Word: rome
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...began like any other for Berlinguer when he arrived at his small, book-filled office at Communist Party headquarters in Rome at 7:45 a.m. There he went over the press digest already prepared by his staff, and spent the better part of the forenoon on paperwork at his desk and meeting with other party officials. Then, accompanied by a few of his top aides, the party chief headed east of Rome in his chauffeur-driven, nut-colored Fiat-132 sedan. His destination: the mountain town of Avezzano in the Abruzzi region, a strong Christian Democrat preserve...
...journalist since she was 17, Rippon joined the network as a reporter in 1973 and worked in Belfast, Rome and London. Along the way she developed the icy stare and prim demeanor of a schoolmarm, plus the flawless, classless diction of-well, a BBC announcer. "All weightiness and reliability," says a satisfied Todd of his Angela and her new colleagues. Nor is he the only one impressed with Rippon: she recently received the Radio Industries Club's Newscaster of the Year award...
...Italian accent is heavy and rich. At Richard-Ginori, customers select chinaware priced from $20 to $700 per place setting. Fashion Designer Valentino Garavani, whose ready-to-wear cocktail dresses can cost $800, has turned his Fifth Avenue boutique into an identical triplet of his Rome and Milan extravaganzas-all mirrors, brass and thick beige carpet. Mario of Florence, who sells women's shoes at from $82 to $420 a pair, operates out of a grand salon that could have been lifted from a jet-age Florentine palazzo. Roberta di Camerino's place, which specializes in sportswear...
Except for Ginori, which is listed on the Rome stock exchange, the avenue's Italian stores are all privately owned family enterprises. Some, like the proliferous Valentino-who operates nearly 80 retail outlets round the world-have been forced to franchise a number of their shops, but keep a firm hand on their agents. Buccellati and Bulgari are brother acts: one brother minds the store in New York while the others produce the jewels back home. Salvatore Ferragamo, who got his start making shoes for Silent Screen Stars Mary Pickford and Pola Negri, left his business to his widow...
...doing their bit to improve the quality of American life. Ginori is trying hard to help civilize U.S. bathrooms-by pushing its line of bidets. Ferragamo shoes last so long they should be sold with a 50,000-mile warranty. Rizzoli offers browsers the latest bestsellers from Paris and Rome (not to mention Asterix, the whimsical French comic-book series, translated into Italian). The Italians also believe they have upgraded the avenue itself. "Two or three years ago, Fifth Avenue was in danger of being taken over by the banks and airline offices," says Gina di Martini of Di Camerino...