Word: heir
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...West sympathies. But in fact Demirel was simply making gestures that would muffle the critics in Turkey who feel he is too friendly to the West. An ambitious politician with big plans for development and reform, Demirel took office with one stiff strike against him: he was the political heir of ex-Strongman Adnan Menderes, whom the army overthrew in 1960 and executed. As a result, the army was at first suspicious of him, and the left-of-center opposition, led by Inönü, did its noisiest best to discredit him as a lackey...
Divorced. By Dina Merrill, 41, sometime actress (The Young Savages) and daughter of Post Toasties Heiress Marjorie Post May: Colgate Heir Stanley M. Rumbough Jr., 46; on grounds of incompatibility; after 20 years of marriage, three children; in Juárez, Mexico...
...months ago, President Josip Broz Tito discovered conspiracy most foul lurking behind every wall. Tito's office and home had been bugged to the rafters, and the fact was only slightly less startling than the identity of the chief bugger: none other than Tito's Vice President, heir apparent and old comrade-in-arms, Aleksandar Rankovic...
...bush, Britain's Prince Charles, 18, seems to be ready for more intensive book learning. Next fall the prince will enter Trinity College, Cambridge, the alma mater of his grandfather George VI, to read history and related subjects. After a couple of years of that contemplative life, the heir to the throne will sign up for a tour of duty in one of the realm's military services...
...investigation he claimed to have made on behalf of the estate, McClain had been unable to discover a single heir. Yet after the estate was turned over to the city, 14 heirs showed up. Editorialized the Post & Times-Star: "McClain has destroyed public confidence in his integrity as a city official." The estate was divided among the 14 heirs. McClain, who returned part of his fee, is now under investigation by the Cincinnati Bar Association...