New Nation, 2 March 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, March 2, 1973 No. 652 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, MARCH X 1973.
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  • 13 1 Police reported 76 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and two fatal.
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  • 222 1 All foreign exchange dealings were suspended this morning until further notice. A spokesman of the Association of Banks in Malaysia and Singapore said this was in line with the major markets of the world, which have been closed due to renewed presure on the United States dollar.
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  • 319 1 Formal signing today Reuter, UPI Paris, Friday World powers have initialled a nine-point agreement to guarantee lasting peace in Vietnam, American and Vietnamese spokesmen said. The declaration giving broad international support to the peace accord was approved and initialled by foreign ministers here yesterday. It
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  • 194 1  -  By Gene Teo The top technical student from the Queenstown Secondary Technical School is dimpled Leong Wai Leng, 16 (above), who scored eight distinctions in the GCE "O" levels examination. She told me today: "I could not believe my results when I heard
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  • 728 1 Black September guerrillas raid embassy Reuter Khartoum, Friday Five armed men of the Black September guerrilla group invaded the Saudi Arabian Embassy here last night and seized five foreign diplomats including the US Ambassador Mr. Cleo Noel as hostages, the Sudan News Agency said today. The
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  • 348 1 'Strikes are pointless and irrelevant* Reuter London, Friday The British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath, yesterday hit out at his country's 750.000 strikers and vowed his government would not back down in its war against inflation Mr. Heath, speaking at a lunch of the Institute of Public
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  • 204 1  -  By Peter Ong Indonesian Customs have foiled an attempt by an international syndicate to smuggle $1.8 million worth of diamonds and other jewellery into Jakarta this week. The diamonds and gold were concealed in secret compartments of a locally-made refrigerator. It was flown out of
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  • 55 1 An 18-year-old student of Buona Vista Secondary School who passed in only two subjects in the GCE examination was yesterday found dead in the Jurong lake. Accordng to a member of her family, Yueh Ngoh left home at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday. She did not tell
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  • 36 1 Dublin, Friday Premier Jack Lynch, looking tired and haggared after a seesaw battle to remain in power, conceded victory early today to the coalition parties in Fine Gael and Labour in Ireland's general election.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 232 2 The Entertainments Duty (Amendment) BUI, introduced in Parliament recently, is part of the government's campaign to stamp out the touting men£o6. The Bill will provide for better administration and more effective enforcement of the Entertainments Duty Act. It seeks to empower every officer of Customs to
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  • 28 2 Washington, Friday—President Nixon promised Indians yesterday that his administration would give them greater control over federal programmes on reservations and easier access to loans and credit.
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  • 253 2 Two wage increments suggested Newly recruited employees, who have completed their twoyear National Service stint, should be granted two wage increments, the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation said. Its latest newsletter said that SILO "strongly urges' employers to grant two full incremental credits to all
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  • 26 2 The Zion and Faith Bible-Presbyterian Churches in Serangoon Gardens wiU hold a World Day of Prayer Service tonight at 8 pjn. T St >A.
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  • 343 2 They seek MP's help For some 200 families living in former RAF civilian employees quarters inChangi, their only hope of getting alternative accommodation rests with their Member of Parliament, Mr. Robin Sim Boon Woo. The quit notices, which they received from the Land Office last
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  • 55 2 Washington. Friday. President Nixon was asked yesterday to check the accuracy of reports that 505 Buddhist monks are being held political prisoners in tiger cages in South Vietnam. Representative Bertram Podell said in a letter to Mr. Nixon that he was given a list of monks Jailed
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  • 145 2 The Primary Production Department of the Ministry of National Development will be spending $2.42 million for various development projects in the new fiscal year. The largest expenditure will be for animal husbandry projects, taking up $731,000. The department will also be contributing
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  • 283 2 'Sports turf seminar A seminar on sports turf maintenance will be held here for the first time in this part of the world next Thursday —in conjunction with the Singapore Open Golf Championships. The exchange of views among delegates from here and abroad will continue at Oberoi Imperial Hotel on
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  • 193 2 The Government has allocated a $4 million grapt for the Southeast Asia Peninsula Games to b$ held here from Sept. 1 to Sept. 8. Of this amount the sum of $1.5 million has been set aside for the preparation of Singapore teams for the
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  • 20 2 The Chinese YMCA will conduct a 16-session Social Dance course for beginners from March 5 at 8 pjn.
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  • 22 2 The Chinese YMCA will conduct a course on Magic For Fun for beginners from March 18 at 2 p.m.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 222 2 SMOOTH... as the gait of a Tennessee walking horse MELLOW... as the love of a good woman LIGHT... as the step of a blue-tick hound GEORGE DICKEL SOUR MASH WHISKY How long is it since you had a real sour masli whisky? Well, now it's here, all the way from
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    • 189 2 LOWEST FARE TO LONDON 6 Titles A Week Hongkong Macau Bangkok 8 Days >860 Daily Departure Taiwan Japan Hongkong 14 Days $1470 Taiwan Hongkong (Macauj Bangkok 12/14 Days», *1110- SI 190; 10/3, 12/3, 26/3, 31/3, 1/4, 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, 8/4, 14/4, 21/4, 28/4 Taiwon' Korea Japan Hongkong Bangkok 21/19/15 Days
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 89 2 rwiT?! Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Manila 33-20 C. Kuala Lumpur 34-22 C. Tokyo 10- 3C. Hong Kong 27-23 C. Taipeh 18-16 C. Jakarta 32-24 C. Seoul 4- SC. Bangkok 26-34 C. Naha 22-19 C. Paris 8-Minus 2C London 10- 7C. Moscow 2-Minus 3C. New York 7-Minus 3C. San Francisco
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    • 592 2 ehbzeis Today's winning number *****3 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you can claim a $300 Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will be paid into a Post Office Saving Bank account in your name. Call with your identity
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  • 299 3 ,JS25 rcutoal 15 still an J? Icausc ot death in the Western Pacific reR on In Singapore, it is the No. 8 killer. A World Health Organisation report on tuberculosis control in the Western Pacific region lists the disease as
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  • 474 3  -  Experts warn mothers By Teresa Ooi Several mothers in Singapore are still under the wrong impression that children should be fed with the extract of fish and liver and not the actual foodstuff, said Dr. S h a nt a Emmanuel, head of the Ministry of
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  • 294 3 The Public Works Department will erect more pedestrian signals to Increase road safety. According to a PWD official, the department Is making a study of accident prone areas with the most heavy traffic and accident risk. "The PWD traffic unit's pedestrian and vehicle counts
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  • 338 3  - Saved —by cops ROAD SAFETY '73 By Wee Beng Huat Whenever most of us are stopped by the police for having committed a traffic offence, our immediate reaction is to argue or give excuses. But how many of us say: "Thank you, you have just saved my life." This is
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  • 57 3 This Toyota crashed into a lamp-post in Cavenagh Road just outside the rear gate of the Istana last night. The bonnet was smashed and a wheel dangled over the drain. The lamp-post sliced through the grill between the headlights. The accident occurred just about midnight. The driver,
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  • 27 3 The women's sub-com-mittee of the Jalan Tenteram Community Centre will hold a Chinese New Year Party at Kamala Club, Moulmein Road tomorrow from 7.30 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 549 3 The Modular Soundmalcers from SANYO mdhiidugiy-supcrior. When coniWned-unmatchecl. Every Sanyo modular audio component is an electronic masterpiece. Created at Sanyo audio division, it is the result of endless hours of research and the constant improvement of existing models. Operations here are geared entirely to engineering and manufacturing of custom audio
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  • In Person
    • 429 4 reception to mark setting up of bank's branch 'TOP banking and financial men rubbed gfeulders with one another at a glittering reception hosted by Credit Suisse to mark the Official setting up of thttr branch bank in Singapore. For the occasion, many top Credit Suisse
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  • 696 4 cnninE cunic i)y PG Dear PG When I went to the last dog show I was completely smitten by a wonderful boxer with upstanding ears which won the Best In Show award. He was absolutely marvellous. My father says I can have a puppy for
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  • 260 5 It will get more funds and staff The Central Narcotics Bureau will move into top gear this year with the allocation of more funds and personnel to combat drug trafficking. J The government has allocated more than a 100 per cent increase in the budget
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  • Article, Illustration
    195 5  -  CAMERA CORNER By WANG SU FAH Pictures taken in a hurry often include some unnecessary surroundings or details, but need not necessarily ruin the general interest or fail to make an Impact if properly composed. That portion which does not provide the desired Impact can be eliminated
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  • 237 5 Talks are going on between Singapore and Hong Kong traders for the export of local eggs to the British colony. Leading the Singapore side in the Hong Kong talks is the president of the Singapore Livestock Farmers' Association, Mr. Lai Fee Kwong, who Has
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  • 21 5 The Society of Kalai Pithers hold its sixth Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Oberol Imperial at 3 p.m.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 142 5 Photographic Contest NEW NATION Name Address Rules Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Bctow are the r«les of the competition. It's •pen to aU with cash prises. 1. The Contest is open to all SiJifap*"* photographers. L Minim am she to I" i I" so flossy sarface. An Entry Form most
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    • 192 5 The real mystery about Irish whiskey is that so few people drink it, except in Irish Coffee. If you're an appreciative Irish Coffee drinker you'll want to discover John Jameson Irish Whiskey on its own. It's the whiskey that's different...because it's smoother and mellower. Pure Irish spirit distilled with loving
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 313 5 wwm ifc Quiz object No. 205 A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Monday's quiz photograph showed an abacus. The first prize of $15 goes to Mrs. Sing Tong Sing, a typist, of Chai Chee Road. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night. The next correct answers
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 530 6  -  From Murrey Marder NORTH VIETMAM Soviet shipping is beginning to flow out of the Black Sea again toward Haiphong, this time carrying equipment to assist in the postwar reconstruction of North Vietnam. The recent Moscow report made no direct reference to the presence of
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    • 823 6  -  From Jonathan Sharp Reuter CHIMA "Hands off" was the peremptory sign placed next to a magnificent three-tier cake displayed in the restaurant of the new International Club for foreigners which opened in Peking recently. As someone pointedly remarked, the same message, both In
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    • 350 6  -  From Special Writer In Hong Kong HONG KONG The construction of a multi-storey building In Hong Kong has stirred memories of a longstanding dispute between Britain and China over the legal status of a small village. Both claim legal control over the old
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 210 6 What other Newspapers art saying: THE NEW ASIAN-PACIFIC ORGANISATION AS ADVOCATED BT THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER A new and truly representative Asian-Pacific regional organisation as advocated by tne Australian Prime Minister. Mr. Whitlam. during his three dav visit to Indonesia is worthy of consideration Unlike the other
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      • 253 6 THE PLANE INCIDENT, IT 18 HOPED, WILL NOT JEOPARDISE PEACE PROSPECTS Several attempt® have been made to break the deadlock in the Middle-East dispute, but such attempts have so far failed. King Hussein's visit to the White House not long ago had raised some hopes, and when it
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      • 180 6 ATTRIBUTES WHICH ARE STILL LACKING The efforts made by Malay organisations to assist Malay children who are backward ir their studies are most encouraging. And what is even more encouraging is the response for the students themselves. However, It is Indeed regrettable that too few teachers have come
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 114 6 r i See them at the tiara: Feb 26th to March 24th! The hottest entertainers going! The Reno Brothers who've taken Australia by storm. Now at the Tiara! An exciting singing and instrumental duo who add hilarious comedy and brilliant impersonations to their act And what an act! They sing
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  • 221 7 United Press International Sydney, Friday. A Qantas Airways employee was charged in a special Federal Court yesterday with involving the airline in three bomb hoaxes. The court was told that one hoax delayed for four hours a Jumbo flight en route from Singapore to
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  • 44 7 New York, Friday A series of explosions set off small fires yesterday at the FMC Corp. Chemical plant in Tonawanda, killing one person and injuring eight. The blasts shattered windows in nearby homes and littered surrounding streets with glass and rubble.
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  • 320 7 'No pre-conditions' Reuter Washington, Friday Israeli Prime Minister Mrs. Golda Meir yesterday welcomed President Sadat's recent statements seeking peace in the Middle East and hoped there would soon be negotiations. Mrs. Meir told a National Press Club luncheon here that if President Sadat had
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  • 269 7 Reuter Belfast, Friday British troop reinforcements began arriving in Northern Ireland yesterday to boost security for next week's referendum on whether the province should remain linked with Britain or unite with the Irish Republic. Some 1000 extra troops, who will Join the 16,500
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  • 299 7 IPC to pay up Baghdad, Friday—People marched and danced in the streets here and other Iraqi cities yesterday in jubilation over the "highly successful" compensation agreement with the west-ern-owned Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC). The agreement was announced by President Ahmed Hassan Bakr in a radio and
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  • 64 7 Hong Kong, Friday—Nine Chinese diplomats headed by Chu Chi-Chen left yesterday for Canberra to set up China's first embassy in Australia since 1949. The* group arrived In Hong Kong from Peking by train on Tuesday. Mr. Chu, a Foreign Ministry official of counsellor rank, Is expected
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  • 186 7 Geneva, Friday About four million men and women are voluntarily sterilised throughout the world each year and the popularity of this family planning method is Increasing, according to an international conference here yesterday. About 350 health professionals ffom 67 countries attended the four-day conference
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  • 266 7 3antiago, Friday. The secretary general of the Communist Party said yesterday the possibility of civil war erupting in Chile during Sunday's congressional elections is a real danger. Sen. Luis Corvalan said communist militants were prepared "to sacrifice their lines" in defence of President
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  • 374 7 Montreal, Friday. A former Luftwaffe flier yesterday was summoned to appear at an inquest in Yellowknife, Canada, which has already heard of his agonising decision to eat the flesh of an English nurse who died in the plane he was piloting. The six-man coroner's jury
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 479 7 IhWMUS DYNAMICS The Advanced Reading Institute Mr. John J. Rigby apologises to all those people who came to our series of demonstration lectures and could not be admitted. This was due to unprecedented interests by the people of Singapore. Again a further series of free demonstration lectures have been arranged
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  • 489 8 Premier Chou En-lai's "smiling diplomacy" has now been extended to the Island of Taiwan. Having successfully wooed the Japanese and the Americans, the Peking leaders are turning their attention to the 15 million Taiwanese, whose government still claims to be the legitimate government of
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  • 60 8 Mm 11 by ISPY The share market Is not the only thing that Is attracting "hot" money to Singapore. As everyone knows, property Is another great attraction. I have been Informed that the Hong Kong veteran actress, Ll LI hwa has joined the crowd. She's bought a
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  • 845 8  -  PANG CHENG LIAN Japan should be given its due position In the International political community because Its Isolation would not be good for the economy and peace of the world. So says Mr. Tomlsaburo Hashimoto. And
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  • Letters
    • 229 8  -  TAY YUEN CHOO I refer to the letter entitled Creches Close Too Early by your reader Billy Lim, appearing on page Bof the New Nation dated 13th February, 1973. Though the official closing time for government creches is 5.00 pm. I have to point out that in practice.
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    • 389 8 I refer to the recent "precipitous fall" of the stock market and also to your editorial of 27th February, 19Y3, paragraphs 5 and 6 in which is written 14 the Government might be creating the fall it has been warning the people of." It is obvious
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    • 84 8 Now that the Government has taken tough corrective measures concerning the stock market, I wonder whether similar action would be taken to combat the spiralling prices in the property market. Like the Exchange, it is already overheated. Never before have we seen private houses being sold
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    • 92 8  -  LAWRENCE S H. LOH Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force. Singapore, 2 I refer to the letter headlined Young Petty Thieves published In your newspaper on 9th February, 1973 The Police has sufficient coverage in the Macpherson Housing Estate. Nevertheless such petty thefts as described bv
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    • 154 8  -  M.S. VASUDEVAN Many complaints have been made to the Registrar of Vehicles as well as the management of United Bus Company regarding Service No. 159. which does not run according to schedule. But I hare seen no Improvement to date. Workers leave their houses for the bus-stop
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    • 91 8  -  SPENCER ONG Ag. Assistant Director (Facilitation), Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Singapore, 10. I refer to the letter by Nostalgia entitled Guided Tours of Houses (New Nation, 24th February, 1973). Guided tours of the House of Jade, Thlan Hock Keng (Telok Ayer Street) Temple are available and
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    • 142 8 I am living at Pepys Road and am most exasperated by the heavy trucks parking at Its entrance. These trucks are causing obstruction to motorists and their drivers are using this narrow lane as parking lots during the. lunch hour between noon to 1.00 pjn. The
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • Our Heritage
    • 1318 9  -  PRESENTED BY BETTY L. KHOO Some of Singapore's history in pre-Raffles days remains lodged in the famous "Singapore Stone," which was found at the mouth of the Singapore River in 1820. This stone or what appears to be a piece of It—is now in
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 634 9 YOUR CHINESE HOROSCOPE Horoscope reading Is it an art or a science? Whatever it may be it is enjoying an unprecedented popularity today. In fact it is now big business in many countries. In America, for example, even computers are used to help read what the stars foretell. Today we
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  • Untitled
    • 657 10 Discover the doodle knit WARRING the few nudist colonies scattered around the world, everyone else anywhere else wears clothes. Though what people wear in one country may not be the same as that in another, the reasons are the same. Firstly to cover themselves its supposed to be indecent to
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 263 10 EASTERN UAHTEO EASTERN UNITED EASTERN UNITED! i I t V v 1 7 days stay m in Singapore at z minimum rate c inclusive of: Accomodation in a leading hotel Four days sightseeing Two nights of night-life in the city Two days shopping spree in duty free shops One cultural
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    • 228 10 For the real message in time and in style Certina-DS, the absolutely reliable watch which stands up to violent shocks, heat and cold, heights and depths, water, steam and dust. n N I pa Certina-DS Certiday, automatic, with calendar indicating the day and the date, super-shock-resistant, super-water-resistant, steel case, with
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    • 50 10 symbol of finest quality THE DOUBLE KNIT WITH DOUBL FREE GIFT ONE V.I.P. KEY CHAIN to THE PURCHASER OF ONE SUIT LENGTH OR 3 TROUSER LENGTHS 24 desfgns at your choice NEVER BEFORE SUCH FABULOUS RANGE 2nd floor,shop2-01.Peninsula Shopping Complex Coleman Street Singapore 6. Tel ***** ***** D o D
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  • TREND
    • 532 11  -  The female front N BY MAMIE Show me the person who boasts she always tells the truth and I'll run a mile. I believe there are times when you simply cannot tell the truth. Knowing this you must accept
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    • 121 11 Revolutionary changes have brightened up the lamp industry considerably in the past few years, and recently there was a 1973 Lightshow at London's Earls Court where the latest in moon-age designs and materials were displayed. Among the new shapes and devices that were
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    • 343 11  -  EATING IN with MAK CHIK The Cantonese do it during Chinese New Year. The Mexicans and Tahitians do it occasionally and the Japanese do it all the time. So why don't you try eating raw fish? From Tahitian Poisson Cru to Japanese Sashimi one unifying factor predominates—the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 531 12 EEC LEADERS MEETING SOON TO RESOLVE PROBLEM Reuter, UPI London, Friday World money markets were hurtling yesterday towards another currency crisis as European governments stepped in again to support the American dollar. West Germany and its European allies closed their currency
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    • 159 12 An all-oat rally on the Stock Exchange yesterday apparently set the stare for the recovery phase of the share market. Gains were widespread. The Stock Exchange Committee meeting on measures to prevent sharp decline in share prices and the large quantity of short covering might have been significant
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    • 32 12 The Hague, Friday Holland has proposed a summit conference between the United States and the European Common Market to discuss trade problems, a Dutch Foreign Office spokesman said here yesterday.
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    • 182 12 Certina Biostar the Swiss watch that can indicate the probable level of the wearer's physical, mental and psychological strength on any day. is introduced to Singapore by Lee Chay and Company. The watch, powered by a dry battery, is a revolutionary concept in
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    • 112 12 The East Asiatic Company has introduced the latest multi purpose Heidelberg offset printing machine here. Called the GTO, the machine can number, imprint, slit and perforate simultaneously. It is the smallest Heidelberg model to date and weighs about 860 kilos. Recently a graphic printing
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    • 369 12 Singapore's goods transport services have undergone a modernisation process with the advent of containerisation, according to Mr. Wong Keng Sam, an executive of Overseas Containers Limited. This is despite the fact that in the recent Government's re-organisation of the public transport system no special attention
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    • 320 12  -  By Choo Siak Siew Motorola Incorporation, one of America's largest electronics and telecommunications firms, will hold the first International Petr o 1 e u m Communication Seminar on March 6 at Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta. This was disclosed by Motorola's petroleum market
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    • 718 12 AVIATION Aerospatiale, the British Aircraft Corporation's French partners in the Concorde project, is expected to give a thorough financial analysis of the multi-million dollar venture in September following the decision by several international airlines not to take the supersonic jet. It also attempts to
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 359 12 New York, Friday. Prices surrendered a firm early gain to close narrowly lower In moderate trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts said the gain was merely "a bounce" from a sharp and prolonged market decline, It petered out because there was no news to support
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      • 34 12 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 949.65 (off 5.42) 20 transport 191.74 (off 2,631, 15 Utilities 111.48 (up 0.35), 65 Stocks 299.31 (off 1.83).
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      • 247 12 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time): Afcaleen 13 nil do opts 04 nil AOD 13 14 Misstate nil 19 Amad nil 07Va Aurora 13 nil do opts 03 Vi 04 Aust Ant 18 21 Bamboo nil 08 Va Beach 47 50 Bounty Oil 01 X A 02 Bridge
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      • 191 12 Tokyo, Friday An initial rally tapered off late in the morning session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday Trading remained dull.. The TSE price index edged down 0.66 to 390.14 in the first section and 0.24 to 411.48 in the second. Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance, which had led
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      • 207 12 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Parlbas 208 (204.10) Indochlne 260 (258.50) Fonder 401 (399.50) Printemps 154.30 (153.50) CGE 480 (475.10) Bull 69.50 (69.60) Rcyal Dutch 179:20 (181) Michelln 1919 (1885) Thomson 192 (194.40) CFP 209 (207.50) Rhone 169 (170) Air 367 (361.20) Philips 86.50 87.90) Suez 309 (362) Citroen
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 399 13 SHOPS/OFFICES AVAILABLE IN PRESTIGIOUS LOCALITY 24, Raffles Place Spaces for shops/offices Departmental stores Snock bars Kiosks etc. AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPATION IMMEDIATELY ENQUIRIES:— S.L. PROPERTIES LTD., 40, CUSCADEN ROAD, SPORE 10. TEL: *****4 A RAPIDLY EXPANDING ORGANISATION invites application for the following posts:—Singapore Citizenship, (a) Branch Manager (b) Cashier. Who ore
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    • 408 13 NTER-ROYAL HEALTH CENTRE tassoge, Sauna/Steam Both Also Mossoge and use of Gym. ■Hotel Royal, Newton Rood, lei: *****1 Ext. 131 Daily 10 j.m. 10 p.m. MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE, MANDARIN HOTEL, 3rd floor, ■nassage sauna steambath/ Facial. *****6, ***** I Ext. 750 Singapore. SERVICING ALL KINDS TELEVISION, TAPE-RECORDERS, Amplifiers, Television for
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    • 492 13 DUNE BUGGY SPOUTS CAR. Something different for someone special. American fibreglass body professional Australian construction os show car. Newly registered and insured in S'pore. Only one in S.E.A. yet economical and easily serviced. Fully chromed competition suspension, engine, wheels. Volks—Porsche engine and transmission. Dun lop Hoeing tyres. Long list of
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    • 158 13 SLOANC COURT HOTEL, 17, BolmoHal Road, quiet residentiol. Orchord Rood orea, oircooditioned, $20/- upwards Tel: *****/7 (Singapore). CAROL INN We invite you to visit a typical English Pub excellent Swiss French cuisine, excellent wine celler. Happy Hour 4.30— 7 p.m. We also cater for Birthday, Buffet and Cocktoil Parties. 74
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  • 888 14  -  By Nancy Koh Maris Stella High unleashed its shuttle might yesterday in a four-hour marathon to gain a stunning 4-1 win over Anglo-Chinese in the Schools' National "C" boys badminton championship. Darkhorse, Maris Stella, battled tenaciously with consistent power-play but was held bv the
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  • 213 14 The Nippon Kokan's soccer team will play one match in Singapore tomorrow and then proceed to Malaysia for another match on Sunday. The team, on a goodwill tour of South East Asia has Just completed two matches In Indonesia. The goodwill tour Is
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  • 83 14 London, Friday. Topseeded Sweden led the way into the semi-final round of the men's team event in the Norwich Union international (English open) table tennis championships here yesterday. Sweden's world champion Stellan Bengtsson won all his matches, although teammate Kjell Johansson, ranked fifth in the world,
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  • 72 14 Cardiff, Friday—Wales will field an unchanged team for their rugby union international against Ireland here on March 10 if wing John Bevan, injured yesterday is fit by then. The WELSH XV is: J. Williams, T. G. Davies, R. Bergiers, A. Lewis (captain), J. Bevan or J. Shanklin,
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  • 236 14 Johannesburg, Friday Denny Hulme of New Zealand, yesterday hung by a whisker on to the pole position for the South African Grand Prix tomorrow after the second official practice session at the Kyalami circuit. Hulme beat off a challenge by world champion, Emerson Fattlpaldl
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  • 157 14 Hampton (Virginia), Friday Sherwood Stewart, United States upset Harold Solomon, United States, 8-1, 6-7, 7-6 in the second round of the 2nd annual Coliseum Mall tennis tournament. Their match came down to the final point of the nine-point tie-breaker. Stewart scrambled to make two saves and then
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  • 250 14 Raffles Institution's steady comeback to the top In the National schools softball tournament was given a rude jostle when Singapore American School beat its "A" boys 7-5 yesterday. Ho Sheng, who pitched for RI from the first to third innings, watched helplessly as his jerky
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  • 67 14 Moscow, Friday. Alexander Kornelyuk of the Soviet Union clocked the fastest time In the world this year when he won his 60 metres heat in 6.5 seconds in the Russian indoor athletics championships here yesterday. Kornelyuk, who took an Olympic 4 x 100 metres relay silver medal in
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 125 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald M m cit wm\ THE MONEY'S T' SO T' OPENING UP A NEW CLINIC FOR ANYBODY WHO'S SHORT ON RAVIN' THE CASH T* PAY DOCTORIN' BILLS. THE CLINIC'LL BE CALLED.... THE ARIZONA BROWN CLINIC.... ....AN' THE MAN IN CHARGE IS GOIN' T* BE DR. JIM
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    • 288 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD hhhh ■■BE HI 5Sm« lIUi'SSH ACROSS 1 Truth. 5 W. F. Cody's prey. 10 Pound down. 14 Century plant. 15 Degrade. 16 Kitchen staple. 17 Hints of things to come: 4 words. 20 Nocturnal serenaders. 21 Swiss theologian, opposed to Calvin. 22 Go quickly. 23 Accustom. 24
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  • 389 15 By Blue Peter Shaw Stable's up-and-coming Showgirl V drew attention to her chances in Race Six on Sunday when she did an impressive workout at Bukit Timah this morning. Ridden by Lyle Harbridge the Ironic four year old was never off her bit in a
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  • 350 15 Lahore, Friday The Pakistan cricket selectors last night discarded Zaheer Abbas, the man who made a magnificent 274 against England in 1971, from the team for the first test against England starting here today. It must have been a welcome piece of news for England, although Derek
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  • 44 15 Queenstown Community Centre will hold Its Second annual open chess championships at 2.3Q pan. on Sunday. The winner of Class I will be awarded the Jek Yeun Thong Challenge Trophy. Late entries will be accepted on opening day, subject to vacancies.
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  • 32 15 The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will" officiate at the opening ceremony of the Ist Asian Pacific Karate-Do championships at the Singapore Badminton Hal tomorrow at 2 pjm.
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  • Article, Illustration
    58 15 "Hey! You're pulling my leg," cries a St. Andrew's player as he is tackled by an Armed Forces "A" opponent in yesterday's SCC seven-a-side competition. Armed Forces won 16-6. A Bucks player receives a slap in the mouth for his trouble in yesterday's SCC seven-a-side clash against
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  • 242 15 ManiA, Friday. Defending champion Toshlro Sakai of Japan made a good start in his bid to retain the singles title when he beat Indonesia's Oondon Wijojo 7- 5, 5-7, 6 2 in tne quarter-finals of the second Asian amateur tennis tournament here yesterday. With the
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  • 224 15 Bridgetown, Friday. Opening batsman Geoffrey Greenidge scored 86 not out to help Barbados to a total of 228 for six on the opening day of their match against the Australian cricketers here yesterday. Greenidge took just under five hours to score his runs in a dull
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  • 197 15 New Yorlc, Friday—Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez and Olbby Gilbert scored 8-under-par 64s yesterday to share the lead in the US$ 150,000 Citrus Open golf tournament Rodriguez, a 126-pound Puerto Rlcan who is dieting to get down to 120 "so I can live to be
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  • 193 15 Athen. Friday England goalkeeper Gordon Banks cleared a major hurdle in his soccer comeback here yesterday when he played In his first senior match since seriously injuring an eye last October. Banks whose career was threatened after he was injured in a car crash, kept goal
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  • 52 15 Tokyo. Friday Japanese challenger Apollo Yoshio displayed aggressive fighting spirit in a public sparring session here yesterday for a title bout against World Boxing Council junior lightweight champion Ricard Arredondo of Mexico. The 23-year-old champion, who will defend his title on March 6, will have his public
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  • 1202 15  -  UP jfr/TH LIM KEE CHAN The nine-leg Asian Golf Circuit may be further expanded in the near future. This was the statement made by Mr. Leonardo "Skip" Ouinto, the Asian Golf Circuit chairman soon after the Philippines Open. Mr. Ouinto, a Filipino business executive who
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      58 16 Like every other discerning young woman, Susan Wong, 24 knows the way to her man's heart. Cookery is her pet hobby. And she wants to be a good housewife. Right now, Susan is "juggling around" with figures, dealing in dollars and rents. She is a cashier at Oberoi
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    • 41 16 A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot has claimed a world height record for playing the bagpipes 45,000 feet 1$ a Vulcan bomber. Flying officer John Bates says this beats the previous record set In England of 43,000 feet.
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    • 514 16  -  By Derrick Tay We all peed Inspiration of one kind or another as. we go our dreary little ways in life. Some of us find it in the song of a bird, some in the multiplicity of the stars, some in the swelling
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    • 122 16 TODAY Is Friday, March 2, the 01st day of 1973 with 304 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching its new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. Texas frontier hero Sam Houston
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    • 38 16 Motorists In Vigo, Spain are protesting against a local mayor's method of catching traffic offenders. He sits In his living room observing the streets through binoculars. When he needs a break, his wife takes over.
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    • 119 16 United Press International People who desperately need pencils and that draftsmen, architests and artists are in trouble. The newspaper Moskovskaya Pravda said that one Moscow design institute recently sent a messenger by plane to Tomsk, Siberia, to buy pencils after learning that a
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    • 74 16 MEI LIN: I think it is stupid that the stock market should react so violently up and down just because somebody said this or that. But it is good that the government has taken steps to protect investors by cooling the overheated market. AH FOOK: It just goes
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    • 376 16 5 Siagapsrs 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart la 3.20 For the Family (E) 3.50 A Diary of Events In Singapore this Week (E) 3.55 Exercise with Gloria 4.15 Days of Our Lives 4.40 Close 6.00 Opening and Lucky Dip 6.30 News In Brief 6.35 Hey Presto! It's Rolf 7.00
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    • 533 16 Trust your IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are not one to estimate life's values on the temporary nature of things; you think always of the permanent effects of whatever you do or say and so base your decisions on those standards and morals which have proved durable as
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    • 106 16 RADIO 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report 1.40 Lunch Date 2.00 The Heart of Juliet Jones 2.30 Accent on Rhythm 2.45 The American Cinema 3.15 Music Roundabout 3.45 Junior Corner 4.00 Tea Break 5.00 News Brief 5.10 Music on the Move 6.00 News Brief 6.03 Public Annct 6.05 Dally
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  • 20605 17 THE following are more results in the SingaporeCambridge GCE "0" level (English) examination. Figure shown against a candidate's name indicates the number of subject passes. onus RAFFLES GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL: Chan China 7, Chan Hsiu Mei 7, Chan Lay Eng 7, Chen Ching Lan 7,
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    • 309 19 International Training Centre THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SECRETARIAL LANGUAGE TRAINING AVAILABLE IN SOOTH-EAST ASIA THE NEXT FULLTIME PRIVATE SECRETARIAL COURSE STARTS ON 2nd APRIL 1973 PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO VISIT ITC ON ANY WEEKDAY BETWEEN 9a.m. and sp.m. TO SEE THE SCHOOL AT WORK Subjectf taught SHORTHAND 'TYPING'BUSINESS
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    • 866 21  -  By Blue Peter Film Studio VI is worth an each-way bet in the Class 1 Division 2 mile handicap at Bukit Timas tomorrow. This Idomeno six-year-old created a favourable impression on this course In January when he came from a
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