New Nation, 25 August 1972

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    15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, August 25, 1972 No. 493 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    164 1 Trading was generally speculative in the share market this morning. Prices gained marginally. Best interests were held in medium and low-priced counters—such as Gammon which gained four cents to to $2.24, Allied Chocolate 14 cents to $4.50, General Lumber 10 cents to $1.81, Mega Chemicals four cents
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 59 accidents yesterday. Ten were serious.
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    Tin now $636
    20 1 Today tin was traded at $636 (up $3/-), with a turnover of 250 tons (up 56 tons).
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    Lock icon A Peking protest against US bombing
    235 1 'Five seamen killed' Reuter Hong Kong, Friday China has protested to the United States against a bombing incident off the North Vietnamese coast in which five Chinese seamen were killed, the New China news agency reported today. A Foreign Ministry statement issued yesterday and
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    Suspect held
    67 1 Police have arrested a man in connection with the $8000 armed robbery at B. P. de Silva jewellery shop in Tanglin yesterday. He was picked up at the Bth mile Upper Bukit Timah Road at 8.30 p.m. yesterday —11 hours after three men nad smashed a showcase and
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    Soviet blast recorded
    48 1 Uppsala. Friday The Uppsala Seismological Institute has registered an underground explosion north of the Black Sea. A spokesman said the apparent nuclear blast was probably one of a series for Soviet water-irrigation purposes. A similar explosion was registered in the same area on Aug. 8.
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    $500 grab
    27 1 Two youths broke into a coffee shop at Block 75, Commonwealth Drive, and robbed its proprietor, Mr. Tan Kwan Hin, 53, of $500 late yesterday.
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    Lock icon EXPOSED—RED SPY RING IN HONG KONG
    624 1 EXPOSED —RED SPY RING IN HONG KONG Paper reports Russian bid for Asian network Reuter Hong Kong, Friday Police have smashed a Russian spy ring operating in Hong Kong, the South China Mornthe Post reported today. Two Hong Kong businessmen are being held by police on charges of spying for
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    Mrs. Gaffar in court...
    132 1 Mrs. Norma Gaffar, 35 (right), wife of Gemini Chit Fund managing director Abdul Gaffar, seen arriving at the High Court this morning for the hearing of her petition, voluntarily seeking to declare herself a bankrupt. Her petition, which lists her liabilities at about $400,000 owing to
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    Lock icon Canada to take Uganda Asians
    266 1 UPI, Reuter Ottawa, Friday The Canadian Prime Minister. Mr. Pierre Trudeau, yesterday announced that his government would be prepared to accept Asians deported from Uganda. "In an attempt to ease the effect of this humanitarian problem, both on those forced out of Uganda and on
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    Gerakan may dissolve itself
    246 1 Kuala Lumpur. Friday The Gerakan may dissolve Itself, and its members of Chinese origin mav join the MCA. Leaders of the two parties Including MCA president Tun Tan Slew Sin and Gerakan chairman Dr. Lim Chong Eu have alreadv held informal talks. The talks still on
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    Tanaka visit put off
    69 1 Tokyo, Friday The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Kakuei Tanaka's visit to Peking for talks with the Chinese Premier, Mr. Chou En-Lai, on normalisation of Sino-Japanes relations may be delayed by about two weeks, until the early part of October. Mr. Tanaka was due to make the
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    Lock icon Britain expected to lodge protest...
    118 1 Reuter London. Friday Britain is expected to protest to the Soviet Union soon about the Russian spy ring reported to have been smashed in Hong Kong. Informed sources here said today that two Russians from a visiting cruise ship were caught by Hong Kong police
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      77 1 .'mjIDE TODfIV PACE 2; Government' itudvng revision of pension scheme. PACE 4: Canine Clinic. p ACE 5: China w.ll veto Bangladesh membersh.p of the UN PACE 9: Our Heritage: Chinese Pottery. PACE 11: Female Fr cnt: Vanessa on 'rusfing >our man. PACE 15 World Chess match: iJukit Timah morning gallops;
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      141 1 r< i MTA «->' i: i v r vr f 'u&tttM h v b-v k *v 'a A *v -v W* .V V V .V >• V v /ywv./v. FUTURE ThETIE Eterna Sonic turned to electronics for a timepiece of the future. The electronic watch uses an incredibly accurate (doubleltuning
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    Beware! There's a crocodile lurking in Jurong
    205 2 The cocodile terror of the swamps—is rearing its ugly head again in Jurong Lake. So don't take chances the next time you see a harmless log floating In the lake for at least one crocodile has been sighted In the area lately. Crocodiles
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    New student leaders
    44 2 Mr. S. Karthikeyan has been elected president of the 26th Council of the University of Singapore Students' Union. Other office-bearers: Mr. Quek See Seng, vice-presi-dent; Mr. R. Alaglrisamy, general secretary; Mr. Teo Keng Lee, financial secretary; Mr. K. Balasundram, publications secretary.
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    Pensions: Govt. 'favours' a revision
    182 2 Calculations going on* The government is favourably considering the recent request by the Singapore Government Pensioners' Association for a revision of its members' pension scheme, according to informed sources. It is understood that the government has agreed in principal to give the pensioners an increase
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    N-Day joy
    26 2 The Jurong Town Ambulance and Nursing Division (II) Jurong Corps, West Area, will hold National Day celebrations at Corporation Drive tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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    Graduation
    23 2 Mr. Tong Djoe, chairman of Tunas (Pte) Ltd., will present certificates to 38 graduates of the T.S. Singapore at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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    Esso awards for 7 students
    166 2 Seven final -year students at the University of Singapore have been awarded scholarships by Esso Singapore. They are Alec Lim (business administration), Llm Hong Tan, Jonn Teo (mechanical engineering). Slew Chak Hung, Wong Foon Wah (electrical engineering), Soon Tit Koon and Tan Wui Gee (applied
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    A call for funds to develop school libraries
    274 2 The government should make available more funds for the development of school libraries. Mr. Patrick Mowe, president of the Singapore Book Publishers' Association, said this in his message in the souvenir programme of the Festival of Books to be held at the
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      109 2 They speak in many tongues at The ISLAM i^EILoo Lavish luncheon at $8.00 per person at The Islander Room, Hyatt Hotel. International buffet of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Continental cuisine. Daily from 12 noon to 2 pm. Or go ALa Carte for dinner. Exotic specialities... Tandoori Chicken Szeci.uan Braised Duck
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      429 2 HRPPEHinGS WHAT'S ON TODAY Dr. Lee Chlaw Meng, Minister of State for Education. will open the PASIR PANJANG VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE in Alexandra Road at 7.30 p.m. The Stage Club presents AS YOU LIKE IT at the Cultural Centre at 8.30 p.m. PIANIST DENNIS LEE will give a recital at the
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      124 2 EMMS Today's winning number *****4 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you can claim a $300 Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will be paid into a Post Office Saving Bank account in your name. Call with your identity
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    PF: We are not political gamblers
    733 3 Secretary-general Leong denies allegations The secretary-general of the Peoples Front, Mr. Leong Mun Kwai, today denied the charge by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, that opposition candidates were "political gamblers." Mr. Leong said: "Opposition members enter the political arena because they are
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    Noriah looks at life in winning role
    395 3  -  By Rav Dhaliwal A smile of happiness lights up this young girl's face minutes after she had been caught up in a "dramatic episode of everyday life." Noriah Abdullah of National Junior College (Malay stream) was the firstprize winner in the finals of
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    RTS help for students of literature
    253 3 Radio and Television Singapore will carry programmes to help School Certificate and Higher School Certificate students preparing for examinations in literature. The programmes will be telecast on Channel 5. They are: Julius Caesar. Monday at 2.35 p.m. and Sept. 10 at 12.15 p.m.; As
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    Phase 3 of school admission on Monday
    145 3 The third phase of the registration of children for admission to Primary I classes next year will start on Monday. Those eligible are children born in 1966 or on Jan. 1, 1967, provided they were born in Singapore or born outside but at
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    Union meeting
    29 3 The Singapore Housing and Development Board Workers' Union will hold its 6th annual general meeting at the Wlsma AUPE, Upper Paya Lebar Road tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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    Operetta at N-Theatre
    37 3 The Dunman Government Chinese Middle School will present an operetta The Singapore 24 Hours at the National Theatre on Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, Minister of State for Education, will attend.
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    Guitar recital
    31 3 The Singapore Musical Society and the Young Musicians Society will present a recital by Flamenco guitarist, Angel Garcia Peralta, at the Conference Hall on Sept. 6 at 8 p.m.
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    Young blood donors
    55 3 Five voluntary organisations have formed a combined youth blood-donation campaign committee. They are the Hello Support Group Club. Malay Youth Literary Association. Singapore Adventurers' Club. Singapore Natural Health Society and YMCA Young Adults' Group. The first donation will be held at the Outram Road General Hospital on
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      99 3 j<4 ¥1 y VITAMINS... V-itJ'n.ins citf vit i 1 t(i> health. Just as your hotly nt't'tls them, so tiot'S your b.iir to kevp it Thick. >tronu rtn'l cl*mh Pjnt«*nf s sp<»nt:f u vitd'iin toTnu'u [icnrfates jft'P .fit;) Thf st iilp Rt'tr«'sti«'s 't .irtii ♦«.>s it h»\i!tr- y Wik t-sO'.t h
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      167 3 I S* .1 > I NIKON POLARIZING MICROSCOPE POH-2 INFINITE WORLD OF THE NIKON MICROSCOPE While laymen close their eyes to increasing ecological imbalance and pollution, scientists are engaged in studying the microscopic forces which govern the earth and its atmosphere. Much remains unknown that would enable us to better
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      163 3 EHU Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Hong Kong 31-25 C Kuala Lumupr 33-22 C Tokyo 34-25 C Jakarta 34-26 C Seoul 30-18 C Bangkok 33-25 C Taipeh 34-25 C Manila 31-24 C Naha 31-24 C London 22-14 C Paris 22-12 C Moscow 23-18 C New York 32 12C San Francisco
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  • In Person
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      From Israel with fun and songs
      506 4 THE Oberoi Imperial rooftop lounge has never been injected with more colourful and lively people as when the From Israel With Love troupe invaded it. Their cocktail party was highlighted with impromptu songs belted out by some of the lead singers and uninhibited "f
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    How to punish...
    581 4 tnmnE dime by PG A Dear PG, Please let me know how to correct my half breed dog from continually digging holes in my compound. M.S. Cornelius Dear Madam, Your problem is by no means unusual but it is one of the most difficult to cope with.
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      232 4 Put spice intoyour life at 6M&» So says Wadhu Sakhrani, your host at Omar Khayyam... scene of such splendours as Tandoor chicken, steeped in exotic spices for 22 hours. Harem's Joy, tender chicken in secret spices passionately recommended. Fawzia, fresh local fish delicately seasoned with Mysore curry sauce. And the
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      148 4 To those who have not had the pleasant experience of i Ajy Mil visiting a lady barber, the U Dragon Lady bids you wel- iftx come. I y If I In a rare combination of I relaxing atmosphere, serene 1V environment, privacy of 1 enclosed grooming stations, l I I\\
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    Lock icon We'll veto Bangla's entry bid: China
    422 5 United Press International Washington, Friday China yesterday formally gave notice that it would veto Bangladesh membership In the United Nations. The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Huang Hua, first speaker in yesterday's debate on the Bangladesh issue in the UN Security Council, said that if the
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    Lock icon Brrh! It's cold and dry on Mars
    196 5 United Press International Moscow, Monday The Soviet Union's Mars 2 and 3 probes established that Mars is an even drier planet than scientists supposed and has a surface atmospheric pressure about 200 times less than that on earth, the Tass News Agency said
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    Out of Russia —at a price
    162 5 Moscow, Friday Jews and other Soviet citizens wanting to leave the country will have to pay emigration fees ranging into the thousands of dollars. The new law apparently designed to prevent a brain drain has not been made public yet. But semi-official sources listed
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    Bangla census
    29 5 Dacca, Friday Bangladesh will start In December its first population census aimed at gathering data and statistics needed for establishing a socialist economy in the new republic.
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    Lock icon Air attack knocks out Red armour
    257 5 Reuter Saigon, Friday South Vietnamese dive-bombers have halted a large communist armoured column moving through a jungled mountain valley towards Quang Tri city, a government military spokesman said yesterday. The pilots reported destroying nine Soviet built T54 and PT76 tanks, eight heavy Molotova trucks
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    IRA bomb cuts water main
    124 5 Belfast, Friday A 150pound Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb destroyed an underground main In Dungannon yesterday, leaving the town and surrounding areas without water. A British army spokesman said saboteurs bombed a tractor on the road to Dungannon in the early hours of the morning
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    Lock icon Fischer and Spassky sit on equal terms...
    303 5 United Press International Reykjavik, Friday.—A university chemistry professor yesterday ran a chemical analysis on Bobby Fischer's $1400 black leather swivel chair. He found it was exactly like Boris Spassky's. An electrical engineer found two dead flies in a light fixture. Prof. Sigmundur Gudbjarnason
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    Border talks
    34 5 Kuching, Friday Military officials of Malaysia and Indonesia began discussions yesterday to prepare the way for the first meeting of the Regional Border Committee East to be held here sometime next month.
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    Lock icon Air mishap probe urges belt safety
    222 5 United Press International Washington, Friday. Government investigators concluded yesterday that 42 people might not have been injured aboard a jetliner in January if the crew had Eaid more attention to seatelt safety than meal service when the plane entered an area of air turbulence.
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      182 5 Just name where you plan to go, and when. Then see your MSA Travel Agent. Chances are, we've got the flight schedule you want. You'll enjoy superior Boeing 737 or 707 Super jet comfort on the way. And the kind of inflight service even other airlines talk about. I Every
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    Shaw Centregigantic tribute to shoppers
    448 6 Shaw Centre gigantic tribute to shoppers OITUATED in the most prestigious location in Singapore, right in the centre of the bustling world of tourists, hotels, embassies, airline offices, towering office buildings and modern shopping centres, stands the Shaw Centre. It will house over 700,000 square feet of "choice" commercial space
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      282 6 SHAW CENTRE SHi t A X*SHAW CENTRE SHOPPING CITY*SHAW CENTRE SHOPPING CITY*SHAW CENTRE SHOPPING CITY*SHAW CENTRE SHOPPING CITY*SHAW CENTRE SHOPPING CITY IHAUI CEfITRE 9 the /hoppiiM) city BEHIND THE LIDO THEATRE, JUNCTION OF SCOTTS ROAD/ORCHARD ROAD PARKING FACILITIES FOR MORE THAN 1,000 CARS Mjjj r i/wj DcniiMU inc liuu incMinc,
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      51 6 KINGSTON STAMP SHOP WE SPECIALISE IN WORLD-WIDE STAMPS and ACCESSORIES 359. Shftw Centre 2nd Floor. vS Oi ►AC* Emdee Electronic Souvenirs No. 308, 2ND FLOOR SHAW CENTRE. SCOTTS ROAD, SINGAPORE 9. OFF. TEL: *****3 RES. TEL: *****2 SPECIALISING IN ALL KINDS OF HI-FI EQUIPMENT, TRANSISTOR RADIOS, TAPE-RECORDERS, CAMERAS PROJECTORS, TAPE
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      30 6 (Paroling Specialising in Ladies Gentlemen Tailorings; Charges on workmanships at very reasonable prices. Morana (Italy) cosmetics on sale as well. No. 238, Ist Floor, "Shaw Centre", Scotts Road, S'pore, 9.
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      85 6 A. 1. Batik House DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF JAVA BATIK SARONC. SHIRTS. T SHIRT. BATIK SHOES. HAND BACS INDONESIAN ARTS 4 CRAFTS ETC. 315. Show Centre (2nd Floor) Scotts Rood, Singapore, 9. Tel: *****9. TEL: *****9. •V it •VII 55 lli Q gg w^s 12 i?» V$ m coilcction
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      78 6 a sportique section that offers "Fun 'neath the sun"and exotic Indian cotton prints you'll love to lounge around in < '..Things for Him too/ JAVATIK 313, 2nd Floor Shaw Centre Tel: *****1 Fr. 10 am 6.30 pm RED ROSE BATIK HOUSE <§> SPECIALISES IN BATIK DRESSES, HANDBAGS, SHOES, BIKINIS, SHIRTS
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      169 6 For Unique Beautiful: Eorthern Ware, Porcelain Wore, Plastic Locquer Ware, Fancy colourful Candles for every mood. Candle Holders, Plostic Flowers and Biggest ronge of Coffee Mugs. <£* LEATHER HANDBAGS EROM GERMANY and V LATEST STYLE ITALIAN EASNION Available in a wide selection DIAMOND SHOE COW V 454 2nd FL SHAW
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      56 6 TELETHON RADIO RECORD Deal in widest Range of Stereo Amplifier, Turntable, Speaker System, Television Sets, Radiogram, Tape Deck, Records, Pre-recorded Cassette, Cartridge Tape Home Appliances and Electric Savers. Prices are reasonable, all are welcome. 41-A, PRESIDENT SHOPPING CENTRE 320. SERANGOON ROAD, SINGAPORE, 8. RM. 208. Ist FL. SCOTTS RD SHAW
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    THE CONSTITUENCIES
    1836 7 Today: Alexandra, Aljunied, Anson, Boon Teck, Bukit Ho Swee, Cairnhill, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Merah ALEXANDRA: (Electorate 19,198) The incumbent DR. WONG LIN KEN (PAP) will be engaged in a three-cornered tussle with INCHE S.A. HAMID (UNF) and MR. WONG KUI YU (Workers' Party) in this largely
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    A jumbo of a job for SIA artist
    306 7  -  By Abby Tan Designer William Lee feels as though he's in a spin going round and round, never seeming to stop. That, in a nutshell, is how he described his lot for the month of August. For he has been given a
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      116 7 <£Mothercare Specialising Ift: Mother 4t Children Requisites > Fresh Flower* 403, Shaw *Ce<»tr%, 3rd Fl. (9) Tel: *****6 i i *m.~ v s 'Mr, V.. <<7 J V C < i* e- jfev A'A. SSf X' J *r<FRIENDS Olt RELATIVES HAVING BABIES? LEI MOTHERCARE SEND FLOWERS FOR YOU! 1* Anne
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      312 7 > i 9 •> Quiz object No. 47 Process server wins $20 I A SPECIAL QUIZ J Last Monday's quiz photograph showed a gas lighter refill. Only two correct entries were received. The first prize of $20 goes to Inche Alwl bin Alhadl, a process notice server, of Tembeling Road.
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    Nixon won't be on the defensive
    465 8 The American mood in which President Nixon sallies forth to seek his second term as President of the US is markedly different from the one in 1968 when the Republicans ventured forth on the promise to provide the palliatives for an ailing nation. The
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    That tip that wasn't
    125 8 \TTYYVV^r7Y^I JijJrJjrjjr) by ISPY A big time punter who shall remain nameless, who used to tease another punter (small time) as being a "clever punter." asked his clever comrade before a racer Bukit Timah on Sunday: "Hey who's going to win this one?" Unfortunately the "clever
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    The professional politicians move out while the managerial class steps in
    1133 8  -  PANG CHENG LIAN Next to prostitution, politics is reputed to be one of the world's oldest professions. Man, after ail, according to the ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, is a political animal. In so far as politics is the art
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  • Letters
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      Unable to see "live" show
      235 8  -  A. JONAH Recently, I wrote to RTS requesting them to issue me some passes for the newly introduced show, Take Four. I received these passes last week. I was very glad that my request had been granted. However, my joy disappeared when I saw the
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      Difference in pay
      162 8 I have two setts working as technicians, Ode in the STB and the other in Telecoms. Both of them ha*l passed the HSC examination. The younger one Vhtf t£s just joined the Teleooms gets $325 per montn. Rowever, the elder one*%lM has been working fof J <trly
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      Silence is not gold
      76 8 I cmdetstand that stenographers ip> certain commercial firms are having a raw deal. They have to work more than 44 hours a week and on public holidays, without monetary comftenMtfcfeu, ThSy voice their grievances !*r ffear of losing their jobs. So they are compelled to keep
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      Controlling merchants
      129 8 Is it not high time that the Government provide some depot or at least exercise proper control over the vegetable merchants who are now turning Hong Kong Street and carpenter Street into their private working grounds? On many occasions these merchants have encroached upon busy New Bridge Road,
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    • Article
      Defective drains
      98 8  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division. Sinrapore 3. I refer to the letter by "K.C. Tan" (NN, 27.7.72) concerning drainage and mosquitoes at Merchant Lane. Investigation disci osed mosquitoes breeding in defective drains in the vitinity of Tew Chew Street. The breedings have* been
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      Policemen and traffic jams
      136 8  -  M.G. I am sure that I speak for the thousands of motorists who are driving daily to Jurong and sharing my frustration. Every time there is a policeman directing traffic at a roundabout there is a traffic jam. When there is no policeman there is no
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      Assistance needed
      29 8 Would "NBCP C" (NN, 19.8.72) please telephone the undersigned at *****7 ext. 347 to assist our Investigation. JOSEPHINE SEOW (Ml*.) for Secretory Singapore Telephone Boar* Singapore 6.
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      190 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. Five ways to make a woman happy. Food Mixer No. HRIIII.CASHS69 Push-button controls put power at 4 your finger-tips. A touch on the button switches the motor on, making light work of kitchen chores. Knife Sharpener No. HM3600.
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  • Our Heritage
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      Old Chinese pottery passes test of time
      1386 9  -  New Nation continues its weekly series on Singapore's historic and cultural landmarks. PRESENTED BY BETTY L. KHOO Old Chinese pottery, now collectors' items as well as being some of the National Museum's most prized exhibits, used to be the crockery in everyday use
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      Man behind Singapore's first success in international badminton
      845 9  -  WHERE ARE THEY I NOW? By SH Tan Chung Lee Mr. Lim Chuan Geok spends so much of his time travelling that it took me three months before I was Anally able to catch up with him. Ramrod slim and tanned, he
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  • SHOPPING
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      Help yourself to a great new experience
      941 10 SINGAPORE has long been called the shoppers' paradise. Though many of us may not realise how true this statement is, since we have been in the midst of it all the time and have taken everything for granted, a quick look arouncj at
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      248 10 TffliWrrtJl.mMlMKTi WITH MIST WHCRED 3 Hew Artistwe Designs Sweety Taney Stripe Diagonal Stripe J osßiEnnDisaana 2nd floor,shop 2-01, Peninsula Shopping Complex, Coleman Street Singapore 6. Tel:***** ***** QURESHIS CARPETS Finest selections of:PERSIAN CARPETS Nain, Isfahan, Kashan, Qum, Kirman, Saruk, Hamadan, Tabriz Shiraz. Pure Silk Kashan Qum. Persian Bokhara Yamut Afghan
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      171 10 FINE MURALS WALLCOVERINGS WALLPAPERS Come and see us now! f Singapore WallcoveringsCentre(Pte)Ltd Liat Towers, 541 Orchard Road, Singapore 9. M *****6 Must Comprehensive Wallcovering Stockists in S.E. Asm. tmir Mir fresh ■P m esuti «.rvf Kir-Conditioned GIVES YOUR ROOM A CLEAN AND FRESH SCENT ALL DAY. JUST SPRAY AIR FRESH
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      136 10 ACTIVE E:T:^T SWISS PRECISION Wear a Rotary. Tough, rugged waterproof and automatic with quick change day-date calendar.^^^^H Swiss made. Re) 62T0%15 Sole Agents: LIEN WAH WATCH DEALER 08, North Bridge Road, Singapore, 6. Tel: ***** *****2 .«f <*> awiw®! PEOPLES sth Anniversary p Special Sales with Free Gifts 4**Geylang Road/Tanjong
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      184 10 e and luxury are one of your own design. We honestly want to see you getting a genuine-Tai Ping carpet Your pleasure is our pride. m. m s HOME SWEET HOME We have a wide selection of beautiful carpets, wallpapers and lightings to make your home Sweet Home. So whatever
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  • TREND
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      TRUST: The lack of it is a backdrop to heart break
      732 11 f s The female front f BY VANESSA V_ J Ths poor male has been so often vilified as the heartless "villain of the piece" in very Female Front story to the indignation of male colleagues that for once,
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      Lock icon EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE IN WELL-SHAPED CREPE
      191 11 Crepe is a fabric that can really flatter a slim woman. All you need is a good tailor who can give a simple design a sculptured look, for with crepe, it's the line that counts. It's that sort of fabric that adds effortless elegance to
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      Mumps can be complicating
      520 11 It's a problem for some adult males, but sterility seldom follows /good^ WEALTH^ Two weeks ago my small daughter caught mumps and I began to think about this condition, which quite frankly one tends to dismiss as a "simple childhood disease." This is not necessarily so.
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      Mrs. Nixon's bid to stay First Lady
      363 11 Washington, Friday When almost nobody was looking, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon kicked off the campaign for the First Family. She invited 16 women reporters, White House "regulars," to tea in the Oval Room and from what was the closest she has ever come
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      Love knows no bounds
      209 11 West Berlin, Friday The East German authorities* have allowed a 29-year-old dressmaker to leave the country to wed' her West German fiancee. But it tooto Gisela Wehlel, from Berge, near Magdeburg, 10 years of official pleading before permission came through. During that time Gisela exchanged more
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      The PAP policies have paid off for tile nation
      2159 12  -  People's Action Party By Pang Cheng Lian "The 1950s was a decade of struggle for freedom. The 1960s was a decade of battle crises, when seemingly insuperable odds were overcome. The 1970s is a period of consolidation." —Lee Kuan Yew a
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        Utusan Melayu
        388 12 What other -newspapers are saying: ISLAMIC BANK The decision by the Islamic Secretariat to set up an Islamic Bank to operate in Islamic countries is most welcome. Hitherto many Muslims had doubts about depositing money in the bank as the receipt of Interests from commercial banks was considered
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        Sin Chew Jit Poh
        704 12 STANDARDISATION OF CHINESE TRANSLATION OF THE NAMES OF PUBLIC BODIES. Following the standardisation of Singapore's street names in Chinese, the Ministry of Culture has embarked on another commendable undertaking in the standardisation of the names of the Government departments and statutory bodies and institutions of higher
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  • INTERNATIONAL BOOK YEAR—Books For All
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      The year's exciting happening in the world of books...
      879 13  -  By Pang Guek Cheng For one whole week, beginning tomorrow the Singapore reading public will be treated to an exciting display of books in the biggestever fair of its kind to be held. It is the highlight of a year's programme
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      Lock icon Book signing is highlight of week-long fair
      686 13 PGC A book signing ceremony, one of the highlights of the Book Fair, will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m., as a special opportunity for the public to meet local authors. As many Singapore and Malaysian authors as possible, whose books
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      Lock icon Singapore can replace Tokyo as book centre for Asia
      979 14 Standards of printing and publishing have improved over the years PGC Singapore has over the last few years become an important regional centre for book publishers. Local publishing has reached a very high standard particularly in the English language. The high
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      The accumulated wisdom of the ages for the asking
      539 14 When was the last time you read a book? For many of us, the last page of a book ever reached was in school under the watchful eyes of our teachers. Many of us fail to pay tribute to those men
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      A rare book is a thing of value and pride...
      635 15  -  By Wee Beng Huat Some people treasure stamps, others coins and there are still others who keep nothing but books old worn-out books. The older they are, and the rarer it gets, the more sought after it is. One book
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      Calendar of events
      380 15 Sat. 26 Aug. —Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs deii--6.30 p.m. vers opening address and opens BOOKS FOR ALL at the Singapore Hilton.i 6.50 p.m. —Announcement of Results of Book Design Competition. 7 00—8.00 p.m. —Cocktails for Minister and guests hosted by Singapore Book Publishers Association and the
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      Growing demand for language-study books in Singapore
      819 16  -  By Pauline Khng Just For Fun—and a diffident May Be It Can Be Useful—seems to be the ready answers from young Singaporeans studying languages. One French teacher raised his eyebrow and said such replies from his students were very commendable. You wouldn't catch
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      Prize winners in the competition
      365 16 We extend our hearty congratulations to the following prizewinners of the various competitions: roster Competition Category I (Secondary I-III) Ist Prize Wun Chung Toh (Anglo-Chinese School). 2nd Prize Chin Thar Mee CMaju Secondary School). 3rd Prize Chew Kheng Chuan < Anglo-Chinese School). Category II (Secondary
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      Some of Asia's best books will be on display here
      1086 17  -  THE TRAVELLING EXHIBITION WILL BE PRESENTED TO HAWAII UNIVERSITY Pang Guek Cheng Avid book readers will have an opportunity to browse through some of the best books that have been published in Asian countries at the week-long exhibition. These books,
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      102 13 BOOKS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER m y V N i- «PR I Come together to our book show at the IBY BOOKS FOR ALL Fair. In addition to publishing educational books, we also represent the following international publishers: Penguin Books Ltd, England Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, England Macdonald Co (Publishers) Ltd,
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      394 14 McGRAW-HILL FAR EASTERN PUBLISHERS McGRAW-HILL INTERNATIONAL BOOK COMPANY HAVE BOOKS FOR ALL Accountants AND FOR EVERYBODY! ENQUIRIES TO: 348 JALAN BOON LAY JURONG CABLE: BOOKMARK TEL: *****1 S r» ri jgj^»j»»i v Ll**£*' M" (OTMI (l»>Jl*iOl»tH toOC6 < jurMiii -n> y.;iwi—ra-w -V t *%."M M.UNtort. T M v| .7 vfcSss
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      155 14 s UNION BOOK COMPANY (PIE) LID. THE BOOK STORE WITH THE RICHEST COLLECTION OF CHINESE BOOKS IN THE REPUBLIC -BOOKS AT ALL LEVELSViiit us today at NO. 303, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORE -7. TEL: *****, *****. ***** < 111 ft f 'JN'3 5?-] -81:*: m t i t 4$ t
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      664 15 Macmillan's Books For All THE PROJECTS SECTION by Tom Lilley $1 2.60 This is a cracking gcod novel about the fictional activities of Special Branch in eliminating some of the leading communist terrorists during the Emergency in Malaya. Some of the ideas ore not so fictional, and the settings are
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      312 15 A ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY publishes FOR SCHOOLS Programmes in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies at the vanguard of modern teaching methods and content, equally attractive to the teacher as to the student. FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The world's most distinguished Mathematicians, Chemists and Physicists, and now Social Scientists. Our World Students
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      276 16 EASTERN BOOK SERVICE, LTD. 248C-1. ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE 9 CARLE: EASTROOK SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE: *****8. t a. nspg mam m We are Publishers' Representatives and Stockists for: APPLIED SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LIMITED, UK THE BUTTERWORTH GROUP, UK ELSEVIER/EXCERPT A MEDIC A/N ORTHHOLLAND, NETHERLANDS GEORGE ALLEN UNWIN LIMITED, UK GEORG THIEME VERLAG, GERMANY
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      78 16 fjHj| Prentice/Hall International BOOKS ON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES HUMANITIES OTHER TRADEMARKS INCLUDE PARKER PUBLISHING SPECTRUM PAPERBACKS EASTERN ECONOMY EDITIONS INTERNATIONAL PAPERBACK EDITIONS With the Compliments PAN PACIFIC BOOK DISTRIBUTORS (S) PTE. LTD. 597, Havelock Road, Singapore, 3. Tel: *****6 Agents and Stocklists for:Jacaranda Press Pty.
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      170 17 UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 37, Somerset Road, 6th Floor Singapore 9. Tel: *****9 AN INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONAL RESEARCH BY DR. S.C. FAN PHD. $3.00 paper $5.00 bound Small Industry of Singapore by Dr. H.D. Fong Economic Planning Experience in Indonesia by Dr. J. Panglaykim/K.T. Thomas. WARD LOCK Announcing an entirely new paperback
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      322 17 SOVKT BOOKS MAGAZINES HI ENGLISH Big variety of low-priced Books and Magazines in English on all Subjects will be displayed and sold at the International Book Year Festival of Books at The Hilton Hotel From August 27 September 1, 1972 10 A.M.— 8 P.M. DAILY ADMISSION FREE Sole Agents: ®CHOPMEN
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  • Commerce and Finance
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      263 18 Speculation heightened activity in the share market yesterday. Confidently many second line counters advanced while declines were small and narrow. Major counters received cautious attention. Hong Leong was erratic. It moved from $6.30 to $6.40 to $6.10 to $6.50 to $5.90. This company's agreement with Moscow Narodny Bank,
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      Cotton sales mission due
      47 18 An eight-man cotton sales mission from Pakistan will arrive here next Tuesday for a three-day visit. Led by Mr. S. Abdur Rah- man, chairman of the Karachi Cotton Association, the mission is sponsored by the Export Promotion Bureau of the Government of Pakistan.
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      WALL ST. PRICES
      251 18 Allied Che it 30 Alcoa 53% Am Brand* «in Am Can SSH AT T <a»k A P |i > f IT as A (vacantia ifi BMh Steal LiUfViltlvIl 31', Boeing SI Vi C»l«rp Trac MH Chryaier 32', Coca-Cola 144 Cent OH 32 Control Dau 74', Corn Ol
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    Lock icon Japanese leader out to boost foreign aid
    335 18 Reuter Tokyo, Friday The Japanese Trade Minister, Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone, said yesterday he would like to expand Japan's aid to developing nations to more than one per cent of the Japanese Gross National Product. He told a Press conference Japan's economic aid in
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    Lock icon Prices turn sharply lower in Wall Street
    152 18 United Press International New York, Friday. Prices on the New York Stock Exchange turned sharply lower in stepped up trading yesterday. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average showed a loss of 11.97 at 958.38. declining issues led advances 970 to 468
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    S'pore 15th biggest export nation
    164 18 Singapore ranks as the 15th largest exporting nation in the world, according to the latest statistics by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Total exports by Singapore was US$l55O million in 1970 against a world total of U*****,100 million. The figures exclude trade with Eastern Europe,
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    Lock icon UK: TRADING RESTRICTED BY HOLIDAY INFLUENCES
    145 18 Reuter London, Friday. The market closed firm yesterday but holidav influences restricted trading. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was 2.4 higher at 529.3 and bargains totalled 9,738 (9,987). Flsons, BATs. Unilever, Courtaulds and British Oxygen were among the main gainers and else
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    WORLD'S LARGEST CONTAINERSHIP DUE NEXT WEEK
    268 18 The world's largest and fastest container ship Tokyo Bay will arrive in Singapore on August 31. Although it could not load at Southampton because of the British dock strike, the "Tokyo Bay" is arriving on schedule and will leave the same day for Hong
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    How to qualify for the title of A.R.P.S.
    379 18  -  CAMERA CORNER -By WANG SU FAH A number of readers have asked about the A.R.P.S. and how they can become one. A.R.P.S. are the initials for Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. It is awarded to a member who
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      347 18 NEW NATION Photographic Contest Name Address Title: Camera: Exposure: Rules Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rules of the competition. It's open to all with cash prises. 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum size is J" x R" on glossy surface. 3. An
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      277 18 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Greek letter. 4 —the very m0de1...." 7 Disconcert. 12 Calumniate. 14 Dark woods. 16 Important government worker. 17 French wine. 18 Last Italian queen. 19 Nun's robe. 21 On in years. 2a Routine, in Britain. 23 Site in Arthurian legend. 25 Worked in the garden.
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      476 19 NEW NATION PHONE *****8 ANNOUNCEMENTS VERY SPECIAL OFFER ct Louise Klerk's Soloon in Hotel Singopura for your latest hairstyles, expert perming and Gorgeous Tinting. Prices for expert perming reduced from $25/- to $17/- until 31st August only. Please make your appointment early: Telephone *****3 (S'pore). BENJAMIN'S SALE last one week!
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      498 19 FOR HIRE SIGHT SEEING BUSINESS 241 hours for only $20/- Joseph Car Rental Telephone: *****/***** Singapore. FOR SALE IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE! 3 Executive desk, 1 Secretary desk, 1 side-board suitable for kitchen/ living room, 1 cane furniture set, teak wood chair, tables, earphone, ceiling fons, fluorescent lamps, phi I lip tape-recorders
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      564 19 UNION BUILDING Enggor/Tros Street, 4th Floor, 950 sq.ft. airconditioned, fully furnished including built-in cupboard. Apply: Tel: *****. POSITION VACANT QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN, Applicants must have Technical background in mechanical and electricol maintenance work. Should be conversont in English, able to understand blue prints, and make precision measurements. Must have minimum
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      479 19 SHOPPING GUIDE SOON THYE CHEAN6 (Pte) Ltd Dealers in all types of Chinese Porcelains and Curio—Wholesale and Retail. 14, Jalan Pinang Singapore 7. *****. TUITION BERNARD DRIVING SCHOOL 15, Lorong Mydin off Changi Road. Courteous Instructors on the road. Quick to pass easy to learn. Hourly Courses, Monthly Course, Guaranteed
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      573 19 CHIP HONG VEHICLE (S) Pte. Ltd., 45 Scotts Rood, S'pore 9. Tel: *****1/*****3 offers: 1971 Colt Golont 1300, 1972 Ford Cortina TL Deluxe, Toyota Corolla 1200 Stationwogon, Vauxhall Victor 2000 (air-cond), Toyota Corollo 1200, 1971 Dotsun 1400, 1970 Ddtsun 1200 Stationwogon, 1970 Toyota Coupe SL, Fiat 1255, Mazda 1200, Mazda
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      185 19 MGB SPORTS 1966 yd low, wire wheels, extros, very good condition, most be seen, price negotiable, view ot 164, Jalon Botolong S'pore 17. MERCEDES BENZ 280S 2000 200 Latest model (air-condition-ed) Trode-in welcome. Ring Frankie *****/*****7/*****3. S'pore. VEHICLE WANTED WE PAY TOP PRICE for late model used cars. Call Mr.
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      447 19 WHERE TO STAY HIGHVIEW INN, Jalan Haji Salam (Off Upper East Coast Rood 9 m.s.) S'pore 16. Tel: *****6. Weekly $70,00, Monthly $200/- upwards. SLOANE COURT HOTEL, 17 Balmoral Rood, quiet residential. Orchard Rood area, airconditioned, $20/- upwards. Tel: *****/7 WHERE TO EAT GENUINE INDONESIAN NATIONAL CUSINE in a pleasant
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      36 19 WINING ft DINING CAROL INN We invite you to visit a typical English Pub excellent Swiss French cuisine, excellent wine cellar Happy Hour 4.30 7 p.m. 74 Robinson Rood Singapore *****. Wl lON DIAL ADS *****8
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    Red Warren is back in town
    670 20  -  By Jeffrey Low The "Red Warren" is back. Back in Singapore after 24 years in "exile" in Bangkok. Do you remember him? Probably not, because at 71 Srs old now, probably only grandfathers can afford to recall how great a sportsman he was the
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    All set for the colourful opening of 1972 Games
    281 20 Munich. Friday. The Munich Olympics, the most expensively staged in the history of the modern games, will open tomorrow with an entertainment extravaganza featuring music and dances from the host region of Bavaria. The colourful two hour ceremony, which climaxes with
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    Pakistan is out to keep hockey title
    251 20 Munich, Friday "Pakistan will try its best to retain the gold medal which it won in field hockey in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games," manager Ghulam Rasul Chaudry said yesterday. "Our team arrived here on August 1 and all of the players
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    Weather will be good
    49 20 Munich, Friday. The Munich weather bureau last night predicted fine, dry weather for the opening of the Olympic Games tomorrow. The weather should remain fine for the following few days, although there could be some cloud. Temperatures are expected to remain around 20-23 degrees (centigrade).
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    Changi golf medal competition
    332 20 The Changi Golf Club will play its monthly medal bogey competition at Changi on Sunday. The draw: 7.45 ajn. Tony Wong (24) Richard Teo (24) Andy Sim (24) 7.53 N. Kawasaki (24) Wee Tew Lira (24) Seow Hood Teck (24) 8.01 T. Masuda (16) J. Ang
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    Davis Cup final
    60 20 New York. Friday The 1972 Davis Cup final between the United States, the defending Cup-holders, and Rumania will be olayed in Bucharest on October 13, 14 and 15, the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) announced yesterday. The announcement ended a controversy that had arisen over whether
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    World's fastest man Jim Hines fails in pro. football
    467 20 New York, Friday The world's fastest human, Negro sprinter Jimmy Hines has just found out that you must have more than speed to make the grade in American professional grid-iron. Just four years after he had become an all-Ameri-can athletics hero
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    STBC seeks better communication
    1236 20 Plgutter TALK WITH THE STRIKER Better communication between bowlers, associations, sponsors and in particular the Press with the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress may soon improve if the suggestion of an office with full time workers materialises. The suggestion came from Mr. Koh Boon Chiang, president of
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    Edmonton to host 1978 C-Games
    123 20 Munich, Friday. The Commonwealth Games Fed-* eration, meeting here, cast£ 24 votes for Edmonton to* 10 for Leeds (England) toZ host the 1978 Games. The 1978 Games will be* the first to be staged in Ca-* nada since 1954 when Van-Z couver were the hosts.
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    US baseball standings
    159 20 NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST W L PCT GB Pittsburgh 73 43 .629 New York 6 1 54 .530 lift Chicago 63 56 .521 lift St. Louis 56 60 .483 17 Montreal 54 62 .466 19 Philadelphia 43 74 .368 30 ft WEST Cincinnati 73 44 .624 Houston 67
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    Japanese baseball
    40 20 Tokyo, Friday The results of yesterday's Japanese professional baseball games: CENTRAL LEAGUE Hiroshima 2 Taiyo 0 Yakult 9 Hanshin 1 Chunichi 3 Yomiuri 1 PACIFIC LEAGUE Toei 3 Nankai 2 Hankyu 8 Lotte 5 Nishitetsu 3 Kintetsu 2
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      157 20 DR. KILDARE MY PAUGHTER IS J PFAPOH, NO/... LIFE COULP NOT BE SO VENGEFUI you STILL PON'T KNOW \IF IT'S REALLY Iyour LISL, MR. HORNER. pip you sAy *usl yes... that was HER NAME SHE ARRIVEP HERE IN 1944... WITH HER MOTHER... WHO PIEP SHORTLy AFTERWARPS. 3? I ft I*l
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    18th game adjourned, Spassky pawn down
    628 21  -  By Lim Kok Ann For the 18th game Spassky fell back on a classic variation of the Sicilian Defence named after Rauser. Fischer, however, feels completely at ease with the cut and thrust of this kind of opening, and though his King looked in
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    England wins by 6 wickets
    45 21 Manchester, Friday. Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher shrugged off their past batting failures for England with a matchwinning partnership against Australia in the one-day cricket international at Old Trafford here yesterday. Final scores: Australia 222 for 8; England 226 for
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    Irish football
    24 21 London. Friday. Results of last night's Irish Football League Ulster Cup matches were: Bangor 2 Distillery 0 Derby City 0 Olentoran 2
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    Indian Rebel shows dashing form
    406 21 By Blue Peter Indian Rebel underlined his chances in the $12,500 Pesta Sukan Cup with a dashing gallop on a good track at Bukit Timah this morning. After going once round at a steady pace, the Transpose five-year-old steadily put on speed to run the
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    S'pore TT team for Peking
    297 21  -  By Sonny Yap A Singapore tabletennis delegation of 11 players and four officials left this morning for Peking to take part in the First Asian championships from September 2 to 13. The departure ended months of speculation on whether the Republic would take part in
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    BP Rally is set to go today
    410 21 There's nothing like a long, lingering look beneath the bonnet to make sure every part is humming with life. "You don't take chances, you know," said navigator Sam Brownfleld as he examined the vibrating paraphernalia with his driver Jack Kenneison. Both are now
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      41 21 (fur nccntov Mellowed with priceless years of maturity for which you pay a little more. —mmst > DEWARS *1 RARE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY PraJwltf Si»tU«j sp(Ci*llt siiictto v iimoeD John Dewar&Sons L t Perth Scotland OIITII Lt O •Lt-OtO »«e lOTUID SCOTLAND
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      Lock icon Eye on the time and a watch on your mood
      345 22 Melbourne Herald It had to happen. We have watches which tell the time and the date and now there is one in London which tells the wearer his mood. Seriously, it's no joke. You wake up in the morning and
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      Today...
      148 22 Today is Friday, August, 25, the 238 th day of 1972 with 128 to follow. THE MOON: Between its full phase and last Quarter. THE MORNING STABS: Mercury, Venus and Sa turn. THE EVENING STARS: Mars and Jupiter. Those boin on this date are under the sign of Virgo.
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      Lock icon NO, I WON'T SAY...
      69 22 Air stewardess Frances Martinez was being secretive No, she wouldn't reveal her vital statistics. All 20-year-old Martinez would say was: "I'm slim." She has been selected to model at the Ricci/Givenchy Summer 1972/73 fashion spectacular at the Hyatt. Miss Martinez has never modelled before. "But a
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      Bumpy drive
      59 22 A drunken farmer in Tokyo thought the road he was driving on was a bit bumpy but it wasn't until a speeding train loomed out of the dark that he realised he was on a railway line. Police in Shizuoka said the driver, now in jail, leapt to
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      TALKING POINT
      63 22 MEI LIN: I had to laugh at the identification guide Malaysia has given its officials who'll enforce the entry ban on hippies people who sport long hair, wear dirty clothes and have a smell. AH FOOK: Well, it's true. But what's to stop a hippie cleaning himself up
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      Dream come true for newsmen
      134 22 Journalists are always complaining they are not given enough information. They'll find it difficult to gripe at the 20th Olympics which start in Munich tomorrow. The German organisers have seen to it that even the most esoteric of questions can be answered. Their answer is
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      280 22 The most advanced cassette deck you can have. The revolutionary N2401 features a continuous cassette changing mechanism that accepts up to 7 cassettes, and records and plays in brilliant stereo, owing to wide frequency response and low signal to noise ratio. For your personal relaxation and sophisticated entertainment in the
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      443 22 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family 3.50 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (E) 3.55 Health in the Home Post-Natal Period (E—Rpt) 4.05 Days of Our Lives 4.30 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Lucky Dip 6.30 News in Brief 6.35
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      464 22 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR lng. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. BIRTHDAY 20) —Instinctive reactions may nrtDM 1)6 more trustworthy than the BORN today, you are a studied response. Trust your 0 intuition to lead you In the but whether for good or 111 is right direction. to J™". Cn^r
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      64 22 FM STEREO 6.00 Opening Anncts. 6.05 Sunset Serenade by Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra 6.30 News 6.40 Public Service Anncts. 6.45 Share Market Report 7.00 Chinese Request Hour 8.00 News 8.10 Public Service Anncts. 8.15 Bruckner and Reger—played by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard 9.15 RTS Concert
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  • GO RACING
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      Royal Commission can score in Race Five tomorrow
      952 23 By Blue Peter Royal Commission looks an extra good thing in the Class 4 9F handicap at Bukit Timah tomorrow. This son of 2,000 guineas winner Privy Councillor showed ability at the last meeting here when he scored an impressive win over
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      SELECTIONS FOR SATURDAY
      206 23 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MARKSMAN MAKCDA Race 1 RAJA WANG Tyrant RAJA WANG Blanc de Chine RAJA WANG Blanc de Chine TYRANT Raja Wang PROMOTER Blanc de Chine Race 2 TOPS M ALL Brigadier Jim TOPS M ALL Brigadier Jim B. JIM Scarlet Mandarin C. TOWER
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