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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Safely ensconced in his Miami Beach estate, Tacho Somoza played host to a stream of reporters, blaming "Communist elements" for his ouster. Asked about his fortune, which has been estimated at up to $500 million, the dictator-in-exile allowed that he was worth about $100 million; 80% of his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NICARAGUA: Downfall of a Dictator | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

Only a common hostility toward the white-dominated regimes of Southern Africa appeared capable of bringing agreement. The internal settlement in Zimbabwe Rhodesia was attacked by speaker after speaker. There was wide support for the Patriotic Front insurgency of Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe, but none at all for Bishop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DIPLOMACY: African Spleen | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

Even more striking is the book's appeal to antiSemitism. According to Pikul, Rasputin was the tool of "Zionists," who exploited his political influence on the imperial family, paying the monk off with bonds, cash and cases of his favorite Madeira. With backing from Jewish bankers, Rasputin and his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOVIET UNION: Rasputin Is In | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

Britain's Prince Charles practiced it in the chilly waters off the Isle of Wight. Marlon Brando mastered it between takes of a film. A few plucky vacationers have even used it to island-hop among the Bahamas. From St. Louis to Saint-Tropez, people who used to ride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Try to Catch the Wind | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

Like waterskiing, wind-surfing requires balance and agility, as well as a sailor's feel for the wind. The German and Dutch Olympic sailing teams require their athletes to train on wind-surfing boards in order to improve their coordination and hone their sail-trimming skills. Standing on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Try to Catch the Wind | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

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