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...coup would almost certainly mean a bloodbath-"worse than Chile," according to U.S. officials. It was doubtful that the army could effectively run the country or get oil production back to normal. As a Western diplomat observed last week, "The military has proved they can take over the streets, but they can't get people back to work...
...Antonio Samore, 73, left Buenos Aires for Rome last week to report to Pope John Paul II on "the little that I have done." Actually, he had done quite a lot. After a fortnight of shuttle diplomacy, Samore had pretty well averted the danger of war between Argentina and Chile. At the close of a meeting in nearby Montevideo, Uruguay, the Argentine government of President Jorge Rafael Videla and the Chilean junta of President Augusto Pinochet signed an agreement in which they promised not to use force against each other, pledged to reduce the military buildup along their...
This was the biggest operation they had ever attempted. In the past they had made the mistake of not acting boldly enough. But not any more. No more sloppy, half-assed affairs like Chile. This time the game was for all the marbles...
...poverty is still widespread. Highly skilled jobs often go begging, but within sight of Caracas' high-rise skyline hundreds of thousands of peasants live in shanty towns that lack water, roads and sewers. Agricultural policy has been a disaster; Venezuela imports much of its food from the U.S., Chile and the Caribbean. Inflation (current rate: 13%) persists, and urban street crime is on the rise. Only two weeks ago, the widow of former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela C. Allan Stewart was beaten to death on a Caracas sidewalk...
...Third World is also moving into steelmaking. Brazil and Mexico have already become exporters. Argentina and Chile are increasing their capacity. By the early 1980s some of the oil-producing Arab countries will be turning out steel. In shipbuilding, South Korea and Brazil have some yards that are more modern than Western Europe's. Along with Poland and Taiwan, they can produce bulk carriers even more cheaply than Japan...