European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Venice moves to limit tourists today s crossword new York times he government of Venice intends to limit the influx of i Chrisis who came Here to gaze at he canals and palaces. A directive issued id travel agencies announced that to avoid overcrowding Only a controlled number of tour buses would be allowed to approach Venice the authorities acted after a series of holidays Drew huge crowds and the police repeatedly had to untangle human gridlock in the narrow streets the measure to limit Access by tour groups is the first of its Hind according to mayor Nereo Lamoni it has potential National significance because officials in other italian cities. Like Rome and Florence have expressed concern Hal overcrowding by visitors poses a danger to artistic monuments unfortunately we have to View this As Only a first Slop the mayor said in order to protect Venice we Are going to have to move increasingly to regulate the. Low of  Mora than 100,000 p0ple crowded into Venice on several Days during the carnival and easter holidays this Spring try mayor said and thus in effect doubled the population of to City. Then on May 1, a major Holiday in much of Europe the cily became intolerable and uninhabitable Lamoni said. In live hours that morning he said about 630 tour buses arrived depositing 35,000 people at the Entrance of the cily. Transit services and Public toilets were overwhelmed. Ii became difficult to approach some of the monuments and Al times in was laying to walk through the Center of the Fly because the streets were blocked with people. Under these circumstances it becomes impossible for visitors to enjoy Venice and he City itself begins to Sutler material damage the mayor said in an interview. The new measures which will go into effect in june set a limit of 500 buses that will be permitted to part on the Periphery of the City. Once Hal number is reached All others will be turned away. Tour operators will be allowed to Reserve parking places Well in Advance. The restriction wis have an effect Only on Peak Days when the number of Al Sollors exceeds 50,000, including those who slay overnight Lamoni said. Otherwise he added we Are just adding a Small psychological  the main target of the restrictions Are visitors no come from nearby Adriatic resorts to visit the City fora Fow hours and Lamoni said about 30 percent of these were italian. The italian our Rel Industry has had a Good season so is Mart s Square usually crowded with visitors. Far this year bolstered by do Maslic tourism and by German visitors whose currency is Strong against tha italian lira. Americans generally abandoned Italy last year apparently out of fear of terrorism and have not returned in Large numbers presumably discouraged by the weak Dollar hotel owners whose clients will generally not be affected by the new restrictions and Large tour operators who will be Able to Reserve parking spaces for heir buses have generally endorsed the measure. The mayor has received protests from shopkeepers and those who say ins move discriminates against visitors who cannot afford to stay overnight. Among the critics is Flosanna Vianello who Sells souvenirs in the Rialto Bridge. Venice is Lor everyone she said. So you cannot say some can come and others  across 1 fitter 6 Long 11 doting12 narcotic 14 common fabric 15 cuff feature 16 Bouier it dozen squared 19 Carnaby Streetcar 20 Lisa 28 of by 23 boo part 24 one Wypp of ho26 car 42 stretched43 Black Bird 4 4 headache site 46 Una e due47 Lamb meal 49 George c. Scot film 51 Gulden word 52 in down1 Dostoevski 2 chant a Illume. Noted 4 Stop up 5 artist 53 goof 54 parts 6 kurd Cousin 7 Masterwork 9 German with 9 comic Book hero solution time 27 mini. 10 Mot leg. 11 Rascal 13 brought to a close 18 archaic 21 spore us 23 St for Lawine 25 Down inthe lumps 27 whopper29 smelter owner 31 hamper32 Finger Nail feature 33 a stunt 3lalr 38 Wicker material 37 tour til s goal 3s River net 41 swindles 44 middling 41 rational 48 old Salt �0 numerical prefix Ytit Trodty t to newer r/23 513 the far Side Mil 1 ii. Jen Kiru. Inifi Pulask moot that the ice age caught whew people completely off  Page 1 a thesta Sand stripes saturday. May 23,1987