Word: uncertainity
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...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...
Higginson emphasized yesterday both the importance and the uncertain outcome of the race. "We're optimistic. Penn and Princeton have both beaten Navy, and if we're going to be anywhere this year we have to at least beat them too," he said...
...Joffe remains very uncertain about his future and about any career goals. In that respect, things haven't changed much since the time a few years ago when he was recommended for an award as the graduate student with the greatest promise and answered a question about career goals by writing "NONE"--which might have had something to do with why he didn't win the award...