Word: switzerland
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...relatively, prices for Americans spending weakened U.S. currency are even higher. A single room at such hotels as Amsterdam's Hilton and Cologne's Inter-Continental now cost at least $50 a night, v. as low as $35 18 months ago. A modest dinner for two in Switzerland-cheese fondue and a bottle of wine-can run to $30. In Paris, peaches from Southern France sell for the equivalent of $8 each, and a cup of coffee rarely costs less than...
...border. Michel stops the car next to a field and walks off, announcing that he is going to search for his past. At this point, the action cuts into the color film, which concludes with the escape of Michel and his family from the Germans to safety in Switzerland. When Michel returns to the car, the student is gone and the credits follow, without Michel's coming to any conclusion about the relationship of his childhood to his present life...
...things did not go so smoothly for Radcliffe at the nationals in San Francisco, as the eight lost to a powerful Vesper boat by a length of open water, placing second in the final. The only consolation was the fact that Vesper's eight, which went to Lucerne, Switzerland after the event, was not a collegiate one; instead it was a group of women from many other colleges who banded together after the regular season to form an unbeatable crew...
...American Government because it "did not honor its commitment to South Viet Nam." The South Vietnamese embassy in London confirmed that Thieu's twelve-year-old son is in school in England, adding to speculation that the rest of the family might move there. Another possibility is Switzerland, where Thieu is rumored to own a villa. There were reports that the ex-President had shipped 3½ tons of gold (2½ by sea, one by air) to Europe. The stories could not be confirmed...
...terms. President Nguyen Van Thieu, who had survived a decade of intense but disorganized political opposition while fighting a devastating war, tearfully announced his resignation. Soon afterward he departed for Taipei aboard a U.S. military transport; from there he was expected to fly into exile?possibly in England or Switzerland. Thieu was replaced by his aging and feeble Vice President, Tran Van Huong, 71. Almost immediately, the Communists imperiously declared Huong unacceptable. This development raised grave questions...