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...last fall's presidential balloting, Allende himself ran a close second in the normally conservative Christian Democratic area. This time, he had reason to hope that his coalition's candidate would win big. In a bid for local favor, Allende had transferred his official residence from Santiago to Valparaiso's city hall during the Chilean summer. When an earthquake hit the district last month, government aid arrived with unwonted haste -and so did Allende to inspect the damage...
...evening last week, an earthquake struck central Chile once again. Damage in the capital of Santiago itself was not heavy. But next morning, when President Salvador Allende Gossens flew to the agricultural regions of Illapel and Salamanca, he was stunned. "It was dreadful," he said of the scene in Hierro Viejo (pop. 5,000), where virtually every building had been destroyed. The toll: at least 90 persons killed, 250 injured and 15,000 left homeless...
...already fragile relationship. It is also mindful that negotiations will soon be held to determine the value of U.S. copper properties that are to be nationalized by the Chilean government. Accordingly, Washington has adopted a stance of calculated ambiguity toward Chile. Last week the Administration decided to grant Santiago $5,000,000 in credits for the purchase of paratroop equipment and a $4,000,000 C-130 military transport. It was the first new military aid since the Allende government came to power last October...
FRANK C. WESTCOTT Santiago, Chile...
...secret is volume. Most of the rooms are occupied by three different couples a day: the lunch bunch, the after-work crowd and the overnighters. Honeymooners sometimes turn up, as well as old marrieds anxious for a night away from the kids or the in-laws; Santiago has a housing shortage, and few apartments allow much privacy. But 90% of the patrons are young, single Chileans, for whom a bachelor flat is an impossible luxury. For them, only the Valdivia and less elegant places like it afford an indoor liaison...