Word: frontons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...length of the Mexican border, will not succeed unless Starr's citizenry can be enlisted in the war against drugs. At present many residents regard the narcotraficantes as local heroes, and their exploits are celebrated in ballads called corridos, which play on radio stations. In the river hamlet of Fronton, a monument was erected to mark a smuggler's death in a shoot-out with Customs agents...
...operation, including those killed after the prisoners had ended their resistance. Declared the President: "What happened after the surrender in Lurigancho is a crime that I will not silence." While condemning the police, Garcia strongly defended Peruvian marines who attacked another prison, on the island of El Fronton, where as many as 270 Shining Path disciples died...
...more days and I'm off to my hometown of Stamford, Conn, for a week. That may not sound like much, but Stamford is a mere 20 minutes (door to door) from the sporting shrine called Bridgeport the Jai Alai fronton. I've been getting the programs mailed to me since the start of the winter season, and I've noticed my old friend Lopitegui is near the top of the singles list. My key bet is always the 1-2-4 quiniella box unless someone like Lopitegui or Goyo is in number five. Then...