Word: rhodesia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Bowden's departure as Commonwealth Secretary to become chairman of Britain's Independent Television Authority removed a leading opponent of any British deal with embargoed Rhodesia (see following story"). Douglas Jay's ouster as President of the Board of Trade-a post equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce-showed that Wilson is determined to pursue British membership in the Common Market, which Jay bitterly opposed. And by keeping James Callaghan as Chancellor of the Exchequer against the expectations of many political analysts, Wilson again signaled the West's financial community that he stands...
...Rhodesia. Britain's exports to its former colony had been worth $90 million a year. And it is only those exports that the ban is hurting. For the U.N. sanctions against Rhodesia have been largely ineffective...
...series of meticulously researched articles aptly titled "The Sanctions Busters," the London Sunday Times graphically explains the failure. For many companies and many countries, beating the embargo has become a big and profitable game. As a result, Rhodesia is nowhere near the economic collapse that the U.N.'s measures were intended to bring about...
Britain's balletomanes were aghast at the news from Covent Garden. Rudolf Nureyev's partner in two productions of Romeo and Juliet this October will not be Dame Margot Fonteyn, 48, his matchless partner of the past five years, but a comparatively dewy Covent Garden ballerina from Rhodesia, Merle Park, 29. Could it be that the most brilliant team in modern ballet will be unhitched at last? "A big lie!" stormed Rudi. He and Dame Margot have occasionally danced with others in the past as schedules demanded. As Covent Gar den sped forward with reassurances that Rudi...
...Kisangani. After several brief clashes with Mobutu's advancing regulars, the mercenaries last week commandeered 27 trucks and retreated toward the safety of interior Punia, halfway between Bukavu and Kisangani. Another mercenary, Major Jean Schramm, is in control there, and can help the rebels escape to Angola or Rhodesia...