Word: duvalierization
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The Justice Department contends that there is a logical distinction between the two groups of refugees. Says one official: "The standard is whether they would be persecuted, and very few Haitians can meet the standard." But the congressional Black Caucus charged last week that the U.S. policy is "racist," discriminating...
U.S. officials blame the influx on unusually tranquil seas that have eased the long journey, a crackdown against Haitians living illegally in the Bahamas, and rumors that the Carter Administration may be considering an amnesty for some illegal aliens in the U.S. Though it is sympathetic toward families trying to...
Yet the refugees frequently cite disaffection with Haiti's regime, although it has been liberalized somewhat under Papa Doc Duvalier's son Jean-Claude. "I can't say anything against the government or I go to jail," says Andre Gerard, 22, a Haitian who arrived in Miami by way of...
¶Flood's dealings with the government of Haitian President for Life Jean-Claude Duvalier. During a visit to the island in 1973, Elko promised that Flood would increase U.S. aid. Within a month of Elko's return home, Congress approved $23.4 million in economic aid for Haiti...
The Crimson publishes a list of candidates President Bok is considering for the Deanship of the Med School. The list includes: Doc Watson, Doc Medich, E.L. Doctorow, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Doctor John, Baby Doc Duvalier, Doc Hines, Dock Ellis, Otis Redding, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Doctor Doolittle.