LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION CHOOSE YOUR JOB NEXT WEEK FROM U.N. U.N. CAREERS TTNU i i t o n wl i J I f i nv v r o c CAREERS SUPPLEMENT No. 287 Friday, November 12th, 1965 Price 3d. SUPPLEMENT STUDENT PERSECUTION PROTEST By Union News reporter ^ELEGRAMS protesting against governmental in brief... interference in universities in Portugal were ]VTONDAY’S _ Union Com- this week sent to the Portuguese Ambassador in ■"-“-mittee lasted three and a London and to the Ministry of National Education half hours. It arranged for a in Lisbon. visit to the Union on Novem­ ber 22nd of Mr. Bond; a U.S. Tony Coxon, Sociology Lecturer, told at State Senator and Civil Rights worker to speak on Monday’s Union Committee how university affairs America’s colour problem— are completely dominated Regretted that the provisions by the government which of the 1959 Obscene Publica­ tions Act made it necessary strangles Union freedom. for the Blackburn Police to Only factulty' unions exist initiate proceedings against and even there are liable to Liberal Society the publishers of the antho­ be dissolved if as in one case logy “ The Golden Convol­ the Executive Committee are vulus ” and called upon the found to oppose government and Rhodesia Home Secretary to amend views. the Act—Opposed Executive Last month more than two \ T the news that Ian Smith plans for less voluminous hundred students were sus­ proclaimed U.D.I. yester­ sub-committee minutes — pended from Portuguese uni­ day, the Liberal Society Approved the plan for a Bar versities for participation in passed a motion at a General at the Weetwood Sports student affairs. While sus­ Meeting with a majority of Ground and recommended an pended the students can one. Thei m otion called upon approach to the University to neither study nor get non­ Mr. Wilson to send troops to release the required money university work. Rhodesia immediately. from the Union Reserve The case of Jose Berdna- All members supported Funds—Initiated a petition dino, a student arrested last economic actions against to be circulated to Union year for anti-government Smith’s Government. A size­ members protesting against views was outlined by Mr. able minority preferred econ­ the Grants to Loans plan. Coxon. Amnesty Internation­ omic action alone. They felt 4000 signatures are desired— al sent a lawyer to plead for that military action would Approved plans for an end Bernadino, but despite the provide no immediate solution Tedious vote-counting becomes of teerrn Forum where Union lawyer’s presence Bernadino because the Rhodesian Army more tedious under the ‘Single officials will submit reports was beaten up in court. Other is an effective w ar machine and answer questions—Held students charged received and bloodshed to both black Transferable Vote* system. over, after considerable dis­ no legal help at all due to KERSHAW ELECTED and white might spread be­ After many false starts a result cussion, the election of the government control over uni­ yond Rhodesia to the rest of emerged. Above are Ian Union News Editorial Board. versity affairs. Africa. They only supported J>OST GRADUATE President Les Kershaw was Recent arrests were a con­ military force so that the McNay, Frank Odds and Roger tinuation of those in January elected this week to the Union Committee British Government might White after several hours’ and many arrested had been adminster the country im­ vacancy. On Tuesday night, after two hours of protesting at the earlier mediately and 4 economic abortive counting and recounting, an unopened counting. arrests. actions would take too long. Hop Tomorrow Mr. Coxon proposed and ballot box was discovered in Refec. Union Committee approved rpHE Dedicated Men play of a three-part campaign an extrovert form of When these votes were added the counters Other Pages which would supply informa­ Bar disturbance were started for the fourth time. They were by Jazz on Kazoos, saws, Phono- tion on the plight of Portu­ Page fiddle, Humazoos and even guese students, campaign this time down to their________ seven-gallon jugs! against the ~ actions of the and vandalism last ‘ Biro.’ 2 Rhodesia They formed seven years Lisbon authorities and offer Returing Officer Roger White ago at Epsom Art School and Following last night’s financial help to students at vandalism General Athletics The result came after a and others on which voting 3 Personal Opinion recently caused the ‘jug British universities and to further ninety minutes when system to use. The hustings band craze ’ in the south of Secretary Steve Chinn told the students ‘ contacts ’ in Union News “ Such disturb­ Kershaw beat Pete Hill on were dull and only enlivened 4 Letters England. Portugal. the seventh transfer by 585 by the Dental contingent’s After recording ‘ Boodle ances as were caused in the bar last night seem to be to 502. The speed of the final barracking of Gary Price at 5 Girl of the Week and shake,’ they appeared at count has been attributed by the close. Th’e candidates as the Richmond Jazz Festival due to the actions of indivi­ East Germany duals rather than a com­ observers to the invaluable usual promised things 6/7 Witchcraft and half the audience walked LETTER protesting practice gained in the counts already approved by Union out when the rock j^roup ‘The bined effort of any Sports A against the ‘ arbitrary Club in particular, as usual over the previous two hours. Committee. House Secretary 8 Reviews T-Bones’ followed them. Phil Holmes said afterwards, This band is sensationally detention without trial ’ of General Bar hangers-on ex-University College student added to the incidents for Second preferences “ If anything the proposers 9 Sport different and captivate an were more convincing than audience as no over-rehears­ Arthur Wilbraham in East an example an A gric 21st Germany is to be sent to the Celebration was held in the The voting had been by candidates.” 10 Personal Column ed, slick, professional group single transferable vote can. East German authorities. Terrapin. Without conclusive This was the result of a evidence it is difficult to where the candidates are private member’s motion blame anyone but it appears numbered in order of prefer­ brought by Mr. Herbholtz at the Manchester University ence. The votes are counted, QUESTION WEEK Wednesday’s Debate. Alan Sports Clubs were the cause the bottom candidate is eli- NEWS...LATE NEWS...LATE Hunt opposed this. The of the vandalism outside the minuted and his votes re­ “ THIS HOUSE is of the sition, with Saunders sup­ m m s has been Question motion was passed over­ bar.” distributed according to his firm conviction that Mervyn porting it. The second half, Week. Sponsored by the whelmingly. second preferences. This Saunders is God and that about Sutton, passed with a ian Council, it has comprised cycle is continued by elimin­ John Sutton is the manifesta­ crushing majority. Urquhart a series of dinner hour talks and Iraqi students protest ating the bottom candidates tion of the Antichrist in refused to accept the sub­ one by one till a candidate human form.” This was the under the general title of gets an absolute majority. stitution of “ sub-human ” for * Christ in the Modern World/ J^ARLIER this year Said After protests about the motion proposed by John “ human ” in the motion. Of the 6,741 Union mem­ This covers all aspects of Istephan a second year Istephan case the Embassy Urquhart at Wednesday’s modern existence from auto­ threatened to withdraw the bers from Mr. Abbassan to debate. Mr. Saunders deifica­ mation to city life via wor­ Engineer at Leeds was sen­ scholarships and passports of Mr. Zorichak, 1,233 cast valid tion was heralded by 4 mem­ ship, morals and religious tenced to 2 years’ hard the Iraqi Students’ Society votes. The candidates were bers sporting T-shirts bearing MORE bar troubles on experience. labour in absentia by a court Executive. After protest and eliminated in the following the legend “ Mervyn Saund­ Wednesday. Glasses and Like the Mission Week in Iraq. He first 4^ard of counter charges were made, order : Howitt 33, Price 76, ers For God.” They yelled vomit in corridors. Attempts three years ago when Father the charge against him after the passport and grant of Griffin 97, Claff 119, Coward the same slogan at a much to unscrew J.C.R. nameboard. Trevor Huddleston spoke, the the trial when the Iraqi the Iraqi Student Society 138, Mittal 172, Archard 281, surprised audience. Fire extinguishers turned on. aim of this Mission is to Embassy suggested he go President Hamid Harim Hill 502, and the winner, The motion was split into Towel-rails torn down in awaken people to religion home to ‘ clear himself.’ He Ahmad was withdrawn. A Kershaw, 585 votes. two halves at Mervyn men’s lavatories. Team of today and not to convert was not told what he had lobby of Parliament was Last week saw the hust­ Saunders’ request. The first the week — Manchester Uni­ them. been charged with. planned this week in protest. ings and a tussle between half passed with some oppo­ versity. THEATRE GROUP From November The Duchess of M alfi 22nd to 29th in Riley Smith Hall 1 IMIVF.RSITY LIBRARY* LEEDS 7 UNION NEWS—Friday, November 12th, 1965 Demonstration and march tomorrow RHODESIA ROW FLARES Feelings grow stronger Man at work! By THE NEWS EDITORS “ | WOULD fight to my very last drop of blood. in brief... In fact I would probably be dead by now.” RAMSEY T3 0BERT JONES, a second This was how Bob Wilkinson, speaker at Monday’s year Physics student, Communist Society meeting, saw himself if he will be charged before the were an African in Disciplinary ^Tribunal next Rhodesia now.