Word: loewenheim
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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Some travelers have discovered ingenious (if timeconsuming) ways of profiting from lower fares. Rice University Historian Francis Loewenheim, who shuttles between Houston and his native Cincinnati, has found that he can save more than 50% by going via Newark, some 1,000 miles out of his way. People Express's Houston-Newark-Columbus fare runs from $85 to $109, compared with $265 for a one-way, undiscounted coach ticket from Houston to Cincinnati on Delta. It does not matter to Loewenheim that he has to finish his trip with a two-hour bus ride (cost: $18) from Columbus...