Dual purpose protest
PA Auckland About two'dozen demon-: istrafors carried two banners and two placards in front I of the main gates at the ; Stanley Street tennis courts (yesterday in protest against the appearance of two South (African players taking part in the open tennis tournament there. Led by Mr Tom Newnham of the Citizens’ Association for Racial Equality, the demonstrators seemed more intent. on using the occasion! as a vehicle to put forward: their view than as a protest!
against Ray Moore and Ber-I nie Mitton, the two players [entered in the Benson and’ Iledges Open. Mitton, the third seed, I passed the demonstrators ■ (Without being recognised < and without incident. A detachment of police- 1 [men led by Inspector B. [Parkes attended, but said then demonstrators had been! 1 peaceful. ' After switching their pro- i test from racism in sport to visits by nuclear naval ves- , I seis, the demonstrators left i at 12.3 p.m.. about two [ hours after their arrival. j i
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