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...days later, in his speech before an overexcited crowd in Soweto, Mandela adopted a markedly different tone, stressing reconciliation and discipline. "I must make it clear that the level of crime in our township is unhealthy and must be eliminated as a matter of urgency," he chided his black audience. Mandela denounced those who "use violence against our people," demanded that black students return to the classroom and reminded militants that he and the A.N.C. are "as opposed to black domination as we are to white domination." He sought to heal oozing wounds in the black community by reaching...
...home township of Soweto, children danced around Mandela's house singing "Mandela is coming!" Declared a jubilant Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "Here he is, this man who has such a crucial role to play in the making of this new South Africa...
...store managers think the carts are a valuable added attraction. Says Charles Roder, manager of an A&P store in Wall Township, N.J., which has ten of the carts: "Several customers have announced that they can't go to a competitor now. The kids want to go to the A&P because of the carriages." Now that's hooking them...
Kathy and Jeff Hewson of Ocean Township, N.J., faced a tough decision. Their son Christopher had turned five and was eligible to enter kindergarten. Christopher had already spent two years at nursery school, but its director felt he was "developmentally young." She recommended that kindergarten be delayed; the Hewsons agreed; and a year later they could not be happier with their choice. Christopher, who started kindergarten in September, is now a secure, energetic little boy who plays easily with his peers. "By keeping our son back last year, we gave him a gift," says Kathy. "We allowed...
...film's score supports its weighty subject matter. Most viewers will recognize the distinctive sound of Hugh Maskela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who provide a stirring aural backdrop to the colorful panoramas of township protest...