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...firmly controls the army) or at the polls (where he seems invincible) but by fomenting trouble between the Muslim and Christian communities in the hope of creating national chaos. In his speech, Sadat accused both religious and political enemies of "conniving together" to exaggerate several recent incidents of unrest, including a domestic quarrel between a Muslim family and a Christian family last June that had led to three days of clashes and at least 17 deaths. The event itself was unimportant, said Sadat, but was exploited by the regime's religious opponents as well as two legal opposition groups...
...from a bold move, however, the PATCO dismissal signifies a cowardly attempt to intimidate unions and coerce them into unwitting collusion with Reagan's questionable economic policies. By heading off labor unrest at the pass, the Republicans hope to divert attention from measures which will harm most Americans...
...with hard times, food shortages, long queues for essential commodities, and nagging uncertainty about the future. On the very day of Solidarity's anniversary, the government announced sharp increases in the price of bread and cereal. Since it was a meat-price hike that had led to prolonged unrest last year, and the subsequent birth of Solidarity, it was conceivable that the new increases would trigger protests. In fact there were none-perhaps because the public realized that bread prices had been unrealistically low. At 120 a loaf, bread had actually been cheaper than the grain used to make...
...Government's exasperation with Gaddafi had been building for a long time. Using Libya's vast oil wealth, he has fomented unrest throughout the Middle East and black Africa. In December 1979, at the time of the Iranian hostage crisis, a Libyan mob attacked and burned the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. The Carter Administration quarreled sporadically with Gaddafi; it was also embarrassed by Gaddafi's bizarre efforts to cultivate influence in the U.S. through Jimmy Carter's wayward brother Billy...
Renewed inflation is certain to bring escalating demands for wage increases by Canadian workers and more labor unrest. Just last week the nation's postal system resumed operations after a six-week strike by 23,000 postal clerks. Mail delivery was brought to a halt, and the economy suffered an estimated $350 million in business-related losses. A key issue in the strike: a union demand for 17 weeks of maternity leave at 93% of full...