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...painted his most famous work on ceilings. Venetian by birth and rococo by temperament, the 18th century master loved to loft dangling goddesses, altitudinous angels and rafters of neck-craning cherubs. His specialty, naturally, was clouds, and his best work adorns sundry ceilings from Madrid's royal palace to Wurzburg's bishop's Residenz. Last week Tiepolo unexpectedly raised the roofs in London...
...Dictator Juan Perón, 69, to stop meddling in Argentine politics or get out of Spain, those close to Perón felt that pride would force the aging exile to seek asylum elsewhere. But life is good at Perón's opulent villa in Madrid, and for the moment at least comfort overcame pride. Last week Perón surrendered to Franco's terms, solemnly promising to abstain from all political skulduggery "while I remain in this country...
Spain's General Francisco Franco allowed Argentina's General Juan Domingo Peron to settle in Madrid five years ago with only one condition: the ousted South American strongman was not to engage in politics. Peron plunged forthwith into a career of remote-control intrigue that reached a ludicrous anticlimax this month when a long-heralded attempt to return home ended in his being sent back to Spain from Rio. Last week Franco decreed that the Argentine would either have to sign a pledge within 30 days forswearing political activity or leave Spain...
Though reluctant to abandon his opulent villa near Madrid, Peron is expected to leave Spain as a matter of pride. Where will he go? Peronistas have suggested Switzerland, where he stashed some of his looted millions. Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, Algeria's Ben Bella, and Tunisia's Habib Bourguiba have sent him invitations, and Castro is cooing...
...Peron's clutch of cronies, they were ordered to clear out of Spain pronto. Four of them did and ran smack into yet another fiasco at New York's Kennedy Airport, where they were promptly bucked back to Madrid because they lacked proper visas. At week's end, they tried a second time, with visas, and made it through to Asuncion, the capital of friendly Paraguay. Diehard Peronistas in neighboring Argentina claimed that it was an advance party and that Peron might still work his way to Asuncion...