1 Killed, 103 More Arrested in S. Africa

Police killed one black man, wounded nine and arrested 103 more people today as anti-apartheid violence flared in black ghettos across white-ruled South Africa.

The government announced a ban on meetings to mark the first anniversary of Sept. 3 riots in Sharpeville--the flash point for what hasbecome the bloodiest wave of race violence in South African history. More than 635 people--most of them blacks shot by police--have been killed.

The Congress of South African Students called for a “national week of protest” starting Monday to back demands for the withdrawal of troops from township patrols, the release of all jailed students and the lifting of South Africa’s 5-week-old state of emergency.

Money Markets Rocked

The continuing racial unrest rocked money markets. In nervous trading, the rand, South Africa’s currency, sank to a record low of 38.40 U.S. cents, reflecting overseas worries about the persistent turmoil.

In California, where President Reagan is vacationing, Administration officials said the President is inclined to veto proposed U.S. economic sanctions against South Africa to pressure changes in apartheid, Pretoria’s policy of segregation.

A sanctions bill has passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate. The aides said even with a veto, Reagan could order milder punitive measures on his own to step up pressure for racial reforms.

Children Reported Whipped

In the black ghetto of Soweto, outside Johannesburg, witnesses said police whipped and rounded up scores of children--some as young as 8 years old--and ferried them in armored cars to Moroka police station.

Under emergency regulations aimed at curbing widespread school boycotts, police can enforce attendance at classes. Unconfirmed reports said children in eastern Cape province were escorted to school at gunpoint.

“Soweto looks like a concentration camp these days,” said one parent, who asked not to be identified.

Police said 103 more people were jailed under a state of emergency declared July 21 by President Pieter Botha to curb the violence.

Mobs Build Barricades

Police reported that they shot to death a black man and wounded another one during clashes in Aliwal North in which black mobs built barricades, stoned police cars and government officers, and set fires to shops and a private house.

In Mothabeng, west of Johannesburg, police under attack from rock-throwing youths opened fire with shotguns, wounding six youths.

In violence reported in at least nine other segregated townships, police arrested about 30 people and battled with rock-throwing mobs and crowds of youths setting fire to schools and other buildings. Two other youths were injured.