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...Wednesday he had set up a rival government and claimed control of most of the Greek armed forces. A broadcast had said that his troops were advancing on Athens in an attempt to oust the 8-month-old colonels' regime...
Indira's party took over the West Bengal government because the Communists, who won a dominant role in the government in the elections, encouraged workers to strike and imprison their employers in their offices. To oust the Reds, Congress threw its support to a defecting coalition minister, who formed a new government. In Haryana, the legislators switched parties with such rapidity that the workings of the government were paralyzed. New Delhi placed the state under direct "President's rule" and ordered new elections to be held after a one-year cooling-off period. Though two religious parties managed...
...signs of failure and frustration abound. The Maoists have yet to oust President Liu Shao-chi, whom they accuse of taking "the capitalist road" of moderation, nor do they seem to be able to reduce his influence-or at least they find it necessary to keep attacking it. They have yet to restore order to China's economy, yet to persuade the majority of Red Guard youths to go back to school (see EDUCATION), yet to rein in the factional infighting that has troubled their ranks. Lawlessness and violence flare each week from Manchuria in the north...
Nabrit charged 18 students with staging "disruptive" campus incidents, then waited for the close of the semester to oust them and five sympathetic faculty members. On the day his resignation was announced, Nabrit was listening to protests about the firings from representatives of the American Association of University Professors. Nabrit is 66, would not have been required to retire for another year...
...send the play around the world. MRA paid $124,930, according to a facsimile check printed in one of their books. Talbott was later forced to resign as Air Force Secretary and--according to Driberg--the MRA affair played no small role in Eisenhower's decision to oust...