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...Coup. One question left unanswered by both trials was whether the American CIA actively supported the seven-year Papadopoulos regime, as is widely believed in Greece. Deyannis forbade almost all discussion of the question by insisting that the court was interested solely in finding out what happened on the day of the coup. The most important testimony touching on the CIA to be admitted during the trial came from Andreas Papandreou, the leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and a volubly anti-American leftist. According to Papandreou, the Greek intelligence service (KYP) was heavily financed and directed...
...squeeze-a few companies report sales down as much as 30%-Motown Record Corp., the black pop-music giant, has given Megastar Stevie Wonder, 25, a new contract for a guaranteed minimum of $13 million. If the singer-songwriter delivers more than the single annual LP required by the seven-year agreement, he can earn up to $24 million. The largest parcel handed out yet by a record company, Wonder's contract is worth as much as the Elton John ($8 million) and Neil Diamond (about $5 million) deals combined. Motown's announcement is strategically timed. There were...
Died. Ezzard Charles, 54, hard-luck heavyweight boxing champion from 1949 to 1951; after a seven-year bout with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative muscular disease; in Chicago. A superb tactician, Charles took the heavyweight crown from Jersey Joe Walcott in 1949, but even then he faced an uphill battle for popularity. It became steeper when he ended a comeback try, outpointing the aging Joe Louis in 15 rounds in 1950. Knocked out a year later by Walcott, Charles made several comeback attempts before slipping into obscurity and penury...
...repress political activity. Said Kim Young Sam, 48, leader of the opposition Democratic Party: "Essentially, President Park's claim of an imminent military threat from the North is a subterfuge for ensuring the longevity of his regime." Kim Young Sam's judgment could land him a seven-year prison sentence under a law that forbids "slanderous or libelous remarks against the state" to foreign media. Yet many members of the Seoul establishment privately agree with...
During his seven-year tenure. Allen developed a national reputation in educational circies for innovation. In addition to pushing for a fast academic pace and academic credit for non academic experience emphasis on grading as a measure of learning and the use of non-confidential files and recommendations...