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Recently, the Brandy Kingship of Noordgesig, a Colored (mixed blood) community near Johannesburg, fell open when the local champion was killed in a motor accident. After priming themselves with a couple of fingers of brandy apiece, two new contenders stepped up to compete for his crown. Each deposited ?2 on a table as a sign of good faith, then, at a signal from the local referees, they went to work. At the end of 45 minutes, Contender Eric Forster was well out in front, with a full quart of brandy inside him. He groped unsteadily to his feet, demanded recognition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Kick of the Mule | 9/5/1955 | See Source »

...Meter. In Toledo, after he was picked up by Policemen Michael Donoher and Calvin Parton for speeding a taxi through several red lights, James O'Reilly admitted the cab was not his explained he tried to hail one, spotted an empty cab with its motor running, hopped in, headed for his destination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 29, 1955 | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

...make of San Marino a showpiece of Socialist effort. It has built roads, houses, hotels; it has eliminated unemployment, established old-age pensions and given women civic rights (but not the vote). Where once, after years of Fascist rule, only a stony path led to San Marino, a smooth motor road now brings thousands of dollars in tourist trade every year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAN MARINO: Allo, Americani | 8/22/1955 | See Source »

...been strapping himself and Mrs. Stratton into the seat of his Cadillac since last fall, signed the first U.S. law requiring new cars, after next July 1, to be equipped (i.e., with frame holes) so that seat belts can be fastened to the frame. In Detroit, Ford Motor Co. last week followed Chrysler's lead by making seat belts available to dealers as optional equipment for all post-1951 models (price $11.95 each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Safety Straps | 7/25/1955 | See Source »

...Construction Co., which will use it to uproot trees and underbrush along the Georgia-Florida coastal area. The Tree Crasher, 39 ft. long and 11 ft. high, smashes through jungles on six huge rubber-tired wheels 4 ft. wide and 10 ft. tall, each powered by its own electric motor. The motors, in turn, are powered by two diesel generators near the center of the unit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jul. 18, 1955 | 7/18/1955 | See Source »

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