Word: greek
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...done, so it won't be. At night, Nixon rests." Agnew will be kept mostly out in the boondocks until he is completely sure of himself and until it is clear what attack the Democrats will use against him. Then, to take advantage of his Greek ancestry, he will be sent into ethnic neighborhoods of northern cities. Last week he spoke in such places as Oshkosh, Wis., and Paramus...
Died. Princess Marina, 61, Duchess of Kent, Greek-born aunt of Queen Elizabeth II; of a brain tumor; in London. Gifted with beauty and intelligence (she spoke eight languages), the princess was haunted by tragedy. Her husband, Prince George, son of Britain's King George V, was killed in 1942 while on a wartime mission to Iceland. In spite of it all, she continued in the public eye, sponsored numerous charities, and served as a globetrotting goodwill ambassador for the Queen...
ZORBA. Music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret). Directed by Harold Prince and starring Herschel Bernardi. The Greek, as in the movie...
...word derived from the Greek anti and nomos, meaning "against law," and notably applied to the belief that Christians are saved by faith and not by works. The word now generally connotes freedom from...
...praise Greece's past democratic political tradition, the country's military regime ordered newspapers to curtail their coverage of the congress. George Papadopoulos, the strongman of the ruling junta, pointedly failed to show up at the climactic banquet, pleading a sprained ankle. Archbishop Ieronymos, Primate of the Greek church, agreed to show up at the dinner only after it was made clear to him that he was the guest of honor...