Word: toure
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington meeting, the U.S. First Lady was taken aback by her Soviet counterpart's relentless questioning about historical and cultural minutiae during a tour of the White House. "I'm afraid I'm not much help," admitted Nancy, who was recovering from breast-cancer surgery and mourning the recent death of her mother. "Their face-off was extraordinary," said one who saw the pair in action. "They didn't seem to understand each other." As a result, Nancy decided to tour Leningrad this week only if Raisa did not come along. Instead, Mrs. Reagan's official escort will be Soviet...
...same trait was observed in early May by Arthur Mitchell, director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, during the company's Moscow tour. "She's charming, articulate and bright," said Mitchell after a 20-minute backstage chat with Raisa. "But you know when she asks a question that she has an opinion of her own and wants to see if you agree with...
...summer tourism season swings into full gear after the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. hoteliers, theme-park operators, tour organizers and car-rental agencies are bracing for a flood of revenue, certain that the visitors will bring plenty of money to spread around. A Government survey done in 1986, when the dollar was 25% stronger, showed that an overseas traveler spent an average of $1,358 ($340 on gifts and souvenirs alone) while in the U.S. This year visitors are expected to inject some $10.7 billion into the U.S. economy. Partly because of this infusion, revenues for the U.S. hotel...
...closer to home. Visiting the sun-splashed beaches of Okinawa costs a Tokyo couple about as much as a hop to Hawaii. For $342, a Parisian can choose either a 1 1/2-hour flight to Corsica or an eight-hour trip to New York on planes chartered by the French tour operator Nouvelles Frontieres. And now that a pound buys $1.87 (up from $1.04 in 1985), Britons are taking advantage of package deals such as a Virgin Atlantic Airways offer that takes them to New York on a Thursday, deposits them in a hotel for three nights and gets them back...
During his stay in Paraguay, which capped a twelve-day tour that included Uruguay, Peru and Bolivia, John Paul II expressed veiled displeasure with Stroessner's rule by criticizing corruption and human rights abuses. Stroessner grudgingly permitted the Pope to meet with the Builders of Society, a group that includes opposition figures. But the government-run newspaper Patria growled with displeasure. "These are not the builders of society," the paper fumed, "but the destroyers of society...