Word: jose
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wish to investigate alleged army offenses. The rift between the civilian and the military factions has been seized upon by the Communists as yet another reason not to accept Aquino's invitation to disarm. "How can she secure her share of responsibility in the negotiations," says Communist Party Founder Jose Maria Sison, "without having full control of the armed forces...
...first learned that lesson in El Salvador when it realized that a regime dominated by the loudest and fiercest anti-Communists--but hated for its death squads and reactionary economic policies--was not America's best bet. The U.S. rightly decided to back instead a left-of-center politician, Jose Napoleon Duarte, who may seem like a dangerous socialist to conservatives but who is in fact a committed democrat with a popular following...
SENIOR EDITORS: Charles P. Alexander, David Brand, Martha Duffy, William F. Ewald, Jose M. Ferrer III, Russ Hoyle, Walter Isaacson, Stefan Kanfer, Donald Morrison, Christopher Porterfield, George M. Taber, Robert T. Zintl...
...family, Judith, a pudgy, self-confident nine-year-old, astounded observers by posting seven straight victories and a draw to take first place among the tournament's 1,000 unranked players. "A family might have one prodigy, but to have three is simply incredible," marveled Tournament Organizer Jose Cuchi. "To my knowledge, nothing like this has ever happened before." He predicts that Judith's performance will earn her master status when the new U.S. Chess Federation rankings are released in June. If so, she will be the youngest ever, eclipsing Fischer, who achieved the rank at twelve...
...fled Mexico in 1982, after his friend President Jose Lopez Portillo left office. Since 1984 Mexican authorities have sought to get hold of Durazo, who has become a symbol of widespread police corruption. That year FBI agents arrested him when he stepped off a private jet in Puerto Rico. Durazo fought extradition through the U.S. court system, but last week he received a final thumbs-down from two Supreme Court Justices and was sent back to Mexico City to face charges...