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Subject: Companies In The Leading Industry
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 12:57:53 EST
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11/25/92


TITLE Companies In The Leading Industry #m#gm#m#A Cluster Of
Stocks Boost Leisure Group A three-year-old's thrill at shaking
Mickey Mouse's hand and mom and dad's yearning to sun themselves
on the aft deck have helped the Leisure & Recreation Services in-
dex score winning gains recently.

Despite a loss of 2.7% Monday, the 24-stock index is still up
nearly 25% this year.  Walt Disney Co. has risen to above 41 from
34 - a 21% move - in the past seven weeks. Short interest has
risen by a million shares to 15 million during the past two
months. Disney continues to expand its amusement parks overseas.
The company this month said it planned to build a second theme
park in Tokyo.  Carnival Cruise Lines Inc.'s stock has risen 28%
since early October after trending lower for most of the first
half of the year. The Miami-based company operates cruise ships
serving the Caribbean, Mexico and Alaska as well as a resort and
casino complex in Nassau, Bahamas.  Delta Queen Steamboat Co.
provides its guests a slice of the riverboat mystique through
overnight tours aboard its paddlewheel steamboats on the Missis-
sippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. The company also
has been exploring the idea of offering gambling aboard its
vessels.

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