Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...central premise of the Corporation's report is that it is possible for U.S. companies remaining in South Africa to play a "progressive" role by improving working conditions for blacks. As the Corporation itself admits, this possibility is extremely uncertain. There is no reason to expect American companies to modify their labor policies in South Africa--even in this country, U.S. firms are not noted for their spontaneous improvement of working conditions. It seems highly unlikely that they will go out of their way to liberalize their labor policies in an environment hostile to these efforts. In fact, their past...
...Better to jaw-jaw than war-war." So argued British Foreign Secretary David Owen, quoting the Churchillian maxim at the conclusion of the latest Anglo-American mission to southern Africa. The future of Rhodesia was as uncertain as ever last week as U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance completed his quick visit to Dar es Salaam, Pretoria and Salisbury and headed for Moscow. But Vance and his colleagues took comfort in the fact that the negotiating process was still alive. Moreover, the mission may have helped refine the Anglo-American strategy for trying to solve the Rhodesian mess...
...fascinating aspect of the Rhodesian dilemma is the uncertain relationship between the two leaders of the Patriotic Front. Nkomo, a shrewd and experienced politician, favors a negotiated settlement and open elections because he thinks he has a chance of winning the presidency of an independent Zimbabwe, the African name for Rhodesia. Mugabe, the ideologue, is more committed to violent takeover and authoritarian rule thereafter. Unlike Nkomo, who has a base of political support among the Matabele tribesmen of southwestern Rhodesia, Mugabe is not widely popular at home and can only lose from an election. But if negotiations collapse...
...other on-air assignment, though Reasoner's $500,000-a-year contract does not expire until 1980. Reasoner wants to return to CBS, where he has been offered a job as head of its documentary unit. Whether or not Arledge will release Reasoner from his contract remains uncertain. Arledge says only that he is not happy with Reasoner's present role, and anyway wants to put less emphasis on personalities and more on journalism. Says Arledge: "To be frank, other networks have made stronger commitments to news...
Apartment hunting in many cities has taken on aspects of stalking big game. First there is the uncertain trek through the wilderness of newspaper classifieds, riddled with bait-and-switch ads for apartments that were just rented, sorry. There is the patient wait for the quarry, an exercise in stealth, timing and cunning. Finally-if the hunter is lucky-there is what appears to be the target: lg studio, din. area, dressrm, window, kit. D/W, so expo. Then comes the price for bagging what is really a one-room flat: perhaps $350, plus another $350 security, plus maybe another...