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Where armies went, peaceful travelers and brigands followed. In summer, crossing the pass was exhausting and dangerous. In winter, only the very skilled or very lucky escaped death in the snow-choked heights, where temperatures dropped to 22° below zero. St. Bernard of Menthon, in the 11th century, founded his famed hospice to offer aid and shelter to weary travelers; only rarely, nowadays, do the monks and their St. Bernard dogs go out in search of lost souls, although some poor Italian emigrants and occasional smugglers may risk their lives after September, when the pass is closed to motor...
...Cries. As the debate began, Georges Bidault and his Catholic M.R.P., professed friends of a united Europe, bided their time. "Don't get yourself worked up," the M.R.P.'s Francois de Menthon mocked Premier Mendes-France. "We've already decided to deal with you later." They have never forgiven him his share in the defeat of their...
...Long Night. At midnight Mendes asked a vote on the treaty provisions which authorized German rearmament and admission to the Western European Union. The M.R.P. demanded a recess. For three hours Mendes confidently sat on the front bench scanning newspapers while the M.R.P. conferred. de Menthon argued for an outright vote against, instead of abstention. Bidault agreed...
...chamber, De Menthon rose and told Mendes: "You need not be surprised that we are going to vote against...
Died. Jacques de Menthon, 24, engineer son of the Council of Europe's President François de Menthon; when he was buried by a landslide while working in a sand quarry; in Melun, France...