Word: dominicans
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Seventeen years after U.S. troops were sent to the Dominican Republic to prevent what Washington feared might be "another Cuba," the politically volatile Caribbean nation (pop. 5.7 million) last week demonstrated the resilience of its fledgling democracy. Moderate Social Democrat Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (P.R.D.) became the country's fourth freely elected President since the assassination of Dictator Rafael Trujillo...
Most of the entrants, of course, were United States citizens--but there are plenty of others: 38 from Japan. 15 from Bermuda, two from Saudi Arabia and one each from Australia, Belgium, the Dominican Republic...and more...
...Viet Nam. "In some ways," he says, "the risks here are greater, but that is because there are still chances to see and report on both sides in this conflict." Longtime Caribbean Correspondent Bernard Diederich, reporting from Nicaragua, draws a different parallel: to the 1965 U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic. "Some say the invasion restored democracy," says Diederich; "others say it slowed its return. But it was costly...
...region this year. Explained Trade Representative William Brock: "We need one hard shot now because a lot of these countries are simply out of cash." El Salvador will get about $100 million more, as will economically ailing Costa Rica. The rest will be split among Jamaica, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The package will raise economic aid to the region to $824 million, up 96% from last year...
...basketball coach, Manotoc disappeared Dec. 29 after a quiet, private dinner at a Manila restaurant with Maria Imelda ("Imee") Marcos, 26. The couple had been wed in a civil ceremony in Arlington, Va., three weeks earlier, after Manotoc had obtained a quickie divorce from his first wife, in the Dominican Republic. The bride's family took a dim view of the pairing, however, and the groom's family subsequently accused the Marcoses of involvement in his disappearance...