Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...junta insisted that it would retain the monarchy and appointed as temporary regent Lieut. General George Zoetakis, who was sworn in by Archbishop Leronymos, formerly the chaplain of the royal family and the King's personal confessor. Pictures of the King and Queen, which had been taken down from government offices in the first hours of the countercoup, were put back in their accustomed places. Orthodox priests were ordered to retain the passages about the King and royal family in their Sunday prayers...
...Pacific, Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, said that Communist casualties increased 50% this year over 1966. "The enemy can no longer feel safe in much of South Viet Nam," said the admiral, adding: "I do not want to overstate our gains. The Communist forces in South Viet Nam retain a dangerous capability for terrorism and guerrilla warfare." Just how unsafe some Viet Cong feel was demonstrated last week. A platoon of Viet Cong, 38 strong, defected and turned themselves in to some startled South Vietnamese south of Danang. It was the largest unit defection...
...gone along with the coup in hopes of influencing the colonels some day to hand back control to civilians. Does he now feel strong enough to risk his crown by openly defying them? And if he tries to replace them, would the colonels go quietly or fight to retain power? The junta is, after all, tough, dedicated and still convinced that it has acted in the best interests of Greece. The one thing that appears certain is that Greece in coming weeks will be increasingly the site of a major test of wills and wiles...
Thirty members are planning a campaign for Sen. McCarthy's candidacy. Though details of CNCV's participation have not been fully worked out, the committee will probably have only a loose affiliation with Citizens for McCarthy, so that CNCV would retain its identity if McCarthy's campaign flops. With remnants of the vietnam Summer organization in Allston-Brighton and PAX in Somerville, they will nominate a slate of McCarthy delegates from the Eighth Congressional District. CNCV plans to drum up support for this slate prior to the State Democratic primary on April...
...combination offer of stock and cash, the deal with Signal is expected to be taxfree, since it involves a straight exchange of stock. Just as important to Stevenson's 121-year-old company is Signal's promise that it will operate as an independent subsidiary-and so retain its corporate identity...