Police call for tough picket laws ...and 'celebrate' Saltley

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THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY months defeat with a new tie BY OUR OWN REPORTER. THE basic right of striking workers to picket their place of work was attacked yesterday at the Scottish Police Federation conference in Glasgow. Insp Ronald Munro, chairman, told the conference that politicians should ask themselves: 'Does it require several thousand pickets peaceably to persuade a handful of persons to refrain from working?' In a call for tighter laws on picketing Munro asked:| five days when they faced strik'Why should the laws govern- ing miners who came from all ing such 'an emotional and over Britain to stop scab lorries volcanic situation be so loosely from collecting coke. Yorkshire defined?' miners' executive member, said Unions should be responsible the police were only comfor tha antinne of minlato "Tatin memoratine their own defeat.

the LOLS at least place some of the onus on the democratically-elected office bearers of the strikers. They are the persons who call their members out on strike. It is they who call on their members to carry out picket duties.' Praising policemen who remained silent when castigated, kicked and spat on, he warned menacingly that this silence was not a token of acquiescence.

Police came in for more praise from Munro for their performance during the recent miners' strike. They had showed the 'utmost impartiality' to uphold the law.

"To those who express the pinion that police officers are 'tools of governme ent", I say they are talking blit hering sheer rubbish, he said.

claims for Saltley • BUT A police tie commemorating battles with picketing miners outside Saltley coke depot, Birmingham, during the miners' strike gives the lie to Munro's claim. 500 of the ties have been ordered by members of the City's police.

The ties cost 75p and are dark blue emblazoned with policeman's helmet crossed Surmounting a miner's pick and shovel over a scroll stating 'Saltley 1972'.

They were first ordered by a group of policemen to mark the corecue coke We wil always remember Saltley as our victory. If we ever have a tie made, the helmet will where belongs— beneath the crossed pick and shovel!

Reyrolle return FOUR THOUSAND manual workers on strike from Reyrolles electrical engineering works at Hebburn, Tyneside, returned to work yesterday.

The men stopped work and at-in at the factory on Friday after two welders were suspended. They then continued on strike until the suspension period ended yesterday when they decided to return. Tory ladies want X Certificate for TV THE 43rd annual conference of Conservative women will devote much of its time to lack of morality in the entertainment industry and the nation's morals.

These are pet subjects among the ladies in flowered hats from Berkshire and Folkestone.

The conference wili be held in London on May 23-24.

At Westminster's Central Hall the ladies will be discussing about 100 motions covering aspects of life, government policy and the nation's morals.

One motion suggests classification of TV programmes like those Safeguard Circus pedestrians move CHANGES to the £100m Piccadilly Circus development scheme proposed by Westminster City Council were suggested yesterday for the 'safety and convenience of pedestrian versus motor cars'.

The suggestions were made by the Crown Estate Commissioners, ground landlords of the Criterion site south of Eros, and of Regent St and Lower Regent St including the Swan and Edgar corner in Piccadilly Circus.

The Commissioners want to ensure that pedestrians can move freely and easily between the Circus and Piccadilly and Regent St, Second Commissioner W. A. Wood said in a statement. used by the British Film Censors.

Another old favourite that will be cropping up is penal reform. One branch urges that a 'physical' deterrent be made available to courts in cases of violence against the individual.

Prime Minister Edward Heath will address the meeting on the second day and James Prior, Minister of Agriculture, also expected to speak. Prior was recently made deputy chairman of the party.

Replying to the debates will be Chancellor Anthony Barber, Secretary of State for Social Services Sir Keith Joseph and Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Sir John Eden.

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