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With the facile ease of a lyceum lecturer, Evita Perón delved into the ancient authors. Never before had she displayed such erudition; never before had her followers heard quotes from the great batted about so airily...
...three speeches last week Evita quoted Napoleon once and Alexander the Great twice; she referred glibly to such obscure personages as Parmenio and Perdiccas (two of Alexander's generals), then casually brought Diogenes into...
...supported most of the nation's hospitals, homes for the aged and orphan asylums. But when the Peróns came to power, Argentine charity became a political matter and a virtual monopoly of the First Lady. The high-born oligarcas of the Beneficencia pointedly refrained from inviting Evita to become their honorary president; Evita retaliated by virtually running them out of business...
...years ago Agusti sold his favorite paper, Buenos Aires' evening Noticias Grádficas, to Evita for 6,000,000 pesos (then $1,800,000); he remained courteously mum when only 300,000 pesos of the price was actually paid. This tactful gesture won him entree into the best Peronista circles. In recent weeks Agusti had found that Visca's newsprint squeeze was tightening uncomfortably on his independent journal Córdoba (circ. 20,000). With easy confidence he went to call on Visca at the congressional palace to straighten things...
...formal presentation at the Casa Rosada last week, Sylvia was accompanied by Ambassador Griffis and his second in command, Lester Mallory. While the dogs made friends, Evita expressed her thanks and leveled a gay shaft at Grass Widower Griffis.* "Now that you have found a wife for Tambour," she smiled archly, "I shall have to find you a wife among our descamisadas...