Word: revolted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...persuade Democratic Governor Harold Hughes to take on G.O.P. Senator Jack Miller, Hughes, an ex-truck driver and reformed alcoholic, easily won re-election over Republican William G. Murray, an Iowa State University economics professor; nonetheless, Hughes-imposed tax increases cut down his margin of victory. The voters' revolt over taxes-cum-inflation was also a major issue in Kansas...
...shall construct a hypothetical case. Let us suppose that at the time of the Hungarian Revolt Khrushchev had paid a visit to Moscow U. Let us imagine that the students (who in fact were indignant, and who did protest) had succeeded in "physically confronting" Krushchev. Let us imagine that they piled him with embarassing questions and that they hooted indignantly at his answers. Would we have criticized them for discourtesy? Would we have criticized them for obstructing Krushchev's movements? Would we have criticized them for disturbing the dignity of a great academic institution...
...agents, exploiting the country's "politics of annihilation," had plotted ever since Trujillo's assassination "to seize control of the capital's streets, the first step in the classic Marxist revolutionary pattern." Francisco Caamano Deno, the rabble-rousing, opportunistic army colonel who led the revolt, was portrayed by New York Times Correspondent Tad Szulc as a well-meaning nationalist. Martin has a slightly different assessment: "I had met no man who I thought might become a Dominican Castro-until I met Caamano. He was winning a revolution from below. He had few political advisers in Santo Domingo...
...Aeroflot-Air Canada service between Moscow and Montreal. As part of the U.S.-Soviet terms, the Russians had to agree to upgrade baggage and passenger handling and other deficiencies at their end. This should work no great hardship since-in the face of an open passenger and pilot revolt-Aeroflot would probably have had to improve itself anyway...
...fighter-bombers back from Thailand, though the rebellious pilots, Laos' best, stayed behind in Korat. Stiffened, the air force began airlifting soldiers up to Ban Lat Hane to drive out the invaders. And Prince Souvanna Phouma, who had returned from Europe at the news of the air force revolt, appeared at a news conference immaculately dressed in a double-breasted blue suit and white tie to give Kong Le a long-distance pat on the back, announcing that the fiery little general "is still head of the neutralist army." The prince apologetically explained that he would have spoken...