Word: monarchistic
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...Duchess of Valencia, who speaks her monarchist mind in public, was out about $45,000. That was the latest fine levied against her by the Franco cabinet. The duchess, a dark-eyed beauty who was once fined for making monarchist noises in a tea shop, was charged this time with inciting a college-boy rebellion...
...years of agile living, Sicilian Monarchist Count Ernesto Perrier has fought nine duels-the last two with rival Monarchist Prince Gianfranco Alliata de Montereale. Not long ago Swordsman Perrier pinked Montereale over a disagreement about the Monarchist Party platform. Four months later they were at it again. Again Perrier won. This time there was no likelihood of another duel. The fact that dueling was against the law mattered little. It was simply too expensive...
Only minor casualties resulted. But Monarchist Roberto Bencivenga, who had been struck on the back of the neck with a club, posted a notice on the Assembly's bulletin board: "I challenge the unknown hero who struck me from behind to meet me face to face...
...what happened in traditionally conservative Sicily. In last year's referendum on the monarchy, 68% of the Sicilian peasants had voted for the King. In regional elections last week, 34.5% of the voters cast their ballots for the Left. The Christian Democrats were second with 20%, the Qualunquist-Monarchist bloc third with 14%; the rest of the votes went to minor parties. This foreshadowed a Communist-Socialist majority in the national elections next October...
...Samuel has not suddenly turned Spanish republican. Now Viscount Templewood, he describes himself as an "English monarchist," suggests that a new Spanish monarchy might bring back peace and even "vigorous social reform" with the crown. But he makes plain his feeling that almost any form of government would be an improvement over Franco's, and cannot hide his disgust with the Franco regime...