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...Amet Figueroa, traced the violent cold even farther afield. Said he: "It has its origins in Siberia, where it's been lying for the past couple of weeks." The consequences of the Arctic cold sweep were global. The same air mass refrigerating the U.S. helped set records and disrupt life all over Europe. All of the weathermen agreed that the continuing frigidity was extraordinary. Said Case: "It was the type of mass outbreak, in size and severity, that we see once every 50 years." Strong winds made the cold even more bitter. In Chicago, the wind-chill factor...
...than the one that resulted in President Lucas' victory, widely regarded as fraudulent. The U.S. and the Guatemalan government want a big turnout at the polls to show that the new regime has the support of the people. For just that reason, the guerrillas will be trying to disrupt the election. Thus the increasingly open warfare in Guatemala seems likely to become even more bloody in the months ahead. -By George Russell. Reported by James Willwerth/Guatemala City
...company in Newark, responded with enthusiasm. "She supported me for years," he says, "and now she is entitled to whatever success she can get." One person who opposed the commuting was her boss, Howard B. Johnson. Says Doris: "He was concerned that it would either jeopardize my marriage or disrupt my business efficiency. He was wrong on both counts...
...after Pope John Paul II asserted Tang's Vatican connection by appointing him Archbishop of Canton. Tang's Communist-approved successor in Canton, Bishop Ye Yinyun, has continued to press the battle against the Vatican, accusing visiting priests from Hong Kong of efforts to "spread rumors and disrupt the work of the Chinese church." The new arrests mark an ominous escalation. Outside observers cannot yet assess how far the toughening government attitude will go. But many of those arrested are elderly, and friends fear they would not survive long prison sentences...
Christopher S. Forman '83, president of the Conservative Club, said yesterday that although none of the clubs sponsored the demonstration, most of the participants were members of the clubs. "It was a non-partisan group counter-demonstration, and there was no intent to disrupt the talk," Forman said