New Nation, 15 June 1976

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    Masthead
    20 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Tuesday June 15, 1976 No. 1667 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 NEW fvU iu\ COMMENT!
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    The pick of the prettiest
    94 1 Watching the girl* go by was more than a pleasant pastime (or photographer All YusofT during a recent seven-week swing through aanglcok. Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. As he roved from parks to beaches, hotel lobbies to modern offices, shopping centres to street bazaars, he
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    Lock icon Imelda in Japan
    47 1 AP Tokyo, Tuesday—Philippine Fltet Lady Imelda Marcos arrived yesterday for a two-day visit to Japan. Philippine embassy officials said Mrs. Marcos la to attend launching ceremonies today for a Philippine tanker at the shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd In sakalde, Western Japan. AP.
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    Lock icon Bombs shock for firms
    335 1 4 WOMEN HURT AS A 'LETTER' EXPLODES AP New York, Tuesday Letters and a small package containing bombs were delivered to Ave major business corporations in three American cities yesterday. Four women were slightly injured when one of the bombs exploded, but police deactivated the other
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    Lock icon Bus tragedy
    31 1 UPI Acapulco. Tuesday A bus swerved to avoid hitting another bus, skidded and plunged into a ravine and burst into flames, killing 17 people and Injuring 40 others. UPI.
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    Russian tour for team
    128 1 The national football team has been Invited by the Soviet Union lor a 10-day tour of Russia where they will play a few matches. FAS chairman Mr. N. Genesan said yesterday: "The Itinerary is not known yet, so we do not know how many matches or
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    Lock icon Inge breaks 100m world record
    92 1 Inge Helten (left) of West Germany breasting the tape to set a world record in the women's 100-m et re sprint with a time of 11.04 seconds at Feurth, West Germany, on Sunday. The electronicallytimed record wax set during the German Track and Field Association's
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    Lock icon The car that can run on water
    103 1 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday Soviet engineers have developed a car which runs on water, Tass news agency said yesterday. Instead of a petrol tank, the production model of the Moskvlch saloon has a minia- ture chemical reactor which produces hydrogen from the water and
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    Help us call to Vietnam
    237 2  -  To trace missing fishermen By Douglas Chan The Singapore Marine Products Workers Union has cabled the South Vietnamese authorities for their assistance ir\ tracing the whereabouts of 17 local deep-sea fishermen. A telegram sent last Saturday to the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam said:
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    Closer Viet ties on the cards?
    173 2 An official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined comment on a Malaysian newspaper report that there would be an exchange of ambassadors bet we en Singapore and Vietnam "in the near future." The Star, quoting sources, said closer diplomatic relations and the
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    Library in HDB estate plan
    162 2 Youth volunteers of Metropolitan YMCA plan to set up a mini-library In a housing estate. The library, for children and young adults from the lower Income families, will be open once a week. The volunteers are currently conducting a survey tm assess the demand for
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    STOCK MARKET
    105 2 Prices were sought marginally higher at the Stock Exchange of Singapore during the first 45 minutes of trading this morning. The gains following Wall Street market's overnight advance however lacked follow-through support. This resulted In prices stagnating towards the mld-mornlng break at 11 a.m. BUSINESS DONE: First Section
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    Art contest
    18 2 A children's art competition will be held at MacPherson community centre on Sunday at 9 a.m.
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    I want to graduate says Tien Nu
    218 2  -  AFTER 20 SCHOOLGIRL FILMS... By Eileen Tan Eighteen -yearold Tien Nu thought she had seen the last of school 2) years ago when she stepped into the bright lights of the film world. Bat thmt was not to be. Bf? first role was
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    PA to keep Twirlers
    117 2 The 34-member Singapore Olrl Twirlers will now be a permanent feature of the Peoples Association. They first appeared at this year's Ching Gay procession during the Chinese New Year. The Olrl Twirlers are all members of the Singapore Olrl Pipers. A PA spokesman said the girls
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      566 2 AT THE CINEMA EARTHQUAKE: A tremor strikes Los Angeles and reduces a great part of the city to rubble; 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; Bex: 1.30, 4.15. 6.45. 9.30. CINDERELLA: Walt Disney's
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    Untitled
    11 2 Police reported 84 accidents yesterday- Six were serious and one fatal.
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    Awards for top local writers...
    365 3 Council to launch new scheme The National Book Development Council will launch an award scheme to encourage and reward writers here. The awards, four for each of the four language streams, will be introduced during the Festival of Books to be held at tne Hilton
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    Zukerman's intimate caresses
    360 3  -  By Violet Oon George Zukerman set out to prove that the bassoon is a "viable solo instrument" at the RELC audit or 1 um last night and he did Just that and more. He also revealed himself as a musician of stature, perception and sensitivity. The only
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    Joy of Sex back in circulation
    111 3 New editions of the banned sex manual, The Joy of Sex, have surfaced in local bookshops. They are being sold from $15 under the counter and by Itinerant booksellers. The manual, written by Dr. Alex Comfort, was classified as a "detained publication" bjr the
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      192 3 ill i—] fl i; I A t i i i!i i I i i■ i i •yLr Saiii V af t£. Js r*r V, Ml&isinl 3 v You can collect as many of these beautiful Melamlne dining pieces as you like. All you do is save the bottle caps from
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    HDB flat with triangular living room
    137 4 FIRST UNITS TO BE BUILT AT LIM CHU KANG This is a model of a newtype HDB flat which about 30 families will be living In soon—a four-room unit nestled in the bend of a slab block. The new unit, designed by HDB architects
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    When the clock strikes 12...
    189 4 Kota Baru, Tuesday—. This Malaysian town, once dubbed the "Paris of Malaya," no longer swings. Like Cinderella. It has to leave the bright lights and the music (sharp at midnight. The Kelantan state government last week gave the town another dose of sleeping pills when
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    Cycle rally at Sentosa
    59 4 The Bentosa Development Corporation will hold a bicycle rally at the Sentosa swimming lagoon tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. The rally Is open to those above 12 years old. They must pay %3 tor rental of the bicycle and $5 as a refundable deposit. Participants should meet
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    Film shows
    24 4 Four Alms on Australian architecture, art and painters will be screened at the National Museum tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. Admission Is free.
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    Lock icon WHY WE FLED VIETNAM...
    396 4 REFUGEES TELL OF TOUGH LIFE Reuter Nineteen Vietnamese refugees, who were refused permission to land when they arrived here on June 2, told yesterday why they fled their country. Life In Saigon had become "tough for everyone," a spokesman for the group, which includes seven children,
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    Govt move for more food centres
    238 4 More food centres are being built as part of the gradual phasing out of night markets. F\>ur new food centres and one market-cum-food centre were completed last year In Beach Road, Boat Quay. Upper Buklt Tlmah Road. Boon Keng Road and Jalan Berseh. This,
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    Exhibition
    36 4 Mr. Ong Teng Cheong, acting Minister for Communications and MP for Kim Keat, will officiate at the opening ceremony of a "Water )s Precious" exhibition at Kim Keat community centre on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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    Mast-head
    34 4 The mast head 0' 44 000 copies of New Nation yesterday was in black Instead of the usual magenta because of a mechanical fault in the printing machine. The fault has been corrected.
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    Hawker stalls at Keok Lane to go
    148 4 The popular lunchtime stalls at Keok Lane will soon be demolished to make way for urban redevelopment. The 19 stall-holders will soon be told to live up hawking there. Many of these hawkers have been doing a lucrative trade in this Cpular food
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    Japan visit
    39 4 Miss Manjlt Kaur of the Institute of Education and Mr. Chua 800 Kok of the University of Singapore will speak on their six-week educational visit to Japan at a Rotary Club lunch meeting at Mandarin Hotel tomorrow.
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    Dinner
    33 4 The Senior Minister of State for Education. Mr. Chai Chong Yll, will be the guest-of-honour at the Singapore Educational Admin lstratlon Society's inaugural dinner at Shangri-la Hotel on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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    Parade
    36 4 The Paiilamentary Secretary (Education), Mr Ahmad Mattar. will re view a mammoth parade at the Toa Payoh Sports Complex on July 3 at 10 a.m. The parade Is to commemorate Nat lonal Cadet Corps Day.
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    KL must aim for 10 pc growth —Minister
    389 4 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday International commodlty specialists forecast a price range of Ms 2 to Ms 3 per kg for rubber for the next five years, a Gerakan leader, Dr. Goh Cheng Telk, said at the weekend. The Treasury, however, was working on
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    Sublet: HDB 'yes' to 4353 owners
    98 4 Ihe Housing Board lias allowed 4353 owners and tenants to sublet their flats since the scheme 1973 lntr0dUCed ln August Under the scheme, flat owners and tenants of th/ee or more room flats are allowed to sublet after obtaining the HDB's approval. The controlled
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    Lock icon Understanding China vital, says Fraser
    456 5 Reuter Canberra, Tuesday Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser last night called on Western countries to come to an un d e rstandlng with the People's Republic of China. Speaking before his departure on a two-week visit to Japan and China. Mr. Fraser said that in
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    Lock icon Zambian army, police hunt for 'Rhodesian' bombers
    263 5 Reuter Lusaka, Tuesday A nation wide army and police manhunt continued In Zambia yesterday for men responsible for two major explosions in the capital on Sunday. Hundreds of road blocks were set up throughout the country, but by early evening there had been
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    Lock icon 'I tried to stop a Soviet takeover'
    310 5 Reuter Luanda, Tuesday An American mercen a r y yesterday told the court where he Is on trial for his life that he came to Angola to try to prevent a Soviet takeover. "I came to stop what I thought was a Russian
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    Lock icon Purge? Not true, says Amin
    115 5 Reuter Nairobi, Tuesday President Idl Amln yesterday denied there had been a purge of Ugandans following the attempt on his life and said none of his ministers had been arrested, Kampala itadlo reported. It quoted the President as criticising false reports which he said were
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    Lock icon 'SOVIET TANKS NEAR BORDER'
    123 5 UPI Washington, Tuesday —The Bovlets have moved part of a third tank division Into an area of the Mongolian People's Republic only 800 km from the Chinese border. Aviation Week and Space Technology said yesterday. The weekly, which gave no source for Its story, said "this
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      63 5 HOTEL 1, JALAN RUMBIA,SINGAPORE 9. TEL *****6 IMPERIAL HI-LITE Internationally famous GIGI GIRLS perform for your pleasure. IMPERIAL BAR Singapore's own PATTERNS DUO entertain with additional attractions of JERRY TENG at the piano and JOE DOSS guitar. CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT features SPENCER CHAN's keyboard artistry PATTERNS DUO GIGI GIRLS 1 1
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    Lock icon Spratly: New warning from China
    331 6 'We will not permit any poaching' Reuter Hong: Kong, Tuesday China said yesterday it would not permit any country to occupy the Spratly Islands and carry out oil exploration and exploitation in the area, Radio Peking reported. A spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, In
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    Lock icon Taipeh-Moscow tie-up fear
    114 6 UPI New York, Tuesday China fears that Taiwan would turn to Moscow if the United States drops relations with Talpeh, according to the financial weekly, Barrons. "Already, it Is notorious In Hong Kong that the local KQB (Soviet secret police) agents are working hand In glove with
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    Lock icon 'No-teeth' kiss costs officer his rank
    127 6 Reuter Devonport, Tuesday A British navy Chief Petty Officer was yesterday demoted and stripped of his good conduct medal for kissing another sailor in the Gnnga Din Bar, New Orleans. Chief Petty Officer (CPO) John Bodymore, 36, told a court martial here he had
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    Lock icon Renewed fighting in Lebanon Threat to Arab peace efforts
    240 6 Reuter Beirut. Tuesday Renewed fighting In some parts of Lebanon yesterday threatened to upset Arab League and Libyan efforts to bring peace to the battlescarred country. Palestinians accused Byrla of sending in more troops. Plans for an Arab peace-keeping force were
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    Lock icon A $1500m trade deficit blow for sterling
    293 6 Reuter London, Tuesday Britain yesterday announced an unexpected worsening In Its trade deficit last month with the gap between imports and exports at £342 million *$1504.8 million), the worst monthly figures since last August. The trade figures wlpcd Just over half a cent
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    Lock icon TODAY
    165 6 UPI TODAY L- Tuesday, June 15. the 167 th day of 1976 with 199 to follow. THE MOON is between its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STARS are Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS are Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the
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    Lock icon Five die in car hit by train
    60 6 Five elderly resi den 18 of Sun Cit j, California, died in the wreckage of this car when it was hit by a Santa Fe freight train in Riverside on Sunday. Heavy traffic at the railroad crossing is believed to have caused the
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    54 6 UPI Paris, Tuesday Henri Bacquerie. 39. Jailed on charges of multiple thefts, escaped from prison becailse he is one-legged, police reported. Bacquerie broke the bolts of his prison cell wit" l his artificial oteel leg, stole a car In a nearby street and fled after crashing through
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      191 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Partly Sunny. 28-17 C Headline: US will dfecuu arms plans to aid Kenya and Zaire. Tokyo Sunny, 2317C. Headline: Six LDP Dletmen win form new Conservative party. Rome Sunny, 29-15 C. Headline: Baccuci arrested In London. London Mostly dry with sunny intervals, 2213C. Headline: Bix mercenaries
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    Lock icon Why I agreed to poison Castro —Marie
    213 7 AP New York, Tuesday Marie Lorenz says she agreed to poison Fide! Castro for the US Cen tral Intelligence Agency because she had a son by the Cuban leader, and the child was slain. "He was killed, he was killed Not by Fidel.
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    Lock icon In London
    32 7 Reuter London. Tuesday Crown Prince Aklhlto of Japan and his wife. Princess Mlchlko, arrive here today for a 10-day official visit which will take them to England. Scotland and WaVs.
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    Lock icon Summit only a way out
    500 7 ...of the political hot water: Report AP Washington, Tuesday The US News and World report said yesterday that none of the seven world leaders, including President Ford, really expects the sevennation summit conference in Puerto Rico on June 27 and 28 to produce dramatic results
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    Lock icon Four held for spying for East Germany
    128 7 Reuter West Berlin, Tuesday— West Berlin authorities yesterday announced the arrests of four people. Including the press spokesman of the city's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD), for spying or acting as couriers for East Germany. Public Prosecutor Dietrich Schulta told a press conference
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    Lock icon Next visit
    37 7 Reuter East Berlin. Tuesday Indian Prime Minister Indira Oandhl, who has Just ended a visit to the Soviet Union, is planning a visit soon to Moscow's close ally. East Germany informed sources said yesterday. Reuter.
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    Lock icon SAVALAS SUES THE MAIL
    124 7 Reuter London, Tuesday Actor Telly Saralu of Kojak the cop fame on television hit back in court yesterday against a newspaper gibe that he was a bit-part player who fumbled his lines. His appearance in London's High Court of Justice imparted a faint flavour of TV
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    Lock icon Big hunt for leaking race yacht
    233 7 Reuter Plymouth, Tuesday Pierre Fehlmann, the only Swiss In The Observer TransAtlantlc single handed yacht race, sent out a distress call requesting Immediate assistance yesterday as his ship was leaking badly. A search operation, controlled by the rescue centre at Halifax, Nova Scotia, diverted
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    Lock icon US firms: Ford move to force accountability
    288 7 UPI Washington, Tuesday In a move to "restore confidence" in American business, President Ford announced yesterday he will seek legislation requiring disclosure of payments by US Arms seeking to influence foreign transactions. Mr. Ford said the administration will support legislation proposed by the
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    Outrunning those bully boats
    415 8 The Singapore Navy and the Singapore Marine Products Workers Union differ on whether enough naval vessels have been deployed to protect our fishermen. What does not seem to be disputed is that the pirates operating Just outside Singapore waters have become more brazen. Using gunboats and
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      A sticky situation
      73 8 A colleague, tired of the endless charity tickets and stickers, swore she would not buy another one for the rest of the year. When confronted by a primary schoolboy in a supermarket car park, however, she didn't have the heart to refuse out-right, and gave the excuse
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      Safety first at sea
      38 8 Our Industrial saefty campaign is slowly catching on. sometimes going to the heads of the most unlikely people. Seen off Pulau Bukom last Saturday, a fisherman in a kolek wearing a yellow safety helmet.
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    Lock icon Mind-reading machines soon a reality
    1287 8  -  By Norman Kempster Los Angeles Times Washington, Tuesday In a programme right out of science fiction, the US government Is developing mind- reading machines that can show, among other things, if a person Is fatigued, puzzled or day dreaming. If the project lives up to
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    Waiting for reply
    67 8 My OCE results qualifies me (or admission Into the Singapore Polytechnic. But so far, J have not recelvec a reply from the Poly about my application. although my friends, who had the same results as mine, have had their letters. When I went to the office, I
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    No proof of adoption
    69 8  -  MISS RAJI HASSAN I was Informally adopted by my widowed aunt 23 years ago. Last year, my application for an HDB rented flat In my aunt's name was rejected as an adoption certificate was required to prove the adoption. My parents has refused to help me
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    Waive this ruling
    50 8 Recently, my application to Join the Police Force was rejected because I wear glasses. But I have noticed some police officers who are bespectacled. Can't the authorities waive this ruling so that more who are Interested In the career In the Force may Join? INTERESTED* Singapore 2.
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    Shady lane
    36 8  -  WOON HOWE SENG We thank Resident (NN, May 27) for his suggestion and are pleased to Inform him that arrangements have been made to plant trees along Jalan Remls to provide shade to pedestrians.
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    Co-operate with the police
    241 8 VOICE OF THE PRESS BERITA HARIAN One of the alms of Police Week Is to enable members of the public to understand the functions of our police force and give their co-opera-tion to the police. The Police Week la very useful In that it educates the
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    Lock icon The new world of Tibet
    1144 9 By Mana Ranjan Josse, editor of the Katmandu daily newspaper Rising Nepal, who was one of the first two journalists to visit Tibet in recent times, when he accompanied King Birendra of Nepal there on his recent four-day visit. Ideological slogans drive home to visitors
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    Lock icon AFFAIR'S OVER, BABY
    643 9  -  THANKS TO THOSE BLABBER-MOUTHS Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times I'm getting sick and tired of all these women revealing their affairs with the leading political figures of our time. It seems to me that there was a period In this country when a woman was content to
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      90 9 Palm T Court RESTAURANT wining dining by candlelight in the most beautiful garden restaurant of the exotic East tonight's Dinner CHARCOAL GRILL SPECIALITIES also Italian a la carte menu RAFFLES HOTEL 1-3. Baacfc Road, Enqu.iria*, bookingr Singapore 7. [<ff] *****1.*****0 Private function rooms ft ampta parking J ft Com* and
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    Lock icon OPIUM
    1167 10 / 11 Half the world's Illicit supply of opium comes from the Infamous Golden Triangle, where the borders of Laos, Burma and Thailand meet; where tlie poppy crop is the livelihood of tribesmen and source of riches to smugglers and traffickers. Washington Post writer, H.D.S. Greenway, who first visited the area
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    Lock icon Thailand's losing battle in the war on drugs
    1127 10 / 11 The Washington Post Chiangmal, Tuesday Maybe the only answer is to have the communists take over completely and have them stamp out opium, as they have In China, a discouraged American narcotics expert said recently. If his comment was Ironic, In light
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      Lock icon No shocks: Balmain stays elegant...
      396 12  -  Bketohet: Chris Cheong B.L.K. Nearly everyone who saw the Pierre Balmain Summer *76 collection last weekend at the Mandarin Hotel must have come away with impressions of couture clothes at their elegant classical best yet with a vague disquiet that they had once again seen
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    Lock icon NO HOPE OF A FAIRY TALE END
    581 12 Reuter Washington, Tuesday Lying on President Ford's desk is the end of a fairy tale gone wrong—the shattered romance of Hope Cooke, a New York debutant who was Queen of Sikkim until enraged mobs drove her and her children from their 1d y
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    More than ruffled feathers in the cuckoo's nest
    850 13 One flew east. One flew west. One flew over The cuckoo's nest Once there was a nice tittle cuckoo's nest, and this nice little cuckoo's nest (sorry, Joyce), was a nice little refuge for an assortment of cuckoos. These cuckoos had all
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  • GRAPEVINE by Vanessa
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      One step ahead of SFPPB
      72 13 Overheard In speech by a Catholic father to lay fathers: "Send us your sons. We practise only moral sterilisation which we assure you Is less painful than physical sterilisation and, what's better, Its more conducive to population crowth. We so one step better than stop
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      Look boys! no padding
      142 13 Look who's more rugged! As you probably know, male cricketeers go to bat padded almost from head to toe. They usually wear chest, thigh and pelvic protectors as well as leg pads and gloves. But apparently the women cricketeers of England and Australia go to bat
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      National service for girls
      103 13 Once in a while feminist demands for treatment with men throw up some really good workable Ideas. About the best I've heard recently Is the proposal by French Women's Affairs Minister Fraaeolse Glroud to Introduce national service for (Iris. What she means is not soldiering but
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      Busted image
      54 13 The bright cover of one shopping centre houcc magasine showed i couple of bikini clad girls with children in tow. It was captioned: "Basting over with good bays." "The caption would have been apt except for the fact that there were more 'spare tyres' In evidence than busts"
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    Ondeh Ondeh, a local dumpling you can sink your sweet tooth into
    1027 13  -  Cook-in by Violet Oon I hope your Kway Dadar (recipe given last Tuesday), turned out all right. Today we graduate to a slightly more difficult local cake called Ondeh Ondeh. These are hollow dumplings of glutinous rice flour
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    Breast cancer test with special bras
    139 13 Washington A new method invented by government specialists Is Intended to enable women to undergo mass screening for breast cancer without visiting doctors. Equipment that can be worn in the brassiere for several days compares the temperature of the breasts relatively high temperature in
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      Update your wardrobe and save money...
      825 14 A twice weekly advertisement Feature AS far as clothings Singaporeans arehavare concerned, ing it so good they do F I not know it. A quick survey shows that most of us have our clothes tailor made, something which people in many other countries consider
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    Down for third time
    412 16  -  Company Profile* by Lee Yew Meng The downtrend at locally-based Malaysian Feedmllls continued for the third successive year with last year's profits fall going against the company's expectations. The culprit was Singapore Corn Products, one of the company's four subsidiaries, according to the 1975 annual report.
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    233 16 LTM Sembawang Shipyard earned a profit of over $29 million last year about $3.3 million more than in 1974. According to its annual report, the net profit for 1975 before taxation was $29,014,000 compared to $25,704,000 in 1974. This was an increase of 12.9 per
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    Feedmill firm turns in record profits
    123 16 Business News and Views Malaysian-b&sed feedmill company. Sin Heng Chan 1s in better luck. It turned in record profits for last year. Pre-tax profits at $4.57 million showed a 12.2 per cent Jump on the back of a 17.8 per cent increase in sales
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    164 16 UPI Brussels, Tuesday The US dollar, the British pound and gold registered minimal f 1 u c t u atlons yesterday on European money markets. Gold's price was up 20 cento In urfch and London to U*****.75 and USjKI2SJ7S respectively. The dollar showed nuuvtaal Improvement against the Swiss,
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      170 16 Investors, sensing moderating interest rates, went on a buying spree yesterday to send the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Its highest level in a month in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow average climbed 12.44 points to 991.24, bringing its threeday advance to 33.15
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      Dow Jones
      34 16 Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials M 1.24 (up 12.44); 20 transport 217.45 (up 2.71); IS utilities 80.02 (up 0.13); 05 stocks 305.31 (up 3.38).
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      200 16 Political uncertainty further increased due to news that six young members of the LDP party were determined to leave the party. As a result. Investors took a wait and see attitude. TDJA: 4707.05 (+6.46) 76. hl-low 4733.95 r6/7) 4403.06 (1/5) TSE: 353 32 (+0.80) Volume; 220 mil (0 mil)
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      117 16 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m. todajr (Australian time) on the Sydney Stock Buchange: North BH 167 168 NTH Kals 04* OA NTH FUnders 08% 13 Pan Continental 1160 1200 Peko Wallsend —MO Poseidon 2M 254 Queens Mines 150 200 Robe River 124 125 Selcast 36 38 SUver Valley 10
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      82 16 Closing prices (In francs) on the Paris Bourse yesterday: Paribus 103. SO —1 Fonder 31S —2 Prlntemps 57.95 —0.05 Bull 38.40 —0 30 Royal Dutch 336 70 +4.70 Mlchelln 1316 +5 C O E ***** —3.80 Thomson 318.50 +1.30 C P P 138.60 —0.60 Rhone 93.10 —0.90 Air 363
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      86 16 Closing prices (In Swiss irancs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3110 30 UBS Registered 467 6 BBC 423 6 Sredlt Suisse 3636 50 8wtsoalr B. 640 9 Swiss Relnsur. 3190 h 70 Wlnterthur B. 1750 10 Zurich Insur. 6400 Juvena B. 260 5 Nestle B. 3450
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    37 16 UPI Rangoon, Tuesday A 10-member Burmese trade delegation left for North Korea yesterday for a 10-day visit at the Invitation of the North Korea government. The delegation Is led by Trade Minister U Hla Aye.
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      548 16 Tuesday A NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons. Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Address Tel: FILL IN MISSING LITTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW Lb amm mmt m Cut along dotted lines MM MB J CLUES FOR CK-2 1. Unable to walk normally 2. In an
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    Foreman by a k.o. but...
    671 17  -  By LIM KEE CHAN "Joe Frazier Is a great fighter. But it Is unfortunate that he has to come around the same time as Muhammad All." Thi<3 was what Angelo Dumlee told me after "Smokin" Joe failed to wrest the world heavyweight crown from All
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      342 17 T attractive rates for fixed deposits and Saving Accounts por annum. Klaw Alk Hang Flnanca Co. Ltd., 157, South Bridge Road, Singapore 1. Tal: *****-6, MMM Adv. parrnK No. 1281 TATTOO REMOVING WITH Chemical formula lotion without needles, pain or ugly scars $35 per kit Enquiries to> 122-A Lorong 27,
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      291 17 TRADE DIRECTORIES. ABOUT 50 countries directories for sale For brochures, prices contact Sunho Trading Tel. *****58/ *****1. ADVANCED COURSE ON Personal Make-up and Skin Care conducted by Japan. Taiwan trained Beauticians: Including nourishment of skin, bleaching, moisturising special massage, freckle and pimple treatment. Bridal make-up, diploma course. Both starting 19.6
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      196 17 SECONDHAND CAMERAS CENTRE We buy. sell and trade-In for used or new cameras. SINGAPORE COSMOS TRADINO COMPANY PTE LTD. 177, Middle Road. SHOP SPACE POR RENT Prestlgeous shop space In choice business area, Oroundfloor. The Oallery, Straits Trading Building, Raffles Place. Good tourist location, surrounded by major government offices, banks
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      437 17 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those self-starters wh» never has a problem deciding upon what to do and when to do It. You know precisely what you wish to achieve with each and every move you make; that you don't always achieve
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    Blue Star's double?
    642 18  -  He may be first horse to win two Cups in a season By BLUE PETER Redcap St a b 1 e's Blue Star may well be the first horse to win both the Lion City Cup and the King's Gold Cup in one season. The classy flve-year-old
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    HOW THEY FINISHED AT KL ON SUNDAY
    488 18 How About You made the running and was first Into the .straight with Oklahoma Joe closing In. Always Then was well up, and Same Old Story In mldfleld. Oklahoma Joe swept past the leaders 200 m out to win going away by three
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    S. Korea win Jakarta Cup
    149 18 Jakarta. Tuesday South Korea defeated Burma 1-0 In the finals yesterday night and won the championship of the Seventh Anniversary Cup soccer tournament. Byung Chan scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in the 20th minute of the second half. Burma's play turned wild
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    Dashing trial by Bestcrete
    267 18  -  ON THE TRACK u ith Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Bestcrete 11, a fancied runner in the $40,000 King's Gold Cup, did a dashing workout here this morning. Ridden by Leslie Khoo, the three-year-old by Eze breezed over 600 m In 35.4 sec. The going was
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    Brisbane Cup winner
    110 18 Brisbane, Tuesday N w Zealand three-year-old colt, Balmerlno, became the most valuable galloper in Australia with a powerful win in the *****.000 Brisbane Cup run over 3200 metres at Eagle Larm here yesterday. Balmerlno, the 5-4 favourite, stormed to the front, rounding the turn to carry oIT
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    Soviets invite Singapore
    650 19  -  SOCCER SCENE by Jeffrey Low The Soviet Union have invited the Singapore National team to tour Moscow for 10 days and also play a few matches there. The invitation, from the Soviet Union Boccer federation, came through the Soviet Embassy here, and it was extended to the
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    Rudy wins
    29 19 Jakarta, Tuesday Eight-time All England badminton champion Rudy Hartono of Indonesia defeated former champion Svend Prl of Deumark 15-3, 10-15, 15-12 In a friendly match at Surabaya
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    Forces bring in Chacko to beef up attack
    462 19  -  By BRIAN MILLER Jacob Chacko. one of Armed Forces' most dashing forwards who was sidelined for the last three matches due to injuries, will be Included In the Forces line-up when they meet Queenstown tonight in their Division One soccer League clash
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    Wimbledon: Ashe No. 1
    255 19 London, Tuesday Arthur Ashe will meet Jimmy Connors in a replay of last year's Wim bledon men's singles final if the seedings announced yesterday by the All England club work out. Ashe has been seeded No. i and Connors No. 2 to work their way through
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    Talking Point
    57 20 MEl LIN: I think the Singapore Motor Repairing Ass oclatlon's call to the Government to scrap the surtax for old cars Is selfish. It will only defeat the Government's aim of cutting down traffic congestion and pollution. AH FOOK: I am sure owners of old cars that are
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      789 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by This and That <r). 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS 3.35 MAGAZINE ZERO ONE (r). 3.50 GENERAL HOSPITAL 4.30 INTERMISSION 6.04 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by The Flying Nun <r). Sally Fields as Sister Bertrllle. the novitiate that files. 6.30 NEWS IN BRIEF
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      239 20 Today's top shows THE PALLISERS: Part ten. (Ch. 5, at 8.35 p.m. In colour).- Both Lord Chiltern and Phlneas Finn come out of their duel unscathed, while their friends hush the whole affair in London from the leaders of the Liberal Party; as a result, Finn gets his first government
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