Word: firmed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...King's close ties to the military are symbolized by the army uniform?with decks of medals?that he wears on formal occasions. In turn, the top echelons of the army become restive whenever the King's prerogatives come under attack. Men of position who are a firm part of the Greek Establishment, they know that attacks on the monarchy threaten the system that grants them their privileges. Thus they were even willing to act against the King's will while protesting that they only sought to protect the monarchy...
...asked for "an administrative investigation" of the Aspida plot, the elder Papandreou tried to fire the Defense Minister, who was to conduct the inquiry, and attempted to take over the job himself. In his first big political test a mere 16 months after ascending the throne, King Constantine held firm. He told Papandreou that he would allow any member of the Center Union Party to conduct the investigation but, since it primarily involved Papandreou's son, he would not allow Papandreou to be the final judge of what action to take. Papandreou accused the King of unconstitutional meddling in politics...
...deep knowledge of the securities business and a proven knack for prudent reform. An amiable, soft-spoken man with a ready smile, Haack was born in Milwaukee, graduated from Michigan's Hope College and Harvard Business School, in 1940 joined the Wisconsin Co., a Milwaukeebased investment banking firm, as a $125-a-month securities analyst. After a Navy hitch in the South Pacific during World War II, Haack returned to the firm-subsequently renamed Robert W. Baird & Co.-and worked in underwriting, sales and trading before becoming a partner in 1950. Haack further broadened his experience as a governor...
...Korea Fertilizer Co., during its 18 months of construction, involved Lee in further controversy, however. In the midst of construction, chemicals that had entered the country duty-free for use in fertilizer making were sold to a saccharin-processing firm at a $40,000 profit. As a result, Lee's son, Chang Hee Lee, was sentenced to five years in prison for smuggling; he is appealing...
...Locker Room. Hoping to profit from Licensing's touch, National Periodical Publications, Inc. (Mad magazine. Wonder Woman comics) bought the firm last year for $2,400,000 in stock. Royalties from manufacturers, who pay Licensing 5% of the wholesale price of goods sold with its endorsements, last year totaled some $5,000,000. Half of that goes to the owners of the names; the rest is nearly all profit...