Word: traveled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson's top six will travel to West Point this weekend to compete for the national six-man championship and attempt to complete their sweep of the three major college squash titles...
...bilked the Government of hundreds of millions of dollars in construction-cost overruns for the Trident submarine. Last week it was disclosed that the nation's largest arms manufacturer, with $7.2 billion in military contracts last year, had withdrawn $491,840 in charges to the Defense Department for air travel by its chairman, David S. Lewis, and other executives. The bill included 76 flights that Lewis made in Sabreliner and Gulfstream III company jets from General Dynamics headquarters in St. Louis to his farm in Albany, Ga., and 67 flights he made to San Francisco and Wichita to attend board...
Lewis' charges were a fraction of the $22 million in air-travel costs between 1978 and 1983 that General Dynamics had billed and Pentagon auditors have challenged. The company insists that Lewis' costs "were proper under the terms of (our) contract." Said a corporate spokesman: "The company told the Government the only reason it was withdrawing the claim was the adverse and untrue publicity which has surrounded this issue." Said a Pentagon official: "We've read about it, we've heard about it, we're studying...
...minutes each weekday at a tanning salon in Dallas: "I think a year- round tan is a good, successful, power look. It's just a part of good grooming." Better yet, a tan in the dead of winter implies that the wearer has the money and leisure to travel to exotic, sunny locales. Says Jeff Russell, 23, of Evanston, Ill.: "It's a conversation piece. People are always asking, 'Where have you been?' " The only problem is that the truthful answer may soon be all too commonplace: down at the tanning salon for a quick once-over...
...strong currency. The first-blush effect for Americans is good. A mighty dollar turns the world into a buyers' paradise for U.S. tourists. Americans appear to be signing up in record numbers for European vacation trips, to find antique bargains in London and enjoy three-star meals in Paris. Travel agencies report bookings are up more than 100% over last year. Says Jane Levin of Boston's Garber Travel: "Europe is going to sink into the ocean under the sheer weight of American tourists. In 24 years in the travel business, I have never seen it so busy so early...