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Dates: during 1990-1999
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On its face, the proposition sounds eminently reasonable. Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana have elephants the way New York City apartments have cockroaches. Elephants roam everywhere, tearing down trees by the acre, galumphing through the crops of irate farmers, stomping on hapless citizens. Zimbabwe alone has about 65,000 of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE IVORY WARS | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

Mead's 800-acre Fine Paper plant is the city's largest employer, with 2,500 workers. One day last year the plant ran an ad for extra crew members; 10,000 people applied for about 50 slots. That's because the jobs are secure, the benefits good and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WARMING TO SUCCESS | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

While her ex-husband attempts to negotiate a settlement between the rebels and the government in Zaire, WINNIE MANDELA is striking a few deals of her own. South Africa's former First Lady is in money trouble, and having failed to sell an interview to any British or South African...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 5, 1997 | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

FORT DAVIS, Texas: Two armored personnel carriers and a 15-member SWAT team have arrived at the Davis Mountains community where the standoff with the Republic of Texas faction continues. Timothy O'Rourke, a lawyer retained by "Ambassador" Richard McLaren, said that faction members are heavily armed and prepared to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas Stand-Off Continues | 4/29/1997 | See Source »

FORT DAVIS, Texas: Police continued their blockade of the remote Davis Mountains community even after two hostages were released by members of the Republic of Texas separatist group. Richard McLaren, who calls himself the group's ambassador and an unknown number of others remain inside the development of tiny 1...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas Stand-Off | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

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