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THURSDAY. MARCH 2, 1981 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Red Tape and Lack of Information Stall Foreign Visits to America Los Angeles-IUPB-There are probably more than 100,000 Europeans who would like to visit the United States and who can afford the trip, but U.S. government red tape and lack of sources of information keep them away, according to the head of an international travel service. Tony Hamilton, president of Lansealr, said other coun tries spend millions each year in an effort to lure American dollars to their homelands, but the U.S. spends virtually nothing In an effort to bring some of the monqy back, "Last year the official gov ernment slogan aboard was 'Visit the U.S.A. in I960'," Hamilton said. "But thU turned into a terrific flop." He urged the formation of a national tourist department whose job it would be to tell the potential tourists Just SUBSTITUTES FOR VOLTS One-boy tire removed from the rear wheel, a belt power substitutes for volts at the furnace was connected from the wheel to the blower. of the John Freeman home in Wickliffe, As John Jr. pedaled, the blower turned, Ohio. The furnace was burning, but the circulating warm air through the house, blower motor was useless 'because of a Encouraging John are his dad and sister, power failure. So ingenious John Freeman Kathleen, 2. rigged the bicycle to the blower. With the (UPI Telephplo) . Manufacturing of Staples Big Business for American Firms By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial 'Editor New York - (UNI - There's big: business in the lowly staple. " t i : y JHJ every nine Jr.. ,. two pieces of paper are stapled to gether or the home handy- ma n accom- pllshes a chore with a staple gun the cash register rings , Uenry Decntold for the eight to ten staple manufacturers in this country. - And these cash registers ring to the. tune of millions of dollars annually. Swingllne Inc., a leader in the field, said staples account for 35 per cent of Its total dollar volume which Inst year reached $12.5 million. Styles of Staples The company sells the staples for use in its own ma chines as well as those of o'-er manufacturers. Approxi mately 60 styles and sixes of staples are handled by the firm. While slnples may be a ma jor product of the firm, the stapling machine is even more important. Manually oper ated stapling machines such as desk staplers, compression tackers and stapling pliers ac count for some 56 per cent of Swlngllne's sales. It has about 25 different models, adapted for various business, home and school uses. The office stapler market Is a strange one. There Is nearly one stapler per desk in the business world today. And If these staplers are as durable as swingllne president Jack Linsky says they are It would appear that the market Is saturated. For Appearance Sake This is not so, according to Linsky. The market is grow ing because of the continued rate of growth In the number of offices, and because many firms replace staplers Just for appearance sake. But while the office market offers a steady growth, it is in home staplers where the in dustry really anticipates a huge growth, Linsky t'"1 Uni ted Press International. He noted thai his firm has sold 11 million small home staplers selling for less than a dollar since their introduction Trimester Plan Facilities, Funds, Faculties Problems Of Higher Education Editor's notoi The follow Ing is the second of three dispatches on a revolution in higher education. Bp PATRICIA McCORMACK New York -turn- rne need for more facilities, plus bigger faculties, plus increased funds equals a triple headache in higher education. Dr. Edward II. Litchfield, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, sees in the trl mcster system a kind of super medicine capable of solving some of the financial and re lated aches. Look at Pennsylvania, for example. Litchfield said that assuming the old academic calendar two semesters a year - remained In force, some $750 million must be spent In that state for additional plant and equipment to meet mush rooming enrollments, ' Comparable Estimate And nationwide, there's a comparable estimate. Lltch field said the only competent national survey shows that a conservative projection of capital plant needs, assuming the old calendar prevails in the next decade, Is better than $10 billion. "While no one can be sure," Litchfield SHld, "a reasonably conservative Judgment sug gests that we can cut that $750 million in Pennsylvania to less than $500 million. Could Cut $4 Billion "And we could cut $10 bil lion In the nation to about $6 10 years ago, but added that the surface hasn't even been scratched on this product. He said the same applies to the compact stapling gun which was Introduced three years ago. . Special market ' staplers, designed for use by dry clean ers, printers, banks, super markets, etc., currently are selling very well, and are con sidered by the Industry to be a lush" growth area. . Fiv Major Makers There are five major stapler manufacturers, mak ing it a highly competitive business, according to Linsky. To cope with this situation Swingline has a 15-man re search and development de partment which spends hun dreds of thousands of dollars annually to come up with such Innovations as open channel loading, compact electrics, compact staple guns, chisel pointed staples, and colored staplers. Linsky noted that the stapler industry had Improved business in 1960 despite the general slowdown In the econ omy, and he sees further gains this year. what they can expect In the U.S. "The average European still has a mistaken idea of America," he said. "He still thinks of it as a land of mil lionaires where a glass of beer costs a dollar.' "Certainly, If an English man lives in London he could walk into the embassy and probably could get the Infor mation If he knew what he wanted and whom to see. But what about the person who lives in Lancaster?" In addition to the lack of a central tourist bureau whose sole aim is to bring visitors from foreign coun tries, Hamilton said, govern ment regulations almost con vince Europeans that we don't want them to see what America is like. "For example," he said, "a few years ago the American Bar Association had a meet ing In London. The members were very well entertained they really got the treatment. "Last year the American Bar Association decided to reciprocate and they invited the British Bar to Washing ton. "The British chartered 50 airplanes. Then the U. S. government, in the Civil Aeronautics Board, said that since regulations prohibited International charters where the chartering group had more than 15,000 . members throughout .a country, the planes were denied permis sion to land in the U.S. "The charters had been ap proved by the British govern ment, but the planes were forced to land in Canada and the lawyers had to make the trip to Washington by train. The incident was written up in a British publication as why not to visit the U.S.A.'." Hamilton said regulations that require European citi zens to be completely checked and questioned be fore a visa is granted are re sented. "If you invite a guest to visit your home, you don't de mand to see his pedigree," he added. No Push Seen for Dunes Seashore Washington - (UPD - Interior Secretary Stewart Udall has Indicated the Kennedy ad ministration would make no attempt this year to pusji legislation authorizing the proposed Oregon Dunes Na tional Seashore. President Kennedy did not mention the Oregon seashore In his natural resources mes sage to Congress last week, but did mention three others. Udall said the three, Cape Cod, Mass.; Padre Island, Tex., and Point Reyes, Calif., are the ones "we are hopeful of getting this year." However, Sen. Maurlne Neuberger (D - Ore.) sponsor of the dunes bill, said the White House had assured her the wording of the president's message was not meant to ex clude Oregon seashore. She said it was meant to convey the idea that this administra tion will ask for a number of additional seashores beyond the three cited. billion if we are willing to seriously reconsider the old calendar." Consider faculties. Nation' ally, the need is estimated at 346,000 during the next dec ade. But the prospect is of less than 50 per cent actually becoming available," Litch field said. "I grant here that the ultl male solution is more people coming Into the teaching pro fession, and this In turn Is de pendent upon a new value upon learning which will bring them in, but this will take several generations." "In the meantime, we must make what we have go as far as we possibly can." And as the educator figures it, the trimester system helps to accomplish that end. Tentative Judgments Litchfield sulci It Is possible at this early stage to make some tentative Judgments about the Impact of the tri mester plan upon faculty at Pitt. He said 64 per cent of the faculty participated. Incomes of the instructors, assistant, as sociate and full-fledged profes sors were increased by rough ly one-third. And non-participating fac- ultly, for the most part, found InrrpnsfiH hv nne-t h I r d the amount ol time they had avail able for research, consulting or related work - to Improve th mlnA nr honir hfllanpi. (NEXTi Work or Survival.) I .unheard-of values A a black patent red orange black brown tuedei " SALE SPORTS FLATS reg. 5.99 to 7.99 J88 loon, mecs, tlti, llip-oni, skim man, dross flitt trimmed for party going! Hurry In ind pick all your favorites at this budget-pleasln' llttte price! Mail sliea In group. Hamilton said his organiza tion is trying to bring Euro pean tourists here by working through European travel agencies. Money Important "First we have to tell them what they will see . and how much it will cost," he said. "Money is very important, but we figure each of the average tourists will spend about $30 a day plus his tra vel fare. He will stay about 30 days and, from experience, we believe women will out number men." Hamilton said he believes European tourists in the U.S. will behave very much like American tourists do in Europe. At present, he said, his London office is trying to work out a set of instructions to provide those visiting this country for the first time. "First, they will have to learn how to treat servants," he said. "You Just don't snap your fingers and say 'Come here, my good man'. "Then we will have to tell the Europeans not to tell Americans how to' run their country even if they don't think it's being run the way it is at home. "Also they will be told not to be too critical of Ameri can eating habits. The thought of eating meat, like sausage, on the same plate with hotcakes and covering them with a sweet syrup is revolting to most Europeans. "Then we will have to in form them that the American hotels are overheated to their standards." One problem Hamilton said his company hasn't been able to solve yet is how to tell European men the ways of American women. "That's one we'll accept any advice on," he said. "Or, what will probably happen, is we'll let the European men find out about American women all by themselves." limited time offer! SAVE $5. on SAMS0MTE TABLE King size all-purpose folding table. Legs glide open smoothly . . . lock automatically. Closes with a touch of a finger. Easy to set up . . . easy to take down. Smart decorator colors. reg. 14.95 NOW 9.95 SAVE NOW! SEW FOR EASTER at Mann's fashion fabric center where selections are greater and fabrics are best. 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