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Beforehand, Mondale had tried to move gently-favoring, for instance, such phrases as "full participation" for South African blacks rather than "oneman, one-vote." But once the talks got under way, with the two sides seated at separate but equal tables, the atmosphere became tense-and remained so. At times, strident voices could be heard through the closed doors. Said one American official later: "Vorster's expression never changed, nor did his tone." Mondale spoke of American efforts to reduce discrimination and of the resulting benefits to the nation. The South Africans spoke of their 300-year history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Mondale v. Vorster: Tough Talk | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

Will Rogers USA, James Whitmore's oneman show, John Hancock Hall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: the stage | 2/10/1972 | See Source »

...scoring binge. Brown pumped in a leaper from the right corner, stole a pass seconds later, dribbled the length of the court, faked a pass, and beautifully laid the ball up and in. Fifteen seconds later, he lofted a twenty footer through the hoop to capsulize a great oneman show. Brown finished with 33 points while teammate Floyd Lewis contributed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Cagers Roll by Tufts; Show Improved Defensive Play | 2/7/1970 | See Source »

...doing little more than validating what it found to be the evolutionary development of Independent Study. It had originally been intended as course reduction to accommodate eccentric schemes of the college's best students, but now about 300 students per term use the program to take oneman courses and there is little logic to restricting this opportunity to the best students...

Author: By Richard R. Edmonds, | Title: Looking Backward | 6/13/1968 | See Source »

Prime mover behind Atlanta's "oneman urban-renewal plan" is Architect John Portman, 43, who has won hometown honors, architectural awards-and become a millionaire to boot-by insisting that he be both promoter and part owner as well as designer for all of Peachtree Center. Making himself his own client is the only way, Portman has found, to retain "the authority to see that the project is carried out properly and not botched along the way." In his multiple role, he has seen to it that the buildings are a far cry from the run-of-the-drafting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The City: Villages in the Sky | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

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