Word: grips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Only once did Ulbricht face a serious threat to his power. It came in mid-1953 when East Germans grew resentful because of food shortages and police repression that had filled the jails with political prisoners. Instead of relaxing his grip, however, Ulbricht increased working quotas by 10%-and touched off a rebellion. East Berlin's workers took to the streets for two days, shouting "Death to Ulbricht!" Only the intervention of Soviet tanks saved him. From that time on, the presence of at least 20 Russian divisions became a crucial prop of his regime...
...Julio ("Big Julio") Adalberto Rivera, 52, President of El Salvador from 1962 to 1967 and recently Ambassador to the United States; of a heart attack; in El Salvador. As an army colonel, Rivera engineered a bloodless barracks coup in 1961 and became President the following year. He broke the grip of the coffee-plantation owners on the country's economy and instituted reforms that resulted in a higher standard of living for El Salvador's peasants...
Recent polls indicate that Nixon's popularity rating is low and going lower. But it is still not as low as Johnson and Truman were during war crises. And surprisingly few Americans favor impeachment proceedings. There is a mystique about the Presidency that retains its grip on the American people in spite of the misdeeds of the man in power...
...question in a scream, "Are you ready?", and the animal's energy roar in response. This roar was what the fans waited for, the cue to rise and cheer for the victory to come. And for the players, it meant release from Walker's spell. It was this grip on the team's emotions more than anything else, more than even his tackling or scoring that made him our Most Valuable Player...
Despite the imperfect state in which the play has come to us, Macbeth surmounts all obstacles and has the power to grip you like no other. I don't mean just its ability to engage the mind; the play has an almost corporeal existence, and can seize you by the throat and wring...