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Ford's success was once popularly attributed to brilliant No. 2 men, but that idea has faded as a long list of distinguished No. 2 men (Ernest Breech, Robert McNamara, Arjay Miller, recently Bunkie Knudsen) have come and gone. Some of them left, Detroiters gossip, because Ford eventually tires of people, particularly if they gain too much power in the company...
Inevitably, when he is spotted on the road, new rumors of marital bust-up hit the British gossip columns. But in general Tony enjoys a more favorable press and word-of-mouth than his wife Meg. She is criticized by some Londoners for her rather imperious behavior. As for their marriage, there are no indications of dissolution. Tony, who bubbles with humor (one of his best bits is a wicked impression of David Frost), telephoned Margaret from New York during one flurry of rift stories to suggest that they rendezvous, as a jape, in Reno...
When he appears at receptions and parties, he is instantly surrounded by newsmen, Turkish officials and other diplomats. In a capital not noted for its excitement, the diplomatic gossip mill seems to run on practically nothing but Dubcek tidbits. "He told me he gets a letter every day from each of his three sons in Prague," one woman reported. Even the local children have taken to looking out for him on his quiet walks through Kurulu Park, behind his residence. "Sometimes when the children see me they shout, 'Dubcek, Dubcek!'" he mentioned recently. "But they...
...Argentina, the gossip mill churns with rumors that former Dictator Juan Perón is dying of cancer in Spain. In Madrid, El Lider insists that his doctors give him "at least 20 more working years." Looking chipper as ever despite surgery last month, Perón, 74, received newsmen with his 39-year-old wife at their mansion and announced over cognac: "We are going to go, Isabelita and I, for a week to the beach, to rest and to celebrate my funeral...
...slide along. They were never particularly fond of the aggressive American whose salesmen persuaded so many people to take their money out of banks and buy mutual funds. The moment that I.O.S. shares began to fall, rumor mills splattered speculative theories all over Western Europe. The British press printed gossip that I.O.S., short of cash, was unloading large blocks of its securities portfolio. Mass-circulation German dailies aired tales (equally untrue) that I.O.S. President Edward Cowett and Sales Chief Allen Cantor were attempting to force out Chairman Cornfeld...