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...large sign for Latton Industries appeared in the central square in Athens. When Helen Vlachos discontinued publication of her newspaper in protest of the coup, American ambassador Phillips Talbot tried to persuade her to resume publication. C. L. Sulzgerger, chief foreign editor of the New York Times , could scarcely conceal his delight at having that rabble-rousing Andreas Papandreou silenced. The so-called embargo on heavy arms turned out to be completely bogus when it was found out that the Pentagon was selling surplus heavy arms to Greece. In any case, the "embargo" was lifted this summer for "strategic" reasons...
...with the unending movement of the universe....[Thus] the relationship of periods of war to those of the weather, sun-spots, and certain planetary conjunctions is established and accordingly a great war is foretold for 1910-1920. But these and innumerable other connections which are accessible to our senses conceal a mystery we have to respect." Indeed the unraveling of such a mystery calls for the soothsayer's skills, not the scholar's powers of analysis and understanding...
Nixon's resumption of bombing raids well over the 20th parable? in North Vietnam strikes many students as aggressive, inhumane, hypocritical, and short sighted, But the deeper personal threat one can't conceal is that the raids are an arrogant slap in the face of the anti-war movement challenging it to react...
Members of the Thai military elite conceal the exact time of their birth to prevent enemies from learning their weak spots by having accurate horoscopes cast. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a thoroughly modern monarch, yet he does not set out on journeys without consulting an astrologer about the most auspicious departure time...
Defense Attorney Brown feels otherwise. Scarcely able to conceal his pleasure, Brown told reporters: "I think everybody was caught by surprise. I don't see how they have proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt." The following day Brown collapsed in his motel room and was later taken to a Temple, Texas, hospital. Judge Robinson adjourned the case until Brown's recovery. After the proceedings resume, the defense is expected to call Lieut. Calley as a character witness for Mitchell. His attorney has no intention of permitting Calley to testify to the substance of events...