Word: jose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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General Pinochet's call was followed by one from the navy commander, Admiral Jose Toribio Merino Castro, who repeated the ultimatum. "I will not surrender," Allende declared. "That is a course for cowards like yourself...
...long in a closet. Thousands surged around the smoky ruins of La Moneda. People in their Sunday best jammed into El Trafico bar, located in the shabby remains of the house where Chile's founding father, Bernardo O'Higgins, had met with the liberator of Argentina, Jose de San Martin. To the patrons swilling white wine and munching pork sandwiches, it seemed fitting to celebrate in a historic political monument−but there was no talk of politics, for the first time in memory...
...seducing a teen-age girl while he was President of the country has just re-entered it as a saint. Perón is flanked on one side by his third wife, Isabelita, 42, once a nightclub performer in Panama. On the other side of el Lider is Lopecito-Jose Lopez Rega-a former army corporal who was elevated to Minister of Social Welfare because of his skill in reading the stars, having selected the days of Perón's two returns to Argentina...
...their control of local enterprises. Lately, Vesco's name has been linked with almost every sizable business deal in the country. Despite Vesco's denials, rumors persist that through various fronts he has bought a gas station network from Gulf Oil Corp., a big piece of San Jose's Royal Dutch Hotel, the El Molina coffee plantation, and a share of the anti-Figueres newspaper, La Nacion. There even are wild rumors that he has linked up with the ultimate business recluse, Howard Hughes. Until the Costa Rican Congress turned thumbs down, Vesco's attempt...
...Faculty set up a standing committee, chaired by Jose Luis Sert, dean of the School of Architecture, to implement the recommendations of the Brown Report. The Committee on the Practice of the Visual Arts (CPVA) then took charge of building Carpenter Center and further defining its educational philosophy...