Word: uno
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...such troubles plagued the members of TIME'S Rome bureau as they traveled across Italy, assessing the impact of Agnelli and his fellow industrialists on every aspect of Italian life. Bureau Chief James Bell, who concentrated on the man who is known to his countrymen as "Numero Uno," was surprised by the utter plainness of Agnelli's office above his factory in Turin. To Bell, it was "the sort of place you might expect the smelter superintendent of a Montana copper mine to have." Then the interview moved to Agnelli's chalet on the top of Turin...
...most widely admired and envied Italian industrialist-the Numero Uno-is Giovanni Agnelli, the head of automaking Fiat. Turin-based Fiat, which has produced four out of every five cars on Italy's roads, has done more than any other Italian firm to shape the country's new affluence at home and influence abroad. "Agnelli has a mythology not unlike President Kennedy's," writes British Journalist Anthony Sampson in The New Europeans. "Clearly his presence fills some kind of psychological...
...with a preliminary pinch of salt and a slice of lime. For thirsty Americans, however, the Mexican ritual is too time-consuming and ritualistic: the drinker sucks the lime, licks the salt from the back of his thumb, and only then tosses back the tequila. Número uno for the American tequila fans is the Margarita, a cocktail made with lime juice, Cointreau or Triple Sec and tequila, all poured over shaved ice and served in a frosty glass rimmed with salt. To push tequila into the really big time, the drink's backers have thought up more...
...Ralston in the finals. Playing impeccable placement tennis, alternating with spins, drops, and some beautifully surgical work at the net, Santana made virtually no mistakes. Ralston, who played brilliantly enough himself, did make mistakes, such as double-faulting nine times. One hour and 40 minutes later, Santana was Numero Uno-this time in straight sets, 6-4, 11-9, 6-4, the first Spaniard ever to win the All-England championship...
ZWISCHEN INNSBRUCK UNO KUFSTEIN (Amadeo). Yodels and other Alpine noises...