ITALY: The Terrorists Declare War

Moro's kidnaping causes shock and anger

The ceremonies began with an uncommonly festive air. In the spacious Hall of the Frescoes in Rome's Palazzo Chigi, Giulio Andreotti, newly installed as Premier of his fourth government, was swearing in 46 new Cabinet Under Secretaries. After that, he would go to the adjoining Chamber of Deputies to present his new government and initiate the vote of confidence that for the first time in three decades would bring Italy's Communist Party into the parliamentary majority. Just as the oaths were being completed, an official raced up...

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