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Show TarMb.Oc1tv 15. I IH IMIl t lit U i II. Prw. I uh ? Patt 1 I- Manager Mane Wallace stands in front of the Pnrtcess Theater in Rushville, III., last week, When the princess closed two years ago, Rushville refused to accept the loss. Instead, the townspeople bought the theater and went into business together. nmzp cxrm mall town pitches in to revive movie theater By CHRISTOPHER WILLS Associated Press Writer Lloise RUSHVILLE, III. Baxter remembers sitting in the Princess Theater six decades ago. watching Saturday afternoon serials while her stepfather ran the projector. Her daughter recalls sneaking off to sit with a boy in the dark in that same theater. Now the grandchildren and spend weekends watching hits such as "Apollo 13" or "Twister" no mo ies at this family theater. That chain of memories would have ended two years ago. when the XOyear-ol- d Princess closed. But Rushville refused to accept the loss of one of its only evening activities. The townspeople simply bought the theater and went into business together. "We used to go to the Drewmovies." said part-own- - er Seal. "Now we are the movies." The motel owner manages ti 272-setheater. Carpenters helped renovate. Schoolchildren and senior citizens run the ticket counter. A dentist gives away passes as prizes for good checkat ups. The new Princess Theater has been open for a year now, showfilms on weeking second-ru- n end nights and Tuesday after-mxn- s. when viewers get free popcorn. About 220 people own stock in the theater, having paid SKK) a share. Selling shares raised about $53.(XJO. and the theater cost S24.(XX). The rest went to pay for a new sound sy stem, marquee, projection equipment, furnace and air conditioning. "We told everybody from the that we couldn't guaranget-g- o tee it would be a moneymaker." said Gary Kiper. president of the High tourism boycott of Florida Knight-Ridd- Newspapers er FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla. A tourism boycott is being pitched in Canada, linked to Cuba and aimed at Florida. Since September, a Canadian coalition that includes the Anglican Church and postal workers is urging snowbirds to skip the Sunshine State this winter. The campaign, being taken to churches, college campuses and union halls, protests the U.S. Helms-Burto- n law because it punishes foreign companies involved in Cuba. Canada is among Cuba's largest trading partners. Florida is a boycott target n because its large Helms-Burtovommunity supports as do most of the slate's politicians. "We want to encourage those who disagree with this policy to speak out. The most important come backers of Helms-Burto- n from Florida." said Marc FrieJ. a coalition spokesman. But even the boycott organizers acknowledge a tough sell among snowbirds who have been visiting Florida for years. Many own condos or stay at the same hotel every winter. will probably go "My to South Florida this year. They are almost half Floridian." said Robin Walsh, u spokesman for OXFAM Canada, the development group that is spearheading the boycott. Organizers are focusing on Canadians who do not own property in Florida, hoping So affect hotels and other businesses, Walsh said. Local and state tourism officials said there had been no drop in airline and hotel reservations, although it was still early. The peak season runs from November through April. They doubt the Canadian boycott will become a serious threat unlike the 1990 black tourism boycott, which cost Dade County $100 million in convention business. "I don't think Canadians will take their frustrations out on the destination. Fort Lauderdale didn't said Nikki create Helms-BurtonGrossman, head of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. At stake is Florida's most Cuban-America- n, in-la- ." important foreign tourism market. Close to two million Canadians visited Florida last year, spending $1.3 billion in the local economy. About one million of them stayed in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, pumping $600 million into the region. The coalition postponed the boycott over the summer, but decided to go ahead with its plans last month. So far. the campaign has generated a w ar of words. "Don't let Jesse Helms and Walt Disney run your life or your country 's business. Mickey Mouse will still be there next year." wrote Canadian columnist Christopher Young in the Ottawa Citizen. Helms-Burto- n is a GV 4w 7 P7 IV k 3l ' TTTT. ROLLING STONES man L Rock ond Roll Circus 60-mi- le Canadian group urging By DEBORAH RAMIREZ board of directors. "I think in another year or two we might be able to start paying a dividend." Rushville, population 3J00. sits in the rolling hills of western drive from Illinois, a Springfield. Losing the theater woulJ have made it harder to attract new residents, keep the old ones and offer kids safe entertainment, residents said. Marie Wallace Manager reports steady business. Families watch together on the weekends, while children have the run of the place on Fridays. "They come from all around because there aren't any little theaters left." she said. But not everything has gone smoothly. The film broke at the premiere, so moviegoers missed the dramatic return to Earth in "Apollo 13." Other movies were delayed because the film was delivered late. i - hot-butt- issue in Canada, where the government and public view the U.S. law as intrusive. The measure discourages foreign companies from doing business with Cuba. The legislation approved in March allows lawsuits in U.S. courts against foreign companies that own or operate former U.S. properties seized in the Cuban Revolution. The law also allows the United States to bar foreign executives from entering this country if their companies profit from Cuban properties confiscated from U.S. citizens. This summer, nine executives from Sheritt International, a Canadian mining firm, were barred from the United States. But whether Canadians feel strongly enough about Helms-Burto- n to change their vacation plans is another question. "The majority of Canadians are not tying their vacations to a political boycott. They feel this is an issue for government and business to solve." said Mayco a spokesman for the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Boycott organizers say they are making inroads with churches and students. The Canadian Federation of Students has joined the boycott coalition, and is asking its 400,000 members to stay away from Florida during Spring break. Supporters also say they have distributed thousands of fliers in churches and union halls, and have gotten media coverage. a. -- JA "Mil V"V I COUNTING CROWS Recovering The Satellites H t I 1 Vo I CARRERAS, COLE, DOMINGO MIDNIGHT OIL A CeJefcrohon of Chrisfervos Breathe V 51JM costs fry sr.,iriLf I Irrt 'f If til may force r. ULTAIIAS-- ,J C Fox U.S. paper to move PARIS AP) The International Herald Tribune an American newspaper presence in France for more than a century may pull up stakes and move to the United States. High costs of producing a daily newspaper in France coupled with declining circulation are prompting the "Trib" to consider the move. Executive Editor Michael Getler confirmed Sunday. Increasing competition with other international dailies like iLe Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and USA Today has been biting into circulation in recent years and a U.S. base would save money. Getler said. "It is a positive thing for the future of the newspaper. It's no secret that France is an enormously costly place to produce anything." Getler said in a telephone interview. The board of directors of the paper, jointly owned by The New York Times and The Washington Post, have asked for a study of the costs of moving "various elements of the paper" out of Paris, he said. The move could include editorial and some business operations. There was no fixed timetable for a relocation. . Even with a relocation, there still would be "a subin stantial headquarters France." Getler said. The possible move is part of efforts to put the Tribune on a sounder financial Exiting after the newspaper posted a loss last year. Circulation topped out at about 2(X).0()0 before the 1991 Gulf War. In it has recent months, improved and is now at about 190.000. the paper says. The Tribune, located in Paris since 1887, had one French newspaper waxing nostalgia Sunday. "Le Herald Tribune. 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