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Chile's strongmen attempted to counter the increasingly strident world criticism by releasing details of a Strangelovian plot that they say justifies their harsh treatment of leftists. The plot, which will be revealed in the U.N. this week by the Chilean Foreign Minister, is called "Plan Zeta." It reportedly...
The junta has also moved vigorously in the economic sector, which Allende left a shambles. Draconian measures such as the summary execution of black marketeers, an across-the-board freeze on wages and the drastic devaluation of the escudo have stabilized prices. Under Allende, inflation had risen more than 300...
Governor Ronald Reagan last week signed a bill imposing a mandatory death penalty on those convicted of eleven specific kinds of murder. The California law, which will take effect Jan. 1, is designed to get around the Supreme Court's objections to the arbitrary and capricious use of capital...
Correspondent Rauch, who was allowed to inspect the interior of the stadium last week, found no signs of any mass-execution sites. Some prisoners were lounging in the bleachers. But, Rauch noted, "there was not more than one-tenth of the people we had been told were in the stadium...
At quarterback, Jimmy Stoeckel and Milt Holt have looked impressive. In last Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage Holt completed seven of nine passes and Stoeckel six of seven. "I don't know whether that means our defense is weak or what," Restic said. "But you can't complain about that kind...