Word: italianize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Only once before had an Italian President left office prematurely-in 1964, when Antonio Segni resigned for reasons of health. Leone was bowing out almost seven months before his seven-year term was due to end because of the political storm that had blown up over accusations that he had been involved in payoffs and income tax irregularities. He insisted that he had been "an honest man" as President but his resignation was a recognition of political realities...
...charges dated back to discoveries two years ago that the Lockheed Corp., in order to sell 14 C-130 transport planes to the Italian air force, had paid a series of bribes between 1965 and 1968. Some of the bribes were directed to an Italian Premier code-named "Antelope Cobbler" in Lockheed memorandums. There were three Premiers during the time of the bribes: Leone, Moro and Mariano Rumor. All vigorously denied the accusations; Leone's denial was weakened, however, by his close friendship with the brothers Ovidio and Antonio Lefebvre, who have been accused of serving as Lockheed...
...Stuart Burrows, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis, conductor; Philips; 3 LPs). Mozart composed Mitridate when he was only 14; La Clemenza came just before he died at 35. Both works are all but forgotten. They are opera seria, the early style of Italian opera that can present obstacles for the modern listener: dry recitatives, stiff action, mezzos singing male roles. But there is splendid music here, and even some good drama. Arleen Augér pours out brilliant coloratura cascades in Mitridate as the old King's fiancée; Baltsa stands...
...interesting evening (and an escape from Cambridge), you might take the T into Boston and wander around town before choosing a restaurant. Chinatown and the North End (Boston's Italian district) are particularly good places to practice restaurant wanderlust on a low budget...
...drove a hearse to work, for example. And he decorated his place with portraits of all the presidents, an incredibly tacky nude, and a salute to Christopher Columbus (the godfather of pizza, apparently). Oh yeah, he also served pizza, and would, on request, launch into half-English, half-Italian tirades about anything and nothing. His pizza was something less than great--greasy, soggy and altogether none too appetizing, but people used to go there, because Joe himself was worth the price of admissions...