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...loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean," wrote Mark Twain about Hawaii in 1908. Time has not altered that verdict. The palm trees still sway in the cool breezes, the Pacific surf still spills across powdery white beaches, and the scent of lei still perfumes the air. Yet amid its travel-brochure lushness, Hawaii is struggling to cope with a surge in crime, a slump in tourism and the social strains caused by two decades of rapid growth. Laments Honolulu Mayor Eileen Anderson: "We've lost the feeling of 'Aloha' for one another...
Land leasing has been a necessity in other areas. In Palm Springs, Calif., where about half the land is owned by the Agua Caliente Indians, many home buyers lease their land. Large industrial concerns like Du Pont, Foremost-McKesson and Shell Oil have long rented the ground beneath their buildings to conserve capital for other purposes...
Agnew will appeal the verdict. Even if he loses, he will not suffer too much financially. Should he have to repay the $248,735 to Maryland, Agnew, who now lives in Palm Springs, Calif., presumably could claim the full amount as a federal tax deduction against the high income he is said to earn putting together international investment deals. On that, as on all other matters involving the case, Agnew had no comment. As he might have put it in the alliterative rhetoric of his vice-presidential years, he sustained a stonewalling stance of sullen silence...
...spend time learning to detect such trivial differences and can squander money paying for them. What a pity that the rest of us are not the beneficiaries of a higher education similar to that of Birnbach et al.; we too might learn not to perspire in the shade of palm trees and tennis courts...
...Saturday night. Taking a cab from Times Square to the elegant Plaza Hotel would have cost 60? in 1953, but today it is about $2.20, without traffic jams-or tip. Once at the Plaza, French pastries in the glow of the crystal hurricane lamps of the Palm Court come dear: $3.95 per gâteau, vs. $1.90. To top off the evening in the best romantic tradition, a horse-and-carriage ride in Central Park is now around $20, instead...