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...local hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, are tiring of Ríos Montt's oldtime religion. Earlier this month, according to some reports from Guatemala, 14 young army officers walked into the general's office in the ornate National Palace and politely asked him to resign. The story has not been confirmed, but it is known that on the morning in question, the palace was hurriedly closed down for a "security exercise" while loyal army troops replaced the palace guard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guatemala: Blunt Messages | 6/27/1983 | See Source »

...husband's chances in an interview with the Reading Evening Post. "Even if the party wins," said Craigie, "I should not think that he would stay on for long because it would be time to make way for a younger man." Asked if Foot would resign as leader if Labor lost, she replied: "Oh, yes." When newsmen queried the candidate about his wife's remarks, he seemed oddly reluctant to dispute them, though he insisted that he had no immediate thoughts of resigning. Said Foot: "I have never run away from anything in my life." That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Final Effort | 6/13/1983 | See Source »

Hudlin, who writes, directs, films and edits all of his own works, is intent on a career as a filmmaker. He is optimistic about the future of Black film in general but uneasy about his immediate future. "It's hard to resign yourself to being poor for the next 10 years or so Investors and grant money are not easy to find...

Author: By Kathleen I. Kouril, | Title: Making Black American Films | 6/9/1983 | See Source »

...feuding. The bitter personality clash between Chairman Margaret Bush Wilson and Executive Director Benjamin Hooks took an unexpected twist last week when Wilson bowed to pressure from 2 angry board members and | backed down from her decision to suspend Hooks. Then she, instead, was asked by the board to resign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Protest to Politics | 6/6/1983 | See Source »

...comply with a subpoena to testify before a House subcommittee. Meanwhile, the Justice Department was reported to be considering a grand jury investigation into allegations that Lavelle and former EPA General Counsel Robert Perry committed perjury in their testimony before Congress. Former Administrator Anne Burford, who was forced to resign in March, has been cited for contempt in connection with congressional investigations of the $1.6 billion hazardous-waste Superfund. She resisted compliance with Congress's request for EPA documents at the request of the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chapter Two | 5/30/1983 | See Source »

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