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...greatest doubts about Ecuador's President arose because of his well-documented reputation as a binge drinker who at times embarrassed his nation. At first, occasional two-or three-day toots drew little attention. Then during his state visit to the U.S. last year, Arosemena managed to show up wobbly at a private chat with President Kennedy. Some months later, when Chile's dignified, austere President Jorge Alessandri visited Ecuador, Arosemena nearly collapsed as he tried to give his guest the traditional abrazo at the airport, then insisted on conducting the brass band. At cocktails, Arosemena saw that...
...signifies an ounce, and they are pleased by what seems to be a bonus. In fact the bartender's generosity is only good psychology: even when filled to the top, few shot glasses nowadays hold the ounce of whisky that everyone thinks he is getting. Instead, the trusting drinker may be tossing off anything from a half-ounce to seven-eighths...
...better known by the trade name Novocain), a dubious treatment devised by a Rumanian woman doctor to retard the aging process. He has limited his partygoing, restricted his diet, cut out hard liquor. Nowadays, says Khrushchev, wagging a finger at First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan. 66, "he is the drinker, while I am the talker...
John Kennedy himself, like most members of his family, has always been an enthusiastic milk drinker, and his brother Attorney General Robert Kennedy is a milk lover without rival; one of his favorite treats is a glass of milk that has been chilled for precisely 15 minutes in a Deepfreeze. Other members of Kennedy's official family are falling into line. Last week, holding one of his daily press briefings, News Secretary Pierre Salinger passed glasses of milk around to reporters. All gamely drank, including Salinger...
...hardware from submarines to missiles, Hopkins ran General Dynamics with scant organization and largely by the force of his own personality. This month, in the first of two articles called "How a Great Corporation Got Out of Control," FORTUNE relates how Hopkins, aware that his reputation as a hard drinker had lost him the Pentagon's confidence, brought in as his operating deputy a fellow lawyer who had made his career in government: Arkansas-born Frank Pace, previously Director of the Budget and Harry Truman's Secretary of the Army...