Word: stays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...military officers are expected to leave when their one-year bonus contracts expire next month. Others, like Lieut. General Peter Walls, the country's top military commander, have been encouraged by the first steps toward integrating the guerrillas into the new national army and are prepared to stay on for the time being (see box). Mugabe's victory has also caused concern among whites in South Africa. After the election, Prime Minister Pieter W. Botha told his National Party followers that some apartheid laws-such as those banning interracial marriage and sex could be relaxed in order...
None of Robert Mugabe's appointments better illustrated his theme of reconciliation than his request that Lieut. General Peter Walls, 53, stay on as Zimbabwe Rhodesia's Senior Military Commander. The crusty Sandhurst graduate, who has spent much of the past seven years fighting the guerrillas, agreed to preside over the crucial task of integrating the armies of Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo into the regular Rhodesian security forces. Last week General Walls outlined his commitment to this assignment in an interview with TIME Johannesburg Bureau Chief William McWhirter. Excerpts...
...hour. It has since dropped to a merely dangerous 200 rems just above the surface of the water. Covered from head to toe in radiation-resistant protective clothing, three engineers entered an air lock, though not the containment building itself, and during the course of a 20-min. stay took radiation readings that will help determine how soon technicians can get in and see the damaged reactor. "It's a long, slow process," admitted Met-Ed Vice President Robert Arnold. "We haven't made as much progress as we had hoped...
...familiarize the American public with the hazards of atomic energy, nuclear power is still alive and managing to provide the U.S. with about 12% of its electric power. But the nuclear industry has been badly damaged. "I'll be honest," said an industry official, who prefers to stay nameless to preserve his job, "we're fighting for our lives...
...history of seizures or blackouts. Only then is he led to a private cubicle to begin the treatment. At Manhattan's Tranquility Tanks, this involves an eight-point countdown that includes a shower (herbal soap and shampoo), entering the tank ("Have a wonderful float") and a cryptic sendoff: "Stay with your experience, come out easy and let the water drain off the back of your head...