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Coverage in US 1987-1993

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 21 1987 ^PM-Costa Rican President ^Costa Rican Leader Says U.S. Will Be Isolated As Long As It Supports Contras ^By ANDREW SELSKY ^Associated Press Writer    MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez said today that the United States will be isolated as long as it supports the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.    Arias Sanchez is visiting the United States to promote a Central American peace plan that he negotiated. The agreement, signed Aug. 7 in Guatemala, calls for the signing nations to democratize their governments and for an end to aid to insurgent forces.    The Reagan administration has announced that it will seek more aid for anti-government Contras before a Nov. 7 deadline for compliance with the peace agreement signed by the presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatetmala and El Salvador.    The White House feels that aid to the rebels should continue until complia