Workers Press no. 662

workers press INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 1972 • NUMBER 662 THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE Why the General ni are the ambiguous volved is

THIS

statement o1 ack ones. Municipal Feathe Monday, leader of Britain's largest Transport and cabinet of nis inne the General workers. with asked to ember are in any crossed unced they were actuall metainee calpor these break the strike to try thed mould be miners' the President of the no the min hon arters giving any directi Scottish miners' men silent? leader calls for General Strike DESPITE intimidation by police, a vicious cam- paign of slander and distortion in the capitalist press-and the treacherous retreat of the TUC —the miners' audacity and determination con- tinues to grow. Even before their union gave instructions to throw 24-hour pickets around What coal depots the rank and strikers shamed the TUC and surprised their we leaders with an un- paralleled display of com- think bativity which has shaken the Tories' arrogance. expected that eekey co Coat-fired Scanion retreats everte country poler spacketed. on pits backing Testy it has leaves on the cal-handlingh tr lee Workers art MINe Tory strike against engineering industry under Miner UN.) un- very week of these phan Pickets out with a message ignored by union leaders at Ferrybridge power station, Yorkshire, yesterday end A SCOTTISH miners' ident the compens Engin executive. leader callea yesterday lot chief * brane over a demands or these a veneral surike to prevent miners from being e self-styled Institute committee to mount solidarity for VOI catial the antal Mason to induds there are an meeting, at arenwere represented, called Speaking after an Edinburgh Tories plan clamp on students pace a entasy time had brot

TORY

education chief Margaret Thatcher is now almost certainly consider- registration the means of politically con- neward trolling student-union Inances entitled vate Member's "hatcher Mau Student Porting without done The 'The Pathet Lao news agency The daily paper that leads the Tory government 3p SHEIKH MUJIBUR Rahman intends to take a workers press firm grip on power in Bangla Desh and exclude

AND THE MINERS

the left-wing parties from his government.

This was shown when

BY TOM KEMP

he stepped down from the This confines those presidency and took office the elec. who took part • In as Prime Minister in a tians held wolle ine count. was pat the National Awami Pakistan. government composed en- excludes Partv which boycotted tirely of members of his elections. Awami League party. The assembiy Wiii ne tainly more to the right than All Ministers • were would be if elections nine members of the previous gov- eld today ernment, which functioned Mujib's British- aim WE

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regular during the conflict with seyich in parnamentary Pakistan. readers will agree that his func coverage mmers exercise of all

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announced strike over

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wee: with Constitutional Assembly would lons acu uncordance has outstrinned that oan Prime une une composed. other newspaper, including he cet the Iviinister. elected the those enormous new colet national and and wearing been sworn assemblies. British-type wig. And we're keeping administered the pressure. office the new President, Today-besides the second Dr Abu Sayeed Choudhury. exclusive inter PAKISTAN has

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Immers secretar have reporters we BanglaDesh s recog Stephen Johns, Call min Yeats and Philip have Wade LIVe counties features from te news so far recognized Bangla weso coalfields ane orders are expected to do includine United Soviet Union. the special In the and Senator Hubert "satety states scale Humphrey has also called for miners reaction to it. recognition Pakistan has stated £1,250 Fund while Indian troops tee indian reple est Indian represenla rises to £479.60 Sala Inal troops would be withdrawn as soon as ool countries con. sidered l oractican e

YESTERDAY'S

raised What this means is that the £141.74, Indian troops will ensure that eotal up to $479.60. A great total left-wins the disarmed of the Mujib's government can miners, the firmly established HAse Merseyside and une CrOW Mass picket for support

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to-Work Cam Dale! Shows that evervwhere. more and Bendix plant more trade unionists are defeat the Tory government.

MEETING

This Pres shor Workers Liverpool and discuss Fund occupation get lay. thi mass picket leave for am. outside the factory Ittin We must busu decided 24-hour as acres the National Union Kaise extra if vou can for Mineworkers' executive Merseyside January's liatics runO keep strike until ouncils Unemployment Com- шаке record month the claim was met in full.

Post all donations immedi- stewards In une area ately to Workers Press

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from also demanded reDOTES January Appeal Fund, Miners all wales. mounLer 186a Clapham High Street, Thorn the round-the ciner nickers combine

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London SW4 pits yesterdayocal Paster-bendix and Call 24-hour halt supplies veneral strike wer stations and prevent oil against unemployment. being taken in. The followed lodge mOVe tings throughout the coal.

YOUNG SOCIALISTS

Be C Busloads of men arp asi Cardiff's in dock the French schedul carrier off-load 22,000 tons of Codl. Last year Cardiff, sa 1.5e imported and Newport Us and tons the coal with ships docking at rate от one t Del

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We will be marching from every fortnight.

GLASGOW

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Five further loads are ex-

LIVERPOOL

SWANSEA FEBRUARY 19

Wales ports in Decleo al To a mass rally at the next ten days.

EMPIRE POOL,

WEMBLEY

on MARCH 12 The yesterday arrival the Alain at Cardiff was being

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seen as a test oi one miners

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strength, hutt Loan of vehicles-road-worthy vans, , cars were confident dockers would (reasonable to unload the cargo. hire will be Accommodation ... PICKETS also the first London time yesterday. Cooking equipment coal They aimed shites coal being supplies Tinned food from Dowel sidliulls leeaer depots at llbury and ruinam. Finance The have very stallulls the ground Brass/Jazz bands .. and depend on president les prestoent Gormley yesterday. Please tick box where applicable.

He added that pickets had already secured apreement

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Kie sle thr power station on moved. Shop the

PHONE NUMBER

stewards Kingsnorth site yesterday met Please conNore have former post to the miners picketing support. natlonal secretary 100 per also Right-to-Work The Kingsnorth Callparu 186a Clapham High Street, London, SW4.

oteree to take a colecuun lu finance the picketing. Or phone 01-622 7029.

workers press INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 1972 • NUMBER 662 THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE Why doesnt have prehe when are MOST powerful position in ambiguous

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the

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ate in held by Victor of Jack Jones, leader of Britain's largest union. the Iransport and General Workers: union Runleye me said yesterday werne oficials ouncil oint incalledore in the union is these balion meeting of trai No stai miners dustbecome miners vlappit men silent? Scottish miners leader calls for General Strike DESPITE intimidation by police, a vicious cam- paign of slander and distortion in the capitalist press-and the treacherous retreat of the TUC —the miners' audacity and determination con- tinues to grow. Even before their union gave instructions to throw around hour pickets What coal depots the rank and the strikers " shamed file TUC and surprised their we own leaders with an un- paralleled display of com- think bativity which has shaken the Tories' arrogance. By weekend Scanlon retreats will be picketed. on pits backing neces Worker it MINE TOrY workers e trou industry under Muni- Miner At a of that members acordingy. culties, the ite of these some serie acti diffi- this stru link Pickets out with a message ignored by union leaders at Ferrybridge power station, Yorkshire, yesterda A SCOTTISH miners' Mom the trian are es fighting, said Mr he enscottish ation payments. miners executive president of Engin leader callea yesterday loI We as trom stamion a General Strike to prevent Scamion certainly had a great wores, however, demands quickly miners from being much longe defeated. near sarate Pot tie, platform would like d lit to get "It is the miners, writes Stephen Johns.

nite represented, called the government we are Speaking atter an Edinburg: alca Tories plan clamp on students

TORY

education chief Margaret Thatcher 1s now almost certainly consider- the registralon io Wednesday, means of politically con- to put into trolling student-union dispute chal i tim minances. Morning Sta made ednesda initial roof strike i vichatcher of the Thatcher Sendative Seints So in parian at on re reary maniche Wonger be tolerate now can responsibl Here- National Advisory Council on The miners are not fighting e henrings and th a nounced her backed by arrogant Mrs Thatcher miners, engi o satel an equally thout authority. Ther forces at does esterdav they had overrun tae Mel ired mere nced that scene originalys emphasis Dis federa. i mean ple set are er hand expos betrayal of students intere expropriate capi- the government to intro that leads the fight against the Tory government firm grip on power in Bangla Desh and exclude

AND THE MINERS

the left-wing parties from his government.

This was shown when

BY TOM KEMP

he stepped down from the those This presidency and took office part tions held while the Prime Minister in county Pakistan. Was Dall government composed en- the National excudes Awallli tirely of members of his party. boycotted Lne elections. Awami League party. The assembly will be the right than tany more to All nine Ministers would beir elecuons were the previous held today.

MCDIDCIS OL

Mujib's eminent Wance runcuoned aim ls Kritish regular WE

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during styich are President stanl style with readers ill tee that Pakistan. President shall miners exercise Mujib announced last week Constitutional Assembly would ador, in tions Over has outstripped that of ant Prime Minister. composed oiner newspaper. includle elected members une Chief Justice has Those

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enormous and and sources for slandering nationa provincial been wearille assemblies. attacking the strikers. wig. Drusn-LyDe Later And keeping doministered Une oari the once the new president Dr Abu Sayeed Choudhury. -besides the second exclusive part dip- miners TAKA caperedi

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sericial, lomatic relations with Bulgaria Lawrence Daly on ase two follow of Bangla stafi Lave reporter nitione lan oleonen Philip Wade other 8110| far recognized Bengla unTO-The minute news and others are expected to features from the coatedd ON PAGE 4 we carry a Unt special investigation United tne and olales senator miners' numoney nas aso caled 1o1 recoonition The Pakistan government has stated that there can meaningful talks with £1,250 Fund 5 reMain in BanglaDesh Sheikh rises to £479.60 sidered it countries con- YESTERDAY'S post Dracuicable hat this means is that th marced £141.74. bringing January's Indian troops will ensure tha total up to £479.60. A great the are let wing effort. T0 21 of the government can be Mules the firmly established. employment Mass picket for to Work support Call ball More Bendix plant more unionsts joining fight cereal the

MEETING

Merseyside lory government why sales stewards the

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called ni Workers Press are increas Council Liverpool Trades ing and magnificent discuss the Fisher-Bendix support our Fund • Sets occupation decided each us no time But mass picket at back. We a.m. outside the factory.

back. beforet pust ahead as 24-hour decided to be organized of Mineworkers National Union token strike Raise you can for extra Merseyside executive January's Fund and let's keep going Councils Unemployment the strike until record many the claim was met in full.

mittee and Post stewards all donations lanned. ately to Workers Press то н 30

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reports also demanded 1 ne meeuns

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black comaline goods January Appeal Fund. Wales: and hich 186a Clapham High Street, the Thore Combi round-the-clock pickets 0V 24-hosur

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open-cast

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vesterady Call Strike halt •coa suDDues local power stations and prevent oil against unemployment being taken in. move tollowed loake feltings throughout the coal-

YOUNG SOCIALISTS

Busloads men are also planning plannindock picke the French Alain L D is scheduled off-load 22,000 tons of US coal. and Newpos Swansea imported 1.6m coal with ships docking at t per port Tale every lorticul

FEBRUARY 19

LIVERPOOL

Five fu's Wales parts in loads are

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occleu al To a mass rally at the next ten days EMPIRE POOL, WEMBLEY on MARCH 12 the Alain at Cardes was bein The arriva

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seen as a lest ul but NUM officials streneus. Loan of vehicles-road-worthy vans. car were concent dockers would (reasonable hire will considered refuse to unload the cargo.

Accommodation PICKETS also arrived in the for the first time yesterday. Cooking equipment coal They being shifted coal from Tinned food power stations eeder depots at Tilbury and rullall. Finance The stations have very ground small stocks on the and depend on daily supplies, Brass/Jazz bands ..

NUM

Sa10 Gormley yesterday. Please tick box where appilcable.

He added that pickets had a real secured

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hat 1 million ton COll- tinental coal stocked

ADDRESS

Kingsnorth power station the Isle of Grain would not moved. Kingsnort Stewards

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the site yesterday met Please re Norto, national secret post to cent support Kingsnorth men take a collection to 186a Clapham High London, SW4 offered to Or phone 01-622 7029. nance

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IRELAND: BACKGROUND

JACK GALE continues the history of Irish working-class struggle.

'On Tory principles Ireland must be kept' Conservative

PARNELL

and some other leaders of the Irish sacred when it Land League were briefly hespenly imprisoned in 1881, but were soon released on promises of good be- travelled haviour under the 'Kil- mainham Treaty'. i introd or eat i perse taking the bourgeoisie, Lany

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lies it. Parnell arrives at Kilmainham prison for his brief confinement there in 1881.

The deed irresponsibl one men hared much amalies, the cata pong needing and Bore. such Salisbury Irish'. uma bie to renew herefore a am Churchil the fore, And Parnell dese Crimes *But another factor in this was the Parnell-Carna ton the culties this scheme ran into diffi- 1. his Paro Brien, Parnell and Te Grand did Man bour sover the torie 3. NotoriEs. E. BUCKET 150,000 arianifesto urg hoped fnstrument England to sh voters 1 had mellite sea this 'old chums' conversion to Home Rule This remarkable ation in 4. Vision p. S0.35l, tion in Ireland, pp. 3233.

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leads Lodge members through Belfast The Lord Lieutenant of Ire- land was given special powers to name any area a 'Proclaimed Dis- trict, which meant he could ban meetings, prosecute news- under 'special papers, and a proclamation', , name any organi- zation or group of people who could then be gaoled under the Act. The first prosecution under this Act was conducted by a young lawyer named - Edward Carson. Carson subsequently con- ducted prosecution after prosecu- tion and built his political career himself the on them, earning name of 'Coercion Carson'..

Carson was also present when demonstrators were shot down at Mitchelstown, County Cork, in 1887. Mitchelstown is known in Irish history as 'the Irish Peterloo'.

Subsequently the Social Demo- cratic Federation organized a 50,000-strong demonstration ir London against the arrest of an Irish leader (William O'Brien) and against rising unemployment and hunger throughout the United Kingdom. Police violence on this occa- sion—-November 13, 1887—led to it being recorded working class history as 'Bloody Sunday'.

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Meanwhile, the Tories in Ulster were preparing to fight, and the Tories in England were preparing to betray.

CONTINUED TOMORROW

STEPHEN JOHNS: We level, to increased productivity.

cases men should not be work- ing as and not had a report yesterday SJ: Internally you want working in such appalling con- from Blaenserchan in South movement or ditions as they do Wales which revealed that coa stocks. time

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Lerns the question of coal imports.

improving miners there had experi- the utilization will you take to machine preve hreak - top coal from abroad enced for two years a savage campaign by the ment of coal Weeks a0g we ont the National Coal Board to are prepared to sit anv ume. expose wial 1s drive productivity. up penine and try to compel une Coal own When miners would not Board to put its Eden Sir coal imports. house in order. or could not meer new announced unal ne nad origin- during were But l am always a bit cagey severe targets their wages about shortage coal last winter cut. What do you think would reintroduce deals. no time said we wıll not dis- position productivity in general? cuss proauctivity. i ne lact ls That is still his laren of 197 that it is dangerous to me vour hand Lawrence Daly: The miners' wage increases to an increase one union level, productivity in mining we have met unions like the since nationalization have tion hane Coal industry where there National Union of Seamen and difficult asked them to stop the or able geological board ascussine ine quesuion have in which the efficiencv. or lack imoroved enciency and increasing output man ol emciency, may be purely in are not neces- hands pointed the of management. But they nave Out opposed t think would be very that when their memhers are dangmatis thi tie for miners at sea they are tied to at expense the automatically Merchant Shipping Act. With- than working harder men in those limitations they will or at other they are. indeed. many Halionally. ally Society

THE

Conservation will be providing a platform at London's Central Hall to- night for Dr Paul Ehrlich, billed the startlingly as 'world's leading spokesman on environmental survival'.

The society's handbill chal-

POPULATION,

RESOURCES

ENVIRON

dc MENTAL CRISIS-Where we cand now! And broclaims grandly, 'Ehrlich speaks'.

What those handing over their 30p admission likely to hear toniant! Ehrlich- trom the titantord demic -will be adding his university voice to the chorus now plus- ging the reactionary theory of over-population. Bomb allen the aims beyond sanity of increasing o br Ehrlich: adding his voice to the chorus now plugging the duction to support it. reactionary 'theory of over-population.

The his recenon Boblished brich Population polution.

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underlying Ehrlich's his ductiviat hine opened up.

agricul- ing slums, deteriorati, b seol (Workers Press He howls US systems, hopefully control stewage through oped dioxide. be traced duced. too many people. methods fail." these He chides the US government niuses exist and broduction musi the curtalled long betore a real tor not butting pressure on sufficiencv is reached. Incan government conunue with now-abandoned For Ehrlich 'over-population' is pla with three child a self-evident truth men Abundance Protaannicts ren or more. if thic have to ignore or distort all the evidence the sinuation roostes '"The limits of production"; and the tential st destructive Engels, pro agon it onese of hungry belies, potenudi airtage tamdy. duce an abundance. able to buy and payr: is anxious middle class lions his theme that over which communism and "big gov- from cad be extray because ernment thrive be extracted. and Brushes as the undered exposed the Rárnard 'Scenarios' Franks invalidity of assumptions possibility of immeasurable pro- The doctor from Stanford likes the 'scenarios Tot world's future. Of course com nuclear too many people. Fourth International Ehrlich As ratives imperial cates that sepa- pron able

EDITORIAL

the words population eventh The International Committea and the struggle for power and the te On

BOLIVIA:

Ehrlich horrifying Revolution and counter-revolution the before capitalism ruthlace taken against the sures must

LUKACS:

& The struggle for working class? political itinerary Franks he burden of trichs ns man power Marxist theory and class consciousne force of sociery the nroductive force

REVIEW

expenda be Stalinism, Liberalism and British History ing crisis of world capitalism.

rder from NEW PARK PUBLICATIONS, 186a Claphan tonight coin well elon Hist ligh St, London SW do their best to warn employ- ers that coal may not come in even though it's loaded. Equally we have asked the Transport and General Work- Union what they can ers do and they will indicate what they will do on Tuesday when we meet them along with other unions.* The other thing LAWRENCE DALY is the first mine is this. We have got the Mine- Strike of 1926. He and his execu Federa- workers' International labour movement since the tion to write to all its affiliates they are facing up to this challenge in Europe, the United States and elsewhere, to ask them to stop the production of any possibility that the Polish designated coal that may be will be continued, for export to Britain and to only to Spain but to co-ordinate with transport Britain as well. They are at workers in these countries to offering coal £3 present ensure that it doesn't leave the less than the West ton European market price. port. What do think you about We have had a cam- SJ: this so-called communist paign to the export expose government behaving in this of Polish coal to Spain dur- way? ing the strike of the Aus- trian miners against Franco's LD: I would condemn the fascist regime. There is a action of any government be whether it communist or *This is the meeting the TUC that indulges in otherwise refused to organize. such action either when the IN CUBA, Christians are part of the revolution, according to a leader of the Chilean Christian Left Movement who has been visiting the country.

Luis Badilla visited Cuba as a guest of the Young Com- munists as part of Castro's dialogue with the church in Latin America. Destiny' Speaking of the Cubans he "Study, said that their slogan Work, Gun', "sums up the mystique and the participation of the people in the construc- tion of their national destiny'.

He saw contradiction no between his movement and the theories of Marxism-Leninism which he Claimed were inspir- ing the Cuban revolution.

claimed Cuba He that in there was 'a vast but silent of revolutionary Christians who play an active part despite the opposition of some clerics. No doubt Castro needs the help of such propa- Fidel Castro receiving a Bibl gandists as a substitute for a real revolutionary policy.

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ENGLAND:

6.00-6.20 Look SCOTLAND: 10.25-10.45 For North, Midlands Today, Look Schools. 6.00-6.20 East, Points West, South To- Reporting Scotland. 9.20-9.55 Current day, Spotlight South West. Account. 9.55-10.45 The Weather. 12.02 Closedown.

the first miners' chief to lead an official pit si nd his executive are facing the hardest pol ce the days of the 1920s. Here he tells S this challenge. Asturian miners are* on strike -and we did this last year— or when the British miners were on strike. Therefore we have written to the Polish drawing government their attention to reports that they are offering coal on the West European market - though in fact none of the offers have been taken up in Britain yet.

SJ: What chance de you think there is of the govern- ment using its powers under the Industrial Relations Act against the miners? ceiving a Bible from a Chilean Cardinal durin to Latin America.

REGIONAL ITV

SOUTHERN: 3.55 Horoscope.

3.40 Tea Break. 4.10 House- 4.23 Cartoon. 4.30 party. Crossroads. 4.55 Bottom of the Sea. 5.50 News. 6.00 Day Scene South-East. by Day; Town. 6.40 Out of 7.00 London. 8.30 • Doctor at Large. 9.00 London. 10.30 Weekend. 10.35 Film: The Ghost of Frankenstein'. 11.45 Skating. 12.15 South News. 12.25 Weather.

ANGLIA:

3.55 Newsroom. 4.00 Romper Room. 4.20 Tea Break. 4.50 Bottom of the Sea. 5.50 News 6.00 About Anglia. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 London. 10.30 Bygones. 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Film: 'Behe- moth the Sea Master. ATY MIDLANDS: 3.10 Yoga. 3.35 Horoscope. . 3.45 Women Today. 4.10 Julia, 4.40 Hatty Space. Town. 4.55 Lost In 5.50 News. 6.00 Today. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 Fenn Street Gang. 7.30 Persuaders. 8.30 Sky's the Limit. 9.00 London.

•Werewolf 10.30 Film: London'. 11.45. Ice Skating.

HARLECH: 10.20 For Schools. 3.50 Women Only.

4.15 Tinkertainment. 4.30 Crossroads. 4.55 Cowboy in Africa. 5.50 News. 6.01 Report West. 6.18 Report Wales. 6.35 Bonanza. 7.30 London. 10.30 Press Call 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Cinema.

12.05 Weather. HTV West as above except: 6.01-6.13 Report West. HTY Wales as above except: 6.01-6.18 Y Dydd. 10.30-11.00 Outlook. HTV Cymru/Wales as HTV Wales.

GRAMPIAN:

11.00 For Schools. 3.38 - News. 3.40 Jimmy Stewart. 4.10 Yoga. Pinky and Perky. 4.55 4.40 5.20 Tom Grat- Flintstones. tan's War. 5.50 News. 6.00 Grampian_News. 6.05 Mr. and 6.35 7.00 Mrs. Crossroads,, London. 8.30 Who Do You Do? 9.00 London. 11.00 Film: "The Giant Claw'. 12.20 Evening Prayers. ULSTER: 10.20 Schools. 4.30 Romper • Room. 4.50 News. 4.55 Lost in Space. 5.50 News.

6.00 UTV Reports. 6.35 Cross- roads. 7.00 Sky's the Limit.

Workers Press, Friday January n official pit strike since the General e hardest political battle within the e he tells STEPHEN JOHNS how LD: It's very difficult to whether the Tories say will consider such a step wise. Because I think the miners in this struggle have a very great deal of public sympathy. I have said before and I will say it again-this would be the of the overwhelming VIeW majority of the members of the union - that basically we are concerned about the not If Industrial Relations Act. they try to invoke it against us we will defy them.

CONCLUDED

Cardinal during his recent visit 7.30 Theatre of Stars. 8.20 Cartoon Time. 8.30 London.

10.30 Food of Love 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Film: The Devil's Pass'.

GRANADA: 10.18

For Schools. 3.40 Yoga. 4.05 News.

Here's Lucy. 4.35 The Magic Ball. 4.50 Captain Scarlet. 5.15 Rainbow Country. 5.50 News. 6.00 Newsday. Kick-Off 6.25 Peyton Place. 7.00 London. 8.30 On the Buses. 9.00 London. ( 10.30 Open Night. 11.05 Skating.

SCOTTISH: 10.20

Schools. 1.40 Schools. 3.30 Kiri. 3.45 Crossroads 4.10 Dateline: Early. 4:55 Fireball. 5.20 Skippy. 5.50 News. 6.00 Date- line: Friday. 6.20 Mr. Magoo.

6.30 Jimmy Stewart. 7.00 London. 10.30 In Camera. 11.00 Late Call. 11.05 Don't Watch Alone: "The Skull'.

YORKSHIRE:

10.20 For Schools. 2.31 Polaris. 3.00 Pied Pipers. 3.05 Great Painters. 3.35 Calendar News.

3.45 Katie Stewart Cooks. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 The Flint- 5.20 Tom stones. Grattan's War. 5.50 News. 6.00 Calendar. 6.30 Parkin's Patch.

7.00 London. 10.30 Film: *Brides of Dracula'. 12.15 Weather. CHANNEL: 10.20 Schools. 1.40 Schools. 4.05 Pinky and Perky. 4.20 Puffin. 4.25 Smith Family. 4.55 Flintstones. 5.50 News. 6.00 Channel News. 6.10 6.00 Channel News. 6.10 Report. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 London. 10.30 Weekend 10.32 Name of the weather. Game. 11.50 News, weather.

WESTWARD.

As Channel except: 3.55 Gus Hoheybun.

4.20 News. 5.20 Ask West- ward. 6.00 Diary. 6.25 Sports Desk. 10.30 Westward Report.

11.00 News. 11.35 Faith for Life. TYNE TEES: 10.20 Schools.

2.30 Polaris. 3.05 Pied Piper.

3.10 Yoga. 3.35 Newsroom. 3.45 Katie Stewart Cooks. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 Flintstones.

5.20. Tom Grattan. 5.50 News.

6.00 •Today Six. 6.30 .McQueen. 7.00 London. 10.30 "The Gamma People'. Film: 12.15 News. 12.30 Christian Comment. s, Friday January 14, 1972

PAGE THREE

Fraud tops the charts THE FASTEST growth sector of Britain's crime business (and the economy?) in 1971 was fraud.

"The amount of money involved and it is was enormous more prejudicial to the nation's eco- than any other type of поту crime a senior Fraud Squad officer said the other day.

It is forecast that within a decade fraud would top the crime charts. Last year the 85-man section of the joint Metropolitan and City Company Fraud Department dealt with 280 cases and had a record number of arrests.

But it seems that the fraud game has become re sophisti- cated over the yea In earlier vears the main Fraud Squad business was to investi- "fiddling the books' gate by hitherto honest businessmen try- ing to prop up failing concerns.

In 1971, however, the trend of 'professionalism' continued, with criminals planning ahead more taking and legitimate over businesses with the intention of defrauding. smashed year Scotland Yard number of gangs specializing in 'long-term frauds' obtained where companies were to use their good names to get delivery of huge quantities of goods to overseas addresses or to provincial warehouses. Anyway, the efforts of the nation's money-guardians. has apparently cost the fraudsmen a drop in profits during the year, from £3.25m to £2.2m. But Scotland Yard doesn't say where you can read the balance sheet--presumably not at Com- panies House. The Fraud Squad is said to be not over-eager to see Britain join the Common Market. It fears new avenues will be opened up and the maxim of 'freer trade' will be taken too literally.

Does Collison's Cup overfloweth? SPLENDID item in this month's 'AUEW Journal'. Splendid, that is, if you've got a macabre sense of humour.

Splashed across two pages is the presentation of the Collison Cup to the union's general secre- tary, Jim Conway, and the pre- sident, Hugh Scanlon. 'The Collison Cup is awarded annually to the trade union pub- lication giving the widest cover- age of safety affairs, the journal says. There is also a beaming pic- ture of the awful trio-Conway, Scanlon and Lord Collison.

Collison was the former head of the National Union of Agri- cultural Workers. He is now head of the Sup- plementary Benefits Commission, the almost-secret body which hands out pittances to the needy.

The union has recently had cause to take sharp exception to the swindle on social security.

Wonder if Brothers Conway and Scanlon whispered anything about it to his lordship?

Tariq Ali, superstar THE TARIQ ALI Show. No, it's not another TV series, it's the personal bandwagon of the well- known Oxford student and con- tributor to 'Private Eye, 'World in Action' and 'Red Mole'.

Ali has just been visiting Canada on a lecture tour con- nected with BanglaDesh. His tour was arranged by, yes, you've guessed it, yet another ad hoc committee. But this one is really amazing. It's called 'The Tariq Ali Solidarity with Bangla Desh Tour Committee'. The Pabloite paper Labour Challenge' adds this footnote to the item on his tour: "Address to Phil Courneyeur, inquiries Tariq Ali Tour Co-ordinator, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto 2B, 364-5908 Why this peculiar committee was set up is not disclosed. May- be it's for tax reasons!

STEPHEN JOHNS: We cases men should not be work- level, to increased producuvity ing as hard as they do and not report yesterday Internally nad a working in such do all he cor from Blaenserchan in South the ditions as they Wales which revealed that cod socks. lms sull caver time But une quesuon or coal imports miners there had experi- improvine ullzallon What steps take to Wil vol machinery, prevestine break stop coal from abroad enced lot two years down sot coprovide the d, move- campaign by the savage LD: weeks ago we cot toe are prepared National Coal Board miners' parliamentary group to hap- any time, expose what 1s press in Com drive up productivity. the sir minan Eden penine ana ury lo Compel moons When miners would not Coal to pul own imports. house in order. or could not meet new that he announceu targets their wages were But 1 am always a bit cagey ally sala auring severe about productivity shortage Coa TaSt winter cut. What do you think that he would reintroduce the we will not this situation and dis- a000 would or vis positio fact is • That productivity in general? cuss oroauctivity 1110 is still hi tnat it is aangerous to de you the Lawrence Daly: The miners' wage increases to an increase hand position. olner productivity in a mining every level, we nave met unions ike une since nationalization have bee indesty where there are many National Union of Seamen and unforesee- asked them to stop the impor sitting together with the Coa problems durin which the acrob or lack Doar discussilly and they have said thes efficiency Im provedl ano would do the or emciency, may be purely In hands the management. but tne nave polnted OUl would think be very that when their members are dangerous thy nit ot miners to they are tied to expense at lea the Merchant Shipping Act. With.

harder automatically of men

WORKIN

in those limitations they will other or at unev are. inaeed. Ilally Hauundly, THE Conservation Society will be providing a platform at London's Central Hall to- night for Dr Paul Ehrlich, startlingly billed the as 'world's leading spokesman on environmental survival.

lenges.

ENVIRON -

MENTAL CRISIS-Where de we stand now?' And proclaims grandly, 'Ehrlich speaks'.

handing over their 30p admission likely what unose to hear tonight? Ehrlich-a right-wing aca- Stanford US demic rom une University-will be adding i: voice the chorus now plug- the reactionary 'theory' of over-population. Bomb widely, this so- Promoted very theory of increasing tood pro Ehrlich: adding his voice to the chorus now plugging the reactionary theory of over-population.

In "The Populatiost but ductivity dure that have apesed up.

increases agricul- deteriorating Over-ropulatol school scare • workers rress INos 401 rates. too He hows to the us ruling [0 t/ much pesticide . class, must popula- inadecuale have sewage too The forces treatment plants. nroductive have tion contro at nome, _noDerully carbon water, long

LOO

much developed sumcienti inrouen d systemn incentives -all be abundance but too many peocle. dioxide- for pro- compul Franks methods fail. •Capitas sur- None wrole. traced back these ets root cause 19 He chides the US government the capitalist system. ufficiency is reached now-abandoned plat ror Enrica over population.

with three self-evident truth. Protagonists Abundance ren or more. have Chls distort id Engels, are de produced not sinister population say the mus o dis- ot research into by the of hungry bellies luce an abundance. able to buy and pay"? anvone witn a large Tamily this for evidence dience tonight is rich is likes middle class tons destruction of mi in the middle audience tonight "surplus' food hungry of abun. to reiterate nis neme inal over- miltons of acres of grong land dance because they are and the remova. torced to conaltions buy market TOOd world prices or go without. from production only because no profit can be extracted. Ehrlich rejects analysis this and brushes aside the undoubted Bernard Franks exposed tne 'Scenarios' possibility of immeasurable pro invalidity the assumpuons This doctor frenaos Tod kee vorld's tuture of course, from oo many people sepa- tries fron mee areas one-seventh Behind On really saying prospects horritvin ruthless Detore sures must taken azalnst une For as Bernard kranks sald the burden or corlen's arcumen power Inal the primar producave force the cause ing crisis of world capitalism' Order from NEW PARK PUBLICATIONS, 186a Clapham High St, London SW4. do their best to warn employ- ers that coal may not come in even though it's loaded. Equally we have asked the Transport and General Work- ers Union what they can do and they will indicate what they will do on Tuesday when we meet them along with other unions.* The other thing LAWRENCE DALY is the first mine is this. We have got the Mine- Strike of 1926. He and his execu workers' International Federa- labour movement since the days tion to write to all its affiliates they are facing up to this challenge United in Europe, the States and elsewhere, to ask them to stop the production of any possibility that the Polish coal that may be designated imports will be continued, for export to Britain and to only to Spain but to co-ordinate with transport Britain as well. They are at workers in these countries present offering coal £3 ensure that it doesn't leave the less than the West ton port. European market price. What do you think about SJ: We have had a cam- so-called this communist paign to expose the export government behaving in this of Polish coal to Spain dur- way? ing the strike of the Aus- trian miners against Franco's LD: I would condemn the fascist regime. There is a action of any government whether it be communist or *This is the meeting the TUC otherwise - that indulges in refused to organize. action either the such when IN CUBA, Christians are part of the revolution, according to a leader of the Chilean Christian Left Movement who has been visiting the country.

Luis Badilla visited Cuba as a guest of the Young Com- munists as part of Castro's dialogue with the church in Latin America. Destiny Speaking of the Cubans he said that their slogan 'Study, Work, Gun', 'sums mystique and the participation of the people in the construc- tion of their national destiny'.

He contradiction saw no between his movement and the theories of Marxism-Leninism which he ciaimed were inspir- ing the Cuban revolution.

He claimed that in Cuba there was 'a but silent vast of revolutionary movement Christians who play an active part despite the opposition of some clerics. No doubt Castro needs the help of such propa- Fidel Castro receiving a Bibl gandists as a substitute for a real revolutionary policy.

TODAY'S

PROGRAMMES

BBC 1

9.38 For Schools. 12.55 Canu'r Bobol. 1.30 Mr Benn. 1.45 News, 2.25 Racing 4.15 Play weather. 2.05 For Schools. from Ascot. School. 4.40 Jackanory. 4.55 Deputy Dawg. 5.05 Crackerjack 72.

5.44 Sir Prancelot. 5.50 News, weather.

6.00 LONDON THIS WEEK.

6.20 TOM AND JERRY.

6.25 THE VIRGINIAN.

7.40 COMEDY PLAYHOUSE. Ronnie Barker in 'Idle at Work'.

8.10 A MAN CALLED IRONSIDE.

9.00 NEWS, Weather. 9.20

THE ONEDIN LINE.

10.10 COME DANCING.

10.45 24 HOURS.

11.15 EUROPEAN SKATING.

BBC 2

11.00 Play School. 6.35 Which Way? 7.05 Open University.

7.30 NEWS, Weather.

8.00 MONEY PROGRAMME.

9.00 SOLO: Alec Guinness in 'Little Gidding' by T. S. Eliot.

9.20 REVIEW: The Place, The Groans of Gormenghast.

10.10 THE GOODIES.

10.40 NEWS, Weather.

10.45 LATE NIGHT LINE-UP.

ITV

10.20 For Schools. 2.30 Matinee. 3.00 Houseparty.

3.10 Tea Break. 3.40 Treasures. 4.10 Drive-In. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 Arthur. 5.20 Bright's Boffins. 5.50 News.

6.00 TODAY.

6.30 F TROOP.

7.00 THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

7.30 THE PERSUADERS.

8.30 THE FENN STREET GANG.

9.00 JUSTICE.

10.00

NEWS.

10.30 EUROPEAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

11.00 THE MARTY FELDMAN COMEDY MACHINE.

12.00 COLLECTING ON A SHOESTRING.

12.25 THE GATEWAY CLUB.

Onedin Line. 12.02 News, All Regions as BBC-1 except: Weather.

WALES:

1.30-1.45 Lin N. IRELAND: 10.20-10.45 and Ar 6.00-6.50 Wales Today. 12.55-1.25 Mam. Closedown. 6.00- Whacko! 6.25-6.55 6.55-7.20 6.20 Scene Six. Around Heddiw. 7.20-7.45 Dau 10.10-10.40 Behind the Head- Hanner. 7.45-8.30 Star Trek. lines. 10.40-10.45 Sportscene. 8.30-9.00 Cywain. 12.02 News, Wéather.

ENGLAND:

6.00-6.20 Look SCOTLAND: 10.25-10.45 For North, Midlands Today, Look 6.00-6.20 Schools. Reporting East, Points West, South To- 9.20-9.55 West. Scotland. Current day, Spotlight South Account. 9.55-10.45 The Weather. 12.02 Closedown. the first miners' chief to lead an official pit st nd his executive are facing the hardest poli ce the days of the 1920s. Here he tells S1 his challenge. Asturian miners are on strike -and we did this last year— when the British miners or were on strike. Therefore we have written to the Polish government drawing their attention to reports that they are offering coal on the West European market - though in fact none of the offers have been taken up in Britain yet.

SJ: What chance do you think there is of the govern- ment using its powers under the Industrial Relations Act against the miners? ceiving a Bible from a Chilean Cardinal durin to Latin America.

REGIONAL ITV

SOUTHERN: 3.55 Horoscope.

3.40 Tea Break. 4.10 House- 4.23 Cartoon. 4.30 party. 4.55 Crossroads. Bottom of the Sea. 5.50 News. 6.00 Day by Day; Scene South-East. 6.40 Out of Town. 7.00 London. 8.30 • Doctor at Large. 9.00 London. 10.30 Weekend. 10.35 Film: The Ghost of Frankenstein'. 11.45 Skating. 12.15 South News. 12.25 Weather. ANGLIA: 3.55 Newsroom. 4.00 Romper Room. 4.20 Tea Break. 4.50 Bottom of the Sea. 5.50 News 6.00 About Anglia. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 London. 10.30 Bygones. 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Film: "Behe- moth the Sea Master? ATV MIDLANDS: 3.10 Yoga. 3.35 Horoscope. 3.45 Women Today. 4.10 Julia. 4.40 Hatty Town. 4.55 Lost in Space. 5.50 News. 6.00 Today. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 Fenn Street Gang. 7.30 Persuaders. 8.30 Sky's the Limit. 9.00 London.

•Werewolf 10.30 Film: of London'. 11.45. Ice Skating.

HARLECH: 10.20 For Schools. 3.50 Women Only. Tinkertainment. 4.15 4.30 Crossroads. 4.55 Cowboy in Africa. News. 5.50 6.01 Report West. 6.18 Report Wales. 6.35 Bonanza. 7.30 10.30 London. Press Call 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Cinema.

12.05 Weather. HTV West as above except: 6.01-6.13 Report West. HTV Wales as above except: 6.01-6.18 Y Dyda. 10.30-11.00 Outlook.

HTV

Cymru/Wales as HTV Wales.

GRAMPIAN:

11.00 For Schools. 3.38 News. 3.40 Jimmy Stewart. 4.10 Yoga. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 Grat- Flintstones. 5.20 Tom War. tan's 5.50 News. 6.00 Grampian News. 6.05 Mr. and Mrs. 6.35 Crossroads., 7.00 London. 8.30 Who Do You Do? 9.00 London. 11.00 Film: "The Giant Claw'. 12.20 Evening Prayers. ULSTER: 10.20 Schools. 4.30 4.50 Romper • Room. News. 4.55 Lost in Space. 5.50 News.

6.00 UTV Reports. 6.35 Cross- roads. 7.00 Sky's the Limit.

Workers Press, Friday Januar • official pit strike since the General • hardest political battle within the e he tells STEPHEN JOHNS how very difficult to LD: It's say whether the Tories will consider such a step wise. Because I think the miners in this struggle have a very great deal of public sympathy. I have said before and I will say it again-this would be the view of the overwhelming majority of the members of the union — that basically we are concerned about the not Industrial Relations Act.

If they try to invoke it against us we will defy them.

CONCLUDED

ardinal during his recent visit 7.30 Theatre of Stars. 8.20 Cartoon Time. 8.30 London.

Food 10.30 of Love. 11.05 Skating. 11.35 Film: "The Devil's Pass'.

GRANADA: 10.18

For Schools. 3.40 Yoga. 4.05 News.

Here's Lucy. 4.35 The Magic Ball. 4.50 Captain Scarlet. Rainbow Country. 5.15 5.50 News. 6.00 Newsday. Kick-Off.

6.25 Peyton Place. 7.00 London. 8.30 On the Buses.

9.00 London. 10.30 Open Night. 11.05 Skating.

SCOTTISH: 10.20

Schools. 1.40 Schools. 3.30 Kiri. 3.45 Crossroads. 4.10 Dateline: Early. 4:55 Fireball. 5.20 Skippy. 5.50 News. 6.00 Date- line: Friday. 6.20 Mr. Magoo.

6.30 Jimmy Stewart. 7.00 London. 10.30 In Camera. 11.00 Late Call. 11.05 Don't Watch Alone: "The Skull'.

YORKSHIRE:

10.20 For Schools. 2.31 Polaris. 3.00 Pied Pipers. 3.05 Great Painters. 3.35 Calendar News.

3.45 Katie Stewart Cooks. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 The Flint- 5.20 Tom Grattan's stones. War. 5.50 News. 6.00 Calendar. 6.30 Parkin's Patch.

7.00 London. 10.30 Film: 'Brides of Dracula'. 12.15 Weather.

CHANNEL: 10.20

Schools. 1.40 Schools. 4.05 Pinky and Perky. 4.20 Puffin. 4.25 Smith Family. 4.55 Flintstones. 5.50 News. 6.00 Channel News. 6.10 6.00 Channel News. 6.10 Report. 6.35 Crossroads. 7.00 London. 10.30 Weekend weather. 10.32 Name of the Game. 11.50 News, weather.

As Channel except: 3.55 4.20 News. 5.20 Ask West- ward. 6.00 Diary. 6.25 Sports Desk. 10.30 Westward Report.

News. 11.35 Faith for 11.00 Life. 10.20 Schools.

TYNE TEES:

2.30 Polaris. 3.05 Pied Piper.

3.10 Yoga. 3.35 Newsroom.

3.45 Katie Stewart Cooks. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Pinky and Perky. 4.55 Flintstones.

5.20. Tom Grattan. 5.50 News.

6.00 Today Six. 6.30 at McQueen. 7.00 London. 10.30 Film: "The Gamma People'.

12.15 News. 12.30 Christian Comment. s, Friday January 14, 1972

PAGE THREE

Fraud tops the charts THE FASTEST growth sector of Britain's crime business (and the economy?) in 1971 was fraud.

'The amount of money involved and it is more was enormous prejudicial to the nation's eco nomy than any other type of crime, a senior Fraud Squad officer said the other day.

It is forecast that within a decade fraud would top the crime charts. Last year the 85-man section of the joint Metropolitan and City Company Fraud Department dealt with • 280 cases and had a record number of arrests.

But it seems that the fraud game has become 're sophisti- cated over the yea In earlier vears the main Fraud Squad business was to investi- gate fiddling the books' by hitherto honest businessmen try- ing to prop up failing concerns.

In 1971, however, the trend of 'professionalism' continued, with more criminals planning ahead and taking legitimate over businesses with the intention of defrauding. Last Scotland year Yard number of gangs smashed al specializing in 'long-term frauds', where companies were obtained to use their good names to get delivery of huge quantities of goods to overseas addresses or to provincial warehouses. Anyway, the efforts of the nation's money-guardians has apparently cost the fraudsmen a drop in profits during the year, from £3.25m to £2.2m. But Scotland Yard doesn't say where you can read the balance sheet-presumably not at Com- panies House. Does Collison's Cup overfloweth? SPLENDID item in this month's 'AUEW Journal'. Bot a macabre sense of humore.

Splashed across two pages is the presentation of the Collison Cup to the union's general secre- tary, Jim Conway, and the pre- sident, Hugh Scanlon. 'The Collison Cup is awarded annually to the trade union pub- lication giving the widest cover- age of safety affairs, the journal says. There is also a beaming pic- ture of the awful trio-Conway, Scanlon and Lord Collison.

Collison was the former head of the National Union of Agri- cultural Workers. He is now head of the Sup- plementary Benefits Commission, almost-secret body the which hands out pittances to the needy.

The union has recently had cause to take sharp exception to the swindle on social security.

Wonder if Brothers Conway and Scanlon whispered anything about it to his lordship?

Tariq Ali, superstar THE TARIQ ALI Show. No, it's not another TV series, it's the personal bandwagon of the well- known Oxford student and con- tributor to 'Private Eve' in Action' and 'Red Mole'.

Ali has just been visiting Canada on a lecture tour con- nected with BanglaDesh. His tour was arranged by, yes, it, yet another you've guessed ad hoc committee. But this one is really amazing. It's called 'The Tariq Ali Solidarity with Bangla Desh Tour Committee'. The Pabloite paper Labour Challenge' adds this footnote to the item on his tour: 'Address inquiries to Phil Courneyeur,.

Tariq Ali Tour Co-ordinator, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto 2B, 364-5908. Why this peculiar committee was set up is not disclosed. May- be it's for tax reasons!

Workers Press, Friday January 14, 1972

PAGE POUR

They've tried to

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

S WALES

World prices hold us back too long' slump sparks

BY JAN TEATO

GWEN HEAL'S heart sinks every time she roes to tne snops Blaenavon finds and the price-tags have been Ghana coup changed again. her hus- na bar se and after han sin paid the a les o than. there's pall that or highe a typical RIGHT-WING army officers and civilians have read their iced seized power in the W African state of Ghana in or the tact nat i some of the an overnight coup. to get work i Vocal tactorie

BY TOM KEMP

They took advantage of 18Bh cavor War hero the aosence of the orime deal Dr Kofi Busia, minister. told ransket moulation is victim who

TOI

medical treatment, to de- and pose him. fac-

SON

Sovie beên Tormel government works, Pits master-sov Leopold ireopel Accraded appealed capitais has •aid It-Col tather. A deserted Ironworks al reminds miners they too lace closure threats Apart Support for creator of the , 'The red orchestra' security except for their wives existenances of work strike doctors' sit-in are non- already Parin paron. Shores that

TROOPS CALLED

had keep order omalle building of duty their & at the end cocoa

BALS

Months well fack the mewo al they wong ice banker i" s goes husbands more seans themsetes, as directed Police prop Mrs Gwen Heal and Mrs Betty Cull Drivers

STAFFORD

'But,' saint strike for the slave scheme fun of it! must back us there; vork in the THE MEN of the South fight they are out to win S AFRICA has flown in police reinforcements entitled to hang wage. Staffordshire coalfield are to Ovamboland in SW Africa in a bid to break a solid month-long strike of contract labourers.

not particularly known as hildren. rising militant, but this is one The strike nas brougnu

BY JOHN SPENCER

the • Atrican-administered monend cith price dispute territory to a virtually com- Safety-the Left-wingers plete halt, closing mines and manhunted in Wetine hard facts 'native Dominica

RUTHLESS

hunt men. brance

A WORKERS PRESS INVESTIGATION

taking place in the for left- can Republic NOTHING brings out the i not to. militants alleged coerced viciousness or the capita - Have robbed a bl Ist press and the lories monus Allanct wno stand behind it like revolutionary acuvines. miners' strike. They Santo Dom go, the capital- and fear the saturday strength, the solidarity Change in involvedre serious issue is and the tradition of th - Streets China's line? apartheidself is illeich strike Rels at erie and run and futur dangering their own future.

oal Boarders

'CONCERNED'

CHILDREN

ecome told Workers Press, Paeclared press 2:500 trops and police doe • Working Which the ang raids died ter machinery, fact that ve replaced the syl a rst step to norkers said was a respa irretrievabl Isolated ea he opposed the people's Mrs Audrey LeWIS banis uly adjustable "col or avid pres Sparks slam Managerial staff are

WEATHER

Teesside

NEWS DESK

don leopathe rom 01-720 2000

CIRCULATION

sackings 01-822 7028 Further trouble at CAV the gian assets Registrar Hunt told th plant at Wilton on Teesside.

n immediate eeried to bar 120 fitters and

A BOUT

testers employed in the on ne month is all i and ve all utside contractors.

worker London the rates piped t CAV's plant Acton, have begun a worka sator atie to-rule. Therefore, tit Mes anion was sected by ecretary I nis actio talks have reached this week since the 1971 charte from bankruptcy chemical complexes ban at CAVose terday.

MINERS' STRIKF

DAY SIX

-- Closure threats are

NOTTINGHAN

FROM JACK GALE

COAL BOARD threats of 'We down here for came getting security and we are greeted pit closures are slapped in the face Ezra doesn't frighten any with scorn and derision by of us. men who have been under Sher- George Banks, from jobs Hill colliery, shadow of the burn had heard the it all before. axe before. "They tell us not to strike Pickets at Thoresby colliery they'll close the pits, SO we don't strike and they close include many men who went the pits anyway. It won't work their pits closed there after Durham. any more. in warnings of NCB 'This closure?' said James Do the formerly chairman Derek Ezra frighten Armstrong, of Ravensworth Gates- them? "Tell him we are laugh- colliery, It's said head. the same every ing,' Tommy Christer, time. It's the first thing they who worked at New Herring- say.' Durham, before ton colliery, Nothing has gone through it closed. the gates of Thoresby colliery Dave Jackson and Norman since Wednesday afternoon.

Watson came here after the Before a few then lorries Rising Sun colliery in World's but now went through, ( the End was closed. shut them, they only drivers who 'Let Ezra can cross told me. "They might as well the pickets those who are be produce evidence that their closed for the money we for hospitals are Sid tos: oad is or Foster, who worked at schools. Attempts to transport Green Side colliery, Durham, fuel Scumford has been Thoresby smokeless to at more steel works have failed. The than ten years. Thoresby 'Our wages have gone down men reject Coal Board pleas to allow work he said. 'Since the w hydraulic and down, take place that end of piecework they are so chocks can be moved. more coal for less getting They determined Closure talks don't are to money. stick it out. anybody' worry Keith Collin, who used to we go back said assket Boe 'We will grass before colliery, work at Brandom Clarke. Durham, told Workers Press: workers press

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