51. A constitutional amendment rejected by voters in February but passed by Parliament in April allows the government to seize the white-owned land without paying compensation. 52. A top government official in Zimbabwe wants citizens to snitch on white farmers who use racist epithets and said the government will seize their farms. 53. After Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment, the government seized his tapes. 54. Also Friday, the government seized control of a troubled bank. 55. And the government had seized control of the mob-linked Teamsters local that represented garbage truck drivers. 56. Burmese leader Gen. Than Shwe, whose government seized power by killing hundreds of demonstrators, ignored questions from reporters as he arrived at the hotel. 57. Burmese leader Gen. Than Shwe, whose government seized power by killing hundreds of demonstrators, ignored questions from reporters as he arrived at the summit site. 58. But in February, voters rejected a new constitution that would have allowed the government to seize white-owned farms without paying compensation. 59. But Vietnam could not afford to withdraw unless it was convinced that a militantly anti-Vietnamese government would not seize power in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. 60. Cojuangco fled the country with the Marcos family and was booted out of San Miguel after the government seized his shares on suspicion that they were acquired illegally. |