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6 THE GUARDIAN Tuesday July 23 1974 Anti-climax in Dublin JBy our Dublin M6-the Mecca of the North HOME NEWS I Lord Goodman calls for 6 war effort' to aid the homeless While they were in Dublin, delegates were told; they' would be shown the' "real Ireland" where 5 per cent of the people owned 75 per cent of the wealth, whose capital city had, sonie. of- the worst housing condition)? in Europe, and where small farmers faced poverty "and- through EEC "farming policies. Next week, delegates will move to an -undisclosed venue, in Belfast. Mr Heffernan warned them that their. 'stay there would hot' be without danger.

"Apart from the British army, from who you can expect at least 'intense harassment, there are reactionary groups both among Catholics and Protestants who thrive on sectarian hatred' and despise everything we stand for." Fein, Mr Tony Hefferhan, condemned the senseless bombing campaign in Britain" which he said (Promoted the opposition and hatred of the British working Class towards Irish He welcomed the 1 British delegates: representing unions and; ''the National Union of Students. Their presence here illustrates more- eloquently than anything I could say that the.struggle- of the Republican movement is not against the British people but against British imperialism and the policies of the -British Government in he said. His attack on what "he called the British gutter press was greeted with delight and laughter by many Numer Mary Bell 'not at all happy in women's prison By ANN CLWYD be simplified. We need a sense of crusade the sort of atmosphere that prevailed in this country throughout the war period, because this is a against a particularly hideous type of deprivation," said Lord Goodman. The housing problem could and would be solved with determination and with the realisation that certain risks must be taken.

The new Housing Bill gave the Housing Corporation encouraging new powers. The 750 millions given to it under the Bill sounded impressive, but if spread over a period of years the money allowed for only a minimal number of houses to be built in relation to needs. However, there were assurances that if it was used prudently International Festival, which began" in Dublin yesterday, was something of an anti-climax to the week's publicity describing it as a conference." The opening session, with 160 delegates from 20 countries or heard-. a condemnation from, the Official Sinn Fein of the' bombing' campaign, in Britain 'criticisms of sections 'of the press for the pre-puiMicity about the Festival. The possibility, of a.

power struggle for the minds' of the delegates -arose last night when the Provisional Sinn Fein announced that it would hold a special lecture on Wednesday for what' it called "visitors -at. present in Dublin." The lecture' wajW outline the Provisionals' objectives. The secretary of Officiall Sinn Optimism over city 'dig' A SIGNIFICANT part of the Roman fort in Manchester may he uncovered when: an archaeological team carries out exploratory work in the autumn. Until recently it had been assumed that the remains had been badly damaged by the construction of Victorian "buildings with deep cellars, and by canals. However, a recent survey has shown that the part to be excavated by a tram from Manchester University 70 yards by 30 vards in the Duke Place, Rice Street, and Castlefield area of Deansgate has been relatively undisturbed.

It Is hoped to find parts of the interior of the fort, a road running behind the rampart, part of the barracks, and various defences and ditches. The 3,100 cost of the dig is to be shared by the Department of the Environment and' the city. Correspondent ous new editors are going to be extremely disappointed when their reporters have to admit to them- that nobody arrived in Dublin in a hijacked plane, that there' isn't a rifle or machine gun to be seen, and that we are not, in fact -sitting around in dark glasses the finer points of boinh-oialcing." The refusal of the British immigration authorities. to allow 11 people, to paps through Britain to Dublin was also condemned. A twelfth delegate from France was refused entry at Rosslare the Republic, it was learned yesterday.

But a telegram from the Palestine Liberation Organisation said that their representatives hoped to arrive in Dublin later in the week. By Malcolm Pithers school at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, where' Mary was detained for five years, spoke freely about her for the first time yesterday and said. Mary had told him during one of his regular visits to her-at Styal that she was not happy about being moved to a prison. He said If the Home Secretary had placed her in a place more suitable than Styal. with a certain amount of security, then progress could have been made.

Progress "We are working at an approved school and not at a "prison. I realise that the Home Secretary has to 'consider the welfare of the public as well as Mary's, but far as we are concerned during the five years she was at Red Bank, she made good progress." Mr Dixon said that Mary recognised what she had done. I would hot want to minimise in any way the seriousness of her crime, but that did take place when she was 10. There is no doubt she has changed in the past seven years." During her time at Red Bank Mary spent much time writing and passed the CSE examination in English literature. She additional money might be forthcoming.

Lord Goodman said he was pleased that the Corporation was able to provide third arm for housing. In the dim cult economic conditions which nrevailsd many' small builders could not survive, yet the morale of the private builder had to be kept up. He felt extremely sympathetic to' the several conscientious builders in this situation. Mr Ted Rowlands, MP, the Minister witn special responsibility for housing at the Weteh Oflice. invited housing authorities in.

Wales to bust the Welsh Office bank when he addressed the conference. There was financial bar to building houses for the elderly and handicapped. authorities, but says they should have five years to settle down before any real changes are made. The secretary, Mr A. C.

Hetherington, said yesterday that the association welcomed as an "interim step the Government's proposals for increasing direct representation on the health authorities. It thought the job of looking after local people's interests, which has been given to community health councils should be handled bv local authorities. We believe- the doctors would agree with us about this." A psychological paralysis is one of the major reasons why a grat number of people are homeless today, Lord Goodman chairman of the Housing Corporation, said in Cardiff yesterday. A depressing and defeatist attitude over the shortage of housing prevailed, yet it was the most vital social need in the community. The right to proper housing was a basic and elementary right in any civilised country, Lord Goodman told a conference of 400 representatives from South Wales housing authorities.

Land prices had to be sensibly controlled and the administrative process which enabled people to build houses had -to The case The Association of County Councils will be asked by its policy committee tomorrow to reject any kind' of devolution to regional authorities in England. the association's Welsh committee will give its separate view at the meeting. The polity committee says there is no place for an intermediate level of executive government and that any devolution of central powers should be directly to councils, groups of councils. Ag far as the committee is against devolution Mary Bell; the girl who was sentenced to life detention for killing two boys six years ago when She was 11, has. told the headmaster of her former approved school that she is not at all happy at being moved to Styal "women's prison in Cheshire.

Mary was moved from the school, where she was the only girl among 216 boys, in November last' year shortly after her seventeenth birthday. Her mother, Mrs Betty BeW, wlho lives near Newcastle upon Tyne, has said her daughter is now at her wits' end in Styal prison and that all the good work done at the approved school is being lost." Mrs Bell has also complained to Mr George Grant, Labour MP for Morpeth, about Mary's health and claims that her general condition has deteriorated since she was admitted to Styal. Mr James Dixon, headmaster of the Red Bank approved By JOHN A It I) ILL concerned, the least objectionable of the options set out by the Government in its consultation document on the Kiibrandou Kepnrt is the for regional advisory and coordinating councils. But for the time being the committee would prefer support for the development of regional staudtng conferences of local authorities and the continuation of regional economic planning councils. The association more democratic control of the new regional health and water Goal incentives hit trouble By MICHAEL-PARKIN The Yorkshire area of the during the debate that the pre- yesterday declared its opposa- ga the miners solidarity in tion to any productivity scheme the national strike of .1973 and based on output pits or 1974.

areas. It called for a national I Mr Scar-gill said that the incentive scheme, giving, every jgS CoaTffd mmer in. tine country a irate them at indivi- carloads of Moslem stopped on the M6 in Staf- 1 fordshire, took out their prayer mats, knelt the hard shoulder, and prayed devoutly. Puzzled drivers telephoned the police who hurried to the scene. A spokesman- at.

county headquarters In Stafford said "They had broken down and were waiting for help. It is their custom to pray towards Mecca at sunset. It caused quite a stir." Catch in danger THE owners of the Hull trawler, C. S. Forester, whose skipper is accused by Iceland illegal are hoping the 'vessel will he released today so 'her catch, worth 20,000 will be marketable.

Unbearable HUDDERSFIELD'S Kirklees bus- depot closed yesterday when more than 80 garage staff walked out because of a smell from an animal byproducts factory. Services were not affected. A chance to play ORGANISTS Invited to play the Wurlitzer at Burton-on-Trent Town Hall, the East Staffordshire District Council said The organ is considered underused. Bin warned SCAVENGERS who steal from containers placed around Bradford for disused bulky household goods and garden refuse face prosecution, the council said yesterday. Labour challenge MR DAVID TOWNSEND, aged 30, a social worker, has been adopted as prospective labour candidate for West Derbyshire.

The seat is held for the Conservatives by Mr James Scott-Hopkins. Homespun A SILK mill built in Derby during the eighteenth century, and believed to be the first in England, is to become a museum of local industry. ij'ire inquiry POLICE- have begun Inquiries Into a fire early yesterday which wrecked the staff quarters of the Red Lion Hotel, Grasmere. A hall porter suffered burns. Too dear PORTUGUESE student singers and dancers have cancelled a trip to compete in next week's Teesside International Eisteddfod, blaming inflation since the coup two months ago.

Palmy plan SCARBOROUGH'S tourism committee yesterday decided to call its 45 miles of coastline, which now include Whitby and Filey, Yorkshire's Riviera, and plans to plant palm trees aldng the sea front. Grass roots FIFTEEN area health boards, set up in April to administer the National, Health Service in Scotland, are to set up local councils reflect communities' interests. able resources, with transport, land use, the patterns of new development and the maintenance and adaptation of existing stocks of buildings and otner activities," tney comment. 4Mf this situation is pro- -longed, working and living may require reassessment, and planning for an age'' of affluenfce may have to be postponed or modified to meet the realities of austerity." The Property Services Agency, the Government agency in the building and development business, should change its name or gain aJsulb-title to reflect some- connection with the quality of the environment and so help the Government's public image as a pace-setter. "The Government as tenant effectively finances some very poor building," the report points out.

"It is the chief patron of developers with no significant. 'architectural stan-- dards. In financing its, own building the Government has to decide' whether it is a' building owner with an interest In the Suality of its buildings and ieir effect' on the. or whether it requires 'the PSA to: compete with others who. may.

give this a low" priority." architecture it not necessarily expensive, the report adds, but the setting of limits is a serious responsibility which can- have a profound effect on the environment i based on national output Mr Arthur Scargill, the area f. proauciivny president, said afterwards that schemes. it would not now need many The area council did not vote more NUM areas to support-on a motion calling for the with-Yonksh'ire for a clear, majority, drawal of all union support to emerge against pit, or area from Mr Albert Roberts, incentive schemes. He said he Labour MP for Nbrmanton. The had been told that Scotland, motion proposed by Kellingley also established strong relationships with members of the staff.

Mr Dixon said flhat Mary was missing the friends she made at Red Bank. I do think that one thing she must be given is hope hone that there is something in the future for her, even it is. four or five years from now. Mr Grant said yesterday he 'had approached the Home Office after Mrs Bell had com plained to him about Mary health. "I have received a.

reply and wiill be passing the information on to Mrs Bell as soon as possible. "When -I 'have' spoken to tier win raise tne question of whether the prison is suitable or not." A spokesman for the Home Office said that Mary nad oeen moved from the approved school because she had matured and was the only girl at Red Bank. "The choice was really between Styal and Holloway and it was thought Styal was more suitable. It is a closed prison but is run' on a cottage home basis, on family lines, and has a great many facilities." Mary sentenced to life detention" at Newcastle in December, 1968, after being found guilty of the manslaughter of two boys, aged 3 and 4. The jury said she was suffering from diminished responsibility at the time and found her not guilty of murder.

dual pits- by explaining the branch, said that Mr Roberts had given open support for years to "the fascist anti-trade "nion Policies of the Spanish mental architect be the Government's principal adviser on architectural planning and. conservation, particularly on those matters requiring the personal decision of the Secretary of 'State. In addition, he would develop coordinating machinery for the key areas of planning, conservation, standards and the building industry. The right man couldbeing from the industry command confidence in an industry which has become (and we must emphasise this) very cynical about authors comment. A new, unit should study the behaviour of the building industry.

Government policy towards the building societies with regard to the level of private house building is an obvious example on which, much work should be done," they say, and' with a refreshingly straight-forward criticism of policy in recent stimulated demand for private housing, hotels, 'offices, and improvements all at and coinciding expanded public sector programmes, was asking! for Vv The Government should also give the lead in the implications of: the energy crisis on design, ways of building; and the development of import-saving- materials. New attitudes will be needed towards conservation and the optimum use of avail Wales, and Kent were prepared to support York shire. A national executive meeting vf i NTTM hnc alrpadv vrovernmeni ana xne rascisi. decided. toUM Suf- Government of Portugal," and tivily deals with the Coal accused him of trying to justify Board It' rejected by 17 the massacre- of the people of votes to 8, a motion bv Mr Angola and other Portuguese Scargill that the NUM should colonies.

have nothing to do with such After a discussion lasting deals. about 15 minutes the council Yorkshire decision stems carried a motion calling for largely Urom the belief that "next business." A letter from local or area productivity deals Mr, Roberts, explaining his posi-are divisive. It was argued tion, was read to the meeting. Whitehall urged to boost building design quality By JUDY HILLMAN, Planning: Correspondent The Government should appoint two senior architects, to help to improve' the design of Whitehall-sponsored buildings, including offices for dispersed civil servants, and to generally' promote better quality throughout the to a special report released yesterday. One architect would' head a new directorate for the already-built environment, and the second would establish a series, of design offices within the Property Services Agency, which, is directly responsible for most Government project, the report The report was commissioned at, the end of 1972 by Mr Geoffrey Rippon, then Conservative Secretary for the Environment, to study promotion of high' standards of architectural design.

Two men were appointed to carry out the inquiry Sir Robert a well-known architect in private practice and Institute of British Architects, and Mr Patrick SkWJington; the retired Department of Environment deputy-secretary who was put into Clay as housing commissioner earlier this year. Tha suggested chief environ that his interests are being cired for by srialists whose brief is tb.earn lo of other So when the benefits from these Linvestrrients come protection he bought for his family has, in a sense, cost him litfcler nothing. TOchmakesita When a man marries, he very often takes out a life assurance policy He sees it as a regular way of saving for the most worthwhile of financial provision for hisfairiilytfarjyth But what he doesn't always realise is the benefits it can bring him in his own lifetime. Fot such fe the variety of policies available from the inany companies and societies that there is sure to one that fits his needs precisely. He can then look forward to the future knowing U7E ASSURANCE MAKES SGWOBTH.