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...ebbing murder rate, a new downtown park, a noticeable expansion of green space and a skyline thick with construction cranes. As federal and state dollars flowing to the city have dried up, he has used his influence to persuade corporations and the wealthy to kick in for big-ticket attractions, like the $475 million Millennium Park, nearly half of which was paid for by private donations...
...prove they can become cohesive fighting blocs. "In the past it's been more about getting them out there on the streets," says Lieut. Colonel Mark Kneram of the 10th Mountain Division. "Now it's a more holistic approach, training and fighting together. It's going to be our ticket outta here...
People's flight plan has always been to offer fares so low that almost anyone can afford to come on board. The introductory one-way ticket prices on its new routes are some of its best bargains ever: $29 from Newark to Montreal, $99 to Brussels, $49 to Atlanta and $69 to Dallas. Before last week the least expensive flight between the New York-Newark area and Atlanta was Delta's $99 one-way fare. Passengers were required to buy those tickets one month in advance. Even a 19-hour Greyhound bus trip over the route costs $104. No wonder...
...computer equipment will solve its telephone problem, but the system is currently handling only 3% of reservations. That is one reason the carrier has not been very successful in persuading travel agents to steer passengers its way. Another obstacle is that agents, whose commission is generally 10% of the ticket price, make the most money on the most expensive fares. Says Barbara Riefle, president of New York City's Hardach Travel Service: "It's just not worth it to get worked up over a $29 fare...
...circus of 30-odd summer sports and three winter skating events, the mood seemed light and untroubled. For athletes the meet was important but not career-breaking. For spectators both the nationalistic baying and the oppressive security of the Olympics were absent. A visitor could park and buy a ticket at the door to almost any competition site and as often as not chat with an athlete waiting to play in the next match...