The World - News from April 26, 1988

President Reagan extended a U.S. trade embargo against Nicaragua’s leftist Sandinista government for a fourth year, starting May 1. “The actions and policies of the government of Nicaragua continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,” Reagan said in a statement. In Managua, President Daniel Ortega threatened to block U.S. aid to opposition forces such as the newspaper La Prensa and political parties if the embargo continues.