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Still, the man who appears to bear paramount responsibility may never be brought to court. P.W. Botha, 80, sits in virtual seclusion in retirement on the south coast of the cape. Botha, who suffered a stroke before his 1989 resignation, appears increasingly enfeebled; that, plus his legendary irascibility, may make it awkward if not impossible to force him to face the commission. Embattled and isolated, he refuses to give interviews or even to pick up the telephone; an aide who answered a call last week described the unrepentant hard-liner as "unapproachable." Yet if auguries are to be credited...
Hunters' concern about overpopulation, besides being ungrounded, rings false. Many of the most commonly fished or hunted species have been stocked in convenient locations only so they may more easily be fished or hunted. For example, inedible fish in Cape Cod ponds were poisoned to death and replaced with trout at the demand of fishermen. Hunters may also cause clearcutting to encourage increases in the populations of their preferred prey. Hunters often cause overpopulation as they claim to control...
...underdog from the start, Bowles garnered 23 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary held Sept. 17, finishing second in a district which includes Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and other coastal islands...
...grew up on the Cape, and that seat had been occupied by the same man for 24 years," said Bowles. "When it finally came open I said to myself, "When else will that seat be open and there will be no Kennedys running...
Although she's never fought the legendary cape-wearer, she's aiming high, working to become the first Harvard-Radcliffe woman ever to fight in the Golden Gloves Tournament...