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28.063 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11, 1970 1., I Spring Show of Slacks choose from hundreds Prices from 90'- to F.14.10s Weifse 'lt's just great to be wanted For se long known as Nobody." Alan Rolnick. the 21. years-old former uniterstts student condemned to spend two years three months in a ship because he had a paper stolen. has told his story to Echo writer Howard Channon.

And an amazing story it is. Alan tells how he crossed borders of 'uuth American countries al night. hiding in lorries which frontier guards searehed by lamplight; how in Valparaiso. Chile, he stowed away in the Furness ithy I treoma and spent days in absolute darkness. keeping himself alit, on melons; and how he was beaten up while being questioned, as a suspected Communist soy.

when he returned to South in the tircoma. Alan Rumich has packed into three years more acisentures than most people experience in a lifetime. The first instalment of his story appears in the Echo tomorrow. Its heading: A (rid 'Named Marta. Business a usual on hoard Alan Rumich was all set to underage one of the fastest disembarkations ever seen at Liverpool's South-East Canada Dock to-day.

writes Colin Maddock. Last night he was told that his two years of shuttling back and forth as a stateless person across the Atlantic on the Furness Withy ship Orcoma Mere almost over. And through an inter prcter he admitted this morning: I didn't sleep to well last night was over excited If the necessary papers arrive later to-day I will be off the ship In two hours at the most." As he looked across the rain-lashed dock from the deck of the Orcoma he added: It does not matter about the weather if I can get off to-day." Some of his few belongings are already packed and it will be a quick goodbye to his shipmates and then ashore. Despite his hopes of getting ashore, life for 21-years-old Alan followed the same pattern to-day as It has for the past two years and three months. Out of bed shorty after 730 a.m., then a breakfast of bacon and egg.

after which he resumed work on a water pump. great-to-be-wanted feeling. Alan Rumich aboard the Orcoma to-day. Picture by Stephen Shakeshaft. FEWER PEAK HOUR BUSES Party for Premier The Prime Minister is 54 to -day.

Mr. Wilson spent his birthdal. working at Downing Street. He is going to a private party this evening. Eric Portman left £13,088 Actor Eric Portman, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who died in December, aged GC left 14.377 gross, 13,0813 net (duty He left money in a building society to his friend, Knox C.

K. Laing. of Penpoll, Cornwall, and the residue equally between him and his friend. Arthur Stuart Beasley. of the Travellers' Club.

London. Merseyside building Soccer club raided Officials of )(Anne Amateur Football Club, aCollege Road, Crosby, I were to-day checking the contents of the premises CI following a raid during night hae. in which thieves broke in and forced open Crosby detectives are hunting the thieves who entered the club sometime between 11.30 last night and 3 a.m. to-day. Here come the thieves Liverpool police were to-day searching for thieves who stole 40 wedding dresses worth 1700 from a van.

The van was taken from outside a house in Sinclair Drive, early yesterday and was later found abandoned in nearby Plattsville Road. The thieves had used metal cutters to remove the rear door. The dresses. all in various styles. were made by Zane." Investigations ar being led by Detective Chief Inspector Peter Rawlinson, of Ailerton C.L.D.

To4lay's Close Northam sacs Laelmp Markets continued in good form. with leading equities providing some good features. Giltedged firmed up, with the short and medium dated stocks most in demand. Industrials to feature were Cunard, Tube Investments, Guest Keen and Rank Organisation A. while 1.C.1.

were Is better at 54s lid. Building shares did well. Storrs again improved. B.A.T. were firm In tobaccos and breweries edged forward.

Rolls Royce were still a weak market at 19s 3d. Insurances were very strong, particularly Eagle Star. and oils continued with their recent revival. See also Page Five Anglers beware Fishing tackle worth I'so was stolen by thieves who broke into a shoe in Sefton Street. Litherland.

Decree for Betty A say exactly how great they would come into effect next Monday. On that day the new rules which are part of the Transport Act 1968 will be enforced throughout the country. In a statement, Crosvibe says that there will be difficulties throughout their network of services which covers North Wales, Cheshire and parts of Lancashire. The problem Is caused, they say, by short staffing. As a result they have only been able to maintain some journeys.

particularly those late at night, by overtime work- 1115 1 1)e sam point a ade by the M.P.T.A. spokesman. He said they were short of 200 drivers to Liverpool and 52 in their Wirral division. Overtime limited Although their scheduled service times would not contravene the lions. during the peak periods some overtime was worked which would not be allowed under the new rules.

The regulations do nut prohibit overtime, but the exact number of hours which are permitted is now laid down. There are also rules governing the length and frequency of break periods. The spokesman said The implementation of the act was delayed for two weeks because of the difficulty facing transport authonties A spokesman for Ribble said that the company's services on Merseyside would be affected, but it was difficult to say be how much. New regulations restricting the working hours of bus drivers will lead to cuts in services on Merseyside, it was revealed to-day. There will be reductions in bus services in Liverpool.

Birkenhead. Wallasey and parts of Wirral, during the peak periods. said a spokesman for the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority. The could not Man dies in crossing crash Page 7 chief dies Sir Robert Loyd, chairman and managing director of one of Nferseysides major building companies, has died In hospital. He was 75 yearsold.

There will be a service at St. Bridget's Church. West Kirby, next Monday followed by cremation at Landican. His home was in Thorsway. Caldy.

Because of his extensive travels, Sir Robert. head of Sir Robert Uoyd and became known as the British building Industry's ambassador-at-large. Knighted in 1959, Sir Robert was a former of Birkenhead Council and for many vi -ra president of Birkenhead Conservative Association. He was president of Liverpool Regional Federation of Building Trades Employers' during 1941-42 and 1957-58 and was national president hi 1950 having led the building productivity team on their U.S. visit the previous year Widowed In 1953 he married flve veai later.

Lady Lloyd survives him. Betty Driver Actress Betty Driver, the barmaid at the Rovers Return in the TV serial "Coronation Street," was awarded a decree nisi in an undefended suit at the Salford Divorce Court to-day. Miss Driver, who runs the Cock Hotel, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, with her sister, alleged desertion against her husband South African Wallace Kenneth Petersen, who was ordered to pay the costs of the uit by Judge Bassett. Miss Driver. aged 48, married her husband, a singer, compere and theatrical agent at dif- ferent times, at Hendon Register Office in December 1952.

The couple. who have no children. parted in October. 1959 Production hit at Halewood Because of a strike at a South Shields factory making metal channelling for certain Ford cars. production of the Escort van has been stopped at the Halewood factory.

Fords said to-daj that the Escort van was a lowvolume production model and none of the work staff had been affected. Production of all other Escort and Capri models was proceeding normally. Ford prices to rise Ford car prices are to go up by 4 per or an average of £3O per car. from early April. it is understood in Geneva.

where British car manufacturers are preparing a huge export drive to Europe to compensate what they expect to be a still depressed market at home. British Leyland are also expected to increase the rest of their popular range Vauxhall and Rooter have also announced that price increases on the home market are inevitable BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS YOURSELF 36ft of FENCING for ONLY 37 6' (POSTS EXTPAI VP i INTERWOVEN f-44 IFT I EACH 4 -r--6FT 4 1: EFT 5 ..27 3 EACH 4 FT. 6 EACH air 1-1 WANEY NARROW PINE 7 FT a I EACH EFT a 4 EACH FT a EACH EFT a EACH 41.41., WANEY BROAD BOARD I OFT a EACH i FT 4 ll FT a 3 OFT a II EACH DE-LUXE FT 2 3. 7 1 ir A A IE EFT II EACH REGULAR DELIVERIES POSTS FROM EACH TO LIVERPOOL AND THE WIRRAL ORDERS OF ElO AND OVER DELIVERED FREE REMITTANCE WITH ORDER e- r.ve All FENCING IS NOW TREATED WITH CREOSOTE Echo exclusive Battle to save Royal Court The cash crisis facing Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre may not be resolved by the City Council before the threatened 16. The matter was discussed at to-day's meeting of the General Purposes Committee, but it was decided to refer it to the Arts and Culture Sub- Committee.

It will not meet until March 31, and even when it does, the committee might decide to send the question on to the Policy and Finance Committee. Until a decision can be made, the problem has to be put to a meeting of the City Council. and all this could take two months. Mr. Peter Donald, chairman and managing director of Howard and Wyndham, which owns the theatre, has told i verpool Corporation and the Arts Council that unless financial subsidies are provided, the Royal Court will close permanently after the last performance on Saturday, May 16.

New move to end strike A conciliation officer of the Department of Employment and Productivity is coming to Liverpool to-morrow to discuss with employers an unofficial strike by drivers handling container transport between Britain and Northern Ireland. The men, employed by firms in the unit load division of Coast Lines Group, stopped work yesterday after the break- down of talks on a claim for basic pay of £2B for a 40 hour week, plus fringe benefits. He said: "There Is only room for one must close." The news came too late Shipping services between British ports and Northern Ireland are operating normally Ammo train derailed wuwl Firemen were aitcrted at Poole, Dorset. to-day. after an ammunition tram had been derailed.

They stood by while men using cutting equipment went to work on a twisted rail. Three trucks full of ammunition were involved. Th Meteorological Office forecast for Merseyside for the 24 hours from noon today was: During this evening and to-night showers will be mostly of sleet or mow and may be rather prolonged at times giving some moderate falls, especially over high ground. Temperatures will fall to near freezing point to give slight frost and Icy patches on some roads. The fresh northwest wind will become southerly and gradually moderate.

To-morrow will Continue cold with further wintry showers and bright intervals. TEMPERATURES To-4144 on SIC 41.44... 2.4 111.111 SSC 111.114.. 16.44 2 ppo 4C 1111.3, S.OO 41.09 4 I4C 55.19 S.SC 41 SF "TM imerlms we. S4C 41.71 n0d No 7 3 13 1.100•1-•• to 7 Man Man mop meter et lintrplel .117 21.617.

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