Word: montalva
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DIED. Eduardo Frei Montalva, 71, former President of Chile (1964-70) and longtime leader of its Christian Democratic Party; from complications after an operation; in Santiago. A symbol of the U.S. determination in the 1960s to prevent Communist takeovers in Latin America and achieve reforms democratically, Frei won the 1964 election against self-professed Marxist Salvador Allende Gossens with considerable help from the CIA, but his efforts at reform were thwarted...