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Pinochet nevertheless emerged from last week's ballot in a relatively strong position. By winning 43% of the vote, he showed broader popular appeal than opposition polls had indicated -- a considerable achievement for a dictator after 15 years in power. Said Labor Minister Alfonso Marquez de la Plata: "The plebiscite was a personal triumph for the President and an electoral defeat for his collaborators. It's a clear demonstration that he enjoys a great deal of civilian support...
...secrets of the drug lords' success? Greed and fear, or, as Colombians call it, plomo o plata (lead or silver), meaning take the money or the bullet. The lure is rarely subtle. Last fall, for instance, agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) discovered a freshly dug tunnel less than 100 ft. from the prison cell near Mexico City that houses Rafael Caro Quintero, one of Mexico's most notorious traffickers. Preparations were made to move him to another building. Then a prison official received an envelope in the mail. It contained cash, pictures of his children...
...country was a major importer of radios, TV sets, refrigerators and cars. The surge in foreign auto sales has made Santiago one of the world's most polluted capitals. Argentina went on a similar binge starting in the late 1970s, a period known as La Plata Dulce-the sweet money...
Instead of the barracks, Alfonsin chose to enter law school in La Plata, where he first became active in the progressive Radical Civic Union Party. He was drawn to the party by its populist orientation and historic opposition to Argentina's landed oligarchy. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Alfonsin began his career as a lawyer in Chascomus. He ran successfully for the provincial legislature in La Plata, then for the National Congress...
Under pressure from the UN and the Carter Administration, Videla accounted for onethird of the 15,000 Desaparecidos last year. But it generally does not assume responsibility for the unidentified, mutilated corpses washed up on the banks of the Plata River, or for the unmarked mass graves found outside the capitol...