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...While the government is weakened, it remains far more powerful than any Black groups, "which have very few resources to induce the government to negotiate seriously." Secondly, he does not see adequate "organizational coherence on both sides." In particular, he does not believe that even African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, were he freed from the prison where he has spent the last 25 years, could "deliver the Black community." (19) Thus, at the national level, he sees no one willing to negotiate for whites, and no one who could negotiate for Blacks. Even if negotiations happened, he fears that...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: Mr. Huntington Goes to Pretoria | 11/5/1987 | See Source »

...Harvard has a pretty decent record," Quaker coach Glen Nelson said. "But I would question the strength of the schedule. I haven't seen Harvard this year, but from last year's match, I could tell they weren't far away from being a contender...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Spikers Face Quakers; Tough Weekend Ahead | 10/23/1987 | See Source »

...proposal, ghostwritten by Novelist Les Whitten, portrayed the plucky heroine rebuffing Nelson Rockefeller when he surprised her in the shower "wearing nothing more than a puckish smile" and backing out of a bedroom encounter with Robert Kennedy. When the predictable furor erupted, Braden claimed she was an author wronged: her literary agent submitted the proposal without her final approval. "Of course, Joan approved it," says Braden's agent. "She's just getting cold feet." Braden does not deny the incidents in the manuscript. But they may be blue-penciled from a presumably tamer version she is planning with her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gossip: Joan Braden's Cold Feet | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

While agreeing in principle, some doctors questioned Koop's fairness. Said Dr. Alan Nelson, chairman of the American Medical Association's board: "The incidences of refusal to treat AIDS patients are anecdotal and isolated." Both Koop and Nelson urge health-care workers to adopt preventive measures, such as wearing gloves, to avoid contamination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Courage, Doc: A sharp warning to health pros | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

Hollywood is finding drama in South Africa' s racial turmoil, as a film about Black Leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela shows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

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