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Title Section14 1971-01-20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE, Wednesday, January 20, 1971 No. 3 Price 15 cents vvriuNl EKIHC!S!!SI!!rai314 words
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Article26 1971-01-20 1 LATE NEWS Hong Kong, Wednesday.— Police raided a flat here today and stumbled into I,Boolb of raw opium—worth £320,000 on the black market.26 words
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203 1971-01-20 1 United Press International London, Wednesday Britain's 230 000 postal and telecommunications workers went on strike today, bringing mail and telephone services to a halt for the first time in Britain's history. As the walkout began at midnight, the employment Minister, Mr. Robert CarrUnited Press International - 203 words
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Article200 1971-01-20 1 Some direct telephone lines able to reach UK numbers without going through operators were set up through the Singapore exchange today. The Director of the Telecommunications Department, Mr. Ooh Seng Kim, said there had been a build up of telex, cable and telephone bookings, but200 words
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Article, Illustration435 1971-01-20 1 Fourth secret session to break deadlock Commonwealth leaders, locked in secret session for the third time over the South African arms issue, failed again this morning to reach agreement. They then made the unprecedented move of giving into a fourth secret meeting this afternoon—still435 words
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Article29 1971-01-20 1 Saigon, Wednesday.—The Cambodian Premier, General Lon Nol, arrived in Saigon today on his first official visit. He will hold talks with South Vietnamese leaders.29 words
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Article51 1971-01-20 1 Cape Kennedy, Wednesday— The simulated takeoff of Apollo 14 for the moon was completed successfully today as the three astronauts encountered no problems. Navy Captain Alan Shepard. Air Force Major Stuart Roosa and Navy Commander Edgar Mitchell will blast off for the moon on Jan.51 words
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Article25 1971-01-20 1 Zurich, Wednesday. Forty-five people were killed in the Bulgarian airliner crash near Zurich airport on Monday it was officially announced last night.25 words
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Article110 1971-01-20 1 United Press International Melbourne, Wednesday Anti-apartheid protestors today dug up sections of three of the turfed centre courts at Kooyong Stadium in protest against two South African girls playing in the Victorian tennis championships. The girls, Laura Roussow and Brenda Kirk, will compete inUnited Press International - 110 words
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Article, Illustration142 1971-01-20 1 Canada's Prime Minister, Mr. Pierre Trudeau, kept up to his reputation as a debonair bachelor last night when he danced for two hours with a beautiful 23-year-old Singaporean. He danced until after 1 a.m. with Miss Quek Li-Lian after meeting her at the Hilton Hotel's Spot-Spot discotheque. Miss142 words
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Article226 1971-01-20 1 A big Singapore-Ma--1 a y s i a n bookmaking syndicate has been smashed by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. One of the ringleaders—the last member of the 19man syndicate was arrested at the Paya Lebar Airport yesterday. The man escaped dawn raids by the bureau on226 words
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Advertisement110 1971-01-20 1 WOMAN Today she wears the trendy gaucho look. ON PAGE 11 v Win a Morris! There were 110 traffic accidents in Singapore yesterday, eight serious. What would you do to make the roads happier and safer? Enter New Nation's easy contest now—P. 6. WEATHER p 2 FOREIGN NEWS P 4,110 words
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Advertisement74 1971-01-20 1 Hone Kong! 2 Boeings** a day 845 am: 1235pm Take your pick. Leave Singapore after breakfast. Arrive in Hong Kong just after lunch. Or catch the 12.35 p.m. flight, lunch on us, and arrive in Hong Kong iij time for supper. Only MSA gives you this choice. ■—< 7 Twice74 words
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126 1971-01-20 2 The principal of Eusoff College, Dr. Nalla Tan, is studying the resignation letters of two of the members of the college's senior room committee. The two, Mrs. Pat Wong, administrative secretary to the university's public relations office, and Dr. Eileen Aw, university physician, were not available126 words
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Article86 1971-01-20 2 Rome, Wednesday—Tommaso Pecchioli drove merrily down the wrong side of the highway—and one car went off the road, two crashed into each other, two people were injured and a huge traffic jam built up. The incident occurred on the highway between Florence and the Mediterranean on Monday night.86 words
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Article46 1971-01-20 2 Washington, Wednesday —Air Force Colonel Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, yesterday announced his retirement as an astronaut to take up a desk job commanding the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force base, California.46 words
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188 1971-01-20 2 The Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, will attend a symposium on physics at the Nanyang University, Jurong Road, at 8 p.m. today. The Pakistani High Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. Zahir Mohammed Farooqi, will give a reception for the Pakistani188 words
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Article37 1971-01-20 2 The Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, will officiate at the presentation of awards to winners of the Post Office Savings Bank schools' savings competition at the Victoria theatre at 10 a.m. on Saturday.37 words
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Article, Illustration168 1971-01-20 2 And you have to provide the furniture A house among quiet surroundings. Beautifully built. So said its owner. v Our cameraman verified the story today. A great house, a house fit for an ambassador the owner said with pride. And the rent being asked for it stands168 words
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295 1971-01-20 2 The government should allow more unskilled Malaysian workers, especially young girls, to fill jobs in textile factories here, two leading Singapore textile men said today. Mr. Richard Lee Ylh Jin, who is president of the National Employers' Council and managing director of Great295 words
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Article28 1971-01-20 2 Rangoon, Wednesday The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, will make a week-long visit to Burma at the end of the Commonwealth conference in Singapore.28 words
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177 1971-01-20 2 Police are still investigating the death of a secret society, headman Lim Chong Eng, 34. 'i His body was found in a pool of blood with a stab wound in his left leg outside an unnumbered gambling den of 12 m.s. Jurong177 words
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Article36 1971-01-20 2 New Delhi, Wednesday President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, here and also visit Agra, Bangalore and Bombay during an eight-day visit to India beginning Friday.36 words
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Article, Illustration175 1971-01-20 2 It takes $3,600 and time on your hands to make a round-the-world air trip. But Mr. Alfred C. Edmiston, 55, from Seattle, found a quick cheap solution to the problem during a short stay at Singapore Airport. "I settled for a good bargain—it cost me $14.95175 words
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Article65 1971-01-20 2 Bonn, Wednesday A West German newspaper said yesterday that British intelligence tipped off West German security men about a right-wing plot to murder the Chancellor, Mr. Willy Brandt, during his recent holiday in Kenya. The Frankfurter Allemein Zeitung said that German extremists contacted German farmers living in65 words
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Article30 1971-01-20 2 More than 15 tons of bacon and pork loins from Denmark will arrive here board the Scanservice vessel, Trianon, on Friday in time for Chinese New Tear.30 words
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Article32 1971-01-20 2 A senior traffic superintendent of the Port of Singapore Authority, Mr. Suen Tian Hing, will attend seminar on ports and harbours in Japan from next Monday to March 24.32 words
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404 1971-01-20 2 —Dutch professor tells seminar The Indonesian Government's experiments with new varieties of .rice failed because they were "not left to the free initiative of the. peasantry but were "being imposed by the military through coercion." This was" stated by Professor W. F. Wertheim of the404 words
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133 1971-01-20 2 The 17 weekly flights of Qantas, BOAC and Malaysia-Singapore Airlines to Sydney will continue on schedule despite a strike by 3000 ground crew in Australia. A spokesman for Qantas, agents for the other two airlines in Australia, said that his airline's executives would handle133 words
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Miscellaneous110 1971-01-20 2 Weather Temperatures in world capitals yesterday: Jakarta Manila Seoul Saigon Hong Kong Bangkok Tokyo London Paris Moscow New York San Francisco Sydney Singapore Singapore's weather forecast from noon to midnight Scattered light to moderate showers. The weather for the past 24 hours up to 8 a.m. Today Max. Temp. 86.9110 words
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Article, Illustration439 1971-01-20 3 Who will follow U Tfaant? Reports from the United Nations yesterday said that Mr. Max Jakobson, of Finland, was emerging as favourite to succeed U Thant as Secretary-General. John Hoffman, South-East Asia correspondent of the Melbourne Herald gives his assessment of the speculation439 words
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Article, Illustration242 1971-01-20 3 The smile behind airport I 'gospel of politeness A big courtesy drive has began at Singapore Airport, and the man working behind the scenes for its success is the secretary of the Singapore Air Transport Workers' Union, Mr. Clarence de Silva. His job: To spread the "gospel of politness"242 words
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185 1971-01-20 3 PROPERTY The Singapore Cooperative Housing Society may soon drop its plan to buy a 26-acre site in Woodlands for a $lO million housing project. Disclosing this today, the chairman of the co-od, Mr. Lee Boon Chye. said that among other alternative sites being considered185 words
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Article134 1971-01-20 3 Work on a $5 million ice-skating rink for Singapore the first in South-East Asia is expected to start early next month. The ice-rink will be the centrepiece of a $l2 million shopping and entertainment complex to be built at Kallang as part of the Urban Renewal Department's sales134 words
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Article100 1971-01-20 3 Singapore's tourism potential will be greatly enhanced by the addition of new restaurants and entertainment centres at sea-side spots. This is the opinion of an official of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. He was commenting on the recent Government offer of sea-side sites for private development as restaurants,100 words
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Article, Illustration479 1971-01-20 3 Review committee asks men who quit: What's wrong? Divisions are short of more than 300 men More than 100 selected ex-policemen have been asked to put forward their criticisms of the Police Force and suggestions on how to improve it. They have been asked to give their479 words
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Article280 1971-01-20 3 A man and 11 women were charged in the First Magistrate's Court this morning in connection with yesterday's demonstration in front of the Conference Hall in Shenton Way. The 12 accused, among them a 70-year-old woman, denied charges of being members of an illegal280 words
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198 1971-01-20 3 A big British firm is now concluding its negotiations with the Singapore Government to invest nearly $7 million here. Two other British companies have also been holding talks with the Economic Development Board on similar Investments. Mr. Leonard Rayner, area representative of198 words
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Article102 1971-01-20 3 Capital and Counties Property Co. Ltd. of London, one of the three partners in the $7O million Ocean Building project will contribute $21.6 million towards the cost of construction. This was announced in London today by Ocean Steamship Co. the parent company of Mansfield and Co. Ltd.102 words
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Article174 1971-01-20 3 The Government's educational policy is to provide as wide and liberal an education as possible not just imparting skills or vocational training. This was said this morning by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Inche Sha'arl Tadin, at the third interschool tree planting and gardening174 words
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THE WORLD
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279 1971-01-20 4 Reuter The Hague, Wednesday The words of a dead queen were taken into account in fixing the sentences of 35 Ambonese separatists'' involved in an armed raid on the Indonesian ambassador's home last August, a Dutch judge said yesterday. Professor W.P.C. Van Hattem, presidentReuter - 279 words
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Article33 1971-01-20 4 Prague, Wednesday—The Czechoslovak Communist Party has decided to ban the secret ballot one of the innovations of the 1968 reform era from party meetings, the party newspaper Rude Pravo reported yesterday.33 words
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Article175 1971-01-20 4 United Press International Sydney, Wednesday Australia's attitude at the Singapore conference of Commonwealth leaders was criticised yesterday by a new Australian organisation set up to combat racialism. The organisation, called ACCORD the Australian citizens' campaign to overcome racial discrimination —believes that the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton,United Press International - 175 words
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Article, Illustration464 1971-01-20 4 Claire Sterling - J<aint peace hopes bring economic cheer From Claire Sterling Washington Post Cairo, Wednesday Whether or not the new round of Middle East talks will actually bring peace, the faint hope that it might is cheering to Egyptian economists. Whatever the political arguments for andWashington Post - 464 words
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Article, Illustration152 1971-01-20 4 United Press International Jerusalem, Wednesday Israel's Foreign Minister, Mr. Abba Eban, briefed a special session of the cabinet yesterday on Egypt's counterproposals for settlement of the Middle East conflict. A communique after the meeting said that Mr. Eban reported on the latestUnited Press International - 152 words
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187 1971-01-20 4 United Press International Moscow, Wednesday The Soviet Union yesterday protested to West Germany and Australia oyer attacks on the Soviet embassies in Bonn and Canberra. The Soviets demanded "severe punishment" of the people who carried out the attacks, and accused the West German Government ofUnited Press International - 187 words
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91 1971-01-20 4 Reuter New Delhi, Wednesday People of Indian origin in Natal would be doomed if a black Africandominated government took over in South Africa, a senior Indian politician, Mr. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, said in Madras yesterday. "Both the Negroes of Africa and the Boer government ofReuter - 91 words
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Article141 1971-01-20 4 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Mr. Carl Albert, of Oklahoma, was overwhelmingly elected by his Democratic Party colleagues yesterday as the 46th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. Albert, 62, succeeds Mr. John McCormack, who retired at the end of the last session of Congress. Mr.Reuter - 141 words
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Article100 1971-01-20 4 Moscow, Wednesday A vast man-made waterway will link Siberian rivers to an irrigation system in Soviet Central Asia under plans now being finalised by Soviet scientists. Tass news agency said yesterday the Trans-Siberi-an water route would stretch 2313 miles westward from a point downstream from the confluence of100 words
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Article54 1971-01-20 4 Washington, Wednesday. —The US. Supreme Court yesterday ruled unconstitutional a Wisconsin law that provides for posting up a blacklist of people who are not to be sold alcohol because they are habitual drunkards. The court said the people named In such lists must have a chance54 words
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Article203 1971-01-20 4 United Press International Montevideo, Wednesday The top Government official directing the search for three kidnapped foreigners resigned unexpectedly yesterday in an apparent prelude to an imminent Government shake-up. The Interior Minister, General Antonio Francese, the country's highest police official, announced his resignation after a talk withUnited Press International - 203 words
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233 1971-01-20 4 Reuter Paris, Wednesday France has delivered its first four Mirage jets to the Libyan air force, two months ahead of schedule, French officials said yesterday. The first deliveries of the controversial sale of 110 French Mirages to Libya had originally been fixed forReuter - 233 words
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Article136 1971-01-20 4 United Press International Auckland, Wednesday Police today searched dense bush for a man who kidnapped two women and a five-week-old baby from a house here last night. One of the woman, the man's wife, was slashed about the face. The other woman and baby were later foundUnited Press International - 136 words
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Article, Illustration205 1971-01-20 5 New Nation Foreign Service Washington, Wednesday The White House has conceded for the first khne that there has oeen a change "in the scope and, to some exk* nature" of US air intervention in Cambodia since President Nixon's 'policy statement lastNew Nation Foreign Service - 205 words
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148 1971-01-20 5 Agence France Presse Saigon, Wednesday Foreign correspondents are piecing together a jigsaw which points to a surprisingly important US involvement in Cambodia. American military spokesmen are extremely reluctant to discuss the extent of the involvement, but are confirming gradually what newsmen have seen inAgence France Presse - 148 words
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Article169 1971-01-20 5 New Nation Foreign Service Saigon, Wednesday South Vietnamese troops have moved back in force into the FishHook area of Cambodia following indications of a build-up of North Vietnamese forces. A South Vietnamese Command spokesman said about 6000 Government soldiers were operating a mile on eitherNew Nation Foreign Service - 169 words
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256 1971-01-20 5 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday The powerful Indonesian army yesterday warned the Nationalist Party (PNI) that it would act against any group attempting to violate the ban on the teachings of the party's founder, the late President Soekarno. General Panggabean, security restoration commander, told reporters afterReuter - 256 words
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Article304 1971-01-20 5 Urban migration, education problems increasing Reuter New York, Wednesday Africa's population is expected to reach 458 million by 1980, and African governments will then face increasing problems of urban migration and education, a UN report said yesterday. Africa's population in mid-1969 was estimated by the PopulationReuter - 304 words
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Article, Illustration246 1971-01-20 5 United Press International San Francisco, Wednesday C o nservationists feared for marine wild life in San Francisco Bay yesterday because of a huge oil spill following the collision of two tankers under the Golden Gate Bridge. Tides and winds pushed some of the oil outUnited Press International - 246 words
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Article101 1971-01-20 5 Accra, Wednesday A new BUI passed by the Ghana Government all but opens the door to anyone wishing to become a citizen of the African country. The Bill also repeals a decree abolishing automatic citizenship by birth. Under the BiU passed on Monday, anyone born101 words
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Article50 1971-01-20 5 Lagos, Wednesday.—Tlie Nigerian Government has suspended all flights by Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria to Mecca, while it considers precautionary health measures. The move follows demands last week by Baudl Arabian authorities that pilgrims from Nigeria should be put Into quarantine for five days as an anti-cholera measure.50 words
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Article, Illustration229 1971-01-20 5 Reuter New York, Wednesday A six-day unofficial strike by New York policemen .appeared to be ending last night following a warning by Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy that officers who refused to turn out for the evening shift would be suspended. It was the first timeReuter - 229 words
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Article147 1971-01-20 5 United Press International Tokyo, Wednesday The Chinese Defence Minister, Mr. Lin Piao, told Laotian Communists yesterday that China was their com-rade-in-arms against the United States in Asia. He was congratulating the Communist-led Laotian Peoples Liberation Army on its 22nd anniversary. In a special messageUnited Press International - 147 words
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Article148 1971-01-20 5 United Press International Abidjan, Wednesday With the call of President Sekou Toure to "massacre, dismember and burn" ringing in their ears, the Guinea National Assembly resumed yesterday its trial of people allegedly involved in the attempted invasion of Guinea last November. Guinea's "Voice of the RevolutionUnited Press International - 148 words
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183 1971-01-20 6 New Nation Foreign Service Moscow, Wednesday A Lithuanian has been sentenced to be shot and his pregnant wife committed to three years in a labour camp for an attempted plane hijacking. Sources said the sentences were passed at the end of a 10-dayNew Nation Foreign Service - 183 words
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348 1971-01-20 6 Dispute may cut supplies New Nation Foreign Service Teheran, Wednesday An international oilprice tussle that threatens fuel supplies in western Europe and Japan appears headed for an early showdown. Three of the world's largest oil-producing nation yesterday gave Western petroleum representatives 48 hoursNew Nation Foreign Service - 348 words
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Article, Illustration197 1971-01-20 6 Airlines rushing big jet Reuter Washington, Wednesday The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which was plagued by engine problems in its first months of operation, was given a clean bill of health yesterday by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Jack Shaffer, the FAA administrator, said the bigReuter - 197 words
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Article79 1971-01-20 6 Hong Kong, Wednesday.— China's armed forces boosted their agricultural production last year, Increasing grain output by 40 per cent, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. The agency said the army, which is expected to combine its military functions with productive labour, also greatly Increased79 words
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Article32 1971-01-20 6 Hong Kong, Wednesday— The Chinese Premier Mr. Chou En-lai and Vice Premier Mr. Li Hsien-nlen yesterday met a government delegation of Equatorial Guinea now in Peking on a friendly visit.32 words
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160 1971-01-20 6 Reuter Las Vegas, Wednesday A post-mortem on the former heavyweight boxing champion, Sonny Liston, 38, who was found dead in his Las Vegas home on January 5, showed that he died of natural causes. The Coroner, Dr. Mark Herman, said yesterday that the immediateReuter - 160 words
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Article98 1971-01-20 6 Reuter New York, Wednesday The United Nations reported yesterday that work on the main dam site at Prek Thnot in Cambodia had been halted for several months because of fighting in the region. The report said that the dam on the Mekong River had not beenReuter - 98 words
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210 1971-01-20 6 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday The twin cities of Bangkok and Thonburi face a population explosion and need 150,000 more jobs each year, a Thai Government spokesman said today. General Sawaeng Senanarong told a seminar here organised by the Economic Commission for Asia and the FarReuter - 210 words
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Article150 1971-01-20 6 Reuter Paris, Wednesday A soldier in the French Foreign Service who quarrelled with a colleague over the affections of a Polish charwoman was sentenced to 13 years' jail yesterday for spying. The charwoman, who was employed by the French Embassy in Warsaw, turned out to be aReuter - 150 words
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COMMENT
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Article, Illustration579 1971-01-20 7 Pang Cheng Lian - By Pang Cheng Lian Is the Alliance in West Malaysia heading for a break-up after a 19-year partnership? Many would think so from the recent exchanges between two leaders of the UMNO and MCA. At a closed-door meeting of about 200 Alliance officials In Johore579 words
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Article, Illustration1012 1971-01-20 7 David Baird - A certain envy tinges the attitude of its people towards Singapore From David Baird ELEVEN YEARS after merdeka came to Singapore its counterpart on Mao's posterior lingers under British rule and it shows. Although Hong Kong's office blocks may be higher, its1,012 words
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Article855 1971-01-20 7 PAKIR SINGH - Bases are a delicate issue By PAKIR SINGH While the FivePower Commonwealth defence arrangements were being worked out the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik, announced that Indonesia believed all foreign troops should be withdrawn from Singapore. His statement in Jakarta while Singapore, Malaysia, Britain, Australia855 words
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301 1971-01-20 8 Tun Razak is pursuing his new foreign policy line of an opening towards China with unusual determination and, it may seem, unusual haste. After preparing the ground for the change in talks with Indonesia, whose interest in normalisation of relations with China was301 words
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Article, Illustration546 1971-01-20 8 DICK WILSON - DICK WILSON So the Singapore lion and the Malaysian tiger will co-exist in the South-East Asian jungle. The conclusion of the five-power defence talks earlier this month shows that between the superficial frictions and the far deeper political distrust there546 words
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Letters
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Article120 1971-01-20 8 P. MUTHIAR - P. MUTHIAR Professor R. P. Dore's warning at this week's seminar on Modernisation of South Bast Asia is timely—and needs to be rubbed in. Japan is regarded by most of us In Singapore and neighbouring countries as a sort of demi-god to be emulated at all costs.120 words
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Article203 1971-01-20 8 A.T. S - A.T.S. I .wish to make a plea for the preservation of traditional buildings in Singapore. I hope my letter will call forth active support but I have come to the regrettable conclusion that the majority of Singaporeans are not only deaf but blind as well; blind because203 words
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Article187 1971-01-20 8 Dr. LIM THIAN GUAN - Dr. LIM THIAN GUAN Executive Director, Jurong Bird Park. I refer to Admiring Visitor's letter published In your newspaper on Monday and would take the opportunity to thank him for the compliments he had paid to the Jurong Bird Park by stating »hat it Is one187 words
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Article137 1971-01-20 8 One of the dangers Singapore Is fighting now Is noise pollution from radios, television sets and record sellers But one aspect of it seems to be left out—mahjong games! This is the worst sort of noise pollution. As a flat dweller, I have to endure137 words
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853 1971-01-20 8 T. K. Tan - By T. K. Tan The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton's impromptu and impassioned defence of Australian immigration policies at the Australian Alumni dinner on Monday night was one of the most forthright yet to be heard in Singapore. And853 words
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Miscellaneous21 1971-01-20 8 m 8 m M s»l V >« ■4 m *1 r, W-jf I m tre vKi *Sw Stalemate? IT V r i21 words
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Article, Illustration1754 1971-01-20 9 DENNIS BLOODWORTH - Ml EVE FORIHE DRDGOII SOUTH-EAST ASIA OBSERVED 1954-1970 PART 3: New Nation's exclusive presentation of a best-seller DENNIS BLOODWORTH "HOW MANY religions sects are there?" asked a powerful sixteenth century Japanese overlord when the Buddhists of Kyoto begged him to suppress1,754 words
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697 1971-01-20 9 Stanley Karnow - From Stanley Karnow Increasing evidence indicates that tensions between the Chinese and the Russians are again rising, even though the two Communist giants have slightly improved their diplomatic relations within recent months. This suggests that while some leaders in Peking and697 words
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Article, Illustration660 1971-01-20 10 Batik pioneer and galleries cash in on the painting boom AUTO Ten years ago a relatively unknown artist from Kuala Trengganu who had watched batik makers at work in his home town brought the batik technique to Singapore with him and began660 words
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THEATRE
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Article388 1971-01-20 10 London debut drew praise for quality, style Masake Yanagita, a well-known Japanese violinist, is giving a recital under the auspices of the Singapore Musical Society on Friday. Her programme opens with Beethoven's "Spring Sonata" (Opus 24, No. 5), composed in 1801. It is In four movements,388 words
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Article, Illustration580 1971-01-20 10 Lana Wells - ...it's the greatest challenge of my life, she says From Lana Wells Australian actress Dame Judith Anderson had two burning ambitions in life—to appear on the New York stage and to play Hamlet. She achieved her first ambition in 1918 and now, after580 words
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WOMAN
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Article, Illustration293 1971-01-20 11 Lucie Lozano - The style of the p n, npnt comes to the city—and makes a hit By Lucie Lozano He loves me, he loves me not. No gaucho ever had such a gigantic daisy to pull to lovesick ghreds. But then no gaucho would have ever donned flowered prints anyhow.293 words
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Article887 1971-01-20 11 The women are called upon to do all the hard work and die men tell them how to do It—this is how the female liberation movement works, Red style From a special writer in Moscow In the Soviet Union there is a neat division of labour between men887 words
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Article335 1971-01-20 11 New fashion challenge from Greece Compared with the French and the Italians, the Greeks were late starters in the world fashion stakes, but they are now coming up rapidly on the outside in the shape of Mr. Aragyri Calbari, a bank manager who was persuaded there was no335 words
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240 1971-01-20 11 It's going to be a short year. If 1970 was the year of the plummeting hemlines and the great cover-up, then 1971 promises to be the year when it's all uncovered again. When mini-minders lamented that the mini "had gone about240 words
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Advertisement67 1971-01-20 11 FREE BP *v P HONG KONG'S LEADING FUR HOUSE OFFERS EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM-TAILORED FURS. FINEST SELECTION OF MUTATION WILD MINKS, CHINCHILLA, SABLE, FOX, LEOPARD, BROADTAIL, PERSIAN LAMB, FUN FURS. SUEDE, LEATHER ETC. ALL FURS FULLY GUARANTEED. 159, Orchard Road, Singapore, 9, Tel: *****1. DRIMEX 75-B High Stmt (Malaysia Arcade), 2nd floor.67 words
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Article569 1971-01-20 12 SINGAPORE PORT MAY GET NEW SAFETY MEASURES—AND THE SOONER THE BETTER' SAYS THE PSA A "one-way" routing system may be set up for ships entering and leaving Singapore waters. It is understood the plan is being studied by the Inter-Govern-mental Consultative Organisation (INCO). INCO, set up569 words
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Article, Illustration858 1971-01-20 12 Claire Sterling - PROBLEM EASIER THAN AFTER 1956 WAR From Claire Sterling In Cairo When and if peace comes to the Middle East, the Suez Canal could be reopened more easily and cheaply than it was after the 1956 Suez War, according to the Canal Authority's Director,858 words
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Advertisement32 1971-01-20 12 put a classified advertisement in NEW NATION Singapore's own quality newspaper and see the replies pour in! Do it the easy way, use our phone service for extra speedy results. Just ring...32 words
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Article218 1971-01-20 13 Closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: Allied Chem Alcoa 61 Am Brands 44% Am Can AT T 33% A 4 P Anaconda 21% Avon Pd Beth Steel 23=%' Boeing 17% Caterp Trac 47% 25% Coca-Cola 84% Control Data 49 Corn Ql Whs 188 Dow Chem218 words
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Article118 1971-01-20 13 Prices of selected shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange today in Australian dollars were: INDUSTRIALS 0.67 Austim 1.65 Ball 0.52 Brit. Tob 2.02 PHP 12.20 BURNS 2.95 Carpenter 1.90 CSR 5.90 Comalco 4.46 Ctld. Hilton 0.58 EMI 3.80 EZ Ind 3.45 1.75 Plessey 3.20 Rothmans 1.80 4.20 MINING Aberfoyle118 words
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Article1056 1971-01-20 13 ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS AN analysis of yesterday's closing prices INDUSTRIALS 1970-71 High Low 4.50 2.60 1.90 0.84* 1.82 1.57 2.18 1.85 4.92 1.79 1.64 1.30 2.87 2.23 2.00 1.45 1.73 1.00 3.42 2.86 8.40 6.35 3.38 2.68 4.46 1.60 5.651,056 words
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Article371 1971-01-20 13 RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH U.S., BRITAIN AND JAPAN United Press International Luxembourg, Wednesday Prof. Ralf Dahrendorf, Common Market Executive Commissioner for External Affairs, yesterday urged the United States, Britain and Japan to join the Common Market in fresh measures to maintain freedom of trade throughout theUnited Press International - 371 words
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299 1971-01-20 13 United Press International New York, Wednesday Stocks inched higher in heavy trading yesterday in continued reaction to lower interest rates and general belief that the economy will perk up in the months ahead. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average was upUnited Press International - 299 words
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174 1971-01-20 13 United Press International London, Wednesday Industrial shares worked irregularly higher on the stock market yesterday as hopes of avoiding the threatened national postal and telephone strike ebbed arid flowed. British Government continued their climb, helped by news of new U.S. interest rate cuts andUnited Press International - 174 words
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Article66 1971-01-20 13 GENEVA, Wed.— A majority of the nations which have so far addressed the United Nations wheat conference here favour a new International wheat agreement on the lines of the 1962 agreement, conference sources said last night. The sources said the sixnation European Common Market was66 words
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158 1971-01-20 13 j SINGAPORE EXCHANGE TODAY The Stock Exchange in Singapore this morning recorded slack trading in ft generally hesitant market. The total volume at lunch--500,000 units. break was estimated at Initial support noted in selective issues tailed off in the light of fresh profit taking.. At158 words
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Article140 1971-01-20 13 The November production and stock figures were released this morning both of *rhich were-higher than the previous month. Malaysian production at 112,792 was 9,268 higher than the previous month. Pan-Malaysian stocks in November totalled 196,189 —up 284)17 compared with the previous month. The market opened a shade lower140 words
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Article764 1971-01-20 13 BID AND OFFER PRICES AT LUNCH TODAY Bid and offer levels with the price of the last sales at iunch today on the Stock Exchange of Singapore and Malaysia. INDUSTRIALS B. L.S. ACMA 1.42 Alcan 1.43 1.46 X 1.44 Ben 1.0T 1.00 1.08 B. Kawat 1.23 1.25 1.25764 words
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442 1971-01-20 13 United Press International Washington, Wednesday Inflation pushed up prices in the United States faster in 1970 than in any year since the Korean War, the Government reported yesterday. The Commerce Department also said the gross national product (GNP), a measure of theUnited Press International - 442 words
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Advertisement11 1971-01-20 13 STARLITE CERAMIC TOPPED TURNOVER LEAD WITH 145,000 UNITS CHANGING HANDS TODAY11 words
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Advertisement46 1971-01-20 13 SINGAPORE WALL STREET SYDNEY NEW NATION ADVERTISEMENT RATES DISPLAY $6.50 per single column inch. (series rates/discounts available on application.) NOTICES/ APPOINTMENTS $8.50 per single column inch. CLASSIFIED All Classifications 20 cents per word. Minimum $2.00 SEMI-DISPLAY (Minimum one single column inch) $6.50 per single column inch.46 words
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2279 1971-01-20 14 SATURDAY—CL 1 Div. 2 91 ***** Eurodollar A (Joon) X Breukelen 4 9.00 ***** Sungei Wang n g (KL Ghong) Mansoor 5 (.08 ***** Forget-Me-Not m s (NT Wee) Spencer 5 8.08 ***** Speechmaker g (Jamsrl) Mansor 6 8.07 ***** Movie Hou* V2,279 words
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Article182 1971-01-20 14 From Blue Peter in Kuala Lumpur Star Writ (UFP) and Glen Larmonic (Liew) did smart trials on a good track here this morning. Breaking from the half mile they ran the last 3f in 37-4/5 with little between them at the finish. Kidnapper (Podmore) showed182 words
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Article58 1971-01-20 14 London, Wednesday. Lancashire, despite having their most successful playing year, made a record loss of 13,692 sterling on the 197 C cricket season, club secretary Jack Wood reported a v In 1970, the club retained the John Player Sunday league championship, won the Gillette knock-out58 words
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Article27 1971-01-20 14 Zurich, Wednesday—Switzerland will send a 22-man delegation—lo officials and 12 participants—to the international winter sport week in Sapporo, Japan, next month, officials said today.27 words
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Article320 1971-01-20 14 Raffles Institution, the schools' soccer champions, are finding it hard to muster a strong team this year because many star players have left the school. The teacher in charge of soccer, Mr. S. Puhaindran told the New Nation yesterday that only three "veterans were left from320 words
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Article, Illustration440 1971-01-20 15 Gene Swinstead - By Gene Swinstead Sports Editor When Rodney Dawkins chased the milkman's horse as a small boy he always wanted to be a jockey. When the milkman went m e .he followed the bakers horse. Now at the age of 27 he is one of Singapore'sPhotograph by Bob Buchanan - 440 words
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Article144 1971-01-20 15 Reuter Melbourne, Wednesday A professional tennis challenge match between Australia and the United States will be conducted here by the Australian Lawn Tennis Association LTAA in March. The challenge, on March 15, 16 and 17, will follow the amateur Davis Cup format with twoReuter - 144 words
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Article74 1971-01-20 15 Cape Town, Wednesday. —Front runners in the Cape-rio Yacht race have constantly swapped the lead in the three days underway and the latest leader is the British ketch Ocean Spirit skippered by Robin Knox-Johnston, race headquarters said. Ocean Spirit slipped past the Canadian schooner Greybeard while the74 words
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297 1971-01-20 15 A total of 173 yachts will compete in the annual 65-mile round-the-island race on Sunday. The race is one of the longest dinghy events in the world. This year's entries are only two down on last year, despite the fact that many regular297 words
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191 1971-01-20 15 Agence France Presse .Melbourne, Wednesday Adios Two of Australia sailed by Norman Booth won the final heat and the Prince Philip Cup series for International Dragons sailed off Hobart yesterday. Adios Two finished with one first, four seconds and a sixth in her bestAgence France Presse - 191 words
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Article23 1971-01-20 15 Brazilia, Wednesday The French national soccer team was defeated 2-1 last night in a friendly match here with local team Corltlba.23 words
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Article79 1971-01-20 15 London, Wednesday British ace Jonah Barrington made certain of winning the Benson and Hedges international squash series when he beat Pakistani Mohammed Yashin 8-10, 9-10, 9-0, 9-1, 10-8 in Sheffield last night. Barrington came back strongly after narrowly losing the first two games. Yashin rallied79 words
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72 1971-01-20 15 Alison Gilson, one of the competitors in the Singapore Island Country Club annual Greensome Cup golf competition, driving off at the Island course yesterday. The Cup was won by Ruby Scull and Nellie Wilkins by two strokes from Jean Read and J. Green when they returned a nett 70. Scull72 words
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Article26 1971-01-20 15 London, Wednesday Esher beat St. Thomas' Hospital by 14 points to three in the only Rugby Union match played in in Britain last night.26 words
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Article177 1971-01-20 15 Paris, Wednesday Swedish farmer Bjoern Waldergaard, 28, heading the powerful German Porsche team in the expected clash with the French A 1 p i ne -Renault and Italian Lancia, will go all out for the "hattrick" in the 40th Monte Carlo Motor rally on Friday.177 words
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Article35 1971-01-20 15 The Young Men's Christian Association will hold a judo demonstration on Saturday at 6.30 pm. The Parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs. Mr. Chan Chee Seng, will give away the prises.35 words
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Article526 1971-01-20 15 Jeffrey Low - By Jeffrey Low Hardly six months have passed since the Singapore Badminton Association launched its Youth Squad as an ambitious bid for success in the 1973 Thomas Cup competition. Now it has made yet another move to strengthen its long-term plan even further. The526 words
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Article319 1971-01-20 15 Melbourne, Wednesday England's Test batsmen walked out of the Melbourne cricket ground nets yesterday angry that the practice pitches were underprepared. Surrey left-hander John Edrich led the walkoff after facing only three balls. "These are no use," he said as the first delivery he received reared319 words
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Article21 1971-01-20 15 Singapore Cricket Club will play FEAF in a friendly women's hockey match on the Padang today at 5.15 pan.21 words
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Advertisement266 1971-01-20 14 SIN SWEE HENG 100 A Buki Timah lVi m.s. Quality furnitur at moderate prices. Sales/Rente S'pore *****2. FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE! Give your house that distinctly* look with our quality furniture. Economy teakwood sitting room set complete at $360. Latest in design craftsman' ship. Wide range and easy payment; available.266 words
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Advertisement597 1971-01-20 14 MUSIC BIST BUY IN TOWN! Get top quality Petrof pianos at prices you can afford from Petrof Piano House, 1116/1)18 Serangoon Rood, S'pore *****. s FOR TOP VALUE and sound cision get W. Hoffmann pipftos from Renner, 59, Selegie Road,. S'pore *****. Also pianos for hire. OFFICE SPACE VACANT NEWLY597 words
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Miscellaneous247 1971-01-20 14 New Nation Crossword No. 3 all an wmami aw Hd as iaa mm iimi Hilll ACBOSS 1 Thick plate. 5 Pseudonym. 10 Sergeant*: Abbr. 14 Land of Solomon's day 15 Moon valley. 16 One of the Carolines. 17 Chink. 18 Vegetable 19 Physicist Isldcr 20 Prise-winning biography 3 words. 83247 words
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Miscellaneous68 1971-01-20 15 DR. KILDARE r 3*33 ■liifc—_u h TA V I M Ml mr i a ill X 3 m r rt m mm t. m tSTM H3 ii by John Prentice and' Fred Dickenson A* YfSt 3BMO«! THAT ANCIENT JAMBSON-POfQKS THUG. Mtf OTHER MAS SFAGBWT OF FOUCC HERE BEFORE ME AMP68 words
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195 1971-01-20 16 By a Staff Reporter My friend who gives me a lift to work every morning is an army officer who adores little children. Every time he sees little children in cars, he crooks his fingers in the shape of a revolver and195 words
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Article168 1971-01-20 16 The Indian election campaign has brought a boom to dealers in se-cond-hand jeeps, the only vehicle capable of covering the rough roads and terrain in most rural constituencies. Prices in the Delhi car market have tripled. Vehicles which sold a few weeks ago for R5.4,000 (about168 words
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Article76 1971-01-20 16 AH FOOK: What madness! To spend $4 million on a bird park at Jurong when the whole Republic is crying out for housing and more schools. MEI LIN: Rubbish! The bird park is a wonderful idea. It is beautiful, it is relaxing, it is educational. The birds are76 words
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Article, Illustration304 1971-01-20 16 The face that has caught the eyes of visitors to Singapore for the Commonwealth Heads of State conference belongs to Li Li Yeo. She is one of the six photographic models featured in the souvenir book—a 76-page304 words
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Article108 1971-01-20 16 A group of hippies has taken over a large house in South London and declared it open "to tramps and homeless business tycoons." The £14,000 mansion, complete with tiled swimming pool, was left empty five months ago after municipal authorities said it was in the108 words
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Article, Illustration89 1971-01-20 16 Corinne Dawkins, 18, always helps the scenery on the local racing scene. Corinne has plenty of ties with racing, too. She is the daughter of wellknown trainer Rinus Van Breukelen and her husband of four months is Australian jockey Rodney Dawkins, who has been ridingPicture by Bob Buchanan - 89 words
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Article135 1971-01-20 16 Show a leg for safety The latest word on maxi fashions: They're dangerous. So says a committee of safety experts in the Eng- lish town of Kenilworth. They want a bylaw introduced forbidding girls there from wearing skirts less than 6in. from the ground. "I dont like the mn.xi skirt,"135 words
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Advertisement38 1971-01-20 16 'i Ix— SOLE AGENTS FOR: IBACH SCHIMMEL, J. BRINSMEAD RIPPEN GAVEAU SCHUMANN, BRASTED SQUIRE LONGSOIN. WURLITZER ORGANS. THOMAS ORGANS. WE ACCEPT TRADE-IN. INSTALMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED. •lit' w Singapore i 169 ORCHARO RD S PORE. 8. TELEPHONE: *****138 words
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Miscellaneous332 1971-01-20 16 5 Siigapora 6.00 Opening and Peter Potamus 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (English) 6.50 Interlude 7.05 Dragnet Personnel shooting (dialogue in Cantonese) 7.40 News and Newsreel (Chinese). 8.05 Disneyland 9.00 News and Newsreel (English) 9.30 The Liberace Show 10.00 Wednesday Nite Movie Slim Carter starring Jock Mahoney,332 words
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Miscellaneous43 1971-01-20 16 SNIFFY by George Fett l UNDEBSTAND VOO'ttE GCXNG ABOUND SAVING aasustoci HEY you// wrru tue FlOW EAB5/ 9fi t WELL-MAYBE. DUBING THE depression! a LITTLE. ft SHORT RIBS DO 'TOU IP WEN "bo GROW UP? NO// MM lr MM. K «L ftt «t43 words
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Miscellaneous344 1971-01-20 16 Trust your lucky star IF irS YO.UR BIRTHDAY Born today, you possess a highly analytical mind which you combine with a basic sympathy for human condition to bring you quickly to an understanding of other people. More than a theoretician, however, you know how to apply by George Fett Itll-MAVBt344 words
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