Word: indonesian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cambodia's countryside and have brought the few remaining government-held cities under rocket bombardment. Even as he tearfully made his exit, Lon Nol insisted that his absence would be only temporary; he had elicited a face-saving invitation to the exotic isle of Bali from his friend Indonesian President Suharto. In reality, however, Lon Nol, 61, was finished. After a two-week rest in Indonesia, he planned to go to the U.S., where he would surely be a long-term guest...
Nationwide, electricity bills rose about 20% last year, and they may well go up as much or even more this year. The raises are most severe in areas where utilities burn imported oil. In Southern California, where power is generated by Indonesian, Venezuelan and Canadian oil, residential electricity bills have climbed by 50% since 1973. In New York City and vicinity, bills have risen a breathtaking 42% in the past year...
...soldier" of World War II. Yokoi immediately became a national hero. When the second "last soldier" of World War II, Lieut. Hiroo Onoda, was found in the Philippines last March, Tokyo sent a chartered jet to bring him home. When a third last soldier was captured on the remote Indonesian island of Morotai last month, the Japanese began to show a little embarrassment. How many more aging sons of Nippon can still be fighting for the Emperor in remote corners of the Pacific...
...commando unit, managed to avoid capture and built a grass hut deep in the jungle. He survived by raising potatoes and picking bananas off the trees. "My commanding officer told me to fight it out," he explained. Last month he was spotted by a Morotai native, who alerted Indonesian authorities. Four airmen lured the naked Nakamura out of hiding by singing the Japanese national anthem and waving the risingsun flag. Then they pounced...
...Fogg is showing two films about Balinese life and culture in conjunction with its exhibition "Legendary Paintings of Bali." The films, "Bali Today" by Margaret Mead and "Balinese Music and Dance" produced by the Xerox Corporation and distributed through the Indonesian Consulate of New York, will be shown August 12, 14, 16 at 2 p.m. in the Fogg Norton Lecture Hall. Admission is free...