Word: wake
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When an assassination attempt is made, it is usually the work of a dissident political faction and not the outburst of a sociopath. In Greece, for example, where political passions still foam fiercely in the wake of the restoration of democracy after seven years of military rule, at least five times last fall Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis moved out of his official residence onto a yacht that was never anchored in the same harbor for more than one night. It was suspected that plotters out to restore another right-wing dictatorship were trying to kill him. Authoritarian regimes...
...open to all, and the Third World countries who voted to bar Pretoria's delegates during the Bouteflika era. For different reasons, Israel will also not be a seriously divisive issue. Syria will call for Israel's ouster, but Egypt and other moderate Arab states, in the wake of the Sinai accord, will probably pretend not to hear...
...convoy's game plan went into effect. Working out of the I-formation, but 81 threw a key block, wiping out the left land. Using an intercom system for a huddle the next five buses made their move, sweeping and leaving an array of stalled cars in the wake of their fumes. In a systematic fashion the convoy weaved its way through the opposing traffic; gainers interspersed with long breakdown lane sweeps...
...wake of the collapse of Saigon's Thieu regime four months ago, North Viet Nam has been emerging as a major Southeast Asian power. When, for example, a mausoleum honoring the late Ho Chi Minh was unveiled during Ha noi's recent independence celebrations, the ceremony was attended by dozens of visiting foreign dignitaries. To assess Southeast Asia's changing geopolitical landscape, Otto Fuerbringer, editor of magazine development at Time Inc. and former managing editor of TIME, toured the region and talked with many of its leaders. His report...
Motley Mob. In the wake of the attempted coup, a motley mob of Quito citizens ransacked the palace, carrying off rugs, lamps and other portable goodies. Otherwise, there was little popular support for the coup even though Rodriguez's regime has lately been in considerable economic trouble. In the first half of 1974, Ecuador exported $444 million worth of goods, primarily oil from its jungle wells, coffee and bananas. But then hypernationalistic government ministers raised the price of oil 54&#cent; per bbl. above OPEC's price. In protest, the oil companies severely limited production. Although revenues plummeted...