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...just a few hours, New Year's Eve festivities were to begin at the Dupont Plaza in San Juan. The hotel's 423 rooms were filled, and every table in the penthouse restaurant had been reserved. It would be, predicted Howard Puig, assistant manager of the hotel's disco, "the night of the year." On the mezzanine, gamblers were already crowding into the posh casino. Through the large picture windows they could see the pounding surf and a clear blue afternoon sky that seemed to bode well. As bettors hunched forward for yet another round of blackjack and croupiers gave...
...five consecutive days beginning Dec. 19, up to 30,000 students marched through Shanghai's narrow, bustling streets to People's Square, a plaza surrounded by drab government office buildings. Phalanxes of mostly unarmed police stood by impassively as the angry students surged through the city, handing out leaflets and manifestos that opposed government "bureaucratism and authoritarianism" and shouting "Give us democracy and freedom...
...deal almost matches the acquisition of Los Angeles' ARCO Plaza by Shuwa Co. of Tokyo in September for $620 million. Shuwa also recently purchased New York City's ABC building (price: $174 million). Japanese investments in U.S. real estate could reach $5 billion this year, more than three times the 1985 level. Main reason: the dollar has weakened by 38% since early 1985 against the yen, making even tall American office towers a relative bargain...
...Glitter and Glamour. If you want to add that sparkle to your evening, you can buy black stockings with a rhinestone seam for $12 at At Saks Fifth Avenue (Prudential Plaza). Rhinestone jewelry ranges from $28 for a choker to $10 for a tiara at Reddog's (1737 Mass. Ave.). If you want to go all out, Atalanta Antiques (1700 Mass. Ave.) sells a beaded and chiffon flapper dress for $300. For the finishing touch, Chanel No. 5 perfume, a mere $175 per ounce...
...plaza's most striking feature is a large abstract sculpture that sits atop a raised brick platform as though it were on a stage. The piece bears the title of one of Houdini's most famous tricks: Metamorphosis. Re-enacted time after time, the routine by now is familiar. The magician's assistant is handcuffed and placed in a sack, which is tied and put into a trunk. The trunk is in turn secured with locks and chains. The magician, standing atop the trunk, briefly raises a curtain. Abracadabra. Suddenly, the magician's assistant stands in the place...