Word: turmoil
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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POLITICAL REPRESSION and turmoil are often accompanied by an outbreak of literary activity, and the case of South Africa is no exception. Mating Birds, the first novel of Lewis Nkosi, a young Black South African writer, is a story set in and expressly concerned with the current political and social conditions of South Africa. It is short, clear, direct and intensely unforgiving--a cry from the heart, dedicated to "my grandmother, Esther Makatini, who washed white people's clothes so that I could learn to write...
...promises were made on aid beyond that and Dodd and others said there likely will be many more votes against further assistance, especially in light of the Iran-Contra turmoil involving the sale of arms to Iran and the purported diversion of profits to the Contras...
...PLAY is at its best when it satirizes the turmoil of Irish life. Reid shows an unexpectedly biting sense of humor which is best brought to life by Robin Mosely as Deirdre. Deirdre's bawdy sense of humor and her frustrated desires are capably handled by Mosely. Reid also gives her some of the best punchlines. Discussing her lack of a sex life, Deirdre declares she has found a new form of birth control-"arrest at 3 a.m. and a life sentence." Another capable performance is turned in by Susan Pellegrino as Joan...
...happening. The commission also scored Reagan and his aides for never bothering to consider whether their actions complied with the law; as the chief legal adviser to the President, Meese must bear blame for that. But Shultz says he will not resign, and replacing him would cause more turmoil in foreign policy. Weinberger and Meese are old friends of Reagan's from California days. Replacing lower-ranking Cabinet members unconnected to Iranscam would prove nothing, though it might serve to energize an Administration that suffers from intellectual lameness...
Brazil's labor unions and the business community put much of the blame for the economic turmoil on Sarney and his Finance Minister, Dilson Funaro. Ironically, only a year ago Sarney was hailed for imposing the freeze on prices. But the artificial restraints generated an intense consumer demand that put renewed pressure on the economy. Before long, production capacity that was needed to turn out exports was being diverted to satisfy domestic demand. Even so, shortages of meat, milk, eggs and many other products developed. Ignoring the ill effects of the freeze, Sarney persisted with the controls until after congressional...