Box 9 LSF

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Contents: Report: A look at the recent threats to democracy in Ecuador where President Roldos faces an obstructionist Congress; a report on Cuba's efforts to improve living standards through wage hikes. Interview: Enrique Zileri, editor of the Peruvian newsmagazine Caretas, talks about the return to democracy in Peru.

Recorded: June 30, 1980

Final Production: July 1, 1980

[Air Date]: July 16, 1980

Timings: v.o. 28:15, m.o. 28:30

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Contents: Report: A story on the increasing interest in a sea-level canal for Panama; an examination of the rising indebtedness of many developing nations and the widespread concern of bankers about the potential consequences. Interview: Newly-elected President Fernando Belaunde Terry discusses the current situation in Peru after 12 years of military rule.

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at Venezuela's attempts to control program content and advertising on national television; a report on elections in Bolivia, and the nation's efforts to select a new civilian president. Interview: Brian Smith, a theologian and political scientist at M.I.T., discusses the changing attitudes of the Catholic Church on issues of social justice and its relations with military governments in Latin America. Recorded: February 8 and July 10, 1980...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An analysis of Mexican President Lopez Portillo's visit to Europe and Canada, and Mexico's enhanced role in world politics; a look at Pope John Paul II's tour of Brazil in which he clarified the Church's position on social justice. Interview: Silvio Maranhao, a Brazilian social scientist, describes the political and social conditions the Pope encountered in his 12-day tour. Recorded: July 17 and 19, 1980 Final Production: July 21, 1980...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on the Colombian government's offer of a general amnesty to the nation's guerrilla forces; a visit to Jost Van Dyke, one of the British Virgin Islands, and a talk with some of the island's inhabitants. Interview: Jean Van Heijenoort, a long-time associate of Leon Trotsky, discusses the Russian revolutionary's life in Mexico. Recorded: May 30 and July 24, 1980 Final Production: July 25, 1980 [Air Date]: August 13, 1980...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: An examination of the Soviet-Argentine grain agreement; a look at the increasing ties between Argentina and Brazil, and the People's Republic of China; a report on the scandals surrounding ex-Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza's exile in Paraguay. Interview: Wilfried Prewo, an economist at the Institute of World Economy at the University of Kiel in West Germany, discusses the issues involved in talks over a new Law of the Sea. Recorded: November 2, 1979 and...

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Contents: Report: A special report on the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea and the controversial issues behind attempts to forge a new global agreement.

Recorded: December 1978; June 17, 1979; and August 1, 1980

Final Production: August 3, 1980

[Air Date]: August 27, 1980

Timings: v.o. 28:00, m.o. 28:30

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the efforts of Latin American nations to develop their petroleum resources and how those efforts may involve foreign oil companies; a report on a recent court decision ordering the Immigration and Naturalization Service to reopen the cases of thousands of Haitians denied asylum in the U.S. Interview: Francisco Thoumi, an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, discusses the conditions in Haiti that prompt the mass exodus of its people....

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Contents: Report: A report on Mexico's most important holiday?September 16; an analysis of the rising tide of violence in Guatemala. Interview: Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, a member of Brazil's Federal Council of Education, talks about education in Brazil and its role in the developmental process

Recorded: August 17 and 22, 1980

Final Production: August 23, 1980

[Air Date]: September 10, 1980

Timings: v.o. 28:40, m.o. 28:53

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A report on the demand of a number of prominent Argentines that the mili.ary government account for the thousands of persons who have disappeared since the military came to power; a look at Brazil's efforts to liberalize its political system and the violent backlash from right-wing terrorists. Interview: Tom Stanford, an anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, discusses Mexico's efforts to preserve native cultures. Recorded: August 29, 1980 Final...