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Andrew Zimbalist, a fourth-year graduate student in Economics, spent a year studying in Chile, returning to the United States September...
Allende had squeaked to victory with 36 per cent of the vote. In order to assume office, he had to conclude an agreement with the Christian Democrats and the Nationals that later certainly contributed to his downfall. In Chile the Congress--much like the Electoral College in this country--must ratify the popular mandate. The vote is normally pro forma, but the opposition parties in 1970 were making noises about voting against Allende and then combining forces in a new election. To forestall that possibility, Allende was forced to conclude an agreement with the opposition that pledged, among other things...
...reports filtering out of Chile in recent days described a 20-year-old, perched atop a six-story building, sniping at military patrols as they moved toward the Presidential Palace. He stood alone, clearly visible, firing at the enemy below. He was hit by return fire and teetered precariously...
...group of Harvard students are sponsoring a teach-in tonight that will attempt to explain the recent military takeover in Chile...
Among the speakers at the teach-in, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Lowell Lecture Hall, are a leading American expert on Latin American politics and a graduate student in Economics who returned from Chile two days before the military moved against President Salvador Allende...