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...major obstacle to winning independence for Namibia, the 318,000-sq.-mi. territory that remains under South African control in defiance of international resolutions, has been the continuing presence of 27,000 Cuban troops in neighboring Angola. The topic came up again last week when Chester Crocker, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, met with South Africa's Foreign Minister Roelof F. ("Pik") Botha in the Cape Verde Islands. Crocker reportedly relayed an offer from Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos to cut substantially the number of Cuban troops in Angola if South Africa agrees...
Teammates say that Hale and Crocker complement each other as co-captains. "They're both outgoing. Jenny leads by example and Lauren keeps morale high," says Marianne Romak, who rows in the first boat...
...Jenny and I come at rowing from two different ends of the spectrum. Jenny is a much better athlete than me. She provides the talent example I can't provide," says Crocker...
...coincidence, really, that the two were chosen co-captains. Last spring, after the team decided that it wanted two captains and after it selected Hale as one, Crocker seemed a natural for the other slot...
Pushing the team to train hard for these races are--Hale and Crocker. "It's not the kind of sport where you can whip yourself into shape. It's a building sport," says Crocker...