The Michigan Daily - Thursday, August 1, 1985- Page 3
Mass funerals banned in South Africa's new move

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
(UPI) - The government banned
mass funerals for victims of racial
unrest yesterday on the 11th day of a'
state of emergency in a new move
aimed at stifling black protests again-
st white-ruled South Africa.
The decree came as police said
another black man had been shot and
killed by security forces, firing into a
crowd.
In a notice published in Pretoria,
Law and Order Minister Louis le Gr-
nge said only one person may be'
buried at a time, no outdoor services
may be held for people who die "of
unnatural causes" and only
clergymen may speak at a burial.
The notice said the presiding
minister "shall not in any manner
defend, attack, criticize, propagate or
discuss any form . . . or policy of
Sgovernment, any boycott action, the
existence of a state of emergency, or
any action by a force or member of a
force."
The decree was aimed at the last
legal form of mass political protest
against the government. Recent
funerals have drawn crowds as large
as 60,000 people and have been used as
a platform for protests against
policies of the white-minority gover-
nment.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bishop
Desmond Tutu strongly condemned
the restriction on funerals and warned
it could lead to clashes with police.
Allan Blesak, leader of the World
Alliance of Reformed Churches, said
the move was "grossly insensitive
and wholly irresponsible."
The latest victim was killed
Tuesday when police fired shotguns
into a crowd of black youths who had
stoned the houses of a policeman and
two black councilmen in Cathcart,
.about 450 miles south of Johan-
nesburg.
A second man was seriously woun-
ded in the clash, authorities said.
A total of 21 blacks have died - 20 of
them shot by police - since the state
of emergency was declared July 21
with the intent of quelling 11 months of
racial violence in black townships.
POLICE SAID 1,286 people - most
of them black - have been arrested
without charge in the emergency. The
figure, however, does not include
people arrested for rioting or other
violence in areas outside of the 36
districts covered by the emergency.
A total of 13 detainees have been
released while 1,286 remain in
custody, police said.
Eleven people were arrested Wed-

nesday as unrest continued in black
townships near Johannesburg, Cape
Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and
East London. Police firing shotguns
and pistols wounded two blacks as
they fought stone-throwing crowds.
IN DURBAN, 350 miles east of
Johannesburg, about 200 black and

Asian medical students burned an ef- attributed largely to the political
figy of President Pieter Botha and a crisis.
painted American flag on a lawn out- In Brussels yesterday the 10-nation
side their college in Durban, wit- European Community warned South
nesses said. Police did not intervene. Africa economic sanctions will
become "inevitable" if the gover-
The South African Rand plunged nment does not end the state of
more than 10 percent, to a low of 43.7 emergency and abandon its policy of
cents, in hectic trading that dealers apartheid, or racial segregation.

Congress walks tightrope for sanctions
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Senate Helms (R-N.C.), would delay it by a wants a sanctions bill before Congress
and House negotiators struggled filibuster, Lugar said. is scheduled to leave Thursday for a
yesterday to forge a compromise on White House spokesman Larry month-long recess, and one Reagan
economic sanctions against South Speakes said Reagan believes san- may sign, it should accept the Senate
Africa that are tough enough to citons against South Africa "would do bill.
satisfy Congress but will not provoke harm to the very people we're trying The adminstration and Congress
a presidential veto. to help" by diminishing U.S. influence are upset with the rising violence
Sanctions passed by the Senate on that the administration says is during the state of emergency in
July 11 would defer the toughest needed to push the government toward South Africa but differ on how to
penalties for up to 18 months. The change. display Washington's displeasure
House wants these sanctions, in- At the same time, Speakes refused with the apartheid policy of racial
cluding a ban on new investments by to threaten a veto, saying Reagan segregation.
U.S. firms in South African enter- would not decide on a course of action
prises, imposed immediately. until being presented with a bill. Sen. Alan Cranston, (D-Calif.), said
SEN. RICHARD Lugar, (R-Ind.), ADMINISTRATION officials said France "beat the United States to the
chairman of the Foreign Relations Reagan might sign a sanctions bill if punch" by imposing restrictions on
Committee, has warned that the punitive measures are not too business investments in South Africa
President Reagan likely will veto the severe and if he was faced with the inprotest of apartheid.
House bill if it is accepted in con- almost certain prospect that Congress Both the Senate and House
ference. Before that, Sen. Jesse would override his veto. measures ban U.S. bank loans to the
Reagan has opposed the idea of South African government, the sale of
a s disinvestment and, in principle, all computer equipment that its security
a, sanctions against the white-minority forces may use to track dissidents,
regime, on the grounds they will hurt and the export of American nuclear
3 aIblacks the most as well asa U.S. ally. technology.
His policy of "constructive The House will calls on the
engagement," quiet diplomacy to president to immediately ban new in-
pressure South Africa to change its vestments by U.S. firms in the South
policies, has been ineffective with African enterprises and deny the im-
Congress. port of Pretoria's gold coins, which
LUGAR TOLD the conference if it reaped $600 million revenue in 1984.

", CSorority hinges on
judge's decision
campus (ConuedromPae1) granted us the house once. I don't
Theim aKappa s sorori think it's fair if they turn around and
The Sigma Kappa sorority opened a ,,ei wa gi.
chapter at the University last year take it away again
' and used the Pan Hellenic office as its here are they planning to put the
headquarters, but Sigma Kappa has girls if they take the house away from
signed a four-year lease to live at the us? she asked.
Theta Xi house at 1325 Washtenaw Because housing sorority members
Ave. is so uncertain, Collegiate Sorosis
eWE HAD a bulletin board for their alumnae have rented the Alpha Xi
messages, butit wasn't easy keeping Delta House at 904 Lincoln, beginng
the group together," Seiler said. in September.
Collegiate Sorosis may be in the
n Associated Press same situation after next year. BUT IF the judge rules in favor of
S o o"Having a house means you can the sorority, everyone is optimistic
Two signs in the front yard of the Ray Busby residence near Petersburg, Mich. show how Busby feels about the gather whenever you want, and it aids that the sorority will thrive.
city council's request earlier this month that state officials consider two nearby sites for the construction of a communication," Seiler said. "A Rush Chairwoman Kerry Burke
550-bed prison. Tuesday, however, the council did an about-face and sent a letter to state corrections officials house really tends to hold the group Rush ill Kerr us
asking that they drop the sites from consideration. together. "I don't think it's necessary sbecause we will ave obettron hous
to have a house. It's just very difficult It's going to be a lot of work getting
without one," she said, the house in order, but it will be worth
Salvadoran troops catch killers uns: what is i
Salado an roo s c tchkilersgoing to happen if the judge rules
against them. RIGHT NOW, though, attention is
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Defense mission were sparse because it in- Four Marine embassy guards, two "The thing is, where are we going to focused on the judge's decision.
Secretary Caspar Weinberger said volved U.S. intelligence. American businessmen and seven find another house?" Reed said.
yesterday that Salvadoran troops ac- . . Salvadorans were gunned down at a "Some houses don't provide parking, "We hope the judge will decide in
ting on tips from U.S. intelligence A State Department official said sidewalk cafe June 19 by six to 10 which was a concern of the neigh- our favor, but we have no idea if he
agencies killed and captured "a num- Weinberger was referring to recent guerrillas dressed in military bors." will " Bendis said.
ber of people" responsible for the attacks by the Salvadoran Army camoflauge uniforms. "They (the University and the
slaying of four Marines and nine other against the PRTC (Revolutionary neighborhood) say they want students "We have done everything accor-
people in San Salvador last month. Central American Workers Party), The attack in El Salvador's capital to have housing, but they're not ding to the ordinances when asking
Pentagon spokesman Fred Hof- which claimed responsibility for the city was the worst ever on U.S. helping us," Reed said. for our special exemption," she said.
fman said the operation against the attack. "I can confirm that the Army military personnel in El Salvador "We certainly had no idea there was a
terrorist stronghold was carried out has been in action against them," the during the country's five years of civil ELLEN WEBER, Collegiate question of validity about the or-
"very recently," but details of the official said. war. Sorosis's vice president said "the city dinance."