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...more immediate interest to diplomats was Eagleburger's suggestion that a compromise on Namibia was near. Ironically, it was the Reagan Administration that helped to stall talks on autonomy for the territory's 1 million inhabitants last year when it linked the proposed Cuban pullout from Angola to a South African withdrawal from Namibia. South Africa had not originally insisted on the Cuban withdrawal, but it subsequently fastened on the U.S. position as a delaying tactic. Last week Eagleburger fell back on the concept of "reciprocity" in the negotiations, a code word for a carefully timed agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Clear Statement of Disapproval | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

...single thing that the Government can do to help industry prepare itself for the changes it must face in the New Economy would be to bring that deficit down so that long-term interest rates, now hovering around 12%, can fall. If rates do not drop, the recovery may stall. That puts Congress in a bind. To provide much needed funds for education and training, it will have to cut other spending or raise taxes or both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Economy | 5/30/1983 | See Source »

...Minutemen then effectively used a stall to keep the ball away from the Crimson in the final two minutes. When Maggie Hart's desperation shot rolled far short as the horn sounded. UMass had its biggest triumph of the year...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stunned Laxwomen Bow out of National Tourney | 5/16/1983 | See Source »

...stall, though, UNH couldn't compete with the much stronger Crimson squad, which finished off the game with three more scores--one from Ellen Velie, one from Jennifer White and the last from DenHartog...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Laxwomen Set for Playoffs | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

...halftime, the Wildcats playoff hopes were looking up. Using a stall offense--out that saw the visitors control the ball for the first five minutes of the game and then for minutes at a time in the remainder of the first half--UNH posed little threat to the Crimson. But without the ball, Harvard posed little threat to the Wildcats...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Laxwomen Set for Playoffs | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

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