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Meanwhile in Rome, the Italian government groped to contain the disaster. At least twelve vintners were arrested on charges ranging from manslaughter and grievous bodily harm to criminal association and illegal adulteration of food. Prime Minister Bettino Craxi announced that any vintner guilty of adulterating wine could have his winemaking license revoked and his profits and equipment + confiscated in addition to facing criminal charges. Agriculture Minister Filippo Pandolfi flew to Brussels, where he convinced leaders of the European Community that no ban on Italian imports was necessary. In the Vatican, authorities announced that the purity required of sacramental wine made...
...suspected of being contaminated have shipped products to the U.S.* Nonetheless, BATF Director Stephen Higgins announced that all Italian wine entering this country would have to carry a certificate of purity that the Italian government has begun issuing for bottles cleared for export. Shipments that left Italy before the Rome government began requiring the certificates would be prohibited from entering U.S. markets...
...Eastertide in Rome, April in Paris and the eve of Passover in Jerusalem. But suddenly, for millions of American tourists, this is chiefly the season for caution in making travel plans. In 1986, in sharp contrast to the overseas-travel surge of a year ago, Americans and their sought-after dollars are making themselves scarce in many parts of Western Europe and the Mediterranean. The phones of travel agents are as busy as ever, but many of the callers now want to change their vacation plans. Some are canceling their trips abroad entirely. Others are choosing more circuitous means...
...sure, many U.S. travelers tend to shrug at the terrorism panic. "If you're going to run scared, you may as well shut yourself in the bathroom and have someone feed you through the door," says Paul Barton, an Atlanta clothing sales executive. Barton visited Rome with his wife Joan last week to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary...
Many of those who continue to travel to Europe, however, now adopt elaborate precautions. One ploy is to fly into airports at cities such as Milan, Brussels or Amsterdam, which are considered relatively safe from terrorist attack, then drive or take trains to such final destinations as Rome or Paris. Tourists can further reduce risk by traveling on direct flights between the U.S. and their final destination, rather than changing planes at overseas airports, and by avoiding routes that originate in unstable parts of the world like the Middle East. While in airports, travelers are advised to stay clear...