News Item 3

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News Item 3:

1. Identification. Identify briefly each of the following men.
(1) Edward Perkins: now
, going to be
(2) Robert Brown:
(3) Terrance Todman:

2. Re-arrange the sequence of the three men according to the priority in President Reagan's consideration for this sensitive post.
(1)
(2)
(3)

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with the reasons for which the first two choices have declined the appointment.
(1)
's business dealings when he served in
were questioned.
(2)
disagreed with Reagan's policy towards
.

4. Fill in the blanks with the reactions from South Africa.
    Black and white Africans said that
is
as long as U.S. policy toward
remains
.

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News Item 3:

1. Identification. Identify briefly each of the following men.
(1) Edward Perkins: now
, going to be
(2) Robert Brown:
(3) Terrance Todman:

2. Re-arrange the sequence of the three men according to the priority in President Reagan's consideration for this sensitive post.
(1)
(2)
(3)

3. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with the reasons for which the first two choices have declined the appointment.
(1)
's business dealings when he served in
were questioned.
(2)
disagreed with Reagan's policy towards
.

4. Fill in the blanks with the reactions from South Africa.
    Black and white Africans said that
is
as long as U.S. policy toward
remains
.