Word: rebel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Starts Wed.: East of Eden, 4, 8 and Rebel Without a Cause, 6, 10. Also on Fri. and Sat.: The Story of Mankind, midnight...
...only days before, guerrillas and Portuguese soldiers laid down their arms and shook hands in a spontaneous ceasefire. In the northern province of Tete, a stronghold of the Mozambique Liberation Front [Frelimo] and scene of the war's worst civilian massacres, hatred seemed magically transformed into brotherhood. A rebel leader high on Portugal's "wanted" list exhorted a throng of blacks and whites "to live in harmony." Frelimo guerrillas were feted at a dinner party by army officers...
...only in recent months, when rebel attacks became increasingly strong and dispirited Portuguese troops in some cases refused to fight any longer, that Portugal recognized that the only solution was the granting of full independence. The government's decision was announced in an emotional address over nationwide television by Spinola. "The moment has come for our overseas territories to take their destinies into their own hands," he told his electrified audience. "This is the historic moment for which Portugal, the African territories and the world have been waiting: peace in Portuguese Africa, finally achieved in justice and freedom...
They laughed at Sahl and Pogo, but took one step forward when they received their military greetings. They took The Catcher in the Rye to heart, but rarely ran away from home. They dug the character of Rebel Without a Cause, but concluded that James Dean carried futility on his back like a motorcycle jacket. It was easier to act like Sal Mineo, wronged and quietly suffering. It was simpler to mainline on paperbacks, to get kicks from the hot parts of the Mickey Spillane books or Peyton Place ("With her mouth almost against his, she whispered, 'I didn...
...sleep. They worked night and day, much to the dismay of more conventional politicians and bureaucrats addicted to Portugal's leisurely working hours and three-hour lunches, and they seemed equally tireless in keeping their identities hidden. Last week the young officers of the Armed Forces Movement, the rebel group that overthrew the regime of Marcello Caetano last April and ended half a century of dictatorial rule in Portugal, finally decided to flex their muscles publicly. In short order, the men of A.F.M. forced the resignation of civilian Prime Minister Adeline da Palma Carlos, a moderate, and got their...