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September 8, 1932

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GREECE THREATENED BY A MILITARY COUP AS ELECTION NEARS; Army Is Considering Move to Forestall Strife in Case of a Royalist Victory. 5-YEAR DICTATORSHIP IS AIM Officers' Group Confers, While Premier Declares He Will Never Permit Monarchy. ROYALISTS DISCLAIM PLAN They Assert They Would Not Change Form of State, but Republicans Show Skepticism. GREECE THREATENED BY MILITARY COUP

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Possibility of mil coup d'etat increases; Premier Venizelos and principal opponent, P Tsaldaris, threaten each other; Venizelos warns Royalists that victory in elections will not mean restoration of monarchy; Tsaldaris, in campaign s, asserts Royalists will respect Repub regime; Mil League reptd planning for coup and cancellation of elections within 3 days

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Patsy Cline

1932Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1963)[โ€ ]

Patsy Cline was an American singer. One of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, she was known as one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. Cline had several major hits during her eight-year recording career, including two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart.