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...Died. Ernesto Maserati, 77, former top racing driver; in Bologna, Italy. With two of his brothers, he founded the renowned Maserati automobile company in 1915 and produced a long line of distinguished sports and racing cars, two of which won the Indianapolis 500 race...
Under strong pressure from moderate politicians - Socialist Leader Mario Scares, Major Ernesto Melo Antunes. the dominant moderate voice on the ruling Council of the Revolution, and Premier Pinheiro de Azevedo - the President for once stood firm. He went on TV to declare a state of emergency, and he urged the rebellious paratroopers to end their "adventurous counterrevolutionary action." More important, he sent Neves' tough, red-bereted commandos to regain the air-force installations. All five of them were recaptured without bloodshed. The only deaths occurred when the commandos moved into the headquarters of the leftist military-police...
None for the Taking. Ernesto Bellochio's early neo-realist phase--the story of a peasant village and its refusal to pay scutage...
...sixth provisional government since the revolution began 17 months ago. Military men were awarded four Cabinet posts, civilian independents three. The remainder were apportioned according to the April election results: four to Socialists, two to Popular Democrats, one to a Communist. The critical Foreign Ministry went to Major Ernesto Melo Antunes, a moderate Marxist-in Portuguese terms-who helped engineer the rapid decolonization in Africa and recently led armed forces opposition to Goncalves' pell-mell radicalism...
...somewhat suspect to the moderates; some of his closest aides are staunch Communists. For another, Gonçalves was out but not down. As Chief of Staff, he would still wield considerable power. The switch did not placate the nine moderate military officers, headed by former Foreign Minister Major Ernesto Melo Antunes, who had campaigned for Gonçalves' ouster on the grounds that he was proCommunist. They declared the decision "illegal" because they were not consulted, and could easily produce a more forceful response...