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...American Scene story on Wall Drug Store in South Dakota [Aug. 31] brought back memories of our then college-student daughter sending home pictures of a main thoroughfare in Amsterdam. Amid the signs in Dutch was one standout in English: ONLY 5,280 MILES TO WALL DRUG, SO. DAKOTA...
...became president of Braniff in 1970, and in 1977 was named chairman of Air Florida. By slashing fares and expanding service, he increased Air Florida revenues from $7.8 million in 1977 to $161.2 million last year. The formerly small intrastate line now flies to 43 cities, including London and Amsterdam...
...made their way through Europe in World War II. The same thing happened in Korea and Viet Nam. The store is covered with photographs of tourists, soldiers and scientists displaying Wall Drug signs everywhere from Antarctica to the Taj Mahal. The drugstore has even paid for advertising signs in Amsterdam, Paris and London. In the end, all these signs produce enough curiosity to attract even the most blase passerby. "I just had to stop," said a long-haired, leather-jacketed biker from Beloit, Wis., on his way to a motorcycle rally in the Black Hills. "This...
...predict that the dollar will fall back to the depths reached in late 1979. International experts generally believe that the U.S. is finally confronting its inflation problems, and they are betting that this will mean a stronger dollar in the future. Says Joop van Kessel, an economist at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank: "There is a general feeling that things are working for the best in the U.S. That confidence has a lot to do with Reagan's cowboy image and strong personality." Even European government officials, who have been battling to bolster their currencies, give Reagan a grudging...
...breed of carrier, was founded in 1971 as a strictly intrastate Texas operator. Now the line serves New Orleans, Tulsa and Albuquerque as well. Air Florida started out as an intrastate carrier, and has gone international. From its base in Miami, the line now serves Washington, New York, London, Amsterdam and Brussels...