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T H E N E W S P A P E R O F IMPERIAL C O L L E G E U N I O N
Friday 2nd May 1980
Issue No.
551
C o l i n Palmer
Iranian Embassy siege IC
Iranian
students
offer
themselves to replace hostages At least one IC student arrested Police Marksmen on Weeks roof
Rag Fete still on Venue - Queen's Students sing 'God save the tower lawn Queen' in demonstration
Colin Palmer
T h e siege of the I r a n i a n E m b a s s y which began on Wednesday l u n c h t i m e h a s affected I C s t u d e n t s by r e s t r i c t i n g a c c e s s t o the halls of r e s i d e n c e in N o r t h s i d e a n d h a s m e a n t that t o m o r r o w ' s R a g F e t e will be h e l d o n the Q u e e n ' s t o w e r l a w n i n s t e a d of Princes Gardens. T e r r o r i s t s h o l d i n g at least t w e n t y Iranian hostages in L o n d o n ' s E m b a s s y , P r i n c e s G a t e t h r e a t e n e d to b l o w u p the b u i l d i n g if t h e i r d e m a n d s w e r e n o t met by n o o n y e s t e r d a y . Weeks and G a r d e n Halls were e v a c u a t e d b e f o r e the d e a l i n e w a s reached. Fortunately there was no e x p l o s i o n a n d t h e siege has r e a c h e d a stalemate condition. T h e siege w a s still o n last night a n d P o l i c e e x p e c t it t o c o n t i n u e for s o m e time. Police M a r k s m e n were placed o n the roof of W e e k s H a l l .
against the Khomeini
Ayatollah
E x h i b i t i o n r o a d is c l o s e d a n d t h e r e is traffic c h a o s . A P e r s i a n s t u d e n t w a s a r r e s t e d after a c h a s e past the R o y a l C o l l e g e of A r t y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n . Iranian S t u d e n t s w e r e p r e p a r e d t o e x c h a n g e t h e m s e l v e s for the h o s t a g e s a n d their offer r e c e i v e d m u c h p r e s s c o v e r a g e . T h e w h o l e e v n t has c a u g h t the a t t e n t i o n of the W o r l d ' s M e d i a a n d m a n y s t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n p i c t u r e d i n the N a t i o n a l P r e s s . Yesterday afternoon many students from IC demonstrated near the A l b e r t M e m o r i a l . T h e R C S p i a n o w a s b r o u g h t t o the p a r k a n d students sang songs a n d c h a n t e d slogans. A contingent from G u i l d s carried A n t i - A y a t o l l a h banners a n d they also s h o u t e d chants.
Photos: Top: Students mass in the park Middle: Mock prayers Left: A police gunmen behind the Embassy
A L B U M REVIEWS BABY'S
GOT A GUN - The Only
Ones
PAUL
COLLINS'
BEAT
- Paul
Collins' Beat T h e g r o u p u s e d t o be c a l l e d T h e B e a t , but they have c h a n g e d their n a m e to P a u l C o l l i n s ' B e a t to a v o i d c o n f u s i o n w i t h T h e Beat (of T e a r s Of A Clown fame). O f the twelve s o n g s o n the r e c o r d , n o n e really s t a n d s o u t a b o v e a n y of the o t h e r s , a l t h o u g h n o n e of t h e m p r o v o k e t h o u g h t s s u c h as " W h a t a l o a d of r u b b i s h " . T h e m u s i c itself is fairly g o o d from the point of v i e w of m u s i c i a n s h i p a n d m e l o d i c i s m , but at the s a m e time is p r e d i c t a b l e , b o r i n g a n d flat. W h e n I say it is p r e d i c t a b l e , b o r i n g a n d flat, I m e a n it is just like all of t h e o t h e r E l v i s C o s t e l l o / J o e J a c k s o n rip-offs that the whole w o r l d a n d his d o g s e e m t o be d o i n g recently. In fact, tnat is the best d e s c r i p t i o n of the b a n d — tney are in the C o s t e l l o / J a c k s o n m o u l d , w i t h the s a m e s o r t of s o n g s (about girls, w o r k , R o c k ' n ' R o l l ( M a a n ) , girls, etc). T h e t r o u b l e , h o w e v e r , is that they h a v e n o n e of the originality o r visual i m p a c t of their peers. A n objective c r i t i q u e of the a l b u m ; the s o n g s are well w r i t t e n a n d well p l a y e d a n d the b a n d p e r f o r m well w i t h i n the limitations of ' R o c k a n d R o l l ' . S u b j e c t i v e c r i t i q u e : the songs are written about the same old subjects, ie, girls, r o c k ' m y t h o l o g y ' , e t c . T h e b a n d play well, but t h r e a t e n n o t h i n g a n d a p p e a r t o lack a c e r t a i n ' s o m e t h i n g ' . P a u l C o l l i n s ' B e a t are p r o b a b l y l a u d e d as ' N e w W a v e ' in the U S A , w h i c h t h e y are — w i t h r e s p e c t t o the E a g l e s . T o s u m u p : this is a m i l d l y p l e a s a n t , easy iistening a l b u m w h i c h is a little like a u r a l w a l l p a p e r . N o n e of the s o n g s are m e n t i o n e d by n a m e , d u e t o their a n o n y m i t y .
HYPNOTISED
- The Undertones
T h e r e t u r n of the U n d e r t o n e s with their s e c o n d eagerly a w a i t e d (by m e a n d J o h n P e e l , at least) s e c o n d a l b u m . It's g o o d to r e p o r t that this a l b u m is as g o o d as their b e b u t last y e a r . S i n c e the release of the classic Teenage Kicks E P in a u t u m n 1978, the U n d e r t o n e s h a v e h a r d l y p u t a foot wrong. T h e r e are fifteen s o n g s o n the a l b u m , all of w h i c h d e s e r v e the b o r e d teenager seal of a p p r o v a l . P a r t i c u l a r l y o u t s t a n d i n g are Hard Luck, Hypnotised, Whizz Kids, Tearproof, Under The Broadwalk, What's With Terry a n d last, b u t a l m o s t first, Wednesday Week, the single My Perfect Cousin is a l s o i n c l u d e d . T h e s o n g s all de a l w i t h the j o y s a n d p a i n of teenage life: girls, i n s e c u r i t y , friends, etc. F e a r g a l S h a r k e y ' s v o c a l s are a well nigh Derfect foil t o the rest of the b a n d , the slight q u a v e r i n his v o i c e gives a n a d d e d d i m e n s i o n t o the m e a n i n g of the s o n g s . T h e f i r s t t r a c k , More Songs About Chocolate And Girls is in m a n y w a y s the
T h e O n l y O n e s are d e s t i n e d to be o n e of t h o s e really great b a n d s that never attain s u c c e s s on a large scale. T h e y have already r e a c h e d cult status w i t h a small m i n o r i t y of r o c k w o r s h i p p e r s , a s t h e i r ability to p a c k out the L y c e u m with devout a n d enthusiastic followers has shown. W i t h Baby's Got A Gun, their t h i r d a l b u m to date, they r e m a i n as inaccessible to t h e h u g e a u d i e n c e of p o p r a d i o stations as they d i d at the beginning of their c a r e e r . T h e i r m u s i c is s u c h that it n e e d s to be h e a r d s ever al times before it h o o k s , a n d their is n o single that c a n be t a k e n f r o m the a l b u m w h i c h w o u l d receive e n o u g h airplay to really c a t c h - o n ; You the best h o p e w o u l d be "Why Don't Kill Yourself?", w h i c h j u s t m i g h t ignite s o m e s p a r k of c u r i o s i t y in a s l u m b e r i n g D J w h o needs to fill a n a w k w a r d t w o a n d a half m i n u t e gap in his p r o g r a m m e . P e r r e t ' s v o i c e is as h y p n o t i c as e v e r , a strange but seductive quality from a l a r y n x that d o e s its best to imitate the quality of s o u n d e m i t t e d f r o m a c o n c r e t e m i x e r , b u t b a c k e d by a b a n d w i t h as m u c h e x p e r i e n c e b e h i n d t h e m as m u s i c a l m u s c l e , the v o i c e blends in with the overall s o u n d a n d b e c o m e s as m u c h a_ part of the O n l y O n e s as the distinctive s t r u c t u r e of the songs. T h e a l b u m d o e s not have quite the s a m e e x i c i t e m e n t as t h e i r l a s t l o n g p l a y e r , Even Serpents Shine, b u t this is m a d e u p for b y the e x t r a p o l i s h that has gone into the latest d i s c , but as Serpents m u s t have b e e n o n e of the best a l b u m s to be r e l e a s e d last y e a r it w o u l d be difficult t o better. T h e r e is s o m e t h i n g q u i t e i r r e s i s t i b l e a b o u t the pull that the highly original style of m u s i c c a n e x e r t o n the listener, the m e l o d i e s are s o s e d u c t i v e that it w o u l d be easy to forget the p o w e r b e h i n d the s o n g s , laid d o w n by A l a n M a i r , o n b a s s , and M i k e Kelly (ex-Spooky Tooth) on d r u m s s o s t r o n g l y a n d efficiently that the r h y t h m a n d lead guitar w o r k are just i c i n g 6 n the c a k e . T w o t r a c k s are o u t s t a n d i n g , both You a p p e a r o n the first side. Why Don't Kill Yourself? is p a r t i c u l a r l y n o t e w o r t h y , b o t h for its i m m e d i a t e , effective a n d very s t r o n g m e l o d y , a n d the v i c i o u s , but witty lyrics that help d r a w a t t e n t i o n to a very s t r o n g s o n g , if there is a n o t h e r single o n the a l b u m it is this o n e . T h e o t h e r t r a c k w o r t h y of p a r t i c u l a r m e n t i o n is Deadly Nightshade, w h i c h m a n a g e s to p r o d u c e a great feeling of m e l a n c h o l y a n d d e p r e s s i o n whilst gently r o c k i n g the listener. B o t h these s o n g s , like the w h o l e a l b u m c a n s t a n d the test of r e p e a t e d p l a y i n g , w i t h o u t s a t u r a t i n g , a n d w h e n the v o l u m e is t u r n e d u p the b a n d really s h o w their m u s c l e . W h e n it c o m e s d o w n to it, y o u m a y as well stop P r e t e n d i n g , forget about G e t t i n g H a p p y , this is the best a l b u m to e m e r g e so far this d e c a d e .
SHAKIN' STREET
-Shakin' Street
S h a k i n ' S t r e e t ' s s e c o n d a l b u m a n d I'd like t o s t a r t off w i t h a m o a n . Y e t a n o t h e r b a n d a p p e a r to d e p e n d o n a female singer to sell t h e i r r e c o r d s ; F a b i e n n e S h i n e a p p e a r s all c l a d in leather, inviting all s o r t s of S a n d M f a n t a s i e s . G r o u p s s h o u l d sell r e c o r d s o n the c o n t e n t s of the m u s i c not the c o n t e n t s of their singer's b r a . W h o w o u l d give B l o n d i e house r o o m , w e r e it not for M s H a r r y ' s pretty face? T h e r e c o r d , h o w e v e r , is not w h a t I h a d f e a r e d , i n f a c t it is r e a s o n a b l y g o o d . P r o d u c e d by S a n d y P e a r l m a n of C l a s h a n d B l u e O y s t e r C u l t f a m e , the r e c o r d o w e s s o m e of i t s p u n k y s o u n d to P e a r l m a n ' s e x p e r i e n c e with the C l a s h . R o s s the B o s s ( D i c t a t o r ' s guitarist) plays o n the a l b u m as lead guitarist. O n the first side No Compromise, Solid As A Rock a n d No Time To Loose s t a n d out, b y n a t u r e of thier s p e e d a n d a t t a c k a l t h o u g h the s t u p i d a p p l a u s e a n d c h e e r i n g m i x e d in o n t he beginning a n d v a r i o u s stages of Solid As A Rock are irritating. O n the o t h e r side Generation X a n d So Fine are quite g o o d . T h e s o n g s t h e m s e l v e s d e a l w i t h t h e e v e r p o p u l a r t h e m e s of revolution, authority, wild y o u t h , etc; another a l b u m to drive your parent crazy (sic). F a b i e n n e S h i n e ' s v o i c e isn't ouite in the S i o u x s i e S u e class, but c o m p a r e s f a v o u r a b l y with the N o l a n s . T h e g r o u p still h a v e m u c h t o d o before t h e y b e c o m e m e m o r a b l e . In Zigzag of S e p t 1977, T o n y P a r s o n s s a i d , i n h i s r e v i e w of t h e M o n t d e M a r s a n p u n k festival: a n d the c r e w with the moneythighed singer, S h a k i n ' Street, c h u r n o u t a k i n d of P u n k H i t P a r a d e P a s t i c h e that b o r e s m e s h i t l e s s . " W e l l , t h e y ' v e i m p r o v e d o n that, best, a c t i n g a s a n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o the rest of t h e s o n g s , a d v i s i n g y o u t o " S e t t l e d o w n , c a n c e l all e n g a g e m e n t s " to listen to " T e e n a g e D r e a m s that are w o r t h a mention" and " D u m b entertainment". G r e a t . H o w is i t , t h o u g h , t h a t the U n d e r t o n e s , w i t h all their s o n g s a b o u t teenage'kicks, etc, succeed where many o t h e r b a n d s fail? F o r m e , the a n s w e r is their a l m o s t painful n o r m a l i t y ; t h e y l o o k like p e o p l e that y o u see o u t in the real w o r l d , a n d t h e y c o m e out a n d say what they mean directly, rather than coming o v e r all m y s t i c a n d s e r i o u s ( a n d boring) — t h e y ' r e a fun b a n d . A l o n g w i t h the R a m o n e s , the S p e c i a l s , the J a m e , B u r n i n g S p e a r , S e l e c t o r s a n d L i n t o n K w e s i J o h n s o n , the U n d e r t o n e s are o n e of the few g r o u p s / i n d i v i d u a l s I trust. T h i s r e c o r d is great. S e a r c h a n d enjoy.
Paul
Collins'
Beat,
Hypnotised
and
Shakin'
Street reviewed by Simone Jerome. Baby's Got A Gun reviewed by C h r i s Watts.
DINNER IN H A L L Dinners-in-Hall will be held on the following dates during the Summer T e r m : Tuesday 20th M a y and Tuesday 17th J u n e . M e m b e r s of the Senior C o m m o n R o o m wishing to attend are requested to complete the application forms distributed during the Spring T e r m and forward them to: Miss V F White R o o m 158 Sherfield Building Additional forms may be obtained from Miss V F White by telephoning Internal 2225 or from Miss K Dailly o n Internal 2231. Students wishing to attend Dinnerin-Hall should continue to book through the I C S U Office.
SUB-WARDEN FALMOUTH HALL Applications are invited for the post of S u b - W a r d e n of Falmouth Hall. T h e Hall comprises of approximately 60% male and 40% female students. Normally the successful applicant would be a post-graduate of outgoing personality and responsible outlook. Rent-free accommodation is provided. T h e essential duties of the S u b - W a r d e n will be to assist the W a r d e n in the running of the Hall. Further details may be obtained from D r P W Jowitte, Civil Engineering department, to whom applications should be addressed together with a curriculum vitae to arrive no later than Friday 23rd M a y 1980.
C o u l d the person who took my black bag from the Lower Union Building please return at least the keys and driving licence. Maurice Eaton,
Chem Eng 3. W o u l d the person who r e m o v e d — stole A C C pot 2 from the U n i o n Bar last Saturday 26th April please return it to the bar or to me (Tim Hillyer, Maths 3). Liquid reward — no questions asked.
BEER A N D B A N G E R S Thursday 15th May 5:30 — 7:00pm 170 Queen's Gate Names to Jen by 1:00pm Tuesday 13th May
B U L L E T S F L Y O V E R IC TENNIS C O U R T S
LIBYAN SHOT DEAD OUTSIDE WEEKS HA L L
IC
NURSERY JUMBLE SALE
T h e IC Nursery Jumble Sale will be held on Friday 9th M a y in the Consort Gallery, Sherfield Building. All jumble should be brought to the nursery at 8 Prince's G a r d e n s .
NEWS EXTRA Man charged with beating up IC student in Huxley lift
T w o men were held by police on Friday night following the second killing in two weeks of a L i b y a n living in London.
Two men entered the Huxley building on April 8th and have been accused of attacking an Iranian student in the foyer and lift of H u x l e y .
Mahmoud Abbu Nafa, a Libyan lawyer was gunned down in the doorway of the A r a b legal centre in Ennismore Gardens. As he fell to the ground, with several wounds, the alarm was raised by a neighbour, the showjumper M r Richard Meade, and a man was quickly arrested by a passing patrol car. T h e other assassin was arrested outside the H y d e Park Hotel. After the arrests officers from the Special Patrol G r o u p with dogs conducted a yard-by-yard search of the neighbourhood and found a revolver which had been thrown over a wall about 200 yards away.
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LOST AND FOUND
Police assailant
were and
called
and
the i n j u r e d
were t a k e n a w a y .
one
student
T h e v i c t i m was
b a d l y b e a t e n w i t h cuts to his h e a d but he has since r e t u r n e d to college. T h e c o u r t h e a r i n g is o n M a y
7th.
CINA
An ITN camera crew filming the police search of the area outside the legal centre
Several students from Imperial College heard the shots and many were interviewed by police. T h e gunmen struck
Head of antiterrorist squad at IC M r Peter D u f f y , h e a d o f the
shortly before 10 am, waking residents in Linstead and Weeks Halls. Police soon arrived and the area was sealed ofT. Press
a n t i - t e r r o r i s t s q u a d c a m e to
and Police went into Weeks Hall.
I m p e r i a l , o n F r i d a y , to l e a d the
T h e World's Press covered the event and B B C News showed film of IC buildings including Police dogs sniffing around
Our colleagues in the national press film the body being carried into a police van
i n q u i r y i n t o the s h o o t i n g i n Ennismore Gardens.
the roof of the Sports Centre. The inquiry into the murder was lead by the head of the Scotland Y a r d antiterrorist squad, M r Peter Duffy. H e gave a Press Weeks conference outside H a l l which gave the media at IC the chance to ask him questions. The murder happened exactly two weeks after the killing at the Regent's Park mosque of M r M o h a m m e d Ramadan, a Libyan journalist and an outspoken critic of the L i b y a n leader. Colonel Gadaffi
Nick Bleach of IC Radio interviewing Peter Duffy outside Weeks Hall 3
IC LEAD EXPEDITION T O T H E S O L O M A N ISLANDS i Next Sunday,
7:15 World About Us
BBC2
T h e ideas behind this project were hatched in mid 1978 and shortly after the group was formed. After m u c h thought the basic aims were set out: to travel to the S o l o m o n Islands and document, in • one particular area, the construction methods for the almost ubiquitous dugout canoe, and to try and find and r e c o r d the construction details and legends behind the m u c h rarer and larger war canoes, 'tomokos', previously used for headhunting. T h e feasibility of the project soon became a p p a r e n t . T r a v e l is n o n e t o o c h e a p a n d philanthropists with money to spare were few and far between. S o , typewriters were dusted off and the two-fingered race for sponsorship began. Regular meetings between L o n d o n , O x f o r d , Sidmouth, Brighton and Cambridge produced m u c h by the way of equipment lists, a lot of which was already being collected, but little of the vital cash, and as we had calculated o n a budget of £6,000 things began to get a little disturbing. O u r luck changed when we acquired the approval and support of the Imperial College Exploration B o a r d . O t h e r organisations then f o l l o w e d w i t h t h e i r s u p p o r t o r at l e a s t showing some interest. W e were then fortunate e n o u g h to r e c e i v e o n e of the M i c k B u r k e awards, six were given out of 400 applicants, but our troubles were not over. T h e point of n o return c a m e in M a r c h 1979 when, in order to qualify for the cheapest air fares possible tickets had to be purchased. By this time we had raised enough to buy the tickets but with little to spare. However, we took the plunge knowing that if it transpired that we couldn't d e p a r t in J u n e d u e to l a c k of f u n d s , we wouldn't get anything back on the rickets! Having begged and borrowed the necessary remaining cash, thrown out all but the bear m i n i u m u m of c l o t h i n g f r o m o u r p a c k s , completed the customs formalities for all our rather heavy camera gear, we finally set off for the Pacific. W e were still apprehensive when we reached the c a p i t a l H o n i a r a , as we h a d n ' t got the required government research permit, due to bureaucratic delays o n their part, and thus could have been refused entry, but we passed through customs unscathed and were welcomed by someone unknown to any of us. It was pure luck that anyone met us at all; a letter to our initial contact, who was then on leave, had been intercepted by this person. W e were very grateful for the ride into town and for the initial help we were given. Luckily, we sorted out most things and obtained our official documents in the following few days. W e left the mission hostel where we stayed for a week a n d joined the colourful, noisy, and cheerful throng of islanders who travelled with us u p to the W e s t e r n P r o v i n c e . A n o l d b a t t e r e d b o a t , b o u g h t f r o m the J a p e n e s e complete with permanent list, served as our means of transport. During our twenty-four hour journey we went through our first Pacific storm in which we got a little wet. T u r n s were t a k e n to s l e e p in the c a b i n t h a t we h a d obtained primarily to store our equipment, and t h e r e we d i s c o v e r e d the delights of h a v i n g coachroaches crawl over your legs and face just as you doze off. T h e place was infested. T h o s e of us who stayed there for more than half an hour had to sleep with the light on. W e finally arrived in M u n d a one of the larger settlements in the area, which, as well as having a jetty, b o a s t s a o n e mile a i r s t r i p built by Americans during the war. Here we established o u r b a s e with the h e l p of c o n t a c t s in the forestry department.
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O u r two female members of the expedition claimed their first accidents within four days of our arrival. O n e , while testing the cool lagoon waters, swam through a sea urchin colony, which left her with about forty spine tips in her right hand and wrist. T h e other developed a s e r i o u s allergic r e a c t i o n against t u n a fish, which at that time we were eating a lot.
with us a young boy who earlier had a fish hook cut his eye open, and we were heading in the direction of the nearest dressing station. Sadly, in such a place little can be done for this type of accident. A l t h o u g h we r e a c h e d the s t a t i o n , we d i s c o v e r e d later that he d i d n ' t reach proper medical aid until four days later, far too late to save his eye.
Having recovered from these two setbacks, we q u i c k l y a c c l i m a t i s e d to t h e h e a t a n d h u m i d i t y as we w a l k e d to the s u r r o u n d i n g villages to speak to the elders and anyone else w h o h a d a n y k n o w l e d g e of c a n o e s a n d associated custom stories, and in some cases we spoke to old men who had actually taken part in headhunting raids, the last of which was about 1910. W e mostly spoke in Pidgin English, which we picked up fairly rapidly.and u s e d i n t e r p r e t e r s f r o m the v i l l a g e s w h e n necessary. A s we talked, so the stories and legends built around tomokos were divulged to us, our information on construction techniques grew and our list of possible contacts in other villages expanded.
W e would spend up to one week in any one village and return to our 'base' every two or three weeks. W e often split up and went off in t w o g r o u p s v a r y i n g t h e c o m b i n a t i o n of expedition members each time. O n arrival at a village we explained our purpose in Pidgin and were almost always given accommodation in one of the village huts. W e tried, successfully, to b e c o m e part of the village in w h i c h we stayed, instead of being just of novelty value to the islanders, by living with families and eating their staple foods of cabbage, sweet potato, yam and taro which they delighted in showing us how to prepare. W e also attended their feasts, a wedding, a baptism and were shown the construction of a bamboo band.
T o reach the futher places, long and often hazardous trips were made in large dugouts fitted with outboard motors. Constantly aware of the shark infested waters of the Pacific, we were driven by skillful islanders who knew the seas well, which often threatened to swamp the dugouts. O n one such journey we had to turn back having already travelled forty-five minutes because of heavy seas. O n reaching the village we obtained another slightly larger canoe and set out again. By this time it was late in the evening, but we had to press on and navigate by moonlight in very heavy swell as we took
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Life wasn't all roses; sanitation was often a p r o b l e m . . . e s p e c i a l l y always followed us a r o u n d a n d we were m e r c i l e s s l y b i t t e n by sandflies, mosquitoes and in some areas bed bugs, the bites of which went septic very fast, as did any form of wound. Slowly we added to our record of both the dugouts and tomokos meeting in our tracks one of the last men able to build a war canoe. Altogether we met with great success and it was with some sadness that we waited for the b o a t to r e t u r n to H a n i a r a a n d t h e n c e homewards.
Ian Barber
Bill Hamilton
the
Rag
Fete
During the Rag Fete, between 1 and 6pm, I.C.
Other things on I.C. Radio during the week:
Radio will be
Glad to be G a y . . . or not?
providing a continuous
relayed throughout Prince's G a r d e n s . Nadin
service Harvey
and others will be on the stage with
A
controversial
Homosexuality,
on
documentary Bank
Holiday
about Monday
competitions and fun for the whole afternoon.
(May
Y o u will have a chance to win one of the Elvis
produced by C h r i s Loveder of University Radio
Costello albums that will be given away; or you
Brunei and won the 1979 Local Radio Community
can make a donation to Rag and request the
Broadcasting A w a r d .
music that you
at
11pm.
The
programme
was
Focus on Alan Parsons - Sunday 5pm A
301m / 999kHz Medium Wave and now by line to the Union Bar
5th)
look
at
the
man
and
the
music
that
he
produced, including Pink Floyd's D a r k Side of the Moon.
This is the first of two programmes: the
second will be next Sunday.
WHAT'S O N F R I D A Y 2nd M A Y C U Meeting a t 6 : 3 0 p m i n t h e M u s i c R o o m , 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e . W i t h talk o n ' G o d ' s W o r d * by D a v i d A s h f o r t h (Rev). There will be a stall selling 'Campaign Coffee' in the JCR all lunchtime.
S A T U R D A Y 3rd M A Y Rag F&te &
Barbeque
T U E S D A Y 6th M A Y S T O I C Transmission w i t h a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h D a v i d E s s e x at 12:45pm. Riding Club Meeting in R o o m 1110 (level 11) E l e c E n g b e t w e e n 12:30 a n d 1:30pm.
W E D N E S D A Y 7th M A Y Graffitti 'At Home' b e t w e e n 12:30 a n d 1:00pm in the Graffitti W o r k s h o p , 2 n d floor, West Staircase, U n i o n Building.
T H U R S D A Y 8th M A Y Hot Air Balloon Club Informal Meeting at 12:30pm a b o v e S t a n ' s B a r .
S T O I C T r a n s m i s s i o n at 1 2 : 4 5 a n d 6:00pm.
F R I D A Y 9th M A Y Nursery Jumble Sale b e t w e e n 10:30 a n d 1:30 in the C o n s o r t G a l l e r y , S h e r f i e l d . C U M e e t i n g i n t h e M u s i c R o o m , 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e at 6 : 3 0 p m . W i t h talk o n ' G o d ' s W r a t h a n d J u s t i c e ' by T C o o p e r .
S A T U R D A Y 10th M A Y Gliding Club 50th Anniversary Dinner at 7:30pm in the R e m b r a n d t B a l l r o o m . T i c k e t s f r o m A B u r d e n , C i v E n g 2. The 'Bol**cks to Ents' Gig at 7:30pm in the U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l . E n t r a n c e by badge ( p r i c e d 40p. O n sale all o v e r C o l l e g e ) . A l l p r o c e e d s to R a g .
F R I D A Y 16th M A Y
CAMPAIGN
COFFEE
W h e n y o u b u y a jar of instant coffee o n l y a b o u t 3 7 % of w h a t y o u p a y will get b a c k to the c o u n t r y f r o m w h i c h the coffee b e a n s c a m e . A b o u t 10% will go t o the retailer, a n d the rest will go t o N e s t l e s , G e n e r a l F o o d s o r B r o o k e - B o n d L i e b i g , if y o u b u y a ' b r a n d n a m e ' , o r t o S o l c a f e (J L y o n s & C o ) or T e n c o L t d ( C o c a - C o l a L t d ) if y o u b u y a s u p e r m a r k e t ' o w n label'. A l t h o u g h the p r o d u c i n g countries r e c e i v e o n l y 3 7 % of w h a t y o u p a y , it m a k e s u p o v e r a q u a r t e r of the e x p o r t e a r n i n g s of e l e v e n o u t of fifty p r o d u c i n g c o u n t r i e s — all t h i r d w o r l d . In B u r u n d i , it a c c o u n t e d for 8 3 % of e x p o r t e a r n i n g s for 1972-77. In 1963, s o o n after i n d e p e n d e n c e , the new Tanganyikan government decided, i n c o n j u n c t i o n with their p o l i c y of selfr e l i a n c e t o p r o c e s s the coffee itself, s i n c e this is w h e r e the m a i n profits lie. But they have had many m a r k e t i n g p r o b l e m s (due to n o s m a l l d e g r e e by N e s t l e s 'assistance') a n d until r e c e n t l y , T a n z a n i a n instant coffee has o n l y b e e n m a r k e t e d in Z a m b i a , K e n y a a n d T a n z a n i a itself as ' A f r i c a f e ' . It i s n o w a v a i l a b l e i n B r i t a i n a s ' C a m p a i g n C o f f e e ' a n d there will be a stall s e l l i n g it i n t h e J C R o n F r i d a y ( i e , T O D A Y ) lunchtime.
Jan
FLATS
FOR YEAR
Czernuszka
NEXT
There are flats for four, six and eight, and single and double bedsits available in the Fulham, Earls Court and South Kensington area.
IC Choir's Summer Concert in the G r e a t
Enough for
H a l l at 8 : 0 0 p m . T i c k e t s p r i c e d 75p (or £1.10 to n o n - s t u d e n t s ) available f r o m the U n i o n Office or the H a l d a n e L i b r a r y .
Contact the Welfare Centre for further details.
IC
FLOAT FOR FULHAM CARNIVAL PROCESSION
Help is needed to construct this float on the day (Monday 5th May) at 8:30am. A l l who turn up are welcome to come and are asked to dress colourfully. C o m e to the back of the M e c h Eng Building and ask (or Mike Richardson.
GUILDS J u s t as s o o n a s w e ' v e got these e x a m s o u t of the w a y , we'll be right b a c k in there with the juicy a r t i c l e s , but m e a n w h i l e t w o dates to r e m e m b e r . Tuesday 13th May: Handover AGM at 10:00pm, Albert M e m o r i a l steps. With a w a r d s , c o l o u r s , h a n d o v e r , e t c . Joint General Committee at 6 : 0 0 p m , U D H . W i t h the e l e c t i o n of n o n - e x e c u t i v e posts. S e e S a r a in a d v a n c e if y o u want to c o m e a n d a r e not a m e m b e r of the C o m m i t t e e . A l l are w e l c o m e (party afterwards). Saturday, 17th May: Seaside Trip to a n u n k n o w n d e s t i n a t i o n , have a final fling before the e x a m s — it's w o r t h it!
192 people!
CRICKET REPORT B A L L I O L C O L L (OXFORD) vs IC 2nds F r o m the m o m e n t we set off for the M 4 to O x f o r d (instead of the M 4 0 ! ) it w a s o b v i o u s that S a t u r d a y was fated for disaster. A r r i v i n g badly j a r r e d by S a l t e r ' s h a n d l i n g of a t r a n s i t (I've s e e n m o r e c o n t r o l f r o m a U S h e l i c o p t e r pilot) the t e a m b e g a n t o familiarise itself w i t h the l o c a t i o n s of p u b s , c h i p p i e s , a n d l o c a l w o m e n . ( A l l c r i c k e t e r s like to eat, d r i n k and score). However, such merriment h a d to be d e l a y e d d u e to the i n c o n v e n i e n c e of these B a l l y - o l d c h a p p i e s w a n t i n g to play us at c r i c k e t . S a l t e r w o n the toss, a n d e l e c t e d to bat; this was to p r o v e a teensie-weensie bit c a r e l e s s . In b r i e f ( h o w e l s e ? ) K e n r i c k (superstar and stand-in muppet) s c o r e d twenty, Salter took his t h r e e - m a t c h aggregate against Balliol t o z e r o a n d n o - o n e else t r o u b l e d the s c o r e r s for m o r e t h a n nine
TRAVEL TRIP-UPS AND HOW T O AVOID T H E M T h i s m o n t h ' s e d i t i o n of National Student (the N U S n e w s p a p e r ) c o n t a i n s a n eight
page
travel
supplement,
concentrating
mainly o n the pitfalls of c h e a p flights t o European destinations, particularly G r e e c e . P r i c e s q u o t e d are often for offpeak season travel only, and an example is g i v e n of a r e t u r n f l i g h t t o A t h e n s a d v e r t i s e d at £ 1 1 9 , b u t w h i c h d i d n o t i n c l u d e U K o r G r e e k a i r p o r t t a x e s o r fuel s u r c h a r g e s , i n c r e a s i n g the real c o s t of the flight to £148.50. S t S e a l T r a v e l * offer flights to a w i d e variety of E u r o p e a n d e s t i n a t i o n s at highly c o m p e t i t i v e p r i c e s (eg, peak A t h e n s r e t u r n £124). U S I T * de a l w i t h s t u d e n t c h a r t e r flights (eg, A t h e n s r e t u r n in J u l y £109), b u t t o be eligible y o u m u s t h a v e a valid I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d e n t Identity C a r d a n d be a g e d b e t w e e n s i x t e e n a n d thirty. For holidays which include accomm o d a t i o n s (either in hostels o r c a m p i n g ) Student article r e c o m m e n d s the National the B S T * p r o d u c t s ; h o w e v e r , these are o n l y a v a i l a b l e to F r a n c e , Italy a n d Greece. In g e n e r a l , the a d v i c e given to p e o p l e w a n t i n g t o b o o k a flight a b r o a d is s i m p l e — a l w a y s r e a d the s m a l l print (especially with r e g a r d to surcharges) a n d b o o k t h r o u g h y o u r l o c a l s t u d e n t t r a v e l office — it's their j o b to give y o u the best d e a l available.
Malcolm Brain * S e r v i c e s available f r o m L o n d o n S t u d e n t T r a v e l (IC office along the w a l k w a y , sherfield B u i l d i n g ) . r u n s , d e s p i t e S e n ' s a r d u o u s half-of-them a t c h i n n i n g s of o n e . B e i n g all o u t w i t h i n a p p r o x i m a t e l y a n h o u r a n d a half, for 5 1 , o u r c o n f i d e n c e w a s further b o o s t e d by the p r o m i s e of m a r m i t e a n d c u c u m b e r s a n d w i c h e s for tea. This inspired, Ratman and Sen bowled s o m e s p i r i t e d r u b b i s h a n d Balliol w e r e s o o n 52 for 1. T e a w a s t a k e n a n d a ten 9-ball o v e r b e e r m a t c h a r r a n g e d . T h e t e a m s r e v e r s e d their b a t t i n g o r d e r s , a n d e v e r y o n e w a s to b o w l . Supersub R e d m o n d replaced Head-band C h a d b a n d (injured t r i p p i n g o v e r his hair) a n d s c o r e d a lusty s i x t e e n . C r o f t a l s o p l a y e d some useful shots and Salter actually o p e n e d his a c c o u n t ! U n f o r t u n a t e l y , I C fell four s h o r t of the B a l l i o l total of 75 w i t h H e w k i n next-man-in, waiting to score a second match-winning duck. T h e Balliol bar o v e r f l o w e d with jugs overflowing with beer, but Salter insisted on r e m o v i n g the t e a m at nine o ' c l o c k , l e a v i n g H e w k i n a n d C h a d b a n d t o r e t u r n w i t h the Sunday (Prince Panthers) X I .
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UK C O L L E G E NEWS — Leeds l o a n —
Transalpine announce the opening of their new "quicktrip" travel centre at 214 Shaftesbury Avenue. Now you can enjoy the fast, efficient Transalpino service in the heart of London. If you're under 26, Transalpino offer fantastic discounts to over 2,000 European rail connected destinations -immediate booking, no delay!-so get along there now!
Transalpino . 214 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2 01-836 0087/8 also 71-75 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1 0QL 01-834 9656/6283 Kiosk Hudson's Place, At Victoria Station London SW1
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Grants T h e main rates of grant for students living in Hall or lodgings have been increased by 14% to £1,695. F o r students living in the parental home the new grant is £1,125. T h e total cost of mandatory grants in Britain next year will be around £400 million. T h e total number of students receiving them will be about 355,000.
— Housing bill — Local authorities will be able to evict students at a days notice when the new Housing Bill becomes law in June this year. A special clause excludes students from security of tenure in council or housing association accommodation.
Bang
Offices in . Liverpool, Birmingham Dublin and all over Europe
TRAVEL
Leeds Poly has borrowed £140,000 from Samuel Smiths Brewery to buy a hotel in the Lake District. Students must sell 7,200 pints (exclusively) of S a m Smiths a week. The students will own the Wharton Grange Hotel in Carnforth b y 1990. T h e brewery, in return for the selling of their ale say that 10 per cent of the loan will be deemed repaid each year. T h e Union President Stevan Mrvos defended the union's decision as an attempt to translate their liquid assets into a fixed investment at a time when student union financing is under attack by the Government.
T h e magazine Safety News states that an incorrectly fitted battery in your calculator could cause a dangerous explosion. A university employee who placed an H P 7 battery in a calculator back to front caused a violent explosion in which pieces of the battery travelled over 20 feet. Fortunately no-one was injured. Safety News explained that the three other batteries in the calculator were charging the misplaced one, causing it to emit hydrogen gas which could not escape except by explosion. Similar accidents could occur with any piece of equipment if people d i d not read the instructions properly.
Invaders A n Oxford University student has criticised his friends for using 'systems' on space invaders. T h e top scores obtained at Oxford are just over 29,000 (obtained without using a system). A n example of a system is where the player leaves four vertical columns intact at one side, and a sole invader on the seventh column from that side, top row. He then stays in the gap between the block and the sole invader, knocking out each horizontal row when it reaches the bottom, 'safe' level. Getting rid of them this way is fairly easy, interminably boring and not really in the spirit of the game. This is how Japanese and U S record-holders build up massive
NUS Recent votes on the N U S have shown that large numhers of colleges do not wish to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students. The two large colleges voting to quit N U S were King's College, London and Dundee University. Harper Adams Agricultural College Wolverhampton also voted to leave. Reading have now returned after a U G M voted by 435 to 26 to rejoin. Nottingham stayed in by 1,888 to 1,138. Kent voted 461 to 115 to stay in and the following colleges also remained in: Exeter 1,000 to 200, Durham 334 to 28, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Southampton 500 to 15, University College London 1,100 to 600, St Georges Medical School and Wye College. A n attempt to h a v e a referendum at Imperial failed last term when the E G M ended prematurely due to inquoracy.
May 14 The N U S have warned that trade union action against governemnt economic policies could cause 'considerable' chaos to examination arrangements. Many colleges will be affected by a T U C day of action o n May 14, designed to show the breadth of p o p u l a r o p p o s i t i o n to government policies.
Completed crosswords must be handed into the FEUX Office by 1:00pm Wednesday, 7th May. The first drawn correct answer will be awarded a prize of £1.
CROSSWORD
The winner of the £1 prize for the correct answer to February 22nd's crossword is Chris Dalton of C C D 2.
DOWN 1. Reciprocating motion (6) 2. F r e e z e (3) 3. Female horse (4)
ACROSS 1. Crustacean (6) , 5. Arouses (6) 9. Mobile home (7) 10. Fairy (4) 11. Whirlpool (4) 13. Prosecute (3) 15. Abrasive (5) 16. Period (3) 18. Poker stake (4) 20. Trudge (4) 21. Squander (5) 24. Foolish act (5) 25. Denies (7) 26. Deadly (5) 28. Discourage (5) 31. Sins (4) 34. Tender (4) 35. Garland (3) 36. Dart (5) 38. Snake (3) 39. Breakwater (4) 41. Tie (4) 43. Refuse (7) 44. Strip (6) 45. Sting (6)
FOR SALE Yashica T L Electro X 50mm f/1.7 (35mm S L R , T T L stopped down metering), £69; Praktica N o v a 1 50mm f/2.8 Domiplan (35mm S L R , no meter), £29; Soligor 180 degree fisheye converter (fits 49mm filter thread), £15; W e s t o n Master 2 exposure meter, £10. Contact Alastair M a c k i n n o n C C D (01-8343333). Honda CB550F2 S-Reg, only 8,000 miles, crash bars, rack, T T l O O s , taxed, excellent condition. £750 ono. Practica S T L 3 S L R camera. Just over one year old, with case. Also Mitsuki 135mm f2.8 telephoto lens with case, less than one year old. £100 the pair, but will split. Contact Geoff C o s , Elec Eng 3 or 01-373-9940. S k o d a S110LS R reg, 25,500 miles. Good condition. New MOT. Serviced April. £950. Telephone C a r y n Humphries o n 01-947-6935. Calculator for sale. Commodore SR4148. Excellent, scientific, too many functions to Ist. New batteries. £15. K e n Strachan, M e c h E n g 2. M o t o G u z z i , V50 2, June 1979, 7,000 miles, good condition. Around £1,100. Contact G Wigglesworth, M e c h Eng letter racks or 01-3813757. Sumbron Stratocaster Copy. Natural finish. White scratch plate, maple neck. C / w hard case strap and accessories. Excellent condition £95. Contact L Gartside, C C D 2 letter racks o r Huxley 343.
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Chief (5) Prevent (5) Title (4) Conjunction (3) Stable (6) Favourites (4) Shout (4) Uninformed (7) Waves (7)
19. Spirit stoves (5)
T A B L E TENNIS All members of IC Table Tennis C l u b are invited to enter the IC C l o s e d Championships to be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 7th May, starting at 1:00pm in the Table Tennis R o o m in the Union Building. T h e events will be Men's Singles and Ladies' Singles. T ° enter, sign the list in the Table Tennis R o o m by 12:00, Tuesday 6th M a y . A n entrance fee of 40p will be charged, payable o n the day, to cover the cost of the trophies.
WEIGHTS C L U B A G M T h e Weights C l u b A G M to elect the C l u b Officers for next session will be held at 6:30pm in the U n i o n Lower Refectory on Thursday 8th M a y . Nominations for posts will be accepted at the meeting.
ICWA E L E C T I O N S Papers are up outside the Union Office and will c o m e down on Friday 9th M a y , Posts include President, Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity and Department Representatives. T h e A G M will be held on Tuesday 13th May at 1:00pm in the ICVyA Lounge.
WANTEDS Terry Wells, who is blind, would like to hear from volunteers to help him on a regular basis twice a week, and if possible at weekends with reading, outdoor pursuits, running and sports as he is overweight. If you can help him, contact him on 790-9090.
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Sits (5) Fish (3) Route (3) Nourished (3)
26. 27. 29.
C u t down (6) Neat (4) Amphibian (4)
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Fret (6) Build (5) Bird (5) Beers (4)
37. 40. 42.
D r i n k (4) P o e m (3) T r a p (3)
C o l i n Palmer
PWP Results The election for the six members of the Permanent working party was counted by Roger Stotesbury last Friday. T h e S T V count of 6 from 27 candidates took several hours. T h e elected candidates were: Ken Farrow Dave Gayer Nick Morton Martin Smith Sara McGuinness Phil Cole
THE LST OFFICE WILL B E C L O S E D O N TUESDAY 6th MAY
RED C R O S S WEEK Red C r o s s W e e k will be held from Sunday 4th M a y to Saturday 10th M a y when every effort will be made to collect in this area for local R e d C r o s s funds. Please c a n we have your help in collected in pubs during this week a n d o n the streets next Saturday. Although a donation
would be welcome, your help is more important. W e need volunteers urgently. Please contact Simon C h a n d l e r , M a t h s 2 or Roger Serpell
o n Int 3707 o r come to the Union Lower Lounge on Saturday 10th May between 9:00 and 10:00am to collect your tin and licence.
Residence The College Residence Committee met o n Wednesday and one of the main topics discussed was the question of rents for^next year. After long and sometimes bitter discussion, • the committee failed to come to a decision over the level of rents that the residence committee finance sub-committee wants to impose next year, though it did vote to make a representation to college over the level of repayments of the E v e l y n Gardens lease. Further decisions reached included the move to end wardens places in hall. ICRN
Dear Colin I object to being described as being " n o t b o t h e r e d to turn up" for the Presidents' Race in the IC Games. I should like to point out that I was at that time in the middle of my finals and unfortunately c o u l d not spare the time to support the Games, much as I would have liked to have done. I did, however, ask my H o n Sec to replace me in the race, but we were told that substitutes would not be allowed. May I also point out to the organisers that I was neither i n f o r m e d of the date of the Games nor instructed that there would be a Presidents' event. I suggest that better a d v a n c e publicity w o u l d i n c r e a s e the support. Yours Jo President,
C&GU
T h e Mines Handover Union Meeting took place on Tuesday. Mines have won many cups this year and the above pic shows the silver trophies, bottle and Morphy O a r that were proudly displayed on the Mines steps after the meeting. Keith Maynard ( R S M President). Cris Dobson (VP), and Rob Pascoe were ceremoniously thrown into the sea at Brighton on Tuesday night. We are in the middle of an international crisis. The Police have to be patient. We need to keep cool. Imperial is in the front line because of its location in the Arab cente of London. N o student from IC has been killed so far but there is a chance that the situation could arise that we could be in the line of fire or even a target. Happily the Rag fete is still taking place tomorrow and helpers are still needed. Meet on the Queens lawn at 10.00 am. O n Bank Holiday Monday Rag will be taking part in the procession preceding Fulham Carnival. Congratulations to Dave Fuller in being elected IC Radio Station Manager for next year. I apologise to IF for any bad feeling generated by last weeks ' S U N ' FELIX. The S U N got its own back, yesterday, by putting me on page three! See you at the Rag Fete and hopefully well catch up on some articles that we promised to give you this week plus a full report of the Jez trip to Brighton in next week's FELIX Colin Palmer
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K h o m e i n i supporters Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 in the C u p F E L I X is p u b l i s h e d b y t h e E d i t o r , o n b e h a l f o f t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d . F E L I X is p r i n t e d o n the U n i o n p r e m i s e s in P r i n c e C o n s o r t R o a d , L o n d o n S W 7 . E d i t o r C . R. P a l m e r . F E L I X I S S N 0140-0711. R e g i s t e r e d at the P o s t Office. C o p y r i g h t F E L I X 1980. F E L I X , t h e E d i t o r o f F E L I X a n d U n i o n O f f i c e r s c a n n o t a c c e p t l i a b i l i t y i n r e s p e c t o f errors or omissions contained in articles herein.
Enter a different world
come to the
IC R A G F E T E 1980 Saturday 3rd May Prince's Grins, Exhibition
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Grand Opening 2:00pm
Bottle Stall Donkey Rides Sideshows Barrel T h r o w i n g Medieval Stocks Treasure H u n t H o m e Produce Stall
Beer Garden A l l Afternoon Food Competitions O n Stage J a z z Band G r a n d Raffle Coconut Shy I C and Horrids sweatshirts on sale
Queens Tower: O p e n all afternoon. Spectacular views from highest monument. Rides on veteran car (Bo) and veteran fire engine (Jez).
Kensington's
All proceeds to go to National Deaf Children's Society to buy equipment for deaf children; the British Heart Foundation and the National Kidney Research Fund.
R A F F L E PRIZES 1. T w o return student rail tickets to Paris or A m s t e r d a m — kindly donated by L o n d o n Student T r a v e l . 2. M e a l for two (to the value of £25) — kindly donated by II G i o r n o e la N o t t e Restaurant, 60 O l d B r o m p t o n R d . 3. T w o upper circle seats from a selection of W e s t E n d Theatres — kindly donated by K w i k K o p y , C r o m w e l l R d . 4. M e a l for two with wine — kindly donated by the Gondoliere Restaurant, 3 Gloucester R d . 5. M e a l for two at the C o n t e n t e d Sole Restaurant, 19 Exhibition R d . 6. K o d a k Instamatic C a m e r a — kindly donated by the British Petroleum Company Limited. 7. T w o L i b e r t y print silk scarves — kindly donated by Liberties of Regent Street. 8. M e a l for two with wine — kindly donated by the C a s o Porelli Restaurant, l a L a u n c e s t o n Place (off G l o u c e s t er Rd). And many other prizes kindly donated by: Institute Frangais, the Outspan Organisation, National Westminster Bank, Arthur Guinness Ltd and others.
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If you have just had your insurance renewal notice, you will have seen how the cost of motor insurance has gone up. For example, a ÂŁ50 premium in 1974 would probably be ÂŁ100 today, especially if you have stayed with just one company over this period. But there's no reason why you should stay with the same insurance company, and in times like these it makes much more sense to shop around each year. Many motorists already do, because recent legislation means that there is now no risk involved - yet quotations from different companies for the same policy can vary by over 40% The problem, of course, is knowing how to go about finding the best deal, which is where we come in We analyse the rates charged by all the reputable insurers including the household names to obtain the best premium for your particular circumstances. We will send you the information within 7 days. If you are about to renew your motor insurance, fill in the form opposite and send it off to uswe've paid the postage, so you can do it right now. (If the renewal date is only a few days away, telephone instead). Then we will send you details of the
best deal we can find, together with a proposal form. This is a completely free service If you decide to take up our offer, we will make all the necessary arrangements, and there will still be no charge to you over and above the insurance premium. While you are insured through us, we will give you a complete service, advise you relative to any claims, arranging foreign travel insurance and so on. When you have to renew again next year, we will check your premium again automatically and send you a reminder. Of course there is no obligation whatever, but if most people are paying over the odds for their motor insurance, doesn't it make sense to be certain you're not one of them?
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QUESTIONNAIRE Please complete fully and return to Motorplan (Insurance Consultants) Ltd. If your insurance is due for renewal within the next 10 days, please telephone 01-398 8251/6334 and let us have the information required below. You will receive your quotation at least 7 days before your current insurance is due for renewal. Name
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