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Thus the Dec. 31 coup that toppled Shagari dealt a blow to the hopes of a black Africa that had looked to Nigeria as a trail blazer for democratization. The fact that Shagari could not retain power, even though he was overwhehningly re-elected last August, highlighted the pattern of failure that has plagued black Africa in the quarter-century since most of its nations became independent. The problems of Nigeria are, by and large, those that afflict the entire continent: abject poverty, rampant corruption, gross mismanagement, tribal enmity, uncontrolled population growth. If, in spite of its assets, Nigeria cannot...
American servicemen do not expect to make the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly, but they do want their combat wear to be both practical and neat. The latest Army fatigues appear to be neither. The half-nylon, half-cotton outfit, with its amoebic pattern of green, brown, tan and black, is unacceptably hot, even in temperate climates. It was designed to be an "all-service, all-purpose" uniform, but clerks, mechanics and drill sergeants alike bemoan its uncomfortable cut and slovenly look. It was supposed to be the pride of the Pentagon, but the battle dress uniform (B.D.U...
...Edmon ton was swept meekly in the finals by the Islanders. Though the Oilers' record is now the best in the league, two more losses to New York last month depressed them momentarily. To be sure, not enough to exchange their freewheeling skaters' game for any proven pattern that emphasizes defense. Knowing Edmon ton's style will stay indefensible until it succeeds, Gretzky withholds argument and simply says, "We still have a long way to go." But Kurri imagines, "Once we break through against the Islanders, we'll have broken through for all and ever...
...University's stance on this matter follows a pattern of thoughtlessness, a more general problem that tradition-locked Harvard has had in responding to diverse groups as they merge with the community. The same stiff and narrow vision characterized College reaction to minority groups' campaign last year to list their events in the official freshman week calendar, or, earlier, to form a Third World Center; Harvard displays reluctance to bend from the immediate social values with which it is most familiar--an "integrated" class, a stable social setup, or, in this case, the "traditional" formula for scheduling of Commencement...
...evil empire." "I think we're at war, without shooting each other directly," says Dan Wolf, 56, a sales executive in Atlanta. "I think they've been planning military moves against us for years." Sara Henderson, 39, who owns a flower store in Boulder, Colo., agrees: "Their pattern of aggression ever since World War II has been very deliberate, and planned thoroughly and thoughtfully...