Soaring Hong Kong Rents Spark Reaction
In Hong Kong American firms threaten to bypass the city for other bases as rent increases explode after removal of controls. Landlords push hikes to 50 percent or more, with many tenants paying 1000 to 1300 dollars monthly. The American Chamber notes the core issue is fair market value, not the absolute amount.
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Hong Kong
UPD
Edwin Burrell
American Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Rating and Valuation Department
Chamber of Commerce
Landlords face rent pressure as firms weigh Asia moves
Landlords push for higher rents to recover moving costs while firms consider relocation to Asia. Burrell warns of vacant units and nonpayment if hikes persist. Governments including Hong Kong Japan New Zealand Australia and the U S push fair market rents and avoid ransom tactics to curb landlord excesses.
First Labor Day Parade in New York City 1882
On this date 1882, 19000 workers marched in New York City in the nation’s first Labor Day parade with placards and banners signaling the birth of a labor holiday.
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United States
New York City
Minneapolis Sets Children’s Theater Season 12th year lineup
The Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company announces its 12th season from September to July with five plays for youth and families and three for teens and adults. Productions include Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood in a double bill, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Importance of Being Earnest, Cinderella, The Dream Fisher, Romeo and Juliet, Morning Uncle Remus, a Joel Chandler Harris musical, and Variations on 4 Similar Theme Homage to Rene Magritte by John Clark Donahue.
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Minneapolis
UPS
Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company
Dream Fisher
CTC
John Clark Donahue
Uncle Remus
Joel Chandler Harris
Rene Magritte
Mondale Reveals Hypertension and Daily Pill Regimen
Mondale who seeks the vice presidency discloses essential hypertension discovered in 1970. He takes two Dyazide and three hyralazine by Grochloride daily to control blood pressure and protect kidney function. Doctors say the condition is common, manageable with medicine, and poses some risk despite treatment.
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ST. Paul
Jimmy Carter
Minnesota
Mondale
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Zacchini Loses Privacy Suit in Ohio Supreme Court
Hugo Zacchini the human cannonball lost an invasion of privacy suit against Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. for airing a filmed portion of his act. Ohio Supreme Court ruled the station had right to broadcast the footage despite his request not to video tape his 1972 Geauga County fair performance. The court said a TV station has privilege to report matters of legitimate public interest. On this date in 1940 King Carol of Romania abdicated as Germans prepared to occupy his country.
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Columbus
Geauga County Fair
Zacchini
Carol of Romania
Theater Weekday Show Timetable Iowa and Nearby Cities
Monday theater listings across Iowa include The Infra at multiple showings on Iowa venues with Moving Violation and The Race with the Devil at Twin West. World screenings feature Annie at regular times, Plaza presents The Sailor Who Fell From Grace, and Stage venues show The Man Who Fell to Earth and other classics. Other towns list Godzilla versus Megalon, The Giant Spider Invasion, and Gator among features with several daily showings. Examples cover Collins and Twit Town with House of 1080 Pleasures and The Four of Us, plus The Gumball Rally at Eastown and related titles.
James Caan Helps Deliver Son in Los Angeles
Actor James Caan assisted in the natural birth of his son Scott Andrew Caan in Los Angeles. Mother Sheila Ryan Caan, 23, and baby were reported to be doing fine. it is the couple’s first child together, though Caan has a daughter Tara from a previous marriage.
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Los Angeles
James Caan
Scott Andrew Caan
Sheila Ryan Caan
Caan
Tara
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