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New Telephone Numbering For France

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Le Palais de Justice: A Short Dark History - Jacqueline Donnelly - The second `Dark History' piece is all about the Palais de Justice / Conciergerie on the Ile de la Cité. Consider yourself lucky that you are visiting it as a tourist - rather than as a customer during the French Revolution.

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The Rentrée: Plan Vélo & Myriaflow - Françoise Giovannangeli - The Summer is over, and the Parisians are now thinking about solutions to air polution. The City of Paris is making its latest attempt to make the streets more bicycle friendly, while at the same time contemplating other ideas which seem like a bit of science fiction: Myriaflow.

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Born Nobody on Montmartre - Richard Erickson tells us about Maurice Utrillo, born in 1883 on Montmartre itself. A ``Famous Son'' of the place, here is the story of a local who made good.

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French History - October - The Battle of Tours (732); Napoléon exiled to St. Helena (1815); History's first Getaway Car used by thieves in Paris(1901); Births: Diderot (1713) Yves Montand (1921); François Mitterand (1916).

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Image of the Month; Les Halles - Here, in the center of the City are reflections of old and new.
Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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