At Issue cameras crews report on-the-spot from Caracas, Venezuela, for the first-hand look at that countrys reaction to last Thursdays (March 19) report of a possible shift of U.S. policy toward Latin America rightist and military dictatorships. The reported policy change involves continued forceful opposition to Communist dictatorships such as Cuba, but the U.S. would no longer attempt to punish military juntas for overthrowing democratic regimes. This reversal of the Kennedy policy is designed to avoid involvement in domestic political crises in Latin-American republics, according to the Senate Department officials. At Issue public affairs teams probe the response of Venezuela toward this policy by interviewing top government officials of the country, journalist, leading businessmen, and some students. The host is George Sherman, former Latin American correspondent for the Washington Evening Star, and now state department correspondent for the newspaper. The episode runs for approximately 30 minutes. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) At Issue consists of 69 half-hour and hour-long episodes produced in 1963-1966 by NET, which were originally shot on videotape in black and white and color.
