New Nation, 12 August 1975

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 NewNation SINGAPORE Tuesday August 12, 1975 No. 1408 Price 20 cents MC (P) 1118/75 TUESDAY, AUCUST 12. 1975
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  • Article, Illustration
    Kidnap raid shock: The police find a gun that looks like a pen...
    374 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan This gun (left) which looks like a pen was seized by CID officers this morning after the arrests of three people who were alleged to have kidnapped a six-month-old baby boy in Seletar Hills
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  • Article
    DANGER IN THE HOME
    671 1  -  An alarming trend, says expert: 16,500 injured in a year By Rav K. Dhaliwal A total of 16,525 people were injured in home accidents compared to 9735 road casualties last year. The uptrend In home accidents is rocking the contention that the home is a safe
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      PARKING LOTS IN HDB ESTATES: THE BIG GROUSE
      326 2 Business executives have complained about the discrimination against company registered vehicles In Housing and Development Board car parks. They are puzzled that first preference In the allocation of parking lots Is given to privateowned vehicles, when they are paying the same conservancy
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      OUR ROADS
      13 2 Police reported 76 accidents yesterday. Four were serious and one fatal.
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    • Article
      54 more sign up for Miss World contest
      117 2 Another 54 girls have signed up for the Miss Singapore Miss World contest, bringing the total number of contestants to 114 to date. Heats, semi-finals and finals for the contest are planned for the end of this month till mid-Sep-tember. The winner
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      It's sayonara
      502 2  -  Japanese envoy leaves with a promise to return for short visits By Nancy Koh Sayonara, but I will certainly come back again Words spoken with much feeling by outgoing Japanese ambassador Mr. To k 1 c h 1 r 9 Uomoto in an exclusive farewell Interview yesterday. "It
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    • Article
      Co-ordinators for ECA?
      317 2  -  Ministry studying suggestion By Teresa Ooi The Ministry of Education Is considering a suggestion to appoint a coordinator of extracurricular activities in every school. If appointed, the ECA co-ordinators will be responsible for the planning and co-crdinat-irg/cf the BCA programme In schools. This will pave the way
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    • Article
      A big headache at GH too
      312 2 Inadequate c a r parking lots at the Singapore General Hospital in Outram Road is causing a headache to both patients and visitors. With only a limit-, ed number of paid parking lots, patients and visitors have been going round Jn circles looking for
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    • Article
      ON THE 'CHANGE
      127 2 Share prices edged lower at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first hour of trading this morning. Trading activity picked up after 10.30 a.m. but the easier trend persisted. BUSINESS DONE First Section: 8. Darby (8) 2.42, (7) 2.41. (2 2.40, (2 2.38. (10) 2.39. Sett:
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      BIGGER FLEET FOR SIA...
      270 2 Singapore Airlines will need another eight to nine big jets by 1984 to cope with expanding traffic and route expansion. 'This was stated in a report published in the latest issue of Jet-Star, the official organ of the Singapore Air TransportWorkers Union. Singapore Airlines, the report
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      MICKEY'S GANG'S SURPRISE SHOW
      152 3 Mickey Mouse and his gang from Disneyland turned up at the Katopg Shopping Centre last night and caused a roar of excitement among their fans. Dancing on a make-shift stage, Mickey, Pluto, Goofy and Alice In Wonderland, were the delight of children. The D i s
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      Shortage is now over
      278 3 More builders under training The shortage of building and construction workers for public housing has eased, according to the Housing anil Development Board. A HDB spokesman said: "Foreign workers comprise 30 to 50 per cent of our construction workers." On the shortage of professional technical personnel,
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    • Article
      Police act against festival extortion
      207 3 Police have intensified their efforts to prevent a rise in extortion cases during the current Chinese Seventh Moon festival. During the past four days, several shopkee p ers and businessmen have reported to police that they have been threatened by gangsters to pay up protection
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    • Article
      Lower rent now for the Sentosa chalets
      248 4 Rental rates for the 30 chalets near the 18 ho 1 e golf course at Sentosa have been lowered by $200 to attract more holiday makers. Formerly available at $950 a month, these •self contained, twostorey chalets can now be rented at $750.
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      'We'll weed out black sheep'
      191 4 RETAS asks those who have been cheated for details The Radio and Electrical Traders' Association (RETAS) urged consumers who feel they have been cheated to write to them giving all the relevant details of the case. The association secretary, Mr. Ong Oeok Seng, said: "Several
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      Lock icon TIM SUM TREAT FOR 37...
      194 4 No, this Is not an eating contest. Nor Is It a demonstration of the delicate art of handling a pair of chops tic Its. Madam Jit Ah Foong have is simply enjoying her food, while Major Brian Corfietd of the Salvation Army encourages her on.
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    • Article
      6000 more lines by year's end: TAS
      339 4 The Telecommunications Authority of Singapore will have another 6000 new telephone lines added to its domestic network by the end of this yar. At present there are 28,000 telephone applicants, representing 15 per cent of the total network of about 186,000 lines. By
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    • Article
      Gold coins fetch $31.5 million
      127 4 By the end of the week, some 30,000 people would have caehed In a total of $31.5 million In exchange for commemorative gold coins marking Singapore's 10th anniversary. The gold coins are in donomlnatlons of $100, $250 and $500. The Currency Board Introduced a new
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      Executive flats ready in October
      134 4 The Government's executive housing project In Marine Parade has fallen six months behind schedule and will be ready for occupation only In October. An official ol the Finance Ministry said that the construction of the 480 units of executive flats had been delayed shortage of
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      Ceremony
      23 4 The Leng Kee Citizens' Consultative Committee will hold its credentials presentation ceremony at Alexandra HiU Primary School this Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      160 4 WHAT'S ON Mr. JJ\ Concelcao, MP for Katong, will officiate at the KATONG CONSTITUENCY* VARIETY SHOW AND DINNEB at 46 Jalan Batu. Block 10. at 7.30 p.m. The MOBILE BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE will be at Market Street till 4 p.m. Tan Sri Runme Shaw will open an EXHIBITION OF CHINESE
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      100 4 Aman is on at the Hyatt Hotel. An EXHIBITION BY 14 CERAMIC ARtlSTS is on at the National Museum. NIGHT MARKETS are at Dunkirk Avenue. Guillemard Road. Indus Road, Jalan Rumah Tlnggl. Kim Keat Avenue, Opera Estate, along Pelton Canal off Circuit Road, and Tidal Gate (between Kampong Kayu and
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Another K shuttle in 10 days?
      178 5 United Press International Montreal, Tuesday U.S. Secretary jof State Dr. Henry Kissinger said yesterday a decision would be made within 10 days on whether he will resume his shuttle efforts to bring about new Middle East peace accord. "The chances for a shuttle are
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      Lock icon The Odd Corner
      60 5 —United Prcw IntmwttewU London. Nfonday Firemen In the north London suburb of Enfield rushed out to answer an alarm on Saturday night, leaving a frying pan on the heat In the kitchen of their stationhouse. The food In the untended pan caught fire and firemen from another
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      Lock icon Viets fail in bid to join UN
      212 5 US uses its veto Reuter United Nations, Tuesday North and South Vietnam failed last night in their bid for United Nations membership when the United States vetoed their applications in the Security Council. It «u the first time that the American delegation had
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      Lock icon TODAY
      172 5 United Press International TODAY Is Tuesday. Aug. 12. the 224 th day of 1975 with 141 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its first quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mara, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury and Venua. Those born on this date are under the sign
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      Lock icon Hopes dim for M-East peace
      186 5 Reuter and UFI Washington, Tuesday The chief of the US military's Defen c e Intelligence Agency yesterday painted a pessimistic picture of the prospects for peace In the Middle East. Lt. General Daniel Graham said he believes the fall of Cambodia and Vietnam have made
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      Lock icon Blast-off set for today
      81 5 Reuter Cape Canaveral, Tuesday. The launching of two American Viking spacecraft on a US$lOOO million ($2500 million) effort to find out if life exist* on liars was postponed yesterday for at least 24 hours because of a technical problem. Space agency officials said details of the
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      Lock icon Castro's gesture
      63 5 Reuter Washington. TuesdayCuban Premier Fidel Castro has returned US$2 million ($5 million) In ransom money paid by Southern Airways over the hijacking of a jet to Cuba In 1972, Senator John Sparkman reported yesterday. The Senator, d'scloslng the repayment at a press conference. welcomed Dr. Castro's gesture as
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      Lock icon Gowon for Accra
      64 5 Reuter Lome, Tuesday DeKed Nigerian Head of te General Yakubu Gowon left here yesterday for Accra, Ghana, on his way to London to Join his family. General Gowon was overthrown in a bloodless coup on July 29 while he was in Kampala. Uganda, at a summit meeting
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      Lock icon Firemen's go-slow
      54 5 United Press International London, Tuesday London's fire chief called In police help yesterday after warning that the capital's fire service Is on the verge of collapse because of a goslow by 6,800 firemen In support of a pay demand. Fire chief Joseph Miner said: "We cannot cope. The
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      Lock icon 50 freed
      24 5 Reuter Lagos, Tuesday.—Nigeria's new military rulers yesterday announced the release of 50 people detained by the ousted regime of General Yakubu Gowon.
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      Lock icon Portugal to airlift 300,000...
      387 6 Reuter Luanda, Tuesday An emergency airlift began today from Nova Llsboa, where fighting was reported to have taken place on Sunday, some 840 kilometres (400 miles) southeast of here, according to a spokesman for the Portuguese national airline TAP. A total of about 300,000 white Portuguese
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      Lock icon Taking drugs via Manila
      218 6 Alarming possibility, says police chief United Press International Manila, Tuesday The fall of South Vietnam and tight laws in Singapore and Ho n g Kong might force smugglers to the Philippines as t r a n s h 1 pment point of international drug traffic, a
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      Lock icon A NEW 'FRENCH CONNECTION'
      228 6 United Press International Paris, Tuesday Airport customs officials have seized four shipments of heroin since last Wednesday in what they believe may be a new type of French Connection International smuggling ring, authorities said yesterday. The customs men arrested six Chinese from Hong Kong and one
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      Lock icon Ford move 'illegal'
      56 6 Reuter Washington, Tuesday The US Court of Appeals yesterday ruled that President Ford acted illegally In imposing a tariff of US$2 ($5) a barrel on imported oil. By a two-to-one vote, the Appeals Court said the president's action In trying to curb demand for foreign oil was
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      Lock icon 20 Reds are rescued
      160 6 United Press International Lisbon. Tuesday Tough leftwlr v marines snatched 20 trapped communists from a Braea garden yesterday and fcuaht their way out of the northern city by throwing smoke and nercusslon grenades at surrounding mobs. Police said the marines alss fired numerous bursts of automatic
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      263 5 2 GIGANTIC NOW ON U.P. NOW YVES SAINT LAURENT Shirts 110.00 88.00 HOML.S. Shirts with Tic 62.90 49.00 CINQUINI Shirts 45.50 31.85 MAX BRIO Shirts 45.90 32.10 SHERATON Shirts 35 90 25.10 WHITMONT Shirts 29 90 20.90 EMINENCE KNITTED Sports Shirts 65 00 52.00 JAEGER ENGLISH KNITTED Sports Shirts 62
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      230 5 WORLD WEATHER London—Sunny, occasional rain 72-59F, 2215C. Headline: Ulster's worst weekend of violence In two years. New York Humid, rain likely 87-72F, 3022C. Headline: Communists lire on hostile crowd In North Portugal. Moscow—Cool 59-45F, 15-7 C. Headline: Party committees and rural specialists. San Francisco Fair 68-52F, 20-11 C. Headline: Portugal
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      283 6 NEW NATION CROSSWORD HI S UUi IHI m in ■■I ■■I til m 7 Throws 8 Shone faintly 9 Hale 10 The bird* 11 A weight of India 12 Coward'a Live*" 15 Bluejacket 18 Titles 21 Gigantic 24 Olve a place ts 26 Pralaed highly: Slang 28 Saucy 29 Unit
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  • PLEASURE
    • Article
      Lock icon 'The box' fear in S. Africa
      514 7  -  From Paul Smurthwaite Reuter South Africans will be switching on television sets for the first time next January—and their reaction to "the box" Is likely to provide some fascinating data for international scientists. The belated introducof a full-time television service South Africa is the
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    • Article
      O'Jays turn out golds effortlessly
      384 7 Melody Makers by Rajosky For the O'Jays, the last 17 years have been marked by a slow but steady climb to musical success. Today their music has a dominant influence on many pop groups all over the vorld. Their latest LP. SURVIVAL (CBS) has a
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      Necla has nimble hips out to hypnotise
      290 7  -  By Jennifer Schoon Long auburn hair with heavy bangs, a flimsy harem-glrl outfit and Necla Hasan Is all set to win over the audience with her nimble hlp-swivelllng movements. A belly dancer for Just over five years, Necla, at 24, Is already married
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      376 7 'AT THE CINEMA THE TOWERING IN. FERNO: A 138-storey skyscraper marvel, the tallest In the world, bursts Into flames on Its dedication night, putting the architect (Paul Newman) and the city's fire chief (Steve McQueen) in fiery peril. Lido: 2.15, 5.30, 8.45. THE SO3 N D OF MUBIC: A re
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  • OPINION
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      Time-bomb that is Timor
      384 8 The de colonisation process In Portuguese Timor Is threatening to assume complex proportions as the leaders of the 600,000 people In the colony seek to settle not Just the Issue of how quickly they want Independence from Lisbon but also what their future should be. Sandwiched
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    • WHISPERS By ISPY
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        Kiss heat
        21 8 Overheard during the earlv kissing scenes in the Towering Inferno: "With all that heat, how not to catch Are."
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        Hang-up on age
        36 8 The application form for a certain professional women's association Includes a blank for "approximate age." Looks as though even our most liberated women are not able to escape from the traditionally feminine hangup.
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    • Article
      Fares that differ each day
      181 8  -  D.W. DISTANT I wrote some weeks ago to the Road Transport Action Committee pointing out certain deficiencies in the City Shuttle Service Route 3 which included the unduly long Intervals between buses followed by two buses arriving together and buses skipping bus stops because of
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      Lock icon New way to fight the Reds
      315 8 World Comment J Bangkok Post The government's plan to dissolve the Internal Security Operations Command and replace It with a brains trust and coordinating unit signals anew concept Is about to be launched against communist Insurgency. The ISOC has grown unduly with more than
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    • Article, Illustration
      WHEN SEX CAN BE A BIG BARRIER
      586 8  -  TUESDAY WITH LU LIN REUTENS LU LIN REUTENS When I was 16, I wanted to go tp England to study chartered accountancy. But my father doused any burning ambitions I might have had by getting a family friend himself a UK trained chartered
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      Unwanted refuse
      68 8  -  GOON PENG YAM I would appreciate If your correspondent M. Chua (NN Aug. 5) would contact me at Princess House, Alexandra Road, Tel. No. *****1, Ext. 232. and let me have the name of street where he experienced the unsatisfactory refuse collection service. I would like also to
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      13 8 MAIL BAG WRITE TO TNI EDITOR, NEW NATION. LOCKED «AG IS. SINGAPORE 1
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      52 8 Room Air Conditioner 6* Yi k w, i i i ••■■••""•it AN AUTHENTIC "RISTORANTE ITAIIANO" WITH AUTHENTIC "CUCINA ITALIANA" AND LOTS OF ATMOSPHERE. £cwe/vnd 16 EMERALD HILL RD S PORE 9. TEL *****87 Oppoutt stMciaiitti' Ctntrt (Orch»td Road) Easy Parking Under same management: LA TAVERNA, HONG KONG kOWLOON LA TAVERNA
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  • FEATURE
    • Article, Illustration
      How I talked my way out of a $800 'trap'
      956 9  -  Rav Dhaliwal "Walk into one of these figure salons and you may find yourself trapped." So I had been told. A fileful of complaints at the Consumers' Association also backed this. I decided to find out for myself. I didn't
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      THE MODERN GIRL STILL A PRISONER OF VANITY
      684 9  -  Ismail Kassim The average modern SHE might be a liberated woman but she is still very much a prisoner of her vanity. It will ensure that she conforms to the male's conception of beauty which means having a trim and shapely figure.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      3 9 TOMORROW: IDEAL DIET.
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      74 9 19TH ANNIVERSARY SALE SPECIAL OFFER PLUS FREE GIFT FOR THE PURCHASE OF EVERY SEWING MACHINE HONG HUAT SEWING MACHINE CO. (Mock 74) N«. 324, WHAMFOA DRIVE. Singapore 12. T«l: iMil. Daakn in all make* of Sawing MacMnca. SERVICE. RENTAL A H.P. mrmUmkU. Sole Agents ASIA RADIO (S) PTE. LTD. ASIA
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      Champ of sprints...
      1168 10/11  -  He was first spotted as a speedywinger on the soccer pitch... SPORTS GALLERY by Lu Lin Reutens He was diminutive (sft. 4ip.), with a slight figure which belonged more to an underpr lv Hedged schoolboy than to Singapore's star athlete and Sportsman of the Year for 1068
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      A STEEL WILL WAS THE FORTE OF THIS STAR OF THE TRACK
      990 10/11 time of 21.4 seconds during the SAAA meet. But glory was to elude him once more at Bangkok when he was beaten into second place in both the 100 and 200 metres by the Malaysian sprint star O.
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      526 10/11 '®352GHl£>' Tuesday AS-2 MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: Cut along dotted lines i CLUES FOR AS-2 1. We oil have our bad of course 2. Big heavy book 3. Likely to feel a little self-conscious when new 4. The
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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      148 12 FIRST CONTACT LENS CENTRE MKMBEK OF THE TOKYO 80Fr CONTACT LENS L LENS RESEARCH ML/ _JK SJ^XASJ/ISJ? INSTITUTE* Hk MfjH THE EYE OPTOMETRISTB RESEARCH -M JP FOUNDATION Si OPIICIANS IN CHICAGO WELCOME ALL CONSULTATION FREE AT: PENINSULA SNOPPIN6 COMPLEX 1-34, 18T. FL. COLEMAN ST. S'PORE. 6. TEL: *****5 KATONG SHOPPING
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      214 12 Thee is muse on your records you have probably never heard The average listener spends over twice as much on records as he does on his entire music system And then never gets to heat many ot the sounds on his records In most systems the speakers limit the sounds
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      153 12 JAVA TIMUR TRADING CO. IMPORT EXPORT WHOLESALERS RETAILING OFFICE EQUIPMENT, CALCULATORS SPECIALISED IN TAPES. CALL US AT: 3.34 PENINSULA SHOPPING CENTRE, COLEMAN STREET, SINGAPORE 6. T«l: *****5. SPECIAL FREE OFFER Curtain track and rail installations to all windows FREE in any of the 3, 4 or 5 room that we
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      133 12 Emporium (Pte.) Ltd. LOOKING FOR A GOOD TAILOR? WITH A ELEGANT LOOK TRY US THE PENINSULA SHOPPING COMPLEX SHOP No. 1-26, IST. FL. COLEMAN ST., S'FORE., 6. TEL: ***** BOBY SHOE CO. AGENT HONG KONG "BOBY""AKGO"BRAND SHOES HANI) BAGS r i, 138. FAR EAST SHOPPING CENTRE. ORCHARD ROAD, S PORE
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  • shopping
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      Works of art — beauty and security
      628 12 Works of art beauty and security A twice weekly advertisement feature IT HAS often been said that the people of Singapore are getting far too materia llstlc for their own good. While this may still be true to some extent, credit must be given to the few who I are
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  • FINANCE
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      Alcan takes a plunge...
      256 13  -  COMPANY PROFILE by Lee Yew Meng Alcan Malaysia took a deep plunge In profits for the first six months of this year, Indicating that 1975 would be a poor harvest. At $198,000, pre-tax profits during the first half year was 93 per cent lower than last
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      Market report
      165 13 Prices fell fairly heavily at the Singapore stock market yesterday after a cautious start. In the initial first hour of trading, only ove counters were traded and they were he'd steady at Friday's closing levels. That balancing act was tilted In favour of buyers as an easier trend
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      Lock icon Rubber talks
      33 13 Reuter Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday—About 40 experts of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) will meet here today to continue their discussions on a proposed International rubber price stabilisation agreement
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    • Markets round the world
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        NEW YORK
        265 13 Prices headed lower yesterday In moderate trading on the New York stock Exchange as at least four major banks raised their prime rate to 7% per cent from the prevailing 7% per cent level. Higher Interest rates have been a major factor in the market's slide since July,
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        Lock icon More gains
        31 13 UPI Brutwls. Tuesday The U.S. dollar chalked up further gains on European money markets at the close of trading yesterday ss several large American banks raised their prime rates.
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        PARIS
        70 13 Closing prices In franc* on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Partbas 175.50 unch. Fonder 360 —2.60 Prlntemps 82.40 —.10 Bull 33.40 +.90 Royal Dutch 154» +.80 Ulchelln 1135 cam 3»3 —4 Thomson 311.80 +.30 CFP 140.20 —JO Rhone 117.60 +IJ0 Air 301 unch. BBS 494 —0 Philips 42.20 —.90 8uea
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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      469 13 CLEARANCE SALES A FREE GIFTS. OFFER! From 9/S/7S-16/S/7S Dncriptitn ot Good. USUAL NOW FKKGI 1 StnaU btd loom $8 00 $3 90 1 Tit-bil 2" Sin|k-M mattress $24 00 $13 80 2 look I 4" Doubl* bed matt,... $99 00 $59.00 2 Pillow J" Double bed 2 Pillow mgtlrm $110
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      206 13 HASFAR STORE G 6.PRESIDENT SHOPPING CENTRE SINGAPORE 3 'PHONE: ***** NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL OFFER 10% -30% DISCOUNTS Hl/m WH/LE STOCK CAST All type of JEANS S/T SHIRTS LADIES GENTS WEAR Montagut SPORTS A CASUAL KNITWEAR also available ELECTRICAL GOODS RADIOS LIGHTERS COSMETIC etc. -r" Jl-.1-'-J x i i, Lllx II
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      47 13 GAH HOE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IMPORTERS EXPORTERS 4xt CIVIL ENGINEERS K. GENERAL jlj. CONTRACIT tors X* DECORATION WORKS 19 FLOORING SERVICES MOSAIC, TERRAZZO ETC. A nt *-t- at m At m «r ft A SHOWROOM, 16, Ground Floor, President Shopping Centre, 320, Serangoon Road, Singapore, 8. TEL: *****6
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  • TREND edited by BETTY L. KHOO
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      MAKING FACES
      769 14  -  Gamin, sporty or chic—whichever look you want, fust pat it on MODEL GIRL' LOOKS Makeup can camouflage facial faults and blemishes and bring out a girl's best features. Makeup can be used to project a look, a mood, a personality. In short it can make a plain Jane
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      The ways a woman can pretend she is one up on Mrs. Jones
      552 14  -  —ANNE How does a woman whose husband has to negotiate an overdraft before he can afford a steak keep her house and herself trendy? She certatniy wants to obtain value for her money but must disguise this
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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      48 14 This conclude* our six-part series, Model-Girl looks. The exquisite jewellqry^, We have one of the Jewellery that every own. We kno exquisite teste. Because we created it. And we are still creating &P.#de&iUaiMQ£td 013, TANGUN SHOPPING CENTRE, SINGAPORE 10. TEL: *****8 Head Office: 1/3 Central Building, Hong Kong.
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  • Australian displays of educational, audio-visual and media equipment
    • A New Nation Special Feature
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        Ideal, modern study aids
        271 15 Australia is now using modern educational aids throughout the whole spectrum of the education system from primary schools to adult evening classes. In some respects, the country was a slow starter in the field of educational aids but now due to an increased awareness by both
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        The facts and priorities at a glance
        315 15 Visual control systems for use In government, industrial, commercial and institutional work have been brought to a high degree of sophistication by the Australian company, Movitex and Movigraph Systems Pty, The company will ShOW its MOVI RTftDh Visual System at Australian Trade Commissioner's
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        Versatile slide viewers
        437 16 ...and revolutionary projector Australian made projectors and slide viewers for student instruction will be demonstrated at the Australian Trade Commissioner's showroom displays of educational, audiovisual and media equipment from today to Tnursday. Hantmex Corporation Ltd., Australia's big name in the manufacture and marketing of photographic equipment, will
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        Top audio, visual systems...
        406 16 Armstrong Audio/ Video Pty Ltd. Is one of the best multimedia facilities complexes in the world. It is rivalled only by plants In the USA and London. The fcompany's operations are specifically geared to the needs of advertising agencies in sound and video commercials; the entertainment
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      328 15 H A NIIVI EX EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY FROM 12th TO 14th AUGUST AT AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION SHOWROOM,CLEMENCEAU AVENUE. group listening set r V A v. y t *~11 Iff o S Set up a classroom group listening laboratory at very low cost with this self-contained system that requires no
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      Lock icon Steele flays Aussie bowling again
      764 17 Reuter London, Tuesday David Steele, who scored 95 runs for England in his Test cricket debut at Lord's last week, again punished the Australian attack with a century for North amptonshire yesterday. Steele batted 194 minutes for his 102, hitting 15 fours as he defied
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      367 18 Honest Penny set the pace, leading Into the straight but was soon beaten. Fairy Story hit the front but was quickly tackled by Reinvest. A furlong out Reinvest took command and cleared away to win as he liked by three lengths from Fairy Story. Loyal Scholar
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      474 18 ON THE TRACK with Blue Peter Handsome Grey, five -ye a r o-l d by Ovaltlne, showed improvement in a workout at Bukit Timah this morning. Handsome Orey (Terry Lucas up) was accompanied by Ten No Trump*, (apprentice J.P. Heng) and Don Marco* In a 3f gallop
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      Lock icon KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER SOLD FOR $10-MILLION
      231 18 UPI New York, Tuesday. Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure, bought by Knoxvllle businessman John Greer for U8520.000 (about 5549.500) two years ago, Is being sold for US$4.5 million (8$10.115,000) under one of the biggest Turf syndication deals in history. Mr. Greer confirmed yesterday that
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      652 19  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low Referees with "vested interests" have become the latest target of criticism in the national league, now in its third week. SorAe Division One club officials have a«ked the FAS to look Into the matter. Last year there was controversy when TaraDines
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      270 19  -  By PHILIP TAN The touring King's College rugby team of New South Wales produced a storming second half rally to decisively beat a Combined Schools Selection by 13-6 (one goal, one try and one penalty to two penalties) at the Padang yesterday. Unlike the first match aga)nst
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      Lock icon BIG HUG FOR WORLD RECORD BREAKER
      172 19 Wearing a "Go Jenner Go" T-shirt. Chrystle Jenner runs to *reet her husband Bruce after he set a new world decathlon record of 8524 points at a match In Eugene, Oregon, between American. Russian and Polish athletes yesterday. Jenner had just completed the 1500
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      68 18 by Art Sansom /owe of these davs sou 1 re UotKXf TO <56ARE AAB TO DEATH 1 /ft SHORT RIBS HOWS THE BOUNTVHUNTIN' BUSINESS NOT VERY SCOP. LAST W££K All ICAUSWT TH££E TWO-BIT OUTLAW by Frank O'Neal WHO CAN LIVE ON SEVENTVfIvE Cf MTS A WEEK THESE [>/WS S? s
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    Lock icon 'Nay' said a poor neighbour to good Nay Boh
    426 20 W f The LAST word JJ My friend, Goo Nay Boh. last week decided to be a good neighbour after reading that neighbourliness in Singapore's HDB estates is generally lacking. Knock Knock. Nay Boh: "Hello! I am Goo Nay Boh, your
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    27 20 AH FOOK: Tun Mustapha has a point. Many men have their women, only some do it openly. MEI LIN: That's discretion? Jet style, I suppose.
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      802 20 0040MWW AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by FAMILY TIME (E) (r): A magazine series. Items Include a "Tim Sum" cooking demonstration by Lock Slew Long; a film on carpet weaving; another demonstration by Mrs. Dorothy Krlshnasamy on the making of rugs; a sneak preview of The Combined
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      54 20 I Show of 1 I the day... I Jm WESTERN FEATURE SPECIAL: The Gun and the Pulpit: (10.45 p.m. on Channell 5 in colour): A young gunflghter d i s guises as a preacher to help defend a cowardly town held at mercy by a tyrant; starring Marjoe Gartner, Estelle
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      547 20 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those mentally curious persons who is ever questioning the values and priorities of his society. Not one to accept the status quo, you are constantly seeking better ways and means of achieving better resuits, bigger goals, more
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