Word: moro
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Grim Days Ahead. Florentines attacked the government for delays in relief. "How is it possible to move this mass of liquid and mud with shovels?" complained Mayor Piero Bargellini. "We need earth movers, bulldozers, trucks." In the Italian Parliament, Premier Aldo Moro was jeered-mostly trom the Communist benches-when he rose to speak. The government appropriated $320 million for emergency aid, raising the gasoline tax 6.4? per gallon...
Though the loss in Florentine art was incalculable, Superintendent of Galleries Ugo Procacci gave assurance that "the Florence of the 15th century has withstood the fury of the elements and will be saved." The Italian economy was not so fortunate. Premier Moro said that the disaster had wiped out the nation's recent economic gains and warned Italians to be ready for "austerity and sacrifice...
...dropped 1.6%. In 93 smaller communities, their share of the vote declined 7% . In Rome itself, where they hoped to win a plurality, the party lost ground for the first time since 1948. The chief beneficiary of the losses (and of similar defections from the right wing): Premier Aldo Moro's Chris tian Democrats...
...setback came as a stunning blow to the Reds. Moro's men were quick to boast that the outcome proved the worth of the Centra Sinistra, the ruling center-left coalition created largely for the purpose of isolating the Commu nists. It also reflected the absence of an effective successor to the late Communist Party boss Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's growing affluence, and the increasing moderation of Italian voters...
With luck, the new Cabinet will last until the new elections in April 1968. This would make Moro runner-up for the postwar endurance championship among Italian Prime Ministers, after the late Alcide de Gasperi, who resigned in 1953. However, Italian politicians, especially Christian Democrats, dislike strong leaders, and they will be doubly tempted to cut Moro down-just as they did De Gasperi. Observed one Roman: "Aldo Moro is the father of his party right now, but it's risky being Papa if your children have an Oedipus complex...