Box 5 LSF

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at how a 17th century controversy recently caused Panama and Guatemala to break diplomatic relations; and a story about whites in Southern Africa that are looking for new homes in South America; and, how the Carter administration has become very cool toward Chile's military regime evidenced by the recent meeting in Washington between top U.S. officials and leaders of the Chilean opposition. Interview: Roberto Loayza, a Bolivian living in the U.S.A., shares the...

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Contents: Report: A summary on Mrs. Carter's recent trip to several Latin American nations. Interview: Paul Parsons, a third year law student at the University of Texas, discusses his appeal to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS asking that they investigate the plight of American prisoners in Mexican jails.

Recorded: June 16, 1977

Final Production: June 17, 1977

[Air Date]: July 4, 1977

Timings: v.o. 29:33, m.o. 29:51

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at a Brazilian scheme for Amazonian integration; and a story about Jorge Luis Borges and his lack of involvement in politics; and a review of a book by a British historian who examines U.S.? Latin American relations. Interview: Dr. Abraham Lowenthal, director of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. discusses his article entitled. ?The U.S. and Latin America: Ending the Hegemonic Presumption.? ...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on a recent meeting of the OAS at which human rights was the major topic of discussion with a particular focus on the relationship between human rights and government campaigns against internal subversion. Interview: Jaime Alazraki, professor at the University of California at La Jolla, examines some popular Latin American writers, how they work, where their inspiration comes from, and the impact they have had on both the literary world and society....

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of the life and ideas of Simon Bolivar, the great liberator; and a look at the recent visit to the U.S. by Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Perez. Interview: Dr. Richard Morse, a widely known historian from Yale University, talks about literature and its relationship to history, and how trends and themes in literature reflect broader trends in society as a whole. Recorded: March 10, 1977 Final Production: July 8, 1977...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A brief history of the events surrounding Peru's quest for independence from Spain 156 years ago; and a review of a book which describes Latin American foreign policies, as a region and individually. Interview: Dr. Juan Corradi, a sociologist at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University discusses the relationship between literature and sociology and how a sociologist can use literature in his work. Recorded: March 12, 1977...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on recent events in Chile including reports of growing opposition to the military regime and a hunger strike staged by relatives of missing Chileans; and a review of a book about past and present lowland Mayan culture. Interview: Jaime Alazraki and Juan Corradi(see above), continue the discussion on prominent Latin American authors and their contributions to the world of literature. Recorded: March 11, 1977 Final Production: July 22, 1977...

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Contents: Report: An examination of the significance of an illegal rally held by Uruguay's Colorado party. Interview: Dr. David Browning a professor of geography and the author of El Salvador: Landscape and Society, discusses the political geography of El Salvador -- its population and land use problems.

Recorded: July 29, 1977

Final Production: July 29, 1977

[Air Date]: August 15, 1977

Timings: v.o. 29:36, m.o. 29:55

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Contents: Report: A description of the changing role of the Catholic Church in Latin America. Interview: Jim Richards, a Jesuit who recently returned from El Salvador, discusses the plight of Jesuits in El Salvador and Church-state relations in general.

Recorded: August 5, 1977

Final Production: August 5, 1977

[Air Date]: August 22, 1977

Timings: v.o. 29:38, m.o. 29:56

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at Paraguay, one of the least known countries in Latin America, whose 23?year dictator is the most durable on the continent. Interview: Thomas Quigley, Latin American advisor to the U.S. Catholic Conference in the Office of International Justice and Peace, talks about the changing role of the Catholic Church in Latin America and discusses the historical significance of how and why it is changing. Recorded:August 12, 1977 Final Production:...