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Free-Thinking Communists. The mayor himself is ensconced next door, in what used to be Pope Clement VII's study. For the summer, Fabiani has abandoned the prevalent Communist fashion (dark double-breasted suit) for an open sport shirt and a light linen jacket. Though only 35, he is a veteran Communist. Nine years in Fascist jails have shrunk his face, left his eyes deepset in sallow sockets. His line is conciliation: "If we Communists were in power in Italy today, we would not destroy private property. Private property has its function to fulfill in Italy for years & years...
...James A. Linen...
Fellow-Traveler Groza sometimes wears dapper checks and sometimes snappy white linen suits. On his visit to Budapest he was in full Communist regalia-a double-breasted blue serge suit...
...confirmation did not come the next day, nor for six weeks thereafter. Durham, who expected to go home daily, washed his linen in the bathtub. Kerschbaumer, who claimed he had a $40 million letter of credit to back up his bid, said he also agreed to pay the supposed mill representatives a bonus of $18,000,000-at around $62 a ton-for distribution among mill executives. Still he could not close the deal...
Another place had a waisthigh, turquoise-blue floor vase, filled with paper calla lilies, and a great brass Russian samovar for decorations. But it had no icebox, no bed linen, no telephone. The price: $250 a month-$750 in advance plus a deposit of $500-which we would probably not get back. Said the perspiring owner, "Sempre tem vento" (There's always a breeze). "Sempre?" we asked. "Sempre," she replied, daintily wiping her forehead...