Word: tourists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...speak so contemptuously of the American tourist as the French (or pocket his money so eagerly). Last week Paris' Le Monde, often critical of the U.S., printed an article which began...
...concluded Le Monde's writer. "I'm not thinking of an American tourist in France, but of the French tourist in Spain...
Even after the Canadian dollar climbed above the value of the U.S. dollar early this year, most Canadian tradesmen accepted U.S. coins at par rather than bother with fractional discounts. But U.S. coinage, which trickles in at a steady rate with tourists and travelers, tended to stay in Canada and circulate; it was easier to keep the stuff moving than turn it in to a bank in small quantities. By last week the dual coinage was getting to be such a nuisance that Canadian banks moved to end it by putting an extra handling charge on coin exchanges. To protect...
From the Swedish press last week came clear evidence that Swedes are too easily impressed by the hard-boiled school of American detective fiction. Reporting on Tourist Margaret Truman's visit to Stockholm, Swedish newspapermen gave the impression that the President's daughter was being escorted around Europe by Sam Spade and Mike Hammer...
...were sold (for about $60,000) to a group of New York and Cincinnati businessmen. Last week the new owners had glad news: the work of fitting the jig-stone puzzle is under way at North Miami Beach, Fla., and the monastery should be open for business - as a tourist attraction - about a year from...