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Word: tunaboats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1972-1972
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Frozen Aid. In retaliation, the Administration has cut off military sales and credits to Ecuador. That action led Ecuador to protest to the Organization of American States that the U.S. was employing illegal sanctions. In recent weeks, the San Diego based American Tunaboat Association, which does $20 million worth of fishing in Ecuadorian waters, has been badgering the White House in San Clemente and Washington to do something to protect American fishermen. At week's end, Meyer and President José Velasco Ibarra still had not reached an agreement, but the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said the talks would continue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECUADOR: The Tuna War Continues | 1/24/1972 | See Source »

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