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...ducks with his 20-gauge Browning over-under, he was breaking hearts in Forbes Park. That ended one day in 1954 when he wooed and won the daughter of one of the islands' wealthiest families. Sugar-rich Imelda Romualdez, cousin of House Speaker Daniel Z. Romualdez, was crunching watermelon seeds as she listened to Marcos orate in the House. When Marcos finished, he went up to the erstwhile Miss Manila (a proudly packaged 36-23-35) and asked: "Would you mind standing up, please?" Back to back, Marcos determined that Imelda was an inch shorter than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines: A New Voice in Asia | 10/21/1966 | See Source »

...crossbones. Starting Pitcher Steve Blass sometimes forgets he has a glove; last week he fielded two hot grounders barehanded and broke a bone. Outfielder Willie Stargell has trouble ordering in restaurants, because he speaks a language all his own: "Gospel bird" is fried chicken, and "jungle plum" is watermelon. All four Pirates are charter members of an "in" group that calls itself the Black Maxes, awards clichés-that's right, clichés-to deserving teammates. Blass, for example, is the team leader in "can't-do-it-every-days" with 21: he has started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: Whammy with a Weenie | 8/12/1966 | See Source »

...Watermelon Time...

Author: By Charles F. Sabel, | Title: Courtyard Festivals Are for Those Who Have "Neither Youth Nor Age" | 8/12/1966 | See Source »

...Time to cut the watermelon," Weil said. So he marched to the room in G entry which was used as a ladies room--probably the only lavatory in the state with a fireplace--and lugged the melons stored in the shower...

Author: By Charles F. Sabel, | Title: Courtyard Festivals Are for Those Who Have "Neither Youth Nor Age" | 8/12/1966 | See Source »

Turning to a third Mao work, "Concentrate a Superior Force to Destroy the Enemy Forces One by One," Chou concluded that "if we worked according to the old method of even distribution of sales forces, we would fail to smash the enemy-the decay of watermelons." Applying Mao, Chou "concentrated overwhelming forces and properly waged the struggle for the watermelon trade." Result: no spoiled melons and a 19,000-yen profit for the season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Wisdom in Watermelons | 6/10/1966 | See Source »

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