'I saw them herded to their death. I heard the gunfire as they died.' (Adam Schesch, witness to atrocities in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet)
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Adam Schesch believes that between 400 and 600 people were executed by firing squads very close to where he was held prisoner in the national stadium in Santiago, Chile, during the military coup which brought General Augusto Pinochet to power. He and his wife had come to Chile in Dec 1970 and had established links with Salvador Allende's government of Popular Unity. When the coup began, they tried to destroy any documents linking them with Allende, and stressed their status as US citizens. He was eventually released after friends put pressure on the US State Dept to intervene.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Secrets, lies and politics as mystery of missing intern deepens
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Police have admitted that they have made no progress towards finding out why 24-year-old Chandra Levy disappeared on May 1, 2001. There has been growing speculation about her relationship with House Representative Gary Condit.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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