European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. March 3. 1987 the stars and stripes fewer students visiting fort Lauderdale fort Lauderdale. A. A College students who Tor decades made this City synonymous with Spring break appear to w opting Tor other often less notorious vacation spots this year. The Bottom line is that today s col Icie Jud Cal and today s fort Lauder Dale have changed said june swim Len Broward county tourist development Council s executive director. They Are no longer the perfect match they were in the of 60s and 70s." College students in search or Sun and Sand say they be switched to Daytona Beach or More exotic spots such As bar Bados Bermuda the Bahamas and mexi co. Broward county officials have not promoted Spring break in fort Lauder Dale in recent years and have been concerned about the negative publicity generated by widespread drinking and wild behaviour that led to several fatal accidents. Police crackdowns have turned off some students who say they Don t feel wanted in fort Lauderdale. Police made 2,306 arrests during last year s Spring break. The county estimates that Spring break revenues totalled $120 million to $140 million last year but this year officials Are focusing on the convention Trade and older tourists. Worried owners of he Small motels that usually arc packed with students say this year s Advance bookings arc Down by As much As 75 percent officials expect about 250.000 Stu dents to arrive for the Spring break period 10,000 fewer than last year. Young women especially arc staying away. It s like 70 males to 30 females Here said Gary Schur morhorn 23. How Many fathers want to finance a trip Tor their daughters Down to a place known for lewd and lascivious behaviour asked Mary Fanizzi Public ily director for a nightclub Boston University senior Susan re Nard who called the resort outdated organized a one week trip for 55 Mem Bers of her sorority to Acapulco Mexico. Day Tana Beach expects a record 375,000 Spring break students this year tourism officials pursued them with the Promise that Spring break sizzles at Daytona  another new favorite is South padre Island to cons where officials expect about 125,000 students for Spring break. Fort Lauderdale has been popular for a Long time but it s not the automatic spot to go anymore said Martin Axel Rod president of Northwestern univer sity s associated student government. The Illinois school has i s students head ing to South padre Island. U.s., soviet editors want travel restrictions eased Washington a soviet and american Edi tors held a round table discussion sunday and agreed thai each nation could help reporters by loosening travel restrictions that make it hard to gel news. There arc journalists for whom 48 hours is a tremendous period of time to wait to cover an event Vitaly chunks eco chief editor in the foreign news department of the Tass news Agency told the american society of newspaper editors panel the soviet editor who formerly was based in the san Francisco Bureau of Tass said he had been hampered because the stale department required soviet reporters Togiva to hours notice before leaving the City. Earl focal. Of the Christian science Monitor was among american editors who said . Corr Pondenis based in Moscow should have More Freedom to travel in the soviet Union and that it was time to surface this  the meeting among nine soviet and 13 american editors the fourth such gathering in recent years was held Al Meridian House an 18th-Century French style mansion near downtown Washington. Robert m. White ii of the Mexico mo., Ledger baited the astounding Progress in understanding thai has been made in the sessions some of which have been held in the soviet Union. But american editors made it Clear that they Al times encountered difficulties in reaching common ground with the visitors because of differences be tween the soviet and american Media. The Leader of the soviet delegation Alexandr Baranov editor in chief of  industries and a member of the communist party s Central committee urged inc americans to give their views on the Reagan administration s arms policy and weapons in space. He also praised the role of the news Media in bring ing about social and Industrial change citing a Campaign by his Magazine that he said boosted Oil production in Western Siberia some of the american editors said they were uncomfortable with the idea of explain ing or defending administration policy. Al Best to report the news Foell said we try not to make  Tom acc pc of inc Atlanta Constitution did ask i Fth soviets saw any Chance of reaching an arms agreement in Appl to soviet newsmen Alexandr Baranov left and Vitaly chunks eco participate in discussions in Washington with . Newsman Watson Sims right of new Brunswick no. Inc near future in Light of the Iran Centra affair Mikhail Fedorov editor in chief of a Ruby zoom replied in the affirmative but said it would have to be before this fall following thai you will have your presidential election Campaign and it Wilt be impossible to achieve any  agreements. We understand this he said. Americans said that . Journalists should have More Chance to appear on soviet television and write for soviet newspapers. The soviets retorted that a number of americans had done so while others had refused invitations. Fedorov said pravda had carried an article by assistant defense Secretary Richard Perte an arms control hardliner. You might Well imagine the nature of this statement he added. Tower commission report hot off press in paperback new York a a commercial paperback version of the Tower com Mission report on the Iran Contra affair popped off a binding machine 47 hours and 29 minutes after the report s release in Washington a Bantam books spokes Man said sunday. Copies of the paperback edition of the report have been ordered by the stars and strip and Are in route to Europe by in. Announcement of the arrival Dale at Start and stripes bookstores Wilt be made later Bantam and its co publisher inc new York times shipped the 576-Page Book by plane to Siores in a dozen cities Dur ing the weekend fulfilling their pledge to get it on Bookstore shelves by monday said Stuart Applebaum of Bantam. The production Lime accomplished by designers typesetters proofreaders and others on lengthy overtime shifts was a record for an instant Book reprint of a government document Applebaum said. Al a press run of 400,000 copies it also was the largest initial priming for such a Book which is a specially of ban Tam. It look Bantam �0 hours to produce its paperback of the Warren commission report on inc assassination of president Kennedy and eight Days to produce the Pentagon papers in paperback. The Tower report printed verbatim is critical of the administration s secret arms sales to Iran and the subsequent diversion of profits to the Contra Rexcis. The paperback Sells for $5.50 Apple Baum declined to comment on Bantam s production costs. The Tower commis Sion report also is available from the . Government printing office at a Price of $14, Sands of time in 1 he stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 3, 1947 because of terrorist outbreaks nearly half of Palestine 700,000 jews were put under House arrest under martial Law. The terrorism left 19 dead and 26 injured. 30 years ago today. March 3.1957 Israel delayed its withdrawal from inc Gulf of Aqaba area and the Gaza strip. Remarks made by . Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Angyri d israeli Cabinet ministers and they called for a clarification of the american position. 20 years ago today. March 3, 1967 . District judge Frank w. Wilson ill Crete teamsters Union president James r. Hoffa to begin serving an eight year prison tern1 in Tennes see for jury tampering. Wilson Uci Ticu a motion by hosta s attorneys for Continua Etc of bail 10 years ago today. March 3, 1977 a congressional study of military recruiting concluded thai the All Volu Rittir Force will become increasingly diff cull and costly to Imi main. The study found the army and Marine corps falling shun in Ricau Ilioiu and Tina no form greatly under