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...action rigidly prescribed by 10th century Continental theorists (and not by Aristotle, as usually claimed). Many people need to be reminded that, even in the ancient Greek playwrights, one ode may indicate a long lapse of time. Pericles contains a similar 16 year leap of time; and Henry VI, Part One covers more than three decades...
...dozen years ago this day had ascended Peter's chair and assumed Paul's name. The litany over, the new priests-Africans, Asians, Oceanians, Europeans and Americans-rose two by two and approached the throne for the personal blessing of Pope Paul VI...
...quarrels with satanic ardor. The first and possibly the worst was Ezzel-ino da Romano, the 13th century despot of Padua and Verona. "Here for the first time," wrote Historian Jacob Burckhardt, "the attempt was openly made to found a throne by wholesale murder and endless barbarities." Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), with his children Cesare and Lucrezia, used assassination for political ends when they eliminated the son of the King of Naples in the 16th century...
...Happily, the President's final ten-hour stopover in Rome was diplomatically undemanding. There were exchanges of pleasantries with Italian leaders (partly to boost the fortunes of the ruling Christian Democrats in the upcoming regional elections) and a drive to Vatican City for a chat with Pope Paul VI...
...back to Washington overnight on Tuesday, stopping for ten hours in Rome to talk with Italian President Giovanni Leone and Premier Aldo Moro about Italy's economic and political difficulties. Ford also was to discuss the humanitarian aspects of the world's trouble spots with Pope Paul VI...