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Beguiling Blonde. At the outset of his reign, Juan Carlos' somewhat stiff public countenance led many Spaniards to think that he might not be the right man for their chief of state. But in three excursions to Catalonia, Andalusia and Asturias, he sparked rousing receptions and warmed to the affection of the crowds. Juan Carlos is helped immeasurably by beguiling blonde Queen Sofia, 37, who along with her royal demeanor has also shown surprising political skill. In the Catalan town of Manresa, Sofia dismissed the royal automobiles and led the King on a flesh-pressing 300-yard march...
...From the outset, the scheme was doomed. Storms and high tides washed through the huts, causing constant and costly repairs. Although the cottages were filled in the summer months, the resort never came close to breaking even. Brando was driven to distraction by "middle-aged ladies from Peoria telling me, 'Mr. Brando, we loved you as Napoleon'-Napoleon, for Christ's sake -and asking for my autograph, while their husbands shove me against the wall to pose with the little lady." Admits Brando: "It was a bad idea, and it was badly managed...
Even the trip, at the outset, seemed plagued by snafus. A Kissinger statement on a stopover in London hinting at "indirect military aid" to the Rhodesian rebels was misinterpreted, and the White House promptly shot it down, suggesting-falsely as it turned out -that there might be policy differences on Africa between Kissinger and President Ford. Next the State Department sent out photographic slides of five African leaders to television stations; three were labeled with wrong names...
...sixties could then die in peace (and love). Or so everybody thought...Because--you guessed it again!!--ha, ha, the sixties are back! And I'm not just talking about some vain attempt to stage just another Wood-stock; no, such efforts have been doomed to failure from the outset--look what happened in the early '70s, for instance. You just couldn't get the groups, so you had to settle for poor tonality and a lot of onstage internecine politicking and back-stabbing. (See photo) Warren and the Burgers, and all that. But this weekend, my friend, you need...
Well, Higginson's fears materialized immediately Saturday as the Big Green jumped out to a half length lead at the outset. But slowly Ned Reynolds and company got their boat together, and by the 1000 meter mark the Crimson eight had pulled even with the host boat...