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...García became President in 1978. No precise statistical breakdown is available, but most outside observers agree that the right is responsible for the overwhelming majority of the killings. Much of the violence is the work of government security units, which are waging an all-out campaign to crush the small but growing leftist guerrilla movement. In addition, paramilitary rightist groups like the Secret Anti-Communist Army (E.S.A.) appear to do their murderous work with the tacit cooperation of the government. Amnesty International traces the headquarters for most of the right's secret operations to the Presidential Guard...
...girl accent does not mesh with the romantic, metaphorical lines she is called upon to recite. When her line reads: "Yes, father, many things in life are like that," her voice says "gimme a large order of onion rings and a vanilla shake." She belongs in an Orange Crush television commercial. She belongs on a beach in Venice. California, or in a dune buggy. Anywhere but Africa...
...recent Saturday night, a larger-than-average crowd of 4392 saw the Mud Hens crush Charleston, 8-1. It's the kind of thrashing Toledo is more used to receiving, mired as they are this season in eighth and last place. A sizeable portion of the crowd came great distances to see the Minnesota Twins' top farm team smash the Cleveland Indians of the future...
...attack on Banisadr marked a new stage in the mullahs' campaign to crush moderate opposition. By exploiting their control of the cabinet, parliament and the judiciary, the mullahs had been chipping away at Banisadr's sources of power. They succeeded in shutting down his newspaper, ousting his sympathizers from government posts and finally getting him dismissed two weeks ago as commander in chief of the armed forces. The owlish, 48-year-old economist had launched a belated bid to shore up his presidency by soliciting support from generals who applauded his frequent front line tours...
Many London hotels are booked only half-full for next month, a disappointment to the government, which had expected a crush of tourists for the royal wedding on July 29. By hyping the wedding as the tourist draw of a lifetime, Britons may unintentionally have scared off many would-be visitors who wound up worrying about overcrowded pubs and scarce hotel rooms. "The American tourist is intelligent," says British Travel Consultant Verite George. "Why should he come here for a big event and pay double for a hotel room when he can watch it all on TV and come over...