National/Regional
Officials monitor National Guard
TAMARA ARMY BASE. Honduras (AP) —
Officials from several U.S. slates are traveling to
this Central American country to find out why
U.S. National Guardsmen are taking part in war
games conducted with Honduras.
Politicians from Oregon and Mississippi
have arrived in recent days, and more are due
from Arkansas and Michigan.
Oregon Sen. Jeanette lianby. a R-Hiilsboro.
said she sees the maneuvers as a form of pressure
on the government of Nicaragua, which borders
Honduras. .
*'I don't believe in military intervention in a
country that has had a popular election, has
elected a president and wants their own
. sovereignty." Hanby said, referring to Nicaragua.
Oregon Rep. Bill Markham. R-Riddle,
disagreed.
• . . "If the Guard were ever nationalized (sent to
war); heaven forbid, they would be better
prepared if.they train in the terrain, language and
customs of where they may be sent." Markham
said as he watched guardsmen and Honduran air
borne soldiers storm a hill while firing automatic
weapons.
This week, about 950 National Guardsmen
are in Honduras, a country that U.S.-supported
rebels use as a base of operations for their efforts
to overthrow Nicaragua's Sandinista government.
Guardsmen are being trained here in targe
numbers for the first time.
The Oregon legislators questioned U.S.
military officers about why the maneuvers involv
ing their guardsmen were held in Honduras in
stead of Oregon.
Lt. Steven Muhr, a company commander of
the Oregon contingent, said the exercise provided
training unattainable in Oregon because soldiers
could be sent thousands of miles away on short
notice and operate in an "austere, remote
environment.”
Arizona Qov. Bruce Babbit, a Democrat who
recently agreed to let 65 guardsmen from his state
help build a military highway in Honduras,
earlier this week in Phoenix criticized the idea of
having guardsmen take part in military exercises.
Interest-reduction plan• to assist farmers
^ WASHINGTON (AP) — A new inferest
v» reduction .plan. ordered by Oohgressis’being .
set. lip by the. Farmers. Home Ad minist ration-to, *"
...help "farmers lower their loan payments■ to
° Commercial banks. . . „ ’ *
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° The “Agriculture Department agency "also -
tnigair Bending out letters this woekjto 65v3(j3 ‘i
- dejihquent'borrowers. Most’of themfwrtll|et»
• “a friendly reminder' ‘ .to contact* local officials .
about' their -overdue” loans;,’ the head, of the
;'agnnc'y said-Wednesday. “ ‘ -
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“ . Vance-Clark. FmHA administrator, said /
much tbugher letters serving notice of “intent,,
to take .adverse’action”; are going to four.in
every-id of those tardy payers. About 27.000.
.borrowers are,.three years or more behind in
..payments,, including 3.0*00 who .may . have
fraudulently dodged;their debts.' . ' •
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"Iydon’t ; expect'. a lot 'of great; terrible
tthings- to^ be”- happening ; across the nation
becausejof't,hbse mailings,” Clark said. "There- *
.WiiVBefprBcIqsures.'sure.andlthinkweKave'
:-to" prepare;for- some of those; but it's not the ,
end of the world.’’
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The'.mall}rigs began Monday and are ip.be;.
completed by Feb;.-2l, Clerk'said. .
U.S. flights may soon travel to UvS.S.R.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
United States and the Soviet
Union were set Thursday to seal
an agreement for civilian flights
between the two countries for
the first time in more than four
years.
A ceremony to exchange
notes was set for late afternoon,
with Ambassador Anatoly
Dobrynin representing the
Soviet Union and Deputy
Seretary of State John
Whitehead acting for.the United
States.-' •" / ' V
Flights between New' York
and .Moscow .are due-to. begin
A pt.il''.2 7? a n;.d bet Ween
. Washington and . the Soviet -
capital-two days later, i
At least fdUr Aeroflot and Pan
Am flights a week are ah;
t i ci pa te d. . Pan.. Am .the'.
Am^rican;carr|er. will also ser?
vice-Leningrad
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v Commercial air. travel .was '
suspended by the'United States
after" more, than 100.000. Soviet
troops Amoved, into Afghanistan
•in ” late .1979 ‘to support *the
Moscow-aligned government in
Kabul against rebel guerrillas.
There were twice^a-week
flights .then.- The "new. agree
ment-,, whichwas slowed.down
by;a dispute over Pan. A.m's
share of the revenue, will- dou
ble: the traffic.- * . : . /
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