Critics say U S credibility on line in El Salvador
Critics warn the Reagan administration risks a credibility gap by defending El Salvador's junta amid reports that troops and police killed 36 unarmed civilians in a San Salvador suburb. Witness accounts contradict the junta defense and press critics urge condemnation over alleged U S support.
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Salvadoran guerrillas wage classic war in hills and towns
The piece portrays El Salvador's leftist guerrillas as spreading through Morazan and Chalatenango, using rugged terrain and poverty to challenge the government. U S aid, including M 16 rifles and Green Berets, has shifted the balance, while both sides claim strategic gains and ongoing violence.
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Dominican Republic turmoil after U S naval visit ends in deaths
A week of student protests linked to a goodwill U S naval visit and local labor strife left four dead, dozens injured, and hundreds arrested in Santo Domingo. Police shot two students and a journalist while reporting on violence, shocking Dominicans and straining President Antonio Guzman amid economic woes. The USS Josephus Daniels and Spiegel Grove, on a Caribbean training cruise, arrived April 2 under Vice Adm. John David Johnson Jr.
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