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Nearly 5000 protestors took over the Polytechnic, Athen's most prestigious technical university, last Wednesday. Their demands include broader academic freedom and immediate democratic reforms...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Greek Police Fight University Rebels In Athens Streets | 11/17/1973 | See Source »

...fact is that the once-favored European gathering places for Americans are getting fewer dollars. In Paris' Lido cabaret, which last year turned away people by the hundreds every night, any customer can get a table now. Luxury hotels such as the Ritz, George V, Crillon and Plaza Athenée have dropped 15% in American bookings, and some of the lesser hotels are off 50% to 60%. The big travel agencies, American Express and Cooks, report car rentals down 10% and conducted tours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Tourist Slump | 8/4/1961 | See Source »

Bucharest. The Germans vented their fury at their lost Rumanian satellite by a savage air bombing of the capital. The famed Athenée Palace hotel and the university library were wrecked, the national theater burned to the ground. Seven hospitals were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Oil Treatment | 9/11/1944 | See Source »

Because the largest Bucharest hotel, Athenée Palace, has been the political headquarters of the National Peasant Party, it has now been ordered closed by Dictator Carol "for ten years." That the Orthodox Patriarch & Premier is little more than a stooge for His Majesty was evident when it was found that the King's men had arrested, among 1,500 suspects of various sorts, 200 Orthodox priests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: Crackdown | 5/2/1938 | See Source »

...ATHEN-OLYMPIA--Have you ever seen a dream walking? Have you ever eaten dandelion greens? You have a treat in store? Call JOHN...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: with the NAVY Goat | 11/13/1936 | See Source »

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