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Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi wants to put a stop to it. He has called for a state law banning most foreign ownership of residential and agricultural land. Reason: the payouts have driven up real estate assessments by as much as 100%, so that people who do not sell are facing a crushing tax burden. Though Fasi's proposed law may not be considered by the state legislature this year, many Honolulu residents now support his call for action...
...Shamir spoke, Secretary of State George Shultz was heading to the Middle East, his third such trip in five weeks to try to sell his peace plan. Shamir, who remains adamantly opposed to Shultz's proposals, had fresh reason to be concerned last week. Five days before the Secretary of State left Washington, he met for 90 minutes with two Palestinian-Americans. Both are members of the Palestine National Council, a parliament-in-exile with some 400 members that serves as an umbrella organization for the P.L.O. as well as for nonmilitary Palestinian institutions...
...seemed like an innovative idea for a social event. We wanted to do something a little different from the usual parties in Memorial Hall," said Leff. A council-sponsored party held at Mem Hall in early December was poorly attended, forcing the body to sell off several unused kegs of beer...
...council plans to sell 450 places on the boat, the maximum number the vessel can accommodate, said Undergraduate Council Chairman Evan J. Mandery '89. Tickets cost $7. The council may also sell tickets at other colleges such as Boston University, Boston College and Wellesley College, he said. "Our hope is to sell out here, so that's kind of our backup," he added...
Council members began selling tickets outside the undergraduate dining halls this week. "It was slow at first, but ticket sales are beginning to pick up," Leff said. If the cruise does not sell out, sales will continue until the day before the event, he said...