New Nation, 2 February 1973

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1 22 New Nation
  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, February 2, 1973 No. 628 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1973
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  • 274 1  -  HK group buys Hotel Malaysia By Pauline Khng A total of $32 million changed hands in the Hotel Malaysia car park yesterday. A cheque for that sum was handed over to Mr. P.F. Chen of the Goodwood Hotels Corporation by Mr. H.M.G. Forsgate, general
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  • 603 1 ...or Saigon will fall to Reds UPI and Reuter New York, Friday President Thieu has said that he may ask for the return of US air power if the communists defied the ceasefire, "because without such aid, South Vietnam will fall under communist control." But the
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  • 296 1 Reuter Washington, Friday. Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger said last night President Nixon ordered the Christmas bombing of Hanoi to loosen South Vietnam's rigid position in the peace talks as well as to persuade North Vietnam to negotiate seriously. "It was decided to try to bring home to
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  • 170 1 United Press International New York, Friday A 51-year-old Alaska native was in satisfactory condition today after he had to cut off his own hand to save himself from freezing to death. Thomas Hofseth told hospital officials he lopped off nls hand with
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  • 183 1 Reuter Manila, Friday Philippines President Marcos yesterday proposed a system of .payment within the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) which he said would help the member countries conserve vital foreign exchange. He said in a statement issued by the Presidential Palace that his proposal would
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  • 352 1  -  ...from two countries By Ivan Lim Cattle and sheep imports from Thailand and Indonesia haw been banned in a government move to prevent a local outbreak of the deadly foot and mouth disease which has already claimed more than 2000 heads of imported livestock. Troops
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  • 66 1 The Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore will be closed today and on Monday for the Chinese New Year holidays. The Singapore trading room will reopen for business on Tuesday. From that day onwards, there will also be a change
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  • 12 1 Police reported 79 accidents yesterday. Eight were serious, one fatal.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 202 2 Raids in 3 areas By Douglas Chan Police have stepped up their raids on shops and other premises to ensure that the total ban on cracker-firing is fully observed. Most of the raids were concentrated in the Chinatown, Joo Chiat and Geylang areas. It is
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  • 38 2 The Istana grounds will be open to the public tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. People are reminded to help keep the grounds free of litter. Public health inspectors will be on duty.
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  • 139 2 These were the lights of Chinatown and the crowd they attracted last night as Singaporeans got ready to usher in the year of the Ox. These last-minute shoppers inched their way under the trail of blading lights haggling for gifts and food, for the
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  • 287 2 The family of Nanyang Siang Pau chairman and managing director Mr. Lee Eu Seng is seeking legal advice on his detention under the Internal Security Act. Mr. Lee Han Seng, the younger brother, said: "We are seeking the advice of our lawyers but whether or not
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  • 66 2 A labourer. Teo Bok Eng. 54. was killed yesterday when a 150 lb. bag of flour fell on him on board the vessel Sumut Sakhon at the Outer Roads. According to the police, Teo was working inside the centre hold of the vessel when the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 23 2 Sports diary SOFTBALL Singapore Industrial Easy Pitch League. (King's Rd., 6.45 p.m.). SOCCER —Raj aji v PUB Kota Tinggi (Farrer Park, 5.15 p.m.).
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    • 149 2 I weather Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Jakarta 32-24 C Kuala Lumpur 33-20 C Bangkok 32-20 C Hong Kong 23-15 C Manila 26-21 C Taipeh 24-14 C Naha 21-14 C Seoul 6- 2C Tckyo 15- 1C London 8- 3C Paris 8- 3C New York Minus 3-m. 7C Montreal Minus 20-m
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    • 128 2 ainl'liMMUS: Today's winning number *****1 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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    • 350 2 HRPPEiIHIGS wh t^ y on Mrs. Louise Klerk will give a BEAUTY DEMONSTRATION at the Boy Scouts Association, Martla Road, at 2.30 p.m. The ROTARY CLUB OF BINGAFORE EAST Is hav lng Its luncheon meeting at the Singapore Hilton at 1 p.m. Dr. Keith O. Hawkins, a visiting British crlmlno
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  • 165 3 No cause for alarm; Ministry A case of cholera has been detected in the Tanjong Pagar area. The victim, 30-year-old man, is warded at the Middleton Hospital. Members of his family are under observation. They have to report to the hospital daily for examination. A spokesman for
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  • 195 3 London, Friday Sim Woh Kum, who with his wife, Mimi Wong, was convicted in the High Court of Singapore in December 1970 of the murder of a Japanese, Mrs. Ayako Watanabe, at the latter's home at Jalan Sea View, was refused special leave to
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  • 214 3  -  By Ivan Lim Som#» 100 households, affected by the construction of the Pan Island Expressway across Kampong Chantek Bahru, off 6i m.s. Bukit Tlmah, have asked the Resettlement Department for compensation and re accommodation. In a joint letter to the
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  • 74 3 A nine-day feast of Our Lady of Lourdes will be celebrated with a novena from tomorrow in Ophir Road. There will be dally mass novena prayers, sermons conducted in English and Tamil, and the benediction starting at 6 p.m. On the last day of the feast (Feb.
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  • 229 3 The French Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Marcel Flory, 64, will be the new doyen of the diplomatic corps in Singapore. He succeeds Mr. Nibhon Wilairat, the Thai Ambassador, 56, who will return home on Feb. 12 after six years of service in
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  • 87 3 Mr. S.C. Huang of Orchard Hotel has been reelected president of the Singapore Hotel and Restaurant Association, fcr 1973. Other office-bearers are: vice-president, Mr. Lim Ewe Hin of Singapore Hilton; secretary, Mr. Billy Theodas of Ming Court Hotel; treasurer, Mr. M.S. Loke of Hotel Equatorial. Committee
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  • 62 3 The Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore announced it will post an interest warrant to every depositor who holds a passbook in the computerised series, from today. The interest warrant can be presented at any POSB branch in Singapore for the purpose of updating the passbook with the
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  • 106 3 Jurong Town Corporation will have another 2500 units of flats in three months time. JTC chairman Mr.- Woon Wah Siang said the new flats would ease the housing shortage in Jurong. Mr. Woon was commenting on a recent press article which stated that
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  • 227 3  -  femininity not affected* By Teresa Ooi Strenuous sports would not Jeopardise the femininity of girls, a National Sports Promotion Board health official said today. Dr. Lindy Lin said: "There is no evidence to suggest that strenuous sports and exercises result In detrimental effects on a girl's
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  • In Person
    • 480 4 THE mobile WATER IS PRECIOUS exhibition made its first impact at the Mountbatten Community Centre the other day when it was opened by the MP for the constituency MR. NG Y E O W CHONG. A large number of residents and officials attended the opening
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  • 484 4 cnnmE [unit by PG Dear PG: A reai dog-lover will not care only for valuable dogs, will he? If you agree, I hope you can tell me why there are no mongrels at dog shows. It seems that all those on show are pedigree animals.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 221 4 NOW MORE FLAVOUR )N YOUR COFFK J to )> INSTANT COFFEE from HOLLAND MOCCONA INSTANT COFFEE There's nothing quite like Moccone traditionally Dutch to give you reel aroma in your coffee. Don't settle for anything less take a sip and get ready for a real Dutch treat. SMOOTH... as the
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    • 18 4 Wishing You A Happy New Year si t CHINA AIRLINES The flag carrier of the Republic of China
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  • 294 5 Welfare organisations are facing an aeute shortage of voluntary workers in homes for boys and girls over ten years old. Major Will Krommenhoek, the general secretary of the Salvation Army said: "There has been a tendency in the past for voluntary workers to
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  • 369 5  -  It's harder to detect By Douglas Chan Narcotics syndicates are now converting more and more opium into morphine before smuggling the drug into Singapore. This follows intensified security measures taken by Malaysian and Singapore authorities. So u r c es explained. that the conversion
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  • 26 5 The sub-committee of the Singapore Association for the Blind wIT hold a forum on the White Cane and Mobility at 2.45 p.m. on February 11.
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  • 30 5 The Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Ang Kok Peng, will open the third postage stamps exhibit on at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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  • 178 5 A survey on Continuing Education and Occupational Mobility, conducted by the Extramural Studies Department. University of Singapore, has received rather poor response from the public. The director of the department, Mr. J.F. Conceicao sa'.d: "Since the survey started two months ago, we have received very
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  • 184 5 A week ago the sky was their roof and it was a bleak future that awaited them. Today, Madam Chee Yeok Ee and her children not only have a temporary tome but a bright New Year ahead. Tan Mei Kam, 1, and Mei Keng,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 651 6  -  AMERICA Prom Michael Getter Washington Post The Pentagon has recommended expansion or the US Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missUe force so that all 1,000 of the strategic missiles eventually can carry the highly accurate type of triple warhead known as MIRV. For the
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    • 900 6  -  AND IN JAPAN... From Don Oberdorfer JAPAN The United States agreed last week to reduce its military personnel in mainland Japan by about 10 per cent and give up several major bases over the next three years to save money and lower the U.S.
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 536 6 What other Newspapers are saying: U.S. DOLLAR FTKMS UP BUT STERLING REMAINS WEAK The Committee of 20 Deputies charged with the responsibility of drafting ft new International currency system began a threeday meeting in Paris last Tuesday to put the world economy on a more stable footing.
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      • 277 6 JAPAN'S BUDGET The Japanese Cabinet has approved the budget for 1973. which totals as much as 14,284,073 million yens ($136,755 million). This budget of astronomical figures Is 28.56 per cent more than .that of last year and its rate of increase is the largest in 20
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      • 189 6 ALLIANCE VICTORY In the Kuala Kedah byelection last Saturday, although the Alliance candidate Datulc Senu Abdul Rahman obtained a majority of 6061 votes over his opponent siti Noor binte Hamid Tuah, compared to the majority ol 3504 obUined by Tengku Abdul Rahman in the 1968 general election; the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 253 7 UPI and Reuter Washington, Friday British Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath said here yesterday that there were still real grievances about US trade barriers. Speaking at a Press Club luncheon shortly after he began talks with President Nixon, Mr. Heath said: "You have complaints about
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  • 130 7 The festive spirit is in the air and hotels in Singapore have gone all out to spruce up their premises. Shangri-La Hotel, for instance, has set ud a pleasant traditional decoration in its lobby. Highlights of the set-up are the mouthwatering "delicacies." an integral part
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  • 286 7 Reuter London, Friday.—Britain and France yesterday insisted they would press ahead with the supersonic Concorde despite the dramatic loss of their best American customers. But it was admitted that production may now be drastically slowed. Heavy gloom settled on governments and manufacturers as
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  • 173 7 United Press International Washington, Friday. Senator William Fulbright threatened yesterday to cut off foreign aid funds until President* Nixon agrees to release about US$l2,OOO million in impounded funds for domestic programmes. Senator Fulbright raised that possibility at a hearing by a Senate subcommittee into Mr.
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  • 278 7 'Good to quit C'wealth' United Press International Kampala, Friday President Idi Amin said yesterday he would "put pressure" on the local British community if Uganda was expelled from the British Commonwealth. The comment followed a demand by a British Member of Parliament for Uganda's exclusion from
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  • 161 7 Reuter •Sao Paulo. Friday.—Belligerent Indian tribesmen in northern Brazil, their skins painted with war colours, stormed a jungle outpost and killed three government workers sent to pacify them, riddling their bodies with arrows. A fourth government worker, Luis Duarte. escaped by scaring off the
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  • SHOPPING
    • 807 8 The new year Is definitely here. For the Chinese, it starts tomorrow and like all other new years it is time to look at the past to prepare for the futu re. Resolutions need to be made and homes turned upsidedown to present a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 118 8 You can still shop Cool, Calm, y&JM Collected, because we're open till 5 P«m« today for last minute Shoppers like you. Welcome to PEOPLE'S EMPORIUM! PEONE'S Geylang Rd/Tg Katong Singapore KONG HEE FATT CHOY HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO M PAY FOR HONESTY? TUcRRISi v 3 r ''ci Ml'Dt
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    • 233 8 eastern united OFFERS vannr With Every Purchase of Beautiful CARPETS WALLPAPERS worth *450/ or more Hurry! While Stocks Last MM 111 Wide selection of the Right Materials Colours of beautiful CARPETS WALLPAPERS. So whatever kind you have in mind you can be sure of the right choice. Consult our experts
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  • 360 9  -  I CAMERA By WANG SU FAH This first prize colour print, In the Woods (right) won for Mr. Low Cheen Khoon, of 103. Watson Road, Port Klang, an air trip to Japan in the Kodak Pocket Instamatic Camera photographic contest. The side lighting effect was
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  • 243 9 Singaporeans will be able to travel cheaply to the United States and enjoy a package holiday if plans by a charter airline materialise in June. Trans International Airlines. one of the largest charter airlines in the US, is making arrangements with local
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  • 34 9 Mr. George Thia, a certified accountant, will conduct a 10-lecture course on Advanced Accounts, organised by the Department of Extramural Studies. University of Singapore, at Nissen Hut 6A on Wednesday at 7.30 p.m.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 163 9 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 primes. 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photographers. t. Minimum size is 6" x ft" on glossy surface. 3. An
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 313 9 Housewife wins $15 prize ■j.* m Quiz object No. 181 Last Monday's quiz photograph showed a plastic spoon. The first prize of $15 goes to Mrs. Tan Beng Neo. a housewife. of Middlesex Road. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last nieht. The next correct
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  • 431 10 Earlier speculation that the ANZUK Force is heading for disintegration following the electoral victory of Mr. Gough Whitlam's Australian Labour Party has proved to be groundless. The Australian battalion which is due to return at the end of this year will leave Singapore as scheduled, but
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  • 67 10 rrYirvv^rTY^Tv^! 'JljJIyj jjij by ISPY The Netherland Government Is offering a number of international post-gra-duate courses to graduates serving in the Government Service. Among them is a 3V 2 month course on potato production. Applicants should be engaged in potato production presently and in future, and should
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  • 1088 10  -  PANG CHENG LIAN There is a ceasefire in Vietnam, but it doesn't mean that there will be peace." was the cynical comment 1 got last week when I asked a Government official for his reaction to
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  • Letters
    • 211 10  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer. RTS. Singapore. 11 This has reference to the letter by Jerry, Su, Mat and Ley which appeared in the New Nation of 9th January 1973. May we clarify, please. Passes were issued, on re quest, to members of the public to
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    • 166 10 I thought it was the intention of the government to encourage the people to travel. Even ASEAN members have endorsed this principle. But there seems to be a contradiction and mix-up in policy. The Inland Revenue Department has decided to tax the whole amount of
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    • 85 10  -  CORINNA DIEU (Mrs.) Public Relations Officer, Housing and Development Board. Singapore. 2. Our Investigation into the repainting work of Block 106 ToaPayoh (NN, January 22) showed that many of the TV aerials are erected very close to each other. It was inevitable therefore. that some antennae
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    • 165 10  -  GARY S.C. GOH The ceasefire in South Vietnam began on Sunday. 28th Januarv 1973. This is what I have to sav of the ceasefire accord. Accord in Paris at last—the world awaits the news with bated breath. For tragic is the ravage in Vietnam and
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    • 198 10  -  S. CHINNIAH This Is my reply to Edgar Hartmann's letter which appeared In your Issue of 26th January. It's true that most Indians do not buy the newspapers because they are impecunious, but the news is served to them by the more fortunate ones, by word
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  • Our Heritage
    • 1245 11  -  PRESENTED BY BETTY L. KHOO The passing years have been a silent witness to the many changes at Raffles Place. The clatter of horses' hoofs and the soft £>ad of rickshawpullers' feet have given way to the rumble of cars.. Dilapidated
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    • 633 11 Q: What is artificial insemination? Is it a good idea? A: Artificial insemination is a technique for fertilising a woman when it can't be done the regular way. On the surface it seems to be a simple straightforward solution to the problem of a fertile
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    • 466 11  -  Dr. David Reuben Q. I've heard a lot of talk recently about sex and violence, but I'm not sure exactly what the connection is. Are some people really sexually excited by seeing other people getting hurt? A: More than most of them are willing to admit.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • TREND
    • 695 13 Ex-Mrs. Hughes steps out from the shadows into a basy family life Jean Peters is living, walking, breathing proof that women can keep secrets. For 14 years she was married to Howard Hughes, the mysterious billionaire whose movements fascinate the world. Now that
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    • 571 13  -  The female front From Kate Holliday I am a great admirer of women especially those who possess wily femininity. The flirting, the helplessness, the deliberate charm are fine—if, unlike me, you know how to use them to trap some guy or to
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    • 545 13  -  EATING IN »l nia i/ r>i in/ with MAK CHIK It's a safe bet that every Chinese home in Singapore now has a pile of gleaming mandarin oranges. Oranges (which incidentally are native to China and spread to the rest of the world several centuries ago) ar-> always
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 82 13 > W/< m NEW NATION NEW 20 cents per word minimum 10 words M Ls4si^l I kg<s WISHING OUR MANY CUSTOMERS and FRIENDS m M A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS YEAR OF THE OX m {CyM ■ii rri AND A BIG WELCOME to LA SELGO CAFE RESTAURANT 6c BAR (RED
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 620 14 Gilani Jute and Textile Mills which came to the market in 1970 appears to be dire straits for according to the company's own description its "present position is critical with substantial stocks of bags unsold, and no funds available to
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    • 407 14 While gold still glitters on the international monetary scene, It is slowly but surely diminishing in importance, First Nat'ona! City Bank said yesterday. Deep-seated differences among governments on the monetary role of gold surfaced recently between those who wish to keep a central role
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    • 29 14 Taipeh, Friday. Taiwan's textile exports last year were estimated at US$lOOO million ($2,800 mil.) some US$3OO million more than the previous, the Central News Agencv said yesterday.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 110 14 An easier trend prevailed On the pre-holiday Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Trading was brisk in the morning session but slowed down in the afternoon. The Straits Times Industrial Ordinary index showed a rise of 3.23 points to 520.03. However, a drop of 0.15 point was
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      • 54 14 Closing priccs (in yen) yesterday. Nippon Electiic 300 Nippon Steel 165 Fujikoflii 235 Konlshii oku Photc Ind 261 Hitachi 250 Komatsu 380 Isuzu Motor 295 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind 242 Tokyo Shibaura Electric 156 Toshiba Machinery 246 Gunze Sangyo 488 Oriental Terminal Products 142 Sailor Pen 165 Nippon Oas 370
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      • 200 14 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday: Paribas 210 (210) lndochine 265 (261.60) Foncier 400.90 <401.10) Prlntemps 149.50 (149) CGE 460 (463) Bull 70 (69) Royal Dutch 152.60 (195.10) Michelin 1780 (1785) Thomson 186 (187.50) CFP 210.10 (211.20) Rhone 167 (169) Air 360 (360) Philips 89.40 (89.60) Suez 351 (356) Citroen
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      • 253 14 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 101 Do Opts Nil 05 AOD 13 14 Allstate 21 23 Amad 08 10 Aurora Nil 18 Do Opts 04 OS Aust Ant 13 15 Bamboo 09 11 Beach 53 Nil Bounty Oil 01} 02 Bridge 23 24 Castlereagh 07 07V?
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      • 215 14 Alcan A1 24 Allied Chem 30", Allis Ch 10' 2 53"* Am Can 2S% AT T 51 A P 6'« Anaconda 20", At Richfld 79* 4 Beth Steel 27 Boeing 23 Boise C 10>% Burroughs 219 V Caterp Tra 64 Chrysler 36'1 Coca-Cola 143'4 Colgate 92 T» Contl
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      • 29 14 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 98&.78 toff 13.24) 20 205.43 (off 1.70) 114.10 (up 0.28) C 5 312.32 (off 3.00)
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      • 52 14 New York, Friday Prices registered a broad decline in heavy trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 bluechip stocks was 13.24 lower to 985.78 at the final bell The Dow had been more than six points higher during
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      • 106 14 Kyodo Tokyo. Friday. Many issues bounced back on buying at decline in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday. Although the Dow-Jones average recouped some of the big losses suffered the previous two days, however. the TSE price index for the first section further edged
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    • 1918 15 MING BLUK AND WHITK JAR. LETS, Attractive Ching Shallow Porcelain Woter-PVant* Containers, Fir* Figure Corvings 2 feet long panel. Charming Lote Ching Lipstick Cases. These Are CXir Chinese New Year Speciol. We Are EIGHTH MOON, 34, Greenwood Avenue (Hillcrest Park) *****0. EVERYONE KNOWS by now that we ore specialists in
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    • 463 15 TAT LSI BUILDING OFFICE SPACE TO-LET AS FROM APRIL 1973. ENQUIRIES: MARKET STREET, TAT LCI BUILDING SINGAPORE 1 TIL: ***** (MR. TAN OR MOM. CHOO) CLERICS REQUIRED for accounts and operations department for oir cargo company at airport. Senior Cambridge. Working Experience advantage. Good opportunities, Tel: Mary for appointment, *****9
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    • 196 15 EXCLUSIVE NOOOLE AND K.WEY TEOW —We serve Special Soup "for rlunch:—Steamed ciol Soup for lunch:—Steamed Pig &.<3in Special Dishes, Sweet and Sour Pork, Sweet ond Sour Prawn, Pork Chop also Desserts, Sandwiches, Ice Creams, Coffee ond Tea. Mo'aya Cafe Restouront 27 Stomford Rood, Singapore 6. Tel: *****6. THE MANAGEMENT OF
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  • 1064 16  -  By Blue Peter Royal Mark, trained at Bukit Timah by Colin Tulloh, can make amends for his failure in the Penang Gold Cup by annexing the Tunku's Gold Cup to be contested on the fourth day of the Selangor Turf Club meeting,
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  • 270 16 By Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Friday Blah Blah II did a winning gallop on a good track here this morning. Ridden by Terry Tan, the Natural Bid five-year-old sprinted smartly over 3f in 36 1/5. Lowland Chief (Jim Johnson) took the eye when he did 3f
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  • 334 16  -  By Dennis Chia Two local tae-kwon-do exponents became the highest ranking black- belters here when they were awarded the fourth degree by the Korea Tae-Kwon-Do Association. They are John Nah and Jimmy Too, head instruc tors of the Young Men's Christian Association and Serangoon Garden
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  • 147 16 London, Friday Gogi Alauddln, the young Pakistani amateur, last night upset world champion Geoff Hunt of Australia to reach the final of the British Open squash rackets championship here. Alauddin. the number three seed, won 1-9, 9-7, 9-1, 10-8 against Hunt, the second seed. In tomorrow's
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    • 171 16 Once upon a time there was singing and dancing and all the world was in love! 1 U u vr 1 '4 t I Sr' si j: n I 9 V v 4 If. 5* *i V*l 1 «l i, jV V 1 iA il f 9 U D'®;-!)'®''© /S)
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    • 95 16 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald PHILLIP... LISTEN TOME carefully/ your child has been born PHILLIP, WHY NOT LET HIM TALK NOW/ FOR ALL OUR SAKES/ E -^1 Sf i *mu =1 JS N THE NEXT BLAST iS GOING TO BE AIMED LOWER... ABOUT CHEST HIGH, DOCTOR' RIP KIRBY WHAT HAPPENED,
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  • 772 17  -  By Nancy Koh Syed Abdul Kadir, that courageous punching package, is our best bet for the 1972 Sportsman of the Year award, to be decided by a panel of four judges at 4.30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at Sports House. The good looking, smooth-taking,
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  • 130 17 New Delhi, Friday England cricketer Pat Pocock rejoined the MCC team In India yesterday and was told "you're playing tomorrow." Pocock, who returned to England 10 days ago because of the death of his father, flew into Delhi at 4 am and then travelled with the
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  • 39 17 Kingston. Friday Australia beat the University of the West Indies XI by 86 runs at Mona yesterday In a match restricted to 40 overs each. Scores:— Australia 196/6 In 143 minutes; Uni 110 8 in 140 minutes.
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  • 30 17 The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association walking squad will undergo the first trial on Sunday at 7 am. in preparation for the New Nation Big Walk on April.
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  • 456 17 TEED UP with HOLE-IN-ONE Sixty-six golfers including 30 women were in a group of 87 Canadians from British Columbia who have just completed an enjoyable four-day stay in Singapore. This was the second stop of a Far East tour for these golfing enthusiasts who arrived from
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    • 121 17 RADIO 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report 1.40 Lunch Date 2.00 The Heart of Juliet Jones 2.30 Accent on Rhythm 2.45 The American Cinema 3.15 Music Roundabout 3.45 Junior Corner 4.00 Tea Break 5.00 New Brief 5.03 Prog. Summary 5.10 Music on the Move 6.00 News Brief 6.03 Public
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    • 277 18 ...AND COST MAN A FORTUNE Melbourne Herald Kissing a customs officer is just not done, as Raoul Fournier, a 46-year old French businessman has discovered to his cost. In fact, his exuberance has cost him a small fortune and ensures that he can never return to
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    • 70 18 Leading in the Year of the Ox is 22-year old Sharon Tan, with an expression on her face that clearly says: "Kong Hee Fatt Choy". The 5 ft. 5 in. tall beauty is already dreaming of the gala time she is going to hove dancing,
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    • 137 18 Today is Friday, February 2. the 33rd day of 1973 with 332 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching its new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Venus. Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. Austrian violinist and composer Fritz
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    • 49 18 AH FOOK: At last something positive is being done to carry out the ceasef ire agreement in Vietnam. MEI LIN: I hope the people there will have a peaceful New Year for a change. I'm sure they still remember the Tet offensive and the horror it brought.
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    • 342 18 I 5 Singapon 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (B) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week 3.50 Exercise with Gloria 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.30 Close 6.00 Opening and Lucky Dip 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Hey Presto, It's Rolf 7.00
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    • 514 18 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN totjay. you are by nature a sympathetic, loving person. Always solicitious for the welfare of others, you put the happiness of your fellowman above your own, for only through his happiness can you find your own. You will have to be
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  • GO RACING
    • 882 19 By Blue Peter Kita Suka II will take a lot beating in the Class 3 Division 2 6f handicap at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The Idomeneo four-year-old was pretty useful last season, winning four races In fine
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    • 148 19 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MAKUDA I'Murvm Race 1 F'LIGHTS Bulan Marerahu B. TIME Fortune lights P. COACH Blooming Time B. MARSRAHU FortuMllffhta Race 2 TYCOON Born Lncky N. EXPRESS Tyooon N. EXPRESS Tyooon TYCOON French Court N. EXPRESS Money Race 3 8PEECHMAKER Gomanwyn AUROSA Hua-Le-La GOMANWYN
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