10 Years Ago Today . . .
. . . Protesters demonstrated against U.S. aid to Nicaraguan rebels at the Fashion Island office of Rep. Robert Badham.
Badham had voted two days earlier to send $100 million in military aid to the contras. The protesters read statements for three hours. Said a Badham representative: “We had to close the office.”
Source: Times archives
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