CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 18, 1986
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Official and unofficial death toll in Alexandra Twp., South Africa, racial violence reported; government's further censorship of media described.
(Alexandra, South Africa: Allen Pizzey) Alexandra violence and government's restrictions on press examined; scenes shown. [Police OFR. - evicts media from area.] Govt.'s new restrictions described; efforts of Bishop Desmond Tutu and other clergy to mediate crisis noted. [Reverend Beyers NAUDE - wants to halt violence.] [TUTU - feels state of emergency laws are ineffective.]
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