Word: cousin
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That the attack was launched by his cousin Roberto, 52, and uncle Aldo, 80, the previous chairman, comes as no surprise in a family fraught with feuds. Their suit alleges that Maurizio, 36, fraudulently obtained his late father Rodolfo's 50% interest in the company by arranging to have Rodolfo's signature forged on a shares document soon after the father died in May 1983. Maurizio succeeded Aldo as chairman last year and has spurred an internal reorganization of the company...
...battle enemies around them, they seem unable to forge a workable peace within. The suit against Maurizio is only the latest family feud to land in the courts. In 1982, Aldo was sued by his son Paolo, 54, formerly Gucci's chief designer, who accused his father, brothers and cousin Maurizio of beating him up to settle an argument during a riotous board of directors meeting...
...TIME (1927-38), as an editor and senior writer for LIFE (1938-52) and as a World War II correspondent for both magazines; of pulmonary fibrosis; in Millbrook, N.Y. His books include biographies of Franklin Roosevelt (1944), Adlai Stevenson (1952), Theodore Roosevelt (1963) and Briton Hadden (1949), his cousin and co-founder with Henry Luce of Time...
Charges against General Fabian Ver, armed forces Chief of Staff and cousin of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, who has been the central figure in an eight-month-long conspiracy trial, could soon be dismissed. Ver and 25 others stand accused in connection with the assassination of Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino on Aug. 21, 1983. In June a trial court threw out the major evidence against Ver and seven of his military colleagues. Most of that evidence was based on the defendants' testimony in April 1984 before a civilian fact-finding panel. Last week the Supreme Court upheld that decision...
Falwell's bellicose entry into the South Africa tangle produced an unholy uproar. A leading U.S. clergyman, President Philip Cousin of the National Council of Churches, said Falwell is "acting like a segregationist." Even the State Department appeared embarrassed. A spokesman termed Tutu a "recognized black leader" and a "voice of moderation in the midst of violence and repression." Last Friday Falwell said on CNN that his use of phony was "unfortunate," and wired an apology to Tutu. He planned further explanation on his own Sunday TV show...