Word: managua
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...trophy-littered office in the hills above Managua, jowly little Anastasio ("Tacho") Somoza, since 1937 Dictator-President of Nicaragua, smiled a crooked smile. "I understand the opposition is boasting of its Red Cross arrangements for election day and after. If they plan to test me, I advise them to have plenty of Red Crosses." Armed with wisecracks and 5,000 loyal, U.S. Marine-trained soldiers of the Guardia, Tacho was ready for anything...
...Said one Managua observer: "[The election] is already stolen." Asked his choice of the two candidates, a Nicaraguan exile said: "It is like being asked which you would rather use to eat soup, a knife or a fork...
...police, fearing another demonstration, refused to allow the Central University of Managua to hold ceremonies awarding Rios an honorary degree. Instead the police delivered the degree at the hotel...
Died. Miguel Simonson, 88, opulent Nicaraguan landowner and father of 46 surviving children (35 sons, eleven daughters); in Managua, Nicaragua...
...harlotry receded into the slums. But the President invited Nicolasa to the Palace, called her "his very good friend," introduced her to outraged callers. She invaded the Chamber of Deputies, slapped a speaker. Given the run of two pro-Government newspapers, she flooded their columns with signed obscenities vilifying Managua society...