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...dictator's oldest son, Luis, immediately assumed the presidency, and Luis's younger brother, Anastasio Somoza II, a West Point graduate, became commander in chief of the National Guard. Luis governed until 1963 when a puppet president succeeded him. It was then the younger Somoza's turn. In 1967 General Somoza installed himself as president, stepping out only long enough in the early '70s to make the necessary manuevers to permit his "re-election" in 1974. Like his father, the current Somoza's base of power rests with the 7500-member National Guard faithfully trained and supplied by the United...

Author: By Juan Valdez, | Title: Nicaragua: The Legacy of Somoza and Sandino | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...Iranians studying in the U.S., including some who paid their own way to Washington and some who were assisted by student organizations. Wearing cardboard or muslin masks-to prevent Iranian secret police from photographing them, they said-the protesters bore slogans reading, SHAH: FASCIST MURDERER; SHAH IS A U.S. PUPPET; and CIA OUT OF IRAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Greetings for The Shah | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

Kangai told his generally responsive audience of about 50 that ZANU believes any black government that comes out of negotiations with Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and the U.S. will be a "puppet government," and will not resolve the basic issue of the Zimbabwean conflict...

Author: By Gay Seldman, | Title: Zimbabwe | 10/15/1977 | See Source »

Roxie tricks her husband into providing the lawyer's fee--cash in advance--and Billy shows her how to make herself into a local Patty Hearst. The front page boys hang on every word as the dramatic Flynn moves Roxie like a puppet. He dramatizes the plight of the poor, innocent girl victimized by cruel men, and thrown pregnant into damp country slammer; of course she shot in self-defense as the man threatened to strangle her for refusing to cheat on her beloved husband...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flim-Flam in 'Chicago' | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

TEXAS. Six Flags Over Texas, a 20-min. drive from the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, was founded in 1961 as the first regional theme park celebrating local history. It has been expanding ever since, will welcome its 30 millionth visitor this week, and is big on thrill rides, puppet-people-picture shows, musical revues and top-name concerts. From Dallas (an amusement park in itself), visitors can go on to Houston's Astroworld, which specializes in thrill rides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: Pop Xanadus of Fun and Fantasy | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

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