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More threatening to the President, however, is the specter of impeachment. Nixon's actions almost certainly killed chances of a quick confirmation by the Congress of House Republican Leader Gerald Ford as Vice President. The appointment had been seen by many as another attempt by Nixon to placate the Congress by elevating one of its own. Now the Senate would almost certainly delay, waiting for a determination of Nixon's own fate...
Arab Blackmail. Israel was concerned not so much with the closing of the Schönau camp as with the fact that the terrorists had extracted the pledge at the point of a gun. If other governments followed suit, Israel would soon be vulnerable to Arab blackmail. The specter arose of governments around the world bowing to the most outrageous terrorist demands, such as refusing landing rights to Israeli jetliners or the cutting off of trade...
...were plagued with labor strife, are functioning smoothly again. The junta has also announced its interest in negotiating with foreigners to lure badly needed investments to the country. Striking truckers are back at work, and food and other staples are beginning to flow into the major cities. Despite the specter of night arrests and secret executions, daytime life in Chile is gradually returning to its familiar rhythms...
Though sporadic shortages of gasoline will probably continue for some time, that problem will ease as cold weather curtails driving. The increasingly inadequate supply of heating fuels raises a far more chilling specter. National stocks of all distillate oils, including home-heating and diesel fuels, now stand at about 190.5 million bbl., compared with 213.4 million...
...injured. The military claimed that Allende had killed himself rather than surrender. Allende's supporters insisted that he had been murdered. In a sense, the manner of his death was irrelevant. Almost overnight, he became an instant martyr for leftists the world over−and a legendary specter that may well haunt Latin America for years...