Word: medellin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Until 1968 the Roman Catholic bishops of Latin America were seen by many as friends of the rich, supporters of the status quo and allies of oppressive regimes. Then, in a general conference convened that year in the Colombian city of Medellin, they declared their independence, denouncing "institutionalized violence" in Latin American society and vowing to campaign against "injustices and excesses of power." Medellin swiftly became a synonym for progressive action−and frequently radicalism−in the Latin American church. Under the banner of the "theology of liberation," many priests, nuns and lay people used an unusual synthesis...
...squad is preparing to lengthen its win skein by going to Medellin, Colombia, for a two week training trip. The mermen hope to acclimate their lungs to thin air since the altitude is 6,000 feet in Medellin...
Coach Ray Essick and 23 of his charges will depart for Medellin on December 27 and will work out at the state of Antioquia's Olympic standard facility. Antioquia is the South American sister state of Massachusetts and the trip is being paritally sponsored by the Partners of the Americas...
...Medellin, Colombia...
...bronzed Harvard swim team, fresh from its Christmas vacation training in Medellin, Columbia, downed an inspired Dartmouth squad on Saturday, 68-45, with the team's best effort of the year...