New Nation, 18 October 1973

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    21 1 NEW NATION Singapore Thursday evening, October 18, 1973 No. 849 Price 15 cents M.C. (P) 33/73. SINGAPORE THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1973
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  • Article, Illustration
    NEW NATION MAN FLOORS ALI THREE TIMES...
    343 1 Lim Kee Chan, former Singapore flyweight champion and now Deputy Sports Editor of New Nation, stepped into the boxing ring last night with Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight champion and had Ali flat on the canvas THREE times. As hundreds of fans
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    110 1 In sluggish trading, prices were fairly steady on the Stock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. BUSINESS DONE: Malayawata (1) 2.85, (3) 2.87, (3) 2.90. Haw Par (3) 5.35. Harimau »3) 0.98. Eu Yan Sang (1) 2.00. Perak Carbide (6) 1.82, (1) 1.83.
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 93 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious and three fatal.
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    More Red ships move into the Med
    800 1 Washington, Thursday The Soviet Union has sent naval reinforcements, including a cruiser, into the Mediterranean, US officials said yesterterday. In what appeared to be a sign that the major powers are expecting a lengthy Arab Israeli war, the officials said the US airlift
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    Pledge by Algeria
    51 1 Cairo, Thursday. Algerian President Hou a r 1 Boumedienne told President Sadat yesterday his country was placing its full economic potential at Egypt's disposal. In a message to the Egyptian leader. President Boumedienne said Algeria has suspended all its development plans "for the sake of the Arab
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    Lock icon England out of the World Cup
    645 1 Non-stop attack—but Sir Alf's men draw with Poland Reuter London, Thursday Poland qualified for the World Cup soccer finals for the first time since 1938 when they survived a nonstop battering to draw 1-1 with England here last night and Wembley Stadium, the scene
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    Lock icon It's a new Arab attack—oil cuts
    777 1 It's a new Arab attack —oil cuts 'Five per cent off supplies to teach enemies a lesson' as Israel claims victories on the Suez front Reuter London. Thursday The Arab oil states last night threw the "oil weapon" into the Middle East war as Israel claimed it held the initiative
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    Stab death: Four held
    48 1 The police last night arrested four youths shortly after a 17-year-old shop assistant was stabbed to death in a gang fight at Jalan Buklt Ho Swee. They were arrested by three detectives who were passing the area shortly after 9 p.m. Investigations are continuing.
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    HK stars sign up
    37 1 London, Thursday Two top Chinese film stars David Chiang and Shlh Szu have been signed up to make a new film. The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, it was announced here yesterday.
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    40 leap to safety
    29 1 Dubai, Thursday Forty men leapt to safety from a blazing oil rig yesterday in the sea off this gulf port of the United Arab Emirates.
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    Lock icon The Kosygin mystery...
    68 1 Reuter Moscow, Thursday—Speculation mounted here last night that Prime Minister Mr. Kosygin had left Moscow on a secret mission connected with the Middle East war. Since he cancelled a meeting with Danish Premier Anker Joergensen yesterday Mr. Kosygin has not been seen here. There were also rumours
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      13 men in Death Row at Changi Prison
      238 2 Thirteen men are to be executed at Changi Prison eight of them for murder and the others for kidnap. It is understood they are appealing to the Privy Council against their convictions. Seven of the 13 men were convicted in the Gold
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      Othello
      27 2 Professor M. Baker, head of the English Department, University of Singapore, will speak on Othello at the National Library's lecture hall on Saturday at 10.30 a.m.
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      Plan for new machine to check silicosis
      271 2  -  SISIR may design equipment By Sonny Yap Granite quarry operators are planning to instal dust suppression equipment in a bid to eradicate the silicosis menace. Many have already commissioned the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (SISIR) to design and construct these
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      Fischer may visit S'pore
      189 2  -  By Judith Holmberg World chess champion Bobby Fischer may visit Singapore. Professor Llm Kok Ann, president of the Singapore Chess Federation said: "We have asked Mr. Campo Manes, who organised Fischer's visit to Manila, to talk to him aoout making such a trip. Fischer arrived in
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      It's sold for a song...
      159 2 Don't let the word "jumble sale" fool you into expecting nothing more than Junk and left-overs. It is definitely more than that. At least that was what Enclk Baba bin Said and his family found out, much to their surprise, when they dropped in at
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      Awards for doctors
      40 2 The Loke Scholarship Foundation has awarded three scholarships this year for government doctors for postgraduate medical studies in Britain. The recipients are Dr. Goh Choon Woon, Dr. (Mrs.) Rosalind Khoo Siew Nyong and Dr. Wee Keng Poh.
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      'New HDB flats turned into toilets' shock
      220 2 Several owners of HDB flats found their new homes in Queenstown turned into public toilets when they visited them recently. The owners said they were Just taking a look at their flats to see when they would be completed. One of them Mrs.
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      Local men to help in Saigon housing projects
      223 2 Singapore contractors look forward to playing a big part in South Vietnam's post war housing construction. Their contributions to the rehabilitation programme, however, will have to depend on the findings of a study team of the International Federation of Asian and Western
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      Italian trade team on sales mission
      110 3 A nine-member Italian trade delegation is in Singapore to push sales of a wide range of consumer goods. The mission is led by Dr. Francesco Palma, an official frc.m the Italian Ministry of Trade. Members of the team include manufacturers and exporters of jewellery,
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      Song recital
      34 3 A recital of Indian karnatic music and classical songs by Sangee thavalli T.V. Rathinam of South India will be held at the Singapore Indian Association, Balestier Road, on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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      From pools to poodles for Patricia
      215 3 Swimming super star Patricia Chan (right) is once again aiming for top honours. This time the target is not the SEAP or Asian Games but the Singapore Dog Championship next month. For a win, the 19-year-old swimmer is counting on a mischievous Australianbred cocker
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      Toto draw
      17 3 The next toto draw will be held at Colombo Court foyer tomorrow at 7.45 p.m.
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      Teachers' unions call off merger
      267 3 Failure to agree on details The proposed merger between the Republic's two Chinese school teachers' unions has been called off. This follows their failure to reach agreement on the nature of the merger. The Singapore Chinese Middle School Teachers' Union wants to retain its status
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      Ban on import of cattle may continue
      151 3 The ban on import of cattle and sheep from Thailand and Indonesia, imposed earlier this year following the outbreak of foot and-mouth disease, is likely to continue for an indefinite period. The Ministry of National Development said no decision has been made as
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      Dinner date
      38 3 Mr. Wee Toon Boon, the Minister of State for Environment, will attend the Fourth anniversary dinner of the Singapore Glass Merchants and Glaziers Association at the Northern Palace Restaurant, Colombo Court on Sunday at 7.30 p.m.
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      Exhibition
      33 3 A three-day exhibition of a collection of Chinese traditional paintings and calligraphy by ancient and contemporary artists will be held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hill Street, from Friday to Sunday.
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      'Fish fighters' go underground
      207 3 Coffeeshop owners have warned promoters of Siamese fish fighting to "take their bottles and bets away." The "go away" order came after police and health officials checked on their premises following a New Nation report that owners of fighting fish were breeding mosquito larvae to feed
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      Lawyers hit by curbs on sale of properties
      140 3 Lawyers are the latest to be hit by the govern ment's clampdown on speculation on the property market. With the credit squeeze on banks and finance companies and restrictions on the purchase of houses, the numbber of conveyancing cases handled by lawyers'
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      Seminar in Japan
      104 3 Two officials from the Singapore National Cooperative Union will leave for Tokyo tomorrow to attend the Asian Cooperative Leaders' conference. Mr. Mak Kam Heng, general secretary and Mr. A.K. Isaac, adviser, will attend the conference. Mr. Isaac will present a paper on the establishment of an international
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      Expenses survey
      96 3 Data on the survey of household expenditure among 26,000 Singaporeans are being processed by the Department of Statistics to compile a consumer Index for Singapore by early next year. Field work on the collection of data was completed three months ago. Selected households were required to make daily
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      IAC course
      26 3 The lAG Group is now conducting a course on air-conditioning systems designs for 25 engineers, technicians and sales consultants from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
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      $7m satellite station for Pulau Sentosa
      308 3  -  Rapid growth of telecoms By Morris John Singapore will have a second satellite station costing $7 million by next year. Construction is in progress at Pulau Sentosa where the new station will be sited and work will be completed by April. A spokesman of
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      Shaw trade exhibition
      39 3 The Shaw organisation will hold a trade exhibition at the New World Amusement Park from Nov. 2 to Dec. 9. More than 100 stalls and pavilions will display a wide range of foreign and local goods.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      269 2 CINEMA POSER KWANG SIA/NEW NATION CONTEST Last Saturday's poser showed a scene from the movie Wanted. There were no correct entries. Do you know the name of this movie and the stars pictured here? If you do write or type out your answers and send them with a cutting of
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      268 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 7 Memory. 8 Vinegar: Prefix. 9 Machine tool. 10 Baker's state. 11 In the same place: Abbr. 12 Seaside flier. 13 Portal. 21 Poetic verb 22 Patriotic monogram. 25 Went into hiding, with "up." 26 City in NE Italy. 27 Reign: Fr. 29 Nine: Prefix. 30 Usual:
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  • IN PERSON
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      Magic sound of the veena
      463 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon THE veena came to the Cultural Centre this week. But sadly, only a handful of people were present to enjoy the non-stop music of Mr. S. Balachander. For three hours Mr. Balachander deftly churned out sweet enthralling music. The
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      Loose ends in this whodunit...
      589 4  -  CINEMA with EDGAR KOH A HOWLING IN THE WOODS starring Barbara Eden, with Larry Hagman, John Rubinstein and Vera Miles (Kong Chian). An unwritten rule of the whodunit is that the plot should be laced with a number of clever clues for the audience to
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      The 'third force' in South Vietnam
      755 4  -  Paving the way for return of exiles SOUTH-EAST ASIA REPORT By Thomas Lippman VIETNAM That rarest of Saigon events, an antigovernment political rally, took place earlier this month in the cramped lobby of the historic Continental Palace Hotel. By the standard of the chaotic
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      Building up a new image for Indon democracy
      759 4  -  By Ronnie Muntu INDONESIA As the pro-govern-ment Golkar (functional groups) emerged from the national c on g ress last September as a stronger and more disciplined organisation, Indonesia's battered and disjointed political parties are continuing to slide further back into political impotence.
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Thanom in Boston 'on a visit'
      230 5 UPI, Reuter New York, Thursday.— Thailand's former Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn, who resigned after bloody street fighting between troops and students, flew into Boston yesterday from Bangkok. Field Marshal Thanom, who left Bangkok on Tuesday accompanied by his family, was escorted from the airport
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      Dubcek aide held
      69 5 Vienna, Thursday A close aide to Alexander Dubcek, Czechoslovakia's former Liberal leader, has been interrogated by police in Czechoslovakia and may be put on trial, according to reliable reports Irom Prague. He is Venek Silhan, a former Communist Party official who deputised for Mr. Dubcek during a
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      French 'blitz' on Big Two
      341 5 'Israel the stumbling block' Paris, Thursday Foreign Minister Michel Jobert yesterday criticised the United States and the Soviet Union for feeding the war in the Middle East and said they were capable of halting the conflict if they wished. In a debate in the National
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      Lock icon Kidnap of envoy: Man shot
      179 5 Reuter Havana, Thursday An anti Castro Cuban gunman was shot and captured and two diplomats he had held hostage for more than 24 hours were released yesterday. Prime Minister Fidel Castro personally directed the operation which led to the gunman's capture and the release of
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      Protest by Muslims
      30 5 Madras, Thursday About 700 members of the Muslim Welfare Association staged a demonstration outside the American consulate here yesterday in protest against US arms aid to Israel.
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      Court 'no' to bid by Senate for tapes
      206 5 Washington, Thursday Federal judge John Sirica yesterday dismissed a Senate suit to secure President Nixon's secret White House tape recordings of conversation relating to the Watergate scandal. Judge Sirica, who has already ordered the White House to surrender the tapes to him
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      It's higher pensions
      76 5 London, Thursday. Britain yesterday announced higher pensions for former overseas civil servants and colonial staffs which would operate from October 1 this year and cost about £180,000 in a full year. Overseas Development Minister, Mr. Richard Wood, said the Increases would go to pensioners formerly in Britain's
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      Spy charge
      21 5 Hongkong, Thursday— North Vietnam has accused the United States of sending planes overs its air space for reconnalssane activities.
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      Nixon at talks
      78 5 Foreign Ministers of four Arab nations discuss the Middle East crisis with President Nixon. They expressed concern about the US airlift of replacement arms to Israel. At the meeting are clockwise from Mr. Nixon: Secretary of State Dr. Kissinger; Foreign Minister of Morocco Ahmed Benhima State Department
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      Lock icon Trip to China renews 'honeymoon'
      277 5 Reuter Canton, Thursday— Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Pierre Trudeau left China yesterday at the end of an eight-day state visit which he hopes has given a timely impetus to relations between the two countries. Mr. Trudeau's visit was at a time when the "honeymoon" period
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      Cosmos 601
      32 5 Moscow, Thursday The Soviet Union yesterday launched the 601 st in its series of Cosmos satellites designed for space exploration and research but Tass news agency only gave orbital details.
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      Amin off
      28 5 Baghdad, Thursday. Ugandan President Idi Amin left Baghdad yesterday alter a one-day visit, the official Iraq news agency reported. The agency did not give his destination.
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      Post office robbed
      54 5 Belfast, Thursday Guerrillas shot the postmaster and robbed and blew up the post office and general store here In a raid yesterday and fled across the border into the Irish Republic, police said. Police said postmaster Joseph Hall was shot in the leg by the raiders who
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  • OPINION
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      Desperation may grip Middle-East
      431 6 The chilling prospect of desperation gripping Tel Aviv and Cairo that could lead to the unleashing of missiles and nuclear weapons continues to tingle the spine of a concerned world. Despite 12 days of carnage and bloodshed, victory for either side is not in sight nor
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Out of pocket
        90 6 It was, you would agree, a rather em barrassing situation for anyone to be in. A professional photo grapher somehow or other, managed to find his way into a national day reception held in a hotel recently. So he went around asking the guests whe ther they
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        Too much money?
        95 6 A reader recently sent in a letter asking professionals to refrain from holding functions at plush hotels so as to be able to divert more money to other worthy causes and organisations. Coincidentally, a trade union also announced this week that it is planning to hold a
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        Different rules
        57 6 An old man wanted to get down from the bus at a traffic Junction, and was brusquely told off by the conductor not to do so. At the next traffic lights, however, a woman police constable alighted, without a sound from the same conductor. A case of the
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      Real culprits of Thai disorders
      921 6  -  The Thai student demonstrations have ceased as «uickly as they started. but many questions remain unanswered. Does the departure of Thanom Klttikachom really mean the end of military rule in Thailand or is it merely a came of musical chairs that Is being played? Why
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        NANYANG SIANG PAU
        211 6 What other newspapers are saying: THAI POLITICAL REFORM The Thai student unrest suddenly developed into bloody clashes leadins: to the resignation of the military government last Sunday. The whole affair was the result of a controversy over the constitution. Whereas the intellectuals and politicians. who were extremely
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        UTUSAN MELAYU
        148 6 THE DANGER POSED BY AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST The US Congress has urged President Nixon to supply Israel with new arms and war equipment to replace those which have been destroyed in the current war, and it has been reported that the American leader Is likely
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      Lock icon Arab-Israeli war in New York
      565 6  -  By John J. Goldman Los Angeles Times The war between Israel and the Arab states is being fought not only along the Suez Canal and the Golan Heights, but also between njajcr opposing organisations in the United States. The principal weapons are fund raising, persuasion.
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      Lock icon The cold war rages in Third World
      803 6 Los Angeles Times Between the Soviet Union and China, the cold war continues with unabated fury. Premier Chou En-lai's recent scathing attack on the Kremlin was promptly matched by a counterblast from Pravda. While the risk of actual war probably has been exaggerated,
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      TWO WEEKS GONE AND I AM STILL GOING STRONG...
      574 7  -  By Jennifer Schoon I hurried up the escalator of the Hilton Hotel puffing a cigarette. I djd not realise it then, but I was about to promise that it would be my last cigarette. I had occasionally toyed with the idea
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      How four fought a killer and won
      970 7  -  The end of a threepart series by Rav K. Dhaliwal This article explains how some exsmokers fought to get rid of that smoking menace. It is not easy to give up smoking when you have been smoking about 25 sticks a day for
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      Watch your weight!
      1124 7 The danger of becoming food 'addicts' I I Hi DAY Sj It was the final night of the Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking and the participants walked ip breezily, expecting to see another of those "horror* films. But there were none. The nigh i s activities
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      THE WINTER'S TALE
      4272 8 THE USE OF IMAGERY BROADSHEET^ Shakespeare's Last week we discussed the comic and tragic aspects of The Winter's Tale. Today, in the second of the three-part series on the play, the broadsheet examines the suggestion that there are discrepancies in the plot and the use of imagery
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  • FINANCE
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      Central Securities moves into insurance field
      402 9 TRANS-PACIFIC ASSURANCE COMPANY FORMED Central Securities (Holdings) is moving into the insurance field, in line with its diversification programme. A new company, Trans-Pacific Assurance Company has been formed. It has applied for a licence to undertake general insurance business. CS made a group pretax
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      OUT shares oversubscribed
      230 9 Overseas Union Trust Limited's public offer of 2.5 million ordinary shares of $1 each at a premium of 50 cents was oversubscribed by 12.3 times. This was revealed at a balloting ceremony in Singapore yesterday. The balloting was conducted at the board room of Messrs. Barbinder and
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        424 9 Profit- taking pulled stock prices lower in active trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange after selective blue-chip buying had bolstered the market averages much of the session. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 4.89 to 962.52, at the closing bell. The 30 blue-chip average had been
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        Tokyo
        251 9 A minor selective buying wave sent prices on the Tokyo Stock Ex• change edging higher in quiet early trading yesterday. Supporting the slow but steady upswing were continued advances for the past two days in sharp contrast to last week's doldrums, analysts said. The 225 stock DowJones average had
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        Paris
        212 9 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Paribas 225 (225) Indochlne 247 (247) Foncler 395.40 (393.10) Printemps 128.50 (128.20) CGE 427 (431.50) Bull 57.70 (57) Royal Dutch 163 (160.30) Michelin 1805 (1812) Thomson 257.20 (255) CFP 204 (204) Rhone 169.40 (168 50) Air 275.10 (275) BSN-Danone 1323 (1325) Philips 85 (84.60)
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        Sydney
        223 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 09 nil Do opts 01% 02 AOD 05% 08 AlJstate 08 09 Amad 04 nil Aurora 07 08 Do opts 00% 01 Aust Ant 13 14 Bamboc 04 nil Beach 24 25 Castlereagh 05% 06 Cleveland 24 26 Cosmos 00% 01
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        Zurich
        88 9 This service is from the TTDion Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 4000 +60 SBC 3610 +50 Credit Suisse 3570 +60 Swissair B. 595 13 Swiss Relnsur. 2420 +20 Wlnterthur B. 1870 —10 Zurich Insur. 6750 •Tuvena B. 2470 Nestle
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        Dow Jones
        34 9 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials 962.52 (off 4.89). 20 transport 184.00 <up 0.54), 15 utilities 100.52 (cff 0.52), 65 stocks 294.02 (Off 0 95).
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      216 9 Prices closed barely steady on the Stock Exchance of Singapore yesterday. The market opened firm and remained strong during the morning session bat in the afternoon profittaking in many of the speculative counters brought down the prices of third line industrials. Most second line industrials were unsteady. Profit-takers
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  • TREND
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      The girl with a say
      568 9  -  JUST 22, SHE'S A MODEL SECRETARY FOR THE BOSS DOT ON THE JOB BETTY L. KHOO When Petite Dorothy Tan —or "Dot" as friends and colleagues affectionately call her—dons her jeans and tee-shirt, she looks like a boy scout. But in her smart office gear
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      Taxing the pockets at Yuletide
      355 9 MALEBOM It's that time of year again. The festive season's nearing and married men are being pestered by their wives for cash to get the home ready for the visiting throngs. Most men would probably give in. Each would eventually spend hundreds, maybe thousands of
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      Bouquets for the bride and bridesmaid
      228 9  -  TALKING 1 SHOP j GENE TEO In the old days, making up a bridal bouquet usually meant bunching some white carnations together and securing them with a ribbon. It was pretty but unimaginative and after a while, it became a bit boring to see
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      124 9 French restaurantspar excellence Ai 1 cwniiu; at tlx Bdvcdctv Give her jn evening "v with the delicate aura of a rose. I Give her dinner by candlelight at the Belvedere. u\ Caviar, pate de toic gras. l.es Langoustincs flamhes au Pernod/I' gult prawns flamed at vour tableside S I J
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      Lifters are top hopes at C-Games
      452 10 Singapore will have only a token team at the Commonwealth Games at Christchurch in January a compact squad of seven competitors and three officials. But they are not without medal-winning chances. Indeed, if all went well they could come back with quite a few
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      Jim's impress in debut
      172 10 Jim's Oil Tools, made an impressive debut when they trounced Martin Decker 15-3 in the Singapore Industrial Easy Pitch softball league played at King's Road last night. Jim's were given an early shock when the Martin Decker's took a one run lead in the first inning.
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      Coaches v proteges clash likely
      330 10 SAFSA, the defending champions, and Valiant Badminton Party are seeded to meet in the final of the SBA Senior Inter-Club tournament which gets underway today. And the clash if it comes about, will be that between a team of former badminton stars and an up-and-coming
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      Takraw meet next month
      89 10 The Singapore Civil Service Recreation and Sports Council yesterday decided to hold the annual Inter-Ministry sepak takraw championships from November 23 to December 14. Defending champions Home Affairs and run-ners-up Social Affairs have already entered their teams and about 10 more ministries are expected to take
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      Free games offer by Orchard's
      448 10  -  BOWIiNG with Jeffrey Low Orchard's System 460 management has offered to give 200iJ games free of charge for Singapore two top bowlers to practise for the World Cup next month. System 460 manager Ee Fook Choy said yesterday: "We aim to give them every opportunity
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      Repulse Bay looks set for hattrick
      323 11 From Scrutineer; Penang, Thursday Repulse Bay II (Wadi Ahmad up) did a splendid workout with stablemate Sure Flight (Sairi Suliman) here this morning. Sprinting from the half-mile, they did the last 3f in 38 3/5 sec in yielding going, with Repulse Bay going well
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      Card King for Laurel
      29 11 New York, Thursday—'Rafael Hakim has accepted an invitation to run his French-trained five-year-old Card King in the Washington International at Laurel Park on November 10.
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      Russians lose
      19 11 Leipzig, Thursday. East Germany beat the Soviet Union 1-0 in an international soccer match here last night.
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      THE FIELDS FOR PENANG THIS WEEKEND
      1607 11 Starting positions are given in the last column of figures. Saturday CL. 3 DIV. 4 7F 4000 SenteUe 9.00 11 3405 The Professor 9.00 4 4544 Melody Pair 8.13 1 2007 Adaster 8.12 12 9058 Grand Roma 8.11 14 4358 High Elian 8.11 16
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      SCRATCHINGS
      263 11 SATURDAY RACE 1 (1.45) CL 5 Div. 1-5 1/2F: Aranda, Kowloon Merchant, Easy Come RACE 2 (2.15) CL 5 Div. 2 5 1/2F: Home First, RACE 3 (2.45) CL 6 Div. 1 6F: Not Guilty, Manja RACE 4 (3.15) CI. 6 Div. 2 6F: Soho Square, Chingla 11. RACE
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      Newcombe in the last 8
      293 11 Manila, Thursday. Three-time Wimbledon champion John Newcombe of Australia leads four other Australians, a West German, and a Czech in the quarterfinals of the U5525,000 (about $57,000) international tennis classic after the second round yesterday. The last two games for the round which were played
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      Elder: I aim to play in US Masters
      165 11 Melbourne, ThursdayAmerican golfer Lee Elder said yesterday his trip "Down Under," to compete in the Australian circuit was part of a crusade to become the first black to take part in the US Masters tournament. Elder's first appearance on this visit will
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      I'm gonna make 'em holler: Ali
      605 11 Jakarta, Thursday "I'm gonna make 'em holler in Holland," declared Muhammad Ali at his training session last night as the word war between the former world heavyweight champion and Dutch champion Rudi Lubbers picked up two days before their non-title 12round contest here. All
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      Taiwanese for AGF meeting in Teheran
      101 11 Taipei, Thursday—Taiwan will send delegates to the Asian Games Federation council meeting in Teheran on November 15-16. The Central News Agency, quoting the Taiwan Olympic Committee, said the meeting would discuss the executive committee decision in Bangkok last month to expel Taiwan and admit
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      Scotland beaten
      81 11 Bratislava. Thursday. Scotland, already assured of a place in the 1974 World Cup soccer finals, showed little urgency as they went down 1-0 to Czechoslovakia in their final qualifying grc.up match here last night. A 17th minute penalty by Zdenek Nehoda. after Tom Forsyth had handled the ball,
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      Big test for S'pore's stars
      297 11  -  By Nancy Koh Singapore's Manilabound athletes who perform badly during the SAAA All-Comers meet on October 28 will be axed from the team. Their performance at the meet which will feature several leading Asian athletes, will confirm their berths to the first Asian track and
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      111 10 SHOPPING GUIDE FABULOUS FURS FOR WINTER LATEST DESIGNS JUST UNPACKED JAMES FONG FURS PTS. LTD.. 12-G, Tonglin Shopping Centre, Tonglin Rood, Singapore 10. Tel: *****1. BALI HEALTH CENTRE for your massage, sauna bath, weight reducing treatments, hair-dressing (cuttings trimmings) facial massage manicure. Attractive young ladies at your service. Hotel New
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      272 10 I r NEW COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION in dressmaking. Enrol now for guaranteed 3 months course and sew your owr. dresses for Christma, ond New Year- Also special Sunday Classes, call Fashionshop Shalegh *****3 for details. YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL Offers Organ/Piano/Guitar/ Drum/Flute and Children's Music Course. Airconditioned Stud.os. Experienced teachers. Tel: *****5.
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      20 10 CUSTOM TAILORED SUITS in 24 hours. Workmanship guaranteed satisfaction. Wing Teck 133, Ist floor. Specialist Centre, Orchard Road, Tel: *****6.
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      85 10 BUYING AND SELLING reliable used cars, Pacific Motor Credit Pte. Ltd. Showroom at 511, Buk.it Timoh Road, 4Vi ms. S'pore 10. Tel: *****1/ *****4/ *****3. 1972 ALFA 2000 (4 doors) 1970, 1968 Mercedes 200, 1968 Vauxhall 2000. Contact Frankie Tan, *****7, *****. nasi WANTED TO BUY or sell. Contact Nam
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      Lock icon Christine's loves...
      35 12 Taiwanese born Christine Lim, 21, loves reading, sewing and listening to music. She is studying art and fashion designing at Nanyang Technical College. She is also a part-time model. Picture by NIK KASMANI.
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      TALKING POINT
      88 12 MEI LIN: Now that the Minister for Culture. Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, has said that importers, profiteering on essential commodities, are responsible for the zooming price hikes, let's hope CASE and the Trade Department will take heed and do something positive about it. AH FOOK: I hope our
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      TODAY
      171 12 TODAY Ls Thursday, October 18, the 291st day ot 1973 with 74 to follow. THE MOON la In its last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury. Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. American novelist
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      885 12 TV RADIO SINGAPORE 5 1 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by HOUSEWIVES* MATINEE The Old Fool, with English subtitles: Part 1 of a Cantonese film 3.50 ART APPRECIA.TION, featuring Classical Western Painting (C —Rpt.) 4.00 GENERAL HOSPITAL: Daytime serial starring Jonn Bernaoine as Dr. Steve Haray and Emily McLaughan. Stories involving
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      1456 12 LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those highly creative persons whose originality is stimulated by good relations with other people. When things are going badly between you and loved ones or associates in business or profession, you find yourself devoid of any source of
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      234 12 The Minister for Law and National Development, Mr. E. W. Barker, will be GUEST OF HONOUR at the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Diamond Jubilee Charity Ball, at the Shangri-La Hotel, at 8 p.m. Dr. V. S. Raj an of the Singapore Medical Association will speak on VENEREAL DISEASE IN WOMEN,
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