Program Number: 36

Contents: Report: A look at how the Church hierarchy of Nicaragua has joined the call for the resignation of President Anastacio Somoza; an examination of the debate in Mexico over how to use the income from petroleum; and a review of the historical circumstances that deprived Mexico of Texas. Interview: Dr. E.V.K. Fitzgerald, a consultant to the Mexican Planning Industry discusses the prospect of an oil inspired miracle in the Mexican Economy; Dr. Josefina Vasquez, Director of the Center of Historical Studies at El Colegio de México, outlines the circumstances preceding the outbreak of the Mexican war in 1846.

Recorded: August 19, 1978

Final Production: August 19, 1978

[Air Date]: September 4, 1978

Timings: v.o. 29:31, m.o. 29:50