Word: punta
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...approach to relations with its neighbors. Businesslike and low-keyed, his proposals were a far cry-and, some felt, a refreshingly realistic departure-from the soaring vision of John Kennedy's Alliance or the "Decade of Urgency" that Lyndon Johnson proclaimed at the conference of hemisphere Presidents in Punta del Este, Uruguay, more than two years...
...capital and his next scheduled stop, unsafe for a visit. There were a number of firebombings, most aimed against firms with U.S. interests, and terrorists set fire to a General Motors plant, causing damage estimated at $1,000,000. Thus the Governor flew to the resort town of Punta del Este, where Uruguayan officials felt that they could discuss their problems in safety...
Seven men, four of them carrying submachine guns, steal $220,000 from the Casino San Rafael in the plush seaside resort of Punta del Este - the biggest robbery 'in Uruguayan history. Several days later, after the thieves discover that some of the haul belongs to a pool for casino employees' tips, they graciously offer to return that amount. At about that time, four men break into the Financiera Monty, a Montevideo finance company that deals in currency exchange and real estate. Although the men make off with thousands of dollars and six account books, the company does...
...Firms that engage in only one activity will have to abide by the 10% rule in showing sales by product or service. Though the new regulations will not apply directly to annual reports, many companies have already begun revealing operating data once deemed too sensitive to publicize. Borden, Bangor Punta, W.R. Grace and National Distillers & Chemical, for example, all issued reports this year showing sales and profits for every division...
...sales to the public of items like tear gas, the industry generally operates under its own self-imposed restraints. The police market, after all, is likely to boom for quite some time. "Even if the students really organize a peace movement instead of rioting," says Gunn of Bangor Punta, "it won't happen overnight...