New Nation, 24 March 1971

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, March 24, 1971 No. 56 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 342 1 Trail key to war says prince New Nation Foreign Service Vientiane. Wednesday As a decimated South Vietnamese force continues to withdraw from Laos under heavy Communist attack, the Laotian Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma has cited control of the Ho Chi Minh Trail as the key
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    314 1 Police battered in protest against Common Market United Press International Brussels, Wednesday Farmers bashed a police and slashed his throat with a broken bottle during a huge anti-Common Market demonstration here that turned into a four-hour battle. The badly injured policeman was rushed to hospital where an emergency
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  • 43 1 Calcutta, Wednesday.—At least five people, including two political workers, were murdered in turbulent West Bengal State yesterday. One of the dead men was a union leader at a motor factory in Calcutta. Workers went on strike in protest against the murder.
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  • 75 1 A man who escaped from the charge room of Kandang Kerbau police station on Monday morning has surrendered to the same station. He gave himself up at 3.30 pjn. yesterday ending more than 24 hours of search for him. He was originally detained by a
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  • 199 1 Doctors who resigned from Government service did so through pure frustration over working conditions, not necessarily for the extra money, a doctor said today. The doctor, who resigned from the Government service two years ago and did not wish to be named, was commenting on a statement
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  • 264 1 The government cannot compete with commerce and industry for top graduates because it cannot match their promotion prospects and pay rates. This la the concensus of opinion of employers In Singapore. They were commenting on a statement in Parliament yesterday by the Finance Minister, Mr.
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  • 81 1 Very quiet condition* prevailed on the Stock Exchange this morning. Leading investment stocks were steady. Straits Times was traded at $7.55 and North Borneo Timber gained two cents to $4.36. Among lower priced issues some Interests were noted in Sentosa and Malaysia Tiles, the former opened at
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  • 30 1 Washington, Wednesday —The House of Representatives by a 400 to 19 vote yesterday approved a Constitutional amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 in all elections.
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  • 13 1 Police reported a Mai of 75 accidents yesterday. Six were serious.
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  • 29 1 LATE NEWS Rome, Wednesday. Rescue workers and tracker dogs yesterday found a 47-year-old Italian construction worker still alive after being burled for two day* by, an avalanche.
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  • 395 2  -  A question of how you look at it By Abby Tan A giant mural in Singapore's latest hotel, the Summit, just had to be done bv an artist with a wealth of humour. The 40ft by llftft aluminium mural dominates the hotel's foyerIt's creator, Mr.
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  • 46 2 Mr. Tan Bah Chee has been elected president of the Pasir Panjang English Primary School ParentTeacher Association. Other members of the association are: Vice-presidents: Inche Ayub bin Ismail and Inche Haji Amln bin Modon; secretary: Mr. Kow 800 Chiew; treasurer: Mr. R Raveendran.
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  • 224 2 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Pakistan's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. S. Irtiza Hussain, has promised more technical aid to Malaysia from his country. He said: "Pakistan has been extending technical. assistance in fields like industrial survey, banking, military training and civil aviation and railway operation. "We
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  • 114 2 Malaysia-S ingapore Airlines have been granted a contract to maintain two British Embassy and an American Embassy aircraft from Jakarta. The British planes eight-seater Devon aircraft —are used to transport embassy staff to and from Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and Saigon. An RAF spokesman
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  • 43 2 Mr. Chia Kim Watt has been elected the president ot the Government Pensioners' Association at its recent 25th annual general meeting. Other committee members are: llr. Qoh Mens Cheh, vice-president; Mr. J C. Shome, secretary, Inche Hashlm bin Abu Banish, treasurer.
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  • 437 2 The Anglo-Chinese School is launching a massive expansion programme to cost about $3 million. The school intends to set up a junior college and build four workshops for its Secondary students. The principal of AngloChinese Secondary School, Mr. Chee Keng Lim, said today: "We
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  • 394 2 115 more capital-intensive factories using sophisticated technology to be set up Singapore's efforts at industrial expansion will get a big boost with the setting up of another 115 factories all capital intensive and employing sophisticated technology. A Jurong Town Corporation spokesman said: "In the past Singapore was
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  • 126 2 Large-scale renovations of the Polytechnic union house are underway now. The secretariat will be alrconditloned and the furniture in the recreational hall will be renewed, according to the secretary, Mr. Lau Yak Keng. Plans are also being formulated to repave both the
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  • 27 2 Nairobi, Wednesday Emperor Halle Selassie escaped death when a helicopter In which he was touring Ethiopia crashed to the ground. Kenya Radio reported last night
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  • 70 2 Mr. Goh Eng Seng, 24, married his childhood sweetheart Miss Kwnb t.< Kheng, 83, toaChtoese-rtyle wedding,, t Ms home In BrcrtonF&k U sn.dmintotratiTe nt ,i n JfoJf"* son of Mr. and Mrs. Goh Koo Hee, while Lai Khens works in an ri, 71 firm and is the
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  • 230 2 Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday The Malaysian government is to evolve a new policy to boost the development of lowcost houses in both urban and rural areas. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Ismail, said yesterday that Department of Housing officers were testing new ideas to boost lowcost
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  • 62 2 sSRB^-Si Th#» d lce drama. W 2* «a&M; ff*S* by Ranu Dally £SvJ2* i?? verslt y of Sln5S£• They are by Harold Pinter. The cast of "Landscape" SSSSJ,* ot n*"* U l 2SSS? d ODg While Mar. gjjrttta Held, Ray Newjjriy and Tony Mllaom feature in
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  • 204 2 Petaling Jaya, Wednesday A Petaling Jaya schoolgirl has been reported to be mentally disturbed after taking drugs with hypnotic effects sold under the counter here. The pill (methaqualone or melsedln), commonly known as the M pill, was bought from a medicine shop
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  • 30 2 London, Wednesday Queen Elizabeth remained confined to her room, at Buckingham Palace yesterday with a cough and cold she has had since Thursday, a palace spokesman said.
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  • 240 2 The Ministry of Social Affairs has decided to build 20 grandstands eight more than last year for the Singapore Grand Prix to be held at the Sembawang Circuit from April 8 because •of 'the greater crowds, expected at the four-day meeting. An official
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 80 2 Weather in world 70—55 70—55 64—50 90—77 51—35 52—28 92—78 89—72 66—59 45—37 41—36 38—32 87—65 69—60 78—65 Singapore's weather forecast from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Scattered showers in late afternoon. The weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp. 81.1. Min. temp. 73.4. Total rainfall
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  • 201 3 The Speaker of Parliament has fixed guillotine times for the discussion of the various allocations of expenditure in the development estimates e BE Aprill97lto "rtie development estimates will be discussed over two days on Thursday and Friday. If discussion on any aspect of expenditure
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  • 103 3 A group of artists will demonstrate their skills to the public at the Victoria Memorial Hall for five days beginning at 5 p.m. today. This Is part of their efforts to promote public appreciation of techniques of the visual arts. The Port of Singapore
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  • 341 3  -  Concern over brain drain dangers By David Baird Hong Kong, Wednesday Singapore's efforts to recruit professional men for government jobs are causing concern in business and civil service circles here. There are fears that this latest drive will accelerate a brain drain which Hong Kong
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  • 135 3 The Nanyang University Council will hold a film premiere to help raise funds for the expansion of campus dormitories and colleges. The film, the Invincible eight, will be screened at the Cathay cinema next Wednesday at 9.15 p.m. under the patronage of Dr.
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  • 49 3 Jakarta, Wednesday. Indonesia and Malaysia will exchange police students soon. Ohe Indonesian police chief, General Hugeng Imam Santoso said yesterday that an Indonesian police mission would visit Malaysia to explore the matter. A Malaysian police mission is currently visiting Indonesia at the invitation of the Indonesian police.
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  • 205 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday The Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, has called on all governments to take' severe action against South Africa for its racist policies. He this in a message to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant on the International Day for the
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  • 173 3 Teamwork brought a first class honours degree in economics to Miss Sia Seok Hua and a second upper to her fiance who took the same subject in the recent University of Singapore examinations. Miss Sia. 22, at the home of her fiance today said: '1
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  • 58 3 Bonn, Wednesday. The West German air force yesterday lost its seventh Starfighter jet in four weeks and its 134 th since the controversial plane went into service with the West German air force 10 years ago. The Defence Ministry here said the jet crashed into the sea off
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  • 145 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday The Municipality has placed orders for health educational material which was destroyed in the recent floods. A municipal spokesman said today it was used to educate hawkers and food handlers on hygienic preparation, handling and storage of food. "Thousands of dollars
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  • 60 3 Moscow, Wednesday—Soviet scientists working in the Amur River area in the Soviet Far East have discovered metal plates used as bait by prehistoric fishermen 5,000 years ago. The Soviet news agency Tass said the scientists found that two holes in the plates were used to attach a
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  • 433 3 Teams of doctors, and Health Ministry officials have been visiting the British Military Hospital at Alexandra and the naval base hospital to work out details of the official takeover on July 1. r They have been examining the layout and facilities of the two hospitals End discussing
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  • 120 3 A top Australian dog judge has agreed to judge a dog show which the Dobermann Club will hold in Singapore on April 4. He is Mr. Harry Spira, who will be passing through Singapore on his way to judge dog shows in Europe. Mr.
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  • 263 3 A former card-carry-ing member of the Malayan Communist Party was released from jail this morning. He is Goh Peng Fong, 39. He said: "The unexpected kindness and the unpleasant things I saw the hardcore Communists do in prison made me decide to renounce my past and seek
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  • 347 3 More than 200 acres In the "Golden Mile" bounded by Beach Road, Sumbawa Road, Kallang Road and Crawford Street are expected to fetch one of the most expensive real estate rates when the government puts them up for sale. This stretch of land
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  • 132 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday—The Municipality is trying to locate the developer who built the retaining wall in Pesiaran Seputeh which Is in danger of collapse. A spokesman for the Municipal Engineering said yesterday a legal notice would be Issued to the developer to take measures to
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  • 220 3 A trade and goodwill mission of 10 indus-i trialists and business-. men will leave for Rome in July for a 15-day visit' at the invitation of the Italian Government to r see for themselves the "tremendous industrial' growth" there. Announcing this today, the Italian Trade
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 113 3 At the cinema Lido: Blood Kin—l.4s, 4, 6.30, 9.15 p.m. Capital: Scars Or Dracula—l.4s, 4, 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Rex: Do Bhai (Hindi) —2.30, 6, 9 pjn. Sky: Vengeance Of A Snowglrl (Mand) —1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.15 pjn. Boxy: Vengeans Of A Snowglrl (Mand.) 1.45, 4.15, 7, 9-30 p.m. State: The
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  • THE WORLD
    • 325 4 Ceylon PM alleges plan to oust govt by violence United Press International Colombo, Wednesday Ceylon's Prime Minister, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, told parliament last night that there was an insurrectionary movement in Ceylon called the People's Liberation Front which aimed at the violent overthrow of the government. "This insurrectionary
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    • 170 4 United Press International Paris, Wednesday Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said in a TV interview last night that his country would soon become one of Middle East's wiftin oil producers as a result of new oil fields discovered in the Egyptian western desert. "I am
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    • 186 4 United Press International Moscow, Wednesday The Chinese Premier Mr. Chou En-lai held talks two days ago with the two high ranking Soviet diplomats in Peking. Tass news agency gave no details of the talks. It said that Mr. Chou met Mr. Vaslly 8. TOlstikov,
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    • 34 4 Geneva, Wednesday.—The International Commission of Jurists appealed yesterday for UN action against political persecutions in It Mid that treatment of elitical prisoners in Brazil eluded detention, torture and even assassination without trial.
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    • 38 4 Jakarta, Wednesday Palace dancers and artists from Central > Java will leave here tomorrow for a three-month tour of seven European countries. They will perform in Belgium, Britain, France, Holland, Italy, west Germany and Yugoslavia.
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    • 274 4 Reuter Seoul, Wednesday South Korean fishermen, released last Saturday after eight months in North Korea, were subjected to a sixhour daily session of brainwashing during their detention, police sources said. Twenty-nine fishermen with a wife and two children of one fisherman were taken to
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    • 56 4 Perth, Wednesday.—The West Australian Ballet Company begins an Asian tour In Singapore on Sept. 24. company president Mr. JY >dwards said last night. He leaves next week to finalise arrangements for performances proposed in Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Manila and possibly Jakarta. About
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    • 275 4 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesia will abandon its plans to sell its Russian-made ships and aircraft following a Soviet decision to sell spare parts on an easy payments basis, informed military sources said yesterday. The Soviet decision was announced by Foreign Minister Mr.
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    • 232 4 Reuter London, Wednesday Mr. George Watt, the 38-year-old British engineer jailed for three years by the Chinese, flew here from Hong Kong yesterday with plans to start an extreme right-wing political party to fight Communism. Mr. Watt was released by the Chinese
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    • 136 4 Jerusalem, Wednesday Transport and Communications Minister Mr. Shimon p ®res said yesterday Israel should be in no hurry to th United States a withdrawal map. Mr. Peres, who told a Journalists association luncheon he was putting forward his own opinions and not the government's, said
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    • 50 4 Mrs. Indira Ghandhi is sworn in as Prime Minister hv th» r 36-member coundl of ministers. Mn. Ghandhi, he .Jhjj Prestdg't V. VGiri, with her new elections, won a two-thirds majority in flKLmr Howi of p„u^ lt tetory ta Indu mid-term S V /f*
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    • 110 4 Kampala, Wednesday Dr. Milton Obote, deposed president of Uganda, has married his personal secretary in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam, according to Uganda Radio. Miss Perpetua Elong, who accompanied Dr. Obote to the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference in Singapore during which he was
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    • 158 4 Reuter Caracas, Wednesday Venezuelan security forces increased their guard on West German President Gustav Heinemann yesterday after police disclosed they had foiled a bomb plot. The bomb, a booby-trap-ped clarinet, was found during a routine check of the tomb of Venezuela's national hero
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    • 200 5 Reuter Bonn, Wednesday Three men tried to kidnap a top former Nazi S. S. officer, alleged to have been a leading member of the Gestapo's Jewish Department, in broad daylight here. Two of the men Med to drag Dr. Kurt Raul Llschka, 01, into
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    • 66 5 Madrid, Wednesday. About 200 miners yesterday staged an underground sitin In a colliery at Vlllanureva Del Rio near Seville, In protest against a government decision to close the pit on grounds that It Is uneconomic. The miners, who refused to come up to the surface when
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    • 64 5 Hong Kong, Wednesday. —The central committee of the National United Front of Kampuchea (Cambodia) has decided to make March 23 as its official anniversary, the North Vietnam news agency said yesterday. The decision was made at a two-day meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Penn Nouth of
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    • 271 5 United Press International New York, Wednesday Jurors in the My Lai court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley, heading into their second week of deliberations, were accused yesterday of "wining and dining and watching TV when they are supposed to be weighing the life of an individual."
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    • 346 5 Plan to teach Asian students New Nation Foreign Service Manila, Wednesday A pim to instruct young Asians in family planning at school was presented to population experts here yestprHftv Professor Sloan Wayiand of New York submitted the plan to the 400 delegates attending the International Planned
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    • 412 5 Revolutionary flags in the east New Nation Foreign Service Karachi, Wednesday The people's guards, militant wing of the left-wing People's Party of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, will have a camel corps, a cavalry brigade and a fleet of river boats, it was announced in Lahore. Mr.
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    • 329 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Most Japanese regard their newspapers as a medium to help In their self-Improvement and to enable them to be of more use to the community, Mr. Gerald Long, general manager of Reuters, wrote in a World Press Survey published here yesterday by
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    • 194 5 Peking, Albania stay out Moscow, Wednesday Delegations from more than 80 of the world's Communist parties are scheduled to arrive in Moscow by the end of the week to attend the 24th Soviet party congress. All the ruling parties will be represented except Communist China and Albania.
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    • 80 5 Jakarta, Wednesday. Leaders of Indonesia's nine non-government political parties held a closed meeting here yesterday to discuss the nation's changed political climate and ground rules for the July general elections. Some party leaders said they were "vague" as to what would be discussed, but H. A. SJaichu
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    • 68 5 Tokyo, Wednesday.—The Defence Agency announced yesterday It was sending a 16-member team of missile experts to Okinawa to make a study of US Nike and Hawk missiles there with the view of buying, them when the islands is turned over to Japanese administration. The announcement
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    • 274 5 Reuter Algiers, Wednesday Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Peking exiled Cambodian government is to open new embassies abroad this year, its ambassador to Algiers, Mr. S. Chem, told a N Press conference here yesterday. The exiled government is recognised by 20 countries and has nine embassies
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    • 37 5 New York, Wednesday. Jazz leader Louis Armstrong yesterday continued to recover "very nicely" from a heart condition that put him in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital hare eight days ago, hospital officials said.
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    • 238 5 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesia is to set up an export promotion, centre and send experts abroad in an effort to boost the country's growing foreign trade, it .was announced yesteniay. Cabinet spokesman Bri-gadier-General Sudharmono told reporters after a limited Cabinet session that the decision was
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    • 42 5 Jakarta, Wednesday. Indonesian police said yesterday they had found a Chinese of Hong Kong nationality lying dead in bed In a Jakarta hotel room. The man, W. T. Liem, 35 was believed have committed suicide by drinking poison.
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    • 290 6  -  From Richard Hughes Melbourne Herald Hong Kong, Wednesday The odds will still be 1000-to-3 against any early increase in the the number of American visitors to China despite Washington's further relaxation curbs on travel. Now no "special permission" is required to
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    • 181 6 New Nation Foreign Service Hong Kong, Wednesday There is a brisk and growing traffic in smuggled status, bronzes and rare art treasures from Cambodia across the border into Thailand, according to Hong Kong art dealers. Thieves are looting Khmer temples of portable
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    • 266 6  -  Top Indon exporter calls for lasting, contacts From Pakir Singh Jakarta, Wednesday Singapore must view Indonesia aS a trading partner and not just as a source of raw materials if the economic relations of the two countries are to have any enduring basis. Inche Naafll, Chairman of
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    • 418 6 600,000 of them to remain permanently in Japan New Nation Foreign Service Tokyo, Wednesday The overwhelming majority of the world's least known displaced people the 600,000 Koreans living in Japan have chosen to remain permanently in their adopted land. The Koreans are the remnants of more than two
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    • 497 6  - Malacca is ancient —and neglected By Ravi Krishnan Malacca, Wednesday Malacca has more to offer tourism-wise than any other towns in West Malaysia, according to its Chief Minister, Dato Haji Talib bin Karim. And this is true. Malacca is the ancient town of Malaysia with a history dating back to
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    • 355 6 United Press International Washington, Wednesday Those senators against spending more government money to develop a supersonic transport appear to have a slight edge for today's crucial vote on the issue, but the outcome is still in doubt An informal senate poll made by UPI showed 48 opponents
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    • 528 6 New Nation Foreign Service Hong Kong, Wednesday Communist China's attitude towards events in Indo-China appears significantly palmer in the aftermath of Premier Chou En-lai's visit to Hanoi. Mr. Chou underlined Peking's cooler approach in a banquet speech at the North Vietnamese Embassy in Peking
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    • 55 6 East Pakistan students with flag of Independent Bangla Desh parade along Dacca streets to press for a no-compromise stand against President Yahya Khan, during talks between their leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the President over the constitutional crisis. Latest reports, however, say that a
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    • 195 6 New Nation Foreign Service New York, Wednesday The New York City Council of Churches has stripped comedian Bob Hope of its 1971 Family of Man Award. It has given the award posthumously to Civil Rights leader Whitney M. Young, Jr. Hope was accused of being
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    • 376 6 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday If you happen to be in the Philippines during an election, don't argue with a dedicated follower of a candidate because you might end up in a fight. This advice came from a Filipino member of the Pudu Rotary Club, Mr.
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    • 27 6 Tokyo, Wednesday. Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako may visit the United States after their European visit, the Deputy Director General of the Imperial Household Agency
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    • 312 6 New Nation Foreign Service Washington, Wednesday When you run up an overdue light hill of U*****,192 you have to expect some rather testy letters from the neighbourhood utility's credit department. Which 1s exactly what happened this week when the US
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  • COMMENT
    • 1219 7  -  S.M. Ali examines the significance of the Asian Development Bank meeting next month By S. M. Ali The president of the sia f 1 development Bank, Mr. Takeshi Watanabe, is to tell the forthcoming meeting of the Board of GoveSors that the bank should now raise its
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    • 563 7  -  BOTH COUNTRIES STILL HOLD SUSPICIONS By Pakir Singh Diplomatic cir: -s in Jakarta viewed postponement of the visit of a Russian techincal trade mission last month as an indication that relations between the two countries were not as close as they were made
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    • 508 7  -  From Angus Smales Australia, as a smallscale colonial power, has always smugly believed that violence would never touch its colonial territories. Much of the smugness and the daydream stemmed from a belief that Australia's policy of administration in Papua and New Guinea was more enlightened
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  • 406 8 Countries in this region must now begin to take into account in their own policy formulations what may be the end of the period of cautious testing in the relations between the United States and China. Numerous small actions by Washington now
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  • Letters
    • 124 8  -  JACKIE SAM I seem to have ruffled some feathers (or touched some raw nerves?) in the UNF. But I am Indebted to Mr. Vetrivelu and his other party leaders for giving their own interpretation of the clown show, thereby gladdening many a heart among New Nation
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    • 93 8  -  K. ANBHAS The article on the high cost of living by Anil Bhatia and Malcolm Caldwell seems to gloat over the problems faced by the middleclass. They have only made a peripheral attempt to discuss how it affects the group that is most hurt by an
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    • 287 8 Whoever wrote your 'Talking Point" of March 18 must have been a man. It's a pity that so many girls are beginning to wear the midi. says "Ah Fook"— "Nice legs are a pretty sight." Agreed if you're a man, enjoying the passing show; even
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    • 157 8 A "quality newspaper". That, I believe, Is what New Nation promised to be when It was launched two months or ago. Has it fulfilled this promise? To a large extent, yes. It Is professionally superior to any other Englishlanguage paper (I can't possibly call the others
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  • 618 8  -  By Ow Wei Mei Graffiti and wall paintings vied for Dr. Toh Chin Chye's attention when he toured his Rochore constituency recently. The Minister was charmed with the paintings. But one gross instance of smutty writing outside a Housing
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  • 730 8  -  DICK WILSON I admit to having used the phrase "Great Divide" with an ulterior motive. In using it to describe the principal cultural, difference within the community of Singaporeans, my tactical aim was to shock readers into realizing the extent of
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  • The voice of the Press
    • 157 8 What the other newspapers are saying: While Singapore might have derived some benefit from the world-wide economic boom, it does not mean that the attendant rise in the standard of living benefits everybody. Because wages and bonuses are in fact frozen in Singapore, only a small number
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    • 101 8 The Governor-General of Ceylon has proclaimed a state of emergency in the country. The People's Liberation Front is said to be involved in the violent activities of the past weeks. All its members come from the working class and most of them are unemployed youths. Their
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    • 169 8 An international trade war is looming which could be as grave as the betterknown political conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East. It is germinating in Tripoli, where the world's majpr oil companies face a formidable young zealot, Colonel Khadaffi, the ruler of Libya, who is demanding price
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 4215 9 PART TWO—FROM REVOLUTIONARY SLOGANS TO THE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL Copyright 1971 Oxford University Press A member writing in a souvenir publication of the party in 1966 made this distinction between party members and party cadres. "Party membership should be open
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  • SHOPPING
    • 679 10 They come stacked with flowers, vases, gardening tools, fertilisers and the lot FLOWER SHOPS THEY are amazing, these flower shops. Just give them a tinkle, place an order for a bouquet of carnations—or any other flowers to be sent to a dear friend convalescing in a hospital
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    • 228 11 ...by a visiting consultant Hair is responsible for more than a third of our good looks said Miss Mathel Nicholls (above) who has been taking care of women's hair for the past 12 years. "Shampooing, conditioning together with a good brush daily adds lustre and life
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    • 1155 11  -  Exodus of UK forces and wives will leave gap By Trish Sheppard "What makes me so angry is that it's their children. It would, maybe, be a bit different if it was our kids. But these poor little blighters are their own sort."
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    • 760 11  -  Two young men to watch In the Malaysian political arena—and their dedicated women ONG JOO-KE Their husbands are from the new breed of up-and-coming politicians, exciting young men to watch in the Malaysian political arena. I am referring to two charming
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  • Finance and business
    • 1068 12 ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1976-1971 mgk Urn 1 wk. 4 «h V* h Stock CMbc Price Bayen SeOere Sate ii n ramOver 4J0 1J0 126 2.18 422 1.64 2.87 2.00 1.7S 3.70 2.34 328 4.40 5.66 li2 6.46 326 1.66 1.66
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    • 216 12 London, Wednesday The British marine insurance market, including Lloyd's and Company Underwriters, has raised its premiums on all types of ships. The Increases applying both to new policies and to renewals—are about 10 per cent for most vessels but 15 per cent or more
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    • 56 12 MILAN, Wed.— China is ready to increase its trade with the European Common Market by switching from bilateral exchanges to generalised trade with the community as a whole, Italian Foreign Trage Mr. Mario Zagarl said here yesterday. China is not unaware of European political realities and
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    • 192 12 Allied Chera ITU Alcoa Am Brandi ATIL. Am Can va u Am Motors AT T A f >" Anaconda Avon Pd Beth steel Boeing Caterp Trac Chrys'er Coca-Cola Control Data Corn Ol Wks Dow Chem DuPont E Kodak Fed Dept Stra Ford Mot Oen Dynara Oen Elec
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    • 27 12 MOSCOW, Wed.—The Soviet Union and China pi»« to treble trade exchanges this year, but turnover will remain far below the level of 10 years ago.
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    • 225 12 United Press International New York, Wednesday Stocks declined on moderate turnover on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial average was off 1.71 at 908.89 at the final bell. Declines outscored advances, 833 to 505, on 1,649 issues on the tape. A
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    • 204 12 United Press International London, Wednesday Buyers took the upper hand and pushed industrial shares higher on the stock market yesterday with second line shares holding centre stage and posting many gains. Australian mines, however, fell back in a movement prompted by the collapse of
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 245 12 I fJ Pelicans are among the most potent educational forces of the twentieth n on Blv B? > e object hare been published under these imprints __While Pelicans in their familiar blue cater for serious reading, the orange Penguins i! w !ft treasurehouse of novels to be enjoyed in your
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  • SPORT 1
    • 674 13  -  Meet Jack, the Giant-killer CAMERA ON SCHOOLS Sonny Yap Naval Base Secondary School, nestled in the romantic landscape of Sembawang is usually visualised as Jack, the Giant-killer. Although it has about a thousand students, the smallest school enrolment in Bukit Timah district; its achievements in sports to
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    • 506 14  -  Peter Koh Volleyball players who have speed, height, and stamina can thump their opponents easily in any match. Seventeen-year-old sixfooter, Goh Eng Seng, has all these vital qualities of volleyball. Together with his sharp smashing, accurate serving, and swift setting, he has been a
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    • 208 14  -  By Jeffrey Low The. Singapore Amateur Wrestling Association has temporarily called off its proposed tour of the Northern Sumatran city of Medan from March 28 to April 2. SAWA's team of four wrestlers and two officials making the trip will not be able to go
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    • 132 14 Chicago, Wednesday Rod Laver withdrew with a back injury from the US$5O,OOO Sportface International tennis championships here before his opening match against Denmark's Torben Ulrich. The red-haired Australian, ranked No. 1 in the world, left Chicago immediately for California for medical treatment. In matches played
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    • 111 14 Cologne, West Germany, Wednesday —FC Cologne won their way through to the semi-final of the Fairs Cup when they beat Arsenal 1-0 last night. Arsenal won the first leg of the round 2-1 at Highbury, making an aggregate score of 2-2. But the
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    • 14 14 Coventry 21 Ruby Old WftfUani 11 Old A'niana Swansea 11 EBBW Vale
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    • 36 14 Tokyo, Wednesday. World flyweight champion Masao Ohba of Japan and challenger Betulio Gonzalez of Venezuela said today they were determined to win in their 15-round title match on April 1 at the Nlchldai Auditorium.
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    • 30 14 Edmonton, Wednesday.— Bunny Sterling of Britain retained his Commonwealth middleweight boxing title here last night With a unanimous points decision against Johan Louw of Canada over 15 rounds.
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    • 350 14  -  Peter Koh In spite of the last minute withdrawal of Denis Neale and Chester Barnes, England still managed to win both the men's and women's team championships at the first Commonwealth table tennis tournament. At the Singapore Badminton Hall on Monday night the English women's team trounced
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    • 39 14 New York, Wednesday.— World lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland will defend his title against former titleholder Ismael Laguna of Panama In a 15-round bout at Madison Square Garden here on June 9, it was announced today.
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    • 169 14 London, Wednesday.—My Swallow, top-rated English two-year-old last season, will run In the English 2000 guineas Classic in preference to the French equivalent, owner David Robinson said yesterday. My Swallow was unbeaten in seven races last season Including a victory in the Grand Criterium, France's top two-year-old
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    • 468 15  -  Py Lim Kee Chan .'Japanese Haruo Yasuda's success in the Singapore Open golf tihampipnship was due #> his undoubted superiority over the first jrine holes of the 6715yard par-71 bukit course. r'This was shown alter an analysis of the scores .over Xhe four days by
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    • 52 15 r American School will meet Kim Seng Secondary in the Schools National *'B" division softball semi-; 1 finals at Thomson Secondary tomorrow at 4 p.m. tr A In the girls "B" semifinals, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Chestnut Drive) will play against Raffles Girls' School at an
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    • 319 15  -  By Jeffrey Low William Tay still leads the Singapore qualifiers in the Cathay PacificBrunswick 1971 Far East Bowling tournament. Tay, who scored the tourney's first perfect game on the first day of the Qualifying rounds on March 1, leads with his score of 690 for
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    • 59 15 Record smashing Nationalist Chinese woman track star Chi Chen and her husband-coach Vince Reel hold the Tranqueray Sports Achievement award presented to Chi Chen. Miss Chen was undefeated in 63 races in the US and Europe in 1970 and won the 100 metre title in the Asian Games despite injured
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    • 541 15 California, Wednesday The first race ever held at Ontario Motor Speedway was on a September afternoon in 1968. It matched tractors over a course laid out between rows of grapevines. Jackie Stewart was in that race. It was groundbreaking day for the U5525.5 million racing
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    • 188 15 Georgetown, Wednesday. A draw seemed the only possible result In the Third cricket Test here last night after a marathon four-day struggle for first Innings lead was finally revolved With India edging In front of the West Indies by 13 runs. At the close on
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    • 185 15 Bangkok, Wednesday Australian David Graham is confident of retaining his title in the Thailand Open golf championship which starts here tomorrow. "I am beginning to come good now," said 24-year-old Graham, who finished second In the Indian Open In New Delhi last weekend and also runner-up in the
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    • 172 15 Sydney, Wednesday. Australia's national soccer squad faces a busy International programme this year with matches against England, Mexico, Wales and entry in the Oceania Cup competition. The Australian Soccer Federation (ASP) executive council announced the fixtures today and confirmed recent world tour coach Rale Raslc
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    • 69 15 Mr. Tan Peng Gee -was elected President of the Public Swimming Club at its annual general meeting. Other officials are: VicePresidents—Mr. Ching Heng Pong and Mr. Wang ChoTang; secretary—Urn Choo Ann; treasurer Michael Ng; asst. secretary—Kong Slong Leong; club captain —Oan Eng Ouan; waterpolo coach—Gan Eng Teck; swimming
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    • 199 15 From Blue Peter in Kuala Lumpur Saxony impressed in a trial with Stingray II (Podmore) on a heavy track here this morning. Ridden by Johnny Nelson, Saxony finished a length in front of his sta-blemate-in 39 4/5. On this workout Saxony has an
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    • 197 15 Mexico City, Wednesday Argentine heavyweight Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena said yesterday he would like to meet champion Joe Frazier for the title in Mexico City. "I'm sure I could beat him this time/' Bonavena said. Bonavena, In Mexico as a tourist, said he felt at
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    • 51 15 Bridgetown, WednesdayFormer West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall was yesterday recalled to the Barbados team for the match against India starting here on Saturday. His selection has started speculation that the onetime "pace like fire" bowler Is being considered for selection in the Fourth Test here next
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    • 342 14 ^*";<>;+@{(@}}="{|%=[)']*<:^~_[ ANNOUNCEMENT mm For happier living Join Cosmopolitan Social Contoct Service, P.O. Box 41, Geylang S'pore 14. First 500 applicants Free! Enclose photograph (returnable). ACCOMMODATION VACANT FURNISHED 2 bedroomed flat with bathroom. Grange Rood, dist. 10. S'pore *****6, ext. 22 2 p.m. 5 p.m. AUDIO EQUIPMENT CAR STOBO 4 HI-FI
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    • 368 14 MACHINERY HEAVY EQUIPMENT fOtfCLIFT TRUCK ovoilo&e immediately reconditioned S D 1 Diesel Model 100/18 capodty *****1b. For details, ring Khoo *****2 S'pore. OFFICE SPACE WANTED > WANTID Prestige office spoce along or near < Orchard/Tanglin Rood. Area 600 sq. ft./1800 sq.ft. LH.D. S'pore *****8. PETS FOR SALE SHETLAND SHEEPDOG (miniai
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 45 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald I PIG. AMP PR. KILPARE'S TAKEN A PERSONAL INTEREST IN YOUR AH_ SUPPCN HEAPACHE. RGURES 7 V RIP KIRBY by John Prantloe and Fred Dickenson rr rf MUCH? M k< >? rSSBr HI) i r /i A wN jtri] if 43
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    • 229 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD: 1 ACROBB 1 Game fish. 5 Mild oath. 10 Sirlus. 14 A successful password: a words. 16 What "skookum" m—--17 Push-button technology ia it coty. 19 Rawboned: 2 words. 30 Deposed. 33 Makes laoe. 33 Tie silk. 34 Singer Roberta 37 He wrote "Way of the World."
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 289 15 BIG WALK WOODLANDS FARRER PARK ATHLETIC CENTRE THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, May 23, 1971 Send in yonr entry form today. NAME (in full) (Print clearly in capital letters) ADDRESS (Postal District No.) Se* AGE Date of Birth GROUP* Group Junior: Senior: Veteran: Women: 16
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    • 253 15 NOVICES SECTION Duneara Rd. 6V4 m.s. to Farrer Park Athletic Centre THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, May 23, 1971 Send in yonr entry form today. NAME (In full) (Print clearly In capital letters) ADDRESS (Postal District No.) Sex: AGE Date of Birth GROUP* Group Men:
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 149 15 •Cat aim MM liaa^i NEW NATION WEDNESDAY MONEYWORDS 'D' i. 0 fM it «*ciH»»9 3. WktAar fm on* 5. Tlm ali>lt«w< a 6. WW* knlm, what you have to mo lad day IHi weak, Rra Natiaa, »i jaUsh a ward paale. la till it ti m k these afc*K letters
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  • Back Page WEDNESDAY
    • 76 16 G Meet your qeighbouf She weaves the cloth for the traditi6nal Balinese songket she wears. The flower in her hair she picks from a tree outside her door. She is Songkek Ndjendjen, a 16-year-old living a simple and idyllic life largely untouched by the outside world. She
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    • 284 16 IT REQUIRES SKILL AND PAINSTAKING EFFORT Burning jou-sticka for good health, luck and prosperity has been a religious tradition among the Chinese for a very long time. But many people may not know the painstaking effort required to make them. Take for Instance, the
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    • 268 16 New York taxi drivers are planning a wildcat strike to have their fare rates REDUCED! Taxi fare rates in New York were almost doubled early this month following a strike of drivers demanding an increase. As a result of the increase, drivers claim that: About
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    • 68 16 AH TOOK: All this fuss about schad aanatoatkm results Is ridiculous. Too much stress is placed on high marks when a lot of brilliant men cheerfully admit they never passed an exam in their lives. MEI LIN: Nonsense. A pass mark shows a jupU has studied and reached
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    • 357 16 There was kite-flying in Asia long before Ben Franklin tried it. In Thailand it was and still is, the sport of kings as well as commoners. February through April la the season for "wowing" —phonetic Thai for kiting. In many Bangkok parks
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    • 37 16 I MUST NEW NATION Please arrange delivery to: Name j Address Return this form to: NEW NATION Circulation Dept., Times House, Singapore 9. or Ring *****1 Ext 131. Send no money now! We will Ml you later!
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 309 16 5 Siagapara 6.05 Opening and Huckleberry Hound 6.30 News In Brief 6.35 What Others Say (E) 6.50 Another Song Another Melody (E—repeat) 7.05 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 7.40 News (C) 8.05 Ironside 9.00 News (E) 9.10 The Carol Burnett Show 10.05 Time Pulls The Trigger 10.30 Wednesday Nite Movie 11.50
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    • 75 16 SHORT RIBS By Frank O'Neal SHALL 1 PANCE? JUe<*L£?lßU OOKES? n r *m Hi m ifDii m ■M m by George Fett ■mom m MOW LONG HAWE VtX> RMn P *5 m 1 B i m ANDY CAPP YIKMIOWTUKIV KNOW UOOKSfr IT UP IN "THE j" K Ahf vWy/fttrr »WHTrT
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    • 359 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are by nature one who hides his true feelings. Deeply emotional, you nevertheless appear to other people to be abeolutely calm, perhaps even cold. Tour ability to deal with emergency situations is often remarked upon by those who know
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