New Nation, 16 June 1976

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    22 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Wednesday June 16, 1976 No. 1668 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 428/76 r 1 NEW NATION COMMENT, L___^
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    Rock-a-bye baby...
    72 1  -  The faces of ASEAN by ALI YUSOFF At ease in a rocking chair that's Erna Sumargo's idea of relaxation. When she's at work, she helps others relax. For the 2«3ryear-old Indonesian beauty heads a six-girl band which is now packing them in in Jakarta. Erna is one of
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    200 LETTER BOMB TARGETS
    93 1 Washington, Wednesday FBI director Clarence Kelley has disclosed that about 200 US corporations may be potential targets for letter bombs similar to those received around the country this week. He told a news conference all but one of the firms that received the bombs were on
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    Lock icon Mao visits ban
    364 1 Reuter and UPI Washington, Wednesday. The Chinese Communist Party ban on Chairman Mao meeting foreign visitors and the recent release of photographs of him were seen by Western analysts today as a reminder to the Chinese people that although the Chinese leader Is nearlng the end of
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    Lock icon It's George by the short route...
    368 2 Fusillade of blows sends Smokin' Joe down twice The Big Fight: Foreman vs Frazier New York, Wednesday Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman today pounded his way to a fifth round technical knockout victory over Joe Frazier, also a former world champion. The fight
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    Exhibition
    33 2 A consumer exhibition, Outhrle Key to Modern Living, will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall from July 1 to 4. It will also Include film shows and demonstrations of consumer products.
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    STOCK MARKET
    87 2 Faber Merlin Malaysia and Pahang Consolidated were suspended this morning at the Stock Exchange of Singapore. This follows similar move by the K.L. Stock Exchange after It Issued lengthy replies to Faber Merlin and Pahang Consolidated on allegations of "lncestaous dealings." Meanwhile the market opened on a quiet
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    Double joy
    40 2 The Singapore Manufacturers' Association and the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research will hold a dinner at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant on June 25 to commemorate the SMA's 44th anniversary and to present SISIR certificates and licences.
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    Pantomine
    28 2 Beechjam (Mfg.) SingaDore Pte. Ltd. will present the pantomine, The Tooth Fairy, to introduce Aquafresh fluoride toothpaste, at the Marco Polo Hotel on Friday at 7.15 p.m.
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    Figure salon boss dies
    95 2 Mrs. Joan Andrews (right), owner of the Joanne Drew "Figure Salon, |in Clemen ceau Avenue died on June 6, it was announced today. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byder, flew here from Australia for her fnneral last Wednesday. Mrs. Andrews, who came from Australia, set
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    Donations: PSA warns the public
    91 2 The Port of Singapore Authority has warned the public not to giva donations to any person soliciting advertisements on behalf of the PSA. They arc advised to report to the police If they are approached. Last month, a PSA spokesman said a person claiming to
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    For blood donations
    41 2 The Singapore Blood Transfusion Service mobile unit will be stationed at the School of Nursing (Singapore General Hospital) and the Alexandra Hospital on June 21. It will also be stationed at the Specialists' Shopping Centre on June 22.
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      380 2 AT THE CINEMA CRT ONION: Onion Stark arrives In Paradise City to take posses sion of an onion patch he has bought, to find himself up against an oil consortium. A ridiculous comedy starring Franeo Nero, Sterling Hayden and Martin Balsam. Directed by Enzo G. Castellarl. Capitol: 1.49. 4, 8.45
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      101 2 sior.er's showroom, Clemcnceau Avenue from 3.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. DRUG REHABILITATION SEMINAR at the Metropolitan Y M C A, Palmer Road. UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION featuring American folk ana square dances at the People's Park Complex till 9 p.m. FOOD HYGIENE EXHIBITION at Boon Lay Community Centre from 3
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      50 2 7.30 p.m. Tickets: $2, 14, $6, $25. CHILDREN'S CHARITY by thie Asian Women's Association, at 9 Adam Park, 3 p.m Tickets at the entrance. NIGHT MARKETS: At Aljunied Road, Changl Village, Hock 8 a n Estate, Race Course Road, Still Road and Corporation Road from 6.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
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    11 2 Police reported 78 accidents yesterday. One was serious and two fatal.
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    DROP IN FURNITURE PRICES
    269 3 Too many shops, so dealers are forced to undercut Prices of home furniture have gone down by at least 20 per cent In the last six months because of fierce undercutting, according to dealers. Some shops are even offering discounts of up to 90 per cent
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    We won't give up regular cruise pledge
    224 3 Rasa sayang. the 18.-500-tonne cruise ship, will continue Its regular Indonesia-Malaysia-Sln-gapore run next year although plans are being considered (or a few chartered cruises to other destinations, Including China. The administration manager of Cruise East, the operators. Mr. Bernt Berentsen. said this when
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    Slump hit only 20 firms —SMA
    210 3 Fewer than 29 factories here closed down during the recent economic recession, according to the Singapore Manufacturers' Association. This represents less than three per oent of local industries, a low figure compared with the number of establishments that closed down in some lndustrlalised countries.
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    Wong gets new post
    109 3 Mr. Wong Nang Jang. 36 (right), vlce-presi-'dent in charge of Treasury Operations for Cltlbank's International Banking Oroup In AsiaPacific, has been appointed Area Co-ordl-nator (or Asia and will be based in New York. Mr. Wong, who joined Citibank as a trainee at the Shenton Way branch
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      224 3 TODAY", YOUi IG E/ECUTIVEj..." .ire Men of Calibre. I ite tor them is not all urban and high rise. Nature has a part in their lives, too Be it tracking, bicycling or simply star-gazing, they start off in the best ot Moods, to realize a complete and satisfying life. Moods
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    Ring of steel round 2 projects
    600 4  -  Malaysia deploys 13,000 troops to counter Red sabotage You may not see them, but they're watching your every movement By Francis Rozario Grik, Wednesday The Malaysian government has deployed about 13,000 security forces in the four Northern states of Perak, Kedah. Kelantan and Trengganu
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    S'pore scenes for Aussie telly
    102 4 Singapore scenes will again be featured In an Au 11 ra 11 an television network over a 10-week period. A television producer and his cameraman are In Singapore filming various buildings, tourist attractions and the people. TOey are Mr. Geoff Owen-Taylor, the network's producer, and
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    Poly show
    33 4 The Singapore Polytechnic Engineering Society's technical exhibition will be held at the Prince Edward campus from June 23 to 30. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 0 p.m. dally.
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    Exhibition
    30 4 Mr. Beah Mul Kok, MP (Buklt Ho Swee), will officiate at the Water Is Precious Exhibition at the Buklt Ho Bwee community centre on June 25 at 8 p.m.
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    When colour shots are vital
    215 4 Lawyers and police agree colour photographs should be taken at the scene of a crime instead of black and white ones. However, such photographs should only be taken when colour differentiation Is Important. For Instance, when traces of blood on walls and clothes of the
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    Lock icon Fashion show by beauty queens
    125 4 Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday Pour of the five beauty queens In the recent Miss Asia contest yesterday launched a two week fashion show when they modelled swimming suits and evening gowns at a press preview here. The girls were Miss 81 n g a p
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    Miss Tan scores a first
    256 4 Miss Tsai Tan, who will be the first woman editor of a daily newspaper in Singapore and Malaysia when the Straits Times Group's Business Times goes daily in October. Thirty-two-year-o I d Miss Tan joined the Straits Times In Koala Lumpur nine years ago. She
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    Lim in Brussels
    74 4 The Comptroller of Customs, Mr. Lim The an 800, Is now In Brussels to represent Singapore at the 47/48 th session of the Customs Co-operation Council. The session, which began on Monday, will end on Friday. The council, conceived in 1948 by the Customs Study Group of
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      126 4 Shangri-la Altai present o oo m 1 p M f 5K Alto in this Double-Star show are The Drifter*, with their refreshing brand of Rock and Blue* rnmic. They have had their recording* the Top 40 lei America 33 time*? They'll take you iown memory lane with an ertcore of
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    Lock icon Romulo: It's within our rights
    502 5 'Oil hunt area in our economic zone' Reuter Manila, Wednesday. The Philippines yesterday declared that It was fully within Its rights in allowing a SwedishPhilippine consortium to explore for oil in an offshore area believed claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Philippine Foreign Secretary Carlos
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    Lock icon Call for action to help world's hungry
    189 5 Reuter Rome, Wednesday Developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America yesterday called on developed nations to take more action to help the world's hungry millions. At the World Food Council ministerial meeting here, the so-called Group of 77 developing nations from three
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    Lock icon UK pay curbs: Labour is confident
    350 5 Reuter London, Wednesday. Britain's Labour Government confidently expects an overwhelming vote in favour of its pay restraint policy at a special meeting of the Trades Union Congress today. Voluntary trade union acceptance of a 4.5 per cent limit on wag* increases (or the 12
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    Lock icon Scott to visit Peking to view political situation
    154 5 UPI Washington, Wednesday President Ford has asked Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott to visit Peking in July to gain a first hand Impression of the political situation there, congressional sources said yesterday. Mr. Scott's visit will follow up one made by former
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    Lock icon Court told of grisly murders by Callan
    452 6 Reuter Luanda, Wednesday. Two Angolans yesterday provided grisly new details of apparently random murders they alleged were committed by white mercenary chief C os t a s Georgiou, alias "Colonel Callan." Alfonso Carlos, from the northern town of Sao Salvador, told the court
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    Lock icon Press is let in again
    77 6 Reuter New York. Wednesday.— The U8 Court of Appeals has overturned a Judge's ruling that barred the press and public from a US$5 million ($12.5 million) suit for negligence brought by singer Connie Francis against the owners of a motel where she was raped 18
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    Lock icon New rifle
    34 6 Reuter London, Wednesday The British Army has unveiled a revolutionary short lightweight automatic rifle firing a high velocity mini bullet .which It hopes will become a standard weapon for the NATO forces.
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    Lock icon Franjieh accepts Arab peace proposal
    396 6 Reuter Beirut, Wednesday. Arab League Secretary General Mahmoud Riad said last night Lebanese President Suleiman Franjieb had accepted the League's proposal for a joint Arab peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Mr. Riad, who arrived from Damascus yesterday, said before returning to the Syrian capital that he
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    Lock icon K-Vorster talks venue switch
    171 6 Reuter Bonn, Wednesday. The US Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and South African Prime Minister John Vorster will meet deep In the West German countryside next week instead of In busy Hamburg because their talks are vital and they will require quiet and seclusion, it
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    Lock icon A pledge
    30 6 Reuter London, Wednesday Prime Minister James Callaghan yesterday assured Britain's worried Asian community that the police would do all they could to protect immigrants from racial violence. Reuter.
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    Lock icon TODAY
    114 6 UPI TODAY is Wednesday. June 16. the 168 th day of 1976 with 198 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its 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 sign of Gemini.
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    Shirley brings a smile to her new job
    613 6 JANE GASKELL'S ■AMERICA She was once Little Lord Fauntleroy, after all, and It seems strangely appropriate that she should now be named President Ford's new Chief of Protocol—Bhlrley Temple Black, currently American Ambassador to Ghana, the ringlets of shining Brlllo long shorn.
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    Lock icon The Odd Corner
    68 6 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday An unsuccessful fisherman persuaded a lorry driver to pour 180 litres of liquid ammonia Into the River Yakhroma near Moscow In hopes It would Improve his catch- h did all the flsh were poisoned for eight kilometre* downstream. But the fisherman and tne driver
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      101 6 WORLD WEATHER New York Warm, 29-18 C. Headline: Syrians said to capture Lebanese dissident unit. San Francisco Fair, 25-13 C. Headline: High Court rejects anti-busing requests. Tokyo Cloudy, 2217C. Headline: Fraser here for six days. Rome Sunny, 29-15 C. Headline: Will know Lockheed scandal truth before the election? Paris Hazy,
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      54 6 30-26 C. Kuala Lumpur—Sunny. 32-22 C. Bangkok Cloudy, 34-25 C. Taipeh Cloudy 2923C.—UPI. Singapore The weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp. 32.0 C; min. temp. 24.9 C; total ralr fall for the month to date 47.6 mm; total raindays for the month to dite five;
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    Lock icon Step up nuclear forces: NATO
    328 7 Reuter Brussels, Wednesday. NATO defence ministers yesterday called on the Atlantic alliance to improve its nuclear forces in the face of the growing military might of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the defence chiefs of seven
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    Lock icon Knights of the Garter
    55 7 Sir Harold Wilson (left) and the Duke of Grafton, both newly installed Knights of the Garter, walk in procession to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on Monday. A Knight of the Garter is the highest order of chilvary in England and a personal gift of the
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    Lock icon Sadat-Shah talks
    55 7 Reuter Teheran, Wednesday President Anwar Sadat of Egypt flew here yesterday for talks on Middle East issues with the Shah of Iran. An informal agenda is to Include Lebanon and a new strategy for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. Informed sources in Cairo say military co-operation between Egypt and
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    Lock icon The world's worst 'aggressor'
    235 7 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday— Britain has been the world's worst post-war aggressor, according to a new Soviet Defence Ministry survey of "Imperialist aggression" since the Second World War. In all. 29 countries are described as aggressors In a total of 60 military conflicts between 1945 and 1973.
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    Lock icon Another 'sex for help' scandal
    257 7 UPI Washington, Wednesday Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson quoted a woman yesterday as saying she engaged in sexual relations with Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., Independent- Virginia, after seeking his help on a personal problem. Mr. Byrd was not Immediately available for comment but was quoted
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      77 7 Pierre CARDIN Vv\ v s^y.V iV L v vv V 'i,v <SuifjnT tailoring ia fitiil a trairttirm 86, HKSH STREET, 9NGAPORE a TEL:32t«a G27 SPECIALISTS CENTRE. Ground Floor. Gl5, HILTON HOTEL ARCADE, Ground Floor. SWEEERft V/ A 3K V M 'Wi V* •T> dl 0 TRADE MARK SARI DON relieves
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    The various assaults on detente
    411 8 These are difficult times for detente. In recent months, it has been sorely tested in situations ranging from the Soviet Union's involvement in Angola to vote-catching rhetoric in the American presidential election. According to a Japan Times editorial reproduced In Monday's New Nation, efforts to
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  • WHISPERS By ISPY
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      It's a dog's life
      78 8 Looks like Singaporeans are doglovers after all. New Nation photographer Philip Llm's series of pictures which appeared on Monday, showing the dog that kept vigil over its dead friend, drew many indignant calls, accusing him of cruelty for letting the dogs suffer while he took pictures
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      That fisherman's helmet
      52 8 A reader who read our editorial yesterday on how pirates are harrasslng Singapore .Ishermen. and '.he whisper about a fisherman who wore a yellow safety helmet, called up and said, "Mo wonder the fisherman wore the safety helmet. With all those pirates lurking about, you can't be
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    CHINESE PLANS FOR SOUTH- EAST ASIA
    525 8  -  r' WEDNESDAY WITH DICK WILSON DICK WILSON China Is engaged in a most interesting series of foreign policy initiatives aimed at reducing Soviet influence In Southern Asia, Including Southeast Asia. The visits to China by King Mahendra and Premiers Zulflqar All Bhutto and Lee
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    Moves taken to improve traffic flow
    180 8  -  WOON HOWE SENG for Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2, We thank Mr. EP.K. Wong (NN, May 15) for his suggestion and are pleased to Inform him that measures have been taken by the Roads Branch, PWD, to Improve the traffic flow
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    Follow-up, please
    44 8  -  C.K. WU I was very disappointed that the follow-up programmes to the Introduction to "Julius Caesar" telecast over Channel 8 a few weeks ago were not shown. Since the play is used by some schools, it will be Invaluable for the students.
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    Concession stamps
    67 8 We students have a problem when buying the $4 bus concession stamp. We have to spend hours in the sun queuing for the stamp, usually after a hard day in school. 888 will be doing us a great favour if they issue the stamps to the schools and
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    Lock icon Listing the world's edible plants...
    277 8 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday A 90-ye a r-o 1 d Japanese professor has produced what he believes is the world's most comprehensive encyclopaedia on edible plants. He hopes It will bring some relief to millions of the world's starving by providing a complete list of plants
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    Checking the drift...
    386 8 A VOICE OF THE PRESS I NEW YORK TIMES Southern Africa is drifting toward catastrophic racial war. Obviously the United States must do whatever it reasonably can to help avert such unnecessary disaster. Recognition of these realities has brought nearlv everyone even remotely concerned with the problem
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    Lock icon Politics and sex scandals...
    836 9 A shake-up of the holier-than-thou image Barbara Howar, author of Laughing All The Way and the Washington-based novel Making Ends Meet, has been an observer of and partl- clpant in the Washington social and political scenes for 20 years. She was interviewed by Washington Star staff
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      86 9 SPECIAL LAUNCHING SALES of RISIS Gold Orchids at $25 each from June 18 onwards .while stocks last' J at: C. K.Tang Limited Yaohan Singapore Pte Ltd Jurong Biocentre next to Jurong Drive-in r ORCHID A souvenir of distinction and elegance... fresh from Singapore's renowned orchid gardens individually selected and plated
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      Lock icon The Italian Summer '76 Connection
      341 10 / 11  -  Co-ordinated by Betty L. Khoo Cottons: Fresh crisp and striped In nautical colours. Jerseys: Soft, slinky In splashy leafy and floral prints. These are the light cool fabrics used in the Italian Summer '76 collection by Bohlan. Light and cool too —and worn with an
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      Midweek
      985 10 / 11  -  Wednesday, June 16,1976. by H.L.Lim I was too subtle. Where I thought I was being sarcastic last Wednesday, I was taken at my word and chldfid by two woman readers. I complained about the praijes heaped on Singapore men by a number of woman tourists Who felt safe In
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    Meaty plot turns into a big farce
    357 12  -  Y =3 CINEMA v^y J.Holmberg CRT ONION: With Franco Nero, Martin Balsam, Sterling Hayden and Emma Cohen. Directed by Enxo G. CasteUari from a screenplay by Luciano Vlncenxonl and Sergio Don at! What starts off as a meaty plot for a Western spoof
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    Lock icon ALCOHOLISM: REPORT UNDER FIRE
    620 12 NYT New York, Wednesday Executives of the National Council on Alcoholism said that a Rand Corporation study suggesting that some alcoholics could safely return to normal drinking was dangerous and misleading and should never have been released to the public. "My concern," said Dr. Nicholas Pace,
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      93 12 >tp^o (5^ tm SID m im A Malays! Hotel fSiEIIEiy BIEI (Behind Ming Court Hotel) Great things are happening at the most talked about nightspot in town. Join the action here with the dynamic group Shiner from New Zealand. They give you that extra swing you're looking for together with
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  • ENGLISH
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      The prepositional and phrasal verbs...
      882 13 This series is compiled by a panel of three English language experts —Dr. Lee Kok Cheong, Mr. Arthur Yap and Miss Ngoh Geok Lun. Although phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs are similar in form, there are certain differences to make them appear as two different
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      Lock icon Drought hits Sri Lanka
      106 13 UPI Colombo, Tuesday With only two months to go before the non-aligned nations conference here, Colombo, its suburbs and many parts of the country are suffering.one of the worst droughts over to hit Sri Lanka. Ihe situation is so bad that Colombo's Municipal Council is ordering
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      63 13 45th ANNIVERSARY SALE MEN'S SHOES From Italy, Germany, England, France Aintria Discount from 20% to 50% MEN'S SHIRTS LongiMvtt and Shorttlacvas 3 for $10.00 AMERICAN JEANS from $10.00 upwards. Hurry! Hurry! Shop T»d«y A.K.M. ZAKARIA BROS., 311, North Mm Ra*4 (OiMUta TWxl Sinaapora-7 Tal: ******. Ah* Avail*Ma At Our Rranch:-■-23,
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      142 13 4 ■r inn All L r F i I. V I AND TOP DISCOUNTS TOO! Rasa Sayang has a way of doing things that makes people happy. And this year we've come up again with a Special Offer from May to October. We reduce our room rates from Ms4s to
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    Lock icon Shock 'no' to $625m loan
    417 14 American banks turn their backs on Soviet Union Business News and Views UPI Moscow, Wednesday In an unexpected display of resistance, several major western banks, including America's two largest, have turned down a request to participate in a US$ 250 million (s62smillion) loan to the
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    Lock icon Super containers plan by Russians
    112 14 UPI Moscow. Wednesday Soviet engineers are considering the use of "super containers" holding up to 2000 tonnes of cargo against the standard 20 tonnes on merchant ships of the future, Tass said yesterday. Tass said this would speed ud Dort operations and reduce the time
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    Lock icon It ends up half-cent higher after a firm day
    256 14 UPI Brussels, Wednesday The British pound had a firm showing throughout yesterday and ended the day half a cent higher, but the US dollar eased against most continental currencies. Gold's price closed for the second straight day at U*****.75 In Zurich
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    Lock icon Up 12pc
    38 14 AP Rome, Wednecday Italy's production of motor vehicles In the first five months of the year rose 12 per cent, to 635,000 unit*, over the same period of 1975, the Italian Association of Auto Makers reported.
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  • Stock markets round the world
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      NEW YORK
      224 14 Profit taking and proposed legislation to break up the oil companies were major factors as prices lost ground yesterday for the first time in four sessions in easier trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Most observers, who anticipated the early profit taking, were impressed with the way
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      Dow Jones
      33 14 Dow Jones doting averages on the New Yew Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 983.92 (off 5.32); 20 transport 215.88 (off 1.77); IS utUltiM 85.70 (off 0.32); 05 stocks 303.50 (off 1.S1).
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      204 14 DBS-Daiwa Securities Int'l Ltd. Due to the advance on Wall Street, the market opened higher centring on exports-related Issues. Such high-priced issues as TDK and Matsushita Electric trading were bought. Also, Kansal Paint, among speculative favourites, continued to rise. TDJA: 4737.70 (+30.85) 78. Hi-low 4733.95 (8/7) 4403.08 (1/5) TSE:
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      PARIS
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      Lock icon ZURICH
      79 14 Union Bank of Switzerland closing prices (in Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS Bearer 3130 10 UBS Registered 475 SBC 436 Credit Suisse 3630 5 Swissair B. MA Swiss Relnsur. 2195 5 Winterthur B. 1750 Zurich Insur. 6400 Juneva B. 340 —20 Nestle B. 3450 Interfood
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      Lock icon Bid to be in pact
      34 14 AP London, Wednesday Angola, Africa'* second largest coffee producer, has asked the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) to become a member of the third World Coffee Pact, diplomatic sources said.—AP
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      198 14 The bank that knows Australian business ——J. it#*' mml from the cattle ranches of the Northern Territory to the stock markets of Melbourne and Sydney. We're the BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES the largest, longest-established free enterprise banking complex in Australia. We operate a nationwide network of branches and really
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    Lock icon Approved: Bill to break up oil firms
    302 15 UPI Washington, Wednesday The Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a one-vote margin yesterday a Biil that would force the 18 largest US oil companies to break up. The eight seven votesends the Divestiture BUI to the Benate floor for consideration. The BUI would
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    Lock icon Backing for gulf probe
    156 15 Reuter Bangkok. Wednesday Thailand's cabinet yesterday declared Its support for further surveys aimed at finding more natural gas deposits In the Gulf of Thailand. a cabinet spokesman said. He was speaking after announcement In a cabinet meeting of a new gas find by two American firms
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    Lock icon Laos to use new kip
    94 15 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday Laos has Introduced a new currency, the liberation kip, with a value of one to 20 of the former devalued Vientiane kips, Vientiane Radio announced. Laotians were asked in repeated radio broadcasts to queue at named points in the capital to change
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    Not so sweet year...
    79 15 Last year was not a sweet one for Dutch Baby Milk Industries (Malaya). It Incurred a $765,570 loss as agalns: $533,989 profits In 1974 In the 1975 annual report, the company said that the consumer's price of "fullcream" sweetened condensed milk was controlled by the Malaysian
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      139 15 JAWA TIMUR RCS'TAURANT Now Openll Superb Indonoelen Eastern Java Cuisine prepared by ClMh bom Indonesia 2nd door. Alkali BuUding •7-M, Martial Street. Singapore 1. Tel: M24M Business hour*: 1)0 a.m. 9.30 p.m. Cloae On Bunds r* WHERE TO OO for good meal? Need not worry; We nave variety of dishes
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      Probe the ticket sellers
      123 16 Are the Football Assoelation of Singapore against fans supporting their favourite clubs In the current Super League? If not, why do they permit ticket-sel-lers of these matches to hold back large blocks of tickets and refuse to sell them to fans? Please, for heaven sake, don't
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      Now's the time to patch up
      126 16 Lee Ah Ngo to quit the sixth member of the National badminton squad to submit his withdrawal this year. What has gone wrong? Or there Isn't anything the matter! If the former is the case, it's high time every effort ought to be made
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      Change Seap Games date!
      237 16 It Is learned that the 9th Seap Games will be held In Kuala Lumpur from July 30 to August 6, 1977. As a result, our 18 banned swimmers will be unable to take part in the Games because the two-year ban imposed on them by Fina
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      SAAA must take the cue from Swee Lee's trip
      307 16  -  C.F.Y. The Olympic Games start In Montreal next month. Do Singapore stand a chance to win a medal at the Olympics? So far, we are keeping our fingers crossed as our representatives are training hard to win a medal With the
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      Blackmail is now FAS mail
      118 16  -  IRENE LEONG Ahmad Haleem's reply to Sportsfront last Wednesday under the designation ol assistant secretary of FAS had about 10 paragraphs of facts and figures on the price charges, percentages, guarantees and airfares of visiting teams. Those facts and figures, however, cannot veil the fifth
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      Rudely treated at Q'town
      122 16  -  L.E.R.Z. As a loyal Farrer Park United fan, I always attend their soccer matches. I have been happy with the treatment by home teams in our away matches. But when I went to eee the Farrer parkQueenstown match at Queenstown Stadium recently, I was not treated
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      543 16 Wednesday |CK-3| NEW NATION MONEYWORDS Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instructions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss) Aadress Tel: FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW Lmh»*Cul along dotted line* CLUES FOR CK-3 1. Companion or fellow-worker 2. It'* sheer superstition that leads certain people to certain things
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    Lock icon The Montreal Miracle
    935 17 From Drapeau Dream to a million dollar nightmare The Olympic Countdown J i Reuter Montreal. Wednesday One day 13 years ago, M. Jean Drapeau, the Mayor of Montreal, was on a visit to Lausanne, Switzerland, and saw a sign for the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee
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      235 17 Crossword liil amam uuiiu ACROSS 1 College in Ohio 6 Mediocre 10 Radar screen dot 14 Fragrance 15 Clear 17 Jeanne of the screen 18 Convention members 19 Young animal 20 Oazzara or Blue 21 Public 22 Merchant 25 Musical group 27 Handled roughly 28 Roman politician 31 Heating vessels
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    Lock icon Cruyff: We'll beat the Czechs
    156 18 Reuter Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Wednesday Czechoslovak coach Vaclav Jezek sees his team as pu&lls In today's European atlons soccer championship semi-final here against Holland but adds: "Remember there are many cases when pupils beat teachers." The match Is the first semi-final of the chamElonship. The second,
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    Lock icon Forces thank Chew for error
    600 18  -  By SONNY YAP The heart of heroic Queenstown bled last night when they went down to Armed Forces by a lucky Khanisen goal in a tense Division One soccer League match at Jalan Besar. It was an undeserving defeat which did not reflect the guts
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    Tampines look too good
    310 18  -  By BRIAN MILLER Tampines Rovers, now in sixth position In the Division One eoccer table, look like grabbing two more points when they meet bottom-of-the-tahle Jurcng at Jalan Resar tonight. (Kick-off 130 p.m.) However, Tampines will take to the field without three regulars. Rahmat Ma war
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      336 18 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of those determined persons before whom obstacles collapse as If of their own accord. You know that you cannot always have things your own way, but you are Insistent upon doing everything you can to work your will
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    Brilliant trial by Poly Robin
    229 19 ON THE TRACK u/ith Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday—Poly Robin, winner of the King's Gold Cup Trial over 1200 m In record time on Bundav. did a spectacular gallop on a good track here this morning. Going from the 800 m the four-year-old with M.
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    Lock icon New-look Cricket Club can upset
    411 19  -  By BRIAN MILLER Singapore Cricket Club convincingly beat Jansenites 3-2 yesterday in a Singapore Hockey Association Division One hockey League match at the Padang yesterday. With this third straight win since their promotion to Division One, BCC could spring a surprise by taking the title.
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    Lock icon Alauddin makes quarter-final
    175 19 Reuter Sydney, Wednesday Pakistan's world number three seed. Gogl Alauddin forced his way Into the luarter finals of the $7000 (about SS21.000) Australian Open squash championships with a four game win here las. night. Alauddin beat Austra* Han squash captain, Lionel Robberds In a second round match
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    A 'TAKE- OVER' BY AIRLINE
    820 19  -  SQUASH bv Eric Cooper The Singapore Closed championships, scheduled to begin on July 10, will now be renamed the Ist Pakistan International Airlines squash championships since the company has decided to sponsor the event as an annual tournament. Eligibility remains the same entry is open
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      96 19 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom mj FAULTS? •d COff IWTfofcO CAMP iWfeWTHMB... I'M SFL-FISM. IMOWSIOERAIB MV SMORTi (V i '.5? m i w m n i i i rim M m m U- > tinS*WT. IV SHORT RIBS WRIST ACTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.. .AND DONT FORGET THE FOLLOW THROUGH.
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    56 20 VTEI LIN: With the HDB coming up with such new Ideas as triangular livin < room and lmprovai designs for the new blocks of flats, residents cannot complain of living Ln a dull and unlr< aginative environment. AH FOOK: But human nature Is such that you can be
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      629 20 TV AND RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by Lensa 35 <r). This week —a film on the recent International B i r d—singing Contest followed by a discussion with Che All bin Che Mat on how birds are trained for tht; competition; and a talk by Encik Mohd
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      229 20 THE GREAT COMPOSERS: W.A. Mozart. (Ch. 5 at 7 p.m. in colour). Featured this week Is the life and works of William Amadeus Mozart, one of the most outstandingly gifted musicians that ever lived. His music Is regarded as perfect In melodic contour, harmonic balance and rhythmic Interest. These qualities
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