New Nation, 25 April 1972

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, April 25, 1972 No. 388 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 128 1 The share market was fairly active this morning. Prices were quite steady for the first 45 minutes. Haw Par yesterday announced that It will acquire 40 per cent interest in the issued share capital of both Island Peninsular Development Ltd. and Austral Malay Tin Ltd. Island and
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  • 11 1 Police reported 65 traffic accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • 35 1 Montevideo, Tuesday. Tupamaros urban guerrillas locked in a "state of internal war" with the Uruguayan government, have kidnapped the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Mr. Hector Gutierrez Ruiz, informed parliamentary sources here said.
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  • 429 1  -  Wages Council suggests 8 to 11 p.c. increase all round By Francis Rozario The National Wages Council has recommended a general wage increase of between 8 and 11 per cent for employees in both the public and private sectors. It has also recommended an annual 13th-month
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  • 330 1  -  Mirage loses fuel tanks By Wee Beng Huat An RAAF Mirage this morning lost two of Its underwlng fuel tanks In mid-flight over Buklt Batok, nearly marring the 57th anniversary of Anzac Day. The incident happened while the jet from Tengah Base was flying with five
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  • 36 1 Belfast, Tuesday. A baby carriage packed with explosives blew up outside the main Belfast telephone exchange last night and snipers opened fire on firemen, soldiers and ambulance workers who raced to the scene.
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  • 300 1 Reuter London, Tuesday The British government regarded the Straits of Malacca as waters used for international navigation and ships of all nations had a right of unimpeded progress through them. Parliament was told yesterday. Mr. Anthony Royle, parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, gave the government assessment
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  • 19 1 Jakarta, Tuesday Pour people have died In floods in Bengkulu, South Sumatra, it was reported yesterday.
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  • 122 1 Reuter Houston, Tuesday The Apollo-16 astronauts last night successfully fired the main rocket engine of their spacecraft and blasted themselves out of moon orbit and onto a course for earth. The astronauts, after casting off their empty landing craft Orion, got ready for the
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  • 114 1 Manila, Tuesday. Unidentified terrorists hurled two grenades into a crowded town fiesta dance early today, killing five people and wounding 82. The Philippine Constabulary (National police) said the bombing took place in Cabugao, 200 miles north of Manila In the turbulent Ilocos Sur province.
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  • 148 1 Reuter Saigon, Tuesday South Vietnamese troops are trying to set up a defence line north of Kontum City to halt the North Vietnamese Army's thrust which has opened a major front in the Central Highlands, military sources here said today. The
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  • 20 1 Santiago, Tuesday.—The Chilean government announced last night it will establish diplomatic relations with North Vietnam and North Korea.
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  • 164 1 A woman, whose seminude body was found in the sea off Pulau Übin yesterday, was murdered, the police said today. A pathologist report today confirmed that she died of multiple injuries. Investigations revealed that the woman, Madam Poon Sai Im, 48, a provision
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  • 73 1 A police spokesman. Acting Deputy Superintendent Yeow Yew Toong, today called on all members of the public to ring 999 if they see suspicious characters loitering. This followed last night's successful raid by Central Police station detectives after a member of the public informed the
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  • 34 1 Dacca, Tuesday.— Bangladesh police have banned all parades and public meetings in the district of Tangail following a grenade attack last Saturday on a student procession in which 40 people were iniured.
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  • 162 2  -  By Manjit Jeer Bangkok, Tuesday. Nationals from any ASEAN member country will soon be able to visit other member countries without having to obtain visas under a plan to nromote tourism within the regional body, Informed sources here said. Details of the new
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  • 219 2 The Hotel Malaysia's management has threatened to bring r u m o u r-mongers to court if they spread malicious rumours about our hotel. This stern warning came from the manager of the hotel, Mr. Tham Tse Tse, yesterday. He said: "For the past months many people
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  • 231 2  -  By Peter Ong The Ministry of Labour will not hesitate to book firms or factories who "bully and place unnecessary obstacles" in the way of Labour officers and inspectors. According to Mr. Fong Sip Chee, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour, any person or firm
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  • 449 2  -  By Violet Oon Dr. Hllde Groth is in a dilemma whenever she Is asked: "What profession are you In?" She never quite knows whether to reply that she is an aeronautical engineer or a psychologist. Usually the answer Is given according to the work she
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  • 261 2  -  By Lee Yew Meng Mr. CB. Jesudason expected the worst when this mobile policeman waved him down at Clemenceau Avenue (above). Approaching one of his most difficult catches in his police career, Corporal Lim Yew Koon whipped out his notebook ready to record
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  • 36 2 The First Lady Mrs. Sheares, will receive cheques totalling $6200 from the Ven. Seek Hong Choon of the Phor Kark See Temple for five children's charities tomorrow at 4 D.m. at the Istana.
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  • 25 2 The second consignment of one ton of Indian mangoes, scheduled to arrive here yesterday, is now due on Friday, the importers announced today.
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  • 293 2  -  By Bosco Gomez, Tan Cher Soon The Port of Singapore Authority has assured its 7000 dock workers there will be no retrenchment despite the drop in handling activities at the wharves. The PSA also told officials o fthe Port Workers Union at a meeting yesterday that
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 123 2 semhis Today's winning numbers *****1 *****3 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you have just won a $lOO Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will, be... paid into a Post Office Savings Bank account in your name. Call with
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    • 683 2 HflPPEninos WHAT'S ON TODAY The SINGAPORE SURGICAL SOCIETY will hold a symposium on diagnostic problems on Backache at the Pathology Lecture Theatre at 8.15 p.m The SINGAPORE PRESS CLUB will hold its luncheon meeting at Imperial Room, Capitol Building, at 12.45 pjn. The KIWANIB CLUB will hold Ladies Night at
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  • 328 3 They are easier to find and are better workers Electronic firms and textile mills are finding it almost impossible to employ young girls for their assembly lines. So they have switched their attention to housewives. Several electronic component factories and textile plants have lately been
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  • 313 3  -  B y Pang Guek Cheng The Singapore Professional Centre is always conscious of its role to help society, especially the less favoured members according to its chairman, Professor Phoon Wai Onn. Professor Fiioon said: "I agree with Mr. C.V. Devan Nair that the
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  • 34 3 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday A tiger entered the village of Kampong Legeh in Malaysia's north-eastern state of Kelantan .over the weekend and dragged away a cow, villagers reported yesterday.
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  • 148 3 The Ministry of Culture is planning extensive reorganisation of the National Theatre Company which at present is plagued by financial difficulties. Included in the plan is an annual grant to help defray the costs of running the company. This was revealed to New
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  • 22 3 Mr. Chan Thye Seng has been elected president of the Library Association of Singapore at Its recent annual general meeting.
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  • 510 3  -  'Need to de-school* By Patrick de Souza A radical educationist who favours doing away with the school system, Dr. Ivan Illlch, 46, today claimed that South-East Asian nations had no choice but to "de-school" society. In an Interview with New Nation, he said South-East
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  • 299 3 The next time your direct trunk call bills go haywire, you may not be a victim of the Singapore Telephone Board as you supposed. A subscriber was told this story by a friend from the STB: "Normally, we make direct trunk
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  • 47 3 The YWCA of Singapore will mark Its 97th birthday as well as the World Membership Day tomorrow at Its Outram Road Centre at 7.30 p.m. with a dinner. Mrs. Jek Yeun Thong, wife of the Minister for Culture, will be the guest of honour.
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  • 309 3 Delays lead to frayed tempers Johore Bahru, Tuesday.— A middle-aged man pushed to the front of the long queue at the Immigration office here on Sunday morning and demanded to have his passport renewed. An annoyed Immigration officer tried to push him back, but the
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  • 134 3 Taipeh, Tuesday Four people, Including two high school girls, were killed and 11 others Injured In an earthquake In Huallen about 100 miles south-east of Taipeh last night, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said the tremor, which measured four on the Rlchter scale, also razed low houses
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  • 32 3 The School Employees Branch of AUPE will hold Its 12th annual general meeting at Wisma AUPE Lee Kong Chian Hall in Upper Paya Lebar Road on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 162 3 rwiTin Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Hong Kong 23-20 C Tokyo 20-lOC Kuala Lumpur 32-22 C Jakarta 33-25 C Seoul 21- 9C Bangkok 34-26 C Manila 32-22 C Talpeh 27-17 C Naha 25-18 C London 11- 7C Paris 14- 4C Moscow 7- 2C New York 19- 5C Sydney 19-13 C
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  • In Person
    • 796 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 THE atmosphere was intimate, with shadowy lights in the corners gradually building up to a brightly lit centre counter. Hushed whispers could barely be heard. It's the kind of scene you'd imagine at Tiffany's. Probably. The
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    • 70 4 An alpine lodge tgcked away in the midst of a charming wooded estate' the LADYHILL HOTEL basks In the pppularity Of Its'LE CHALET' Swiss restaurant which specialises in authentic Swiss dishes LE CHALETS new menu has all your old favourites plus a few excellent dishes designed to delight the gourmet
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  • 284 5 'Japan expecting it too* United Press International Washington, Tuesday Mr. Henry Kearns chairman of the US Export-Import Bank, said yesterday he expects another reevaluation of the Japanese yen. Mr. Kearns, in a news conference at the bank after a 28-day trip through nine Asian
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  • 191 5 United Press International Sydney, Tuesday—Sydney university students yesterday mobbed policemen who had arrested and handcuffed a draft dodder, cut the handcuffs with a bolt-cut-ter and helped the man escape. The man involved was 24-year-old Michael Mattenson, who twice before had escaped police. Police discovered he
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  • 33 5 Bonn, Tuesday. The West German parliamentary opposition last night voted to table a motion of no-confldence In Chancellor Willy Brandt In a bid to bring down his left. Liberal Coalition Government.
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  • 416 5 New Nation Foreign Service Washington, Tuesday. Supporters of the Vietnam war in the US House of Representatives yesterday angrily rejected a proposal by the Viet Cong's chief peace negotiator that Congress overturn President Nixon's Vietnam policy. Three House hawks rose on the floor to answer
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  • 95 5 New York, Tuesday. Newspapers in the United States sold US$62OO million ($18,600 million) worth of advertising In 1971 compared with US$35OO million sold by television according to figures released by the American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA). Direct Mail Advertising was in third place with US$29OO million
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  • 244 5 Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday.—The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, yesterday described the Vietnam war as the most pointless conflict of modern times. She also accused the big powers of responsibility for the break-up of Pakistan by encouraging unrepresentative governments. Mrs. Gandhi did not
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  • 332 5 Reuter New York, Tuesday. A man with his head swathed in bandages and claiming to be millionaire Howard Hughes yesterday held a Press conference which a Hughes spokesman later dubbed "a complete hoax." The man, who appeared in a wheelchair flanked by a purported doctor and a
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  • 54 5 A hidden camera captured this dramatic series of pictures of a U*****,000 bank robbery in Lansing, Michigan. One of the bandits—left—draws his gun as the gang enters the bank. Another—centre—grabs a customer as hostage while a third hustles a customer towards the vault. The police later arrested
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  • 284 5 Reuter Santiago, Tuesday. Political and regional issues again dominated the third United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) here yesterday, pushing aside the discussion on wealth, aid and trade. In a strongly worded anti-American statement, Cuba continued last week's string of political accusations protesting against
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  • 69 5 Rome, Tuesday. Italy announced yesterday it is widening its anti-narcotics legislation to Include amphetamines and other "speed" drugs. The Health Minister, Mr. Athos Valsecchl, said he was talcing the measure because use and trafficking in these drugs had reached distressing proportions. He said consumption of amphetamine medicines
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  • 149 5 Reuter Adelaide, Tuesday. An executive of Qantas. which has an option to buy four Concordes, said yesterday that the suDersonlc Anglo French airliner was a backward step in terms of passenger comfort. Mr. John Stinson. the airline's economic officer for research and development, said:
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  • 275 5 Reuter London, Tuesday.—Trains stopped running across parts of southern England yesterday In a complex industrial crisis arising broadly from new British laws to tame trade union power. The train standstill, enforced on the very day railway officials expected normal service to be restored, left commuter
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  • 31 5 London, Tuesday Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, said yesterday he hoped to visit Bangladesh either at the end of June or the beginning of July.
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  • 102 5 Paris. Tuesday—Maritime authorities said yesterday fishermen have found what appear to be microphones in their nets in the area where the French atomic submarine La Terrible is scheduled to make a test run. next month. A Soviet fishing fleet appeared two months ago in this area off
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  • 478 6 The NTUC has, over the last two years, been primarily concerned with the urgent need of modernising the trade union movement in the Republic so that labour will be able to play a more positive role in the country's development. The modernisation programme demands that the
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  • 92 6 by ISPY Yes, a bird has told us of yet another little story about the Indonesian Foreign Minister. Mr. Adam Malik. Word is slowly spreading that Mr. Malik is an ardent fan of Chinese sword fighting films. He regards them as a form of relaxation
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  • 1359 6  -  GERALD de CRUZ "It's such an honour meeting you," gushed someone to Pablo Picasso, "but I must honestly confess I don't understand your paintings." "Do you understand Chinese?" asked Picasso. What Picasso was trying to convey was that
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  • Letters
    • 212 6  -  CHRIS H.K. TAN Asst. Secretary. Public Relations, Housing Development Board. Singapore, 2. I refer to the letter by Appellants under the heading, Families on Quit Notice (NN, April 14) and wish to inform them that the Housing and Development Board has been most humane in re-housing the
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    • 249 6 According to law, drivers are booked for both major and minor offences committed by them. In certain cases where the offence is only a minor one. warning notes are sent to the drivers concerned. Usually one summons is enough to refrain drivers from committing the same
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    • 156 6 With reference to RTS broadcasts of Mandarin pops (Chinese Request Hour) for an hour on Fri- day evenings on FM stereo in addition to three half hours of Mandarin songs on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday evenings respectively, I would appreciate if a few short modern Cantonese songs could
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    • 216 6  -  KIM GWAN LIE Managing Director, Kailey Association Pte. Ltd., Singapore 14. Although the period has passed during which the public was invited to comment on New Nation, I would like to make some remarks on your newspaper. From the beginning I was convinced that New Nation would
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH
    • 1259 7  -  By Tan Chung Lee There will be no swimming or boating facilities left if attempts are not made to prevent or control sea pollution. In the words of Captain Chitharanjan Kuttan of the Port of Singapore Authority, a "constant threat of
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    • 836 7  -  From William Tuohy Los Angeles Times Staring pensively from his office window overlooking the spectacular Bay of Naples, Professor Peter Dohran remarked: "It looks magnificent from here. But the bay is unimaginably filthy. We are in a race against time to keep the
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  • SHOPPING
    • 678 8 HAVE a friend who is an idealist. He thinks of everything as being beautiful and useful. And he wants to have everything that he needs and is good. And he gets them. How? Well, his father happens to be one of the richest men in town.
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  • TREND
    • 620 9 Legal hist .ory was made in Sing apore two weeks ago \/hen Justice D'Cotta annulled the marriage of a 40-year-old wor nan because the ui lion was not consumma ted, even though a c* lild had been born during the marriage. Marriages deel ared
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    • 173 9 Washington, Tuesday Ethel Kennedy Is 44 today and her friends have \ieen chewing their pencil era* *ers and sweating over tfc'eir typewriters to compose gag birthday messages. They don't ever buy gree tlng cards. No matter what the occasion, It is alway.s flip
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    • 292 9  -  ROMA BLAIR Today we are doing one of the leg beautifying exercises. This will also help the woman who wrote asking me for a wav to overcome a problem of loose stomach and buttock muscles, and say she always feels self conscious in a swim suit.
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    • 601 9 Max Factor's Femme Fatale show last Friday was, quite unexpectedly, a rather sentimental event. I sat next to two gracious 50 year old women, who were obviously quite delighted to see the fashions of their adolescent and young adult days resurrected
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    • 557 9 home Mothers, just in case you're starting to feel left out at home, we're turning our attention this week to one of your work areas the sewing corner. Our decor consultant has come up with a design to help clear up some of your problems—the
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 611 10  -  By Pakir Singh MALAYSIA The death of Malaysian MP, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, sets the stage for a political duel between the Democratic Action Party and the Alliance for the Ulu Selangor seat left vacant. DAP sources are eagerly letting It out that
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    • 1019 10  -  Three-dimension views on causes and cures By Bosco Gomez SINGAPORE Probably no country in South east Asia takes a more serious view or draconian measures to eradicate the menace of drug abuse than Singapore. Scientific treatment is offered tu~ *he habitual offender from the
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 347 10 What other newspapers are saying: WHEN WILL THE VIETNAM WAREND? In a speech made the other day, Senator Kennedy says he believes that the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war will come to a close by the end of this year either through the President's action or
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      • 547 10 LAUREL'S REPORT ON HIS CHINA VISIT: Laurel, a Senator of the Philippine ruling party, the Nacionallsta Party, visited China in March and had talks with the Chinese Vice-Premier Lee Hsian-nien. On his return, he submitted a 185page report on his visit to China to the Philippine
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      • 371 10 TO ENCOURAGE POULTRY FARMING: The facilities provided by the Bel&ngor Veterinary Department for poultry farmers in the Kapar area of Klang District constitute one concrete way of helping to raise the Income of the ru/al dwellers. *The market for poultry products In this country Is very good but
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    • 1529 10  -  Kebat inan rears its htsad again after 500 years From Jackie Sam INDONESIA For the first time in about 500 years, Islamic influence in Indonesia has come in for some questioning. No longer is it taken for granted that 90 per cent of
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  • 151 11 United Press International New York, Tuesday Lacking Incentive to buy, many investors sat on the sidelines yesterday as the stock market moved lower in comparatively light trading. At the closing, the Dow Jones Industrial average of 30 selected blue chip stocks was off 6.32
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  • 149 11 London, Tuesday The market closed lower in reaction to last week's gains and at 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was down 7.9 at 522.8. The latest development in the rail dispute was a negative factor. Bats, Glaxo, EMI, Beechams and Courtaulds were leaders to
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  • 235 11  -  Bharathi Mohan The Taiwan-based Tung Mung Textile Company, which started operation here in March last year with a capital of $2 million, las plans to boost investment to $2O million by the end of this yi^ar. Bv the end of next month, It
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  • 198 11 Allied Cbem 33% Alcoa. 53% Am Brand* 46% Am Can 37 Am Motors AT A T 43 A ft P 8% AO&OODd& •••••••••••••••••< Avon Pd 20% Beth Steel 31% Boeing 22% Caterp Trac 54% Chrysler 34% Coca-Cola 128 Control Data 63% Corn G1 Wks 237% Dow Chem 93%
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  • 214 11 NEW YORK, Tuesday. The entry of the solid-state electronic watch Into the mass market could jolt the world watch industry, promise US watchmakers a leading position and Idle perhaps as many as 50,000 Swiss workers, Business Week magazine said yesterday. In an article In its
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  • 97 11 Coming from Germany is a new system of erecting cabinets and display stands called r-t-s (raum technlk system). The brainchild of a German industrial designer, the raum technik system enables a modular display to be set up quickly. It can be made of materials such as plastic, glass,
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  • Article, Illustration
    239 11 Mr. John Chan Cho-onn (below) has been promoted to Assistant Manager of First National City Bank Singapore. Mr. Chan joined as an executive trainee and was assigned to work in the bank's head office In New York from 1969 to 1970 on a career development programme. Mrs. Vivien Hew,
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  • 221 11 Reuter Manila, Tuesday—The five member countries of ASEAN will launch a worldwide marketing campaign to sell the region as a single destination area for foreign tourists. They will spend I <50,000 on it this year. This was announced in a communique issued at the close
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  • 65 11 Jakarta, Tuesday.—Canada will give Indonesia economic aid worth about $5l million for a 1972-73 fiscal year. The Canadian embassy said $l5 million would be in the form of Canadian foodstuffs, $9 million in technical assistance and the rest in funds to cover the Import of Canadian
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  • 182 11 By Our Market Correspondent There were widespread marginal declines In the share market yesterday. Trading was rather thin In every section. Activity in general was sluggish. First-line Industrials were barely steady. Others mostly remained unchanged while a few gained marginally. Activity in property was subdued as most counters
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  • 135 11 New York, Tuesday. Americans have been promised hundreds of millions of dollars of price reductions In the coming months by the head of the government commission administering price controls. Price Commission chairman Mr. Jackson Grayson said his panel was for the first time In a
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 409 11 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 11 Former opera singer. 12 Secluded valley. 13 Up to one's 19 Gather in quantity. 21 Eteerson's forte. 24 Washington city. 26 Roman household gods. 27 Actress Massey. 29 Imitated. 30 Guardian of a hunting preserve. 31 Choicest part. 32 Withered. 35 Girl of song. 38 Boston
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    • 254 12 FOR HIRE MOTOR LAUNCH for 50 passengers available on hourly daily weekly monthly charter. For details write P.O. Box 4 Maxwell Post Office Singapore. FOR SALE CURTAINS, UPHOLSTERY Fabrics, Carpets, Carpet-tiles Wallpapers, furniture, interior designing etc., G.S. Interiors, 401, River Volley Rood, Tel: *****6, *****3 S'pore. weekdays 9a.m. 9p.m. PROM
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    • 512 12 ATTRACTIVE TWO STORKY semi-detached bungalow at District 10 (Central) Kimlin Park, Lengkok Merak Singapore. 4677 sq.ft. opprox. Vacant possession. Principals only $160,000-00. Tel. *****. Live in total comfort and luxury..... CAVENAGH COURT Opposite the Istana. Luxurious apartment, 3 bedrooms, large living and dining room. Spocious kitchen and utility. GRANGE HEIGHTS—Off
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    • 544 12 BALI HEALTH CENTRE for your massage. Sauna both, weight reducing treatments, hoirdressing (cutting trimming), focial massage, manicure. Attractive young todies at ytour service. Arcade, Victoria Street. Telephone: (Singapore). *****. FLEMINGO MASSAGE SALON. 248C-5, Orchard Rood, offers the best. *****1. SHOPPING GUIDE PARTS FOOD SUPPLIES SHOPPERS PARADISE Meat, Dairy Products, etc.
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    • 340 12 ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Experienced teacher offer tuition fo» secondaries, especially secondary four. Telephone *****4 or *****9, Singapore. GENERAL PAPER: Experienced teacher offers tuition for PreUniversity students. Telephone: *****4 or *****9 Singapore. VEHICLES FOR SALE 1968/1969/1970 Mercedes 200 1967 Mercedes 250S Holden Special automatic 1968 Mercedes 280S all airconditioned 1970 Dotsun 1600.
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    • 450 12 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME We, Rodyk Davidson of 24 Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, hereby give notice that in consequence of the intended purchase of a ship by our clients, Messrs. Golden Country Shipping Pte. Ltd., we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section
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  • 385 13 Siegfried led into the straight, but with half a furlong to go Jasmine and Jovial raced past him. Then True Justice, last early, came with a storming run. True Justice got up to beat Jasmine by a head. Jovial was third. My Pleasure, fourth early, took
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  • 280 13 By Blue Peter Ipoh, Tuesday The Professor showed smart action in a splendid gallop on a good track at Ipoh this morning. With a riding boy in the saddle The Professor dashed over 3f in 37 1/5. finishing with quite a bit in hand. On this gallop
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  • 179 13 Sydney Tuesday George Moore, former Australian champion jockey who has been training in France,, may move to Australia or Hong Kong to train, according to the Sydney Sun newspaper yesterday. In a telephone interview with The Sun racing columnist Bill Casey, Moore was quoted as
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  • 30 13 Madras, Tuesday.—lndian jockey P. Rodrigues died in hospital from severe head injuries a few hours after his mount collapsed and pinned him underneath during a Madras race meeting.
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  • 122 13 Italy, Tuesday Ferrari's official team of three 312-PB prototype are clear favourites to win the Monza 1000 kilometres (625 miles) race here today the fifth event in the 1972 world manufacturers championships. The big Ferraris, which have won all four events in the championship so far, have clocked
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  • 739 13 commG TO GRIPS Singapore's winning of the bronze medal puts us squarely in the world karate map from now on our boys won't be an insignificant team from a small country but a karate power to be reckoned with. Credit for this fine feat
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  • 114 13 New York, Tuesday. Rookie right-hander Scipio Spinks scattered five hits yesterday to win his second major league baseball game of his career, and his first this season, as the St. Louis Cardinals trounced the Montreat Expos, 6-1. It was the first loss in six games for
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  • 288 13 Soccer brawl—no action taken Bangkok, Tuesday No official action is to be taken by the Asian Youth soccer tournament disciplinary committee over a brawl between Malaysian and Singapore players during their match on Sunday night, according to the committee chairman, Mr. Soh Ghee Soon. Mr. Soh, who is also vicepresident
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  • 32 13 Melbourne, Tuesday—British Commonwealth flyweight champion Henry Nissen had to switch tactics to outpoint aggressive Filipino Cecil Escobldo in the main 10-round fight at the Festival Hall here last night.
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  • 175 13 May's homer, Cesar Cedeno hit a two-run double for his fifth hit of the game. It was the sixth straight win for the Astros and the third successive loss for the Giants. National league standings: EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB Montreal 5 1 .833 New
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  • 187 13 Port Of Spain. Tuesday New Zealand's three-month battle to deny West Indies victory looks certain to end in defeat when the fifth and final Test resumes here today after yesterday's rest day. After drawing the first four Tests, New Zealand had hoped to
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  • 76 13 London, Tuesday. Allan Clarke, the Leeds United forward, yesterday withdrew from England's squad for next Saturday's first leg European championship auarter final soccer match against West Germany because of injury. Clarke, challenging for a place among England's three strikers, suffered a groin injury in Saturday's league match
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  • 45 13 New York, Tuesday—Results of Stanley Cup loe hockey best-of-seven play-off matches yesterday: New York Rangers 6 Chicago Black Hawks 2; Boston Bruins 7 St. Louis Blues 2. New York took a 4-0 winning lead against Chicago and Boston led 3-0 against St. Louis.
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  • 224 13 London, Tuesday Norwich City won promotion to the English First Division for the first time in their 67-year history when they beat Orient 2-1 here last night to clinch the Second Division league title. Goals by Ken Foggo and Graham Paddon were enough to
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  • 22 13 London, Taeodsy Berth of loot night's Baiby Union otab natehn were: Llanelli It Bridtend t; Newbridge 27 Glamorgan Wanderers 11.
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  • Back Page TUESDAY
    • 624 14 NO FINES BUT NO EASY LET-OFF Being stopped for a traffic offence in Peking is an unique experience. There are no fines but that doesn't mean you get off lightly. In the first place, the traffic regulations are a bewildering maze, only mastered with long experience.
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    • 81 14 AH FOOK: Fancy that! Our students making demands about having a say on policy making in education. I think they would do better devoting their time to their books. Haven't they heard of the old saying: Kids should be seen but not heard. MEI LIN: I think you
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    • 56 14 Bernard Johnson has quit as the village dog catcher in Welwyn Garden City, England, because he said he did not have the heart to do the job. He was paid £1 ($7.30) an hour to pick up the strays. "It was getting me down," he
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    • 45 14 Vivacious Betty Teo's mission in life is to help women look glamorous. No wonder she's a beauty consultant. Betty has just left for Paris doing a refresher course in this line. Picture by Philip Picture by Philip Lim
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    • 139 14 Today is Tuesday. April 25. the 116 th day of 1972 with 250 to follow. THE MOON: Between first quarter and full phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Taurus. Gugllelmo Marconi,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 460 14 5 Siigapore 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (M) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (M) 3.50 It's Happening in Singapore (M—Rpt) 4.10 Peyton Place (Rpt) 4.55 Close 6.05 Opening and William Tell Master Spy 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Colourful World
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    • 476 14 Trust your lucky star IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are something of a perfectionist, desirous always not of doing your best, which goes without saying, but of having that best be the best that anyone could do. Such an attitude Is, of course, unrealistic and may for that
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