Brazil Inflation Drives Discontent Under Castelo Branco
Inflation in 1966 rose 41.1 percent with a 5 percent hike expected, straining Rio housewives and fueling resentment at the military regime. Wages, credit limits, and a new press law heightened fears of reduced political freedoms as opposition figures and editors accused the government of suppressing democracy in the name of economic stabilization. The United States’ stake in Brazil concerns businessmen as Carlos Lacerda urged subversion against the regime. Government actions and hope for inflation relief frame the coming year.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Castelo Branco
New National Renovating Alliance Party
Congress
United States
Forgotten Dam on Lake Champlain Signals Neglect Across Nations
Frederic 0. Sargent traces a 1938 dam built at Friar's Island near St. John Quebec to regulate Lake Champlain levels. The dam, never used, reveals decades of administrative lapse by Canada and the United States, prompting calls from Quebec chambers and INCOCHAMP to revive the international agreement and form a Lake Champlain commission.
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Friar’s Island
St. John
Quebec
Lake Champlain
United States
International Joint Commission
Army Corps of Engineers
Richelieu River
Clinton County
New York
Dunton
Vermont Lake Champlain
Government of
Canada
Friar Island Dam
Darkness Elevates Winter Crime Says Safety Bureau
The Street and Highway Safety Lighting Bureau warns crime peaks in winter due to long nights. Spokesmen urge pedestrians and drivers to avoid dark streets and alleys as Library of Congress figures show violence is twelve times higher at night in dimly lit areas versus daytime.
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