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...Andreotti! Andreotti!" The word spread from table to table in restaurants near the Italian Parliament, as lunching politicians learned that President Francesco Cossiga had selected Giulio Andreotti, 67, to form Italy's 45th government since World War II. The diners had been pondering the government's future since Socialist Prime Minister Bettino Craxi resigned as leader of the five-party coalition three weeks...
Three of the hijackers, who were among the five defendants in custody, received prison terms ranging from 15 to 30 years. Prosecutor Luigi Francesco Meloni said he probably would appeal for stiffer sentences...
Italian officials reacted swiftly, fearing that the disaster could badly damage a wine industry that accounted for $953 million in exports last year. Italian Agriculture Minister Filippo Maria Pandolfi announced a new regulation that requires all wine marked for export to carry a government certificate of purity. Francesco Artale, director of the largest association of Italian winegrowers, tried to reassure customers in the U.S., which is Italy's biggest export market. Said he: "I can categorically exclude the possibility that any Italian wine sold in the United States has been adulterated...
...Francesco Angiulo, 65, was found guilty on nine of 13 counts against him, including the racketeering charges, gambling and extortion. Donato Angiulo, 62, was found guilty on four of eight counts, including the racketeering charges, extortion and gambling. And Granito was found guilty on the three against him, the racketeering charges and gambling...
...Gennaro, Francesco, and Donato Angiulo, and Samuel Granito, 78, of Revere, were all found guilty on those counts. Another Angiulo brother, Michele, 58, was found innocent of racketeering offenses and guilty only on one gambling count...