Word: makhi
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...fell last week, loannides, it was said, also picked one-tune Cypriot Underground Fighter Sampson, 39, to succeed Makarios. But when Athens withdrew its support of him during the fighting, Sampson wisely surrendered power, presumably to return to his post as editor of the island's popular newspaper Makhi (Struggle). He had no support among Turkish Cypriots and only a limited following among fellow Greek Cypriots...
Sampson, 39, who has openly bragged of killing at least a dozen men, earned his living as editor-publisher of the Nicosia newspaper Makhi (Struggle), one of the largest on the island. He was one of about two dozen powerful right-wing "warlords" who maintained small private armies for attacks on Turkish enclaves. But he was politically unsophisticated and suspected of being chosen by the Greek junta to become President because he would be a willing mouthpiece for Athens...
...protest against the jailing of the Hurs' Robin Hood leader, the lecherous, pock-marked Pir of Parago (TIME, June 15). Coordinating land and air forces, the British dropped parachutists on the edge of the Sind desert. From there they moved west toward the Hurs' jungle stronghold in Makhi Dhand, the "honey swamp." A column of camelry moved in from the north. From the east, Punjab constabulary in assault boats drew the trap tighter. A motorized infantry unit completed boxing the jungle...
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