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...Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua, Ortega declared with satisfaction that "the church would never side with any invaders." But it does not follow that the church, and the reluctant draftees it supports, will necessarily side with the government. At the Fonseca memorial, Sandinista National Directorate Member Victor Manuel Tirado-López issued an ominous warning. "Anyone who acts like a counterrevolutionary," he thundered, "will be dealt with accordingly. Even if he wears a clergyman's habit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Twisting Arms | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

...Ortiz Tirado, was the centre of attention at a long table containing top Mexican stars, movie executives, tycoons, socialites. The adolescent Mexican movie industry had put on one of its first party dresses for a minor emissary of its big sister to the north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mexican Movies | 12/16/1940 | See Source »

Last of the condemned came the boy Juan Tirado. "Can I see my mother?" he asked, dully. Since his mother was not at hand, the request was refused. The riflemen, perhaps unnerved, did not shoot well-maimed but did not kill Juan Tirado...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Ready . . .Aim. . .Fire! | 12/5/1927 | See Source »

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