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Panama University Closed by Troops Amid Junta Rule
The Panamanian military junta occupied the University of Panama with national guard troops, closing it for possibly six months to allow a regents board to draft an educational reform program. The move targets campus unrest and alleged Communist influence as elite red beret troops seized arms and quelled fighting between student factions.
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Anama
University of Panama
Jose M. Pinilla
Bolivar Urrutia