ARGENTINA: The Enemies List

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President Isabel Perón responded to the latest outburst of violence by rushing a stiff new antisubversion law through Congress. The measure provides mandatory jail sentences for those who attempt to alter unconstitutionally "the political, economic and social life of the country." It also restricts press coverage of terrorism, banning publication of news that might seem to advertise or justify subversive activity. Uncertain of the implications of the new law, one Buenos Aires newspaper reported the murder of Captain Paiva by simply running his picture over a cryptic caption noting that he "ceased to exist all of a sudden this morning at 7:20."

Despite the chaos, Mrs. Perón remained firmly in control of her government. Concludes TIME Correspondent Rudolph Rauch: "In another country, in the Argentina of another era, there would have been a coup by now. That there has not been one is an extraordinary demonstration of the desire of most Argentines to establish a tradition of constitutional rule in this country."