Thursday, Oct. 24, 1963 University Daily Kansan P
Seemingly Rosy Italy Faces Communist Gains
By Phil Newsom
On the surface, Italians never had it so good.
Wages were up and sales of automobiles, refrigerators and television sets were booming.
Unemployment—not counting the unemployables—was down almost to zero.
AND OF THE nations of Western Europe, only West Germany and France had more money in the bank.
But underneath there was trouble, some of it due to the very factors mentioned above, and some of it political wherein Italy's large Communist party saw its greatest change since 1948.
Events of the next few weeks would determine Italy's immediate future.
Italy's troubles were intertwined. POLITICALLY, the question was whether Italy's largest political party, the Christian Democrats, could or would renew its partnership with the left-wing socialists of
Fietro Nemni to set up a governing center-left coalition. A previous attempt under former Premier Amintore Fanfani collapsed after last April 28 elections in which the Communists picked up a million votes.
Caught in the ensuing tug-of-war were the Nenni Socialists who in their party congress this week will be asked to decide whether to continue their ties with the Communist party or to accept a sufficiently moderate stand as to permit renewal of their partnership with the Christian Democrats.
The Communist part in the campaign followed a familiar pattern of strikes and violence, including one particularly violent demonstration in Rome and resulting injury to 155 Roman Police.
A pawn in the struggle is the Italian economy whose rise has been among the most spectacular of all the European Common Market countries.
Text of Bonds Chain Letter
Editor's Note: The following is a full text of a copy of one of the letters currently on the KU campus.
1. You give $75.70 by hand to the person giving you this list. He gives you a $25 savings bond in the name of the person first appearing on the list you have just purchased. Don't use the mail to send this letter. It is illegal to do so.
2. The name on the bond must be the same as the name on the top of the list you have just purchased. Mail the bond at once to the person whose name is on the bond. It is legal to mail the bond. Mail it in a plain envelope, via regular or air mail.
3. Make two copies of this list, eliminating the name at the top and adding your full name (not initials) and address to bottom. Thus, the name originally number one is removed. Number two is now number one. Your name is number ten.
4. Purchase from the bank two
$25 savings bonds made out to the person whose name comes first on the list you have made out. (It appears that a sentence was omitted here, according to information received on the plan, which would instruct the participant to sell the new bonds and new lists to the new persons for a total of $75.) You will now have your money.
5. When your name reaches the top of the list, you will receive $19,200 in savings bonds worth $25,000 in seven years and nine months from date of issue. This campaign is assured of continuance because every person will hasten to get back his investment. The resulting bond sales will help your country.
Note: This list is not valid unless a bond payable to the person whose name is number one is attached thereto. Responsible legal talent had advised that this procedure of selling government bonds is illegal.
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