Expo 86 World in Motion Opens May 2 in Vancouver
Expo in Vancouver opens May 2 after years of labor disputes and roof leaks with a $1.1 billion price tag and a plan for 49 countries. Visitors will see high tech displays on transportation and communication including a 200 foot tall hockey stick and puck, a sprawling Canada Place, and a 60,000 seat dome. Prince Charles and Princess Diana are slated to attend opening ceremonies with Prime Minister Mulroney as Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union, and others showcase space, ships, and cultural exhibits.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
North America
Japan
West Germany
Belgium
United States
Soviet Union
Pharoah
Cairo
Britain
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
Brian Mulroney
Canada
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Madden
Fane
False Creek
Canada Place
Afl
Expo Center
Plaza of Nations
European Community
United Nations
Hong Kong
Washington
Oregon
California
Tourist packages and rail cruise deals across Europe and U S
Readers learn of Icelandair vacation package from BWI including Paris and Zurich stays, rail between Luxembourg and Paris, and tours with prices 589 to 709, plus hotel names Arcade Cambronne and Krone Unterstrasse. Amtrak Montrealer ski train service, Expo 86 tie-ins, and regional tourism literature also noted.
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Paris
Zurich
Icelandair
Baltimore
Washington-Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Cambronne
Kroné Unterstrasse
BC to host billion-dollar event draws huge tourist surge
More than four million tourists are expected to view the $1.1 billion event subsidized by the British Columbia government. The venture dwarfs comparable efforts in Knoxville and New Orleans, which were smaller and privately financed.
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British Columbia
Knoxville
New Orleans
Amtrak chief warns of survival risk without federal aid
Amtrak president Graham Claytor Jr says ending subsidies would likely liquidate the system as states struggle to cover costs. He argues continued federal funding is essential, while officials cite Gramm Rudman cuts and total subsidies shrinking to 3 billion over five years.
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Amtrak
Graham Claytor Jr
Claytor
House
Congress
Gramm-Rudman
Hollings
John Riley
Lawrence Coughlin
R-Pa
Riley
Never Mentinas
Mnt
Federal Railroad Administration
Bahamas Star Cruise Offers 7 Day Western Caribbean Voyage
Orleans on the Bahama Star sails weekly through May 10 with stops at Key West Cancun and Cozumel. Seven day round trip rail included, price starts at 885 per person double occupancy plus 26 in port taxes.
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Bahama Star
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Cancun
Cozumel
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Travel
University of British Columbia
Michael Bartlett
Jim Pattison
Pete Ian
Pattison
Michael Harcourt
George Madden
Expo
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Greater
ResWest
Raymond Dagg
Maryland
Baltamore City
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Upper
Chesapeake
Eastern Shore
Ocean City
Ridgely
Montreal
Philadelphia
New York
New Haven
Conn
Vermont
Stowe
Sugarbush
Boston Valley
Laurentian Mountains
American Bus Association
New York State Commerce Department
Rochester
New York City
Sitmar Cruises
Victoria
B.C
Massachusetts
Division of Tourism
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Bay State
Weekend Spirit
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Hotel
Hershey
Maroh
Hersheypark
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Karl Dehn
Collyn
Gaithersburg
Miami
Bahamas
Beatrice Covell
Loraine Marker
Wolfsville
Deliona
Fla
Beily L. Saith
Nassau
Pacific Ocean
Ares
Brush
Columbia
Vexpo
Mercedes Benz
Balgui
Egypt
Line
Alaska
Cruise Line
Westaurs
Holland
America
Mary Poole
EYRE
Full Service Travel Agency
Fire Bus Service
Eyre Travel
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Funihy
Samerer
Dutmiss
Micke
Mouse
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Travel Eyre
Tours
Atlinin Beach
Bogue Sanifk
Norman
Tall Tees
Rage Beach
Atlanta
Bea
Myrtle Beach
Ocean Creek Resort
Villa Arcomimexelons
Mare Zin
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