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Every spring the siren calls to travel are very much the same--Oh, to be in England, now that April's there, or at the bullfights at the feria de abril in Seville--yet new attractions keep appearing too. This year there is an extra boon in foreign travel: the strong dollar. American currency now buys about a third more abroad than it did four years ago and 13% more than just a year ago. That makes a bargain out of everything from nights on the town in Paris to jewelry shopping in the Far East...
...takeover mania continues to sweep through corporate America, a heated and growing debate has begun to rage along with it. On one side are those who declare that giant mergers and fights for the control of companies have been a boon to the U.S. economy. On the other are critics who contend that the takeover wars have enriched a handful of speculators while crippling target firms and wounding entire industries...
...adds that in the past, performance locations and prices have restricted theater and other performing arts to white, middle-class audiences. The CMAC is "a boon for small professional companies who want to be seen by lots of people, but can't afford to perform locally...
...building surge could give a far-reaching boost to the economy, creating jobs in industries that manufacture everything from roofing to rugs. That will be a boon to the 8.5 million Americans still out of work. TIME's economists forecast that the unemployment rate will fall from 7.4% now to 6.8% by the end of the year...
Gran Pajaten had long been the subject of legend when, in the 1960s, a group of archaeologists managed to locate and partly explore it. The 8,600-ft.-high site was eventually abandoned, however, in favor of more accessible and hospitable digs. That decision may now prove a boon to the University of Colorado; the school has reached an exclusive five-year agreement with Peru to excavate the ruins and study the surrounding area. And because Gran Pajaten's remote location has been a deterrent to looters as well as scientists, most of the artifacts are expected...