Word: unrest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unclear how Pompidou's new government will deal with France's continuing social unrest. There is no sign of an easy end to the ominous labor-government confrontation at the Paris Renault plant, where 7,000 employees have been locked out since 400 mostly foreign assembly-line workers began a strike for better pay and working conditions three weeks ago. Meantime, students are being actively recruited for a series of parades throughout this month, which Communist Labor Leader Georges Seguy promises will fully reflect what he calls "the general effervescence" in post-Gaullist France...
...President addressed himself to two periods in Harvard's development and in the development of universities generally -- the mid-thirties and the present. He pointed up crucial differences between the two; referring to the student unrest of the sixties and early seventies as "bizarre troubles," he said that these troubles were "exotic ripples on the surface which mask more profound changes underneath...
...question remains whether Perón can rule effectively by remote control. Memories of his past giveaways have already spurred worker unrest. Two weeks ago, some 5,000 policemen in La Plata struck for higher wages, then occupied and barricaded the police headquarters. The mini-revolt was quickly crushed by government tanks, leaving little doubt that the real power lies with the military establishment, which is still extremely wary of Peronism. Indeed, if Perón pushes too hard too fast from his headquarters in Madrid, there might well be another coup like the one that knocked him from power...
Sadat did not specify the shortcomings, but Egypt has plainly been troubled in recent months by soaring food prices, hard-currency shortages, student unrest and a variety of other annoying domestic problems. In the circumstances, it was no surprise that Sadat decided to remove Premier Sidky. What was surprising was Sadat's decision to take on the unpopular job himself. "It's a strange move for such a shrewd politician as Sadat," mused a high-ranking U.S. State Department official. Washington sees one possible explanation: President Sadat is not prepared to serve as Premier for long...
...escu's emphasis on industrialization has produced a phenomenal annual growth rate of nearly 12%, but Bucharest cupboards are bare. Peasants are so wretchedly poor that some villages have no shops and people live by primitive forms of barter. In recent months, there have been increasing reports of unrest and even strikes...