Thursday, January 01, 1970
October 3, 1968
ABC News (Frank Reynolds) had the most detailed report this evening on "the Peruvian military overthrowing the government of President Belaunde Terry, who was put on a plane to Buenos Aires. General Juan Velasco Alvarado is the head of the new government. Students have taken to the streets and tear gas and water cannons have been used to disperse them. The United States has not reached an opinion on this situation yet. (Reynolds' report lasted 50 seconds on this evening's newscast and was the second story, right after the newscasts' lead story was the student riots in Mexico City. The Peruvian coup was the follow up with other stories on the USA 1968 presidential campaign.)
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