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...team of Southeast Asia. That was our heyday. I remember army and navy officers wanting to load Johnnie Walker out of the Hong Kong depot onto our plane, but the strip was too short; it ; never did get aboard. Those were the days when Japanese soldiers tried to eat Camay soap as a cake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembrance That Was Our Heyday | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

ZINFANDEL, a red as heavy as a Cabernet and as fruity as a Camay; its bouquet smells faintly of raspberries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Brief Guide to California Wine | 11/27/1972 | See Source »

...CAMAY, a red that probably originated in France's Beaujolais region; it is lighter and fruitier than a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Pinot Noir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Brief Guide to California Wine | 11/27/1972 | See Source »

...skipper and the first mate were disconcertingly light on their feet and very camp: they played for Roy a record of selections from radio shows and commercials of the '40's-the Green Hornet, the Lone Ranger, Camay Soap, and Phillip Morris...

Author: By (douglas B. Smith, | Title: The Real Unexciting Life of Roy M. Cohn | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

...model that retails legally for $46 costs $7.50 at your friendly smuggler's outlet. Guatemalans smuggle almost anything made in Mexico; Costa Rica's national lottery is pretty unexciting, so Costa Ricans slip in big wads of tickets from Panama, where the payoff is bigger. In Chile Camay soap rates high, since local brands are sudsless-and expensive. Scotch whisky is a durable favorite everywhere. (Enterprising Argentine distillers now produce under license a domestic brand labeled "Old Smuggler," but it cannot quite pass the hangover test, and customers still prefer the imported stuff.) U.S. autos bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trade & Commerce: The Great Leveler | 6/19/1964 | See Source »

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