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MAFIKENG, South Africa: Nelson Mandela formally handed over control of his party Wednesday to his designated heir, Thabo Mbeki, amidst media reports that the African National Congress was taking a harder line towards South Africa's privileged white minority. But Mbeki's talk of "completing the revolution" and "continuing the struggle" should be read less as signaling any intention of attacking domestic and foreign business interests - which he sees as all-important components of the country's efforts to generate economic growth - than as the opening volleys of the party's 1999 election campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Militant Mandela Passes the Baton | 12/17/1997 | See Source »

...behavior and flashiness--as an extreme case to be made an example of. When other coaches were interviewed about the problems in the league, the older, whiter group repeatedly used the terms "respect for authority" and "lack of discipline." With their power eroding, coaches like Carlesimo and Don Nelson--who have a history of losing records and losing personalities--can't think of any way to earn respect other than yelling louder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BASKETBALL: TALL MEN BEHAVING BADLY | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...Latin is a tradition that connects all universities," Nelson said. "The intent [of the bill] is to restore a rich and beautiful tradition that [prior to 1961] was intact at this institution...

Author: By David A. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: U.C. Endorses Latin Degrees | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

Council Representatives C. Thomas Brown '98 and Eric M. Nelson '99, a Crimson editor, introduced a bill at the council meeting on Sunday, Dec. 7, which called for Harvard College to return to using Latin in its degree certificates...

Author: By David A. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: U.C. Endorses Latin Degrees | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...Nelson said "Why [is] English less 'exclusive'? Latin is more international...

Author: By David A. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: U.C. Endorses Latin Degrees | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

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