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...that date, an anachronistic democratic regime, which had been proving its incapacity to deal with our numerous national problems, was bloodlessly overthrown by military coop. This was long overdue, given the chronic economic chaos, the growing social conflict, and the increasingly disruptive administrative disorder which racked the Illia Administration. Nobody in Argentina complained against the coup d'etat. On the contrary: there occurred a widespread feeling of relief and hopeful optimism. The Revolution, carried out by the heads of the Armed Forces to lead the country at a moment of national crisis. Ongania's government has since received spontaneous support...
Brabham's victory in last week's Dutch Grand Prix was his third for 1966. It practically sewed up a third world title for the tall Aussie, and it came at the direct expense of Clark, who has been plagued by chronic mechanical failures in his 2.2-liter Lotus-Climax, has yet to win a race this season. Driving a more powerful (by 55 h.p.) 3-liter Brabham-Repco that he designed and built himself, Jack allowed Clark to take the lead, then forced such a fast pace that the cooling system in Jimmy's overworked Lotus...
...countryside, where 80% of the population still lives, the ravages of the world's worst chronic inflation are scarcely felt. Most families can grow enough food to get along and often have enough left over to barter for clothes and even bicycles. In the cities, life for most is not so easy. The monthly wage of an average white-collar worker would barely buy a round of drinks in the Hotel Indonesia bar. To make ends meet, city dwellers have invented a sort of guerrilla economy. Almost everyone has a racket...
...biggest of the European carriers, British European Airways, which carries more passengers than any other airline outside the U.S., was in continuing turbulence. Sir Anthony Milward, chairman of the state-owned BEA, passed the trouble off as a "bad patch" of flying; passengers characterized it as a chronic inability to get off the ground in proper flying time...
...competitive world economy. The country is getting scant help from the British workingman, who too often thinks that the only fight he has to wage is the battle against his boss. Padded payrolls and plain sloth are slowing production at home, losing business abroad and aggravating the chronic trade deficit and the sterling crisis. Examples...