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68. The N. U. R.[5] general secretary said yesterday his colleagues were very keen for common policy to be thrashed out. 69. It is expected that at tomorrow's General Council "meeting of the T. U. C.[6] a proposition will be discussed for a deputation to see the Prime Minister before the March 2 |conference of executives. 70. This emphasizes the desperate need for the Government to fulfil its pledge to meet the problem with a lower rate of Interest for housing. 71. Although the Minister of Health yesterday did not accept the conditions described as typical, the revelations made it hard for reassuring phrases like "best in the world" and “tremendous step forward" to avoid having a slightly hollow ring. 72. In these circumstances the party leaders had no plan for the Prime Minister to make a unity appeal when he attends today's party meeting. 73. An Atomic Energy Authority spokesman said it was Sot unusual for one or two reactors to be shut down at weekends tinder normal conditions. But in view of possible staff shortages it had been decided to close down three. 74. And having made this guess, he thought it completely in order for an МР to announce it, as if it were a hard fact provided by a government official. 75. There is too much slackness in many key industries. Too many employers complain of short order books and too many firms give notice of redundancy for there to be any complacency among trade unionists. 43
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