Workers and Students Pushed Chilean Coup, Ex-Left Leader Says
Guillermo Alarcon, veteran Chilean labor leader, credits workers, students, and women with pressuring the military to act against Allende on September 11. He claims party quotas and mismanagement under Allende fueled inflation, shortages, and unrest, culminating in the coup and military takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Salvador Allende
Chile
Allende
Christian Democratic Party
N.A.N.A
Senate
Eduardo Frei
Guillermo Alarcon
Chilean National Confederation of Employes of
Socialist Party
Alarcon
Popular Unity Front
Popular Unity
Shipper At $2.80 Per Hour Now Out Of Job
Charles Huffstutler, 38, loses his job at Meridian Plastics in Byesville as the energy crisis shrinks orders from GM and raw materials tighten. The plant cuts workers from 200 to 100 while Huffstutler worries about his wife’s hospital stay for double pneumonia and questions the shortage narrative. He cites Vietnam era usage and blames government actions for the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Ohio
Charles Huffstutler
Ohio Plastics Processing Company
Huffstutler
Meridian Plastics
Byesville
Ohio
General Motors
Meridian
Hoffstutler
Guernsey Memorial Hospital
Cambridge
Houffstutler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia Prewett
North American Newspaper Alliance
People's Army
Save
Goodyear
High Point
Bonanza
North Main St
Eastchester