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Prison break and siege at Rawson leading to Trelew base raid
Reported early warning of a dramatic escape from Rawson Prison ends with guerrilla fighters hijacking a jet to Chile. Prison guards killed including warden Valenzuela, captives and rebels later surrender after a chaotic chase to Trelew base. Angela Davis to visit Soviet Union per Komsomolskaya Pravda amid global reaction.
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Buenos Aires
Adm
Quijada
Rawson
Valenzuela Dail
Pujadas
Argentina
Yermst
Chile
Trelew Marine Base
Cordoba
Tucuman
Alejandro Lanusse
Marsint
Salvaderallenar
Cuba
Valenzuela
Mariano Pujadas
Ana Villareal de Santucho
Austral Air Lines
Chi
Austral
Aerolineas Argentinas
Navy
Jose Emilio Sos
Trelew
Moscow
Angela
Davis
Soviet Union
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Foreign Ministry
Miss Davis
California