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...appearances, Geisel is a perfect choice to perpetuate the rule of the junta that has run Brazil since the 1964 coup that ousted President Joāo Goulart. The son of a poor German immigrant schoolteacher, Geisel has devoted a lifetime to the army. At his desk every morning at 7:50, he is a model of efficiency, has no hobbies except reading (in four languages) and takes work home at night. He was a leader of the military coup that toppled Goulart on charges of "Communism and corruption." When he retired from the service to take over Petrobr...
...family--is tight; their family protects them from the outside world. Cozily ensconced, they cope with various emotional and moral problems while the Civil War rages in the background, sensed but not really perceived. Anybody can remember her adolescent tears shed at Beth's death and the laughter at Jo's contests with Aunt March...
Immunity was not a standard tool, however, and it was rarely applied to major criminals in major cases. This was partly because immunity was not legally available in the majority of criminal investigations. In addition, most immunity statutes barred prosecution for any "transaction, matter or thing" referred Jo in the testimony; so there was always .the possibility that a witness would take an "immunity bath" by mentioning every crime he had ever committed...
...MARY JO HEATON New York City...
Whatever the degrees of guilt in the scandal, Watergate is, of course, a tragedy for the men involved and for their families. As a friend of Jo Haldeman explained: "There is no way to measure the toll. She is about as strong as he is. She'll be all right. But it's a problem for the kids. There's no way around it at school." The Haldemans have four children. Jeanne Ehrlichman, a very private woman, said firmly: "I just know my husband is going to be proved innocent." Clutching a childhood Bible, Martha Mitchell attracted a press throng...