Word: oustings
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...revolt led by detachments of radical paratroopers, it now appears, was only the first step of a giant plot to oust the shaky moderate regime headed by Premier José Pinheiro de Azevedo. The radical coup failed because the Communist Party hesitated to call masses of workers into the streets as expected and because leading military sympathizers, like Admiral Antonio Rosa ("Red Rosa") Coutinho, responded to a last-minute patriotic call to duty from Costa Gomes and urged their followers not to revolt. Beyond that, the paratroopers inexplicably rebelled a day ahead of schedule, and ludicrous oversights allowed the moderates...
...hostility of their countrymen, the apprehension of their government and the fear of left-wing political parties. Although unorganized, the refugees are believed to be potential supporters of a right-wing coup. Portuguese newspapers last week warned that rightist forces were preparing a coup on Angola independence day to oust moderate Premier José Pinheiro de Azevedo. Such tales, no matter how fanciful, have reinforced Portuguese mistrust and dislike of the newcomers...
...jail murders and the emotional Bengalis' reaction to the news apparently convinced the generals that it was time to oust the upstarts. Early Monday morning, soldiers loyal to the generals took up positions outside the presidential palace. As helicopters and MIGs made mock strafing runs over the palace, the majors negotiated a deal: surrender of power in exchange for safe-conduct passage for themselves and their families to Thailand. Among those who promptly applied for political asylum in the U.S. and Pakistan was Lieut. Colonel Sayed Farook Rahman, instigator of the August coup...
Since his disclosure six months ago that he is a practicing homosexual, T/Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, 32, has fought to remain in the U.S. Air Force, which with equal determination has been trying to oust him. Last week Matlovich (TIME cover, Sept. 8) lost the first round of the battle that he has vowed to take to the U.S. Supreme Court if need be. A three-man board of Air Force officers at Virginia's Langley Air Force Base voted unanimously after a hearing to recommend that Matlovich be separated from the Air Force with a general (less than honorable...
...Rozelle rule is by no means the players' only complaint. Indeed, many of them voted recently to oust Players Association Executive Director Ed Garvey because they felt he had lost last year's strike by overstressing the Rozelle rule and other "freedom issues." More important, particularly to veterans, are the league's pension plan, insurance program and even the number of players allowed each team. Since the last contract expired in 1974, for example, the league has not contributed to the players' pension fund; they have now missed payments totaling $5 million. The players also want...