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...transition to black rule. The provisional accord Smith signed this spring with three black moderates--Bishop Abel Muzorewa, Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and Jeremiah Chirau--guarantees whites a 28-member bloc in the future parliament, enough seats to block any constitutional changes. An equally significant clause promises that whites will retain control of the national army, police force, and civil service for at least ten years. Blacks will get the vote on an unrestricted basis for the first time in Rhodesian history, but the rest of the agreement makes one wonder what they will be able to do with that vote...
...various groups now involved in the drive to change the library's name, some of which represent widely divergent political views--can hold together for the good of the cause at hand. In the face of considerable administration intransigence, any divisiveness could well result in a decision to retain Engelhard's name. Such glorification of racism and immorally gained fortune cannot be tolerated...
...good thing. Mechanisms are needed whereby excellence in teaching is considered in tenure appointments." Donald also notes the isolation of many undergraduates from faculty contact. "I worry about the invisible students in this community," he says, and points to universities such as Princeton, Johns Hopkins or Yale that retain research stature while placing more emphasis on undergraduate teaching...
...Zulu] Chief [Gatsha] Butelezi is one of those who genuinely opposes withdrawal. But he's been ambiguous on this issue. There was a time when he pleaded for economic pressure--in the days when he was hoping to retain links with the liberation movements. However, he found that the liberation movements weren't acknowledging him, so now he's gone in with the present power structure in terms of sticking with things they'll tolerate. Further than that I wouldn't like to knock him. He's a courageous man who has criticized apartheid consistently...
...deficit to a five-point advantage over the Tories. Callaghan is also 17 points ahead of Thatcher in personal popularity, a gain of six points in a single month. In a by-election last month in the marginal Scottish border district of Berwick and East Lothian, Labor managed to retain a seat that the Conservatives had strong hopes of winning...