Declining Dollar Attracts West German Tourists To U.S.
BONN AP travel agents predict a 10 to 15 percent rise in West German visitors to the United States this year as the dollar falls. Horst Schulz, for Deutsches Reisebureau, notes U.S. prices can be cheaper in food and hotels. About 65,000 West Germans traveled to the U.S. in 1977. yearly total could reach 100,000. New York City remains top U.S. draw, with San Francisco New Orleans Las Vegas New England and Florida also noted.
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Bonn
West Germany
United States
U.S.A
Schulz
Europe
Meridian
Miss
Niagara Falls
Grand Canyon
Charleston
S.C
Hapag-Lloyd's
Canada
National Tourist Board
Austria
Italy
Spain
France
Yugoslavia
New York City
U.S
San Francisco
New Orleans
Las Vegas
New England
Florida
Lifeline Call May Save Terry After Overdose
Chicago man Terry Feckett, 24, overdosed on New Year’s, phoned a Lutheran minister 250 miles away, and was found near death three hours later. Rev. Gerald Kort and police traced the call. Feckett, in critical but stable condition at Swedish Covenant Hospital, remains unresponsive to stimuli but may recover.
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Chicago
Terry
Gerald Kort
Sparta
Wis
Kurt
Kort
Marlene
Trinity Lutheran Church
North Side
Terry Feckett
Feckett
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Airman Gregory Mathes Assigned to Lowry AFB
Airman Greg Mathes son of Mr and Mrs Julian A Burns of Winchester has been assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado after completing six weeks of basic training at Lackland AFB Texas Mathes who is a 1977 Handley High School graduate will receive specialized training in photography systems repair. Ricky H Atkins son of Mr and Mrs Herman Atkins of Front Royal enlisted in the U S Air Force on Nov 29 After six weeks of Lackland AFB basic training Atkins will train in Weapons Mechanical Atkins is a 1976 Warren County High School graduate.
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Greg Mathes
Julian A. Burns
Winchester
Lowry Afb
Colorado
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Mathes
Ricky H. Atkins
Herman Atkins
Front Royal
U.S
Tex
Atkins
Warren County High School
Pisa Tower Stands Still After 64 Years of Movement
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, famous for its 17 foot lean, remained motionless on New Year's Day 1977. Instruments installed since 1913 recorded the shift, but the tower did not move that year drawing tourists and curiosity.
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Pisa
Italy
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Deutsches Reisebaro
North America
Hapag-Lloyd Reisebuere
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Sall Ale
Mathes Is
Handley High School
Dan River
Valley Avenue
Ward Plaza
Tray Wu
Tioga Mill
Evergreen Point Frederick
Sal
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