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The Iranian Government has Iranian students will he left they will he deported or not is at ordered all its Embassies and without a visible means of sup- the whim of the Home Office. EXEC Consulates abroad to step up port_ Once again they are liable Home Office policy, as far as their spying operations on to be deported. is known, is to treat every case Coel E. 7 counter-revolutionaries. and ff they are sent home. many on its own merits. Those who not to renew the passports of will face summary execution can show that it they return they A t- 5&N 'so-called' students'. Recently a group of students face persecution "for reasons of In a document from the Ira- studying in France and Ger- race, religion. nationality, nian Ministry of Foreign Affairs many went back to visit their membership of a particular marked -TOP SECRET -- families -- they were executed group or political opinion", will URGENT', foreign delegations before they even left Tehran he allowed to stay. Those who are told to: "supply with the airport. cannot seem likely to he utmost accuracy the names of all The Iranian Consulate in deported. Bahai's and counter- London. somewhat predictably, One thing is certain --- the revolutionaries, especially the denounced the document as a Home Office is going to come so called students, resident in forgery. under great pressure from Stu- the area of your responsibility. "We don't know whether it dent Unions throughout the "Also refuse renewal of their was produced in this country or country to allow Iranian stu- passports and only issue them in Germany -. said a spokesman. dents to stay. with the pass permits-. "It is just another piece of Leeds area NUS is pressing This seems to be part of a counter-revolutionary prop- for all Iranians to be allowed to growing campaign by the Kho- aganda". remain in Brilaillkikaticaat two. meini regime to silence opposi- The spokesman claimed that Sears Leeds University Union tion from Iranian students they are renewing all Iranian is to table an emergeney motion studying abroad_ If a foreign passports. except for those at the NUS conference, asking national does not have his pass- non-students who are eligible the NUS to publicise and con- port renewed each year by his for National Service. demn the Document from the embassy. he automatically He also denied that Khomeini Iranian Foreign Ministry. becomes an illegal immigrant agents are spying on students, They will also ask NUS to and faces deportation. "Of Milne we spy on prominent write to the Home Office. ask- This week Iranian State counter-revolutionaries like ing it they intend to deport Ira- Radio announced that no more es-president Bakhtiar, but we nians, and they hope to get an money will be allowed out of don't consider students to he NUS committee set up to deal Iran to pay student fees. Ostens- counter-revolutionaries". with the problems of Iranian ibly this is to save foreign cur- Such platitudes are unlikely St udents. Exec stay home rem!, but if this ruling is to inspire confidence in Iranian BY JAMES MATES. enforced many thousands of dissidents in Britain. Whether Red-faced Exec_ Members have The turnout from the University been rummaging around for was a disgrace, but students were excuses to explain their absence hardly set a good example by those In Brief..In Brief..In Brief..In BriE 'rum the crucial lobby of M.P. 41, at in authority. So why weren't they Westminster. there? Here are their excuses -- An NUS brief distributed to all make of them what you will. Following the decision tit last Union President Seamus t eiversities appealed for as many Seamus Gillen and Jim Murtaah Thursdays Poly Union OGM on come out top of the poll in this .'dents as posstbte to attend. "A --- "We had to attend a senate weeks elections for delegates to the Carnegie (see page 2 for full report) large turnout from every University meeting on staff redundancies".• a special General Meeting has been NUS conference on the -7th-/th is vital if we are to persuade the Rob Earn I Welfare Secretary and called, to be held at Beckett Park on December. Government and Parliament of the Leeds Area NI'S chairperson) --- , a time when The week also saw u double Tuesday nt 12.46 strength of feeling against the cuts. "I had to go to a meeting about almost all non Carnegie students triumph for leading F.C.S. member \ lake sure you're there!" Iranian students", He came an tines- are away from the Beckett Park Marcus But on a da when the entire Andy Kershaw (Treasurer, and peeled 2nd place in the NUS elec- attending lectures at the City sites, Exec_ of 13radtord University were delegated to distribute publicity on tions, and then followed it up by The motion states: "This Union in LAindon. our Exec. members the lobby) --- Unavailable for being elected Publicity Secretary. believes all residents of Carnegie went about their normal business in comment as he was at lunch with a should be students affiliated to Car- taking over from the retired Leeds. representative from Brighouse Catherine Ogle. negie School. In all only 26 people felt on the Games This Union resolves to mandate Andy Graham did only half as I_ U. U. coach -- and ten of them Jill Newman tCuliural Affair% the Executive to support the cus- wetl. He was elected External were lecturers Secretary) — "I was too busy". toms and traditions of any school or Affairs Secretary. but only man- Deputy President Jim Murtagh Elaine Goswell (General Secret- department within the Polytechnic aged to get elected as an observer to blamed the appalling turnout on a ary) --- "I had a meeting". that might be to the advantage of the NUS. breakdown of communications and Piers Williamson (Education the students. There were other unexpected a lack of publicity_ Precious hole Secretary 1 --- Unavartahle for Mads Dohm. the Poly Union failures in the NUS election. Jeremy comment. • Seamus Gruel) notice was given to students of the Vice President for communication Mindell, the often critieesed °GM lobby. and the publicity (if one Marcus Killick, Andrew Graham and Recreation commented that speaker. and Gill Newman. the cur- could find any) was nothing it not and Philip Chand all recently "The motion is a waste of time. It rent Cultural Affairs Secretary, Election ineffectual_ elected were no doubt too flushed could have been put to an Ordinary both failed to be elected as dele- No-one in Exec. even seemed by their victories to he able to tear GM. The hit about 'all residents of gates to the Conference_ Results sere who was responsible for the themselves away. Carnegie' is daft. However they can take bean mobilisation of this campaign BY PENNY JACKSON. "A lot of the students in Carnegie from the fact that others did worse, House Secretary.'- are members of other schools". As much worse. Poor I.ynnc Guerney Phillip Chanel' 517 Your Letters to the "resolves" part of the motion could only muster one first prefer- Jeremy Mindell: 267 Mr Dohm said "Exec. already sup- ence vote --- her own maybe? Feature: Soviet Jewry Page 4 ports all the customs and traditions Mary Cassidy, sister of former External Affairs Centre Pages of the schools and departments" Exec. member David Cassidy and Crossword Secretary: - outspoken President of Amnesty 'Bow Wow Wow' Page 2 International came third, with John Helena Coningharn.. 354 Review - Arts Pages Cinema Reviews Erskine in fourth place. Adrew Graham: 432 Rob Earn, Welfare secretary. Aikido Report Arts Pages Chairperson of LANUS, and Me Publicity Secretary -- Page 10 Mains behind the Rent Strike, came a creditable fifth. Saeeda Khnama: 369 A full list of elected delegates Marcus 440 wears on page three.
Page Two 13 Each way crossing (5) , CLUES ACROSS 23 Proclamation takes nothing to L * to 14. Last one breaks endurance (51 What the tea boy does in Israel (7) agree (4) 17 Put acid A compound in both 5 Attempt to follow Monarch 26 Customs offices at the Great side for chemical complex (7) was therefore. .(4) Wall - found on board (7.8) 18 Yonder lies a girl (7) 9 Apprehended in very sinister 27 Stars may vary in size (4) 19 Went red - in diamonds? (7) circumstances (6 3.6) 28 Puts down march before set 20. Opposes one's 10 These bills follow his back position in breaks (7) mightiness (4) CLUES DOWN ■1111 24 RIP no drye eye seen 11. Booium points to early vessel 1. Make common use of a dog I 0 II il 25. Lowest types end out on (5) track (7) 2 Dainty fit for a king - no rye rollt (4) /T 12 Lapse occurring before winter (4) 17.7) 15 Lee side faced this opposition 3 She chose Narcissus at heart Compiled by St John Daly (7) 14) /Faculty of Medicine! 1 16 Observed the pond after 4 They do well in season 17) winter (7) 5 Close press to a fire dog (7) 2 tickets to 6 Leave at the mention of nanny .5 It 17 Tear around - aim to dress (7) 19 Infer Finn is a bit flighty (7) (4) Hyde Park Cinema 11 IIIIII 21 Cut off entrance to ship (4) 7 Did play a tune (7) for 1st correct entry ■■ 22. Went back underground on 8. Go forward with punishment first attempt (5) for deposit (7,7) opened on Monday. J.7_ Is
44 Is Growing Support Poly Union 0GM I I ■Apathy doesn't rule. OK! its original form. A demonstration outsider the vi Town Hall last Friday after- Not at least when the agenda Finally, the motion on Carn- noon kisplayed the growing contains so much inflamatinary igie. Principally this concerned support for Kitson student material. The Polytechnic the fact that on the Becket Chun Hee Leong the Malaysian O.G.M. was nothing if not Park site there are a disprop- student who is facing deport- cotraversall. With motions cov- portionately large number of ation. ering all grades of emotional places awarded to students FCS attack NUS (again) Mr. Gholan, Mr Leong's reaction from feminism to Carn- of Carnegie, which results in bad feeling towards Carnegie Right wing Chairman of the tenure, and the University solictor, heard from Leed's igie collective ego, the meeting students Federation of Conservative Stu- Grants Committee abolished. M.P., Merlyn Rees, at the was packed, often rowdy, sometimes unmanageable, but Concerning the banning of dents. Tim Linacre. last week "It is a bloody crazy Home Office had extended the pornographic material from hit out against the NUS. body to be doling out money". deadline by a week to 21st never apathetic. Union buildings; the Union saying that Leeds students he said. "Even Tony Benn November. After a further Preliminaries were quickly get nothing in return for the would not take 5 minutes representation, the deadline dispensed with, before going held that: pornographic/provo- £40,000 it contributes every to close down the U.G.C. has again been extended, on the the meat of the agenda, cative material in any form fosters violence against women. year Mr. Linacre is in league although it is not known for starting with the proposal to At a meeting of the Leeds with ex-students Paul Soden how long. have any society supporting Also, sexist advertising is unn- ecessary and unpleasant and FCS he urged that Leeds in his attempt to end com- An appeal has been lodged the Khomeni regime in Iran should be eradicated especi- continue to press for disaff- pulsory membership of Student in the divisional courts against banned. It was pointed out iliation, although he thought Unions. "Students Unions have the decision of the Immigration that this was unconstitutional. ally from displays in public places. It thus declared it's that the FCS had already no 'sacred cow' position. If tribunal on the grounds that and the wording was amended intention to be non-sexist moderated NUS policy by pres- Students no longer want them. Chun Hee Leong's supported to "investigate'' Even so, in all matters, and ban sexist sure from within. then they will go him not only while he was in members of the YSS and adverts from the union. His talk covered many areas But even Mr Linacre, a Malaysia but also while . they SWRF were concerned at the of Higher Education... he supp- man who's recent history were apart. implication, especially as they In discussing a late minibus for women students, the union orted the abolition of the includes arrested for being It is hoped that he will support Khomeni as being minimum grant and an increase 'drunk and disorderly', is not a he allowed to stay with her anti-Imperialist. A warning recognised the special danger to women at night. But It in parental contributions, as fan of the Education Secret- at least until the appeal has from the floor that the motion well as only giving students acy. been heard A lobby will sought to involve LPU with would cost £197.50 pe'r week a 4% rise. "I don't think Sir Keith be held outside Kitson College affairs beyond its jurisdiction to run even a limited service. He would like to see lect- Joseph has any policies", he at 12.30 today in a weak and uncertain It was resolved to organise urers lose their security of declared By MARILYN HONIGMAN. way did not affect the mood a LANUS campaign for the of the meeting and the motion return of a late night bus was immediately passed. service for the benefit of every- Moving on to a motion to one. And in the meantime ban pornographic and sexist to use present Union trans- material from Union buildings. port to prevent people being and the motion was passed stranded. CADBURY convincingly, despite weak The Hall of residence should speeches for the motion, and a have a fair representation of lot of chauvenist heckling for the academic disciplines and its supporters. not be overrun by one depart- SCHWEPPES A motion called for a late ment, said the °GM_ It was minibus service fell victim to resolved to request Hall commi- the confusion generated by tteees to have "LEEDS POLY- CAREER calls for the Carnegie motion TECHNIC" printed on their to be read, and lost any sweatshirts and not "LEEDS chance of being passed in CARNEGIE" LAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Z a. PRESENTATION -a, =--z- -a-
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2./..t final weel. FILM THEATRE MUSIC Tuesday 24th November THE OLD ORDER tonoche at 11 ibp S,.1•• •) 74On rn folk w,^"."9 SIR HENRY AT BOYS OF LOUGH •. 491 1M1S WWI/ re., no h. troy, RAWLINSON END tih a.w. Odra* •wo.fiK 11400 (AA). 5.30p.m. Ave, Vp/14./orr Pan OP.,. 1.1 INKKonber 10xii J•nuar• Tennononeat 11 1frp 11OPTET so, ne kloo/ Knd • Show ALL NIGHT SCI-Fl Mociornb, 12 noon FREDDIE Crean.* ton/ If•• thick L•goon LA, GORDON BECK'S SUPERFLEA on 3-D EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY HOUSE 15,1. .Innuay• Dm In...Kt/01r Shnniong Man Al / QUARTET P iAF - p.,, Game elmbanolla IX/ King Kong Ali 11 C,no Few. Outu Spec. rAl DINING ROOM in 3-D Page Three NUS WANT 17% RISE MINIBUS OFFERED £7,500
FOR STUDENTS The University Council has The University is also trying agreed to fund three quarters to limit the use of the of the Women's Minibus minibus to trips between the Service but only for one year. Union building and the wom- and only if abuses are ruled hope for is the Government's norm of income, and drastically increasing en's homes. The National Union of Student, and there is talk of parental contribution', out. Union President Seamus has lodged a claim for ■17 per 4 per cent. "The Government seems poised In The agreement to provide cent rise in student grants to give them not even getting that- Gillen has insisted that negotia- miller great hardship on students students back the real income they Sir Keith Joseph. Secretary of State a lump sum of £7,500 with tions are still open. The pay- for Education, at last weeks Select and their parents. An increase in had in 1978/9 when Mrs Thatcher strings attached was made Committee on Education. did not deny the parental contribution would divide ments are not being backdated to power. came families and make students even more as last Thursday's Finance to last April. and he is keen David Aaronovitch. NUS President, that student grants might hear the dependant on hank overdrafts." Commute meeting. The Comm- claims that in the last three years 'brunt of Department of Education to get this changed. as well as The grant increase was only 7 per "inflation has outstripped the student and Science next year ittee decided on a one- clear guidelines as to what cent last year. despite most college grant by 20 per cent. and nowadays He emphasised that the student hall tees rising by between 15 off payment to be reviewed constitutes legitimate use of the most students live in real poverty"- loans issue is not vei dead_ and and 25 per cent. At Manchester next year rather than a firm minibus. He said that if the value of grants is reported to admire the American Poly. hall fees rose by 4h continues to decline. only the wealthy practice of students working their per cent. commitment to a percentage will he able to go on to college way through college. Many Universities and Colleges have figure. also started charging students for by Christine Jackson it univerioti Mr Aanmovitch says he is: But. Ow size of this claim " ins-m(1011v worried about recent services and amenities they had toes not hide NUS tears that the press reports which tell of abolishing previously provided free. grant is going to take another the £410 minimum award, paid to all harp lull. the most st udents can students regardless of their parent's ELECTION RESULTS FOR NUS DELEGATES THE "PINK PANTHER" yo -g4‘5- 1 STRIKES AGAIN! The following candidates were ELECTED at the following gq-r- 14,E(.1.1"\t/Aci cxAsr- stages: - 1 'i4 Sean Morris. Poly president. SEAMUS GILLEN 1st stage - DELEGATE 1 FFec-fs of MARCUS KILLICK 1st stage - DELEGATE -ft; ri■tyy THE seas seen to be looking tired last week. He came in on JOHN ERSKINE 2nd stage DELEGATE AQN4 -1-Etztl 12eNeiz-ri' ./ Monday to find his office MARY CASSIDY 2nd stage DELEGATE desk and chair had vanished. ROB EARN 11th stage DELEGATE The only clue was a note PAUL EARNSHAW 11th stage - DELEGATE claiming his toy Pink Panther STEPHEN LANE 13th stage - DELEGATE was responsible. MICHAEL KIRSCH 13th stage - DELEGATE Rumour has it that Carnegie JOHN JAMES 15th stage - DELEGATE students who objected to a ADAM LEBOR 19th stage - DELEGATE motion he put at 0GM were JONATHAN GREEN 19th stage - DELEGATE responsible. JEREMY MINDELL 19th stage - OBSERVER The disappearing trick with ANDREW GRAHAM 19th stage - OBSERVER ABDUL AL AJEEL the furniture was mastermind- 19th stage - OBSERVER ed, so it transpires. by a former fiat mate of his, who's allegedly and the following candidates were ELIMINATED at the famous for pranks of this genre. following stages:- The Carnegie contretemps ALISON SOWERY 5th stage was resolved after a full ALISON THORPE 5th stage and frank exchange of iews SHANA WOOLNOUGH 5th stage as to the exact nature ef the PAUL HUBERT 7th stage motion. CAROLINE ARSCOTT 8th stage Sean was not available for GILL NEWMAN 9th stage comment as this newspaper CHRISTOPHER VICKERY 10th stage was going to press - perhaps, EDWARD CROSBY 7 2th stage not surprising he was taking GEOFFREY DUNN 747h stage time out for a breather. NICHOLAS KENWAY 18th stage CHRIS J AMES. YOUTH HELD ON INSTRUCTOR MURDER UNIVERSITIES MAY REINSTATED CHARGE HAVE TO CLOSE Sacked Womens self-defence A youth aged 17 has been Education Secretary Sir Ke- damage". the loss of overseas student instructor Mr. McGee is to be charged with the murder of ith Joseph has indicated this Sir Keith also believes that fees which has cut their income reinstated at least until the end Mrs. Mallita Dheerasinghe - week that Government spend- the cuts could produce a higher by a further 7%. All this at a of this term following last a cleaner at Leeds Girls High ing cuts may well lead to the standard of graduate by giving time when the lagacy of the Monday's Union Council meet- School, Woodhouse Lane. closure of some Universities. better opportunities in certain '60s baby boom is an unpreced- ing. Anthony William Brandsard- He feels this would be pref- areas. ented number of 18 year- Sackey of Gipton. Leeds appea- Mr. McGee was sacked last. erable to allowing random The Education Secretary's olds. red before Leeds magistrates week after allegations that he bankruptcies. extraordinary "doublespeak" Government policy will mean oa Saturday morning. had made sexist remarks dur- Giving evidence to the Com- comes after his flat rejection the loss of some 10,000 He was remanded in custody ing his classes. but at this mons Select Committee on of a plea by the Vice- places for new home students weeks meeting Council memb- until November 23rd. charged Education, he said: Chancellors' Committee for in each of the next two or with Mrs Dheerasinghe's mur- ers could not even remember " We would certainly deplore more time to carry out the three years. der at the school on Monday what the alleged remarks were. random closures, random bank- cuts. The Vice-chancellors wou- The real dilemma for the last week. rupties. resulting from a failure ld like the cuts to be spread universities is that to pay Council voted unanimously Her husband, Dharmasena. of a Uiversity to adjust over 5 years instead of 3. off a lecturer who is made to send Mr. McGee a letter of Springfield Mount is a stud- adequately.._But if it were reducing the need for expens- redundant will cost as much. apologising for the 'over-hasty ' ent at the Institute of Trans- the judgement of the UGC ive redundancies and allowing if not more, than to keep him Way he was dismissed. port Studies. that it would be better them to accomodate present on. for the qualtiy and standards high levels of -18 year- Mr Christopher Price. chair- of Higher Education as a whole olds_ man of the Education Select that some thing other than ln a letter to Sir Keith Committee said: LEEDS POLY. ENTS. random bankrupties must occ- Joseph they say that "cuts If universities do make presents ur, Government would listen of unparalleled severity of such people redundant they are to that advice". speed are certain to do liable to go bankrupt and if His that some Universities untold harm to the quality they do not make people may close seems at odds of both teaching and re- redundant they are also liable DOCTOR FEELGOOD to go bankrupt". FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER with his comments on the search". They point out that probable effects of the cuts; they have not only been The Government hopes to f2.60 "1 should concede that in hit by the 8% budget cut save £250 million from cuts very limited areas indeed ordained by the Public expend- in the education budget and there may he something called iture white paper, but also overseas student grants - CHRISTMAS BALL almost exactly the sum that SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the vice-chancellors are saving WITH RADIO 1 D.J. JOHN PEEL they will have to get from the Governnwnt to pay for & THE HEEBEE GEEBEES i. all the required staff redund- LATE BAR * TICKETS f2 pecibeobmzelub ancies. SUPERB BAR : REAL ALES Sir Keith Joseph seems pre- 58 62 Francis St. Leeds 7 pared to see the closure GOOD MUSIC of some universities, and irre- perable damage to others ALL IN THE POLY'S NEW PREMISES d/z e 8taclent3elwice at no saving to the Gover- nment from its present positi- B. BLOCK! on. dot Q o o ci /4/it eat Sir Keith. after 3 years TICKETS FROM: of "giving in" to the national POLY CITY SITE INFORMATION POINT BECKETT PARK -iced industries, would seem Mon to Sat 9 30 -2 00am Sundays 9-30 -Midnight COFFEE BAR LEEDS UNIVERSITY RECORD SHOP to be staking his political cred- ibility on forcing through the 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111, university cuts. p in 1968 American bombers were aggression: but it is the most a destroying Vietnam and went on to sive that must he chastised finish the job in Cambodia? If we strongly. are democratic. how can Mr Mates Western decisions on MX. Tri- justify Western behaviour in Chile dent, Cruise missile systems a in 1973. in Cuba in 1962. in the frightening; they give such an ow \LEI-It:BS Dominican Republic in 1956? Dova whelming superiority over t Mr Mates believe, just because a USSR (we had it anyway!) that n Russian submarine was incompet. tear war is inevitable. ant enought to get caught in Swed- Cruie missiles are first strike. A Edda,- to the ish territorial waters, that NATO a NATO chief and ha will reply to Leads 5utimt, themselves aren't engaged in simi- the contrary: ask him then how such lar activities elsewhere in the a weapon can he justified to kill 155 WoodhouetLa EDITOR world? Come off it James, that type innocent people, and he will argue, Lo.ecis of arguement is naive and worthy of that they will kill no innocent pet derision. plc. but are aimed at Missile sit All contributions must be received What we must accept is that both Ask him, then, the usefulltiess of a / power blocs would gladly grab at missile aimed at destroying empty, by the Sunday before publication. world domination by their own silos. Unless the Cruise missiles atilt respective political and economic fired first to arrive first, before t systems if they could get away with Russians launch their attack they it. Both are equally culpable. They arc useless. Lets face it James the would fight their wars in Europe if West is preparing fur war. and we'd they could get away with it. but are better do something to stop it. Nall content to fight them in the Third sincerity, your article doesn't con- World for the moment: European vince me at all that I'm on the wrong peace has therefore been achieved path. by exponing war and fighting it by Yours sincerely. Better president proxy. Russian aggression must he SEAMUS GILLEN . condemned. and so must American CND Society.
Come off it Seamus, you know as merit. than premier? well as I do that neither of the two By all means dispute the facts articles were intended to reflect my behind the anti-CND case, but Dear Sir, NATO from the USA: how conve- decision of NATO planners in the opinions. They were intended to out- please note that they are their argu- found the first of James Mates nient to exclude from the NATO list early 711's to switch from tank pro- line the two opposing cases. As you ments. not 'nine, At no stage did ! air articles on CND, the one arguing Buccaneers, Jaguars. and American duction to anti-tank missile produc- no doubt remember 1 discussed the my own views on the subject. for unilateral disarmament, quite F-10. all nuclear bombers. How tion. NATO has I 95.000 of these first article with you (in your capac- Lets face it Seamus, you knew that readable and convincing. However, convenient, yet again (!) of Mr accurate anti-tank missiles installed ity as a member of CND) to make better than most people. because I the second one was a sham. It may Mutes to totally ignore NATO's in Western Europe alone. Not to sure that I gave fair expression to the went to great lengths to explain u to be politically expedient to make 12:1 superiority over the Warsaw mention the fact that even the arguments ofCN 0, Do you deny the you when we Mel. generalisations based on inac- Pact in nuclear artillary. including NATO funded Institute of Strategic other side the right en lyre same treat- JAMES MATES. curacis but for a topic as important the Lance and Honest John missile Studies has accepted that Russian as nuclear disarmament anyone systems. And finally, how conve- tanks are more concerned with who refuses to check up on their nient of Mr Males to imply that all keeping an Iron Grip on E Ger- Dear Editor, why it is that all our meetings have facts and who ignores other embas- the USSR's SS-20's are based in many and Poland etc than on invad- I am writing to you in response to attained a quorum, that at least two sassing arguments in favour of Europe (which they are not) and ing the West. Mr Wright's letter in your last issue have had over 400 people at them unilateralism is doing your reader- that all the USSR's Fencer-fighter But let us turn to Russian Expan- written under the heading "Tory and that there are a record number ship no good whatsoever. and Flogger- D bombers are nuclear sionism I would be the first to con- Saboteurs", which incidentally your of students running for Union and In other words, such a debate hombers (which again they arc nut). d•mn Russia for not knowing what paper spelt wrongly. There are one Polytechnic Committees? This, I should he conducted an the basis of If one therefore makes some new the word democracy means: CND or two points that need clearing up. believe is due to the fact that the what we know and not on the basis calculations, the total is as follows: nationally has. for example. con- 1. Had Mr Wright attended the entire Executive is hard-working of what we would like to think is NATO warheads. 7.000. Warsaw demned the Invasion of Afghanis- hustings he would have heard me and enthusiastic. Furthermore, for actually happening. For example, Pact warheads: 3.250. prose me tan and the installation of SS-20's. questioned constantly as to my poli- once the Executive looks like it is according to Mr Mates, the balance wrong Mr Mates' Yet how can Mr Mutes talk about tics, and he would have heard me actually enjoying the job and 1 am of nuclear forces in Europe is such And so to continue. The Warsaw the Soviet threat and ignore the reply that I resent my politics being sure this is reflected in the interest that NATO has a total of 1109 war- Pact's conventional superiority over behaviour at our own so-called brought into the Student Union being shown in the students. heads and the Warsaw Pact has a the West is a fallacy. They may have democracies? Has he forgotten that affairs. We are all supposedly think- 4. As for being an insiduous capital- total of 3502. How convenient of 25.000 tanks and we may only have whilst Soviet tanks rolled into Hun- ing people, and we all have our ist purveyor of propaganda I can Mr Mates to exclude from the 12.000. hut, leaving aside the fact gary. in 1956, British and French views, mint were quite well known assure Mr Wright I have better NATO fist the 400 warheads to be that the Pentagon has openly said fighter aircraft were bombing Suez? before I was elected. but then as things to do with my time than play found on the Posiden submarines that Russian ranks arc just no match Has he forgotten that at the same now they had nothing to do with the at petty politics and would suggest which are on permanent loan to for NATO, one should refer 141 the lime as Czechoslovakia was invaded Students Union. that he may also have better things 2. As to Mr Wright's comment, to do. The students don't like it and about my acceptance of so-called I don't like it. A &Top, SucH IS THE "Funds" from the Tory Party for my In conclusion let me say this, I Hurl-ALI-Ty P642 cnHructc-1.1 election I can assure him that I have been involved in Students NON A OF Esisessris Rion- would not be so stupid as to accept Unions for Five years now, not SWC rwrw funds from anyone for my election, because of any political reason but (A DAY ti-J -THE LIFE OF ERIC WHIM) STA Reirsis. ••• • • • . - ReNtE TH JumPER let alone from a political party. because I enjoy it . I think Student NI' 7. 'CAPTAIN/ ARact-HY ' or IA) bather read' nu h is 1'3. no 0( ids %or 4- Perhaps if Mr Wright thinks that my Unions are institutions worth campaign was so large and blatant defending and are institutions that IF You missEra PART 2: he should consider the fact that it should be run efficiently and prop- LAST ktEESC's EcIsso0E,THAT s puI e ,,,,, co-rap TO was well-planned, had a large team. erly. that is how Leeds Polytechnic PIT`( -"YOu'VE. EVEN LESS A -flats HE'S NOT iablaita and was well organised. For that Union is being run this year. and I CHA"J