Word: avezzano
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...growing as Berlinguer drives up and down Italy in a chauffeured Fiat, making major campaign appearances. Berlinguer himself is a shoo-in for the Chamber of Deputies; taking advantage of a curious election law, he is a candidate in three places: Rome, Venice and the mountain town of Avezzano in Abruzzi. Should he win all three, he would choose one -probably Rome-and pass on the remaining two to other Communists. Berlinguer, who becomes a magnetic orator on the campaign trail, is using his notoriety to flail Christian Democrats "who have enjoyed and enjoy enormous positions of power and have...
...spent the better part of the forenoon on paperwork at his desk and meeting with other party officials. Then, accompanied by a few of his top aides, the party chief headed east of Rome in his chauffeur-driven, nut-colored Fiat-132 sedan. His destination: the mountain town of Avezzano in the Abruzzi region, a strong Christian Democrat preserve and one of the three constituencies,* along with Rome and Venice, where Berlinguer is the top Communist candidate for the Chamber of Deputies...
Midway between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic the Germans seemed firmer. Mines, demolitions, difficult country, stubborn rear guards impeded pursuit of the long, weary German columns winding up the rutted mountain roads. But General Sir Oliver Leese's Eighth Army slogged steadily at their heels, captured Avezzano, virtually cleared the lateral highway from Rome to the Adriatic...
...Francesco Tomei entered a Church at Avezzano. He did not pray. He stole relics of martyred saints. He was caught red-handed by the townspeople, beaten, knocked down, trampled upon, dragged through the streets, had gasoline poured over him. Someone applied a match. "His body was incinerated...
Baron Romano Avezzano, Italian Ambassador to the United States, paid an informal visit to Harvard yesterday...
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