—Portrait of the Week— A WEEK OF RIOTS, revolts and
revolutions—all of them abroad. Their work completed, the Com- monwealth Prime Ministers went away, some home, others on a Grand Tour of the world's statesmen. President Nehru wanted to visit Ghana, but President Nkrumah vetoed the idea, as he could not guarantee Nehru's safety. Just now Nkrumah is finding it hard to guarantee his own safety. So Nehru goes home to brood over the squabbling between India and China, while Argentinians squabble among themselves: Sr. Rattenbach, the new Argentine Secretary of War, spoke in favour of 'free elections,' which makes a change. Minor squabbles began at home: Petrol men gained a five-and-a-half per cent. rise after their go-slow had caused the rumblings of a shortage. More serious, railwaymen decided to strike on October 3 to protest against the Closing of workshops. Railway white-collar Workers rejected the proposal, and will issue tickets—for those who want to non-travel. The railwaymen's ogre, Dr. Beeching will still be on holiday at the time. No holiday mood in America, where Russia's love affair with Cuba is bringing out Republican complexes. Russia is now to build a port in Cuba for an enigmatic trawler fleet. Mr. Marples appealed to British shipping not to help the Russian infiltration of Cuba : this will not have the slightest effect— trade is too serious a matter to suffer inter- ference from politicians. Interference will be necessary, however, in Southern Rhodesia, where the outlawing of Mr. Nkomo's ZAPU party May encourage Africans to throw all caution to the winds and all Europeans to the lions. British delegates at the UN, where Rhodesia is a thorny subject, muttered quiet curses at Sir Edgar White- head for the mess he has landed them in. But trouble is possible in Aden too.
'WHO WILL SAVE ME from my friends?' Mr. Gait- skell must have asked when pro-Market Labour MPs weighed in against his 'terms-not-good- enough' approach to entry into the Six. With the Annual Conference only a week away, Brighton seemed likely to follow Scarborough and Black- Pool as scenes of first-class rows. Meanwhile the Dail.v Express Poll showed a massive seven-and- 3-half-point swing pro the Common Market, and 1,.t, Was revealed that Lord Beaverbrook told the Press Commission, 'My Empire policy has gone !own the drain.' The Liberals gathered at Llan- dudno three weeks before the Conseniatives go there, but did not claim this shows they always lead the Conservatives. At the Assembly the Liberals gained £21,000 and lost Colonel Lort- 1111iPs : they seemed well pleased. None too Pleased were the Russian people, who were told that income tax, in theory to be abolished by e19,,65, is to stay. No cause for joy in Britain icher: the Alliance Building Society, after moaning when their Association would not lower interest rates, decided not to give a lead at all. _Mo e disturbing was the news that eighty-one Per cent. of Britain's population earns less than P-a. No financial lead came from the meeting in Washington, who reacted coolly to Mr.. Maudling's suggestions•lor cur- recency stability.
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skPuon r HIT THE HEADLINES: Sonny Liston Pa(t)tked out world heavyweight champion Floyd the e.rson after two minutes and six seconds of the brit round: the BBC had paid £20,000 for k,e2im rights of the fight, which means nearly i:r!re per second. Still, the BBC may secure a suvrn" bargain from' the return rigged for next featiTer• Weatherley won the America's Cup, de- w.,eig the Australian challenger Gretel easily. the MCC team set off in search of the ashes English football tried to rise from its own ashes: the FA has been totally unable to find
It has manager for the England team, though H banned women from playing soccer.
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