The World - News from May 4, 1989

President Augusto Pinochet’s military government withdrew an offer to reform Chile’s constitution after opposition parties rejected the proposals as insufficient. “In the face of this rejection . . . there is no room for any reform. The opposition has closed all possibility of achieving the necessary consensus,” Interior Minister Carlos Caceres said in a statement. Saying he was “disappointed” with the opposition response, Caceres ruled out any further negotiations and said the government will concentrate on preparing for December’s elections.