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...their attacks on Western neocolonialism, the delegates for the most part addressed one another in the two major languages of colonial Africa: French and English. One embarrassing moment occurred when Angola's Neto, who was educated in Lisbon, was forced to wait until a Portuguese-speaking interpreter could be found to provide the running translation of his speech. Neto concluded by caustically requesting that Portuguese be made one of the OAU's working languages...
...peace initiative in the interest of restoring Arab unity. Among the friends who are pressing him to change course is Jordan's King Hussein, who has urged him to acknowledge publicly that his peace effort has failed. Sadat has refused. Among his foes is his own ambassador to Lisbon, former General Saadeddin Shazli, who was fired from his post last week after savagely denouncing Sadat. Shazli has disliked Sadat ever since Sadat removed him as Chief of Staff shortly after the 1973 October War, and he appears to see himself as available to charge home from exile if asked...
...Guggenheims later lost their magical touch. The family story was like the Rothschilds' in reverse: a third-generation Guggenheim, M. Robert, distinguished himself as Ambassador to Portugal by flipping a spoon down a guest's cleavage at a state dinner, then attempting to fish it out. Lisbon declared him persona non grata. Many lost all purpose, several died young, and a disproportionate number committed suicide. Simon's son George, for instance, bought a big-game rifle at Abercrombie & Fitch, checked into a hotel, and shot himself in the head. Pegeen Vail, Benjamin's beautiful and talented...
...McCarthy, the Lisbon Flash(er), agreed with Harvey that participation and fun combined with good basketball are the main reasons he played with the Classics. He also said yesterday "I have been able to develop personally. We've given moral support to needy convicts, and helped out at basketball clinics in Portugal...
Nonetheless, the Communists protested that the alliance "threatened democracy" and "opened the door to the neo-fascists." Other critics of Soares charged that he had sacrificed his principles in an effort to keep his power. But the "once and future Prime Minister," as he is called in Lisbon, could reasonably argue that the alternative to a new Socialist-led coalition would be disaster. If President Eanes had decided to call for new elections, the country would not have had a working government for about six months. Reason: a census would be required first, in order to register newcomers...