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...more than the boyish-faced Paz, Remorino is a power in the Argentine government, a sharp, vindictive hand at bureaucratic intrigue, and a trusted counselor to Evita Perón. When he thinks the Peróns are making a mistake, as in last winter's closing of La Prensa, he does not hesitate to say so. In his new job, he can at least tell the Peróns what the U.S. is likely to think of some of their authoritarian antics...
After the intermission, he fiddled even more brilliantly, melting the audience with his interpretations of Chausson, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns and Ysaÿe. He took eight more curtain calls, played three encores. The critics next day were equally enthusiastic. Glowed La Nazione Italiana: "A tremendous violinist. His tone is of exceptional power . . . His left hand has the agility of a rope dancer...
...Ulanova, with muscular Partner Juri Kondratov, sparkled through a rigorous program with top polish and variety: a selection from Schumann's Carnaval, Chopin's Waltz No. 7, a bit from Glière's Red Poppy, Death of the Swan to music by Saint-Saëns, and an overawing acrobatic finale, Rubinstein's Waltz. Each number drew loud, continuous roars...
...Widower Perón]." Finally, Perón announced he could not tolerate such worker insubordination. For the first time since 1943, the Argentine army was used in a labor dispute and the strike was broken. Whether this tough treatment produced any subsurface cracks in the Peróns' all-important labor support may not be known for months or years...
Barring a major economic crackup, the Peróns are probably going to be around for some time. What can the U.S. do about it? In the past the U.S. has tried pressuring them and it has tried gentling them. Neither course stopped the Peróns from building up their Fascist-model state. Now, when the great North American republic has its hands full all over the world, it can do little more about the problem of the Peróns than: 11) maintain correct surface relations with them; 2) ask them for nothing; 3) give them nothing. Meanwhile...