortable. Schedule of showings: ap-proximately every ten minutes, sevendays a week, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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in the airy, circular Tourism pavilion.REsrAURANrs. Wildest and wooliest ofthe numerous dining areas is the Fron-tier Palace, where the air is fi l led withthe aroma of chuckwagon beef, and girlsdance the cancan. There are also snackbars in the Mexico, Tourism and NewTexas pavilions, snacks with the beer inthe Beer Garden, and a Shrimp Bar lo-cated in the Houston-Gulf Coast oavil ion.

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Drum, guitar and ukulele music setshula skirts swishing in the "spirit ofAloha" exhibit. The Aumakua Tower,80 feet high, with a ring of flamingtorches at the 55-foot level. forms thegateway to a complex of structures: theAloha Theme Pavilion, a Tourism andIndustrial Exhibits building, the FiveVolcanoes Restaurant, an arcade ofshops, an ancient vil lage and the en-closed Alohatheatre. The area is land-scaped with coconut and hala trees,orchids and other tropical plants.* Admission: to the exhibit area, 25 cents.To the Alohatheatre shows : adults $ 2. 50 : chil-dren under 15, $1.50. Canoe rides: $1.00.* Hours: lO a.m. to 2 a.m.

Highlights

cULTURE oF rHE rsr,.e,Nos. The exhibi-tion hall in the hexagonal Aloha ThemePavilion has numerous displays of theislands' history and culture, includingcarved reproductions of the old Poly-nesian gods, thrones of the monarchyand views of the state today. One ex-hibit depicts the influx over the centu-ries of peoples from many Pacific lands.HALL oF DREAMs. In the Tourism andIndustrial Exhibits, motion pictures fo-cus on the wonders of Hawaii. Else-where. wall maps depict travel routesto the islands, and a tourist office standsready to plan the trip.

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THE cHARM oF oLD HAWAII. In the An-

cient Hawaiian Vi l lage, craftsmen dem-

onstrate native ski l ls: how to construct

a grass hut, shape stones into tools, and

weave blossoms, seeds and strands into

leis without thread or needles. Beach

boys offer r ides in outr igger canoes.

HAWATTAN ExrRAvAGAwze. A one-hour

show featuring entertainers from the is-

lands is presented six t imes dai ly in the

Alohatheatre, bui l t on a man-made pen-

insu la ju t t ing in to Meadow Lake.

RESTAURANTs. The Five Volcanoes Res-

tauran t , symbo l iz ing the vo lcan ic o r ig in

of the Hawaiian Islands, has an indoor

d in ing room, a Lava P i t Bar and an

outdoor area seating 500, where there

are dai ly buffet luncheons. Four nights

a week, a th ree-hour , l2 -course luau is

held outdoors, complete with tradit ion-

al dishes, r i tuals and dances. For snacks,

the Sandwich Isle Bar offers fruits, nuts

and other dishes from the islands.

* Admission: adults, $L00: children. 50

cents; $5.00 minimum in supper club.

* Hours: n00n t0 2 a.m. Revue at 8:3O and

I I:30, Mondays through Thursdays; at

I0:30 and l2:30, Fridays and Saturdays:

and at 5:30,8 and I l , Sundavs and hol idavs.

L44 AMPHITHEATRE

Some of the biggest names in show busi-ness have created a two-mill ion-dollarextravaganza, "Wonderworld," in theonly permanent open-air auditorium onthe fairgrounds. An international castof 250 includes singers and dancers,swimmers and divers, comedia.ns andacrobats; the visual effects range from agiant waterfall, which pours 22,000 gal-lons of water a minute onto the stage,to the launching, in a cloud of smoke, ofa "lady astronaut" in a "moon rocket."

9 The Amphitheatre. site of Bil ly Rose'sfamous Aquacade at the l9 l9 World 'sFair, has been completely refurbished.The new production takes place on aturntable 75 feet in diameter. one of thelargest in the wor ld; in a swimmingpool in front of the stage; and on mov-able platforms that shuttle back andforth over the pool. On either side ofthe stage are acoustical shells for an or-chestra and choral groups. The showis presented by society band leader Mey-er Davis and staged by Leon Leonidoffof Radio City Music Hall. The choreog-rapher and associate director is Broad-way's Michael I(idd. Jule Styne of stageand movie fame wrote the music.* Admission: unreserved seats, $ I .00 : re-served section. $2.20; special reserved seats.$ 3 . 3 5 .* Perlormances: 2:00, 4:30. 7 :00 and 9:30p.m. on weekdays; 12:30. 3 :O0, 5 :)0, 8:00and 10:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays.Show lasts one hour and 15 minutes.

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SHOWBOAT

The fun and food of a l9th Century Mis-sissippi riverboat, the Jenny Sue. are du-plicated on this 226-foot replica. Mooredat the end of a pontoon levee in a settingthat resembles a small-town waterfrontof the 1800s, the showboat offers contin-uous entertainment, including a musicalrevue at night, and has two restaurantsthat specialize in Southern cooking.Nonstop entertainment in the restau-rants includes performances by banjo-ists and Dixieland musicians, old-fash-ioned skits, community singing, andGay '90s beauty contests. The supperclub variety revue is "America Be Seat-ed." a period show of songs, dances andcomedy conceived by Mike Todd, son ofthe late Hollywood producer.

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choice of beverage-al l for onlyWhere? At the Chun King Inn at the World 'sFair . Plush or iental surroundings. Landscapedgardens. Charming Chinese waitresses. Al lfor 99r. 0r , i f you prefer, order a fabulous double Hong KongBurger wi th f r ied r ice, f ru i t ro l l , for tune cookie and bever 'age, also for only 99r. We' l l expect you.

Beverage o f your cho iceDel ica te Egg Foo Young and Sauce

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Plexiglas-canopied boats provide a 20-

minute cruise past the Hawaii and Flor-

ida pavi l ions and other attract ions. Op-

erated by Maroda Enterprises. Inc., the

boats are lO feet long; each carr ies 20passengers plus a mult i l ingual hostess,

wh<l indicates points of interest.* Admission: adults. SI.OO: childrm 6 to 16.

50 cmts: lree to childrm under 6 when ac-

companied by parents and not occupying seats.* Hours: I0 a.m. to 2 a.m.

More than$120 mi l l ion was spent to ex-pand and improve the arterial highwaysthat lead to the Fair.

L46 ,,SANTA MARIA"

A full-sized replica of the flagship of

Christopher Columbus' discovery fleet

is moored at the end of a l5th Century-

style floating Spanish wharf. Termed by

the exhibitors "Space Ship-1492," this

Santa Maria is the product of a distin-guished intercontinental collaboration

that insured authentici ty. Her architect

was Josd Maria Martinez-Hidalgo, cura-

tor of the Marit ime Museum of Bar-

celona, Spain; his consultant was Colo-

nel Howard I. Chapelle, Chief of the

Naval and Transportat ion Section of

the Smithsonian Inst i tut ion in Wash-

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SIE Il|E FIRST LIVE

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* Admission: adults, $1.00 ; children 6 t0 I 2.50 cents; children under 6 free.

Highlights

L r F E o F T H E E X P L o R E R . I n b u i l d i n g s

a r o u n d a c o u r t y a r d , l 2 d i o r a m a s t r a c e

the l i fe of Columbus from his youth to

h is re tu rn to Barce lona a f te r d iscover ing

the New Wor ld . The d io ramas were de-

signed by the scenic department of the

Barce lona Opera House.

CASTLE AT THE PTCN. ThC CNTTANCC IL)

the 180- foo t - long p ie r i s a s imu la ted

castle gateway, reached by a draw-

br idge. Wi th in a re O ld Wor ld shops ;

the sounds of crowds and sea chanteys

ming le w i th the smel ls o f the exo t ic

sp ices Co lumbus sought in h is t rave ls .

rHE sHrp . N ine ty fee t long , rve igh ing

I l0 tons . the vesse l was cons t ruc ted in

Barcelona after years of resea.rch in mu-

seums and nava l a rch ives , and brought

to the Un i ted Sta tes on the deck o f a

f re igh ter . Her sa i l s and f lags were wo-

ven on l5 th Century looms, the i ron

and armament wrought on l5 th Cen-

tury forges. The crew is represented by

l8 l i fe-sized sculptured f igures. Colum-

bus in h is cab in ta lks w i th Capta in P in -

zon of the Pinta. Some crewmen crowd

around the s tove ; o thers s tand watch in

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A I l0 - foo t tower topped by a g ian t p las-

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car rouse l -shaoed s t ruc tu res o f "Fabu-

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TEXAS PAVTLIONS-AN OASIS OF ENTERTAINMENT!

Four hundred young Texans are your hosts in many fasc inat ing, fun- f i l ledpav i l ions. FRONTIER PALACE-where the Old West wi l l l i ve again , featur ingchuck-wagon s teaks, h igh-s tepping can-can g i r ls and an atmosphere fa in t lyt inged wi th gun smoke. SEVEN FUN-FILLED PAVILIONS-where the dramat icin f luences of Spain , Mexico,The Confederacy,The Republ ic o f Texas and Mod-ern Texas combine to prov ideyou wi th everyconceivab le type of enter ta inment .

VISIT AWHILE IN TEXAS -THREE ACRES OF FUN.FILLEDENTERTAINMENT. OPEN UNTIL 2 A. M.

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l ous F lo r ida . " The o ther bu i ld ings in rhet rop ica l se t t ing a t Meadow Lake in -c lude a la rge Sra te Erh ib i t Ha l l deco-ra ted in an appropr ia te mot i f ( the s ta tcsea l , rnaps , e tc . ) ; a Porpo ise poo l andStad ium, seat ing 1 ,600 and covered bya suspended p las t i c sun- and ra in - roo f ;t w o e x h i b i t b u i l d i n g s o n r h e l a k e a n dnvo mode l homes on the shore tha t a rereached bv a 25O- foo t "Br idge to theI (eys" boardrva lk . Shops and re f resh-ment s tands are ab<tu t the area .* Admission:free except for porpoise Show.* Porpoise Show: adults, $2.00; children,51.00. Show takes 30 minutes; IO pertorm-ances dai lv staninq dt l0:30 a.m.

High l igh ts

SAMPLTNG THE suNsHrNE srATE. In theS t a t e E x h i b i r H a l l a r c d i s p l a y s o f p r i c e -less ob jec ts u f a r t on loan f rom pub l icand pr iva te F lo r ic l . r co l lec t ions , and ex-h i b i t s r e l a t i n g t r t F l r t r i d a c o m n t u n i t i e s ,indus t rV , agr icu l t r - r re . spor ts anc l educ . r -

t ion . A ser ies o f sca le mode ls te l l s thes tory o f the U.S. space program.poRporsEs AND BANDS. A t roupe o f the"second-smartest mammals" in theworld plays basketbal l and "sings,"dances and c lowns in the day t ime showsat the Porpoise Pool and Stadium. Anearby tank conta ins severa l f ro l i ck ingsea l i c lns .

FLoATTNG BUTLDTNGS. Look ing l i ke u l t ra -modern houseboats, trvo bui ldings reston p i l ings in Meadow Lake. In one, theF lor ida Devc lopment Commiss ion , anof f i c ia l agency , g ives ou t in fo r rna t ionand ans lvers ques t ions about the s ta te .The o ther has a d isp lay pu t on by theMinute Maid Cornpany.MoDEL HoMEs. Two fu rn ished houses . atwo-bedro<trn cottage and a three-bed-room horne w i th sw imming poo l , showthe la tes t in Fkr r ida l i v ing .FLAMTNco rsLE. Beaut i fu l f la rn ingoss t ru t in an cnc l< tsed poo l , p rov id ing anatL l ra l d isp l . ry o f b r i l l i an t co lc l rs .

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I 4E WORI D 'S FA IR MARINA I49 "BOUNTT ' ' I 'O SHEA STADIUM

FLIJSHINGi EIAY AFIEA

This is an area t'or seafarers and splrts fans. The bayis an anchorage for small boats and a historicship;ashore is the home of the Mets and the Jets.

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W8 WORLD'S FAIRMARINA

One of the Fair's permanent installa-tions, this 8oO-boat marina is one ofthe largest on the East Coast. It is theport of call for boatmen cruising tothe Fair, and the terminal for com-mercial boat and hydrofoil lines fromNew York City and other nearby points.Scheduled for display is one of NewYork City's new jet-powered fireboats.Evinrude Motors maintains a mail portand message center for boatmen, andJohnson Motors offers information onboating facilities around the world. Inone building is a display presented bythe Olympic Committee of the Interna-tional Yacht Racing Association. A res-taurant overlooks the harbor. Themarina also has a coffee shop.* Admission: free.* Restaurant hours: lO a.m. to I a.m.

About 250,OO0 tons of steel were used toconstruct the various exhibit buildings.

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The famous British armed merchant-man, as re-created in meticulous detailfor the 1962 movie, Mutiny on the Bounty,is displayed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayerat the Marina in Flushing Bay. The rep-lica was built in Nova Scotia, to the plansof the l8th Century vessel.

* Admission: adults, 90 cents; childrm un-der 12. 50 cents.

Highlights

READY FoR THE sr,a,. The Bounty is shownmuch as the original looked when firstmate Fletcher Christian seized controlof the ship from Captain Will iam Blighin I 789. She has three masts, l4 horizon-tal yards and more than l0 miles of rig-ging. Her cannon are in place, her cabinscompletely furnished, her hold packedwith hogsheads. The ship has traveledmore than 40,000 miles under sail. Uni-formed attendants answer questions.ExHrBrrs oN sHoRE. A tropical exhibitarea, set amid lush foliage, has a numberof attractions:{ The survival cralt is a replica of theship's 23-foot launch, in which Blighand l8 loyal crewmen, put adrift by themutineers, sailed 1,600 miles to safety.! The canoe ol the temptresses is a 57-footsailing canoe of the type that broughtlovely visiting ladies from Tahiti to theBounty andso helped stir up the mutiny.q Bounty souvmirs, including jewelry,models and color film of the ship at seaare on sale in a thatched hut.

150 SHEA STADIUM

Long after the Fair is gone, New yorkCity's new Shea Stadium witl remain asthe ultimate in modern sports arenas. Afive-minute walk from the Fair's maingate, it is the home of the New yorkMets (baseball) and Jets (football). Be-tween baseball games, it is used by theFair for large special events. The stadi-um seats 55,OOO for baseball and 60,0oofor football, and no columns obstructthe view from any seat. There are some40 acres of parking space, plenty ofsnack stands, 57 restrooms and a I.OOO-seat restaurant.

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Fun at the Fair, Robert Moses has said, means fun in

I,{ew York. Uncountable pleasures await the f airgoer in the city-

amlng them museums, clncerts, sporting events and sightseeing

in such places as Rocket'eller Center, shown above. In the 45 pages

that follow, in pictures and in listings, ore presented some

of the big city's attractilns, both the familiar and the little known.

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T F I E A S I J F I E S

F F I C I M T H E C I T Y M L J S E I J M S

Dozens of superb museums make New York City one of theworld's great repositories of art and antiquit ies. For fair-goers, there is an excit ing introduction to this wonderlandat the New York City pavi l ion, where 34 of the city 's f inestmuseums are exhibit ing samples of their r iches. Amongthe exhibits are the jewel- l ikc bronze f igurines, from dif-ferent centuries and opposite sides of the earth, shownhere, plus many paint ings, primit ive works, photographs,posters and ceramic sculpture. A few of these treasuresare shown on the fol lowing pages. Start ing on page 256is a l ist of the city 's museums and their specialt ies-notonly art, but nature, history and various other f ields as well .

A HOLY FIGURE oJ l6th Century Asia(left) represents nuddha setting inmltiln the wheel ol the law. The figure,displayed by the Asia House Gallery,is from Nepal, where Buddha was born.

A MEDIEVAL VESSEL dating back tol Sth or l4th Century Europe (right),this aquamanile, or handwasher,was loaned to the Fair by theCloisters. To use it, water was pouredinto the horse's head andallowed t0 run lut thrlugh its mluth.

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"TH E DANCE" is lne o.f Henri Matisse's qreat wlrks, nlwpart o.i the Museum oJ Modern Art clllectiln. It waspainted in I 909 as a study l'or another picture and waS lttte r

-iudged superior to the _final work New York's GovernorRocke.leller bouqht it in I963 and presented it to the museum

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A LITTLE CLAY MAN carrying a fan was made nearly1,000 years ago by the forefathers of today's TarAscan

Indians of Mexico. The figure, owned by the Musanm of theAmerican Indian, is 14 inches high. Such figures, it is

believed, were buried with imponant ptrsons.

A NEW GUINEA SKULL RACK, mAde in the lastcentury by tribesmen lrom the Papuan Gulf , is lrom the

Museum of Primitive Art. It is the biggestskull rack extnnt, standing almost 56 inches high.

Headhunters used it to hang the skulls of their viaims.

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M U S i E I J M

S G H E E I I J L E S

There are dxcel lent museums in everypart of the New York City area. Some ofthe best known, and their specialties,are listed below. Admission is free un-less otherwise indicated.

Art

AsrA HousE GALLERy. I l2 E. 64th Street,d isplays"Asian ar t in specia l exhib i ts :"Art of Nepal," May 7 through August30; Japanese prints, October 2 to mid-December. Closed between shows. Openweekdays, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays,I I a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays and hol idays,I p .m. to 5 p .m.

THE BRooKLYN MUsEUM, Eastern Park-way at Washington Avenue, Brooklyn,exhibits American paintings and prints,a distinguished Egyptian collection, andprimitive art from Latin America, Afri-ca and the Pacific islands. A permanentreconstruction of the lTth Century JanMartense Schenck House opens on themuseum grounds April 26. Open week-days and Saturdays, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.;Sundays and holidays, I p.m. to 5 p.m.

rHE clorsrEns, Broadway and W. l92ndStreet, is a branch of the MetropolitanMuseum of Art that is devoted to me-dieval European art, including a Ro-manesque chapel and parts of fourcloisters from French monasteries. Tues-day through Saturday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.;Sundaysand hol idays, I p.m. to 6 p.m.;closed Mondays.

FRrcKcot-t-EcrroN, Fifth Avenue at 70thStreet, displays paintings, bronzes andfurni ture of the l4th to l9th Centur iesin what was the elegant mansion ofHenry C. Frick. Open Tuesday throughSaturday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays andminorhol idays, I p.m.to 5 p.m.; c losedMondays and major holidays. DuringAugust the hours are Thursday throughSaturday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesdaysand Sundays , I p .m. Lo 5 p .m. ; c losedMondays and Tuesdays.

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cALLERy oF MoDERN ART, 2 Columbus Cir-cle, exhibits European and Americanl9th and 20th Century paintings andsculptures in a new white marble struc-ture. Special exhibits include posters ofwor ld 'sfa i rs and exposi t ions f rom 1890to 1915. Open Tuesday through Fr iday,noon to 8 p.m.; weekends, noon to 6p.m.; c losed Mondays. Admission: 75cen ts ;ch i l d ren under 12 ,25 cen ts whenaccompanied by an adult.

THE GUGGENHETM MUsEUnn, lOTl Fi f thAvenue between 88th and 89th Streets,is famous for its 20th Century Europeanand American art. displayed in a dis-tinguished spiral building designed bythe late architect Frank Lloyd Wright.Special exhibits: Vincent Van Gogh,Apr i l 2 through June 28; the Expres-sionists, July I through September 13.Open Tuesday through Saturday, l0a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays and holidays,noon to 6 p.m.; closed Mondays andJuly 4. Admission: 50 cents.

THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA,

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Streets, maintains a Iibrary for the studyof Hispanic art, l iterature and history,and displays paintings by such masters asEl Greco, Veldsquez, Goya. There arealso collections of manuscripts, silver,books, ceramics, textiles and furniturethat i l lustrate Spanish and Latin Ameri-can cultures from the Columbian era tothe present. Open Tuesday through Sat-urday, l0 a.m. to 4:J0 p.m.; Sundays,2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays andJuly 4. Library open l:00 p.m. through4:30 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays,holidays and during August.

THE JEwrsH MUsEUM. Fifth Avenue at92nd Street. exhibits art objects andancient and modern Jewish ceremonialobjects. Special shows include an ar-cheological exhibit focusing on the godsof Biblical and pre-Biblical times, Aprill0 through September 6. Open Mon-day through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m.;

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METRopoLr rAN MUSEUM oF ART. F i f thAvenue and 82nd St ree t , has the mostc o m p r e h e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n o [ a r t i n t h eWestern Hemisphere I t a lso o f fe rs aJ u n i r l r M u s e u r n , a C o s t u r n c I n s t i t u t eand f ree lec tu res . Open weekdays andS a t u r d a y s , l 0 a t n t o 5 p . m . ; S u n d a y sa n d h o l i d a y s , l p . m . t o 5 p . m .

MUSEUM oF coNTEMpoRARy cRAFTs. 29W 5 l r d S t r e e t , i s t h e o n l y m u s e u m i n t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s d e v o t e d e n t i r e l y t o h a n d i -c r a f t s S p e c i a l e x h i b i t s i n c l u d e : " A m e r i -

can Dcs igner -Cr . r f t smen 1964, " May Ith rough Se1 ' r tember 5 . Opren weekdaysa n d S a t u r d a y s , n ( x ) n t o 6 p . m . ; S u n d a y s ,2 p . m . t o 6 p . m .

M U S E U M O F E A R L Y A M E R I C A N F O L K A R T S ,4 9 W . 5 I r d S t r e e t , s p e c i . r l i z e s i n d o m e s t i ci l r - tS c tnc l c r . r f t s o f ear ly sc t t le rs S l lec i . r t

exh ib i ts inc lude a d isp lay o f fo lk scu lp -ture. Open Tuesdays through Sundays,l I a.m. to 6 p.m.; c losed Mondays. Ad_miss ion : 2 5 cents .

THE IV IUSEUM OF MODERN ART, I I W.5 l r d S t r e e t , r e o p e n s i n M a y a f t e r a l o n gck ls ing fo r renovat ion and the cons t ruc-t ion o f a new wing . I t boas ts one o f thewor ld 's bes t -known co l lec t ions o f mod-e r n a r t , s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e I m p r e s s i ( ) n _is t i c per iod . Other fea tures inc lude:S c u l p t u r e G a r d e n , C h i l d r e n ' s C a r n i v a lo f Ar t w i th hour - long sess ions ( reg is t ra -t i o n i n a d v a n c e ) i n a w o r k s h o p - t o y g a l -l e r y . a n d c l a s s i c m o t i o n p i c t u r e s , w h i c ha r e s h o w n d a i l y a t 3 p . n r . a n d 5 : 3 0 p . m .S p e c i a l e x h i b i t s : " M o n u m e n t a l S t r u c _t u r e s : E n g i n e e r i n g a t G i a n t S c a l e , " M a yl l t h r o u g h S e p t e m b e r l l ; a h i s t o r y o fphotograph ic fo rm s ince Daguer re , Mayl l th rough October i . Open da i l y , l la m. to 6 p .m. except Thursdays , l I a .m.tO 9 p .m ; Sundc l fS , noof l t t l 6 p .m. Ad-

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mission: $1.0O; v is i tors under 16, 25cents; group rates available.

MUSEUM oF PRrMrrrvE ART. l5 W. 54thStreet, features art forms of primitivecultures. both ancient and modern. Spe-cial exhibits include; "Seafarers of NewGuinea: Art of the Massim Area" andpaintings by the famous Mexican cari-caturist Miguel Covarrubias, closes Mayl0; "Masterpieces from the Americas,"the best from the permanent collection.May 20 through November 15. OpenTuesday through Saturday, noon to 5p.m.; Sundays, I p.m. to 5 p.m.; closedMondays. Admission: 50 cents; visitorsunder 18 ,25 cen ts .

RTvERSTDE rvrusEuM, I l0 Riverside Driveat l0lrd Street, features certain aspectsof Oriental and American art-notablythe art of Tibet, contemporary Japanesepr ints and American ar t s ince 1920.Special exhibits include: ContemporaryAmerican painters and sculptors, Aprill2 through May 17; "Federat ion ofModern Painters and Sculptors," May24 through August 30. Open Tuesdaythrough Sunday from I p.m. to 5 p.m.;closed Mondays and holidays.

STATEN ISLAND INSTITUTE OF ARTS ANDscrENcEs. 75 Stuyvesant Place at WallStreet, St. George, Staten Island, has sec-tions devoted to exhibits on the naturalhistory of Staten Island, Staten Island In-dians and the solar system. There arespecial exhibits on "New Discoveries inIndian Archaeology on Staten Island"and "Conservation in an Urban Envi-ronment." Open Tuesday through Sat-urday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 2p.m. to 5 p.m.; Memorial Day and LaborDay,2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; July and August,weekdays l0 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Mon-days and July 4.

wHrrNEY MUsEUM oF AMERTcAx nnr, 22W. 54th Street, has displays of contempo-rary American paintings and sculptures.Special exhibit for the Fair season: "Be-tween the Fairs-25 Years of AmericanAri,1939-1964," June 24 through Sep-tember23. Open dai ly , I p.m. to 5 p.m.;closed July 4 and Labor Day.

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cRoLrER ctus,47 E. 60th Street, has ex-hibits relating to books and printing.and a research library on the history ofprinting, bibliographies, etc. Special ex-hibits: books published to commemo-rate fairs and other events, Apr\l 22through June l0; medieval manuscripts,early printed books and fine bindings,June I through August 31. Open week-days, l0 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, l0a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, I p.m. to 5 p.m.

THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

Pierrepont and Clinton Streets, Brook-lyn, features exhibits and a librarydealing with the historic past of LongIsland, including genealogical and ec-clesiastical histories. Open Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;closed Sundays, Mondays and AugustI through Labor Day.

MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN.

Broadway at W. l55th Street, has theworld's largest collection of WesternHemisphere Indian arts and crafts, pre-historic to present. Special exhibits in-clude a Hall of Fame of Indian leaders.Open Tuesday through Sunday, I p.m. to5 p.m.; closed Mondays and holidays.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEttr YORK.

Fifth Avenue at l0lrd to l04th Streets,presents New York's history in 100years of costumes, furniture, toys. fireengines, etc. Walking tours to variousparts of the city are arranged on alter.nate Sundays. Open Tuesday throughSaturday. l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundaysand holidays, I p.m. to 5 p.m.; closedMondays.

NEw-YoRK HrsroRrcAl socrETY, 170Central Park West between 76th and77th Streets, maintains historical artgalleries, a museum and a library. Spe-cial exhibits include maps used by Wash-ington's army, and pictures of NewYork's first world's fair: the Crystal Pal-ace Exhibi t ion of 1851. Gal ler ies areopen Sundays and Tuesday throughFriday, I p.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, l0a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays and

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STATEN ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Court and Center Streets, Richmond-town, Staten Island, displays a repre-sentative collection il lustrating the is-land's history, including the inside ofan old general store and a tool collec-tion. Open Tuesday through Saturday,2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. to 6p.m.; closed Mondays.

Libraries

NEw YoRK PUBLTc LTBRARv, Fifth Ave-nue and 42nd Street, is headquartersof the world's biggest public l ibrarysystem. Special exhibits during the Fairseason: "64 Treasures for the '64 Fair,"including a l5th Century Gutenberg Bi-ble and the Olive Branch Petition sentto l(ing George III by the ContinentalCongress ln 1775, mid-April throughJuly l2; Shakespearean objects, July l2through October l l. Open weekdaysand Saturdays, 9 a.m. to l0 p.m.; Sun-days. I p.m. to l0 p.m.

THE prERpoNT rvroRGAN rrsRAny, 29 E.l6th Street, displays rare manuscripts,documents and books in the formerprivate library of J. P. Morgan. Specialexhibit: "Notable Acquisitions since thel9 l9 World 's Fair , " Apr i l 9 throughSeptember 12. Open Monday throughSaturday, 9:lO a.m. to 5 p.m.; closedSundays, holidays and summer week-ends.

Others

A M E R I C A N G E O G R A P H I C A L S O C I E T Y ,Broadway at l56th Street, nation's old-

est geographical society, has old andnew maps on display, with others avai l-

able through a fine research library.

Open weekdays,9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed

weekends and holidays.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HIS-ronv, and the American Museum Hay-

den Planetarium, Central Park West at79th Street, has animals, plants and min-

erals from every age and place in its 58exhibit areas. Noteworthy exhibits in-clude a 67-foot Brontosaurus skeleton,aNorthwest Coast Indian Hall and a num-ber of groupings showing animals intheir natural habitats. A Hall of NorthAmerican Birds opens in 'May. Openweekdays, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundaysand holidays, I p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Hayden Planetarium, located inan adjoining building, gives daily astro-nomical shows on i ts cei l ing chart ofthe heavens, one of the largest of itskind in America. Admission: days,adul ts $ 1.00, chi ldren under 18, 50cents; evenings, adul ts $1.25, chi ldren75 cents. No child under five is admitted.

AMERTcAN NUMISMATIC socrETy, Broad-

way at l56th Street, one of the oldestcoin collectors'societies in America, hasa library in which it displays coins ofall kinds-American, British. Roman,Siamese,etc.-and medals, decorationsand gambling tokens. Open Tuesdaythrough Saturday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.;library, Tuesday through Saturday, 9a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sundays, Mon-days and holidays.

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Brooklyn Avenue between Park Placeand St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, hasexhibits on science. anthropology, In-dians,the Civil War and antique toys.A planetarium show, fi lms, talks andlive animal exhibits are designed forschool-age children. The museum is intwo buildings. Both are open Mondaythrough Saturday,l0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inthe spring and fall the Bower ParkBuilding is also open Sundays and holi-days, I p.m. to 5 p.m. The St. MarksBuilding is closed Sundays and holidays;both buildings closed-sundays and holi-days in July and August.

THE coopER uNroN l\irusEuM, 7th Streetand 4th Avenue, specializes in the deco-rative arts: textiles, drawings, silver, ce-ramics and tapestries. Its collection ofpaintings includes more than 100 worksby Winslow Homer. Open weekdaysand Saturdays,l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closedSundavs.

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This is wherethe Fair begins

The RCA Exhibit, including aclosed-circuit color television net-work and 300 receiver sets locatedconven ien t ly th roughout theFairgrounds, informs visitors ofFair-wide activities. A mobile TVunit, roving the grounds, permitscoverage of major events and spotnews developments when andwhere they happen. Watch RCAcolor TV at the Fair-look at theRCA Exhibit and at any of the 300strategically placed RCA Victorcolor receivers.

As T he Ofr,cial W orld' s F air C olorTV Communications Center, theRCA Exhibit handles a wide range

of services. A worried parent, forinstance, need only look as far asthe nearest RCA receiver. Lostchildren will be regularly televised.

Make your first stop at the RCABuilding itself, located right insidethe main gate. From the circularglass visitors' gallery, you watcha fully equipped color TV studioat work. See live color programsbeing produced. See yourself onCOLOR TV-live and on tape!

No doubt about it, the fabulousRCA Exhibit is a landmark. Itswonderful world of color televisionis a wonderful introduction to theGreatest Fair of all.

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FAIF I FESTIVAL

AT L INCGIL I \ I CENTEFIThe cultural pride of New york is Lincoln center for the per-forming Arts, planned as a r ich complex of bui ldings. Thusfar two are up: Pl-r i lharmonic Hall (shown above just beforea concert) and the New york State Theater. Both offer a ful lprogram of concerts, bal lets and musicals (see schedulesstart ing page 266) as part of a special World's Fair Festival.

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A SEEKER OF TALENT, Bernsteinchats with pianist Andre Watts(left), representative of the performers theconductor encourages 0n his nationallytelaised Young People's Concefts.Only 17, Watts has also appeared assoloist at a regular Philharmonic clncert.

T H E-C E NT E R-TO-B E, shown inmodels, will include (clockwise f rom larleJt): New York State Theater, DamroschPark and Guggenheim Band Shell,Metropolitan Opera House, VivianBeaumont Theater and Library, JuilliardSchool of Music and Philharmonic Hall.

MASTER OF MUSICALS RichardRodgers, seen here playing his " Sound olMttsic" sclre lor stars Theodore Bikeland Mary Martin (seated, right), isproducing director of two major musicalshows to be given this summer at the N ewYork State Theater. The theater was

financed by the state and NEw York Cityas a contribution to the Fair.

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M U S i l c ,

trlAIVCE ANE! EIFIAMA

There are hundreds of stage and concertperformances in the New York area ev-ery year-operas, B roadway stage shows,small recitals, jazz concerts, folk dances.The city is the music, drama and dancecenter for the entire nation. Only a fewhighl ights are l is ted here; many moreevents may be found in the daily news-papers. Where no ticket price is shown.admission is free.

Concerts

AUGUST FANFARE, Philharmonic Hall,L incoln Cente r , Broadway at 65thStreet. is a series of l2 evenings of vari-ous musical events, August 3 through21. See newspapers for details. Admis-s ion :$6 .00 top .

BAcH ARrA GRouP, Phi lharmonic Hal l ,Lincoln center, presents a program ofbaroque music, Apr i l 29. Admission:

$6.00 toP.

BATTERY PARK coNcEnrs, Battery Park,in lower Manhattan west of the StatenIsland ferry slip, take place Tuesdaysduring the summer, noon to 2 p.m., fea-turing band music.

BRYANT PARK coNcERTs, behind theNew York Publ ic L ibrary. Sixth Avenueat 40th Street, offer recorded, amplifiedmusic in the park MondaYs throughFridays, noon to 2 p.m., June l6 throughSeptember I L

coNcERTGEBolrw oRcHEsrn-a,, from Am-sterdam, presents a musical program atPhi lharmonic Hal l , Apr i l 24. Admission:

$6.00 toP.

DANcE MUsIc is played nightly by vari-ous popular bands at the Wollman Me-moria l in Central Park and at other lo-cat ions in c i ty parks at 8 p.m., June l8

through September 4.

FoREsr .HILLs MUsIc FEsrIvAL, ForestHills,stadium, Forest Hills. Long Island,

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features a number of top popular artistsin the famous tennis grounds duringJuly and August. Listings appear in thenewspapcrs. Admission va r ies.

GUGGENHETM MEMORIAL CONCERTS, per-

formed by the Goldman Band, take

place Mondays, Wednesdays. Fridays

and Sundays at the Central Park Mall .

On Tuesdays and Thursdays the band

plays in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Con-

cer tss ta r ta t 8 :10 p .m. , June l7 th rough

August 14.

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19. Admiss ion : $6 .00 top .

LATrN AMERTcAN MUsIc is performed on

thebanksof Har lem Meer , a la rge pond

inCent ra l Parka t F i f thAvenueand I lOth

Street, Tuesday evenings, July 7 through

A u g u s t 1 5 .

LrvrNG MUsIc coNcERTs, which are spon-

sorcd by the New York City Park De-

partment, feature popular and l ight

classical music played by bands every

evening during the summer at the fol-

lowing locations in various parts of the

city: Chelsea Park, 28th Street between

Eighth and Tenth Avenues; Colonial

Park, l49th Street and Bradhurst Ave-

nue; Thomas Jefferson Park, I l6th

Street and First Avenue.

MTDsuMMER MUSIc FEsr IvAL, Ph i lhar -

monic Hall , Lincoln Center, offers a va-

r ie ty o f mus ica l events every even ing ,

July 20 through August 2. except July

28. See newspapers for detai ls. Admis-

s ion va r ies .

.MUNICIPAL CONCERTS, thc CCNTTAI PATK

Mal l , every Saturday even ing dur ing

AugLlst; other evenings at other city

parks; featuring orchestral music.

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F The Lincoln Center World's Fair Festival.The Program:

At Philharmonic Hall$ptit 25th. N_EIM YORK PRO MUSICA. Noah Greenberg,Director. An Elizabethan Concert.April 26th,27th. THE SAHM-CHUM LI DANCERS ANDMUSICIANS. Korean dance and music.April29th. BACH ARIA GROUP. William H. Scheide, Director.

llay 2nd.-rtrEw YORK PRO MUSICA. Noah Greenberg,Director. The Renaissance Band.

llay 9th. ry-Ery YORK pRO MUSICA. Noah Greenberg,Director. The Motet choir and Wind Ensemble.May l0th. ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. "A SeaSymphony." "Testament of Freedom."May llth, l8th, 15th. THB PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA.Eugene Ormandy, Conductor.M"y lltlr, All lichard Strauss Program. Rudolf Serkin, pianist.May 13th, Verdi: Manzoni Requiem.May 15th, A Rachmaninofi Pr5gram. Van Cliburn, pianist.May 20th - June 14th. THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC..PROMENADES.''

May Z0th - May 31st, Kostelanetz, Conductor.June Srd_- JuneTth, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Conductor.June lOth - June L4th, Kostelanetz, eonductor.

At The NewYork StateTheaterApril 24rh - May 17th. NEW YORK CITY BALLET.May lSth - June 7th. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY."King Lear" starring Paul Scoffeld. "Comedy of Errors."

|une 9th - June 28th. BAYANIHAN. Philippine Dance Company.

July 6th - August 19th. MUSIC THEATER OF LINCOLNCENTER. Richard Rodgers, Producing Director.]uly 6th - August 8th. "Kng and I."August lTth - September 19th. "The Merry Widow,"starring Patrice Munsel.

For program and ticket information call or write:Philharmonic Hall, Broadway at 65th, New York 23, N.Y.,TRafalgar 4-2424.New York State Theater, Broadway at 62nd, New York 29, N.y.,TRafalgar 7-47A0.

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at 8:10 p.m., May 30, July 4, July 3 I andSeptember 8.

NE\tr YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,

Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, con-cludes its current season May 17 andresumes September 29 with a- benefitconcert directed by Josef Krips of theSan Francisco Symphony. Regular sea-son subscription concerts, conducted byLeonard Bernstein. are played Thursdaythrough Sunday. A few tickets may beavailable at the box office. Admission:$4.00 to $5.00.

NEw YoRK PRo Musrca, PhilharmonicHall, performs a series of concerts featur-ing music of the Middle Ages and theRenaissance, Apiil25, May 2 and May 9at 3 p.m. Admission: $6.0O top.

oRAToRro socrETY oF NEw Yom, Phil-harmonic Hall, gives a choral concertMay 10. Admission: $6.00 top.

pHILADELpHTA oRcHEsrRA, Philharmon-ic Hall, presents both classical and semi-classical music. conducted by EugeneOrmandy, May I l , May 13 and May 15.Admission: $7.50 top.

SA}IM-CIIUN.LI DANCERS AND MUSTCIANS.

from Korea, present Oriental dances inPhilharmonic Hall, April 26 and April27. Admission: $6.00 top.

PRoMENATTE coNcERTs, PhilharmonicHall, Lincoln Center, feature light classi-cal music from Italy, France and othercountries. Andre Kostelanetz conductsthe first, second and fourth weeks of thefour-week season; Sir Malcolm Sargentconducts the third week. Concerts areheld at 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays throughSundays, May 20 through June 14. Ad-mission: $2.50 to $5.O0.

srADruM GoNcERTs, Lewisohn Sta-dium, Amsterdam Avenue at llSthStreet, present classical, light classicaland popular music. Two of the conduc-tors are Julius Rudel and Franz Allers.The programs include the llrd AnnualGershwin Night, July 4, and the l Tth An-nual Rodgers and Hammerstein Night,

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August 8. Concerts are held Tuesdaythrough Thursday and Saturday eve-nings, June 2l through August 8. Admis-sion: 75 cents to $1.00.

wAsHTNGToN seuARE coxcrnrs, FifthAvenueand Fourth Street, feature open-air chamber music on August evenings.Dates to be announced.

Dance

NEwYoRK €ITY BALLET coupexv, NewYork State Theater, Lincoln Center, of-fers its spring season April 24 to Mayl7. The fall season begins September 21.Admission: $1.95 to $4.95.

PHILIPPTNE BAYANIHAN DANCE GROUP

performs its repertoire in the New YorkState Theater June 9 through June 28.Admission: $6.00 top.

seuARE rraNcu PRocRAM, with all com-ers invited to participate, is sponsoredby the New York City Park Department,Mondays at Poe Park, the Bronx; Tues-days at Wollman Memorial, CentralPark; and Thursdays, Cunningham Park,Queens; June 16 through September29 at 8 p.m.

Opera

BRooKLyN ACADEMY oF r\dusrc, LafayetteAvenue and Ashland Place, Brooklyn,sponsors six operatic performances fromthe standard repertoire on successiveSaturday evenings in April and May.Admission: $ 1.50 to $4.00.

HBrcHTs opERA coMpANy, Central ParkMall near 72nd Street, presents fullystaged opera performances, includingAida andTosca,Tuesdays, July 7 throughAugust I l.

METRoPoLTTAN oPERA, 1425 Broadwayat 40th Street, in its special New YorkWorld's Fair Gala Season. offers Aida.Cmtalleria Rusticana, Don Giovarml Falstaf.Macbah, Manon, Otello, Pagliacci, ln Son-nambula and IlTrovatore,with the leadingroles taken by the biggest names in in-ternational opera. The season runs from

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April2T through May l0 and tickets arebeing sold exclusively by American Ex-press. Admission: $5.00 to $15.O0. TheMetropolitan's SOth regular seasonopens October t 2 with Joan Sutherlandin Lucia di Lammermoor.

NEw YoRK cITY GRAND oPERA, New YorkCity Center, l l l West 55th Street, pro-duces a variety of well-known operasfrom the standard repertoire, September28 through November 15. Admission:$1.95 to 54.95.

Theater

Drusrc THEATER of Lincoln Center. NewYork State Theater, Lincoln Center, anew company with Richard Rodgers aspresident and producing director, stagesRodgers and Hammerstein's The Kingand I. July 6 through August 8, andFranz Lehar's The Merry Widow, August

17 through September 19. Admission:$6.00 top.

NE}v YoRK cITY cENTER, I]I W. '5thStreet, houses revivals of several Ameri-can musicals-West Side Story (April 8 toMay 5), Porgy and Bess (May 6 to May 26),and My Fair Lady (beginning May 27).Admission: $1.95 to $4.95.

NEYY YORK SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL,

outdoor theater in Central Park, presentsits performances of classical drama Tues-daysthrough Sundays: Hamlet. June l0through July 4; Othello, July 8 throughAugust I ; and Sophocles' Electra, August5 through Afgust 29.

RoYAL SHAKESPEAREAN THEATEn, New

York State Theater, does King Lear,with Paul Scofield, and Comedy oJ Errors.May l8 through June 7. Admission:$6.00 top.

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GYMIIAST Muriel GrossJeld (above) has

alreadlt been 0n twl U.S. Olympic squads. Amongthe hundreds oJ' hopeJuls trying t'or places, she

and the record-breakers on these pages so excel that they areamln(t the stronqest candidates f or the 1964 team.

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'rcANoEING: Orchard Beach Lagoon, Pc l -h a m B a y P . r r k , B r u c k n e r B o u l e v a r d a n dPelh . rm Parkrv . ry , t l re Bn lnx September

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cycLrNG' Speed races a t K issena ParkVe loc l ro rnc , Nor th Hempste . rc l Turnp iken e a r I 5 9 t h S t r e e t , F l u s h i n g , Q u e e n s .Septembcr 2 to 4 Roac l races in Cent r . r lP a r k , M a n h . r t t a n , s t a r t i n g a t E a s t P a r kD r i v e a t S l s t S t r e e t S e p t e m b e r 5 a n d 6 .

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J U D o : T h e S i n g e r B o w l , W o r l d ' s F a i r .

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RowING' Orchard Be. rch Lagoon, Pe l -h a m B a y P a r k , B r u c k n c r B o u l e v . r r d a n dPe lham P. r rkw. lv , the Bronx S i r rg lesa n d e i g h t s , J u l y 8 t o I l ; s m . r l l b o . r t s ,August 26 to 29 .

SWIMIV1ING AND DIVING: AStOTiA PA rKPoo l , l9 th S t ree t and 2 l rd Dr ive , As to-r ia , Queens. D iv ing , September 4 to 7 .

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Stad ium. August 7 and 8 .

voLLEYBALL: Queens Co l lege Gymnas i -

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Queens. September I to 5.

wATER PoLo : Astor ia Pa rk Pool , I 9th

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The Olympic trials are only a few of the Augustsports activities held in Metropolitan 7 (N), 8, 9 (D), Baltimore.New York during the Fair season. Oth- I I (N), 12, 13 (SN), Chicago.ers include baseball, soccer, golf, tennis 25 (N), 26, Washington.

. and horse racing, plus a variety of mi- 28 (N), 29 (TN), 30, Boston.nor events. Admissions vary.

SeptemberBaseball I I (N), 12, 13. Minnesota.

l5 (N), 16, 17 (SN). Los Angeles.THE NEw voRK yANKsns, Yankee Sta- l8 (N), 19, 20, Kansas City.d ium, River Avenue and l6 lst Street , 29 (TN). l0 (N), Detro i t .thc Bronx.

OctobersrARrrNG rrMEs l, Detroit.Afternoon, 2. 2 (N), 3, 4, Cleveland.Night (N), S. )

Suburban night (SN), 6. .L^^ . r - r : . ._Sunday doubleheader (D), 2. Tj:j:ill""^T:t^'.:1ea

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Hol iday doubleheader (H), l :10. Jacenr to tne la l rgrounos'

Twi-night doubleheader (TN), 6.STARTING TIMES

ADMrssroN Afternoon, 2.75 cents to $3.50. Night (N), 8.

Sunday doubleheader (D), 2.

DArES Holiday doubleheader (H), I:30.

April ADMIsstoN14. 16. Boston. 75 cents to $3.50.25, 26, Bal t imore.28, 29, Chicago. DArEs

Mav A|rilI (N), 2, 3 (D), Washington. 17, 18, 19, Pittsburgh.5 (N), Detroit. 20, 21, Philadelphia.l5 (N), 16, 17 (D), Kansas Ci ty. 22,2r . Chicago.l9 (N), 20, Minnesota.22 (N), 2t ,24 (D), Los Angeles. Mav26 (N), 27, Cleveland. 6 (N), 7, Cincinnati.

8 (N), 9, l0 (D), St . Louis.l2 (N), l t , 14, Mi lwaukee.June

12 (N), l ' , 14 (D), Chicago. 29 (N),30, l l (D), San Francisco.16 (N), 17, 18 (SN), Boston.26 (N). 27, 28 (D), Detro i t . June30 (TN). Los Angeles 2 (N), l, 4, Houston.

5 (N), 6, 7 (D), Los Angeles.

Jutlt 9 (N), l0 (N), I l, Chicago.i , 2 (SN), Kansas Ci ty. 19 (N), 20,2t (D), Phi ladelphia.I (N), 4 (H), 5, Minnesota. 2l (N), 24, 25, Pittsburgh.l4 (N), 15, l6 (SN), Bal t imore.17 (N), 18, 19 (D), Cleveland. Jutv2l (N). 22,23 (SN), Washington. 9 (N), l0 (N), ,11, St . Louis.

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l2 (D), 13, Cincinnat i .24 (N), 25,26 (D), Mi lwaukee.28 (N), 29 (N), Los Angeles.3l (N), Houston.

Augustl, 2 (D',, Houston.4 (N), 5 (N), San Francisco.l4 (N), l5 (N), 16. Phi ladelphia.t7, t8 (N), 19, r i t tsburgh. '2 l (N ) , 22 ,2 j (D ) , Ch icago .

SeptemberI (N), 2 (N), 3, San Francisco.4 (N), 5 (N), 6, Los Angeles.7 (H), Houston.9 (N), 10, Milwaukee.22 (N), 21, St . Louis.25 (N), 26, 27 (D), Cincinnati.

ALL-srAR GAne, Shea Stadium. Two starteams are fielded by the AmericanLeague and the National League forthis annual classic. July 7 at I p.m.

Golf

THE TITUNDERBIRD GLI\SSIC GOLF TOUR.

NAMENT, Westchester Country Club,Rye, New York. The biggest name golf-ers-Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus,Gary Player, Sam Snead and many oth-ers-compete for $ l00,000 in prizemoney at one of the top professionaltournaments in the United States. JuneI to 7. Admission: $5.00 daily.

Soccer

TNTERNATToNAL soccER LEAGUE, Down-ing Stadium, Randall 's Island, is anassociation of top teams from SouthAmerica and Europe, playing in theU.S. between their regular seasons athome. In August the winner of theleague championship plays the Dukla,Czechoslovakia, team, current holderof the American Challenge Cup. Dou-bleheaders every Sunday at 2:15 p.m.;single games every Wednesday at 8p.m., May 3l to August 2; league cham-

pionship games, July 29 and August 2;Cup games, August 5 in Chicago andAugust 9 in New York. Admission:$1.00 to $5.00.

Tennis

u.s. TENNTs cHAMproNsHrps, West SideTennis Club, Forest Hills, Queens. About175 men and 100 women, the world'sbest amateur tennis players, compete inone of the four major tennis tourna-ments. There are 26 grass courts; standsseat 15,000. Sept. 2 to 13. Admission:$1 .25 to $6 .25 .

Horse Racing

Thoroughbred and harness races arebeing held at three rracks in the NewYork area this season.{ rnonoucHBRED RAcrNG, AqueductRacetrack, Ozone Park, Queens. March16 to August l; and August 3l to De-cember 12. Admission: 92.00 to $5.00.{ xanxrss RACTNG alternates betweenRoosevelt Raceway, Westbury, L.I., andYonkers Raceway, Yonkers. Admission:$2.00 to $6.00.

Fair Events

Some other sporting events being heldat the Fair are listed below.

WRESTLING (A.A.U.) : June 22 to 26.

ruoo (A.A.U.) May I to 4.

JUNToR wErcHTLrFTrxc (A.A.U.): Mav22 and24.

FLYCASTING: April 25, May 9, 2); June6 ,20 ,27 andJu ly I l .

TUMBLTNG (U.S. Navy team): June 8 to12, July 27 to) I and October 5 to 9.

cYMNAsrrcs (Danish team):July 7.

GANOE RBGATTA: July 19.

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For nature lovers, there are. no fewerthan three zoos, three botanical gardensand an aquarium among the five bor-oughs of New York City, each with itsown specia l t ies.

Zoos

BRoNx zoo, New York Zoological Park,Pelham Parkway and' Southern Boule-vard, the Bronx, is the largest zoo inthe United States. Special features in-

. clude the "Red Light Room," an exhibitarea Iit by red lights that leave it brightenough for visitors to see, but darkenough to fool nocturnal animals intocoming out to play; an "African plains"area. where only a ,moat separates theanimals f rom the publ ic ; and a chi ldren'szoo to which adults are admitted onlyif accompanied by a child. Open daily,lO a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays and holi-days, l0 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission:free. Friday through Monday;.25 cents,Tuesday through Thursday; children'szoo,20 cents; 25 cents for all under 14.There is a 5O-cent parking charge forcars.

cENTRAL PARK zoo, at 64th Street andFifth Avenue, is a small collection ofanimals centered around a seal pool. Achildren's zoo contains farm animals andsmaller wild creatures. The zoo has acafeteria with an adjacent picnic area.Open daily, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; story-te l l ing sessions at l :30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, at I I a.m. Saturday.Admission to children's zoo: I0 cents..

STATENTSLAND zoo. at Clove Road andBroadway. West New Brighton, StatenIsland. has a notable reptile collection,plus mammals, birds and tropical fish.Open dai ly f rom l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Botanical Gardens

BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN AND ARBO-

RETUM, 1000 Washington Avenue near

Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, has tree.

shrub and flower collections from Eu-rope, Asia and North America arrangedby plant families in 50 acres. There area Rose Garden, an Herb Garden, a ZenGarden, a Children's Garden, a Gardenof Fragrance for the Blind (a touch-taste-and-smell ghrden with signs inBrail le), a Japanese lake-and-island gar-den, and a display of dwarfed pottedtrees: The gardens are open daily from ga.m. to dusk; Sundays and holidays, froml0 a.m. to dusk. Conservatories andgreenhouses are open Monday throughSaturday, l0 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays andhol idays, l2:15 p.m. ro 4 p.m.

NEw YoRK BoTANICAL GARDENS, Bronx

Park, 200th Street near Webster Ave-nue, tl ie Bronx, displays more than5,000 species of trees, plants and shrubsfrom all over the world. Included aretropicals and exotics in I 5 greenhouses,a hemlock forest. and an herb garden.There are also a lecture hall, museum,herbarium and the largest botanical-hor-ticultural l ibrary in the hemisphere. Spe-cial attractions include exhibits of plantsgrown in each of the countries partici-pat ing in the Fair . Open l0 a.m. to dusk;building closes at 4:30 p.m.

euEENs BorANrcAL GARDEN, KissenaCorridor Park, Main Street and Law-rence Street, Flushing. Queens, is theFair's next-door neighbor. It boasts oneof the largest rose gardens in the East-ern area, a heath garden, and floral dis-plays. Open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk.

Aquarium

NEw YoRK AeuARruM, 8th Street andSurf Avenue. Coney Island, Brooklyn,has on display rare and beautiful f ish;sea mammals such as white whales, wal-ruses, and sea lions; plus a variety ofother aquatic creatures. Open Wednes-daythrough Sunday, l0 a.m. to l0 p.m.in summer; closed Mondays and Tues-days except on holidays. Admission: 90cents; children 5 to 16, 45 cents.

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the General Assembly Building concourse.

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Sl'IAPPING FLAGS o.f mentber nations whip in the wind arU.N. HeadqLtorters. In the rear. sheathed in green glass.is the J9-story Secretariat Buitding. Below,it the marble andIimestone wall is part oJ the General Assembly. Thesestructures are lhe heart ol the I g_acre LI N enclave.

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by lllrs. Golda Meir. lsrael's Foreign Minister. tvlost oJ theworld's leaders have come n its podium on varrcus occasionsto plead their causes, among them Jour Ll.S. presidents.

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