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...World's No. 1 Statesman." In his younger days Perón was a boxer, skier, crack shot, swordsman, horseman, speedboater and racing-car driver. But in recent years motorcycling has become the aging (59) No. 1 sportsman's No. 1 sport. He often takes a spin on the grounds of his suburban estate or his downtown presidential residence, and now and then he rides through the city streets, accompanied by two or three police cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Man on a Motorcycle | 1/3/1955 | See Source »

...would finance the rest, permit the officers to pay for the stock over a certain period. He also described a plan to transfer Ward's real estate and 589 stores to a subsidiary firm worth $50 million-and distribute its stock to shareholders through a tax-free "spin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: Ward's Free-for-All | 12/13/1954 | See Source »

...Flaming Spin. The first small crack was enough; air pressure (more than half a ton per square foot) did the rest. The cabin exploded like a bursting balloon; its top flew off; its tail and nose broke away. The wings broke in two, releasing floods of fuel, which ignited. Then the gutted fuselage with its two stub wings dived flaming to the sea in an inverted spin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Fate of Yoke Peter | 11/1/1954 | See Source »

Griselda, the witch who lives in the Memorial Hall bell tower, stretched her arms after a long sleep and decided it was time for a trial spin on her broomstick to get in shape for Halloween. Skirting Lowell House, a chance breeze blew her into an open window. As she recovered her balance, a distraught young man leaped to his feet, hastily brushing la little pile of dirt under the rug with his hand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Toil and Trouble | 10/22/1954 | See Source »

...months ago, he had to undergo another brain operation. As soon as he got back on his feet, he realized that if his Discojos were ever to spin, he would have to step up his campaign for funds. Last week, still cheerful, he flew up to the U.S. for a whirlwind tour that will take him through seven cities, seeking contributions from firms doing business in Mexico. As Palmer well knows, there is good reason for such haste: after his last operation, the doctors told him that he has not long to live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Spinning Eyes | 10/18/1954 | See Source »

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