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After Botha finished his speech, a 35-minute droner devoted almost entirely to the economy, the briefly integrated assemblage filed out to reconvene as usual in three separate chambers. And though the government has proposed that joint sessions be held periodically, the colored House of Representatives and its leader, the Rev. Allan Hendrickse, have rejected the proposal as a cosmetic half step. The dispute is only the latest confrontation between Botha and Hendrickse, 60, a portly, goateed former Congregational minister. Says Hendrickse: "P.W. Botha is the sort of person who does not give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa The Man Who Gives Botha Fits | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

Previous witness groups have had a pacifying effect on the war zone, Susan L. Van Droner, a graduate of the Divinity School, said, adding that the Nicaraguans first suer when the American out there. "I feel it in important for them in have that safety," she added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Minister Will Travel On Nicaraguan Peace Mission | 2/28/1984 | See Source »

Members said private funds finance all Witness for private groups and added that more than 700 contributions to lead characters account for most of the Massachusetts group's funds. "We take them [the contributions] shown with us in spirit," said Van Droner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Minister Will Travel On Nicaraguan Peace Mission | 2/28/1984 | See Source »

Faced with this, the worst possible traffic and driving in the immediate area, and a boring droner from the University of Nevada at Reno as your sole course instructor, you might feel the need for a stiff drink. Don't worry: you'll be well taken care of in the immediate vicinity, and as you go further out, the variety increases. Some people's favorites are the consciously unpretentious bars--though that doesn't necessarily mean they're cheap. First, there's the aforementioned Cronin's, with large 70 cent light draft on tap and real atmosphere. For example...

Author: By Seth Kaplan and James I. Kaplan, S | Title: Getting around the Square | 6/28/1976 | See Source »

Getting word that his bootlegged records are being snapped up in the Soviet Union by panting stilyagi (hepcats) for $12.50 a disk, Droner Elvis (Love Me Tender) Presley, 22, muttered: "That's the first Ah heard of it." Warming to the notion, The Pelvis burbled: "If Ah thought it'd do any good, Ah'd just take ma guitar an' get right out there on the front lines. Wouldn' that be somethin'-me singin' an' playin' ma guitar an' bullets whizzin' all 'round like in Hungary!" Then, carried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 18, 1957 | 2/18/1957 | See Source »

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