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Negotiations between the government and the F.M.L.N. have made little progress. In June, Duarte invited rebel leaders to meet with him. The meeting, set for Sept. 19 in the village of Sesori, fell through when Duarte refused a rebel demand to withdraw the army from the area. Some observers said the army had moved into positions near Sesori to show it was a force that not only the rebels but also Duarte must contend with. Today there is serious fighting in half the country's 14 departments...
News trickled out last week of major skirmishes in the part of Honduras that juts into Nicaragua's northern Jinotega province. According to Western intelligence officials in Central America, fighting raged for three days during the last week of October, involving roughly 500 Sandinista and 500 rebel soldiers. In the first significant battle since last March, dozens were left dead and at least 100 were wounded. There was also confirmation last week of two contra ambushes in central Nicaragua during the first week of November that killed ten people, including Alfonso Nunez Rodriguez, a prominent Sandinista peasant organizer...
...than 30 years. Born in Dodge City, Kans., he achieved success at 18 when a TV role brought offers of contracts from seven studios. "I believed I was the best actor I knew at my age," he says. "That is, until I saw James Dean % on the set of Rebel Without a Cause. I realized I didn't know anything. I wanted to know his secret. 'Don't act it,' he said. 'Don't indicate. Just do it.' " Do it Hopper did, in Rebel, Giant and his first downfall, From Hell to Texas. Director Henry Hathaway wanted...
Still, Ramos' support for Aquino's policies is hedged with qualifications. He shares Enrile's skepticism about the government's conciliatory approach toward the guerrillas of the Communist New People's Army. Indeed, as preliminary negotiations with the rebels ended last week, the prospects for reduced hostilities remained clouded. While the two sides agreed on safety and immunity guarantees that would operate during a limited cease-fire, proposed two weeks ago by the insurgents, they disagreed sharply over the duration of the truce. "The rebel proposal and that of the military are worlds apart," said a Philippines armed forces strategist...
During September, calls were made to two numbers used by Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, a staff officer on President Reagan's National Security Council. According to rebel and administration sources, North has been the chief White House contact with the Contra aid network over the past two years...