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Chile's President Eduardo Frei is a Christian Democrat who came to office on a platform of sweeping social reform. He has turned out to be a reformer, all right, but of a kind that Chilenos had not quite expected. Seven months ago, he put a crimp in the national afternoon siesta by banning the three-hour lunch break. Then came a prohibition of movies after midnight and the closing of television stations at 11:45 p.m. "A nation that goes to bed late cannot work well the next day," the government explained...
Last month came a ruling that threatened another aspect of bedtime life in Chile. Amid charges of white slavery and dope peddling, Frei's Interior Ministry suddenly banned prostitution and told owners of nightclubs to take the beds out of the back rooms. This was going too far. No sooner had the order been issued than the madams of Santiago descended on the presidential palace in a mass-protest demonstration. They informed Under Secretary of the Interior Juan Hamilton that unless the ban was removed, they would organize into a sort of body politic to oppose the government...
Soronen's wife sued the inn and James Frei, the bartender who served her husband, charging that they had negligently caused her husband's death by selling him whisky when he was visibly drunk. The defendants denied responsibility, claiming that Soronen was not "a visibly intoxicated person" when he entered the Olde Milford Inn-an observation that was supported by the testimony of several patrons. But what if Soronen was drunk? the defendants went on. That would have made his accidental death the result of his own "contributory negligence." In either case, Frei and the tavern argued, they...
According to Javits, Peru's President Belaúnde, Chile's Frei and Argentina's Illia were receptive to his common-market concept, even if he met more hesitancy than hurrahs from many business leaders. Javits has succeeded before in pressing through unlikely schemes for Latin America. It was he who conceived ADELA (the Atlantic Community Development Group for Latin America), an altruistic investment organization whose backers include many of the most prestigious names in European, Japanese and U.S. business. So far, in less than two years of operation, ADELA has committed $22 million to 27 privately...
...Still, Frei has been unable during his 17-month tour in office to translate his 53% electoral mandate into significant reforms. Though his Christian Democrats dominate the House of Deputies, FRAP-in combination with the Radicals-holds the upper hand in the Senate and has emasculated Frei's copper program. This scheme aims to make Chile the world's No. 1 copper producer and earn an additional $300 million in foreign exchange to finance Frei's sweeping proposals for land reform-which themselves are stymied in the legislature. Heartened by a recent by-election victory in Valparaiso...