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Chilean Poor Protests Erupt as Pinochet Criticism Grows
In Santiago's La Hermida and Jaime Eyzaguirre neighborhoods, residents angered by high unemployment and economic hardship protest Pinochet's rule. Church soup kitchens aid the poor as youths clash with troops leaving several dead. Local residents describe streets as living rooms and note women turning against the regime amid ongoing violence.
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Santiago
Chile
Hernan
la Hermida
Augusto Pinochet
Andes
Jaime Eyzaguirre
Salvador Allende Gossens
Pinochet
Irma Vargas
Vargas
Juan de Castro
Catholic Church
Luis Villalobo
Francisco
Villalobo