Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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They ranged from the line about Mickey Mouse wearing a Spiro Agnew watch to the unkindest cut of all - that he was the only Greek since Achilles to make a heel a campaign issue...
...possible solution would be for the Front to forswear violence in return for the privilege of forming a political party that would exert power in South Viet Nam like any other party, to the extent that it wins votes. This arrangement is now discussed as the "Greek solution," since the N.L.F., like the Greek Communist Party following the civil war in 1950, would have to change its name in order to comply with the South Vietnamese constitution. Thieu has spoken derisively of such a proposal, though he has not actually ruled it out. Indeed, there is little doubt that...
Franklin denied that only blacks are qualified to teach black studies. "I don't submit to the idea that elucidation in the study of history is endowed by race," he said. "I hope I would be considered able to teach Greek history...
...weeks ago Niarchos counterattacked. A spokesman announced that he was offering the Greek government an investment of $500 million in return for the new refinery concession. Since this topped Onassis' bid by $100 million, the government was delighted. The Economic Coordination Minister, Nicholas Makarezos, declared: "This contest is all for the good of the nation. It means the refinery will be awarded under the best possible terms...
Niarchos responded from Switzerland. He accused Onassis of trying to overcharge the Greek government by as much as $190 million over the next ten years for transporting oil in his tankers. "We are wondering why such a huge gift is made to our competitors," said Niarchos. Later, when Onassis was asked if he would ever join with Niarchos in a Greek project, he replied: "Don't you think that that is a bad-taste joke...