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Strict Parties would be extended to cover the national conference.

At present the political levy of an individual trade unionist amounts to 40p per year.

But when the voting strength of the unions is worked out this 40p • is counted as being equal to the f5 yearly subscription of an actual Labour Party member.

One proposal is for the unions to have the equivalent of a financial vote, but this could be manipulated by unions who frequently revise the numbers they affiliate on.

Another area which needs reviewing is the fact that at present a union's vote is cast for or against a proposal even though the union may be divided on the question. It should be possible to retlect the political divisions in unions like the AUEW in the way the union casts its vote at conference. Dear Editor, Your NUJ correspor dent was unfortunatel; wrong in one respect in th Pergamon article last week It is true that Ken Hall wa not elected Oxon and Berk branch secretary of the NG. - but only because he di not stand.

I am sad to have t report that he was electe as president of the branc after beating a Broad Lel candidate. It would be nic to think that people like hir were not being elected to position like that. The far that they are shows that th impact in structural terms o the NGA of last year's lock out is still small.

Yours fraternall PETER McINTYR NU radiation. The amount radiation to immediate incapacitate a tank crew a phenomenal 16,000 rad Exposure, to more the 600 rads leads to a linge! ing death, but this may tal a fortnight. Imagine t rage of an army that kne it was going to die anyway As a by product, a or kiloton neutron bon would release 150 rads ov an area of 1.1 square mil (killing 10% of the popul tion in about two weeks 30 rade over 1.7 squa miles (doubling the rate mutation in fetuses), al 14 rads over 2.1 squa miles (causing a plague leukemia and other cance up to 20 years later).

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