Word: clamp
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...surprising that South Korea's military dictatorship has tried to clamp down on democratic forces in an effort to consolidate its grip. Nor is it surprising that the regime refuses to cleave to democratic principles, particularly when the U.S. does nothing more than whimper. It is time, then, for Carter to surprise everyone by sticking to his pledge to support human rights and to decry violators of democratic precepts. Given that South Korea is a "strategic ally" and given the investment the U.S. has sunk there, it is as obvious a place as any to start...
Administration officials now concede that they may have dealt too great a psychological shock to consumers by encouraging the Federal Reserve to clamp controls on credit buying, and businessmen agree. Says James L. Harris, President of the Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association: "People thought using their credit cards was not only illegal, but against the church...
...Nepalese King. A former fellow of Harvard's Center for International Affairs, Shah this year returned home to southeast Asia during the most turbulent period in Nepal's recent past: for the first time in its history, the government of this tiny nation has temporarily released its oppressive clamp on public expression, permitting street demonstrations, political rallies and an uncensored press. In a recent interview, Shah examined Nepalese politics and reflected on his own role in the publication of a "relatively free press...
Freshman Brendan Meagher's wizardry with the clamp and rake hold on the face-off allowed the Crimson to take control so swiftly...
...floundering Kabul government of Party Boss Babrak Karmal was ordered to clamp martial law and a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the capital. Soviet troop reinforcements were rushed into the city to put down growing disturbances. Nonetheless, firefights that caused at least 50 casualties broke out in several parts of the city. As rebel leaders threatened to mount a full-scale attack on Kabul in March, intelligence officials in Washington could scarcely contain their glee at the Soviets' discomfiture. Said one defense analyst: "They've really got their feet in the quagmire...