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r The Savannah Tribune, Wednesday, July 17, 1985, Paqe U On July 18, Nelson Mandela, perhaps the most renowned and beloved imprisoned freedom fighter in the world today, will celebrate his 67th birthday in the dungeons of the hated apartheid regime. The U.S. Out of Southern Africa Network of the All-Peoples Con gress/Peoples Anti-War Mobiliza tion is initiating a nationwide rib bon wearing campaign to Free Nelson Mandela in this country to coincide with his birthday and to be continued beyond July 18th. Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, has languished in apartheid prisons for _ iff if f > — Campaign To Free Nelson Mandela nearly a quarter of a century for the “crime” of opposing the cruel subjugation and racist oppression of his people. To the struggling people of South Africa, Mandela is the undisputed leader of their cause and the foremost symbol of the enduring courageous spirit, the steadfast defiance and the ut ter determination of a people who will settle for nothing less than freedom no matter how great the sacrifice. Freedom-loving people in every corner of the globe will be embrac ing Mandela’s birthday as a special opportunity to press for his im mediate and unconditional release from prison. It is our hope that this cam paign, which has the endorsement of the ANC, will provide countless numbers of people in every city, state and town across the country with a simple yet dramatic way of celebrating Mandela’s birthday and adding their voices to those of their sisters and brothers in South Africa. The ribbons will be black with gold letters with the inscriptions “Free Nelson Mandela” and “African National Congress.” We invite all organization, churches, unions, community groups and political organizations to adopt the ribbon campaign. King Tennis Tournament Awards Plaques More than $4,200 in cash, trophies, and plaques went to win ners and finalists m the first an nual Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Open Ten nis Tournament, which concluded recently in Atlanta. The four-day match at the South Fulton Tennis Center drew nearly 200 players, including many top- rankers, from several states. The event was part of a tribute to King, the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was founding presi dent of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, that is sponsored by SCLC/WOMEN, the women’s division of the civil rights organization. “It was a very successful tour nament,” said Maxine McNutt, a member of SCLC/WOMEN and co-chair of the tournament along with Atlanta Public Safety Com missioner George Napper. Arthur Ah.ie, the Davis C”;; -.aptain who was the first Black to break into professional tennis, and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, an SCLC board member who is an avid ten nis player, were honorary co chairs of the tournament. John Bailey, a top-ranked Georgia player, served as tournament director. Corporate sponsors were Coors, the Coca Cola Company and M&M Products Company. Ms. McNutt especially praised the caliber of the players. Among them were Rod Young of Atlanta, number 1 in Men’s Open Singles in Georgia, and Dabney Langhorne, a player at Trinity University in Florida who ranks third in the na tion in Women’s 18 Singes. Evelyn G. Lowery, National Convenor of SCLC/WOMEN and the wife of SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, called the tournament “a definite success.” Winners and their categories were: Young, Men’s Open Singles; Keith Belcher, Men’s 30 Singles; Paul Gebert, Men’s 35 Singles; Bill Herring, Men’s 45 Singles; A1 Gardner, Men’s A Singles; Rod Slack, Men’s B Singles; Rod Wood and Dennis Ware, Men’s Open Doubles; John Christian and Floyd Hamilton, Men’s 35 Doubles; Langhorne, Women’s Open Singles; Pay Livesay, Women’s 30 Singles; Stacy Irwin and Kay Hale, Women’s Open Doubles; And Lester McCray and Linda O’Neal, Open Mixed Doubles. 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