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[email protected]. Daily Eastern News fCharlestoh. llt. 61920 /Vol. 71, No. 126 /Two Sections, 20 Pages Reagan plea: Tell Congress to vote 'yes' President hard-sells need for Contra aid WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan, seeking public pressure on Congress to approve $ i 00 million in aid for "virtually defenseless" Nicaraguan rebels, declared Sunday evening that the funds are needed to "deny the Soviet Union a beachhead in North America." · · Beseeching Congress "to vote yes," Reagan emphasized his belief that "it is not Nicaragua alone that threatens us." In a televised address from the Oval office, he asked viewers, "TelLthem to help the freedom fighters. Help us prevent a Communist takeover of Central America.'' In prepared remarks, four days before the House Delta coaches preparation for the tug of war, part of this year's votes on his aid proposal, Reagan urged his coun Alpha Phi in upcoming Greek Week. trymen not to ignore "the malignancy in Managua until it spreads and becomes a mortal threat to the entire New World." e Sen. James Sassder, leading the Democratic rule could mean court battle response to Reagan, agreed with much of the LPHILPOTT home-rule units from imposing taxes upon the state.