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...There was a mass of crushed bodies," said Renzo Rocchetti, a Juventus supporter from Milan. "I saw people trampled to death under the feet of the frightened mob, stepping on their bodies, including many babies and children." Remarked an off-duty British policeman among the Liverpool supporters: "Those poor bloody Italians went down like a pack of cards...
...nicely, finishing fourth. Down south in Sardinia, Diana took first place in the eyes of charmed Italians, who were treated to a profusion of lovely clothing changes at each of the dozens of stops. The only stir was caused by what she didn't wear to a gala at Milan's La Scala: a stunning gold lame creation that the Princess modestly eschewed for a more conventional gown. "When people are guiding you, they sometimes touch bare flesh," Diana explained later. "It's rather embarrassing...
...same is true throughout Europe. A Hermes silk scarf is $70 in Paris, $100 in New York City; a bottle of Dom Perignon 1976 is $23 in Paris, $41 in New York. At the Giorgio Armani boutique on Milan's Via Sant' Andrea, a smartly cut black leather jacket is $600, half the price in New York. At Zeiss Optical in Munich, a pair of binoculars costs $815, vs. $1,140. Says Miami Travel Agency Owner Constanza DeFelice: "I even bought two Cabbage Patch dolls in a Madrid department store for less than $20 apiece." "Our tour conductors take people...
...major business this week in the mundus sartoris is the just completed Milan fashion show. If you can wear it or you can stuff it, the Italians know how to make it. While many of the always brilliantly acclaimed innovations will fall flat on their piazzas within a month, a select few will end up in your closet by late summer...
...television cameras whirred and photographers snapped away last week, a clerk at the Paris currency exchange wrote the historic numbers on the chalkboard next to the words United States: 10.0230. In Milan, another clerk scribbled in the new price for the dollar: 2003.40 lire. The U.S. dollar, which only five years ago was the world's weakest major currency, had just passed two important milestones: 10 francs and 2,000 lire to the dollar. In New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and almost everywhere else that currencies are traded, investors and speculators were betting on the dollar with an enthusiasm that...