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...race frisky with 16 three-year-olds: 14 confessed drug users (of one kind or the other lately permissible), a British chestnut addicted only to Guinness Stout (a pint a day with his oats and carrots) and that California fresh-air fiend Ferdinand. For all of his clean living, Ferdinand drew the dreaded rail, and the pinch at the start of the stampede was so precariously tight that Shoemaker had to stand virtually straight up in the irons. With every one of his 96 lbs., he yanked in the reins magnificently to hold Ferdinand on the course. They settled down...
Yuppies beware! The pricey European food products favored by young urban professionals may soon become even dearer. President Reagan threatened last week to slap new quotas and tariffs on such imports as French white wine, Perrier water, Heineken beer, Guinness stout, Swiss and blue cheese, and Belgian chocolates. The curbs will be phased in beginning May 1 unless the European Community rescinds restrictions imposed last month on $1 billion worth of imports of U.S. soybeans, corn and other agricultural products. Says Secretary of State George Shultz: "If we can't work something out, then we've got to fight...
...crackdown and the wet weather had some bar owners and retailers complaining that business is off 25% to 30%. Even with the stricter rules, however, some aspects of spring break remain. "Most of the guys are still animals," said Gail Stout, a University of Missouri junior. "I don't think that will ever change." The behavior seemed transcontinentally contagious. In Palm Springs, Calif., hundreds of rioting students threw rocks and bottles, assaulted cars and stripped women of their clothing in a weekend melee. Some 100 overexuberant vacationers were arrested...
...Emperor in the garden, and we discuss women. He maintains that a young man should not run after them . . . November 5. The Grand Marshal (Montholon) is angry because the Emperor told him he was nothing but a ninny . . . January 14 (1817). Dinner, with trivial conversation on the superiority of stout over thin women . . . January 15. I fetch the Imperial Almanac. The Emperor looks up the ages of his brothers. 'Josephine faked her age.' (He) looks at the names of the ladies of his court. He is moved. 'Ah! it was a fine empire. I had 83 million human beings under...
...present level. After the 14-year hiccup of Prohibition ended in 1933, Americans began to drink less in bars, more often in their living rooms. Cocktails became synonymous with socializing. In fact, sharing a convivial cup to promote friendship and hospitality is a tradition older than the republic. Potent stout and rum flowed at the first Thanksgiving because the Puritans feared contaminated water...