Word: ordered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...raid of a diplomatic reception for the American ambassador on December 27, 1974, and subsequent kidnapping of 11 members of Somoza's inner circle--for which they received the release of 14 political prisoners, $1 million in ransom, a lengthy radio statement, and flight to Cuba--led Somoza to order martial law and censorship of the press on the same night. Crowds lined up on the roads leading to the airport, applauding the Sandinistas, but Somoza did not lift the sanctions until mid- 1977. The Sandanistas also set the stage for the massive revolt that took place last fall with...
...appointing teaching fellows is examined. In many cases, as May observed, the major departments make these appointments simply on the basis of their graduate students' financial needs. Reflecting on the University policy for hiring graduate students, May drily commented: "One is reminded of Melbourne's remark about the Order of the Garter--that there is no damned nonsense about merit...
...order to ensure that fiction students received enough training in expository prose, Marius said he wanted to direct fiction next year, but Rich refused, saying Marius would have enough impact on the program through his role as Expos director and fiction teacher. At that point, Marius said he decided he could not compromise and canceled Expos...
...notes former White House speechwriter Pat Buchanan, "it approaches the obscene to demand that taxpayers triple their subsidy to this playpen of the penthouse proletariat." Never one for subtlety, James J. Kilpatrick says he "sees no reason on God's green earth for taking the taxpayer's money in order to nuture those happy hotdogs of the intellectual left who would love to get on the air and read their gaga poems at public expense." The commission characterizes public broadcasting as an "absolutely indespensable tool for our people and our democracy," adding the United States should be willing to spend...
...reading of the report also reveals contradictions. "Without leadership that is respected at the grass roots and is respectful of local processes, the system as a whole is incapable of defining its mission to serve the public," the commission notes. Is this the same group that says that in order to attract the best minds, it cannot require public financial disclosure for those nominated to serve on the Trust's board...