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Hardly Shy. At first, Kamaraj seemed to consider Y. B. Chavan, 51, Shastri's Defense Minister and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra state. But he gave up on him (too many political enemies), passed over Interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda (lackluster), and ruled himself out on the ground that he speaks neither Hindi nor English. Increasingly, Kamaraj found that the person with the fewest serious enemies, the widest reputation and the most attractive personality was Indira Gandhi. Nor was the lady shy. "I will do what Mr. Kamaraj wants me to," she told reporters. Her main competition came from...
...Captain General Agustin Muñoz Grandes, 69, Franco's oldest comrade in arms and the man who, as Vice President of the Spanish state, will take over interim power at Franco's death. Commander of Spain's Blue Division, which fought against the Russians on Hitler's eastern front, Armed Forces Chief Muñoz Grandes is now ailing, lives quietly with his wife in a small apartment in Madrid, avoids publicity...
...turnover of executive leadership is healthy for the city at reasonable intervals," the Council said. It officially suspended Curry from his job and appointed the City Clerk as an interim manager until the new appointment can be made final...
There are few optimists in the Dominican Republic; many Dominicans have resigned themselves to the grim prospect of never seeing real peace in their lifetime. Last week, despite all the diplomatic maneuvering and the best intentions of Interim President Héctor Garcia-Godoy, the visceral hatred between rebel left and loyalist right exploded in yet another ugly little fire fight and a series of riots and demonstrations that left 34 dead, scores wounded. Once again, only the forceful intervention of OAS troops kept the tiny war-scarred country from renewed civil...
Wary Legislators. As an interim reform, the Scranton administration last week pressed state legislators to raise magistrates' salaries, require new ones to be lawyers, cut the present number to 18, and drastically alter the case-assignment system to prevent collusion. Even that modest package is given scant chance of passage. As a troubled Scranton aide points out: "These men are probably the most powerful politicians in the state. They do favors for people every day, and state legislators are scared to death of them...