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Others, however, struggled to keep their faith. In his Christmas Day sermon at St. Mary's Cathedral in Johan nesburg, Nobel Prizewinner Bishop Desmond Tutu urged a congregation of some 400 blacks and whites to work toward peace and justice. Said Tutu: "Let us work so that Christmas 1986, unlike Christmas 1985, will be one where all of us, black and white, will be able to say, indeed, 'God is with us.' " It was a prayer that all South Africans could share. --By Janice C. Simpson. Reported by Peter Hawthorne/Johannesburg
...They don't like you," Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu told demonstrators outside the South African embassy in Washington. "They say you are Communist inspired. That means you are effective." The Nobel Peace prizewinner was starting a three-week, coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. to raise money, and it was only natural that he should join the demo, which has been going on intermittently for more than a year and on this day featured the singing of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. The rally left Tutu in obvious good spirits. "We will be free. There...
...hometown, was the scene of a ten-day celebration. Tourists flocked to view King's boyhood home, the Ebenezer Baptist Church where he served as pastor with his father, and the crypt that holds his body. The list of prominent visitors was to include South Africa's Bishop Desmond Tutu, Senator Edward Kennedy and Vice President George Bush. "I wish Dr. King were here," gushed nine-year-old Akelia Cobb, excited by all the commotion. "Boy, I'd get his autograph twice...
...which stands between the two countries, South African police and military were conducting security searches that severely restricted the daily flow of vital supplies into Lesotho. The beleaguered country appealed to the U.S. and other Western nations to organize an airlift. "We are a hostage country," said Information Minister Desmond Sixishe. "I wish South Africa would pick on someone its own size...
...clamorous black demands for full political representation. Nor do they threaten the legally enshrined principles of racial segregation, which include separate schools and residential areas for different racial groups. All this prompted some critics to question the depth of the government's commitment to change. Warned Archbishop-elect Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, the 1984 Nobel laureate and outspoken critic of the government's policies: Blacks must "be aware of the small print. Some form of influx control may be brought in through the back door." Tutu's concerns were further aggravated later in the week when security officials detained...