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South Africa Check Please In a vote with economic, political and moral implications, the white voters in South Africa pass a referendum on Mar. 17 which supposedly speeds up the process of disman- fling apartheid and issues in a one-person, one-vote democra­ cy. While the white electorate IS quickly hailed as making a decisive stand against apartheid, many analysts point out that the vote may lead to a change, but it may take more than a decade to accomplish. Super Duper Results from the so-called Super Tuesday primaries snaking through the South on Mar. 3 show Bill Clinton and George Bush solidifying their chances for their respective parties' nominations. (Now on to more interesting matters.) Justified and Ancient Puring her appearance on "60 Minutes,' Hillary Clinton seemed to disparage the Tammy Wynette song, "Stand By Your Man," seen by many as an anthem of blind faithful­ ness and servitude to men. Well, Wynette made the biggest comeback since Fred Grandy ^hen she scored a pop and dance hit with the English dance/rap group KLF. The song, ironically titled "Justified and Ancient," was comple­ mented with a campy video starring Wynette as the high priestess of country music. Rosie The irreplaceable Nancy Walker dies on March 25 in Los Angeles at the age of 69. Praised for her role as Rhoda's mom, the plucky Walker was most beloved for her por­ trayal of Rosie, the quicker picker-upper. "By referring to a mythical middle-class majority as an entity separate from "the others," the divisive message is clear. The "others" are pre­ sented as minorities, and racism is called on to do the rest. Terms used in political discourse are indeed never innocent." Amidst voter disgust, the U. S. House decides on March 13 to release the names of all 355 cur­ rent and former representatives who had over­ drafts from the House's own cozy bank. The Republicans smell an election year issue because the vast majority of check bouncers are Democrats, but the plan back­ fires when the list includes four members of George Bush's cabinet, including Secretary of Defense Dick "I'll pay for that $600 toilet seat by check" Cheney. —Vincente Navarro THE NATION, MARCH 23, 1992 All in the Family National attention turns to Oregon after John Kingery, an 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient at a Portland care cen­ ter, is discovered in his wheelchair at a greyhound racetrack near Post Falls, Idaho on Mar. 21. Authorities later charge his daughter. Sue Gifford, with kidnapping and perjury. Kingery returns to Portland luckily none the worse for his unexpected journey. ► Throw the Bums Out Motivated by Anita Hill's treatment during Clarence Thomas's nomination, Carol Moseley Braun defeats two- term Illinois Senator Alan Dixon in a Mar. 17 primary. Braun's victory spurs a renewed national effort to diversify the wealthy white- male power source in Washington. If elected in November, Braun would become the first black woman senator.