Word: carpi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Scelba drove on serenely. At Carpi, scene of repeated Red-led strikes, he got out and walked through the market place, alone and unprotected. When the crowd recognized his balding head and his hooked Sicilian nose, some people sneered, but most, admiring his guts, applauded. When Scelba's police escort finally caught up with him and asked anxiously whether they had better clear the square, Scelba just laughed and walked on, still alone...