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...CHARGED. GIUSEPPE (PIPPO) CALO, 73, FLAVIO CARBONI, MANUELA KLEINSZIG and ERNESTO DIOTALLEVI, with the 1982 murder of Banco Ambrosio chief Roberto Calvi; in Rome. Calvi, known as "God's banker" because of his close ties with the Vatican, traveled to London when his bank was near collapse and was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London, his pockets stuffed with bricks, rocks, a false passport and several thousand dollars in cash. A London coroner originally ruled the death a suicide, but in 2003, Italian prosecutors issued a report concluding that Calvi had been murdered by the Mafia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

Sometimes in order to become famous, people kill somebody who already is. We ordinary folks should appreciate common, everyday things. DEMIS DIOTALLEVI Rimini, Italy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 25, 1997 | 8/25/1997 | See Source »

...first, Casaubon laughs at such lunacies. His merriment is shared by Belbo and Diotallevi, editors at a Milanese publishing house. Given his expertise, Casaubon is hired as a consultant to advise on the endless stream of Templar manuscripts that flood the editorial offices. Eventually, these three scoffers find an amusing way to waste their time. Using Belbo's new word processor, they concoct "the Plan," a plausible scenario revealing a Templar plot to unleash unimaginable powers from the center of the earth in order to rule the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Litmus Test | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

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