New Nation, 14 April 1973

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    18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, April 14, 1973 No. 689 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE SATURDAY, APRIL 14 1973.
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  • Article
    Schoolgirl raped and killed
    342 1  -  Grim find after all-night search By Wee Beng Huat, Douglas Chan, Abby Tan A 16-year-old schoolgirl was found raped and strangled to death at a vacant lot at Clementi Park this morning. Preliminary police reports Identify her as Chua Poh Choon, of Clementi Park. She is
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 74 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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    Lock icon Perfect race finish...
    82 1 Reuter Melbourne, Saturday A 16.677,216-to-one shot came in at this week's horse races at Pakenham, 34 miles south-east of Melbourne. The eight runners in the Cider Barrel Handicap (1750 m) finished in perfect sequence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 9. Originally there were nine acceptors
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    Low-cost houses for city centre plan
    490 1 ...to rid that ghost-town atmosphere at night The Housing and Development Board will build more lowcost flats in the inner city area as part of the Government move to inject people and life into the city. According to the HDB's annual report for 1972,
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    Marathon kissing
    48 1 New York, Saturday. Two southwest Texas State University students claimed the national kissing marathon record yesterday. Senior Justin Wallace and junior Valerie Boltin said they maintained a single kiss 24 hours and 45 minutes Thursday, best among four couples who kissed for more than a day.
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    Girl found dead
    50 1 A 30-year-old secretary Miss Chan Ol Lin was found dead at the foot of a 10-storey block of Housing Board flats in Oueens Cresent last night. Queenstown police are now trying to contact her family who are holidaying in West Malaysia. They do not suspect foul play.
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    Azure Light a good bet
    288 1 From Blue Peter, in Kuala Lumpur. The Garnet Bou-goure-Laurie Johnson combination should be bang on target with Azure Light in Race 3 and Mach Two in Race 7 here today. The stablemates were freely tipped on the course this morning. Azure Light was an easy
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    Lock icon 12 arrested in swoop
    144 1 Reuter London. Saturday Twelve people, among them apparently a Roman Catholic priest, were In custody last night after dawn raids on more than 100 Irish households in England and Scotland. The concerted police operation followed a num- ber of incidents in recent weeks Including serious explosions
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    What a jolly good fellow!
    233 1 With linked hands, they broke out into the sentimental strains of "Auld Lang Syne." The occasion was a farewell dinner at the Hyatt Hotel by the Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union for the Polytechnic's principal, Mr. E. R. Edis, who is leaving for London on April
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    Big Walk
    29 1 The closing date for entries for the New Nation Big Walk has been extended to April 19 at 5 p.m. See Monday's New Nation for entry forms.
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    Lock icon Russia urges the UN: Expel Israel
    96 1 Reuter New York, Saturday The Soviet Union has called for sanctions against Israel and its expulsion from the United Nations. Soviet Ambassador Mr. Jacob Malik told the Security Council last night during the emergency debate on the new crisis in the Middle East that
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    Housing standard 'highest in Asia'
    807 2 HDB target raised to 125,000 units a year The standard of public housing provided by the Housing and Development Board is not only among the highest in Asian countries but is also comparable to European and American standards. This was stated by Mr. Lee Hee
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    Songs for children
    96 2 The Educational Publications Bureau has recently published three books of OUR SONGS containing over a 120 songs composed by musicians and music teachers of Singapore. Book One has been compiled for children in Primary One and Two. Book Two for Primary Three and Four, and Book Three
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    New Zealand Night
    44 2 Air New Zealand's district manager, Mr. R. E. Birch, will hold New Zealand Night in Singapore at his Kay Siang Road residence next Wednesday from 7 p.m. The airline-sponsored motor racing team for the forthcoming Grand Prix will be his guests.
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    A one-man superstar
    414 2  -  By Mary Lee It was like a one-man Jesus Christ Superstar show last night at the Mandarin Hotel when Cliff Richard went around meeting members of the Press. He couldn't stop talking about the main purpose of his present trip. "I am making use of my music
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    Road tax: Stiff fines for late payment
    276 2 The Government will impose penalties for the late payment of vehicle road tax with effect from May 1. Those who own motorcycles and fail to renew their road tax after 14 days from the expiry date will have to pay an additional fee
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    426 students vie for 30 scholarships
    116 2 The Education Ministry has received 426 applicants for the 30 scholarships being offered to outstanding Pre-University One students. The one-year scholarships valued at $480 each are open to Singapore citizens or children of citizens. The Ministry is now processing the applicants and selection should
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    Baby show
    21 2 The Tiong Bahru Community Centre's women sub-committee will hold a baby show at Eu Chin Street on May 20.
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    Plans for safer toys
    309 2 The Home Safety Sub-Committee of the National Safety First Council is planning a series of moves to broach the subject of toy safety here. The chairman of the subcommittee, Mrs. Mabel Yarrall, said it would require the assistance of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) in
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      138 2 [Sviif m Oe*gn 62 "Teddy" on attractive shoe In toft white leather with bold bar s/rap and dainty decorations for the little ones. Sizes: 4— 9. For the Fashion Conscious girls "Little Lady" with smart bar strap and heel. Simple in style but smart in appearance. In white or black
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      605 2 HRPPEIIIIIGS wh t a O t D s ay on Mr. Ho See Beng, MP for Bras Basah, will open the WATER IS PRECIOUS EXHIBITION at the Bras Basah Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. Mr. Wun Kin Wah, a Nanyang University lecturer, will speak in Mandarin on THE CONCEPT OF
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    Lock icon Ancestor worship is centuries-old custom
    300 4  -  CAMERA ON SINGAPORE Jenny Lee Thousands of Chinese families have been flocking to the cemeteries for the past two weeks on their annual pilgrimage to pay homage to their ancestors. The Ching Beng Festival is one of several on the Chinese calendar for ancestor worship
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    Doctors may set up a teaching institute
    211 5 The College of General Practitioners of Singapore, in conjunction with the Singapore Medical Association, may establish an Institute of General Practice for teaching purposes. Speaking at a meeting of the Y's Men's Club, Beta Chapter, at Hotel Equatorial today, the president cf the
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    Baby show
    45 5 The Moulmein community centre is organising a baby competition on May 27 at 9 a.m. The competi tion, to be judged in three age groups, is open to children born between Nov. 27, 1971 and Feb. 27, 1973, and residing in Moulmein constituency.
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    University can 'help fill vacuum'
    337 5  -  Call for guidance By Ivan Lim The universities and polytechnic should set up a good counselling and guidance system to advise undergraduates who are intending to become teachers about shortages in the education service, a local educationist has suggested. Dr. Ruth Wong, Director of Research
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    Brawl: Case is closed
    249 5 The ANZUK military police and senior officers of the American warship, USS Prairie, have completed their investigation into the street brawl involving 100 servicemen at Sembawang recently. Their conclusion—no action will be taken against any of those involved in the free-for-all. An ANZUK spokesman said: "Disciplinary
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    Logo contest winner
    53 5 Mr. Eng Siak Loy, a graphic designer with the Housing and Development Board has won the first prize of $300 in the Primary Production Depratment's Emblem Designing Competition. About 200 entries were received from government departments, statutory boards, schools and private companies. Four consolation prize winners will
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    Language courses
    74 5 The Adult Education Board will conduct new language courses in May. At the Raffles Girls' Primary School, the beginner's Japanese, conversational Malay stage 1 and conversational English stage 1 classes will begin on May 7. At the same centre, the spoken Cantonese stage i, spoken Hokkien stage 1
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    Six dance on the 'moon'...
    199 5 The lunar landscape appears complete With smoky "lunar craters" looming out of the "moon soil" and with the suspended rotating earth in the background. There is an out-of-this-world feeling about the whole scene, broken only by six young "astronauts" who have landed on the "moon's
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      314 5 it. M Quiz object No. 242 Engineer wins Last Tuesday's quiz photograph showed a stack of staples. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Goh Wee Huat, an engineer, of Outram Road. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night. The next correct answers
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      67 5 weatherl in world 21-20 C 17-10 C 35-22 C 23-18 C 17-10 C 18-5 C 33-26 C 33-23 C 11-5 C U-4C 11-2 C 8-1 C 17-8 C 23-13 C 30-19 C Singapore's weather for 24 hours to 8 a.m. todayMaximum temperature 31.2 C. Minimum temperature 23.9 C. Total rainfall
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    $2 million gems grab at airport
    467 6 Bandit thumbed lift London Saturday A hitch-hiking bandit stole £400,000 (about $2.5 million) worth of diamonds and platinum at London's Heathrow airport yesterday, police said. The bandit thumbed a lift on a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) truck whose driver thought he was an
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    Opposition in Sikkim wins demands
    527 6 New Dehli, Saturday.— The leader of the movement for democratic reforms in Sikkim said yesteraay most of their demands had been granted during talks between the ruler of the Himalayan kingdom and the Indian government, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI). Mr. Dorji
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    Lock icon Six die in pile-up
    34 6 Rome, Saturday Six people were killed and about 30 injured in a motorway pile-up in fo£ near Milan yesterday. UPI picture shows several vehicles involved in the crash. UPI picture
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    Now rebels put out feelers for surrender
    239 6 Manila, Saturday Badly mauled rebel groups in the southern Philippine province of Cotabato have begun negotiations for their possible surrender before a government amnesty expires tomorrow, the Defence Department said yesterday The department said the rebels put out surrender feelers after 68 members
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    Lock icon Poll warning for Heath
    422 6 ...as Labour wins UPI, Reuter London, Saturday The Labour opposition party swept jubilantly into power in Britain's mini-elections and yesterday sounded a warning vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath's Conservative government. Faced with Labour's successes in the balloting for local councils throughout
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    Top Red back in limelight
    545 6 Hcng Kong, Saturday The former Chinese Communist Party Secretary-General Mr. T en g Siao-ping, has come out of the cold. He is alive and well and back as a deputy Prime Minister, according to Peking dispatches. Mr. Teng, 73, turned up on Thursday in Peking
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    Lock icon Skirmishes spark tension in the 'cod war'
    303 6 Reuter Reykjavik, Saturday Tension remained high in the "cod war" on the Icelandic banks yesterday following renewed clashes between British and West German trawlers and Icelandic gun boats during the night. The Icelandic Coast Guard said the gunboat Thor fired a blank shot
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    Now big battles rage in Cambodia
    139 6 Phnom Penh, Saturday Cambodian troops, backed by American planes, today battled communist forces on three major fronts around this beleagured capital. Crack Government Divisions were trying to open up occupied supply routes to the capital with the heaviest activity reported from Vr2 southern region,
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      101 6 NEW NATION NEW NATION BIG WALK April 29th is the date of the BIG WALK. Entrv forms in NEW NATION. 1) 20 km from Woodlands to Farrer Park Seniors, Juniors, Veterans. 2) 14$km —"Women "from Bukit Panjang to Farrer Park. 3) Bkm—Novices (Men, Women, Veterans) Secondary School Walkers, from Turf
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    Kerala-style food...
    703 7  -  Fish heads the star item here EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON Ask a Singaporean where to get good fish head curry, and chances are he'll name Gomez Curry shop. Way back in 1952. M. J. Gomez left his native Kerala for Singapore and set up a shop in
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    Love song that blossomed in war-torn Saigon
    897 7  -  UNUSUAL LOVE STORY OF SAM AND ANNE By Betty L. Khoo SAM AND ANNE, a singing twosome from Seoul are an unlikely combination. He was the conductor of a 36piece orchestra and she was the guitar playing and pop singing star of a
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      225 7 •C, r~ K W 3? U r vC n,v 'oH BUFFft r Fa^ ET a "the%° f cold and Oesens P^ h d p ae//a VtoL.- s p »«o Esp^; an a "fionette ai u G^IZZ' We also have Inn fo °d as well and Cli th e wagon. Roas
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    Co-operative can keep prices down
    449 8 Singaporeans, especially those who have felt recent price increases to be a tremendous strain on their resources, will happily welcome the announcement of the opening of the NTUC cooperative supermarket in June. The idea was first mooted by the Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew
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    The woman is quick
    81 8 rrnrrYv^rrv^-r^ 1 vJJI 1 'r) rjljr} by ISPY Derrick Tay's story about the quick thinking man in Monday's New Nation reminds me about the story of the quick thinking woman. This beautiful young blonde was seated In the hotel lobby and a man continued to ogle
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    The Bhutan prince in royal regalia would have looked like a hotel doorman
    906 8  -  EDGAR KOH I aimed the camera at the smiling prince and focussed. To my dismay, the automatic light metering needle registered "under exposure." I wrenched the aperture lever to maximum but the indicator remained stubbornly in the
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      Brain drain of doctors
      487 8 Pang Guek Cheng's article (NN April 7) touched on the main reasons why Government doctors are seeking greener pastures In the private sector In SingaSjre or Institutional pracce In U.K., Australia, New Zealand or U.S.A It Is no jige, as our M.P. Dr. Ong Leong Boon
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      Action on tree trunk
      70 8  -  LIM BENG LOCK Ag. Chief Fire Officer, Singapore Fire Brigade, Ministry of Social Affairs, Singapore, 6. I refer to the letter from Wong Wai Saow (NN March 20> and would like to inform him that the Fire Department is taking action to remove the dead coconut
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      Functions of a university
      212 8  -  T.A. MUGAN Professor R.P. Dore, external examiner in Sociology at the University of Singapore, is reported in vour paper to have said that "a university is an institution which trains tne students to think independently, to discipline their minds and to give them more knowledge. It
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      No action on complaints
      103 8  -  E. L. PHUAH I am a resident of Block 85-C, Toa Payoh. On the twelfth storey, there Is a flat which has been rented out to a couple who seldom stay there, but strangers often visit the fiat. We read about robberies everywhere and we are
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      Inadequate incentives
      162 8 As an added Incentive to serving as well as prospective civil servants who possess higher degrees, may I suggest that the Govern- ment review and upgrade the existing salary schemes for such officers. According to the present scheme, officers with a Master's degree are offered two increments In
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
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      Lock icon Tokyo takes the title
      593 9  -  It's the world's costliest city From Jerry Hulse Los Angeles Times According to a current UN survey, Tokyo is the world's costliest city. It even beats such proud leaders as Paris and New York for the dubious title. The pollsters weren't exaggerating. Not a whit. To
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      DISCOVERING CANBERRA
      1543 9  -  Garden city with no skyscrapers By Sonny Yap Once again, we were guilty of compressing a city into a threeword plattitude. As we left the Ansett aircraft at Canberra airport after a half-hour trip from Sydney, we were suddenly propelled into a cinematic world of colours and greenery.
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      Have brush will paint and hey presto, the 'Spirit of Singapore'
      525 10  -  By Tan Chung Lee A hobby turned into a profession that's how Mr. Cleve Walkington describes his penchant for watercolour drawing. In Singapore for the "umpteenth time," Mr. Walkington has just completed a contract for a local publishing firm
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      To Pablo
      68 10  -  A.G. HAMID The air at rest the breeze has ceased, and a prince rests in peace What is left to narrate his love and bohemian life, he confronts no innuendo For the universe is his. He has walked far and trodden the path that artists from all corners
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      Cover of the week
      101 10 Professor Raymond Aron comes up with another probing and thought-provoking examination of the flux of modern industrial society. Concerned with the nature of relationships between individuals and institutions, he focusses attention on three fundamental themes—the conflicting principle of equality and hierachy, the contradictions of socialisation and
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      The day 'Kitay' lost his throne
      714 10 Politics with a light touch ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY, by Dennis Bloodworth, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 233 pages, US $6.95 FANC CHENC LIAN. For those who are planning a long flight and are wondering how to fill those tiresome hours, my suggestion is to
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      By George Lord Brown has punched 'em all over again!
      529 10 IN MY WAY by George Brown, Penguin, 233 pages, $4 S.V. SUPPIAH. George Brown, one of the controversial figures in British politics, reveals most devastingly his experience as a man and a politician in his autobiography In My Way. He
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      DATE IN BENGHAZI
      277 10  -  THE CAMELTHORN PAPERS by Anne Thwaite, Penguin, 172 pages, $1.85. ■tWloiing Imiwer The review today—is by ESWINA NGAI Set in Benghazi. North Africa, this story is about Kate Dinsdale and her search for the lost diary of her friend's father, Mr. Lister. Mr. Lister had been stationed
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      No Grand Prix coverage raises old query
      1193 11  -  SIGHT SOUND EDGAR KOH The annual question as to why RTS is not having ''live" coverage of the Singapore Grand Prix is again being asked. Is it too big and complicated a job for RTS to handle? This certaintly cannot be the reason:
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      A legend of the lowlands
      552 11  -  CINEMA EDGAR KOH JEREMIAH JOHNSON starring Robert Redford, with Will Greer (Capitol). In the pollution-swamp, mud-raking lowlands, they have searched and found a hero—a legendary figure called Jeremiah Johnson who was up in them mountains around the time when the Crow Indians were as fierce
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      Visit by Indian 'voice'
      654 11  -  THEATRE VIOLET OON The "voice" of over 150 Indian films is coming to town to give two concerts on Wednesday and Thursday at the Conference Hall. He is none other than K.J. Yesudass, the man who has been "playback" singer for countless actors. Only 32. Yesudass,
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      See Chinese artists at work
      390 11  -  ART VIOLET OON A two-day Chinese Art Exhibition which ends today is one of the items of the Chinese Arts Festival organised by the Young Musicians' Society. An added attraction is the demonstration of Chiese art from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly by leading
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      The Doors open up a new sound
      529 12  -  DISC MARY LEE THE DOORS/F UL L CIRCLE (Elektra): In the 1960s this group was known as Jim Morrison and The Doors. Then Jim died in Paris, and one expected the group to disintegrate. But they didn't and when John Densmore, Robby Krieger
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      SINGPEX '73 grows big
      361 12  -  STAMPS ANDREW LAU SINGPEX '73, the fifth national stamp exhibition to be held in Singapore, will be staged at the Victoria Memorial Hall from August 4 to 10. It is jointly organised by the Government, the Singapore Stamp Club, and the Singapore Philatelic Society, and will
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      Benko gambit
      520 12  -  fCHESS LIM KOK ANN Since Pal Benko revived his defence it has attracted a number of supporters including grandmaster Walter Browne. In Singapore, Andrew Ee and Goh Cheng Hong have adopted it successfully. The opening moves are l d 4 Sf6 2 c 4 c 5 3 d
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      Enter The Four Seasons
      367 12  -  'food/drink LI PO I don't seem to be writing about restaurants too much these days as there has been a lot on the wine scene. I was very glad to hear that our old friend Llm Jit 800 (ex-Cuscaden) In particular had opened his new restaurant.
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      DEFENSIVE VALUES
      351 12  -  f BRIDGE GRAND SLAM In competitive bidding, particularly in teams-of-four matches, it is important to give accurate information to your partner so that he may decide whether to sacrifice, take insurance or make a genuine try. When such competitive bidding reaches a high level, often a simple pass
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      38 10 This coupon entitles you to one set of 20 "SPIRIT OF SINGAPORE" postcards at the special discount price of S4. Call over at the New Nation office at Times House. River Valley Road, Singapore 9 with this coupon.
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      306 12 Advertisement V GARDEN NEWS DRACAENAS The Dracaena or Dragon Plant family is indispensable for indoor and semi-shade situations, and this week we describe a few varieties. Our drawing shows D. sanderiana with slim erect stem and arching leaves in bands of green and ivory white. When fmall it makes an
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      278 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Washington residence--11 Tops. 12 Reliable. 14 Blur. 17 Armada 22 Concludes. 23 One of the Allen*. 24 Quiet; shy. 25 City in Madras 26 Greek market-place. 27 Memorable star 28 Engulf. 29 Upper crust. 30 Discourage. 32 City in Panama. 35 Simba's residence. 36 Ranee's garb
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Drastic change comes with acquisition of M & G
      385 13  - Drastic change comes with acquisition of M G f COMPANY Mil By Lee Yew Meng Motor and General Underwriters Investment Holdings has changed drastically since it was acquired by Haw Par Brothers International in August 1971. Today, It Is actively involved in trading and transport, financial services and properties though
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      Vosper profits go up 79 per cent
      45 13 Vosper Group's profits for the year ended October 1972 rose by 79 per cent to $7,082,468. The result was achieved after an increase of $44.4 million in group's turnover to $243 mil ion for the year under review.
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      The share market
      2028 13 INDUSTRIALS 1972/1973 t 4 wks Stock Closing Price Last Week's TurnIligll LOW ago Buyers Sellers Sale or over. 6.30 4.50 1.38 1.20 4.70 2.81 Ac ma Adhesive Tape 3.40 2.17 2.20 3.60 2.15 -0.18 -0.25 13 O 6.70 1.98 5.90 Ajinomoto 5.40 3.80 2.30 7 5.90 6.15
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      Savings Fund to make new payout
      145 13 Unit-holders of the Savings Fund will receive a gross payout of $2.52 on each 100 units held on April 15 This is equivalent to a gross distribution of $4.15 on each 100 units held before the two-for-three free split issue made in September 1972.
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      Market lacks confidence in week of unpredictability
      534 13  -  By Choo Siak Siew Share prices on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore went through a week of unpredictability as reflected by price movements. For the first two trading days, the market came under severe bear raids in which the Straits Times
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      Cargo delayed at Liverpool
      251 13 A shipping company has informed its clients in Singapore and Malaysia that their cargo may be diverted from Liverpool to other British ports due to labour problems in that port. Steelwood Carriers has already diverted two of its vessels to Cardiff due to labour problems and
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        343 13 United Press International Prices declined in slow trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange as investors generally kept to the sidelines. The Dow Jones average of 30 blue-chip industrial stocks was 4.67 lower at 959.36 at the close. Declines led advances 788 to 582 among 1757 issues
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        Paris
        207 13 Closing prices (in franca) yesterday. Paribas 237.40 (239) Indochine 246 (248» Poncier 438 (438) Printemps 136 (40.20) C.G.E. 498 (497J Bull 68.90 (67.50) Royal Dutch 192 (192.50) Michelin 2199' (2192) Thomson 230 (225.90) C.F.P, 206.50 (206) Rhone 185.50 (185.50) AIR 404.50 (406.80) Philips 90.20 (91.54) Suez 390 (390) Citroen
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        205 13 Kyodo The continued downtrend on the Tokyo Stock Market apparently came to an end yesterday morning, as investors withheld selling in anticipation of a rally. After opening lower, stock prices began to gather steam backed by buying at decline centering on blue chips. The Dow-Jones average of 225 selected
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        Zurich
        70 13 Closing prices (In Swiss francs; on Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 4135 30 SBC 3810 10 Credit Suisse 3720 20 Swissair B. 660 9 Swiss Reinsurance Wlnterthur B. 1900 10 Zurich Insurance 7975 —100 Juvena B. 2510 40 Nestle B. 3830 —100 Ciba-Geigy B. 2075 45 Baby Roche *****
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 13 Dow Jones closing stock averages on New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 959.36 (off 4.67), 20 transport 199.82 (up 0.23), 15 utilities 109.15 (off 0.35), 65 stocks 303.07 (off 0.95).
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    29 14 DEATH RODRIGUES, JOSEPHINE (DALPHINE) 85 PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY 14.4.73. C ORTEGE LEAVES 212-Z, RANGOON ROAD 15.4.73. (11 am) to Cathedral of The Good Shepherd, thence to Chua Chu Kang.
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      251 14 GREEK ELEMENTARY CONVERSATION I—2 hours weekly with Greek National required. Dist. 10 Phone: S'pore *****7 before 8.30 a.m. or between 5.00 6.00 p.m. TOKYO YAMANO BEAUTY CONSULTANT will be conducting beauty classes at economical cost. Please ring S'pore *****4 for full details. WENLY ENTERPRISE (TRAVEL SERVICE) West Malaysia 7 days
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    Lelah going 'down under'
    246 15  -  By Dennis Chia Singapore's breaststroke champion Alan Lelah will be off to Perth on Monday for two and a half months training under famed Australian coach Kevin Duff. The course under Duff will be part of Alan's preparation for the SEAP Games in September. It will
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    Kennel problems for 'Mad Dog'
    269 15 Steve "Mad Dog" Millen, consistently dogged by bad luck since his arrival here will miss the Malaysian Grand Prix starting today. This is because a German Schnitzer 16 valve head which he ordered for his BMW Alpina has not arrived in time. And because of
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    Secretaries join our Big Walk
    317 15 Ten secretarial students from the International Training Centre will add that extra splash of colour to the New Nation Big Walk on Sunday, April 29. The girls, whose ages centre "on the brink of a d u 11 ho o d", chatted eagerly about their
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    Ice victory for Russians
    47 15 Moscow, Saturday The Soviet Union clinched victory in the world Group "A" ice hockey championship here last night when they, defeated 1972 champions Czechoslovakia 4-2. It was the Russians' ninth victory in nine games in the championship, and they cannot now be overtaken.
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    US baseball
    29 15 Ameriran league—Kansas 12 Chicago 5; Detroit 4 Cleveland 3; Minnesota 8, Oakland 4; Milwaukee 2 Baltimore 0. National league Pittsburgh at Montreal (ppd colc?) —United Press International.
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    UK results
    14 15 DIVISION THREE Shrewsbury 0 Bolton 2 DIVISION FOUR Colchester 3 Stockport 0
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    Youth football
    23 15 Teheran, Saturday. Iran beat Japan 2-0 yesterday in the opening and only match of the Asian youth soccer cup tournament here.
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    Coles ties for lead
    68 15 La Manga, Saturday Neil Coles of England and Tienie Britz of South Africa tied for the lead yesterday with a six-un-der-par 210 after 54 holes in the Spanish Open golf championship. England's former British and US Open Champion Tony Jacklin was in third placc on 213,
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    Smith joins Laver
    187 15 Brussels, Saturday Wimbledon champion Stan Smith qualified last night for the semi-finals of the World Championship Tennis group's tournament here. Also through to the semifinals are Smith's fellow American Dick Stockton and Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver. Smith came back from one set down against his
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    World record
    73 15 Berlin, Saturday—Kornelia Ender of East Germany yesterday posted a world record In the women's 200 metre individual medley of 2:23.01 minutes in a swimming meet with the Soviet Union in East Berlin, the East German news agency ADN said. Miss Ender, a 1972 Olympic silver medallist, chipped six
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    Police struggle for points
    1034 15  -  THE SQiUASH RACKET WITH ERIC COOPER Last Tuesday's triptoUlu Pandan to cover the "match for the week" between SAFSA and the Police provided a bonus in that SMA Alumni clashed with ANZUK Changl at the same venue. While the latter match suggested a comparatively easy win
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      139 15 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald what do you nothing ...i /mean i WISH?J THOUGHT I SAW A... A FRIEND OP MINE 60 INTO THIS BUHPING 1 f4 V'w At i RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson m DO VOU THINK WE V NO, DESMOND. SHOULD DPIVE TO THE
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      464 15 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BORN today, you possess a mere or less easy-going nature, but that does not mean that you are necessarily easy to live with —or find it easy to live with others. You like having things your own way and, in fact, more than
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    Expedite is today's best bet
    1012 16 By Scrutineer Expedite appears to have little to beat in the Class 3 Division 4 6f (Race Three) and should be one of the top bets at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The four-year-old has the right form, and he takes any going. He won cleverly
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    'Kjell's my champion' says Ogimura
    520 16  -  ASIANS SWEPT ASIDE From Pavle Svabic United Press International Sarajevo, Saturday. Ichiro Ogimura pointed towards Sweden's Lanky Kjell Johansson. "There is my world champion. He is hungry, he's lit and he loves a good fight." Ogimura, Japan's "Mr. Table-Tennis" with a total of 13 world
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    Blancas in lead
    149 16 Pensacola, Florida, Saturday—Homero Blancas moved into a two-stroke lead yesterday, midway through the US$l5O,OOO Monsanto Open golf tournament. The 33-year-old Blancas, who already has had three top-10 finishes so far this year while playing in Florida, shot a 2-under-par 69 for a two-day total of 6-under-par 138.
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    UK season
    18 16 London, Saturday.—The next English soccer league season "will start on August 25. league officials said yesterday.
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    Today's selections
    172 16 SCRUTINEER EPSOM JEEP BLUE PETER CALL BOY. POINTER MAKUDA Race 1 THEATRE Windsor Lifht Q. OF GOLD Theatre THEATRE Hongkong Hero Q. OF GOLD Dual Wonder Q. OF GOLD Gold Tax THEATRE The Jaguar Race 2 JINGLE BELL Pioture House JINGLE BELL Eurobond JINGLE BELL Picture House JINGLE
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    TODAY'S KL RACE CARD
    1108 16 2.30 CLASS 3, DIV. 6 6F ($B,OOO $5,600 to winner) 1 ***** QUEST OF GOLD s (Quest) Tan 5 8.12 (d 3 9> F Dawkins 5 2 ***** BROCALBA LAO a (Jackys) J Donnelly 6 8.12 (d 3 9) Kingston 7 3 434 THEATRE VII a
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      487 16 5 Singapore 1.05 Opening and Sesame Street. 2.05 Saturday Matinee: The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer, starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Lpy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Valle, Ray Collins, Johnny Sands 3.40 Get Set Hockey 4.30 Gunsmoke: Death Train 5.25 Suara Adek. Adek (M—Rpt.) 5.40 S&ndiwara: Burung Terbang Diplpis Lada (Rpt) 6.30 News
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      Gypsy Bank looks set to score hattrick in Race Six tomorrow
      830 17  -  By Blue Peter Gypsy Bank has struck a bright patch and will take a lot of beating in Race Six at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The five-year-old New Zealand mare hit the winning trial at Ipoh last month when she
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      SELECTIONS FOR SUNDAY
      149 17 SCRUTINEER BLUE (PETER EPSOM JEEP ESZESM Race 1 OVATION Dendrobium TBI JET Ovation OVATION Trijet DOUBLE ADIOS Trijet DOUBLE ADIOS Oration Race Z RAINBOW WISH Highland Myth RAINBOW WISH Thumbs Up RAINBOW WISH Green Sword GREEN SWOBD Rainbow Wish GREEN 8WORD Smiling Tiger Race S L'ARC Tyche
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      SUNDAY'S CARD
      8621 18 ■MB 2.00 Class 3 Div. 2—6f. liiliflJli ($BOO0 —$5600 to winner) 1 ***** nun a (Chaas) Tallat 4 8J (F) Pataara 11 WONI (IS •tarted) 7-4-73 K.L. 9-0 6F (Podmore) CI. 3 Div. 3: 2nd. Mo—r Maker 1-11 cut. S-Si 3rd. Picture House 8-0; 4th. Eurobond 8-12. S-l-l'i.
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