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Remands in Commons gas case

By Martin Zarrop

Workers Press no. 237, 22 August 1970 · scan page 5

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BY A CORRESPONDENT BOTH MEN facing charges in connection with the CS gas incident in the House of Commons were remanded until next Friday at Bow st court in London yesterday.

Bail was continued for London publisher Bowes Egan.

Shadow Minister of Power Michael Foot remained as one of Egan's sureties despite the controversy over this in connection with Parliamentary privilege.

James Roach was again remanded in custody after police objected to bail.

He is charged with having two CS gas grenades in his possession on July 23 in the Palace of Westminster.

Egan is charged with conspiring with Roach and other persons unknown to contravene the provisions of the Firearms Act.

GKN stay out 5,000 WORKERS at the key GKN-Sankey car components factory in Shropshire yesterday voted to continue their 11-day-old strike.

The strikers are claiming a 4s 3d an hour increase. Union

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