The document discusses the killing of ABC newsman Bill Stewart in Nicaragua and the response from the government and international organizations. President Somoza has promised to bring the law to bear on those responsible for the killing, and the US government has requested a peacekeeping force in Nicaragua, which was turned down by the OAS. A member of the Nicaraguan National Guard has confessed to the slaying. The author expresses hope for peace in the troubled country.

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Response to Concerns Over ABC Newsman's Killing and Political Change in Nicaragua

Identifier:
CAC_CC_109_4_22_23_0018
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Response to Concerns Over ABC Newsman's Killing and Political Change in Nicaragua
Date Created:
1979-01-01
EDTF:
1979-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
James R. Jones Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
Description:
The document discusses the killing of ABC newsman Bill Stewart in Nicaragua and the response from the government and international organizations. President Somoza has promised to bring the law to bear on those responsible for the killing, and the US government has requested a peacekeeping force in Nicaragua, which was turned down by the OAS. A member of the Nicaraguan National Guard has confessed to the slaying. The author expresses hope for peace in the troubled country.
Congress:
96th (1979-1981)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_109_4_0000, Box 22, Folder 23, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages