Word: marteli
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...helm of the Faculty is Henry Rosovsky, often considered the second most powerful man at Harvard because he oversees a part of the University about equal to the sum of all the other parts. As the Harvard Mart's general manager. Rosovsky does all the hiring and firing of Faculty and support staff, and also decides what kind of academic products will be available to the College's 6500 undergraduates. Also under his purview are about 2000 students seeking advanced liberal arts degrees through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
...crackdown was provoked by the taped television appearances of right-wing Politician Leonel Sisniega Otero and of Ríos Montt's former junta mate Colonel Francisco Gordillo Martínez. Maintaining that Ríos Montt had reneged on his promises as soon as he came to power, Sisniega declared that he could not call the President "a dictator, because he isn't good enough for that. He is a tyrant." Gordillo, whom Ríos Montt muscled out last year, accused the general of having tried to pay him to resign quietly. Gordillo then threatened...
...Lechmere Sales in Cambridge, Mass., Texas Instruments micros that retailed for $525 in 1981 could be had for less than $100. Gemco stores in California were selling Commodore 64 computers for $199 each, two-thirds off their price of six months ago. In Chicago, K mart was unloading tiny Timex Sinclair 1000s, listed last year at $99.95, for $29.97 each...
Much of the anxious talk in Tegucigalpa centers on one man: General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez, 45, the fervently anti-Communist commander in chief of the Honduran armed forces. When Roberto Suazo Córdova was sworn in last year as Honduras' first civilian President in a decade, Alvarez vowed that the army would be at the service of the state. But growing U.S. military involvement in Honduras may have weighted the delicate power balance in favor of Alvarez. Critics argue that Alvarez, who was scheduled to visit Washington this week, now plays such an important role...
General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez, many Hondurans believe, wields more power than the country's President. Alvarez, 45, met with TIME to voice his views on the Central American crisis. Excerpts...