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CARD1FF'S RADICAL NON-PROFITMAKING PAPER 7p INCORPORATING CARDIFF UNITED RESIDEj\TTS t ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER No.3 6 . FULL STORY CENTRE PAGES Don't knock residents' associations Mr.Stein. All we're trying to do is preserve and improve Tremorfa. WHYSPUC? Yours sincerelv, W.H.CUTLAN Chairman of P.T.R.A., Dear People's Paper, Willows Avenue,. Tremorfa I was interested to read your contributor's article on her unsuccessful attempt to get a fair hearing on the B.B.C. phone-in on abortion. I was part of that unsuccessful third of the questioners anxious to challenge the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children to explain in what ways (other Dear People's Paper, than as an anti- abortion lobby) it justifies It was with great interest such a self-righteous title. There are many I read the article by Mr.Reg Stein in the last ways in which the lives of unborn children issue. could and can be protected. Perhaps the most I am glad to hear that he is against the heavy urgent is by pressing for the type of socio- lorries, we have had more than our fair share economic changes which will promote lower of them in Clydesmuir Road with two entrances perinatal mortality rates among those sections to the Industrial Estates within a hundred of our society where they remain disproportion- yards of each other. ately high. As a member of the Tremorfa Residents' Asso~. As the B.B.C. phone-in was apparently an I would point out that we did not ' come in inappropiate forum in which S.P.U.C. could be out of the cold' as he suggests, we were asked to justify its title, perhaps the driven to it out of desperation. He compares Society could be invited to explain to the us with the'Housewive~ League' who were formed Cardiff People's Paper why it id not called the for the sole purpose of embarrassing a Anti-Abortion-Law-Reform Society. Socialist Government, for his information our Yours, association was formed during the ~erm of IAIN CHALMERS office of a Tory government, plus of course a St.Angela Road, Tory looal council. Cardiff. For h1S further education Mr.Terlezki has never chaired any of our me~tings, he was invited along with Liberal and Labour representatives. Sad to saY,our own ward DEAR REG representatives all had previous Dear People's Paper, engagements on that particular evening. May we suggest that Reg I would suggest Mr.Stein that in future Stein gets his facts right before writing to before you put pen to paper-you get your facts you(Issue 35), right. No prospective Tory member of Parliament of MRS. J .M.FOX has EVER chaired a meeting of Pengam and Clydesmuir Road, Tremorfa .• Tremorfa Residents' Assoc. The meeting Mr.Stein mentioned was about planning and the General Improvement of Tremorfa. Dear Sir, Our guest speaker was. Ewart Parkinson. Coun- It is a pity that Reg Stein has cillor Terlezki (the Tory member mentioned) expressed his views on local residents' along-with our labour councillors Delgado, associations in such acid manner(C.p.P.No 35). Minton and Ormonde were all invited to attend. How on earth, Reg, can you accuse residents' Councillor Ormonde apologised, he had to go to groups of being of a selfish nature? Surely it Neath street hall,Councillors Harry and Minton must be clear to you that these various groups came after the meeting commenced. We could are born of the wishes of neighbours to help' hardly interrupt the speaker and invite them other people besides themselves. Residen.ts up on the platform with the other invited associations are here to stay. They are guests could we though chairs were there for local news and although this is my first copy them. of People's Paper I feel that I have been I chaired that meeting and I'm no Tory Mr. reading factual news and not just sit-on- -the Mr.Stein. We are a non political group. We fence 'allegations'. accept help and criticism from any party, Local problems are,as you say, the Nation's providing they have the correct facts. problems. Residents associations are able to Our association was formed in December '73, pin-point some of them and try to cause local exactly one year ago, surely you know that the councillors-whatever their politics-to solve Tories were in power then Mr.Stein? them. As a member of a non-party-political We don't consider Gas Tanks, Mini Steelworks residents 'association I could.ri:'tcare two hoots what the -politics are of those who help ~ to inconsiderate planning, bad Pavements roads, assist others; and in this field of activity· lack of amenities, commUl>......"y centre for the we have achieved considerable success. elderly and young, tne environment in general etc.etc. to be of a selfish· nature. Yours sincerely, Our councillors are welcome to our meetings, S.A.AMES 7.30.p.m. on Wednesdays at Baden-Powell School Secretary W.A.A.S.P. Walker Road, Splott. iwo TREMORFA ELDERLY Big Brother puts Dear Sir, • On behalf of the elderly folk in the boot Tremorfa I wish to stress the urgent need of a In community centre, We believe in the integ- ration of age groups so that the young and older people can meet and discuss their The repressive action against ~ople who try problems together and give help where needed. to effect social change outside of parliame- A community project is in progress at the ntary action has reached epidemic proportions 'ilomentin which the pupils of Willows High recently. So what does it all mean for civil School help the elderly,by cutting hedges and liberties in this country, what do all the by decorating homes etc. etc. moves like the anti.terroristmeasures, the Due to the number of elderly people in the gaoling of the Shrewsbury pickets and the use area we are also anxious to have a pedestrian of the conspiracy laws to make ordinary crossing in Tweedsmuir Road. This would make offences into ones carrying a life sentence crossing the road much safer for the older all mean for 'the extension of state power in folk who suffer from various forms of this country? infirmity. A community centre would be of such value, make life bright for so many people, Whoever committed last years Birmingham bomb- young and old, who need a break from the house ings (and we don't presume it was the IRA and a chance to communicate with older people. just because some of the people chargeo. have Yours sincerely, Irish names) has given the State its best J. WILLICOMBE. opportunity in years to create oppressive Secretary, Tremorfa Assoc. of Care for the laws. There has been the banning of the IRA, Elderly. the exclusion orders allowing the police to Desmuir Road, Tremorfa. deport IRA suspects and added power of det- ention for interogation by the police. We don't support the Provisional IRA but we fear that these laws create a dangerous WRITE ON ROMA precedent and could be extended against all sorts of political groups if the government Dear Friends, gets paranoid enough. An interesting I thank you very much if you send aspect of these laws was the speed with me some details of your activity. which they were passed and this was made I am very happy to know your problems and I possible by the fact that the laws were think to correspond with your organisation in largely prepared by the previous Tory govern- the future. ment - the same Tories who are now supposed I should be pleased to receive some booklet to be in "opposition" to the Labour govern- of you. ment. I hope that you answer me as soon as possible. What is being exposed is the myth of Sincerely yours. "Parliamentary Government" this myth says PIPPO ALAIMO that when the Tories are in power, big bus- Via Guido Reni, Roma. iness does a bit better and when Labour are in power, the workers do a bit better. But apart from this all the other State machin- ery, i.e.Whitehall, the police and the Armed forces, the department of Public Prosecutions PEOPLE WANTED etc. are politically neutral. This myth is Dear Friends, being exposed by the fact that many of the people responsible for the recent growth of A vBry valuable and alive situation - a repressive laws are not M.P.'s or members therapeutic commtulity in London - needs of the government. An example of such a more people to live and help in it. This person is Lord Widgery who not only turned is an unusual opportunity for people to be down the appeal of the Shrewsbury pickets, b.oth of great help, and to achieve a but was also the man responsible for "white- personal growth and greater awareness in washing" the army after the killing of 13 themselves at the same time. unarmed Catholics in Londonderry. It is The community offers to all involved a much not just individuals Who are responsible more open and honest living situation than for developing state repression. There are is usual. The atmosphere is a warm one in bodies like the Law Commission who recommend which people find it easier to be them- changes in the law which governments (Tory & selves and develop better relationships Labour) generally accept because they regard with others. this body as "expert". The Commission is We are particularly looking for more girls now re-writing the trespass laws in a way as there are fewer girls than guys.