Box 8 LSF

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: A look at the growing role of foreign oil companies in Argentina and a report on fuel alcohol development in Brazil. Interview: Rex Nettleford, director of the Jamaican National Dance Company and political commentator, discusses the colonial origins of Jamaican culture.

Recorded: July [?], 1979

Final Production: July 13, 1979

[Air Date]: August 1, 1979

Timings: v.o. 29:18, m.o. 29:49

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on the recent meeting of the International Labor Organization in Geneva where various Latin American problems were discussed; a look at the impact of Liberal Party dissidents on the political scene in Colombia. Interview: John Compton, recently defeated Prime Minister of St. Lucia, describes the problems faced by the newly?independent Caribbean nation. Recorded: July 20, 1979 Final Production: July 20, 1979 [Air Date]: August 8,...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the political situation facing Ecuador's first elected president in seven years; a report on the granting of amnesty to political dissidents in Brazil. Interview: George Odlum, Deputy Prime Minister of St. Lucia, describes the advantages and disadvantages of his country's former colonial ties to Great Britain. Recorded: July 26, 1979 Final Production: July 27, 1979 [Air Date]: August 15, 1979 Timings: v.o. 29:41,...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the historically?troubled relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the two countries that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola; a report on the recent increase in European loans to Latin America. Interview: Dr. Thomas Buergenthal, Professor of Law at the University of Texas and soon to be inaugurated as a judge on the Inter?American Court of Human Rights, discusses the history of OAS actions in the field of human rights. Recorded: August...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on the planned return to civilian rule in Peru; a look at the U.S. Army General who will head the Panama Canal Commission; a story on the seven?nation tour of the Americas by Ecuador's new president, Jaime Roldós Aguilera; a report on the granting of Mexico's highest civilian award to University of Texas historian, Nettie Lee Benson. Interview: Miguel D?Escoto, a Maryknoll priest and Nicaragua's Minister of Foreign Affairs, describes the goals of the new...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the compromise agreement reached in Bolivia to end the stalemate following the recent national elections; a report on the search for the accused German war criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele, who lived for many years in Paraguay. Interview: Richard Sinkin, Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, describes his observations following a month-long trip to Cuba. Recorded: August 17, 1979 Final Production: August 17,...

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: An examination of Brazil's efforts to reduce population growth; and a general overview of international birth rates. Interview: Alejandro Bendaña, a spokesman for the Patriotic Front coalition in Nicaragua, describes the events that led to the demise of the Somoza dictatorship.

Recorded: August 24, 1979

Final Production: August 24, 1979

[Air Date]: September 12, 1979

Timings: v.o. 28:59, m.o. 29:10

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: A special report on the state of human rights in Argentina. Interview: An American who lived in Argentina for several years describes the military's response to political dissent.

Recorded: August 28, 1979

Final Production: August 30, 1979

[Air Date]: September 19, 1979

Timings: v.o. 28:28, m.o. 28:40

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: A look at how Mexico's primary national holiday, the 16th of September or ?Diez y Seis,? is celebrated in Mexico and here in the United States. Interview: In the second part of our report on human rights in Argentina we conclude our conversation with an American who lived in Argentina about his knowledge of human rights violations by the military government.

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: A look back at the nationalization of Mexico's oil holdings in 1938 and a report on Mexico's current energy situation. Interview: Dr. E.V.K. Fitzgerald, a British economist who recently visited Mexico and Central America, outlines the Mexican government's debate over how to spend its newly?found wealth.