New Nation, 3 December 1974

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  • 21 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday December 3, 1974 No. 1196 Price 20 cents M C. (P> 20/74 =^l NEW (|0) NATION COMMENT I
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  • 188 1 Its muzzle is half eaten away. It took days, maybe weeks, for thd elastic band placed round it by the dog's worst friend to work its way slowly into the flesh. This hapless animal was found tottering about in Katong, about two months ago by two members
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  • 269 1 United Press International London, Tuesday The Soviet Union has formally agreed to supply Egypt with a nuclear reactor in a step towards restoring close relations with Cairo at the expense of the United States. The Soviet Government public ation Soviet Weekly said the agreement calls for
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  • 39 1 Brisbane, Tuesday Australia, with an overnight second Innings score or 51 for one lost lan Redpath when play resumed this morning. He was bowled by Derek Underwood for 25. The score is now 84 for two.
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  • 143 1 United Press International Washington. Tuesday President Ford disclosed last night that his Vladivostok summit arms agreement with Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev will limit each side to "a firm ceiling" of 2,400 nuclear missiles or bombers. In a statement read at the opening
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  • 20 1 Reuter Rangoon, Tuesday Burmese Deputy Education Minister Aung Tun was yesterday dismissed from his post, an official statement said.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 45 1 $1000 to be won in word puzzle See Page 4 Trial of wife killer 0 See Page 12 Sports star of 1974 0 See Page 23 STOCK MARKET P.. 2 WHAT'S ON, TIDES P. 4 WEATHER P. 7 COMICS, CROSSWORD P. 20 CINEMAS P. 23
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    • 72 1 ANTI-INFLATION PRICE 90 Cents Per Sq Ft DURABLE CARPET FREE INSTALLATION TAG smcha. ttpuiv* J.'BUiJTM C;Af>4Al UOAI 'iINCtAMOMI 1 ▼Ci yitfant l »i: v JAL announces 9 flights weekly to Hong Kong, 11 flights weekly tolokyo. All our traffic rights in Hong Kong have been fully reinstated. 4 i lZ
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 108 2 Delegates to the Colombo Plan 24th consul tative committee meeting today observed a minute's silence in tribute to the late New Zealand Prime Minister Mr. Norman Kirk. The leader of Singapore's delegation, Mr. E.W. Barker, described Mr. Kirk as "a staunch supporter of the Colom- bo
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    • 133 2 The owners had hoped for $14 million. When the auction for the oil tanker ended only one bid of $4,010,000 Just $10,000 more than the reserve price had been offered. The failure of the bid for a good price kept the 17,000-ton Halcyon Isle floundering
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    • 266 2 A total of 109 women conductors have been recruited by the Slngapn -e Bus Services s*nce the company launched its scheme to take in female clippies recently. The scheme was launched In mid-October as part of the bus com{lany's plans to Improve ts service
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    • 108 2 Bearish sentiments again prevailed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning, with share prices sliding to lower levels. BUSINESS DONE: M. Banking (2) 336. San Holdings (D 0.44. C. Properties (1) 1.05. 0.C.8.C. (1) 3.50, (4) 3.48, (1) 3.46. U. 0.8. (1) 1.77, (4) 1.76, (4)
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    • 34 2 The National Qnployer*' Council will hold its annual dinner at Ming Court Hotel on Friday at 8 p.m. The Minister for Labour, Mr. One Pang Boon will be the gueat of honour.
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    • 75 2 Slngapoie will host the sixth triennial conference of the Asian Association of Management Organisation (AAMO) In 1977. Delegates from AAMO member countries in Australia. Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand. Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand will attend the conference. They will be
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    • 13 2 Police reported 91 accidents yesterday. Three were serious and one fatal.
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    • 168 3 A new home for Christmas, and along with it a new name, new playmates and lots of affection this monkey certainly has had more than her wish fulfilled. Monet, as she is now called, was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. K. Cronible of Admore Park, shortly
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    • 254 3 Iran is considering sending a trade delegation to Singapore to discuss possible Joint ventures, its deputy Minister for Industries and Mines told New Nation yes- terday. Mr. Mehdi Ghafarzadeh said: "The first delegation can be expected after the proposed visit of the Singapore mission to Iran."
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    • 92 3 Civil servants will get their 13th month pay with their December salary a few days before Christmas. According to a spokesman of the Ministry of Finance, the 13th month wage supplement wUI include the National Wages Council's recommendations for wage increase for last year and this
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    • 29 3 A 10-lecture course on Oral and Written Communication In Organisation will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. at the University of Singapore.
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    • 174 3 Flood-hit Bangladesh will approach donor countries of the Colombo Plan for food aid to help meet its grain requirements of three million tons. The High Commissioner for Bangladesh in Singapore, Mr. K. M. Kaiser, said in an interview: "We have negotiated for aid from the
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    • 402 4  -  By Nancy Koh There was a 50 per cent drop in auction sales on properties last year. Only 66 lots of properties were advertised for auction last year, compared with 112 lots in 1972 and 159 in 1971. The marked decrease in auction sales
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    • 272 4 This man is one of the most decorated in Singapore. Master photographer Tan Lip Seng won his honours not on the battlefields but in the photographic salons of the world. After 15 years of constant shooting with his cameras and over 250 trophies and titles
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    • 293 4 The cheapest brand of white oats In the local market costs 50 cents less per 500 g than the most expensive brand, a survey conducted by the Department of Trade discovered recently. The cheapest brands are Lassie (from Holland) and Captain (from Malaysia). They are priced at $1.20
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    • 341 5 More than 350 secondary four students have applied to Join the police force under the Young Recruits Scheme. The boys, aged between 16 and 17, are from over 30 schools of various language streams, and have completed their SingaporeCambridge GCE 'O' level examinations. Selection will
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    • 179 5 The days of rushing for taxis in the city are over. This neat line (left) of commuters is testimony. Under legislation which came Into force on Sunday, prospective passengers are compelled to queue for taxis at six taxi-stops In the city centre. The new law also
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 181 2 THE COOL FACTS OF SANYO'S WHISPER-QUIET RANGE OF ELECTRIC FANS Sanyo's specially designed contoured blades displace more CZ~\ Sanyo's well-balanced metal blades do not fray Ay or are effected by heat and so last longer than those made C A Sanyo Dynawide motor with its unique "one flUHSAnfflf- way" coiling
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 65 3 Palm T Court ihv mttsi HBuiifuiguriion restaurant nasr st'rrittff if la rarlt* dinner go irhfrt' th*> Italians ff*> Te1:.***** Visit our New (Vernier Store at G-36 High Street Centre rin'n THE LEADING MENSWEAR "TAILORS STORES OUTFITTERS G -36, High Street Centre, (Ground Floor), Te- *****1 GOH 31 Hi((h Street Centre
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    • 89 3 w V. SRS4X A 10-062-41/43 Yellow/White Goldplated CHIN HIN WATCH COMPANY 1, Overseas Union Shopping Cantre, Collyar Quay, Singapore, 1. Tal: *****1, *****3. A O*TTcA t A/fiA oVr^tA >AJ •A) DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LUNCH? For your eating pleasure come to the ONE and only original GOMEZ CURRY No. 9
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 550 4 Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting mstuctions appear below Name (Mr /Mrs /Miss) Address 3 ML I A N Djß EN T 1 nil E R Ol est! nrttU Cut along (tolled lines FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW CLUES FOR 1-2 1. There's usually plenty
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    • 319 4 WHAT'S ON President B. H. Sheares will host a RECEPTION for delegates attending the 24th Colombo Plan Consultative Meetings, at the Istana at 6.30 p.m. The KIWANIS CLUB OF SINGAPORE will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at the Ming Court Hotel. The French Embassy will screen a FILM, "Classe Tous
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 60 5 BEAT INF LATION BY SHOPPING AT Garments Supermarket IN SPECIALISTS' CENTRE, LOWER GRD FL. V "J ,'ih v; X j V* Sv:s,V* < V 1 MW V... V ss BU J •>' 3 Km pas I f w > 1 MQiZDCini'S The MEN'S SHOP ServK:e 86. HIGH STREET, S PORE
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    • 79 5 K I*3 r IF YOUR \H WAISTLINE IS WHERE IT OUGHT TO BE.. YOU BELONG IN The new shirtshapes from Arrow's French collection that show a man's body to best advantage. Without stinting on the quality of the tailoring or the fabric. Only Brigade has strategic back darts placed "just
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 721 6  -  SoutliLast Asia from B. Ronquillo When the Pacific/ Asia battlefront of World War Two engulfed the Philippines In late 1941, the country's two leading foreign exchange earners were sugar and gold. Today sugar la again top dollar earner after having been replaced by timber
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    • 798 6  -  From Frank Lombard The "Voice of the People of Thailand" Is the official radio of the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT). It is significant, not so much for its propaganda effect which is minimal but for its location which is in China. Thai diplomats have
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    • 375 6  -  By Ronnie Muntu Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik's scheduled visit to the Soviet Union this month is seen here by diplomatic observers as a climax to a series of moves to restore good relations between Indonesia and the East bloc. This followed Mr. Malik's visit to
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • WORLD NEWS
    • 154 7 Reuter Addis Ababa, Tuesday. Two big explosions rocked a hotel and the City Hall of the Ethiopian capital yesterday, injuring 13 people, a Ministry of Information spokesman said. Though the size of the blasts and the number of people Inside both buildings had
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    • 261 7 United Press International Washington, Tuesday Congressional investigators charged yesterday that big oil companies, despite their "obscene profits," pay a lower percentage in Federal income taxes than the average private citizen. The charge came In a report by the Senate's Permanent Investigations Subcommittee. Its chairman Sen.
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    • 154 7 United Press International TODAY is Tuesday. Dec. 3, the 337 th day of 1974 with 28 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign
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    • 27 7 DJ Former miner Walter Hough has moved into a new council flat at Hoyland, Yorkshire, after being 40 years on the waiting list. DJ.
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    • 66 7 After their long trip from China, pandas Chia Chia and Chlng Ching decide it is time for them to relax, and roll on their backs in the sand in their new living quarters at London's zoo recently. The pandas, a 22-month-old male and a two-year-old
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    • 247 7 Reuter London, Tuesday One of Britain's ancient legal traditions was, brushed aside yesterday as officials kept secret the name of a man brought into public court during the new drive here against Irish guerrillas. The mystery man was draped in a blanket as he was
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    • 32 7 Reuter London, Tuesday—Miss Elizabeth Bagaya, the former Ugandan Foreign Minister, is under house arrest at the official residence of the Foreign Minister in Kampala, according to well informed sources here.
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    • 159 7 Reuter Washington, Tuesday. Searchers yesterday recovered flight recording devices from the wreckage of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 which crashed Into a mountain near Uppervllle, Virginia on Sunday killing all 92 people aboard. National Safety Board chairman John Reed said the cockpit record lng of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 226 7 WORLD WEATHER New York Rain, 4332F. fl-OC. Headline: All 93 on board killed when Jetliner crashes In rain near Washington. San Francisco Rain, 59-47F, 15-BC. Headline: All 93 die In big jet crash near Washington. Tokyo Rain, 45-39F, 7-4 C. Headline: Mlkl will assume premiership within day or two. Moscow
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  • SINGAPORE TOURIST PROMOTION BOARD 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
    • 937 8 Marketing plans and joint efforts behind the success Ten years ago, fewer than 100,000 visitors came to Singapore in one year. There was a shortage of hotel rooms, and there was little for visitors to see In the way of tourist attractions. Today, the story
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    • 360 9 The rush for tourist dollars can be a lucrative business but there can also be an element of fun, and sometimes frustration, in the tourist industry. The very nature of the business means contact with a large variety of people with different norms and languages. Coping
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    • 373 9 Most people have a vague notion that tourism is important to Singapore but do we know why it is and to what extent? If we do not have a clear idea of the advantages the industry brings, there is a danger that we may
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 40 8 KOON WAH LITHOGRAPHERS jrW Congratulate The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board on its 10th anniversary Office: 538 MacPherson Road, Singapore 13. Tel: *****0, *****3. Factory No. 1: 10, New Industrial Road, Singapore 19. Factory No. 2: 2, Lorong Tukang Tiga, Jurong.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 68 9 CONGRATULATIONS to the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board on its Tenth Anniversary from Mansfield Travel Ocean Building, Collyer Quay Singapore 1. Telephone: ***** j-? l M 01 3* i i)IM fi Onward with the STPB in achieving its second million visitors to Singapore Congratulations on the Board's 10th Anniversary from Co-operative
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    • 70 9 Congratulations to the SINGAPORE TOURIST PROMOTION BOARD For achieving '10 years of tourism' from m LITKO PRINTING CO. (PTE) LTD 1, LORONG TUKANG SATU, JURONG TOWN. SINGAPORE 22. TELSi *****9 *****2 *****1. fsssii 'iWlv hfyl v>/JU<y i >V Congratulations Best Wishes to I SINGAPORE TOURIST PROMOTION BOARD on their 1
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  • OPINION
    • 354 10 Mr. Takeo Miki, labelled as the "dark horse" candidate when Mr. Kakuel Tanaka and Mr. Takeo Fukuda were fighting to succeed Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1972, has finally romped In. Latest reports from Tokyo indicate that he is most likely to be Japan's next
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
      • 52 10 My favourite news Item from the wire services this week is a report of two unma r r led Australian women of mature years discussing men. The first asked, "What would you like first in a husband wealth, brains or appearance?" "Appearance," said the second, "and the qoonor
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      • 65 10 Trying to be funny can be expensive business. A Chinese paper which has a similar column like mine, recently carried an item making fun of the name of a leading department a tore in Singapore. It suggested that the name stood for "buy and throw away."
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    • 218 10 An eating shop located at Block 22 Boon Keng Road, has been a nuisance to the residents living within the vicinity by operating from 6.00 a.m. till as late as 3.00 or even 4.00 a.m. without being checked or controlled by the authorities The noise
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    • 158 10 World Comment II It Is ironic, but perhaps typical, that the very people who have turned down repeated Hong Kong requests for the restoration of the death penalty are now clamouring that Britain should bring back the gallows. Britain abolished capital punishment in 1966 and has
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    • 63 10  -  C.D. WILLIAMS Hon. Secretary, Motor Traders Association of Sinfapore, Singapore, 3. We refer to the report. New Car Dealers Appeal to Government which appeared on page one of the Issue of the New Nation dated Nov. 28. We wish to deny that we are waiting for a
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    • 602 10  -  TUESDAY WITH ALEX JOSEY ALEX JOSEY In the early *****, most foreign correspondents in South-East Asia knew U Thant. They had reasons to be grateful to him. For many, he made life a little easier. Formerly a school teacher, U Thant became the Prime
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    • 55 10 Will the SBS do something about the bus services in the eastern part of Singapore? Buses are crowded during peak hours. Things are worse on rainy mornings, as seats get wet because the windows are not closed. Bus conductors think that it is beyond their duty to
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  • FEATURE
    • 938 11  -  by Ismail Kassim The future of organised bersilat in Singapore is uncertain. Up to the end of November, only one bersilat body had applied but not yet received registration under the recent Martial Arts Instructor Act and Regulations which came Into effect on Sunday. Malay cultural
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    • Article, Illustration
      233 11 Just discarding her "baju" and long flowing sarong for the traditional be rsilat costume was enough to transform a demure maiden like Cik Misratin T uk 1 man into a hardened warrior. Swinging a four feet long chain with one hand, she coolly waited for her parang-wielding male
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 91 11 HJ:\ WORM LIGHTWEIGHT DUCTING/ TUBING MADE OF FIBREGLASS/ NYLON FABRICS A rA APPLICATION: 1. Supply of hoi and told air 2. Aireonditioning and »«ntilotion 3 iihautting and fuma aitraction 4 Extraction of dust and obroaWai 5. Rafrigaroting 6. Da-frotting 7 lloctronica and il«trical anginaaring Ramovol of paint and tpray milt
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    • 7 11 COLOUR TV FROM THE EXPERTS- REDIFFUSION REDIFFUSION□
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 1685 12/13  -  Don't worry, you'll be all right, he said FAMOUS TRIALS THE trial of L/Cpl. George Cooper in johore Baru took place in 1954. He was charged with causing the death of his
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    • 267 12/13  -  Lim Kean Siew I was in Singapore last month when I came across your publication pertaining to the above case under your feature Famous Trials. I would like to draw your attention to a rather significant point in this case. Under our law the principles of insanity are
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    • 506 12/13 That rumbustious spanking extrovert of a colonel solicitorhuntsman, who was awarded half penny damages after a sensational libel case against the Sunday P e op le newspaper, was a prisoner-of-war in Changi Jail in Singapore during the Japanese war. While one newspaper writer said that
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 171 12/13 AMERICA'S PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM MAKER presents umM ALTEC 1230 AC AUDIO CONTROL CONSOLE. The 'Studio' 10 channel mix* audio control con to la with all tha 'axtra*' mada for tha professional enterteiner and musician. 10 seperete VU mat art, volume, bats, trabla and ravarb control*. Built-in compressorlimitar, matter VU matar,
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  • PLEASURE
    • 958 14 McIbourne Herald Though he is 57 and In the autumn of his years as a singer, his fans will find that 1974 is a very good year for Francis Albert Sinatra. Since he came out of retirement his diction Is as faultless
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    • 218 14 t Jennifer's diarv Jj SHE (Seer etaries Hyatt Entertain) will hold its annual gettogether during a super Christmas luncheon and show this Saturday. For the secretaries there'll be a special fashion show put on by Jo Anne of the Escalade boutique and the Bagatelle Shoppe, and SHE
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    • 386 14 MELODY-MAKERS By Rajosky Helen Reddy has the grace to reach legendary proportions. And she has the swerve and vitality that will keep her fans, both young and old. delighted. In FREE AND EASY (EMI) she puts across her meaningful lyrics and haunting singing In an almost efTortless manner.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 61 14 home of the stars" THEATRE RESTAURANTNITtCLUB < .V Colourful! Spectacular! Another bES ELEGANTS SHQW BIG, BIG ""T I,** a> orchid ,!c SHoW<>< the y ear L 3 f rom ciav Paree tr A S*f ROOM k<: v s». T\l V V I t \i Jit thed.inciest j, SHOW BAND -'Vfli
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  • TREND
    • 365 15  -  KAY After years of arduous experimentation, my parents have finally perfected a singular code of dating-rules for us (viz. my brother and me) to observe. Example: When he goes out with, his girl "nowhere In particular". It's obviously permissible since no one protests. But If
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    • 83 15 Female Mouthpiece PARENTS don't usually worry about their grown-up sons. But they would fret if their daughters get home too late from a date or party and som4 parents even insist on knowing whom their daughter is out with and where she is going. Some girls accept
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    • 278 15  -  ANNE I wish mother wouldn't peep out of the window everytime I get home late. I really don't mind her waiting up for me. I even forgive her questions where I've been, with whom, why and what and whatever. And I'm quite openminded about her putting down
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    • Article, Illustration
      99 15 The fashion fad is long, loose and floppy translated into smocks and chemises, baggy shirts and bulky battle Jackets. And it's a look which the young and lean take on with a good deal more reluctance than the plump and middleaged. After all, it conceals rather than
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    • 369 15  -  MEI LING Nobody would believe I'm 23 by the way my mother hogs over me. She wants to know what time I'll be getting In from work, and whether I'll be late; and when I do come In late, she'll be terrified out
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    • 143 15 McIbourne Herald The life of Pierre and Margaret Trudeau has become almost like a running soap opera. Starting with her now famous tell-all interview on TV the beautiful Margaret continued making headlines with a two-week expenses paid trip to Japan as guest of a Hongkong ship
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 71 15 (Ziristof/e Complements All Well-Dressed Tables The World Over for many years, Christofle has stood out as a symbol of all that is excellent in silver cutlery It has adorned countless well-dressed tables all over the world The beautiful, intricate design The deep glow of metal and rich handle texture give
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    • 38 15 s ATI SUPER GOT a arT. ROBINSONS SPECIALISTS' SHOPPING CENTRE Orchard Road Singapore 9 Tel *****2 SHOPPING HOURS Mora, Tims, Wads Fris: 9.45 am 6.30 pm Thurt Sat*: J 9.45 »m 9.30 pm Sundays: 9.45 am 5 pm
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  • shopping A twice weekly advertisement feature
    • 854 16 MOST of us understand and appreciate the value of good sounds as opposed to the harsh sounds which are so much a part of modern living, including car horns, and earsplitting machines at work and would go to great lengths to ensure that in our moments
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 256 16 -elna, quality The only sewing machines ever to be awarded first place 40 times by international independent testing organisations «ina lotus v Made in Switerland y ««na lotus SU(Super) Opens and Closes like a Lotus Fwst Free Arm and Automatic I lower lib Upper Arm Houses the Hoilsehokl Sevving Machines
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    • 210 16 MEMOREXI THE WORLD'S FINEST ILOW NOISE, OUTPUT AUDIO RECORDING. a r* ij* 4 IP TAT CHUEN CO. 38, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore 9. Tel: *****2/*****7. Showroom: 348, Shaw Centre, Singapore 9. Tel: *****2. jT-kK, r* FastbacK Flare Hopsack Quality Lee Leen Flare 50/50 Bobcat Quality Tack Flare double Knit Quality newly
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    • 179 16 jl r* r I W i SALORA colour TV J ATLAS SOUND CO. sNGAPOHt^Tft ??O44M4 7?O?SA> CLARION Auto-Reverse you can listen forever and ever Modal PEBII Cassette Tapa Player Fast forward Faat rewind. Auto Reverse In d ash or Underdesh tiling with power tul output. Modal PEBI2 Starao Cassette Pleyer/Recor
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    • 27 16 HOLLY INTF.RIOKS 206 217 VICTOR A STREET, i SINGAPORE 7 T,.i ,iOOM— *****t>-~..i i' .14 IMPORTERS DISTRIBUTORS CURTAIN FABRICS CARPETS ft WALLPAPERS fr INTERIOR DESIGN ft FURNITURE.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 233 17 A total of 11,550 people over the age of 60 holding qualified driving licences will be required to pass a medical examination before they can renew their driving licences from next year. This Is required under the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Rules, 1974 gazetted recently.
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    • 233 17 Eighteen fatal Indus t r i al accidents were reported In September. Four occurred In the construction Industry, four In the transport, storage and communication sector, seven In the manufacturing industry and three in other Industrial divisions. The highest number of fatal accidents this year
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    • 161 17 The four Rotary Clubs in Singapore are seeking young men and women as candidates for the Rotary Foundation educational awards for study abroad in 1976/77. The four types of educational awards are: for those between the ages of 20 and 28, with a Bachelor's degree or
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 181 17 Ba Furnish your dining room nowwith lust §285 D-Line's Dining Suite 200 Grab this chance to get unbeatable value for your money a rectangular dining table arid si* dining chairs And all made in the famous D Line traditio'n, with its high standard of quality and design Buy the whole
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    • 193 17 Towards Gracious Living With 7T77 Y Sole Agents:SABRIYUS Si CO. (PTE) LTD. 13e-A. BALESTIER RD S PORE 12. Tel: *****2. Cable: "SABRICO" J?. FHOM TABLE T<l VOXSOLE MOiPEL ONLY 26 T V. CABINET Stock Available II Kjsa COLOUR TV HIRE PURCHASE AVAILABLE TAN ELECTRONICS (PTE) LTD. 250, 2nd floor Specialists'
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    • 211 17 Going Overseas We vw got full rang* of winter clothing! and other items you'll need... OVERCOATS... SCARVES.. JUMPERS.. PULLOVERS... CARDIGANS. GLOVES WINTER PYJAMAS. QUI ITS .WOOLLEN UNDERWEAR. .ETC.. ETC. miiaciirniiii. (Department Store) 83-85 South B"dg* Road. T«l ***** Branch** (opan on Sund*v») 347P«0p1« i Par* Compiav Tti *****b B 13
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 392 18 r 2ot A .WORD DINE DANCE ROMANCE to the 'Sound! of Hawaii' at Aloha Rhu Hawaiian Village The Ideal Seaside Rendezvous for exotic seafood, Cantonese cuisine and soothing music.' Just 2V, m.s., from Bedok. Reservations, Tel: *****4 Want to Serenade beautiful Mandarin songs to your loved ones or for pleasure
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    • 419 18 HANS CONSTRUCTION DECOR 191, Kitchener Road, m T«te: 25******/ 25*4919. For renovation Building, come direct to us. STOP BEING OECEIVEDI We provide experienced workers for renovation of your H.D.B. flats private houses. Importers Exporters of building materials.* SMALL SHIP FOR CHARTER for that awkward small load. Available short notice. Very
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    • 409 18 JOSEPH CAR RENTAL 130/ per day Self-drive Tel: *****5 MM 15. EVERFINE THE COMPANY for people who rent U-Drlves *****09 MiscelliMOiis SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS In love. Marital, business. Jobs, j chronic problems etc through Holy Spiritual aid. Contact j Dato Hassan. Tel: *****1 95 Jalan Betek, S'pore 14. (10 00
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    • 317 18 RAYMOND KANO SELLS TOYOTAS for Borneo Motors. J Tel: *****3. DELICIOUS FRESH MUTTON steamed with revitalising herbs, saucy spicy pork ribs, and many economical clay pot cuslnes are .<1 U c"oi; e T C MKON EATINO HOUSE. 924, Upper Thomson Road, I l m.«., TEL: *****3. We welcome caterings for
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    • 63 18 HONG KONQ TIM-SUM. From 8 a m. to 3 p.m. Set lunch, dinner and other functions. Dally. Prince room Restaurant Selegle Complex, S'pore. Tel: *****4. LLOYD HOUSE HOTEL In Orchard Road area. Alrcondltloned. Double $25/- upwards. single >20/, private facilities 30% monthly discount. Ring *****1. WANTED SECONDHAND PIANOS. Any brands.
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    • 319 18 SAFETY OFFICER BRUNEI SHELL Petroleum Company Limited have a vacancy for a Safety Officer in their Safety Department based in Seria, State of Brunei. Candidates, aged above 25, should have obtained the MCE Certificate or equivalent arid have a good command of spoken and written Malay and English They should
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  • FINANCE
    • 401 19 Washington, Tuesday President Ford last night urged Congress to act swiftly on his proposals for slowing inflation and braking the recession, and warped "our greatest danger today is to fall victim to the more exaggerated alarms" about the ailments of the economy. Mr. Ford,
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    • 28 19 Dow Jones closing stock averages yesterday: SO Industrials 003.02 (off 15.64), 30 transport 146.36 (off 1.89), IS utilities 66.46 (off 0.93), 65 stocks 197.31 (off 4.04).
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    • 332 19 T em en ggong has agreed in principle to sell its timber interests as represented by Greenland Timber Industries and Gumer to Bowater Corporation for a total consideration of $12 million. The sales agreement Is subject to formal written contract, the apRroval of TMG'j shareolders and the
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    • 212 19  -  COMPANY PROFILE a ES Lee Yew Meng Fraser and Neave is the biggest soft drink manufacturer in Singapore and Malaysia with a market capitalisation of about $113 million. A highly liquid company, F and N has group reserves totalling $64.6 million as at end
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    • Stock markets round the world
      • 256 19 Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed steadily higher. Reflecting last week's buoyant trading, the morning session opened firm with trading concentrated on large capitals and late starters. At the outset, steels, shipbuildings and chemicals rose on substantial buylngs by major securities companies. With the progress of trading,
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      • 75 19 Closing prices on the Puis Stock Exchange yesterday: Pari baa 113.10 Foncder 100.00 +IJO Prlntetnps 88 —1 C.O.E 230.00 —60 Bull 27.40 +20 Royal Dutch 119 20 2.40 •Mlchelln 600 +28 Thomson 113.40 +1.50 CTJ>. 77.60 —.40 Rhone 113.50 +.50 Air 293.80 +1.80 B.S.N. 379 +9 Philips 38 +1.70
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      • 86 19 This service Is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prlws (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 2400 25 SBC 43ft 1 Credit Suisse 2120 15 Swissair B. 400 5 Swiss Relnsur. 1750 Wlnterthur B. 1380 20 Slfflch Insur. 5850 —100 Juvena B. 720 10
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      • 156 19 Prices at 11 30 ajn. (Australian time) today on the Sydney Stock Exchange: AOD 10c 01 nl) AOD 06 07 K Allstate 10 11 Anwd nil 04 Aurora 07i 09 Bamboo 01 nil Beach 26 nil Bridge 10 11 Cleveland 33 34 Baa tin et 03 04 Endeavour 12
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      237 19 Share prices sank to new lows in the Singapore stock market yesterday as bearish sentiments continued to prevail. The opening was unsteady with most traded counters tended lower and the sliding trend continued for the rest of the day. Amcoi and Temenggong were temporarily suspended when trading began.
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    • 49 19 United Press International New York, Tuesday.— A 19-inch table-model colour television set manufactured by Toshiba has the potential of killing someone by electrlcal shock because of a design problem. Consumers Union charged yesterday. But the company denied the charge and said the product met stringent safety regulations.
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    • 329 20 Bayswater United came with the shreds of a team. Soccer skills were Jarringly lacking. If anything, these men from the land of Australia Rules Football displayed a sheer lack of stamina and ball sense. Maybe that was why they resorted to the brute force and threatening
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    • 178 20 Nine badminton players six boys and three girls will be presented with the "Best Trainee" awards in the F and N training scheme at the National Btadlum on Thursday. They are: Boys—Tan Ban Chew, Tan Eng Han, Lai Kin Kheong, Wong Shoon Keat, K. Dharmarajah
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    • 64 20 Washington, Tuesday. President Ford paid tribute last night to professional golfer Lee Elder, first Black player to qualify for the prestigious Masters tournament, and said he would be rooting for him to win next year's competition. Ford, himself an ardent golfer, drove through a rainstorm to a
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    • 23 20 Defending champion Telok Ayer beat Jalan Kayu 93-81 in the final of the Inter Constituency basketball competition at Oay World Stadium.
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    • 299 20 Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday. The Soviet Olympic football team beat Thailand's national team 2-0 last night in the third and final match of their Bangkok tour. The tourists led 1-0 at halftime. The victory gave the Russlanj an unbeaten record in Bangkok. They overran Thailand's second-stringers 7-0 in
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    • 1042 21  -  writing on SOCCER SCENE Jeffrey Low The setting is far from elaborate. Two plain blackboards with new dusters. A Shu re microphone and two chairs fronting the stage. Billboards are missing, except for "No Smoking" signs prominently placed. Murmur i n g s from about
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    • 261 22 Buzz made It a plllar-to-post affair. A length clear of Ameer at the home turn, Buzz "kicked" clear at the top of the straight to canter in a six-length winner. Jack of Spades fairly routed his seven rivals. Out in front
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    • 432 22 Kampong Melayu II did a splendid trial at Buklt Tlmah this morning. With apprentice Peter Lee in the saddle, the threeyear old colt by Hametus s pr i n ted smartly over 3f in 36. On this workout Kampong Melayu, who won his last start
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    • 1066 22  -  Y [STABLE I ROUNDUP By BLUE PETER k -1 Ipoh trainer Eddie van Breukelen should have another successful meeting at Buklt Tlmah, starting this weekend. His entries Include Truly Grateful, a four-year-old by Make Haste, who made a winning debut at Kuala Lumpur last
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    • 31 22 The Tamil Movement will be organising a Big Walk on January 26. Entry forms are available at 35, Norris Road, S pore 8. The closing date Is January 15.
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    • 19 22 Rose Badminton Party will meet Belangor's Stla B.P. on Baturday at Baharuddln Vocational Institute at 3 p.m.
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    • 177 23 Nor Azhar Hamid is perhaps the best high jumper Singapore has ever produced, apart from preWar champion Lloyd Valberg. Nor has won the Seap Games gold medal and is the reigning national champ for the last six years. His high-jumping prowess has undoubtedly added a
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    • 222 23 Reuter Brisbane, Tuesday England's fast bowler Bob Willis broxe through in his second over today when he bowled lan Redpath to make Australia 59 for three in their second innings on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia. Redpath and Greg Chappell, needing runs
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    • 85 23 Reuter Jaipur, Tuesday—Alvln Kalllcharran and Deryk Murray rescued the West Indians -*rom possible defeat here yesterday and the game against the Indian Cricket Control Board President's XI faded out Into a draw. They shared a slxthwlcket stand of 90 after five of the tourists wickets had gone
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    • 259 23 Brussels. Tuesday European sports editors have voted Muhammad All and Irena Szewlnska the United Press International Sportsman and Sportswoman of 1974, according to the annual poll completed yesterday. Both Ali and the Polish sprint star made rem a r ic a b 1
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    • 33 23 NEW NATION SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR My choice is (sport> Signature: Name Address NRIC No (closing date: December 21, 1974) Please send this form to Sports Ballot, GPO Box No. 3111. Singapore.
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    • 576 23 AT THE CINEMA with SONNY YAP BEN nUR: William Wyler's 11 Oscar-wln-nlng classic adapted from Lew Wallace's seml-blbllcal novel Is back. Charlton Heston is the young Jew converted to Christianity and Stephen Boyd the Roman enemy Messala. If not for anything else, the blockbuster will always be remembered for its
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  • 201 24  -  f V The LAST word by Dick West I went into a Washington department store this week and asked the floorwalker where I would find sugar cubes. "In the Jewellery department, of course," he said. "Where else would we keep precious granules?" I stood around several minutes.
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  • 59 24 S'PORE GIRL and she's pretty as a picture Shirley Bok, 22, a hotel receptionist, is another finalist in the Press Princess 1974 contest, organised in conjunction with the Singapore Press Club annual dinner and dance. Two return air tickets to Hong Kong by Cathay Pacific Airways are among prizes to
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  • 60 24 AH FOOK: Whoever did that ghastly act to the wretched dog ought to be shot. MEI LIN: Only a beast could do such a thing to a helpless animal. I think the SPCA should appeal for information leading to the arrest of that beast. When we find him
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    • 486 24 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by IN AND AROUND (E) 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (E) 3.35 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING 3.55 OUR MUSIC MAKERS 4.10 GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.50 INTERMISSION 6.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by O LASSIE'S RESCUE RANGERS— Rodeo 6.20 TODAY'S PRICES OF ESSENTIAL FOODSTUFFS (E/M) 6.30
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    • 430 24 SHOW of the Day J DOC ELLIOT (8.35 over Channel Five). Tonight's episode is entitled No Place To Go. An Army deserter, also wanted for armed robbery, threatens Ben Elliot with harm if he does not help him escape. I LUCKY STARS IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are
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