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...does not have to be an energy expert to tell that our country's energy programs are off the track. Not only are trains like the Southern Crescent a joy to travel in but they are energy efficient. Instead of retiring the Crescent and her sister trains, the ICC might (perish the thought) cooperate with the Department of Energy and develop some incentives: ride instead of drive...
However lofty that principle, it is difficult to maintain when large investments?in scholarship money, facilities, travel expenses and television revenues?are at stake. Already basketball coaches are luring transfer students to their campuses with no fear of penalty: the A.I.A.W., unlike the N.C.A.A., does not require transfer athletes to sit out a season. A 5-ft. 10-in. forward with a good fadeaway jumper can, and increasingly does, play musical colleges. Michigan Athletic Director Donald Canham watches from the sidelines and notes: "The women had a golden opportunity to establish an athletic program with the men's mistakes...
...biggest jolt for Americans who plan to travel extensively abroad is the cost of intra-European airplane tickets and the use of a car. The tourist who has flown from New York City to London for $138 finds that he must pay $575 for a round-trip economy flight from England to Athens. In Germany, where the visitor might expect to rent a small Mercedes-Benz 200 for a reasonable sum, he will find that it costs $82.60 a day, plus 30? per kilometer, plus gas, which can cost $1.75 per gal. on an autobahn. Obviously, the U.S. tourist needs...
...couchette berth, plus $13 for cooked-aboard dinner. Every Western European country has offices in the U.S. where the tourist can buy lower-price tickets in advance. Example: for only $115, the American who plans to visit Germany can buy a rail pass good for 16 days of unlimited travel...
...European capitals have some of the world's most efficient subway systems. For about $10, the visitor to Paris can buy a carte orange, which allows unlimited travel on the Métro for 30 days...