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California Unit having fun at Hobo Rally

ANTELOPE HUNT-BARBECUE RALLY

ADDED TO WBCCls NATIONAL LIST

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great vac ation area. Glacialstreams feed over a hundred lakesin Medicine Bow National Forest.There is Devil's Gate, Fort Lara­mie, National Monument, Hell'sHalf Acre and many other his­toriCal places of interest withineasy driving distance of Laramie.

Not too faraway othel' national'attractions are Yellowstone Na­tional Park, the Grand Tetons, theBlack Hills, Mt. Rushmore, theBad Lands. Also, from Laramie,it is only a short hop to the ren­dezvous sites of the Wally ByamCanadian and Alaskan Caravans.

Laramie, sitting high on theprairie, has an enviable summerclimate, lovely sunny days andcool evenings. A sweater or lightcoat is usually needed after thesun goes down, and an extra blan­ket in your trailer might come inpretty handy.

The WBCC is fortunate in hav­ing the use of some of the Uni­versity of Wyoming buildings.One, the Memorial Fieldhouse,built as a memorial to all Wyo­ming veterans, seats up to 10,000people. Here, the evening pro­grams will be held, the TeenQueen Contest, the professionalentertainmeI).t, the Shrine Circusand others.

Thi,s w~~lalso be the setting for

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You are going to have the timeof your life at the 8th Interna­tional Rally of the WBCC. Allroads leading to Laramie will beshining examples of the enthu­siasm over this big conclave.Shining Airstreams from all partsof the United States and Canadawill be descending on this prairiecity for the greatest travel trailershow in history.

This will be the 8th time manyof the members have criss-crossedour great country to take part inthe club's annual International.Many members will be attendingfor the first time. All will be filledwith awe when the last Airstreamis in and the great picture is com­plete.

The rally of all WBCC membershas grown from less than 300Air­streams to an anticipated Laramieattendance of 2500 Airstreams,representing, conservatively, 7000individuals. The gala has been inthe making since July of last year.Almost before the I do's weresaid, following the oath of office;the International president wascalling a meeting to lay plans forthe 1965 events. After Princeton(site of the 1964 Rally), whenmost members were looking for aspot where they could quietly col­lapse, Vic.and !,is vic:epresidents

Alaskan Caravan

To Offer' More

Travel AdventureBy CHARLES KIEFER

Following the InternationalRally at Laramie, a group ofhappy, adventuresome Caravan­ners will head for one of the greatthrills of their caravanning lives,a Wally Byam Caravan to Alaska.

Vic Raney and I have beenworking closely together formu­lating a caravan that will be an­other step into the world of ad­venture started years ago byWally Byam's dreams. Vic Raney'sexperience with the highways andbyways and alaska itself shouldprovide a caravan of exceptionalinterest and pleasure.

The trip over the Alaskan High­way has been laid out to makemaximum use of the best parts ofthe highway and yet to allow forleisurely coverage of the rougher,dusty sections. Opportunities tofish, swim or take piCtures will beon every hand and whenever pos­sible the camping site will be inareas where such things are easily•..•++ •..•~.•..•.•..•l-..l •...•

7000 CARAVANNERS EXPECTED

TO ATTEND RALLY A T' LARAMIE

ence of parking in the open,rolling hills of "Big Wyoming"during the Antelope Rally wherethe going and coming of the hunt­ers creates excitement and fellow­ship throughout the day. Hot­cakes, ham, sausage, eggs and cof­fee starting at 4:00 a.m. are servedto all hunters before leavingcamp.

Then a shot is heard, two moreshots to the right of camp and the

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BY BOB HECHTSponsored by the Wyoming

Unit of the WBCC, another greatAmeriCan event has been addedto the list of National rallyschedule.

The Antelope Hunt-13arbecu"eRally, which was inaugurated inthe fall of 1964, met with such en­thusiasm and participation byCaravanners from the variousstates that it was decided bv the

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BY HELEN BYAMSCHWAMBORN

Picture about 150 acres of landhigh on a plateau complementedby the beautiful campus of theUniversity of Wyoming. This isthe site of the 8th InternationalRally of the Wally Byam CaravanClub.

The pleasant lethargy of sum­mer has set in and all is quiet andserene in this Scenic1and, U.S.A.,when suddenly the first spiritedvanguard of the WBCC ralliersarrives. The push forward is on!

Everything will be ready by thetime the grounds are open for themembers on June 22. From thenon there will be a constant line ofAirstreamers arriving daily andthis prairie site will be turned into!:lo O'!:lo'\T eil"llT,c, .•..•,...;+"">" T'hn. ~~ ••.•l-.. .•.•....••...•.•.••..•.

WyomingGovernor Will

Attend RallyThe honorable Clifford P.

Hansen, governor of Wyoming,will attend the opening cere­monies of the Wally Byam Car­avan Club's 8th InternationalRally June 29.

In a letter to Caravan Clubheadquarters, the governorwrote that "we look forward tobeing with you in Laramie onthat day."

Many other dignitaries from~ .• r •.•• ;_ •..•• c;o4-..,.4-"" ••• _ ..•• 1 .•.•..•.••.•. 1 _

Vernon, B.C., 1962. The Carava~ners will return this year.rnn •.•ltft 'rUftlt•••.••• jI ,nr'Pnr jI .M-r.

LARAMIE BRACES FOR WBCC RALLY2500-3000 Airstrellmer Fllmilies

To Meet lit Wyoming Site June 29BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Attendance estimates as high as 3000

Airstream travel trailers are being made freely here these days asthe Wally Byam Caravan Club International prepares for its 8thInternational Rally at Laramie, Wy. June 29 to July 5.

It is considered virtually certain that at least 2500 families, 8000individual WBCC members, will bring their travel trailers to theWyoming site during the event.

The massive invasion by the silvery skinned trailers will actuallybegin June 22, the first day the rally grounds are officially open. Longbefore that, however, a vanguard of WBCC committeemen, led bythe club's International president, Vic Raney of Orange, Calif. willbe present to prepare the way.

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for 3000 trailers is a herculeanjob indeed!

To begin with, the parking hadto be laid out. Ten members ofthe parking committee arrivedearly, and as of this date have allthe stakes driven. Vic masterplanned the project and he andOscar Payne, a resident of Lara­mie, drove the first stakes. It wasquite a memorable occasion- itwas something like driving thefirst stakes for the Union Pacificrailroad!

The Airstreams will be parkedin neat rows facing the Universityof Wyoming and the imposingfieldhouse with Snowy range as abackdrop.

Thousands of feet of water pipeare distributed around groundsready for the lines to be laid to­morrow. The power pole and theloud-speaker pole .~~ _llP - !he --'1_

Wally Byam Caravanners willbe traveling in Mexico from No­vember 1965 until May 1966, butnot all on one caravan. Mexicois so popular with Airstream own­ers_thaLthe_comP1lllYhas sched-

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BULLETINWASHINGTON, D.C.-The White House has announced

that Lynda Bird Johnson, the president's 21-year-old daugh­ter, will visit the site of the 8th International Rally of theWally Byam Caravan Club at Laramie, Wy. July 4.

Miss Johnson will be traveling in a trailer on a personalexpedition beginning at Ft. Apache, near Globe, Ariz. June24 and ending July 26 at the dedication of a visitor informa­tion center in the area of Ely, Minn.

LARAMIE - As this goes topress, the site of the 8th Inter­national Rally will open to mem­bers of the Wally Byam CaravanClub International, Inc., in justtwo weeks.

WBCC President Vic Raney hasbeen on the rally grounds sincethe end of May. During the inter­vening period officers and com­mittee chairmen have been ar­riving almost daily. To prepare

Following Lllrllmie, BOO Airstrellm Ft/miliesrnJft;n_Cnl!lLllnlJ~--1IJJ_CllnIlJIIJlIJJJtIIl~b.

Pan American Caravan Parks on Palace Grounds, Managua, Nicaragua (See story on Page 3)

HISTORY'S GREATEST RALLY IS READY!________ 1

3000 Airstrellm Fllmilies Expected

To Attent! WBCC Rlllly in lllrllmie

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NEXT: AIRSTREAM VICTORVillE RAllY

to the departure of the WallyByam Around the World Caravan.

The program at Victorville willinclude the usual favorite rallyevents: square dancing, skits,community breakfasts, dinners,coffee klatches and sidewalk cafe.

As a special treat at Victorvillethere will be professional enter­tainment provided by the com­pany. Just what it will be is aguarded secret until stage time,but it will be tailored to the likingof the Caravanners and will bea featured part of the rally.

The festivities will start Fridayand never let up until the rallyis over on Sunday evening. It willend in a blaze of glory with theimported entertainers, the com­pany dinner and the awarding ofprizes.

A variety of contests have beenplanned: the photo contest offersprizes for several categories: na­tive life, nature scenes, points ofinterest, and the best South of theBorder slide showing an Air-

600 Fllmilies Expeetet! To Attent!

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Lynda Bird Johnson Loads Airstream on White House Lawn (See story on Page 2)

Airstream Inc. will honor and entertain its customersOct. 22 to 24 when it plays host to a colorful activity-filled"South of the Border" rally near Victorville, Calif. More than600 Airstream families, some 1800 individuals, are expectedto attend.

When the Airstreamers arrivethey will find a specially preparedrally site. Before crossing themythical border, Caravanners willbe stopped by the "border offi­cials" and will be issued "touristpermits."

'They will be extended a cordialwelcome, given an envelope withinformation on Operation Amigos,waved on with a cheerful, "Adios,hasta luego" and take their placewith fellow Airstreamers.

The in-camp en tertainmen tplanned for them challenges ima­gination in carrying out the themeand securing the proper props.Every effort is put forth to pro­cure the necessary items. In thepast the company has found full­grown live elephants, stagecoaches, a live pig, merry-go-round, "Conquistadors" and even

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