Word: opinious
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Dates: during 1973-1973
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...comes on the heels of a general crackdown on political comment within Brazil. Two weeks ago, police stopped the presses of Opiniño, a liberal magazine that has frequently been critical of the military rulers. Censors have also been assigned to monitor the operations of newspapers that dared to defy the government's ban on speculation about the presidential succession. Considering the fact that nubile maidens on Rio's beaches regularly display almost as much epidermis as do Penthouse pets, many Brazilians thought the campaign against girlie magazines a bit quixotic. What was the purpose? an inquisitive...
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