Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Halfway between a colonial past and an uncertain political future, Namibia is already a stricken land, threatened by an incipient civil war that has begun to tear it apart. Last week, even as the U.N. Security Council debated a proposal by its five Western members (the U.S., Britain, France, West Germany and Canada) for a political solution to Namibia's problems, thousands of members of the territory's Herero tribe gathered to pay tribute to their fallen leader, Chief Clemens Kapuuo, who had been slain by his political enemies. He was no ordinary tribal elder but the head...
...Carter signed a bill, passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Congress, that will outlaw the widespread practice of requiring workers to retire at the age of 65. Most workers will not be forced to retire solely because of age until they reach 70. Consequences of the change are so uncertain that the law itself calls for a study to assess its own effect...
...food are likely to rise 6% to 8% this year; the Administration calculates that the farm bill would tack perhaps another three points onto that increase. The bill cleared a House-Senate conference two weeks ago, and whether the President would mention it specifically in his speech was uncertain. But at a White House breakfast last week, Carter told congressional leaders that he will veto the bill if it reaches his desk...
...Kevin Welsh, a serious candidate for the U.S. National Team, his return to Harvard's soccer program is uncertain. "I would love to return and work with the guys again. I have already been invited but it all depends on the Tea Men...they own me for one year...
...long-distance category, though, that looms as the most questionable Harvard area. At 1500-meters. Thad McNulty and John Murphy should produce some good results, but at 5000-meters, Ed Sheehan's ability to produce is uncertain. Sheehan could add some power, but he had not regained his form of the early indoor season since battling a mid-season illness. Reed Eichner and Brian Finn will carry the Crimson through the steeplechase; but because this is the first time Harvard will run the event steadily, no one expects miraculous results...