Word: regionals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...three-way civil war. Last week it appeared likely that a band of soldiers, with the blessing of the Angolans and the Cubans, was on the brink of a sudden new victory in Zaïre (formerly the Congo). Their apparent aim: the republic's copper-mining region, one of the treasures of Africa...
...within the Arab nations themselves, there exist tense clashes of opinion and action, regarding specific internal social and political problems as well as the common dilemma of Palestine. The failure of diverse blueprints for settlement testifies to the multiplicity of demands, emotions, political platforms and ideological stances in the region--a diversity which non-Middle-Easterners have frequently tried to ignore...
...Belt" because devout Hindu farmers do not slaughter the sacred animals. Big blocks of parliamentary seats from the Cow Belt have been crucial to all five of the Congress Party's national electoral victories since 1947. But while accompanying the candidates on a swing through the region, which includes Mrs. Gandhi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh, TIME'S New Delhi bureau chief Lawrence Malkin encountered widespread resentment of Indira's rule. "During the emergency, some local officials arbitrarily used the suspension of habeas corpus and other rights to arrest or harass whomever they chose," Malkin reported...
...catch was a fluke-only once before this year had Boucher caught any yellowtail flounder-but New England fishermen hope that it was an omen. Reason: Shanty Girl was the first dragger to dock at New Bedford, the region's largest fishing port, since a new law took effect on March 1, extending U.S. jurisdiction over fishing in coastal waters to 200 miles from the old limit of twelve. The law is intended to save from extinction many species of fish-as well as much of the U.S. fishing industry...
Only four divers may qualify for the national meet from this region. The scheduled format matches that of the Eastern championships, offering dives from both the one- and three-meter boards. In the Easterns, Mike Toal finished fourth in the one-meter segment while Jamie Greacen placed third in the three-meter...