Word: monarch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...awkward silence followed. It was broken only when the ex-Emperor protested, "We have served our people in war and peace." Minutes later, he was led out of his marble palace to a tiny blue two-door Volkswagen. The monarch who for years had been chauffeur-driven in a huge maroon Mercedes-Benz limousine could still not believe what was happening to him. "What? In there?" he asked incredulously. "Yes, in there," replied an officer courteously, as he pulled forward the front seat to enable his passenger to squeeze into the rear. As the auto pulled away, Haile Selassie turned...
Just a Figurehead. In its present draft form, the document allows Selassie to retain the title of Emperor, but he will serve only as "a symbol of Ethiopian unity and history." Although some of the more radical leaders of the military coup object to even a figurehead monarch, they have been persuaded, at least temporarily, that the success of their reform movement depends upon continued support among the peasant majority (95% of the country's people are illiterate), who still revere the Emperor...
...Constantine said that he hopes soon to leave London and return to Greece. But since Caramanlis never got along well with the royal family, he may not be happy to see the King come back unless he can be sure of his complete support. One immediate obstacle to the monarch's return to his throne is the referendum of July 1973, sponsored by the junta, which abolished the monarchy and established a republic. Constantine, however, has told intimates that if his countrymen "chose a republic in an hon est referendum, then the only thing I will ask of them...
This week Ford Motor Co. will show off two new 1975 models-the Granada and the Mercury Monarch-that President Lee lacocca describes as "the biggest small cars the company has ever made." That is an understatement, and it could apply as well to much of the rest of the industry. Before the year is out, all the automakers will be loosing a herd of new "small" cars, some of which will be longer and heavier than a Mercedes 280, with which Ford executives like to compare the Granada. Not especially economical, Ford's two entries this week average...
Depending on the options they choose, buyers will have to pay $3,600 to $6,000 for the Granada. It will be 197.7 in. long and weigh 3,408 lbs. The Monarch will be similarly sized and priced...