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PEOPLE, Page 54Taking the Right WingBy Howard G. Chua-Eoan/Reported by Kathleen Brady
He's always had a quick way with words, but William F. Buckley
is now traveling at twice the speed of sound. The conservative
columnist is the main draw for 100 wealthy tourists who have
shelled out $39,000 each for an 83,343 mile round-the-world tour
aboard the British Concorde. After taking off from New York City
last week, they are listening to Buckley hold forth on politics,
sailing and whatever strikes his fancy between stops in Acapulco,
San Francisco, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Tahiti, Britain,
South Africa and Australia. Less well-off fans will not have to
miss Buckley too much. He promises to fax his columns to his
editors and broadcast his TV talk show Firing Line from Cape Town
and Sydney. All in all, the haughty Buckley seems to enjoy being
literally high and mighty. On the fifth day of the supersonic tour,
said a spokesman, "I hear Bill has begun to mingle with the
passengers."