Word: souveniring
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...morning of the interview, Brezhnev formally gave his guests a red leather folder containing his prepared answers to those questions that had been submitted in advance and then answered additional questions from TIME'S delegation. The contents of the folder became an immediate souvenir for Nelan; the answers were typed in Russian, with Brezhnev's signature on the last page...
...Joseph Stalin erected on the site of the razed Regnum Marianum Church. With ladders, cables and acetylene torches, a group of workers cut through the metal knees and brought the old dictator crashing to the street. Hungarians hammered at the huge metal corpse. Said one wrecker: "I want a souvenir of this old bastard...
...plans for the park fell through, and Abe was left in the middle of nowhere. On an average day, about 50 tourists would visit the statue and buy souvenir postcards and trinkets. At night, vandals frequently showed up with paint, rifles and shotguns. Soon Abe was ugly and pockmarked...
...initial beneficiaries are the bigtime airlines, travel agencies, hotel and motel chains and their restaurants. But as the tourists travel within the U.S., they deal more with small businesses and entrepreneurs: Mom and Pop diners, souvenir shops, camping guides, local gas stations. Foreign spending can be a bonanza. Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel, a rococo relic of past prestige, came back from the brink of bankruptcy by becoming a mecca for overseas tourists who still associate it with glamour and bathing beauties. Tony Alonzo, a Cuban refugee who opened a small store in Miami in 1965, has built...
...since I couldn't get a reservation at the Vista Mar Hotel, and Uncle Benny wouldn't let us stay in his condominium, I don't know where you can find me next week for further suggestions about "What to do in Florida." Don't forget to buy a souvenir coconut...