Word: abrazos
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...Juan Perón, "come on over." After three months in Washington, big, breezy U.S. Ambassador James Bruce was back at his post. In answer to Perón's call, he put other business aside, walked the four blocks to the Casa Rosada for a hearty abrazo and a long talk with Argentina's President. In the next two days, he saw most of the country's cabinet ministers, called twice on Foreign Minister Juan Bramuglia...
...officials, bankers and businessmen flown down from the mainland, watched the ceremony and inaugural parade from a grandstand on the steps of the marble Capitol. Munoz took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Angel de Jesús, shook hands with the judge, exchanged a warm abrazo with retiring Governor Jesus T. Pinero. Then Muñoz spoke to his people...
...mirrored walls with sweating, frock-coated diplomats and Cuban officials. From the plaza outside rose the roar of crowds, the snip-snap of firecrackers. Cannon boomed in salute. Carlos Prío Socarrás, 45, was being sworn in as Cuba's 17th President. With a warm abrazo, 61-year-old Professor-President Ramón Grau San Martin turned over his office to one of his favorite pupils, a student leader in the 1933 revolution that first raised Grau to the presidency, and his supporter ever since...
...second-floor office, President Ramón Grau San Martin gave his ex-student and fellow revolutionary a heartfelt Latin abrazo. "I've said it many times before and I repeat it now," said Grau, "Prio is well able to assume the direction of the destinies of Cuba." Out in the Parque Central, thousands of excited Cubans tooted more horns, shot rockets into the tropical night...
...heavy, wooden face and asks: 'Why do you write such terrible things about me? Why do you do it?' Up on the hill in Managua is General Somoza, who kicks presidents in & out of office, at will. He greets you with a big smile and an abrazo and asks: 'Stanton, what can I do for you?' You talk about the political situation and he laughs at you and says: 'You know I have been good to my foes.' His eyes are dancing. You go away with an invitation to have dinner with...