Word: chileanizing
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...Middle. Leftists screamed. Rightist landowners replied that the alternative was to let Communists, who had already grievously hurt the Chilean economy by endless strikes in coal, copper and nitrates, take over the whole business of agricultural production. Gonzalez and his Radicals, who favored genuine, non-political unions, were caught in the cross fire...
...seven-furlong world record was equaled, and five days later a three-furlong world record was broken. Then, at week's end, mighty Armed made his big try for the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap, and 85,500 fans saw him finish out of the money. Olhaverry, a Chilean-bred grey stallion...
...matter of quantity than quality: Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach cycles are being given concurrently this month by the young musicians. The big sensation of the past month was the arrival of Claudio Arrau. Billed, by a quote from the Boston Herald, as the "greatest pianist of our time," the Chilean virtuoso almost lived up to the title. Between masterful performance of the G major and E flat Beethoven concerti, he gave an immensely successful recital highlighted by magnificent performances of the Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue and the Brahms Variations on a theme by Pagannini...
Right now, an Argentine syndicate operates the Casino. But one of the two managers, Bernardo Vaistij (of Yugoslav descent), has just been hustled across the border by Chilean cops, who suddenly and conveniently discovered that he was wanted by police in Argentina. The other Argentine manager is expected to quit when the season ends in March. Whispered reason: a new administration has come to power in Chile; the country's biggest casino is too profitable a business for anyone but a deserving government supporter...
...Chilean peso is worth 4?. A smart operator once bought a 30,000 peso stack, of chips (worth $1,200) at Viña, flew to Montevideo where a casino used identical chips, cashed them for 30,000 Uruguayan pesos-worth...