Word: rebellion
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...demonstrators had been killed, but admitted that six, along with 73 policemen, had been injured. Six police cars and 21 sentry boxes were destroyed. The eight-hour rampage, which followed several other clashes the night before, was the most serious outbreak of rioting in South Korea since the student rebellion that overthrew President Syngman Rhee...
...paying her less than minimum wage and then forcing her to retire because of the brown lung disease she contracted while working in their mills. Despite her bitterness, she is reluctant to fully support unionization and looks to government assistance instead. She is held back from outright rebellion by her life-long respect for J.P. Stevens and her own self-delusions...
...bishops also lashed out at government corruption and violations of human rights, and declared that in the face of "manifest, longstanding tyranny," the use of force "is not absolutely ruled out." This was a thinly veiled warning that church leaders might one day no longer condemn open rebellion against the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos...
...coming to such an enormous welcome in the country, and that he will be received at the White House-well, it's something that could not have happened even a few short years ago. Remember, we are only 100 years or so away from 'Rum, Romanism and Rebellion' in our presidential campaigns." Said James Maher, a student at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.: "This Pope is different from the others. Since he is not an Italian, I see him as an outsider-a breath of fresh...
...latest discount rate increase prompted a rare rebellion among its seven governors. Three of them opposed the move, saying it would seriously worsen the slowdown in the economy. There are signs that the recession will be deeper and longer than was predicted only three months ago. So some economists dispute Volcker's assertion that "what basically is good for the dollar is good for the economy at home." They are fearful that in his zeal to raise interest rates to buttress the buck abroad, he will worsen the Interest rates have been rising through the industrialized world since July...