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...months ago, President Josip Broz Tito discovered conspiracy most foul lurking behind every wall. Tito's office and home had been bugged to the rafters, and the fact was only slightly less startling than the identity of the chief bugger: none other than Tito's Vice President, heir apparent and old comrade-in-arms, Aleksandar Rankovic...
...bush, Britain's Prince Charles, 18, seems to be ready for more intensive book learning. Next fall the prince will enter Trinity College, Cambridge, the alma mater of his grandfather George VI, to read history and related subjects. After a couple of years of that contemplative life, the heir to the throne will sign up for a tour of duty in one of the realm's military services...
...investigation he claimed to have made on behalf of the estate, McClain had been unable to discover a single heir. Yet after the estate was turned over to the city, 14 heirs showed up. Editorialized the Post & Times-Star: "McClain has destroyed public confidence in his integrity as a city official." The estate was divided among the 14 heirs. McClain, who returned part of his fee, is now under investigation by the Cincinnati Bar Association...
...Realm, and ratified by a three-fifths vote of the Cortes. If the Cortes does not approve the candidate, it will then pick a temporary regent to reign until a king can finally be chosen. The king, in turn, will inaugurate a royal succession in which the first male heir will inherit the throne. If normal custom is followed, the first king will be Don Juan de Borbon y Battenberg, 53, son of Spain's last king, who is now living at Estoril in Portugal and is spending his life preparing to become a constitutional monarch...
Squabble Between Allies. Last week, though, the Banca del Lavoro was vault-deep in politics, and both Longo and Ettore Lolli, 58, his longtime No. 2 man and heir apparent, had resigned. Reason: a squabble between Christian Democrats and Socialists over who would be officially tapped to run Italy's biggest financial institution once Longo stepped out. The Christian Democrats favored Lolli, who has the backing of such important moneymen as Bank of Italy Governor Dr. Guido Carli and Treasury Minister Emilio Colombo. The Socialists, demanding jobs and economic power as the price for their 1963 split with...