Word: rioting
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...spring of 1961, the big issue on campus incited more than 4000 students to riot and brought out the Cambridge police with tear gas bombs. But the two-day long protest was against changing the diplomas from Latin to English; the real-world problems of civil rights and military involvement raged with nary a mention in the Yard. News of Freedom Rider arrests, fighting in Laos, and arms control was virtually ignored as the class concentrated on achieving an unprecedented number of honors degrees...
...belief in one God, justice, national unity, democracy and humanitarianism. The law was designed to muffle nearly all dissent in the country and was of a piece with the regime's press censorship and powerful military. It sought to curb the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. After an antigovernment riot inspired by Muslim protesters in 1984 and a subsequent rash of political bombings, a number of prominent Suharto opponents, including a former Cabinet member, were imprisoned...
...longer talking about a labor dispute," charged Police Chief Donald $ Hoffman in Austin, Minn. "We're talking about an out-and-out riot." He was referring to the worst outbreak of violence in the eight-month-old strike against George A. Hormel & Co., one of the nation's largest meat- packers. Although operations resumed in January with nonunion workers and the strike seemed increasingly futile, some 350 demonstrators last week tried to block access to the plant. When more than 100 police tried to clear the way for workers, the clash erupted, with officers propelling tear gas and demonstrators spraying...
...hardest-hit travel destination in the Mediterranean region appears to be Egypt, where some 8,000 police conscripts heavily damaged luxury hotels near the Pyramids when they went on an impromptu riot in February. About 80% of the Americans who planned to visit the country have now canceled their reservations, thus wiping out most of the $100 million in U.S. tourism revenues that Egypt stood to gain this year. Says Adel Zaki, manager of ETA Tours, a large Egyptian travel agency: "This year is going to be a catastrophe...
...Ever since the weather got warm," said Karl Berberick of the Golden Temple shoe store, "business has skyrocketed. Last Saturday was like a riot...