Eastern Sun, 13 May 1971

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  • 21 1 EASTERN SUN Singapore's own national daily 10 cents Estd. 1966. Vol. 5 No. 1643 Thursday, May 13, 1971 M.C. (P) 2510
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  • 291 1  -  Newspaper 'black operation' S. Krishniah PY a process of elimination, it is obvious that the Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, has associated the EASTERN SUN with a "black operation". Charging that Chinese Communist agents in Hongkong have financed the newspaper, Mr Lee said: "Curiously, Hie newspaper
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  • 43 1 Recognise this lovely lass? That's right, it's former Miss Singapore Yasmin Saif. Leggy Yasmin is taking part in a series of fashion shows at a leading hotel here. The shows have been smashing success. Little wonder, with beautiful girl* like Yasmin.
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  • 110 1 WASHINGTON Senator Edward Kennedy warned yesterday of a possible "nightmare of death for millions" in East Pakistan. Appearing at Congressional hearing on the East Pakistan situation. Senator Kennedy charg- Ed that nothing but inertia was preventing a meaningful relief effort led by the United States. Hunger He
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    • 110 1 Importers of Carpets Rugs of Quality Distinction Persian, Bokhara* Indian, Pakistan, Belgian, English, German, fir French. SONS AMIR 6 (Bit 1931) no Orcbarp Koaa Singapore. Tel: *****6 STRIKE A MATCH AND TAKE A PHOTO! Yqu tan witti the Yashica Electro 36 This amaiiny earner! has an electronic brain that computus
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  • 287 2 THE WORLD IS WATCHING...' SINGAPORE yesterday mode strong pleo to oil five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to work for the success of regional co-operation. "The world is watching us We ir»u st not fail or falter," Mr S. T.
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  • 314 2 Two police officers yesterday confirmed in a defamation case against the head of Hie United National Front that "a certain member ok the force" was arrested and dismissed for violating police force rules. The officers axe Deputy Supt of Police. Teo Beng San
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  • 192 2 A man was stabbed tve time* yesterday when he grappled with two burglars trying to escape with his wife's Mfe savings. Kwa Choo Feng, IS, failed to stop the men bat his wife. IHadua Chna Ah Lan. 39. did not mind. "1 am glad
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  • 25 2 The Salvation Army ia Singapore and Malaysia will hold its Sfiflti annjversar y meeting from today to Monday at ita headquarters at Clenne®ceaa Avenue.
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  • 179 2 A yonfll teid the Second OMrict Court yesterday he rahhed U-yenr-old boy team the tetter robbed him off hte livelihood by competing with him in selling newspapers. The boy. l«c Teck So*, m sempier »ft dor. was sellioy newspaper at Sky Theatre in
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 69 2 jlm M SINIAPORK TOWN 61S an CO S ft): I IS pn (1.« ft): «-8t pan (4 1 an. TOMORROW 0 It am (tt ft): 6 51 an <0 2 ft); pm (7 4 ft); im <4-1 tUNAVAL DOCKVAKO ill am (t.7 ft); 1.12 pm (9 4 ft); «25 pm
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  • 172 3 Don't panic says expert r pHE world's monetory authorities should practise' self-discipline and effective international co-opero-tion to counter the current U.S. dollar crisis. Vice- president of the Bank of America's Southeast Asian region, Mr Edward de Jong, said this at a Rotary luncheon
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  • 138 3 Seven hundred men •f the 40 Commando Group, Royal Marines, left Singapore yesterday •n board the Commando «hip HMS Albion •n their way to Brnnel to take part in a major amphibious exercise, -New Look 11". The marines were ferried out to the ship by
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  • 195 3 Eleven women were discharged end ocquitted when the prosecution withdrew e charge of demonstrating outside City Hell pending ogainst them at the Fifth Magistrate's Court yesterday. They are Ho Ting alias Ho Win, 71. Hee Going, 31, Llm Geok Eng. 58, Tan Kim
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  • 50 3 KUALA LUMPUR The 34 Malaysian fishermen missing since April 28 are now brine detained in Tanjong Pinang Hi. HI Indonesia. A spokesman for the Indonesian Embassy In confirming (his, said Indonesian marine police intercepted the fishermen in two boats for allegedly Ashing la territorial waters.
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  • 52 4 A 41 /ear eld woman who (ell from i moviag has oa Tuesday. died several hours later. She was Madam V— JM Nias, 47. M employee of HEME, Units. Rom craft Lines. Madam Foo received serloas head lajarles. She died la Owtram Road General Hospital at
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  • 338 4 'Cynics said it would die...it hasn't' JT is unfoir to pre-judge a young organisation like ASEAN from the results it has produced so far. This was stated by Mr A. Rahim Ishak, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, at the Ninth Session of
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  • 193 4 FOOD glorious FOOD Travel to ih« market today and catch a bargrain trevally is only 80 cents a kati. Today's prices (in kati s unless otherwise mentioned): VEGETABLES Chillies $6.60 Mustard greens $0.30 Potato $O2O Bombay au« $«2O Radish $0.20 Carrot $0.60 Tomato $0.25
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    • 452 4 CARNATION CONTEST dtion wnatiofl STATEMENTS; 1. It weighs 14 ox. 2. It weighs 14J ox. 3. It is mode in Germany 4. It is reody to drink. 5. It is unsweetened. 6. It has increased Vitamins A fir D. L iM entry form win be pubitahad daily IB the EASIER*
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  • 272 5 A Samarai robbery fang held op a family and escaped with cash and Jewellery worth $lO,OOO last Tuesday. The four robheri two armed with Samarai swords and two with choppers wid they had murdered many people and family to their li*t. The robbery happened
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  • 245 5 'THE PUB yesterday repeated its warning to Singapore people if you don t want water rationing, DONT WASTE WATER. And the SUN thinks thot to cut our water consumption by 25 per cent to 90 million gallons a day Is not difficult.
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  • 101 5 A bos conductor yesterday was Jailed for three years when he admitted 10 charges of housebreaking and theft of more than $2,000 in cash and valuables. Only one charge was read oat before (he Second District Judge, Tan Boay DJin. The rest were taken into
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  • 110 5 Three Bourne Bchool children, from kit, David Hosklns, 13, Sandra Thurston, 14 and Fanl Davis. 11, have feet worth almost $l,OOl. Between them they have pledges for $994 In aid of charity to he paid when they complete the five-mile hike to be staged by their school
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  • 228 5 A dying teenager told hi* elder brother how a Ore broke eat when he struck a natch to light cigarette. Tap Chong Leng, It, died of severe horns on April I shortly alter he and a friend rushed out from a lire In hla first-floor
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  • 233 6  -  Seachan Maynes 1 OKININ A projected Commonwealth vtmly of Saath AtluJkiic and ia dia« Ocean wcurtty. agreed at thr January Commonwealth SMUMK conference in Singapore, is likely to br droppe.l soon. Three member nations of the original eightnation study group Nigeria. Malaysia and
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  • 120 6 ee ss e e T l £e irat —rial eaartat ever <he ww tor THE* I mcSm H« Mediatory The lit attack laak ylaot tver the central eastrra Plata of Jan. abort 20 arte, (nb the jhjtl h Tinh.arr ■»-V hM attaekht I trod
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  • 117 6 CANBERRA The Australian Ciorennn«*t b expected to take or rent steps to avoid a possible baa by the United mates on some Qantas flights to Ike United Mates. Aa authoritative source said the Vailed States Civil Aeronautics «sy have made this decistau because uf
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  • 176 6 WASHINGTON, A French agronomist hd been indicted in connection with ane of foe largest seianres of SHctt narcotics in the United Stairs The seimae invited W pawnds of pure herain with an estimated retail value of 8SM JAPAN A 3,498-ton Soviet ship yesterday picked up 204 Koreans
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    • 232 6 SONY."HAPPY FAMILY" COHIEST X *2 MM m SOOT nf» pla.v tt-aay wfeerr soM The versatile rvrr read} -u«. blai* njcif fai. „u nn Caarik Carin (or IhiMr the fo. irtth bnm in sensitive Ulectret Condenser Microphone. Rules Ac Regulatii I Here rou kivr a family rran>i. the (irandaiotber mgr W
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  • 447 7 UPI Six pe»scientists yesterday handed United Nations Secretary General U Thant chart for solving the world's problems. The document, list been signed by 2,200 biologists snd other environmental scientists. It calls for a ban on nuclear weapons, a moratorium on
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  • 73 7 Cape Kennedy space workers push Hie moon buggy off the simulated moon surface after it broke down during a practice run by the Apollo 15 team. The moon mission is scheduled to blast off on July 26 tikis year. Astronauts Alfred Warden David Scott and James
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  • 121 7 BAM. HO* A United Nations (ram I as prepared a pilot project to Stop optuui cultivation b> hill tribes in Thailand. Ine chief Thai reprc oeniaXive on th tea a Mr Chitr Podajanond, said the project envisages replacement ol peppy with apples peaches and potatoes.
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  • 22 7 VIENTIANE An *ffleial iaaued today said lfe« Government of LAOS eegretß Ibc stoning ot a car carrying North. Mfj diplomats.
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  • 88 7 BT IIOPEZ, France Mick Jagger'a parents arrived here laot ai»ht, heightening spxilßtin that hia "Moer wed«fta* to a bcaatifnl Central Americas girl will be today. Jagger, who ha« been staying with a host of friends at a plush St Tfropez hotel for the
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  • 166 7 MOSCOW—One of nine Jews who want on trial for activity ia Leaansrud has ad■sHted he helped organise a plane hijack plot. Taaa u«a agency reported, the confession of Gilya Butman, a 30-year-old engineer. "He admitted he was part of the criminal group whose activities
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  • 221 7 Reuter NEW YORK A plot to assassinate Taiwan Vice Premier Chiang Chinq Kuo WM abandoned before tbe plotters were arrested, a court wa» told yesterday. One of the three men on trial told a State Supreme Court jury the group discussed the plot
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  • 219 8 LONDON Lockheed Aircraft CorpontUa hu signed ft conditional contract with Bolls Boyec for the purchase of englfor Its Tristar airbus. The contract for the RB-211 engines depends on United States Congress backing for ***** million la bank loans. Lockheed needs
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  • 116 8 WASHINGTON President Nixon yesterday look personal command of America's war against cancer and said he was prepared to seek whatever funds necessary to find a cure. Mr Nixon said he was assuming direct responsibility for anti-cancer work because of hix deep personal concern about the
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  • 101 8 LOS ANGELES Actress Ola Scala has admitted scuffling with a parking lot attendant last month She pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of disturbing the peace. Her companion In the April 20 Incident, busboy Allen Bershln, 22. pleaded guilty to as* sault. Both
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  • A PLACE IN THE SUN
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      558 9  -  but damn this oil' lanrieice VESAK Day. Whot o doy for a trip to a deserted island in Singapore horbour, I thought. Which is why at 10 am 1 found myself In a boat, with a bevy of beautiful women, headed for Sebrus Luar Island. 1 was
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    • 34 9 Tktu'i rather I lot *1 Madeline Smith view these 4af She appeared i« F rankle Howerd's HI an, Up Pompeii as lr»tica. Madeline, 21. ah* it art in huo television series.
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  • 322 10 THE torrent of words at the Commonwealth Summit in Singapore last January now appears to have been a wasteful exercise There were numerous heated Press conferences, a post-midnight session and threats to leave the Commonwealth issued in anger over the question of Britain selling arms to South
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  • 185 10 THE recent monetary crisis In Europe which has now settled down has by far been beneficial because the slight overvaluation of the U.B. dollar is being rectified. Several governments ought to be congratulated for not making any panic decisions. Austria and Switzerland mildly revalued their currencies while West
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  • 545 10 The Art. Buchwald column WASHINGTON Now that the euphoria is over about our ping-pong match with -Red China, people are starting to think about the significance of a real detente between the United States and the People's Republic of China. I hadn't given it much
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  • SUN SOAPBOX WHERE READERS HAVE A SAY
    • 137 10 SIR: T read that one Singaporean is complaining about Chinese parents giving their children Western Christian names. He says this could be a threat to the preservation of Chinese cultural values. As far as I'm concerned, this small-minded little man and people like him
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    • 118 10 SIR: recent abduction and rape of a teenage girl at Changi is a stern reminder that there aren't enough policemen patrolling the area after dark. I hav e been to Changi at night and the stark loneliness of the place i 8 frightening. I know
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    • 79 10 SIR: SO RTS has agreed to show the FA Cup Final match because so many people begged to see it. We get so many bad programmes on television these days that I thought "by public demand" was a meaningless phrase. I'm glad to be proved wrong, even
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 32 10 iVltfTilmTTim Bangkok, and Djakarta. JAL jets JOI 5 times weekly ia DC 8-61 bxnrj: •JAPAN AIRLINESf-, the worldwide airline of Japan Wncßpofv. TWi AJ A. suHdtn«. Mm Wan*. Kuala Lumpur. Tal: 2*102.
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    • 59 10 forrlco nf»i and Iratarn appearing la all edltiont of thr Kaitfrg Sao and Th* Ban arc from: Rratrra Halted Prraa In lemattonai. Agrncr France frtm. Cditori Preaa s»ndl cite Newapapei CnlerprUc timlilltn PabHtbcri Hal) Lot Angela* rime* Hrodlratc Oeariat Nf»i Hfrrlrc North American Newspaper Alllaa«a. flrat reatarea inter Prcaa featare*
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  • SUN SCOPE
    • 23 11 YOUMfi fcbMh— M wtt hnf»rt HWM is hofp—H fM «t p» ipuKi i. Clair* WUkkMMw «MM Ml ftMi 4
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    • 494 11 tmal Eost Jwww Im of KarMf Plmi *oiiee said that the weapon bad bees round Widw m hole mr the hem« of «n« of the clergymen. Those trmtnl were believed to be the men who baried them. Kwuc Plow H a pKhraqH coot TliiMe
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    • 167 11 LONE 7«MNMB Si* Francis CkMcstcr stepped ashore at ftjmonth Britain fast night after an iwraecesnfnl bid to sail 4,§H miles ia 29 days across the South Atetic Sir Francis, C 9, sailed into the ■ist-shr—ded harbonr after Cre months and «,MS miles mt sea
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  • 464 12/13 THE search for love in 1971 is more widespread, more organised, and more honestly admitted than ever before. If you're happily married, surrounded by family and friends, it's hard to realise that millions of people live alone. And that many oMhem are achingly, agonisingly lonely.
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  • 342 12/13 EVELYN HARRISON runs a 50 member "lonely hearts" club from her home in Belk Street, Hartlepool Britain. She has built up a "family" of widows, divorcees and spinsters aged from 18 to 71. For a few dollars a year, and filling in a simple form,
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  • 333 12/13 ROSE HINCHLIFF never groans when the phone rings in the early hours. "I've known what it is to need someone to talk to," she says. Mrs Hlnchliff, red-haired and a young 41, runs Britain's Needa Friend, a scheme to help lonely people meet others.
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  • 293 12/13 JACKIE Thompson is ash blonde, trendily dressed, chatty, forthright. She runs a friendship dub she started two years ago. She's a former secretary, a former saleswoman, and a former housewife. She is separated from her husband and lives in an liford, Essex, Britain, council flat with
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  • relax
    • 407 14  -  Romany Bain f*ROSS my point with silver! What on eorth do you suppose is going on in theso pictures? Believe it or not, "Professor" Pot C ullen is at work telling fortunes. Down at the end of Brighton pier the Prof la content Just gazing at
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    • 423 14 LET'S call the couple J and K. They are young, early Ms, fairly educated, unmarried but living together and Hip with capital H. They live In a renteontrolled apartment in lower Manhattan, but fight now are not even Cying the city- man ted minimum. They are in
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  • sunscene
    • 554 15  -  By- Dick Kleiner VOU might* be tempted to feel sorry for her, except she doesn't feel sorry for herself. After all, what could be a more pitiful object than a glamour girl, 30 years after the glamour has faded? Veronica Lake
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 184 15 ORGANISATION 1) *****/ NOW SHOWING! tboci Not* rise* II mi, t.M A ».M pm bm«( McQueen 'Tfcr lirm buH' Scope-Color IDA > NEXT CHANGE! Burt UncMUr "LAWMAN" Color by DeLuie (OA> lAi'l I 111 a«7sn Now Showing! No Free tan U am. 1.9*. 4. •.45, 0.30 pm Ung Yun AHBASBINB"
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    • 188 15 ODEON ***** tad 810 WEEK! U I.M Ml Ml •MYHIBKIOI'S A r RICA A Columbia Picture in Oolor Saturday Midnight! (MOM) "War Dcvtla" ColorScopa •tarring: Ouy MadlAun 1 ORCHARD 376 5 S S OPENS TODAY! 4 Hhowt: I.M. 4.M. «.M, IS P» Carry Oa Up The Jeagle' with the "Carry
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  • 377 16  -  ANN LANDERS DEAR Ann: My husband is a husky, healthy 37-year-old man a perfect physical specimen. Yet we have no social life, no home life and very little sex lite. Why? Because he sleeps all the time. Whenever we go anywhere he asks
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 765 16 TAURUS CfMN CANCER VRGO CARROLL RIGHTER'S GENERAL TENDENCIES: A day and evening when you have a real desire to produce results of a practical and constructive nature'; you are able to do so by organising your time and energies carefully and by co-operating with those persons with whom you wish
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 995 17 singapura CHANNEL 5 OPENINC ANNOUNCEMENTS. followed by CENERAL HOSPITAL A Daytime series about the staff and the patients of a hospital. OUi MUSIC MAKERS (Malay) (Repeat) A light musical programme featuring "M. Ismail". IT'S HAPPENINC IN SINCAPORE (Chinese) Topic: CITIZENS THE GOVERNMENT (Repeat) A series on the life and people
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  • 167 18 11—1 mior government officials 9mm Germany wtn in fingtfOM pecently, as part of their insfKtkw taw of Soathsait Ask Thoy weae Mr SolAter, Dr Sina and Mrs Smt, am 4 D» LaM. They wore accsmpaniad bf Lufthansa's Assistant Is the Management, Mr G Boehmer. They am
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  • 446 18  -  Doctor's Diary ly LAWRENCE E LJUtt. MD HID you know that constipation, cancer of the colon and rectum, heart disease, ftafcrtn and appendicitis, aft have something They t)w ftuv dern western diet. Dr Denis Burkitt, a famous BritiA tgteiar list, at a recent natoonal meeting pointed
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  • Woman Talk
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      303 19 Serving the stars is no joy-ride IT ATT IE Stevenson is one of Hrase capable, tactfd, good-humoured and dedicated girts that every Harassed bass dreams about. She is a freelance secretary works only for film stews, producers and directors. This London -born. OMTeateduc&tetf j«dge'« daughter rot her
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    • 252 19  -  Part II by Angela Lambert SUE SAMPSON works for MI •gewcy wfcick hirat out girls for country wide promotions as demowtoton in rforea. "It's a fair life If 70a like the product,'' she said. *Vit men use the Jsfc as u excuse ta
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  • commercial and industrial
    • 370 20 Trading conditions were again very active as prices generally continued to advance on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore. Better sentiment triggered off a wave of buying support this morning, but towards the close there was some profittaking at high levels. Latterly, prices fluctuated over
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    • 1485 20 Acorn l 99/1.55; A lean 159/1.60 160 1.61 (5) 1.59; AO Choc 2.44 2.41 (41 2.40 (2) 2.3# (I); Ben 1.39 b 1.30 (9) 1.37 IS (?i D 141 (3) D 1.44 (6) D 1.42 (4) D 1.43 (8) D: B Kawat 1.33 1.28 1.30
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    • 95 20 ftubber Association of Singapore and Malaysian Robber Exchange closing prices In cents pet kilo were:— B S Int 1 RS.S prompt i.o.b. 113-75 *****N Int 1 R.S.S. May ***** 115.00 Int 1 R.S.& June 116 25 110.50 Int 2 R.S.S. buyers 107.50 sellers 108 25N UK/Continent buyers 107
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    • 47 20 asis umii mm M Invest Fnad 1.32 1.37x4 MtU Prog. 1.16 lJtl CHAU I tJHCh l>Ml THtm 8.0. Pnnd 1.14 IJN 3rd B'pore lJSid Com. fad 1.13 lit T. 8. Pud 115 LM 8 P. Fund 1.07 1U Mmter Price for 12J.71 Sterling tM H
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    • 269 20 NEW YORK Wednesday's closing prices on the Ne w York Stock Exchange:— Air Rednc 24-1/4 Allied Ch 32 Alcoa 69 Amstar 41-2/8 Am t and T 47-3/4 Benguet 8-5/8 Boeing Co 2-1/4 Borden 27-3/4 Borman 10-7/8 Burrghs 133-1/2 Coca Cola 100-1/4 Com Ed 38 Cont Oil 34-3/8
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    • 369 21 BONN The U.S. Mbr WON new strength en continental nuAets during the second day ef an operation German economics Minister Karl Schiller described as "Enrope's answer to Washington's policy of benign neglect" of its international payments deficit. Chancellor Willy Brandt said that by unhooking
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    • 91 21 HONGKONG The U. 3. dollar moved higher to per US. dollar In the free money market. On Tuesday It was 5.J95. Gold also went np. Commercial gold of 99 percent fineness was quoted at HK5292.62 per tael (1-1/3 ounce) compared with 299.5 on Tuesday. Meanwhile Importers
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    • 114 21 BANGKOK The Tkai tankers Association have raited tfce exchange rate of West German •nark by 14 satangs per mark, 2.4 per cent fcigker than tke rate prevailing last Thursday. The new official buying and selling rates of the mark fixed yesterday were 5.79 7/8 baht
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    • 170 21 BOMK World paper and paper board consumption nay more than double from 12 s>illi«is tons In 1969 to 285 million tons in 1985, aa expert told a meeting at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Dr. Boerje K. Steenberg. Assistant Director General of FAO's Forestry
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    • 117 21 HONGKONG Yesterday's 5 poi currency rates (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd.): (Ruvrrt) f toilers) 195.20 ***** per 100 Straits dollars 145.50 147.50 per 1.001 laiwar auiiars 6.73 6.75 per Australian dona--340 360 per l.oor Burmese gyats 450 470 per 14)00 Indian rupees 150 160 per 10.000
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    • 184 21 Pan American Airlines actively marketing tours to Singapore in the U.S.A. The tours, ranging in price from 6*4,791.00 to 586.U6.00 and numbers of days from 22 to 29 days, will be sold through various tour operators until March 1972. All start from the UJ3.A.
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    • 402 21 SYDNEY Indus trio I shores continued to advance on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. One exception was the Bank of New South Wales which eased two cents to $6.08, but good rises were recorded among the other bankers, such as ANZ, CBA, and CBC. ANZ and CBA
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    • 111 21 Mr C. Kilsdonk. the manager of Electronic Supplies' Lighting Department for Malaysia and Singapore has left for Holland to attend the two-week Australasian and African Light Conference. The conference which starts on May 17 Is a follow-up of the First AASA Light Conference held in
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    • 28 21 NEW YORK Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange* 30 Industrials 937.2 20 Transp 22 22 15 Utilities 118.74 65 Stocks 311.64
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    • 113 21 Swissair's operation* to the Far East in 1970 extending to Bangkok and Singapore, pro. duced the largest flight operation* surplus of all traffic sectors This is revealed la the company's annual report for 1970, which has lust been presented to the Swissair annual general meeting The
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  • SUN SPORT
    • 94 23 LONDON England opening batsman Oeoff Boycott hit the fastest century of the season In 100 minutes for Yorkshire Tuesday in their English County Cricket Championship match against Warwickshire at Middlesbrough. Bustling Boycott, who broke hi* left arm during the MCC tour of Australia and New Zealand
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    • 99 23 BONN Australian mermaid Shane Gould Tuesday posted two unofficial world best times in an invitation swimming meet before 800 spectators in Bonn's Franenbad indoor swim stadium. The 14-year-old Miss Gould won the 100-metre freestyle in 58.1 seconds and followed up in coming in first in the
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    • 214 23 Cold Storage and Sime Darby drew oneoil in the Singapore Business Houses Football League Knock-Out Cup Competition at Jala* Bcsor Stadium lost night. Both teams played fast and clean football but failed to find the mark. However. In the 12th minute Cold Storage's
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    • Article, Illustration
      41 23 Sunsport this week described Miss Judy Lee as an executive ol the Singapore Tobacco Company in the story on Singapore Women's Foot ball Association. Miss Lee i» not an executive. but a staff member of the STC. Judy Lee
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    • 64 23 PICTURE SHOWS: The big League game is over and Arsenal players relax in the bath. From left in the back row are: goalkeeper Bob Wilson. Ray Kennedy, who scored the crucial goal, George Armstrong and George Graham. Kennedy is wearing a Leeds United scarf signifying Arsenal's one point lead in
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    • 76 23 NEW YORK Re-sulU of Tuesday's major league baseball games: AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 7. Oakland 5 Baltimore 5. Kansas City 4 (10 Innings) Boston S. Minnesota 4 California 5, Detroit 0 New York and Milwaukee postponed by rain Washington and Chicago postponed by rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 8.
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    • 151 23 DALLAS, Teut Rod Layer's victory in Hw Italian Open Monday moved him into Hikd place behind John New combe and Arthur Ashe in Hie WoHd Championship Tennis (WCT) points Mending, WCT reported Tuesday. The Rome tournament waa the sixth In WCTs 20-tournament series and Laver's
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    • 319 23 British Football Authorities the ones who write about it, play, direct the game, or simply talk about it have spent the weekend in debate on whether the Arsenal team which on Saturday carried off the Football Association Cup to complete the league and cup double can
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  • 212 24 JSTANBUL A serious earthquake Hit the Burdur region about 600 kilometres (370 miles) southeast of Istanbul yesterday morning. First reports said 15 people were killed in Burdur itself, but there were no casuolty reports yet from outlying villages which were believed badly hit. The town
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