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That injunction had a painful ring for the Reagan Administration, which, despite growing criticism, has clung to its soft-spoken policy of "constructive engagement," an attempt to persuade rather than to pressure. In private, Administration officials expressed their disappointment with Botha's speech, though National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane called the Durban address an "important statement." The Administration was studying it carefully, he said, noting that several ideas in the speech "must be clarified." The same message came from Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker, who suggested that Botha's remarks were "written in a code language...
...said to have clung to her Catholic faith, the comfort of her relatives, and the responsibility to her public duties in the trying first year after the incident...
...Camden, N.J., that the Crimson finally relinquished the No. 1 ranking it had clung to after a thrilling 0.2 second win over Yale at Eastern Sprints...
...Sith, a spiffy catalog of the things Hollywood does best, found its perfect showcase in the Lumiere. Of course the audience of 2,400 exulted when the Star Wars logo first appeared; that happens any time one of the six films is shown. But they remained enthralled, clung tight through the time-warp space ride of thrills and despair, sensations and special effects, in part because of the glorious visual presentation. This is a handsome movie, but it will never again look so good as it did today...
...Bulldogs made up the ground, but three strokes from the finish line, the Black and White still clung to a tiny lead...