Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Thanarat, 51, and with that convenient philosophy in mind last October, he took over Thailand's government, abrogated the constitution, dissolved the Parliament, abolished political parties, and set up martial law. Since most of the democratic trappings of the country were more apparent than real, Thailand did not seem to mind such highhandedness at all. Weeks ago, as the Buddhist Lenten season of Purima Pansa began. Thai temples gleamed with new coats of gold in keeping with the old adage. "When the temples shine, the country is prosperous...
...Karamanlis do the political talking. When peace came, the 61-year-old soldier returned to Athens for a hero's welcome, promotion to lieutenant general, a lifetime pension of $300 a month, and a well-earned rest. But it was not long before peace and quiet began to seem to the old soldier to be neglect. The only people who sought him out in his suburban home were Karamanlis' leftist opponents. Since they were well aware that in World War II Grivas led a secret right-wing movement called X, they presumably intended to use him only...
Grivas' activity was a decided embarrassment to Archbishop Makarios, who has impressed even British and Turkish critics with his desire to bring peace to Cyprus before his expected selection next winter as President. Worried by Grivas' pronouncements, which seemed to many Cypriots the mischievous product of thwarted ambitions. Makarios last week sent his top aide, Bishop Anthimos, to Athens to plead with the old soldier to restrain himself. Sighed Makarios to a reporter: "For Cyprus the Cypriot problem is over. The problem now exists in Greece." So far, however, the bitter Grivas does not seem to have captured...
...generally content to ride the wave of the future buoyed up by an oversupply of westerns and private-eye programs, will weigh in with Crosby. Sinatra et al. in some 30 specials. Only apparent problem so far: with one scheduled practically every other night, a "special" may not seem special by season's end. If a new word is needed, the networks can always reach back a few seasons to a quaint, half-forgotten label -"spectacular...
...with them, but instead, it quickly reverted to its old ways. Today, a simple plaque marks the place where Savonarola was burned; few tourists ever notice it in the pavement, are drawn instead to a spot only a short distance away, where an array of nude marble statues seem to look ironically down at the inconspicuous marker. Dominicans have made several attempts-the last only five years ago-to have their hero canonized. But sainthood is unlikely, say Vatican spokesmen, because the man Savonarola defied was a Pope, even though he was a Borgia. To the historian, perhaps the most...