Word: violent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...leftist terrorists who are trying to bring it down. The government paid no more than lip service to Somoza's plea that it crack down on Sandinista bases near the Nicaragua border. "They've made some of the right moves," says a State Department official, "but the violent opposition, which is heavily Marxist, still remains powerful...
...whether a violent confrontation can be prevented...
...Violent volcanic eruptions shaped the lofty Rockies near by, and today Denver is once again thrusting skyward. This time the earth shakes with 45-ton drilling cranes and six-cylinder Cat loaders constructing skyscrapers of polished granite, cold steel and gleaming glass. As the world price of oil rockets, energy firms are converging on Denver to exploit the surrounding area's resources. With the Administration's proposal to pour out billions in Government money to create synthetic fuel industries, the rush stands to become a stampede. Even if Congress allocates only a fraction of the subsidies that Jimmy...
...crew stands on deck, swaying in unison. The foreyard and rope ladders are raised, and the sound of eight bells signals high noon. The sky darkens and one hell of a storm strikes. The crew and noble passengers are eventually pitched into the roiling sea, represented by the violent agitation of a huge black cloth, and are saved from drowning by a bevy of naiads in turquoise body-stockings...
White Knuckles Cinema screens its features every Thursday and Friday, three times a night. They are thrillers and horrors and suspense films, but they are less distinctive for being frightening or suspenseful than for being tough, violent and fanatical. Most of the films are cheaply made and American--throwaway B-pictures produced from a collaboration of unruly talent. Nearly all of them fit into what critic Manny Farber has called "the termite range" of art, art which is characterized by stubborn, quirky, all but brainless energy...