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In Panama, Juan Perón applied for a permanent-residence permit, anted up a $225 deposit (from the mountain of loot he light-fingered from Argentina's coffers before fleeing) to stand as security against his becoming a public charge.
Whose Money? Almost from the first question, the sparks started flying. Democrat Lehman began by asking how Murchison and Richardson had bought the 800,000 shares of Central stock, then selling at around 25. Gloated Young: "It was one of the cleverest deals I have ever made in my financial...
Dashing Cinemactor Errol (Against All Flags) Flynn, 44, a well-docketed veteran of legal brawls (two divorce suits, one trial and one accusation of statutory rape), was all tangled up with another lady, though this matter had nothing to do with romance. The plaintiff: his former London landlady, winner of...
Around Wiggins, Vasen was heard with respect because he was the operator of watermelon farms and tung nut groves as well as a big cattleman who drove a flashy car and owned a stable of race horses. Vasen was just as impressive up North. His confident talk was enough to...
In Egypt, where brides are supposed to get dowries from their grooms, former Queen Narriman's mother charged that deposed King Farouk welched on his traditional Moslem obligation. Narriman's mother, suing as the ex-Queen's guardian, claimed that Farouk never anted up a piaster of...