Word: greek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Like the prudent Greek who used to take a reading at his friendly neighborhood oracle before embarking upon crucial projects, New York's Republican Nelson Rockefeller places great faith in predictions. Before his May 4 wedding to recently divorced Margaretta ("Happy") Murphy, he had taken a poll about the possible impact on his presidential chances for next year. The results remained a close-kept secret-but, obviously, they did not prevent Rocky from remarrying...
Near the new Athens Hilton stands an 11-ft. bronze replica of Harry S. Truman, 79, commemorating U.S. aid during Greece's Communist troubles of 1947. But some Greek critics found their latest art treasure "in bad taste...
Died. Stavros Livanos, 73, Greek shipowner, a frugal, publicity-hating multimillionaire who built a small business into one of the world's biggest privately owned fleets-70 ships (no yacht), with 16 more on order; of a heart attack; in Lausanne, Switzerland...
Glamorous Maria Callas, 39-long the favorite diva of Greek Shipping Tycoon Aristotle Onassis-stepped onstage at Berlin's Deutsche Oper, and her audience succumbed to love at first sight. Not so German critics, who ungallantly complained about the sound. "The passion has disappeared," said Die Welt's man on the aisle. "One gets the impression she has bidden farewell to art." Groaned another...
...Hinge. Nevertheless, Greece was in a mood to be wooed by le grand Charles. Athens officials were shocked last summer, when the $20 million annual U.S. defense and economic aid was abruptly cut off on the theory that the Greek economy no longer needed it. De Gaulle is said to be prepared to climax his visit with an offer of a $10 million development loan; French investments in Greece already total $60 million and are second only to U.S. investment. At a palace banquet, De Gaulle made clear in a toast to King Paul that he hopes to extend France...