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mnmm- 7 mmm Urgently needtd p-ft Pi mi, atnd to. WOOD STB1IT MISSION so irioci strut rriIhMW C41-M4 3140 Manchester Friday July 7 1972 mmmmmm llin Cabinet acts Firm 'needed public swift iy on TTlN affair rouison Captain orders right dress By DAVID GRAY The Wimbledon referee, Captain Mike Gibson, yesterday accused the American is player, Rosemary Casals, of deliberately flaunt-, ing Wimbledon regulations by wearing an unsuitable dress for the second day running. Miss Casals had worn a mauve and white dress against Billie-Jean King in the semifinals of the women's singles on Wednesday and later it was banned by the management committee. Yesterday she arrived on court for a mixed doubles with her Rumanian partner. Hie Nastase.

and was immediately ordered to leave by Captain Gibson because her dress had an advertising slogan across the front. Miss Casals protested but eventually left the court to change. But even her second dress offended the predominantly white rule laid down by the Wimbledon committee. Captain Gibson said It is obvious that Miss Casals is deliberately flaunting the Wimbledon regulations. In future, for all her matches, we must make absolutely sure that what she is wearing abides by the championship rules.

She came on for the mixed doubles wearing a white dress and a white cardigan and I could see nothing wrong. Then she removed the cardigan and I could see that she was wearing a dress with an advertising slogan. Miss Casals told me that she had already worn the dress twice before at the championships. I said it must have been on a back court and had not been drawn to my attention. Had it been I would have ordered her to change it." Wimbledon details, page 23 URGENT GOVERNMENT action over "allegations of, corruption in public life was pledged in the Commons yesterday by Mr Robert Carr, Leader of the House.

He has called for a transcript and all public documents of the bankruptcy hearing of Mr John Paulson, a Yorkshire architect, in which MPs and civil servants were named. Mr Carr rejected Liberal demands for a debate and Labour pressure for the suspension of a civil servant named in the proceed there will be an inquiry into the allegations depends on legal advice to the Government after the transcript has been studied. In a statement yesterday, the Home Secretary, Mr Maudling, said he could not understand how helping a charity and. running an export business could be regarded as a matter for criticism. Mr Albert Roberts, MP for Normanton, and a former business associate of Mr Poulson, said 'that the architect "needed people with a diplomatic touch to make the personal contacts needed for his projects.

He found this very difficult to do himself because he had a remarkable way of putting people off." It is under stood, that the Civil Service Depafimenf rhas already launched an inquiry 'to' establish whether there was anjf'reacof he rules of conduct, written ad unwritten, which govern the behavi6jirfo yil servants. Manuel Orantes (Spain), the third seed, smiling after being beaten in straight sets by Ihe Nastase (Rumania), the second seed, in the semifinal of the men's singles at Wimbledon. Nastase Stan Smith (United top seed, who beat Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) over four sets, in the final tomorrow. Today, in the women's' final, Evonne Goolagong (Australia) 'meets Billie -Jean King Price controls key to Labour programme because Mr Wilson called an court case transcript By IAN AITKEN, Political Correspondent The. Government is to conduct charily in lieu of an honorarium any.

breach of the rules of con- an urgent investigation- into for his services as chadrman of duct, both written and un- allegations of public corruption toe company associated with Mr written. But it is this aspect resulting iroin the bankruptcy Prison that two MPs received of the affair which may evenfc Me Tohn.inn- iotanS nearly 18,000 ually force Ministers to set up ioKiT Poulson' from companies linked with Mr some form of public inquiry, if IPIt7Z I x. Poulson; and that a senior civil only to allay public suspicion. hSL servant in the Scottish Mr Thorpe told Mr Carr that ruptcy court hearings has been Mr G. Pottmger, a there was a variety of matters t0tal 21,00 ft0m Mr PUl- of PuWhf inS yinvolved in ftJES cdocuments son- the Poulson "We would reiating to tne case.

jjr Maudling. issued a state- like either a statement or a Mr-i Carr, Leader of the ment on- Wednesday night debate at an early stage in view Commons, announced this to, declaring that it was a matter of the fact that the minority MPs yesterday "after, being ques? of public knowledge that he had recommendation of the-Select tioned by Mr Thorpe, served as chairman- of Inter- Committee on the registration Liberal- leader, in. tlie light of a national Technical- Construe- of members' interests is the motion tabled by -Liberal MPs tional' services, but emphasising only guarantee that MPs, who under the heading Allegations that he had received iio pay- may quite innocently' be of financial corruption in public ment "I do not understand involved -in financial' and corn-life." Mr Carr made his state- how helping a charity and run- mercial transactions, can be ment'after a full meeting of the ning an export business can be given adequate Cabinet had considered the regarded as a matter for critic- Mr Thnmp wa rAfprrimr tn question yesterday, morning. ism said the statement. the Select Committee which Mr, Carr and his colleagues Ministers appeared confident reported during the Labour are eroectert to sbidvvthe.tran- last night that Mr Maudliiis's Rnvommont offer emivincr tiu By KEITH HARPER first by an early warning system and then by the control of key prices.

This would be helped by Ihe publication of a list of maximum retail prices which would be thrust in front of the shopper's nose when shopping. Housewives would be encouraged to monitor prices- against the list, and there would be some form of- machinery, backed by- the local authority with; power' to investigate, publicise what was happening and if necessary take proceedings. If key prices had' to be held down to a level which did' not provide a level of profit for reinvestment, Mr Callaghan said election. By the end of' the month, tne TUC and party leaders hope to be making a joint statement on voluntary conciliation a'n arbitration machinery. Apart from the immediate repeal of.

the Industrial Rela tions Act and the Housing Finance Bill, the document discusses a nlimber of other major items on which legislation will be needed. 'Prescription charges wi'l be ended, free milk rein troduced, and -nuseum charges abolished. Afreefamily'rlanninE service will be brought in, standards of care for the mentally ill raised, and the general practitioner service reformed. The document 'does not try to hide the fact that the proposals in some fields could not be carried through in a single parliament. It is at the same time a document more ambitious than a manifesto, and yet one in which the NEC is well aware of important gaps." During the preparation, the Labour Party received help from interested groups such as Turn to back page, coL 1 officials By MALCOLM STUART Two former business associates of the architect Mr John Poulson a Member of Parliament and a retired senior civil servant said yesterday that he needed to employ experienced public officials to handle potential ousiness clients oecause he was.

a bad negotiator himself. "Wis Business ideas were Druuant but he was very abrasive in dealing with people," said Mr Albert Roberts, the Labour MP for jvormanton, Yorkshire. He needed neonle with a' dinlo- matic touch to make the per sonal contacts neeaea for. ms projects. He.

found this very difficult to do himself because he had a -remarkable way of putting people off. And Mr John Merritt, former principal officer for the Ministry of Health at the Leeds Regional Hospital He was not a 'good administrator, he -handled people badly and couia not write a decent letter. The idea was for me to help him out in these departments after my retirement. I was paid a monthly sum for 18 months but frankly I felt I Aas not earning my money in tne end. so I save it ur." Mr "Roberts, who is 56 and nas'Deen'an rar tor years, worked for Mr Poulson from mid-1967 to mid-1969.

He says he was paid monthly, at the rate of 2,500 a year. "In all I earned just a little over 5,000 and not the figure given at the public examination at Wakefield on Monday, said Mr Kooeris. Mr Poulson said then that he paid Mr Roberts 11,508, add ing: "He was a -person very friendly with the Governments Leading article 12 Michael Parkin 13 Poulson companies and their boards 7 of Spain and Portugal and helped me in connection with a Hospital and naroour tnere. Mr Roberts explained yesterday I was a consultant to the company. It was all above Doaru.

aeciarea my saiary and paid tax on it. All' the work was abroad, I did not do a thing in this country. I had been chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and chadrman of the Anglo-Spanish Parliamentary committee and as such had travelled widely and for this reason Mr Poulson thought I could assist him. He had got into trouble over building a hospital in Teneriffe and got pushed out by the French. He did not realise that the island had a certain, amount of autonomy and needed my advice there.

"As for Portugal, well I made inquiries which helped him to get the work for the development of the iron ore port at Luanda in Angola. He was abrasive, you see. He needed more diplomatic people to do the ground work for him. What's wrong with that If we don't build these things other people will. I also helped with a hospital contract for Malta.

He used to ask me to go to places and talk to people for him. I can't see why people are making a fuss about this--enough MPs are company Mr John Merritt worked for Mr Poulson following his retirement from the Civil Service in January, 1968. He has been, in effect, the ambassador from the then Ministry of Health to the Leeds Regional Hospital Board and has continued, to live in Leeds after his retirement. At his home yesterday, 69-year-old Mr Merritt said Of course as the Ministry's representative I attended meetings of the board but I was not a technical man and nothing to do with the awarding of con-, tracts or the choice of designs. I have -been a personal friend of Mr, Poulson-for about 15 years.

We Were family friends and as a matter of fact Turn to back page, col. 4. last night voted to drop any strike' threat. Instead they will negotiate, with the airline for a hew nay and TaBare to begin on 'said Mr Mick Marton, secretary of the of the British. Atriitie Stewards' and Stewardesses'; Association, after Mi Meeting at Heathrow.

8QiAjrai' linn, was 1 valued 1 50,000 'ten yeaw agOX was sold yesterday fpr: In Just; over two minutes at an auction. Great, VIydeJ Yeovil. Somerset. wliere'ontlliiBran- jnte -permission- has.t." been scripts and documents immedi- awiy so as 10 db a Die to mase a firm statement next week on whether' the Government believes there should be an inquiry Into the Poulson case, as demanded by the Liberal There' seems no doubt that the Government will act quuaay to put an ena townai is recognised in Westminster as a potentially alarming matter. Among the subjects which Ministers-will: be studying are the allegations that Mr Maiid- ling, the Home Secretary, under a deed of covenant to a asJs swift statement had removed any suspicion max ne naa aciea improperly during his period as chairman of the company.

But it is recognised by Ministers and backbenchers alike that the Liberal motion has raised issues which are, bound to result in public disquiet- In particular, aoout- tne association ihVthe case of a servant who heads tte-Aepartment of Agriculture in the -Scottish Department, It is understood that the Civil Service Department has to establish whether there was an THE. FUTURE of Piccadilly Circus is again In the melting Sot. Westminster council eclded last night to set tip a working party to diBraas; planning applications and' to consider alternatives, to com-pfehenslve redevelopment. Applications will be subject to a public Inquiry, which the opinion will. considerable weight.

Actaebn been saved or tHe nation' Thi national appeal for :1,763,000 to save tine-: front leavlnfl the a.V' a0.T. CM fohn: witt, chairman or the APDCUiI'luia SaHu'iaSE nun( If ew to see Liberal Party's proposals for a detailed -register in which MPs publicly declared their interests outside their parliamentary duties. The majority report rejected the proposal, though Liberals have voluntarily aaopiea tne -proceaure ot lishing, their outside interests. Urgency Mr Carr said that he was well aware of the widespread- public Interest In the matter. transcript of evidence and other relating to the case would be examined with great urgency "and we shall in an appropriate way be informing the House, what action we think it; right to take." Her assured Mr Thorpe that the Government was prepared to look again at the question of publishing MPs' interests.

But he rejected a suggestion-from Mr William Hamilton (Labour West Fife) that Mr Pottinger should be suspended from duty, as a civil servant pending the inquiries. It would be wrong, for me to comment off the cuff" Mr Carr We really are acting with great urgency in this' matter but it is important that no action should be taken just on press reports. When individuals' records are at stake we must get all the. details and transcript? While. Ministers are expected to1 ensure that anything questionable in the case is thoroughly investigated and publicly airea.

it is empnasisea that there is not, and never has been, anything wrong in MPs undertaking- outside activities Tarn to back page, col. 4 pounds have been, found and the Titian has been saved. A cheque for 1,763,000 has been handed over to the J. Paul Getty Museum." painting; Is now the property of the i National Gallery, which found 1 million of the total WORLD CHESS champion, Boris Spassky of Russia and American challenger, Bobby- Fischer, agreed ito begin their match ori Tuesday in Reykjavik. They jnet to draw lots for who 'should play white in the-first gytwoav (- Mictoxel XV.

uajumu m. km low vjxra. Leicester Moscow tri mm aii. nrmmamM mm mm by Callagh A comprehensive system of price controls is to be the cornerstone of the Labour Party's attempt to win the voters' support Price rises on key commodities will be limited by law, and shoppers will be able to complain to local authorities if they think tney have been overcnargea. The nronosals are out forward inthe 'party's 'policy, document, published Jasi night.

The document, designed to put the parity on the -right course for the next 10 years, is its first important policy statement for two years. and will form the backbone of Labour's election manifesto. The party has not yet come round to dealing with the other side of the coin a voluntary incomes policy. It is still in the middle of talks with the TUC and is unlikely to be able to go to tne ijaoour rarty uonterence in October with anv hard thoughts. The document is accepted as incomplete- But Mr Wedgwood Benn, the party chairman, last night called it the most radical and comprehensive Socialist programme ever produced by the Labour Party." Mr Callag han, chairman of the party home policy committee, said it nad Den deciaea to puoiisn tne full 50,000 words to show the magnitude of the tasks wmcn lie ahead for Britain during the 1970s." Reforms The document, a huge-pack age of Labour reforms, covers the whole field of domestic policy, excluding Northern Ireland, which will, be dealt with later.

The programme includes the nationalisation of docks. shipbuilding, and possibly insur ance, and urtner ways of raising taxes, by means of a wealth tax and a levy on advertising. In the light of the debate on the programme at this year's conference at Jiiacxpooi. party leaders intend placing before the 1973 conference a shorter document which will recommend the priorities of the next Labour Government. The document states We shall commit ourselves to carrying out these, major 'and the next Labour Government will also undertake as many other comv mitmient! outlined' in this docu ment as our resources Mr Callaghan said that, at home the kev was price control.

The answer was to "Intervene in the natural, flow of the market- to hold prices down. a church and community is planned to begin in January. THE captain of a French navy destroyer was yesterday relieved of his command after a 19-year-old girl was. killed by- 10ft. waves-caused1 by his ship.

Naval headquarters in Paris announced' the move Captain Pierre Josse, fq w. tv grWednesday's Incident' in which bis ship: passed' at. high speed un-" usually close to the beach at a resort near Toulouse. MR, TOM" YARDLEY, who an old -people's home In Cheshire'- just bis hundredth in May London, his died. He Circus Loyal Dame stays away Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smith, whose constituency at Chislehurst is to be absorbed in the new division of Bexley-Sidcup, for which Mr Heath will stand, stayed away from his adoption meeting last night.

Mr Douglas Fielding, presi dent of Sidcup Conservatives: said she had been invited, but wrote My presence would encourage a note of discord which would distress me. very much." Her letter was "anything but a snub." Mr Fielding added: "Her loyalty to the Prime Minister and party is beyond question." 'OTUUP BLACKPOOL: 13 Cliftcn Strait UVERF0DL: 13-HomJolut Strain Building Society Details, page 8 Leading article, page 12 that Labour would consider the possibility of Government investment to meet a' firm's capital needs in return for a public shareholding in the company. Initial Labour thinking on the establishment of a national workers' capital fund is set out in the document. Unlike any kind of profit sharing scheme, it would be on a national scale with every worker gaining 'an equal capital entitlement for each year he worked. Cash for the fund would come from a transfer by companies in the form of equity shares, a certain percentage of their wage bill', or of the market value of the firm.

The fund would be run Independently of the Government by, trustees appointed by the unions. This would give the people a direct leverage. on the of a large and growing capital fund. The document warns that this is not seen' as an alternative to policies on public ownership. Emphasis is laid in the document on the help and advice I 1 i given oy ouu jaoour parties ana 10,000 individual 1 members during the preparation.

They indicated to the drafters the degree of priorities for the studies. One of the. most, important series of 'discussions 'has' been with the TtTC. The new which will replace, the present Industrial Relations Act has been' agreed. This will follow closely lines of Mrs Castle's Bill without the penal sanctions.

The" Bill -never reached the statu to book Barnsley lodging and police are. appealing for his relatives to conUct SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER has had "a blood transfusion at ore uoyai: Naval Hospital, Plymouth, It disclosed A spokesman' for, the hospital, said Sir. Francis was showing "some l- REAR ADMntAL Pouglas Parker trust almedrtialslM t76i000 Ho save HMS Cavalier, one of the last of des-, troyersf which; Wtjre'', from -the navy yesterday. It Is hoped to the Into: of thfii deftroyerwrtWia rflle. By JOHN TORODE, Labour Correspondent Mr Callaghan, the Shadow problems with Chancellor Foreign' Secretary, is to visit Brandt when he visited Bonn Moscow- next month for last month Mr Callaghan also Ufa with Soviet leaders.

The invitation will cause sur-sider recognising East Germany prise, in Government circles, only if the initiative had the Ministers in Foreign OfBce approval of the Brandt Govern-have -been angling for an invita- ment f' The ShadoW Foreign Minister months without success. attended the Socialist The Russians are still angry national congress in Vienna a at expulsion last year fortnight ago. where the Soviet diplomats and 'trade Israelis refused to. allow the specialists accused of spying. European security talks to Agreement was reached this include the of the on but Middle East, Mrs GoldaMeir.

the although- the are Israeli Premier said'the solu-anxious to improve they 'tion must come ifirom the panties still seem unwilling let the matter Aran. iin case you meea look at Piccadilly plan quickty Mr Callahan willfly to; Moscow at-tne end of the. month aridspend'ishout ten days with senior Soviet Ministers. It will be'- '-his-first'fvisit to the USSR since when he was of a'youth delegation. Among issues 'which.

8ug-gested arei, trade, the Coinmbn security; the" Mjddle" and In rBdfflonrft6 trade; -the Russians MdU fUso interested -in promoting" the security talks, and-want to.xnow -theatfituderwhich the 'C6mhion 'Marfet'ciJuntrles Mr Callaghan discussed; 'these Jairidraqio, 2 10 K'words Overeeas Parliament. .:.7 plKuMei: idvertlfinjt: JH8 Lancashire Offices: 43 King Streot buli un: a uraasnawaan PRESTON: 37 Fishsrgtta I ill vbotfi: 00 housei, shops, aeau ui nea in.