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...writing his bestselling history of modern Greece, he decided to end it in the mid-1960s and leave the last chapter unwritten. After all, he was prone to observe, "this revolution will be judged by the way it ends." Even though a politician, Markezinis was in no position to predict what course would be taken by the military regime of Dictator George Papadopoulos, which overthrew Greece's constitutional government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: The Smiling Juggler | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

Fieser received a reply the next month from Edward E. David Jr., Nixon's science advisor. David wrote that the uses of napalm by the U.S. army in Indochina were "difficult to predict or control," but assured Fieser that "your suggestion will be given very careful attention...

Author: By Nicholas Lemann, | Title: Napalm's Daddy 31 Years Later | 10/12/1973 | See Source »

Nixon could use this opportunity to try to handpick his own 1976 successor, but some political analysts predict he will choose a figure who is "above politic," and who would exit from the political arena at the end of Nixon's terms...

Author: By Dales S. Russakoff, | Title: Contenders for Agnew's Job | 10/11/1973 | See Source »

Nixon could use this opportunity to try to handpick his own 1976 successor, but some political analysts predict he will choose a figure who is "above politics," and who would exit from the political arena at the end of Nixon's terms...

Author: By Dale S. Russakoff, | Title: Contenders for Agnew's Job | 10/10/1973 | See Source »

Because no conflicting blocs or clear clashes of individual opinion developed in last year's ACSR, Farber said, it's hard to predict the effects that new members will have on the committee's decisions...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg, | Title: ACSR Shapes Up For Second Year As 8 of 15 Return | 10/9/1973 | See Source »

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