Word: diehardism
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...Cabinda, Cuban troops have spearheaded an air and ground action against local separatists of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (F.L.E.C.) and diehard remnants of the defeated National Front for the Liberation of Angola (F.N.L.A.). They have apparently been successful in quieting the area-especially since Zaïre President Mobutu Sese Seko closed his border with Cabinda after Luanda protested that supplies were being funneled to the rebels. The rebel problem is more persistent in the south, where Cubans are also guarding the Benguela railway. Running clear across central Angola, the railway is difficult...
...performances were far from enough to impress diehard traditionalists like 1975 Indy Winner Bobby Unser. (By his own ordination, Unser is the chief chauvinist in Indianapolis this year; on his garage is a sign that reads MALE CHAUVINIST PIGS NEED LOVE TOO.) But her credentials were good enough to make independent Car Designer and Builder Rolla Vollstedt think that he had found what he wanted: a woman driver to add to his team, which is headed by Veteran Dick Simon...
There is some argument as to which is the hottest team in baseball right now. Some will tell you that it is the slugging Philadelphia Phillies, who have won 17 of their last 20 games. To this, diehard Dodger fans will sneeringly suggest that, yes, the Phillies have done rather well lately, but they've only won 24 of their last 33, while the Los Angelenos have won 23 of their last...
...They desperately need someone to take care of these courts," a diehard racqueteer lamented during her wait yesterday. "The clay courts are all dug up and the asphalt needs complete resurfacing...
...discontent is brewing in Catalonia, where demonstrations last month paralyzed Barcelona on two successive Sundays and hastened the King's planned visit to the area. Apart from regional dissidents, who complain that Juan Carlos is not reforming Spain fast enough, there is mounting pressure on the King from diehard right-wingers who protest that he is moving too fast. The King himself seems to prefer moderate gestures: last week, on the very day of the fatal confrontation in Vitoria, his government had sent a bill to the Cortes that would make political assemblies legal...