Word: tonga
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lawyer Richard Hirschfeld, Marcos planned to invade the Philippines with arms obtained on credit backed by $500 million in Swiss bank accounts and 1,000 tons of gold bullion, worth $14 billion, hidden in various locations in the Philippines. According to Marcos' plan, he was to go first to Tonga, an independent South Pacific island where he supposedly had allies. From there, he was to land by boat in his home province of Ilocos Norte, where he expected to be greeted by supporters and swept back into power. As for Aquino, Marcos said he would like to take her hostage...
...tournament. And when Heavyweight Henry Tillman's 3-2 loss to Italy's Angelo Musone was overturned by the jury that reviews all such decisions, even the chauvinistic crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena booed lustily. Tillman's earlier fight, with Tonga's Tevita Taufoou, had ended when the Japanese referee mysteriously stopped the contest late in the second round. Charged Taufoou: "The Americans are getting whatever they need to win these fights...
...Sammy Tonga...
Another inherent difficulty in the job was dealing with culture clashes. Anderson recalls a dinner party he gave for Prince Tu'l pelehake of Tonga. The Prince, who weighed about 350 pounds, arrived at the dinner bringing his own case of Coca Cola because he did not drink alcohol. The guests were seated and dinner was served on various pieces of Daniel Webster's silver. As the different dishes of vegetables were passed around, the Prince found one he especially liked and scooped the entire serving onto his plate as the guests sat politely and held their peace...
...delicate situation has been complicated by the hovering presence of Houston's Susan Beth Franzheim, 41, the wife of Kenneth Franzheim II, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Franzheim, who believes she may be the reincarnation of Senmut, an Egyptian court adviser who lived some 3,400 years ago, donated $20,000 to ARCE for Gauri's initial research and offered to raise $60,000 more...