Travel gap looms as U S boosts foreign tourism in 1965
Sylvia Porter highlights a record travel deficit of about 1.9 billion in 1965 as more than one million overseas visitors and millions of Canadians and Mexicans spend abroad, while 16 million Americans travel outside the United States. She notes government and industry efforts to attract foreigners to spend domestically and questions the balance of payments impact.
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U.S
Johnson
Humphrey
Washington
Commerce
John T. Connor
America
Picayune
Connor
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey Observed
Queen Elizabeth II placed a bouquet on Westminster Abbey altar inaugurating a year long 900th anniversary observance. The abbey, consecrated Dec 28 1065, has housed coronations and royal burials, with a million dollar restoration under architect Stephen Dykes Bower.
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Godfrey Anderson
London
Elizabeth II
Westminster Abbey
Britain
Edward the Confessor
England
Elizabeth
Edward
Prince Philip
Margaret
Sir Arthur Bliss
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Stephen Dykes-Bower
Utility To Raise Value Of Its Stock
The North Central Public Service Corp won PSC approval to raise its common stock value from 50 to 150 per share and retire 125,000 of demand notes. The gas provider operates in Monroe and is owned by North Central Public Service Co of Iowa, with offices in St. Paul. The commission also allowed Rhinelander Telephone Co to shift from eight to four party service and approved transferring ownership of the India Ford dam on the Rock River to Rock County.
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India Ford
Rock River
Rock County
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York
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Cambridge
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Universal Photo Service
la Crosse
Universal
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Kodacolor
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Sears
Sears and
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