European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tourism caught in Middle of Gibraltar Flap  new York times patrons at Doc Sioe Calos covered their ears to Block the engine noise As the Boeing 737 in liner roared Down the runway which thrusts like an aircraft Carrier into Algeciras say and up Mlo the sky toward England. Flights from Gibraltar Are made 22 times a week. Many people Shore contend that in More i lights were available More Lounts would come to this Liny British Colony is lulled on the Southern lip of Spain. A proposal Cloro Itic  Community to liberate Europe s air transport system which would have made High la cheaper and thus More popular died earlier this summer because of the running dispute Between Spain and England Over the status of Gibraltar the proposal also would have Claus lied Iho Airport in Gibraltar As Bulish which  an angry veto rom spam for the last three years the two coun Rios have been negotiating the lulufi1 of fib Rallar which the Spanish say the British have occupied illegally Lor 283 years the airline deregulation plan is expected Lobo pc sonic again later this year and Spain has warned Hal the consequences will be the same despite changes in the european com Mummy s voting system Hal res Ricl bul do not eliminate individual nations veto rights Many Here and in the european Community car that the dispute could Ico Cartwe an proposal before the body Hal might affect Gib Alta smile for Spain a move to make european flights cheaper was quashed in a dispute Between Spain end great Britain Over the f. To the Spanish National Pride is at Staka. They lost the Peninsula in 17 m Loa combined British and dutch Loco when Spain was weakened by civil wars. Spain was forced to formally cede Gibraltar to England under the terms of one tha treaties of utrecht in 1713. Spain has pressed its claim to recover Iho Colony since Franco closed the Border in the late 1960 s. Ii was reopened two years ago. Pumo minister Felipe Gonzalez s government feels sir once political pressure nol to yield to Britain. The British say that in is a matter of local preference and the majorly Thoro appears to prefer England Over Spain. The British maintain a Strong presence both material and cultural there is a British naval base British curency an English language radio station afternoon Tea and Iho ubiquitous Union Jack bul even some inhabitant who want the place to remain a British Colony concede it is More Spanish than English. Gibraltar ans commonly mix Spanish and English in just about every sentence. The mores and lifestyle of the local people who Are mostly of mixed Spanish Lallian and portuguese descent the Tinct Spanish More than British influence. Gibraltar is a highly emotional Issue and harsh words have been spoken this summer especially in Madrid in Spain the news weekly Cambio 16, under a headline Spain lights the fire of Gibraltar in Europe said the reason was to win the last Battle of the colonial War which has lasted 283  Joseph Bassano a labor and political Leader there accused Spain of inconsistency pointing out i hat despite its Anli colonial Posl Urc regarding Gibraltar in has Clung so caul and Mozilla. Two enclaves on the by Alfredo Gomez associated press pain is exhort avg its citizens to Smilic As it emphasis ils mix of us i. Sea and Sang a to the rest of the world a combination Ihal May make it the world s Leader in earning Money from tourism be Nice to Lounts because spam is synonymous with Nice shout lha Sands of billboards posters and newspaper ads a smile is your contribution the govern Cal is sorting Vilh an advantage in that spaniards though Seldom mastering Loreign languages have a be Patalion Lor being Cany going patient and lol Crant bul the and Campaign seeks id it mind those spaniards who Don t smile that tourism 10 their country s number one Industry and its Mam source of Loreign currency the Campaign 15 also  by ionic .1 an Allemo to allay fears of would be  Aboul safely the liars have been Ruc cd i  repays of growing drug influenced Street err Tiff in Spain s Marji cities and tenons attacks by  Topar jlir.1s one o the ads i a j Imp ,11 a Public Tel phor a Cut founded by a group of people Hana listen i be just Mel a group at very Nice Louvist and i m bringing Hirm Home Lor lunch prepare 70 Spanish ome lets Revenue from Tounsi i repro Sells 10 percent of Spain s Gross Domestic product Gap and covers a nod portion at Iho country s import Bill including Oil the tourism keeps More than a million spaniards in Lii or nearly 10 percent of the country s work Force in nation a hic unemployment is 21 7 Pic Cal the highest in Europe Lull year Spain earned Mere Dollar Isom Louism than both Nlaly and Franco and came close to 5irrassmq u s Louis ii revenues according to the Madrid based world tourism or Garai Orv the untied sales timed the  a Hughes a tourism it Vul nuts of $12 0 . 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