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There was no doubt as to who would make the final decisions. Earthy Tachito Somoza, whose only title at present is National Guard commander, had stepped down from the presidency last May and turned his powers over to a figurehead three-man junta only because he could not succeed himself under the Nicaraguan constitution. He had planned to stay on the sidelines until late 1974, when he would run for a second certain five-year term as President. Now, with his country in crisis, it seemed likely that the strongman would be flexing his muscles a lot sooner...
...take long for the town's long-dominant white politicians to demonstrate that they are not all that ready to work in harmony against financial and civic decline. At the first meeting of the five-man city council, which contains one newly elected black, a three-man majority voted themselves control of all the town's supervisory committees and threw out the black officeholder...
Listening Therapy. Mental health professionals are not the only ones working to help valley residents with their emotional difficulties. To supplement these efforts, a three-man team of ministers trained in psychology goes from door to door, providing both religious solace and the same "listening therapy" dispensed by the mental health aides. Ordinary medical doctors have been pressed into service, too, serving as listeners while they treat patients for physical ailments complicated by flood-inflicted traumas. One of these, Pediatrician Mark Spurlock, has found that Buffalo Creek children have more nightmares now, and that "asthmatics are wheezing more." Among...
...three-man 7-lb. tent made of "breathable" nylon, complete with rain fly and poles...
...defense obviously impressed the three-man jury. After nearly 4½ hours of deliberation, they decided that the defendants were "not responsible" for the crime "because of their invincible ignorance." Instead the jury accepted the argument that blame should fall on all Colombian governments since the conquistadores for "doing nothing to improve the way of life in the vast outback where Indians have been regarded mostly as marauding animals." The jury's decision does not amount to an acquittal. The judge has 15 days to decide whether to accept the verdict or call for a retrial...