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Ghana Government introduced in July . Ghana's strong
man is not here to face the storm . President Nkrumah ,
having made his contribution to the neutrals' conference
The stores had been hit by the same strike wave
in Belgrade , has resumed his holiday on the Black
week . Root of the discontent : The austerity Budget ,
will return .
Sea and no one here professes to know when he
that has paralysed the port of Takoradi for the past
But in his absence his chief lieutenants have
been raised against the strikers and is now beginning
not let him down . The strong arm of authority has
of the people is the supreme law " ) reports : " The
Government has been urged to take immediate ac-
to tell . Today's Ghanaian Times ( motto : " The welfare
tion to deal ruthlessly with the strikers . "
Nkrumah's Convention Party " after powerful addresses
becomes an offence punishable with imprisonment
essential services and ensure food supplies . Thus it
the Government adequate power to maintain all
for anyone who " publishes a report likely to cause
others . Strong deeds followed strong words . In Takoradi
by Comrades Krobo Edusei , Tawia Adamafio , " and
The urge came from a conference of activists of
alarm or prejudicial to public safety . "
a " limited state of emergency " was declared , giving
Accra ?
strikers gave in , but in Takoradi , the chief storm centre ,
Government react when the strikers demonstrated in
on anyone convicted of sabotage . These stern measures
police and 16 armoured cars . And how did the
they are still holding out despite the presence of 1,400
And up to ten years' imprisonment can be imposed
had the desired effect today at Kumasi where the
" If you have not dispersed by ten o'clock , " he
drove up to the Kingsway Stores and faced the
a posse of police arrived and in less than
two minutes the crowd had gone .
At 9.40 Mr. Edusei , Minister of Transport and pro-
demonstrators , most of them shopgirls in overalls .
told them , ' the police will act . ' At five to ten
bably the toughest man in Mr. Nkrumah's team ,
Commonwealth was an occasion worthy of his presence .
After all it was Mr. Nkrumah who suggested that this
year the Economic Consultative Council should meet
thought that the muster from the 13 States of the
the President back from his travels it might have been
in Accra .
* enough
If the threatened " counter-revolution " was not * to bring
yesterday . It said pressure was being put on
disarming Committee of 100 , the Committee claimed
Minister , to do the honours as host , in which capacity
It has been left , however , to Mr. Goka , Ghana's Finance
openly intimidating members of Earl Russell's nuclear-
members and associates all over the country .
he held a reception tonight in Accra's Ambassador
Hotel . POLICE , on direct orders from the Cabinet , are
with the committee was going too far ; another
was not .
to pass the time of day " ; Supporters had
people " on no pretext whatsoever , except
that anti-apartheid agitation was
going out of action ; Police were visiting
all right , but support for the committee
It alleged : Phones were being tapped and
been warned - one that his connection
committee members will appear at Bow-street
Mr. Clark .
today , including Lord Russell , Lady Russell ,
by plain-clothes men . Committee-member Mr. George
Clark commented at a Press conference : " The
most extraordinary things are happening . " Fifty
A third man's house was watched for four days
Lord Boyd-Orr , the Rev. Michael Scott , and
packing a case , at his Chelsea home
yesterday . His secretary , American-born
Mr. Ralph Schoenman , said :
putting his affairs in order , and
are " likely to persevere in such unlawful
the peace and for inciting a breach
should not be bound over for disturbing
They are required to show why they
conduct . " Lord Russell , 89 , was
of the peace . The summonses say they
hopes to be allowed to do some writing . " Back at
members tried a " plant " call on suspect phone . They
discussed a sit-down at Watford at 5.30 p.m. - none
probably mean jail and , though frail , he is very fit and
the Press conference , Mr. Clark said two committee
will take the rigours of prison in his stride . He
" He is not going to agree to be bound over . That will
was planned but police turned up .
longer accepted the good faith of Mr. Kenneth
Sir Roy Welensky said today that he no
Federal Parliament in Salisbury .
of lawlessness among UNIP supporters went
until he was outlawed in 1959 . The record
Party was a monster as vicious as the Zambia
said that Mr. Kaunda's United National Independence