Word: pedro
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Disharmony is new to them. For more than 40 years, the family was united in its opposition to the harsh and repressive regimes of successive members of the Somoza family. For three decades, that opposition was led by Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, brilliant and unflinching editor of the Managua daily La Prensa. On Jan. 10, 1978, Chamorro, 53, was gunned down on his way to the office by Sonioza henchmen. The apparent motive: retaliation for a La Prensa disclosure that a blood bank owned in part by Somoza was selling much needed blood abroad at a profit...
...fifth, the Dodgers regained the lead. With Greg Brock on first and two out. Dusty Baker walked and Pedro Guerreto hit a dying liner to right field for a two-run triple...
...third time in the series, the Phillies chose to pitch to rookie Marshall, who is 0 for 8 so far, by walking the batter ahead of him. Tuesday night, they walked Pedro Guerrero twice to get to Marshall. Last night, they intentionally passed Ken Landreaux in the fifth inning to bring the rookie to the plate with runners on first and third with two out. All three times, Marshall made...
...eighth inning, the Dodgers left the bases loaded. Sax singled with one out and went to third when Baker looped a single out to right field, after a Bill Russell popout. But after Pedro Guerrero walked to load the bases, Phillie reliever Al Holland came in to take over for Carlton and got Marshall to fly to right field to end the inning...
...founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Jesuits may have resolved a point of tension with the Pope: How active should they become in politics? Pope John Paul II has warned all priests against becoming too political, although acknowledging that they have a duty to promote social justice. Father Pedro Arrupe, Kolvenbach's predecessor, encouraged social activity by Jesuits in the U.S. and Latin America. John Paul has also been nettled by Jesuits who question church teachings. When Arrupe, 75, was incapacitated by a stroke in 1981, the Pope suspended the Jesuits' rules by removing Arrupe's choice...