Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weeks ago, Tito warned his countrymen that foreign agents (meaning primarily Soviet secret police) had been exerting "unbelievable pressure" on the government. "We should allow no sixth column to penetrate our country," he said. It is possible, of course, that he had chosen to fight the drift toward separatism by raising the specter of Soviet troublemaking. But there is no doubt that the Soviets would like to see Yugoslavia disintegrate. If Tito manages to arrange a genuine succession, he will have made another great stride toward achieving a reasonably democratic Marxist society. If he fails, Yugoslavia could splinter under...
...Orly Airport last week. They wanted to take a Pakistan International Airlines flight to Shanghai. But police immediately saw that something was wrong. One of the Chinese, who appeared to be in a stupor and whose body seemed suspiciously bulky, was being half carried by two of his countrymen. The police, who had been alerted by French intelligence to watch for suspicious Chinese behavior, insisted that the man be examined immediately by an airport physician. The examination established that the Chinese had been injected with powerful sedatives, which had lowered his temperature. Hence he was dressed in six sweaters...
...ambulance to a Paris hospital. As he was led away, Chang, who perhaps sought to establish an alibi that the French were abducting him, just in case he should decide to go home after all, pretended to protest violently. Once out of sight of his countrymen, he calmed down and chatted pleasantly with a Chinese-speaking French intelligence officer...
...cost of Allende's revolution has proved higher than many of his countrymen yet realize. So far, direct controls have checked Chile's chronic inflation, which last year galloped away at the rate of 34.9%. The controls have crippled Chilean businessmen by forcing them to hold down prices while having to pay higher taxes and higher wages to employees. Allende has granted cost-of-living increases ranging from 34.9% for public employees to 47% for private workers. The government's policies have also laid the foundation for renewed inflation by increasing the money supply 55.2% during...
Amin was warned by some of his countrymen that the return of Freddie's body could lead to rioting among the Baganda, many of whom had refused to believe that their Kabaka was dead. Others warned that there might be widespread killings to ensure that Freddie would be provided with enough retainers in heaven...