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...wrangling among investigators "makes us look like Keystone Kops," says a senior FBI agent, "the problem is not with the Atlanta police; the problem is we've got a local prosecutor who is balking at prosecution." The feds are so fed up with Fulton County District Attorney Lewis Slaton's reluctance to charge Williams, TIME Correspondent Evan Thomas has learned, that the U.S. Attorney's office may seek a special prosecutor in the case. "Someone with more courage," as one G-man puts it. Slaton might be more courageous if he felt the evidence were stronger...
Still, the FBI is confident of its case. It claims that carpet fibers and dog hairs taken from Williams' home are identical to those found on certain victims, and several witnesses report having seen victims get into Williams' car. Agents are also suspicious of Williams' talent-agent business: they say that he distributed leaflets inviting eleven-to 21-year-olds to audition "in private"-for a rock group. One other coincidence is pointed out by an FBI official: since Williams has been watched, "the murders have stopped; the cycle has been broken...
Finding such deals can be difficult. Fares change so quickly that the Official Airline Guide, once the bible of the industry, has become useless for looking up rates. "It's embarrassing," says New York Travel Agent Helen Pomeroy. "Sometimes our business travelers tell us about new fares before we hear about them ourselves...
Wealthier people are also packing up. "Doctors, lawyers, the well-paid professionals are going everywhere," says Miami Beach Travel Agent Paul Besser. "We're writing more first-class and deluxe trips than ever before...
Many U.S. travel agents think that the real boom in foreign travel will not come until late summer or fall. Right now, says one New York agent, people are deciding to go abroad on the spur of the moment. Some travelers may have been reluctant to plan trips in advance for fear that the dollar would not hold up well. But several airlines, including TWA and Air France, expect a rush of travelers later this year, after the summer tourists return home and start boasting about the bargains they found...