Word: francos
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Power Tool. In Spain, meanwhile, Prince Carlos' engagement set off renewed maneuvering over his tenuous claim to the Spanish throne. Spain's Dictator Francisco Franco, who wants a monarchy to succeed him but who is none too happy at the prospect of installing the present Spanish Pretender, Don Juan, went out of his way to welcome Carlos back to Madrid. The threat of competition from the Carlists would give Franco a useful lever to make disdainful Don Juan more receptive to his wishes. In Holland, all this maneuvering only served to increase the fear that Princess Irene...
...occupied the throne continuously since The Netherlands became a monarchy 150 years ago. To Dutch Protestants, the monarchy's most fiercely loyal subjects, the royal family's motto, "I Will Maintain," is an unspoken, centuries-old pledge to defend their faith against all foes. For many Dutchmen, Franco's Spain...
Queen Juliana dispatched her private secretary to warn the princess that a Spanish marriage would be deeply resented by most Dutchmen, who have always hated Spain, and detest Franco for supporting the Nazis while they occupied The Netherlands. From Madrid, the secretary reported back that the engagement was off. Irene reportedly called Prince Bernhard, her favorite parent, and said she would fly home...
...badly shaken Queen tearfully boarded a military plane with Bernhard and took off for Franco's Spain-where no Dutch monarch had ever set foot...
...berated the callous bankers and businessmen who, he said, had brought on the Depression. But like Curley, Coughlin had no positive remedies; his Sunday sermons became exercises in slander. Before he was finally forced off the air by dwindling financial support, Coughlin was denouncing Jews and calling for a Franco-type rebellion in the U.S. Joe McCarthy derived most of his support from the "worst, the weakest and most outdated parts of the Irish experience. He was a rascally, blarneying, happy-go-lucky adventurer...