Word: rids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their aim was to rid the country of the flag that Francois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier introduced in 1965 and that has since come to symbolize the dictatorial rule of the Duvaliers. Last week, six days after Papa Doc's son and successor, President-for-Life Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier, had fled to France with his family to avoid a bloody popular uprising, the hated standard was pulled down for the last time. Beginning this week, on the orders of Haiti's new five-man ruling government council, the palace guard will hoist the red-and-blue Haitian flag that...
...unrealistic to believe that once someone acquires AIDS, we will ever be able to get rid of it, but we may suppress it and we may stop their ability to transmit the disease," he said. "That's our goal...
...Duvalier regime maintained itself by force of arms. Nothing we could have done by means of economic sanctions, or even force, could have restored the Haitian people to freedom until they were ready to sieze it themselves. That they could get rid of Duvalier themselves was shown last week. Whether they can avoid falling into the hands of another such as he remains to be seen, and not all our money nor all our might can ensure that they do not. We do not, in fact, have the power to order the whole world as we like, and consequently...
...grates are visually obnoxious. Yes, they accentuate the tragic situation of the homeless. Yes, they do make Harvard look like cruel landlords. Yes, I know that using the grates to get rid of the street people doesn't solve the problem, doesn't make it all just "go away." However, I urge Leverett students, other Harvard students, and members of the community to look beyond the grates and focus their attention not on the ironic and repulsive symbolism of the bars, but on the underlying problem of providing adequate shelter for the homeless while ensuring the safest possible environment...
...kudos for Joseph, but for those of you who really want to get rid of this racist, capitalist system--Join the SYL! Thomas N. Crean '86 Spartacus Youth League