Word: yugoslavic
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...neighbor. Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia all took an interest in Yugoslavia's mineral resources and in transporting goods along the Danube River. But after the Second World War the Soviet Union achieved a position of dominance, largely because of the assistance and inspiration it had lent to the Yugoslav Partisans--commanded by Josip Tito, a Croatian Communist--who led the only active resistance to the Nazis. The United States and the other western powers seemed prepared to accept Soviet domination of Yugoslavia, and the Russians considered it part of their East European sphere of influence. The Soviet secret police...
...usual, a minor conflict served to mask a power showdown. The catalyst was Nikki Pilic, the flamboyant Yugoslav star who was suspended by his national association for not living up to a purported commitment to represent his country in Davis Cup competition. "There is no problem," said Pilic. "The president of the Yugoslav association is my uncle." But the uncle was adamant, despite Pilic's pleas that he had never agreed to play. Then the I.L.T.F rashly involved the entire tennis world in what was essentially a family affair. It suspended Pilic until July 1, forcing him to miss...
Whitlam, to his credit, rebuked both Murphy and the Yugoslav government...
Dawn Raids. Whitlam continues to suffer from the actions of some members of his erratic Cabinet. Attorney General Lionel Murphy got him into a mess by overreacting to complaints by the Yugoslav government about Croatian terrorists' using Australia as a training ground. Murphy personally led an extraordinary invasion of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization to unearth files that had supposedly been withheld from him. It was rather as if a U.S. Attorney General had stormed the FBI. Shortly after that incident, federal and New South Wales state police staged dawn raids on 68 Croatian homes. Australians barely had time...
...final. To help distract the fans after the game, the Belgrade city council has ordered shops and restaurants on the main streets to stay open all night. In addition, virtually the entire police force of the Republic of Serbia will be on duty, trying to keep the peace. Still, Yugoslav authorities are happy to host the game...