Word: roberto
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nobody's surprise, greying Roberto Cochrane Simonsen joined his fellow Senators last week in voting to oust Communists from public office.* An influential member of anti-Communist President Dutra's party, he barely won his seat last January over Communist Candido Portinari, Brazil's greatest painter. His own anti-Red views are well known. Besides, Industrialist-Economist Simonsen is a top-rank spokesman for São Paulo's bustling industry, and Communists are bad for business...
...only English book they could find in the town (a well-thumbed copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin) and sometimes played cards with them in the evening. Chapp took a shine to blonde Wally, who was smart, and a year younger than he was. She called him Roberto...
...rejoined the U.S. forces, but only after a memorable week's celebration in Asola. The liberated townspeople toasted the Americans with red wine and white. The night of the peace, all seats were removed from the local theater for a victory ball, and while two orchestras played onstage, Roberto danced until 6 a.m., first with Wally, then with Gina...
Wally Doesn't Know. Roberto still writes regularly to Wally, and makes Italian one of his courses at Michigan. His father sends the Ugolinis weekly food packages, and has offered to pay Partisan Leader Aldo Camuci's way through college in the U.S. Bob Chappuis hasn't told Wally yet about his girl at Michigan, Ann Gestie, who is 20, wide-eyed and blonde. He gave his Phi Delt pin to Ann three weeks ago. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning they meet at Wikel's drugstore for a Coke. Says Ann: "Going steady sounds kind...
...best actress for her work in the picture. Brussels' equivalent to Hollywood's Oscar, a bronze statuette of St. Michel, went to René Clair's French Le Silence Est d'Or (Man About Town), starring Maurice Chevalier. A special award went to Roberto (Open City) Rossellini's Italian Paisa (Country Town). French Gerard Philipe was honored as the year's best actor for his work in Le Diable au Corps (The Devil Inside). And Mexico's Enamorada (Woman in Love) took the prize for the year's best photography...