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The murder of Bill Stewart in Nicaragua, 1979

Seeing Bill Stewart, a news reporter, shot dead in Nicaragua in front of TV cameras, brings home the horror to Americans.

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15 minutes

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  • Fri 22 Jun 1979 21:00

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