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...West Palm Beach, Fla. American Medical Association...
...backlash to the antismoking movement, some smokers have taken to celebrating their indulgence, at least in the presence of their like-minded comrades. In Palm Beach, Florida, the tony Chesterfield hotel holds monthly cigar nights; the restaurant closes to the public, then invites cigar smokers, for $125 a person, to a black-tie evening of cocktails, a five-course meal and all the cigars they can smoke. It is just one of dozens of such cloudy gatherings that are organized coast to coast each month. Gordon Mott, managing editor of Cigar Aficionado magazine, calls them "the speakeasies...
...Palm Sunday, and outside the cathedral in Saigon a girl of nine or 10 was selling postcards. These children with their souvenir postcards are everywhere now in the South, tugging at sleeves, beseeching with practiced but adorable smiles, the authorities having become gradually reconciled to such small-scale enterprise. On this particular Sunday, this particular young capitalist was particularly beguiling, and had an advantage: her customer was at loose ends, having missed Palm Sunday services. The cathedral would not open again for hours. At the end of protracted negotiations, she got her asking price, one U.S. dollar, for a package...
...Southern California keep our heads up high. It's only jealousy. What else can East Coasters do to keep their minds off the sub-freezing temperatures but point to the land of palm trees and sun and make bad jokes...
Pasadena, like most of Southern California, is almost always sunny and clear. Its streets are lined with palm trees and elegant houses. The heritage that gave rise to the Tournament of Roses is evident on every corner. Rich East Coast exiles moved West to Orange Grove Avenue, dubbed "Millionaire's Row," where they built the mansions that still stand as a testament to Pasadena's history...