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RUNDOWN FOR LATINO USA #309 FEEDING MARCH 12, 
1999.

SEGMENT #1:  "HOPES FOR CENTRAL AMERICA" (3:43)
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa reports on President Clinton's 
recent visit to Central America and the hopes expressed by 
some Central Americans.

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SEGMENT #2:  "RELIEF THROUGH POTTERY" (4:24)
Correspondent Susan Leffler reports on an effort to help 
artisans in Nicaragua rebuild their lives after the destruction 
of Hurricane Mitch.

SEGMENT #3:  "CENTRAL AMERICANS AND DRUG ABUSE" (4:11)
Lakshmi Singh reports on alcohol and drug abuse in the Latino 
community, and the lack of services to help addicts who want 
to kick the habit.

SEGMENT #4:  "'THE FIX' WITH MICHAEL MASSING 2-WAY" (5:00)
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with Michael Massing, 
author of "The Fix", about his thoughts on possible solutions to 
this country's drug problems.  

SEGMENT #5:  "WASHINAWATOC OBIT" (2:38)
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa shares her memories of Native- 
American human rights activist Ingrid Washinawatok, who 
was recently killed in Colombia.

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SEGMENT #1 
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa reports on President Clinton's 
recent visit to Central America and the hopes expressed by 
some Central Americans.  (3:43 SELF-CONTAINED)

SEGMENT #2 
Economic aid from the us to Central America has had many 
forms over the years.  But since Hurricane Mitch there's been 
a shift away from the politics of destruction to a more 
humanitarian personal vision of economic aid.

Correspondent Susan Leffler reports on one such effort by 
Americans to create an economic landbridge between the 
United States and Nicaragua, based on a shared love of 
pottery. (4:24)


SEGMENT #3 
In Washington D.C., a recent survey sponsored by the Council 
of Latino Agencies shows thousands of Hispanics in and around 
the nation's capital have problems with drugs or alcohol.  The 
report also confirmed what some people had suspected for a 
long time, that there's little help for Latinos who want to kick 
their addictions. From W-A-M-U Lakshmi Singh reports. (4:11)

SEGMENT #4 
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with Michael Massing, 
author of "The Fix", about his thoughts on possible solutions to 
this country's drug problems.    (5:00 SELF-CONTAINED)

SEGMENT #5
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa shares her memories of Native- 
American human rights activist Ingrid Washinawatock, who 
was recently killed in Colombia.  (2:38 SELF-CONTAINED)


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LUSA 310  PROMOS 

1.)  NEXT TIME ON LATINO USA ...  

WRITER FRANCISCO GOLDMAN ON THE MURDER OF 
GUATEMALAN BISHOP JOSE GERARDI AND THE 
CONTROVERSY OVER MEMORY AND NOBEL LAUREATE 
RIGOBERTA MENCHU.

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AND CULTURE.