News programs compilation: Witness For Peace, News Conference on Nicaragua; P.W. Botha Rubicon speech; US sanctions against South Africa

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{"value"=>"<p>Compilation of news programs on South African President Botha's Rubicon speech, and discussions on US sanctions against South Africa. Programs consist of C-SPAN coverage of \"Witness For Peace, News Conference on Nicaragua,\" <span class=\"title\">MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour</span>, <span class=\"title\">NBC Nightly News</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Points of View</span>.</p> <ol class=\"list\"> <li>\"Witness For Peace, News Conference on Nicaragua.\" Opening remarks by Richard Taylor, steering committee member at Witness For Peace. Other speakers are Jim Wallis, editor at <span class=\"title\">Sojourners</span>; Bishop Walter Sullivan, Archdiocese of Richmond, Virginia; and Rabbi Balfour Brickner, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Broadcast on C-SPAN.</li> <li>Interview with Wyoming Governor Edgar Herschler about the 1985 floods in Cheyenne, and other issues effecting Wyoming. Broadcast on C-SPAN.</li> <li> <span class=\"title\">NBC Nightly News</span> coverage of Botha's Rubicon speech and reactions to his speech from M.G. Buthelezi, Zulu chief; and Robert McFarlane, national security advisor to US President Ronald Reagan. Broadcast on NBC.</li> <li> <span class=\"title\">Points of View</span> host George Will interviews laywer, author, and activist Randall Robinson on the question \"Should U.S. impose economic sanctions?\" Broadcast on BBC One.</li> <li>News coverage on the African National Congress and members' responses to Botha's speech. Broadcast on ABC.</li> <li> <span class=\"title\">MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour</span> hosts Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil, and guests Herbert Beukes, South African ambassador to the US; Clive Derby-Lewis, South African politician with the Conservative party; Walter Fauntroy, Washington, DC delegate; Mark Deli Siljander, US representative from Michigan; and Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican bishop, and anti-apartheid and human right activist. They discuss Botha's speech. Broadcast on PBS. Part 1 of 2.</li></ol>"}
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