EGYPT: Exit Dancing

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One Down. Two weeks ago, with the black soldiers of southern Sudan in open revolt against their Moslem officers from the north, Egypt's revolutionary council met in Cairo to discuss the problem. Their consensus: Salem had better stop antagonizing El Azhari and his followers. Abristle with anger, Salem offered his resignation. Harassed Colonel Nasser told him to calm down and "take a vacation.." Salem huffed off to sulk in a rest-home.

Last week, still operating under the wraps that Major Salem had taught them to expect, Cairo newspaper editors got an official government bulletin with strict instructions not to print it on their front pages. The bulletin said simply: "The Revolutionary Command Council has decided to accept the resignation of Major Salah Salem."