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...declined 28% in June alone. Most of the cancellations, not surprisingly, come from would-be first-time visitors rather than those who visit regularly and have family and friends in Israel. Many Europeans, meanwhile, seem undaunted by reports of the riots. The number of visitors from Japan, Germany, Scandinavia and Switzerland has actually increased this year, although that from France has decreased...
...choreographer (Joan Allen) about her boyfriend (Jonathan Hogan), "I don't know why you don't just marry him and . . . buy things." In mock self-pity he demands, "Have you ever been to a gay New Year's Eve party? The suicide rate is higher than all of Scandinavia put together...
Only a few years ago, Western Europe seemed overwhelmed by a malady known as Europessimism. Now the mood is closer to Europhoria. And with good reason: from Scandinavia to Italy, most countries are enjoying annual economic growth in the comfortable 2%-to-4% range, stock markets are strong, and corporate profits are robust. Most impressive, West European exports have surged by 33% in the past three years, from $689 billion in 1983 to $916.4 billion in 1986. With the U.S. alone, Western Europe enjoyed a trade surplus of $18.2 billion last year, a sharp contrast to the $2.9 billion deficit...
...Rome is once more filling up with the coins tossed by sentimental U.S. tourists. The Swiss state railways report that Americans planning vacations in Switzerland bought twice as many rail passes in May as they did a year earlier. The airline SAS reports that tickets from the U.S. to Scandinavia are "basically sold...
...newly exiled revolutionary found some interest in his cause in Scandinavia but little in other Western nations. Tambo's pleas were better rewarded by the Soviet Union, which beginning in 1963 became increasingly important to the A.N.C. as a supplier of funds, military equipment and scholarships for young members. Precisely how much influence Moscow has over A.N.C. policies and personnel is a matter of deep controversy. The organization has had close and unhidden ties for more than 60 years to the South African Communist Party, including pro-S.A.C.P. endorsements from Mandela before his jailing. Observers of the A.N.C...