Word: iriondo
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...game, played until one side accumulates seven points, rarely takes more than 15 minutes, instead of the hours-long battles of strategy and endurance that mark the original, 35-point version. Even the long Basque names of the players, such as Francisco Maria Churruca Iriondo have been shortened to one name only in the hope that they will fall trippingly, from the wagerer's tongue. But crowds still shout "Come on, Three!" rather than "Do it, Churruca." Exotic betting possibilities like quinellas and perfectas win out over personalities in the wallet...
...temporarily. Bills to inflate the national currency have several times been before Congress. In this emergency last week President Justo temporized, unwilling to appoint either an inflationist or an anti-inflationist as Finance Minister. He turned the office over to a virtual caretaker, Minister of Justice & Education Manuel de Iriondo, making him Finance Minister ad interim. To test public opinion the President announced that Argentina will continue to follow the policy of "No moratorium, no waste and no inflation!" That this policy is President Justo's own no Argentine doubted, but he was believed to be weakening, tempted...
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