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...because of Guatemala's deplorable human rights record. The prompt arrests, however, seemed to vindicate the government's system of justice and disprove charges that its security forces may have been involved in the killing. Government officials hoped the arrests would impress newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Frederic Chapin, who is expected to arrive in the country at the end of this month...
DIED. Harry Chapin, 38, folk-rock singer and composer whose poignant, bittersweet ballads about dashed dreams and broken promises included the hits Taxi (1972), W.O.L.D. (1974) and The Cat's in the Cradle (1974); of injuries received when his car was struck by a trailer truck; in Jericho, N.Y. The son of Big Band Drummer James Chapin, he performed for a while during the '60s with a group whose other members were his father and Brothers Tom and Stephen. A social activist and crusader against world hunger, Chapin often organized and appeared in benefit concerts for environmental issues...
...result, Frederic Chapin, the American chargé d'affaires in San Salvador, persuaded President José Napoleon Duarte to back a further investigation. Worried about her safety, U.S. officials based Torres in Washington and flew her to Central America for the proceedings...
...press conference the day after the latest attack, Chargé d'Affaires Frederic Chapin confirmed that the embassy is "taking action appropriate to increasing security," but noted the difficulty of stopping an RPG. "It is designed to go through tanks, and we don't have any of them here, unfortunately." Chapin also declared that the U.S. "is not going to be intimidated" in its policy of broad support for El Salvador's civilian-military junta. In Washington, an Administration request for $5 million in additional military aid received final approval in a close vote by a House...
...replacing White with Frederic Chapin, another experienced career diplomat, Haig indicated that the U.S. probably will send more military aid to the junta. At the same time, he served notice on all U.S. diplomats not to voice their opinions publicly unless they are in line with those of Reagan and Haig. Said a State Department official of the White-Haig relationship: "It was a clear case of mutual incompatibility...