Word: deal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finish off with Brown, Penn and Yale," Brown continued, "and we can prove a lot to a lot of people. There's a great deal of pride at stake at this point in the season...
Diplomats in Washington and London who have dealt extensively with Rhodesian affairs agree on one thing at least: nailing wily Prime Minister Ian Smith to any deal is almost as hard as netting a rare African butterfly. Last week, at the conclusion of a 14-day U.S. tour aimed at promoting his "internal settlement" for the breakaway British colony, Smith apparently got pinned. U.S. and British officials announced that the Prime Minister and his three black colleagues on Rhodesia's governing Executive Council had agreed to their terms for an all-parties conference dealing with the country...
Last month, however, retiring South African Prime Minister John Vorster abruptly reneged on the deal. In a move plainly calculated to guarantee a pro-South African regime in Namibia, Vorster announced that Pretoria would forge ahead with an "internal settlement." Last week, top foreign-policy makers of the Big Five, headed by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, called on Vorster's hard-lining successor, Pieter W. Botha, with a harsh message: either go along with the West's independence plan or face U.N.-imposed* economic sanctions...
...sometimes have been stormy conclaves. As General Motors Chairman Thomas Murphy puts it, the meetings are held "so we can hear Government's views, but more important, they can hear our views." Yet, as TIME Washington Correspondent George Taber observes from Hot Springs, there is also a good deal of opportunity for fun and games. His report...
Already, a split is emerging between the radicals and the purists over how to deal with the South Africa issue. The first clear instance of this split occurred at the second assembly meeting when representatives voted to recess instead of taking a stand on the Engelhard issue. During the debate the purists said taking such a stand before consulting with students would contradict what the assembly stood for, while the radicals stressed that a time factor was involved because of the demonstration at the Kennedy School. The vote to recess passed nonetheless, angering many of the radicals. However, the meeting...