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Word: ventanas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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...until three weeks ago, when the first U.S. oilmen from Loeb. Rhoades arrived at La Ventana oilfield in Mendoza province, did the meaning of Frondizi's deals sink home. A group of Peronista oilworkers in Mendoza gave Frondizi 48 hours to cancel the oil contracts. When Frondizi ignored their ultimatum, they struck. The national oilworkers' union then called for a nationwide walkout, and other Communist-and-Peronista-dominat-ed unions threatened a general strike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: A Taste of Firmness | 11/24/1958 | See Source »

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