Box 7 LSF

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of efforts by Central American airlines to form a multi-national corporation that can complete with foreign carriers; a look at the political climate in Venezuela just before December's presidential elections. Interview: Professor John P. Martz, co-author of Venezuela: The Democratic Experience and Dr. Sadio Garavini, professor of International Relations in Venezuela, discuss the issues of the elections. Recorded: November...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of the growing relationship between mainland China and Latin American nations, particularly Chile and Mexico. Interview: Ruben Bonilla, Texas State Chairman of the League of United Latin American Citizens, discusses the allegation of police brutality against Mexican?Americans and the efforts to prevent their reoccurrence; Darrel Carter, Congressional liaison for the newly created International Communications Agency, discusses the role of that organization in...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A special program on the plans of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to build several riles of new fence, dubbed the Tortilla curtain, along the United States-Mexican Border The analysis of the controversy provoked by the fence is explained through a series of interviews with individuals from the United States and Mexico, including Mexico's foremost expert on immigration matters, sociologist Jorge Bustamante. Recorded: November 17, 1978...

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Contents: Report: A special report on Nicaragua with a look at the historical background of recent political developments with comments from prominent leaders of the private sector in Nicaragua and President Anastasio Somoza. This program was originally broadcast as number 18, 1978.

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Contents: Report: Part II of a special report on Nicaragua, including interviews with prominent business leader, the brother of slain news paper editor Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, and with the President of Nicaragua, General Anastasio Somoza. Originally broadcast as program number 19, 1978.

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[Air Date]: December 18, 1978

Timings: v.o. 29:44, m.o. 29:56

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of Mexico's improving economic picture; a look at charges of official corruption in the Brazilian government. Interview: Rafael Betancour, a young Cuban?American and a prominent member of the Brigada Antonio Maceo, talks about the origins of the organization and its attempt to give young Cuban-Americans a chance to seek our their roots. Recorded: December 2, 1978 Final Production: December 3, 1978 [Air Date]: December 25,...

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Contents: Report: A look at the possibilities of war in South America's Southern Cone, especially between Chile and Argentina; and a report on human rights violations in Uruguay. Interview: The second part of a talk with a young Cuban?American who recently returned from Cuba and a meeting with Fidel Castro.

Recorded: December 2, 1978

Final Production: December 3, 1978

[Air Date]: January 3, 1979

Timings: v.o. 29:44, m.o. 29:58

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on Trinidad and Tobago and its reverse migration, with people moving from the cities back to rural areas; a look at Peru's archaeological sites and their value to tourism; and an analysis of World Bank population figures for Central America. Interview: Jere Haas, a physical anthropologist at Cornell University discusses the effect of high altitudes on the inhabitants of the Andes. Recorded: December 1, 1978 Final Production: December 4,...

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Contents: Report: A special report on Brazil and the gradual return to more representative government

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: (Rebroadcast of #42?78) A special report on the upcoming CELAM III conference in Puebla, Mexico, one of the most important meetings of the Catholic Church in recent years. Interview: Ruben Alves, a professor of Social Philosophy at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, John Coleman, of the graduate Theology Seminary at Berkeley, California and Archbishop Marcos G. McGrath of Panama discuss the issues for the CELAM conference. Recorded: various...