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Cuando el agua no alcanza para lavar la vergüenza
The same as it ever was. Fan disorder leads to excessive reprisals from police officers.
Peronismo: Quince años de adversidad
A useful survey of the peronist movement over 15 years.
El martirio de Aramburu: la gran responsabilidad
The climate of violence escalates, leaving Aramburu dead and a martyr for the military's pursuit of social order; however, this murder came a month after Onganía was ousted by other military leaders for failing to stem public violence.
Onganía: Mes 40, Hora Cero
The increase in violence, social disorder, and labor protests have led to many influential military leaders looking for an alternative solution. Onganía will be out of power within the year. [The sidebar is worth a read. Also: the following week…
Otra semana violenta
This article uses recent acts of violence to assess another week difficult for Argentines.
Various articles on the bloody crackdown of university students
The series of articles, including a poll conducted on who is to blame, reveal quite a bit about the cause of student protests and the bloody response by military officials. In many ways, this is the beginning of the end for Onganía as President as he…
Proceso al terrorismo
More questions than answers to the growing spate of bombings in Argentina.
Universidad: subítamente el último viernes
The politicization of the universities, according to the article, required government intervention. The removal of students and professors turned violent. Gente interviews people about the situation.
Porqué es México sede del mundial
Having lost the rights to host the World Cup in 1962 and again in 1970, the article blames incapable officials who could not secure the necessary votes and a "done deal" by FIFA members before the vote. But, the article also mentions the possible…
Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.
Ante la tragedia de Lima
This is one of the few times that Argentine journalists witnessed violence and death at a foreign stadium. They were there to witness a match between Argentina and Perú, but also reported on the over 200 deaths that took place.
El autor del gol del triunfo reaccionó frente a un hincha
The summary traces a direct line between the excessive physicality of a player, the referee who sanctions these offenses, the fans who get riled up, and the player who responds by confronting fans and referee. The atmosphere becomes heated and leads…
Los sucesos ocurridos el sábado imponen la obligación de proceder con mano firme
This 1950 article does a good job of showing how journalists continuously lamented the current state of affairs and looked at the past nostalgically...but the past was frought with violence as well.
En la cancha de Brown hirieron a Marante y agredieron al referee
Referee is seriously injured and taken home, while fans also attack players trying to protect the official.
Exceso de "colados"; "Se gana con goles, ¿no?", dijo Douksas, y los rojos hicieron dos y los boquenses ninguno
Incidents at the end of the match included a person attacking a player, who promptly beats him up. There is some reference to the use of gases ("cohetes o tiros alarmaron a los hinchas")
Various articles on the aftermath of Argentinos Juniors vs. Boca Juniors
The various articles shows how hostile Pres. Armando from Boca is towards the AFA, the referee, and the police. An air of arrogance. Boca holds a meeting of its members that is more like a rallying cry. One Boca official even accuses River Plate of…