U. S. Aid for contras flown to honduras
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The first supply shipment from the United States for Nicaraguan rebels has arrived quietly in Honduras. A C-130 cargo plane loaded with what sources said was food and
ammunition landed more than a week ago at Palmerola Air Base. However, Adolfo Calero, head of the largest contra group, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, said: “The help still has not
arrived in our hands.” Calero expects to receive some of the aid this week. The $100 million in new U.S. aid includes the first congressionally approved, overt military aid to the rebels,
known as _ contras._ MORE TO READ