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Mao greets Sudanese butchers

By John Spencer

Workers Press no. 653, 4 January 1972 · scan page 2

Topics: China, Africa

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set out to certain 'eforms' offer class basis. 200 people have bee Maoist Numeiry opens killed, it its class collaborative role most today the people iS puppe regimes in Laos who assist the betrayal of the struggle. nd Cambodia rived in Peking yesterdath.

signifies The message to emirr Delegate THE CHINESE GOVERNMEN new depths of Stalinist treacher versary message to the Sudanese President Chou En-lai attempt to identify with imperialism the left-wing officers, trade unionists and Communist Party members who fought Numeiry in July.

Numeiry's action in suppressing these opponents of his right-wing dictatorship was fully supported by the imperialist powers.

Numeiry's support for "justice' and opposition to 'military aggression' consisted of joining China-US His forces are still scourleaders As fares rise by 50-100 per cent discipline Angry scenes at workers and peasants nefense on in tube THOUSANDS of workers were angered and surprised yesterday to find themselves paying up to 100 per cent more for London bus and underground journeys.

Bitterness spilled over into arguments at tube stations between passengers and ed the staff over London Transport's increased fares which came into effect on Sunday.

On the buses the minimum fare has been increased from 2tp to 3p and the fare stages made shorter. Schoolchildren and trade will now have to pay full fare during the rush hours.

Half fares for children between 14 and l7 are abolished. Even dogs will have to be paid for.

Tube fares have been increased by 5p in most cases and 10p for longer journeys. The intermediate stage of 7łp goes and the scale will rise in 5p steps.

London Transport claims the increases average out at 8 per cent and are necessary because of rising costs, although they are not in deficit this year.

But people who spoke to a different story. intain and cultu Post Office worker Sidney Moore was travelling from Brixton to Victoria on the cube, having just finished his lunch-hour.

"There was no warning. My fare has gone up from 10p to 15p—l make that a 50 per cent jump. It's just like being taxed more' he told us. 'They ought to subsidize public transport.' The increases will make a difference to old people, NT has plumbed y with its annimilitary regime.

backing for the Pakistan army's murderous counterrevolution in Bangla Desh.

Big talk from the Maoists about supporting revolution turns out to be a cover for counter - revolutionary betrayal.

Like the British Communist Party, which covers up the treachery of E European 'comrades' in the Sudan, the British Maoists must be made to answer for Mao's crimes.

Mrs F. Poplow: I Wink I'll walk now'.

LIGATION especially those who visit 'I won't be able to see my son so often now. It is disgusting,' said pensioner Mrs Lilian Tunne.

Mr Tunne, who works at the tyre giant Firestones, said he would be putting in for a gusting'. pay rise as soon as possible.

Their 74p fares now cost them 1Up each.

'This is absolutely ridiculous. My fare to Edgware has gone up 33 per cent from 15p to 20p, ' Joe Wood, a reporter for BBC's '24 Hours' told us.

His cheap-day-return from Epping to St Paul's had leaped from 45p to 55p. the Irish Socialists,and British Young, A ticket collector at Brixton tube confirmed the angry campaign. scenes that had taken place. 'People were cussing and swearing as they came 'The Docker's Voice', the through,' was the way he put Some fares had gone from 5p to 10p—a 100 per cent jump, he told us.

Hence. Belfast dockers behind

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