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Word: acapulco (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...business of life insurance, had been out of his depth in the risky casualty business. In his eagerness to expand two-year-old General American, Erwin had taken on too much risk business. Said one insurance agent: "If you were running truckloads of nitroglycerine over the rough road to Acapulco. General American would insure you." The company's loss ratio was estimated to be running as high as 70% (v. a normal ratio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INSURANCE: More Scandal in Texas | 6/28/1954 | See Source »

...Tears, for Tributes. Their honeymoon in Acapulco inspired María Bonita ("Remember those nights in Acapulco, María of my soul?"). She called him "My Skinny" (Lara says he weighs 120 Ibs. "with an overcoat on"). He rained minks, Cadillacs and diamonds on María. But the rising young star was hard to hold, and they were divorced in 1947, leaving Lara heartbroken. He told friends: "I love María too much . . . Rather than kill her I prefer to divorce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lovers' Lamenter | 11/2/1953 | See Source »

...Toward the end of the Alemán regime, the government's gay caballeros seemed to abandon all restraint. The smiling President, who loved the companionship of happy people and prided himself on his conviviality, went from one party to another. Sometimes the cronies would repair to an Acapulco yacht or to one of the ranches, and certain members of the inner circle would invite a planeload of high-spirited girls to join the party. At one time or another, the name of almost every well-known Mexican movie actress was whispered as a presidential party guest. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Domino Player | 9/14/1953 | See Source »

Divorced. By Hedy Lamarr, 38, Vienna-born screen beauty (Algiers, Samson and Delilah): her fourth husband, Ernest ("Ted") Stauffer, 44, Acapulco, Mex. nightclub owner; after less than two years of marriage, 14 months of separation; in Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 6, 1953 | 4/6/1953 | See Source »

This week, Lucky Billo engaged in his last big diplomatic chore, lent his official presence to the inauguration of Mexico's new President (see HEMISPHERE). Then, as he went off to relax on the sands at Acapulco, many a New Yorker guessed that he would settle down south of the border for good, to bask in the southern sun and enjoy the admiration of the understanding Latins, and perhaps reflect cozily, like a retired Houdini recalling the box trick, on his old adventures in practical politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Lucky Billo | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

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