Word: northeast
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...Tejero, whose actions in the Cortes were recorded by television cameras. Yet he too has managed to pull a triumph of sorts from his debacle: he has become a folk hero to Spanish rightists. Hundreds of people visited him in the military prison at Alcalá de Henares, northeast of Madrid, forming long lines to pay their respects. The government finally moved him last week to El Ferrol in the distant northwestern region of Galicia, but the streams of admiring callers continued. Indeed, so popular has Tejero become that he is reportedly thinking of running for parliament, even from jail...
...little more than a week ago, the Harvard Rugby team--in spite of its reputation as one of the best teams in the Northeast--had not been invited to the Collegiate East Coast Rugby Championships, held this past weekend at Blacksburg...
...characters were barely in place when the familiar scenario began to unravel. Instead of retiring quietly, Prem, also a general, and the army's cornmander in chief, escaped to the garrison city of Korat, 150 miles northeast of Bang kok. There, with the backing of the immensely popular King Bhumibol Adulyadej, he rallied his forces and skillfully set about isolating San and his fellow conspirators. "Only those who are bund are with the opposition," Prem declared in a radio broadcast from his temporary head quarters. "Almost all the army is in my hands, and the King is with...
...Asian security and the Soviet military buildup: Together with the U.S., in Korea we are defending not only northeast Asia but by extension global peace. It is the view of many that each country throughout the world must do its share. The U.S. has been the defender of the free world, but today it cannot do it alone. Japan could make a greater contribution and help the U.S. defense budget. It could help to keep the sea lanes open and get involved more in air defense...
...zone, however, should not pose much of a problem, if the Crimson can concentrate on the game. The Crimson will also face UNH and UMass Amherst--two of the top teams in the Northeast--next week at home...