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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Speaking to an audience of nearly 200 in Science Center D, Rosales called on Americans to support the contras' plea for $100 million in military aid from Congress...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Contra Returns Amid Tight Security; Science Center Audience Videotaped | 5/9/1986 | See Source »

...contra representative, who has met mixed receptions on other area campuses, said that the aid would furnish the Honduras-based rebels with equipment sorely needed if they are to overthrow the leftist Sandinista regime that took power in Nicaragua...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Contra Returns Amid Tight Security; Science Center Audience Videotaped | 5/9/1986 | See Source »

...contras, who President Reagan describes as"freedom fighters," consist of three majorfighting units, including the FDN. The bill togrant aid to the contras was defeated in the Houseof Representatives but passed the Senate. It isagain pending debate in the House

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Contra Returns Amid Tight Security; Science Center Audience Videotaped | 5/9/1986 | See Source »

...accordance with the laws of equal representation, this film picks on everyone. Most of the nations of Western Europe, the United States, the leaders of above nations, capitalists. Marxist revolutionaries, Live Aid, and yuppies are among the targets selected. This buck shot method of comedy provides no focus, but throw out enough gags, and some of them are bound to stick...

Author: By Thomas M. Doyle, | Title: Drinks, Anyone? | 5/9/1986 | See Source »

...University has managed to escape manyadverse effects of recent cuts in federal aid toeducation because of generous alumni and asuccessful endowment, now at $3.5 billion,Shattuck said. The size of donations means Harvardcan rely less than other schools on federal aid...

Author: By Matthew A. Saal, | Title: Harvard Receives Most In Non-Federal Funding | 4/30/1986 | See Source »

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