SOUTH AFRICA: Both Sides Are Nervous

The embattled blacks and whites of South Africa last week drew back for a momentary bandaging of wounds, and there were signs of disarray in the ranks of both sides.

Blank Shot. The blacks have been savagely mauled in the battle. Nearly a hundred died in clashes with the trigger-happy police, and South African jails are filled to the roof with 1,575 political prisoners, including 94 white allies of the blacks. Hundreds more are being arrested daily. Those leaders who escaped the massive roundups have gone underground or fled to the safety of...

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