The Straits Times, 7 January 1971

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    26 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200.000 The Niitiiimi! fißwsiiiiper The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971 20 CENTS K.D.N. 5005: M.C. (P) No. 2507
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    The sun shines
    1521 1 XL bounces back into action STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS: Kuala Lumpur, Wed. THE Malaysian capital bounced back into action today after being crippled for 24 hours by severe floods. While everything was being done to clean up the town and restore essential services, Tun Abdul Razak announced the
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    UP again last month
    73 1 UP again last month STRAITS Times sales in Singapore were up again last month. Oecember net daily sales were 107,260-plus, almost 600 more than the certified daily sales for November (106,676), and 10,957 up on the December 1969 figure. Since June the daily circulation of the Straits Times has Rone
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    Lock icon One dead, 23 hurt
    96 1 in drilling barge fire BANDAR SEBI BEGAWAN, Wed.— At leaat one person was killed and 23 were injured in a Are on a drilling barge off the Sarawak coast early today, a Brunei Shell Company spokesman said today. Three helicopters were searching for two others still
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    300 tons of relief supplies from S'pore
    537 1 300 tons of relief supplies from S'pore SINGAPORE, Wednesday THE Government and people of Singapore today rushed to the help of West Malay- The aid operation got under way even as the Malaysian High Commission issued this appeal: "The immediate necessities are food, baby food and ingDonors are asked to
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    Lock icon Sonny Liston found dead
    50 1 LAS VEGAS (Nevada). Wed. "Big Bear" Charles (Sonny) Llston. the ex -convict who became world heavyweight boxing champion, was found dead In home here late last night Llston whose age was recorded as 38 appeared to have been dead for a week. —Reuter. (See Page 23).
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    Lock icon Envoy suicide report
    55 1 JAKARTA. Wed. Inctonealan Ambassador to North Korea. Ltuet -Gen. Hartono, snot hlmsrll dead at his home here early today. Informed military sources said tonight. The sources amid the former Marine Corps commander committed suicide after apparent political disagreement with the the Government following his return here four
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    Lock icon Tass news for Radio Ceylon
    37 1 COLOMBO. Wed Radio Ceylon plans to broaden iv news coverage by taking newt from the official Soviet and Communist Chinese news agencies, according to Broadcasting and Information Minuter Mr. R.B. Perera. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Riot over a book
    54 1 LAHORE, Wed. Students rampaged through the British Council headquarters here today, starting bonfires of library books and furniture, in protest against a British book called "The Turkish art of love In pictures," which they claimed defamed the Prophet Mohamed. Foot cars outside the council building were
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    Lock icon C'wealth can survive pullout: L Heath
    750 1 C'wealth can survive pullout: L Heath LONDON, Wednesday QHITISH Prime Minister Edward Heath said today the Commonwealth could survive the departure of some of its members over the South African arms issue. But the situation need never arise if differences of policy between member countries were respected, he said in
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    Lock icon Saigon troops to take over by June
    145 1 Saigon troops to take over by June DAxvIS, Wed. U.S. Defence Secretary Melvin Laird said here today that American combat responsibility Ir South Vietnam would end by June an Saigon troops took* over the burden. Mr. Laird was evidently referring only to ground fighting since he added that American forces
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    Lock icon Missing seaman rescued
    65 1 Missing seaman rescued KUCHINQ. Wed.— An airMa search off the Sarawak coast for a missing crewman of the m t. Ing Choon was called off today after he was picked up by a Japanese vessel. The In* Choon eapalMd in «halk>w but rough seaj early yesterday morning. Nina other crew
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      BOATS CAPSIZE IN RIVER
      47 1 KUALA TBENOGANn. We*. Two Thai besta carryla< Umber upatiti at the ■Nik of the swollen lani man RUer laU thai eraajaff. A polkre ipatw— aaai tw» KMAF hrllcopters freaa Kwa*> tan were rearainf the are*. Up te late tonifht 13 aarvtvor» were reaeaed.
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      ATTACK IN HOTEL
      55 1 SINGAPORE, Thar*. T« Lee Hunt, 21, wm admitted to the Oatraa Hospital early thli morning with iipottad caustic toea potooninj Shr vu taken to the ho>aftal from a hotel room whoro a friend. On» Han Ker, waj earlier attacked by five youth*. He wai atoo admitted to
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  • THE GREAT FLOODS (cont'd)
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      Waters rise another 10ft despite the sun
      537 2  - Waters rise another 10ft despite the sun HAFUAGDISH SINGH writing from Muar yesterday JT is an eerie sight flood waters are rising though today is the second day people in this area nave seen the sun since the big deluge began last week. And this has hardly made the jobs
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      30,000 people marooned in Perak
      507 2  - 30,000 people marooned in Perak RATAN SINGH By and THAN! SOON KENG 6,500 people have been evacuated and 11 30,000 others Isolated by floods In Perak so far. Flood waters were tills afternoon receding in the Upper Perak. Kuala Kanßsar and some other affected areas but rising in the lower
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      Radio Malaysia may be back to normal today
      142 2 Radio Malaysia may be back to normal today KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia* radio broadcasts may be back to normal tomorrow. The transmitters at th# Kajang radio station, which were under in fe«it of water yesterday, ar» now being repaired Meanwhile. Radio Malaysia is broadcasting makeshift programmes mainly new* announcement* anri
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      ...And then an island in the sun
      88 2 ...And then an island in the sun PNANG. Wed Therw was no rain here today. For the first time in several cloudy days, the sun shon# through this rrorning The Bay an Lepas meteorological station recorded only 0.02 in. of rainfall between 7 am yesterday an»l 7 a.m. today In
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      Varsity union pitches in to help
      96 2 Varsity union pitches in to help SINGAPORE. Wed Students of the University of Singapore are pitching in to help flood vir Mm* in West Malaysia The Students Union rommunlty wtlf«r* secrnarv. Mr Hlr» Slngti. today nald that the hit would be pawed around at trm university s hall* of residence
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      It's brooms for office workers, not typewriters
      288 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday OFFICE and shop workers reported for work this morning and took up brooms instead of pens and typewriters. Their Job for the day was to clean up the mud and mes left behind when the Gombak River burst its banks
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      Post offices back in business
      102 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Postal services In Kuala Lumpur, disrupted for more than 24 hours by the floods yesterday, were resumed this morning. The General Post Office was back in business by 1 1 a.m.. with customers buying stamps by the light of gas lamps and
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      Police patrols are out to prevent looting
      217 3  -  RUDY BELTRAN By Xl ALA LI'MFUR. Wed. Police and army are being put on night patrols in and around floodstricken areas to prevent looting. "We don't want looters to take advantage of the situation by raiding unguarded shops in flood *trirken areas." the
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      3,000 files turned into one giant waste paper basket
      184 3 THE water has gone from Kuala Lumpur and left behind a paper flood. These 3.000 files from the Health Department of the Municipality are now just waste paper. They were ruined when the departments' wooden building was swamped by l«ft. of
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      VARSITY STUDENTS HELP THE REFUGEES
      194 3 VARSITY STUDENTS HELP THE REFUGEES KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Students at the University of Malaya today took time off from their "mugging" to play good Samaritans to 400 refueees housed In the university's Great Hall. The examinations scheduled lor this week had been postponed to Jan. 25 and the Great Hall,
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      MSA: Extra flights for stranded pilgrims
      108 3 MSA: Extra flights for stranded pilgrims CINOAPOKei. Wed. MSA will operate two special flights from Penang to Kota Bharu and back on Sunday to help carry 88 pilgrims stranded by the floods In Kota Bharu. The pilgrims bound for Mecca, originally planned to travel by road to Penang. Because most
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      Society to help flood victims
      64 3 Society to help flood victims SINGAPORE. Wed— The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society today expressed sympathy for victims of the floods In West Malaysia. It appealed today to 1U members to donate generously to help flood victims in Pahang. Kelaninn, Trengganu. Johore. Selangor, Perak. Malacca and Negri Sembllnn Donations may be
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      More landslides keep Tanah Rata cut off
      222 3  - More landslides keep Tanah Rata cut off CHOU CHUAN SHENG By T«ANAH RATA, Wed. Road communications to this holiday resort remained cut off for the second day running today as more landslides oc- curred. 1 It is expected to take ani other day at least to clear the mud. earth,
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      Back to normal traffic jams again in KL
      71 4 Back to normal traffic jams again in KL RAFFIC jams again in Kuala Lumpur's Jalan Rajah a wel come return to normal after two days of heavy floods. The debris trapped at Jalan Rajah Bridge is a grim reminder of the intensity of the unprecedent floods which struck the Federal
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      Announcement.
      174 4 Pprth. Western Australia, offers ideal social and limatir conditions for those who wish to retire or to educate their children. In Perth, perhaps the finest location is Crawley, a tiny 17-acre suburb surrounded by 4,000 acres of parkland and water, yet only six minutes from the heart of the
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      Hotels hit by power ration
      230 4 Hotels hit by power ration KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Leading hotels here had to do without air-condi-tioning today as the NEB started electricity rationing to ease the power shortage There were also occasional blackouts Hotel Malaysia reported a 24-hour blackout, which ended at 2 p.m today However. 'The NEB has warned
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      10,000 phones out of order
      177 4 K. Lumpur. W«d rLFPttONr: lommuniri lion within the Federal capital wax crippled today with in. 000 line* (a quarter of the total) going faulty. Water had seeped into the paper insulation In rahle boxes during heavy flooding. Yesterday, the cable chambers at the Telecom* headquarters
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    $85 to see Count Basic perform
    127 5 $85 to see Count Basic perform SINGAPORE. Wed— lt will be the most phenomenal thing that ever happened in the history of entertainment in Singapore. It will be the most expensive show in the history of the Republic and bj one of the greatest names in entertainment Count Basic. Count
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    Stamps from 31 countries for show
    79 5 Stamps from 31 countries for show SINOAPORE. Wed. Stamps from- 31 Commonwealth countries will be displayed at a three-day Commonwealth stamp exhibition to be held at the National Library's lecture hall from Saturday. Organised Jointly by tha Library »nd the Singapore Philatelic Society, tfo; iispUy wUI coincide with the Commonwealth
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    Accountant told to pay $200 monthly for son's upkeep
    342 5 Accountant told to pay $200 monthly for son's upkeep SINOAPORE, Wed. Accountant Wong Swee Foo. 34. was ordered toiiy to pay his wife $200 a month for their two-year-old son's maintenance after she testified that he was well-to-do Mrs. Wong, a nurse, said in the Eighth Magistrate's Court he had
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    43 PASS SWISS WATCH CENTRE COURSE
    76 5 SINGAPORE, Wed—Forty- three more Singaporeans have graduated from the Swiss Watch Industry Technical Centre in Penan? Road. The centre, financed by the Swiss Federation of Watch Manufacturers and Ebauches S.A. was i set up last year in response to a call for more skilled
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    2 'weapons' to fight freight increases
    486 5 2 'weapons' to fight freight increases RUBBER CHIEF'S PRIORITY HUDDLE WITH GOVT SINGAPORE Wad 'J'HE Rubber Association of Singapore today an Mounted two measures l< tight the Shipping Confer ences if they went ahead with their freight increases Its chairman, Mr. Tan Enf Joo, said the association woulr work closely
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    Five-power talks start today
    313 7 I FINAL MEETING BEFORE MINISTERIAL SESSION SINGAPORE. Wednesday rpHE five-nation defence talks to discuss details of the proposed Joint defence arrangements for the Malaysia Singapore region will get underway here tomorrow. The talks, originally scheduled for today, were postponed for 24 hours at Malaysia's request as
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    NEW COURT RULES SURPRISE FOR LAWYERS
    382 7  -  T. F. HWANG: By Singapore, Wed SEVERAL lawyers here today claimed they were taken by surprise by the introduction last Saturday of the new Subordinate Court rules. The rules require them, among other things, to adopt radically new types of procedure forms for use
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    Encouraging response to SBA appeal for money
    147 7 for ex-champ CJINGAPORK, Tues. Res- oonse to the Singapore Badminton Association's call for donations to enable former junior badminton champion. Mr. Koh Kum Seng, to have a set of three artificial hands, has been "very encouraging." The Associated Motors Industry (Pte.> Ltd. today
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    Talk on love
    34 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. Mrs. K.V. Davies. former president of the YMCA, wIU speak on "This htng called love" at the Singapore Lodge Theosophleal Society In CalmhlU Road tomorrow at 7 15 pm.
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    PWD official for training in Britain
    89 7 PWD official for training in Britain SINGAPORE. Wed. A senior quantity surveyor of the Public Works Department, Mr. James Khoo Cneok Chuan. has left for Britain on a three-month attachment to the Ministry of Public Building and Works. Mr. Khoo Is the 26th Colombo Pun trainee to have left for
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    JAPANESE VIOLINIST TO PLAY AT THE VIC
    116 7 SINGAPORE. Wed.-Jap-anese violin virtuoso Masako Yanagita will perform In Singapore on Jan. 22. Her performance at Victoria Theatre will be presented by the Singapore Musical Society. She will be accompanied by concert pianist Lee Kum Sing. Miss Yanagita is prize winner in the
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    Tout tried to resell tickets
    70 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. A cinema tout was fined $500 today for trying to resell cinema tickets to the public on Jan. 12. Hassan bin Mahmud. 32. was ai rested outside the Galaxy Theatre <>• -..jo pm. by a oobce officer. Twenty-nine $1.80 tickets for the 9.33
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    BIDS FOR CAR NUMBERS NET $80,000
    126 7 BIDS FOR CAR NUMBERS NET $80,000 SINGAPORK. Wed Nearly $80,000 ml netted by the Govrrnmenl in two month* aftrr the third serin of bids for motor car rrgi.str.uinn numbers closed on Jan. 4. The Registry of Vehicles announced today that bid* for numbers SQI I te 2000 brought in $15,906.
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    Spores flora and fauna on show next week
    218 8 Spores flora and fauna on show next week SINGAPORE, Wed—Delegates to the Commonwealth Heads of State conference will be able to see some of Singapore's flora and fauna at the Horticultural and Aquarium Pish Show organised by the Ministry of National Development. To be held on the ground floor of
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    Mrs. B will be first to come
    298 8  -  ARTHUR RICHARDS: Singapore. Wed THE BIG TALKS By CEYLON'S Prime Minister Mrs. S. Bandaranaike will be the first Commonwealth leader to arrive for the Heads of State Conference when she flies in on Sunday. Disclosing this, the first Ceylon High Commissioner designate to
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    Two hitand-run crashes by same motorist?
    168 8 Two hit-and-run crashes by same motorist? CINGAPORE, Wea. 3 Could the motorist who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in (ieylang Road be the same person who seriously injured a cyclist 10 miles away in Changi this morning? Kukusamy Slvarama Mudalla, 66, of 100 Chiat Place was found lying In
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    Maiden voyage ship calls at Singapore
    70 8 Maiden voyage ship calls at Singapore SINGAPORE, Wed.— The first ship to call at the Republic on her maiden voyage this year the 10.000--ton Macassar Maru arrived yesterday. The Japanese Kawasaki liitw vessel has come to pick up timber snd general cargo before going on to the Persian Gulf. The
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    FIVE BUMBOAT TRADERS ON MURDER CHARGES
    78 8 FIVE BUMBOAT TRADERS ON MURDER CHARGES SINGAPORE. Wed. Five bumboat traders were charged today with murdering a fellow trader on Jan. 2 a* 12.45 p.m. Cheong Kheng Huat. 20. Cheong Hay Keng. 22. Cheong Soon Hock, 22. Chong Soon See. 25 and Cheong Kirn Sal. 26. were alleged to have
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    Fraud case court told of 'spoilt' Toto coupon
    634 8 Fraud case court told of 'spoilt' Toto coupon I SINGAPORE, Wad. A CLERK whose colleague did not return a Toto coupon to him saying it was spoilt, later discovered that one portion of the coupon was used to claim the second prize of a Toto draw, a court heard today.
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    $27,000 theft
    32 8 K LUANG, Wed.— A stoop in Jal in Dato Teoh Slew Ktaor was broken into last night and cash totalling; 127,155 stolen. Entry wu made by sawinr a fate chain.
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    CUSTOMS EARNS $283m REVENUE
    96 8 CUSTOMS EARNS $283 m REVENUE SINGAPORE, Wed. The Customs and Excise Department collected $282,979,000 in revenue last year— 543,594,000 more than In 1965. The department today disclosed that the biggest revenue-earner was petroleum ($74,144,000), followed by tobacco ($69,753,000), liquors ($60,019,000), and other import duties ($47.--560.000). Revenue from two Items, Imported
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    Don to study reaction to US policies
    200 8 SINGAPORE, Wednesday T)R. WU YUAN-LI, Professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco, is now in Singapore in the course of a two-month Pacific tour to study local reactions to American defence and foreign policies in the 70s. Dr. Wu. who Intends
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    Pension Act
    39 8 BINOAPORI, Wtd. Th« Civil List and Pension (Amendment.) Act, 1970. which provide* pension for the widow and children of presidents and former presidents of Singapore, came into operation today. It was passed in Parliament on Dec 30
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    AIR UNION HITS MSA FOR 'NO' TO USE OF THEATRE
    204 8 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore .Vlr Trans-port-workers' tnion ha« criticised MSA for refusing It the use of the airline's theatrette at the Singapore airport for a series of union meetings on courtesy and politeness. The meetings, according tc the union general
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    Minister to open Esso refinery
    82 8 Minister to open Esso refinery SINGAPORE, Wed. Finance Minister Mr. Hon Sul Sen will open the Esso Singapore refinery at Pulau Ayer Chawan on Feb. 19. The company will be repre•MUd by Mr. W. B. Cleveland. Presldtnt and Chief Executive of Sato SasUro inc. which oovtn south and South-east Asia,
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    Singapore team silent on textile pact with US
    222 9 Singapore team silent on textile pact with US CINGAPORE, Wed. Did Singapore get a larger quota in its new textile agreement with America? Members of the seven-man Singapore delegation, who have Just returned home after signing the Washington pact, were not telling today. A spokesman of the Trade Division of
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    Jailed for 3 months
    69 9 SINGAPORE, Wed —A Paslr Panjang Power Station mason. A Rengasainv. 43, wax today jailed for three months for stealing a copper sheet worth $25 from the station on July it last year. Rengasamy Mid he had no ■dishonest Intention" in taking the sheet. He said he
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    Floods, rains hit food trade
    462 9  - Floods, rains hit food trade CHIA POTEIK: IMPASSABLE ROADS HALT LORRIES By Singapore, Wednesday FLOODS in Malaysia and rains in Singapore are bad for business particularly the business of those who have a two-way trade in food supplies with Malaysia. But t hough this is the general comment among Singapore
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    BUTTERFLY HUNT BOYS FIND BODY IN FOREST
    204 9 BUTTERFLY HUNT BOYS FIND BODY IN FOREST SINGAPORE. Wednesday TWO schoolboys set off for the Macßitchie Reservoir forst reserve on Christmas day to catch butterflies, but instead foun< the body of a man. a coroner heard today. Cheng Kah Meng. 17 of Tuan Mong High School, told an inquiry today
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    BOY DIED AFTER KNOCKING INTO PAN
    97 9 BOY DIED AFTER KNOCKING INTO PAN SINGAPORE, Wed Joseph Muthiah, four, was fatally scalded when hot oil .splashed on him after he fell and knocked against a pan on the stove, a coroner heard today. He died of severe burns six days later on Dec. 27. His mother, housewife Theresa
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    47 accidents
    11 9 SINGAPORE. Wed There were 41 Occidents. 10 serious, yesterday.
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    Extortion bid charge
    35 9 SINGAPORE Wed Hen* Soon Liang. 17. was charged with attempting to extort money from stall assistant Sikander Batcht, 14 nt Still Road yesterday He wm ordered to be remanded for a week
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    Tout fined
    24 9 SINGAPORE. Wed Tan Lan Klong. 23. \ai fined $200 for attempting to resell cinema rickets at the Diamond Theatir on Jan. 3.
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    FLOODING STOPS POULTRY SALES
    74 9 FLOODING STOPS POULTRY SALES PEN AM. Wed. Although Penang is not hit by floods, poultry farmers bere are incurring heavy losses because they cannot "export" their fowl* to the affected states. As a result, local prices of poultry have dropped considerably. Today's wholesale price was reported to be 95 cents
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    BP Malaysia to supply oil worth $2m to Burma
    96 9 BP Malaysia to supply oil worth $2m to Burma SINGAPORE Wed. BP Malaysia, has won its second multi-million dollar contract to supply lubricating oils to Burma The contract is to supply 3 000 tons of the oils, worth about $2 million to the Myanma Oil Corporation of Burma. BP secured
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    Bank grab: Detained woman released
    108 9 Bank grab: Detained woman released SINGAPORE. Wed A woman detained by police a week ago in connection with the $*****0 Chartered Bank robbery last October has been released. The woman, in her early twenties, wrs picked up by a police party led by the chlel of the CID* Special Investigations
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    Presentation of certificates
    39 9 SINGAPORE. Wed Thf Singapore Institute of Standards aid Industrial Research i SISIR > will be making its second presentation of quality certificates on Jan. 15 at a dinner hosted by the Singapore Manufacturers' Association at the Troptcana
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    Credit inflation blamed for shares slump
    439 9 Credit inflation blamed for shares slump •y TOM THEKATHYIL SINGAPORE. Wed Mr Don Sinclair, partner of Fraser and Co placed the blame squarely on ere dit inflation and wage push inflation when he attempt ed to answer the question What wrong with world share markets" at today's Lions Club lunch
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    'Excavated holes' warning after boy is drowned
    180 9 SINGAPORE. Wed THE coroner today urged contractors to "fill up excavated holes as soon as they have served their pur- poses," so that people would not fall in accidentally. •And.' said Mr. LJew Wgik Kee, "they should also put up warning signs and
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    No fish, but Phua keeps smiling
    133 9 FISHM ONGKR Phua Cher Kianx's smiling face belles the frustration he and his counterpart* feel over the empty ft-h stalls iuM behind him For the stalls are two of the 15 odd counters standing empty in the Alexandra Road market yesterday for lack •f
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    7 years for stoning mason to death
    131 9 7 years for stoning mason to death A LOR STAR. Wed. A labourer who stoned a mason to death was jailed yesterday for seven years for manslaughter. P. Q. Ramasamy 38 wan round guilty of causing 'he death of V. Veluplllai. 44. Nt Jalan Ibrahim. Sungei Patanl. la.xr April In
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    Three deny causing hurt charge
    88 9 Three deny causing hurt charge SINGAPORE. Wed lferM men snd teenager denied being members of an unlawful «membly. which caused hurt to two men «t a stall in Hokkien Street about three months ago I.im (fork SeiiK 17, Tan Hock Seng. 58. Tun Soo Leong. M, and Tee Seng Kee
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      SCOPE OF THE TASK
      451 10 The rains are not yet over, but there was a change lor the better yesterday throughout Malaysia wilh the exception of Malacca and parts of Johore. Most of Malacca town was under water, several feel deep in places, and only the road to Muar was open
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      A RUSSIAN THRKAT
      255 10 The Ku.tniau (imel miieiil may well think iltt n-pne\« of two of the Jewish BBMMI who were sentenced looVulli for planning the MJackiog of an aiicidll lim.h been poorly rewarded Iptheaaa tinned protest of Ainei u-au« outraged by Ihr aullSemetic tide which liv« been sueepmg the Siviel
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      JARRING IN BUSINESS
      296 10 The meeting between tin Israeli ambassador and Dr. Ounnar Jarring at U.N. Headquarters mark* the resumption of the MiddleEast peace talks, broken off by Israel in September. But resumption does not mean a continuation ol the talks from where they were left off. There will be considerable
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    COMMONWEALTH
    1444 10 - In a week's tine world attention will focus on Singapore as the heads of Governments of the Commonwealth gather for their conference. To help set the scene and background ROY LEWIS, Commonwealth Correspondent of The Tiroes (London), looks at the problems of the family of nations in a specially
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    FOOD FOR PEACE? FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
    424 10  -  JOHN FINNKY By A CONGRESSIONAL Sub-c o m m lttee has ii card how the Food for Peace Programme had permitted foreign countries lo buy nearly US$7OO million In military equipment over the past five years. Senator William Proxmlre, chairman of a Joint Congressional
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    Barely enough 'anchors aweigh' in 'Med'
    587 10 iv»S9Bil^Mi FROM DREW MIDDLETON ON BOARD U.S.S. SPRINGFIELD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN r rHE continued westward movement of SoviPt 1 naval power has brought to the Mediterranean what Atlantic Alliance planners view aa a precarious naval balance. Ten to 13 Soviet submarines arc reported deployed
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      Lock icon Arms sales pose a danger: Trudeau
      297 11 OTTAWA, Wednesday r f HE Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Pierre Trudeau. said here today there was a real danger to the Commonwealth over the ques tion of British arms sales to South Africa. But he was sure the Commonwealth would continue to exist after
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      Move to— make Indian Ocean a peace zone
      193 11 Move to make Indian Ocean a peace zone pOLOMBO, Wed. Cey\j lon will make a strong case at the Commonwealth Heads of State conference In Singapore for declaring the Indian Ocean a "peace zone." Quoting diplomatic sources the leading English newspaper Dally News said yesterday that Premier Mrs. Sirlmavo Bandaranaike
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      Lock icon Rcita weds
      34 11 DUBLIN, Wed. An Indian medical student who was Miss World in 1966, today married an Irish doctor. Reita Faria and Dr. David Anthony Powell will continue studies at Boston Unl verslty. UPI.
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      Warning by Obote
      43 11 KAMPALA, Wed.— Official sources said last night that last July President Milton Obote told the British Prime Minister. Mr. Heath, that Uganda would withdraw from the Commonwealth if Mr. Heath carried through his intention to sell arms to South Africa.
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      Lock icon Recruits killed in Vietnam
      515 11 SAIGON, Wad. rp WO Vietnamese militiamen opened up on a group of soldiers attending a lecture at Van Kiep Training Centre on Monday, killing seven recruits and wounding seven others. The attackers kept their M. 16 rifles firing on full automatic until an officer instructor shot
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      Chou accuses
      74 11 HONG KONG Wed Chinese Premier Mr Chou En-lai yesterday accused the Americans of using Thai. South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops in the war in Laos He said this was being done "in an attempt to hunch a Urgeseale offensive against the Laotian people." But this would not save
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      Lock icon PROBE INTO REBELLION PLAN
      148 11 PROBE INTO REBELLION PLAN BANGKOK. Wednesday rrHAI Prime Minister R^eld Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn said today he had ordered Thai police to investigate local press reports of plans by Burmese exiles living here to overthrow the Rangoon government of General Ne Win Marshal Thanom told reporters at Parliament building that If
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      Lock icon Speed up delivery of arms, Thais to tell the US
      272 11 Speed up delivery of arms, Thais to tell the US DANOKOK, Wed. Thai Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachom said today that he would ask U.S. Defence Secretary Mr. Melvin Laird to speed up delivery of American military aid to Thailand. Marshal Thanom told reporters before attending Parliament that he
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      Lock icon Scientists create growth hormones
      217 11 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. 'pWO University of California scientists have created a s\ .lthetic human pituitary growth hormone, a major breakthrough for research into cancer, obesity, dwarfism and other ailments The pea-sized pituitary gland, situated at the base of the brain, is called the "master gland" because
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      US ORDERS PROBE ON DRUGS FOR PUPILS
      129 11 US ORDERS PROBE ON DRUGS FOR PUPILS WASHINGTON, Wed. The U.S. Government today called in a panel of experts to probe the growing use of the drugs to calm over boisterous schoolchildren. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare, announcing the panel will meet here next week, said there was
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      Indons train Phnom Penh troops
      107 11 Indons train Phnom Penh troops JAKARTA, Wed. J Cambodian military instructors are being trained in Indonesia, according to Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik. Mr. Malik said yesterday that the Cambodians wert provided with training facilities "because Indonesia has military schools which are opened to other countries including Cambodia." He would
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      Lock icon Bishop jailed for life
      41 11 YAOUNDE. Wed. A tribunal here has sentenced the Roman Catfiollc Bishop of Nkonsambft. Monslgnor Albeit Ndonpmo. to life Imprisonment for plotting revolution against the Cameron Government. Three other men. tr»»d with him, were sentenced to death. Reuter
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      Sophia 'worst'
      19 11 LOS ANGELES, Wed—Hollywood fashion designer William Blackwell yesterday nominated Sophia Loren as the worstdressed woman of 1970.
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      26 11 BELGRADE Wed. We* German Journalist, Hans-Peter Rullman. 36, was sentenced to tix years Jail by the Belgrade Military Court yesterday far espionage activities". UPI.
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      Egypt blasts Israel as new peace talks start
      544 12 NEW YORK, Wednesday UOPES of early progress in the renewed Middle East peace bid faded last night when Egypt criticised Israel's attitude to the new talks. The Egyptian negotiator, Mohammed Hassan ElZayyat, said he .saw no serious intention on the Dart of
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      Heathrow re-opens
      34 12 LONDON, Wed.— London's Heathrow airport reopened for flights yesterday. Airport officials said it would take at least four days to clear the backlog of 10,000 passengers stranded by three days of fog.
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      LUXURIES FOR 'SERIOUS WORKERS'
      84 12 LUXURIES FOR 'SERIOUS WORKERS' HAVANA, Wed. TV sets, radios, refrigerators, clocks and other household appliances In short supply in Cuba are now reserved for sale to "serious" workers who need them, the Ministry of Commerce announced last nicht. Trade onion committees will decide who is to have the appliances. They
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      Lock icon Ceylon Govt takes over trade firm
      161 12 Ceylon Govt takes over trade firm /COLOMBO, Wed. The newly-established State Trading Corporation (STC) today took over Henderson and Co., Ltd., a Ceylonese import-export firm. Henderson's is a subsidiary of Whltall Bousteads, one of the biggest agency houses here dealing with tea. rubber, coconut and large line imports. A spokesman
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      Lock icon Angela charged with murder and kidnap
      278 12 Angela charged with murder and kidnap I LOS ANGELES, W«d ANGELA DAVIS, the black intellectual who is a heroine to many of America's radical left, was charged yesterday with murder, kidnapping and conspiracy Miss Davis, a slim attractive figure in a blue miniskirt, said she was innocent of the charges
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      Record damages award
      83 12 PHILADELPHIA, Wed.— A young woman paralysed In a 1966 car accident was awarded US $1.2 million in damages last Monday in what was believed to be the highest amount assessed in U.S. district court here against the Federal Government. The award was made to Marilyn Heym, 24,
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      Nixon Doctrine on Asia under fire
      270 12 Nixon Doctrine on Asia under fire WASHINGTON. Wed. Two former officials of the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations expressed strong misgivings yesterday over the "Nixon Doctrine" on whether it can cut American involvement in Asia. Nicholas de B. Katgenbach. former Undersecretary of State and Attorney Oeneral, and Townsend Hoopes. former Deputy
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      156 12 ii*>* o*p b* r. r. if«M»#i» <^"^ N > <iwwiait»iwtii ]u*Trwiti>\ 1 I WBX. DOC TMEResonl^^^^\| TO BE OUT THERE j ■S»«\ J THERE \ftUSWT... STARTING IN I IN A FIELD I I ARE YOU 1 ONE TWINS/ WHATIS LEAD- FOOTING >^ Hk A BY JhW^ENTH PLACE^y OF THIRTY j/
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      Russianswon't ensure safety of Americans
      345 13 Russianswon't ensure safety of Americans MOSCOW, Wednesday fHE Soviet Govern nient yesterday disclaimed responsibility for the safety of Americans in Russia, suggesting they might suffer retaliation for the attacks of "Zionist extremists" on Russians in the United States. Tass news agency and Moscow Radio said the Soviet Embassy in Washington
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      Lock icon DIPLOMAT'S VIEW OF 3 LEADERS
      93 13 NEW YORK. Wed.— Josef Stalin was an Imperialist who sought world conquest, Mlkita Khrushchev was rough and tough but afflable and Alexei Kosygln Is most serious and sober. Thess assessments of Soviet leaders have been made by veteran U.S. diplomat. Averell Harriman, in his forthcoming
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      Lock icon SOEK EX-WIFE WEDS AGAIN
      68 13 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. Amelia De La Rama, who claims to be a former wife of the late President Soekarno of Indonesia, took the plunge again when she married a retired lieutenant-colonel of the U. S. Air Force on Monday. He is Mr. James Willarc! Bralev Miss
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      The Pope calls for 'total obedience' from bishops
      213 13 The Pope calls for 'total obedience' from bishops VATICAN CITY, Wednesday pOPE Paul yesterday called for total obedience by all the world's 3,199 Roman Catholic bishops but conceded that his appeal might stir new dissent among the church hierarchy I The message was sent to all bishops on Dec. 8,
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      Smaller fleet
      29 13 NAPLES. Wed The Soviet fleet In the Mediterranean has declined from a peak of near 70 vesaels Uat fall to about 43 today, a Nato spokesman Mid
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      Ties accord
      19 13 hong KONO. Wed Chile and China hive agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Peking Radio announced last night
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      Lock icon $198 million to aid unemployed
      57 13 $198 million to aid unemployed NEW DELHI. Wed. The Indian Cabinet has approved $188 million crash programme to help relieve unemployment. Some 400.000 people are expected to benefit, but 40 million people arc reliably estimated to be without work or adequate Job* Unemployment is expected to be a major Issue
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      Lock icon Winner takes all in this sex game
      189 13 Winner takes all in this sex game H ARROGATE. England. Wed. Winner takes all, leaving his partners stark naked, in an adults-only sex game to be played at a children's toy fair here. Four students, two of them girls, will demonstrate the advanced version of strip poker called "Libido" and
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      We'll continue fight: FLQ
      334 13 MONTREAL. We*. A COMMUNIQUE purA portedly from regrouped elements of the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ) said it has members undergoing guerilla training around the world. It vowed to continue the fight for FLQ goals—separation of French-speak-ing Quebec from Canada. The communique, received by United Press International
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      CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      85 14 CHIEF PRICE CHANGES RISKS I Plant $I.B* 4 I mile Corp. $1.25 -t .05 r. Telecom SO 92} U4 Camel SI .uu |U4 Alcan $1.40 +.04 I Mine Court $0.98 I-.IW I D. Motors $1.20 4 .0:1 FALLM CjC-M. 51 .50 «> Ci. Lumbci $0.98 -.04 IJ.A.C. 51.52 114 six
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      39 14 Straits Times Indices lan. ft lan ■■«Iw*lriaK MlJtl MM 1 Haul*: MM MM riopcilieo: WI.M S I in- MSI s I *iubb»i» 1 11-95 DIJ7 D«« 3«. »Sa6 ix 1M 1 Dtc. 11, INS 10* i D«e. V>. 19«2
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      FLOODS WEAKEN THE MARKET
      246 14 WITH the Malaysian Ituod situation still kerpinc upcountry dealers off thr market, the Stuck Bl thance of Malaysia and Singapore was virtual!* operating at half tempo yesterday Fa* this reason, price* generally suffered small drops more due to the lark of follow throng than anything else.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      971 14 BID AND UFFBH PHICEk JFf-l CIALLV LISTED AT THI CLOSE Of BUSINESS IN THB SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TBAOINa ROOM! OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE WITH PRICB MOVEMENTS IN BRACKETS VESTIHDAV WBIIB tIOSIMi IONr industrial* easier wmle the ie.st Mead) TURNOVER: Official total turnovei- as supplied oj th* Stock
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      BUSINESS DONE
      1132 14 BI'SINESS in and reported thr Sincapote and Kuala l.iunpur tradin( room* o( the Stock Exchange jecterdaT with the nonber of share* traded shown in MMMti <n lot* of UN nnl«-M. otherwise speeißed INODHTKIAI.S MM ISI SI 41 (t) SI M, 111 51. 411. B. Kawal (Si SI 23.
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      332 14  -  HECTOR MARTIN By fyiH on the London 1 Metal Exchange has shown marked resistance over the past two weeks to move below £1,435 per metric ton for Cash and £1,44(1 Tor Three Months Prior to Christmas fait Duying of Cash at £1,435 was strongly suspected
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      OUTPUT DISRUPTED
      229 14 SEVERAL gravel pump mines In Perak and some dredges have suspended operations as a result of the contlnuou* rain, according to mining circles In Ipoh. Many mines nave been flooded Rubber estates in many places nave not been tapped for the past week Out the loss in production
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      Exchange rates
      164 14 rpHE Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore announced 1 these best agreed merchant rates as at Jan 6 1 oc»l dollars to one unit HelUac B«yu»t of Foreign Currency TT ar OD TT OD Sterling Pound Australian Dollai New Zealand Dollar South Arabian Dinar US Dollar I.octl dollar* to
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      Straits tin up
      192 14 r pHE straits tin price 1 in Penang yesterday advanced further by 51.62 A to $630.12* per picul on an official offering down 21 tons to 223 tons. Following news ot m« flood situation in West Malaysia in which the I undon metal market reacted with a
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      PRODUCE
      106 14 SiNCArom NOON CLOSING •aiCES PER PICUL VISTCROAV S6-' nrltera. Cnir Mneo iti. i.. ioom liia./ i.,n iK cviii S3M r. P.»p«. Minli.k AHTA wnilr ..no I 00«« NIAV S)KO «»liem Kaia«t*K wn,i« rob Hf, NI.W SI7O aeilcia. H»r»»m KPKial bSMk lit »6.i MIV 110,1 »r. f.i. .smi an- m<
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      WORLD SOLD PRICES
      55 14 smo il< 142 SMi 141 ']> K»DOrt pur. to noa-mrrlioi »r«ai ia I <ioii»r» ocr ounci. 11l I.ocat denltm nncr >D Blniapof< dollars of ia<l MM. /imyin 9V Ktinx n.« HonKKnng IK 'Ml \nnco ST 45B S7 /'I,,, 37 V4 oo.» n> avue *U 1 ST. 44
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      GAZETTED PRICES
      77 14 THr Malaysia n Minister of rinanee has fixed these rate* (or eakalating usloms duties for the period from Jan. 7 to Jaa 13. Rubbei 49 rents a Ib. OHM 5560.M a ton Palm Oil SSIt.M a too Palm Kernel* 5367.t5 a too he rates of datien aav.»hi- are:
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      43 14 Jan. RUBBER: 491 ctv (down quarter of a vent) TIN: Sb3«.U'i (up n 1.624) Official offering 233 tons (down 31 tons) The official tin turnovei is now made available by Straits Trading we shall In (uture carry only the official tonnage
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      PALM OIL
      18 14 in i-ondon .in liniaav in, prut J' Malayan S per rcrt April was Quoted <»7t Mlltra.
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      RUBBER EASES ON LATE SELLING
      470 14 GENERALLY stead; A. although somewhat irregular session ruled until noon in the rubber market yesterday and trading was mixed. Fair forward demand developed which aided the steadier trend, but some slight .selling pressure in January widened the discount. Physicals were qul c apart from fair
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        435 14 \fELBOORNK, Wad.— Mining iT shires fell heavily In quiet trading on the Melbourne Stork Exchange today. The buying element in the market was very scarce and traders had difficulty selling and buying shares on the quoted prices Turnover was very light Kathleen Investments was slashed by 11.10 to close
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        282 14 HONO KONG. Wea rhe market again sUrted brisk and buoyant but towards the end of the day there were signs that a general easing of prices w«i creeping In. A number of stocks showed gains K.M.B. up HKtl to HK541.50 Lands up HKSI to HKSIIO and S.B.L. up
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        38 14 On the fres eianincs markst m Horn Kont- «e*terd*v th« U.S. Cellar wa* quoted at 6.0712S for T.T. aasi •.0* for aath. (isrltng waa quoted at 14.4* aad ana Usl *f (aid at 287.6 U.
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        299 14 NITW YORK rues The stock market overcame some early herttancy to finish sharply higher In moderate trading, encouraged by President Nixon's comments on the economy last right. Most analysts attrlbutea the upswing to President Nixon's conversation" with television correspondent last night They notec that Mr Nixon vowed a
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        459 14 r ONDON, Wad The itock market L »«i firm today but off the top in quiet trading. An early rite followed tha ovar- nurht rally on Wall Strett. but pricaa 1 reacted on lack of folio* -throuih I At 3p m. the Financial Ttanej Index was 1.2 up at
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    Lock icon Princess Soraya slips in unnoticed for 'holiday'
    213 15  - Princess Soraya slips in unnoticed for 'holiday' JUDY YOUNG By .INGAPORE, Wed. Princess Soraya a i rived almost unnoticed at Singapore airport, this afternoon and was determined to avoid all contact with the press. I'h* former Queen of Iran and. her handsome companion. Italian film director. Franco Indovina. flew n
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    Special service
    33 15 PBNANO. Wod The State i-lnmlr Council has asked all 173 Iminu here to hold special "khunut narrilah" <prayer service i on Friday to i-'nkp nivinr protection against 'iiwin «iri n»her disasters.
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    'Great hope' in young rebels of today
    224 15 SINGAPORE, Wad ArORMER American University chaplain told a group of Singaporeans today that he saw great hope in youth rebellion. Dr. Fred E. Luchs. who has served as a student chaplain at several universities in America, said that the youth of today was
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    NO RACIAL PREJUDICE AGAINST NEGROES SAYS EMBASSY
    187 15 NO RACIAL PREJUDICE AGAINST NEGROES SAYS EMBASSY SINGAPORE. Wed.— The American Embassy is satisfied there was no racial discrimination against six American Negro seamen who had their papers seised by the Immigration Department when their ship arrived In Singapore on Saturday An embassy spokesman said today that officials had "discussed
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    81 15 More messages for President Sheares SINGAPORE, Wed— More congratulatory mess ages have been received by President Shearea on his assumption of office. The msaaagai were from President Marcos of the Philippines; the Right Honourable Roland Mlchemr. Oovemor Oentral of Canada; Slgnor Giuseppe sartgtt, Precldent of Italy: Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British
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    Good service awards
    56 15 SINOAPORE. Wed Good service testimonials will be t warded to 62 civilian employee* of the British Army In Singapore and Johore Fifty-one from the Singapore area, eight from FARELF headquarters, two from 3 Commando Brigade. Royal Marines, and one from the British Ourkha Line of Communications will
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    Students set up relief centre
    45 15 SINGAPORE. W*d. The University of Singapore Students' Onion U retting up a Flood Relief Centre at Union House In the Buklt Tlmah Campus to help flood victims In Malay-is Students are being urged to contribute, cash, old clothing and foodstuffs
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    Taximan fined $100 for hitting teacher
    121 15 BANDAR SERI BfcGAWAN, Wed. Taxi driver Ering Abdul Latlf was today fined $100 for assaulting hit son's Khool teacher. Michael Arul Samuel, at the Sultan Omar All Salfuddln College. The magistrate. Inche All Daud. said Bring had no right to take the law Into
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    All but a few firms open again
    340 15  -  ANTHONY NG: BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER FLOODS By Kuala Lumpur, Wed. MOST commercial banks and business houses including the Stock Exchange open ed for business in and around the Malaysian capital today. Those in areas badly affected by yesterday's floods Jalan Mountbatten, Jalan
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    No further action on doctor's complaint
    121 15 No further action on doctor's complaint HONO KONG. Wed— The Qovernrrent today repeated It was taking no action over complaints by a Singapore doctor that he was racially Insulted by Europeans. Dr. Lam Yuan Llou. who came to Hong Kong in 1969 to work for the Government, alleged in a
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    Spate of robberies spark big demand for guards
    263 15 Spate of robberies spark big demand for guards By Gerry de Silva CINGAPORE, Wed. J The demand for police guards has shot up in the wake of the spate of armed robberies in the Republic. The familiar blue of the Guard and Escort Unit men and the khaki uniform of
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      830 15 On your TV and radio today N tM. Opcmng and General Hoi- i 7.41 News in Chinese g fin A.M. Good Morning phonic* 4.M Four o Clock pita! 755 What Others Sly (Chinese) Lets Oo with Music Date 5.00 Newibrtet MS M Anothjr Son* Another Melody i I.M Here's Ljcy
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      LEARN THE SECRET OF CHARM BY BEING YOUR NATURAL SELF
      476 16  -  ONG KIAT BENG by TO cross or not to cross your legs? A This question must have crossed your mind many a time. Especially when you have settled down in a reclining chair in which your feet can hardly touch
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      How to store that bridal gown
      261 16 QUICK, now. What's "new" today can be a "something borrowed" next generation provided "something old" is followed with "something blue"? The question is not a ■ew kind of mental torture designed to prepare one for working the crossword puttie. It translates to this: Today's
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      Now the brass bed to show off those clothes
      571 16 Now the brass bed to show off those clothes JJOCK music filled the room as I walked in. And the colour scheme was simple- Stark white walls merged with the wall-to-wall carpeting in deep red. That was as far as the resemblance went considering I was visiting a dress shop.
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      99 16 IF you plan to rearrange. your pictures, be sure to choose the new locations before you begin to paint. In this way you can avoid damaging your newly painted walls. Remove the old hooks and nails and fill all holes with putty before paintIng. IT IS not advisable
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      716 20 1 Cniengma! 8 days (Air) (650/-; 16 day* (Train) >3«0/- 21/1 baadyai songalila 6 days SllO 37/1: 11/1 $K/-. W/Maiaysla 7 days $100/-; 3 days (M/- 37/1; c/Hlghland 4 day* S«5/- 27/1; K/Tinggl 10/1 SB/-. binlupor* Tour dally 408 People's Part Complex. Tel: Spore *****9 New Century Travel Agency N.I.T.
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      787 20 ALFA ROMIO tW Uulla Puper Ittou c.c. new tyre* with taps xccsssonea 14.000/- Yeoh. Spore 3775 M ItS« PSRD CORTINA OT S-do*J good condition Price S4.4OU'- o 0.0 Te'. 33H17. 4537. Beach Road. 3 pure MUST SILL Nov. U«8 ford h»con OT. new tyres, radio, etc. Uigbest offer secures Phone
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      355 20 At your aorvlco RSPMODURTION. MDUCTION. IN LAKtIMINT, all plans, dnnolntf maps of any sir* to required scale— Tanf'a Photocopy Seme*. 123 Market IStmt. Singapore BMW. TRANSLATION Slavic! into sotram all Kuropcao laoKaasaa aisi Ruasiax Prompt and rrllabie servici strictly confidant la I. Consul i 8.1.C B'por* <n.t*)7/*****4. MAVfc VOW fLANI)
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      706 20 U. S. A. General Electric (U.S.A.) invites applications (rom suitably qualified candidates for thr following positions:— PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEER Graduates tn electrical or electronics engineering vritn sorru experience In process control work which should Include Implementation of quality control plans, evaluations, providing strategli measurements of product quality and vlelds and
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      597 20 PH SINGAPORE |2J armed forces OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERMANENT CAREERS Opportunities (or permanent careers in the Singapore \rmed Forces are now available. Vacancies exist In the:Infantry and Support Arms; Technical Servic**: Maritimr om mand Air Defence Command, an*] othrr Services. 2. Terms of Service. either permanent regular service until retirement oi
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      905 21 Unique investment opportunity in Australia Mr. N. F. Satterley and Mr. J. Swift from Murdoch Satterley Projects Pry. Ltd. of Perth, Western Australia, will be in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang to discus* investment in land and property. Mr. N. F. Satterley and Mr. J. Swift will be present at:
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    Where Jack the Giant Killer really scores
    572 22 Where Jack the Giant Killer really scores HHSj "STORIES are a child's natural birthright Just as a child can become physically stunted when he is deprived of food, so can he become emotionally and intellectually stunted when he is deprived of stories, lor stories satisfy certain basic human needs." So
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    TEACHING THE KIDS MORE THAN JUST A LANGUAGE
    659 22 TEACHING THE KIDS MORE THAN JUST A LANGUAGE BRIGHT new scries of texts for teaching Chinese as a second language in primary schools is being issued by the Education Minitry's Educational Publications Bureau. A three-part series for Primary One. complete with a set of workbooks, has just been published for
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  • Letters to the Editor
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      Of 'image' and Black Monday
      145 22 I REFER to your report (S.T., Jan. 4) on my talk to those connected with tourists ana other travellers. I have made a point of never using the word "image." "Impression or "reputation," but not "image." The word "image" is over-used, and connotes a glib
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      PUB man did answer query on wiring
      154 22 PUB man did answer query on wiring Goct replies I REFER to Sin Keng Ghees letter (B.T. Dec. 28) headlined "Can we have concealed wiring in a flat?" In his letter, the writer stated that a PUB representative could not answer the question whether PUB could approve concealed electrical Installations
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      42 22 \WITH reference to the W letter by "Parent" (ST.. Dec. 19) headed "Grading at Chinese schools," the grading system for Internal school examinations is a matter left to the Individual school to decide MISS ANN CHIANG, for Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education.
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      Colour-wash HDB flats first.,.
      93 22 ON the grounds that Singapore is preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference, I have received a notice from the Health Officer requesting me to colour-wash my premises within 14 days from the receipt of the notice. I had already colourwashed my premises some eight
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      Emperor Hsuan Tsung's bird park and the logic of Jo-Shui
      208 22 Emperor Hsuan Tsung's bird park and the logic of Jo-Shui I REFER to your report (S.T., Jan. 4) on the opening of the Jurong Bird Park by Dr. Goh Keng Swee. It is interesting to note that our Defence Minister has borrowed Chinese history in an attempt to satirise and
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      78 22 COINO from Queensway. via Alexandra Road, to Keppel Harbour a distance of about two miles one has to take three different buses. As a result one not only wastes a considerable amount of time but also sutlers inconvenience. As the Ministry of Communications Is now In the process of reorganising
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      91 22 IN answering Corlna Tana request to repeat a Chinese feature film Mr. C.V. Doral (for Director of Broadcasting) said that "a repeat telecast of a particular programme may please the viewers who have requested it. but may also displease the majority who saw the first telecast and who would most
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      80 22 DO" the authorises realise that a dilapidated police station In South Brld?e Road opposite the Metropole Theatre—has become quite an eye-sore in Chinatown? The station, which is padlocked and unused, should either be torn down or given a fresn coat of paint. It is ironic that while the authorities are
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      'TOWER OF PISA' THREAT TO MOTORISTS
      122 22 rLL trees which grace both sides of certain roads in Singapore make pleasant and beautiful scenery. Wise men however advise us that beauty can be deceptive and dangerous. These Innocent looking trees can be potential killers. Last year, a Public Health Department employee was
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      34 22 I SEE that the chairs and desks of Jalan Daud Primary School are very old and rusty. Will the Education Ministry be kind enough to replace or at last repaint them? PARIS! Singapore 15.
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      46 22 INVEST YOUR MONEY AT CHUNG KHIAW FINANCE LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) Ml AO OFFICE 59 C ROBINSON ROAO SINGAPORE 1 TEL ***** WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CNUMG KHIAW BANK LTD. ALL DEPOSIT ENQUIRIES ARE OBTAINABLE THROUGHOUT CHUNG KHIAW BANK BRANCHES IN SINGAPORE lAdvwt Permit No. 0171).
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      SCA to invite Sobers and elites
      313 23  -  ERNEST FRIDA By INDIES Test cricket captain (iarfield Sobers, the world's greatest all-rounder, will he among a group of elite cricketers to be invited for an international cricket festival in Singapore. The festival, organised by the Singapore Cricket Association and ■inistry of Social will
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      Singapore agrees to Medan match
      145 23 Singapore agrees to Medan match SI APOK r Amat r m r Wrestling AMociation hax accepted an invitation hr Indonesia for an fight hoot match at Medan nr«t month. Aingmporr wreetkn will ml»n«vp ir.lmni fraen FrMaT undrr lh» national riMrh K. Brook* !*AWA aaetetanl »hmh. Vtacent Sng aaM: "We hope
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      Third win by Nanyang
      128 23 NANYANO Slang Pau. one of the strong ronien<J«r« (or the Bagle Cup table t«nnl» rhampionahlp. aoored their third atralgnt win last nlgbt by beating Toe Pfcyoh "B" 5-". Frvrmer Bin|japore champion Urn Wat Shtng cent Nanjing to a fIyWR aurt by beating be* Kheng Hock 11-14.
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      Milton Tan elected
      44 23 MR MILTON Tan ha* been Fleeted president of th,e Singapore Bnootlng Association Other offlctals Puog Loke Nam vice-president i. Stsphen Tap secreUryi. P C. Marcus itwaMirer.. and C J Meyei Loh Ah Chse. Llm Keng Wah and Choo Chong Kit ipotnmtttee).
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      Lock icon Lucky goal decides dull match
      100 23 A MICKY goal by Malay-sta-Slngapore Airlines' MMtftft Mm Hock Lye :a:n<><l them a 1-0 win over fv>rnpn Group in a Singaporp Business Houses soccer »2>i» Div. 2 match at Jalan Besar stadium yes- i terday. In the other Div. two match at Geylang Stadium. Metal
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      Busby's magic fails and his babes are out of Cup
      282 23 Busby's magic fails and his babes are out of Cup LONDON. Wed Manchester United's soccer slump continued last night when they were knocked out of the English Football Association Cup by Second D i -i s io n Middlesbrough. After forcing a goalies* draw on Unlted'i Old Trafford ground last
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      Military police edged 4-3
      41 23 PORT of Singapore Authority brat Royal Military Pnlic* 4-3 In a friendly aoccer match at Buklt Chermin yesterday Scorem for PBA were P Supplah <?>. Abdul Hamld and Mtchael Mah while Seery. Rtirkerfleld and Wal.^h netted for Pollrf
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      Annual meeting
      20 23 SI NO APOK P Crlrkei Ajmh-u tton will hold 11k annual meetlng at BCC today at 5.30 p.m.
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      Saxony does winning Sf gallop on soft track
      422 23 By EPSOM JEEP CAXONY. ridden by Nawan Ali. Rtvlloptd likf a J winner at Bukit Timah yesterday morning when he beat stablemate Royal Mark (George Podmore up) in a 3f trial in 38 1 ssec. The going was soft. Silhoattr upprtn tlce
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      Lock icon Ex-champ Liston is found dead
      226 23 Ex-champ Liston is found dead t AS VKOAB Wed Sonny L Litton, a bull-ahouldered. brooding fighter who developed hla boxing akilla In a prison ring and later won the world heavyweight champlonahip. waa found dead In hla home yeinerday. He was 38 Deputy Coroner Dick Main aald I.laton had be«n
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      Singapore hockey is in for a 'boom' year
      228 23 Singapore hockey is in for a 'boom' year SINGAPORE Hn.k*.Y Association ar*> in for a 'boom year 1971 with more than 11 countries expected to play here. BHA secrttary Suhramaniam Yogarajah said the first visitors would he fhe Australians, the 1988 Mexico City Olympic Games silver medallist". They are due
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      New champ
      42 23 TOKYO W»d. Challenger CaaMux Naito a aoulhpa*. I acored repeatedly with nralßht rlichi to the fare ani i wrested th» Oriental miri<ll»--welght title tonight from the defending rhnmpioii. Lee Kenm Tak of South Korea, with a nn- anlmouk 12-rnund decision
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      Korean Open
      39 23 SEOUI Wed \hr nlnenatinn Axlan circuit Rolf will open In the Philippine* on Feb 25 a week later becau** of bad weather. The Korean Open, the eight h leg. will he held In Seoul on April IS-U
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      167 23 JM SHOPPING 1 £lSk MONTHLY CONTEST I v. 'v -5v- mmW^M 39 Valuable prizes must be won! FRST PRIZE up to $2000/- Ptusldoy and 1 nigtK ail expenses padjsia. n Sngapcxeor Kuab Lmpor. For furth«»r details see your NATIONAL. Dewier* now I I x^^k 11 47 1: i |^9H aSaWa^M
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      433 23 f CM »Ha« «••«< h«tt J ~1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY I WORD PUZZLE A" I 1 i i I MMHI M CMawt. I I O*V Pttttat an«n«i>*ai I I 1 I IK ax. I MM* 4 a ~3~^^Y F ~S~BHHI letters i USIBr) 1 5 T Ol i LJBL_i^LLBiiIHB below
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      46 23 TABLE-TENNIS Sagle Cup Inviutlcn Championship: Tuan Mong v Sin Mln: Yap Transport B r SAFSA A'; Chlng Olam v Kampong Bug Is. SAFSA 'B v yap Transport 'A': Police r Toe Payoh B Kirn pong Olun v STB 'tl! malchaa at OM KaUang Airport T and
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      209 23 Straits Times Crossword At'KOS* v. Keveiry In Germany flnt. Mr. 1. The paraon In the bucket wtit K (11) win (7). It Approstmatoiy how oM are I. Bring about curtailment of law relating to notae 16. Sail the raar baok Is the 10 Out about the poah auamr entrance ill
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    Welcome sun over KL again
    75 24 THE SUN shines over Kuala Lumpur again and the town bounces bark into action after being down and out for 24 hours. In the foreground is the new Bank Negara building. Next to the building, parallel to the Sungei Gombak, is the Jalan Kuching expressway.
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    Youths hurt badly in knife fight
    77 24 Youths hurt badly in knife fight SINGAPORE. Wed. A fight In the grounds of the Joo Avenue Primary School In the Balestier Road area tonight ended in serious knife wounds to two youths. Kuek Yon* Koon. 18 and Cheng Chin Chal. 30 had gone to the iciiool to register for
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