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...Cape colony was under the control of the Dutch East India Company, the earlier settlers, who by now included German immigrants and French Huguenots seeking religious freedom, were the first to suffer. They were denied land rights and subjected to fines for such offenses as allowing their cattle to stray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: The Defiant White Tribe | 11/21/1977 | See Source »

...Clem's intensive campaigning pays off--if he is successful in convincing liberals to stray from the state and others in Cambridge to vote for someone they normally wouldn't--the future of Cambridge politics will be very different indeed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Walking Anomaly | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

...blows the roof off Broadway's Ambassador Theater in a drama that merits little more than a stray snore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Ms. Himmler | 10/10/1977 | See Source »

...Harvard football team plays its most important non-league contest in years this afternoon when Colgate's undefeated Red Raiders come charging into Soldier's Field. These non-Ivy games are usually for ironing out a few stray wrinkles, but today's encounter involves both a tougher-than-usual opponent and larger-than-usual question marks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gridders Duel Unbeaten Colgate Today | 10/1/1977 | See Source »

...tough chance look easy. The loner has also become a mature team leader as well as the heart of the Twins offense. Though he has become a superstar, he has remained unassuming, claiming no special privileges-other than the right to coddle his bats. On the contrary, he shags stray balls for batting-practice pitchers-a job usually left to utility players and aging coaches. Once when he failed to run out a long foul ball that the wind suddenly blew fair, he fined himself for not hustling. Says Twins Manager Gene Mauch: "As impressed as I am with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball's Best Hitter Tries for Glory | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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