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Supported by an aide and two nurses, former Portuguese Premier Antonio Salazar appeared on the balcony of his palatial Lisbon house to greet the crowd that had gathered to honor his 80th birthday and the 41st anniversary of his rise to power. It was the venerable strongman's first public appearance since he suffered a massive stroke seven months ago, and for a moment he looked like his old imposing self, raising his right hand in a characteristic gesture. Later he appeared on television, and in a pathetically feeble voice thanked the nation for its concern for his welfare...
Coping with Questions. To compete in the lower house elections, Thanom and the regime's strongman, Interior Minister Praphas Charusathien, who is also Deputy Premier and army commander, constructed their own political organization, the United Thai People's Party. Seni's Democrat Party, attractive to urban and educated Thais, formed the main opposition. Also opposing the government were a dozen smaller groups with little nationwide appeal. Despite long years of political apathy and a lack of distinctive platforms, the campaign was fairly spirited. In Bangkok, a Democrat Party stronghold, U.T.P.P. rallies were interrupted by hecklers. Moreover...
...potent as he likes to let on. He says: "Spiro followed my advice and switched from Rockefeller to Nixon." The largest U.S. firms seek his aid before doing business in Greece, where Pappas counts as the best-connected American citizen around. His close ties with Greece's strongman, George Papadopoulos, and the ruling military junta have made him an unofficial representative of Athens in Washington and in the U.S. business community...
...military regime's Draconian measures have managed to arrest the country's economic decline, bringing a collective sigh of relief from Argentinians. But pressures may well mount if he persists in his intention to keep the country under military rule for at least ten years. Peruvian Strongman Velasco has so far won wide popular support by expropriating some American oil interests that Peruvian leftists long have considered to be a prime symbol of Yanqui economic imperialism...
...Establishment: mayors, provincial deputies, civil service employees, labor bigwigs, army officers and a sprinkling of businessmen. But in the twelve months since it took office, Spain's most representative group of public officials has taken to the business of government with precisely the kind of independent spirit that Strongman Franco tried to weed out in advance. The new Cortes members (called family Deputies because they were elected by male and female heads of families) have repeatedly raised issues with the slavishly pro-Franco majority on key legislation. Convinced that Franco's pledge of "democratic evolution" should come sooner...