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...Contra leader Adolfo Calero is no stranger to the violent violation of free speech. In fact, he stands accused in an assassination attempt on Eden Pastora. On May 30, 1984 a bomb exploded at a public press conference in La Penca, Nicaragua called by dissident contra leader Eden Pastora (a.k.a. Commandante Zero). Eight people were killed including three international journalists. Many other reporters were mutilated...
...School Dean James Vorenberg '49 expressed "regret" over last Friday's disruption of a former contra leader's speech in a statement released yesterday, but said that the address was cancelled in light of the threat posed to Adolfo Calero's safety...
...statement comes in reponse to the events of last Friday when a Tufts senior leapt on stage and tried to attack former contra head Adolfo Calero, who was about to begin his speech at Langdell Hall. Harvard Police dragged Joshua Laub from the scene, and the speech was cancelled...
Prompted by Nicaraguan Contra Leader Adolfo Calero's aborted speech last week, the discussion which was held in Austin Hall centered on how to maintain an environment of free speech for both conservatives and protesters...
...leftist troublemaker did manage to sneak in, however. Joshua Laub, a senior at Tufts and a member of the International Committee Against Racism (INCAR), attempted to attack Calero as the contra made his way to the podium. Harvard police quickly and successfully subdued Laub, but Law School officials nonetheless cancelled the event, despite Calero's willingness to continue...