Word: unless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Unless they are stopped, they may cost farmers millions
...with the type of bullets used by the police. The right-wing "White Warriors' Union," a pro-government vigilante group with ties to business, killed another priest to avenge an assassination by left-wing terrorists. Next, the White Warriors vowed to execute the 47 Jesuits in El Salvador unless they left the country in 30 days. The Jesuits stayed, and so far none have been murdered, but it is clear that they, indeed all active Catholics, face harassment, torture and death at the hands of the vigilantes, the national police and the dreaded 50,000-member "Orden" militia. This...
...Tokyo, Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda announced that he expected appreciation in Bonn for Japan's efforts to reduce its huge surpluses by restraining exports and prodding domestic activity to a 7% growth. Other Japanese policymakers, however, complained that Tokyo's labors will come to naught unless Washington helps out by controlling the dollar. "It will all be in vain if the U.S. does not cooperate," said Economic Planning Agency Director Kiichi Miyazawa. "The fact that our surpluses continue to increase despite our efforts is due mainly to U.S. foot-dragging on her energy problem and inflation." (Another cause...
That was too much for Desai. He called an emergency meeting of his Cabinet and threatened to resign unless given a free hand. In the end, he was authorized to write letters to Narain and Singh, asking for their resignations. Both complied, followed by four junior ministers who quit in support of the two dissidents...
There are structural imbalances in the economy too that seem inaccessible to either monetary or budget policy. To cite just two: many of the unemployed are unskilled women, blacks and/or teenagers, whom employers are reluctant to hire unless demand reaches inflationary heights; medical and hospital costs seem to rise rapidly and inexorably no matter what is happening to business in general. Miller recognizes that such troubles need special attention, but they are no part of his responsibility at the Federal Reserve...