New Nation, 29 December 1973

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    Masthead
    21 1 NEW NATION SINGAPOR£ Saturday evening, December 29, 1973 No. 909 Price 15 cents M.C. CP) 33/73. SINCAPORE SATURDAY DECEMBER 29, 1973
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  • Article
    Car plant plans to lay off 86,000
    359 1 Energy crisis sparks off a sharp drop in sales Washington, Saturday The General Motors Corporation, losing car sales due to che oil shortage, announced yesterday that it was indefinitely laying off six per cent of its work force. The decision will put an
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    Lock icon Venezuela puts up oil price
    445 1 81.9 p.c. hike from Tuesday Reuter Caracas, Saturday Venezuela has increased the export price for its oil to US$l4.OB (about $33.8) per barrel, the Mines and Hydrocarbons Ministry announced here yesterday. This was an Increase of 81.9 per cent over the previous price of U557.74
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    Lock icon UP, UP AND AWAY...
    262 1  -  By Judith Holmberg Singapore's first cable-cars took to the air yesterday for an e x c 1 usive demonstration for New Nation. The $12 million system, which stretches from Mount Faber to Sentosa. will be open to the public at the end of next month though
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    100 Securicor men in 'bonus' demo
    208 1  -  By Douglas Chan About 100 placardwl e 1 ding Securicor guards demonstrated at their security firm's headquarters In Upper East Coast Road this morning. They were demanding an early meeting with the management to discuss several Issues including their 13th month bonus which they
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    Hunt and Barker released
    125 1 Washington, Saturday. —The US Court of Appeals yesterday ordered the release of convicted Watergate burglar Howard Hunt and Bernard Barker, pending their appeals against conviction and sentence. Hunt was sentenced to between 30 months and eight years in prison and Barker to 18 months to six
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    Leong is freed
    87 1 The secretary-general of the People's Front Mr. Leong Mun Kwal, was released from Jail today, according to the party's acting secretarygeneral, Mr. Tang Sun Yang. Immediately after his release, Mr. Leong went for a haircut. He was jailed recently for six months for defaming President Sheares in
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    Beefing up UN force
    47 1 New York. Saturday— The UN emergency farce In the Middle East will attain its target strength of 7,000 officers and men next month, a UN spokesman said yesterday. The first African troops, an advance party of 50 senegalese, have now joined the force.
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    Adil ready to score today
    333 1  -  From Blue Peter Penang, Saturday Adil can give punters a flying start in Race 1 at Penang today. The son of Test Case to as worked well and has little to beat in the race confined to apprentices. Couple him with Geekayess for a forecast
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    Kirk: Aid for region to treble
    306 1 'Asian progress vital' New Delhi, Saturday New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk yesterday promised that his government would try to treble its assistance to developing nations over the next three years. In an address to the Indian Council of World Affairs, Mr. Kirk also
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    Pak PoWs
    29 1 Islamabad, Saturday— The Indian government is expected to resume the repatriation of Pakistani prisoners -ofwar and civilian internees early next month, it was officially stated here yesterday.
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 100 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Petrol: Now squeeze on credit...
      260 2 Petrol dealers are now tightening their credit to customers following the oil price hikes. They are afraid that they will end up with too many bad debts II they continue to give credit as they have been doing in the past. Already, several dealers have
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      When tyre pumps can be fatal...
      664 2  -  Checks show faulty pressure By Morris John Inaccurate tyre pumps at some petrol stations in Singapore can lead to fatal accidents. A random New Nation check yesterday revealed that 10 out of 12 pumps were giving wrong readings one by as much as 10
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      What you can win each week in contest
      244 2 The New Nation Belle of the Week contest offers winners big, big prises every week. Let us take a look at what you can win in the BELLE OF THE WEEK contest. The reader who sends in the entry that comes closest
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      Fun fair
      28 2 Tfce Thompson Road General Hospital Recreation Club will taobl a charity fan fair at the School of Nursing grounds tomorrow from 10 ajn. to 5 p.m.
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      Mary takes it easy...
      212 2 What does an Assistant Superintendent of Police do when she retires? "Travel. I love it," said Mrs. Mary Quintal, Singapore's first woman ASP, before she left for Australia last night. Mrs. Quintal and her husband flew to Perth for a re-union with their son who has
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      Shipyard worker loses his arm
      113 2 Labourer Shabudin bin Lazin, 17, who was pinned under a 100-ton crane at a Jurong shiyyard on Wednesday, has lost the sight of his left eye and his left arm. Doctors at the Outram Road General Hospital amputated the arm yesterday. Shabudln's condition after the
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      How to take part...
      377 2 The bl( day is here again. With today's eoa-. pon and Monday's to Friday's cuttings yea can win the big, big prises In New Nation's BELLE OF THE WEEK contest. This is how yon most go about it. First place in order of beauty the five
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      Two talks on oil
      65 2 Mr. Chee Koon Lin, trade relations manager of Shell, will speak on Are the world's reserve of oil and natural gas being consumed too rapidly? at the luncheon meeting of the Klwanis Club in Ming Court Hotel on Jan. 8. Mr. C.W. Couch, general manager of
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      Couples rush to beat the deadline
      153 2 An average of 350 couples a day have been flocking to the Registry of Marriages during the past week. Informed sour c es said at least 350 marriage certificates have to be typed in advance each day and this trend will continue for the
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      Flats at Marine Parade to be sold in March
      171 3 The Housing and Development Board is expected to ballot out the first few hundred flats in Its Marine Parade estate by March next year. According to Informed sources, about 300 flats will initially be offered to the public. It is understood
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      Medical course
      65 3 The School of Postgraduate Medical Btudles will hold an eight-week full-time course In Anaesthesia from Jan. 28. The course Is to prepare graduates for the final Fellowship of the Faculty of the Australasian College of Surgeons examination. The course will consist of tutorials to be conducted by visiting
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      Travel talk
      30 3 Mr. P. Ohri, president of the Singapore Travel Agencies, will speak on Package Travels at the Lions Club of Singapore (Host) luncheon meeting at Marco Polo on Wednesday.
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      1973—year the consumer takes a thrashing...
      1051 3  - 1973 —year the consumer takes a thrashing... But 1974 is not likely to bring much relief, say economists By Rav K. Dhaliwal The year 1973 has been one of the most traumatic for the consumer with runaway price increase tearing a gaping hole in his pocket. And, according to economists
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      Hospital to use computer for billing
      143 3 The Outrun Road General Hospital will computerise Its billing system next April. According to the auditor general's report far 1972 73, the system will be extended to other government hospitals If It works well at Outram Hospital. Hospital staff will soon be trained to
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      176 girls under care of Social Welfare
      330 3 The Social Welfare Department detained 176 girls for protection last year. However, after making various Inquiries, 112 of them were formally committed for further detention while the remaining 64 were discharged. These girls were detained under the Women's Charter which contains various provisions
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      290 2 WHAT'S ON The Minister for Social Affairs and MP for Paslr Panjang, Enclk Othman Wok, will be the guest of honour at the CHILDBE N'S CHRISTMAS PARTY, organised by the Mount Sinai Estate Association, at the estate's field at 4.30 pjn. Mr. 81a Kah Hul. Minister of State for Labour,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      846 3 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one of those fortunate persons to whom financial security comes relatively easily. This does not mean that you will ever be wealthy; it does, however, mean that you should seldom want for the more ordinary kinds of luxuries, and
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Move to get Hughes from hideout
      260 4 Washington, Saturday Top government legal experts yesterday studied possible moves to extradite multi-millionaire recluse Howard Hughes from his latest hideaway In the Mahamas following hi* Indictment on stock manipulation and conspiracy charges. But It was debatable whether .he could be forced back to the
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      SHOW FOR CHARITY
      24 4 The Little Angels —the national folk ballet of Korea performing at a charity show at the United Nations' General Assembly hall.
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      Big quake
      25 4 Washington. Saturday —The U8 Geological Survey said yesterday It had recorded a major earthquake In the New Hebrides Islands In the South Pacific.
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      Thieu warns Reds he may stop talks
      468 4 Hanoi rapped for aggression Saigon, Saturday President Thieu warned yesterday he may stop talks with the communists both on a military level in Saigon and on a political level in Paris. Stripping away one of the last vestiges of the ceasefire facade In
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      Call to try men who ran Stalin's prison camps
      256 4 Paris, Saturday—Nobel prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, in a new work published here yesterday, said the men whr, ran Stalin's prison camps in Russia hould be tried like as Nazi war criminals. Solzhenitsyn's drastic call came in Gulag Archipelago, a history
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      Lock icon Jakarta students threaten to remove Japanese sign
      227 4 Reuter Jakarta, Saturday. Police and reporters waited outside Indonesia's highest building here yesterday as a student group threatened to remove a Japanese advertising sign atop the 30-storey office and hotel block. But the students failed to turn up to carry out their threat
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      Now big US plan to test Minuteman missiles
      195 4 Washington. Saturday The Defence Department yesterday said it plans to launch Minuteman ICBM missiles with dummy warheads in test flights over the United States for the first time. Pentagon spokesman William Beecher said that the total of eight test flights planned for
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      Power pact
      19 4 Dacca, Saturday India and Bangladesh yesterday agreed to ex change electric p~.wer supplies In their rural areas.
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      Queen E will not step down
      90 4 London, Saturday A royal source firmly denied last night that Queen Elizabeth was considering abdication in favour of her son. Prince Charles. The rumours were touched off when Mr. William Hamilton, Labour Member of Parliament and a royal critic, said the decision of the
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      Protest by students
      52 4 Vienna. Saturday Police clashed with Iranian students demonstrating against the Shah of Iran yesterday. Abcvit 50 students burned an effigy of the monarch, who is here on a five-day private visit including a routine medical checkup, and chanted slogans against his rule. A number of police were
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      Lock icon Amin will launch Save UK Fund
      148 4 Reuter London, Saturday. President Idi Amin, who announced earlier this month the establishment of a Save Britain Fund, will officially launch the will officially launch the campaign today at a ceremony in Ministers, diplomats, heads of government institutions and businessmen have been invited to
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      Colombo blow for Tamil studies meeting
      208 4 Colombo, Saturday The Sri Lanka government has refused to grant visas to several hundred foreign delegates who planned to attend an international conference on Tamil studies In the northern district of Jaffna Deputy Foreign Minister Lakshman Jayakody said yesterday. Mr. Jayakody told the organisers
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      Pay rise
      22 4 Dacca, Saturday—The Bangladesh Government last night announced 20 per cent wage rises for 300,000 workers In state owned manufacturing industries.
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  • FINANCE
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      Link-up halts 'slide' at textile mills
      360 5  -  By Lee Yew Meng The ailing Singapore Textile Industries, (STI), the Republic's only integrated textile null, is now reported to be in good health, following a rescue operation mounted by South Grand Textiles (SOT) earlier this year. STl'j, accounts which have been lined with
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      US dollar hits a new high
      81 5 London, Saturday The U.S. dollar, less affected by the prospect of higher Arab oil prices, hit a new. high in Brussels yesterday and gained ground against most other European currencies. The price of gold, traditional refuge in times of economic and monetary troubles, hit
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        301 5 Prices on the New York Stock Exchange fell slightly in active trading yesterday, as profit-taking and tax selling followed a powerful two-day rally. Prices on the American exchange fell in heavy trading. Closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange day: yesterAlcan A1 39 Allied Chem. 48% A
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        Dow Jones
        36 5 The Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday were: 30 industrials 850.78 (oft 2.99), 30 transport 193.48 (up 1.20). IS utilities 89.88 (off 0.71) and 65 stocks 271.72 (off 0.43).
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        Paris
        203 5 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday: Paribus 185 (189.90) Indochine 200 (202) Fonder 362.80 (365) Prlntemps 107.10 (109.10) COB 435 (412) Bull 52 (51) Royal Dutch 162.70 (167.20) Michelln 1265 (1290) Thomson 207.50 (206.20) CPP 185 (187.20) Rhone 138 (141) Air 249 (250.30) BSN 1010 (1020) Philips 60.50 (61.50) Suez
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        Tokyo
        71 5 Some 22 million shares were traded in the section, against 2.3 million on Thursday. Kyodo. Closing prices (In yen) yesterday: Mitsubishi Metal tad 174 Chlsso 97 Mitsui Toatsu 177 +3 Show a Denko 146 +3 Nippon Steel 139 Mitsubishi Heavy tad 193 —6 Mitsui Metal tad 173 +3 Ishlkawajima-Harlma
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        Zurich
        87 5 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. +60 UBS 3650 SBC 3380 +100 Credit Suisse 3265 +85 Swissair B. 523 —a Swiss Relnsur. 2160 +30 Winterthur B. 1800 —10 Zurich Insur. 6850 +75 J u vena B.
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      THE SHARE MARKET
      1971 5 1973/1974 High Low 4 wks. ago INDUSTRIALS Stock Closing Price Buyers Sellers Week's Last Week's TurnSale or over 6.30 4.60 6.80 5.90 2.00 6.15 1.39 S.90 6.30 4.50 8.80 3.77 2.90 7.50 12.80 3.20 12.00 2.43 7.80 7.30 9.87 7.50 2.2 5 3.12 3.30 4.80 7.00 2.59
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      Sharp falls wipe out early gains
      303 5  -  By S.V. Suppiah There was an allround Improvement of prices on the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the week. This performance would have been even better if prices had not declined yesterday. The Monday to Thursday recovery was hopefully Interpreted as a sign of
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      253 5 AMBASSADOR HOTEL 42 46 Meyer Road, Singapore 15, Telephone: *****1 (opposite Katong Park) d flew Year Eve Dinner Dance Bpm— 3 am *$25 per person, inclusive of dinner, novelties and first drink (No dinner will be served of ter 11 pm) *$10 per person for non-diners after 11 pm., including
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  • OPINION
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      Curbing the hazards on the roads
      409 6 There will no doubt be loud complaints from the learner drivers and motorcyclists over the new regulations issued by the Registrar of Vehicles, but these •should not detract from the good sense of insisting that all learners must pass the Highway Code test before
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Husband on a tape
        92 6 How would you like to choose your husband by looking at recorded interviews on videotapes? Many girls in Japan are already doing so. The Tokyo-based Association of Bridal Counsellors has a central library of interviews with 3000 younf people and the videotapes are fed to its
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        Profit or loss?
        124 6 Readers of companies' balance sheets have noticed an anomaly in the accounts of the Malaysian Airlines System. The chairman. in MAS's report to shareholders on the financial year ending March 1973, said it made a pre-tax profit of $4.02 million. Recently, its secretary said in an industrial
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      A sense of discovery in Sumatra
      1003 6  -  Sumatra is an island full of economic potential, cultural wealth and superb natural scenery and lies within a couple of hours' flying time from Singapore. Edgar Koh, our columnist today, spent a week in this territory, as guest of the Indonesian Tourist Office, BAPPABDA,
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      Lock icon Kohoutek— cosmic Hit of the twentieth century
      975 6  -  By Tom Shales Washington Post To each his own Kohoutek. Prophets are poised, parties are planned, expeditions are mounted, airplanes are chartered, and binocular sales are up. Kohoutek, discovered by accident nine months ago at a West German observatory, is about to light
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      A Peking journalist's view of the US
      749 6  -  By Pang Cheng Lian The whole world—it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say has a fairly good idea of what the Americans think of China. Ever since President Nixon paved the way for American journalists to visit Peking, we
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      Lock icon Taking the road to democracy
      498 6 I WORLD CQMMEN EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The Bangkok Post One thing can be said with certainty about the election for the National Legislative Assembly: we've Jumped Into democracy bag and baggage, heart and soul. Here are journalists and samlor drivers, lawyers and headmen, writers and
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
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      Lock icon DISCOVERING THAILAND
      786 7  -  Village where elephants are a way of life... By Robert Kaylor United Press International Hie men of Tak Lom village, who often travel 200 miles to work, are not worried about the energy crisis and petrol shortages. They travel by elephant and say it is the only way
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      SATURDAY SMILES...
      530 7 A BEACH Romeo has swindled a pretty English girl out of £4000 ($24,000) she did not have. Philippa Swain, 19, was wooed in Portugal by a 36-year-old married man and they planned to set up an antique shop. She told her grandfather about the plan and when she
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      Lock icon BANGLA ALL SET FOR NEW LOOK
      187 7 Washington Post Looking for the ultimate in fun and relaxation? Warm days of sun, surf and sandy beaches? Luscious haute cuisine dining? Well, how about spending that dream holiday in glorious Bangladesh? Bangladesh? Anyone who is ever been to this agonised land of poverty
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      BORIS, LIVING LEGEND OF NEPAL...
      1126 7  -  By B.J. Fernandes Any story about Nepal is incomplete if it fails to mention Boris. In a land abounding in a multitude of gods and goddesses, Boris is the presiding deity. And amid the legends and folklore of the onceforbidden Himalayan kingdom, he is very
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      Now double tribute to Fonteyn magic
      805 8  -  BALLET BY JACQUES POUTEAU Margot Fonteyn, the peerless ballerina now aged 54 who just goes (lancing on, is having tributes paid to her on paper and in bronze. The first is a lavish and unique pictorial record of her career just published here. The
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      Pang wins the Aw Cheng Chye tournament
      790 8  -  CHESS ■Y, LIM KOK ANN National serviceman Corporal Pang Kwok Leong won the prestigious Aw Cheng Chye Memorial Tournament well ahead of the field, conceding only three draws in ten games, two to Lim Seng Hoo and one to Choong Liong On. Lim
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      1973—a rewarding year
      347 8  - 1973 —a rewarding year STAMPS BY ANDREW LAU Looking back on 1973 through philatelic eyes, it can be considered a most rewarding and successful year. Besides the issue of six sets of attractive commemorative stamps, we had the release of the Garden City definitive stamps. These definitive stamps, designed by
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      Malaysia's resilient economy
      486 8 A SURVEY THAT AVOIDS EMOTIVE POLITICS AND BIAS APPROACH DAVID LIM: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT I N WEST MALAYSIA (1947-1970) Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1973. 346 pages PAKIR SINGH. The Malaysian economy underwent many periods of trials and tribulations from 1947 to 1970. But it displayed a
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      Beatles galore! Three new LPs in a week
      857 8  -  DISC BY JEAN LI John Lennon: Mind Games; Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run and Ringo Starr: Ringo (All Apple Records) Beatles Galore! Yes, three of this generation's greatest music-makers have got new releases out—all in one week! But I
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      Cover of the week
      145 8 Bouchees a la reine, civett of hare, Mrs. Beeton's carrot jam to imitate apricot preserve, baked beans Southern style, wine sherbet These are just a few of the delicious and intriguing dishes in Good Things, which has been adapted by the author from her highly successful
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      Variety special to herald New Year
      782 9  -  SIGHT&SOUND sr EDGAR KOH After the long and drab Christmas Show earlier this week, RTS is trying to make amends by putting on for the New Year a musical variety special that would really Justify the tag "extravaganza." The one-hour New Year eve slot
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      Oriental drum spectacular by famous Japanese troupe
      372 9  -  THEATRE BY VIOLET OON The exotic drum beats of the Orient will roll down the aisles of the National Theatre when the famous Osuwa Dalls, j from Japan perform there on January 25 and 28. This 13-member troupe will bring with them expensive
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      A hidden menace in works by Francis
      532 9  -  ART ■V TRISH SHEPPARD "If I had stayed in Singapore I'd still be painting beautiful waterfront scenes and women in sarongs," says Yin Be Seng, alias Francis Yin, "so I'm very glad I came to Australia!' 7 Francis is' currently holding a one-man
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      Mongolian Hot Pot for the cold season
      540 9  -  I EATING n OUT H WITH SEE FOON There are two things I love about Hong Kong in December. The first is the cool crisp air with enough of a nip to justify wearing a sweater but not cold enough to warrant a
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      Trio are out to make presence felt...
      289 9 What wears Mexican style costumes and sombreros, sings LatinAmerican hit* and plays love serenades In person at your dinner table? Answer: The Pillpino Strollers, a three-man band which Is now keeping the crowds enthralled at the Merlin Grill, Merlin Hotel. Leader Is nnamnmtng
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      Fantasy with a scary end
      381 9  -  CINEMA «r EDGAR KOH WHO SLEW AUNTIE BOO? Starring Shelley Winter*, frith Mark Lister, Chloe Franks and ftalph Elehardson (Cathay coming). Fantasy is built upon fantasy until It Is difficult to perceive the difference between the real and the unreal, the actual and the Imagined
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      51 7 IS NOW OPEN for haute cuisine par excellence styled a <ong the renowned Gaddi'satThe Peninsua, Hong Kong. luncheons from 12 p m 3p.m. Dinner and dancing from 7pm -lam. Jacket for dinner please. For reser vations,telephone=647l4l S S G APOIK Tanglm Circus, Singapore 10. A member of The Peninsula Grew,jp
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      676 7 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACBOSS 1 Soup or cereal. 5 Type of comedy. 10 Small amount: Colloq. 14 Tenor's big moment. 15 Mythical hunter. 16 Nimbus. 17 Personal characteristics. 19 Where Teheran is. 20 Double-runners. 21 Being sorry about. 23 RR abbr. 25 Biases. 28 Recount. 29 Hail! 30 Actress Rita.
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      617 8 Advertisement GARDEN NEWS! TALKING ABOUT FERTILISERS (20) Having discussed Nitrogen tnd Phosphorus in the past two weeks, we come to the last of the Rig Three, Potassium or "K", having already found a 6% deficiency in our Mandai Garden test plot. POTASSIUM USE We have called Nitrogen the leaf maker
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      313 8 It may b« an Important part of boing a woman, but It can raaily b« a nuitanca. Every morning, put thorn on. Kvory night, take tham off. Clean and ttora. And the noxt day, it start* all ovor again STOP! Now apply pertinent and forgot them for up to FOUR
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      42 9 r Levis w S *j£ s,m»:vK pC •.S'.vV.'.-.VV/ m A W, +KXX* Theßiqgfst Stock <fl ex &&&50 Z FREE V- POS T ER *> a'th each PURCHASE THfc LEVI'S CENTRE G 27 SPECIALISTS CENTRE (GROUND HTOR I fcPRCKARDRD SIN VU-J' E9 TEL 37b*»>;
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      174 9 ISiplllPßil V/Z'oyxv/,2:"?- >£ -f.VV N V I# k i W *V M 'im 4»A« sft 3ft w X m /> »8» w xt> SSaV» •3S fa At Sundown, our Satay Man briskly fani his charcoal fire and soon, the appetising lip-licking aroma of barbecued satay floats in the air. Delicious!
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      S'pore's full support for KL meet
      280 10  -  WOMAN'S WORID by Nancy Koh Singapore will give full support to the proposed Asian International women's hockey carnival in Malaysia next July. Mrs. Tan Yoon Yin. the Singapore Women'* Hockey Association President said that this competition was long overdue. "It was originally to be
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      Schroder in final
      60 10 Port Elizabeth, Saturday.—Results of the semi-finals of the men's and women's singles at the Eastern Province Sugar Circuit tennis championships (all South Africans): Men's Singles D. Schroder bt. D. Joubert 6-2, 7-6; W. Freer bt F. Van Der Merwe 7-5, 6-4; Women's Singles —L. Boshoff bt. G.
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      England to save pride
      261 10 London. Saturday. England hope to begin their soccer resurrection when they meet East Germany. Bulgaria and Yugoslavia in friendly matches shortly before next year's World Cup finals in West Germany. Knocked out of the front rank of the world's footballing nations by their failure to qualify
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      1973: Only Seap made it a good year...
      1500 10  -  But sports took a nosedive after September BT JEFFREY LOW Singapore sports didn't need to pull any choke to set our engines afire for the big year of 1973. It was a year when everybody with a heart for the playing fields
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      Aussies ready for big win
      466 10 New find has batting power Melbourne, Saturdaylan Davis, Australia's new batting sensation, makes his Test debut In the opening match of the series against New Zealand starting here today. Davis, 20, has had only a few games for New South Wales this season but has
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      Newcombe moves into 4th round
      176 10 Melbourne, Sat. Former Wimbledon tennis champion, Jonn Newcombe moved Into the fourth round of the Australian Open championships when he beat compatriot B. PhillipsMoore 7-6, 6-3, 3 0, 8-1 at Kooyong yesterday. Other men's singles third round results: J. Conn era (US) bt 8. Ball
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      Exciting win in Plunket Shield
      103 10 Wellington, Saturday. Wellington gained an exciting 10 run win over Central Districts yesterday to improve their chances of retaining the Plunket cricket Snleld. In other Bhleld games, Auckland easily beat Otago by seven wickets and Christchurch had little trouble in defeating Northern Districts by ten
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      GP track to go
      91 10 Johannesburg, Saturday. South Africa's Grand Prix motor racing circuit at Kyalaml near here may be sold tor housing development 11 the sport does not resume In the Republic within three months, the manager of the South African Motor Racing Club. Mr. Alex Bllgnaut, said yesterday. Mr.
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      Firebrand is set for the Gold Cup
      359 11 In form for a rare double By Scrutineer Firebrand, winner of /the Singapore Gold Cup in October, is still in sparkling form and can achieve a rare double by winning the $35,000 Penang Gold Cup (Race Seven) tomorrow. The brilliant staying six-year-old by
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      Memorial Cup soccer
      131 11 Port Authority Recreation Club wil play Jollilads in their 25th annual soccer match for the B. Govlndasamy Memorial Cup at Buklt Chermln today at 5 p.m. Jollilads have won the Cup 11 times since inception in 1948, and PARC hope to level the series after having won
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      Foreman gets big offer
      221 11 New York, Saturday Promoter Don Fraser yesterday offered heavyweight champion George Foreman a US$l million guarantee to fight No. 4 ranked Jerry Quarry on March 25. The guarantee against 40 per cent of all revenue including dosed circuit TV was eclipsed |n siae only by the
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      Richards knocks bright 66
      79 11 Johannesburg. Saturday South African opening batsman Barrle Richards scored 66 to steer Natal to a draw against Transvaal in a Curtte Cup cricket match yesterday. Natal started the day trailing by 61 runs, but skipper Richards thwarted Transvaal's victory hopes In this "A H section match.
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      Australia may lose top D-Cup players
      201 11 Melbourne, Saturday.— Australia cauld be without seven of its top players when it begins its quest to retain the Davis Cup next year. Young members of this year's suad, Col Dibley, Ross Case, Geoff Masters and Bob Gil tin an, announced they would be
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      402 10 BAU HEALTH CENTRE far jrour muu|t, sauna bath, weight reducing treatment*, hair-dressing (cuttings ft trUngjlnp), massage, manicure. Attractive young ladies at your service. Hotel New Hongkong Shopping Arcade Victoria Street. Tel: 344*3. •suns Steam Massage Mat Ml7ll 7 SM4II S«L 191. LAOICS QENTLEMEN AT Your Place, racial fit/-, head massage
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      1484 12 JUI yNtpeekeaJ TV RADIO o£ I SATURDAY 140 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SESAME STREET 240 SATURDAY MATINEE Misty: A 12year old boy and his sister living with their grandparents In a beautiful Island save their money to buy an elusive horse If it Is caught in the once a year
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      1363 12 with EDGAR KDH a musical fantasy starring Angela Lansbury as an amateur witch in quest of a magical spell. Three Cockney waifs and a quack professor Join her In one zany adventure after another Including a trip to the bottom of the sea and the Isle of Naboombu ruled by
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