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...month after the Organization of American States voted sanctions against the Dominican Republic in an effort to topple Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, 69, the strongman is still in charge. Billboards dot the Dominican countryside with sycophantic testimonials: "Trujillo, Greatest Man of the Continent," "Trujillo, Dominican Glory," "Trujillo, Your People Adore...
...Trujillo is hurting and putting in long days to stay in power. Economically, the OAS sanctions intensify a recession already under way because of declining commodity prices and vastly increased spending for arms. With the political future clouded, private investment has almost stopped. The rich are holding onto their money and trying to convert pesos into dollars in the black market...
...downtown El Conde and Arzobispo Nouel, Ciudad Trujillo's principal shopping streets, the stores are almost empty, and many would close if the government would let them. The third of the capital's population that lives in filthy hovels, mostly along the Ozama River, is largely unemployed, and government food kitchens supply a daily meal of rice and bananas to the hungry. The customary public works projects have been cut to the bone to relieve a $70 million budget deficit, putting thousands more out of work...
...Kuznetsov, is clear, under Article 53 of the U.N. Charter, which says, "No enforcement action shall be taken under regional arrangements without authorization of the Security Council." On the surface, the action appeared only to range the U.N. on the side of the angels against Dominican Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. But it turned out to be a time bomb loaded with implications. The Soviet resolution, if passed, would...
...million now. Castro-imitating hotheads have scared off investors by demanding more government controls. Partly as a concession to the leftists, Betancourt has canceled new oil concessions and slashed rents 25%, shaking confidence still more. Chronic crisis-Betancourt's hands are only freshly healed from Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo's attempt last June to dynamite him to bits -further contributed to economic trouble...