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...Hong Kong Tourist Association, which will foot the bill for the women's five day's food and lodging, last year invited the men's lightweights. But the men this year decided to stay home and give the women an chance to participate in the event, almost all of whose 23 events are for men only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Crew Members May Go to Hong Kong for Famed Dragon Boat Race | 2/27/1985 | See Source »

Peking's courtship with capitalism keeps getting stronger. The Communist government announced last week that for the first time in 35 years consumers would be allowed to buy goods on the installment plan. The ruling regime will also encourage an increase in the country's beauty parlors, tourist attractions, gymnasiums, catering services and other businesses. These enterprises are part of Leader Deng Xiaoping's program to expand the Chinese economy by introducing a bit of individual initiative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Taking a Fancy to Capitalism | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

Murray said he was unexpectedly impressed with Harvard, where he spent the day touring the College, the Square, and such dubious tourist attractions as the Lampoon's Castle at 44 Bow St. "I was shocked," Murray said of Harvard people. "If someone said something funny, people would actually laugh...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Murray Arrives an Hour Late, But Full of His Sardonic Wit | 2/20/1985 | See Source »

...report praises Cambridge for its complexity and diversity, calling it "second only to Boston in terms of Massachusetts tourist attractions," but chides the city for not having an information center. The nonprofit organization will, among other services, provide walking tours given by high school students and develop and revise guides to the city...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: City Bitties | 2/19/1985 | See Source »

...members simply ambled in on Sunday, Jan. 20, two hours before they were scheduled to serenade President Reagan at his private Inauguration ceremony upstairs. If only they had arrived in hup-two-three-four formation, Presidential Spokesman Larry Speakes suggested last week, guards might have spotted the stray tourist tagging along with the Marines. "Had he been out of step," Speakes said with a smile, "they would have caught him earlier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waltzing In: Adventures of a meter reader | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

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