Word: rice
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...down-to-earth little islands. That concern was heightened a few hours before independence, when Maurice Bishop was arrested and clamped in jail. In unconscious imitation of Marie Antoinette, Gairy said: "Grenada is a Garden of Eden. The people must eat bananas and local fruit in place of imported rice and flour...
...combination of wins in the distance medley and the mile relay, plus wins by Alan Boyer in the 440, Richard Anderson in the 880, and second places by Lou Rice in the 600 and Andy Woodring in the 1000 proved decisive for the Crimson...
...past year, they have not been able to prevent the Communists from destroying bridges, blockading key arteries, attacking outposts and terrorizing local officials. Hanoi's forces have come close to cutting South Viet Nam in half at the Central Highlands, and have threatened the precious rice harvest in the Mekong Delta. Saigon reports an average of 80 enemy incidents...
...increasing taxes even more than it has in the past year. This will anger South Viet Nam's populace and could spell trouble for the regime. As it is, the country already suffers from galloping inflation that last year sent prices soaring 65%, doubling the cost of rice and tripling that of sugar. For the second consecutive year the living standard fell by more than...
...King's support could enable the emerging reformist regime to weather expected turbulence on several fronts. Consumers are angered by inflation; since last January, prices have risen more than 17% and rice prices alone have soared 50%. The students remain restless because they feel that the reforms have not yet gone far enough to end the corruption and injustice in the kingdom. The Thai labor movement, which has just won a boost in the minimum wage from 600 a day to 800, has flexed its new muscle by calling 142 strikes, most of which were settled quickly...