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Scope and Contents Contents: The Inter-American Press Association has released its annual report on the status of freedom of the press in the Americas; leaders of the Latin American military establishments meet in Uruguay; the Secretary General of the OAS calls for greater public awareness of Latin America in the United States; despite Venezuela's oil bonanza a report indicates that that country's agricultural sector is in profound crisis; visions of untapped oil supplies have motivated Argentina to try to...

Scope and Contents Contents: The National Council of Churches has called for an investigation of Gulf and Western operations in the Dominican Republic; Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Perez speaks out on Latin American democracy; France leads all nations in arms sales to Latin America; despite Brazil's ?economic miracle? it is reported that there is a growing gap between the prosperity of Brazil's industrial centers and the poverty of the northeast; a Brazilian newspaper accuses Venezuela of ?harboring...

Scope and Contents Contents: Unresolved social injustices lead to a wave of violence in the Central American country of El Salvador; Panamanian president visits Bolivia and Peru to solicit support for his country on the canal issue; several North American congressmen feel that the U.S. must retain control over the canal as it is vital to that country's national interests; two U.S. based religious organizations are heavily criticized in Lima, Peru, for supposed connections with the CIA; lotteries are a popular...

Scope and Contents Contents: In Brazil, the arrest and alleged torture of journalists provokes political unrest; Assistant Secretary of State William Rogers talks with foreign journalists; tension mounts over Guatemalan claims to Belize; the Secretary General of the OAS will ask for a second headquarters for the Organization to be built in Asuncion, Paraguay; and an article in Bogota's El Espectador highlights Colombia's immense public health problems. Interview: Adreana Enders....

Scope and Contents Contents: In Chile, the military government has accused priests of aiding leftist guerrillas; an unsettled political situation threatens stability in Ecuador; Venezuelan families protest forced relocation; an ad hoc human rights commission announces in Washington that the government of the Dominican Republic President, Joaquin Balaguer is denying basic freedoms; Argentina's armed forces are pursuing an increasingly harsh policy toward leftist guerrillas; and flesh eating piranha fish plague...

Scope and Contents Contents: Surinam becomes an independent nation; Bolivia continues its quest for an outlet to the sea; the Chilean Church comes under criticism by the government; exiled Ecuadorians criticize the government from abroad; Mexico's vote on a resolution in the UN which links Zionism to racism may cost that country heavily in tourist trade; and Generalissimo Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain for nearly forty years, finally succumbs at the age of 82. Interview: Dr. Claudio Gutierrez, professor...

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 sociologists can use literature in their work. Recorded: n/a...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A look at the U.S.government's denial of an entry visa to the widow of slain Chilean president Salvador Allende; a story on Argentina's decision to chop four zeros from its currency; and a report on Venezuela's first currency devaluation in 21 years. Interview: Gustavo Gorritti, a reporter for the Peruvian newsmagazine Caretas, talks about the Peruvian guerrilla movement, Sendero Lurninoso. Recorded: n/a Final Production: n/a [Air Date]:...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: Two stories on fuel alcohol in Brazil?the development of soybean fuel and the dangerous trend toward the use of cheap cooking gas as motor fuel; a report on the recent drop in world oil prices and its possible effects on Latin America: and a look at changes in the traditional labor-government relationship in Mexico. Interview: Gustavo Esteva, a sociologist at the National Autonomous University in Mexico City and a specialist on food production, talks about agriculture and...

Scope and Contents Contents: Report: A special report on the flourishing twin-plant industry along the U.S-Mexico border and its potential impact on both economies. Features interviews with Pat Blair, an expert on the Mexican economy at The University of Texas at Austin, and Ray Marshall, former secretary of labor in the Carter administration. Interview: Jorge Dominguez, professor of political science at Harvard University, talks about the Mexican economy and the prospects for its recovery....