Word: crackdowns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crackdown and the wet weather had some bar owners and retailers complaining that business is off 25% to 30%. Even with the stricter rules, however, some aspects of spring break remain. "Most of the guys are still animals," said Gail Stout, a University of Missouri junior. "I don't think that will ever change." The behavior seemed transcontinentally contagious. In Palm Springs, Calif., hundreds of rioting students threw rocks and bottles, assaulted cars and stripped women of their clothing in a weekend melee. Some 100 overexuberant vacationers were arrested...
...that 15% are hard-core Sandinistas, 15% are militant opponents, and the rest, much like the U.S. Congressmen whose vote last week could have swung either way, blow with the prevailing winds. Although discontent has risen palpably since last October, when the government reimposed a state of emergency, the crackdown on civil liberties has not produced a significant rise in support for either the contras or the opposition parties. Most Nicaraguans seem to accept things the way they are. "Sure we're Sandinistas," says Maria Berrios, who sells bread in Managua's Eastern Market. "We have to go along with...
...widespread the abuse was and had no idea how to combat it. Managers were not sure how to recognize the signs of drug use and were often afraid to confront workers who appeared to be high. Many executives doubted that the problem was serious enough to warrant a crackdown that might generate bad publicity...
...with empty boxes into the palace grounds. Since nobody bothered to stop them, they realized they would be able to bring in explosives if they should choose to do so. Two weeks ago the reformers learned that they were in imminent danger. As the first step in a byzantine crackdown, Marcos arrested a group of soldiers. Though these troops were not members of the reform movement, the reformers theorized that the men would be used to incriminate them. The rebels suspected that the threatened crackdown was a maneuver by Ver and his supporters to reinforce their links with Marcos...
SOUTH KOREA LUNCH AT THE BLUE HOUSE Chun ends a crackdown and talks reform with his opponents TWO WEEKS AGO, SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT CHUN DOO HWAN DID SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY LAST WEEK: HE INVITED TOP OPPOSITION LEADERS TO JOIN HIM FOR LUNCH AT THE BLUE HOUSE, THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE IN SEOUL, IN AN EFFORT TO "SHIFT FROM CONFRONTATION TO DIALOGUE." AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH, THE EX-GENERAL RELEASED THE 270 OPPOSITION...