GREECE: Papagos Takes Over

The elderly gentleman with the erect military bearing who strides through the Athens suburb of Ekali on fine mornings is the new Premier of Greece: Field Marshal Alexander Papagos. An Alsatian dog, Fritz, trots by his side, but gone are the two carloads of soldiers who accompanied him everywhere when he was leading the fight against the Communist guerrillas three years ago.

With 49% of the vote behind his Greek Rally Party, Premier Papagos last week announced his policy towards the Communists: "It is by education and economic improvement that I can bring the bulk of Communist sympathizers back into the...

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