The Straits Times, 2 March 1972

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    24 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200,000 The Straits Times The National Newspaper Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1972 20 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 3776
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    TOTAL ban on crackers
    507 1 Warning ignored— so it'll be offence to have or fire SINGAPORE, Wednesday THE Government has decided to impose a total ban on crackers, making it an offence either to possess or fire them. A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs today said that amendments to
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    Board's 'no licence' shock for hotel
    421 1 Board's 'no licence' shock for hotel SINGAPORE. Wed THE Hotel Licensing Board today refused to issue a licence to King's Hotel in Havelock Road as it had "openly flouted the law" by having guests without a licence. The Board's president, Mr. T. 8. Slnnathuray, told the hotel's representative in the
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    Lock icon Bank rate cut
    28 1 AMSTERDAM. Wed. Holland will cut its bank rate to four from four and a half per cent effective tomorrow, it iv announced here today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Death for coup officer
    65 1 RABAT, Wed. A Moroccan military tribunal last night handed out sentences ranging from death to one year in prison, but acquitted 1.008 soldiers Involved In the bloody attempt to overthrow King Hasaan 11 last July. Sentenced to death was officer-candidate M o h a m c
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    Lock icon Terror toll
    31 1 BELFAST. Wed. Two men fought for life today and another was dead after guerilla bullets and bombs cut another gash cf terror across the face of Northern Ireland. AP.
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    Lock icon Second biggest US troop pullout
    61 1 SAIGON, Wed. The U.S. Command today completed Its second biggest troop pullout of the Vietnam war. A l l og c ther 4,940 men were withdrawn In the operation. This Is second only to the withdrawal of 6,095 soldiers on July 1 last year. Meanwhile,
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    $5m phone joint venture in hands of receivers
    268 1  - $5m phone joint venture in hands of receivers GERRY DE SILVA: By Singapore. Wed. Industries of Singapore, the $5 million Singapore-Swedish Joint venture, has gone into receivership. Mr. A.J. Coomber and Mr. D. A. Beaton, partners of Turquand, Young and Co., public accountants, have been appointed receivers of the company,
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    10 1 Trapped in icy wastes, a Soviet nuclear sub... UPI ohoto
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    Spore won't take sides: Rahim
    586 1 S'pore won't take sides: Rahim SINGAPORE. Wed SINGAPORE will continue to take the side of positive neutrality and to work in its own national interest, the Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) Inche Rahlm Ishak, said tonight. "We have nothing to lose but a lot to tain by not taking sides."
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    Lock icon Ghana-China ties
    24 1 ACCRA, Wed. Ghana and China have decided to resume diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level, effective Immediately, Ghana's Foreign Ministry has announced. AP.
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      Lock icon SYRIANS BOMB ISRAEL
      24 1 SYRIANS BOMB ISRAEL DAMASCUS. Wed. Syrian fighter bombera struck at Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan Heights today, a military spokesman announced here. Reuter.
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    TWO STORE 'LIONS' SPRING A SURPRISE IN ADELAIDE
    138 2 ADELAIDE. Wed. A Adelaide airport was a scene of excitement yesterday when two 'lions' from Singapore's cultural mission sprang to life on the tarmac on arrival. The lion dance by the members of the Chin Woo Association, accompanied by pounding drums and
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    Salvation Army chief here
    43 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. Commissioner Leslie Rusher of the Salvation Army flew in from Jakarta for a fortnight's tour today. Commissioner Rusher, who Is the travelling commissioner for the Par East, will conduct special meetings with members of the army here.
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    Round-the-world luxury liner calls at Singapore
    202 2 THE world's biggest luxury liner. s.s. France, which is on her first roundthe- globe cruise, called at Singapore yesterday. The sleek 66.348--ton 1.035ft -lone liner entered the East Lagoon container port at 8 a.m. and for the next 12 hours some 1.150 tourist-passengers on
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    Water use up despite rain
    44 2 SINOAPORE, Wed Though the three catchment areas recorded good rainfall yesterday water use rose by 200.000 gallons to 106 9 million gallons. The rainfall was 3.8 In at Seleiar. 3.35 In. at Pelrce and 2 01 in. at Macßltchie.
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    First heroin addiction cases here
    377 2 First heroin addiction cases here CNB CHIEF TELLS OF ARRESTS SINGAPORE, Wed JJKHOIX addiction has been uncovered in Singapore for the first time. A few local addicts were arrested recently. This was disclosed today by the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr. John Hanam, in a talk on "Narcotics
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    Why two Primary 6 exam papers were scrapped
    200 2 SINGAPORE, Wednesday THE history and geography papers have been dropped from the Primary School Leaving Examination this year to discourage students from learning by memorising, i The Ministry of Education said this today in reply to the Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers'
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    $1,000 GANJA SEIZURE BY CUSTOMS
    53 2 $1,000 GANJA SEIZURE BY CUSTOMS SINGAPORE, Wed Customs seized 2.5 kilogrammes of unit worth more than SI. OOO from the French tugboat Tigre at the PSA wharves in Telok Ayer Basin this morning. The drug was found in the locker of a cabin by officers of the Customs' Harbour Division
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    A question on schools
    64 2 SINOAPORE. Wed. The MP for Tlong Bahru, Mr. Ch'ng Jit Koon. will, at the Parliament sitting next Tuesday, ask the Education Minister. Mr*. Llm Kirn San, whether sites had been reserved for schools In the Tiong Bahru constituency. Mr. Ch'ng also wants to know whether there
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    Course on job evaluation
    45 2 SINOAPORE. Wed. The National Productivity Centre will organise a course on job evaluation and Incentives In Chinese from March 30 to April 17. The fee is $150 and the closing date for application Is March IS. For detail*, please ring *****3
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    OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL GROUSES PROBE
    48 2 OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL GROUSES PROBE CINOAPORE, Wed.— The Defence Ministry is investigating: a number of grouses by Outward Bound School Instructors In Pulau Übin. A board comprising Provost Marshal MaJ Llm Choon Mong, who is commanding officer of BAF Military Police, and two captains, started investigations last Thursday.
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    Poor business so Supper Club —closes—
    149 2 Poor business so Supper Club closes CINGAPORE, Tues— Hotel d Malaysia's Supper Club, where once top International talents like Eartha Kltt performed, has closed because of poor business. It will be converted into a multi-purpose function room. "We are now calling in contractors to renovate the place, and convert It
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    NTUC courses for members
    46 2 SINGAPORE. Wed. The NTUC projects Section will organise a series of recreational and semi-vocational courses lor members of Its affiliated unions at the Trade Union House In Shenton Way. Courses offered include Japanese, car maintenance, practical photography flower arrangement and crochet knitwear
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    Six boys off to cultivate spirit of daring
    186 2 SINGAPORE, Wed Six members of the Junior Flying Club today left for New Zealand to cultivate that "spirit of daring and love of adventure" Defence Minister Dr. Goh Kene Swee spoke of recently. The group, who took off in a New Zealand
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    Jumble sale
    28 2 SINGAPORE. We<J. The Singapore Handicaps' Friendship Club will hold its second jumble sale on at Wesley Methodist Church on Saturday from 9 am to 2 p.m
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    Stricter laws to curb work mishaps
    634 3 Stricter laws to curb work mishaps New Bill provides tougher penalties SINGAPOHE. Wed HIGHER standards of safety, health and welfare measures, are to be adopted in factories soon in the Government's relentless fight against pollution and industrial accidents. This was disclosed by the Labour Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon today,
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    SURPRISE CHECKS ON CIVIL SERVANTS
    102 3 SURPRISE CHECKS ON CIVIL SERVANTS KUALA LUMFUB, Wed^OfficiaU of ministries and government departments have been told to watch out because the National Action Council is keeping an eye on them. This warning was given today by the Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. He said that executive committee members of the
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    St. David's day
    30 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Yellow daffodils, the national emblem of Wales, were flown out to Singapore by BOAC lor the Welsh community's dinner tonight to mark St. David's Day.
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    New working conditions the NTUC will insist on
    519 3 ALL future collective agreements negotiated by NTUC affiliated unions will have to cover the environmental conditions of work, and health and safety conditions. This was announced by NTUC secretary-general, Mr. C. V. Devan Nalr, when he spoke at the opening of the
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    Buddhist officials
    45 3 SINOAPORK. Wed. Mr. A. H. Jeeria chit fund customer relations officer has been elected president of the Singapore Sinhala Buddhist Association. Other officials include Messrs MS Fernando. William Sena, EH Sextus de Sllva. B.R. Fernando, vice-preeidenU. HO. Abeyratne. secretary, and S. Simon, manager.
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    It's still by the yard at the textile —shops —
    221 3 It's still by the yard at the textile shops SINGAPORE, Wed. Textile shops reported no customer support today for buying fabrics by the metre. "All the women specified their requirements in yards," said two textile shops in High Street. A salesman of the Modern Silk Store said that though its
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    Inquest begins into double tragedy
    102 3 Inquest begins into double tragedy LONDON, Wed— The inquest into the deaths of Mr. Tan Sin Hee, private secretary to the Singapore High Commissioner, and Miss Chan Kum Toh, a staff nurse at the London Clinic, who were found dead in the former's maisonette in East Plnchley last Tuesday, was
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      78 3 AU*V Pop *W V-T- Hmmtiim f OOP! WHAT I THOUGHT I 7OU) YOU WELL UH, VSEE, I I I jjl TH 1 LUGS NOT TMAKE ANY J ER...UH WE A r-^l r 111 \hnor B* At iapp S f MERELY /^-PO'I7OO "N 1&*!~9*HT!!- WE HAIN'T) J? WHUT'S VO'GOhi MA DO
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    Management used chief reporter as pawn: Union
    532 4 PRIVATE BATTLE AGAINST GOVT' SINGAPORE, Wed THE Nanyang Siang Pau managemenl "callously" used its chief reporter, Mr. Ngeow Pack Hua. "because of its private battle againsl the Singapore Government," the Singapore National Union of Journalists alleged in the Industrial Arbitration Court today. "He
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    S'poreans urged to get involved in community work
    222 4 S'poreans urged to get involved in community work SINGAPORE, Wednesday THE University of Singapore's head of the ExtraMural Studies Department, Mr. J.F. Conceicao, today urged Singaporeans to meet the challenges of the future through community work. This involvement, he stressed, was part of the continuing process of education which enabled
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    BOY WHO 'PINCHED' TEACHER
    54 4 BOY WHO 'PINCHED' TEACHER PENANG. Wed. A school here has decided to five another chance to a Form Two student who "pinched" a woman teacher last week. The incident occurred as the teacher, a married woman, was walking up the school staircase. According to another teacher, the boy lifted her
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    Dolls galore
    30 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. Japanese dolls worth over $5,000 are now on display at the Isetan department store at the Apollo Hotel to mark Girls' Day In Japan on Friday.
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    1122 5  -  JOHN MIDDLETON by How to be a spy NEXT: Beware! RUSSIAN agents sent abroad to master-mind espionage networks must have undergone a long, rigorous, almost monastic training. Perhaps, monastic is ironic, for the candidates may initially have no "vocation" for spying, but they have no say in the matter.
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      203 5 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 Sucking a Mil. he's got on* .s a. zstL«± not s^- ?JU!? 7j urnln to ncr Wile", relation giving s telling inena (•> rbW-sss w. s> J1 ■Sr tn M M man with a certain degree l 5 jg «>w with no UU and f
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      HOUSEHOLD HINTS
      204 6 r assure yourself of good coffee each time you brew some, wash coffeemaker In hot sudsy water after each use. Many electric coffeemakers are immerslble for easy care. Use a bottle brush to scrub the spout, for percolators, use a small perk brush to clean the pump. This
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      DANCE DRAMA WITH I A LOVE THEME
      253 6 DANCE DRAMA WITH A LOVE THEME MISS Apariglta Sen (left) and Mrs. Ban a s ree Bhattacharya In a scene from Tagore's dance drama Shyama, In which they play the leading roles of VaJrasen and Shyama. This dance drama will be staged by the Bengali Association of Singapore at the
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      Separates are tops in silky wool
      349 6  - Separates are tops in silky wool ONG KIAT BENG By QP ORDINATES. Separates. Blouses and pants. Shirts and slacks. By whatever name, these clothes that mix and match have caughl the fancy of our girls who like to strike a casual note in their appearances. They're Ideal for a day
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      Birthstone for March is the aquamarine
      217 6 rE birthstone for March is the aquamarine. It comes in varying colours skyblue, sea-green, sea-blue and sometimes colourless. The name "aquamarine" means seawater. According to the ancients the spirit of hope and the promise of better things to come were contained In its mystic
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      Giant safety pin as symbol for the 'ALL woman'
      382 6 Giant safety pin as symbol for the 'ALL woman' BETTY Jean "JJ" Jarboe, blonde and attractive mother of four children, wants women to enjoy being housewives and mothers. Mrs. Jarboe is the founder of the "International Anti 'Women's Liberation' League" in San Francisco. Its symbol Is a giant safety pin
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    BE FIRMER WITH CHILDREN* CALL TO PARENTS
    266 7 BE FIRMER WITH CHILDREN' CALL TO PARENTS CINOAPORE, Wed. Parents were urged tonight to show "greater firmness and authority" towards their children to counter the negative influences of the mass media. Parental authority, said Home Affairs Minister Dr. Wong Lin Ken, was vital to combat the violence, hedonism and sugges-
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      Red tape in the schools: Mr. Thomas gets reply from the Ministry
      178 7 Red tape in the schools: Mr. Thomas gets reply from the Ministry GOVERNMENT REPLY I REFER to Mr. Francis Thomas' letter (S.T., Feb. 24) headed "Red tape, teachers and schools by a principal." HUMAN BEAUTY: As an example of "human reality," Mr. Thomas quoted his school's excellent HSC results in
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      114 7 APPLICATIONS A P PROVED: Mr. Thomas said that "Memos of approval were received three days after Masle Kwee's article. One was dated Feb. 10 and the other Feb. 11." There were two memos. At least one was dated Feb. 10 and despatched on the same day. that is. the day
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      176 7 CRIMPING STAFF: After enlightening us with what "crimping" means, Mr. Thomas went on to say: "It is a crime. Alleging it would be actionable if it was not laughable." If Indeed an allegation of crimping staff is actionable, Mr. Thomas is welcome to institute legal proceedings against this Ministry. As
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      130 7 The application form filled up by the teacher specifically states that copies of testimonials in support of past teaching service should be attached, and failure to comply might seriously delay the consideration of the application. In this particular case, the teacher had claimed several years' overseas teaching experience without submitting
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      How absurd to decide hair-styles from Roman busts
      133 7 How absurd to decide hair-styles from Roman busts D. A. ROTH (S.T., Feb. 23) shows an lnsensltivlty history-wise to a people who were not Romans. More so, when that people, highly conscious of their own way of life, carried with them their religious and social mores long after the Diaspora
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      113 7 rpHE other day the rub--1 blsh chute of our HDB block in Commonwealth Crescent was blocked by a large object Indiscriminately thrown In by a tenant. As a result the chute became choked wltli rubbish from the upper floor. A foul smell pervaded the area when the rubbish started to
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      68 7 mHE hourly frequency of 1 service No. 154. which operates the McPherson Road Jurong Town route, is causing great lncon venlences to students of the Ngee Ann College and the schools along the route. When other bus services leave Jurong Town at roughly 10 minute Inter vals, the slow frequency
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      Why Singapore cannot afford luxury of personalised medicine
      208 7 Why Singapore cannot afford luxury of personalised medicine no one could disagree with such laudable sentiments as expressed by L.S.M. in his letter, "Of personalised medicine and superior treatment" (S.T. Feb. 25), using catch phrases like "those who cannot afford to pay can obtain better treatment," "the kindly art of
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      117 7 I understand In Ceylon Mrs. Bandaranalke's Government which Is introducing such a scheme is facing a crisis with doctors and specialists going on strike. We also know that the U.K. National Health Service which was started with such noble sentiments has lesulted In wastage and abuses, for example, getting an
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      148 7 is waived If the patient cannot pay. Thus the poorest has access to the best medical facility provided by Government. Further, I would like to ask LSM why he has chosen to end his letter with a statement that the "Health Ministry should change the present cosy stagnation without delay"?
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      127 7 I think this restriction is a good one for It will be a good test of the genuine intentions of those specialists who volunteer for such work. There should also be no objection to the honourarium being nominal and sufficient only to cover petrol bills and chauffeur's salary of the
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      'L' TRUCKS AND PEAK HOURS
      136 7 IT seems to me that some responsible person in the Ministry of Defence could use better Judgement than allow military trucks to go on practice runs during peak office hours along Clementi Road. For the safety of the general public, something should be done to
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    Man who helped the Chinese during the war years...
    268 7 SINGAPORE, Wednesday THAMES and events 11 flashed across the mind of an elderly Japanese today when he told his side of the story of Japanese occupation of Singapore. Mr. Mamoru Shinosaki. 63. had a ringside view of what the Japanese military
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    WHIRLWIND ONE OF STRONGEST EVER TO SWEEP SINGAPORE
    175 7 WHIRLWIND ONE OF STRONGEST EVER TO SWEEP SINGAPORE SINGAPORE, Wed. The 13 whirlwind which swept devastatlngly across Singapore yesterday was the strongest ever to hit the Republic. And the accompanying violent thunderstorm was the only one in recent memory which engulfed the entire island. According to the Meterologlcal Department today,
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    Death fall
    39 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. A Corner's court today recorded a verdict of suicide on Chun Ah Bah. 24. an ex-patlent of Woodbridge Hospital who jumped to his death from his tenth floor flat In Krmpas Road on Feb. 12.
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    Sacked teacher jumped to his death
    166 7 Sacked teacher jumped to his death SINGAPORE, Wed. A secondary school teacher, who became mentally 111 after he got the sack. Jumped to his death from his seventh floor Circuit Road flat, a coroner's court heard today. D.E. Balaslngam. 41. who had head Injuries, was dismissed because he could not
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    Industry Alumni officials
    61 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. Robert Ho. managing director of Queens Hotel, has been elected president of the Training Within Industry Alumni of Singapore. Vice-presidents are Messrs. Tan Cheng. Son Teo Seng. Chu Yew Kay and Capt. Sardar All. chairman. Mr. Ho Sun Cheong. vice-chairman Mr. Francis Eu. Secretary
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      CHOICE FOR CHINA
      455 8 The astonishing reception given Mr. Chou En-lai on his return to Peking after bidding President Nixon goodbye in Shanghai failed to find its way to American television screens. After too much China, Americans will have to get used again to too little. By the end of the
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      SAFETY AT WORK
      279 8 Withcut the severity of the law, the best industrial safety campaigns can be only partially effective. Mr. Ong Pang Boon's announcement that Singapore's industrial safety laws are to be given muscle is therefore quite as important as the industrial safety and health campaign at whose opening he
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      THE NET TIGHTENS
      211 8 The communist terrorists in Sarawak are clearly feeling the pinch as Malaysian security forces maintain their round-the-clock pressure either through large-scale cordon and search operations, or the regular, harrying jungle and river patrols. The number of terrorists killed and captured rises every month. Of even greater encouragement
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    The man with the 7-day eye on crisis
    534 8 The man with the 7-day eye on crisis By A CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON, "We set watches every day at 8:15 a.m. by "Marshall Green's arrival at the office," a State Department colleague said in slight awe the other day as he talked about the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific
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    SATO REELS UNDER NIXON'S CHINA 'SHOKKU'
    860 8  -  TENSION mounted 1 in Tokyo as President Richard Nixon's long talks with Chinese leaders ended. The feeling grew that Japan had been left still farther behind or out in the cold. One result feared was that, the U.S. will gain a more favourable foothold
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    Lock icon Right wing opens fire on the Nixon deal
    1256 8  -  JOHN W. FINNEY TAIWAN SCUTTLE IS THE CHARGE By WASHINGTON, Wed. President Nixon won general Congressional approval today for his China initiative but encountered some criticism on his conservative Republican flank as as from two democratic presidential candidates for his pledge to
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      178 9 China a 'selfish rehel says Radio Moscow HONG KON(i. Wed. Radio Moscow attack-t-d China today for rebelling against the world national liberation movement. In a Mandarin broadcast monitored here the radio said China only assisted national liberation movements for their own "selfi*h" motives. It was the latest soviet attack on
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      119 9 FLOWERS FOR CHOU AT PEKING AIRPORT PEKING. Wed. Prime Minister Chou En-lal returned here from Shanghai yesterday to be met by a crowd of cfficials and uirls carrying bunches oi flowers. 'l nt- airport pageantry was unusual for the arrival ol Chinese officials irom Internal visits and was seen by
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      110 9 TAIPEH. Wed. President Nixon should clarlly the US stand on Taiwan following his visit to Peking. Taiwan Foreign Minister S.K. Chow said in a statement published today. Quoted by the Central News Agency. Mr. Chow said his country was opposed to Mr.
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      439 9 WASHINGTON. Wed CHINA'S Prime Minister Mr. Chou < En-lai has invited the Democratic and Rei publican Senate leaders, Senator Mike Mansfield and Sena- tor Hugh Scott, to visit China. White House Press Secre- tary Mi. Ronald Ziegler today said that President Nixon had relayed
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      58 9 PRESIDENT Nixon gives Secretary of Defence Mr. Melvin Laird a small wooden jewel box as a memento of the President's China trip at a White House briefing on the historic journey. Each of the 13 Cabinet members and cfficials who attended the briefing were given the jewel box
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      97 9 MANILA. Wed. A lf Philippine court today sentenced an American serviceman to 17 years' jail for abduction and attempted rape. The court, at Angeles City, some 60 miles north of Manila, imposed the maximum prison term on St«'f Sergeant Bernard Williams. Sergeant Williams
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      213 10 MASSIVE RICE AID OFFER TO MUJIB BY BHUTTO ISLAMABAD. Wed. President Bhutto has offered Bangladesh Prime Minister Shrikh Muj'bur Rahman 123.000 tons of rice to meet food short;- re in the former East Pakistan province. Mr. Bhutto conveyed his offer in a message and urged an early response from Sheikh
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      529 10 We'll hit back again, Israel warns Lebanon TEL AVIV, Wednesday |SRAEL has warned Lebanon it will take further military action if the Lebanese do not curb Arab guerilla raids mounted from their territory. The warning came after four days of Israeli strikes across the border with Lebanon. Informed sources said
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      225 10 Join hands to help free Jerusalem call by Feisal BEIRUT, Wednesday. I/ING Feisal of Saudi Arabia yesterday urged Islamic nations to Join hands in a "determined bid- to free Jerusalem from Israeli occupation." He also called for Islamic efforts to "heal th° painful riif hptween Pakistan and Bangladesh and make
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      27 10 AUCKLAND. Wed. The company staging the rock musical "Hair" was today charged with presenting an indecent show and will appear before Auckland magistrate's court tomorrow.
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      111 10 'J'OKYO. Wed. Prime Minister Mr. Sato told Parliament today he would study a Soviet, proposal on an Asian collective security pact with a "positive stance" if it will truly contribute to peace and security in the region. Replying to a questioner of his
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      Fings ain't wot they used t'be
      156 10 I O.NDO.N. Wed.— British songwriter Lionel Bart, whose hit musicals n.ade him a millionaire, yesterday asked a court here to declare him bankrupt. The 41-year-old composer, who once put liis annual income from royalties at about 1 100.000. filed his own bankruptcy petition Bart,
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      169 10 NEW YORK. Wed. Federal Ccurt judge Irving Ben Cooper today reserved judgment on an application to dismiss a suit for US$l.3 million damages against Mrs. Jacqueline Onassis. Mrs. Onas.Ms's lawyer, Mr. Simon Rifkind moved for dismissal cf the suit on the grounds of
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      67 10 Top earnings 2,000 rupees COLOMBO. Wed. The Ceylon Government announced yesteraay the n.axiir.um income Ceylcnese could earn starting *priil: 2.000 rupees (about US $213 1 a month, after tax deductions. The ceiling was promised last November when Finance Minister Mr. Perera introduced the national buaqet. Mr. Perera described the ceiling
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      59 10 LOS ANOELES. Wed. Actor ErneM Borgnine has been denied custody of his two children pending the outcome of a divorce proceeding. Mr. Borgnine is seeking custody of his daughter Sharon. <J. and sen Cristofer. 5. from his fourth wife. Donna. who petitioned for divorce in September The
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      25 10 NAPLES. Wed. Several thousand students marched through Naples yesterday in protest against the arrest of five left-wing students after clashes with police. Reuter.
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      169 10 UONG KONG, Wed. A North Korean leader has reiterated Pyongyang's call for immediate withdrawal or U.S. troops from South Korea to enable the Koreans to discuss the question of national reunification without foreign interference. The North Korean News Agency today published
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      181 10 Russian from asks for US asylum Yy/ASHINGTON. Wed A Ru 88 i translator at the United Nations walked up to a patrolling policeman yesteiri:t\ and told him h< wanted to stay in the United States, the State Departmi said today. Spokesman Charles Bray said the Govern ment was censid. >
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      150 10 ROME. Wednesday. I"WENTY-FIVE jet-setters, including several foreign film stars, were named as suspects yesterday in a drug scandal that has led to the closing of tne olush Via Veneto nightclub "Number One." The 25 were told they were "suspected of crime." A similar notice was
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      363 11 Hands off Ulster House warned WASHINGTON, Wed I"HE Nixon Administration yesterday warned Congress against making any sweeping declaration on the Northern Ireland problem, saying it could worsen the situation there. The warning came on the second day of thiee days of congressional public hearings designed Lo focus attention on the
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      24 11 eYDNEY. Wed— The chairman of the Israeli Liberal Party. Mr Yosef Sapir. died in the Wolper Jewish Hospital here last night. Reuter.
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      279 11 Fukuda calls for probe on 'N-arms in Japan' claim TOKYO, Wednesday. I"HE Foreign Ministry today asked U.S. military authorities here to investigate the claim of a former U.S. Air Force sergeant that American nuclear weapons were brought into Japan between 1960 and 1963. Foreign Minister Mr Takeo Fukuda promised Parliament
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      191 11 Film star cop seeks review of his dismissal I\EW YORK, Wed.— A former narcotics detective who appeared in the film, "The French Connection," moved in Manhattan Supreme Court today for review of his dismissal from New York City Police Department. The detective, Edward Egan, served as the model for Popeye
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      108 11 Armed forces to check hold-ups (^OLOMBO. WeJ. The Ceylon Government has decided to use the armed forces to counter an upsurge of highway robberies and armed hold up, in Colombo and southern areas, police said. Colombo's General Hospital Blood Bank lost surgical instruments to robbers during the weekend. In the
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      51 11 MONTEVIDEO. Wed Tupamaros last night released the editor-in-chief of the Montevideo pro-Oovernment newspaper y> colon after holding him for lb dayr members of his family said The leftwing urban guerillas had claimed responsibility for kidnapping Mr. Homero Farina from his home to "settle accounts" with Acclons antiTupamaro campaign.
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      54 11 BANGKOK. Wod. Pre«lder.t V.V. Olri ol India will a i rive in Bangkok on March 21 for a four-day state visit ■>■ Thailand. informed sources said today. A detailed programme of the visit, the first by an Indian president to Thailand, was being worked out by
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      132 11 LONDON. Wed —Fifty people, mostly children, were injured when a crush barrier collapsed at the Arsenal football stadium here today, forcing hundreds of people on to the pitch. As ambulance men struggled to reach the injured, (.here were scenes reminiscent of last year's foothall
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      229 11 Garden of death mystery: Police question couple I ONDON. Wed. De- tectives today questioned a British couple who spent a month at the Trinidad home of black power leader Michael K. now being sought in connection with the ■garden of death" murder mystery. Blonde Trina Simmoncs and her friend. 02-year-writer
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        36 12 .oustead lOkam law Par I.E. Loxj El ar East ovran 'eneer Prod I. Bank IfrUn (M) $3.64 $3.20 $456 $316 $3/76 $2.46 $1.48 $1.85 $2.72 $1.30 +.1 +.1 1 +.1 0 .0 .0 .0 .0
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        37 12 i. Times I. Dredge L Sidlm 1.A.C ih.t. i. Eidai Perak I.A.A. f. Cont. hell Ord. $8.60 $5.70 $1.55 $2.68 $4.06 $0.82 $1.50 $1.48 $2.54 $3.42 —.20 —.10 —.07 —.07 —.06 —.05 —.05 —.04 —.04 —.04
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        22 12 MerUn (M> 384,000 Haw Par 293.000 Wwide Hold 211,000 City Dev. 148,000 Total Turnover: 2.92 M Delayed Percentage: 22.70
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        37 12 tee. zn mmr. i IndustrUU: 215.50 215.22 1 Hotels- 79.M 19.07 Properties: 161-8» Ml-g Tli»r 10S*< IM^S t S rabbers: U5.61 135.3« De«. M. 1»«« 10« t Dec. SI. IMS 100 t Dec. B IMS 1M
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      273 12 A STEADIER trend prevailed in moderate two-way trading on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Towards the close there was a tendency to ease under scattered selling. However, this was mainly attributed to end account profit-taking. There appeared to be better buying confidence than the
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      1051 12 CLOSING STOCKS DID AND OrrCH PRICE* OFFI- CIALLV LISTID AT THI CLOSI OF BUSINESS IN THI SINCAPORE ANO KUALA LUMPUR TRADING ROOMS OF THI STOCK EXCHANCE WITH PRICE MOVEMENTS IN BRACKETS TEITERDAY WERE CLOSING TONE; Tins firm while the rest closed mixed. TIRNOVER: Official total turnover as supplied by the
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      BUSINESS DONE
      1480 12 BUSINESS In and reported to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS ACM A (1) 1.96. Ajinomoto (6) 2.00. Alcan (1) 2.10. (1) 2.14. (1) 2.13.
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      491 12 New acquisition by Haw Par HAW PAR Brothers International has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Kwan Loong of Hong Kong, the manufacturer of Kwan Loong Medicated Oil. The price to be paid is HK$B.4 million ($4.2 million) and is to be satisfied by the issue of 1,066,330 new
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        186 12 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday gained $1 to $626. 12£ per picul on an official offering down 65 tons to 284 tons. The overnight London metal price was firm with forward buyers quoted unchanged at £1,433 per metric ton. The local market was very steady
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        GAZETTED PRICES
        75 12 THK Malaysian Minister x of Finance has fixed these rates for calculatinf Customs duties for the period from March 2 to X: Rubber 4U> cents a Ib. Copra $350.00 a ton Palm Oil $654.00 a ton Palm Kernel $235.25 a ton The rates of duties payable are: Rubber
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        21 12 MAR. 1. RUBBER: 87.50 cents (up 0.25 cent). TIN: $626.12} (up $1). Official offering 284 tons (down 65 tons).
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        101 12 CHINISI PROOUCI IXCNANCt. INCAPORI NOON CLOSINC PRICES PER PICUL YISTfROAV. Ceeenut Oil: bulk $38 sellers. drum S4U sellers. Cepra: Mixed (loose) UK'Cont. (301 B. Pepper: Muntok ABTA white f.o.b. 100% NLW SlB9 sellers. Sarawak white f.o.b. NLW (179 aeller*. Sarawak special black f.o.b. »«<* NLW 5129 seller*. Sarawak ASTA
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        50 12 Spore (2) 174. 50 174. 80 (1) Export price In noa-aterllng area* In U.S. dollar* per ounce. (2) Local dealers price In Singapore dollars per tael. MI.S. ■OodOD 45.20 l«lrut 48.50 longkons 49. 57 lunch 48.208 40.408 48.SS Iport (1) 30.00 •U.S. 4f).4S 4S.TS 49.82 48.458 4«.ai 50.02S
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        33 12 London copper price* on Tuesday (prevloui in brackets). Wlrebar Spot buyer £437.00 (£436.30) seller {437.90 (£437.00) Three Month* buyer {444.00 ({443.90) ■eller {444.90 ({444.90). Market ten*: Very *teady. lilai 4,390 ton*.
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        43 12 In London on Tueaday palm oil price* of Malayan 9 per cent CIF UK/N European port* In bulk: terllng per lonuton April/June wu quoted at UK £72 paid (UK £72 •ellera. UK {72 paid): July Auk. at UK 174 celler* (unchanged).
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        335 12 AFTER an unchanged opening the rubber market yesterday ruled quiet and steadied slightly during the morning. Sellers were less evident and there was some shortcoverinß and hedge demand. Physicals were quiet with selective demand for SMRs. The morning session closed very quiet. More offers of forwards pared the
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      COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
      223 12 UNITED MALACCA Rubber Estates in the six months ended October 1971 achieved a modest uplift In pre-tax profits from $465,055 to $492,420 Estimated net proceeds of plantation crops it. the first half of the current financial year were $1,809,814 compared with, $2,017,011, but investment Income was up at
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      172 12 nWE Association of Banks In Malaysia-Singapore announced these best agreed merchant rates as at Mar. 1. Local dollar- to one unit SELLING BUYING of Foreign Currency TT or OD TT OD Sterling Pound 7.4050 7.3725 7 3600 Australian Dollar 3.4000 3.3575 3 3375 Canadian Dollar 2.8500 2.8150 2
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        280 12 MELBOURNE. Wed. Buyers moved into Industrial stocks In active afternoon tradIng at the Melbourne Stock Exchange today. Mining Issues were also well supported, but late selling nipped some rises In the bud. Today's closing middle price In Australian dollar* and cent* with the differences on yesterday close. INDUSTRIALS Ampol
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        195 12 XJEW YORK. Tues— Bullish Investors moved Into the maiket In force in the last hour of trading, enabling Uie stock market to score a modest gain after a rather drab early morning performance. Turnover was heavy. Today* closing price* In U.S. dollars followed by the difference on yesterday*
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        245 12 TJONO KONO, Wed. The market opened dull and featureless except for Interest in HJt. Electric whose announcement of a higher than last year's final dividend saw the share slip back. During the afternoon as no major changes were announced In the budget, the market firmed up and prices
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        Hong Kong rates
        31 12 Hone Kong yesterday the U.S. dollar S uot «l «t S.SM3 for T.T. and S STI2S for Cllh •t.rttng wu quoted si 14.49 and tart ..id at JJI.2J
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        93 12 rpHESE rates were quoted on the Asian dollar market yesterdßy. The rates are for deposits of U5525,000 and above. 1 nun .4716 2 mth? 4 3 mths 4 6 mths 5 9 mths 5 7 16 2 mths IV 10 4 to 4 13 16" to 4 15/16-;
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        96 12 fi>.i.>u.ii. limes TINS "ucsday 88.03 Monday 87.92 Veek ago 87.33 RUBBERS "uesday 291.53 Monday 292.52 Veek ago 290.03 OILS "uesday ***** ifonday 327.26 Veek ago 317 88 INDUSTRIALS 511.6 Monday 519 2 Veek ago 493.2 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS ~uesday 928.13 ■lor.day 924 29 Veek ago 913 46 LONDON
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    Veronica's interest in industrial safety pays off
    280 13 Veronica's interest in industrial safety pays off SINGAPORE, Wed INDUSTRIAL safety can be so rewarding, even if you're a schoolgirl. Fifteen-year-old Veronica Leng Wai Fun can testify to that. Determined to make industrial safety her business in her own way, Veronica, from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in
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    29 13 Tin mining course IPOH. Wed. A pioneering batch of 40 bumlputras wlil undergo a special three-month course on the Intricacies of the tin mining Industry, beginning on March 31.
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    192 13 Shopowner dumped 'hot' projectors into the sea SINGAPORE, Wednesday A SHOP-owner threw two projectors into the sea off Jurong Port when he learnt they were stolen goods, a court heard yesterday. Ngeow Hon Pin learnt of the theft after he read in the newspapers that the projectors worth $465 had
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    72 13 154 STOLEN CARS FOUND BY POLICE SINGAPORE, Wed. Police tonight disclosed that they have recovered 154 cars out of 252 reported stolen over the past four months. The cars were stolen from housing; estates, cinemas, shopping complexes, and parking: lots. In November 83 cars were stolen and 62 recovered. In
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    Folk singing invitation
    56 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. The National Theatre Club is Inviting those above the age of IS who are Interested In folk music. and who can sing or play a musical Instrument, to loin its folk singing section. Application forms can be obtained from the club office In National Theatre.
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    602 13 CONCERN AT CHIT FUND WINDING UP SINGAPORE, Wed. fHK High Court was deluged today with public inquiries arising from a petition to the court to wind up the 20th Century Chit Fund Co. on grounds of insolvency. From nine in the morning till
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    Shoplifting housewife fined $300
    73 13 Shoplifting housewife fined $300 SINGAPORE. Wed. A housewife and a labourer were each tailed for a day and fined $300 for shoplifting. Malmoon blnte Abdul Hamid. 20. admitted stealing children's wear and cutlery worth $93.60 from the Chinese Emporium. International Building, in Orchard Road at 230 p.m on Feb 28.
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    235 13 Insurance firm chief testifies in fraud case SINGAPORE, Wed. South British Insurance Co. Ltd. had no written agreement with Mr. G.C. Choudhury of Ben and Co. to sell him their entitlement to Ben and Co. shares or rights, a court heard today. If the SBIC were to sell any of
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    Pop festival
    33 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. The pop-rock festival in aid of BanKla Desh refugees will be held at the National Theatre this Sunday, and not on March 12 as reported in today's Straits Times.
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      875 16 It NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD. c<= (incorporated in the republic of Singapore) rt ICB BUILDING, 2 SHENTON WAY, SINGAPORE 1. TEL: *****3 7. U.K. EUROPE SERVICE LOADING FOR LONDON, H'BURG, R'DAM, HAVRE Singapora P. Klang Penang m; NEPTUNE AMETNYST 1/ 0 Apr 7/ t Apr 11/11 Apr London 11/S, Havre
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      793 17 T M J!/ ORT Or »m B/3. Elpld- B/4 and 1 AITV ANNOUNCED TNI FOLLOW Sri 8l»m B 5 "•O ■CRTHINC ARRANOIMINTI C.a.tal Bw«ll _«nit Cfcu Ulnc. CH 2- OUT: T_n__lme Maru B 1 ana Brt OUT: N«!*r Waal 1/2. Otowuan Hun B 5 Miani Bembawang Port Berth PORT KLANG
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      828 17 MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPN. BHD. la r«tpon»« to rh« demands of skippen in Singapore ond Malaysia MISC. has great pleasure in announcing rhe introduction or a sptciolised timber carrier m.v. "MARITIME STAR" scheduled to lood at: Singapore: Soiled Tanjong Mani: Soiled P. Klang: In Port Penong: 2-4.3.72 For discharge Rotterdam,
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      643 17 STRAITS TRANSPORTATION PTE. LTD. States Marine ithmiam i iwb U.S. ATLAKTtC ANO GULF/SINGAPORE EXPRESS SEHVICE N_ N. York Ptiii Ban Orleans Gi'veston Houston Sport CAP VINCENT V- 1 Apt I A VESSEL f it 21 A|' i] W FLOTTA LAURO y^9-P^ AIIIYINI BIMCT riOM CENOA ITALY LOABINt FOI (EEIUNt. PUSAN.
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    57 18 Deaths CHUA TIAN TICK. 7». passed away peacefully on 28.2 72. Body lying at Singapore Casket. Cortege will leave for Mount Vernon Crematorium on Thursday 2 3.72 at 2 pm. THE ASHES of the late Tan Bin Hee arriving night ML/782 at 12 S3 p.m on Friday 3rd March hence
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    53 18 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OP the late Mr. Slow Chenx Watt thanks doctors, stalf of Ward 10 TRO.H.. relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths and attendance at their recent bereavement. lAVSON FAMILY (NONOI) express their gratitude to their friends and relations for their kind attendance and donations during
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      684 18 GtNIBAL ADVCRTISCMtNTS ANNOUNCIMINT/PtKSQNAL onl 40 c PHOME C.A.T.S. TEL: *****1 Malay. la only: SO ctnls a word fICTIII Mslann *nly $1.00 s wsrd Jfmlm.m |7 58 lor 15 words rUR Utl AILb. Minimum $20 tor wordj Imutii, j,wi Maia»tu 0 75 tents a ward Stngap*r* and Malaysia SIM a word
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      701 18 AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY with factory In Jurong require* 8 experience Bales Representatives for their book division. Selected candidates will be trained In our latest technique "B*ll your way to million." Highest enumeration will be paid plus medical benefit. Pleas* writ* with confidence to Box A 4961 S.T.. Spore not later
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      658 18 REOUIRED EXPERIENCED TVPI.T/ RECEPTIONIST must be able to speak some Chinese dialects and work Independently. Apply giving full particular* and telephone number If any together with recent photograph (non-returnable) to Box A 3022 BT (Spore). EXPANDING COMPANY requires sale* personnels In the branch Office. Any nationality, male/female. Age: 18-55, salary,
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      756 18 INTERNATIONAL COMPANY requires Male Female Sales Representatives Full/part-time. Minimum ace 24 with Initiative and ambition. Huh commission plus bonus. Apply P. O Box 1304. B'pore stating experience and qualifications. SINGAPORE TELEPHONE BOARD POST OF CLERICAL ASSISTANTS Singapore citizens with th* r*qulsite qualification* ar* Invited to apply for th* above posts.
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      988 18 ASSISTANT NURSE required to took after semi-Invalid In U.K. for 1 year. Salary plus food and accommodation. Return fare paid. Writ* atatlng experience and qualifications to Box A49TB S.T. B'por*. WANT FEMALE CENERAL CLIRK. Senior Cambridge. Typewriting and corresponding. Call personally to Room F. Ist. Floor. Hotel New Hong Kong.
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      1015 18 Situations wanted 1 HAVE a car. telephone, i day free. with nothing to do. any offers on Typing. Sales or any other Jobs. Please writ* with details to Box A3O2S B.T. B'por*. PRESENTABLE married woman age 27 require* position as shorthand/ typist or telephone operator cum receptionist. 4 years working
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      335 19 (Cont. from Page 18) Office spaca wanted rr furniture and pay cornon Area required approxlma I sq ft Preferable with teleParticulars to OP O Box Shops to let ,NTfRNATIONAL BUILDING groundhop available Kor particular* I rase Tel: Spore *****5 during orßc* hours. SUPREME MOUSE shops available. < .ntact Supreme Holdings
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      634 19 LINGUAPMONB INSTITUB (LONDON) teaches 34 Languages quickly and thoroughly 30 years experience. 2.000.000 successful students Guaranteed eounea backed by optional year's correspondence course Free Demonstration at 3-33 Peninsula Shopping Complex. 3rd Floor. 3 Coleman Street, Singapore 6. Tel: ***** or 30A President Building. 320 Serangoon Road. Singapore 8. Tel: *****7
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      618 19 LEARN SPANISH private lessons Private kasona In Kn»lUh Conversations, pure accent. B'pore *****8 after 12 noon. ASIA DRIVING SCHOOL Morris 1000 dual-controlled hourly $s'-. Ouranteed 175- 13, Selegle Road. B'pore. phone *****. ***** GRADUATE TUTORS OFFER: Mathematics. Physics. Chemistry. Biology. Eng'lsh upto University Level. Dial *****4 (43A. Lorong 29. Oevlang)
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      581 19 ARCHIPELAGO TOURS Malaya/ Cameron Highlands 7 days 1110/1133 (A/C Bus). Bangkok /Taiwan /Hongkong/Japan Alr/Bea 20 days. 1/4/72. Europe 16/21 days 11.930 »2. 100 4/4/72. Australia 16/21 daya 4 4 72 Chartered Flight to LON/EVROPE Weekly, lie Multistorey Car Park *****/*****/9M224. Branch *****1/ *****0, Evening ***** INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FLICHTI CENTRE OFFEH
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      713 19 CURTAIN, UPHOLSTERY FABRICS, carpets. carpet-tiles. wall-paper, furniture. Interior designing etc. 08. Interiors, 401, River Valley Road. Tel *****6. *****3 weekdays. 9 a.m. 9 p.m. TWIN-DOOR FROST FREE Refrigeration Freezer domestic chest or upright models available. Call at Singapore Refrigeration Company. 12/14. International Building. Telephone *****8/ *****0 ******. CARRIER, SANYO, WESTINGHOUSB.
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      670 19 ISS4 AUSTIN MBALEY SPRITE. Very good condition. SISOO will bargain Contact Bolt 66*<.hy Quick sale. VOLKSWAGEN IS4M). 1970. Excellent condition. $4 500 o no. Ring *****9 Spore. CORTINA GT. 66 model, tax Insurance, engine overhauled, excellent condition. Tel: *****4 Spore. IM2 Ford Consul 313. new paint, new tyres. newly overhauled.
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      276 19 GENTLEMEN For Swedish massage steambath New Jean's Salon Ist Floor 200 Clemenceau Avenue Singapore *****. AIN'T IS GOOO to know that you've got a friend at The Mandarin Hotel Oent's Hair-dressing Salon. Tel: *****1. Miscellaneous CHINESE CAREER girls seek sincere respectable friends age 23 —35 Telephone number and photocrnph I
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      259 19 WHY BUY AN air eondtloner wren you can rent a Carrier unit fr>m as little as »27 a morth Bee the Yellow Paxes for your nearest I A C dealer of Carrier equipment GETZ BROS. CO. INC. (ALSO TUCOR SERVICES INC.) Packing Division provides (1) Overseas mevlng (2) Deer ts
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      231 20 \U ELLINGTON, Wed. TT Sportsmen in New Zealand are using novel methods to raise money for the 1974 Commonwealth Games to be held in Christchurch. A multiple sclerosis victim paralysed in both legs and his right hand swam 50 lengths of a
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      366 20 Arsenal and Derby draw again I ONDON, Wed. Arsenal, the holders, and Derby County battled to a scoreless draw after extra time in their English Football Association Cup fifth round replay here yesterday. yesterday s stalemate left second division Orient still wondering who their quar-ter-final opponents will be on March
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      102 20 The great Barna dies in Lima LONDON. Wed. Victor Barna. one of the greatest players in the history of table tennis has died in Lima. Peru, at the age of 59, according to reports reachinr London yesterday. Barna, five times world singles champion, was taken ill at Peru airport earlier
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      Auric Stable, Rinus break up
      336 20  -  EPSOM JEEP By gUKIT TIMAH trainer Rinus van Breukelen and Auric Stable (managed by David Sung Jr) have split up. When Auric Stable first came into racing in a big way in 1968, the stable's horses were all trained by Rinus. They had considerable success
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      299 20 pARIS. Wed. A fast and furious battle between 21 three-litre prototypes Is promised for this year's Le Man 24-hour endurance race. The list of 55 cars retained for the June race published yesterday shows all the leading three-litre contenders represented by powerful
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      78 20 MELBOURNE. Wed Seven oversea* Jockeys will ride in Internatlcnal Invitation races in Melbourne on March 11 and In Byoney four days later it was announced yesterday. They are Takeml Kaga < Japan i. Cheam Ah Kin Singa-pore-Malaysia i Suleyman Akdl ■Turkey). Boonchoo Savarngunarm (Thailand). Call
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      315 20 Tobago fail against Howarth 's spin SCARBOROUGH (Tobago), Wed. Tobago were struggling to avoid the follow-on against the touring New Zealanders at the end of the first day of their two-day match here yesterday having lost six wickets for only 48 runs. The New Zealanders earlier declared their first Innings
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      610 20 RUNNERS FOR PENANG AMATEUR MEETING ACCEPTORS for the ama- teur races at Penaim on Saturday: HACK OKI Ms p.M: class 5 2F (catchweighbt 12.0 i 1 Akbir. 2-lb penally IU. 2 Amlgo t"i 3 AttUa i1 >. 4 Colonel Koko 10 5 Insl ..ffee 14-lb ID 6 Kr bal I);
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      42 20 MANILA. Wed II S. A. Aztnan third-swdni elgn entry in the Pbillpptni National Open tennis championships, was eliminated by an uu ranked Filipino plavor in tin first round here yesteidav Filipino Leon Oayon ousted the Malaysian 6-4. 7-5. 6-3 —AP
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      465 21 THE cold weather the result of a heavy downpour did not seem to bother Mark Chan who slashed 24.1 seconds off the 400 m freestyle record on opening day of the Chinese Swimming Club's Multiple Age Group meet at Amber Road yester- day. Mark
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      73 21 LONDON. Wed. Manchester City stretched their lead to four points at the top of English Football League Div. One when they beat West Bromwlch 2-1 In a home match brought forward from March 31. Other results: Div. One Ever ton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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      1138 21 THE draw and starting times 1 for the first day of the Singapore Open today: 7.14 a.m. M. Manmuthu (S). M Sasaki. M. (J) Arrlfln Isa iM), 7.21 Lim Oeok Tang (S). S. Asami (J). V. Vanijaka iTh) IAMi. 7.28 Llm Klan Tiong (S). M.
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      1330 21  - Mya Aye is pro-am golf surprise ERNEST FRIDA, PERCY SENEVIRATNE JOE DORAI By and Pro-am scores AUSTRALIAN professional V. Bennett and engineer S.C. Cave (handicap 19) struck a happy partnership to win the Singapore Open Pro-am golf tournament with a nett nine-under-par 63 %t the SICC New course yesterday. They
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      Labrador beat Yeung Ching
      111 21 RESULTS of matches played In the 1972 National Primary Schools volleyball championships at Pel Chun Public School. Toa Payoh, yesterday. Boys "A" Labrador 2 Yeung Chlng 0: Kwong Fook 2 Ylo Chu Kang 0; Bedok Boys 2 Newton 2. Boys "B" Joo Avenue 2 Braddell Rise
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      298 21 Chua- maker of an Olympic medal win -dies IN ROME on Sept. 8. 1960, spectators at the Palazetto Dello Sport roared with delight as Tan Howe Liang upset the favourites by breaking an Olympic record the lightweight clean and jerk at 155 kilogrammes (3414 lbs) to snatch a sliver medal
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      705 20 LEMBAGA KEMAJDAN PCKVBAHAAN PEBTANIAN NEGERI PAHANO Pennononanl ada-laD dl-pelawa dart Ra'ayat Negerl Pahang utitok metnegang jawatan yang kcaong aapertl berlkut: Jawataa: PEMBANTU TEKNIK Tantca liaji: »S«0 40— M40/M0 x 40— tMO/920 40— 51,000/--(Beraeh). Oajl Permulaan akan dl-berl menglkut keluluaan dan pengalaman. Bagl Pegawmia yang telah berxara. gajl permulaan boleh diDii.cnangkan
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      770 20 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD. SINGAPORE TENDERS GAS DEPARTMENT: (Oms Showroom. Ground Floor, City Hall) (1) Supply and delivery of 3 effluent treatment tanks. Tender deposit $100 Close at 2.15 pm. on 16.3.72. WATER DEPARTMENT (3rd Floor. City Hall) (2) Supply of 500 metric tons of sodium silicate. Tender deposit $500/-. Close
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      95 20 sW m^^sv^s^Ht A 1 S**^ *^^C PUTTING STANCE MUST BE FLEXIBLE THE BEST PUTTING STANCE IS THE ONE fAOST COMFORTABLE RND, BECAUSE GREEN SLOPES VfiRY, YOU MUST DEVELOP NOT ONE BUT, |N REALITY, SEVERAL STANCES. OFTEN YOU MUST PLACE ONE FOOT HIGHER THAN THE OTHER OR ALTER YOUR DISTRIBUTION OF
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      986 21 FEDERAL LAND Wro development xl|§^ AUTHORITY TENDER NOTICE NO: BP. 31/72 TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PALM OIL MILLS Tenders are Invited irom Contractors suitably registered with the Federal Land Development Aufnorlty for tne DESIGN SUFPLY CONSTRUCTION ERECTION INSTALLATION COMPLETION TESTING MAINTENANCE AND OUARANTEE CF ELECTRIC/ L MECHANICAL AND CIVIL ENGI-
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      599 21 TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT. I No. lit) NOTICE UNDER SECTION 117 Ntttce Is hereby given under section 137 cf the Town Board" Enactment that the following draft plans have been prepared anri are i pen to public Inspection on any working day during office hcurs at the office cf the Town
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      62 21 GOLF Singapore Open (New course 7.15 a.m.). SOCCER SOBFL Dlv. 3A: SC "A" v Pharmaceutical (Oeylang). Friendly: PARC v Rothesay (Buklt Chermln). HOCKEY Paslr Panjang Dlst Schools (Dover Road 3.16). RUGBY Schools 'Sevens' tourney Woodsville 3). SWIMMING Chinese SC Age group meet 2nd day (Amber Road). VOLLEYBALL Primary Schools championships
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    153 22 SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei yesterday presented Queen Elisabeth with a farewell gift of a pair of old Brunei war cannon. One of the Queen's last engagements In Bandar Seri Begawan hit a snag when a curtain across a plaque marking the opening of
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    69 22 THAILAND: TAIWAN STILL GOVT OF CHINA BANGKOK, Wed.—Thailand continues to regard the regime in Taiwan as the legal Government of China. Gen. Praphas Charusathien. Deputy Director of the ruling National Executive Council, said today. Gen. Praphas was commenting on the communique issued by President Nixon and* Premier Chou in Shanghai.
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    54 22 SINGAPORE. Wed. Four people were Injured when three vehicles collided at the Junction of Lornle Road and Adam Road this evening. The Injured were C. Cooper. 28. river of an Australian military truck, two passengers of a motorcycle with a side car. and a bus passenger.
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    39 22 OEOROETOWN. Wed. Police said here today they had caught fugitive Black Power leader Abdul Malik (Michael X). who Is wanted In connection with the murders In Trtndad of a white woman and a negro barber. Reuter.
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    35 22 MADRID. Wed. Hundreds of students and police clashed today In running battles near the University of Madrid campus the worst violence here since bloody confrontations began at the University six weeks ago. Reuter.
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    43 22 TEL AVTV, Wed. Israeli forces blasted Arab guerilla bases in Syria at dawn today In a combined artillery and air assault following repeated guerilla attacks against troops and settlements on the occupied Golan Heights, a military spokesman said. UPI.
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    38 22 TOKYO. Wed. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato said today he is prepared to study "In a forward looking posture" the Idea of collective security In Asia proposed by Soviet Communist Party secretary-general Leonid Brezhnev In 1968.— UP1.
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    463 22 LONDON. Wed. The Mock market* continued lower today with rails In most section*. At S p.m. the Financial Time* Index was of 4.6 at 507.0Trading was tern active than tb* pact "iCI dcclbwd fbllowla« the chairman* report, while BAT*, lleertiam and Ftoons too lost aroand. Britten Match ana
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    194 22 Ministry: Keep away from SAF training areas SINGAPORE, Wed. The Defence Ministry today warned that firm action would be taken against unauthorised people who interfered with SAF training exercises in gazetted areas. A Ministry statement said it was an offence under the Manoeuvring Act to Interfere with such training. Offenders
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    46 22 JAKARTA. Wed. The Independent Indonesian American Petroleum Company (IIAPCOt has struck oil at between 4.980 and 5.163 feet southeast of Sumatra, the state-owned Pertamlna oil company announced today. The new offshore well has a capacity of 5,000 barrels a day. Reuter.
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    102 22 Malaysia to expand armed forces KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Armed Forces are to be further expanded to meet the i ncreasing threat of the communist terrorists and subversive elements, the Yang diPertuan Agong said today. The King, who is also thr Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, said that of late
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    31 22 LONDON. Wed. Britain's military pullout from Malta will be completed by the March 31 deadline set by Maltese Premier Dom Mlpt o f f Government sources said today. UPI.
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      81 22 ELENA BOUTIQUE MANDARIN HOTEL SHOPPING ARCADE. ROOM NO. F 49 Tft: *****6 OPENS TODAY SPECIAL OFFER 20% discount for 2 days only. 2nd 3rd March, 1972 Eiclyfivt in Thoi Silk, Tli.J Cotfn. Locei, French J.rwy, Italian French Silk, Chiffon, wM« ronoe of Bloums such ot tec-through French Jersey ond fancy
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