Tutu Presses for Talks as Soweto Searches Open
South Africa's apartheid violence worsens as door to door searches begin in Soweto. Archbishop Desmond Tutu criticizes Prime Minister Botha for not meeting. State Department spokesmen urge negotiation. Since July 21 emergency, 2,024 arrests, 998 detained, 212 seized since Friday. Treurnicht condemns government reforms as immoral and mocks Botha’s “Adapt or die” remark.
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Africa
Page al
Tutu
U.S. State Department
Washington
Botha
South Africa
State Department
Charles E. Radman
Radman
Opposition price is death for UDF in South Africa
The United Democratic Front led opposition to white minority rule in South Africa, with leaders repeatedly detained or killed as state emergency arrests surged. A 600 affiliated groups member base of about two million faces widespread persecution while leaders vanish or are murdered amid escalating unrest.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPS
United Democratic Front
Trevor Manuel
UDF
Pieter Botha
Allan Boesak
Cape
Port Elizabeth
Sipho Hashe
Matthew Goniwe
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Durban
Victoria Mxenge
Beirut Grinds Through A Day Of Bombardment And Fire
In Beirut, car bombings and shelling disrupt daily life as Christian and Druze forces clash with Shiite militias. A seaside checkpoint was hit, a soldier killed, six wounded, and civilians injured. Rockets sparked fires near Baabda while Gemayel’s palace remained untouched. Newsrooms report multiple electrical siren warnings and mass exodus as schools and shops closed.
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Lebanese Army
6Th Brigade
West Beirut
Ouzai
Barbir
Mediterranean
Justice
Nabih Berri
Amal
Baabda
Amin Gemayel
Mexican soldiers stray into U.S. territory near Campo
A patrol from Mexico penetrated into U.S. land near Campo California while on a routine patrol. Seven privates and a sergeant identified themselves as the 60th Infantry Battalion from Mexicali. They surrendered after being informed they were in American territory. Local hunters alerted Border Patrol to the incident.
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Mexicali
Pyeatt
Campo
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Soweto
Andries Treurnicht
Treurnicht
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
Mitchell’s Plain
Cape Town
Beirut
Hazarta
Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Tel Aviv
Richmark
E. Cemesee
ST. Mites
Lash Urman
Pendleton
Forman
Pendleton Club
Flair
A B. Forman Co
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