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...Conspiracy to Vote. But why had the carefully staged election turned out to be such a grievous surprise to the junta? Information smuggled out through the censorship indicated that the fiasco was engineered deliberately by Alberto Carnevali, underground commander of Acción Democrática, the majority party which was booted from power and outlawed by the junta four years ago. Carnevali had kissed off the election as a hopeless farce. He had advised A.D. men to go to the polls, as the law requires, but cast blank ballots. But gradually, through A.D.-de-coded government telegrams, he deduced...
...know of few people whose fundamental philosophy and sympathies can be regarded as more on the side of the democracies in the present struggle against Russia," Bridgman says. "And I believe it would be a grievous mistake not to admit him to this country and that this should be done at once...
...Santa Monica, Cinemactress Teresa (Something to Live For) Wright, 32, decided she had had enough "grievous mental suffering," filed divorce papers against Novelist-Scriptwriter Niven (Duel in the Sun) Busch, 49, and asked for custody of their two children...
Sued for Divorce. By Donald W. Douglas, 60, pioneer plane builder and president of the Douglas Aircraft Co.: Charlotte Ogg Douglas, 60, who, he charged, had caused him grievous mental suffering, extreme nervousness, mental anguish, embarrassment and humiliation; after 36 years of marriage, five children; in Los Angeles...
...ever more practiced" method of birth control popularly called "rhythm" (limiting intercourse to woman's periods of infertility) is permissible only "for grievous reasons," e.g., medical reasons. Rhythm is not permissible if the motive is simply "to satisfy sensuality" and "avoid the fecundity of union...