TIME Correspondent Charles Eisendrath was in Santiago during the September coup that overthrew the Marxist government of Salvador Allende Gossens; last week he returned to see what changes had been made by the new military junta. His report:
Signs of change begin at Santiago's Pudahuel airport. There are taxis now. In the chaotic days before the coup, just getting to town took a feat of near legerdemain, since cab drivers, like many other businessmen, were on strike against Allende's plans to nationalize many sectors of the economy, including transportation. Another obvious change:...
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