New Nation, 17 December 1973

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  • 21 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, December 17, 1973 No. 899 Price 15 cents M.C. (P) 33/73. SINGAPORE MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 1973
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  • 153 1 Reuter Tokyo, Monday Kuwait's Oil Minister Abdul Rfahman Salim A-atiqi has said further increases in crude oil prices will be discussed at a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to be held in Teheran on Saturday, the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK
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  • 68 1 The American, West European and Japanese economies are being mauled by the oil crisis. Singapore has so far been spared crippling blows—but we must be vigilant and disciplined. New Nation today begins a three-part series on the energy shortage which deals with the fears on the local
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  • 40 1 Sydney, Monday. God Save the Queen Is the national anthem preferred by 78 per cent of Australians, according to a poll conducted by the Sydney Sun newspapers. The well-known Waltzing Matilda received the support of only two per cent.
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  • 377 1  -  Gsso sends note to 42 dealers By Wee Beng Huat Esso oil company has told all its 42 service station dealers not to sell diesel fuel to industrial customers in a move against hoarding by industry. To prevent such sales. Esso In a letter to
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  • 527 1 'Power cuts likely to tide over crisis' Tokyo, Monday International Trade and Industry Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone warned yesterday that a blackout of general households might be necessary within the next two months, because of the current oil shortage. Speaking at joint committee session of the
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  • 50 1 The body of an Indian man was found floating In the Rochore Canal, In front of the Kandang Kerbau market, at 8 a.m. today. Police have identified him as Appavoo Ramasamy, 66, of Block 27, Balam Road. He is believed to have fallen Into the canal yesterday.
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  • 33 1 Cape Town. Monday— South Africa's latest heart transplant patient, Mr. Joseph us Olivier, 46, died here yesterday, 13 days after receiving his new heart, the Groote Schuur hospital announced today.
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  • 31 1 Jerusalem, Monday. Lydda International Airport is to be renamed the Ben Gurion Airport, after Israel's elder statesman and first Prime Minister, Mr. David Ben Gurion, who died earlier this month.
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  • 48 1 St. John's Monday Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips ended their post honeymoon tour yesterday with an eight-hour visit to Antigua. They flew here from Montserrat in bright morning sunlight for one of the most colourful welcomes of their) month long Journey through the Caribbean.
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  • 185 1 His death a puzzle Police are puzzled over the death of a 52-year old martial art instructor who was found hanged with his hands tied together in a clubhouse at Upper Cross Street yesterday. Police found Wu Kwai Sum, married with two children, dangling from a
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  • 388 1 UPI, Reuter Jerusalem, Monday Prime Minister Mrs. Golda Meir summoned her Cabinet into a special session shortly before midnight yesterday to discuss her meeting with US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger earlier in the evening. Mrs. Melr met Dr. Kissinger shortly after he arrived here.
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  • 198 1 Prices generally moved lower on the Btock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. Trading was selective. BUSINESS DONE: Harlmau Investment (5) 0.88, (8) 0-89. (1) 0.87, (I) 0.86, (1) 0.85, «6) 0.84, (3) 0.83. Federal Cables (4) 1.90, (1) 1.89, (2) 1.88. Cycle
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  • 42 1 Bogota, Monday. Thirty people died yesterday In a bus crash on their way to a political rally In the town of Esplnal In central Colombia. The authorities said they could not immediately give the cause of the accident
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  • 356 1 ...as Britain waits for the Budget UPI, Reuter London, Monday Britons, already plagued by an energy crisis and other shortages, were told yesterday that the General Post Office (GPO) would not accept any more parcels during the Christmas rush. The GPO blamed the rail go-slow
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  • 173 1 Rescuers fought a losing battle early this morning to save the driver of this station wagon. He died before they could free him. He was identified as Tan Leong Plow, 26, of Lorong Rusa. His station wagon collided head-on with a bus at Kailang Road
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  • 26 1 Mexico City, Monday A girl was shot dead and 100 people were wounded when rioting flared after a football game here on Saturday night.
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  • 83 1 The police today appealed to the driver of a car which was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist at the junction of Jalan Besar and Lavender Street at 11.50 last night to contact the nearest police station. The motorcyclist, Slao Chee Hor,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
  • 13 1 Police reported 110 accidents yesterday. Thirteen were serious and one fatal.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 286 2  -  By Violet Oon Singapore's Mabel Lee Soo-Bee made a triumphant return to the Singapore stage with a recital last night at the RELC auditorium. She more than Justified her advance rave notices. Like most of the people in the audience I had expected
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    • 124 2 The soft glow of candlelight played on the faces of the 1700 dinners at the Goodwood Hotel's poolslde on Saturday. And the candlepower certainly lived up to its reputation of adding the romantic touch to the atmosphere—although it was intended for the more practical
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    • 127 2 17,100 m mark hit Singapore's total trade rose to an alltime high of $17,100 million during the first 10 months of this year up $4,290 million from $12,810 million over the same period last year. Preliminary figures released by the Department of Statistics showed a deficit
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    • 111 2 Thieves tied up a poultry dealer and his teenage daughter before robbing them of about $6000 In cash and Jewellery at their Toa Payoh flat last Friday. Police said Mr. Llm Jc.o Teck, 43, answered a knock on his door shortly after midnight and four
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    • 224 2 The New Nation Belle of the Wdek contest* offers winners Mr* big prices every week. Lei us take a look at what ▼on can win in the BELLE OF THE WEEK contest The reader who sends in the entry that comes closest to what
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    • 205 3 'Victim knew thief' Police investigating the death five days ago of schoolgirl Ang Bee Lian, 7, are working on the theory that she could have been killed because she knew who was the thief around her house. She was found dead on Wednesday afternoon with
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    • 96 3 The East Asiatic Company Travel Department has arranged a 14-day study tour of Europe for secretaries. The package tour has been designed to time with second international congress of secretaries to be held from March 28 to April 2 next year. The congress Is organised
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    • 282 3 'First priority for children' Children should be given the first priority to be provided with books in the promotion of reading, says the director of the National Library, Mrs. Hedwig Anuar. Writing on Readership Development in the National Book Development Council of Singapore's organ, Singapore
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    • 56 3 New Nation reporter Sunny Wee carries his bride, the former Miss Margaret Chan, into their flat after their wedding last week. About 300 friends and relatives of the couple attended the wedding dinner at the Ruby Restaurant. The couple will spend two weeks in Hong
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    • 11 3 The Port Clearance Section will be closed on Christmas Day.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 404 2 row No. 1M [i g Last Wednesday's poser showed Peter Sellers In a scene from The Pink Panther. The ttrst 10 correct entries opened by the Editor on Saturday evening were from: Mr. Lim Bock Seng (clerical officer), of 29 Jalan Bintang Tlga; Mrs. Sharif ah Alzah (housewife), of 122
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 321 3 Visit our New Premier Store I at G-36 High Street Centre THEEESTTHAT FRANCE I CAN Qf*FER_ Wines and fashions are themaSt world-renowned products from Dior, has created a realty remarkable '-JHttj modern collection of magnificient ties. HflK And they seen here. Jj%' TIES BY i Christian ft Hn m L
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 368 3 The FILIPINO FOREIGN SECRETARY, Mr. P. Carlos Romulo, will speak at a luncheon meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Association of South-East Asia at Malaysia Room, Hilton Hotel, at 12.30 p.m. Dr. Tan Eng Liang, MP for River Valley, will attend the GET-TO-GETHER FUNCTION of the Singapore Quality Reliability Association at
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 647 4  -  From Judi Goodwin BRITAIN The textbook has long been the basis of teaching in schools. But now that the world is changing so fast many expensive textbooks are po sooner printed than they become out of date. Growing emphasis on preparing children for Ufe
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    • 751 4  -  r PROFILE i j From Ken Davis "Say something nice about me and I'll deny it," he said giving me the glare that over the years had made Roman legionnaires, German gestapo, Indians, cowboys, as well as one or two film directors and actresses,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 227 5 Warning of Soviet influence Reuter Washington, Monday Nato morale is low and must be revived if Soviet influence is not eventually to dominate Western Europe, according to Defence Secretary James Schlesinger. He told a Jaycees' meeting that the main question facing the US and Its allies
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    • 370 5 UPI, Reuter Rome, Monday—Paul Getty in has refused plastic surgery to replace the ear severed by kidnappers because he wants to wear the scar as a "lifelong reminder" of his ordeal, a family lawyer said yesterday. The 17-year-old grandson of oil billionaire Paul Getty rested
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    • 237 5 UPI, Reuter Miami, Monday At least five people were killed yesterday when a cargo plane taking a load of Christmas trees to South America crashed Into a residential area near Miami International Airport. Earlier, officials had said the toll might go as high
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    • 154 5 New York, Monday—A Chinese acupuncture specialist who has treated Alabama governor George Wallace said yesterday he Is convinced Wallace "could walk by himself to the White House in 1976" if he continues the treatment. Dr. Ling Sun Chu of New York City said he thinks the
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    • 164 5 United Press International Quito, Monday—Eight people were killed and 15 others Injured when a racing car, suffering loss of a wheel at a speed of more than 200 kilometers an hour (125 mph), spun into a group of spectators at Yaguarcocha race track yesterday.
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    • 116 5 Moscow, Mr.nday—The Soviet Union, backed by an all time record grain harvest of 222.5 million tons, has embarked on the greatest reorganisation of farming here since Stalin collectlvlsed the peasants over 40 years age. Soviet Party leader Leonid Brezhnev outlined plans for Soviet economic development In
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 297 5 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 7 Jot. 8 Breath of life. 9 Friendly. 10 Rosary bead. 11 Dabbler In arts. 12 Related maternally. 13 John Conally, for one. 18 Enticed. 22 Word with down or key. 25 Favourable review. 27 Rich fabric. 28 Stormy weather. 29 Man with a forked tongue. 30
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  • OPINION
    • 471 6 Whatever settlement is reached between the Arabs and the Israelis on the Middle East, the international oil situation will never revert to the pre-October war days. The days of cheap oil are over and the sooner Singaporeans wake up to this fact, the better.
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 86 6 Some boys, it seems, will do anything to avoid going to the barber. One student we know turned up one day to tell his teacher that he would not be able to have his hair cut for the next 99 days because his father had just died
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      • 71 6 Everyone has his own idea of saving fuel these days. Japanese bankers, for example, have decided to contribute to their country's conservation campaign by forsaking their long-standing practice of visiting their major clients and Government officials for yearend and New Year greetings. The Federation of Bankers' Association
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    • 1154 6  -  Oonseiowly or anconsciously each person has certain images of each conn try. When oar eolnmnlst Alex Josey think* of Anstralia, for instance, ho thinks of strong men swilling beer in pabo and great tracts of empty land. When he thinks of Japan, he thinks
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    • 710 6  -  By Jonathan C. Randal Washington Post Criticism of French President Georges Pompidou by political friends and foes has become so outspoken recently that he certainly must have gotten the message before the latest public opinion polls showing the growing disenchantment of the French people
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    • Letters
      • 177 6  -  K.K.C. Further to what has been stated by EXuL-CJC. in his letter (NN, 10.12.73), the authorities concerned should be aware that the unsatisfactory state of our bus services is a poor reflection on the efficiency of the Government. Since the bus companies have proven their Incapacity tha
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      • 100 6  -  YAP SOON HOE Secretary, Bus Services Reorganisation Committee. Singapore, 6. I refer to the letter by Most Unhappy JohnnyCome- Lately (NN, 19.11.73) regarding the inadequate services along Upper Thomson Road. The Bus Services Reorganisation Committee (B8RC) is presently engaged In a study of reviewing existing bus routes and
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      • 121 6  -  HELEN HOON Your editorial of December 8 calling for philanthropists to come forward with monetary contributions for an award to be made annually, similar to the Pulitzer Prize, for the best production of art in any form by Singaporeans was well taken and timely. The image of
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      • 117 6  -  DR. KOH ENG KHENG I think In fairness to the Ministry of Education and myself, "flaying" the educational policy In Singapore was not on my mind when I wrote the article for Commentary (NN, 13.11.73). My observations on the problems of our academic under achievers were
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • Article, Illustration
      619 7 While there was an initial rush to blame the Arab oil squeeze for the doldrums into which the international economy has been plunged some observers are now citing other causes. It is obvious now that the decision of the Arab to ose oil as a political weapon
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    • 639 7  -  By Jim Watkins The plain fact is that, even without the Arab cutback in oil production, a fuel crisis was imminent. Even if the political situation had remained unchanged, the next year or so would still have b r o u g ht
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    • 1642 7  -  By R.S. Bhathal The predictions of the members of the Club of Rome of Impending disaster for the humaji race has certainly provoked a large number of govern ments and concerned members of the public to start thinking of the availability of essential
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • MOTORING
    • 352 8  -  f MOTORING I Jim Watkins The above photograph was taken last Thursday afternoon in Bencoolen Street. There is, in the centre of the road, a solid white line indicating no parking. As can be seen, there are two lines of parked vehicles on the left. This
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    • 567 8  -  [MOTOR-CYClll Lee Chiu San Among the mediumsized motorcycles which I rode this year, some were really good. The Honda 175, which has been evolving steadily since it first appeared on the market seven years ago, is now one of the most refined
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  • TREND
    • 459 8 Dear Ros, My boyfriend has Just told me that I should bear all the expenses if I want to see him more than once a week. What do you think? We have been going steady for the past seven years and though he
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    • 171 8 Dear Ros, I was converted to Christianity two years ago at the age of 15. I was full of enthusiasm then but now I want to get out desperately because spiritualism no longer appeals to me. However, the Christian groups I have been mixing with
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    • 111 8 Dear Ros, I have been dating a boy once, sometimes twice, a week for nearly three years but he has neither told me that he loves me nor brought me to his home, and I dare not ask him. We are both 25,
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    • 201 8 Dear Ros„ I have Christmas date problem. I do not know whether to accept an Invitation to a boy's house to celebrate Christmas Eve with his family. I am 17 and still in school and I have known this boy for three years. I have
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    • 218 8 Dear Ros, I fell in love with alii married man about two J years ago. We were very happy together for about' a year though he said. that besides loving me, he also loved his wife. But his wife could not' bear him a child.
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    • 297 8 Dear Ros, I am In a dilemma because I will be getting married to an American next month and will be going to the US leaving my father here alone. You see my father Is a widower and I am his only daughter.
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    • 194 8 Dear Ros, I am very lonely because I am the only child in the family. During the school vacation I am at home alone most of the time. There is a girl, however. whom I love very much. But although we are very close and get on
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    • 263 8 Dear Ros, My boyfriend has not visited me for a month. There were no quarrels. He rang up once to say that he was sorry to have forgotten my birthday and that he did not visit me because it was raining all
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    • 203 8 Dear Ros, I am a Malaysian boy in love with a Singapore girl. We corresponded regularly but when I was sitting for my MCE examination recently, I "suspended" our letterwriting. However, I did drop her a line occasionally but two weeks
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • FINANCE
    • 233 9  -  By Choo Siak Siew A new type of containers, known as the reefer boxes, offering improved safety of goods while in transport, are now catching the eye of shipping companies, including ScanDutch. These containers, it Is claimed, make it possible to guarantee 100 per
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    • 39 9 Under a contract awarded to Guthrie Engineering by the government, the Singapore Fire Brigade will be supplied with new high pressure fire hoses designed for tough wear. Government acceptance of the tender has been gazetted.
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    • EUROPEAN SHARES
      • 201 9 Frankfurt stock prices continued their decline in general interrupted by a short-lived one day reversal only. A new all year low in the commerzbank index was again reached (13.12.: 552.20). Selling pressure was not great as volume decrease over the week. However, in face of the uncertain economic situation
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      • 190 9 During the week the Italian stock market, after a further loss on Monday session (—sl.l), showed a very light recovery on Wednesday and Thursday partly due to short sales covering in proximity of the closing of December technical terms. The last session on the contrary registered again a decline
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      • 321 9 Paris showed this week the first signs of being at some sort of resistance level, although it is difficult to draw any definite conclusions from this relative firmness. After a new fall on Monday, the following day was selectively firmer and this selectivity which had completely disappeared over the
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      • 381 9 Report on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange last week from the Algemene Bank Nederland N.V. Again this week, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange continued its hesitating tendency. Although judged by the actual low price level investors may get the impression that many Dutch shares are at present cheap, the fundamental outlook
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      • 376 9 Zurich stock market report for Dec. 8 to Dec. 12. In this report period, too, the Swiss stock market still does not seem to have found firm ground. With turnover declining somewhat towards the end of the week, the trend on the Zurich stock market remained downward. The decline
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    • 251 9 OVERSEAS STOCK PRICES Closing prices at 11.30 ajn. (Australian time). A baleen 05% Do opts 03 v AOD 08 13 Allstate 07% 9 Aurora 08 16 Do opts 00% 01 Du Pout 13 14 Bamboo 05 Beach 42 Bounty Oil 2% Bridge ***** Patrick 09ft 01 Cleveland 30 37
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    • 144 9 Three varieties of Spanish wine Sangre De Toro, Gran Coronas and Vina Sol will be available In the local market from February. This was stated by Mr. Miguel Torres, head of the Torres Wine-making concern during a recent visit here. Mr. Miguel who Is
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 347 9 A watch this thin should never have been possible today. To encase over a thousand parts into a watch almost as thin as its strap, is surely a seemingly impossible endeavour. It would have been impossible, if Universal Geneve had not persisted in its quest for absolute perfection to create
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  • SPORTS
    • 424 10  -  SPORE OPEIL with NANCY KOH The high powered Indonesians last night pride themselves with three of the four titles at the end of the 14th Singapore Open badmi nt on championships. They took the major share of the limelight during the four-day meet and most of
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    • 72 10 London, Monday The governing body of British football decided yesterday that the regular League and Cup programme would go on as scheduled despite the power crisis gripping the country. The Football League management committee decided at an emergency meeting that "the show must go on," but
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    • 475 10  -  c SQUASH by Eric Cooper Top seed Hubert Hill won the CYMCA championship as expected when he beat A. Rajarat nam, 9-4, 9-0, 9-0 in last Wednesday's final. Meanwhile, Singapore Cricket Club concluded its handicap tournament last week, too, with Richard Evans confirming his position as
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    • 26 10 Taipei, Monday—Thailand defeated South Vietnam 6-1 in the opening game of the Fourth International High School soccer championship yesterday. Thailand led 4-0 at half-time.
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    • 308 11 E*ce, making a foqr-loaethbreak at the home torn from ®et®f®a and Bias closed In. HaDauuk opened up in the awmy to win bj eight length*. Second was Good Returns, nicely clear Into the SST** 1 wl th D«lih Don dodngta. Berita Balk th
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    • 565 11 T, POS! SCRIPTI by .SCRUTINEER! 1 < Trainer Jaafar bin Padzeli introduced a smart newcomer in Wells Fargo at Ipoh on Saturday. Having his first outing Wells Fargo, a three-year-old bay Australian colt by Romantic, ran a good race to finish fourth to Prapat over 6f.
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    • 107 12 TODAY is Monday. December 17, the 351 st day of 1973 with 14 to follow. THE MOON Is between its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STABS are Mercury and Saturn. THE EVENING STABS are Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign
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    • 36 12 AH FOOK: The police plan to introduce a points system for motorists should help cut accidents. WEI UN: With your Jalopy, you'll be up on penalty points the moment you go on the road.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 56 12 change to ateacher Scotch whisky in a class of its own Everyone's doing it. Changing to a warm, welcoming whisky. Full of fun. Easy to get on with. Teacher's Highland Cream makes a welcome change. Change to a teacher now. Q Eastern Agencies TEACHER'S HIGHUNO cream *1 fL-U'HHS I Scotland's
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 2127 12 SINGAPORE 5 S.M OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by KUDUMBA MALAB: A magazine series presented In Tamil. Ul DIARY OF EVENTS (T) 3.35 LOVE IS A MANY 8 P LENDOBED THING: Daytime serial on the trials and tribulations of three families In San Francisco. 4.M SADHANGAI OLJ Indian dance featuring Kalyanl and
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    • 207 12 NAZLI CELAND is today's Belle of the Week contestant (Monday, Dec, 17, 1973). A former air hostess, Nazli likes to travel and meet people Picture by NIK KASMANI. BELLS One belle appears on this pace every week from Monday to Friday. Cut alone the dotted line and keep today's belle
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