Word: dollarization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sour-orange tree in the backyard of a home in the Little Havana district, a state agriculture inspector had discovered one female and three male Mediterranean fruit flies in a trap. The medfly, as it is known, is a dreaded pest that could devastate Florida's billion-dollar citrus and vegetable industry if allowed to spread. Said Conner: "We're very concerned. This is obviously an infestation...
...Santo Domingo was negotiating the second stage of a three-year program of loans totaling about $400 million. Unwisely, it put into effect many of the fund's prescriptions without warning. Over Easter weekend, it shifted the exchange rate on all imports (except petroleum) from one peso per dollar to a free-market rate of 2.5 per dollar. When Dominicans woke up Monday morning, they discovered that many prices had more than doubled. They reacted in a collective rage, and the government had to call out the army to quell the disturbances...
Olympic sponsors look for big payoffs from their million-dollar promotions
...built, seven-acre, 61,000-seat stadium known as Hoosier Dome. The $78 million complex is in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, its white-fabric, air-supported, 257-ton roof puffed up like a huge blanket. The stadium, built with a combination of public and private funds, including multimillion-dollar endowments from foundations and a 1% tax on food and beverages, is a major reason why the Colts have come to Indianapolis, and a tribute to the foresight and business acumen of the people running the city...
...status and a 12-6-1 record KAH WILEY and the other women tracksters lost only one winter dual meet: DAVI BECKMY and his men's tennis teammates lost a single Ivy meet, to eventual champion Columbia the men's track team jumped into action on the new million dollar outdoor track, the men's lacrosse squad including ex-iceman RALPH HARTMANN exceeded everyone's expectations by going 86 LISA BLACK came off the bench to spark the women's lacrosse team's return to the NCAA quarterfinals, sophomore GERRIRUBIN pitched her heart out but the softball team wound...