New Nation, 6 May 1972

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, May 6, 1972 No. 398 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 406 1 Alitalia DC-8 slams into mountainside in Sicily Reuter Rome, Saturday All 115 people aboard an Alitalia DC-8 jetliner were feared killed when it slammed into a mountainside in Sicily late last night and exploded into flames as it was coming in to land at Palermo
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  • 270 1 'Beware bid to drive a wedge* Reuter Washington, Saturday The US Government yesterday sought to reassure South Vietnam there had been no change in American terms for a peace settlement and asserted it had reached no secret agreement with Hanoi to replace President Nguyen
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  • 148 1 United Press International Phnom Penh, Saturday.— At least 25 Russian made 122-mm rockets crashed into the centre of Phnom Penh early today and communist ground troops followed up the shelling with a ground attack against a key bridge at the southern end of
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  • 182 1  -  By Wee Beng Huat Aircraft from three Anzuk countries Britain. Australia and New Zealand today continued their search for the missing single-seat Mirage supersonic fighter in the northern region of West Malaysia. The Mirage is believed to have crashed on Thursday night. The Dilot Flying
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  • 34 1 Lahore, Saturday. Twelve people were killed and 22 were injured when a bus and lorry collided yesterday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The drivers of both vehicles were among those killed.
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  • 338 1 Artillery attack claim New Nation Foreign Service New Delhi, Saturday Indian and Pakistani army troops clashed today in the Kashmir sector and fighting was raging when last report came in, Indian and Pakistani officials said. A spokesman of the Indian Defence Ministry said that the
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  • 12 1 Police reported 48 accidents yesterday. Eight were serious, one fatal.
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  • 195 1 Protest against Vietnam war United Press International Lqs Angeles, Saturday A Western Airlines 737 Jetliner was commandeered on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Los Angeles yesterday by a man who said it was a protest against the Vietnam war. The
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  • 164 1 Reuter Washington, Saturday.— A hijacked Eastern Airlines jet last night took off from Washington's Dulles Airport for New Orleans after the hijacker had swapped his U*****,000 ransom because he wanted only bills of US$5OO and US$lOOO denominations. As the Boeing 727 took off, another Eastern
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  • 436 1 By Blue Peter Go for Very Active in Race 8 at Buklt Timah today. This Rego four-year-old is a strong stable tip, and a pointer to his chances Is that Jockey AK Cheam has elected to partner him in preference to Soho Square who showed definite
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  • 143 1 Reuter London, Saturday Scotland Yard detectives are seeking an arrest warrant for a West German soccer fanatic whose wife gave birth to a baby boy in the excitment of his country's international soccer victory over England last Saturday. When Gerd Muller scored
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  • 99 2 The Assistant Comptroller of Customs Special Branch, Mr. Liao Long '-Sing, leaves tonight for a •Study tour in Europe. Mr. Liao, 41, who is going on a United Nations Fellow- ship award, will stop over *in Geneva on the first leg of his tour. There
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  • 51 2 The Junior Chamber of Singapore is organising a project to give public recognition to exceptional and outstanding achievements In leadership and service to the community by youths. Four 'Outstanding Young Singaporeans' will receive awards Including a trophy and an automatic Rolex watch. Closing date for applications is June
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  • 29 2 The dress featured in the Trend page yesterday is available at B B Boutique, Orchard Road, not Buttons and Bows as was reported. The error is regretted.
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  • 138 2 'Ello there! What 'ave we 'ere? A Beefeater, that's right. It was one of those surprise calls that even surprised New Nation's writers Miss Violet Oon (right) and Miss Ong Choo Suat. Beefeater Billy Bing, a six-footer, easily measured up to those Yeoman
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  • 122 2 Inche Mainor bin Hassan, a retired rubber tapper, has Just had a windfall. A $5OO Moneybox Jackpot will soon be paid into his Post Office Savings Bank account because the last six digits of his I/C number —*****1 were drawn last Monday. Inche Mainor,
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  • 343 2 The United Nations is a good training ground for the foreign service staff of small nations. This is the view of the Republic's ambassador to the UN, Mr. S. Jayakumar. In a recent talk on Small Nations in the UN given to
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  • 262 2 More than 90 local students are doing community health surveys here and in Johore in connection with medical studies in the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health of the University of Singapore. The surveys will give a better picture of the health and disease patterns of
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  • 308 2  -  Aim to boost exports By Tan Cher Soon A 16-man Singapore trade mission will leave for Australia, New Zealand and Fiji next Saturday. The two-week tour of the three Pacific countries is headed by Inche Ridzwan bin D'zaflr, director of trade in the Finance Ministry.
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  • 32 2 The Singapore Institute of Management will conduct a four-morning course on advertising starting on May 15. Those interested may contact the SIM at Executive House, Oxley Rise, or telephone *****6.
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  • 232 2 An Australian engineer Mr. Neville Jones. 33. who used to be a lifeguard in Sydney, Dut his aquatic skill to Rood use two days ago. but it was to no avail. He jumped down from the first floor balcony of a multi-storey apartment
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 334 2 Clerk wins -> HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW SINGAPORE? 7 Last Tuesday's quiz photograph showed the roof of the Slant Llm Slan SI Temple In Kim Keat Road. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Sim Ann Heng. a clerk, of Tlong Bahru Road. His entry was the first
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    • 130 2 iHIBi Today's winning number *****8 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you can claim 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 your identity
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    • 728 2 HRPPEIHIIGS WH T A o T D S Ar ON The Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, will open the HEART EXHIBITION at the Pastr Panjang community centre at 7.30 pjn. The Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Tang See Chlm, will attend the central judging of the Schools
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  • 391 3  -  By Wee Beng Huat A macabre scene is re-enacted at Koek Lane at noon each day. And doing the dance of death are five giant fresh-water turtles, all the way from Indonesia. The show is free. But if you want an arena seat, pay 50 cents
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  • 383 3 Not used to the roads During the past three Sundays, four holiday makers from Singapore were killed and more than a dozen others seriously Injured in car accidents on Malaysian roads. A New Nation survey of road casualties involving Singapore cars In Malaysia show
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  • 378 3  -  By Violet Oon Classical guitarist Antonio Losada played to an enthusiastic audience last night at the Conference Hall. His performance was enjoyable and gave guitar enthusiasts a chance to hear "live" manv of the techniques which are beyond their capabilities. I was particularly impressed
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  • 305 3 Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. —Mr. R.N. Menon, Secretary of the Malaysian Book Publishers Union, has suggested a "concrete way" to deal with the problem of book piracy In Malaysia and at the same time help boost the national coffers. "The Government could make a law requiring
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  • 74 3 More than 100 bookings have been received so far for the NTUC holiday bungalows at Changl. Inche Hashlm Idris, the chairman of NTUC Sports Council said the bungalows will be open to the public from Monday. Bookings were suspended since March 10 due to renovation
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  • 102 3 London, Saturday. British European Airways [BEA) yesterday reinstated 21 pilots who had been dismissed for refusing to take a two-day training course on a new type of Trident airliner. As a result of a private hearing before the high court, the men agreed to undergo the familiarisation
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  • 188 3 The United Nations High Commissioner fc|rl Refugees (UNHCR) has released a long-playing record to raise funds for world refugees. The record, Top Star Festival, will be on sale at shops all over Singapore at $5.75 from today. All proceeds from sale of the records will
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  • 164 3 Kuala Lumpur, Saturday Doctors who have not obtained their annual certificates but are continuing to practise may be prosecuted. The Ministry of Health has said that action will be taken against all doctors found practising without the certificate. "We have our own means
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  • 43 3 Moscow. Saturday.—The Soviet Union yesterday launched a new cosmos satellite into earth orbit 488 th in the series. It made its first orbit in just under 99 minutes at an altitude of between 211 and 319 kilometres (131 and 198 miles).
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    • 243 3 nnn LAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDING TECHNIQUE ECONOMIC COLLABORATION SCHEME EXPANSION OUTRIGHT TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT OF LAND Please contact: FAR EAST ORGANIZATION CENTRE LTD. for negotiations on prompt developments This is in response to the Government's Policy on "HOME OWNERSHIP" and in line with our aim to serve the public. If
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 165 3 I weather Temperatures cities yesterday: Jakarta Tokyo Hong Kong Seoul Taipeh Manila Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Naha New York San Francisco Paris London Moscow Sydney Melbourne Canberra Perth in world 34-26 C 23-16 C 28-26 C 23-11 C 31 22C 34 22C 32-24 C 36-28 C 29-24 C 19-10 C 12-
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  • 442 4  -  Where Sports Day is the biggest event of the year mrnM ON SINGAPORE WORDS: Violet Oon The children on Pulau Semakau an island beside Bukom can hardly wait to get to school. Even before they can walk properly they are already pacing the classroom corridors waiting
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  • 361 5 Reuter Ankara, Saturday Turkish authorities yestejday prepared to execute three young men and laid plans for other strong measures against the leftwlng extremism which has shaken the country] The armed forces have been placed on alert. Ankara is under night curfew, and President Cevdet
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  • 379 5 Paris, Saturday—Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Nixon's special security adviser, who has had 13 rounds of secret talks with Hanoi's representatives, is expected back here for another session aimed at ending the Vietnam war. North Vietnam said yesterday that Dr. Kissinger met secretly with them
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  • 82 5 One of the biggest anti-pollution stack in Singapore is pictured being hoisted at the Mobil oil refinery in Jurong. Standing 324 feet high, with a base diameter of 30 feet, it is part of the $l6 million the company is spending on aitipollution devices at
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  • 232 5 Reuter London, Saturday. China has the best family planning programme In the world, a Japanese expert who recently visited the country claimed here yesterday. Mr. Tameyoshl Kataglrl of Tokyo told a Press conference that some 85 to 90 per cent of Chinese couples were practising some
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  • 340 5 Reuter Jakarta, Saturday.—President Suharto flies to Tokyo next week hoping to consolidate a relationship which has done much to put Indonesia on a path towards political and economic stability. Details of the visit have not been announced, but President Suharto Is expected to
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  • 195 5 United Press International Dublin, Saturday.— Bernadette Devlin, Ireland's best known Republican firebrand, yesterday demanded manslaughter char- a«ain«t five British soldiers Involved In the Londonderry "Bloody Sunday" riots. Miss Devlin said she will press the matter next week in the British House of Commons
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  • 41 5 London, Saturday.—Dick Broadbent, a garage worker in Grimsby, England, said he would run through the garage naked if his local soccer team won promotion from its league. The team did. Broadbent said he would make the run on Monday.
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  • 113 5 Bombay, Saturday. Squads of income tax investigators yesterday carried out raids for the third consecutive day on the luxury homes of India's top film stars, producers and distributors. Revenue sources said great sums of monev and Jewellery and account books were seized. A squad
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  • 250 5 Reuter New York, Saturday Rescue workers thrust in from a second direction yesterday to try to find 50 miners missing since last Tuesday in the sunshine Silver Mine fire disaster which has so far claimed 32 lives. Mine manager Mr. Marvin Chase said
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  • 190 5 Reuter Moscow, Saturday.—The British Embassy today expressed shock at the expulsion of the Moscow correspondent of the London Times newspaper, Mr. David Bonavla. The embassy said the action appeared to be "totally unjustified." Russia accused Mr. Bonavla of activities incompatible with a foreign Journalist's
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  • 126 5 Reuter Washington, Saturday Democratic Senator William Proxmlre, one of the fastest talking men in the Senate, described yesterday how he talked himself out of being robbed by claiming he had only a few months to live. Senator Proxmlre, of Wisconsin, said he was on his way home
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  • 483 6 The National Trades Union Congress and the Consumer Association of Singapore are committed to strengthening and widening the base of the co-operative movement. Much energy and time has been devoted to this end and it comes somewhat as a surprise to know that both
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 88 6 "Recent projects completed by MSA," declared an advertisement in London Times "include the supply of 43 static hospitals and clinics, plus lo floating clinics built on boats for the Amazons. In addition to this, 11 fully-equipped mobile hospitals have been supplied to Middle East countries." Really,
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    • 29 6 Jakarta's equivalent of our ClD's Special Investigations Section is the Special Anti-Bandit Team of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Command. Its officially shortened title is: Tecab 007.
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    • 106 6 A tourist was overheard remarking to a local chap that Singapore has the most swinging hotel in South-Bast Asia. That really got up the local man's interest. As the story goes the lights in the hotel never went off, and whether you passed it at 8 pjn.
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  • 943 6  -  PANG CHENG LIAN As expected, China has offered interestfree or low Interest loans to poor countries at UNCTAD 111 In Santiago, Chile —Its debut at an UNCTAD conference. Chinese delegate. Mr. Yen Chia-hua told an UNCTAD working session
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  • Letters
    • 227 6 Recently, I had the pleasure of guiding a couple of tourists around our Republic. Their Impression of an otherwise lovely country, however, was marred bv an ugly Incident. It occurred while we were shopping for radios and cassette-recorders In a store In Peoples' Park Complex. After
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    • 203 6 I have been occupying a one-room flat at Toa Payoh since 1966. Recently, I wrote to the Assistant Estate Officer, Toa Payoh Area Office (East), for a transfer to a two-room flat as I feel that my present accommodation is rather small owing to the
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    • 85 6 I have been employed at a construction firm as a receiving clerk since last August. On April 30. my boss asked me to sign a letter which stated that I wanted to resign on my own accord. I had no choice but to sign It and collect
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    • 87 6  -  LIM HENG TOW, Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore 11. I refer to the letter by Mr. Chan (NN, April 28>. The quiz shows, of RTS are open to all who wish to participate. The participants are, however, auditioned before they finally appear in the programme.
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    • 172 6 The Government should be commended for accepting in full the recommendations by the National Wages Council on bonuses and wage guidelines for workers In the private sector. I still remember when the Employment Act was first Introduced in the year 1968, the Prime Minister at a
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    • 106 6  -  SUPT. KHONG HENG NGEE Public Relations Officer. Singapore Police Force. Singapore. Z. I refer to the report, headlined The New Acting Sergeants Report for Work (NN. May 2), and would like to point out an error in the statement that "460 officers holding the Secondary Two certificate
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    • 70 6  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division. Singapore, 3. I refer to the letter by Unfortunate (NN, April 15) on mosquitoes In the Geylang area. Regular weekly oiling Is still being carried out. It would, however, be appreciated if your correspondent could assist
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    • 51 6  -  SOON TUAN TEE I refer to the letter by Concerned Parent (NN, April 14). The decision on readmission to Sec. IV was conveyed to principals of schools on April 3. Your correspondent is advised to find out the outcome of his son's application from his former
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    • 154 6 Since many schools have dropped the sport of netball and replaced it with basketball, my daughter who is a netball enthusiast has had to switch to a game which she is not keen on. She has been playing netball since her primary school days and her
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 84 6 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. DIAMONDS AT WHOLESALE PRICES! We have recently received a large shipment of diamonds from Belgium and England. In connection with our diamond promotion, we are offering them at wholesale prices. These stones vary in weight from J to
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
    • 1754 7  -  The glory that once was Johor Lama WORDS: Betty L. Khoo Lost cities, abandoned cities, cities excavated and resurrected from a glorious past have always fascinated man. And, just next door to us we have one —Johor Lama, the onetime capital of Johore. It was with a thrill
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    • Article, Illustration
      272 8 ...but who are the readers? THE STORY OF JAPAN, by Juliet Piggott. 90 pages, $14.25. PANG CHENG LIAN. Choosing the right subject is only half the problem of writing a good book. The other important decision that has to be decided right at the start is the readership
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    • 972 8 Penetrating study throws new light on the character of Napoleon NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY, by Vincent Cronin. Morrow, U5512.95. ROBERT KIRSCH. Few men have so dominated the history of their times as Napoleon Bonaparte. His public life is almost synonymous with the wars and diplomacy,
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    • 38 8  -  Lim Thean Soo Monday starts the race Tuesday runs it in Wednesday keeps the pace Thursday finds the strain Friday simply confirms Saturday is lor play or rest But schizophrenic Sunday seldom is the best
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    • 655 8 Aldiss goes adrift as a navigating soothsayer BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF BRIAN W. ALDISS, Faber and Faber. 260 pages, *1.75. GERALD BROWNLIE. Jonathan Swift, Edgar Allen Poe, Jules Verne, wrote stories and novels which today we label science fiction or fantasy. It is doubtful
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    • 436 8 Seafood with 'many twinkling feet' AUSTRALIAN CRUSTACEANS, by Anthony Healy and John Yaldwyn, Charles E. Tuttle and Company, 110 pages, $6.75. CHANDRA NAIR. What strikes the reader at once is the diminutive size of the book and the magnificence of the colour photographs. This explains perhaps why the
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    • 65 8 Something of the lyrical appeal of Michael Dransfield's second book of verse is captured in this fine cover photograph. There are two basic themes in this volume —a celebration of joy, the danger and fragility of being alive and a deep concern about contemporary problems, including
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    • 475 8 ALASKA IN HAIKU: A rather charming attempt at writing poems in the Japanese form by two Alaskans. David Hooper and Diana Tillion. Both poets find delight in their Alaskan country and want to capture the pleasing images of its seasons. The book is illustrated by sketches. A Charles
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    • 460 9  -  f food/drink LI PO One way to expand your experience of wines is to hold a wine tasting of your own. This can either be a distinct function or as a preliminary to say a buffet dinner for about 20 people. Another way to do
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    • 296 9 STAMPS PHILATELIST Members of the Singapore Stamp Club engaged in friendly display and competition at the Singapore Stamp Club Exhibition which opened yesterday. Several members had put up excellent displays but by far the most interesting, well presented and written up entry was John Parker's study of the
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    • 143 9 f CHESS Nona Gaprlndashvlll the present chess queen learned to play chess at the age of five. Her first teachers were her father, an agronomist in the small Georgian town of Zugdldl, and her brothers Very soon the teachers became her pupils. Nona continued
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    • 779 9  -  COLLECTIONS WENDY HUTTON Just what is it that prompts people to start collecting objects to which they had given very little previous thought? For Mr. Dickson, the discovery of several Indian sliver rupees In an antique shop in Rye (Britain) was the beginning of his interest
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    • 510 9 BRIDGE GRAND SLAM The trials for the selection of the Singapore team for the East Championship are over and, as I had always suspected, the selectors are no wiser now than when they began. But whatever the composition of the final team, one lesson
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    • 577 9  -  f DISC PETER ONG Deep Purple: Machine Head (Purple TPSA 7504): Deep Purple is one of the most popular bands in the heavy rock field. Their music is pure hard rock, aggressive, and forceful. And if there's one word to describe them, it's probably
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    • 1 9 Announcement
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    • 653 10  -  'cinema EDGAR KOH The pornographic wind which raged for the past two months north of the Causeway seems to have abated. This follows the Malaysian film censorship board's decision to suspend classification for the time being and to further restrict the screening of "adults-only"
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    • 576 10  -  THEATRE VIOLET OON The year-old drama unit of the People's Association will be presenting its first production next Tuesday to Thursday at the Victoria Theatre. Titled the Bridge of Eternity, the play is set in the Ching Dynasty of China. Evil and
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    • 1031 10  -  SIGHT SOUND EDGAR KOH RTS is in the midst of many debates. There's a Malay secondary school debate. This will be followed by a Chinese pre-university debate and an English varsitycollege debate. But the greatest debate—-off-vision of course—is the by-no-means academic one on whether
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    • 591 10  -  ART VIOLET OON Although artists Ching Hing Kang, 27 and Wan Soon Kam, 28, spent their formative years up to the age of 15 or so, in China, Singapore has been a much greater influence on their work. In fact, looking at their
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 504 9 MORE ADVICE ON SOIL IMPROVEMENT Last Saturday we described three of the five main soil conditioners available in Singapore to improve the heavy clay which predominates: sewerage sludge, builder's sand, and so-called "Black earth or top soil. Before we continue with the other two, perhaps we should clarify that, while
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 190 11 Allied Cfeem 32% 50% Am Branda 45* Am Can 3ft Am Motors AT T 42% A ft P 7% Anaconda 18% Avon Pd Beth Steel 31% Boeing 20% Caterp Trmc 52% Chrysler 35% 81% Coca-Oola 127% Corn Ol Wka 225% Dow Chem 89% DuPont 1«3% B Kodak
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  • 269 11  -  By Bharathi Mohan Two Japanese textile giants, the Mitsubishi Corporation and Toyobo Spinning Company have Joined forces in Singapore to manufacture high quality garments and textiles for export. The new company, Great Southern Industries at Hill View Drive off Bukit Tlmah, began operation
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  • 152 11 New York, Saturday Prices closed higher in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial average of 30 selected blue chip stocks was ahead 3.92 points at 941.23. The Dow had been up more than
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  • 482 11  -  property market By S.V. Suppiah A former rubber estate in Kuala Lumpur is to be converted into a modern comprehensive residential area by Faber Union Sendirlan Berhad. Initial work on the 274acre housing complex off Jalan Klang is expected to begin in
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  • 313 11 Property developers alr&ady blessed by the acute housing demand are getting a new stimulus from the current industrial boom in Singapore. There is now a move to develop large pockets of land into model industrial towns with factories, offices, shops and houses. This
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  • 1122 11 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS INDUSTRIALS 1971-1972 1 wk. 4 wks. Cloftin« Price Last weeks TnrnHigh Low Uto ago Stock 1 i Seller* Sale or over 2.82 1.68 2.80 2.62 Allied Chocolate 2.81 .01 16 1.92 0.92 1.85 1.75 Ben Se Co. 1.87
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  • 263 11 By Our Market Correspondent The share market was jittery yesterday soon after the Stock Exchange announced its intention to amend certain rules to reduce the time for settlement of delayed dealings from one month to two weeks and ready deals from two weeks to one week.
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  • 141 11 Reuter London, Saturday. Equities closed lower reflecting the deadlocked rail talks and possible industrial action at the docks. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times the index was down 7.2 at 530.3. Leaders closed above lowest levels with net losses ranging to around 4p.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 200 11 Here is a brand new, exciting and authoritative guide to the world of living things. The editors have presented a foundation of specific knowledge about the Plant and Animal Kingdom, and arranged the contents in broadly-based themes. The result is a logical progression of accurate information about the natural world.
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  • CUR FINAL SPECIAL
    • 561 12 We are a great club... Allan Clarke talking to DON EVANS I'D never met the little old lady In our local shop, but she certainly knew all about me. "That Clarke," she said. "I can't stand him. He's so arrogant." Arrogant casual superior. These words
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    • 1039 12 100 th year of cup—and it should be Leeds LEEDS vs ARSENAL About SlO million worth of highlystrung and finelytuned footballers will prance onto the su-per-smooth surface of London's Wembley Stadium tonight (9.30 p.m. Singapore time). Their objective is the Football Association Cup
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    • 50 12 This is the line-up of the teams for tonight's cup clash: ARSENAL: From Barnett, Rice, McLintock (captain), Simpson, McNahi Ball, Storey, Graham, George, Radford, Armstrong, Kennedy, Marinello, Kelly. LEEDS: From Harvey, Sprake, Reaney, Madeley, Bremner (captain), Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray, Bates, Jordan, Galvin.
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    • 186 12 Arsenal's £220.000 star Alan Ball < above > has grown up with professional football and knows exactly what it demands. After all his father, also named Alan, is manager of a club, Preston. And Ball senior does not believe that anything should interrupt a pro
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    • 73 12 Highlights of the English F.A. Cup Final can be heard on BBC's Saturday Special tonight. Kick-ofT is 9.30 Singapore time. Broadcasting times are 9 to 10 p.m. on 13- metre short wave band 21.4 mh, and 16-metre short wave band 17.79
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    • 834 12 Charlie George talking to ALAN FORD. Frank McLintock will take the FA Cup tonight and probably go on to captain Arsenal for another couple of seasons. And then Alan Ball, a great player, driver and shouter like Frank, will take over. No
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    • 493 13 FOR FAST and efficient EnglishMalay commercial translation. Please contact A. Hallm Tel: *****5 S'pore. DUTCH LAMPSHADE SHOP Lampshade is a matter of taste. Ready-Mode or Mode-To-Order. Also Celodon Lamps. Including Thai Silk Ftowers. 34 Upper Aljunied Lane (13) Telephone: ***** LEARN MODERN CLASSICAL or Eastern dances tuition by Professional. Tel:
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    • 471 13 RADIO/TELEVISION INDUSTRY COURSE evening/speciol classes. Storting 16th May 1972. Apply Edison Electronics Institute 56/58 Jalan Besar Telephone: *****1 Singapore. COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE 44th Practical Course Highly appreciated Proctical Course begins on Saturday. 6th May. Learn the ort of writing effective business letters and reports. Extremely useful for businessmen, executives, and ambitious
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    • 451 13 HII-FI fir STEREO HI-PI TAILOR-MADE to your house. For professional on-the-j>pot odvice by Philips expert from Holland, cod Philips Shopping Centre Mrs. Oai. Telephone: *****6, We-install professionally. LOST BROWN WALLET TUESDAY P.M. Imperial Hotel. Liberal reward. For return qjf wallet and contents. No Questions. Phone Days See Business Gird. Evening
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    • 678 13 MISS CHAN SOW UN (on overseas vocation leave) Cooking Courtes of Chirvese Restaurant dishefc Chinese delicacies etc. will begin in mid Ring S'pore *****1 mid Ju'«y. BERNARD DRIVING SCHOOL MORRIS lOOfj. Dual-controlled courteous orv J experienced instructors. Easy to learn Quick to pO(SS. Hourly $5/Monthly s',o/- Guaranteed pass course s
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    • 461 13 1969 MERCEDES 280SE air-con-ditioned, automatic 2 owners. Insura nee expiring October 1972. Tax expiring September 1972. Contoct Mr. Yeo Fong Mansor. Telephone: *****0 Singapore. 1971 AIR-CONDITIONED Vauxhall Victor SL2OOO Sport wheels, many extras, good condition. $5600/- 0.n.0. *****7 S'pore. 1967 HOLDEN STATIONWAGON 6 cylinder oircond. good condition $4,700/- Coll *****3
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    • 56 13 AT YOUR SERVICE Crown Pacific Ltd. The International Packers Overseas Moving Door-to-Door Service Packing Commercial Storage CALL 808 MATTHEWS To Your Home For A Free Quotation TEL: *****3 CROWN PACIFIC LTD. THE INTERNATIONAL PACKERS IMF Professional MONITOR LOUDSPEAKERS Demonstration At: AUDIO SERVICES 12 St. Gregory Place, Singapore 6. Tel: 3*1143
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  • 131 14 Singapore's top sporting personalities for 1971 at last night's presentation of awards at Penthouse Negara in the National Development Building. From left is Patricia Chan, her father-coach Dr. Chan and athlete P.C. Supplah. Singapore's "tiny" table tennis star Tan Khoon Hong receives his meritorious sports award
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  • 112 14 Las Vegas, Saturday. Unseeded Frank I'Yoehling upset sth-seeded Arthur Ashe 7-6, 6-3 yesterday in the second round of the Caesar's Palace-Alan King tennis classic. Top-seeded Rod Laver of Australia was forced to go three sets in downing countryman John Alexander 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in another second round
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  • 226 14 FOOTBALL United Press International Teheran, Saturday. Pele, (displaying the skills which have make him the world's best known footballer scored a hattrick yesterday in leading Santos of Brazil to a 5-1 victory over Iran in an exhibition soccer match. A 60,000 crowd, which
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  • 982 14  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH ERIC COOPER Hussein Ibrahim confirmed his position as Singapore Police No. 1 when he emerged a clear winner of the American style tournament held recently at the Police Academy. Frank Samuel and Barban Singh filled the second and third placings with Tarlok
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  • 28 14 London, Saturday.— Last night's English soccer results: League Div. One Stoke 1 West Brotn. 1 DIVISION THREE Aston Villa 1 Chesterfield 0 Oldham 5 Rotherham 1
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  • 123 14 London, Saturday. Arsenal yesterday chose nine of last year's winning team to meet Leeds United in the English Football Association centenary cup final at Wembley stadium here today. Injury has forced one change, with goalkeeper Geoff Barnett taking over from Scottish international Bob Wilson, who recently underwent
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 116 14 DR. KILDARE PON'T FORGET... YOU'VE GOT A COMPARATIVE CIVILIZATIONS CLASS AT IO TONY? OH, WELL WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? by Ken Bald I m XVW'I sfe W.;| ...HE'S ZONKEP ON HIGHER LEARNING... ONLY HE PO£S*fr KNOW IT/ sn Bui m 1 nng RIP KIRBY ~n SUPPENLY, THEPA REVEALS AULT'S SECRET. CONRAP
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    • 460 14 Trust your lucky star JF IT'S YOU R EHRTHDAY I BORN today, you are a highi'y competitive person who sinoe early chlldh< >od has been fully aware or the Joys of victory and the pangs of defeat-. Seldom do you enter into .in activity simplly for the fun of it.
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  • 214 15 The week—long sports festival for seamen now in port ended yesterday on a very successful note with keen competition in every event. A record number of 1200 seamen from 14 countries took part in the festival, which was sponsored by the Norwegian Government Seamen's Service here.
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  • 169 15 The newly formed Singapore Civil Service Recreation and Sports Council and the Special Constabulary have combined together to stage the first inter-ministry football league competition next month. The comoetltlon will be divided Into two divisions, namely senior and junior leagues. To date only 10 teams have
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  • 181 15 London, Saturday One of Britain's most stronglymanned sex barriers will finally fall today when the first women's race In British turf history Is run. Twenty-one girl riders will compete in the first event for "jockettes," the 1000 sterling Goya stakes over nine furlongs at
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  • 37 15 defender rushes in to cover the goalmouth. The match was drawn 1-1.- goalkeeper kicks the ball away during the hockey clash with SAFSA on the Padang yesterday as a HK Picture by Ali Yusoff.
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  • 196 15 BOXING Caracas. Saturday The World Boxing Association was urged yesterday to strip Ben Villaflor of his new junior lightweight title on grounds that the 19-year-old Filipino was under age when he decisioned Venezuela's Alfredo Marcano In Honolulu last week. The sporting daily "Meridiano" sent a telegram to
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  • 24 15 London, Saturday Leeds beat Salford by 10 points to zero in a rugby league top 16 play-off semi-final match here last night.
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  • 380 15 Reuter Manchester, Saturday. A spell of fiery fast bowling by England paceman Ken Shuttleworth was the only bright spot in the drawn match between the Australian cricketers and Lancashire here yesterday. Shuttleworth celebrated the birth of his first child last night by cutting down
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  • 163 15 Kampong Übl will meet Changl In the key match of their group in the interconstituency soccer tournament at Selarang tomorrow (kick off at 5.15 pm.). A draw for Kampong Übi is enough to make them the chamDlons of the group whereas Changl will have
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  • 78 15 New York, Saturday.— American chess challenger Bobby Fischer of New York City said yesterday he will meet Russian champion Boris Spassky for a 24game world championship series in Reyjakik, Iceland, or anywhere else in the free world. Fischer, in a statement Issued through his New York
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  • 124 15 BASEBALL United Press International New York, Saturday Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta Braves 8-0 as Milt Pappas pitched the shutout and Rick Monday tripled home two runs on Thursday. Jose Cardenal drove in two runs and Jim Thlckman singled three times and scored twice to lead the Chicago
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  • 210 15 London, Saturday.—Golfers on the British circuit this year would be well advised to be very tightlipped. The reason is a new rule introduced by the Professional Golfers Association. It provides for fines and possible suspension for golfers guilty of "conduct likely to injure the
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  • 46 15 New York, Saturday—The New York Rangers scored three goala in the first period and went on to whip the Boston Bruins, 6-2, last night in the national Ice hockey league's Stanley Cup playoff finals. Boston leads New York, 2-1, In the best-of-seven series.
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  • 177 15 Horses carrying sad-dle-cloth number 1 and number 2 seem to be most favoured by "lady fortune." Each have won 21 races to date this year. Next lucky number is 9 which has won a total of 19 races. Barrier number 3 came up most frequently. Horses drawn
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 285 15 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 11 Canadian prov. 12 Symbol of courage. 13 Fruit turnover. 19 Wry humor. 21 Do as told. 24 Take up again. 25 Sword. 26 Radioactive element. 27 Habitat of the llama. 28 Sun helmet. 29 Peter or Paul. 30 Canadian physician. 31 Girl's nickname. 33 Resolute. 36
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  • 339 16 IBLUE PETER CALL ttOl EPSOM JEEiP MARKSMAN MAKUDA SIN CHEW SMOKEY POINTER TIMEFORM Race 1 ZANZIBAR PrisciOas Lore BON VIYANT Fraser Hill ygyal P. LOVE Bon Vtoant P. LOVE Majnllah if B. ROYAL Fraser HiU BATTLE ROYAL Prisetila's Lore Race 3 DRAGONBOAT I Like It PHALZ I
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  • 933 16 By Scrutineer President's Adviser stands out in a weak field and should make a good bet in the Class I Division 3 6f (race 7) at Bukit Tim ah this afternoon. He showed good form in his last two outings at the Kuala
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  • 2314 16 1 1.15 CLASS 6. DIV. 5 6F ($5,500 $3,850 to winner) 1 ***** PRIKILLA'I LOVE a (Priscilla) Ahmad 5 9.0 (dd 4) SF Subian 3 S 2 ***** IIAU BRIDGE a (AJK) West 6 8.11 (d3 7) 3 ***** FRASER HILL II a (Sultan of Pahang) 4
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    • 450 16 5 Siagapera 12.50 Opening and Archies TV Funnies 1.10 Space Patrol 2.10 Sesame Street (Rpt) 3.05 Jungle Jim Festival —Jungle Expedition 4.10 Sayang Dek Sayang (M) 4.40 Boxing: Muhammad All vs George Chuvalo (Rpt) 5.35 Man Alive: Can We Give It Up (Rpt) 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Cartoon Corner
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  • GO RACING
    • 892 17 By Blue Peter Achilles II will take a lot of beating in Race Nine at Bukit Timah tomorrow. This son of champion miler Soueida completed a splendid double at the last meeting here. Royal Print, with a handy weight of
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    • 198 17 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MAKUDA MARK8MAN Race 1 NEVER MIND Bonito CINEMA Heavenly Body CINEMA Never Mind MONA USA El Castano CINEMA Never Mind Race 2 TUDOR IMAGE Bucephalus BUCEPHALUS Seven Luck BUCEPHALUS Tudor Image SEVEN LUCK Kind Regards BU CEPH ALU 8 Natuna Race 3
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    • 13329 18 KTKnnB 1.15 Class 6 Div. 2—6f. BiWIIUB ($5500 —$3850 to winner) 1 ***** PRECISELY a (Taafih) E Breakelea 4 9.0 Yasaff 5 THIROs (Ten startrd) 19-.V72 Penang 8-1 s'aF (Yusofi) CI. b Div. 1; Ist Yarra Yarra 7-11; 2nd. Alina 8-10; 4th-. Forever Free 8-6. 2-nrck-4. 1-8. Track
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    • 58 20 RACE I: P. LOVE, Bon Vivant; RACE 2: C. KNIGHT, Dragon boat; RACE 3: G. VIEW, Skipalong; RACE 4: M. MIDGET, Border Scout; RACE 5: EL CHINO, Jonathan's Joy; RACE 6: PERFECT, Cellaaan; RACE 7: P. ADVISER, Oona; RACE: 8: SOHO SQUARE, Placcid; RACE 9:
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