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Program Number: 2
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Contents: A special conversation with two American residents in Nicaragua. Peter Rosset and Becki Cohn have lived in Nicaragua for several years, working with the Sandinista government. They describe life in Nicaragua, and discuss the perceived threat of a U.S. intervention in that country in the wake of the invasion of Grenada. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a For Play: Monday, January 9, 1984 - Sunday, January 15, 1984 [Air Date]: n/a...
Program Number: 3
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Contents: Urban poverty and housing shortages are icreasing in Latin America; two squatter settlements are causing political problems in Chile; Argentina's new civilian president had moved quickly to punish human rights abuses by the military; Agriculture may be the principal hope for Argentina's ravaged economy; Argentina's nuclear policy concerns other nations; we'll talk with Uruguayan Journalistand editor Tomas Lin about political opposition and censorship in Uruguay....
Program Number: 4
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Contents: Nicaragua experiences a "baby boom" in the wake of the Nicaraguan revolution; Brazil attempts to curb its population growth with a state-sponnsored birth control program; and we'll have a special report on Latin America's debt crisis, featuring distinguished speakers from a recent conference of the Woodrow Wilson Centerin Washington, D.C. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a For Play: Monday, January 23, 1984 - Sunday, January 29, 1984...
Program Number: 5
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Contents: We focus on astronomy in the pre-Columbian Americas. We'll talk with archeoastronomer John Carlson about astronomy among the Maya and other native American civilizations, and about the Grolier Codex -- an ancient Maya manuascript on astronomy which some experts believe is a forgery. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a For Play: Monday, January 30, 1984 - Sunday, February 5, 1984 [Air Date]: February 1, 1984 Timings: p.o....
Program Number: 6
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Contents: Soccer is loosing popularity in Brazil. Brazilian protestants are challenging the Catholic Church for converts and influence. Nicaragua has finally announced plans for elections next year. U.S. labor unions and manufacturers are concerned that the Caribbean Basin Initiative may be used to pass Far Eastern goods into the U.S. duty-free. The Latin American steel industries face protectionist measures from the U.S. And we'll talk with economist Sergio Bitar about the region's economic...
Program Number: 7
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Contents: Mexico serves eviction notices on political exiles from the Southern Cone. Sergio Aguayo, an immigration expert at El Colegio de México, discusses Mexican immigration policy with regard to Central American refugees. Alan Riding, former bureau chief for the New York Times in Mexico City, talks about the city's development and about life in the world's largest urban center. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a For Play: Monday, February 13, 1984 -...
Program Number: 8
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Contents: Apolitical scandal in Puerto Rico may undermine Gov. Romero's chances for re-election. Brazil has presidential elections scheduled for one year from now, but Brazilians are debating just how the president should be elected. Brazil's severe economic crisis is producing a dramatic rise in poverty and crime. And we'll talk with Joseph Collins of the Institute for Food and Development Policy in San Francisco about food and farming in Sandinista Nicaragua. Recorded: n/a...
Program Number: 9
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Contents: President Reagan's controversial Cuban radio service, Radio Marti, has again run into criticism. Allegations of rampant corruption in the Mexican oil workers union are posing a challenge to President De La Madrid. The reporter of the Kissinger Commission has not produced the desired concensus on U.S. policy toward Central America. And we'll conclude our discussion with author/consultant Joseph Collins about agrarian reform in Nicaragua. Recorded: n/a Final...
Program Number: 10
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Contents: Venezuela's new president, Jaime Lusinchi, faces tough challenges with the economy and policy toward Central America. Candomble, an Afro-Brazilian religion which features spirite possession, magic, and divination, is a growing phenomenom in Brazil. And we'll talk with ethnomusicologist Gerard Behague about music and ritual in Candomble. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a For Play: Monday, March 5, 1984 - Sunday, March 11, 1984 [Air...
Program Number: 11
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Contents: Tensions between Colombia's civilian president and its military leaders has resulted in a shakeup of the military high command. Russel Christensen, member of a Christian ecumenical group based in Nicaragua, talks about the counter-revolutionary wqar along the country's border with Honduras. And E.V.K. Fitzgerald, an economic advisor to the Nicaraguan government, talks about the five-year record of the Sandinista revolution. Recorded: n/a Final Production:...