182 U.S.A. Customs clearance at Idlewild Airport was expeditious (we had passed Immigration in Honolulu). New "self-serve" system by which each passenger grabs his or her own baggage and takes it to Customs officers for examination, sort of cash and carry shopping carts being provided for the purpose, and negro porters being available to help if needed. My time from airplane landing to my hotel in Manhattan was 10 minutes short of two hours.