American tourism in Europe falls on rising prices and weak dollar
European tourism officials report fewer American visitors as costs rise and the dollar weakens. France Spain and Italy show declines with Americans spending less on essentials like lodging and meals while other Europeans travel more. Airlines note a drop in eastbound transatlantic traffic though westbound travel rises.
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Ianscott N.Y. Times News Service
London
Europe
France
Italy
Spain
United States
New York
T Purist
American Express
Paris
West Germany
Join Geiuuler
Switzerland
Harold Turner
Virginia
Pan American World Airways
Pan American
Trans World Airlines
Ron Polacco
Manhattan
Britain
British ‘Travel Association
Fritz ‘Ternofsky
Marble Arch
Ternofsky
Costa del Sol
Mediterranean
Malaga
Hilton
Marbella
Germany
Soviet dissenters face Kremlin crackdown under liberalization push
Open warfare between the Kremlin and noted dissidents deepens as Solzhenitsyn warns of death threats, Sakharov is warned against anti Soviet statements, and two other dissidents Yakir and Krasin face an open trial on charges of being paid agents. The case highlights the conflict between Western calls for freedom of expression and Soviet claims of Western imperialism. Exiled minds Mindszenty is cited as a past warning sign.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Alexander Solzhenkaya
Asdrei Sakharov
Moscow
Sakharov
Pyotr.i. Yakir
Central Economic-Mathematical Institute
Viktor “A. Krasin
Red Army
Solzhenitsyn
Joseph Mindszenty
Mindszenty
Sovist Union
Environmentalists urge EPA air pollution tax proposal
A coalition of eight groups asks the EPA to impose a tax on air pollution as a way to protect air quality. They suggest taxing all sulfur oxide and particulates or only emissions above acceptable levels. Public hearings continue as questions arise about public willingness to pay for cleaner air.
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EPA
Washington
Federation of Western Outdoors Clubs
The
Wilderness Society
Lane
Atlanta
Denver
Dallas
San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennecott Copper Corp
Tornado pattern in New England marked by 20 year gaps
A Tuesday tornado in West Stockbridge Massachusetts killed four and injured 43, echoing a 20 year gap since the 1953 Worcester tornado. The report notes colonial-era twisters, Worcester’s deadly peak, and a 1995 warning network by weather authorities to monitor severe storms in New England.
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West Stockbridge
Mass
New England
Worcester
Charles F. Brooke
Harvard
Weather Bureau
Oscar Tenenbaum
Newbury
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