Word: transatlanticism
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Other shortages have arisen with the step-up in military charters for hauling troops and cargo to Southeast Asia. The military pays only about one-third as much per seat as civilians do, but because the lines can count on close-to-capacity loads and greater utilization of planes, the...
As a result, the record number of Europe-bound travelers may have a hard time getting the flights they want. Passport issuances are running 14% ahead of last year, and advance transatlantic bookings are up 27% at TWA and 29% at Pan Am, with many weekday excursion-fare flights sold...
Perhaps Greek Shipowner-Financier-Oilman Aristotle Onassis, 59, has found his greatest métier. At Paris' Orly Airport last week, he snipped a ceremonial ribbon at the boarding ramp of the blue and white Boeing 707 jet inaugurating the transatlantic service of his Olympic Airways. He even bore...
Last year he tried to get a government guarantee for a $30 million loan to buy Olympic's three transatlantic 707s. That fell with the Papandreou government. Instead, Olympic got generous credits from Boeing, which figured that Onassis the shipowner was security enough for Onassis the airline owner. Still...
"I have lived under a glass bell," says shy old Poet Eugenic Montale. Italy's intellectuals have long since discovered that by putting an ear to the bell they can hear a harsh recondite music of commanding originality. Foreigners have been less fortunate. At 69, Montale has only recently...