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...Italy fledgling Prime Minister Giuliano Amato informed a stunned parliament that despite the crippling economic woes of the country and its temporary withdrawal from the fixed-rate system, "we'll come out of this with our heads held high." The government said it hoped to rejoin the mechanism this week if conditions permitted, and it imposed a $72 billion austerity package of spending cuts and new taxes...
...taunt has thrust the country into a crisis of confidence, adding fear of civil disorder to serious economic troubles. Commented the Corriere della Sera: "We have chosen leaders who are very capable of shedding tears but perfectly incapable of assuming grave duties." The month-old government of Prime Minister Giuliano Amato found its attention painfully distracted from the job of repairing the budget deficit, public debt and unemployment that threaten its status in the European Community...
...medieval times. Exposed now is a Roman thermal bath with its frigidarium, or cold room, almost intact. And smack on top of that are the remnants of a tower dating from the 13th century era of the Ghibellines. With 86,000 sq. ft. of past at his feet, archaeologist Giuliano De Marinis, director of the dig, is exultant: "Piazza della Signoria is a unique occasion for reading the story of Florence. It's the first time that anyone has dug a Roman and medieval town in such a big area...
...think you've heard the last word on pasta, then you have not read Giuliano Bugialli's new work, Bugialli on Pasta (Simon & Schuster; $24.95). This time the exacting cooking teacher presents a magnificently clear illustrated work not only on the rolling and shaping of pasta but also on the preparing of artichokes, squid and other ingredients that go into sauces. In time for winter entertaining are such irresistibles as the pappardelle (wide noodles) with duck or lamb and cannelloni plump with a wild-mushroom stuffing...
...charged that through "omissions and inertia" the government was retreating from the war against organized crime. Among the frustrated judges was Giovanni Falcone, 49, the celebrated Mafia-buster who worked on the Palermo case, as well as the Pizza Connection trial in New York City. Said Minister of Justice Giuliano Vassalli: "The Mafia can hardly fail to exploit this disagreeable episode...