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...Marxist Allende government, according to respected church sources, an estimated 1,000 Chileans have been tortured to death by the ruthlessly efficient secret police, the DINA. In one wave of arrests 18 months ago 2,000 people were brought in; 370 have never been seen again. These gruesome statistics confirm the worst fears of many Chileans, that certain suspects are marked first to be tortured-generally for information about their political associations-and then executed...
...because he is a backslid Democrat, a Lyndon Johnson confidant who switched parties in 1973, opportunistically figuring that Nixon would help him win the 1976 presidential nomination. Indeed, he was Nixon's first choice to succeed Spiro Agnew in 1973, until it became clear that Congress would not confirm...
...than the other two, but Viking scientists wanted detailed photographs of the area before making a final decision. To get them, controllers at J.P.L. last week "tweaked" Viking's thrusters to bring the periapsis (low point) of its orbit directly over the new landing site. If the photographs confirm that Chryse Planitia is relatively smooth, Viking will land on July...
...vulnerability of the city, its political importance and the desire of both Rebels and redcoats to keep from destroying it will certainly affect Howe's tactics once his attack is launched. These factors have already profoundly affected Washington's defense. Howe, sources in London confirm, needs the city whole, as a center of flourishing Tory trade and power in the Colonies. He also wants it for winter quarters and as a base from which his forces may push up Hudson's River. If in the process of taking the city, he can capture Washington's Army...
Washington, just south of the King's Bridge. The extent to which such devices may hinder British naval action is doubtful. If Washington is also doubtful, he is not the kind of leader to share his fears with an already wavering public. Washington's aides would neither confirm nor deny the dramatic rumor that Sir William Howe has thus far delayed his attack only because he is expecting the imminent arrival (probably this week) of his brother Admiral Lord Howe with another vast fleet-about 150 vessels and some 10,000 men. Also expected are the Hessian mercenaries...