Word: argentina
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...According to the script, Argentina's Antonino Rocca was one of the "heroes," and California's Dr. Jerry Graham was one of the "villains" in the professional wrestling show at Madison Square Garden. But wrestlers are notorious hams, and few fans were surprised when Rocca attacked Graham after the bell. Only when the burly Argentine began banging his opponent's head against a ring post and real blood fell on the canvas, did the crowd realize that it was watching a real fight for a change. Few in the Garden wanted to waste the rare opportunity. Beer...
...part of its participation in Argentina's Twelfth Annual Aviation Week at Buenos Aires, the U.S. offered faster-than-sound joy rides in an F-102 fighter. For protocol's sake, the first invitation went from the U.S. commander, Brigadier General Paul S. Emrick, to President Pedro Aramburu. Last week, to Emrick's surprise, Aramburu stepped out of a helicopter at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport ready for his ride...
...Remember always," President Pedro Aramburu told his military colleagues last week, "that political decisions are not to be taken in barracks, bases or ships." Still firmly on timetable for returning Argentina to democratic ways, Aramburu issued a decree formally setting Feb. 23 as the date when the country will elect a President, 187 Deputies, provincial governors, legislators and municipal officials. "We ask the candidates to be cautious in their pledges," said the President. "Whoever promises a paradise for indolents will be lying, and if he should win, the country will be in danger. Let citizens beware of miracles and medicine...
...result has been a jolting setback in the struggle toward a better life. By and large, the workers and middle classes of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Brazil live worse than they did ten years ago. And of all the nations of the world, they are among the least able to afford economic setbacks. Reason: their populations increase 2 14% annually, twice the world average; they must run twice as fast just to stand still...
...Austerocrats. Some hopeful signs are beginning to appear. Up against it, the sick nations of South America have begun to produce men of austerity and courage, who are insisting that their people tighten their belts for a return to realistic economies. President Pedro Aramburu of Argentina, an eloquent preacher of the gospel of higher productivity, has in the past two months successfully resisted three large-scale strikes for increased wages...