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...think I made a tactical error. It was around 7 a.m. on a Sunday. Four guards came in and put me on my knees. They began slapping me around. Soon they were using their fists, and one of them pulled out a fan belt and began beating me with it. One blow by a fist on the ear ruptured my eardrum. Blood was pouring down my head. A kick popped one of my ribs. They turned into mad dogs. They began smashing my head against the concrete floor, kicking my bad leg. It went on for three hours. I think...
Sympathizers of the May 15th Coalition, an anti-Zionist group, and the Jewish Defense League had broken into several fist-fights in Brandeis cafeterias last week, and leaders of both groups predicted possible violence during Tuesday's convocation...
...course, warns Malik Ghulam Jilani, a political leader who fled to London for fear of his life, it will lead to the "demolition of Pakistan, brick by brick and stone by stone. Bhutto has tried to fool the people," he adds, "but now the people have seen his iron fist under the velvet glove...
Nonetheless, Scott rattled the traditionalists when he hired Tommie Smith (the sprinter who is best remembered for his clenched-fist salute on the victory stand after he won the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics) as track and basketball coach. Last week, in keeping with his crusade to help blacks "become involved in the brains of sport, not just the brawn,", he appointed Cass Jackson as football coach. Of Smith, Scott says: "He's a pretty quiet, dignified guy. He is not a black-power person who's going to blow up the gymnasium with a hand...
...ordered the government TV network to give Marchais a lot of exposure because "he frightens people," the Communist leader has been careful not to bite-or even bark. Speaking in soft, reassuring tones, Marchais has been telling French audiences that his Communists are not the party of the clenched fist but "the party of the outstretched hand." Pompidou can only worry how many that hand will reach...