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...Salvadorans to settle their political differences by making recourse to the rule of law. As one political analyst put it, "You don't have to go to the military for a solution." On the other hand, any subsequent election gains by the political right would be a serious setback to the progress that Duarte has been making since his inauguration last June. Since then, the number of murders attributed to death squads has dramatically decreased, and extreme right-wing opposition to civilian rule has appeared to diminish. In addition, last October's meeting at La Palma between Duarte and Marxist...
Despite the setback, the grapplers came back strongly against Coast Guard. The only surprise was a loss by Bausano, his first of the year...
Despite the setback, the Crimson remain optimistic. "Our goal is to improve with each game and get ready for Dartmouth on January 5," said MacDonald. Providence College, 7-1 at Providence RI Harvard 1 0 0--1 Providence...
...ruling from The Hague was the second propaganda setback for the U.S. in its dealings with Nicaragua since September, when the Sandinistas caught Washington off balance by abruptly accepting "in its totality and without modification" the draft of a regional nonaggression treaty. The proposed agreement had been produced by the so-called Contadora countries-Colombia, Panama, Mexico and Venezuela-and the U.S. had supported their deliberations. But Washington still has misgivings about the draft accord, namely about the lack of adequate verification and control mechanisms to ensure Nicaraguan compliance...
...week earlier, the Polish leader's efforts to thaw relations with the West had suffered a serious setback. West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had postponed a visit to Warsaw, largely because Polish officials told him it would be inappropriate to visit the grave of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, an outspoken supporter of the banned Solidarity trade union who was abducted and killed in October. The Jaruzelski government has been hurt by revelations that at least four secret-police officers were involved in the murder. The "Jablonna V" International Meeting of Journalists provided a timely opportunity for Jaruzelski...