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Managua's tragedy has forced Tachito to re-emerge far ahead of schedule. As boss of the 5,000-man national guard, which is running the country under martial law, he is fully visible. Once again, he has become the target of rival politicians, restive students and even some businessmen who resent his one-man rule. "He has everything now," complains Javier Zavala, editor of a pro-Conservative paper. To a large extent, Somoza's future now depends on how he deals with the problems of reconstructing the city...
When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed martial law last September, one of the world's nastiest conflicts came to an abrupt if temporary halt. That was the four-year struggle between Moslems and Christians in Mindanao and the Sulu Islands in the south, where upwards of 3,000 have been killed, 500,000 injured and made homeless, and hundreds of villages put to the torch. As it turned out, martial law ended one conflict only to create another. Instead of fighting Christian settlers, the Moslems found themselves battling Philippine army troops who came searching for illegal weapons...
...constitution is ratified on Jan. 15, would Marcos consider the emergency over and lift martial law? "The emergency has nothing to do with ratification of the new constitution," he replied. "Ratification of the new constitution offers us the chance to shift to normalcy when and if the time comes. If we don't ratify this constitution, the opportunity to shift to normalcy may be delayed for some time. But let's say a rebellion threatens our security. Let's say it happens next October or November. In that case I would have to call for a stricter...
...power and Prime Minister Marcos will gain a little. Asked if he had any idea how long after the ratification of the new constitution he would call for new elections, Marcos replied: "I would rather not speculate. Under the old constitution, an election would take place in 1973. Since martial law has been declared, presumably this election will not occur...
Most Chinese calisthenics and exercises, notably the Tai Chi or "shadow boxing," have their roots in martial training. Chinese acrobatics go back to prehistoric times, when the first farming settlements were begun. Then, or so many experts think, "tricksters" earned their food by performing magic and sleights of hand. Vestiges of this tradition survive in the Shenyang troupe's lion dance, which evolved from the use of animal skins to work a spell on crops, and in their twirling of plates and vases on sticks, which recalls the practice of giving gifts of food to the tricksters. Anthropologists...