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...Budget Guide to Europe 1983 St. Martin's Press; $8.95. Tunisia, Morocco, Greece, Egypt, Israel: these contemporary meccas of American students are each thoroughly covered, along with a frugal European grand tour, in this guide issued annually by the Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. Even more rockbottom, pricewise, than Frommer's guide, Let's Go offers tips on youth hostels, hitchhiking, overseas study and controlled substances ("The best advice is to stay away from drugs in Europe"), as well as sensible sightseeing suggestions...
...accident. Lucas grew up on both. His father George Sr., who owned a prosperous stationery store in Modesto, was a rigorous man who tried to teach his son and three daughters the old-fashioned virtues: early to bed, early to rise; be true to yourself; work hard, be frugal. His father was convinced that the son paid no attention. "He never listened to me," says George Sr. "He was his mother's pet. If he wanted a camera, or this or that, he got it. He was hard to understand. He was always dreaming up things...
...prices drop, demand for big cars is picking up. Simply taxing the more wasteful cars and continuing present regulation of the auto industry would more effictively promote efficiency than arbitrarily forcing all car owners--frugal or wasteful--to pay higher prices...
...chintz-covered drawing room of a grand country house, a swimming pool, ballroom, chapel, theater and elegantly appointed bedroom suites-the Queen's with rosebud curtains, the Prince's in a more austere navy style. This ship is not for the frugal: it burns a ton of oil every seven miles. The ship's 26 officers and 254 crewmen all give their orders in stage whispers so as not to disturb the royal repose...
...circles, dating the likes of Candice Bergen, Nancy Sinatra and Ursula Andress before selecting his third wife, Actress-Model Cristina Ferrare, 32 (he is 57). Impatient with the corporate world's slow decision making, he had quit GM to race down a faster track. He had persuaded Britain's frugal government to give him $156 million and used it to turn vacant land outside Belfast into an ultramodern auto factory site in just 2½ years. When his flashy De Lorean sports cars failed to sell, his company edged toward bankruptcy. But these antics only made more headlines and added...