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...will be something of a neck-craning social event, as well as a political jamboree of uncertain result. Several of Parliament's 378 new members are in fact well-known faces who will add a glow of celebrity to the legislatures. From Turin, for instance, comes Count Luigi Rossi di Montelra, Christian Democrat Deputy and vermouth empire executive (Martini & Rossi), who was kidnaped three years ago; the Count won public accolades for the exemplary stoicism he displayed during the 120-day ordeal. A Rome constituency elected Fiat Industrial Aristocrat Umberto Agnelli to the Senate as a Christian Democrat, while...
Finally it was the turn of Costantino Rossi, local secretary of the centrist, anti-Communist Social Democratic Party, to question Berlinguer. "We still recall the image of children, women and workers crushed in the streets of Dubček's Prague," said Rossi in a voice edged with emotion, referring to the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. "What guarantees do we have that it could not happen here?" The question struck a raw nerve in the crowd, which came to its feet in a chorus of unruly hoots and whistles and shouts of "Get out of here!" Some angry...
...time Berlinguer had finished, the rally had quieted down and there were no further incidents. But the heated exchange with Rossi and the close brush with a real disturbance had shown how taut Italian political nerves are these days-and how far the Communists' appeal for unity among the parties has to go before it becomes a reality...
Junior Matt Simmons scored an impressive 5-1 victory over world champion Alexander Pusch in the epee competition of the Martini and Rossi international challenge tournament at the New York Athletic Club Saturday...
...spots at the NCAA tournament in March also appeal to Bennett and if he can attain these two goals, "I'll probably train more seriously and try out for the Olympic trials" to be held in June. The Martini-Rossi international tourney in April will also be a major test for Bennett...