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...Americas, could move easily toward democracy. Since the overthrow of Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier in February 1986, the nation has been ruled by an army-dominated provisional government headed by Lieut. General Henri Namphy. The 22 months of military rule, though, have been a period of unrest, as the country stood on the brink of anarchy. In some areas law and order have virtually broken down, and an estimated 500 people have been killed in random and often gruesome violence. At the same time, the country was struggling with democratic procedures that were unfamiliar to Haitians after three decades...
...finance $19 billion in hard-currency debt. "This is perhaps Yugoslavia's greatest crisis in almost 40 years," said a Western diplomat long resident in Belgrade. "All the indications are that Mikulic cannot survive. But the bigger question is whether the entire country is now heading toward chaos and unrest...
...velvet-voiced airline captains say in their understated way, Texas Air is experiencing some turbulence. Acquisitiveness has bred turmoil: growing labor unrest, flagging employee spirit and complaints alleging poor service and aircraft maintenance. Wall Street analysts wonder if the company expanded too much and too fast. They question whether Lorenzo, a whiz at financing and acquisitions, has the attention span needed for the details of running a huge airline. In an industry where service is crucial, employees and top management at Eastern and Continental seem too busy warring with each other to satisfy customers' needs...
Ironically, Baker in a sense won his campaign. Flying to Europe for a scheduled visit Monday, he persuaded the West Germans to roll back the interest-rate increase he had assailed, and they together specifically reaffirmed the Louvre agreement. But it was much too late to calm the unrest Baker's previous statements had intensified. Well before he patched things up with the Germans, selling on the world's stock exchanges had accelerated into an all-out crash...
While scoring business triumphs, Korea has been racked by political and social unrest for much of the year. In the summer, massive and violent street demonstrations forced Korean President Chun Doo Hwan to speed up the process of democratic reform. Then a series of strikes temporarily shut down virtually all major Korean companies and many minor ones as workers demanded -- and won -- higher wages. Amid the turmoil, the Korean economy has proved resilient; growth for the year is expected...