Word: ustinovian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Americans usually manage to get their boats back, after paying fines that have ranged as high as $86,000. Since the U.S. Government reimburses the fishermen, the situation would be tolerable, if mildly embarrassing, except that Ecuador has now managed to turn the whole Ustinovian affair into a diplomatic confrontation. Uncle Sam, to retaliate against Ecuador, cut off military aid, which came to $4,500,000 last year. "Aggression!" exclaimed Ecuador, though there seemed something faintly odd in using that particular word to describe cutting off military supplies. The Ecuadoreans claim, however, that such sanctions violate the Organization of American...
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