New Nation, 13 May 1976

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  • 21 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Thursday May 13, 1976 No. 1639 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 r NEW NATION t COMMENT
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  • 68 1 The start of the 15-mlnute meeting between Chairman Mao and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Chinese leader's private residence at Chung Han Hal In the western quarter of the Forbidden City. Present at the meeting yesterday were Foreign Minister 8. Rajaratnam, Chinese Premier
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  • 353 1 Reuter Nairobi, Thursday The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was again distracted by political quarrels yesterday this time an Arab walkout during the Israeli speech. There has been no apparent progress on crucial agenda items like restructuring commodity markets. Third World debt, or the
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    • 40 1 INSIDE Junie and Justina learn the sad news Page 4 Bayern win European Cup Page 19 Callglrls at the mall Page 4. Vetrivelu dies Page 2 IN THE OTHER PAGES: Cinemas 2; Moneywords 11; Crossword 14; Stars 16; Comics 19.
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    • 9 1 Self-help Chinese style Page 3 L .4 an* >r
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    • 187 1 61 obermain Rtgiiltred Trad* Mark Seiko announces a technological breakthrough The first LC Digital Quartz Chronograph It tells the time and date and turns into a stopwatch at the touch of a button. > Itie Seiko Digital Quartz L.C. Chronograph do;s more than any other kind of quart/ watch You
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  • 430 2  -  THAT IS HOW THE DEAF SHOULD 'TALK', SAYS MRS. PARSONS By Nancy Koh When she first opened her mouth, the guttural sounds were almost Incomprehensible. Then she accompanied her speech with the precise sign-language of the deaf and through the help of an lnterEter, Mrs. Prances ions said:
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  • 119 2 Mr. R. Vetrlvelu, 43, the former sec-retary-general of the United National Front, died yesterday. Mr. Vetrivelu. a clerk typist In DBS and father of three boys and five girls, died of asthma at the Alexandra Hospital. According to his wife, Madam R. Valllammal,
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  • 295 2  -  A govt warning By Eileen Tan Packaged food operators who are responsible for the delivery of thousands of box lunches to offices dally, must apply for a licence or face prosecution. Under the Environmental Public Health Act, they can be fined up to $1000. The
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  • 27 2 A course on men's tailoring and drafting will be conducted at the Mountbatten Adult Education Board every Monday and Wednesday at 6.30 pm, starting May 19.
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  • 29 2 A course on Highway Code (Or Learner Driven will be conducted at the Cultural Centre, Canning Rise, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. starting May 19.
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  • 56 2 The Stirling Road outpatient dispensary cloae from May 24. Patient* are requeued to attend the Queen*town outpatient dispensary In Margaret Drive or any other dispensary. A new outpatient dispensary in Block JalanMerah Safa, Chip Bee Garden will open on June 1, to serre residents In the Chip
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  • 44 2 A course on Graphic Design and Silk Screen Printing will be held at the Baharuddin Voc*--tlonal Institute trom May 22 at 2 p.m. Purtjj" Information may b€; obtained from the Adult Education Board 1 office* at Canning Rl* a Calrnhlll Road.
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    • 463 2 AT THE CINEMA EARTHQUAKE: A tremor strikes Los Angeles and reduces a great part caught up In the quake's terror are the star-stud-ded cast of Charlton Heston. Ava Gardner, George Kennedy. Lome Greene. Genevieve Bujold and others; directed by Mark Robson, with a gimmick called Sensurround for realistic physical aural
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  • 8 2 Police reported 69 accidents yesterday. Two were serious.
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  • 700 3 CHEONG YIP SENG reporting from Peking Use Your Hands almost a religion Peking, Thursday Imagine the capacity crowd at a Malaysia Cup game at the National Stadium vanishing from the face of the earth inside three minutes. The next moment, they find themselves down a well-lit
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  • 334 3 Peking, Thursday The meeting between Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and Chairman Mao Tsetung yesterday lasted about 15 ninnies, but the two governments, adhering to ftriet Chine—- iipls—attc practice, would not say anything at all a boat the substance of the The «nly Information ftstn
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  • 187 3 Supplies of Peking duck are returning to normal with the recent arrival In Singapore of a 30-tonne shipment from China. A spokesman for Tal Wee Co. (Pte) Ltd. In Market Street, sole agents for Peking duck confirmed this yesterday. Another 15-tonne shipment Is
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  • 44 3 Dr. Tay Kah Beng has been elected president of the Singapore Scout Association, Paslr Panjang District. Other officials are: Messrs. Kwa Chee Peng, Percy Mendis, Chong Ser Cheng (vice presidents), Mr. Chlam Yeow Khong (secretary) and Mr. Chan Chun Wah (treasurer).
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  • 301 4 ...despite pact by airlines not to sell below $1920 Despite the recent agreement by four airlines not to sell return tickets from Singapore to London for less than $1920, travellers can still get to London and back for as cheaply as $1280. The four airlines which
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  • 45 4 Mr. Tan Ouan Heng has been elected president of the Singapore Association for the Blind. Other officials are: Mr. Wong Slong Poon, Dr. Arthur Llm, Mr. P. Selvadural, Mrs. Thung Syn Neo (vice-president); Mr. S. Rajendran (hon. secretary) and Mr. Abbas Nakhoda (hon. treasurer).
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  • 84 4 Bangladesh's national airline, Bangladesh Biman, will 3y to 81nga pore In July. It will introduce a twice weekly flight on Tuesdays and Saturdays —from Singapore, Bangkok, Decca and London, using the Boeing 707. Traffic rights for Bangladesh Biman hav* already been approved by the Singapore
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  • 208 4 'It may get worse' A recent survey among Toa Payoh flat-dwellers revealed that nutritional anaemia Is not disappearing in Singapore despite growing affluence. In fact, it might become more prevalent than it was at the time of the survey due to the world-wide inflation. This warning was
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  • 35 4 The Theatre World Association will conduct creative drama classes for adults and children from Sunday at 6.30 p.m. Further details are available from Miss Anita Chia telephone number *****7 or Mrs. Chee at *****.
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  • 256 4  -  By K.K. Fong Callgirls who were driven out of Orchard Road hotels are operating along the pedestrian mall a place much to their convenience. Sources said there are about 30 of them and all are English speaking. Most of them are In their early
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  • 214 4 A fast-talking girl last week cheated a Toa Payoh resident of $40 in a bogus furniture deal. She called at a flat in Block 1, Lorong 7, and introduced herself as a salesgirl from a furniture snop in Victoria Street. She also
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  • 173 4 The University of Singapore's remedial English course will not be extended to cover law students this year. At present, the course is mainly for students in the arts and social sciences, science, business administration, accountancy, engineering and che m I cal engineering faculties. It
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  • 33 4 The Singapore Indian Education Trust will hold a fund-raising din ner in conjunction wit' l its seventh general meeting in the Island Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel on May 29 at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 413 4  -  By Nancy Koh At 5 a.m. today, two girls plunged into the icy waters creating a foam of ripples as they lashed the length of the pool. What appeared to be another normal training session was In fact an Olympics mission for Justina Tseng, 14, and
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  • 113 4 Several top stars and entertainment groups have been booked to perform at the Shan-gri-La Hotel In the coming months. They are Brenda Lee. the Drifters, Davy Jones and the Monkees, Eartha Kltt, and possibly Johnny Mathis. A spokesman said Brenda Lee and The
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  • 382 5 To fight for destruction of non-communist societies, says Radio Hanoi UPI Bangkok. Thursday North Vietnam's Defence Minister Gen. Vo Nguyen Oiap has broken a long silence and vowed to fight for the destruction of non communist societies, Radio Hanoi said yesterday. The official North Viet namese
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  • 293 5 Reuter The Hague, Thursday Dozens of armed NATO fighters thundered over Northern Europe yesterday In a major alliance exercise aimed at im- >roving its front ine of defence. Taking part were groups from the six air forces charged with protecting Western Europe from
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  • 95 5 Reuter Johannesburg. Thursday Two men who tried to rape a school teacher were beaten to death by her pupils here yesterday, police said. Four men attacked the woman as she was walk' lng to the school in the Black Baweto township of Johannesburg. About
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  • 144 5 UPI Belgrade, Thursday An anti sperm vaccine effeetlve for at least six months in the body has been developed by a Bangladesh scientist for the innoculatlon of women as a method of birth control, the Bangladesh News Agency said yesterday. The vaccine was produced biologically
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  • 431 6 Reuter Washington, Thursday The United States and Soviet Union yesterday quietly initialled, in Moscow, the text of a treaty to limit the size of peaceful nuclear explosions. But a signing ceremony the Soviet Union hoped to hold today will not take place, US officials said,
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  • 62 6 Reuter Los Angeles, Thursday. Patricia Hearst yesterday refused to enter a plea in her kidnapping, robbery and assault trial here on the grounds that she Is mentally Incompetent to stand trial. As the 22-year-old newspaper heiress was led Into the Superior Court, her lawyer, Mr. Albert
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  • 343 6 Reuter London, Thursday armer British Prime nlster Sir Harold Wilson yesterday accused "overseas antl democratic and antl progressive forces" of conspiring to undermine individuals and political parties In Britain. Sir Harold said: "What we have seen in recent years has been
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  • 147 6 UPI Nevada, Thursday.— Scientists conducted an underground nuclear "effects" test yesterday which presumably waa designed to measure whether an enemy nuclear blast would knock out sophisticated United States military Installations. It was the first "weapon effects test" conducted this year and the smallest of
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  • 154 6 Reuter HeLsinki, Thursday The coalition government of Finnish Premier Marttl Miettunen last night decided to resign in the facet of opposition from its communist coalition partners to purchase tax In Increases. The Finnish premier told reporters after a final round of talks the
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  • 162 6 Reuter Washington, Thursday The US Senate yesterday approved an increased budget of U*****,300 million (about $1033b) for the 1977 financial year, depriving President Ford of the chance he wanted to cut taxes. The proposed government spending total was US$lB,lOO million (about $45,000 m) more than Mr.
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  • 52 6 The 51 contestants for the title of Miss USA of 1976 pose at the poolside of a Niagara Falls hotel on Monday. They come from 50 states of America and the District of Columbia. On Saturday nifht, one will be chosen Miss USA. AP
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  • 34 6 Reuter Helsinki, ThursdayFinland's greatest architect, Mr. Alvar Aalto, whose buildings have often been considered symbols of modern architecture, died here yesterday. Mr. Aalto was honoured by governments and universities throughout the world.—Reuter.
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  • 114 6 UPI TODAY Is Thursday, May 13, the 134 th day of 1976 with 232 to follow. THE MOON is full. THE MORNING STARS are Venus and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. ON THIS DAY
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  • 73 6  -  D.J. London, Thursday—A new book has been prepared to help Immigrant doctors practising In Britain. It explains that when patients "having kittens" or "feeling pretty cut up" are "really in a stew," they are suffering from nerves. And the pensioner "having trouble with my pipes" wants a
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    • 134 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Partly sunny, 18-11 C. Headline: Reagan taking Nebraska, Church la leading Carter, Ford West Virginia victor. Tokyo—Cloudy, 23-18 C. Headline: Ford needs Nebraska poll victory. Paris Variable, 2211C. Headline: Bolivian ambassador slain In Paris. Moscow Cloudy, 114C. Headline: Disarmament Is an urgent task. London—Mostly cloudy, outbreaks
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  • 79 7 Actor Paul Newman, helped by Mrs. Elsie Hlllman (left) and Mrs. Lela Burgwin, employees of Plttsburf's WQED-TV, carries a toilet bowl Into a van on Tuesday for the television station's annual auction. Mr. Newman, who is filming a movie in Johnstown, Pensylvannia, about a hockey player,
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  • 227 7 Fierce battles rage Reuter Beirut, Thursday Fierce fighting raged yesterday in the mountains east of Beirut wfcere right-wing forces last week launched a major offensive aimed at re-captur-ing two strategic towns. Details of the action were scant but both right and leftwing sources reported artillery duels
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  • 122 7 AP Moscow, Thursday— Moscow restaurants are being urged to feature fish and vegetable dishes on Thursdays in what western observers see as a measure to deal with meat shortages. A Moscow Communist Party official said the Department of Public Catering made the recommendaUon as
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  • 129 7 Reuter Istanbul, Thursday Turkey announced yesterday it would allow the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to set up an office on its soil, a move apparently intended to win the support of the Muslim world over the Cyprus issue. Foreign Minister, Mr. Ihsan Sabrl
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  • 175 7 UPI Moscow, Thursday—A handful of officials spent more than 395,000 rubles (nearly $1.2 million) of state money to build palatial quarters by the Volga River where they wined and dined ofT vodka and sturgeon and had sex with specially Imported "hostesses,"
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  • 193 7 For debate at Islamic talks Reuter Istanbul, Thursday The Philip pines has presented to the seventh Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference a "programme of ciliation" for solving the Muslim problem In the country, conference sources said yesterday. They said the programme offered to set up two
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  • 142 7 Reuter Madrid. Thursday. A Spanish oil tanker was destroyed by explosions after It ran aground at La Coruna In Spain yesterday, spilling Into the sea the 108,000 tonnes of crude oil It was carrying from the Gulf. The captain of the 59,723 ton Urqulola, Francisco
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  • 380 8 Now In its second week, UNCTAD IV the month-long fourth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has still to get down to work. Procedural bickering and pure politicking have precluded any progress on llfe-and-death Issues for the Third World. The Group of 77, now
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
    • 72 8 A Singaporean who vu at Wembley Stadium for the recent FA Cup final, was puzzled by the banner "Channon strike* faster than Leyland." Channon is. of course. Southampton's star centre-forward. But who or what Is Leyland? Then it dawned on him that strikes are not only the
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    • 52 8 Let It not be said that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger did not aet foot in Rhodesia during his tour of Africa. When visiting Victoria Falls, he stepped beyond the Rhodeslan border marker on the bridge and said: "Now at least I know what the Issue
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  • 453 8 I'm always at disposal of my people, he says Reuter Honolulu, Thursday Former Cambodian President Lon Nol, living In exile In Hawaii for the past year, says he still hopes to return to his native land and people. "I led my people
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  • 142 8  -  NATIVE, Singapore, 15. I refer to your report that the Singapore Advertisers Association will Introduce their annual awards for top advertisements (NN, May 3), In which It was stated that up to about two years ago, entries were sent abroad for Judging. The decision
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  • 373 8 NEW STRAITS TIMES VOICE OF THE PRESS k J Thirty years ago today, UMNO was formed In the heat of the Malay struggle against the Malayan Union scheme Imposed by a colonial power out of touch with the temper of the times and the aspirations of Malaya's
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  • 88 8  -  ASPIE, Singapore, 12. I refer to your report on the new rules regarding Jay-walkers (NN, May 5) In which It was stated that those crossing roads within 50m of pedestrian crossings, under and over-passes will be committing an offence, except for the sick, disabled and
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  • 947 9 Every item must be part of the room —and yet stand out Owning a home is the dream of almost every Singaporean, a dream made possible by the HDB's Home ownership Scheme and the HUDC flats now betng built But decorating one's home is
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  • 785 9  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times It's surprising how much you can learn from the Japanese. A recent item in the Wall Street Journal reveals that the secretary general of Japan's ruling party, Yasuhlro Nakasone, tape-recorded a denial of his Involvement with the Lockheed
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  • 1612 10 / 11  -  What do the children of today read? They shun pure fantasy stories, seeking instead books on games and sports, the sciences, arts and crafts and how-to-do books By Geraldine Heng Young Singaporeans are avid readers. This is evident in the 170,000 members of the junior section, aged
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  • 640 10 / 11 Those who remember subsisting on a steady diet of Enid Blyton and discovered that books other than text books could actually be fun, would be more sympathetic than our librarians towards the feelings of schoolchildren for her books. Out of the 43
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  • Page 10 / 11 Miscellaneous
    • 529 10 / 11 Cut out and pin with dther coupons Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./ Mrs /Miss) Address mmm mmm mm MB mm Cut along dotted lines CLUES FOR CM 1. Usually wooden support 2. Associated with needles, of course 3. Will need to be really good to satisfy the grower 4.
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    • 369 12  -  Shop Around *>v Jennifer Schoon Antique Jewellery always fascinates as much for Its unusual designs as for the Intriguing history behind It. And both the east and west have their fair share of tales behind the sparklers. Take this shlmmery snake bracelet currently being exhibited
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    • 537 12  -  TEOCHEW RAW FISH AND PISH HEAD AMONG THE BEST K «ititi <; Out u it h Violet Oon New hawker centres sometimes provide good food but there's nothing to beat the quality of cooking in the older food centres. One of
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    • 107 12 UPI Washington, Thursday The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will not lift its 1969 ban on the artificial sweeetener cyc 1 amate because studies have failed to absolve it of being a possible cause of cancer and genetic damage. "After two and
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    • 384 13  -  S.L. Mrs. K. asks: "My baby is due next month and I am a little worried because I came in contact recently with someone who Just had German measles. "How do I know whether I caught the disease and will the contact affect my baby?" German measles or
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    • 955 13  -  by Betty L. Khoo "Dear Ros," writes broken-hearted Born Loser, "my girlfriend Just told me that she doesn't love me anymore. She loves another man. "I feel so bitter and hurt because I really love
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    • 232 13  -  Decor ideas V. OON A house on a slope has certain advantages as well as drawbacks. On the plus side is the fact that yon have an unimpeded view, something rare in Singapore. But then It also means that roa lose oat on a lot of level
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  • 943 14  -  Australia backs Clunies-Ross Back-of-the-paper backgrounder By Peter Costigan Canberra Washington Post Thursday, The reign of the "King" of the remote Cocos Islands wiJl continue Indefinitely thanks to a democratic election In Australia. Describing attempts to let the 600 residents of Cocos Islands become In dependent
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  • 889 14 Washington Post St. Petersburg, Thursday. "I'm so Jittery and shaky I can't even get a Job. It's like living In hell. Liquor is the best answer/' wrote a Midwest house wife whose husband and 18-year-old son both died of cancer within two years. Her
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    • 314 14 Crossword ■■■a mmmm flumiitaiia mmmu iibbb uibbbb ***** ÜBBB WBBBB JBBBiIBBBBdB mum mmm iibbb HUB itliditf■■■!•■■■■ mmmm mmm mmm BBBBUIBB iIBBBiIHIU tIBB aIBB JBIB ■BBBiIBBBiI ÜBB IB iIBB iMB ■188 lIBBBiMBBBaIiiI iIBBUB iIBBB iiIBB Jl iIBBB JBBI ***** 7 Attired for kitchen work 8 Logic 9 Shea stadium team 10
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  • 144 15 Reuter London, Thursday One In three or Britain's company directors will not live to collect a pension because of his flabby physical condition, two university researchers said yesterday. At one plant, not one boss has lived to reach retirement since it opened 25 years ago,
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  • 255 15 Common Market accused Business News and Views Nairobi, Thursday Jamaican Foreign Trade Minister Percival Patterson yesterday accused the Common Market of trying to force sugar producing countries to accept an unsatisfactory price without genuine negotiations. Mr. Patterson said the European community's proposal for this
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  • Stock markets round the world
    • 294 15 The stock market, trying to break out of a three-month-old rut, ran Into profit taking yesterday for the second consecutive session and prices fell In fairly active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average, which fluctuated throughout the day. lost 0.94 p Dints
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    • 35 15 UPI. Dow Jone* closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday 30 Industrial 1005.07 (off 0.94); 20 transport 230.20 (off 0.03); 15 utilities 87.50 (up 0.13); 05 stocks 309.77 (off 0 351
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    • 304 15 DBS-Daiwa Securities International Ltd. Stock prices fell over a broad front on swelling profit taking. While there was no news to support tho market, there was Sowing concern over e Increased margin loan balance. Near the close of the morning session, the market turned bearish triggered by Canon's drop
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    • 78 15 Closing price* at the Sydney Stock Exchange at 11.30 (Australian time) today; AC I 134 135 ADC 43 48 Ampol Pet 57 68 AN I 105 110 AP M 130 133 Bank NSW 606 610 Brambles 160 164 B H P 756 760 Boral 310 313 C B A
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  • 180 15 Reuter Tokyo, Thursday Japan will technically assist Thailand In its projects to control environmental destruction by industrial wastes and other pollutants, the Japan International Cooperation agency said yesterday. The agency said the government had decided to dispatch technical experts to Thailand, to accept
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  • 174 15 Each company should formulate at top level, a clear and concise policy of corporate conduct to be communicated downwards at all levels. This was suggested by Mr. John C. Blegler, senior partner and chairman of the policy committee of Price Waterhouse,
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  • 68 15 Reuter Glasgow. Thursday British Petroleum (BP.) expects to recover Its £800 million ($3600 million) investment In the North Sea's Forties oil fleld Just two years after the start of production there, a British Oil chief said yesterday. "It Is a fantastic achievement," said Lord Balogh, deputy chairman
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  • 278 15 A former New Zealand Commissioner to Slngapare from 1959 to 1962, MR. RICHARD L. HUTCHENS, has been appointed manager of CONTEC, a New Zealandbased export consultancy group operating throughout the Pacific and In South-East Asia. He retired from the NZ government service In 1974 as assistant secretary
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  • 140 15 UPI Hong Kong, Thursday. Air freight handled at Hong Kong International Airport increased almost 50 times during the past 19 years, Colonial Secretary, 81r Denys Roberts said yesterday. Sir Denys said at the opening of the Hong Kong air cargo terminal that
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  • 194 15 Strong gains for and dollar UPI Brussels, Thursday The US dollar and the British pound yes terday consolidated their recent gains on European money markets. Gold price was unchanged In Zurich from Tuesday's close, at UB* $137.85. It advanced slightly in London, from U*****.85 to U*****,135. The dollar, totally recovered
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  • 234 16 Washington, Thursday Veteran Australian pr of e s s i onal Bill Dunk (above), by winning the *****6 Australian POA's Order of Merit, becomes the second foreign golfer to earn an Invitation to compete in the World Series of Golf in September, the
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  • 281 16 Reuter New York, Thursday— Manager of heavyweight contender Jimmy Young, Ray Kelly, said he was seeking a rematch with world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad All. Young, 24, lost a controversial 15-round decision to Ali on April 30 In Landover, Maryland. Kelly said he had
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    • 311 16 EXPERIENCED MALAY AMAH* wanted. Must know aome English and have references. (1) Llve-ln amah to look after baby, cooking and eenemi j/panlng of flat. (2) 3 limes i week amah for mopping, cleaning windows, etc. Apply 20, Cuscaden Road, Tel: *****4 (Between Ming Court and Singapore Hotel). WANTED PON BEAUTY
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    • 354 16 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Ooh Seng Ek of No. 65, Cheviot Hill Singapore, have applied for a Raising Of Status (From Beer House Second Class licence to Public House First Class licence) licence In respect of premises No. 241, 2nd Fl. High Street Centre (M/S Cage
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 437 16 IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you possess a tremendous talent for leadership. Your ability to spot for others their best course of action and then to direct them as to how to best follow that course and thus accomplish their goals should put you at the head of any
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  • 684 17  -  BOWLING by Jeffrey Low From now on, all bowlers hoping to represent Singapore in overseas tournament must first be In the National Squad before they can be considered for selection. This means that the likes of Henry Tan, B.Y. Loh or Chris Nonls will
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  • 30 17 Hong Kong, Friday women basketball team The Philippines National crushed Hong Kong's Yau Yau Club 61-39 last night In the second match of their three game series here.
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  • 122 17 FIRST PRIZE in the In the "1975 Football Action Picture," awarded by a Jury of the Association of the German Sports Press, went to this photo by sports photographer Herbert Rndel of Stuttgart. The picture was taken during the international match between Germany and Holland in
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  • 423 17 Reuter Nuerburgrlng, Thursday The Nuercur g r 1 n g, probably the world s toughest race track, will stage this year's West German Grand Prix as usual, but it may not happen 4gain. And the very existence of the circuit Is threatened by the probablfe
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  • 145 17 United Press International London, Thursday Renault yesterday confirmed their development programme for a turbocharged Formula 1 racing engine. Already, the Renault V 6 2-litre engine has proved its potential at Vallelunga, Italy, where on May 9 Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Patrick Thambay came first and sccond in the
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  • 691 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER Light work and general loosenlng-up was the order of the day for the New Zealand Thomas Cup b a d m 1 nt on team when they went through their first practise session at Gulllemard Road yesterday. Team manager-cum-coac'.i. Jeff Robson,
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  • 47 18 Manila, Thursday.—The Seiko XI won the Philippines Friendship Cup In an All-Hong Kong soccer final here last night by forcing a 2-2 draw In their match against Happy Valley. Third In the foursided tournament was the Manila All-Stars who beat a Philippines Selection 3-2.
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  • 356 18 Reuter London, Thursday England batsman John Earich, who is starting his 19th season for Surrey, punished the touring team as they opened their first-class programme at The Oval yestarday. It was Edrlch's 95th hundred and despite losing 55 minute* through rain at the
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  • 195 19  -  By PHILIP TAN The Victoria waterpolo team from Melbourne will be touring Singapore for a series of matches from May 23 to 29. The Australian*, according to National water-polo coach Tan Eng Bock, wUI be a strong side. Also coming for a visit this month
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  • 20 19 Budapest, Thursday Hungary yesterday beat Yugoslavia 3-2 In the first semi-final match of the European Under--23 football championships.
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  • 311 19 Reuter Glasgow, Thursday Bayern Munich main talned West Germany's soccer supremacy when they won the European champion's Cup for the third successive year with a 1-0 triumph over St. Etlenne of France here last night. St Etlenne, backed by the enthusiastic support of 20,000 supporters,
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  • 319 19  -  ON THE TRACK u i t ti Brian Miller Superior, a beaten favourite last Saturday, should make amends In the Class 4 Division 2 1800 m on Sunday. At Buklt Tlmah this morning the three-year-old by Tyrant was kept on a tight rein to
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  • 90 19 Reuter London, Thursday Italian owned Wollow, undefeated In six races and a hot favourite for the English Derby next month, will be syndicated for more than £1 million (about 854.4 million) and retired to stud at the end of the English flat racing season. It was announced
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  • 1130 19 SATURDAY CL 2 Div. 2 2000 m B» B« n 57 6 Mustang II M.I t Cincinnati n M l 8 Natural Copy M B 3 OhakM M T Malcney Streaker Mi 11 Credit Year M B 13 Maran II B8 10 Te Parea M
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  • 227 19 SATURDAY RACE 1: 2.15 CL 5 Div. 5 14®<hn: Oasis 11, Lehl 11. RACE: 2: 2.45 CL 5 Div. 4 1444 m: Always Good, Btorms Lash, Triple Time, Not Guilty. RACE S: 2.15 CL 2 Div. 4 1244 m: The Banker 111, Defiant. RACE 4: 2.45 CL 2 Div.
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  • 49 20 MEI LIN: That was indeed a brave and loving mother who made the difficult decision to report her drug-addict daughter to the police. Others should follow her example. AH FOOK: Her task must have been made even more difficult by the drawn out process of her arrest.
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