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...more than the boyish-faced Paz, Remorino is a power in the Argentine government, a sharp, vindictive hand at bureaucratic intrigue, and a trusted counselor to Evita Perón. When he thinks the Peróns are making a mistake, as in last winter's closing of La Prensa, he does not hesitate to say so. In his new job, he can at least tell the Peróns what the U.S. is likely to think of some of their authoritarian antics...
Beauty & the Beasts. In Buenos Aires, Horacio Gnecchi explained to the crowd that he had leaped into the lions' den at the zoo in order to retrieve some photographs of Evita Perón which he had accidentally dropped...
When 400 Japanese Argentines called at Buenos Aires' Government House last week to urge President Perón to run for re-election next year, Evita Perón graciously replied to their spokesman, an Argentine priest. Said she: "Without Perón there could be no Evita, but Perón could exist without Evita or anyone else . .. There is only one Perón ... He is God for us, so much so that we cannot conceive of heaven without Perón . . . He is our sun, our air, our water, our life...
...Power. Perón recently told a friend: "These are my three instruments of power-the C.G.T., the Peronista Party, and the Peronista women's party." The two significant things about this statement: i) Ex-Colonel Perón did not even mention the army, and 2) Evita bosses two of the three key groups...
Already an informal campaign is under way for Evita as Vice President. Last week Hector Campora, president of the Chamber of Deputies, gave the word to Peronista Congressmen to start work for Mr. & Mrs. in '52. The only doubt seems to hinge on whether the idea is too shocking to the Argentine tradition of male superiority. If Eva gets the green light, there may be no limit. She has already risen to greater heights of power than any woman in Latin American history...