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Douglas did indeed buy a new car* -a $4,000 Javelin with racing stripes -two months later. According to his Bucknell acquaintances, Convict Douglas was a high liver. He dated frequently, drank expensive Scotch, smoked imported cigarettes and sported around in a flashy mod wardrobe...
...population of the states is illiterate, and women remain in purdah behind grilled windows. But Gulf Aviation's frequent BAC-111 jet flights now link the wealthier states more closely than camels ever did. At the bars in the vast airport terminals, Arab entrepreneurs in long robes sip Scotch to the piped-in music of Ray Charles; porters pause during prayer hours to kneel on the floor facing Mecca...
Although the new President has been known to enjoy an occasional Scotch, he has drastically cut down on his modest drinking-partly because of the breakneck pace of his new job. One intoxicant he has not given up is listening to the recorded speeches of Indonesia's late President Sukarno, which has had a notable influence on Bhutto's own fiery, engaging, but often demagogic oratory...
...keep dollar prices down in an effort to hold markets. A trade specialist of the Union Bank of Switzerland, however, estimates that "even with the surcharge removed, Swiss watches will be 15% more expensive in America." Certainly not all U.S. consumers will switch to American-made products. Fanciers of Scotch whisky, for instance, are unlikely to opt for bourbon or rye, no matter what happens to the price. Still, higher prices for imports should create more sales and job opportunities in the U.S. industries that compete against them-notably in autos, steel and textiles...
After Bobby's death and again after Chappaquiddick, there was talk of his drinking heavily. Today, except at an occasional private party when he will have several Scotches, he drinks only a Dubonnet before lunch or a Cutty Sark Scotch or two before dinner. On the road he prefers a bottle of Heineken's beer. He smokes long, thin Filipino cigars and now, at 6 ft. 2 in. and 210 Ibs., is winning his constant battle against overweight...