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It was better than fiction
at London airport. Back only two days after release
from Panama City Jail, Dame Margot Fonteyn came home. Self-possessed
as though she were taking a bow, the great ballerina prepared to face
- meeting the press. All wanted to know whether
she and her husband, Dr. Roberto Arias, had been in any plot
to overthrow the government of Panama. Tito was always trying
to create a revolution and he got together
a whole lot of uniforms and guns. And Margot was instrumental. I mean,
she actually carried stuff out for him, guns wrapped in sanitary towels,
and God knows what. It was a disgrace, actually. The whole thing
was a terrible, awful disgrace and Margot was jailed,
though not very seriously. I mean, people were still
giving her roses in jail. And there were questions
in Parliament and cartoons
at London airport. Back only two days after release
from Panama City Jail, Dame Margot Fonteyn came home. Self-possessed
as though she were taking a bow, the great ballerina prepared to face
- meeting the press. All wanted to know whether
she and her husband, Dr. Roberto Arias, had been in any plot
to overthrow the government of Panama. Tito was always trying
to create a revolution and he got together
a whole lot of uniforms and guns. And Margot was instrumental. I mean,
she actually carried stuff out for him, guns wrapped in sanitary towels,
and God knows what. It was a disgrace, actually. The whole thing
was a terrible, awful disgrace and Margot was jailed,
though not very seriously. I mean, people were still
giving her roses in jail. And there were questions
in Parliament and cartoons
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It was better than fiction
at London airport.
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Back only two days after release
from Panama City Jail,
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Dame Margot Fonteyn came home.
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Self-possessed
as though she were taking a bow,
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the great ballerina prepared to face
- meeting the press.
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All wanted to know whether
she and her husband, Dr. Roberto Arias,
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had been in any plot
to overthrow the government of Panama.
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Tito was always trying
to create a revolution
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and he got together
a whole lot of uniforms and guns.
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And Margot was instrumental. I mean,
she actually carried stuff out for him,
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guns wrapped in sanitary towels,
and God knows what.
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It was a disgrace, actually.
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The whole thing
was a terrible, awful disgrace
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and Margot was jailed,
though not very seriously.
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I mean, people were still
giving her roses in jail.
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And there were questions
in Parliament and cartoons.
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