Word: hawaiian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cast in Fiberglas and polyester resin. A group of Bowery winos sprawl filthily on a littered sidewalk; a dead motorcyclist, hideously mangled, lies pinned under his wrecked machine. In Tourists, Hanson extends his distaste to Mr. and Mrs. Middle America on vacation somewhere in the sun: he with his Hawaiian shirt and baggy Bermuda shorts and festooned camera equipment, she with her blue sunglasses, red slacks and gold sandals, both staring with puzzled receptiveness at-what? A palm tree? A Morris Lapidus facade? Hanson has pinned down the fragile particularity of pure banality. There may seem to be something...
REAL ESTATE. Through American-Hawaiian Steamship, Ludwig is developing land in several parts of the U.S. The holdings include Westlake Village in Southern California; Ludwig's partner in that $1 billion venture is the Prudential Insurance Co. Ludwig also owns land in the Bahamas and condominium developments in Australia, and has interests in office and apartment buildings in New York...
...March. Said one insider: "Wagner must have had 40 people reporting to him directly. When he went, we were suddenly missing two full levels of management." With unexpected room at the top, there is now competition for power. The leading aspirant is John Notter, 35, president of American-Hawaiian Steamship. Notter, however, is not a shipping man, as Wagner was, but a real estate expert. "What Ludwig needs," says a banker who knows him well, "is another Wagner -a brilliant shipping executive who can see the broad picture, as well as remember the little details. Ludwig got his start...
...companies. Tobacco firms are speeding up their diversification. Last week Reynolds agreed to buy U.S. Lines, the shipping company, for $65 million. Reynolds, which now gets more than one-third of its sales from non-tobacco sources, has also expanded into freight transportation and foodChun King, Hawaiian Punch, My-T-Fine desserts. A few weeks ago, American Brands, formerly American Tobacco Co., agreed to buy Andrew Jergens, the hand-lotion and cosmetics manufacturer. American also owns or controls James Beam distillers, Duffy-Mott foods and Swingline, a maker of stapling machines. Liggett & Myers, which has moved into liquor...
...will also gravely hurt the nation's position in world trade. The U.S. Secretary of State says that the measure will start a trade war with some of the nation's most important allies. But these warnings are drowned out by the voices of Pennsylvania mushroom growers, Hawaiian passion-fruit producers and other businessmen who want protection from low-priced imports. The bill passes, and the President signs it, explaining that he had to do so in order to win increases in Social Security payments for the poor and aged...