New Nation, 17 October 1972

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, October 17, 1972 No. 538 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1972
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  • 13 1 Police reported 71 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and three fatal.
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  • 205 1 The share market was fairly active for the first 45 minutes this morning. In thin trading, majors were easing, only a few minors were firming marginally. Inchcape lost 10 cents to $6.30, Fraser and Neave five cents to $6.15, Wearnes 15 cents to $6.25. National Iron five
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  • 492 1 677 suspects booked New# York, Tuesday More than 1,000 p o 1 i c emen yesterday launched what was described as the biggest crackdown on the Mafia in American history, swooping on hundreds of underworld figures including some of the highest generals of organised
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  • 1320 1 Tax hike catches all the shops napping Second hand dealers rush to avoid losses By Sunny Wee, Peter Ong, Long Kum Thong and Pauline Kling. The speed witla which the Government announced and J imposed increased t a 4. e s on "luxury" goods yesterday
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  • 166 1 The flowers arrived a trifle late, the bunting was hastily strung up. but the Lion City still managed to roar out a welcome to the S.S. Universe Campus—with a superb lion dance performance. As the prancing lions (left) went through their gruelling rituals,
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  • 29 1 A businessman in Amber Road left his house for 10 minutes yesterday and returned to find his room ransacked and $8,100 worth of cash and Jewellery missing.
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  • 284 1 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Labour Ministry, Mr. Fong Sip Chee. today disclosed that the Ministry would introduce a more comprehensive scheme to train young people tor industries. He said the new scheme was needed because graduates from technical and vocational Institutes were
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  • 256 1 UPI Reuter Buenos Aires, Tuesday A powerful explosion, presumed to have been caused by a terrorist bomb, shattered the upper floors of the tourist-packed Sheraton Hotel here last night, causing several casualties. City officials reported two people were killed and at least
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  • 81 1 The Senior District Judge, Mr. T. S. Slnnathuray will deliver his judgement in the Leong Mun Kwal trial in the First District Court this afternoon. Leong, the Peoples Front secretary-general, is charged with making an "aggressive statement" that was likely to Incite a crowd of 700 people
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  • 61 1 A man recovering from three stab wounds, was charged in his bed at the Outram Road General Hospital today with the murder of seamstress, Miss Mary Wong, 20, of Airport Road. Miss Wong died from six bearing-scraper wounds on Saturday night 24 hours after she was found
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  • 36 1 Jakarta, Tuesday The Indonesian Government today closed the airports of Palembang and Jambl in South Sumatra because of smoke haze caused by forest fires. They will stay closed for the rest of the month.
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  • 105 1 Arsonists this morning burnt down six zinc-roofed shops in Lorong 25. Geylang, causing an estimated damage of $50,000. The fire began at 1 a.m. and was put out after half an hour. According to an employee of a tailor shop which was destroyed, there was
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 132 2 Mr. Kripashanker Baboobhal (left), a security guard, has every reason to be happy. He received an unexpected advance gift of $300 for Deepavali when his Iden-tity-Card No. *****0 was drawn in New Nation Post Office Savings Bank Moneybox last Tuesday. "And I almost missed
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  • 49 2 Mrs. Margaret Jeyaretnam has been re-elected chairman of the board of management, Samaritans Of Singapore. Other officials are Mr. Eric Tan, treasurer; Mrs. Sally Crenian, secretary; and members, Mr. Cheang Cheng San, Mr. Micheal Hwang, Madam Khor Peck Hoon, Dr. Paul Ngui and Miss Irene Tan.
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  • 133 2 In conjunction with the metrication exercise, the Singapore Metrication Board is encouraging the standardisation of the sizes of writing and duplicating papers, forms and enve lopes in accordance with the recommendations of the International Standards Organisation (ISO). It has just published a pamphlet giving the
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  • 191 2 The management of Lee Wah Bank Limited today stressed that they were always prepared to negotiate with the Singapore Bank Employees Union over the National Wages Council recommendations on wage increases. In a statement on yesterday's New Nation report that more than 100 employees of
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  • 83 2 The director of Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr. John Hanam, will lead a threeman team to M anila to attend a five-day conference on Prevention and Control of Drug Abuse, commencing on Oct. 23. The other two members are Miss Victoria Ooh, an executive officer in the research
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  • 31 2 The Automobile Association will hold their 40th Anniversary din ner and dance on Oct. 21 at the Shangri-La HoteH Island Ballroom at 8 p.m. President B.H. Sheares will be
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  • 60 2 Old New lOOOc.c. $100 $100 HOOc.c. $110 $132 1200c.c. $120 $144 1300c.c. $.130 $156 1400c.c. $140 $168 1500c.c. $150 $180 1600c.c. $160 $102 1800c.c. $180 $270 lOOOc.c. $190 $285 2000c.c. $200 $300 2106c.c. $210 $420 2500c.c. $250 $500 2800c.c. $280 $500 3003C.C. $300 $600 3100c.c. $310
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  • 101 2 Make Old Price Estimated New Price MAZDA 1090 e.c. Sedan $7,000 $7,600 1300 c.c. Sedan $9,895 $10,795 1300 c.c. Coupe $10,650 $11,450 1500 c.c. Sedan $10,350 $11,150 1600 c.c. Capella $10,550 $11,450 1800 c.c. Sedan $11,850 $12,950 PEUGEOT 204 Sedan $10,950 $11,800 204 Stationwagon $12,450 $13,450
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 268 2 CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL STUDENTS AND CREW ON BOARD s.s. UNIVERSE CAMPUS As a mark of welcome, we offer 3 different types of valuable Japanese occupational postal stamps absolutely FREE to all students and crew who visit our shop. Further, we offer a souvenir charm FREE for purchases ud to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 128 2 EMEUS Today's winning number *****8 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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    • 487 2 iVitjiiiiTSn Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Bangkok 32-25 C Hong Kong 28-25 C Jakarta 35-27 C Kuala Lumpur 32-23 C Manila 34-24 C Naha 27-22 C Seoul 20-lOC Tokyo 25-17 C London 15-11 C Paris 16-5 C Moscow 9-3 C New York 12-2 C San Francisco 21-12 C Sydney 18-16
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  • 100 3 Police vigilance has put the mianignt racers off the roads. Ever since police stepped up patrols along Orchard, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Dunearn and Jurong Roads, the dare-devil racers have gone into hiding. For the past week, none of them have been seen racing along
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  • 59 3 The People's Association will hold their fourth Cultural Show for the People at the Toa Payoh community centre in Tao Payoh East tomorrow at 8 p.m. The show will include a wide variety of items performed by the People's Association cultural group. The MP for Boon Teck, Mr.
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  • 99 3 The park with the Spanish look spotlighting the Raffles Place Commercial Square is almost complete. Only the finishing touches remain to be done. The park, at the cor- ner of ChuUa Street and Raffles Mall, will be the haven of rest, for weary shoppers in the
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  • 226 3  -  Cut rates, free transport offered By Pauline Khng A big scramble has begun among Singapore hotels to win the Qantas Airways' contract to accommodate its air and cabin crews. And allegations of price undercutting and unethical practices are already beginning to fly. It is believed
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  • 204 3 All architectural firms have been asked to submit a list of building projects on which construction work has already begun without planning and building approval. A circular from the Building Control Unit asked the firms to submit their lists within a fortnight. Sources
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  • 116 3 Eight-year-old Tan Ai Peng from Paya Lebar Primary School has won the Donald Duck Dumbo colouring contest organised by the Chartered Bank for children below 12. The second prize was won by Thong Soh Fung, 12, of Min snin School and the third by Lim Chee Kwang,
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  • 160 3 The Philippines Ambassador to Singapore, his Minister Counsellor and Vice Consul have resigned. This is in accordance with reforms in the civil service ordered bv President Marcos last month, to weed out inefficient and corrupt personnel. The Philippines Ambassador, Mr. Delfln R. Garcia, said: "All
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  • 61 3 The Adult Education Board and the Singapore Technical Institute will jointly conduct a six-week course in Basic Supervision at the Institute in Circuit Road, from Oct. 25. The course, designed to train foremen ana supervisors in first-line management, will be conducted in English by Mr. H. Maclean, a
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  • 202 3 London, Tuesday. Petitions by Faber Union Ltd., Singapore estate developers, for special leave to appeal against five summary court orders were granted by the Privy Council Judicial Committee yesterday. The orders had directed the company to carry out contracts for the sale of properties on
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  • 65 3 Shaw Organisation will hold a trade exhibition at the New World Amusement Park from Nov. 17 to Dec. 25 to coincide with the forthcoming festive season and the school holiday. The highlights will include a display and sale of a wide range of toys and games for children.
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  • In Person
    • 683 4 FAMILY GATHERS ROUND TO HELP HIM CELEBRATE WHEN a man reaches the age of 70, it is an occasion that cannot be by-passed without some kind of fanfare or celebration. So it was when the family of MR. YANG AH KANG threw a fabulous dinner at
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  • 486 5  -  By Rav Dhaliwal A magic show with a live bunny that disappeared mysteriously ever so often, lively games, creamy cakes, drinks, ice-cream and to top it all, toys. This rare treat for 50 foster children of the Social Welfare Department came from the
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  • 52 5 The International Alumni Singapore will hold a charity fashion show under the patronage of First Lady Mrs. Sheares at the Hyatt Hotel on October 29 at Z p.m. Three leading fashion boutiques, Irene, Man and his Woman, and Singora, will display their fashions and accessories for men
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  • 36 5 The Singapore Red Cross Society will hold its annual dinner on Nov. 2 at Neptune Theatre Restaurant. Tickets will be sold at $50 per person and the proceeds will go into a charity fund.
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  • 112 5 The Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association will urge the Ministry of Education to bring more schools into its health education programme next year. A new educational programme, to start almost Immediately, will begin with younger students so that by the time they leave school each would
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  • 294 5  -  Jail terms in Burma now over By Douglas Chan Eight local fishermen, detained for 10 months in Burma for allegedly poaching in territorial waters, are expected home soon. The uncertainty of their fate was cleared up two days ago when the Singapore Marine Product Workers' Union,
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  • 164 5 There are still no takers for the Golden Palace entertainment complex in Tampines. Although an offer of $700,000 has been accepted, it is understood that the group which made the offer is not vet ready to take over the 11-acre resort. It is not
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  • 20 5 The total value of currency notes and coins circulation as at Sept. 30 was $933,702,589 and $66,108,883 respectively.
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  • 191 5 It is estimated that within two years most members of the Redundancy Payments Fund will have exhausted their credits. Mr CJS. Green, director of the redundancy fund said in his annual report of the fund's accounts: "By the end of 1971 there were only
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 315 5 ~Mt V*>4®£ rfcL Quiz object No. 92 $15 for clerk WHS II? Last Thursday's quiz photograph showed a spike file. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Ong Peng Koon, a bank clerk, of Jalan Pemlmpln. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 722 6  -  By Pang Cheng Lian JAPAN Japan is heading for another revaluation of the yen. Premier Tanaka may deny and indeed, fight valiantly against it, but those who deal with monetary matters inside and outside Japan are virtually certain that revaluation of the yen is
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    • 703 6  -  By Pakir Singh INDIA Indian-US relations which plummetted to their lowest earlier this year during the Bangladesh war have reached a fresh "estrangement point" again. Mrs. Gandhi's frontal attack on subversive CIA activities on the sub-con-tinent (yet unsubstantiated) has drawn Ire in
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    • 353 6  -  From V. K. Chin MALAYSIA Pernas is adopting a low-key approach to its trade with China and this is evidenced by its latest mission to the Canton trade fair. Unlike the previous three occasions, Pernas officials are playing down the trip. Its assistant
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    • 485 6  -  From Peter Calvert BRITAIN Controversy is breaking out in the Church of England over proposals to ordain women as priests. The general synod of the church is to study an official report next month urging It to consider ordaining women. While trying to give
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 452 6 What other newspapers are saying: PARIS PEACE TALKS ENTER A SENSITIVE STAGE At a Press conference held after meeting his special envoy Maj .-General Alexander Haig who had just returned from South Vietnam, President Nixon said that the Vietnam peace talks in Paris have reached a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 163 7 Reuter Kampala, Tuesday. A British High Commission spokesman Indicated yesterday that only about 500 to 700 of the estimated 5000 Asians deprived of their Ugandan citizenship as a result of "late renunciation" of British citizenship could expect to get back their British passports. The High
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  • 245 7 United Press International New York, Tuesday—The Philippines yesterday urged a stepped-up UN programme to ease the devastating effects of tropical storms. The Philippines Foreign Minister, Mr. Carlos Romulo, with backing from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia and Thailand, put before the General Assembly's
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  • 32 7 Washington, Tuesday— General Creighton Abrams was sworn In as the army's 26th Chief of Staff yesterday. He will return to Vietnam soon to make a new assessment of the war.
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  • 221 7 Belfast, Tuesday. Threats of violence by Protestant extremists are forcing the British government to have second thoughts on its plans to hold local council elections in Northern Ireland next month. The outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force has threatened to "incapacitate" any candidates in the elections, and the
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  • 265 7 Reuter Jerusalem, Tuesday. Prime Minister Mrs. Golda Meir yesterday criticised security arrangements taken by the West German authorities to protect Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games In Munich where 11 were killed last month. She also revealed she had recommended dismissal of three Israeli security
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  • 32 7 Dacca, Tuesday The Bangladesh Government said yesterday it would take firm action to prevent disturbances during the current religious festival of Durgapuja, celebrated by Hindus in this largely Muslim country.
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  • 84 7 Chinese peasant girl Chu Wen Chee sits up in bed and smiles happy that a team of surgeons In Peking have been successful in transplanting her right foot to her left leg following a train accident last January. The lower part of her right leg and her
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  • 406 7 Kosygin assures Cairo of support Moscow, Tuesday The Russian Premier, Mr. Alexei Kosygin, last night rejected reports that the Soviet Union had reached an understanding with the United States over a Middle East settlement, the Tass news agency said. Mr. Kosygin made the statement during
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  • 197 7 United Press International Moscow, Tuesday. Soviet leaders want to keep the Arab-Israeli pot simmering, but are not going to let Egypt or Syria draw them back into direct military participation in the dispute, diplomatic sources said today. Probably convinced they had become overcommitted since they
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  • 183 7 Santiago, Tuesday. Riot police yesterday smashed the locks on city stores here which defied an army order to open during a crippling series of nationwide strikes. Police forced teargas into shouting anti-govern-ment demonstrators who protested the forced openings. A police water cannon drenched hundreds,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 600 8 The tax increases announced yesterday should provide no shock nor censure. Singaporeans had been prepared for Mr. Hon Sui Sen's revenue revisions by the pronouncement contained in President Sheares' speech at the opening of Parliament on Thursday that "taxes will fall at least
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  • 934 8  -  GERALD de CRUZ The maintenance of what the addendum to the President's address describes as sensible and rational relations between labour and management, will come under increasing pressures in the next five years. The reasons for this are many. For one thing,
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  • Letters
    • 270 8  -  EUNICE TAN KHE TONG Secretary. Serangoon Garden South School Advisory Committee, Singapore, 19. With reference to Gardener's letter in the New Nation of 30th September 1972, cinema shows and the Walkathon are part of the Serangoon Garden South School Advisory Committee's fund raising efforts towards its building
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    • 66 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. We refer to the letter from Anti-Flood (NN, September 14) headlined Way to Reduce Flood Water. The suggestion to provide pipes along the centre divider of Alexandra Road will be considered by the Public
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    • 280 8  -  SOH KIM SENG Since the reorganisation of the public transport system in Singapore. I have been commuting daily bet ween Bedok and the city centre by ABS service No. 10, which is the only uninterrupted service for residents between these two points. I have written to tbe
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    • 59 8  -  LAWRENCE S.H. LOH Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force, Singapore. 2. I refer to the letter headlined Appreciating Traffic CoPs (NN, September 30). We wish to point out that traffic police officers assigned for pointsman's duty are all trained and experienced and have the ability to
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    • 167 8 On behalf of the residents living in Potong Pasir near Toa Payoh, Lorong 7, behind the United Bus Company depot, I would like to make a complaint. There is only a cemented path leading from our kampong to the main road In Toa Payoh. We use this
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    • 137 8 Many a time your paper has published articles asking people for donations to help the needy and the poor. If Singaporeans can work together to help one an- other there will be no more hardships in Singapore. I would like to make a suggestion. The population of
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • THE OUTSIDERS
    • 3248 9 A lesbian contacted New Nation after our series on homosexuals. Jan (whichis not her real name) was intelligent and articulate about her commitment to lesbianism. She said her motives in contacting New Nation was an attempt to bring some understanding on
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  • SHOPPING
    • 677 10 Save your "brc sitlx New wonder gadget inflates or deflates air-fi in minutes. MANY things require air to work these days and it can sometimes be very tedious to even blow up a float when you are at the beach. It leaves you deflated and out of breath. Today we
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    • 249 10 ROTARY COMPRESSOR Qir Inflater \N ..A, Just plug into your car Cigarette Lighter Receptacle It inflates air-mattresses, air cushions, life-rafts, swimming rings, rubber boats, hand balls balloons <£r all inflatable toys fast! Available in 6 or 12 volts. I Trade Enquiries welcome Sole Agent HENRYPENG I COM PAN' UNIT 308,
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  • TREND
    • 176 11 Cocktails needn't be stuffy functions if you know how to dress for them. There are formal cocktails and casual cocktails and many in-betweens. The in-be-tweens (like poolside functions) are the most fun. You can wear almost anything you like so long as the host likes
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    • 742 11  -  }<>£• r 71 ki TAN CHUNG LEE For the first time in Singapore, we have a movement dedicated to the promotion of the spiritual aspects of yoga. The movement is the Ananda Marga Yoga Society, whose parent body is in India and which
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    • 256 11 home Entertaining at home is not as expensive as most people think. All you need is various types of liquor, which by the way most executives even those who don't drink stock in their homes nowadays, and reasonable cooking ability. In fact, it's much nicer to
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 389 12 Mr. DJLG. Russell, managing director of McGregor, Swire Air Services, the international airfreight forwarders, will arrive in Singapore on Sunday for a three-day visit. He is on a tour of MS AS offices in the Pacific to review progress made by the company and to finalise plans for
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    • 54 12 London, Tuesday Britain's Hawker Siddeley company today announced a £20 million ($l4O million) sale of 45 HS-125 business jets to the United States. The sale, to the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas, made the HS-125 Europe's best selling aircraft in North America, a
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    • 439 12 The story of how the chill in sales caught brewers and upset profits is by now stale news. Even so the 23 per cent increase in excise duties introduced yesterday by the Singapore Government on local beers and stouts (import duties rise
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    • 239 12 Allied Chem 27% 48*, Am Brands 40*4 Am Can 33% Am Motors AT ft T 46% A A f Anaconda 17 Avon Pd Beth Steel 25 Boeing 2m Caterp Trac 59% Chrysler 28% Coca-Cola 133?. Coot Oil 35% Control Data 63'4 Corn G1 Wks 220", Dow Chem
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    • 53 12 Jakarta, Tuesday The American Petromer Trend Cooperation has found a new oil well with the capacity of 1,400 barrels a day in the Bird Head area of West Irian, The Indonesian Pertamlna oil company announced yesterday. Oil was discovered at a depth of 3,150
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    • 177 12 Profit takers lowered the prices of many industrial, hotel and property counters in the share market yesterday. Trading was rather selective and even speculative in some second line issues. General Lumber, Malaya wata, National Industries, General Ceramics, Gilani Jute, South-East Asia Lumber, Singapore Edai
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    • 313 12 Island Hotels and Properties whose share price has appreciated more than one-third to $2.16 since the end of last month will be making a one-for-two scrip issue. The issue which will raise the paid-up capital from $7 million to $10.5 million is to be
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    • 123 12 Mr. H. Donald Long, vice president of American International Assurance, and head of AlA's operations In Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia was awarded the chartered Life Underwriter designation at National Conferment Exercises of the American College of Life Underwriters in San Francisco recently. The American College
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    • 380 12 Gilani Jnte and Textile Mills raised first half-sales from $1.63 million to $133 million and made pre-tax profits of $12,306 against a net loss of $74,816 last time. In the second quarter the company benefited from a 15 cent Increase to
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    • 253 12 United Press International New York, Tuesday. Prices on the New York Stock Exchange dipped to their lowest level in almost three months yesterday as Investors remained wary of rising interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average was off 8.80 points at 921.66. The overall
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    • 158 12 Reuter London, Tuesday. The market was easier yesterday on balance as investors largely remained noncommittal, awaiting the outcome of the day's tripartite talks on voluntary measures to curb inflation, dealers said. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was off 1.6 at 484.5 and bargains totalled 8,857
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    • 143 12 stronger as the plunges lower London, Tuesday The dollar strengthened in all European money centres yesterday, especially London. The pound has plunged so far yesterday the 68 points against the American currency to U552.*****, the lowest level since it was allowed to float, back in June. Dealers were having a
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    • 36 12 The Straits Times group is holding a flve-day advertising and marketing seminar at Hotel Equatorial as part of its executive training programme. Seventeen executives from Straits Times and New Nation are attending the course.
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    • 211 12 Southern Kinta Consolidated's pre-tax profits (cum surplus on buffer stock) rose by 5 per cent to 1,262,000 for the year ended March 1972. Output fell marginally to 2625 metric tons. The company's gross proceeds from the sale of tin concentrate amounted to £2,760,279
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    • 231 12 London, Tuesday Nearly seven hours of tough negotiations between British ministers, employers and trade union leaders yesterday failed to achieve agreement on an a nt i inflationary prices and incomes policy. But the three sides decided to meet again on October 26 in the
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    • 122 12 DR. KILDARE LEAVING? BUT, r SUELIEM, YOU JUST SOT HERE.' \\Bi, i r*» i-s-. pMri i r YES, MISS STARR, I HAVE TIME. I'M OFF PUTy NOW. SO TALK AS MUCH AS J" >OU WANT TO. y M 1 .WARNEP KILWVRE THAT IF HE INTERFEREP WITH 4ii WALK UNPER 3k
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  • 425 14  -  COmiHG TO GRIPS By Sonny Yap He looked at the heap of eight tiles placed on the two bricks with eagle-eyed concentration. And then with a loud, ringing "Ahhh!". his right fist shot Into the pile like a sword. The heap buckled under the thunderous impact. All
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  • 181 14 Auckland, Tuesday. New Zealand Rugby Union manager Ernie Todd said here the All-Black team which left last night on a tour of Britain and France would do "a great deal of good for New Zealand Rugby." The 30-member team were scheduled to leave for Vancouver,
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  • 172 14 Wellington, Tuesday An intensification of the campaign to stop shamateurism in Olympic sport was predicted here yesterday by Mr. Lance Cross, chairman of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association and a member of the lOC. He said on his return yesterday from the
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  • 99 14 Mr. Cross said that as a result of apparent political interference and the final outcome in Munich of the Rhodesian situation, Mr. Avery Brundage, then lOC President, had directed a full investigation into the existence of any political dictation of the National Olympic Committees concerned. On the eve of
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  • 29 14 Brisbane, Tuesday—Commonwealth lightweight title contenders Hec Thompson of Australia and Manny Santos of New Sjsaland last night fought a draw In their Australasian lightweight crown encounter here.
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  • 31 14 Bangkok, Tuesday Current Queen s Cup football tournament champions, Indonesia's Bulog Putera. beat Thailand's Vee Fore Club 2-0 in last night's preliminary Group 'A' match at Bangkok's National Stadium.
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  • 69 14 London, Tuesday. European boxing champions Joe Bugner and Chris Finnegan of Britain will face American and West German opponents at Wembley here on November 14, it was announced yesterday. Bugner, who regained the European heavyweight title from West German Jurgen Blin earlier this month, will clash with American
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  • 55 14 if not for the ball, this looks like a martial art contest. One is attacking with his head and the other prancing in defence. But the two seem to be playing a new game in Singapore handball. No, it's netball. Both were playing for Straits Times in the Mixed League
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  • 10 14 Pacific league: Nankai Hawks 3 Kintetsu Buffaloes 2.
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  • 287 14  -  By Jeffrey Low The Singapore Rugby Union yesterday named a squad of 25 players who will be pitted against the visiting Onslow RFC from Wellington at the Padang on Saturday. The Singapore side will play under the colours of President's XV and will include players who
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  • 164 14  -  By Jeffrey Low The Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress yesterday announced that Casey Foo and Avtar Singh will represent Singapore in the South Pacific championships at Sydney from November 2 to 5. A brief statement Issued by the STBC Selection sub committee yesterday
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    418 14 By Gene Swinstead Sports Editor Just what is the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress up to? It was made clear to bowlers that whoever won the Singapore Selection final at JacKle's Katong last Sunday would, along with the run-ner-up, earn the right to represent Singapore in Sydney at
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  • 296 14  -  By Sonny Yap The Singapore Softball Assoclaiton has received an Invitation to compete in the Pulau Pinang Pesta to be held from December 14 to 18. Mr. Liew Wee Mee, the SSA secretary, said yesterday: "We are very pleased to receive this letter from the Penang
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  • 22 14 EDINBURGH, Tuesday Hfcfrrta and Motherwell drew er l In a second round first leg match of the Texaco football Cup
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  • 21 14 Moscow, Tuesday Moscow Torpedo and Ararat of Yerevan drew 0-0 in a Soviet first division football match here yesterday.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 296 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 11 Gets off at O'Hare, 12 Parting word. 16 Bark. 21 Title of respect. 22 Strip. 26 Peels. 27 Pilgrimage to Mecca. 28 Ben Adhem 29 Resinft--30 Bird call. 31 A Straus. 33 Line showing equal barometric pressure 35 Shower 36 "Say It so." 37 Two-year-old sheep.
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  • 405 15 Follow the horses marked with a Honey Prince took charge at the distance, with Western Union challenging and The Professor starting his run. Finishing strongly The Professor got up to snatch a short head win from Honey Prince. Note: An objection by the rider of the third
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  • 429 15 By Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Legacy (late Permata Kucfcing II) did an impressive trial on a yielding track here this morning. Accompanied by stablemate Midsun, the Gold Hill four-year-old reeled off 3f in 38. He was ridden by C.H. Ooi. The fastest gallop of the
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  • 184 15 Laurel, Maryland, Tuesday The owner of Typecast, top racing mars In the United States, has accepted an Invitation to run her In the Washington International here on November 11, It was announced yesterday. Typecast, owned by Mr. Fletcher Jones of California, recently won the Man O'War Stakes
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  • 1790 15 Trainer Garnet Bougoure has entered a powerful team of horses for the Selangor Turf Club October meeting. The pick of them is Happy Valley 11. This Skyline six-year-old, who has won four races this season, was first past the post in his last start
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  • 189 15 London, Tuesday—England will play five Tests against India and three in Pakistan during the forthcoming four-month MCC cricket tour, it was announced here yesterday. The MCC squad, which will also play a National XI in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), is scheduled to leave London on November 29. Fixtures:
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  • 33 15 Manila, Tuesday.—A Thai promoter Chana Sapkeau has offered US$BOOO to Filipino Erblto Salavarrla for a title fight with World Boxing Council flyweight champion Venice Borkorsor of Thailand, it was learned yesterday.
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  • Back Page TUESDAY
    • 186 16 Today is Tuesday, October 17, the 291 st day of 1972 with 75 to follow. THE MOON: Between Its first quarter and full phase. THE MORNINC STABS: Venus, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STABS: Mercury and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. American
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    • 45 16 Police in Recife, Brazil, threw Bras Lira De Moura in jail the other day for bigamy despite his explanation of why he had married three women. "I'm a farm worker so I need more love than most people," De Moura told authorities.
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    • 548 16 Thinking in terms of lab-made food Steak a la testtube, Chicken a la laboratory the science fiction menu is coming nearer to reality. With meat prices rising almost everywhere, scientists around the world are looking more and more towards simulated meats and other synthetic foodstuffs. The
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      47 16 Molly Lee, 17, is a real swinger. Besides excelling in swimming and bowling she also finds time to go dancing and on long drives. The pretty stewardess who works of Danny's Cocktail Lounge has set her eyes on a modelling career. Picture by Sulaiman Ismail
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    • 96 16 AH FOOK: More for this, more for that. Mr. Hon's package of tax and duty increases came as a shock to me, MEI LIN: Well, the message is clear. Don't smoke, drink less liquor and think twice about buying a second car. You can't argue with the goals
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 447 16 S Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Where The Heart Is 3.20 For The Family (M) 3.50 A Diary Of Events In Singapore This Week (M) 3.55 Health In The Home Breast-feeding (M—Rpt) 4.10 Peyton Place (Rpt) 5.00 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Time Slip 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Hogan's
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    • 430 16 Tract your lucky star IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, ycu are one of tboae who understands completely the knack of conserving energy, of saving yourself and your "ammunition" for Important times and events in your life. Simply because you do not waste yourself and your energies upon those matters
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