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Born in 1688, the son of a bishop in Sweden's state church, Swedenborg was a kind of Nordic Da Vinci. He invented a machine gun and a fire extinguisher, first explained to the world the phenomenon of phosphorescence and the function of the ductless glands, devised a nebular hypothesis to account for the origin of the universe. Metallurgist, physiologist and mathematician, he knew nine languages, and promoted fiscal reforms and liquor regulations as a member of Sweden's Diet...
When Goulart was tossed out last April, Kubitschek's enemies-among them Artur da Costa e Silva, Brazil's hard-bitten old War Minister - decided to settle matters with the ex-President as well. Their weapon was the National Security Council, composed of Cabinet ministers and key military leaders. While the fight against both Communism and graft remains urgent after Goulart's disastrous, Red-leaning misrule, some of the council's methods are alarming. The council denies suspects the right of defense, the right to know the specific charge, even the right to know that they...
...make the point crystal clear, Castello Branco's tough old War Minister Artur da Costa e Silva went on TV last week to remind everyone that the military will stand for no monkeyshines. "Go and pay now, gentlemen," he warned, "so that we do not have to come and get it from you. You owe a great deal to the revolution; and the government needs that money...
...Alkmim will have little to do except preside over the Senate. And President Castello Branco is not the sort to let the politicians talk on forever-not with Brazil's people in uniform squarely behind him. As tough old War Minister Artur da Costa e Silva said, "The time has now come for the army to return to its barracks. But our mission is not over. We will continue our vigilance. President Castello Branco can always count on his soldiers. At his first cry, they will be on their feet...
...lobbyists will then visit 35 Senators whose positions on the civil rights bill are considered "equivocal" and present them with petitions. The legislators who will be approached include Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), Everett Dirksen (R-III.), Frank Lausche (D-Ohio), Albert Gore (D-Tenn.), Karl Mundt (R-S. Da.), and John Tower (R-Texas...