Union News Wins News STUDENT
Union Union News Wins News STUDENT
PRICE 6d. No. 370 FRIDAY, 2nd MAY, 1969 PAPER OF Union News Editor Jane Fickling Student and former' editor Paul Dacre with the cup for the Best Student Newspaper. The winning dies at entries included the last of M r. Dacre"s issues and the first hop tzvo of Miss Fickling’s. THE YEAR A N evening at the hop on the last Saturday before the vacation ended in death by the News Editor for a first-year general arts student. Patrick Whittle, aged 19, who lived in Leeds, died as y N IO N NEW S triumphed over 17 other student news a result of a fall in papers at the N.U.S. Student Journalist Conference refectory. The circumstances regarding to win the award for the best student newspaper of the his death are rather vague. /ear. The 34 entries from Universities and Colleges all Patrick was sitting on a low wall near to the stairs leading over the country were divided into sections one and two, to Salad Bar. He fell over backwards and landed on the for those with circulations I— bare floor 12 feet below. oftnn ' Two items which met with He got up and returned to of over and under 2,000. criticism were ‘Gilbert Darrow’ the Union, where he was found In addition, ex-assistant and ‘Personal Column’. One by his friends. He told them Editor David Durman won f " inadequate exploitation and he wanted to go home. the award, for r the Student j . the other for juvenility, He was found dead in bed by his parents early the next Journalist of the year. morning. The cause of death The conference, held at was cerebral haemorrhage. Excellent At the inquest, the Coroner the University of London passed a verdict of Accidental Union during the Easter Death. vacation, was attended by The Award for the Student Journalist of the Year was^ ^ ^ Journalist of01 the me Year xear was^ was delegates from student juciged by Time-Life Inter- newspapers, magazines and national. This was won by duplicated broadsheets. "David " ~ Durman 'for ‘ his ' three ' part series on immigrants in Leeds. Award The judge commented: “This EXPOSED was of absolutely professional IN order to combat total The Conference was of a ,Tv^ a n d S e s '' eXCe"em mainly technical nature and iayout and Plctures* ignorance of Rag included lecturers from all Joe McCloughlin, former events during Rag Week, parts of the profession. They ‘Union News’ pictures editor, national Rag has introduced ranged from the Managing was runner-up in the prize for a new concept in Rag Pub Editor (News) of the Sunday the best student photographer. Times and the Production The prize, awarded by Straker- licity — the Infomaniac. The Editor of the Daily Mail to Bedser Ltd., was won by a Infomaniac will be any freelance journalists and experts photographer from ‘Manchester student who has got current in special fields such as Independent’, information — hence the One of the greatest prob photography and advertising. lems up to now has been how Although the feature by name — on the happenings to publicise events effectively. The Student Newspaper of Union News’ on Merit Ency- of Rag. It is hoped that there will be Services Section the Year Award was given by albout Momaniacs the International Publishing The person will be given 1,000 Corporation Ltd. (Daily Mirror a badge and supplied with around the University who can ensure that events going on will Group). It was judged by Mr. information which can be be well supported. A. Norman Walker, Director passed on to anyone who chief . of Training, I.P.C. Newspaper These badges will be issued Training Scheme. He also asks, even if they are total after exams and information judged the award for the best strangers. will be supplied next term. feature, which was won by Belfast University newspaper. resigns In awarding the prize to Union News, he said: “It would Hartley for Nat. take too long to extol the ^E R V IC E S SECTION virtues, as I see them, of Union News. Agric. President Manager, Mike Holling- D O G E R HARTLEY, 3rd year Agricultural student, has worth, is to resign from his Dave Durman been elected President of the U.K. and Ireland Agri post in the Union as from Fighting cultural Students’ Association. This was at the annual clopaedias Ltd. came in the May 16th. short list for the prize for the conference held at the Royal Agricultural College, “There are lessons for all of best feature, the prize was won Cirencester. He will hold] He came to the Union you to learn in the production by Robert Morton, from office for a year I t*on iW^ V.S.-0. and Oxfam, to four and a half years ago of a fighting, campaigning, and Queen’s University, Belfast, for The Association concerns ** “ d. i£ S ? taAgrics in 8°ing and took a considerable provocative student newspaper “a sensitive and excellently itself with three main issues. nd h p g. Mike Hollingworth which at the same time is well- written and presented feature Firstly, the interests of agri- The Association is also a drop in salary to take up produced, well laid out and, dealing with the problem of cultural students in colleges member of the International the post. above all, well written.” unemployment in Belfast.” and universities. Association of Agricultural He said: “I have very much enjoyed working in the Union, The issues entered for the The best small newspaper Then, they make sure that Students. Mr. Hartley is to but I have been offered a very good job and feel that the time contest were those of the 7 th, award was won by ‘Incant’ after students leave, the type attend a course in Zurich in has come to move on. 14th and 21st of February. of courses and the capacity of August organised by I.A.A.S. (University of Kent) of whom the students is comparable with It will discuss the role of “I have been approached by two graduates of the University ‘Union News’ was also the judge said its overall the number and type of jobs agricultural students in with an offer of a partnership in a new firm they are creating. praised by lecturers in both standard of layout and edi available. developing countries and the Since this will mean a very much higher salary than I am surgeries and on the sub torial comment had a slight Thirdly, there is a World specific problems of Swiss receiving at the moment, I feel that it is only fair to my wife editor’s course for its layout edge on those of the ‘Birming- Food Association, in conjunc- Agriculture. and children to accept it.” and editorial content. hame Sun’, which is runner-up. 2 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 PERSONAL VIEW s ° a lot of people want to get out of But if you want a year’s freedom,, be really here as quickly as possible: but some MORAL - ARRANGE A YEAR OFF determined about it, have all your reasons don’t, and don’t realise that it’s possible ready to reel off, and tell them instead of asking. Go to the Head of the Department and to take a year off, without having to WHILE STILL IN ONE PIECE Dept. Registrar yourself, he’ll send a letter to repeat it, and also to get their grant post your education authority, and say you’re also poned. prepared to go and see them straight away, There are all sorts of advantages. For AND RETAIN YOUR DIGNITY to arrange the grant. a start, I don’t think a three-year course is really all that long. First three terms before finals, is the place still strewn with (5) “Only if you have a breakdown in student cracked-up people? (Moral—arrange a year health, just before your exams”—“or get Established are spent making sure you can swim, the off while you’re still in one piece and retain a letter now saying you will break down last two scuttling panic-stricken towards your dignity.) within the next year.” (But even to finals. So there’s only a year in between. Though it should be a basic right, the actually construct a convincing breakdown QUICK, arrange it now, it’s not too late. You might think your course could be University don’t want to encourage it, and the must, I’m sure, have some kind of Wouldn’t it be great if a free year could reasons I met with in getting mine really show damaging effects, even on the toughest be established, when required, as a normal interesting but it’s coming at you too fast Union personality.) up their blinkered attitude to education. They thing in Leeds. Then there might be people and mostly bouncing off, and so you’d seem to be paralysed by the importance of (6) plain “no” (and don’t question authority). at this term of the year, sailing about, and like to stop the machine for a bit and let being ‘highly thought of’ by the rest of the So this is the attitude of academics to a it sink in. Or just catch up on work hierarchy and so can’t back anything unusual. scheme which would allow students to mature radiating a healthy, well-balanced bloom, even. missed, or unofficially go to other courses The only reaction I could get for weeks was a bit, do more background work, and expand a bit in other directions. by Sue Henderson that you’re interested in, in between part- “all right, I’ll agree if the rest of the staff do.” If you wan’t a year’s freedom, don’t go to time work. Then Leeds might move a anyone near the bottom and force him to little nearer to the free University idea. make a decision, or you’ll end up like me with ‘noes’ varying from: Opportunity (1) “It would take too much paper work to be worth it.” |Ar@ universities a good thing?! It could also be an opportunity to find out (2) “It would give you an unfair advantage what you can do in other fields, as there’s a over the rest.” (As if the whole fiasco was lot of expensive equipment which is very some kind of competition.) under-used, Network 4, for example. (3) cliche “but what would happen if every There are disadvantages—no grant—no body did it?” (but you can never get Did you get I Y E S chance of finals results—getting back into a everybody to do anything. . . . .) NO caught in discipline after freedom—getting back at all, (4) “don’t want to be unpopular with the a Rag? but weighed against all the benefits why, just education authorities.” Are hospitals necessary? formal exams and took the Are social YES papers away to be done in 24 YES services hours. It seems that this action desirable? has been very much the result NO Are you of continuing concern over the NO exam, organisation and struc a Robot? ture, and has been taken as a Are you gesture to express dissatis Should we give aid faction. A basket was left out to underdeveloped over side the Arts examination office countries? devel Do you own a for papers handed in late, but ¥ no-one would give the students oped? bank? concerned an assurance that their papers would be marked. DURHAM Then we are agreed. Fine!
A poll carried out by the university’s newspaper, Palati Of course, it all has to be paid for, but as long as some nate, at the end of last term revealed that 61% of the Arts one sees to it that we pay our fair share .., fair’s fair after all. following the resignation of the OXFORD students had never used the President and three other mem But what is fair? It’s a job to tell. In fact it’s a very good library, and that only 12% ever bers of Exec over the pre Two undergraduates of St spent more than ten hours a job to tell. It's a responsible, well paid job which perhaps occupation of certain factions John’s and one of Keble have week in it. Also, 8% of the you could do, if you’re fairminded. What’s the job? An within the Union over Irish been rusticated as the Deans male students attend less than Inspector of Taxes. Fairminded? Oh yes. An Inspector must civil rights and the Conservative follow a tougher line. The 50% of their lectures, while all Party, rather than with the appreciate other people’s point of view. It is his job to St. John’s students held a party the women claim to attend more Union and the University itself. which got out of control and than 50%. The drop in atten interpret the Tax laws in a way that is just, both to the There is now no-one to do the overflowed into the quad out dance seems to occur in the taxpayer and the State. He assesses taxes. He negotiates donkey-work and those mem side the college, and the Keble second year, when 13% attend with companies and individuals, accountants and solicitors, bers of the Exec and Students’ student was punished because less than half of their lectures, Council who remain have twice to agree chargeable income. The sums of money involved he failed to turn up to see the and in the final year, when the the normal amount of work to Dean after an incident of mis figure is 7% . can run into millions of pounds. conduct with one of the porters do. To become an Inspector, you would need an Honours at Jesus College, Cambridge. ABERYSTWYTH SUSSEX degree. After training you could expect to be earning £1746 KENT A student made a singularly within 4 years, and £2200 two years later with independent At the preliminary exams held expensive ’phone call when he last term, 32 students decided command of your own district. Higher posts carry salaries The running of the Union has decided to hoax the police. He to ignore the procedure of such been completely disrupted informed them that there were up to £6000 and above. numerous young men and Talk to your University Appointments Officer or send women dancing around a nearby Dresswear Hire Service village in the nude. Despite the for the booklet “ In Command at 30” which explains in more CHARLIE GOULD LTD. time of night, the police rushed detail the career prospects and the work involved. You will Morning For ill occasions—our Gentle- out. He was fined £5 and made Dinner or man’s Dresswear Hire Servlet then be invited to visit a nearby Inspector and see for your is always ready to advise and to pay 14/7 to replace a blue self what kind of work he does. Tail Suits assist you — Exclusive Tailor light on a police car. The stu §30/- per day ing, with a wide range of dent had deflated the tyres, sizes, ensuring a perfect fit Write to: ting even for the most diffi broken the blue lamp and dented The Secretary, Civil Service Commission, 4 GRAND (Th’tr*) ARCADE cult figure. Accessories ff the roof while the police were N«w Brigjwt*. LEEDS 1 required. 23 Savile Row, London W1X 2AA. T*l. 23040 searching the village in vain for the “party”. Please quote reference 320/113 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 3 TECHNICIANS STRIKE-
ALL OUT Williamson S.G.M. adds support by John Cox AT the S.G.M. held on Monday there was no opposition to a motion supporting the one day strike by members of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staff. John Quail expressed sur The motion was proposed prise that there was no oppo sition to this speech, and said by Neil Williamson, who that several people had come said that since April, 1967 up to him and told him of the technicians had had an their opposition to the motion. increase in wages of only 4.4% compared With the Slaves national average wage rise of 15^%. Their rise repre He added that the strike was part of a wider struggle, men sented only a third of the tioning the ‘slave conditions’ rise in the cost of living. under which the maids worked in the Halls of Residence. “Negotiations for a pay rise had repeatedly broken down,” The meeting was inquorate, he said, and urged students but a vote taken showed a “not only to put up your mitts count o'f 175 in favour of the here” but to help the strikers strike, two against, and five Technicians march down the causeway to the Admin, block on the picket lines. abstentions. T H E strike of University technicians on Tuesday was almost 100% effective claimed Mr. J. T. Scawthorn, the local secretary of the technicians’ union. “W e know of You have enough only a few isolated instances of technicians reporting for work.” About 100 technicians h lads” I T*1® technicians claim that to worry about. So we don’t * ^ 0Ur iaQS their wages have not even kept turned out at 8.30 a.m. to Mr. Scawthorne. Up with the cost of living over picket the entrances to the The men ^ off a[ n 00 for the last three years. ask for bank charges. Parkinson and the Engineer- a tour of the campus and StO tG ffi& Ilt ing Departments. No inci- g ^ ^ V o c k ^ d ^ u S ! ------The biggest cloud on the horizon We can also give free advice dents were reported. tion later left to see the Vice- A statement by the Bursar, for a student (apart from on how to manage your Chancellor. who represents the University examinations) is money. A grant at the salary negotiating com- financial affairs. Leaflets Mr. Scawthorn said: “The mittee, alleged that the Govem- is difficult to live on. Why not talk to the Manager V.-C. said he was sympathetic ment would not make funds So Lloyds Bank doesn’t ask for of your nearest branch of to our cause and admitted that available for a pay-rise. Throughout the day, University technicians were Since the University Tele- bank charges on student Lloyds Bank? He’d be delighted about 50 students helped to underpaid relative to other vision Studios were also out accounts, provided to see you. f lp-ofWc «nH technicians in the public sector, of action, Network Four were aiSiriDUie iedl ry* .. However, he would not commit unable to broadcast their pro- the account is joined in the picket line, himself to giving official gramme, ‘News on Four’ on always in credit. Lloyds Bank “Their help was very much support to our cause.” Tuesday lunchtime. ‘ / helps you to plan. PRESIDENT CONDEMNS 'SKINFLINT LANDLADIES' A CCOMMODATION was discussed under three motions She later introduced an emergency motion asking all at N.U.S. Conference, and some of the speeches Unions to write to Parliament produced In d ig o , replies from landladies and University g I----• J J going to this particular session. OtTlciais. sation called11 Student Co-opera- One motion called for a 1 tive Dwellings. » blacklisting of landladies This organisation has plans IC©|Mjr who will not take students for helping Student Unions to ------^ ^ onrl finance, build, own and run on grounds, a their own accommodation. They will mean that Student
Struckott T^dsines Lodgmgs omceoffice h would and be at with no cost no to possi. the AssociationsUnions can and set borrow up Housing money lists. This was passed over- biUy of interference from at reduced rates of interest. whelmindy. landlords or University and . _ a / t ,, anthnritifts Her condemnation of Leeds The second was a main £ • landladies brought a swift reply debate and considered the Speaking in favour of this from the Assistant Registrar, need for building student motion, Union President Shona Mr. Gerald Stephenson. , 6 Falconer said: “The accom- accommoaanon. modation position in Leeds is He said that students lived ^ as critical. You have to take pot- in cellars without University v O flG C fO S luck whether you get a decent approval and continued: “They ______landlady or a skinflint. The would rather spend their money The low standard of some of Leeds °n beer °F ^ than rent PrK^nt acc^miTlc>^ation “Most landladies in Leeds described, particularly among “These unlucky students live are not skinflints. They are the colleges which are even jn accommodation which is decent, hardworking people worse catered for than we are terrible. Many are in cellars, who accommodate students. If at Leeds. These hovels have damp walls, they are subject to this kind The motion then asked for rotten furniture, woodworm of criticism, they are going to our support for a new organi- and structural faults.” cease to do so.” University branch: 183 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. 4 U N IO N N E W S — Frida/, 2nd May, 1969 ------9 ...... ■...... —...... —- . __ < < You cannot help people if you’re nothing so become something
The aim of the contract is to make T.V. films for abroad. Jim suggests a simple method; don’t hire and Jim studios but take shorts of the D.J. introducing the record, buy a film of the group and put the two together. The producer he put the suggestion to commented “Jim, you’ve just made me my first hundred grand.” Jim replied: “Come in, the water's has done nice. His signature has a pound and a dollar sign in it. Radio Luxembourg recently ended the contracts just that of all their D.J.’s except one, because they couldn’t afford them. Jim kept his job because his contract is with people like Coca Cola whose advertising keeps white Rolls Royce rolls up to the Union Radio Luxembourg going. (He writes advertise-* and a long-blonde-haired man gets out. ments for Coca Cola and other firms). None of the other D.J.’s know how he did it to this day. Jimmy Savile has come to do the Union yet another favour. A long cigar protruding from the corner Laughs of his mouth he begins greeting everyone in Jim laughs at the D.J.’s who work themselves to sight. He insists on everyone calling him death, and do nothing without a fee. Despite them Jimmy. Jimmy has been voted the top D.J. of the year for the fourth year running. He is a man of varied experience. His first job as a coalminer in a Leeds pit ended after he was involved He doesn't spend much time in London, “I’m a in two explosions. Leeds infirmary doctors told him provinces man.” he would never walk properly again. Two years wear ing a steel jacket and walking with sticks and Jim The other D.J.’s work very hard, Jim only works was normal again. when he needs the money. “If you're going skint and you work too hard you force yourself downhill.” He says laughingly “I think someone was trying to ‘Savile’s Travels’ in Jim’s mind is not regarded as tell me something!” work, he does that anywhere, anytime. The B.B.C. repay him with a new Rolls Royce every year. Jim then made money by running dances and eventually opening dance halls just using his own When asked would he like a daily Radio One business sense. He has no agent or manager and runs programme he replied: “I wouldn’t have one for a all his own affairs. gold clock with six hands.” All the clothes that Jimmy Savile wears on tele vision he gets for nothing. He goes to a trader who Dances asks him for one good reason why he should have a He laughs and tells the story of his dances. certain piece of clothing free. In eight years he has never failed to produce a good reason. He persuaded a woman to loan him a barn in Otley and provide the food. Eleven people came to He has been known to fill three margarine boxes the dance, paying 2/ 6 each, Jim’s father collected the with clothes while walking round a clothing exhibi money on the door and his brother stood by as tion with a microphone marked B.B.C. and a tape bouncer. recorder without any tape in it. He comments: Jimmy Savile talks “When you’ve got a fortune no one wants your The clients didn’t like the woman’s food and went money.” out for fish and chips. The taxi fare back to Leeds was 27/6; the bus fare only 9d. Jim quickly shut up to Ken Hind On the stage Jimmy Savile is a brilliant ad-libber. the bar and went back to Leeds by bus. jim’s share He uses no idiot boards which many other D.J.’s like was 10/-, “A bloke was a millionaire in those days Simon Dee use. “Some of the greatest stars are the with half a sheet,” he said. worst ad-libbers.” He is an ardent Roman Catholic and goes to all Records were always played at jim’s dances, “No sorts of schools to talk about his life and beliefs. He He wants to see the run-through of his perform guitar ever crossed my threshhold” he says. admits “My life is all image.” His frank self-effacing ances and his experience helps him to show others manner wins the approbation of all ages. The places were kept respectable and no blokes the techniques of television.. Often when he takes with sideboards were allowed in. He even used to He helped Rag this year by driving the Rag Queen part in anything he helps to reorganise it. shave them at the door himself and admits that round the town in his car. He made a film inside a despite the fact that he had sideboards, “I was prob woman’s hostel at night for another Rag Committee. Jimmy’s aim has always been to provide what the ably doing them a favour.” He said: “None of them had a clue how to break in public want: “In my dance-halls I was selling the Never making the same mistake twice jimmy Saville and they were shaking”. He managed to dodge punters a good time, seven nights a week.” He has climbed to fame keeping his dances respectable, no wardens and get a camera team in and out of the confidence that pop will go on forever and so he does fights or jeans but always filling the hall. “You building; no one owned up to making the film after not worry. His success is built on twenty years of couldn't get get into my places after 9.30.” wards. hard work but he puts it all down to “just common sense.” Only working one day for bread, or money as he His work in Leeds Infirmary as an unpaid porter is calls it, leaves Jim a lot of time for other things. Last well known. year he had seven thousand six hundred requests from SUN RAY HOLIDAYS STUDENT TRAVEL Jim’s activities also include running and wrestling. Dept. 21, 10 Wilson St., Anlaby, charities for aid, most of which he helped. Hull, He doesn’t fight much now himself despite DAILY SERVICE offer Students & Young People. the fact he claims that “Pm still only 21.” INCLUSIVE CAMPING HOLIDAYS LONDON - PARIS on the COSTA BRAVA, 1969 £7 Return : £3.10.0 Single He sums up his philosophy: “You can’t help people Any Period e.g.: City Centre to City Centre Two Weeks 25 gns. service ST. CHRISTOPHER DRIVING much if you’re nothing, so become something.” He Three weeks 29 gns. No baggage restrictions raises thousands of pounds a year for charity and Write or ring O H U 2 654268 WEEK-END in PARIS or SCHOOL earns about £40,000 a year which he regards as AMSTERDAM 11 HYDE PARK CORNER ‘enough to live on.’ £10 Fully Inclusive Travel, Hotel, Service LEEDS 6 Charges etc. Telephone 53636 or 24510 Many young artists and D.J’s come to Jimmy saying Any Week-end Every they need a break. “They assume they are stars,” Week-end ALL RATES REDUCED TO STUDENTS U.S.A. We treat Student Travellor* says Jim, who sends them away to find their level. (Group Lessons 10/- per head) Art you interested in as V.I.P. North America? Join Recommended by University Union Services Department The secret of Jimmy Savile is his astute business Brochure through Tour R.A.C. and M.O.T. University Students Abroad Operator: APPROVED INSTRUCTOR sense. Recently he signed a contract for £1 million International House MERMAID TRAVEL LTD. Member of Dept. STUDTRAVEL over a twelve months period with some foreign 40 Shaftesbury Avenue Tel. 01 672 4577 I.A.M. & R.O.S.P.A. London W J Tel. 01-437-5374 companies, “Just another million” he said. 10 Wiseton Rd. London S.W.17 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 5 IJTVIOTV N E W S------TRAVEL SPECIAL FRIDAY, MAY 2nd SERVICES SECTION TRAVELLING ABROAD? Travel the union way through Services Section door # Once again we high $ In addition, Services travel services, will make ® In short, if it's travel light some of the travel Section are plugged in to sure you get any reduc you want, start by open facilities which students many other student travel tions or concessions you ing the door of Services can use. The Union runs, operators who can pro may be entitled to. Section, open 09.00 to 16. through Services Section, vide anything from a 45 Monday to Friday and the N.U.S. Travel Bureau Saharan safari to charter In the past we have 09.00 to 11.45 on Saturday for the Leeds area. flights to the Pacific saved money for students during term time. And if coast of the U.S. who have travelled to you want to visit Peking m With more facilities destinations as varied as or Fort Knox then do call on offer than ever before, O Finally, if you are a Timbuctou and the far end outside lunch hours of the planning of a trip real "loner" and want to of the Trans Siberian 12.00 - 14.00 hours— the abroad can produce big get away from it all on railway. The Services impossible takes a little savings in expense and the Island of Pantelleria* Section Manager hopes to bit longer for us to trouble if you talk about it or on top of Gasherbrum have the student concess achieve. beforehand with the Ser IIP then Services Section, ions with N.A.S.A. negot *Pantelleria—Italian island in the Med. Gasherbrum 111 — highest unclimbed vices Section Staff. through their "ordinary" iated fairly shortly. mountain in the world.
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Leeds 24421 Montreux — Near Leysin 6 U N IO N N E W S — Frida/, 2nd May, 1969 TRAVEL ONLY STUDENT TRAVEL ’69 STUDENT SPECIALS controlled by the over seas Union of Students. BY AIR, RAIL WHEN TO BOOK A N D SEA The most common question asked in Services Every year "Student Section is "H ow soon Traveller" carries more should I book". The and more destinations and answer is "A s soon as an ever greater number of possible". Service Section departures to each know at any given mom centre. Below we print the ent what the booking full index of ex London position is, but they can flights and train group not forecast even for a destinations. Your free few days ahead whether copy of "Student Travel seats will still be avail ler" will give you details able. of many more inter city All to often the staff has facilities as well as a seen the effects of a vastly increased range of nation wide trend to visit shipping concession book a particular country and ings between Harwich hundreds of seats have Germany and Holland; been booked in a few France, Italy, Greece, days, leaving many dis Egypt, Lebanon; Italy, appointed students out of Greece, Cyprus, Israel; the scene. It is better to Italy, Greece, Turkey and risk a couple of quid on Germany - Finland. cancellation fees rather LONDON CONTROL than have no holiday at the place of your choice One point of special or have to spend pounds interest is that more more on alternative but flights and trains are more expensive routes. being controlled by N.U.S. But please remember— Travel in London, which there is no such thing as a means that delays on deposit on "Student ticketing and confirm Traveller" bookings— it is ation of booking are far payment in full at time of less than on the services booking. Lloret de Mar
Barcelona ...... 11 5 0 Koblenz ...... 5 17 0 FARES FARES - FARES Basel ...... 7 10 0 Koln ...... 5 8 0 Berlin ...... 9 1 0 Lausanne ...... 8 10 0 Madrid 13 0 Beuel (Bonn) ... 5 8 0 Linz ...... 8 7 0 Malaga Planes 10 0 Bielefeld ...... 6 7 0 Madrid ...... 12 0 0 Marseilles Cost of 10 0 Bochum ...... 5 17 0 Mainz ...... 6 7 0 Milan 10 10 Bregenz ...... 7 19 0 Mannheim ...... 6 16 0 From To single flight Munich 10 10 Brindisi ...... 13 10 0 Milan ...... 9 5 0 Nairobi ... Amsterdam ...... 5 0 0 65 0 Brunswick ...... 7 6 0 Munich ...... 8 5 0 Nice Aarhus ...... 10 0 0 10 0 Copenhagen ...... 9 10 0 Munster/Westf. ... 6 5 0 Nicosia Athens ...... 21 0 0 32 0 Dortmund ...... 6 1 0 Naples ...... 12 5 0 Oslo Barcelona ...... 12 0 0 15 11 Duisburg ...... 5 14 0 Nurnberg ...... 7 4 0 Paris Basel ...... 8 15 0 4 15 Dundee ...... 4 4 0 Osnabruck ...... 6 9 0 Prague Berlin ...... 10 15 0 10 10 Dusseldorf ...... 5 12 0 Padborg ...... 8 7 0 Rome Brussels ...... 4 10 0 14 0 Edinburgh ...... 3 14 0 Rijeka ...... 11 0 0 Salzburg ... Cologne ...... 7 0 0 12 0 Essen ...... 5 17 0 Rome ...... 11 0 0 Stockholm Copenhagen ...... 10 0 0 f 18 10 Florence ...... 10 15 0 Saarbrucken ...... 7 8 0 Dublin ...... 5 10 0 (16 10 Frankfurt ...... 6 10 0 Salonika ...... 19 0 0 Tel Aviv ... Dubrovnik ...... 16 0 0 32 0 Freiburg ...... 7 12 0 Salzburg ...... 8 7 0 Vienna Dusseldorf ...... 7 0 0 12 0 Gottingen ...... 7 10 0 San Sebastian...... 10 10 0 Frankfurt ...... 8 10 0 Graz ...... 9 13 0 Stockholm ...... 14 9 0 Geneva ...... 8 15 0 Hagen ...... 5 12 0 Stuttgart ...... 7 8 0 Gothenburg ...... 14 9 0 T rains Hamm ...... 0 Cost of ... 6 1 Ulm ...... 7 16 0 Hamburg ...... 9 5 0 Hanover ...... 7 1 0 Valencia ...... From To ... 12 10 0 Helsinki ...... (24 2 0 single flight Heidelberg ...... 6 16 0 Venice ...... 10 5 0 (22 2 0 London Aachen 5 2 0 Innsbruck ...... 8 7 0 Villach ...... 9 2 0 Istanbul (N U S ) ...... 24 0 0 Aberdeen 4 14 0 Istanbul ...... 16 10 0 Wuppertal ...... 5 10 0 Lisbon ...... 14 10 0 Athens 20 0 0 Karlsruhe ...... 7 1 0 W urzburg ...... 7 14 0 Ljubljana ...... 13 0 0 Augsburg 8 4 0 Kassel ...... 7 16 0 Zurich ...... 8 0 0 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 7 TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION Long Vac. Holidays ’69
“L O N G Vac Holidays 69” is a most attractive booklet giv Student ing full details of how to have the easiest holiday of all and in many ways the cheapest. tours - a This brochure provides all details of the arrangements made by N.U.S. for students providing both travel and accommodation. leaflet There are basically two types of holiday. There is the grand tour J H IS brochure is intended to concept consisting of “doing” bring to the student travellers Europe by visiting as many places a list of Student Tours in several and countries as possible. This is countries, which are open for fine if you can spend six months or more on the tour, but if time individual participation. These are and money are restricted — as special low cost student tours, they usually are, then such a tour organised by student travel becomes very superficial and also fairly hectic. organisations, tours in comfort WHERE TO FIND IT and atmosphere of international The other type of holiday is to FREE FROM SERVICES SECTION student comradeship. These are travel to a given destination and STUDENT TRAVELLER 1969 tours for students travelling with then set up in a fixed base and Flight and Train Groups and Student Shipping Arrangements modest means through foreign assimilate as totally as one wants. LONG VAC HOLIDAYS, 1969 This is the ideal holiday for the Inclusive Tours countries and the brochure true loafer and sun worshipper. provides a comprehensive list of A long vac holiday removes all STUDENT TOURS the fag out of the holiday busi Accommodation and Excursions Abroad student tours with details of ness. One pays out everything STUDENT HOSTEL and RESTAURANT HANDBOOK programmes, dates of departures before you leave the U.K. and (Price 3/-) and prices. apart from pocket money you can Accommodation and Food then proceed to forget every Transportation to the centres problem and get down to some are left to the individual con real idlness. As the N.U.S. usually hotel or hostel than just an odd high grade sun tan. Incidentally, if cerned and so these holidays are try to achieve a balance of the room. Prices drop accordingly. you must do that Grand Tour, sexes on these holidays you don’t then how about the fifteen day particularly useful to students even have to search around for At the time of going to press, rocket around Munich, Salzburg, entitled to concessionary travel members of the opposite sex, holidaymakers may spend up to Vienna, Venice, Verona, Milan and through relatives or those just lie there in the sun, peel £50 in non-sterling countries. Zurich for only £59-15-0 listed on another grape and survey the The “V ”-Form amount shown page 25. students who enjoy hitching. talent. beneath the cost of each holiday is the amount that N.U.S. must Nevertheless if you want to send out of Great Britain on bestir yourself then usually the behalf of each participant for holidays have optional facilities food, accommodation, etc. That ranging from visits to local anti amount is deducted from the £50 quities, beauty spots and so forth allowance. Whatever remains for the culture vultures and crazy from the £50 after the deduction pursuits like water ski-ing, of the “V ” Form amount may be surfing, under water swimming, taken in travellers cheques or pony treks etc., for the muscle foreign currency as spending money: or retained for a future beach types. holiday. In addition to the £50 travellers may take £15 in sterling Don’t kid yourself that you can each time they leave the country. organise your own holiday more Therefore, under the present cur cheaply. Except by hitch hiking rency restrictions, it is possible to both ways and staying with your have two holidays in one year. French relatives who conveni Please note that Malta, Scotland ently reside by the beach on the and Ireland which are sterling Cote d’Azur, you can bet your areas, are not subject to the £50 sweet bippy that you will find at currency allowance; therefore no the end of a comparable holiday currency restrictions exist with you will have spent just as much, regard to holidays in these if not more, than someone who countries. just booked a Long Vac holiday. Obviously if surface travel can be W e usually tip off a particular made cheaper by block bookings destination that’s new in these of transports, the same is true of supplements. This year we recom accommodation. Rooms are mend highly the trip and stay at cheaper when you hire a complete the island of Tenerife for a really Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon 8 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 OTHER SERVICES HOW TO TRAVEL Long Term London — New York — Scheduled services London £50 - £56 return. Short term London — New York — Apart from special student services, London £69 return. the Union travel bureau will make any London — Toronto — London £69 normal regular travel booking on your return. behalf. Generally speaking, students are London — Jamaica £125 return. not entitled to any reductions on London — Johannesburg £148 return. normal services except in special cases. London — Singapore £135 return, The staff can tell you if these reductions also flights to Nairobi, Bombay, Delhi, apply in your case. Karachi and Hong Kong. For fuller The bureau operates as a normal details and membership application travel agency in the sense that bookings forms apply to Services Section. can be handled for any journey to any destination by land, sea or air. Services Section holds agencies for the principle services operating from Modern aircraft the Leeds-Bradford Airport. The staff can also give you the fullest details of One point that should be stressed to all scheduled travel services and any all students thinking of travelling by reduced rates you may be entitled to as charter flights — these are not flying a student. machines of the veteran aircraft days. In short, if it’s travel abroad you The government draws no distinction require, then the Leeds Student Travel between aircraft being used on charter Bureau can obtain it for you quickly and being flown on scheduled air ser and cheaply. vices. They must all be absolutely air Often there can be situations where worthy and be flown by fully licensed the normal fare on a regular service and experienced pilots. may be cheaper than the student A high percentage of N.U.S. flights charters. The ferry services from the are operated by British United Airways Humber to Scandinavia are a case in on pure jet aircraft. point. For the student in the North But aeroplanes with propellers will travelling to Scandinavia it is often still be turbine powered and by no cheaper to pay the full fare on the ferry means out of date. Pure jet aircraft are services than to use the charter not always the most suitable aircraft for facilities. certain flights and so it will be some time before all those propellers vanish RAIL TRAVEL out of service. There are no student concessions on And if Mum or Dad say that your British Rail Services and this is equally flight prices are so cheap that there true for continental rail services except must be a catch somewhere — well, tell where the travel is connected with a ’em the catch is that we have hardly residential course at a foreign Univer any empty seats on our flights whereas sity. most scheduled service aircraft fly SCHEDULED FLIGHTS around on average 50% under load. It’s Scheduled air services are the regular just simple economics plus a lot of flights operated by the principal world organisation by the flights departments airlines and listed in their timetables. of the various National Unions. Students may be granted a 25% reduction on normal air fares, subject to certain conditions. Generally speak Hovercraft ing, these are that the student must be a full-time student, between the ages of Have you had a good “hover” recently? 12 and under 26 and the journey must Florence — 11 Bargello If not why not try the cross channel be between his home and his place of hovercraft service. It provides the study. lowest fare yet for London — Paris and This applies to both Domestic and is Services Section's latest agency to International flights. offer a student concession. The concession does not apply to Transatlantic travel B.U.S.A. The fare for London — Paris return special short period fares. is only £7-0^0. This is by coach from Since April 1967, a new fare structure The British University Society of Arts London to Ramsgate and then by SRN4 has been applied on European sector The Council on International Educa can be joined through Services Section. hovercraft to Calais and then by coach flights. tional Exchange publish a leaflet Amongst the advantages of member again to Paris. YOUTH FARES “Bridge to America” which gives full ship, which is open to both staff and The crossing time is only 40 minutes Passengers between the ages of 12 details of sponsored visits to the United students, are some extremely low cost and if you have not had a “hover” and 21 are designated as “Young States such as the “Student Helpers” fares to various African and North before you will find it a fascinating American destinations. Some examples experience. There is even a duty free Persons” and the normal RETURN fare scheme and also the “Camp Counsel are as follows:— shop on board. is reduced by 25% for persons in their lors” scheme. In addition “Bridge” gives age group. This reduction is only avail able on travel within Europe excluding the sailing schedules of the student Eire. On International flights the reduc charter ship M/S Aurelia. tion is only available on return flights but on domestic routes, i.e. flights on Many students are unaware that the THE FIRST PLACE TO VISIT IS services operated within the United United States is in many ways far more Kingdom the youth fare is available on a “foreign” country than our closer single journeys. neighbours in Europe. Although the FURTHER INFORMATION language problem is (theoretically) no SERVICES SECTION This means, for example, that the problem, America can be hugely single London-Leeds air fare is reduced expensive. from £6-16-0 single to £5-12-0. There is OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY, SATURDAY (a.m.) also a standby fare of £4-3-0. The student sailings provide an exten For all enquiries and bookings for sive programme of orientation to 9 a.m. - 4.45 p.m air travel, visit your student travel visitors to the U.S. and the know how bureau in Services Section, who will which you acquire will save you many ★ ensure that you obtain any concessions dollars when you eventually commence you may be entitled to and will confirm your holiday. In any case to quote the your booking immediately with an over- Services Section staff, “A sea voyage is Let us arrange your tours the-counter ticket service for all airline still the only respectable way for a bookings. gentleman to travel.” U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 9 REVII■ws iilm s
| n I II1VJ W vvi ihiiiwiky • * ------/ ------a popular ‘norv-athletic’ sport for cinemap-goers. Some films attract this quasi-technical criticism more than others. ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ (next week at the A.B.C.) was a case in point. The discussion after wards centred on comments like: “Pm sure the Schmizner Mk. 2 repeater couldn’t fire more than twenty rounds from one magazine.” Well! It was that sort of film. Anyway, before any contemporary arms historians run off indignant letters to the Editor to point out that it could, I will relate the gist of the story. , . A group of British agents under the control of Major Smith (Richard Burton), with Lieutenant Schaffer (Clint Walker), an American, are parachuted into wartime Bavaria with the objective of rescuing an Allied General from an impregnable castle. The story isn’t as straightforward as it seems; the cloak and dagger element becomes more apparent later in the film. My advice from the outset is to trust nobody. I think I can with justification use the old cliche, ‘action- packed'. Although I couldn’t say that I was continually on “Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake ...” Richard Burton encourages a fallen comrade in the edge of my seat, I was satisfactorily entertained through ‘Where Eagles Dare’ at the A.B.C. this week. out, and for a film that runs for 155 minutes, this is some achievement. A t times I feared that it was going to become a “ye have by not only the usual music papers but also the ‘Sundays' and — ‘Definitely What!’— is excellent .... ‘Gramercy Park vays of making you talk” type of film, but happily, no. ‘Punch*, but it’s well worth another mention. B* S & T are Sheik’ by Stefan Grossman is good in parts .... the Chess Neither did it succumb, as the recent James Bond films have, a large group, nine in ail, with a very punchy brass section album of Ramsey Lewis playing the new Beatle numbers is to becoming a game with mechanical toys. which is in the front line of the group’s attempt to fuse pop very cool .... and Elektra have released two singles by When I reviewed the ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ a few weeks and jazz. Leviathan (formerly the Span) which are stereo, and very ago, I added in a final paragraph that it is nice to visit the There’s no point in intellectualising over this aspect, suffice good. cinema occasionally and see a well-made film with no ques it to say that this beautifully produced album is progressive tions asked. I make no apologies for saying this again. It was in the T RUE sense of the word, and is my favourite of the by Martyn Stuart quite wholesome entertainment, for entertainment s sake, recent crop of LP’s. with not a moral in sight. Besides, who wants to pay moniey Country and Western music has never really been of any to ask questions with only a month to go before exams? interest to me personally, because ‘it all sounds the same* .... mainly because the intervals in the melodies are always by Andy Fielder so predictable. It was because of this that I was a little theatre apprenhensive about reviewing an LP from Elektra, by the Dillards, ‘Wheatstraw Suite’. As it turned out, I was very pleasantly surprised to find an T H IS week in the Workshop Theatre, New Arts interesting set of pop-cum-C & W-cum-folk numbers .... if Block, the new Russian Society, which calls itself discourse one must categorise. (Hot top for you trendsters out there: categorising is now referred to as ‘putting things in bags’.) “Kruzhok”, has undertaken its first major venture. This is the presentation of two short plays by the famous As well as the more traditional country material, which y E R M S come and terms go . . . but for the record nineteenth-century Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov. allows the Dillards to exhibit their amazing instrumental Chekhov is notorious for the length and long-windedness companies it’s been business as usual, and over agility, particularly on banjo and mandoline, the album also of many of his works, but the two plays presented by his the last four weeks or so there’s been some rather includes the Beatles’ ‘I’ve Just Seen a Face’, Harry Nillson’s fans in the Russian Department are short jests. They are splendid releases to which you might usefully apply a ‘She Sang Out O f Tune’, and the Tim Hardin song, ‘Reason The Proposal and W h y Smoking is Bad For You. To Believe’. If you remember the Dillards as a Country and portion of your grants. Both reveal Chekhov’s incisive and witty treatment of his Western group .... then forget it, because this particular characters, revealing a profound insight into the sometimes Island have issued a farewell-type album of the now LP is about as much C & W as Jimi Hendrix is blues. futile, sometimes tragic nature of their lives. defunct Traffic, ‘Last Exit’, which is similar to ‘Cream’s (In croaking voice) ‘I remember the day when Tramline The plays are being staged during the lunch-hour, and ‘Goodbye', being a combination of studio recordings played at the Hostel of the Resurrection’ .... actually, it should provide a welcome break from exam revision for and live material. The two live numbers which make was only last summer, but they’ve changed a lot since then. many students. Performances are in English. Their second album for Island, ‘Moves of Vegetable Centuries’, up side two were recorded at Fillmore W est on 4a is far more impressive than the first, and contains a pleasing friend's cassette machine', although the quality is set of numbers, ranging from Traffic’s ‘Pearly Queen’ to the by Kate Hawthorne remarkably good. Sonny Boy Williamson song, ‘Good Morning Little School I think most of the studio tracks have been girl’. JOM ETIM ES called ‘the father of the Theatre of the There’s some great saxophone playing on several tracks, previously available on singles, and so by some this and a real good rolling piano on ‘Harriet’s Underground Absurd’, ALFRED JARRY lived in France at the album would be considered bad value. Railway’ (which has very clever lyrics). O f all the groups turn of the century, wrote a series of plays about a For me, Traffic were a rather academic band, by recording on the Island label, Tramline has probably had the KING UBU, and invented a college which studied which I mean that although they were very clever and least success on disc, which is a shame. Leonard Cohen’s second album, ‘Songs From a Room ’, has ‘pataphysics’ or pseudo-science. musically interesting, they were never quite together just come out on CBS, an event long overdue as far as a lot Ubu Enchained will be performed in the Workshop Theatre . . . as indicated by the frictions within the group. of people are concerned. during the lunch-hours of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday The live tracks on this album however, present the Although I enjoy Cohen’s songs if listened to individually, next week. It will be directed by Christine Eccles, who is most exciting playing by Traffic that’s ever been I find it a little monotonous to sit down and play a complete producing the play as a contribution towards her M.A. in album. He’s not a particularly good singer or guitarist, and Drama. available on record, and these coupled with a selection although his lyrics are undoubtedly excellent, his tunes are This hilariously-funny play looks promising indeed, with of more typical Traffic numbers, make this album an remarkably samey. Ralph Brown as Ubu, Martin W atkins as his shrill wife, and excellent reminder of one of the best groups of our Perhaps this is not the point .... I suppose Leonard the ubiquitous France Crawley as a crowd. time. Cohen is really a poet trying to get to larger audiences by singing his words. As songs, however, his material has been I was a bit late in securing a copy of the new Blood, Sweat well interpreted by other artists when well sung and arranged, by Henry Finnegan and Tears L.P., which by now has been pretty well covered e.g. by Judy Collins, who just happens to have a new album *;..;. .j. .j. <♦ ♦> •> •> •> •> *!♦ •> ♦$* *t* ♦> ♦.* *> •> *1* •> •> •> »l* on Elektra which features two songs taken from the Cohen ❖ LP. AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMAS ❖ ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’ is the title track of ❖ this record .... a song written by Sandy Denny, of the ❖ f Fairport Convention. It was obvious the record would be a ❖ TOWER COTTAGE RD. goodie, just from looking at the list of songs .... including DAY AND NIGHT ❖ NEW BRIGQATE, LEEDS 1 HEADfNGLBY, LEBDS * Bob Dylan’s ‘Poor Immigrant’, Robin Williamson’s ‘First Girl ❖ I Loved’ (which was on the Incredible String Band's second CIRCLE T/i STALLS 4 /. CIRCLE 5/- STALLS 4/- LP), and both sides of Judys current single. In fact, the LP is WHAT A BARGAIN more of a group thing than just Judy Collins plus backing. ❖ Steve Stills— kindly lent by Atlantic Records— plays electric ❖ SUNDAY — FOR 7 DAYS FOR 7 DAYS and acoustic guitar and bass; and there’s lots of other people ❖ HAYLEY MILLS playing piano, drums, pedal steel guitar, organ and dobro(?)- Only 2/6 a Game Judy Collins has a beautiful voice, and she sings her way HYWEL BENNETT MICHAEL CAINE % ❖ through this LP with ease and perfection, 41 minutes and ❖ NIGEL DAVENPORT ♦ 32 seconds of excellence. (except Saturday evening) ❖ TWISTED The third of the ‘new look* type Moody Blues LP’s has been in ♦ issued, called ‘On the Threshold of a Dream’. The Moodies are probably the most progressive of all the British groups, SPECIAL RATES FOR LEAGUES NERVE
§O H O is the glamour centre of London. Provincial cities have nothing to compare with it. Quote: t Yet underneath the superficiality of neon lights and erotic photo graphs the genuine entertainment offered in the north is missing. can only Soho’s name speaks mystery and sophis Take a Northern club in Manchester, which tication to the ignorant, a popular myth. charges the same price, only differing after conclude 9.30 p.m. by five shillings more on Saturday Lights flash inviting wandering men to see nights. “the eighteen gorgeous girls,” “continuous For ten shillings the average 18-year-old teen that stripping” or the “naked city”. ager can see cabaret and have the use of a discotheque and a dance floor. During the last Thin, haggard, stockingless girls, decor few months the cabaret has featured Long John people ated with thick make-up and every Baldry, The New Vaudeville Band and Danny artificial aid to beauty man can devise, can Williams. The discotheque operates until 2 a.m. be seen wandering into strip clubs. playing records continually. Meals can be feel that obtained, and there is a TV room, football They are classic examples of the machines, three bars and a snack bar. “gorgeous girls”. ‘Reflections’ does not offer this kind of value straight yet it charges the same price along with a membership fee which the Northern club does sex is Pornographic not charge. Soho thrives on the credulity of strangers. Its methods are not illegal but are based on either Cinemas show films with large posters out customers’ genuine wish for entertainment or side, declaring, “Banned in Sweden". Book shops played desire for sex. sell nothing but pornographic literature and are as common as strip clubs. The books vary from People are needed to make the operation of out descriptions of the five hundred methods of making money go smoothly. Every club has a ... sexual intercourse to thirty shilling magazines bouncer who stands outside the club and impor illustrating lesbians petting each other. tunes people to enter, shying away into his doorway at the appearance of a camera. A bouncer watches Soho abounds with unusual characters. Some the street outside a hang around street corners to help the unsus The bouncer at ‘Reflections’: “W e earn about pecting to find the delights of Soho. One of 40 pounds a week here, but at other clubs you Soho strip club and these street corner hangers was a well dressed can get more." talks to a passing man aged about forty. His hair was greased Semi-naked ‘waitresses’ also earn large wage dolly who insists on down and he spoke very broken English. He packets. being photographed. later turned out to be Polish. Girls walking home through Soho unaccom On mentioning that we were looking for panied are rare, the men try to chat up any somewhere to go, he immediately told us to females that pass no matter how old or how follow him. He rushed off ahead, displaying a young. remarkable degree of urgency, saying every few Two pretty girls walking home through Soho yards: “You don't want clip joint." talked to us about the Londoner’s attitude to MAN SHOP He pointed out several clubs, including Soho. 75 ‘Reflections’. “W e prefer the East End of London to the Entry, he said, would cost thirty shillings, W est End, very few Londoners come into Soho." having stopped him he eventually said why he Merrion was doing this. “I get the entrance money and the club takes the money for your drinks. I do this about ten by Ken Hind Centre or fifteen times a night. In the week, not very LEEDS 25478 profitable, but Saturday and Sunday— very good." Discotheques in Soho vary a great deal, mem and bership for ‘Barts’ is five guineas, whereas ROYCE membership for ‘Reflections’ is only a pound. COME AND HAVE A The standard of discotheque varies a lot. Andy Chapman ‘Reflections’, a new discotheque in Piccadilly Circus, next to Billy Walkers famous ‘Baked Both girls said that they had come to Soho Potato’ restaurant, is just one example. in the past for entertainment and had not The bouncer on the door told Union News: enjoyed themselves. SHOP IN at ROYCE “It is rumoured that the club is owned by John Two younger girls when asked what they Bloom." From the outside, the club appears to were doing there, replied: “W hat everyone else be an ordinary teenage discotheque. is doing here." A look inside the club smashes this idea. The Men looking for prostitutes ogled them as WE HAVE ALL L E V I’S IN bouncer on the door calls out to passers-by: they walked past. It looked like two little girls “Entrance only 10 shillings." A large neon light out for a bit of experience. CORD, CANVAS AND DENIM declares a licence until 3 a.m. and all drinks at “London eats little girls," commented a normal prices. London police officer recently, “they just arrive Five youths from Manchester, aged about 18 or in London and disappear." JEANS OR JACKETS 19, had come to London for the weekend and Foreigners in Soho are more common than decided to go into Soho for the evening. Seeing Londoners— German and French could be heard the sign advertising ‘Reflections’, they had as well as the slow drawl of Americans. One entered visualising a teeny-bopper style dis woman street-corner hanger was seen showing cotheque. When they got to the bottom of the two fat Germans round the sights of Soho, A huge range of steps they were charged 10 shillings entrance demanding every few yards: “D o you want to and a pound for membership. go in this club then?" They said: “There was no-one in the club, SLACKS AND JACKETS least of all, girls, and the only drink available She showed the same kind of desperation and was lager at 10 shillings a glass." impatience to receive her money from entrance One of the five said: “Inside the club they fees as the Pole that we had met earlier on. a l s o were selling stuffed toys such as pink bunnies But on the whole, Soho thrives on dangling for five guineas." the sex carrot to strangers. Its motto, to the innocent, can be summed up by the title of the KNITWEAR AND SUITS present production at the Mermaid Theatre, Fleeced “Lock Up Your Daughters". Its whole nature is superficial and cloys after a short time. The strip clubs, which function In the doorway of the club was a tall negress all day, provide it with character, like a tired, wearing a suitably revealing trouser suit who over-rich drunken woman who rips off her wiggled agreeably at both customers and clothes in frustration. AND DON’T FORGET potential customers on the street. A psychiatrist wrote recently: “Nudity is a After being fleeced of their money, the boys temporary phenomenon and will die a natural left the club only to hear the cultivated seductive death." The Prince Charles Cinema in the West SH O W YOUR UNION CARD FOR 2/- IN THE £ tones of the negrees saying: “W hat, leaving End claims top takings with “The Killing of already, boys?" Sister George", which is a film about a Lesbian OFF ALL NORMAL PRICES The club is new but the methods are old. triangle. As Mr. John Trevelyan, the film censor ‘Reflections’ calls itself a discotheque, but the said recently: “I can only conclude that people question arises, does it provide value for money? are feeling that straight sex is played out." U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 13
SAILING CLUB BECOME NORTHERN CHAMPIONS 'THE weather has ruined a great deal of sporting pOR the first time in its history the University activity so far this term. Sailing Club won the Northern Universities The Cricket Club has had two matches cancelled al Championship. ready. The Tennis Club This year the venue was] attempted to start the season Loch Tay and the boats Leeds and North Wales, on Wednesday, but was hin used were 20’s. The week who had won the repechage. dered by the weather. end was marred by very Leeds won the first race The two talking points of high winds which caused the with first, second and sixth the week must obviously be cancellation of the ladies places. North Wales won the the F.A. cup final and the competition, normally a second race, but their vic victory for Leeds in the source of very interesting tory was not sufficient to League championship. sailing. In the first round give them an overall win. Manchester City won one of Leeds defeated North Leeds therefore won the the best cup finals for years. Wales, Strathclyde and Bel Transom trophy by 21f Manchester City’s quick fast. In the semi-final they points to 19f. attacks and brilliant ball competed against Trinity play proved too much for College Dublin, the favour TEAM Leicester who played with ites and winners seven times spirit but without finishing in the last nine years. Leeds, The team was G. D. power. undaunted by this, beat Stredwick (Captain); J. Leeds have finally suc them gaining first, second Woffenden; P. Walker; R. G. D. Stredwick, Captain of Leeds Sailing Club team, being presented with the Shield ceeded in winning the and third places. League championship, nega Taylor; B. McComb and J. on winning the Northern Universities Championship on Loch Tay. The final was between Clack. tive football and a strong defence have proved too much for apathetic opposi High Rating tions. Top class European RUNNERS-UP ON football will prove what sort of a side Leeds has for Boat Club become. In Europe it is essential to score more than T E last event of last term for the Boat Club was the HOCKEY TOUR one goal at home. Tideway Head. With the Christie Shield also being p O R the first time Leeds 2nd XI were invited to the Guernsey Easter Hockey Festival settled by the race and Leeds with a record of one draw and finished second out of twelve teams. Six festival games and two additional CANOE CLUB and one defeat by Manchester a good row was vital. matches were played with the result that out of eight games, 6 were won, one drawn Fortunately, the crew rose to:— t t , SHINE the situation and finished in 1 tough draw and although they and one lost. T H E 1969 U.A.U. and the highest position the club went off well and gamed a All the festival matches were' B.U.S.F. canoe slalom has ever held. Their 58th posi- length s lead against Liverpool having been beaten. It was an The Leeds team played good championships were held on tion out of 337 was 12 places Victoria, their lack of fitness keen and hard fought encoun ters with the Leeds team sur excellent match with two hard hockey throughout the tourna the river Lune on the 22nd ahead of Manchester. after the vacation was apparent ment and particularly pleasing towards the end when they just prisingly “lively and robust” tackling defences but the oppo and 23rd of March. Leeds (Guernsey Post) considering the sition scored two brilliant goals was the way in which members The club also entered a to hold on to their in the second-half to win the of the lower elevens on tour fared well in the team and second crew which did well to advantage, losing by a canvas, previous night. The best vic tories were against a strong tournament. played above themselves. Canadian double events held finish 230th after starting 290th. The club’s Junior 4 was Bart’s Hospital side and the A Festival XI was selected on the first day. In the team unfortunately entered in the Guernsey 1st. from the visiting teams which Thanks included A. Kirkpatrick and D. event, Leeds finished fifth Failed wrong event and despite this and ninth, and fourth and they rowed well. Unbeaten Burton from Leeds. The Festi Our thanks go to Guernsey The Regatta season started val team won 1-0 against Hockey Oub and the Vazon sixth in the Canadian at Runcorn on Saturday. The Two club members had to The last festival match was Guernsey, Kirkpatrick scoring Bay Hotel for providing us doubles. first eight (bow, C. Birch; 2, row for their home club as against St. Albans, neither side the only goal. with a full programme of Leeds did well in the indi T. Hellis; 3, P. Mairds; 4, S. Leeds hasn’t a double sculling hockey and special events. The vidual events held on the Sun Brierley; 5, D. Dunn; 6, P. boat and they did well but Leeds team certainly left the day. Leeds had all six entrants Thompson; 7, I. Lenthall; 8, D. were beaten in their final by islanders with a good impres in the first-half of the finishers Stanley; cox, J. Shaw) had a two lengths. CROSS COUNTRY sion of the North and it is with three in the first ten. hoped that we will be in a Gareth Pawley finished 5th, financial position to accept David Crowther finished 7th, SHOOTING ON TOUR CHANNEL ISLES next year’s invitation. and Alan Williams finished 9th. j^ E M B E R S of Leeds Cross Country Club went to the TARGET Channel Islands at Easter for a tour. The events were LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION J^AST weekend the Rifle Club’s 1st Team completed the tightly scheduled and the runners stood up rather well to Third Round of the British National Team of Eight the continual strain. O.G.M. competition for the Mackworth Praed Trophy. The first event was in* Elections o f: kable performances in the The scoring began brilliantly]— Guernsey. Despite the effects hurdles events. Accommodation Working Party with 99’s from J. Hind and L. 1 prelude to the annual UA.U. of no sleep for forty-eight Morris, followed by a series of Championship meet next week- hours, the club members all In the seven-mile road race, Psychological Stress Working Party 98’s and a 97, until the last end. On present form, ^ the Rawnsley and Titley and two men suffered a disastrous championship is well within ran well, and won the event another all shared first place 1 Member University Staff/Student lapse, scoring only 89 and 90. Leeds’ grasp. Even more ambi- against local teams. with a time of 3min. 8sec. The This mishap may well prove tiously, Leeds has several mem- rest of the team ran well. Committee doubly unfortunate since the bers entered in the Dewar Remarkable Barnard and Robinson com N.U.S. Council Report * L.S.E. opposing team, Lensbury, were International competition this pleted the course in 45min. finalists in the 1968 competi- year, and P. Jesty and M. In Jersey on Easter Saturday, 16sec. Exec. Honoraria * Committee Structure tion and currently claim the Thompson have already com- there was a four-cornered ath membership of the man who pleted their cards on the long letics meeting which Leeds did The crowning victory of the O.G.M. Change of Dates * University came fourth in the Mexico outdoor range. In the normal not win. The reason for this tour was won in 4 by If mile Olympics, J. Palin. short range local league’s com- was the inclusion of field events road relay event. Leeds Uni Constitutional Committee _ . petition, too, the club has an in final scores. P. Rawnsley versity “A” team ended Wal encouraging unprecedented entry, in the won the two miles with F. tham A.C.’s run of victories in TODAY ------shape of eight rifle teams and Titley coming fourth. In the this event, going back to 1962. 1.00 p.m. Riley-Smith Hall More hopefully, though, the two pistol teams. It promises mile event, Barnard was second. The tour was an outstanding high scores are an encouraging to be a busy Summer Season. Storey and Barnard gave remar success. UNION STRAW DEFEATS NEWS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF LEEDS FISK UNIVERSITY UNION. Tel. 39071 (Ext 40) FRIDAY, 2nd MAY, 1949
by Andy Chapman
IA C K STRAW, Deputy-President of N.U.S. and former President of the Union, defeated Trevor Fisk in the Editor: mid-term Presidential elections, at N.U.S. Conference in JANE FICKLING Liverpool. News Editor ANDY CHAPMAN Traditionally, the retir- F from whom he takes office in Features Editors...... JON HOLMES, KEITH PEPPERQi. ing President is re-elected»November, Newsight ....------...... ------...... ----- ...... JOHN JOSEPHS Pictures Editor KEITH BENNETT for a second year. This is the He dislikes the use of the A rt Editor MARTYN FORD first time in the 47-year word ‘militant’ but promises Reviews Editor ...... DICK WILCOCKS xtttc tViof o that under his leadership the history of N.U.S that a u njon will be more active. Sports E d ito r...... KEN HIND President has not been re- National Ads. Manager ...... RODNEY G. BATH aW w ! fnr (a tprrn He commented: What we Local Ads. Manager ...... IMOGEN CAIN elected tor a second term. have to do js t0 redefine our Business Manager______JON OUVE Mr. Straw ousted Mr. Fisk relationship with our members, Sales Manager ...... IAN TERRY by 273 votes to 181, the largest nationally and at a local level, Subs. Manager ...... PAUL Z. COUSINS majority for any President. We will support a local dis- Personnel Manager ...... JOHN PARBURY This is the second time that pute when it is non-violent, Contributors ... Pete New, Ed Goodman, Alison Mallalieu, he has contested the Presi- when it is on the lines of Laura Hermann, Marty n Stuart, Chris dency, the first was at the N.U.S. national policy, and Swann, Guy Madeweli, Carol Croft, Wayne Easter Conference last year. where there is majority support Robinson, Pete Simpson, Chris Hall, at local level.” Cheryl Wilcocks, Terry Bottrill, John Cox, On that occasion he was Pete Jennings, Neil Williamson, Graham, defeated by Mr. Fisk with a ]VIr. Straw led a sit-in at ______Keith, Joe, Dave, Pete, Fred. majority of 70. Leeds last year in a dispute Mr. Straw is known to be over the University Security more radical than Mr. Fisk, Force. Jack Straw and Trevor Fisk at the N.U.S. Conference
SURPRISE VISIT BY Exec DEBATES FRENCH ACTORS in b rie f Wednesday, 7th May, 1969 A theatre group on a three week tour from Paris arrived NON ACADEMIC STAFF DINING ROOM unexpectedly at the Union on Friday afternoon. — Recommended that the hop on May 3rd be renamed They had come to per-1 Group that the performances Student Fined the Patrick Wall Memorial “ This house welcomes the white paper form the play ‘Tartuffe’ by were put on at all. T ) AVID RIX, second- Ball and that Mr. Jack ‘In place of Strife’ .” Moliere but no-one in the Perhaps the greatest source year law student was Straw be invited to lead off Union knew anything about union8 members'1 were given no fined ten pounds and had his in the Paul Jones. them. chance to buy tickets for the licence endorsed for driving — Recommended that a The performance was in fact performance, without due care and atten sponsored by the Modern Mr.Secretary D. Grey, of weighing machine be pur Languages Association, an the Modern Languages Asso tion. He had pleaded guilty. chased and placed in the organisation outside the Uni ciation admitted that he had He was alleged to have ladies toilet. versity which fosters interest in failed to inform the Union staff run into the back of a modern languages. of his requirements, although — Recommended that 100 Union staff were hard put to similar plays had been put on learner driver who had new polystyrene stacking WANTED to cope with the situation in before. stopped in Woodhouse chairs be purchased for the order to have the Riley-Smith He continued: “In future this Lane. 500 GROUP-LEADER5 ready in time for the per will not happen, and arrange Riley Smith Hall. formance. ments will be made to publicise In his defence, his solici for Freshers Conference 1969 All the seats had to be laid the event within the Union and tor stated that the learner out and it was due to the help make tickets available to had stopped suddenly with New (Monday, Sept. 29th-1—Wednesday, Oct. 1st) of two members of Theatre students within the University.” out any warning or signal, and that a collision was Admin. Boss 2,400 students are entering Leeds next year: inevitable because of the we need you to help them find their feet. Applications are requested for the post o f: state of the road. \ NEW Deputy Secretary to succeed Mr. Anastasios It costs 10/- to be a Group Leader— but you Christodoulou has been appoin CORRESPONDENCE ted by the University. He is get meal and coffee tickets and entry to all This is the Last Mr. Frank Matt is on, B.A. entertainments, which include folk-con certs, plays EXCHANGE SECRETARY (Cantab), M.A. (Texas), M.A. films, etc. “UNION NEWS” (Cantab), LL.B. (London) and Will anyone interested please contact: before the End of Term — is at present Sub-Dean of the Application Forms from the Porter’s Office or We’ve Got Exams. Too! Faculty of Arts at Liverpool THE EXTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT University. from CHRIS SW A N N Next Issue June 27th He will take up his duties at Leeds in July this year.
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