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...political prisoners thought to be held in Spanish jails. In the view of Spanish legal experts, he could do this by means of an amnesty rather than by using pardons. "There is a very important distinction," one of the government officials told TIME Madrid Bureau Chief Gavin Scott. "An amnesty says you didn't do it. A pardon says you did but you are forgiven...
...Movimiento National (the sole political party allowed), Roman Catholic churchmen and a few Latin American ambassadors arrived to inquire about Franco's health. Among the callers were exiled King Leka of Albania and Nicolas Franco, 37, the dictator's nephew. Young Franco later told TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott that he was hardly surprised by his uncle's durability. His own father, Franco's 85-year-old brother, suffered a similar illness four years ago and had been kept alive by drugs and machines. "Today," Nicolas said, "my father spends two hours each day working...
Major stories can be elusive, deceptive, difficult to trace. So it seemed last week as TIME'S staff set to work examining the situation in Spain for our story in this issue. Early in the week Madrid Bureau Chief Gavin Scott alerted TIME editors in New York that Generalissimo Francisco Franco had suffered a mild heart attack during a Cabinet meeting. By the time government officials had reluctantly acknowledged Scott's report, he was already busy trying to penetrate the secrecy that enshrouds Franco. He later joined Photographer Eddie Adams for an exclusive photo session with the Generalissimo...
...official residence north of Madrid. The lines under his eyes reflected the strain of last week's uncertainties, but the atmosphere at Zarzuela was relaxed and, as palaces go, even homey. There was little sense of urgent state business at hand. Observed TIME's Madrid bureau chief, Gavin Scott: "Juan Carlos gave the impression that he had been cast in a role and he was ready to fill it out of a sense of patriotism. But there was nothing to suggest an eagerness for power...
Violent Xenophobia. Arias' statement apparently touched a nerve of the Spanish psyche that has been highly responsive for centuries: a conviction that Spain is different from the rest of Europe and that Europe resents this. As TIME'S Madrid bureau chief Gavin Scott reports, many Spaniards see their country as being attacked from abroad simply because it is determined to "follow its own road." Some of the banners at the mass rally mirrored this feeling: "When will Europe stop envying Spain?" asked one. Another crudely depicted a Spaniard defecating on a map of Europe...