Global effort urged to solve El Salvador crisis
A senior administration official said the El Salvador strife is a global problem requiring dialogue with the Soviet Union Cuba and other Latin American states. He stressed intensified political economic and security actions and a shift away from direct military intervention while noting prior Vietnam style escalation must be avoided.
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Nicaraguan caught in El Salvador frustrates State Department
Jose Orlando Tardencillas Espinosa, sent home to Nicaragua, ends a brief setback for U.S. efforts to prove outside involvement in El Salvador’s rebel war. He told reporters he knew nothing of Cuban or Nicaraguan involvement and denied training in Ethiopia or Cuba. Haig plans further consultations in New York on a Mexican peace proposal for Central America, with mixed views on its effectiveness.
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Guerrilla Attacks Kill Civilians in Chalatenango
El Salvador army reports guerrillas ambushed troops and civilians on a northern Chalatenango road killing 20 civilians and wounding at least 15. Colonel Dionisio Hernandez says several soldiers died in prolonged fighting after Friday night attack. About 80 soldiers retreated toward Chalatenango City when ambushed. Around 40 civilians joined the march for protection. Five children among the civilian dead. Separate reports say a family of five was slain in San Miguel and huts burned near Tecoluca with deaths.
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