New Nation, 6 February 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, February 6, 1973 No. 631 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1973
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  • 10 1 Police reported 73 accidents yesterday. Twelve were serious.
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  • 185 1 The Chinese New Year of the Ox ushered in a bullish trend on the post-holiday share market this morning. Trading, however, was selective. Highlights in the industrial sector were Haw Par and Fitzpatricks, which gained $7.40 and $5.60 to $18.80 and $17.80 respectively. Other industrial stocks which
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  • 225 1  -  Supplies fall by 50 p.c. B; Abby Tan Housewives rushed for scarce beef ajid mutton in the markets this morning as supplies fell 50 per cent below normal with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among imported cattle and sheep. Only the frozen varieties were
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  • 111 1 Mrs. Joyce Nolde places a single rose on the coffin of her husband, Lieutenant Colonel William Nolde the "last" American soldier to die in the Vietnam war. The brief ceremony was held at the Arlington National Cemetery—the burial ground for those who risked
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  • 34 1 London, Tuesday.—A 21-year-old West German bank clerk was yesterday sentenced In Edinburgh to life Imprisonment for killing his teenage bride on their wedding day by pushing her over a cliff.
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  • 218 1 under heavy pressure as gold moves up Frankfurt, Tuesday. The US dollar came under continuing heavy pressure yesterday and after Initial signs of rallying, barely held ground on most European currency exchanges. As the flight from the dollar spurred by the massive 1972 US trade deficit—continued, gold came in for
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  • 155 1 Ong Ek Piong, 20, of MacPherson Lane, was found dead below his home last night after he was locked out of his flat. According to police, he returned to his 10th floor flat at 10.45 pjn. but was unable to get
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  • 62 1 New York. Tuesday—Juan V. Corona was sentenced in Fairfield to 25 consecutive life terms yesterday for the biggest mass murder in US history. Corona, 38, a Mexican national from Yuba city, California, was convicted last month of hacking and stabbing 25 drifters to death In
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  • 161 1 A 17-year-old youth was killed by a fiveman gang armed with parangs and poles outside the Golden City Theatre in Margaret Drive at 1.45 a.m. today. Ng Kim Huat of Block 21, Margaret Drive, was returning after a midnight show when he and two friends were
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  • 462 1 US to beef up the air force UPI Reuter Phnom Penh, Tuesday The US has promised to beef up Cambodia's air force one of the smallest in Asia with six C-130 Transport planes and a squadron of A 37 jet fighter bombers, according to military sources
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 597 2  -  *60 deaths so far' By Bharathi Mohan Villagers at Changl Point believe that the drowning of two teenagers during the weekend was caused by a "spirit" of a submerged "shrine." The "shrine," according to them, is a 10ft rounded stone protruding at the mouth of
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  • 143 2 Sixty four candidates have Deen nominated for the 55 seats in the coming Chinese Chamber of Commerce committee election. In the Hokklen section, there are 30 candidates vving for 23 seats. The Teochew side has sent in 11 names for the allotted
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  • 439 2  -  Survey 'a wide one* By Rav Dhaliwal The Consumers' Association of Singapore (CASE) is conducting a mammoth survey here on increases in the cost of living index especially over the past few years. According to the executive secretary of CASE, Mr. Ivan Baptist,
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  • 60 2 London, Tuesday, Britain Is to undertake a special airlift of food supplies to parts of Nepal suffering from famine, the government announced yesterday. The Foreign Office Minister, Mr. Anthony Royle, told Parliament that aircraft of the Royal Air Force four Hercu'es transports and a Puma helicopter
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  • 213 2 Another 20 Singaporeans will soon be sent to Japan for training In the manufacturing of lifts and escalators under a $30 million Joint venture agreement between the two countries. The agreement, signed recently, will put the Republic among the world manufacturers of
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  • 75 2 Dacca. Tuesday Twelve people died and 31 were injured in a clash in the Sitakund industrial area near Chittagong, about 140 miles C 224 4cms) south-east of here, an official announcement said last night. The announcement said armed miscreants attacked the labour colony in the area
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  • 61 2 Cairo. Tuesday. The presidential council of the Egypt-Syria-Libya federation of Arab reoublics met In summit session here yesterday to discuss recent developments in the Middle East. The three heads of state President Sadat, Mr. Hafz Assad of Syria and Col. Moammar Khadafy of Libya held a
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  • 39 2 A workshop on outdoor education and camping will be organised by the Chinese YMCA, on Feb. 15 and lfi. Mr. William Suzuki, executive director of the Camp Harold Randolph Erdman of Honolulu, will be the consultant
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 419 2 HRPPEIUIIGS wh t a OVay on The Chinese YMCA is organising an INTERNATIONAL CHESS COUHSE, conducted by Prof. Lim Kok Ann at the Tanglin Centre today at 7.30 p.m. The National Theatre Trust in association with the Indian High Commission, is presenting INDIAN CULTURAL MISSION at the Victoria Theatre at
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    • 114 2 [weather! i world 30-20 C 32-23 C 34-21 C 23-18 C 30-17 C 23-17 C 23-18 C 9- 3C 9- 2C 7- 4C 4- OC J-m. 6C 8- 2C 10-17 C 31-22 C 33-21 C 20-20 C 21-17 C Singapore Singapore's weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today:
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    • 117 2 Today's winning number *****6 If the iast 8* 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. SvEiJ*2Ui!E OU I J de^
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  • 140 3 The Singapore Armed Forces Bomb Disposal Unit yesterday uncovered four handgrenades, believed to be war relics, near the Thomson Road General Hospital. The bomb experts detonated them on the spot. Armed with mine detectors, the men then continued their search for more bombs for about
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  • 324 3 A water pollution expert, Mr. Matthew Kershaw, has recommended that effective treatment of industrial waste material be divided between government and industry to reduce cost. Mr. Kershaw has been sent here by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNEDO) as an adviser to the Singapore
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  • 40 3 Canberra. Tuesday—The British Defence Secretary, Lord Carrington, left Australia this morning for Jakarta after four days' talks with Australian Government officials. After Jakarta, Lord Carrington will visit Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Washington before returning to London.
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  • 26 3 The Chinese YMCA will conduct a 10-session course on Chinese cultural dancing for teachers starting on Saturday at 10 a.m. Telephone *****1 for details.
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  • 117 3 United Press International Chiang Mai, Tuesday.— The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisurl Agong of Malaysia accompanied by King Bhumlbol AdulyadeJ and Queen Sirlkit of Thailand yesterday watched an elephant logging display staged by the Forestry Industry Organisation at Mae Sa waterfall
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  • 63 3 The Singapore Polytechnic Is inviting tenders from contractors for the cleaning of buildings and/or grass-cutting at its Princess Mary, Ayer Rajah, and Prince Edward campuses. Det a 1 led specifications and conditions are obtainable from the Supplies Officer, Singapore Polytechnic, Prince Edward Road, on payment of
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  • 240 3 Johor Baru, Tuesday Mentri Besar Datuk Haji Othman Sa'at has urged stall-holders In the markets here to keep down the price of meat, fish and vegetables. He said there has been complaints about the soaring price of food In the markets. "I know that you as
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  • 379 3  -  1.6 m man-hours without injury By Sonny Yap The Esso refinery at Pulau Ayer Chawan has clocked 1.6 million man-hours during the past two years without any lost time through injury. This new record in industrial safety was achieved on Jan. 8 this year according to
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  • 157 3 The Housing and Development Board Is to sell its Post-war flats in Redhill Ksiaie. Informed sources said that the selling price of these flats would be about $10,000 each. It is understood that the Board has sent out letters to the tenants
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  • In Person
    • 541 4 Lion dancers also make opening a gala event Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 HOTEL MERLIN spared no efforts to make the opening of Its swimming pool area a gala event. Lion-dancers at the hotel's entrance heralded the opening as guests arrived and
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  • 286 5 United Press International New York, Tuesday A coalition of anti-war and draft resistance organisations launched a national campaign yesterday for nopenalty amnesty for exiled Vietnam war deserters and draft evaders. Mr. Michael Uhl, spokesman for the group, told a news conference the amnesty movement
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  • 26 5 London, Tuesday—British and Italian television companies are to bring the life story of playwright William Shakespeare to the screen—at a cost of •ome £24 million.
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  • 118 5 Prayers and hymns were sung in a solemn ceremony marking the installation of four Hindu deities in the Sri Manmatha Karuneswarar temple in Cantonment Road yesterday. The deities —Sri Ruthra Kaliamman, Sri Vinayagar, Sri Subramaniar and Sri Mu- neeswarar were brought in from the Sri Ruthra Kaliamman temple
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  • 257 5 Reds want France in United Press International Vienna, Tuesday The Soviet Union has asked for French participation in east-west troop cut talks, further complicating agreement with the allies and delaying the start of the conference. France had declined to take part In preparations for "Mutual
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  • 52 5 Dacca. Tuesday.—At least 25 people died when a small passenger launch capsized at Barisal. about 75 miles (120 kms) south of here yesterday, the official news agency BSS reported. The agency said the launch, the Ruposhi Bangsa. capsized at the Barisal terminal building as passengers
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  • 59 5 London, Tuesday. A New Guinean chief Mr. Wamp Wan fears revenge for boasting in England that he had killed up to 200 people in tribal wars, it was said today. Mr. Brian Perkins, producer of a TV documentary on Mr. Wan's life said in New Guinea it
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  • 234 5 United Press International New York, Tuesday—Black and white students fought with knives, fists, rocks and razors at two Florida high schools yesterday. Trie clashes left at least 18 students injured and one of the schools closed for the day. Thirty policemen used
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 291 5 Quiz object No. 183 Watch out for two quiz results WHAT IS I! The results of Thursday's quiz will be announced tomorrow together with Friday's quiz results. Due to a hold up In the delivery of mall because of the Chinese New Year holidays, we have not been receiving your
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 541 6  -  From Robert Elegant Washington Post CHINA The Chinese communists are aflame with righteous Indignation quite Justifiably in the view of most Asian specialists. As it has regularly for the past two decades, the old canard has just been raised again. This time, the Soviet Union—once
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    • 663 6  -  RUSSIA From Murray Seeger Washington Post For Soviet Jews still facing official opposition in their efforts to emigrate to Israel, the struggle has taken on new. tragicomic dimensions. Many of the would-be emigres face a Catch-22 conundrum with the Soviet bureaucracy.
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 543 6 What other Newspapers are saying: THE PROBLEM OF THE OLD IN SINGAPORE: Officiating at the presentation of Chinese New Year gifts to the poor old people in Singapore, the Minister of Defence, Dr. Ooh Keng Swee, pointed out that the problem of the old people was not
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      • 384 6 TO EXALT THE VIRTUE OF CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND: Mr. Chua Bian Chin, the Minister for Health announced two days ago the government's Dlan to raise the standard of medical service In Singapore. The plan Includes schemes to appoint medical specialists In private practice
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    • 894 6  -  THE U S From Lowell Ponte Washington Post In 1968, when I was editing a satire magazine, a "think tank" hired me. Its masters needed someone to write reports, they said someone with a bizarre mind. The reports, It turned out, were commissioned by
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    • 614 6  -  From Dan Morgan Los Angeles Times YUGOSLAVIA A young Belgrade student who was late for a law examination hailed a taxi the other day and asked the driver to hurry. "What's the rush?" the young cab driver said. "I already have a law degree.
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  • 198 7 UPI Reuter Bangkok. Tuesday. Pohat yesterday they ail tightened security in the Israeli emgs\^S tember Arab terrorist group was planning another raid at the embassy. Police said the new sabotage scare was triggered on Sunday after an anonymous Pjonecau which threatening at I
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  • 53 7 Madrid, Tuesday. The Spanish government has protested to Britain over Royal Navy manoeuvres scheduled to take place of! Gibraltar later this week. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Mr. Gregorio Lopez Bravo had sent the note to British ambassador Sir John Russell to express
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  • 370 7 Feb. 28 polling day Reuter Dublin, Tuesday Ireland's Prime Minister Mr. Jack Lynch has ordered a snap election to strengthen his hand against troubles that range from bloodshed in the north to the price of butter at home. Mr. Lynch's choice of Feb. 28
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  • 290 7 United Press International Santo Domingo, Tuesday. A small band of uniformed guerrillas landed in the Dominican Republic and moved into the Interior of the Caribbean island nation, the government disclosed yesterday. President Joaquin Balaguer met in emergency session with his military chiefs and ordered
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  • 99 7 Port Moresby, Tuesday.— One man was killed and more than 20 houses burnt down during two days of fighting over the theft of a pig In the Papua New Guinea highlands. A police spoxesman said today extra police were sent to Balk, about
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  • 256 7 United Press International New Delhi, Tuesday.—U.N. Secretary-General Dr. Kurt Waldheim yesterday met with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and later held a second session with Foreign Minister Mr. Swaran Singh, but apparently made no headway in solving the deadlock between India and Pakistan. Dr. Waldheim's
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  • 230 7 United Press International Addis Ababa, TuesdayEmperor Halle Selassie yesterday opened the annual ministerial meeting of the 41-natlon Organisation of African Unity (OAU) condemning what he called Rhodesia's unprovoked aggression in closing Its border with Zambia. The emperor said: "We condemn thi* unprovoked act of aggression. Zambia does
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  • 63 7 Dacca, Tuesday Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and two other members of the A warn i League have been returned unopposed In the general election scheduled for March 7i Sheikh Mujlb Is running In two other constituencies In one he is opposed by the leader of the
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  • 189 7 United Press International Reykjavik, Tuesday The situation on the deserted island of Haeimay took a turn for the worse yesterday when a new lava stream threatened to close the harbour, rescue officials said. The ash rain also threatened to bury the deserted town of Vestmannayjar even
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  • 102 7 Officials from four nations have left Saigon to begin policing tne nine-day-old Vietnam ceasefire. And they have already been given one battle to investigate the capture by a communist force of a naval station near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) dividing the two Vietnams. The ceasefire observers from
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  • 437 8 Normalisation of SinoUS relations Globetrotting Dr. Henry Kissinger, America's wonder "foreign minister," will be heading for Peking again; this time to discuss the normalisation of Sino-US relations. It is exactly a year since President Nixon's historic visit to Peking and in the past 12 months Americans have seen more Chinese
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  • 81 8 'JiJlJr/r i If) by ISPY Remembering a wife's birthday or the marriage anniversary is, as any married man will testify, a hard chore, the forgetting of which can create a real crisis in the home. A former ambassador, however, has worked out a strategy which
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  • 780 8  -  GERALD de CRUZ The reported intention of the Thai Government to offer an amnesty and land to the country's seven thousand communist guerillas is a step, but only a step, in the right, direction. It may help to wean
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  • Letters
    • 337 8  -  T. A. MUGAN Whilst the Singapore Police Force is exhorted to assume its proper role in the changing circumstances of today, it may be worthwhile to look back to its humble beginnings. H. F. Pearson, in his book, Stories of Early Singapore, gives us a glimpse
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    • 274 8  -  M. CHENG While it is a good Idea to buy a copy of the Bus Guide, some difficulty of carrying it around all the time can be foreseen, perhaps more for the men than -for the ladies who have* their handbags. The suggestion to have the
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    • 101 8 Whenever I pass by the back gate of the New Town Secondary School during the dismissal hour. I can see hundreds of children rushing out of a gate which is big enough only for two to pass at a time. They push each other In the
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    • 95 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore. 2. We refer to the letter by N.K. (NN, January 23) captioned New Name for Estate. The Housing and Development Board's new estate will be built on the reclaimed site along the former Marine Parade. It
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    • 140 8  -  YAP CHENG TONG Public Relations Officer, The Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore, 2. I refer to the letter by Frustrated (NN. Januarv 30). The Officer-in-Charge, PSA Pass Office (Tel: ***** Ext. 286) will be glad to assist if he can be furnished with more details, like the
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    • 236 8  -  LAWRENCE S.H. LOH, (M.A.) Mr. Robert 8. Elegant's column entitled The "Proletarianisation" of the Chin- ese Language by Peking published in your paper on 27.1.73 aroused some interest among students of Chinese language and literature. His comments on the Chinese language remind me of the "experts"
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 3456 9  -  Problems are the same around the world In some countries they beat children brutally, In others they spoil them rotten. Yet in others, children know no carefree childhood. They work in the fields, on the streets or beg for a living. In Israel, in a crowded apartment,
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  • SHOPPING
    • 824 10 Put some music in your life... A soulful A flute walling In the lonely night awakes one's emotions more effectively than a 50 piece orchestra. Thats what I think anyway and I do not really know why. Its really a matter of the environment and the kind of sound prevailing
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    • 78 10 PEOPLES PARDON lIS, WE OPEN TODAY FROM 2PM TO 10PM Geylang Road/T.anjong Katong Rd. S'pore. BUT USUAL SHOPPING HOURS WILL APPLY FROM TOMORROW. HAPPY SHOPPING. PEOPLE'S EMPORIUM honesty costs little 1 SOUTH EASTERN WATCH (PTE) LTD mgiipmi DRAGON BRAND SELECTED FEATHER FREE BIRD'S NESTS The most saleable and reputable product
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  • TREND
    • 548 11  -  LAMA WELLS Melbourne Herald What happens to a film star when her glitter starts to fade? She could go into a decline or, as is happening more often these days, start a new career outside movies. Joan Crawford
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    • 303 11 Melbourne Herald They call the House of Dior "the general store" because it sells everything apart from high fashion. And it's no exaggeration. Dior hats, shoes, Jewellery, stockings, belts, buckles and scarves are welldisplayed accessories. There are Dior* glasses, girdles, brassieres (though no
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    • 367 11  -  YOGA N BY TAN CHUNG LEE More spinal toning exercises will be discussed today. All these may be done after the cobra pose since they are basically variations. Of course you could do them Immediately after last week's Swan pose. First lie flat on
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 620 12 Bangkok, Tuesday: Trends towards establishing with China and the prospects of permanent peace in Indo-China were cited here recently as among developments which could affect the Asian trade scene. Mr. Praist Kanchana Wat, Thailand's Minister of Commerce, told the 16th Session of
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    • 302 12 Tokyo, Tuesday: Japan last year turned out a total of 6,294,438 four-wheeled vehicles to remain the world's second largest automobile maker, trailing only the United States, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association. The 1972 output total reG;sented an increase of per cent over
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 54 12 Closing prices (In yen) yesterday: Nippon Steel 159 Konlshlroku Photo Ind 289 Hitachi 235 Isuzu Motor 311 Toyko Shlbaura Electric 153 Japan Mall Steamship 245 Sumitomo Metal Ind 145 Nippon Kokan 175 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind 227 Honda Motor 800 Tokyo Radiator Mlg 192 Koa Denko 184 Automobile Parts PgJ
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      • 169 12 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday: Paribas 208 (209) Indochine 258 (261) Ponder 400 (399) Printemps 143.80 (143.50) C.GJS. 447.30 (450) Bull 66.90 (67.80) Royal Dutch 190.50 (190) 1761 (1755) Thomson 179.40 (178.50) CJP. 206.50 (205.50) Rhone 162.10 (164) Air 349.50 (848) philips 87.50 (87.30) Sues 838 (843) PeSSy'uß? 7
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      • 257 12 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time): A bale en 11 12 Do opts 02 04 Aod 13 15 Allstate 21 22 Amad nil 09 Aurora 16 17 Do opts 04 05 Aust Ant 13 14 Bamboo nil 10 Beach 54 nil Bounty Oil 01V6 02 Bridge 23 24
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      • 225 12 A lean A1 24% Allied Chem 30% Allla Cb 10% 52% Am Can 28% AT 4 T 51% A P 6% Anaconda 20 At Rlchfld 77 Beth Steel 27% Boeing 22% Bolae C 10% Burroughs 220% Caterp Tra 62% Chrysler 36% Coca-Cola 143% Colgate 94 Contl Oil 42%
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      • 30 12 Dow Jones closing stock avenges on New York Exchange: 30 Industrials 978.40 (off 2.41), 15 transport 903.00 (unchanged). 15 utilities (off 0.19). 05 stocks 909.9* (off 0.54)
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      • 154 12 New York, Tuesday. Tight money worries outweighed other economic concerns as prices declined narrowly In moderate trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. At the final bell, the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected b'ue-chip stocks was off 2.41 to 978.40 after
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      • 79 12 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange staged a sharp recovery yesterday in reaction to its heavy plunge last week. At the morning close, the market average was 4,800.36, up 83.92 on Saturday. "Hie market also welcomed the lowering of the margin requirement to
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    • 80 12 At a recent luncheon hosted by Overseas Life at the Hotel Miramar, Mr. B. S. Chong and Mr. C. L. Ng were named the star producers for 1972. Through their consistency in sales for the company, they are now full members of the Consistent Producers'
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    • 78 12 Container vessels of the Hapag-Lloyd fleet with a capacity ranging from 14,000 to 55,000 tons gross can transport not only containers but also cargoes which are not normally considered suitable for containerization due to their dimensions or weights. For this purpose, Hapag-Lloyd has developed
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    • 573 12 Jack Chia-MPH has informed the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore that it intends to re-furnish the Eastern and Oriental Hotel whereever possible and necessary. It also Intends to extend the hotel's capacity to 200 to 300 rooms. Furthermore, it intends to
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    • 765 12 Los Angeles Times New York The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has flnaly decided to put a concrete wall around the unfair and uneconomic structure of the securities business and, predictably, the New York Stock Exchange moved last to make sure there
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    • 205 12 Manila, Tuesday: This year may bring out further improvements in the Philippines' production capacity and an expansion of export markets. Secretary of Trade and Tourism Troadio Quiazon, Jr. In a round up report said the Philippines might expect in 1973 an expansion of export markets, including
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    • 368 12 Taiwan scrapped 220 vessels (1.6 million tons) in 1972 to set the pace for the industry world-wide. Ships came from the merchant marines and navies of many countries. Volume was up by more than 100,000 tons from 1971. Such other breakers as Spain, the United
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    • 60 12 (Holdings) has A hands with the a j?~ based InternaSh Company Norton mlfcc manufacture pressure sensitive tapes, Si" and abrasive company—known ?Sii c *—begin Thill e i, production soonfHoi the sviccesstrial production of the Bear brand cellulose tape pvr n« eral P ur Pose
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    • 23 12 it. .^Si ngt n Tuesday-ln hSi/uSSS? 8 yet to Ji ne ag ainst rising a government SKh*2J!S committee has J"*"'
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    • 448 13 3 SIND ORCHIDS TO YOUR FRIENDS OVERSEAS To the U.K., from $34, to Europe from $39, both inclusive of house delivery. Prices to elsewhere on request. AIR FREIGHT ORCHIDS CO., 43-F, Mendeley Rd., S'pore 11. Tel: *****7. FOR SALE HIRE AND HIREPURCHASE Home. Office, Wooden ond Cone Furniture, T.V. Sets,
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    • 536 13 PHILIPS SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITIO JURONG invite opplicotions for the foJlowIno four voconcies MAINTENANCE FITTERS (3 VACANCIES) PJCTKICAL MAINTiNANCI FIIIER (1 VACANCY) Duties are to maintain production machines and equipment Applicants for the maintenance fitter vacancies must also have working experience in hydraulics, pneumatic and electro-mechanical equipment. Applications ore to be
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    • 369 13 OLD CAR TRADERS, Lot 106 Junction of Mockenzie Rood/ Mayne Rood, S'pore 9. Tel: *****1. 1971 Mazda 1500 Stotionwogen, 1970 Ford Escort Deluxe. 1969 Volkswogen 1300. 1969 Toyoto Corollo Sprinter. 1968 Austin 1100 Stationwogen. 1965 Triumph Herald. 1964 Volkswogen 1200. 1964 MG 1100. 1963 Morris 1100. 1963 Joguor 2.4. We
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    • 212 13 BUYING AND SILLING RELIABLI USED Con. Pocific Motor Cedit Ptt. Ltd. Showroom at 511 Buk.it Timoh Rood AYi m.s. Singapore 10. Telephone: "*****1 /*****4/*****3. NISSAN 2-TONNIR LORRY 10 ft/MVi ft. body. Dotsun Pickup, Mazda Bongo 1000 Sfcrtionwogen New tyres reconditioned. View 30, Jolon Novena Barot. Telephone: *****2 Singapore. FAIRMONT CRUISOMATIC
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  • 1212 14 -SPARKLING RUN IN 'TRIAL' Scrutineer's Race L Review The Porky Donnellytrained Hard To Beat, winner of the Singapore Gold Cup last October, has a first rate chance of adding next Sunday's Tengku's Gold Cup to his record. The Teranyan six-year-old put up
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  • 139 14 London, Tuesday English League soccer may open on September 1 next season the latest start for 54 years. The Football League management com m 11 tee have decided to recommend a September 1 start in 1973-74, Instead of the customary second Saturday in
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  • 134 14 Perth, Tuesday. A fine spell of bowling by West Australian all-rounder Graeme Watson halted Victoria's progress in the Sheffield Shield match here yesterday. Watson took four wickets for 59 runs as Victoria slid to 187 for eight in their second innings. They led by 64 runs on first
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  • 266 14 Kingston, Tuesday. Jamaican star batsman Lawrence Rowe scored a solid 149 runs to help his team to a 238 run lead over the touring Australian cricket team at Sablna Park here yesterday. Jamaica's position might even have been more com fortable against the strong
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  • 324 14 Bridgetown, Tuesday. Guyana-born Rohan Kanhai was last night named captain of the West Indies team for the Test series against the touring Australians. becoming the first Guyanese to hold the position since the West Indies entered Test cricket in 1939. The greying West Indies cricketer,
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  • 167 14 Hong Kong, Tuesday. The visiting Portuguese football team, Benfica, yesterday heat Hong Kong's overseas combined team 3-1 in the second of a three-match series arranged for the Chinese New Year holidays here. The Portuguese led 3-0 In the first half. Left-winger Nene scored the first goal six
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  • 44 14 Zurich, Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday declined to admit an appeal by the United Btates National Olympic Committee concerning the disputed basketball final between the US and the Soviet Union at the Munich Olympics, an lOC spokesman saia.
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  • 123 14 Glasgow, Tuesday.—Glasgow Rangers, leaders In the First Division of the Scottish Football League, and Hibernian, who are third in the table, were paired today in the draw for the fourth round of the Scottish F.A. Cup. Rangers will be at home for the
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  • 30 14 Bangkok, Tuesday. Filipino challenger Erbito salavarria has signed a contract to meet world flyweight boxing champion Venice Borkorsor of Thailand in a title fight here on Friday week.
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  • 289 14 The Republic's physical educationists were yesterday urged to evolve a Singaporean system if the nation hopes to excel in this field. The call was made by the President of the Singapore Gymnastics A sso c 1 a tlon, Mr. Lee Seng Huat, at
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  • 66 14 Paris, Tuesday. Frenchman Max Cohen scored a surprise second round knock-out over Argentinian Jose Chirino here last night, flooring his opponent with the first good punch of their middleweight fight. Cohen, a 31 year old Moroccan-born fighter, will now meet American Emile Griffith on March 5 with a
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 117 14 KILDARE by Kan Bald km m■c r i p »v «S|Ktv,- 7 \fS3im& m Vf< 8 A Hi t illnOii IT WAS A BOVT NO. BUT IP YOU EVER HAVE MORE CHILPREN.... ANP ONE TURNS OUT TO BE A MALE... I PIPN'T WANT YOU TO GREET IT WITH A RIFLE
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    • 247 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Certain garments. 11 Declares. 12 Turn toward the sunset. 14 Aborigines 15 Playground item 20 Din 23 Crested plover 24 Obtain^ 27 Notices 28 Clip. 31 There: Lat 33 Letter. 35 Befalls. 36 Native environments. 37 Lively: Mus 38 Sit 39 Egg dishes 40 Inheritor 41
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  • 96 15 New Nation cameraman Steven Lee captures the action in the Seletar Golf Club "C" medal stableford competition yesterday. Above left V. Singam grimaces as he misses a putt. Above— S.S. Chong doesn't look too happy after chipping on to the green. Below Benny Ortega
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  • 490 15 Wellington, Tuesday. The New Zealand rugby union said yesterday the controversial tour this year by an all-white South African team would go ahead but there seemed a strong chance that the Government would step In and stop it. The union decided to
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  • 483 15 -FINAL TEST Bombay, Tuesday—This ancient city on the shores of the Arabian Sea can have staged few events which have aroused as much interest across the nation as today's Fifth and Final Test between India and England. Even the American tourists who are staying at
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  • 245 15 New York, Tuesday Olympic champion Kip Keino yesterday became the latest track star to turn professional. The middle and long distance runner from Kenya Joined the International Track Association. Keino, who won gold medals In the steeplechase in 1972 at Munich and in the 1,500-metres at
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  • 290 15 With martial arts groups set to streamline their respective organisations, the Karate circle has come up with a surprising proposition an islandwide conference on the martial arts with special emphasis on unarmed self-defence and its sporting possibilities. Declining to be identified at this Juncture, as- preliminary
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  • 494 15  -  r r~ tomino to crips By Nancy Koh Singapore's National karate squad will pitch its katas against some of the best teams in this region in the Asian-Pacific KarateDo Championships on March 3 and 4. Singapore, placed third at the Second World Karate Championships at
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  • Back Page TUESDAY
    • 144 16 Little Sarah Hughes is five years old and has been asleep for most of those five. Doctors are intrigued but have no explanation for the fact that Sarah sleeps 20 hours every day. She nods off while watching TV or having her tea,
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    • 80 16 It's a heady task mixing singing and studies but 18-year-old Taiwanese beauty, Jenny Tseng, does them all in her stride. In Singapore it is singing all the way at the MacPherson variety show now being held at the Cay World. "When I return there'll be many
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    • 42 16 TALKING POI NT AH FOOK: Our mighty midgets have done it again! Taming the giant Chileans was a timely ang-pow for Singapore. MEI LIN: I don't know much about soccer, but anything to boost the image of the game gets my vote.
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    • 523 16 Dutch engineers get same strange challenges. Apart from traditional Dutch skill in dyke- building, har-bour-digging and making the desert blossom like a rose, nations in any kind of trouble connected with land or water almost automatically turn to the Dutch for a solution.
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    • 134 16 Today Is Tuesday, February 6, the 37th day of 1973 with 328 to follow. THE MOON: Between Its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. British actor
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    • 147 16 do-it-yourself Danish lampshades t 7 Beautify your home with a do-it-yourself Danish Lampshade. It comes with simple instructions, and you can join strips and pieces of plastics together into a lampshade which clusters around a light source to lend your room the right atmosphere. Unique in designs, they come in
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 330 16 5 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 Peyton Place (Rot) 4.40 Close 6.05 Opening followed by time sllD 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Hogan's Heroes Kommandant Schultz 6.35 Hogan's HeroesFWY 7.00
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    • 615 16 RADIO 1.30 News followed by Share Market Report 1.40 Lunch Date 200 The Heart of Juliet Jones 2.30 Pood and Health 2.45 Concert Hour 3.45 Listen With Mother 4.00 Tea Break 5.00 News Brief 5.03 Programme Summary 5.10 Music on the Move 6.00 News Brief 6.03 Public Annct. 6.05 Dally
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