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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contenders who has actually spent time with guerrillas in the field and, reportedly, has even taken part in cross-border raids. But Mugabe is not necessarily the dominant figure in the guerrilla movement. Guerrilla military operations are apparently planned and executed by a largely anonymous 18-member high command that sticks close to the base camps in Mozambique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: FOUR WHO MIGHT LEAD | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

...other members of a national family and gaining simple retribution in return. The bitterness remains, even now, as a legacy. Ask someone from, say, Barnwell County, South Carolina about the War Between the States; he or she might tell you that if only Hooker had been relieved of his command earlier, if only Stonewall had done this or that... There is some meaning in the ancient secession and war, both black and white Southerners know--but they are unsure what...

Author: By Jim Kaplan, | Title: Sin and Silence | 10/9/1976 | See Source »

Many students leaving the Science Center auditorium said they thought Carter had improved his position in the campaign by showing he has a command of foreign policy issues...

Author: By David Beach, | Title: Carter, Ford Clash on Foreign Policy | 10/7/1976 | See Source »

This new-found combativeness made itself felt in the flow of play too, and Harvard took command of the game. But the time kept clicking away, and the frustration continued to mount, as the Crimson failed to cash in on its opportunities...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Wesleyan Edges Crimson Booters, 2-1 | 10/1/1976 | See Source »

...barking that ironic command, ABC-TV "NCAA Game of the Week" producer Ned Staeckel put into motion the umpteenth interruption of Saturday's contest between Harvard and UMass. Indeed, television's presence at Harvard Stadium touched all in attendance...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Harvard's Win Is as Easy as ABC | 9/28/1976 | See Source »

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