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chief's election may erode Honduran support for contras. In
vote, officers less supportive of US policy gained concessions
By Wilson RingSpecial to The Christian Science Monitor / January
5, 1987  Tegucigalpa, Honduras  The election of a Honduran Armed
Forces chief to a full term in office could mark the beginning
of a shift in Honduran attitudes toward the United States'
Central America policy. This shift could ultimately reduce
Honduras's role in supporting the US policy of backing the
Nicaraguan contra rebels, Western diplomats say. The Honduran
Congress's near-unanimous vote to give Gen. Humberto Regalado
Hern'andez a three-year term as head of the Honduran military is
not expected to presage any immediate changes in Honduran policy
and came as no surprise. General Regalado was first named to the
position last February to fill the unexpired term of his
predecessor, who was ousted in a barracks coup.  Skip to next
paragraph  But to win, Regal