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...marvelous accident. Television anchoring is about 60% God-given and 40% sweat. Hairlines, profiles and mellifluous tones go a long way toward moving a man or woman into the ranks of television's stars. Reynolds was a journeyman newsman with all of the above and also a pleasant way on-camera that came from his innate decency. The celebration of such qualities just might be better tuned in a more modest environment. Frank Reynolds probably would be among the first to agree...
WEST GERMANY. Some prices have gone up this year, especially on restaurant meals and hotel rooms in the luxury class. However, the 30% rise in the value of the dollar since 1980 more than offsets such increases. A pleasant middle-class hotel like Munich's Bundesbahn Hotel charges about $55 for a double. Says Josef Dureck of the German Tourist Board: "Far from being hard to afford as it was three years ago, for the American tourist Germany now appears to have turned into the bargain it was a decade ago." Indeed, Americans (the second biggest national contingent after...
...plans to earn tourist income seem to be paying off. In May, 17% more Americans visited Austria than in the same month last year, while 30% more registered in Vienna alone. Hotel and restaurant prices have been firmly kept down. A good dinner with wine or beer in a pleasant restaurant can cost around $10; a first-class double room in Vienna with bath and breakfast costs about $100, but is not even half as much in the provinces. The Austrians have developed a variety of "hobby vacations," ranging from a course in engine driving on a narrow-gauge railroad...
...respected historian, successfully incorporates historical events, revitalizing the struggle between the Pope, the Emperor and the many orders of priciest in a way that is guaranteed to bring a smile of recognition to any medievalist or to provide a pleasant introduction to medievalist history for the uninitiated. In addition, since Professor Eco is an expert in semiotics, his first novel became an intriguing interplay of signs and symbols. The reader is free to choose at which level he wishes to enter the game and play along. The book can be read simply as a good mystery story, but a more...
...audience off its feet. Sullivan and Thrope prove excellent foils in brisk repartee during their duet. "When I Go Out of Doors," as Bunthorne tries to convince Grosvenor to become more homely. All of the songs are enjoyable, but none sticks in our minds: the show consequently becomes a pleasant blur a perfect G&S aperitif...