Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

instead of seeing a human simply talking to a puppet , viewers were offered a new dimension , one where muppets were firmly in control and human visitors had to cope with the eccentric surroundings as best they could .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

muppets could appear above , below , behind or in front of their human guests .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

without their endearing , humorous , all-too-human characteristics , however , the muppets would have been just another technological surprise , to be exclaimed over and then dismissed .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

okun acknowledged that disney has used the muppets in a stage show and on some merchandise but said the opening date for the 3-d attraction `` is yet to be determined . ''


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

last december , just as the muppetvision attraction was being finished , disney president frank wells unexpectedly asked the hensons to slash $ 25 million from the purchase price , the suit says .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

but they do respond with shouts and stares to the sight of life-sized muppets -lrb- notably excepting kermit the frog , who is nowhere to be seen -rrb- dancing , skating , singing , even bathing .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

just call him comrade , because muppets creator jim henson and his london -based company henson international television announced thursday `` the muppet show '' and `` fraggle rock '' will be on soviet tv come fall .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

kermit , miss piggy and many of the other muppets will be joining ranks with mickey mouse and his friends in an agreement announced today by walt disney world and muppet creator jim henson .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

henson , the creator of the muppets , and the walt disney co. announced an agreement monday to put at disney 's disposal all of the existing muppet characters and their library of film and television shows .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

kermit scott was the grade-school friend of muppets creator jim henson , who died wednesday in new york of complications from bacterial pneumonia at age 53 .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

the 53-year-old henson , the creator of the muppets , died of complications from pneumonia in new york on wednesday , three days after returning from a mother 's day trip to ahoskie .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

twenty tv programs were cited for excellence tuesday by action for children 's television and will be honored in a ceremony dedicated to the memory of muppets creator jim henson .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

`` cnn newsroom '' and 19 other television programs were cited for excellence june 5 by action for children 's television and will be honored in a ceremony dedicated to the memory of muppets creator jim henson .


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well-wishers were asked not to wear black at a memorial service monday for muppets creator jim henson at london 's st. paul 's cathedral .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

sunday 's three-hour telecast also will feature a montage tribute to late muppets creator jim henson , compiled from film and television clips .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

kermit the frog returned to the new york parade in honor of muppets creator jim henson , who died this year .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

a giant helium-filled balloon of kermit the frog returned to the parade in honor of muppets creator jim henson , who died this year .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

walt disney co. and the family of the late jim henson , creator of the muppets , broke off talks after failing to reach agreement in disney 's 18-month bid to acquire henson associates inc. disney also had sought an exclusive production agreement in the deal valued at $ 100 million to $ 150 million .


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tartikoff says nbc has quality programming ahead , including a new prime-time effort from the tirelessly imaginative jim henson , creator of the muppets .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

the look : the turtle 's togs in foam rubber are manufactured by the wizardly jim henson , creator of the muppets .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

a spokesman for jim henson 's production company said thursday that those wishing to honor the memory of the creator of the muppets may contribute to the henson foundation at 117 e. 69th st. , new york city 10021 .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

but the 53-year-old creator of the muppets apparently did not seek treatment in time to arrest his rapidly spreading infection , said dr. david m. gelmont , director of intensive care at new york hospital , where henson died early wednesday .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

disney to move forward with henson deal : despite the unexpected death of muppets creator jim henson , walt disney co. plans to go through with its pending purchase of henson associates inc .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

kermit and many of the other muppets will be joining ranks with mickey mouse and his friends in a business agreement announced today by walt disney world and jim henson , creator of the muppets .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

in fact , the company 's distribution is so strong that jim henson productions inc. , creator of the muppets , last week signed a multiyear distribution agreement with disney despite previous disagreements between the companies .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

although the characters will survive , the sorrow is that their future will lack the guiding hand of their gentle creator .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

on the sudden death from a bacterial infection of henson , the 53-year-old creator of the muppets , mrs. bush 's press office released a statement saying : `` mr .


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the creature shop had to make electronically controlled mice in three sizes , said john stephenson , its creative supervisor .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

the problem was that the script called for a huge amount of mouse movement , '' added stephenson .


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his four siblings show signs of making the hensons an all-entertainment industry family .


Question: who is the creator of `` the muppets `` ?

john stephenson is more detached and relaxed about the family firm 's future .


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it is n't a factual story ; no one mentions muppets creator jim henson .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

he said his work will involve coordinating the work of many u.n. agencies _ including the world health organization , the united nations development program , the food and agriculture organization and others _ as well as the international red cross ; the red crescent , its islamic counterpart , and other groups .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

accompanying the prince were representatives of the red cross and the red crescent , its islamic equivalent , and of several u.n. agencies , including world health organization and unicef , the u.n. children 's fund .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

most of it was told by a volunteer from the red crescent society , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , who was with the boatman when he found his daughter 's body .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

red crescent is the islamic equivalent of the red cross .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , reported that by midnight thursday , 12,000 bodies had been recovered and 20,000 injured were taken to hospitals .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

in rudbar , an agricultural city of 100,000 people , thousands of tents have been set up by the red crescent _ the islamic equivalent of the red cross _ to house people .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the service is a collaborative effort of the central maryland chapter and american red cross international services , working with the international committee of the red cross , other national red cross and red crescent societies , and magen david adom , the israeli counterpart of the american red cross , the organization said .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

ships and planes belonging to the international red cross , the islamic red crescent , and doctors without borders loaded with medicines and foodstuffs , as well as rescue teams , stand idle while waiting for their shipments to be unloaded at the aden port and airport -- which were still being subjected to concerted air raids and missile and field artillery shelling by hostile northern forces while this statement was being written .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

on thursday , the red cross and its islamic counterpart , the red crescent , reached an agreement to supply medicines to civilians .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

visits from the red cross or the red crescent society , the islamic relief organization , were times of intense if hypocritical activity .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

back in gaza , shafi worked as director of the red crescent society , the islamic counterpart to the red cross .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

a spokesman for the league of red cross in geneva said the organization would have no comment on relief efforts until friday morning .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

editors : the toll-free number set up by the american red cross for contributions is 1-800-842-2200 .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

five medical workers with doctors without borders set up an emergency center for the injured at an air force hospital in tehran , iran 's islamic republic news agency reported .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the greek red cross planned to send 15 tons of supplies to iran , and japan pledged relief funds and goods worth more than $ 1.5 million .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the british red cross announced it would give $ 17,300 for blankets , medical equipment , food and emergency lighting for victims of the earthquake .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping the supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

foreign secretary douglas hurd , in a message to his iranian counterpart ali akbar velayati , said : `` we are very saddened by the terrible loss of life in yesterday 's earthquake in iran .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the state department said iran indicated it would welcome earthquake relief from the american red cross and other u.s. humanitarian organizations .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the offer was made through the league of the international red cross .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

israel has had no diplomatic ties with iran since the islamic revolution ousted the shah in 1979 .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the official islamic republic news agency -lrb- irna -rrb- reported non-stop rescue efforts , with army helicopters flying relief missions around the clock .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

for the first time since khomeini 's 1979 islamic revolution , iran is accepting overt u.s. aid .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

in addition to the aid collected by americares , a red cross charter flight left washington carrying supplies donated by the u.s. government .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

iran and the united states have had no diplomatic ties since the takeover of the u.s. embassy in tehran by islamic militants , who held 52 americans hostage for 444 days in 1979 and 1980 .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the american red cross said today it has opened a holocaust and war victims tracing and information center in baltimore to help people learn the fate of friends or relatives .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the announcement said the international red cross had received from the soviets copies of archival material recovered by the soviet army during the liberation of the camps at the end of the war .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the documents are being housed at the international tracing service , an agency of the international committee of the red cross , in arolsen , west germany .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the red cross said the baltimore center can help people obtain certification of incarceration , forced labor or death of family members .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

`` we hope that this tracing service will bring some closure to the pain felt by so many people who do n't know what happened to members of their family , '' said stephen h. richards , executive vice president of the american red cross .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

people wishing to learn the fate of family members were urged to contact their local chapters of the american red cross .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

those wishing more information were urged to contact their local red cross chapters or call the red cross toll-free hotline at 1-800-848-9277 .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

fundamentalist islamic forces have been used in terrorist acts .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

western governments want any food deliveries to the asians handled by the international red cross or some other foreign relief agency .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

army police wearing red berets were checking the papers of male passers-by to see if they were evading the draft .


Question: what is the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the red berets stood by the bus door , clapping their nightsticks into the palms of their hands and scanning the crowds for likely faces .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

he said his work will involve coordinating the work of many u.n. agencies _ including the world health organization , the united nations development program , the food and agriculture organization and others _ as well as the international red cross ; the red crescent , its islamic counterpart , and other groups .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

accompanying the prince were representatives of the red cross and the red crescent , its islamic equivalent , and of several u.n. agencies , including world health organization and unicef , the u.n. children 's fund .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

red crescent is the islamic equivalent of the red cross .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , reported that by midnight thursday , 12,000 bodies had been recovered and 20,000 injured were taken to hospitals .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

in rudbar , an agricultural city of 100,000 people , thousands of tents have been set up by the red crescent _ the islamic equivalent of the red cross _ to house people .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

ships and planes belonging to the international red cross , the islamic red crescent , and doctors without borders loaded with medicines and foodstuffs , as well as rescue teams , stand idle while waiting for their shipments to be unloaded at the aden port and airport -- which were still being subjected to concerted air raids and missile and field artillery shelling by hostile northern forces while this statement was being written .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

on thursday , the red cross and its islamic counterpart , the red crescent , reached an agreement to supply medicines to civilians .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

visits from the red cross or the red crescent society , the islamic relief organization , were times of intense if hypocritical activity .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

back in gaza , shafi worked as director of the red crescent society , the islamic counterpart to the red cross .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

a spokesman for the league of red cross in geneva said the organization would have no comment on relief efforts until friday morning .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

editors : the toll-free number set up by the american red cross for contributions is 1-800-842-2200 .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

five medical workers with doctors without borders set up an emergency center for the injured at an air force hospital in tehran , iran 's islamic republic news agency reported .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the greek red cross planned to send 15 tons of supplies to iran , and japan pledged relief funds and goods worth more than $ 1.5 million .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the british red cross announced it would give $ 17,300 for blankets , medical equipment , food and emergency lighting for victims of the earthquake .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping the supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

foreign secretary douglas hurd , in a message to his iranian counterpart ali akbar velayati , said : `` we are very saddened by the terrible loss of life in yesterday 's earthquake in iran .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the state department said iran indicated it would welcome earthquake relief from the american red cross and other u.s. humanitarian organizations .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the offer was made through the league of the international red cross .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

israel has had no diplomatic ties with iran since the islamic revolution ousted the shah in 1979 .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the official islamic republic news agency -lrb- irna -rrb- reported non-stop rescue efforts , with army helicopters flying relief missions around the clock .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

for the first time since khomeini 's 1979 islamic revolution , iran is accepting overt u.s. aid .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

in addition to the aid collected by americares , a red cross charter flight left washington carrying supplies donated by the u.s. government .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

iran and the united states have had no diplomatic ties since the takeover of the u.s. embassy in tehran by islamic militants , who held 52 americans hostage for 444 days in 1979 and 1980 .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

fundamentalist islamic forces have been used in terrorist acts .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

western governments want any food deliveries to the asians handled by the international red cross or some other foreign relief agency .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

army police wearing red berets were checking the papers of male passers-by to see if they were evading the draft .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

the red berets stood by the bus door , clapping their nightsticks into the palms of their hands and scanning the crowds for likely faces .


Question: what is the name of the islamic counterpart to the red cross ?

ali -- not his real name -- came home to baghdad in mid-august , a freed prisoner of war .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

he said his work will involve coordinating the work of many u.n. agencies _ including the world health organization , the united nations development program , the food and agriculture organization and others _ as well as the international red cross ; the red crescent , its islamic counterpart , and other groups .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

accompanying the prince were representatives of the red cross and the red crescent , its islamic equivalent , and of several u.n. agencies , including world health organization and unicef , the u.n. children 's fund .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

most of it was told by a volunteer from the red crescent society , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , who was with the boatman when he found his daughter 's body .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

red crescent is the islamic equivalent of the red cross .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , reported that by midnight thursday , 12,000 bodies had been recovered and 20,000 injured were taken to hospitals .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

in rudbar , an agricultural city of 100,000 people , thousands of tents have been set up by the red crescent _ the islamic equivalent of the red cross _ to house people .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

ships and planes belonging to the international red cross , the islamic red crescent , and doctors without borders loaded with medicines and foodstuffs , as well as rescue teams , stand idle while waiting for their shipments to be unloaded at the aden port and airport -- which were still being subjected to concerted air raids and missile and field artillery shelling by hostile northern forces while this statement was being written .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

on thursday , the red cross and its islamic counterpart , the red crescent , reached an agreement to supply medicines to civilians .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

visits from the red cross or the red crescent society , the islamic relief organization , were times of intense if hypocritical activity .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

back in gaza , shafi worked as director of the red crescent society , the islamic counterpart to the red cross .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

a spokesman for the league of red cross in geneva said the organization would have no comment on relief efforts until friday morning .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

editors : the toll-free number set up by the american red cross for contributions is 1-800-842-2200 .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

five medical workers with doctors without borders set up an emergency center for the injured at an air force hospital in tehran , iran 's islamic republic news agency reported .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the greek red cross planned to send 15 tons of supplies to iran , and japan pledged relief funds and goods worth more than $ 1.5 million .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the british red cross announced it would give $ 17,300 for blankets , medical equipment , food and emergency lighting for victims of the earthquake .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping the supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

foreign secretary douglas hurd , in a message to his iranian counterpart ali akbar velayati , said : `` we are very saddened by the terrible loss of life in yesterday 's earthquake in iran .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the state department said iran indicated it would welcome earthquake relief from the american red cross and other u.s. humanitarian organizations .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the offer was made through the league of the international red cross .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

israel has had no diplomatic ties with iran since the islamic revolution ousted the shah in 1979 .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the official islamic republic news agency -lrb- irna -rrb- reported non-stop rescue efforts , with army helicopters flying relief missions around the clock .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

for the first time since khomeini 's 1979 islamic revolution , iran is accepting overt u.s. aid .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

in addition to the aid collected by americares , a red cross charter flight left washington carrying supplies donated by the u.s. government .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

iran and the united states have had no diplomatic ties since the takeover of the u.s. embassy in tehran by islamic militants , who held 52 americans hostage for 444 days in 1979 and 1980 .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

fundamentalist islamic forces have been used in terrorist acts .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

western governments want any food deliveries to the asians handled by the international red cross or some other foreign relief agency .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

army police wearing red berets were checking the papers of male passers-by to see if they were evading the draft .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

the red berets stood by the bus door , clapping their nightsticks into the palms of their hands and scanning the crowds for likely faces .


Question: name the islamic counterpart to the red cross .

ali -- not his real name -- came home to baghdad in mid-august , a freed prisoner of war .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

he said his work will involve coordinating the work of many u.n. agencies _ including the world health organization , the united nations development program , the food and agriculture organization and others _ as well as the international red cross ; the red crescent , its islamic counterpart , and other groups .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

on thursday , the red cross and its islamic counterpart , the red crescent , reached an agreement to supply medicines to civilians .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

back in gaza , shafi worked as director of the red crescent society , the islamic counterpart to the red cross .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

a spokesman for the league of red cross in geneva said the organization would have no comment on relief efforts until friday morning .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

editors : the toll-free number set up by the american red cross for contributions is 1-800-842-2200 .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

five medical workers with doctors without borders set up an emergency center for the injured at an air force hospital in tehran , iran 's islamic republic news agency reported .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

the greek red cross planned to send 15 tons of supplies to iran , and japan pledged relief funds and goods worth more than $ 1.5 million .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

the british red cross announced it would give $ 17,300 for blankets , medical equipment , food and emergency lighting for victims of the earthquake .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping the supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

foreign secretary douglas hurd , in a message to his iranian counterpart ali akbar velayati , said : `` we are very saddened by the terrible loss of life in yesterday 's earthquake in iran .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

the state department said iran indicated it would welcome earthquake relief from the american red cross and other u.s. humanitarian organizations .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

the offer was made through the league of the international red cross .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

israel has had no diplomatic ties with iran since the islamic revolution ousted the shah in 1979 .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

western governments want any food deliveries to the asians handled by the international red cross or some other foreign relief agency .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

army police wearing red berets were checking the papers of male passers-by to see if they were evading the draft .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

the red berets stood by the bus door , clapping their nightsticks into the palms of their hands and scanning the crowds for likely faces .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

ali -- not his real name -- came home to baghdad in mid-august , a freed prisoner of war .


Question: what is the name given to the islamic counterpart of the red cross ?

how to help the cyclone victims ; here is a list of major u.s. charitable groups that are accepting donations to aid victims of the bangladesh cyclone disaster : ; -lrb- box -rrb- adventist development and relief agency international , 12501 columbia pike , silver spring , md. 20904 -- -lrb- 301 -rrb- 680-6380 ; -lrb- box -rrb- american red cross , box 37243 , washington , d.c. 20013 -- -lrb- 800 -rrb- 842-2200 ; -lrb- box -rrb- b'nai b'rith international , 1640 rhode island ave .


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how to help ; victims ; here is a list of major u.s. charitable groups that are accepting donations to aid victims of the bangladesh cyclone disaster : ; -lrb- box -rrb- adventist development and relief agency international , 12501 columbia pike , silver spring , md. 20904 -- -lrb- 301 -rrb- 680-6380 ; -lrb- box -rrb- american red cross , box 37243 , washington , d.c. 20013 -- -lrb- 800 -rrb- 842-2200 ; -lrb- box -rrb- b'nai b'rith international , 1640 rhode island ave .


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a prisoner who declared himself opposed to the baghdad regime would be given more reading materials and favors , such as occasional excursions outside the prison walls .


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accompanying the prince were representatives of the red cross and the red crescent , its islamic equivalent , and of several u.n. agencies , including world health organization and unicef , the u.n. children 's fund .


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most of it was told by a volunteer from the red crescent society , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , who was with the boatman when he found his daughter 's body .


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red crescent is the islamic equivalent of the red cross .


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the red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , reported that by midnight thursday , 12,000 bodies had been recovered and 20,000 injured were taken to hospitals .


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in rudbar , an agricultural city of 100,000 people , thousands of tents have been set up by the red crescent _ the islamic equivalent of the red cross _ to house people .


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a spokesman for the league of red cross in geneva said the organization would have no comment on relief efforts until friday morning .


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editors : the toll-free number set up by the american red cross for contributions is 1-800-842-2200 .


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five medical workers with doctors without borders set up an emergency center for the injured at an air force hospital in tehran , iran 's islamic republic news agency reported .


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the greek red cross planned to send 15 tons of supplies to iran , and japan pledged relief funds and goods worth more than $ 1.5 million .


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the british red cross announced it would give $ 17,300 for blankets , medical equipment , food and emergency lighting for victims of the earthquake .


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brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping the supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


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the state department said iran indicated it would welcome earthquake relief from the american red cross and other u.s. humanitarian organizations .


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the offer was made through the league of the international red cross .


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israel has had no diplomatic ties with iran since the islamic revolution ousted the shah in 1979 .


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brian ruberry , a spokesman for the american red cross in washington , said the organization was raising money rather than shipping supplies , and had established a toll-free nationwide telephone number for people wanting to make contributions .


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the official islamic republic news agency -lrb- irna -rrb- reported non-stop rescue efforts , with army helicopters flying relief missions around the clock .


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for the first time since khomeini 's 1979 islamic revolution , iran is accepting overt u.s. aid .


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in addition to the aid collected by americares , a red cross charter flight left washington carrying supplies donated by the u.s. government .


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iran and the united states have had no diplomatic ties since the takeover of the u.s. embassy in tehran by islamic militants , who held 52 americans hostage for 444 days in 1979 and 1980 .


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how to help the cyclone victims ; here is a list of major u.s. charitable groups that are accepting donations to aid victims of the bangladesh cyclone disaster : ; -lrb- box -rrb- adventist development and relief agency international , 12501 columbia pike , silver spring , md. 20904 -- -lrb- 301 -rrb- 680-6380 ; -lrb- box -rrb- american red cross , box 37243 , washington , d.c. 20013 -- -lrb- 800 -rrb- 842-2200 ; -lrb- box -rrb- b'nai b'rith international , 1640 rhode island ave .


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how to help ; victims ; here is a list of major u.s. charitable groups that are accepting donations to aid victims of the bangladesh cyclone disaster : ; -lrb- box -rrb- adventist development and relief agency international , 12501 columbia pike , silver spring , md. 20904 -- -lrb- 301 -rrb- 680-6380 ; -lrb- box -rrb- american red cross , box 37243 , washington , d.c. 20013 -- -lrb- 800 -rrb- 842-2200 ; -lrb- box -rrb- b'nai b'rith international , 1640 rhode island ave .


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the red crescent is the moslem equivalent of the red cross .


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the ministry also informed the romanian ambassador in tehran that iran 's red crescent society , the moslem equivalent of the red cross , is ready to send medical aid to bucharest to help people wounded in the fighting that toppled ceausescu , the radio reported .


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the international committee of the red cross in geneva sent two planes with 4 tons of medical supplies to bucharest .


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in brussels , the european commission decided to send $ 1.2 million in medical aid to be distributed by the french agencies doctors without borders and doctors of the world , the french red cross , the west german red cross and the international red cross .


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he said officials in bucharest gave permission for the two red cross planes to land , he said , and `` we suspect there is very little medical material in romania at the moment. ''


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the planes will carry seven red cross workers and one representative of the world health organization to romania to establish longer-term requirements .


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ceausescu was given a red carpet welcome in tehran .


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after the revolution , in addition to running the health ministry , he was head of the red crescent association , the moslem equivalent of the red cross .


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the red crescent society , the moslem equivalent of the red cross , said 806 people died , mostly in the southwestern districts of khulna , satkhira and bagerhat , and the independent khabar newspaper put the death toll at 1,050 .


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the red crescent society , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , said sunday at least 1,150 people had died .


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muhtasseb arrived dead in a hebron clinic of the red crescent , the moslem equivalent of the red cross , a red crescent official said .


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in panchagarh , 220 miles north of dhaka , the bangladesh red crescent society , the moslem equivalent of the red cross , said it was distributing warm clothing and blankets to poor people to help them cope with the cold .


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at the headquarters of the red crescent society , iran 's equivalent of the red cross , the sidewalk and lobby are stacked high with donated blankets , clothes , food , stoves and medicine .


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officials at the red crescent , the moslem equivalent of the red cross , said they counted 40,000 dead and 60,000 injured .


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last week alone , iraq 's red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , announced it had received a shipment of 22 tons of medical supplies from the italy and another 28 tons of the same from the united nations ' children fund , unicef .


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last week alone , iraq 's red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , announced it had received 22 tons of medical supplies from italy and another 28 tons from the united nations ' children fund , unicef .


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iraq 's red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , announced recently it had received 22 tons of medical supplies from italy and another 28 tons from the u.n. children 's fund .


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more than 125,000 people have died as a result of the cyclone , and the red crescent , the islamic equivalent of the red cross , said the toll is likely to reach 200,000 . ;


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the red crescent -- the islamic equivalent of the red cross -- predicted the death toll would probably reach 200,000 from starvation and diseases spread by water fouled by rotting animal carcasses and sewage .


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iran 's first health minister after the 1979 islamic revolution died after an assailant stabbed him , the islamic republic news agency reported today .


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he was imprisoned several times for his political activism under the late shah , according an official islamic republic who 's who .


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rahmat ali , 28 , said he borrowed the equivalent of $ 16 from his wife 's parents to buy bamboo and straw to rebuild his grocery store in the marketplace .


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the defendant , 28-year-old nidal zalum from the west bank town of ramallah , allegedly belonged to islamic jihad , a moslem fundamentalist group opposed to israel 's existence .


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the islamic republic news agency , monitored in nicosia , said the majlis , or parliament , summoned foreign minister ali akbar velayati to explain ceausescu 's official visit to tehran from dec. 18-20 .


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the islamic republic news agency said the issue of ceausescu 's visit was `` snowballing as the biggest goof of the iranian foreign ministry . ''


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the majlis is dominated by hard-liners of the islamic revolution opposed to opening iran to foreign investment and other pragmatic measures that velayati supports .


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the islamic republic news agency said 26 countries have contributed to the relief operations .


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it was the first american aid to iran since the rift that followed the rise of islamic fundamentalists to power 11 years ago .


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`` but if other countries and red cross societies offer to help , we will accept it with thanks. ''


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a red cross official said tuesday the death toll could reach 70,000 .


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more than 205 people hurt in the quake died of their injuries wednesday in hospitals in zanjan province , the islamic republic news agency reported .


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the consumer uprising by air travelers appears to be easing a bit as the 1988 summer travel season approaches .


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the stoppage , which comes on one of the busiest weekends of the year for air travel at the start of the summer holiday season , involves some 100 controllers at the airports in marseilles , nice , montpellier and corsica .


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1,000 flights canceled ; a high number of pilots called in sick during the december holiday period , the busiest for air travel .


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two court decisions , regulatory delays and congressional clamor have all but dashed texas air 's goal of transforming eastern into a low-cost carrier in time for the busy summer travel season .


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continental said that some of the actions are routine , seasonal cutbacks after the summer , typically the busiest travel season .


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under government pressure , the major air carriers have scheduled flights more realistically , eased the bunching of flights around busy travel times and funneled additional manpower and money into dealing with their customers .


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`` much of the confusion and inconvenience is behind us now , '' said stephen hayes , vice president for public information at the air transport association , the airline trade group .


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at least , he says , there may not be `` the indifference to the plight of passengers '' that marked 1987 as far as many of the major air carriers were concerned .


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for millions of people who travel by air , 1987 often became a nightmare .


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in june of last year , the transportation department received as many complaints about air travel as it had received in all of the previous five months .


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today the on-time record of each flight can be provided by a travel agent or airline reservation clerk through the reservation computer .


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but travelers so far have not availed themselves to such information on a wide-scale basis , according to travel agents .


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as the busy travel season begins both the smoking and baggage rules are likely to result in at least some friction , says hitchcock .


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the ministers agreed to set up a `` red alert '' telephone link among europe 's five busiest airports : london , frankfurt , paris , rome and madrid .


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the ministers were told during their meeting monday that several potentially serious air mishaps were narrowly averted in britain , spain and greece over the past few months because of overcrowded skies .


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the ministers ' decisions were based on a report by civil aviation directors in the 12 eec countries that said air control services were understaffed and ill-equipped .


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the report also called for linking the data banks of all of europe 's air control centers , harmonizing computers and radars and opening more of europe 's military air space to civil aviation .


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industry officials in europe predict one of the gloomiest summers ever for flight delays as air traffic controllers struggle to allocate slots to a record number of flights in already crowded skies .


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at the same time , `` the air traffic industry is booming beyond anyone 's previous predictions , '' said klaus-ulrich moeller , a spokesman for west germany 's lufthansa international airline .


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the number of flights is also growing in the far east , but officials in japan and hong kong , two of the orient 's major commercial air hubs , say the competiton for airspace has not yet reached european proportions .


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`` during the peak season , booking a seat will be very difficult and planes will be very , very full , '' said geoffrey tudor , a spokesman for japan airlines in tokyo .


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at terminals throughout europe , tourists are fuming , business travelers are grumbling and air traffic controllers are protesting .


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the 170 -airline international air transport association -lrb- iata -rrb- says the gap between the demand for air travel and capacity will continue in europe unless governments take coordinated action .


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according to the geneva -based association 's statistics , international air traffic increased by 13 percent last year and is continuing at that rate this year .


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european air traffic also reached 13 percent in 1987 , and is expected to increase by at least 7 percent this year .


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air traffic to south korea jumped by 12.8 percent and flights to china increased by almost 10 percent , the authority said .


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calls are growing for greater access to restricted military airspace , especially in west germany , where the air forces of nato nations fly regular training maneuvers .


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west germany is planning to pump millions into upgrading its air traffic control technology over the next fews years and has approved pay raises for controllers .


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air traffic control computers in western europe 's 34 different jurisdictions can not communicate directly with each other now .


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`` flights often go over small countries in just five or six minutes and that country 's air controllers must hand over the flight to the next country , '' said joachim lischka , chairman of the west german civil aviation authority .


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from labor travails to terrorist threats to rising fuel prices to aging planes , the nation 's airlines face daunting challenges as their busiest season of the year begins this memorial day weekend .


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delta air lines , american airlines , pan am corp. and usair group inc. , especially , are reaping windfall profits from the woes of eastern , which has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since march 9 . together , the rivals have captured an estimated $ 6 million to $ 7 million a day in revenue lost by eastern , which has been virtually grounded by the walkout that started march 4 .


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air tariffs have increased as much as 20 percent this year over 1988 , some analysts reckon .


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the apparent slowdown in the economy , credited in part to higher interest rates that have discouraged consumers from spending , does n't appear to have dampened air travel .


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the anticipated growth in foreign travel is largely due to the rebounding dollar , analysts say .


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air terrorism is n't the only fear of flying that has kept travelers away .


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meanwhile , standard & poor 's corp. said it had downgraded its ratings on debt of continental airlines holdings inc. and continental airlines , because of problems brought on by higher fuel costs and sluggish demand for air travel .


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for the first half of the year , continental , which until june was known as texas air corp. , lost $ 8.7 million , compared with a loss of $ 365 million in the period a year ago .


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dozens of flights were cancelled and hundreds of passengers stranded at airports yesterday as air traffic controllers in the aix -en- provence region of southern france began a three-day strike .


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continental said it is raising ticket prices because there is a strong demand for air travel .


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air fares have been rising generally for several months .


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in january , most u.s. airlines , led by american , raised their excursion fares in 40 markets by $ 20 to $ 40 per round trip in response to unusually strong demand for air travel .


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`` there is an unexplained strong demand for air travel that provides an incentive for fare increases , '' he said .


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despite the steady round of hikes , travel agent jerry steinberg said he did not think travelers would be discouraged .


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the latest air fare war began when united placed newspaper advertisements on monday containing coupons good for $ 35 off round-trip tickets of $ 175 or more .


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a day later , trans world airlines cut some of its domestic round-trip fares by up to 30 % , and american airlines , delta air lines , usair and continental airlines announced wednesday they also were lowering their ticket prices .


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until last month , american 's pilots were seeking wages like those of delta air lines ' pilots , the industry 's best paid .


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in a break with tradition , today also likely wo n't be the season 's busiest day of the year at san jose international airport , said spokeswoman cathy gaskell . ;


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but nationwide , the air transport association , a trade group for the airlines , expects air travel to be up between 1 percent to 2 percent from a year earlier . ;


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an estimated 95,000 passengers are expected to pass through the san francisco terminal today , about 10,000 more than on a normal travel day , he said. ;


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the national transportation safety board , citing safety problems in the air-traffic control system , urged the federal aviation administration to reduce or freeze the number of flights permitted at the nation 's busiest airports during peak hours .


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but it added that it already is restricting air traffic through a process called `` central flow control , '' in which officials at headquarters limit flights into major airports because of bad weather or overcrowding .


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rather , he said , the board wants the number of flights at the nation 's 22 busiest airports frozen or reduced during peak hours .


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`` the air-traffic control system in our busiest corridors can not handle more traffic , '' asserted sen. frank lautenberg -lrb- d. , n.j. -rrb- , chairman of the transportation appropriations subcommittee .


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the federal aviation administration , in a move to reduce the risk of midair collisions , is using new air-traffic control procedures in the nation 's busiest skyways .


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under these procedures , officials at the faa 's headquarters use computers to monitor air traffic , and , when necessary , limit it .


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`` the main objective is safety first and expediting planes second , '' said john ryan , the faa 's director of air traffic control operations .


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these are portions of airspace that air traffic control managers identified in early may as having the potential to become overcrowded .


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he also credited faa air traffic controllers .


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continental airlines , a unit of texas air corp. , was next , with 24.65 complaints per 100,000 passengers , down from 38.6 the month before , but up from 3.0 a year earlier .


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after continental , the highest complaint rates were those of pan american world airways , a unit of pan am corp. ; hawaiian airlines , a unit of hal inc. ; eastern airlines , also a unit of texas air ; and trans world airlines .


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several recent setbacks in washington have left eastern airlines and its parent , texas air corp. , in a costly holding pattern .


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and the more they are going to scare away passengers with all this , '' said raymond neidl , a bond analyst for mccarthy crisanti & maffei inc. in american stock exchange composite trading yesterday , texas air shares fell 50 cents , to $ 13 .


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in another court decision in washington earlier this month , a federal judge blocked eastern 's sale of its profitable east coast - shuttle to another unit of texas air .


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indeed , texas air and eastern have been doing everything possible to force the machinists ' talks to conclusion .


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the machinists , he claimed , have resisted negotiating meaningfully for months , while hurling rhetoric at texas air for trying to `` rape '' eastern and impose drastically lower wages .


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roughly 130 house members and five senators have co-sponsored resolutions requesting that the department of transportation formally investigate texas air , its safety and employment records , as well as the complex business transactions that are a hallmark of chairman frank lorenzo .


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eastern and texas air 's continental unit control one-fifth of the nation 's airline seats .


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the season for air-travel delays is upon us .


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the cheap dollar not only has encouraged americans to travel at home rather than abroad , but has sent europeans and japanese scrambling for flights to the u.s. already , delta air lines ' daily flights between tokyo and portland are nearly booked through september .


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he warns that airlines ' failure to improve on their record of recent summers will increase the chances for approval of stalled consumer protection legislation in congress .


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as a result , passengers will find themselves waiting at gates , circling in the air and then waiting again for a gate to open -- and may still arrive `` on time . ''


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even gabriel phillips , executive vice president of the air transport association , an industry trade group , acknowledges that `` some of what we have are delays now masquerading as revised schedules . ''


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there were 887 such delays a day through may , down 6 % from the same period last year , according to the air transport association .


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in a season when thunderstorms in one region can back up traffic across the country , it would n't take much to turn this year 's average higher .


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only alaska airlines rated an honorable mention in the u.s. , while three foreign carriers earned the highest marks : air new zealand , singapore airlines and swissair .


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federal aviation administration -- the faa tracks air traffic control delays -- those of 15 minutes or more caused by problems in the air traffic system , such as bad weather or congestion .


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though they rarely volunteer it , travel agents and airline-reservations clerks have this information at their fingertips .


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where you waited in 1987 : average daily air traffic control delays of 15 minutes or more number of delays taxing out 1,007 in the air 540 at the gate 315 taxing in 129 share of total taxing out 50.6 %


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at the gate 15.8 % taxing in 6.5 % average delay -lrb- in minutes -rrb- at the gate 41 taxing out 29 taxing in 27 in the air 26 source : air transport association


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travel has been depressed in recent months because of the recession and fears of terrorism .


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a similar northwest promotion last month applied to travel from cities in 14 southern states .


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the promotion does n't apply to earlier low fares issued by the carrier , and tickets must be purchased by march 31 for travel between april 1 and oct. 31 .


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the air transport association estimates the entire airline industry had losses of $ 4 billion to $ 5 billion in the past five months , and air travel is still lingering below prewar levels .


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the nonrefundable fares apply to roundtrip flights in the u.s. tickets must be purchased by may 31 and passengers may travel through sept. 8 , with reservations made at least seven days before travel .


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ins officials say that they are moving to increase hiring and improve processing but that meantime the service 's duty is to check all incoming international air travelers .


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`` we 're getting much better results than through universal screening '' in terms of seizure of illegal drugs and other contraband , says michael lovejoy , the customs service 's program manager for air passengers .


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the memphis , tenn. , air express company did confirm that it has had discussions about being a user , alongside continental , of alliance airport , a fort worth , texas , cargo and industrial airport developed by the perot group .


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the consumer uprising by air travelers appears to be easing a bit as the 1988 summer travel season approaches .


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the stoppage , which comes on one of the busiest weekends of the year for air travel at the start of the summer holiday season , involves some 100 controllers at the airports in marseilles , nice , montpellier and corsica .


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under government pressure , the major air carriers have scheduled flights more realistically , eased the bunching of flights around busy travel times and funneled additional manpower and money into dealing with their customers .


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`` much of the confusion and inconvenience is behind us now , '' said stephen hayes , vice president for public information at the air transport association , the airline trade group .


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at least , he says , there may not be `` the indifference to the plight of passengers '' that marked 1987 as far as many of the major air carriers were concerned .


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for millions of people who travel by air , 1987 often became a nightmare .


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in june of last year , the transportation department received as many complaints about air travel as it had received in all of the previous five months .


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today the on-time record of each flight can be provided by a travel agent or airline reservation clerk through the reservation computer .


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but travelers so far have not availed themselves to such information on a wide-scale basis , according to travel agents .


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as the busy travel season begins both the smoking and baggage rules are likely to result in at least some friction , says hitchcock .


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delta air lines , american airlines , pan am corp. and usair group inc. , especially , are reaping windfall profits from the woes of eastern , which has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since march 9 . together , the rivals have captured an estimated $ 6 million to $ 7 million a day in revenue lost by eastern , which has been virtually grounded by the walkout that started march 4 .


Question: what time of year has the most air travel ?

air tariffs have increased as much as 20 percent this year over 1988 , some analysts reckon .


Question: what time of year has the most air travel ?

the apparent slowdown in the economy , credited in part to higher interest rates that have discouraged consumers from spending , does n't appear to have dampened air travel .


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the anticipated growth in foreign travel is largely due to the rebounding dollar , analysts say .


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air terrorism is n't the only fear of flying that has kept travelers away .


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dozens of flights were cancelled and hundreds of passengers stranded at airports yesterday as air traffic controllers in the aix -en- provence region of southern france began a three-day strike .


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but nationwide , the air transport association , a trade group for the airlines , expects air travel to be up between 1 percent to 2 percent from a year earlier . ;


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an estimated 95,000 passengers are expected to pass through the san francisco terminal today , about 10,000 more than on a normal travel day , he said. ;


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but he assured commerce committee chairman ernest hollings -lrb- d. , s.c. -rrb- , that the faa `` will restrict traffic if the time comes and it is necessary . ''


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nonetheless , many industry analysts and travel agents expect a strong summer for air travel , as stable fares at home and a more valuable dollar abroad lure vacationers .


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a code shows how often a flight has been on time in the previous month , although a customer normally must ask for the information .


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airline opposition is strongest to provisions in pending legislation that would require the transportation department as well as airlines to provide toll-free telephone lines for consumer complaints ; provide free tickets for lost baggage ; require that tickets be refundable ; and require airlines to establish a minimum time for flights .


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more than 23 million holiday fliers are expected to pay a record $ 240 million in u.s. air travel user taxes during the 17-day christmas-new year holiday period , a trade group said friday .


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peak travel days will be friday and saturday , dec. 21 and 22 , with more than 1.6 million passengers traveling each day , and tuesday and wednesday , jan. 1 and 2 , when about 1.5 million daily passengers are expected , according to the partnership for improved air travel , an association of air travel businesses .


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airline passengers , private pilots and business aviation and air cargo shippers now will pay about $ 5 billion a year for user -financed airport improvements , the association said .


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the association is pushing such improvements to reduce air traffic delays and airport congestion .


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it uses the annual surge in holiday air travel to illustrate what it says are the limits of the current aviation infrastructure to handle higher volumes of passengers predicted as a daily occurrence a decade from now .


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delta air lines , american airlines , pan am corp. and usair group inc. , especially , are reaping windfall profits from the woes of eastern , which has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since march 9 . together , the rivals have captured an estimated $ 6 million to $ 7 million a day in revenue lost by eastern , which has been virtually grounded by the walkout that started march 4 .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

air tariffs have increased as much as 20 percent this year over 1988 , some analysts reckon .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

the apparent slowdown in the economy , credited in part to higher interest rates that have discouraged consumers from spending , does n't appear to have dampened air travel .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

the anticipated growth in foreign travel is largely due to the rebounding dollar , analysts say .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

air terrorism is n't the only fear of flying that has kept travelers away .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

dozens of flights were cancelled and hundreds of passengers stranded at airports yesterday as air traffic controllers in the aix -en- provence region of southern france began a three-day strike .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

but nationwide , the air transport association , a trade group for the airlines , expects air travel to be up between 1 percent to 2 percent from a year earlier . ;


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an estimated 95,000 passengers are expected to pass through the san francisco terminal today , about 10,000 more than on a normal travel day , he said. ;


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the air transport association estimates the entire airline industry had losses of $ 4 billion to $ 5 billion in the past five months , and air travel is still lingering below prewar levels .


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the nonrefundable fares apply to roundtrip flights in the u.s. tickets must be purchased by may 31 and passengers may travel through sept. 8 , with reservations made at least seven days before travel .


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but he assured commerce committee chairman ernest hollings -lrb- d. , s.c. -rrb- , that the faa `` will restrict traffic if the time comes and it is necessary . ''


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peak travel days will be friday and saturday , dec. 21 and 22 , with more than 1.6 million passengers traveling each day , and tuesday and wednesday , jan. 1 and 2 , when about 1.5 million daily passengers are expected , according to the partnership for improved air travel , an association of air travel businesses .


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airline passengers , private pilots and business aviation and air cargo shippers now will pay about $ 5 billion a year for user -financed airport improvements , the association said .


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the association is pushing such improvements to reduce air traffic delays and airport congestion .


Question: at what time of year is air travel at a peak ?

it uses the annual surge in holiday air travel to illustrate what it says are the limits of the current aviation infrastructure to handle higher volumes of passengers predicted as a daily occurrence a decade from now .


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with the industry 's summer peak travel season behind it , twa introduced the lower fares over the weekend `` to try to entice people to fly during this time of year when travel is normally down , '' a twa spokesman said .


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`` this is the one that will bring people out of the woodwork , '' predicted thomas nulty , president of associated travel services inc. , a santa ana , calif. , travel agency .


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japan air lines estimates that for the golden week holiday in early may , a peak time for holiday travel , bookings this year are down about 5 per cent .


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autumn is the peak period for air cargo in north america as stores stock up for christmas while airlines scale back flying schedules from the summer passenger travel peak .


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in england , british airways blamed the fear of terrorism and the weakening economy on both sides of the atlantic when it moved to slash its transatlantic fares -- and cut 4,300 from its workforce . ; here , in the united states , the number of passengers boarding u.s domestic flights dropped from 36 million in july 1990 -- a peak travel month before iraq invaded kuwait -- to about 30.7 million in january , one of the slower travel months , according to the air transport association . ;


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the october stock market crash triggered fears that consumer nervousness could cut sharply into air travel , but the major u.s. carriers have posted an average increase in traffic of 7 percent to 8 percent since new year 's day from the same period last year .


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the fare increases amplified the upward trend in air fares that has prevailed for the past four or five months .


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`` what you 're really seeing is a marketing of airline travel the way retailers market , '' said robert joedicke , who follows the industry for shearson lehman hutton inc. `` fare policy is going to be a continual adjustment game. ''


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besides , skeptics noted , some of the recent rise in traffic could be coming from passengers taking free trips on frequent-flier travel bonuses and triple-mileage awards .


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`` it 's created a problem for us , '' said david perlman , president of dms travel , a retail travel agency in midtown manhattan .


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but the industry 's biggest trauma this year , a bitter labor strike at eastern airlines , has n't resulted in the mass inconvenience to travelers that originally was feared .


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in fact , it 's turned out to be a boon for eastern 's leading competitors .


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eastern 's sister carrier continental airlines announced last month that it was raising its `` maxsaver '' discount fares by up to 18 percent .


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the parent companies of usair and united airlines reported first-quarter losses thursday , while delta air lines said its profit for the latest quarter dropped 63 percent .


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the lawsuits , filed in 1985 , contended united illegally monopolized or attempted to monopolize the computer reservations business or the air transportation business in various markets .


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continental , owned by texas air corp. , had sought $ 336 million in damages , arguing that united programmed its computer reservations system to unfairly favor united flights over its competitors .


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atlanta -based delta air lines inc. blamed sharply increased fuel costs for its lower earnings in its third fiscal quarter on sharply increased fuel costs .


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eastern is a major competitor of delta at atlanta , where both airlines have their main hubs .


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the holiday travel period begins on dec. 19 and ends on jan. 4 , according to the group .


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rich people - doctors , lawyers and property developers who got out of the market at the right time - are also spending a little less than before , though they can still find plenty of outlets for their cash .


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the air freight sector in north america is experiencing one of the best pre-christmas peaks in recent memory , with most airlines or cargo agents reporting rising volumes to and from north america , reuter reports from toronto .


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lufthansa , the world 's leading carrier for international air freight , also raised ex- canada rates on november 1 by up to 8 per cent .


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air france and british airways are among others which have already implemented similar rate rises from north america , and virtually all airlines have raised rates to north america by 5 to 15 per cent in the last six months .


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`` this is the first time we 've faced this sort of reaction , '' said rockwell schnabel , head of the u.s. travel and tourism administration .


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overseas , the travel slump has spurred complaints that europe 's biggest single export-earner -- travel and tourism -- has been inadvertently victimized by the persian gulf war as nervous u.s. tourists boycott international travel .


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at home , where travel was already in a slump because of the economy , a panicked u.s. travel industry turned to the white house for help : first lady barbara bush took the extraordinary step of booking a commercial flight to indianapolis thursday to make `` people feel good about flying , '' she said. ;


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in france , where some travel agents say business has dipped 70 percent , parisian nightclubs have laid off dancers , waiters and musicians . ;


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much of this points up the delicate balancing act the u.s. government performs in influencing travel plans at home and abroad. ;


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on the one hand , it has been issuing travel warnings to alert citizens about the threat of terrorism abroad by those sympathetic to iraqi president saddam hussein . ;


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at the same time , it has been reassuring the public that everything is being done to ensure their safe travel -- and the survival of the $ 350 billion a year u.s. travel industry. ;


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`` yes , we have to be careful , but we should not let saddam do economically here what he ca n't do militarily , '' said schnabel of the travel and tourism administration . ;


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this week , there were signs that americans , when offered a good deal on tickets , are ready to relax and enjoy themselves -- at least within the united states , said phil davidoff , president of american society of travel agents . ; `` americans are n't wimps or scaredy cats .


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travel was in decline because of the recession and then the war stunned people , '' he said .


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peak fares , which are generally noon thursday through noon monday , are slightly higher for adults , and child peak fares are 40 % off .


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according to the air transport association , the industry trade group , airlines had a $ 1 billion loss in the first half of the year , compared with a loss of $ 63 million in the first half of last year .


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the tickets are non-refundable , require seven-day advance sales , and must be purchased by thursday for non-holiday travel between sept. 23 and dec. 15 .


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delta air lines , based in atlanta , and usair , a unit of usair group inc. , arlington , va. , also moved to match the twa promotion , and likely will extend their offers to the additional cities .


Question: where is webster university ?

regular readers of this page will recall that opera theatre is an annual , month-long late-spring mounting of four operas in the agreeable -lrb- and , by us standards , tiny -rrb- loretto- hilton auditorium , on the campus of webster university , in the st louis suburbs .


Question: where is webster university ?

peck said he already has several shows lined up , including a rolling stones - james brown double-header at webster university in st. louis , a james brown show at the kennedy center in washington , and a blues and `` rock on tv '' shows at the athens -lrb- ohio -rrb- center for film and video .


Question: where is webster university ?

loretto- hilton center , 130 edgar road -lrb- at big bend -rrb- on the campus of webster university .


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it 's a commencement speech mr. wofford delivered 23 years ago at webster university , in st. louis , in which he said that `` clearly the education women need is to be good amateurs .


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`` their intentions were definitely good , and i can understand how these things happen , but they should have consulted a dictionary , '' said antonio m. molina of suburban university city .


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`` wilkommen in missouri '' should have read `` willkommen in missouri , '' according to james mcleod , professor of german at washington university .


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people arriving here from france would laugh at the sign , '' said jacques chicoineau , a retired professor of foreign languages at webster university .


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`` hendrix live on tv : 1965-1970 `` will screen thursday and friday at san diego state university 's backdoor .


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`` wofford 's making inroads by coming across as the challenger in this race , '' says g. terry madonna , a political scientist at millersville state university .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

the robinsons lived on pepper street in pasadena , where jackie became am athletic legend .


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ruth was a `` true american hero '' who `` epitomized the very best of our national pastime , '' weicker , r - conn. , said thursday .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

chandler , 89 , was commissioner of baseball from 1945-51 and takes credit for opening the door for jackie robinson to become the first black to play major-league baseball when robinson signed with the brooklyn dodgers in 1947 .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

chandler , 89 , was commissioner of baseball from 1945-51 and takes credit for opening the door for jackie robinson to become the first black to play major-league baseball when robinson signed with the brooklyn dodgers in 1946 .


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tae dorham , a member of the american association of university students , said the group demanded an apology from chandler , and if that was n't accomplished , his resignation .


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it 's been 31 years since `` dem bums '' became beach bums , since walter o'malley moved the brooklyn dodgers to los angeles .


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today , the dodgers return _ to shea stadium , not ebbets field _ to play the new york mets for the national league pennant .


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but to many brooklynites , this homecoming to the borough of queens will be happy only if the dodgers go down in defeat .


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`` the old brooklyn dodgers were a very special team , in a very special time , in a very special place .


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the los angeles dodgers are not really the dodgers , '' said brooklynite frances macrillo .


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`` they do n't look like the dodgers , they do n't sound like the dodgers , '' she continued .


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i feel no compunction to root for the dodgers , '' said marty adler , founder of the brooklyn dodgers hall of fame .


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Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

ebbets field , home of brooklyn 's beloved bums , was razed in 1960 .


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as far as many younger fans know , the dodgers have always played in california 's chavez ravine .


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`` if you were 15 when the dodgers left , you 're 46 now .


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what do you remember about the dodgers ?


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try telling that to hamill , who welcomed the dodgers to the playoffs with a vitriolic column in which o'malley 's name was preceded each time with an epithet .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

`` some wounds never heal , '' wrote hamill , who broke a three - decade boycott of dodgers home games this week to root for the mets -lrb- who , by the way , have eight native californians on the roster -rrb- .


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`` i go to the enemy camp '' _ dodgers stadium , that is _ `` as a hostile witness , '' he wrote .


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in 1899 , the treaty ending the spanish - american war was declared in effect .


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today 's highlight in history : on april 11 , 1945 , during world war ii , american soldiers liberated the notorious nazi concentration camp buchenwald in what is now east germany .


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and branch rickey , president of the brooklyn dodgers , was looking for a pennant .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

`` they 'd claim whites and blacks could n't play on the same field without the threat of a riot and it would be years before we could try again . ''


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it was here he was so carefully scouted by the dodgers .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

`` he weighed 195 at montreal and well over 200 with the dodgers .


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with eddie stanky at second base for the dodgers , jackie opened national league play at first .


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Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

the brooklyn club of the late '40s and early '50s was loaded with talent .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

gil hodges , a fine fielding first baseman , hit the long ball , particularly in brooklyn 's ebbets field .


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his alert mind , level swing , sure hands and agility and daring on the basepaths helped propel the dodgers to six national league pennants from 1947-1956 .


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there were other blacks in the majors now -- larry doby at cleveland and roy campanella with the dodgers .


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he stole home 19 times , and once in world series play -lrb- sept. 28 , 1955 against the yankees -rrb- .


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during his later years with the dodgers he batted clean-up .


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in 1949 the dodgers were back in the world series .


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brooklyn blew a 13 1/2 -game lead and lost the flag to the giants in a playoff .


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few remember , though , that the dodgers were fortunate to get in that playoff .


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the dodgers and giants were tied on the last day of the campaign and the dodgers were at shibe park in philadelphia for a game with the phillies .


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the dodgers needed a win to make a playoff necessary .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

jackie refused to leave the game and with two out in the 14th inning , he clouted a home run off robin roberts to earn brooklyn a 9-8 decision .


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the giants and dodgers split the first two games of the playoff .


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the dodgers walked slowly off the field .


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in 1955 jackie was reduced to 105 games and he batted .256 , but this was the year the dodgers finally beat the yankees in seven games for the world championship .


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johnny podres spaced eight hits and the dodgers topped the yankees , 2-0 , in the decider .


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few living dodgers have not heard the words , or been touched by their legacy .


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sukeforth had just brought a young shortstop , by train , to brooklyn for a meeting with dodgers ' boss branch rickey .


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others are roy campanella , former brooklyn dodger catcher ; oscar johnson , first black tennis player to win a national championship ; cheryl miller , usc and olympic basketball star ; and aaron wade , a high school football coach who also became the first black official in professional football .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

the dodgers ' eddie murray , who attended locke high in watts , will receive an award as sportsperson of the year .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

tygiel -- a historian by profession , a baseball historian by avocation -- has traced evidence of black baseball players to before the civil war in an article he wrote for the encyclopedia `` total baseball , '' but he found the first evidence of teams in northern cities in 1867 when the brooklyn uniques played the philadelphia excelsiors in what was billed as the `` championship of colored clubs . '' ;


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the monarchs , one of the longest-lived and most successful clubs , had a portable lighting system built in 1929 , so they could play as many as three games a day .


Question: who was the first african american to play for the brooklyn dodgers

the negro american league shrank from 10 teams in 1948 to four by 1953 .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

the rockefeller family empire dates to john d. rockefeller , america 's first billionaire , who was born in 1839 in modest circumstances .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

mitsubishi estate co. , one of japan 's leading real estate concerns , announced here today that it has invested $ 846 million for a 51 % stake in the rockefeller group , making the firm a major partner in such american icons as new york city 's rockefeller center and radio city music hall .


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a spokeswoman for the rockefeller group said that , although the purchase gives mitsubishi estate controlling interest in the group , the tie-up is expected to be treated as a `` partnership `` without any significant changes in management objectives or personnel .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

it marks the transfer to a foreign buyer of control over high-profile vestiges of the historic rockefeller family 's economic might , built by the legendary john d. rockefeller in the late 19th century through his powerful standard oil trust .


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it is not clear whether the rockefeller deal will engender the same kind of negative backlash , however , because the mechanics of the transaction appear to differ from many of the recent japanese acquisitions .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

rather than directly purchasing property , mitsubishi estate obtained 627,000 shares of common stock in the rockefeller group , which was privately held by various rockefeller family trusts controlled by an independent trust committee .


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the group owns and manages 14 office buildings in new york , including rockefeller center .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

amy trotta , spokeswoman for the rockefeller group , said that a 51 % stake in the group was sold to mitsubishi estate because that was the amount of the shares that needed to be sold off to meet the `` fiduciary duties '' of the rockefeller family trust , which had too much capital concentrated in one part of its holdings .


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with the purchase , however , mitsubishi estate apparently indirectly acquired only a 14.5 % share in rockefeller center .


Question: when was john d. rockefeller born ?

the rockefeller group divested itself of 71.5 % of the center in 1985 in a public offering of shares , and it retained only a 28.5 % interest at the time of the mitsubishi deal , according to trotta .


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`` there is no business address in the world that has the same cachet as rockefeller center , '' jotaro takagi , president of mitsubishi estate , said in a statement .