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The article presents information regarding U.S. ambassador to Chile Edward Korry, who played a major role in the aborted coup in Chile when President Salvador Allende Gossens came to power in 1970. It is reported that an article by former "Times" investigative Seymour Hersh cleared Korry from his role in the aborted coup. However, Hersh later said that some of the things he had written about Korry were wrong.

The article reports on the impact of the military overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende Gossens to the sugar shipments from Cuba. Accordingly, a Cuban ship left Valparaiso so quickly during the coup that its crew had no time to put ashore four Chilean cranes that were being used to unload sugar for fear of getting bombed. It adds that Chilean lawyers have filed papers in the U.S. District Court for the Canal Zone seeking attachment of the ships for sailing in the canal, which has been granted by judge Guthrie Crowe but authorities have already missed nabbing the two sugar-bearing ships except for the Cuban freighter Imias.

The article focuses on the failed attempt of the International Telephone & Telegraph Co. (ITT) to overthrow Chile's Marxist President Salvador Allende. It states that ITT officials determined that Allende had to be stopped, motivated by misplaced patriotism and fear for the company's 150 million U.S. dollar capital investment in Chile. It notes that the company attempted to try its best in enlisting support of other U.S. corporations in Chile and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the White House.

The article reports on the implications of the new rule of 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. working hours with 30-minute lunch break in Chile. It states that Democratic President Eduardo Montalva Frei broke the sacred institution of the three-hour lunch when he implemented the new rule. It indicates that Frei's government conducted a survey which seek to boost efficiency and save electricity. The survey revealed that 94.6% favored an uninterrupted working day and only 4.5% opposed to the idea.

The article offers information on the presidential election in Chile in which Salvador Allende, a Marxist candidate, received more votes as compared to his opponents including former president Jorge Alessandri and Christian Democratic Party's presidential candidate Edurado Frei. It states that the National Congress will take a decision to choose between Allende and Alessandri for the post of president on October 24, 1970. It mentions that for the first time since 1938, Santiago, Chile stock market was closed for a day due to the fear that investors may panic. It discusses the role the Moscow-aligned Communists, which is a minority partner in Allende's Popular Front coalition, will play in the new government, as they are better regulated than the Socialist Party of Allende.

The article discusses the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) involvement in the destabilization of the Chilean Marxist government under President Salvador Allende. It reports that former U.S. President Richard Nixon had authorized the agency to wage an 8 million dollar campaign to aid the opponents of the Chilean Administration from 1970 to 1973. It notes that the Nixon and Ford Administrations bluntly denied the allegations and insisted that the CIA was not responsible for the 1973 coup.

The article focuses on issues that surrounded the alleged move of the U.S. and ITT Corp. to prevent the ascension of President-elect Salvador Allende Gossens as leader of Chile in 1970s. It states that the allegations asserted that both ITT and U.S,. President Richard M. Nixon were in opposition of Allende who happens to be a Marxist. It also adds that plans have been drafted to depose the President such as the initiation of a coup d'etat. However, the U.S. and ITT Corp. denied the statements.

The article focuses on the victory of Salvador Allende Gossens as the first freely elected President of Chile and the violence that erupted in Santiago post his victory. It is stated that Gossens' opponent, right-wing candidate Jorge Alessandri, urged his supporters to not oppose Gossens. But a group of persons in favor of Alessandri, attacked the Army General Rene Schneider, who was a close aide to the President-elect.

The article focuses Chilean leftist feeling against the local oligarchy and the U.S. It refers to Chilean Congress which is confronting a dilemma of whether or not to allow freely elected Marxist Salvador Allende Gossens to become President of the country. The article also refers to Chilean students who represents every shade of the leftist spectrum. It is stated that if Gossens is denied the presidency, his followers may well plunge the country into a murderous civil war.

The article focuses on the political crisis in Chile, Argentina and in Uruguay in July 1973. It mentions the conflict between the supporters and enemies of President Salvador Allende Gossens and the abortive army coup in Chile. Allende gained the anger of many citizens when he ordered the closure of an opposition newspaper. It points on the widespread terrorism, violence and kidnappings in Argentina after the return of dictator Juan Póron. Furthermore, a successful military coup d'etat led to the temporary end to a republican government in Uruguay. President Juan Maria Bordaberry announced the dissolution of the Congress and replaced by the "Council of State" which he headed.

The article reports on the missing persons associated to the arrests by Direccion de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) in Chile in 1975. Model Marta Neira was subjected to electric shock and sexual abuse was last seen inside the Quilen detention center on Christmas Eve of 1974. It notes that a witness saw DINA agents overrun the legs of engineering student Luis Guajardo Zamorano with a pickup truck in a detention center's courtyard. Meanwhile, the Chilean press stresses that it was the Marxist revolutionaries impersonating DINA agents who made the kidnappings of the leftists.

The article presents the political condition and the military relations in Chile. Air Force General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán claimed that the junta was taking temporary measures to rid the country of the Marxist disease spread by the late President Salvador Allende Gossens. It mentions that the goal of military was to achieve reconstruction and normalcy. It adds that the military government appeared to be infected with an irrational xenophobia in which one of its reasons was the conviction of the junta that Chile's chaos had been brought about by the Latin America radicals who had been granted asylum by Allende.

The article presents a case study on the investment of the U.S. in the political fate of Chile in the early 1960s. It says that Eduardo Frei, leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Chile, became the recipient of American political counsel and financial help. However, Marxist Salvador Allende's Socialist Party continued to grow that it became a case for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It reveals that Soviet propaganda blames the CIA for the Chilean coup and the death of Allende.

The article presents political views regarding the President of Chile Eduardo Frei and offers updates on the country's political parties including Christian Democratic Party, Communists, leftists, and socialists. It focuses on the political implication caused by rebel fraction led by Jacques Chonchol and the government proposal for a force-saving program. It discusses the reassertion of Frei's authority and his plan make government coalition reform in Chile.

The article looks into the censorship issue in the mass media in Chile. It cites the foreign journalists' experiences of being shot while covering the coup d'etat. It notes that satellite communications went dead and telephone lines were curtailed and monitored by the military. It states that despite the restrictions, critical facts were able to leak out due to the ingenuity and persistence of foreign reporters. The introduction of censorship by the military junta was referred to as "file now, die later" by journalists. The system refers to the requirement that they have to deposit signed copies of their files to be used as judicial evidence.

The article presents information related to the presidential elections in Chile held in the first half of the September 1970. As reported, in the most important presidential election in the republic's 152-year history, Chile's 3,500,000 voters voted for three candidates. These candidates include the Communist-backed candidate, Salvador Allende, the rightist candidate, 74-year-old former President Jorge Al-essandri, and Radomiro Tomic of Frei's Christian Democratic Party.

The article offers information on the rise of the inflation rate in Chile. It mentions three causes of the rise in inflation rate such as severe drought, unseasonal rains and the decline in the price of copper from 55 cents per pound (lb) to 27 cents, which caused the government to lost 6,300,000 dollars in taxes. Furthermore, it mentions that President Carlos Ibanez has decided to cut government expenses by reducing the subsidies that limit the price of tea and sugar.

The article focuses on the winning by businessman Jorge Alessandri as President of Chile. It states that Alessandri has won over his rival Socialist Salvador Allende, who was supported by the country's new Communists with a close votes. It also mentions that Alessandri anticipates carrying a strong government that will pursue the increase of production. Furthermore, the new President aims to change the social-security system and hopes to save the copper industry in the country.