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...shrewdly exploited his compatriots' fixation on expensive luxuries is Keishiro Funakoshi, proprietor of the Akaneya Coffee Shop in scenic Karuizawa, a popular mountain resort 100 miles northwest of Tokyo. There, for 9,900 yen (roughly $38), he serves what must surely be the world's most expensive cup of coffee. Funakoshi readily concedes that it is not so much the quality of his coffee (a home-blended brew of charcoal-roasted grains freshly ground for each customer) or the decor of his establishment (a narrow, dark wooden hut decorated in rustic Mingei style), as the defiantly exorbitant prices...
...letter to The New York Times, Pusey stated that he and the trustees of Black Rock Forest "are deeply concerned with preserving intact this important scientific area. Unless Consolidated Edison can demonstrate that there is no alternative to this radical proposal for altering the scenic beauty and scientific value of a largely unspoiled section of the Hudson River Valley, we wish to ally ourselves with The Times and with the individuals and organizations who are protesting the plans of the Consolidated Edison Company. It is our hope that an acceptable alternative can be found...
Those apparently contradictory conclusions raised the hackles of environmentalists both in and out of the University community. Scenic Hudson charged that since "the forest was given to the University for research, if it is to be divested, the property should be sold to the most compatible recipient--certainly not to an industry." The Law School's Environmental Law Society saw the report's conclusions "to be not only a contradiction, but seriously in derogation of the University's duties in regard to its stewardship of the forest...
...areas. Anderson has had other victories. All legislative meetings of any kind must now be open to the public?no more private executive sessions in the legislature. A full-time ombudsman has been established in the corrections department. The magnificent St. Croix River has been added to the National Scenic River System. Voter registration has in effect been abolished. Anderson has also started a massive reorganization of the executive branch in Minnesota, establishing a department of state planning designed to decentralize and coordinate management of the state's various agencies...
...Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference, the project's staunchest opponent, learned last week that its request for a rehearing of its recently denied petition had been turned down by the Federal Power Commission. Appeals court action on that matter may begin soon...