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They have suddenly become the airline industry's most surprising partners. Frank Lorenzo, chairman of Texas Air, oversees two carriers -- Eastern and Continental -- that are plagued by union strife, deep operating losses and sloppy service. Jan Carlzon, president of Scandinavian Airlines System, pilots a peaceful, profitable, smooth-running fleet. Yet last week the two men shook hands on a deal billed as the industry's first global alliance among major international carriers. For up to $50 million, SAS will buy a 10% stake in Texas Air and gain greater access to the U.S. market by leasing the rights to three...
...plagued by 200 red tides annually; one last year killed more than 1 million yellowtail with a potential market value of $15 million. In the North Sea chemical pollutants are believed to have been a factor in the deaths of 1,500 harbor seals this year. Last spring the Scandinavian fish industry was hard hit when millions of salmon and sea trout were suffocated by an algae bloom that clung to their gills and formed a slimy film. Farmers towed their floating fishponds from fjord to fjord in a desperate effort to evade the deadly tide...
Cross-Country Skiing: Another event that the Scandinavian countries dominate. Probably because it snows there all the time...
...moments the Americans have had at the Winter Games, other countries--particularly the ones that live, breathe, and eat snow--have had it better. Like the East Germans, or the Russians. And don't forget all those Scandinavian countries...
...Jumping: One of the Games' most dangerous sports, the Scandinavian and Eastern Bloc countries will dominate. Mike Holland is the United States' top entry...