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Look to the Rainbow. Before the Bay of Pigs assault began in 1961, Radio Swan beamed coded messages like "Look well at the rainbow. The fish will rise very soon. Chico is in the house. Visit him." After the attack failed, Swan was gradually phased out of the spook business and used instead for weather reports and sending navigation signals. The U.S. eventually decided that the islands could be safely given away. For Honduras, which has claimed them since 1923, Swan has long been a symbol of Yankee imperialism. In 1961 a boatload of students sailed out to plant...
First of all, Outfielder Alex Johnson claimed that Teammate Chico Ruiz pulled a gun on him in the clubhouse. Chico answered that he doesn't own even a cap pistol, much less a .38. Then Los Angeles Times Columnist John Hall revealed that at least three players have been "carrying guns and several others are known to have hidden knives-to use as protection in case of fights among themselves." Hall went on to report that several Angels openly considered ailing Outfielder Tony Conigliaro "a malingering misfit." Recently, they are said to have shown their contempt by laying Tony...
First period goals by Chicago's Chico Maki and Bobby Hull put the West ahead to stay. The East's single tally also came in the first period from the stick of Montreal's Yvon Cournyer...
However, Quincy's Chico Aquino said, "It's still up in the air-I am going to appeal to the Master's office and possibly the University's athletic board...
...third notable is Chico the Bum. He has a wheelbarrow with an enormous carton in it, inscribed in various-colored crayons, "The Traveling Litter Basket." He roams the town cleaning out gutters and picking up trash at certain stores, all for free...