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November 23, 1990 | STANLEY MEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Even in the new and permissive Spain, the Socialist government's unabashed campaign on television and billboards to promote the use of condoms among teen-agers seemed a little startling at first. The audacity of the $6-million campaign, launched in October, made it inevitable that the Roman Catholic Church would finally confront Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and issue the harshest denunciation of his government since it came to power in 1982.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 8, 1987 | --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
AIDS appears to be spreading at an alarming rate in Europe among drug addicts, mostly in Italy and Spain, the World Health Organization says. The organization's Weekly Epidemiological Review, citing reports from 27 countries, said the overall proportion of drug addicts among cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Europe doubled from 6% to 12% between September, 1985, and September of last year. The health organization said nearly 75% of the 421 drug-addict cases were in Italy and Spain.
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May 13, 2001 | DANIEL WOOLLS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
At the Miura ranch, a revered patch of the bullfighting world, bulls roam idyllic fields dotted with oak trees and wild asparagus as death awaits them in the ring. Nasty, smart and genetically unique, the animals bred at this compound near Seville also face a threat outside the arena--shifting bullfight tastes--and could conceivably die out, aficionados fear. So to protect Miuras and other rare bloodlines, Spain is building up a bull sperm and embryo bank. "It's part of our national heritage.
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September 2, 2000 | From Reuters
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon formally charged a former Argentine military officer Friday with genocide, terrorism and torture, kicking off the process of seeking his extradition to Spain from Mexico. Ricardo Miguel Cavallo, alias Miguel Angel Cavallo, was arrested in Mexico last week on suspicion of falsifying documents and later was identified as wanted by Garzon for "dirty war" atrocities committed during Argentina's 1976-83 military rule.
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August 23, 1989 | HENRY WEINSTEIN, Times Staff Writer
Former Black Panther Johnny Spain should not have been compelled to wear shackles while on trial for murdering two San Quentin prison guards and is entitled to a new trial, a federal appeals court in Pasadena ruled Tuesday. By a 2-1 vote, the U.S.
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June 13, 2001 | ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For all the fanfare surrounding President Bush's inaugural official visit to Europe, he was largely out of sight here Tuesday on the first stop on his five-nation tour. It was probably just as well. Public reaction generally ranged from tepid to scathing. El Pais, the largest Spanish daily newspaper, welcomed the president by labeling his visit "tedious" and describing him as "not a very pleasant man--and there are demonstrations to let him know."