Ostensibly, Chile was in the midst of its worst political crisis since Marxist President Salvador Allende Gossens came to power two years ago. Fully 20 of Chile's 25 provinces were under a government-proclaimed "state of emergency," and Santiago's streets were patrolled by the army. No fewer than 21 associations of small businessmen, teachers and professionals were in the fourth week of a strike that already has cost Chile's shaky economy more than $100 million in lost revenue. In response to the crisis, all 15 of Allende's Cabinet ministers resigned last week, including...
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