Word: harmodios
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...longer shadows than those of the two unrelated Arias clans-64 entries in the Panama City telephone book. At the head of one family, old and aristocratic, is Ricardo ("Dickie") Arias, who lost to Chiari in the 1960 election. The second Arias group owes its prominence to the late Harmodio Arias, a poor country boy who built a successful law firm, expanded into cattle, shrimp fishing and publishing (four newspapers), then became President (1932-36). His son Gilberto, twice served as Finance Minister; Son Roberto, was Panama's Ambassador to Britain (1955-58), but is better known for other...
...politician in the family is Arnulfo Arias, 64, Harmodio's younger brother and a Harvard-educated coffee planter. By all accounts, he is the man to beat in the May 10 election. Twice elected...
...Died. Harmodio Arias, 76, President of Panama from 1932 to 1936, patriarch of his nation's most powerful family, a leathery little (90 Ibs., 5 ft. 4 in.) millionaire who founded his country's national university and controlled its press; of a heart attack; aboard a plane bound from Boston to Miami. One somewhat less successful family exploit: an abortive 1959 revolt against the Panamanian government led by Arias' son Roberto, and assisted by his wife, Dame Margot Fonteyn, who was nabbed for arms-smuggling, spent a night in the poky...
Married. Margot Fonteyn (real name: Peggy Hookham), 35, prima ballerina of Britain's famed Sadler's Wells company; and Roberto Arias, 36, lawyer and son of Panama's onetime (1932-36) President Harmodio Arias; she for the first time, he for the second; in Paris...
Last year "Temi's" father, old Domingo Díaz, was elected President. Six weeks ago Harmodio Arias was picked up and charged with complicity in a plot to overthrow the present regime and install his brother, ex-President Arnulfo Arias. But President Díaz failed to return the courtesy Harmodio had shown his son. Harmodio got the small-fry cell at the Model Jail. Last week Harmodio, a sick man, was moved to the hospital. Four days later, Brother Arnulfo was arrested for his part in the plot. This time police had no more regard...