The Straits Times, 5 February 1974

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  • 21 1 TOTAL DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 250,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FINAL EDITION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1974 25 CENTS M.C.(P) 21/74
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  • 1088 1 'Choose your embassy' STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS THE GOVERNMENT yesterday offered the Bukom Bombers asylum in any diplomatic mission in the Republic with a guarantee for their safety. In return they should give an undertaking not to harm anyone or cause any damage and to free the hostages
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  • 466 1 Your duty only to prepare boat, car, plane...' Bukom Bombers on the Laju yesterday told the Singapore Government its 'duty is only to preparing the ways for our escaping." A message they passed on to the Government via Police Boat 30 yesterday morning was addressed to "Dear Singapore Government" and
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  • 166 1 Al-Fatah man offers to help KUALA LUMPUR, Mon An Al-Fatah gwerUla group representative in Malaysia offered today to help end a hijack stalemate In Singapore. "Why don't you ask the Singapore Government to get in touch with me?" Aba Ya'kab asked UPI. "I could have a response in four hours
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  • 59 1 JAKARTA. Mon Police have arrested six men in Ngmnjuk. East Java, on charges of Imprisoning their brother for 37 years In a hut, the armed force* news agency reported. The six men, all SO or older, told police they Imprisoned their brother because he had wasted
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  • 140 1 ROCKET ON WORLD CUP STADIUM THREAT IJONN, Mon. The I> World Cup soccer game between West and East Germany is under threat of rocket attack. Informed sources said today. They reported that a letter received by Mr. Hermann Neuberger, president of the World Cup organising committee, warned that the Hamburger
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  • 53 1 DAMASCUS, Mon. Renewed artillery and tank battles between the Syrians and Israelis broke out on the entire length of the Golai. Heights today, a Syrian military spokesman said. He said the Israelis started the bombardment at noon on the central sector of the front, and Syrian artillery returned
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  • 27 1 SAIGON. Mon. South Vietnam devalued the piastre from MO to 576 for on* US dollar, the second readjustment In month, the National Bank said today
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  • 16 1 Police picking up a bottle with a message from the Laju hijackers.
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  • 225 1 IRA bus blow-up kills 11 LEEDS (England), Monday BOMB believed planted by Irish guerillas blew up a military leave bus on a northern England highway eariy today killing eight servicemen, two children and an army wfe. The bomb ripped the bus In two and left the highway littered with wreckage
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  • 573 1 1 0 die in Ipoh bund collapse IPOH. Monday LEAST 10 people are feared dead, drowned and trapped in the debris of an old folks home, after the bund of a mining pool collapsed last night four miles south of here on the Gopeng Road. The bund, about 20 to
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  • 31 1 HEW DELHI. Mon— India will uke put in the 17natlon co-ordlni.tlng bureau of non-»llgnMl countries to be held In Algiers next month. Foreign Minister Swaran Singh said yette.day. AP.
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  • 546 1 81 pc miners vote to strike f ONDON, Mon. v British coalminers have voted by an overwhelming 81 per cent majority for a national strike to press their pay demands on the Government, it was announced today. The four-to one mandate for a strike increased the likelihood of a crippling
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  • 48 1 NEW DELHI. Mon. Twenty one people were killed and !3 lnjurert ye«;erday when fal.u.r rock* liom a lar.-lslldf hi' a labourer's hut at a hydro-electric project near ammu in Kashmir, the Press Tru»t of India reported. The landslide «as caused by heavy rain— Reuter.
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  • 34 1 CAPETOWN. Mon— Prime Minister John Vonter announced tonight that a general election will be held In South Africa on April 24 almost exactly year before the rullnr National Party'*nandate expires. Reuter.
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  • 130 1 Second phase ends G I N E I F A, (Sun Canal) Mon. The second phase of Israel's withdrawal from the west bank of the Suet Can*! ended near here at 2 p.m. local time today At this time Israel's last rearguard unit pulled back about eifht to 1*
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    • 231 1 COMMITTEE MEETS ON BUS COMPLAINTS ..Page 10 EGYPT plan* Sun tunnel to Sinai 3 DETECTIVE ON killlnf rfrl friend charfe 5 "CLOSE kiosks on Sundays" drive 10 ROBINSON Are deaths inquiry 13 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY 4 CROSSWORD FOR WOMEN 11 TV/RADIO 13 LETTFRS 18 CITY DESK 15 SPORTS 22, 23
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  • Straits Times World News
    • 343 2 'OIL TALKS WON'T END IN CONFRONTATION WITH PRODUCERS' fiHICAGO. Mon. V Treasury Secretary George Shulti today rejected suggestions from abroad that the Washington meeting of leading oil consuming countries on Feb. 11 would degenerate into a confrontation with the producer states. In an interview with The Chicago Tribune, he said:
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    • 137 2 Suharto, Thayib review students' role JAKARTA. Mon. President Suharto today conferred with his new Education Minister, Lluet.-Oen. Syarif Thaylb. on student activities here following ihe reopening of universities. They were closed during antlJapanese riots last month. Qen. Thaylb told the President that university and Institute rectors had agreed at a
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    • 584 2 Congress gets $761 billion budget p R E S IDENT Nixon today sent Congress a record *****4,400 million (5|761.--000 million) Budget and a pledge that he is ready to pnmp more money into the economy il the energy crisis worsens the already bleak 1974
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    • 196 2 New Soviet, US move on Mid-East? WASHINGTON, Monday PRESIDENT NIXON and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko meet today for talks that could pave the way for the next step towards further agreement In the Middle Although Soviet-Ame-rican relations will be an Important part of their discussions especially the arms limitation
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    • 223 2 'BEST HOPE' KARPOV WINS HIS MATCH MOSCOW. Mon. Yc.ung Anatoli Karpov. the Soviet Union's best hope for another world chess champion, qualified for the semifinals of the Candidates Tournament by beating Lev Polugaevsky last night. It was Karpov's third successive win with the White pieces and Polugaevsky Is being criticised
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    • 78 2 ADELAIDE l(on. Australian filer Trevor Brougham. 39. in killed today In the twin-engined plane In which he set a round-the-world record In August. 1971. Another man died with Brougham In the crash, near Port Lincoln, on the Eyre Peninsula, south of here, and a third was
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    • 178 2 Leaders meet on 'strategy for survival' SALZBURG. Mon.— Six national leaders from Europe. Latin America and Africa begin talks today on a "strategy for survival" In a world facing crlt.ca) pioblems. They are meeting at a unique summit conference which has no agenda and no protocol, where participants speak as
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    • 33 2 CARACAS. Mon. A 30man expendltlon will leave Caracas tomorrow to search far prehistoric life, believed to exist on a plateau hign above the Jung'e near Venezuela's southern border with Bratil AP.
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    • 356 2 CAIRO. Mon. I rIE three guerillas who seized a Greek freighter in Karachi last Friday have surrendered hand grenades and pistols on a plane taking them to Cairo. MaJ.-Gen. Yehia Aidaros chairman of the Cairo airport authority, said the three handed over
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    • 96 2 Aussie bank officials call off ban MELBOURNE. Mon. Bank officials locUy called off a nine-uay-old chequ^ handllrg ban which nas seriously disrupted Tadlug and forced many branches to close. The Federal president of the Australian Bank Officials Association, Mr. Ker.h Remington, announced tie lifting of the ban afUr talks today
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    • 63 2 YOKOHAMA. Mon A number of Tumuli burial mounds and village remains believed to date back as far as 5.000 years have been uncovered at a construction site here. The Tumuli and an adjacent village, the largest of Its kind -ver found In Japan. are believed to belong
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    • 289 2 VIENTIANE, Men. Australian Prime Minister Oough Whitlam held separate talks with Laotian Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma and a Pathet Lao delegation shortly after his arrival here for a brief visit. Mr. Whitlam, who Is on a two-week tour of six Asian countries,
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  • WORLD NEWS TWO
    • 378 3 CAIRO. Monday J^ NEW, greater city of Suez could rise from the devastation of two Middle Kast wars, according to plans published here today. The Egyptian Government plans a multimillion dollar development programme to create a city of one million people at the heart
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    • 209 3 Assad flies Home after Kuwait talks KUWAIT, Mon. Syrian President Hafez Al Assad flew home to Damascus today after an overnight visit to Kuwait for exchanges on Middle East developments. Officials said his consultations here, following talks in Saudi Arabia, covered Syria's attitude towards a troops separation agreement with Israel
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    • Briefs
      • 24 3 BANGKOK: The Thai Defence Minister, Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapya. left here today for Hongkong enroute to Peking for an eight-day visit to China
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      • 29 3 BAN FRANCISCO: Cornelia (Nell) Oarslde. who once socialised with royalty and made head lines when she eloped with an unemployed Janitor 40 years her Junior, has died aged 86.
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      • 19 3 KATMANDU: President Tito of Yugoslavia and King Blrendra of Nepal met yesterday for talks on the international situation. Discharge
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      • 38 3 BOSTON; Edward Kennedy Jr. 12, whose right leg was amputated because of bone cancer, will probably be released in a few days after being hospitalised for diagnosis and treatment. a spokesman for Children's Hospital Medical Centre said yesterday.
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      • 28 3 KUWAIT: The chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, Mr. Huang Jang Yep, today toured oil installations here at the start of a visit to this Gulf state.
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      • 25 3 AMMAN: Italian Foreign Minister Aldo Moro left Rlydh tonight for an undisclosed destination after a threeday official visit to Saudi Arabia. the Saudi Radio reported.
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      • 29 3 VENICE: The Mayor of Venice, Mr. Giorcio Longo. today described as "sheer fantasy" reports that his council has ft restoration plan which would divide the city into two parU.
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      • 40 3 Pardon plea OSLO. Norway would consider an appeal (or the pardon of five Jews, sentenced last Friday to prison terms for their Involvement In the killing of a suspected Arab guerilla here last year. Prime Minister Tryge Brattell said today.
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      • 20 3 BIRMINGHAM: Death threats caused Israeli illusionist L'ri Geller, 27, to cancel a show tonight In this c ntral England city.
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      • 31 3 NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister Swaran Singh leaves today for a threeday visit to Bhutan. It will be the first visit bv an Indian Foreign Minuter to the Himalayan kingdom since 1969.
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      • 32 3 MONTEVIDEO: Fourteen people were killed and 40 injured when a longdistance bus burst a tyre near here and plunged over a 12 mrtr. (40 ft.) parapet beside the road, police said today.
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      • 26 3 GUATEMALA CITY. Two more apparent victims of Guatemala's "death squad' 1 were reported today, bringing to six the number of victims In the past two daysAgencies.
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    • 78 3 RUSSIAN ballet dancer Valery Panov (pictured with his wife Gallnai said recently that Moscow officials have told him that his wife would never be allowed to leave the Soviet Union. He was also told that action might be taken against him for refusing to
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    • 339 3 'President might answer House impeach queries 9 WASHINGTON, Monday yiCE-PRESIDENT Gerald Ford said today President Nixon might be willing to answer written questions put to him by the House of Representatives committee investigating whether he should be impeached. He also said that if the White House had any evidence that
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    • 80 3 NZ to tighten up on migrants WELLINGTON. Mon.— The Govern ment hinted today that it might tighten up on Immigration to Ne* Zealand. In her speech opening the new Parliament. Queen tllzabeth noted that numbers of Immigrants had risen substantially In the past year, particularly from Britain. She said: 'Ministers
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    • 157 3 DAR-ES-SALAAM, Monday nRITISH diplomats and Tanzanian offi- cials were kicked and Jostled by screaming demonstrators chanting "go home" as British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec DouglasHome arrived here tonight for a two-day visit. Police made no attempt to hold Dack several hundred students from
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    • 63 3 CANBERRA. Men. The first meeting of the Austra-na-china Trade Committee will be held In Peking in late March or early April this year, the Australian Minister for Primary Industry. Senator Ken Wrledt said today Senator Wrledt said the meeting would explore the possibility of wool shipments to
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    • 65 3 BEIRUT. Mon. Italian Foreign Minister Aldo Moro yesterday met King Faisal of Saudi Arabia as the largest oil-producing nation of the Middle East declared Itself willing to negotlatlve economic and Industrial co-opera-tion pacts with Italy. AP. Brez is home MOSCOW. Mon. Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev
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    • 194 3 CYDNEY, Mon. Prison officials early today regained control of a maximum security Jail after a revolt by 250 inmates left most of the multl million dollar complex destroyed and 10 prisoners wounded. Authorities at the still -smoking Bathurst Jail decided to transfer the entire Inmate population
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    • 187 3 Taiwan protest over Spratly landings TAIPEH. Mon.—Taiwan has formally protested against Soutn Vietnamese troop landings on a series of uninhabited islands in the Spratly chain in the Sout.i China Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. "No matter what countries make what moves, our sovereignty claims remain the same." said
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    • 376 3 'I love Brazil' says train robber Biggs RIO DE JANEIRO, Mon. Captured British train robber Ronald Biggs appeared on television here to tell the audience he loved Brazil and did not want to leave. Biggs, 44, made a 60--sfcond appearance on a piogramme filmed In his cell at Federal Police
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 229 3 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS girl <I>. 1 Chopin* dear to compoaer 7 2*'« ht eU upiel fUh in Cheshire town (8). <7 K 5 Dupnce. a pr«. error 8 The wort of motor that a s u ot h mariner poem gives nothing but trouble te r. r^UUm C). to
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  • 17 4 Thraa of tha houses which collapsed In the flood* In Ipoh yesterday.
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  • 145 4 When it's more than just a hit and run case KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Police seized ten .38 bullets In a stolen Toyota Corolla mi- nutes after it was abandoned follow- ing an accident in Lebuhraya Foch this afternoon. A pedestrian. Mr. Soong Pool, 68. was injured in the accident and
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  • 62 4 PENANO. Mon. A retired bank manager and Justice of the Peace. Mr. J. R. Swales. died last night six hours after he was knocked down by a motorcycle along Tanjong Bungah Road, near the old Sandycroft camp. Mr. Swales. 70. retired to Penang In 1861 after
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  • 128 4 Dr Chen quitting? Rubbish says DAP SFREMBAN, Mon. DAP leader Dr. Chen Man Hln U definitely not quitting the party, his political secretary, Mr. Hu Sepanf, said today. He also rejected a suggestion that Dr. Chen has been Involved In a personality clash with other party leaden. The claim that
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  • 44 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Moi and Industry has called o: to increase the price of b The bakers had asked the I this increase. ft. The Ministry of Trade n bakers in Selangor not read by ten cents a loaf. ministry's permission for
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  • 153 4 New rice control chief's sweeping powers... KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Controller of Rice Supplies and police officers have been given sweeping powers to arrest without warrant anyone suspected of hindering the supply of rice In the country. They may also seize anything which they consider to be evidence of an
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  • 542 5 'Tec on killing girl friend charge WHAT A TENANT OVERHEARD: DPP DETECTIVE tried to kill himself minutes after he allegedly shot his bar-waitress girlfriend during a quarrel in which he accused her of liking foreigners, the High Court heard yesterday. "The accused was heard complaining that the deceased liked foreigners
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  • 63 5 Extortioner ruins cakes at stall A WOMAN cake-seller. Tan Tay Kee. 31 hat told police that a man poured soda water on her cakes after she refused to pay him $500 protection money last Saturday. She said the man. about 25 years old. demanded the money "as a right for
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  • 23 5 THE Public Ulllltlfs Bo*rd revised rate* lor electricity, announced last Saturday, apply to all categories of con■uir.ers tne Board said yesterday
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  • 135 5 Straits Times charity box gets $4,837 The Straits Times has received a total of $4,837 from various donors as at Jan. 31. The donations are for: The Forgotten Ones at Dragon Lotus Hill (»387i. Straits Times Charity Box imo i. St Andrew's Mission Hospital i $50). Minimal Monthly Donation $25
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  • 147 5 Shippers and Govt to meet on freight L hike /OFFICIALS of the Sln\J fap o r c National Shippers Council and the Finance Ministry's Trade Department will meet soon to discuss ways to curb rising freight rates by shippint conferences. Council chairman. Mr. Tan Enf too said yesterday they would
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  • 28 5 THE Assistant Registrar of Societies. Mr John Pasqual. has ordered the Federation of Toi Sun Associations. Malaya, to furnish proof of its existence within three months.
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  • 145 5 Father of 4 jailed for $1, 775 theft A FATHER of four was Jailed for 18 months by a district court yesterday for housebreaklng and theft. Chan Kee Hong. 40. admitted breaking Into the storeroom at a construction site In Jalan Tarl Payong, olf Jalan Kayu. on Dec. 24 last
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  • 186 5 MAN GETS 6 YEARS FOR HIS 17TH OFFENCE ANO Ec Hoe. 38. of Malaysia, who had 16 nousebreaking and theft convictions, was jailed for six years by a district court yesterday on two similar charges. He admitted the first charge of breaking into the shop of Hablbah blnte Abdul Jalll
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  • 29 5 THE Workers Party will hold a Chlr.ese New Year dinner for Its members and supporters at Beng Thin Restaurant In Hoklen Street on Sunday at 7 p.m.
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  • 364 5 J^ABOI'R supervisor Lav Cheng Yong, 90, was stabbed to death after being involved in a light with another man at Gold Cop Bar, also known as Sin Peng Bar, in Serangoon Road, the High Court heard yesterday. i wmmm^mmm Loh
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  • 44 5 THE number of confirmed cases of slllcosls since December 1972 Is 182. according to the latest monthly report of the Labour Department. The Industrial Health Unit Is also investigating a case of possible industrial dermatitis from a car manufacturing factory.
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  • 242 5 Council to launch two-week pedestrian safety campaign rE National Safety First Council will launch a iiational pedestrian safety campaign to stress the importance of road and pedestrian safety to the public and students on March 2. Poster design and essay competitions will be held In conjunction with the two-week campaign.
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  • 36 5 THE Deputy Secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Mr. A J Edwards, will fcpenk on Defensive Driving at the Rotary Club (West) lunch meeting In Shanprl-La Hotel on Thursday at 12.45 p.m.
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  • OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED 25TH ANNIVERSARY 1949-1974

  • 102 7 FOUNDER CHAIRMAN DIRECTORS IST SECRETARY Mil I 4 If MR. LAN SIAKUANG ii man THE LATE MR. AW POON HAW A K.O.S.J M.C.H., O B.t THE LATE MR. TAN LARK SYE THE LATH MR. QUEK SHIN J I. s M.J. Pi i MMUU'K LOKE WAN THO H 1.M.X., I 1
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  • 40 7 FORMER RETIRED CHAIRMAN DIRECTORS KROM LEFT: FIRST ROW: MR. QUEK BAK SONG Third Chairman Present Honorary Counsellor MR. CHI OWYANG First General Manager Present Honorary Counsellor SECOND ROW: MR. FOONG SEONG J.P. TUN SIR HENRY HAUSHIK LEE S.M.N K.8.E.. J.P.
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  • 78 7 FROM LEFT: FIRST ROW: MR. TEE TEH J.M.N. (Vice Chairman) SECOND ROW: MR. TAN ENG JOO M.Sc. MRTANPUAYHEE SENATOR TAN SRI GAN TECK YEOW P.S.M., J.M.N.. M.P. THIRD ROW: MR. LOKE YUNG CHEONG MR. LIM BOON KHENG MR. UUEK KIAII HUAT FOURTH ROW: MR. LEE HEE
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  • 54 7 FORMER CHAIRMAN DIRECTORS THE LATE MR. TAN CHWI E BOON THr LA rE DATUK LAU PAX Kill AN D.l.. M.P. S.P.M.P.. J.P.. P.J.K., O B.K. HIE LATE MR. LIM LEANTENG I li.iirm.-in THE LATE MR. UM THENG HIN THE LATE MR. HANSON HO U.A. (Second General Manager) Bottom: Singapore Heai
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  • 57 7 FROM LEFT: FIRST ROW: MR. YOS KUPASRIMONKOL ALSO KNOWN AS Y.C. KHOO HA (General Manager) SECOND ROW: MR. CHEN LI KANG B.S (Secretary) MR. LAU HUI BU (Assistant General Manager) MR. TAY KIAH HUAN B.A. (Assistant General Manager) MR. MOK YOK A.A.S.A., RAS.. C.P.A. (M) (Assistant General Manager)
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  • 339 8 Branches in West and East Malaysia OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. JrfW $3* &\jjL jr~?~> JWm m m 'if Pmosi t>Mc* Mow kwi AkM Star •nmc* Ifok •<."■ Siioilm oVmkH OPENING OF PENANG BRANCH vui. H t \Zn iS» NCKI A DtL AHMAN PtTIA ALH J K° M Prt MtaJ f»*»««o.
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  • 31 9 Haaa Baai Brax. OPENING OF HONG KONG BRANCH FROM LEFT: Mr. Qark Bak Saag. Sir S.k-Ni. ilu. Mr. lit. Va« CaVM, Mr. ki 0..M, Baaaar M rWfa«u Braaca. traan
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    • 203 9 AMB| Congratulations and Best Wishes to OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. on the occasion of their 25th ANNIVERSARY from ASSOCIATED MERCHANT BANK PTE. LTD. SUITE 5-7. 13th Floor. Straits Trading Building. Singapore 1 Tel: *****3 MR. MRS. CHUA BOOM PENG Congratulations Best Wishes OVERSEAS UNION BANK LTD. on the occasion of
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  • 274 10 'CLOSE KIOSKS ON SUNDAY' DRIVE THE Federation of Singapore Petroleum Dealers Association will go on a campaign to persuade all petrol stations to close on Sunday, an official said yesterday. "The federation will visit stations and persuade them to co-ope-rate with the association by pole ting out the difficulties petrol
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  • 119 10 FLARES KILLED TWIGGY THE PANTHER rpwiGGY the female 1 panther died of burns, according to a postmortem carried out b- the Singapore Zoological Gardens. Zoo spokesman, Mr. John Chow, said yesterday: "It is clear that the panther had died from barns inflicted on her by flares fired into its refufe."
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  • 51 10 THE University of Singapore Students Union has Invited Australian Prime Minuter Mr Dough Whltlam to give a talk on "Australia and South-east Asia" at the University New Lecture Theatre 1 on Thuraday at pjn. Mr. Whltlam Is due to fly In tomorrow for a tour-day
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  • 23 10 THE Government has approved the Paul's Clinic for Women in Yen San Building. Orchard Road, to perform abortions under the Abortion Act.
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  • 36 10 THE present premises of the Pulau Bukom Post Office will be closed to the public from tomorrow. It will rwum* burtnm at 1U new premise* next to the Hew Pier or. 1 Monday.
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  • 501 10 DKFICIENCIES of the revised bus services and commuters' grouses will be discussed at the weekly meeting of the Bus Services Reorganisation Committee today. The revision, effective from Sunday, reduced the number of services from 143 to 126. Twenty services were scrapped and 21 others had
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  • 309 10 'WE WEREN'T PUSHED OVERBOARD' LAJU crewmen Low Nam Seng and Amat bin Awang Chile escaped from the hijacked ferry on Thursday night after hiding on board for about 10 hours. They were not pushed overboard by the four Bukom Bombers as reported in the Straits Times on Saturday. Mr. Low,
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  • 44 10 MOHAR Yudines, 2*. was tailed far three month* yesterday for stealing SIM* frcm the Indian Ottraeaj Bank in Collyer Quay on Jan. 26. He snatched the money from the cashier's hands bat was caught by a watchman at the door.
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  • 220 10 PUB: More power available but at a higher price rE Public Utilities Board said yesterday It was now willing to consider new applications for electricity, including supplies for airconditioning, because of the improved oil situation. But a PUB statement warned that electricity would now cost more due to the sharp
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  • 75 10 Trade team tour plan scrapped SINGAPORE'S proposed trade mission to Holland. West Germany and Frmrce has been scrapped due to "poor response." It was to have been or(MUed by the Trade Department and the Singapore Manufacturer!' AssorUUon. In conjunction wiin the visit*. SMA'i participation in the international trade fair to
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  • 80 10 rIS was the scene yesterday morninc at the Junction of Tionj Bahru and Jalan Membina where office workers and school children had to wait for about an hour for their bus. There were anery faces and raised tern- Pers at the bus stop. Commuters at nearby boa
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 88 10 Congratulations and Best Wishes to OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED on the occasion of their 25 th Anniversary. I mr J ISfATOMAL sharikat national [pte) ltd 2878 297 C Seleaie Complex. 2nd floor Seieow Rd. Singapore 7. Telephone: ***** J CONGRATULATIONS V v BEST WISHES TO > I® OVERSEAS UNION BANK
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    • 130 10 Congratulations Best Wishes to OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED on the occasion of their 25th ANNIVERSARY From: SB G.K. TAN PTE. LTD. (Importers Exporters) 5814-5815. Woh Hup Complex. 7th Fir. Beach Road, Singapore 7. Tel- *****55 (4 lines) Congratulations and Best Wishes to the OVERSEAS UNION BANK on the occasion of
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  • MAINLY WOMEN
    • 113 11 HERE is a bust-firm-ing exercise which you can do at any time of the day for a few moments at a time. Bend your aims up to shoulder level and hook the fingers of both hands together. Move your arms so that hooked flnxers are in
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    • 304 11  -  ONG KIAT BENG By CIX years ago, at the age of 42, Mrs. Gail Flnmark found herself in a new career that many girls would be envious of. From the accounting department in her firm, she switched to being an active member of the public
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    • 227 11 MESSING up for a gal* function or formal ball can be a demanding occasion. You need to look your best without resorting to gimmicky dressing. The trick is to keep away from sensational clothes. By all means splurge on a beautiful gown. But make sure it's
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    • 206 11 QFTEN a girl Is v hardly conscious of the shape of her forehead. But if it is too broad or narrow, then she feels it Is one feature that really spoils her looks. Well, there's no need to sit in front of the mirror bemoaning the fact
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    • 428 11 GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR FREEZER A HALF-empty freezer wastes fuel, money and space. This reminder comes from an appliance manufacturer at a time when home freezer sales are breaking records, fuel supplies are low and money Is tight. Here are some tips for operating your home freezer economically
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    • 781 11 £JLEVER game-playing is child's play to a child. Most adults would envy if they were quick enough to discover the average child's ability to deceive most of the people most of the time. For a child plays subtle, psychological games with his
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 247 11 How to breathe easily (and sleep easily!) when you get a cold: B**ar« of imitaitont. fll took for tr>i» mark fe*J Availabt* from all p*«rm#o«s Get Contac 500 The hundreds of tiny time-pills in one Contac 500 capsule give you real relief from the worst symptoms of a cold for
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    • 46 11 Agarol is —mmmm' a gentle liquid laxative, ~^=f™ effective j"-^ in restoring normal bowel (unctions. Agarol is so safe doctors recommend it for all the family including children, expectant mothers and even haemorrhoid sufferers. Liquid Agarol is available in two flavours. From chemists, dispensaries medicine shops.
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    • 312 11 Give your Complexion Year-Round beauty By a leading I f I Skin Care I Consultant I M /"•ARE of your skin from day to day is what produces an all the year round complexion loveliness. Follow the i'undame ital beauty rules, observe them faithfully try some of these special suggestions
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  • The Straits Times
    • 475 12 pEBRUARY was to have brought the launching of the lorrybus, the supplementary public transport scheme which will not go on the road now till March 4. Meanwhile, from next Sunday, commuters will have to pay 10 cents more in bus fares, except for the maximum fare of
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    • 137 12 COVIET Foreign Minister Mr Andrei Gromyko arrived in Washington on Sunday in the middle of a sleet storm. Hopefully, the atmosphere at the White House will be less chilly. President Nixon and Mr Gromyko will take up the threads of detente from where they were left off during
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  • 983 12 Feverish moves to prevent miners' strike UNION LEADERS: WEUE FED UP WITH ABORTIVE TALKS 1 l ONDON, Mon. Behindthe scenes "soundings" went on a feverish pace today as the Conservative Government tried to head off a coal miners' strike which could cause the virtual collapse of the British economy. Efforts
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  • 464 12  - SO MUCH AT STAKE FOR INDIRA IN THE UTTAR PADESH EjLECTION PRENt BHATIA: NEW DELHI By PARTY managers of Mrs. Indiri Gandhi's ruling Congress organisation have become perceptibly worried daring the past few weeks over tbe dangers of serious election disasters at the end of this month. Fire states go
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  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    • 269 12 Panther that harmed no one rpWIOOY the panther X escaped from the zoo and had been wanderIng the Thomson/ S» 1c t a r/Buklt Tlmah areas for 11 months. There had not been a report. during that period, that H had harmed or killed a human being, nor was there
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    • 596 12 NWC's wage supplement and small companies BIG companies and the Government may well be able to afford the National Wages Council's interim wage supplement of $25 per month, but what about the smaller companies or family businesses that are still carrying on just to give employment to relatives? Has the
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    • 98 12 NO SEATS BUT LIGHT FINGERS MANY thanks to Mr. D.W. Distant for his wise suggestion on using non-seater buses (S.T.. Jan. 31). The pickpockets will be particularly grateful for his suggestion, which offers a better opportunity of getting rich during tbe Journey. The standing commuters, with one band hanging on
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 25 12 THOREN9 The acknowledged leader in turntable aF^I fag W P GOOCaALf PTE. LTD. IPIjW l';hil« Taafx N> O*m 1 Ml 1 I I T« K»U/l
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    • 455 12 ®Fhishnell X*r sports optics fit for professional fit for you Award Winning Binoculars BUSHNELL Binoculars masterpieces with 1 to 20 years warranty Precision made, fully coated to give you extra wide and razor sharp definition with none of the distractions and eye strains so often encountered with ordinary binoculars BUSHNELL
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  • 912 13 WIREMAN TELLS THE ROBINSON FIRE DEATHS INQUIRY: A ROBINSON'a wirciium told a coroner's court y cite ril i y that during the blackout preceding the store fire in November 1972, he noticed that the main switch was off. W reman Loot
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  • 23 13 THE Oovemment luu banned permanently the entry Into Singapore of Perak-born Llm Wan Yew alias L!m Ban Ouan. under the Immigration Act.
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  • 79 13 Jek to open Toa Payoh library The Minister for Culture, Mr. Jek Ycun Thong, will open the Toa Payoh branch library on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. This will be followed by a library week to be opened by the chairman of the National Library Board. Prof. Maurice Baker the next
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  • 77 13 THE Young Musicians Society Is organising a fund raising dinner Festival Banquet at the Shangri-La Hbtel Island Ballroom on Friday at 7.30 pm. Proceeds from the dinner will be ln aid of the Young Musicians Society Development Fund Tickets at $25 per person can be obtained from the
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  • 95 13 IJH)UK men, armed r with daggers, held up a woman factory worker's family at their RedhlU Road Cat and robbed them of $2,000 In cash and Jeweller/ on Saturday night. Miss Ong Lay Kheug, 22, told police that the robbers walked into their
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  • 208 13 THE COOL SPELL GIVING WAY TO DRY PERIOD SINGAPORE'S cold spell Is coming to an end while a dry spell, to last through this month, Is Just starting. The chief forecaster at the meteorological station, Mr. Hwang Tiow Sool, predicted that this month would be one cf the dry months
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  • 61 13 Youth jailed for stealing $54 chain FORMER shop assistant Doralsamy Oovlndavelu. 21 who stole a IM gold chain belonging to his boas, was Jailed for 18 months yesterday. Doralsamy. of Block 81. Toa Payoh pleaded guilty to stealing the chain from Encik Mohammed Maldln bin Mohammed Ibrahim. 44. at his
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  • 47 13 THE Overseas Union Bank will hold a buffet reception at the Mandarin Hotel today at 7 p.m. to mark Its 25th anniversary. More than 4.000 guests Including members of the diplomatic corps. heads of statutory board* and top government officials have been Invited
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  • 35 13 THE Young People* Section of Queenstown Branch Übrary will organise a public forum Youth ln aoclety ln the Adult Reading Room on Saturday P*t. 9 at 3 pjn. Admission Is free. [lish Ti
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  • 367 13 Fake rupiah syndicate man jailed for six years SHOPKEEPER Lai Hock Chong, 31, of Johore Baru, was sentenced to a total of six years' jail by the First District Court yesterday for trafficking and having a total of 4,990 Indonesian counterfeit currency notes in 1,000--rupiah denominations with a face value
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  • 60 13 JEBBEN and .lessen (8) Pte. Ltd. ln Supreme House was fined $10,955 by a dls-, trtct court yesterday for contravening the National Service Employment Act, 1970 by employing 27 men not registered with the Director of Employment. The company pleaded guilty to 27 charges of employing the
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  • 107 13 -Cheaper pork as festive season nears end rIL price of pork dropped by 20 to 40 centa a kati yesterday aa the Chinese New Tear festive season nears Its close. Lean pork now costs about $4 a katt Instead of $4.40; let pork is selllnf at $3.50 a kaU ($3-80)
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  • 46 13 SWEEPER Neo Boon Cheng. 48, war fined (1.200 ln the second magistrate's coun >esterday for having ten packets of prepared opium and smoking utensils. He admitted having them In an unnumbered hut In Upper Srrnngoon Road on Jan. 10. He had four convictions.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 78 13 kill' kl^^^^^^^ I I MAKING I I OF THE I Isingaporeanl History cm»m alrvt ii the lew NatiM Uaorrow. Making of the Siigaporem it a mammoth project that will seek tt briag I ta Siigaparaaia a mbm af Mr exciting past. Tbrtagh lively necrietet. prafilM aad I I recMitniction of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 984 13 TV SINGAPORE (5) 1 TV MALAYSIA (3) fill ln lnd *-ound (English) Yours (Malay) 7.11 News (Malay) r fifi Ml Summary SIS Groovie 7)O M Bintani RTM from •J.vFV J.M Diary of Events 7.41 Sandiwara: Maut Hanyj Sekali D.\J\J Goolies S.H Mari Melu- /.JO Satar, IJt Peristiwa (English) 3.35 Love
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • 174 14 Msm M. Brew t 7.50 30 B. Kawat I 1.50 Ow 5 70 +.06 F-Jf. In*. 1 14 -04 S. J. Amal 1.30 +.04 Falls Jardine til JO —.40 HJlnTer-*- 2.75 —25 S. Times I 5.4S —IB Cons. Plant %3 40 —.10 I OB 525 —.10 S.
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    • 1585 14 T»HE last transacted sale at the close of business in the Stock; Exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with yesterday's prices together with 1973 74 high and low Adjusted (or all new Issues). Imsapara Unit Traat (Manasafi »rlaat far Fat. S> The Commarcc Ind. 2.00 2.12 The Bavinsa Fund
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    • 359 14 THERK was a general lack of incentive to deal on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday and values tended lower on all front* on light liquidation and scattered profit-taking. According to leading brokers, buyers were still too cautious and were apparently waiting for pries to come lower
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    • 1301 14 •d It) and offer prices officially listed anrl business in and reported tc the Stock Exdiange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In ljts of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS Acaaa (2.558 2 668) (1) 2.55. A.PL (1) 125. (1)
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    • 1159 14 - TtTD and offer prices officially i listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number ol shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise sperined. INDUSTRIALS ACMA (2MB). A. Tape (1 348 1.388) (1) AJlrtomoto (2.528). Alcan
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    • 298 14 NEW listing Tan Chong Motors set a hot peace In an otherwise Kuala Lumpur Stock dull and quiet day at the Exchange yesterday. The share, offered for sale at a premium of $1 recently, came under Immediate stag selling from Its opening of $2.40
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    • 306 14 MOBIL OIL Corp of the US has Increased Its quarterly dividend to US 75 cents from 70 cents and declared an extra five cents dividend. The company said it declared the extra dividend Instead of adding to the quarterly amount to maintain flexibility in the face of
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 29 14 CLOSING PRICES Rubber: Feb. 4. Singapore: 251.5* cts (down 7.50 cts.) Malaysia: 247.00 cts (down 3.00 cts.) Tin: $995 75 (up $9.87, >. Official offering 250 tons (up 19 tons).
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      • 93 14 C MINIS! PRODUCT EX CHANGI, SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICII FIR PICUL VISTIROAV. C.cnut Oil: bulk SIM! nominal, drum ***** nominal. Capra: Mixed (looae) UK/ Com SRI nominal. Peever: Munlok AST A white fob. 10CK NL.W 5313 ••lien. Sarawak white fob M« NLW ***** acllere. Sarawak ipeclal Mack f.o.b.
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      • 112 14 /*)UTPUT of tin concentrates for the month of December 1973 by the following mines are: Aokam 2.065 Austral Amal 1.951 Ayer Hltam 5.072 Berjuntai 6.597 Chenderlang 303 Oopeng Consol 3,548 Hongkong Tin 15 Idrls Hydraulic 806 Jack Chla Mining 337 Kamuntlntf 2,187 Kampong Lanjut 903 Kent 975
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      • 620 14 rjVHE Singapore rubber X market yesterday was steadier at the outset following Improved overseas advices. Two cents were gained at the opening but the higher levels found insufficient buying support. Some stale bull liquidation was later encountered which brought levels back to below those of Friday's close. The
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      • 31 14 npHE Straits tin price rose for the seventh successive day by $9.87" to $995.75 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 19 tons to 250 tons.
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      • 53 14 Saturday Friday USS UM Mtlboro* (1) Cloacd 89.54 London CKwcd 130 .V) Beirut Cloard 131 25 Hongkong 130.20 127.44 Zurich Clovd lio n»n Cloacd 132.008 P>rl> Clotcd 133.3* S'pora (2) 132 S3 132.83 Export pricr in non-itcrllng ar«« in U.S. dollar* par ounrt. (1) Aujtraiian dollars per ounct.
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      • 33 14 THE Malaysian Palm OU Producers Association MPOPA i yesterday announced t..e following UK/CTF prices for Malaysian palm oil: May £298, June £287. July £278 Aug. £268. Sept. £257. Oct /Dec £248.
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      • 99 14 tjAILY SMR prices issued i (CM MRELB. Bay (ecu SMR SCV (1 ton pallet) 27 SMR S (1 ton pallet) 26 SMR 5 (1 ton pallet) 25 SMR 10 (1 ton pallet i 24 SMR 20 (1 ton pallet) 24 SMR 50 (1 ton pallet) 23 it noon
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      • 199 14 ASIAN currency deposit lnterbr >k rates as at close on Monday, Feb. 4: US DOLLAKS Offer Bid 7 days 8-15/16 8-13/16 1 mth 9-1/16 8-15/16 2 mths t 8-7/8 3 mths 0 8-7/8 6 mths 8-7/8 8-S/4 9 mths 8-3/4 8-6/8 12 mths 8-11/16 8-9 16 Sw.
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    • 317 14 IT HAS been announ--1 ced that Sabah Timber and Robinson, Dunn have agreed to a merger of Robinson into Sabah. Terms are— three Sabah shares of lOp each credited as fully Paid plus H2p cash or 250p in cash tor each one Robinson 50p Ordinary share. Robinson,
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    • 60 14 THE US dollar opened around the pre-week-end closing at $2.4760 $2,4790 In the Singapore forex market yesterday. In very quiet and light trading the dollar firmed marginally to $2.4800 to $2 4f.20 by lunch-time. The market remained quiet In the afternoon with the dollar held steady at $2,4800
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    • 165 14 The following are the nominal average closing Interbank rates In Singapore: Note: These rates may differ slightly Irom those quoted by banks to their customers. Nominal ratea Smithsonian qaoted yesterday (croai parity change US dollar Sterling pound Hongkong dollar Malaysian dollar Bel franc (com) Danish kroner Fr. franc
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS
      • 252 14 lIONGKONG, Mon. 1 Share prices slumped across the board on the stock market in dull trading today. The Hang Seng index losi 8.62 points to 454.69. Hongkong Bank moved lower to HK$3O.OO on Its Local register and dropped to $29.10 on Its London register. Other losers Included Hong Kong
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      • 227 14 rKYO. Mon. Prices on the post-hoHday Tokyo Stock Exchange closed higher today with gains mainly on hi h priced light electrical*, constructions and autos The market opened higher in active trading. Some blue chips such as Matsushita Electric. Tokio Marine and Fire. Sony, and Nlhon Musical Instrument gained ground
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      • 377 14 MELBOURNE, Mon. The Melbourne stock market closed on a mixed note In generally dull trading conditions today. Volume was relatively low. On the mining boards, the CRA stable profited from the record earnings by Bougainville with a Jump by Bougaii .Hie to A 52.34 and a gpln by CRA
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  • 482 15 Hytex is to expand into property development UYTEX, one of 11 1973 s new listings at the Stock Exchange, is to diversify into property development in Malaysia via the proposed acquisition of two Malaysian-based property companies. It hes reached agreement with the two ccmparJes. Mataharl Land and Development, a»id Kota
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  • 679 15 Oil industry moves into top circle of profitabilty YEW YORK: The soar--11 ing profits that oii companies have been announcing in the last two weeks have lifted their industry into the highest circle of profitability, largely on the wings of one of the most spectacular fourth quarters that any industry
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 625 15 GENERAL ELECTRIC (U.S.A.) HOUSEWARES PTE. LTD. invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions:1. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER 2. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER SCREW MACHINE Qualifications/ Experience: 1 The successful candidate will be responsible for the manufacturing process of a product line. He will be required to analyse and solve problems associated
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    • 580 15 Sales Manager Investments Singapore A long MtsWWMd British investment company plans to broaden the scope ol its marketing operations jnto Singapore. Malaysia and Indonesia It requires j sales ■MBJN ol at least 30 years of age who is accustomed to actively supervising portfolio investments on behall of clients The experience
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    • 795 15 A G.M S foreign establishment in State of Kuwait Saudi Arabia are in need of th" following staff: 1. Divers Secondary school graduates. 5 years experience in installation and maintenance of under water constructions or offshore facilities to depth of 1 60 feet, licence certified by authorised diving association 2.
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    • 637 15 a( ***** PEST CONTROL PTE. LTD. I invites applications for the position of: BRANCH MANAGER SINGAPORE This position offers an interest ng and challenging opportunity for a dynamic person to participate in the expansion of this fast growing company. The successful applicant will report to the Regional Manager It is
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 771 16 BROWN ROOT-WIMPEY MIDDLE EAST S.A. With the opening of a large fabrication yard in Manama. Bahrain, we wish to engage the following staff immediately. JUNIOR ACCOUNTANTS A challenging opportunity exists for aggressive qualified accountants to assume responsibilities in the financial functions of our company. Applicants should have at least three
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    • 565 16 A rapidly expanding Engineering concern requires a dynamic, hardworking and experienced person for the post of:EXPORT EXECUTIVE REQUIREMENTS:- a) Higher School Certificate. Preference will be given to Singapore University or Singapore Polytechnic graduate in Engineering. b) Correspondence ability for contacts with principals in Europe. South East Asia and local technical
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    • 498 16 MALAYSM IN INK HIGH CM Rl IN BORNIO iSIBI Rrl.lSrm I ORIGINATING PETITION NO. OK 1973 IN THE MATTER of South East Asia Shipping Berhad. IN THE MATTER of Section 64 of the Companies Act, Article 39 of the said Company's Articles of Association and Order S3B rule 5 of
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    • 937 16 FOR SALE™""""" CONSTRUCTION STEEL The Following partly unused and partly used construction steel now stored on open site within 4 miles of city centre are for saleA. Imicd Lanscn 111 and IV steel sheet piles 15 Pieces (31* 0" to 35' 0" long) 12.71 Tons (Approx) B. I scd 1
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    • 574 16 IrNDrK NOIK r IHH.N Mr \l VM) I KM. BIS( I lIS TENDERS will be received at the office of the Commissioner of Police. Ist Floor. Police Headquarters. Lower Barrack. Pearl's Hill. Singapore 2 up to 12 noon on 15th Feb 1974 for the supply of Dog's Meat and Dog
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 1371 17 1 < MMMMRMMMMMMMMrMfMM-MMMM--MMMRM| r intflS»lP SEWICE Tl H CMTIRERT J.^ > tataaa 0 aart Iria Hani v K BENAVUiN it rat if Mtr it Mar I Mar r. lIPMSS 14 FM S Aaw Mr I Aar 11 Aar ,ll ri |AT 3 Ma. s Mar Mir a Mar 11 Mir
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    • 930 17 BJ.UEJEA U^E Maaiton taltPn.i N Tori P*aia| P. Kaiaaf Stan Jauna I Pt ISAMMI MM *MM laaM FM II Ftl It I PtIMH ta.M Ma II FM II FM IS FM II FM II I PMTISIUIS laa IS la. II FM 1 Mar 11 Mar I I suiah imi- Mr
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    • 1129 17 fc %3tA XL' -it^MMMMMMM Htari Ittmn I'laai S'pora P Kiiau kM. AMtria Fraaci UK. lENAVON II FM IS FM II aar II aar I aar riONSAOftt EXPRESS MFM s Aar I Apr la* II far LIVERPOOL lAT 1 Mar 5 Mar Mar M Mar II Mar It Mar kOVUMR lAT
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    • 897 17 FULLY CONTAINERIZtD SERVICE TO EUROP toaa.ni s por. FM: [OTAMA eak VI W Rotterdam. Amstirdam, Antatrp, le Hawe, •f tiLiTi tiiFT Mar i Basic. Hamtwi, Bfpmen, Bremerhntf, IILANBIA Mm 14 n CoptnrU|en, Gothenbufj. Mjlmo* Mtutn luiMA tar i Stockholm. Oslo, Helsinki, United Kinidom FULLY CONTAINERIZED SERVICE PROM EUROPE dm s
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    • 829 17 S.r>t«port *****4. P. KaltiMj 4341; K.L. *****; Pcnar.9 ***** THE BANK LINE LTD. IMB FH E. t I AfIICA fINEIANi M...r,«nt. «ta»an. EAS Alr.cal P. Khaa VI FM Span II is FM FltM lA4T I Ittn AftICA FM IAMtIM. MANILA «TIAPI« P Ktlani S'pori I I FH KUWAIT SHIPPING CO.
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  • 234 18 TMI r>O.RT 0? §INGA*O«t I AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED OUT Sliirti Chan« 9 Aitrld Bakk* Honor 10 II Oold»n To»r 11 It Yaraatoml Mam II Uiaiu L*» 21 lUI. noMtn Uo« 21 34. RyOMI Man 25 It. Bar«» Container Pro«r»»» 77 2*. Clieunic Thau 40 41 Fnnlahlr* SC 7«74
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 1024 18 Mft" "^CAWASAtUIUSEN KAISHA LTD. MWUMI KMMI USM UISHA LTD. MKW. IKONS. STUITS SIVKL i»mu> mm Japan Arabian Cull S«rvlM S.n«ato<t N» K«mit;lnrM/»««M«Mk'. (•tTIMUI MM >FM tWMjiJW*. ■>«». WWW. Japan South Atrtaa-W«M Alrtaa ttarvtaa WPO't ft*.: MISSISSIPPI MtlV <It li ft* O»fta«. CtMlowi. Luanda. l««ffi. MtM. U.OIM. CorrtWO.. »Wt MtrCMKt. Japan
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    • 865 18 BEAUTY LINES ha no Fit I C T KMTT lOTIS It Part IM Tractors for liidaMM. I C Win m I. Pwt I Ft» Trtttors to I*M IUUIf LILT Nrt IF* Itbun. Ml" UMEI Fit 7 Ft. lakjrtl. LTiwrw i a 2 a in lUIIT VMM F fl ll> Cat*
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    • 100 22 ENGLAND IST INNS. ISI WEST INDIES IST. (Overnight 14 for no wicket) R. C. Fredericks c Knott b Old 6 L. O. Rowe c Knott b Willis 11 A I. Kalllcharran not out 143 C. H. Lloyd c Denness b Old 18 R B. Kanhal b Pocock 8 O.
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    • 236 22 Oliveira tipped to win world title mOKVO, Mon— World X junior middleweight boxing champion Ko.chi Wajlma of Japan and Brazilian challenger Mlfuel dr 01 1 vri r a today expressed confidence of winning tomorrow's title match here. But the two boxers made no prediction of winning by a knockout- Most
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    • 24 22 SQUASH Police 8A championships (Thomson Road 5 pm BADMINTON Katcng Dlst Schools tourney (Maju Sec School). ATHLETICS ACS Crosscountry (Macßitchle 2 pm i
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    • 422 22 MCC bend rules to j placate fans OORT OF SPAIN, Mon. MCC must wait and see whether the decision to bend the rules and reinstate West Indian Test batsman Alvin Kalllcharran has placated volatile Caribbean cricket fans. The mood of spectators turned ugly here last night when the umpire ruled
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    • 272 22 Our lifters lack technique, says Soh By ALBERT JOHNSON CINGAPORE Amateur Weightlifting Federation president Soh Ghee Soon, yesterday warned local welghtlilters that they would stagnate unless they geared themselves to the modern approach and attitude towards the sport. Mr. Soh said the present base of only eight weightlifters had put
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    • 264 22  - Saba sets sights on World Cup meet G. ROBERT By SINGAPORE Amateur Boxing Association hopes to send one or two boxers to the First World Amateur Boxing Championships in Cuba in August. The Cham plonshlps originally restricted to champions and runnersup of the five continents, has now been made open
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    • 102 22 Malaysia lose two more to HK I£ UALA LUMPUR, MOn. The exodus of Malaysian footballers to Hong Kong continues. Soh Chin Aun and Wong Choon Wah are the latest who wIU play professional soccer there. They leave on Friday to complete negotiations with Seiko, the Hong Kong League champions. During
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    • 240 22 MMARIMUTHUS brilliant record breaking performance In the Keppel Oolf Open has strengthened his chances of winning a berth In the $85,000 Singapore Open starting this month. BOA has reserved eight places In the Singapore Open for the local professionals competing In the circuit. Toh
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    • 304 22  -  ERNEST FRIDA By SINGAPORE Hockey Association has turned down an invitation by New Zealand to compete in an International tournament at Christchurch starting on Feb. 9. SHA Secretary Subramaniam Yogarajah said: "We did not have time to prepare our team. We received the Invitation only
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    • 438 22  -  JOE DORAI By DAUI Anthony- samy, who withdrew from the National team last year because of a knee injury, hopes to retain his place in the Singapore team against All-Japan national team at Jalan Besar Stadium on Feb. 12. Paul, who featured prominently
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    • 72 22 MONTEVIDEO, Mon. Uruguay's World Cup Soccer hopefuls will maku a monthlong training tour in March and April, playing- matches In Mexico. the United States. Venezuela and Haiti. Football Association officials said here yesterday. The tour, aimed at bringing together the teams promising young stars who lack
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    • 147 22 BRASILIA, Mon—Brazilian Grand Prix ace Emerson Fittlpaldi manoeuvred his McLaren Impeccably around the new Grand Prlk track at this federal capital for an easy win In the President Medici Formula One prize yesterday. South Africa's 23-year old Fody Bcheckter, In his Tyrrell, took up the chase
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    • 190 22 IWF to ask Teheran reason for Taiwan's ouster \|ANILA, Mon. ITI The International Weightllfting Federation will seek a full explanation from Teheran on the ouster of Taiwan from the Asian Games Federation, and the admission of Peking, Oscar State, IWF general secretary, said today. State told a news conference the
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    • 33 22 EAST BERLIN. Mon. Lokomotlv Leipzig. East German opponents of Ipswich Town In the UEPA Cup quarter-finals, yesterday scored a 3-2 home victory over Karl-Manc-Stkdt In the National League programme here. Reuter.
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  • 568 23 THERE was a furore at the Ipoh race course on Saturday when Double Agent was declared the winner after a thrilling tussle with hot favourite Gopeng II in the last race. Seemingly, there was no photo finish as the result
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  • 255 23 Nicklaus wins his 52nd golf title HONOLULU, Mon. Jack Nlcklaus won the 52nd golf tournament ot his career here yesterday, earning U5544,000 (about $110,--000) for his victory In the Hawaiian Open championship at the Waialae Country Club course. A final round of 70, two-uncler par, gave the 34 year old
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  • 146 23 BRISBANE, Mon. In the best exhibition of hockey seen here In the past decade. Australia defeated Pakistan by 2-0 at the Exhibition grounds yesterday. Australia showed the Pakistanis why they are rated in the top five nations of the world. The Australian defence of Wayne Hammond. Jim
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  • 70 23 COLOMBO. Mon A 000' tury In both innings by Aahok Mjuikad was U)8) highlight of the drawn cricket match between the Indian cricket tourists and Brl Lanka, Cricket Board President's XI at Kandy yesterday. Mankad hit 105 and 100 not out for the tourist*. Scores Indiana
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  • 53 23 BALTIMORE. Mon— Alex Mayer defeated Clark Oraebner 6-3 6-1 In the allAmerlcan final of the Third Annual Baltimore International Indoor tennis tournament here yesterday. Oraebner and Australian Owen Davidson won the doubles with a O-l. 8-4 victory over Jeff Austin and Dick Bohmsted. both of the
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  • 710 23 York move up to 2nd in Div 3 table LONDON, Mon. Crystal Palace and Swlndon. the two bot torn clubs In the Second Division, gathered va luable points yesterday in their struggle to escape relegation. Palace moved above Swindon with a 2-0 home win over Bobby Charlton's Preston. Derek Possee
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    42 23 COAMA. (Puerto Rico) Finn Tamil Vlren. Olympic medal winner In the 5.000. and 10.000-metre events, won the "San Bias de Illescaa marathon here yesterday.—AP. Cik Latifah talks to her hostage -hu«band, Encik Mohamed bin Nik. 42, from a police boat.
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  • 290 24 JAKARTA. Mon. The Army today denied what it said were rumours that three of Indonesia's leading generals had been arrested in the government crackdown following last months Jakarta riots. An army spokesman said rumours were circulating that Oen. Sumltro, Deputy Chief of
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  • 86 24 TVDKYO, Mon. Police today raided four offices of a leftwlng youth group In Tokyo and detained 73 people on suspicion of killing two students of a rival group, police said Two Tokyo University students belonging to the Kakumaru-ha (Revolu- tionary Mardst Faction) were beaten to
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  • 58 24 JAKARTA. Mon. Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik today opened the second meeting of the standing committee of the Association of South-east Asian Nations. The meeting, attended by ambassadors of Asean countries here, will <«i«ri«» the outcome of last month's conference of Asean secre-taries-general In Bangkok. Reuter.
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  • 38 24 MANILA. Mon. A threeday meeting opened here today to draft guidelines (or preventing marine pollution in the South-east Asian region. It 1* being attended by experts from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). Renter
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  • 352 24 rE wives of two of the three men held hostage by the Bukom Bombers yesterday met their husbands at sea under the watchful eyes of the terrorists. They spoke through loud nailers across the waters of the Singapore harbour. Three metres of
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  • 509 24 LONDON. Mon Tb* ilock mar- I ket cloaad lo««r In quit! trading 1 and at 1 p.m. the Financial Tlmaa I ladM waa off 8.0 to 111.1. Barfalna F tolalUd c.214 (T.IM). I Th« trading •ujpniloa of a I London atockbroktng firm lata laJt I Friday and tlw
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  • 138 24 7 German guerillas held in police raids OONN, Mon. Police rounded up seven members of the BaaderMeinhof Gang. West Germany's urban guerillas, in two dawn raids in Hamburg and Frankfurt today, the German press agency DPA reported. At 4 a.m.. police stormed a fourth-floor apartment in Frankfurt, capturing Margrit Schillw.
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