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Familiar Tale. To a certain point, the election went as planned. Jagan piled up only 45.8% of the vote; Burnham won 40.5% and stood ready to form a coalition with the third-running United Force Party (12%), headed by Portuguese Businessman Peter d'Aguiar. But then Cheddi simply refused to resign. "The election was fraudulent," he announced. "The British government will have to force me out." Unimpressed, the governor formally appointed Burnham Prime Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Guiana: Cheddi's Last Stand | 12/18/1964 | See Source »

...would strengthen the colony's ties with the U.S. Chances are that Jagan will win the most votes, but not the 51% majority he needs to form a government. In second place will come Burnham, and third, the United Force Party, led by Portuguese Businessman Peter d'Aguiar. Anti-Jaganites then hope that these two will stitch together a ruling coalition, allowing British Guiana to recover, with Western help. "Jagan," says Burnham, "has antagonized the West as far as assistance is concerned, and failed to get assistance from the East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Guiana: Cheddi Against the Field | 11/27/1964 | See Source »

From then on-at least until the seventh--Webb gave up just three hits (one to Wahlers, who collected three altogether). He was in trouble only once, in the sixth, when woody Grumney and Tony Aguiar singled consecutively with two out. But Webb promptly struck olt his hurling rival--Dick Beresford--on three straight pitches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Nine Bows to Yale, 4-2, Before Eli Commencement Fans | 6/17/1952 | See Source »

Molnnis plans in send veteran right-hander Jack Demean against the Blue in the return match at Cambridge on Wednesday. Yale Coach Either Allen, pleasantly surprised at the double-play proficiency of his team--the Bulldogs engineered three, all pivoted by second baseman Aguiar--will counter with Emerson again, despite his workout today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Nine Bows to Yale, 4-2, Before Eli Commencement Fans | 6/17/1952 | See Source »

Then Bridges' men got another blow. George Aguiar, a member of the legislature from the island of Kauai, resigned from the territorial Democratic Party, charged that its control on Kauai was in the hands of I.L.W.U. straw bosses. He joined Ignacio's revolt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRITORIES: Revolt in the Canebrakes | 12/29/1947 | See Source »

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