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Conservative Democrats have made surprising headway in elections for committee chairmanships, while 33 representatives from the South and South-west have created a right-wing coalition already dubbed the Redneck Caucus. Headed by Rep. Charles W. Stenholm (D-Texas), the group has promised to join Republicans in floor fights against progressive social programs...
...records go, Harvard comes off an 8-21 season while Texas boasts a mirror-image 21-8 year, 13-3 in the South-west Conference (tied for first). But Harvard coach Frank McLaughlin has never been one to back away from a challenge...
...come down to a crunch, but we've had other crunches before," Moose said last week, explaining that the South African government's greatest concern has to do with the prospects of the concentration of South-West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO) bases in Namibia. The South African government would like to see a provision for monitoring SWAPO forces included in the U.N. plan, he added...
...South West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO), recognized by the U.N. as the representative of the people of South-West Africa, boycotted the elections, claiming they are rigged in favor of candidates backed by South Africa...
Vorster also announced that South Africa has rejected Western diplomatic efforts to mediate a transition to independence for Namibia, the South-West Africa territory South Africa has occupied in defiance of U.N. rulings since...