Word: crown
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...move. His advisers, mostly retired generals, assured him that the military would obey his commands. Furthermore, Constantine sensed a growing threat to what was left of his royal power. He may also have feared that the new constitution that was being prepared under junta guidance would strip the crown of the power of appointing and dismissing Premiers, the King's most potent prerogative...
...move is up to the country's young monarch. So far, though disapproving of the junta, King Constantine, 27, has gone along with the coup in hopes of influencing the colonels some day to hand back control to civilians. Does he now feel strong enough to risk his crown by openly defying them? And if he tries to replace them, would the colonels go quietly or fight to retain power? The junta is, after all, tough, dedicated and still convinced that it has acted in the best interests of Greece. The one thing that appears certain is that Greece...
Status seekers are turning to sable still beyond the reach of working girls' although it too has dropped in price. A prime Russian crown sable coat cost $40,000 five years ago; today it sells for $25,000 to $30,000. As a result wealthy women this year are buying sable and not just for evening. Predicts Anna Potok, president of Manhattan's Maximilian: "Businesswomen will soon be wearing sable to the office-successful women, of course...
...GRAND TOUR with introduction by Anthony Burgess and Francis Haskell. 138 pages. Crown...
...views the rest of the schedule's games as "all tough." He regards his non-league opponents equal in quality to Ivy League teams. Princeton, currently the tenth-ranked team in the nation in the Associated Press poll, Cornell, and Columbia are Wilson's picks for the top Ivy Crown contenders...