Word: sided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...adobe gateposts of his palm tree-lined driveway. "If this be a holy war, I am declaring a cease-fire and a truce," he said. "I'm just going to step out of the arena. I made a mistake by ever stepping out and trying to tell our side of the story...
...compact scenes and entertaining dialogue. Says a matador out to impress the author with his knowledge of local history: "This is where the famous bandit Luis Candelas used to hide, Aline. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor -- just like your Robin Hat." The grim side of the job includes treachery and murder. To escape death at the hands of a Nazi strangler, Aline must shoot to kill. There are two happy endings to her story. She reduces the list of possible Himmler agents to a German countess, and lengthens her name by marrying a Spanish nobleman...
...missile struck, ripping through the thin steel hull midway between the deck and the waterline. It tore open a 10-ft. by 15-ft. hole on the port side. Spewing unexpended fuel from its short flight, the Exocet smashed into the crew's cramped quarters. Sleeping sailors were jolted out of their bunks. Some were hurled through the ship's open wound and into...
...dramatic change? The main answer is maquiladoras, a Spanish term for the mostly U.S.-owned light-assembly industry that is flourishing along the Mexican side of the border from Texas to California. Born of a 1965 Mexican development plan, the maquiladoras have become employment mainstays of that country. An estimated 1,400 U.S. firms, including General Motors, General Electric and Honeywell, use the plants to take advantage of a Mexican minimum wage that at current exchange rates is less than 40 cents an hour. Japanese companies like Sony, Sanyo Electric and Hitachi have followed suit, and the resulting boom...
...Americans. But U.S. businessmen insist that if the jobs did not go to Mexico, they would probably move across the Pacific. As it is, the U.S. has shared handsomely in the binational prosperity. A 1986 federal report said Mexican maquiladora workers spend about half their wages on the American side of the border. Local businessmen claim the industry is also supporting more than 800,000 jobs in factories, warehouses and other businesses...