Word: chadli
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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ALGIERS, Algeria-The Republic of Chad celebrates a decade of independence from France on August 14. But anniversary celebrations are likely to be limited. The country, a wind-swept desert sandbox in north central Africa, is torn by a protracted guerrilla war which began in June 1966 and has led to the intervention of 2,000 French troops...
...Chad government claims the strife is nothing more than a tribal dispute and Chad President Francois Tombalbaye has called the insurgents "incipient bandits." But sources say that 2.000 French Foreign Legionnaires-veterans of the Algerian war-would not have flown in to quell a minor tribal flare-up. The war is now waging in most provinces and has considerable support throughout the country...
When the guerrilla movement began to gain strength, Tombalbaye called for French intervention under a defense agreement signed when Chad gained independence from France in 1960. This intervention, now in its second year, is causing increased embarrassment in Paris where President Pompidou has been accused of left-wing socialist leader Francois Mitterand of engaging in a small-scale Vietnam...
...Mary, and Joan Baez "This land is your land, this land is..." the Ameri-can Indian's communal estate. "If I had a hammer, I'd..." get a sickle. "Any day now, any day now, I shall..." explode! And we memorized the words. Ted Mack brought us The New Chad minstrels with the same voice that brought us Geritol. Even the little girl down the street was learning how to play "folk guitar" and guys with guitars on their backs were wanderin' clear 'round the country to find their way into "The Jackson Twins" comic strip. Meanwhile Joan Baez, Ganhdi...
Efforts are now being made to find people willing to help organize the race for May 17. Anyone interested in saving the race should contact Chad Brown (492-4410) or Bennett Beach...