People: Apr. 6, 1970

"Emotionally, I'm sure Arthur is very pleased with this result," said former U.S. Davis Cup Captain Donald Dell, after a seven-nation committee in London banned racist South Africa from this year's Davis Cup competition. The last straw, apparently, was the government's recent refusal to grant black Tennis Star Arthur Ashe a visa to play in South African tournaments. In Melbourne, Australia, the quiet pro from Richmond termed the decision "an empty victory, from which I will get about five minutes' emotional satisfaction."

Stopping over in Bangkok, Dramatist Arthur Miller speculated that if Willy...

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