from Alec Dagley
Fourteen Progressive (the label under which Torics operate in Glasgow) councillors in Glasgow walked out of a council meeting on April end over a decision by tho Lord Provost to refuse to give a civic recep tion to the South African bowls tcam. The row started whon Councillor Stanky Scott Adamson asked Lord Provost Meldrum if ho was aware of the concorn caused to citizens by his decision, asking the Lord Provost to reconsider the decision. After ho made it clear that he would not reverse his decision both the Labour and Tory loaders rose to ask supplementary suestions. “hon the Lord Provost insisted on calling the Labour leader, first 8 and then 6 of the misnamcd Prorsrossive councillors walked oute Then councillor Taylor, Labour leader, put his question which “applauded" the Lord Frovost's docisione