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Instead of an episcopal staff, Makarios, 51, carries a kingly scepter, and he signs all his documents in red ink. These are not the personal eccentricities of the only cleric to govern a sovereign nation, but privileges accorded the archbishops of Cyprus by 5th century Byzantine Emperor Zeno as his tribute to one of Christendom's most ancient strongholds. It was jt only a dozen years after Jesus' death that the apostle Paul brought Christianity to Cyprus, and Paul's companion, Barnabas, became the island's first bishop and patron saint. In 431, the Council...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Orthodoxy: His Beatitude the President | 9/18/1964 | See Source »

...alumni pressure, was replacing his familiar single-wing with a wide-open split-T. But Barnes had two aces up his sleeve: spring-footed Halfback Kermit Alexander, who raced 45 yds. for a touchdown against the Buckeyes on U.C.L.A.'s first play from scrimmage, and Quarterback Larry Zeno, who kicked the winning field goal with 1 min. 35 sec. to play. The Uclan defense? It stopped Ohio State three times on the 1-yd. line. "One of the guttiest performances I've ever seen," gloated Barnes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sunrise in the West | 10/19/1962 | See Source »

...Drafted two years ago by Baltimore, Brown is hailed as "big, fast and mean." Pottios is highly rated because he "can play either offense or defense, which makes him a good risk for the pros." The pros are also after Virginia Tech's unsung Mike Zeno, 21 (5 ft. 11 in., 240 Ibs.), but dismiss the chances of Colorado's Joe Romig, who made the first team of the United Press International's All-America. Says one scout: At 5 ft. 10 in., 200 Ibs., "Romig is just too small to play anywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Experts' All-America | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

Behind Gilbert came Texas Ranger Zeno Smith, in cowboy boots, shirt, hat-and with bugged recordings to back up Gilbert's story. The Rangers had listened in while one Buck Owens, ex-Teamster bullyboy turned Ranger informer, tossed leading questions at San Antonio Teamster Business Manager Raymond Shafer in motel room conversations. Sample exchange, splashed with BEEPs to blot out the profanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Rats' Nest | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...best thing about it all is the character of the professor, who puddles around quoting Zeno and being abstract, and turns out to be perceptive even about one or two of the details of everyday existence. Sex, for instance. His bland assertion of delightfully simple and complex statements is masterful...

Author: By Epsilon MINUS Semi hartmann, | Title: The Genius and the Goddess | 11/30/1957 | See Source »

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