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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1983
Page
9
Two lawyers for Americas Watch interviewed Guatemalan refugees across the Mexican border and in camps, describing systematic violence by the Guatemalan government. They cited stories of mass killings, strangulations, and child fatalities, with 50,000 to 80,000 peasants fleeing over the border as refugees.
A New York Times analysis accuses U S policy of backing brutal regimes in Guatemala and El Salvador to oppose communism, highlighting mass killings, farmland destruction, and helicopter surveillance. It questions President Reagan’s insistence on democracy while supporting violent rulers.
Sandra Patterson witnessed a man sorting through a garbage bin beside her apartment while a woman and three malnourished children ate leftovers from her trash. The family, from Harvey, said they were hungry after welfare checks ran out and relied on cans and aluminum for small income. Patterson fed them and reflected on poverty, unemployment, and government programs.
A Harris survey of 1,248 adults, Feb 11 16, finds 68 percent oppose restricting imports from Japan and Western Europe and favor increasing access for US goods abroad. By 89 8 percent, trade is a two way street. By 90 7 percent, competition requires efficiency. Yet 67 percent see merit in raising tariffs to protect US workers as unemployment rises.
An apparent interview reveals claims that officials in the Reagan White House engineered Anne Burford's resignation from the EPA to protect the administration and shift blame to press and environmentalists while aiming to quieten environmental concerns. The piece suggests a political motive tied to 1984 campaign needs and a desire to keep pollution issues muted.
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