New Nation, 15 January 1973

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  • 28 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, January 15, 1973 No. 612 Price 15 cents B t S*\. v"*' *vT' l" v *'r' V. 'f SINGAPORE MONDAY, JANUARY, 15, 1973
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  • 492 1 Police in Israel warn the public UPI, Reuter Tel Aviv, Monday Police here yesterday warned the Israeli public to watch out for a new wave of boobytrapped mail after a woman was injured by a letter bomb and another two were discovered in post offices here.
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  • 13 1 Police reported 80 accidents yesterday. Two were fatal and four serious.
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  • 127 1 United Press International Bonn. Monday Young German anti-war protesters clashed with police on the steps of city Hall yesterday (rightr after burning President Nixon in effigy during a mass rally against American bombing in Vietnam. About 20,000 protesters, most of them in their 20s or younger, marched
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  • 626 1 'Protection against insurgency problems' United Press International Bangkok, Monday The continued US presence in Thailand would help protect other countries in the region from "relentless erosion through insurgency," Singapore Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said here yesterday. In an interview published by the
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  • 204 1 Reuter Kampala, Monday. President Idi Amin of Uganda yesterday urged independent African states to join together and send an international brigade to help Zambia in its confrontation with Rhodesia. "Zambia alone cannot stand the power of Rhodesia, which is supported on land and in
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  • 25 1 Tokyo, Monday. Three people committed suicide here over the weekend by hurling themselves in front of trains and a 29-year-old man hanged himself.
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  • 78 1 Manila, Monday—A Chinese national convicted of drug trafficking was shot by a firing squad here today in the first execution under martial law. The execution of 52-year-old Lim Seng, alias Gan Suo So. was carried out in public at a military camp and was covered live
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  • 25 1 Athens, Monday.—Three earth tremors shook the Greek town of Pyrgos, in the western Peloponnese, yesterday but no damage or casualties were reported.
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  • 258 1 Minister due here Reuter London, Monday f Britain is launching a major trade drive this year with a British minister visiting countries in various parts of the world to get bigger markets for exports. Mr. Peter Walker, secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, will
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  • 45 1 Marine Police yesterday recoverd the bodies of two people from the Changi River behind the Changi police post. One of them has been identified as Hashim bin Ismale, 20, of Ho Chin Road, Jurong. The other body has not yet been identified.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 297 2 So unco-operative, says PWD About 80 per cent of fatal and serious accidents involved pedestrians who cross the road, according to the Public Works Department. The pedestrian, when viewed as a traffic unit, is "most unco-operative and, unfortunately, most vulnerable." Commenting on pedestrian safety,
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  • 252 2 The National Safety First Council is organising an essay competition for school children in conjunction with the forthcoming Home Safety Campaign in March. The essay theme Is Vandalism and How to Stop It —for a Safe Home. The competition is sponsored by the Housing and Development Board.
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  • 256 2 This was one Hawaiian "girl" who didn't dance much but the Judges were certainly swaved by "her" looks, bikini too and grass skirt to make little Edwin Thein, the runner-up in the Fashion Fantasy fancy dress p'arade. Edwin's win caught both his parents by surprise. His
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  • 162 2 .The Government will be making amendments to the Income Tax Act to outline the category of professional married women- who Will be granted special tax reliefs. This is in line with the Government's policy to encourage more married wo men with professional qualifications to continue
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  • 373 2 f v w Training programmes conducted VWe »a? t i on a 1 Productivity Board have significantly improved the work of middle and top management in industry. A survey conducted by the Board showed that of the 151 firms which took part In the
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  • 194 2 The retail Drice of mutton has gone up by another 20 cents to $1.80 a pound. The rise is due to the extra costs incurred by livestock importers in buying Australian sheep and slaughtering them in the Jurong abattoir. "The price of the
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  • 23 2 The Singapore Armed Forces will conduct military exercises in Tuas/Loyang, Marsiling area and Mandai from 8 ajn. to 11 p.m. totill Saturday.
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  • 16 2 The Blood Donation Centre at the Outram Road General Hospital will be closed today.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 72 2 An alpine lodge tucked away In the midst of a charming wooded estate' the LADYHILL HOTEL basks in the popularfty Of Its LE CHALET' Swiss restaurant which specialises in authentic Swiss dishes LE CHALETs new menu has all vourold favourites plus a few excellent dishes designed to delight the gourmet
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 140 2 XV mOHEVBOK ±s Today's winning number T I* *4. L. t «fe <• J*. O>| > W *****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
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    • 380 2 HRPPEIHIIGS wh t A o T O 5 A Y on Professor Tommy Koh, Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Singapore, will open the EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS by Mr. Quek Wee Chew at the Alpha Gallery at 7 p.m. The Adult Education Board will conduct a COURSE ON PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC
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  • 419 3 Two cases already reported to police Detectives are now keeping* a close watch on shops and eating houses for secret society members whom they expect will be trying to extort "angpows" from the owners during the coming Chinese New Year. At least two such
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  • 194 3 Oisca International (the Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement) will send a teacher to Singapore to conduct Japanese language classes so that scholarships awarded to Singapore youths could be made use of. This was revealed by Mr. A.G. S. Danaraj, president of Olsca International,
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  • 44 3 The following have been appointed to the Woodbased Industries Advisory Committee according to the latest gazette notification: Messrs Ang Yew Klat (chairman), AB. Reich, Ho Mun, Luke Yong, D.M. Murchison, O. HolmesSmith, Loke Shlong San, Paul S.S. Keng ana Choo Ker Yong.
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  • 449 3 Singapore Airlines has tightened up on expenditure in anticipation of higher operational costs, jn its first year. It has embarked on a series of measures to cut costs all round, from the reshuffling of various departments and personnel to the planned re-routing of certain
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  • 295 3 The Singapore Association of Social workers has called on employers to revise wages, conditions of service and career advancement prospects to induce more students to opt for social work training. It said better all-round prospects can also act as strong incentives to retain the existing
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 129 3 I weather Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Hong Kong 18-16 C Manila 30-19 C Taipeh 20-16 C Tokyo 10- 1C Seoul 4-minus 2C Bangkok 32-19 C Kuala Lumpur 33-20 C Moscow minus 2-minus 11C New York 3-minus 3C Paris minus 1-mlnus 2C London 9- 3C Sydney 26-19 C Singapore day:
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  • In Person
    • 596 4 CHAMPAGNE flowed and bagpipe music filled the air as the grandest birthday party so far. this year for philanthropist DATIN LEE CHEE SHAN brought together a distinguished gathering that included President Sheares and his wife. And all eyes were focused on a radiant Datin
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  • 145 5 >' i 1 'Clear up' warning The Ministry of Labour is now investigating the "appalling conditions" in some industrial estates referred to by Mr. Pong Sip Chee, the Parliamentary Secretary (Labour) Jn a recent speech at the Keppel Shipyard Employees Union's annual dinner. The appalling
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  • 380 5 The 12 cases of Illegal dental practices detected last year will be brought before the Singapore Dental Board soon and court action may be taken. It is. likely these cases will be brought up a few at a time, probably from next month,
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  • 55 5 Thousands of gallons of water went down the drain this morning when a major overflow occurred at the open water storage tank at Outram Park—the fifth time in seven days. A PUB official said -the overflow occurred quite often, especially during rainy days and during the weekends
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  • 19 5 The Government has banned Indonesian religious teacher Masud SJamsuddin Sutan Masud, 42, of Jakarta from entering Singapore-.
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  • 160 5 Bus services along Clemenceau Avenue between Orchard Road and River Valley Road will be diverted on Wednesday from 8.15 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. because of the performance of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra performance at the National Theatre. Buses going towards the
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  • 177 5 The Christ Church and St Thomas schools have requested for partial government aid to "east admlniißative difficulty and to fully utilise the school facilities." It la not a takeover by the Education Ministry, clarified a spokesman for St. Thomas Secondary School. He was commenting on
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  • 296 5 The Factory Inspectors of the Labour Ministry made 1043 Inspections In November. There were 19 types of infringements of. labour laws. The most common concerned unsafe electrical installations 137 cases out of about 300. The factories were perved notices of contravention, and follow-up visits were made
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  • 243 5 Bus companies may grant concession fares to the handicapped If written requests are made. This was disclosed by a spokesman for the com- panles. The spokesman said: "The blind are at present exempted from paying bus fares. In the case of the other handicapped
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 320 5 Quii object No. 165 Student wins top prize WHAT IS IT Last Wednesday's quiz photograph showed part of a pair of scissors. All the correct --entries received were submitted by men. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Ong Hiap Huat, a student, of Commonwealth Close. His entry was
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1294 6  -  r 1 FOCUS j BY PANG CHENG LIAN This decade may not see the re-uniflcation of the two Koreas, but it is certainly witnessing tremendous changes in the two political systems in the peninsula. Following closely on the heels of direct negotiations between
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    • 872 6 A per capita income of $3000 by 1981 and exports worth $30,000 million! These are the ambitious targets the South Koreans' have set for themselves for the rest Of .this decade. Right now the per capita income is $750 while exports for 1971, totalled $400
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    • 670 6 Sauve and jovial Mr. Lee Bum-suk Is probably one of the most widely Interviewed nien in Seoul these days. Fifty-one year old Mr. Lee, you §ee, is the chief delegate of the South Korean team which has been having talks with the North Korean Red Cross,
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    • 349 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspaper* are saying: PREPARE WELL FOB Tin BEAP GAMSB Following its successful bid to host the Seventh Scan Games, Singapore has also defeated Japan to be the venue ICR- the Asian Games in 1978 The Seventh Seap Games will be held
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 253 7 Saigon, Monday—American B-52 bombers flew saturation raids yesterday in i Quang Tri province where government troops killed 43 communists in The fUS military command said 18 flights of the B-52s involving some 50 aircraft flew round-the-clock strikes against communist troops about 15 miles
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  • 375 7 'But policy's the same' United Press International Canberra, Monday Prime Minister Mr. Oough Whitlam's forthcoming visit to Indonesia without travelling on to Singapore and Malaysia should not be construed as a change in Australia's regional priorities, the Sydney Morning Herald said today. "It Is
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  • 76 7 Sydney, Monday. Syd ney Airport was alerted yesterday after an anonymous telephone call warned that a bomb had been planted on a Jumbo Jet and a count snowed .one passenger missing. The missing passenger was booked on a Qantas flight to Christchurch, New Zealand. This was found
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  • 262 7 United Press International Sydney, Monday Former Attorney-General Sen. Ivor Greenwood has warned the Australian Labour Party (ALP) that It would jeopardise the country's political system 11 it severed constitutional and legal links with Britain. V Sen. Greenwood told reporters yesterday that such action was a
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  • 215 7 It's time for consultations as key Vietnam negotiators General Alexander Halg (left) and Dr. Henry Kissinger (right) brief President Nixon on the latest round of talks In Paris. After the meeting, Mr. Nixon announced he would send General Haig to Saigon to brief South Vietnamese President
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  • 230 7 Belfast, Monday. A landmine blast killed a reserve policeman and seriously wounded another when their police car ran over it on a lonely road near Pomeroy, 37 miles (59 km) west of here yesterday. Police said the force of the blast threw the vehicle into
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  • 54 7 Dacca, Monday. A launch capsized yesterday when impatient passengers swarmed on board. Ten people were feared drownAs the launch, with some 250 passengers came in to berth at Narayanganj, Dancca's port, passengers hoping to reach their home villages for the Muslim holiday of A 1 Azha boarded
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  • 271 7 Manila, Monday. The Philippines martial law government yesterday announced the formation of a consultative council to implement the results of a nationwide opinion pott. The council, called Katipunan Ng Mga Barangay (Society of City Assemblies) was described as the highest governing council of the more than
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  • 100 7 United Press International Dacca, Monday Prisoners at the Chuadanga Jail In Kushtta district, 90 miles south-west of Dacca, staged a mass Jailbreak last night, prison authori A^thorlSes* I*said1*said 152 of the jail's 416 prisoners escapea after they overpowered the jail- guards and snatched away the
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  • 317 7 Paris, Monday.—Socialist leaders from 19 nations yesterday expressed optimism that J.he Vietnam con flict was near its end but said President Nixon should not threaten new bombing raids if peace talks break down attain. "We feel there will be a peaceful settlement in the
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  • 456 8 Indonesia's political parties, for long characterised by Ideological intensity and factional in-fighting, have meekly submitted to President Suharto's plans to restructure the political life of the country. When the Indonesian parliament meets in March, the various parties are expected to have dissolved and aligned themselves into
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  • 80 8 bylSPY A stenographer in a statutory board was jubilant when she read the latest circular on revised leave and medical eligibility. She was told that in her case, she was to have a "notional increment," and this was to be incorporated into her pay under the new
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  • 971 8  -  ALEX JOSEY A g up of Russian schola of the Institute c oriental Studies of e USSR Academy Sciences has produ* a book in Enslisn SoUth-East Asia. e may take it that ;-> is how the Kreml views the region:
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  • Letters
    • 479 8  -  E.F.C. Travel BIA and be travel weary! Recently I proceeded to the UK and I thought I would be patriotic and travel by our own airline so I booked for myself and my wife to return by SIA Flight No. SQ7B2 departing Heathrow at 1310 hours.
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    • 78 8  -  HEDWIDGE BRUYNS Fubl.c Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 3. With reference to the letter by Anti-Earth and Speed Pollution (NN, December 28. 1972) concerning dust and mosquito nuisance In the vicinity of Jalan Pemlmpln, surveillance will be maintained in the area and enforcement action
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    • 149 8 On Bth January 1973, at 9.30 p.m. we boarded a cab near the petrol station next to Phoenix Hotel, to go back to our work place at Ming Court Hotel. The meter showed 60 cents when we arrived. I gave the cab man $1, and waited for
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    • 58 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. With reference to the letter by Resident (NN. January 2) your correspondent is advised to send his request for the repair of Loitmg Basapah to the Honorary Secretary, Upper Serangoon Citizens' Consultative Committee, c/o 14A
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    • 154 8 I refer to the letter Poor Condition at School by a Disappointed Parent (NN, January 11). I agree with the writer's remarks. The other day I paid a surprise 'Visit to one school and to me it looks as if the classrooms have never been washed. The
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    • 168 8 Anyone who takes a brief leisurely stroll at Labrador Beach cannot fail to notice the sharp Jutting rocks and boulders lying everywhere. Apart from these there are tree trunks and planks. One wonders and regrets why such a beach which Mother Nature has created so well for picnicking
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    • 42 8  -  STILL WAITING I was awarded the Special Constabulary Medal. It is already fourteen months and I am still waiting for the medal. Can the Ministry of Home Affairs explain why there should be such a long delay?
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 1401 9  -  ff% Providing a home away from home... A woman of 68, living alone in her Liverpool flat, was so hungry she ate pieces of cardboard and choked to death. And her body was only discovered two months after she died. So far we have not
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  • 610 9 Are the residents of "old folks home happy? Or are they wracked by bitterness and loneliness suffering the trauma of "being abandoned" by their children and relatives. Sister Gertrude of the Little Sisters of the Poor believes most of the residents are quite content
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  • Page 9 Advertisements

  • 757 10  -  Made for the husband, wife, two children combination motoring with JIM WATKINS There are available in Singapore any number of cars which fall into the 1200 to 1300 cc class which make up the bulk of the sales here. Competition Is
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  • 1086 10  -  motorcycling i WITH LEE CHIU SAN The 250 c.c. class is the most popular one with sports riders in Singapore, and, among people who own motorcycles for reasons other than just trans-, port, 250s predominate. The reasons are obvious, 250s are relatively cheap to buy,
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  • 659 10 At risk of offending all the women libbers, I have noticed that the mild morning and mid afternoon periods around town can be as f r us t r a ting as the heavy rush hour traffic. The reason is that wives venture out
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • TREND
    • 328 11 Dear Ros, I am 21 years old and in love with a'married man for about three years. He has taken me as his mistress. He doesn't want me to get pregnant His wife knows about us and she always gives me trouble. One day he discovered that I
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    • 353 11 Dear Ros, I took Lance home to meet my parents a few days ago. They got on quite well but my parents are too old-fashioned. Mother didn't like the way he dressed. He wore a plain Jersey and a pair of bell-bottomed pants. My father complained that his
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    • 138 11 Dear Ros, Can a woman get pregnant if she has intercourse during menstruation? Some people say that a man who has sex with a woman who is menstruating will die of poisoning. When is the "sate" period for a woman to have sexual intercourse? H. Dear H.,
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    • 179 11 Dear Ros, I am an HSC Arts student and I hope to enter the university next year. My Interest is psychology but I am told that only science students are allowed to take this course. Is this true? I am also curious about the prospects available In
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    • 150 11 Dear Bos, I have Just realised that I lost virginity when I was eight years old. I was riding a bicycle and a man stopped and offered me some chocolate in return for some service. I was ignorant then and I followed him. I guess that I
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    • 168 11 Dear Ros, I am a girl of 14 with a European boyfriend. Whenever we go out, he will take me to lonely spots where he will start to caress me. Pjease may I know if he Is making love to me. I like him very much
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    • 220 11 Dear Ros, I am deeply in love with a woman of 36 years. She loves me too. Our relationship lasted for three happy years. Last year, she broke up our relationship without any reason but she would still come to me whenever she likes. She purposely makes
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    • 155 11 Rome, Monday. The designers are still reaching to the back of the wardrobe for fash'on Ideas. As some 40 Italan couturiers put the last stitches onto their spring-summer 1973 collections, which go on view to Press and store buyers until Thursday, the sewing room
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    • 125 11 PARDON ME, MADAM, BUT YOUR SKIRT IS SHOWING It's o little longer than it wot lost year ond it's folding up olong the way, but nicely, like with pleats. Pleats down the middle, at the sides or all round. Makes it fun to dress up
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 89 11 The informed ladies know of course that Esbiline is a famous line of fabrics, and not a shipping line. It is in fact a cloth of fine Egyptian Cotton made into a superb fabric and comes from Germany, a country known for its quality products. Now you can get Esbi
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    • 127 11 1 BLACK/WHITE TV WILL BE OUT-OF-DATE Enjoy television now! Enjoy COLOUR TV later. Rent without regrets! J if NO DEPOSIT No large expenses. Small initial payment only. No depreciation. LOW hd RENTAL So low it actually costs you less than a 'nlte-out'. 5 ATTRACTIVE RENTREDUCING SCHEME The longer you rent,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 810 12 WHAT THE ANALYSTS SAY Share prices on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore have reached levels, by any normal standards, which would be considered far too high on almost any other stock exchange in the world, except Hong Kong. This
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    • 598 12 Washington, Monday. The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed regulations designed to stop "insider" stock trading by the managers of mutual funds —or anyone else who has regular knowledge of what stocks a fund plans to buy or sell. The proposals come
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 55 12 Closing prices (in yen) yesterday: Nippon Steel 183 Nippon Kokan 233 Nlashln Steel 183 Tokyo Shlbaura Electric 172 Kobe Steel 172 Kawasaki Steel r 178 Mitsubishi Metal Mining 171 Sumitomo Metal Ind. 174 The Japan Steel Works 198 Telkoku Sanso 249 Daltetsu Kogyo 228Tokyo Shearing 184 The Sailor Pen
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      • 204 12 Endeavour 14 IB Fllnd 30C Opts 10 11 Harbour Opts 00$ 01 Hastings 03 03} Inter Mln 35 37 Do New 30 Nil Kambalda 03 OS Kamilaroi 15 IS Kath Inv 173 180 Kia Ora 16 18 Lamadeo 03 03} Laverton 05} 07 Longreach Oil 08 09} Mid S
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      • 138 12 Tokyo, Monday. Prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed lower on Saturday In an active halfday -session. The session opened under a strong tone but took a downturn"; later In the morning following announcement of a hike In the US official discount rate from
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    • 237 12 Mr. H. Um Ewe Hln, general manager of the Singapore Hilton, has announced the appointment of Mr. Detlef Greiert at the new sous chef for the hotel. The appointment Is effective Immediately. Guthrie Boustead Shipping Agencies announee the appointment of Mr. B. M. Carrie as general manager, Weft Malaysia
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    • 604 12 Tong Mens Industries will issue 800,000 $1 shares at $2.50 each for cash to Far Eastern Bank Nominees. The premium arising from this issue will total $1.3 million. Proceeds from this issue will be used to reduce bank borrowings and this is expected to help Increase the earnings
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    • 76 12 Reuter Washington. Monday.— The Federal Reserve Board has announced it Is raising the batik rate to five per cent from 4i Her cent, effective from today. The rate had been 4$ per cent since December. 1971. It was last at five per cent in November, 1971.
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    • 138 12 Tokyo, Monday.^— Seven more Japanese consumer goods will be placed under direct export control by the government in an effort to check growth of Japan's huge trade surplus, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said last week. It said efforts at voluntary controls by manufacturers
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    • 204 12 The Shipping Corporation of India is to introduce a new ship on its Straits ports and Madras run from April this year. The vessel M.V. Chidambaram, will carry 163 first class and 1530 bunk class passengers from Singapore, kel&ng and Penang to Nagapattlnam and
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    • 263 12 Toronto, Monday. Imperial Oil followed the lead of Shell Oil Canada and announced price Increases In its principal oil-products across Canada. Imperial chairman W.O. Twalis also announced that effective immediately the company will Increase the price at which it purchases Western Canadian crude by 20
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    • 34 12 New Delhi, Monday India and Poland have signed a three-year trade protocol envisaging an increase in trade turnover between the two countries by more than 70 Per cent during the coming year.
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    • 403 12 Kuala Lumpur Kepong Amalgamated Is bidding for the whole of the issued capital of Consolidated Saiak Rubber Estates, apart from the 0.3 per cent which KLK already owns. The offer will be on the basis of 4 new KLK shares for every
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    • 174 12 London, Monday. Chinese and British Ministers, in a new atmosphere of improved relations, today open exploratory talks aimed at expanding trade between their countries. Mr. Pai Hsiang-kuo, Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade, who is heading a delegation of nine, is this morning meeting Mr. Peter
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    • 19 12 Tokyo, Monday Japan will donate US$3OO,OOO worth of wheat flour to Nicaragua, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday.
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    • 290 12 Tokyo, Monday. The economic planning agency last week expressed concern over the continuing uptrend in commodity and land prices. It warned that the tendency, II not checked, could further Inspire the burgeoning Inflation psychology In the Cation. In a monthly report for January, the agency said
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  • 303 14  -  By Sonny Yap The Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association is, planning to build two branch clubhouses at Toa Payoh and Redhill to cater to the recreational and sporting interests of members. According to the Pioneer, the monthly publication of the SAP, negotiations are now underway
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  • 179 14 The Singapore Malay Badminton Association will hold its annual championship at Singapore Badminton Hall starting on March 4. The SMBA tournament secretary, Enclk Mohammed Zakaria Yassln said: "Our main aim is to improve the standard of play among our players and to keep a record
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  • 78 14 Vienna, Monday. Hungary's football cup has been stolen—from a Budapest showcase owned by the Government's Council for Sports and Physical education. The MTI news agency reported yesterday that thieves smashed the dis- play window with bricks to take the trophy, known as the Cup of the Hungarian
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  • 271 14 New York, Monday—Australian Bruce Crampton blrdied the 18th hole to break a fire-way the and win the US$3O,OOO top prize yesterday in the US$l5O,OOO Phoenix Open. Four players, two in the clubhouse and two on the course, were tied at 11 under par when Crampton
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  • 149 14 London, Monday. Danish Grandmaster Bent Larsen won first prize In the premier chess tournament here yesterday, with East Germany's Wolfgang Uhlmann second and Britain's International master William Hartston third. Larsen made sure of victory by winning his last round game against Hartston who failed to clinch
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  • 314 14 Sydney, Monday. Triple Olympic gold medal list Shane Gould may miss the World championships in Belgrade if the Australian Swimming Union (ASU) decides to enforce an outmoded regulation. Under current ASU rules, swimmers wishing to represent Australia must swim in the
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  • 155 14 Los Angeles, Monday Lasse Vlren, Finland's long distance hero at the Munich Olympics, will compete in the two-mile run against a field that includes Steve Prefontaine. Frank Shortter and Marty Liquori In the Sunkist indoor track meet this weekend. Shorter, a 24-year-old law student, captured
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  • 78 14 Sydney, Monday. Bob Holmes of Australia won the World 18-foot sailing championships for the fifth time when he finished third In the fifth and final heat of the championship series on Sydney Harbour yesterday. Holmes, sailing Travelodge New South Wales, finished with 309.93 points for his
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  • 185 14 Lagos, Monday Mamo Wolde, at 44 the oldest competitor in the AllAfrica Games, triumphed yesterday in the toughest event on the schedule to maintain Ethiopia's tradition in the marathon. Wolde, who followed in the footsteps of double Olympic champion Abebe Bikila to grab the 1968 Olympic
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  • 50 14 Auckland, Monday—New Zealander Onny Parun won the New Zealand men's open tennis championship here yesterday when he beat Patrice Prolsy of France 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-0, 7-6, in a gruelling match. In the women's final, Australian Evonne Goolagong crushed New Zealand's Marilyn Pryde 6-0, 6-1.
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  • 238 14 A total of 56 teams have entered for the Katong district secondary schools badminton championships starting on Wednesday. The breakdown of entries is as follows: Boys "A" 10. "B" 13. "C" 11; Girls "A"—s," "B"—11. "C" 6. Ties will be played at different venues starting
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  • 50 14 Brisbane, Monday—Australian Olympic freestyle gold medallist Brad Cooper set a new Australian 200 metres backstroke record at the Queensland swimming championships here yesterday with a time of two minutes 9.6 seconds. The new time broke his own national record set in Brisbane 11 months ago by one second.,
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  • 602 14 Madras, Monday—ln the steamy heat of Madras, India's spin bowlers coldly plunged England yesterday into a difficult position to save the Third Test. At the close last night when at last a cool evening breeze was beginning to bring some relief, England were 52 for three
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    • 263 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Biased. 10 Cockney's "present." 11 Berserk. 12 Miss O'Grady. 16 Flute. 19 Describing a road surface. 21 Three. 25 Gain an advantage unobserved: 26 Boutique. 27 Nimbus. 28 Matadors' gear. 29 Sobeit. 31 Advene. 32 Serving as a model. 33 Nice first name. 34 Glided. 36
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    • 215 14 Ar <***■ Haris Osman of Lorong Sarhad in Singapore Five is "a mad, mad boxing fan/' though he says "I have never boxed before." His hero is the Republic's light-flyweight Olympic pride Syed Abdul Kadir. He works in the same building as the champ, "but has never met and talked
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  • 298 15 How they finished at the post at Ipoh on Saturday Follow the horses marked with a Mona Lisa led Into the straight but was soon beaten. Siapa Kuat hit the front challenged by Bulan Sapuloh and Progressive. Bulan Sapuloh forged ahead half a furlong out to win by 1| lengths
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  • 933 15 By Scrutineer Malaysian Royal who finished second over s£f on the first day of the meeting at Ipoh again failed when third over 6f on Saturday. But don't write him off. He has lots of room for improvement, and will win races this season. Perhaps
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  • 398 15 SUPER BOWL FOOTBALL Los Angeles. Monday. The business-like Miami Dolphins powered their way to their first world championship ye st e r day when Bob Griese picked apart the Washington Redskins celebrated defence for a 14-7 Super Bowl victory. Before a record Super Bowl crowd of
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  • 56 15 New York, Monday Disappointed Redskins football fan Richard M. Nixon said yesterday the Super Bowl "was a fine game," even if the Washington team did lose. Deputy Press secretary Neal Ball said the President "thought it was one of the best super bowl games because there was
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  • 67 15 Christchurch, Monday. The Pakistani batsmen scored freely yesterday to set up a strong position at the end of the second day's play in their three-day cricket match against Canterbury here. Resuming their overnight score of 180 for four, the Pakistanis took their total to 404 for a first
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  • 24 15 Moscow. Monday Sergei Chetverukhin, runner-up in last year's Olympics and World championship, won the Soviet men's figure skating title yesterday:, VI
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    • 158 16 Today Is Mon da y, January 15, the 15th day of 1973 with 350 to foUow. THE MOON: Approaching its full phase. THE MORNING STABS: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STAB: Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Saturn. American Negro leader Martin
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    • 386 16  -  By Ranjeet Singh Dash it! The Joker struck again. He giggled. He laughed. He made me sick. I blew a whistle right into the mouthpiece. Exit the Joker. Not all crank calls are Jovial. Most are costly. The Fire Brigade gets an average of about
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    • 53 16 Indeed it's quite a switch from electronics to modelling. Pauline Ng, 21, spent two years working for an electronics firm -r- but all the while she had her mind fixed on modelling. She's now a lounge hostess at a leading hotel apart from being a part-time model. Picture
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    • 116 16 The argument around the dinner table of the Gindri family, in Salassa, Northern Italy, was the same every night/ Father Luigi Gindri, 50, could not tolerate the long hair of his 21-year-old son Walter, a garage mechanic. "You don't want to obey me, but that
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    • 49 16 AH FOOK: First it was Christmas, then the New Year and now Hari Raya Haji. Don't you think it's nice to have holidays on Mondays? MEI LIN: Certainly, but you better keep in mind that all rest and no work is pot really our way of life.
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