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...many another feudal fee, returned home from an African vacation to reassume his duties as absolute Prince of Monaco. His 2,245 subjects, who together with some 20,000 foreigners make up the population of Monaco, gave every sign of being glad to have him back. When the royal motor yacht Deo Juvante II glided past the harbor breakwater at the end of a 7,000-mile cruise, the young (31) prince himself was at the helm, sporting a month-old growth of beard and looking every inch a blue-water sailor. Cheering crowds of Monégasques lined...
...want to live for a while under this beautiful blue sky where my fiancée was born . . . and I want to relax in the sun." Chirped Josane: "I'm very happy. My dream has come true." With that, the couple hopped on Marlon's rented motor scooter and chugged off toward the beautiful sky. Next day, though, Marlon was tired of "persecution" from newsmen. He kissed his girl goodbye and sped off. Only he, and presumably Josane, knew his destination...
...first G.M. president to make such a grand tour of foreign plants, Curtice rang up good press notices everywhere. Said Britain's Motor Trader in clipped accents: "America could export more of this type of American." Said Berlingske Tidende, Denmark's leading daily, after a Curtice press conference: "It was really felt that here was a magnate who had succeeded in performing the miracle to preserve his soul in company with an annual turnover of 70 thousand million kroner...
...operator of a chain of filling stations who tried to check up on his employees by driving up in his car incognito. He was astonished at the super service he always got until one day, lifting his car's hood, he saw a note attached to the motor: "Be careful what you do or say. This s.o.b. is president of the company...
Automatic Revolver. Revolving doors that are motor-driven instead of hand-pushed have been put on the market by International Steel Co. of Evansville, Ind. For slowpokes, a gentle touch stops the door long enough for them to escape. Price: $1,200 for single-speed unit, which revolves continuously; $1,700 for double speed, which moves faster when touched...