PROGRAM SUMMARY: LIMA AMERICA TELEVISION 090100

This document is a Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) summary of a television broadcast from Lima, Peru, dated September 9, 1995. The report outlines nine distinct news segments aired by the Lima America Television network. The broadcast covered a variety of political and social issues, including joint naval maneuvers between Peruvian and U.S. forces, which notably featured the participation of a female marine for the first time. Other segments detailed a scandal involving the escape of three high-profile criminals from a maximum-security prison, violent demonstrations in Tahiti regarding French nuclear testing, and the congressional approval of a bill concerning voluntary sterilization as a family planning method, which drew criticism from Cardinal Vargas Alzamora. The broadcast also covered local political developments, including the potential candidacy of former First Lady Susana Higuchi for the office of Mayor of Lima, the activities of mayoral candidate Jaime Yoshiyama, and the re-election campaign of Callao Mayor Kurt Woll, who discussed new census and development projects. Additionally, the report mentioned the Economy Minister's efforts to combat smuggling through the establishment of a new commission.