''Crónica'' is a daily newspaper published in

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. Founded on July 29, 1963, by publisher Héctor Ricardo García, it became well known for its oversized headlines and

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approach; as García explained: ''"we needed a strident daily, with large and shocking headlines, like the kind one sees in

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, because our papers were too placid."'' The newspaper eventually reached a daily circulation of 800,000 and rivaled '' Clarín'' as the nation's leading news daily, was shuttered by President

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in 1975, and though it was reopened in 1977, it never regained its former prominence. ''Crónica'', whose logo is ''Firme junto al pueblo'' ("Firmly with the people"), is published with three editions: morning, evening and night, and its average daily circulation in 2006 was 58,432. It is considered a banal and bizarre way of telling news in

1966 Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 hijacking

In 1966, the newspapers founder and then editor Héctor Ricardo García was involved in the

1966 Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 hijacking Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...

in which the far-right Argentine nationalist Condor Group hijacked a commercial flight, redirecting it to the

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. Amongst the passengers was Argentinian Rear Admiral José María Guzmán, who at the time was the then Governor of Tierra del Fuego (the Argentinian province to which the Falklands theoretically belonged). He claimed to have been invited along as a journalist however it was later claimed he had been a key supporter in the hijacking.

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