New Nation, 23 December 1971

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    Masthead
    15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, December 23, 1971 No. 289 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • Article
    US raids continue inside N. Vietnam
    145 1 Saigon, Thursday —US fighter-bombers have carried out their fourth attack this week inside North Vietnam against antiaircraft Installations along the border with Laos, an American military communique said. the two air force F-105 Thunderchlefs were providing ground support lor Royal Laotian -Troops over Laos
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    Fashion lead
    70 1 Peking, Thursday Chiang Ching, the wife of chairman Mao Tse-Tung, appeared in public yesterday wearing striking calflength fawn leather boots, a fur hat and a maxi-coat—-providing a striking contrast to the usual drab uniform worn both by men and women here. Madam Mao sported her fashionable outfit as
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    Kerosene ration ends
    31 1 New Delhi, Thursday. The Indian Government yesterday announced an end to rationing of kerosene—widely used for cooking stoves in India—which had been imposed during the war with Pakistan.
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    Envoy from Trinidad
    50 1 LATE NEWS Port of Spain, Thursday. —Mr. Ashford Slnanan has been appointed the first High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago to Singapore. Mr. Sinanan, who is also High Commissioner to India, is based in New Delhi. He will present his credentials in Singapore at a later date.
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    Lock icon Bhutto will visit China and Russia
    465 1 ...but not before East Pakistan problem is settled New Nation Foreign Service Islamabad, Thursday. President Zulflkar All Bhutto said that he would visit Peking and Moscow soon but not before the East Pakistan problem has been settled. Mr. Bhutto said that he would like
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    Why you didn't get your Nation yesterday
    194 1 The New Nation suspended publication yesterday because of persistent delays In production. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday the New Nation was so seriously delayed as to make publication yesterday impracticable. The production delay) were caused by a 'go-slow* of some journalists and fe? tfee
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    Nancy's Xmas present
    74 1 Miss Nancy Ng, 21, a production operator In an electronic firm, has Just got herself one of the nicest Christmas presents a beauty title. She won the Miss Litton 1972 contest from 35 colleagues. The contest was part of the programme of Messrs. Litton Component (Pte.) Ltd.
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    Lock icon Villagers hit lottery bonanza
    145 1 United Press International Madrid, Thursday.—Nearly all the 27,000 residents of three villages near Valencia won Spain's $45 million mammoth Gordo lottery yesterday. f Joyous pandemonium broke onut in their streets and hundreds rushed to thank the blind lottery sahwrnar who sold them ManJses 841(1 a andyorrente!
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    Eagle: End of road
    57 1 London, Thursday.—HMS Eagle, one of Britain's two remaining fixed-wing aircraft carriers, will be scrapped after January. It was announced yesterday. The HMS Eagle was last based In Singapore and Its last Job—while on Its way home—was to stand by in the Persian Gulf during the final
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    Lock icon Nixon hopes inflation will end next year
    220 1 Reuter Washington, Thursday President Nixon expressed yesterday the hope that the US government's fight against Inflation would be won next year. He also said he hoped that wage and price controls could be removed before the end of 1972. Mr. Nixon gave his
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    Go-ahead for airbus
    36 1 Boom, Thursday The West German government yesterday gave the green light to commercial production of the Franco-German airbus a medium-range passenger let. initially eight pfcnss will be built, the government plans r W
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    HANOI BUILDS UP DEFENCES ALONG TRAIL
    214 1 Washington, Thursday. In the past 12 months the North Vietnamese have doubled their antiaircraft missile batteries and heavy artillery protecting routes Into Laos, an informed Pentagon source said last night. There were 22 missileequipped anti-aircraft battalions with more than 130 tround-to-alr rocket unchers now
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    American from Singapore arrested
    102 1 London, Thursday. Detectives arrested an American businessman when he flew In from Singapore yesterday and charged him with obtaining $4.5 million by deception from a London metal broking firm. Jordan Rothbart, 45, a London resident from Los Angeles, California, was arrested at Gatwlck airport by fraud
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    Population up
    23 1 Taipeh, Thursday—Taiwan's population stood at 14,963,936 at the end of November, it was announced yesterday—a rise of 26,800 over October's figure.
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    Heath arrest bid fails
    159 1 London, Thursday An ultra right-wing group's application for a warrant for the arrest of the British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath failed in a magistrates court here yesterday. The British Movement sought the warrant under the 1848 Treason and Felony Act against Mr. Heath for allegedly
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  • Article
    Poly course to change
    380 2 To suit needs of local shipyards The naval architecture course at the Polytechnic will soon be reshaped to suit needs of losal shipyards, according to Mr. Santosh C. Mitra, a UNESCO specialist in ship construction at the Poly. At an Interview with New Nation, he said
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    No Privy appeal
    98 2 London, Kee Ah Tee, alias Tan Chool Watt, and Liew Siong, sentenced to death in the Singapore High Court in May last year for two murders, were yesterday refused special leave to appeal by the Privy Council here. In June, the CoUrt of Criminal Appeal dismissed their
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    Bangla Desh rally cancelled
    213 2 The Bangla Desh rally planned by some Univerlsty of Singapore students was cancelled because or lack of support from the Students' Union. Mr. Aziz Hussain, secretary of the union, said, "if the majority of the students want a rally then we could go ahead with It.
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    Firm's Xmas party
    51 2 Fairchild (S) Pte. Ltd., an electronic firm, will hold a Christmas party at its Toa Payoh premises on Saturday for its 1800 employees and their families. Highlights of the evening will be a magic show by Mr. Tan Bah Chee and a performance by the Sunny Low
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    Little kids with a big punch
    209 2 At six and seven respectively. Stanley Sulley and Ng Swee Chin showed that it was never too young to learn the art of Tae-kwon-do. At a recent grading session at the Chinese YMCA hall both white-belts (beginner) drew loud applause not so much for
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    Big pile-up of air travellers
    203 2  -  By John Hoffman Hundreds of Australian air-travellers trying to reach Europe in time for Christmas by charter flights were piling up in Kuala Lumpur, the managing-director of the Far East Travel Centre, Mr. Joseph Singh, said in Singapore today. He said that his organisation had
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    Lorry depot to be set up soon
    215 2 A new lorry depot is expected to be set up soon near Balestler Road to relieve the present congestion of traffic caused by these goods vehicles in various parts of the city. It will be situated on several acres of land in Jalan
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    Oil slick
    43 2 Dubai, An oil slick estimated to be more than 40 miles (65 km) long is drifting northwards from an under-sea oil well off the Iranian coast which burst 10 days ago. They well was being drilled off La van Island. Iran.
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    Buddha's statue lost
    50 2 Tokyo, A statue of Buddha, believed sculpted some 1250 years ago, Is missing from Eagyojl temple in Koehl. Police said the theft of. the Bhechadjaguru Tathagata statue—the Guardian God—which escaped a fire that had burned down the temple 400 years ago, was reported by a temple patron.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      55 2 Tides Today: 2.46 ajn. (8.5 ft), 1.54 p.m. (9.5 ft). Friday: 3.24 a.m. (8.4 ft). 2.46 p.m. (8.9 ft). Saturday: 4.06 a.m. (8.3 ft). 2.53 p.m. (82 ft). Sunday: 4.55 a.m. (8.2 ft), 5.23 p.m. (7.5 ft). Monday: 5.52 a.m. (8.3 ft). 7.17 p.m. (7.3 ft). Tuesday: 6.53 a.m. (8.5
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    Move to control adverts in Kuala Lumpur
    96 3 The Municipality In Kuala Lumpur is considering amendments to the bylaws on street advertising to exercise greater control over advertisements In the town, accrdlng to the latest bulletin of the Advertisers Association. The authorities have decided to construct spe-cially-designed po 81 e r
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    Army chief's visit may forge links
    308 3 Training exchanges discussed Jakarta, Co-operation between the Malaysian and Indonesian armed forces, especially in the field of training, is expected to be stepped up following the current visit to Indonesia of Malaysia's Chief of Armed Forces Staff, General Tan Sri Ibra- him Ismail. Besides
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    Course at NPC
    89 3 A course on industrial engineering in Chinese will be conducted by the National Productivity Centre (NPC) at its Jurong premises from January 24 to February 28. It is aimed at acquainting top and middle management with techniques of Increasing productivity and fostering better employeremployee relationship. The course
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    The day waiters get served
    126 3 Being a waitress or waiter in a hotel does not mean you do the serving all the time. Every once in a while, Sou get served too. Not only y your colleagues but by someone who daily supervises your work. This is what will happen
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    ABC plans to buy 110 buses
    318 3 The Amalgamated Bus Company plans to order 110 new buses worth about $3.8 million to build up its fleet. The new buses will be on the road In June or July next year. "We have decided to expand our current fleet of 379 buses
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    Togetherness in a new hostel at Jurong
    290 3 Music broke the silence In the building. Gay laughteh could be heard down the corridors. The noise was the sign of adjustment and contentment among the 400 hostelltes who have just moved i nto the YWCA House in Yung An Road, Jurong. The
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    Ong's date
    29 3 Labour Minister Mr. Ong Pang Boon will open the SILO House at Upper Serangoon Road, on Sunday at 10 a.m.—new headquarters of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation.
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  • In Person
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      Hoteliers at get-together talk shop
      367 4 Conducted byrßuth Moses, Tel: *****1 Restaurateurs and hoteliers were among their own kind the other night when the Singapore Hotels and Restaurants Association held its annual dinner and dance. Meaning of course that clinking glasses were heavily spiked with shop- talk about the "ailing" hotel
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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      Sin Chew Jit Poh
      675 4 What other newspapers are saying. THE US DOLLAR: In a Joint communique Issued on December 15 after a meeting between President Nixon and French President Georges Pompidou in Azores, the US had agreed co devalue the dollar. President Nixon's consent to devalue the dollar has been
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      Nanyang Siang Pau
      87 4 EAST PAKISTAN SURRENDERS: The East Pakistan defence forces, fighting the advancing Indian troops, against great odds, have Anally surrendered, in circumstances that are worthy of sympathy. From the humanitarian point of view, the surrender of the East Pakistan defence forces will at least reduce the casualties on
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    Lock icon Disgraced Soviet writer appears at funeral
    260 5 Reuter Moscow, Thursday.—Disgraced novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn kissed and blessed the corpse of Alexander Tvardovsky at the poet's funeral here. It was Tvardovsky, who died on Saturday at the age of 61, who launched the Nobel-Prize winning Solzhenitsyn to fame by publishing his prispn camp
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    Lock icon ASEAN's one voice in UN
    376 5 New Nation Foreign Service New Yolk, Thursday The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) raised its common voice for the first time in the General Assembly yesterday when two of its representatives made statements on behalf of the flve-n a t i on group at
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Anzuk servicemen settle down
      935 6  -  By John Hoffman SINGAPORE After almost two months of life with a modest mien, the ANZUK force In Singapore is starting to make plain its unique nature among world military presences. It is hard to think of another such a "by-your-leave" contingent of semiforeign troops, ready
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      Lock icon When Tengku flayed Japan's brand of aid
      447 6 United Press International JAPAN Before he retired from the Prime Minister's ofjftce, Tengku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia scolded Japan for being too tricky in helping poorer nations. "Japan offers loans, but it appears to me the loan is given with one hand and
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      The Green Berets are still in Vietnam
      293 6  -  From Alan Dawson VIETNAM The U.S. Green Berets, officially pulled out of the Vietnam war last January, are in reality still hard at work training Cambodian army soldiers. About 300 of the elite Special Forces troops, aided by other hand-picked officers with airborne
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      163 6 Europe: tne uncommon market 2SS 099 Munchen 1972 Because you come to Europe on business doesn't mean the only markets you see are those with profit and loss tags attached. Lufthansa has some fun markets in mind. In fun places. Frankfurt for example has some of the best open air
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    Lock icon Mid-East heads hold summit
    485 7 Reuter Cairo, Thursday The leaders of Egypt, Libya and Syria opened talks on the Middle East situation here yesterday with the end of President Anwar Sadat's "year of decision," fast approaching. The Egyptian leader was host to President Hafez A 1 Assad of Syria and Colonel
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    Party time in Saigon
    30 7 It's Christmas fancy dress time for these two Vietnamese four-year-olds. They were among 4000 young Vietnamese children given a giant Christmas party in Saigon this week.
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    BRIDGE SALVAGE
    31 7 Floating cranes have been brought in to help salvage this bridge span which collapsed into the River Rhine in Germany in October. Thirteen workmen were killed in the collapse.
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    Folklore troupe die in crash
    72 7 Algiers, Thursday A Bulgarian airliner which crashed at Sofia on Tuesday night was carrying a Bulgarian folklore troupe on its way to perform in Algeria, Algiers Radio reported yesterday. The Aurora Bulgarian Folklore Ensemble was to have given their first performance at the National Theatre
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    Three dollars stick together
    436 8 The Brunei Malaysia Singapore currency area has survived its second major test since the three territories went their separate political ways in 1965. Following the precedent of the sterling devaluation of 1967, the three countries have agreed to maintain their existing parity and interchangeabillty of currency.
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    A reverence for time
    152 8 wimm by ISPY Alex Josey's column the other day about punctuality and time-keeping reminded me of an encounter many years ago with Father Ladany, the Belgian Jesuit priest who is one of the senior China-watchers in Hong Kong and edits the China News Analysis. Lunching with
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    The world will now have a multiple reserve currency system
    1142 8  -  DICK WILSON We have Just witnessed a remarkable thing. A crisis in world currency markets which could have dragged on for several more months, diminish in g international trade and reducing the Income of most of the population of the
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  • Letters
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      Post office charges
      164 8 On December 17, I went to the Oeylang Post Office to post a registered parcel. After my parcel was weighed, I was told to buy a certain amount of registration stamps by a clerk. However, when I went to purchase the registration stamps, another postal clerk demanded
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      Mosquito menace
      193 8 Residents of Lorong 21-A and 21 of Sims Avenue are suffering a defeat! We are being attacked by the most tortuous and unbearable insect—the mosquito. They are In such numbers these days (even before the rainy season) that with a spray of strong Insecticide one can get 50
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      Teachers losses
      113 8 Surely the Idea of retention in service for not passing a Malay examination for confirmation in appointment, when work and conduct are satisfactory, need not be so severe as losing over $17,000 in the process, according to present regulations. They should now look into ways and means of
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      Change the hours please
      167 8 The reference division of the National Library is 2 ten from 10 am to Bpm onday to Friday and from 9 am to 5.30 pm on Saturday, while the Adult Lending Section Is open from 8.30 am to 8 pm on week-days. Can the reference division
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      Complaint over conductor
      234 8 Feeling rather disgusted and shocked, I decided to write this complaint to the authority of the Associated Bus Services Company concerned, even though I was told that it would fall on deaf ears. It's very disheartening for me to recall the number of trips on board this
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    Views of church leaders
    900 9 Rev. Richard Ong of Wesley Methodist Church: Protestant Christianity in Singapore has always been a minority religious group. Presently, there are approximately 155 Protestant churches in Singapore with 36,500 members. It has always been felt that the number of adherents to the faith is the measure
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    Only 170,000 are Christians here
    330 9  -  New Nation concludes its look at the state of the churches here and abroad. By Betty L. Khoo After 152 years, much of it under British rule with aH its Christian thics and morals, the church in Singapore appeals to less than one per cent
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  • Article, Illustration
    Top TV stars will join you at home this Xmas
    571 10  -  f SIGHT I AND SOUND I EDGAR KOH LOOKS AT I I THE TV AND RADIO SCENE I EDGAR KOH Hold everything, it's Christmas! And canned programmes, like canned pudding, have become a standard way television can bring festive Joy
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  • SHOWBIZ
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      String quartet to play music while you eat...
      166 10 Dinner can be fun at the Mandarin Hotel's French Restaurant when it opens for business on Christmas Eve. For a string quartet from the Philippines has been booked to pluck soothing and romantic tunes while you eat. The songs the Belvedere String
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      Society's carol concert by candlelight
      395 10  -  MERRY ANDREW The Choir of The Singapore Musical Society, conducted by Mrs. Lilian Choo, is presenting a Carol Concert by Candle-light at the Armenian Church this evening at 8.30 p.m. Admission is free but there will be a voluntary collection in aid of the Armenian
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      Giselle (the lass from Belgium) wants to be a comedian like Phyllis Diller
      208 10  -  By Peter Ong A little shy at first, she stared at me through those wide eyes when I asked her some preliminary questions about herself. They were more to let her relax after hectic performance on stage.
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      211 10 fu LOOK IN AT QUEEN'S! PURPLE ROOM Open .'cilmi! air-c nditioneu all-purpose Banquet Hall TURQUOISE ROOM Restaurant with > ntmental utsine. Manibc A: (lUendon Service. 1 eochew dishes, and Sunda> furry 10-euurse dinner trom 1 PINK ROOM Bar t\>cktall l ounge. Music nightly bv guitarist-'organist QUEEN'S ROOM \clusive c>uit-.'!cuee r
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  • TREND
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      Dazzle by the beach
      156 11 Bikini fashions are for the young at heart and in shape. It is a little surprising then, that some of the latest in beach fasti i on s presented last week at the Hyatt, were desi g n e d by a 50-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Paula
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      Lock icon Jackie turns 'mum' to 180 deprived kids
      358 11 Washington Post Washington, Wednesday Jacqueline Onas s is served secretly as a volunteer last spring and early summer in East Harlem, working with ghetto children who had been neglected or abused by drugaddicted mothers. Only one Doy, a six-old from a class that
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    • Article
      A little on the lonely side during Christmas
      640 11  -  TRISH SHEPPARD Christmas. I've never really thought about it much before. It just happened every year. I've always enjoyed It but I've never really tried to understand why I enjoyed it or even why I celebrate it. But this year it's different
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      63 11 The Image Changer arc tailored with a low rise and a hip-snug, narrow fit to tha knee, which then flares to a stylish bell bottom. Lee Bells set the pace in style, while you enjoy the fun of distinctive fashion. Choose from Navy, White, Black, Chocolate and other colors or
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      30 11 9 a.m. 930 p.m. on 21st, 22nd, 23rd December 1971 and 9 a.m.—6 p.m. on 24th December 1971. C.K.TAIMG (S) PTE. LTD. 310. ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORF 9 TEL *****0 (SLINES)
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    BRIEFS
    133 12 A former top civil servant and member of the Negri Sembilan Royal family, Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, PMN, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad. Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed retired from government service last year after 36 years in
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  • Article
    Dearer air fares to South America
    144 12 Economy class air fares between Europe and South America will go up by 3 per cent from April 1 next year —but group fares for these routes will come down, the International Air Transport Association (lATA) said here. A Statement from lATA said its
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  • Article
    Daily share analysis
    1118 12 industrials 1970-1971 1 wk. 4 wks. Closing Price Last Dlrid. P/E TurnHigh Low no ago Stock Bnyen Seller* Sole Yield Ratio over 2.98 1.68 2.10 2.30 Allied Chocolate 2.23 2.34 3.33 5.6N 18.3 16 1.90 0.89* 1.44 1 53 Ben A Oo. 1.41 1.43 1.44 3.5 34.4
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    Small increase in tourist trade
    327 12 For the period of July to September this year, a total of 166,355 tourists visited Singapore, an increase of 12 per cent over the same period last year. The percentage increase is considered small when compared with the 20 per cent increase of the period
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    HE RETIRES AFTER 41 YEARS SERVICE
    59 12 T V°«P« r Thomycroft Pte Ltd will lose one of Its oldest employees at the end o'toe year when Mr. Ooh Khay Thye retires after 41 yeta* service with the company. Picture shows Mr. Qoh, 60, receiving a gold watch from Commander C.WJ3. Dreyer,
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      483 14 ANNOUNCEMENT IOSALIC HKftNON, skin speialist, beautician, guarantees atisfoction for all skin and hair reatments. Also available profesiona 1 /persona I beauty culture/ airdressing courses everyday. >en till 8 p.m. on Thursday, 'core Telephone ***** Salon 3 hoenix. SHOPPING GUIDE 'LI BIJOU" House of Jewel rakes pleasure In presenting on exhibition
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      541 14 12 NOTICE CHAPTER 195 (PAWNBROKER!) Unredeemed Pledged Good* t* Jewellery from the (oUowtng Pawnbrokers' Shops Joon Siong (Chop Sem Foh) No. 135 New Bridge Road Ho Tan Kee (Chop Hen* Fatt) Tong Kee No. 255 South Bridge Road,* Seow Kian (Nam Cheong Pawnshop Ltd.) 4 No. 287 South Bridge Road>
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      87 15 Following the death of their President TAN SRI LOW YAT The Chairman, Directors, Executives and Staff of ASSOCIATED PAN MALAYSIA CEMENT SDN. BHD. CEMENT MARKETING COMPANY (M) SDN. BHD. PAN MALAYSIA CEMENT WORKS (S) PTE. LTD. extend their deep condolences to his bereaved Family. As a mark of respect, the
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      1167 15 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald THAT SALVAGING THE NAME ANP ESTATES OF THE DEL6ADIO FAMILY AT THE SACRIFICE OF HIS OWN LIFE IS DYING TO "SERVE A USEFUL PURPOSE* a i m s I V* t MAS A FACELESS MUTE WE PLUCKEP FROM THE 1 m < J» 15 1
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      47 16 Doris 'Chong fits In well in the woodland setting during her off-duty hours just like she fits in well as a waitress at the hotel where she works. Doris is 21 and likes swimming badminton and reading. Picture by Philip T < Picture by Philip Lim
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      The last line for suicides
      163 16 Nearly 200 people have committed suicide so far this year. According to police records, another 17,000 people attempted to take own lives. Many of these people are still living today because they made one decisive move at the 11th hour—to ring the Samaritans of Singapore
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      Little loot
      39 16 Two masked men raided a restaurant in the Italian town of Pa via last week, held up a waiter at gunpoint and made away with all the money they found in the cash register: SOOllre (about $2).
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      Prescription for political survival
      135 16 The sudden death of the mayor of Frankfurt has led to West Germany's over enthusiastic politicians being warned to take it easy. The 51-year-old mayor, Mr. Walter Moeller, had a heart attack after seven days of unbroken work. Now the Social Minister for the state of
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      TALKING POINT
      44 16 AH FOOK: Why is it that whenever you catch a taxi and you only have a $lO note the taximen never has any change? MEI LING: If you haven't got change then how can you be critical because the taxi-driver hasn't either?
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      Neighbours were no help
      54 16 According to the fire brigade in Marlgnane, France, the neighbours of mechanic Raymond David were not on good terms with him. They refused to telephone the fire brigade when the David home burst Into flames or to help pass the lire buckets when the flre engine
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      417 16 5 SINGAPORE 3.00 Opening followed by Where the Heart Is 3.20 Persembahan Ku —featuring Darai All (Rpt) 3.35 It's Happening in Singapore (C Rpt) 3.55 Housewives' Matinee—Tne Lost Sword (Cantonese ftim Part 2) 5.05 Ciose 6.00 Opening followed by Dr. Who 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (C)
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      454 16 Trust your lucky stars IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you have great personal warmth and the ability to make—and keep—blends. The achievements you have already made In life, and those you are yet to make, depend to a great extent on your knack for persuading others to do your
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