Word: mexicans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most harried moments, Mexico City Bureau Chief James Willwerth suspects that the Mexican political system rivals the Kremlin for having secrets within secrets. But as the current economic and social crisis in Mexico deepened, Willwerth noticed a parallel easing of Mexican reserve toward journalists. "Much of Mexico was forced into the open by its traumas during the past year," says Willwerth, "and, for a change, lots of Mexicans were willing to talk about it in unmasked terms...
...identify as many pieces of the Mexican puzzle as possible for this week's cover story, Willwerth ranged from Tijuana and Monterrey to a hillside in the elegant Bosques district of Mexico City, which affords a view of outgoing President José López Portillo's unfinished family estate. Reporter Laura López headed south to Chiapas and Taxco. She also visited some of Mexico's most remote areas during the presidential campaign of Miguel de la Madrid and watched his helicopter fleet land, "no different in the eyes of the isolated villagers from seeing...
...Justices are supposed to walk to the National Palace to offer their greetings to the incoming President. This time, De la Madrid walked to the Supreme Court building. When he arrived, he avoided speeches and ceremonies. Instead, he briefly informed the Justices of two changes he wanted in the Mexican constitution, changes that would make it easier to prosecute corrupt government officials...
...time being, De la Madrid enjoys the support of the power blocs within the P.R.I., including labor, peasants and the bureaucracy. One important figure to watch is Fidel Velásquez, 82, head of the 3.5 million-member Confederation of Mexican Workers, the country's most powerful union organization. After the February devaluation of the peso, Velásquez won wage increases of 10% to 30% for Mexican workers. As a result, the devaluation did not significantly help the competitiveness of Mexican exports, and inflation moved toward the three-digit range. On the eve of De la Madrid...
...American Indian partner. Despite their natural antipathies. Nolte and Murphy learn to rely on each other. The plot fits securely within the Holly wood tradition of fine escapist movies. A typical Western followed the teeming up of the conscientious lawman with the charismatic outlaw to defeat some psychopath or Mexican general. Inevitably, the two heroes soon realized that under their white or black hats they were pretty much the same guy, and when the lawman finally turned in his temporary partner he always shed a poignant tear over what might have been a great friendship...