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Entre el deporte y la computadora
Students, deeply divided along political lines, are increasingly coming into conflict. One reformer proposes an increase of funding for university sports–long abandoned. His reasoning is that students are less likely to come into political…
Otra semana violenta
This article uses recent acts of violence to assess another week difficult for Argentines.
Un nuevo presidente argentino
The magazine labels Frondizi an enigma, and tries to explain Argentina's new president and governing philosophy to foreign readers.
Various
A look at the coverage of Frondizi's election
Nos habla el nuevo Presidente
A much more political and economic type of discussion than the profile pieces seen in other magazines.
Elecciones en la Argentina
The election of Frondizi is hailed as the return of democracy (as opposed to the dictatorship under Perón)
Lo que dijo el dictador sobre algunos políticos
Perón, from his exile in Panamá, shares his thoughts on Argentine politics and Arturo Frondizi. While a pact will eventually surface between the two popular politicians, here Perón differs with Frondizi's politics but not his ideology.
Xenofobia en Ezeiza
The article shows surprise at how a celebratory moment to welcome the national team led to an expression of xenophobia not seen since the heyday of Eva Perón. The anti-Britishness also reflected old feelings about the Malvinas, all of which the…
¿Quiénes [sí-no] quieren el golpe?
Helpful piece to see how different sectors feel about a coup in 1966
Mensaje: una vaga recluta de aliados (with cartoon)
Sensing that the military will repeat the coup of 1962, President Illia provides a speech aimed at restoring confidence in his government. Primera Plana concludes that the speech was notable for what was ommitted, punctuated by a cartoon.
De lo sublime a lo ridículo
AFA's change of national team coaches, from Osvaldo Zubeldía to Juan Carlos Lorenzo, reveals how the inner politics of AFA led to a coaching change months before the World Cup. Zubeldía was awarded nearly exclusive control of the team but AFA (and…
El contubernio organiza el fraude con la constituyente
Citing crowds in favor of Frondizi and free elections, and against a continuation of military rule, the article argues that the country is beginning to chafe under strict meausres.
Dolor de cabeza para el gobierno
Citing torture, disappearances, and anguished families, the article looks at how the government's repressive policies create more confusion and less social order.
"Segregación definitiva e irrevocable"–dos radicalismos
Radicals split into two factions ahead of the 1958 elections: Pueblo and Intransigentes. Arturo Frondizi and Ricardo Balbín head the two factions (respectively).
"Me duele Argentina"
Ernesto Sábato bemoans the lack of progress in his country, which he sees as a nation with abundant resources of intellectuals, students, universities, scientists, and other groups critical for modernity.
Al día siguiente
An interesting look at how Arturo Illia handled his ouster from the Presidency