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...indecisiveness that characterized Constantine's dealing with the hated junta, the failure of his attempt to dislodge the colonels in December of 1967, and the silence he maintained for most of his seven years in exile further eroded what sentiment remained for restoring the King to power. During the prereferendum campaign, Constantine emphasized his willingness to accept a purely ceremonial role as constitutional monarch. The voters, however, were not inclined to trust a man whom many still hold responsible for the bitter experience of the past seven years...
Like nearly every other year for the past 50 or so, 1974 has been a bad time for royalty. Not only did Greek voters reject King Constantine, but a military junta ousted Ethiopia's venerable (82) Emperor Haile Selassie. Sooner rather than later, it seems, history will bear out the bitter bon mot of Egypt's King Farouk, who himself was forced to abdicate in 1952. In a few years, said Farouk, there will be only five kings in the world: the King of England and the four in the deck of cards...
...after a TV broadcast of highlights from Autos Sacramentais that included shots of full frontal nudity. Since TV is government controlled, that in itself was a fairly strong indication that the wave of pornography is not about to subside in the near future. One reason is that the military junta-and the leftist unions, which heavily restrict the theoretically unfettered press by refusing to publish anything not to their liking-can use the sex explosion as evidence that censorship does not exist. Another is that the people obviously like it. Says one kiosk operator in Lisbon's Restauradores Square...
This portrayal of the legal foundations of the military junta becomes the groundwork for Heitmann's defense of his government against charges of widespread political repression and of liberal use of torture at home. "Torture is prohibited under law," the envoy says. "People have been rough with demonstrators, but the military has been punished for it." When confronted with a recent report on an investigation by the Organization of American States charging the Chilean government with "extremely serious violations of human rights," including extensive torture of political prisoners, Heitmann claims that the statements of people interviewed by the team...
...world. But we have found there's a worldwide effort to create the image of a country where everyone is tortured and put in jail. Chile is an open country--anyone can go there." With the whirlwind of claim and counter-claim, assertion and denial that envelops the military junta ruling Chile, perhaps Heitmann's exhortation to his audience to "go to Chile to see it for yourself" was the most unquestionable statement he could have made...