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One Faculty member, John N. Plank '45, instructor in Government, proposed that the United States seek alternatives to the U.N. He argued that "as a viable institution, the U.N. will have to be subordinated to regional organizations." Specifically, he suggested that a group composed of the entire Atlantic Community be...
An economics student from Nicaragua, were on an OAS fellowship, had sharp words to say about American Latin American policy. Roberto Mayorga, "a member of the revolutionary party" in Nicaragua, accused the U.S. of catering to the Somoza dictatorship in his country. He said that fear of Communists often led...
Yet Trujillo is hurting and putting in long days to stay in power. Economically, the OAS sanctions intensify a recession already under way because of declining commodity prices and vastly increased spending for arms. With the political future clouded, private investment has almost stopped. The rich are holding onto their...
Byzantine Intrigue. Initially, Trujillo responded to the possibility of OAS action against his dictatorship by trying to camouflage the regime. Oppositionists were encouraged to participate in next year's elections. Trujillo removed himself from the palace, his brother Hector from the presidency, his son Ramfis from the chairmanship of...
After the OAS voted sanctions, the extremists, led by Trujillo's onetime secret police chief, John Abbes García, gained the ascendancy. Abbes, a combination court assassin and court jester who knows how to fawn on Trujillo's ego, took the bit in his teeth as Trujillo...