Word: port
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prosecution team in the conspiracy trial. A frequent guest at Kennedy's Hickory Hill estate, the gregarious, pun-loving Miller retained his Republican credentials by running, unsuccessfully, for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in 1970. He was among the personal advisers summoned by Senator Edward Kennedy to Hyannis Port after the Senator's 1969 accident at Chappaquiddick...
...ground won by his troops. The issue is complicated by the fact that the Turkish-held territory contains something like 70% of the island's wealth-producing farms, factories and tourist facilities, most of which are owned by Greeks, not to mention the island's only deepwater port, Famagusta...
...that once gave birth, or so mythology would have it, to Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Whatever Athens decides, however, the turmoil on Cyprus is far from over. The Greek Cypriots, with their large majority, are not likely to allow the Turks to retain exclusive control of the important port of Famagusta and a third of the island without a fight. The Greeks waged guerrilla warfare for four years against the British before achieving independence for Cyprus. They vow to be as determined against the Turks...
Docking Rights. At present, about 4,000 U.S. military personnel and 6,000 dependents are stationed in Greece, including those attached to the home-port facilities for six U.S. destroyers. The U.S. had also hoped to get docking rights for at least one large aircraft carrier in the country. The Greek bases are important because the next closest facilities available to the U.S. are in Italy, 1,000 miles to the west. Ships based in Italy would take longer to get to their assigned station in the eastern Mediterranean. This would reduce U.S. flexibility in the explosive Middle East...
...Port Chester...