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...that more than half of all Italians had no interest in next week's elections, and understandably so. Instead of emphasizing reforms and specific programs, politicians are bombarding the public with appeals to support the left, center or right. A cartoon in Rome's weekly L'Espresso sums up the voters' response. It shows a poverty-stricken woman in a hut with her ragged children, being asked by a public opinion pollster: "Are you for dynamic centralism or progress without adventurism...
...urged that bishops retire at 75. Shortly thereafter, he titillated papal observers with an odd pilgrimage to the castle associated with Pope Celestine V, who quit the papacy in 1294 after only five months in office. Within the past month, two Rome weeklies have primed the speculation. L'Espresso ran a poll of Curia opinions on whether Paul would step down (65% said no), and Il Mondo suggested waggishly that an unnamed cardinal was making book on the question. There are good reasons for Paul's retirement to be doubtful. For one thing, it would tend to reduce...
...debate was quickly picked up by Italian newspapers and magazines -and by Orvietans, who had something new to talk about as they sipped espresso in the town's cafes. Perhaps the only one who was totally pleased with the result was Sculptor Greco; once the doors were installed at the cathedral, he was finally able to collect his $80,000 commission...
...Carol isn't about to give up smoking. Because smoking Gauloises lit by Cricket lighters is part of her life here. It is essential to her existence-as essential as her Espresso coffee pot, her subscription to the New Yorker, her four rings, her Marimekko clothing, and the lonely preppies who offer her weekend trips to the Caribbean...
...itself. Italians hide wads of bills in suitcases, skiing gear, golf bags and false compartments of their automobiles. Border guards manage to seize only about 5% of the money. Once out of Italy, travelers make straight for one of the Swiss banks that are clustered almost as thickly as espresso bars in towns along the frontier. When deposited, the freely convertible lire are mostly used to buy Eurobonds or mutual-fund shares. Until last month, the Swiss banks had only to mail the lire to their nearest correspondent bank in Italy to receive full credit in any currency...