Word: julio
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Duarte's aides admit that they face a tough battle. "This is the worst time for us to go into an election," says Julio Adolfo Rey-Prendes, former mayor of San Salvador and the unofficial head of the Christian Democrats' slate of assembly candidates. "The economic situation is terrible. Violence and terrorism are still very active. We seem to have made enemies from both extremes." But Rey-Prendes is confident that his party will win a majority or, alternatively, be able to form a coalition with one of the more moderate conservative groups, such as the National Conciliation...
...Boston Red Sox have given pitcher Skip Lockwood permission to renegotiate with other teams and make a deal for himself. The Socks optioned Rich Ged. man, John Lickert. Chico Walker, Julio Vaidez, Mike Smithson and Luis Aporte to Pawtucket...
Dissenters must lead a double life. One family had a secret door in their closet where they hid such "subversive" material as banned Argentine Julio Cortazar's novels, Marx's complete works, and New York Times articles about Argentine repression. Although they vocally criticized the government in their apartment, in public cafes with friends they hyperbolically praised Videla's political policies. "You can't trust anyone," they explained...
...Cosmos' left wing, Julio Cesar Romero, raced downfield, keeping the ball at his nimble feet. He rifled a pass through a crowd of Seattle defenders to Vladislav Bogicevic who had moved within ten yards of the goal, just off the left post. The crowd cheered, eager for action after 25 minutes of scoreless soccer...
Shortly before takeoff, the freed Ambassadors of Venezuela, Israel, Egypt and the Dominican Republic descended the steps of the four-engine Soviet-built Ilyushin jetliner and were driven across the airfield in a speeding bus. One of them, Dominican Ambassador Diogenes Mallol, praised Colombian President Julio César Turbay Ayala for handling "this problem with prudence and calm," adding that "only in the beginning were we in danger because the terrorists were very nervous. Then everything calmed down." Another, Venezuelan Ambassador Virgilio Lovera, jubilantly told reporters: "I feel like running a mile in the Olympics...