Army support keeps Pinochet in power in Chile
In Chile, President Augusto Pinochet maintains stable backing from the army despite protests and economic hardship. The regime relies on 18,000 troops to quell unrest while reshaping the cabinet to secure civilian and military loyalty amid calls for resignation.
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Five Black Women Win Civil Rights Judgment Against Klan
Five Chattanooga women won a $535000 civil rights judgment against three Ku Klux Klan members but have not received any funds in 18 months. They live in poverty in poor black neighborhoods and fear further assaults after a 1980 incident in which gunfire wounded several. Lawyers from the NAACP and Center for Constitutional Rights represented them in the 1980 suit and 1982 trial.
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Study shows elderly’re better off than believed
A census survey of 65 000 households finds the elderly have higher disposable per capita income than other groups after taxes. The elderly average $6300 after tax, aided by tax exempt Social Security, with blacks $3844 and Hispanics $3905, female headed households $2917, and two parent households with children $4803.
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Washington Post Service
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