Singapore Herald, 9 December 1970
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Title Section14 1970-12-09 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 120 Singapore Wednesday, December 9, 1970 MC(P) 2207 15 CENTS14 words
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205 1970-12-09 1 A runaway victors for East Pakistan's Mujibur DACCA, Tues. The East Pakistani autonomist Awami League won 99 per cent of seats m East Pakistan (151 out of 153) and has an absolute majority on an all-Pakistan basis, unofficial results on yesterday's election indicated today. The league, led by Sheikh MujiburAFP - 205 words
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146 1970-12-09 1 Indonesia sells four of its 17 scrapped warships JAKARTA, Tues. The Indonesian Navy has sold four out of 17 warships listed as scrap iron, it was announced today. Rear Admiral Sjamsul Bachri, commander of the naval fleet, said that the boats sold were a destroyer, an LST (landing craft) andAFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration205 1970-12-09 1 HAROLD SOH - BODY OF GIRL AGED ABOUT 20-22 FOUND IN LOVERS' LANE HAROLD SOH By A YOUNG woman was found dead strangled and with both hands tied behind her back In a lovers* lane m Bedok yesterday Up to late last night, Homicide Squad detectives had not been able to establish the205 words
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Article79 1970-12-09 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. Defence Secretary Melvin Laird said today the United States is moving one squadron of F-4 Phantom jets from Japan to Korea to help achieve a better balance between the South Korea Air Force and the larger North Korean Air Force. ana BERNE: The kidnappers79 words
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Article54 1970-12-09 1 AMMAN, Tues. Concentrations of Jordanian armoured units at Ramtha, on the Jor-dan-Syrian border, were reported today. The newspaper Al Fatah, spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which reported the arrival of the armour at Ramtha also claimed that the Jordanian army was setting up mortar batteries mAFP - 54 words
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Article, Illustration393 1970-12-09 1 The first survivors... PHNOM PENH, Tues. Seven survivors of a Cambodian infantry battalion which was overrun m a strong VietcongNorth Vietnamese attack on Sunday at Peam Chikung, 30 miles north-east of Phnom Penh, have made their way to neighbouring government outposts. The information about survivors, which came from High CommandAFP; AP - 393 words
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283 1970-12-09 1 LONDON, Tues.— A goslow by electricity workers blacked out a fifth of shivering Britain today. A wave of Com-munist-led strikes paralysed some industrial areas. The two-day power slowdown snarled train schedules during the morning rush hour, forced hospitals and police to use emergency283 words
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Article59 1970-12-09 1 SAIGON, Tues. South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky has hinted that he will not stand for the Presidency m the 1971 elections. Air Vice Marshal Ky, speaking on his return from almost two months abroad m France and the United States, said:59 words
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84 1970-12-09 1 THE maximum fine now for careless driving is $1,000 for a second or subsequent conviction. It used to be $200, until an amendment to Rule 51 of the Road Traffic Rules, 1950, was gazetted last week. The maximum fine now for a first84 words
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Article91 1970-12-09 1 QUI NHON, Vietnam, Tues. Anti-American rioting raged for the second day m this central coastal city today following the fatal shooting of a Vietnamese high school student by an American soldier. The city was m a virtual state of Martial law with aAP - 91 words
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Article, Illustration355 1970-12-09 1 wins in last round Clay NEW YORK, Tues. Cassius Clay-Muhammad Ali stopped an exhausted Oscar Bonavena m the 15th round of their heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden last night. The referee stepped m when the exrworld champion put the Argentinian down for the second time, with only 57 secondsAFP - 355 words
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Miscellaneous11 1970-12-09 1 WEATHER forecast for Singapore from C a.m. to boom today: Fair.11 words
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Article502 1970-12-09 2 RAY ALAN - The Basque fight against Franco RAY ALAN By THE Basques and the Spanish regime are m conflict again. Last week, they kidnapped the honorary West German Consul from his San Sebastian home and delivered an ultimatum to General Franco, saying that the diplomat faces "the same risks" as do 16502 words
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Article604 1970-12-09 2 THERE is a cracking sound m Britain's political atmosphere the sound of the consensus breaking up. Ever since the war political leaders of both parties to a much greater extent than their followers have fallen down and worshipped before this particular idol. Many of them604 words
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Article, Illustration355 1970-12-09 2 SQUATTERS pose the biggest single problem to Kuala Lumpur's urban planners. They are a social and political headache too. According to a survey carried out m 1966/67 (and things have certainly not got any better since) THERE are 26,000 familes totalling 156,000 people (30 per cent355 words
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Article, Illustration424 1970-12-09 2 SEAH CHIANG NEE - Kuala Lumpur's squatter headache SEAH CHIANG NEE By K. Lumpur Three major clearance exercises have been carried out since the new law was passed, involving 5,500 squatter families or one-fifth of the total. In mid-February, the Government earmarked 16 squatter areas for clearance m the next few years to make424 words
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588 1970-12-09 2 Advantages and risks of de- control r/^~> Wednesday. December 9. 1970 4y THE SINGAPORE HERALD SINGAPORE'S community centres have a considerable potential for social good. That they are not attracting the services of professional people is certainly to be regretted. There are reasons, of course. Not much can be done588 words
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227 1970-12-09 3 *****32 wins the $400,000 Sweep prize TICKET No. *****32 won the first prize of $400,000 m the Singapore Sweep Draw No. 12/70 last night. The second prize of $150,000 went to ticket No *****48 and third prize of $75,000 to ticket No. *****06. The rest of the results JACKPOT M227 words
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Article47 1970-12-09 3 MR. JAGJIT Singh Sandhu, a teacher m Pasir Panjang Secondary School left last night for Tel Aviv to attend the 22nd international course at the Afro-Asian Institute for Co-operatives and Labour Studies. Mr. Singh will represent the Singapore Co-operative Union Limited.47 words
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Article, Illustration208 1970-12-09 3 MP TRIES TO GET RENTS FOR STALLS IN EMPTY MARKET CUT THE M.P. for Thomson, Mr. Ang Nam Piau, will have another meeting with developers of the Jalan Todak market off 5V£ mile Thomson Road tomorrow night to get them to lower stall rents. This followed a boycott by 96208 words
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Article, Illustration20 1970-12-09 3 "Look at the dividend declared by the firm that was supposed to go broke because they fired you!"20 words
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Article, Illustration264 1970-12-09 3 Ex -master of nuclear ship now sails own schooner The Sea Star, a 78 ft. schooner, was anchored m Kallang Basin yesterday evening. But next month, hopefully, she will head for the open seas with 11 passengers on board and sail westward half-way round the world. Her youngest passenger is264 words
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209 1970-12-09 3 THE 47-MAN medical relief team which the Singapore Armed Forces sent to cyclone devastated East Pakistan on Dec. 2 has now established its forward base camp at Sandwip, about 30 miles from Chittagong, and started vaccinating the inhabitants against smallpox.209 words
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Article99 1970-12-09 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An American army officer, attached to the Institute for Medical Research here, has reported to police that someone fired at his house m Jalan Pawang m the Ministry of Defence complex last night. The Selangor CID Chief, Mr. Ko Kirn Cheng, said99 words
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Article219 1970-12-09 4 Notices served on smelly factory THE Management of a fibreglass factory m Leicester Road, Singapore, will be brought to court today to answer charges of operating a factory m a strictly residential area without approval from the Competent Planning Authority, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The management was also219 words
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136 1970-12-09 4 SENTRY WHO STOLE $20 AND LEFT $60 A NATIONAL serviceman on guard duty at the Jalan Teck Whye Camp Broke into the canteen at 2 a.m. and found $80 m the cash drawer but he took only $20. Koh Mvi Hoe, 20, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of housebraking136 words
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95 1970-12-09 4 Two killed, five hurt in bus smash-up KUALA TRENGGANU, Tues. Two people were killed and five others injured when the express bus m which they were travelling collided with a van m Merchang Road, 25 miles from here, this evening. The Kuantan Kua la Trengganu Express with 32 passengers, including95 words
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100 1970-12-09 4 A 20- YEAR-OLD labourer told a court yesterday that he stole a handbag to give to a friend as a present. Kang Gek Hwa, of Duxton Road, was conditionally discharged by Ninth Magistrate E.C. Foenander. He was ordered to execute a $500100 words
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Article73 1970-12-09 4 AN OVERHEAD pedestrian bridge will be erected across Anson Road near Gan Eng Seng School at midnight on Saturday. During the hoisting of the bridge which will take about two hours, part of Anson Road between Palmer Road, Anson Circus and Parsi Road wfll be73 words
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Article, Illustration165 1970-12-09 4 UTA French Airlines will start a direct freight service between Paris, Los Angeles and Singapore next month. The airline will use a new DCB "Freighter" 55 for this semifreighter service (it will also take passengers), according to an Informed165 words
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102 1970-12-09 4 A CAR washer was sentenced to six months' jailed and three strokes of the rotan yesterday for causing hurt with a broken bottle. Prosecutor, Senior Inspector Chia Cheng Poh told the Ninth Magistrates Court that the offence was committed m a102 words
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Article99 1970-12-09 4 TEO ENG LAI, unemployed, of Lorong Nobat. was fined $150 and banned from driving class two vehicles for a year. He admitted having ridden dangerously m Geylang Road on Feb. 16 by going over a road divider while overtaking a car and collided head-on with99 words
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137 1970-12-09 4 A 70- YEAR-OLD man is being sought by police investigating reports that he had molested several schoolgirls m the Bukit Timah area m recent weeks. A police source yesterday described the man as a tuckshop vendor. Police have visited his home m Bukit137 words
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Article30 1970-12-09 4 MOTOR-CYCLIST Ang Han King, 31, of Chong Sin Road, was fined $50 for colliding, with a car while turning into Ottawa Road from Canberra Road on July 8.30 words
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Article, Illustration228 1970-12-09 4 THEY'VE CLEARED FIRST HURDLE BUT NOW THEY HAVE ANEW PROBLEM: TO FIND SCHOOLS THE first major hurdle to Set an education was cleared y three crippled children when they passed their secondary school entrance examinations. Now they have to find schools to go to and that is proving to be228 words
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Miscellaneous54 1970-12-09 4 BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Wa|ker tiiti^C yJ^ PLATO AN^ TtlE YEAH f OU, THIN<9S LIKE PAPAL INFALLIBILITY fc^BFLr CHAPLAIN PEAL_V WMAT I THE PW.O6\OS\S TOR ETERNITY J~J r^AO m^t^>^- i li^e TO PISCUSS DOTHEV V ANP THE CHANCE 9 OF THE jiP) SS V THIN6S, PON'TT^EYf i TAH< n. NEW54 words
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Article, Illustration161 1970-12-09 5 A "DINE-IN symposium" on the dangers of drugs will be held at Marymount Convent m Thomson Road on Saturday between 5 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. The organisers. Catholic Social Guild, said yesterday: "More and more people, parti cylarly the young, are becoming habituated161 words
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Article, Illustration249 1970-12-09 5 SNAKE CATCHING is not the kind of vocation which rates high on the jobs popularity list, but there are at least two people m Singapore who make a living from it. They are Mr. Yeh Mah Hong, 48, and Mr Chia Teck Tong249 words
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Article55 1970-12-09 5 A SERIES of career talks for schools leavers will be held at the Queenstown Branch Library. Mr. Tan Cheng Lim, secretary to the Vocational Guidance Steering Committee, will give the first talk on "Choosing your career" tomorrow at 3 p.m. Free admission tickets are available at55 words
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Article126 1970-12-09 5 PHONE LINKS WITH THREE ISLANDS SINGAPOREANS can now phone up to people In the Cook Islands, Mauritius and the Seychelles: The Telecommunications department announced the following service schedule yesterday. COOK ISLANDS m the Pacific Ocean Mondays from 3.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m.; Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3.30 a.m. to 1.00126 words
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Article60 1970-12-09 5 A SEVEN-MEMBER dance troupe from the International Folk Dance Club of the Chinese YMCA will leave Singapore on Saturday to perform at the Asian dance festival m Penang on Dec. 19. The dance festival is organised by the Penang YMCA, m conjunction with the Pesta60 words
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Article144 1970-12-09 5 SOME 460 students will take )art m an inter-secondary schools mathematics competiion organised by the Nanyang University Mathematical Society at Nantah on Friday. The students are from 32 Chinese and six English secondary schools. The competition, which is divided into senior and junior sections,144 words
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136 1970-12-09 6 Xl ALA LIMPIR, Tues. Heads of the Selaagor State Goverameat departments have bc«B reminded to retura letters act wrtttea la Baaasa Malaysia. The directive Is coat allied m a circular signed by the State Secretary, lacae Ghaal Dob, aad Issaed 01 the136 words
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140 1970-12-09 6 KOTA KINABALU, Tues. A new nursing school has been planned for Sabah to meet the rapid expansion of health and medical projects m the State. Speaking at a graduation ceremony j» f nurses and hospital aslPJtants at the Nurses' Home here today, the State140 words
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135 1970-12-09 6 KUCHING, Tues. Party Marhean is m the process of establishing: branches m all States m West Malaysia, its president, Inche Ahmad Boestamam, said here today. Inche Boestamam, who is the editor of the Utusan Sarawak, added that representatives had been appointed for135 words
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Article58 1970-12-09 6 TELOK ANSON, Tues. The Perak Government was urged today to take immediate measures to prevent further floods m Bagan Datoh, 25 miles from here. The call was made by more than 1,000 villagers from three areas m the district m a memorandum to the Mentri58 words
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103 1970-12-09 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Mosques throughout the country have bees urged to collect funds for the victims of the recent cyclone In East Pakistan. The secretary of the National Council for Islamic Affairs, West Malaysia, Dato Haji Ismail Panjang Arts, that he had already103 words
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Article388 1970-12-09 6 Razak: Urgent need to bridge gap 'CHINESE BUSINESSMEN DESERVE BOUQUET FOR EFFORT' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Prime Minister Tyn Abdul Razak tonight called on the Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and the Malaysian International Chamber to join hands with the SinoMalay Economic Co-Operation Advisory Board to help the Malays progress m388 words
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Article, Illustration142 1970-12-09 6 Team of nine to attend YMCA Workshop NINE YMCA delegates will leave tomorrow for the SouthEast Asian YMCA Leadership Development Workshop m Sukabumi, Indonesia. The delegates, led by its Honorary Secretary, Mr. Yong Ngim Djin, are expected to be joined by participants from Burma, Hongkong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua /New Guinea,142 words
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193 1970-12-09 6 'Help natives establish footing in trade' call KUCHING, Tues. Businessmen were urged today to assist Bumiputras m Sarawak to establish a footing m commerce and industry. Speaking at the opening of the Cycle and Carriage (M) Showroom-Workshop Complex here, Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Simon Dembab Maja, said he would like193 words
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Article50 1970-12-09 6 KOTA BAHRU, Tues. Monsoon rains flooded several parts of Kelantan today, with some areas lying under two to three feet of water. Several low-lying areas of this state capital were today lying under several feet of muddy water. More rain is expected, according to a meteorological officer.50 words
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57 1970-12-09 6 NEXT YEAR'S National Day stamps will feature the earth satellite station on Sentosa instead of the original "Youth" theme. A postal spokesman said that the decision was made last month for the new issue to coincide with the completion of the first phase of the57 words
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305 1970-12-09 6 THE FIRST seminar ever organised jointly by a Malay and a non-Malay organisation the Central Council of Malay Cultural Organisations and the Community Study Centre will officially open on Friday evening. The Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Inche Sha'ari Tadin, is expected to officiate at the305 words
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100 1970-12-09 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Toes. Slogan-carrying demonstrators will march through Kuala Lumpur from Tuesday to Thursday but police are treating It as a game. In fact It Is. The show Is being made realistic to test police capability In the event of a riot. The exercise will100 words
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229 1970-12-09 6 DAP aid Gerakan criticise Govt social security scheme KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Democratic Action Party and Gerakan Ra'ayat today criticised the proposed Government social security scheme as inadequate. The scheme was announced yesterday by Labour Minister Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam. It is aimed at providing hospitalisation and accident benefits for229 words
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162 1970-12-09 6 A PREGNANT woman denied a charge of bigamy m the First District Court yesterday. Ng Swee Hee, 30, of Lorong Krak, faces another charge of having made a false declaration at the Registry of Marriages, Fort Canning, m May last year, stating that she162 words
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96 1970-12-09 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Two new members have been appointed to the 66-member National Consultative Council to replace two others. The new members are Tan Sri Khaw Khai Boh, vicepresident of the Malaysian Chinese Association and former Minister of Local Government and Housing,96 words
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Article30 1970-12-09 6 MALACCA, Tues. The Minister of National and Rural Development, Inche Ghafar Baba, has been re-elected unopposed to head the Malacca Division of UMNO for the 14th consecutive year.30 words
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Article, Illustration308 1970-12-09 7 A.K. LEE - Broken link in the chain A.K. LEE By I MAY not be with you much longer. I think I may soon be struck down by lightning or swallowed up by a void m the earth. I broke the chain. In fact I've broken several chains recently and if lightning crackles308 words
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Article102 1970-12-09 7 MY man up north, K.L. Spy, tells me that the people who buy second hand cars aren't the only ones who have trouble with them. He says one of XL's leading car trading companies is complaining that a young man came Into their showrooms yesterday and expressed102 words
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Article, Illustration114 1970-12-09 7 COTTON Comes to Harlem (starting tomorrow at the Lido), a suspense comedy about the adventures of two Harlem detectives, has an all-black cast. Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques and Calvin Lockhard star with Judy Pace m the feminine lead. Cambridge and St. Jacques play "Gravedigger"114 words
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Article404 1970-12-09 7 JENNY LEW - The dance partners life partners JENNY LEW 21 808 BENNITT and Charito Rio do not only get on well on stage but m real life too for they are a husband- and- wife song-and-dance team. The couple met one-and-a-half years ago m the Philippines where Charito lives and Bob managed404 words
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Miscellaneous92 1970-12-09 7 BLONDIE By Chic Young l^vx--^-^^— l^H I ,T"S GUARANTEED H IP 1 WANT MY LIVER TO H h I S~l I TO WAKE UP VOUP )=i r- V»KE Up IU. SET THE ALAPM SOME PEOPLE ARCHIE By Bob Montana /"yOU DROVE TO "7 YET YOU SIT THERE] V HOW MANY92 words
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Miscellaneous175 1970-12-09 7 10 a.m. Christmas party at the YWCA, Raffles Quay. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Art exhibition at the Tang Chou Art Gallery, Outram Park. 5.30 6.30 p.m. YWCA folk singing group meets at the YWCA Hostel at Fort Canning Road. 6 p.m. Shaw Organisation's annual trade fair at the New World175 words
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Miscellaneous357 1970-12-09 7 J I Starscope J Your planet Saturn if you see k kudos and J keeps you fully occupied approbation today you're J today with duties rather not likely to get any m than recreations but spite of willingly your other planet Uranus shouldering extra respon- comes up trumps by sibilities.357 words
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201 1970-12-09 8 DEFINITIONS OF HAPPINESS AND FRUSTRATION FRUSTRATION is knowing that I must soon travel by bus with the abolition of the pirate taxi. Frustration is knowing that buses occasionally move off before the passengers can board or alight from it Frustration is knowing that accidents have been caused because of this.201 words
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Article, Illustration686 1970-12-09 8 Herald Knight - Herald Knight SINGAPORE'S Junior Champion, Leslie Leow, gave a fine display of endgame play when he drew with Czechoslovakia's Pribyl m the 19th Chess Olympiade. Leow, playing with the Black pieces, adopted the French Defence. Pribyl tried to confuse Leow with an irregular line,686 words
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Article, Illustration582 1970-12-09 8 HDB moves to avoid another lift tragedy LATELY there have been several articles/letters m your newspaper regarding lifts m the Board's housing estates. Complaints regarding the performance of lifts constitute by far the biggest single item of complaint from residents m our housing estates. Therefore, improvements have constantly been introduced582 words
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394 1970-12-09 8 ARCHITECTS SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE HANDICAPPED MY handicapped friends and I wish to support the architects for the People's Park Complex m their "serious plea to the authorities to give life and social meaning to our buildings and to plan for an exciting and humane urban environment. I had occasion394 words
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262 1970-12-09 8 'Volunteer' work and the Kama Sutra MY husband did not volunteer for the campaign to clean the two P.U.B. holiday bungalows at Tanah Merah on Sunday, Nov. 8. He complained to me that the next day he was called up and asked to give an explanation. Of late, he has262 words
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459 1970-12-09 8 Now Israel fights a new foe— druos TEL AVIV, Tues. Israel, once sealed off by hostile borders from the rest of the drugridden Middle East, is today fighting a serious drug problem of its own. Since the end of the 1967 war, experts believe, hashish consumption has trebled m this459 words
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264 1970-12-09 8 TOKYO, Tues. Japan, which is claiming territorial rights over four Sovietheld islands off Hokkaido, is now considering the possibility of declaring demilitarisation of the islands, the Englishlanguage dailies Japan Times and the Mainichi reported today. Quoting Foreign Ministry sources, the papers said that such264 words
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Article116 1970-12-09 8 BUFFALO, New York, Tues. A biologist whose research team built a cell from parts of other cells said yesterday that scientists may be able to construct an animal within 100 years. Danielli, director of the Centre for Theoretical Biology at Buffalo State University told a116 words
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Article, Illustration573 1970-12-09 9 KARACHI, Tues. East Pakistan's Awami League today was winning the largest bloc of seats m the new National Assembly, promising a struggle with President Yahya Khan over the League's demands that the eastern Drovince be freed from the Central Government's domination. After years of jail andAP - 573 words
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Article97 1970-12-09 9 KATMANDU, Tues. American mountaineer Norman G. Dyrenfurth, who led a successful American expedition to Mount Everest m 1963, is returning next spring with a 12-nation team for another attempt on the world's highest peak, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. The attempt will be madeAP - 97 words
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Article183 1970-12-09 9 Longer Tet truce hopes fade SAIGON, Tues. An extended truce, between Christmas 1970 and the Tet feast at the end of January 1971, seemed increasingly unlikely today, according to diplomatic observers here. The truce was proposed by the United States, but the National Liberation Front has formally rejected it and183 words
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Article37 1970-12-09 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. The State Department yesterday expressed satisfaction with the West German-Polish treaty for normalisation of relations. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and Polish Prime Minister Josef Cyrankiewicz signed the treaty yesterday m Warsaw.37 words
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231 1970-12-09 9 UK agrees to 5 -year target for Market BRUSSELS, Tues. Britain told the Six nations of the European Economic Community today she accepts a five year transition period for agriculture, industry, capital movements and tax harmonisation before joining the EEC. But Britain made it clear that this would be too231 words
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Article118 1970-12-09 9 Bogus Santa steals $150,000 MUNICH, Germany, Tues. A robber disguised as Santa Claus brought his pack into the office of a Munich department store over the weekend, stuffed it with 183,000 marks ($150,000) and escaped m a stream of Christmas shoppers. Employees counting stacks of money thought it was joke118 words
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Article54 1970-12-09 9 DAKAR, Tues. The number of unemployed m Africa, Asia, and Latin America will reach 60 million by 1980, an International Labour Organisation (ILO) official predicted here today. Men out of work m these areas now total 45 million, Mr Francis Blanchard, ILO Deputy Director General, told an54 words
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Article137 1970-12-09 9 UNITED NATIONS. Tues. Nations were urged by the General Assembly yesterday to begin the process of ratifying the draft treaty banning nuclear weapons from the seabed and ocean floor. The Assembly voted 104-2 with 2 abstentions to commend the U.S.-Sovlet draft treaty for approval by (■dividualSALT; AP - 137 words
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Article214 1970-12-09 9 Union boss orders rail strike WASHINGTON. Tues.— A Railroad Union leader said early today he will order a rail strike across the United States In defiance of any action by Congress, the White House or Federal courts. "The law says we can strike at 1:01 a.m., Dec. 10. We intend214 words
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Article213 1970-12-09 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. The Nixon administration's insistence that arms aid to Israel and assistance for South-East Asia be included m a single package may delay Congressional action on both until next year. In fact, says Sen. Milton R. Young of North Dakota, senior Republican on213 words
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Article127 1970-12-09 9 JAKARTA, Tues. An increase m defence, communications and food production will characterise the 1971-72 Budget to be presented by President Suharto to Parliament on Jan. 6, Cabinet Secretary Brigadier General Sudharmono announced today. After a full Cabinet session, Brig. Sudharmono told newsmen that next127 words
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Article139 1970-12-09 9 MOSCOW, Tues. The Soviet military budget for 1971 will be unchanged from this year at 17,900 million roubles ($48,330 million), it was announced here today. The nations overall budget, as announced at today's session of the Supreme Soviet, will total Wi,tm million roubles ($434,160 million)139 words
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Article, Illustration293 1970-12-09 10 LAS VEGAS, Mon. District Attorney George Franklin said yesterday he has talked with Howard Hughes by telephone and the billionaire recluse told him he was on a vacation-business trip m the Bahamas and m complete control of his industrialfinancial complex. It was a three-way conversation293 words
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Article209 1970-12-09 10 'Russia may soon rule waves' NEW YORK, Tues. U.S. Secretary of the Navy John A. Chafee told a Pearl Harbour Day anniversary audience last night that "the threat which faces us today is the rapidly growing armed strength of the Soviet Union, particularly its navy." Mr. Chafee told a dinner209 words
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224 1970-12-09 10 STOCKHOLM, Tues. A 23-foot python was let loose m Stockholm on Sunday night to disprove a news story from Sumatra claiming an almost identical specimen had killed and swallowed three men. The giant, spotted reptile was hauled out m the cold night air224 words
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Article191 1970-12-09 10 SAIGON, Tues. Two French school teachers were sentenced to prison today for hoisting a Vietcong flag m front of the National Assembly Building last July. A five-man military tribunal found the two men, Jean Pierre Debris, 26, and Andre Marcel Menras, 25, guilty of action detrimental toAP - 191 words
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Article, Illustration551 1970-12-09 10 RIO DE JANEIRO. Tues. Thousands of troops and police, some m helicopters, are hunting for the gang who kidnapped Swiss ambassador Giovanni Bucher here last night. Terrorists shot a bodyguard In the 15th political abduction Jn the western hemisphere since September IMS. Residents who saw551 words
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484 1970-12-09 10 Gl tells of death in My Lai ditch FORT BENNING (Georgia) Tues. One of Lt. William Calley Jr.'s former soldiers yesterday testified that the U.S. Army officer organised an assembly line extermination of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. In legal arguments after the court martial jury had been sent from484 words
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Article62 1970-12-09 10 North Korean jumps ship HONGKONG, Tues. The Government today confirmed a report that a North Korean seaman has jumped ship while m Hongkong last Thursday. The seaman, 39-year-old Lee Choong-Kook, is said to have flown to Saigon where he was granted asylum at the South Korean Embassy and was flownAFP - 62 words
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Article19 1970-12-09 10 PARIS, Tues. Antonio Restivo, the first Italian Charge D'Affaires named to China, left Paris yesterday for Peking.19 words
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200 1970-12-09 10 AMMAN, Tues. The Jordanian Government and the Central Committee for the Liberation of Palestine have agreed to avoid provocative acts and reduce tension, the Interior Ministry declared today. An official spokesman said that the Government and the Central Committee offered full co-operation200 words
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206 1970-12-09 10 LOS ANGELES, Tues. The Sharon Tate murder trial was recessed yesterday until December 15 to give a court-appointed stand-in for a missing defence attorney time to catch up on the case. Judge Charles Older set the recess, after other defence attorneys sought a206 words
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Article, Illustration1207 1970-12-09 11 BACKGROUND TO THE FOREIGN NEWS Herald Special Correspondent BILLY BRAY today completes his examination of Muslim discontent m Sou th Thailand and explains the measures taken by Bangkok to stem separatist sentiments MUCH BITTERNESS is still felt by Thai Muslims because of what they consider1,207 words
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Article695 1970-12-09 11 DAVID FLOYD - The man who lives by truth DAVID FLOYD By IF ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN had been willing to accept the terms proposed by the Soviet authorities for his trip to Stockholm he could have attended this week's ceremony and received his Nobel Prize. But that would have meant playing the Kremlin's game695 words
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Article, Illustration679 1970-12-09 11 HAROLD SIEVE - Back to the rap of heavy knuckles HAROLD SIEVE By m San Sebastian GEN. FRANCO turned 78 on Friday. It could not have been his most joyful birthday. For the second time m 30 months, the Basque province of Guipuzcoa squirms under a state of emergency, only one step from679 words
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426 1970-12-09 12 CANADA GIVES $2.5 MILLION FOR PROJECT A NEW Vocational Institute which will train diesel mechanics has been set up m Bukit Merah with $2.5 million of Canadian aid. The Plan of Co-operation was signed by the Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. John Hadwen, and426 words
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Article, Illustration212 1970-12-09 12 IMPROVISATION is the keyword as the 15th PDF Engineers of the SAF build a covered pathway for the Red Cross Home for Crippled Children at Tanah Merah. Materials for the passageway would have cost about $1,000, but m true army tradition212 words
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Article83 1970-12-09 12 CLEVES (North Rhine-West-phalia,) Tues. Dr. Juergen Bernhold, 33, owner of the Hamburger Lloyd Shipping Company, was today given a suspended sentence of eight months' jail und fined 5,000 Deutsche marks (£555) for pollution to the waters of the River Rhine caused by his ships. He was83 words
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246 1970-12-09 12 Britain asks Peking 'Free this man' LONDON, Tues. Britain has advised China that continued detention of a British bank manager m Shanghai is seriously jeopardising an improvement of London-Peking relations. A Foreign Office Minister, Anthony Royle, expressed "the grave concern" of his government at the persistent refusal of the Chinese246 words
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Article56 1970-12-09 12 WASHINGTON, Tues. Somebody has scratched the words "Mr. President" on the front row Senate desk of Sen. Edward Kennedy. "I don't know who could have put that there," Sen. Kennedy said. "I didn't do it," quipped Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, the Republican Party leader, who stopped56 words
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489 1970-12-09 12 Singanpore by 1880: Big traffic jams warning BY 1980, Singapore is expected to witness big traffic jams during the weekends as workers leave their homes for recreational outlets. This phenomenon, according to Singapore's Deputy Chief Planner, Mr. Chua Peng Chye, is already being experienced m the more developed countries. This489 words
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Article51 1970-12-09 12 UNITED NATIONS, Tues. The General Assembly decided yesterday to set up an International Volunteer Corps and asked contributions from member nations to support it. The Corps, to be organised along the lines of the U.S. Peace Corps, will offer technical skills to any nation seeking them.51 words
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326 1970-12-09 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Member of Parliament from the Democratic Action Party and the Gerakan Rakyat will boycott the Finance Minister's Budget presentation here on Dec. 22 Both parties have accused the Government of making a "mockery of democracy" by approving the Budget326 words
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Article57 1970-12-09 12 JERUSALEM, Tues. Prime Minister Goida Meir of Israel met U.S. Ambassador Walwroth Barbour yesterday to explain her Cabinet's reservations about re-joining the Middle East peace talks. She submitted to him questions about aspects of American support on which Israel wants clarification before deciding whether to return57 words
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78 1970-12-09 12 BANGKOK, Tues. Indonesia's badminton coach for the Cth Asian Games, Irsan, 4t, died here m a massage parlour apparently due to a heart attack, police reported. The Indonesian was having massage m the Eama Hotel when he v omitted and fainted at78 words
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Advertisement137 1970-12-09 12 x^-'---.-: i/;- More and more intelligent and adven- mmmmm** ..mr rugh oe9r» of physical ?itne» ar« re^ '_k_t_ol-G_rtl^_&''^'___iii«i_rt«rit I pomttng to tnts challenge Tho» vwio __j»i« L- iL- _j **fc__-_**i^ I hay* foimd the SAF mmtofc-tmmm-*!* and s }n G^n^aj I con«d«nt of gf«rfu3tJ«e «5 pilots, proud SeLnto l^Jtei WH137 words
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THE SINGAPORE herald Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1970 Section II
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Article, Illustration140 1970-12-09 13 A $500,000 chandelier, weighing 2t tons, will hang m the mala lobby of Mandarin Hotel, Orchard Road, when It opens next May. This massive glass sculpture will hang from the celling and be supported by a column from the floor. The chandelier is made140 words
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238 1970-12-09 13 Singapore's power output trebled in seven years— Dr. Ong SINGAPORE'S electricity production has increased more than three times since 1963 when there was only one major power station m the Republic. There has also been a corresponding increase m transmission and distribution facilities. Dr. Ong Swee Law, chair man of238 words
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Article89 1970-12-09 13 TWO men lost their watches on Monday night m two separate hold-ups. Three men, one armed with a knife relieved a $45 watch from National Serviceman Lim Kian Lip, 19, while he was walking along Mountbatten Road. In the other hold-up, Jumahat Laning Ahmad89 words
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228 1970-12-09 13 Wheel change from one car to another— not fast enough A TAIWAN college student, charged with the theft of a car wheel, told the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday that he and two others had done it "on the spur of the moment/* Charged with Wen Vi Shan. 23, were his228 words
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Article, Illustration158 1970-12-09 13 The second Red Cross shipment to Dacca TWENTY tons of blankets, saris and lungees worth about $142,000 left Red Cross House yesterday for cyclone-ravaged East Pakistan. This was the second consignment of goods bought by the Singapore Red Cross on behalf of the British Red Cross. The consignment consisting of158 words
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Article84 1970-12-09 13 A CLERK whose car hit a lamp post and then ran into a drain was fined $250 yesterday for dangerous driving. Insp. Sathi Velu, prosecuting, told the Second Traffic Court that Tan Puay Tuck, 19, 'of Keok Road, drove m a dangerous manner m Chatsworth Road84 words
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290 1970-12-09 13 THE 120-year-old Singapore Cricket Club is to have a three-tiered viewing gallery with a seating capacity for 200 people when renovation costing $500,000 is completed m August next year. For the first time, the club will also have a playroom for members' children.290 words
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Article39 1970-12-09 13 NATIONAL Serviceman Chua Chin Ann failed to stop at a "Halt" sign and collided with a lorry while driving a military truck on June 3 m Chua Chu Kang Road. He was fined $300 yesterday39 words
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253 1970-12-09 13 Mosquito control unit finds a new use for thalidomide THALIDOMIDE, the drug which causes deformities m unborn babies, may prove to be a boon m the war against mosquitoes and other insect pests m Singapore. According to Dr. K.L. Chan, Chief Vestor Control Officer, his unit has applied for a253 words
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Article63 1970-12-09 13 THE Singa Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will hold a six-day outing at the Pasir Ris Holiday Camp from Monday to Saturday. The camp which is organised annually, will be attended by some 50 members. The progamme will include footdrill training by63 words
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Miscellaneous20 1970-12-09 13 THE TIDES TODAY: 7.3« am (8.3 ft.); 8.43 pm (B.t ft.) TOMORROW: 8.18 am (8.8 ft.); t.4t pm (8.4 ft.)20 words
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199 1970-12-09 14 THE Singapore Armed Farces plug to recruit driving instructors to teach Its driven how to handle heavy vehicles. A SAF spokesman said that his move was intended to help supply the large numbers of drivers needed with the rapid expansion of the199 words
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392 1970-12-09 14 Death of young guitarist blamed on gang's mistake IT WAS POSSIBLY a case of mistaken identity that cost Henry Chan Cheow Hua his life when he went for a ride on the pillion of his friend's motorcycle on May 25. Seven men m a car intercepted the motor-cycle and slashed392 words
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152 1970-12-09 14 THREE MEN were fined a total of $380 m the Second Traffic Court yesterday for inconsiderate driving. Lee Kuen Hwee, of Cambridge Road, who failed to give way to traffic on a major road while driving out of Dickson Road on Aug. 3 and152 words
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Article161 1970-12-09 14 ONE hundred local artistes have decided to form an association to promote better understanding between all artistes and train young people m drama. The decision to form the association to be called "The Singapore Artistes' "Association" —was made at a meeting at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall,161 words
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Article205 1970-12-09 14 Adult classes offer five courses THE Adult Education Board is inviting applications for its various vocational and recreational courses next year. Advertising design: This course deals with basic concepts m advertising art including practical application to newspapers and magazines. The 10-week will be conducted m English and Mandarin at the205 words
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Article69 1970-12-09 14 TAN Tian Huat, 31, of Alexandra Road, who was alleged to have extorted $108 from a man at Block 170, Stirling Road, on July 27, was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by Magistrate F.G. Remedios yesterday. The Prosecutor, Insp. M. Amaladass, told the69 words
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Miscellaneous1531 1970-12-09 15 5 am mm b? Jl Li J- ssm 1 a tfS3SS I *****1 tit I B^B^B^B^B^tt^MHrol^BOß^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Bl S E F^S .mS y II tl 1 |iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I S 'P^^™^^ am t I L J 5 L J B^^NSIHVI B, fl^. HI S w B b^B bWi -^bI I 3.00 p.m. Housewives1,531 words
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Article173 1970-12-09 16 Cheers ...to Housing Board cashiers and clerks at the Toa Payoh Area Office (East). Reader Terry Tang says he's well treated whenever he goes to pay his loan installment... even when the clerks are harassed with long queues of people to serve. Jeers ...to two "gentlemen" who refused to173 words
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Article, Illustration374 1970-12-09 16 EYE NEWS! There has been much talk about the eyebrow among designers and this season m Paris something was done. Nina Ricci had all their models show the new longer midi length with very narrow tweezed eyebrows and the general reaction was that it looked very feminine and flattered374 words
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Article, Illustration22 1970-12-09 16 Q: Why does a man want to dress up like this? The controversial unisex look is a reflection of a new kin22 words
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519 1970-12-09 16 INTELLECTUALISM is swooping into fashion. Brainy designers sometimes pigeonholed as The Fashion Thinkers are linking current zany fashion trends to sociological explosions. Most-often-heard statement is that fashion is a dynamic art form that reflects the way the world is progressing or transgressing. Fashion519 words
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182 1970-12-09 17 HONGKONG, Tues. Hongkong Chinese are showing increasing investment interest m a joint Philippines-Taiwan oil exploration project m the Visayan and Sulu seas, according to a Philippine businessman. Remeo S. Villonco, chairman of the Philippine Pioneer Natural Resources Exploration, told a luncheon party here his company182 words
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Article274 1970-12-09 17 SINGAPORE— MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks m Malaysia-Singapore. Local dollars per unit of foreign currency. SELLING BUYING T.T.fO.D. T.T. O.D.* Sterling Pound 7.3825 7.3500 7.3375 Australian Dollar 3.4500 3.4100 3.3900 Canadian Dollar New Zealand Dollar 3.4600 3.4125 3.3825 South Arabian Dinar 7.4000274 words
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476 1970-12-09 17 Bums suggests strong measures to fight inflation in US LOS ANGELES, Tues. U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Arthur F. Burns said today strong new measures, ranging from compulsory arbitration of big labour contracts to a price-wage review board, may be needed to fight U.S. inflationBurns, m a speech prepared for476 words
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192 1970-12-09 17 'Majority of Britons oppose EEC bid' LONDON, Tues. Conservative Member of Parliament Neil Marten said that the majority of the British people were opposed to joining the European Common Market, and that this m effect meant that current negotiations were a "waste of time." "With two thirds of the BritishAFP - 192 words
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Article76 1970-12-09 17 WASHINGTON, Tues. A consultant to the National Security Council has recommended a guarded expansion of East-West trade. Richard V. Allen, who is also vice president of International Resources, Denver, Colorado, and a member of the President's Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, urged expansion m consumer goodsAP - 76 words
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Article410 1970-12-09 17 MPH loses more MPH LIMITED incurred a loss of $115,185 m the year ended March, compared with a loss of $32,927 m the previous year. Chairman Masagung attributed the loss mainly to reverses suffered m MPH Publications and Lian Tak MPH Malaysia. A large amount of old stock m MPH410 words
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Article130 1970-12-09 17 LONDON, Tues. Barclays Bank announced a final dividend of seven per cent (against 6-V 4 per cent on the old capital), making a total of 13 per cent (12-V4 per cent on the old capital) for the year to September 30, 1970. The issued capital was increased byReuter - 130 words
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Article129 1970-12-09 17 Hearings on TV clumping in US WASHINGTON, Tues. The U.S. Tariff Commission today announced it will begin holding public hearings next January 26 to determine whether imports of Japanese television sets are hurting U.S. manufacturers. The hearing will be held m connection with a general commission investigation, and follow a129 words
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Article, Illustration131 1970-12-09 17 A LEADING Japanese manufacturer of graphic and printing equipment has decided to make Singapore its base of operation for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The company is Dainippon Screen Manufacturing of Kyoto, whose executives arrived m the Republic this week to hold discussions with131 words
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Article, Illustration276 1970-12-09 17 PEOPLE in business SIR CYRIL HAWKER, chairman of tne Doara of directors of the Standard and Chartered Banking Group arrived m Singapore last night for a short private visit, together with Lady HawKer. The Standard and Chartered Banking Group was formed early this year to act as the holding company276 words
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Article42 1970-12-09 17 (Yesterday's closing prices, m U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 38.195, (2) 147.50; Hongkong 39.21; Beirut 37.70; London 37.375; Zurich 37.358 37.455; Paris 37.72. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas m U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price per tael.42 words
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Article28 1970-12-09 17 (Closing buyer/seller prices for Dec. 8, m sterling per metric ton). Tone: Barely steady; Spot 1478 1479; 3-month 1472 1473; Settlement 1483; Total turnover 645 tons.28 words
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Article615 1970-12-09 17 The market drifted lower m firm but off the top. Prices almost idle trading yesterday. reacted slightly after The absence of national mid-session on further newspapers m London and consideration of the speech sporadic power failures made by the governor of the affecting communications had Bank of615 words
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Article403 1970-12-09 17 Stocks drifted lower m moderately active early trading yesterday. The Standard and Poors industrial average lost about 25 cents and declining issues held a three-to-two lead over gainers. Volume was 4.5 million shares after 75 minutes. Analysts termed the downturn a consolidation and said that it403 words
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Article220 1970-12-09 17 AMSTERDAM Industrials closed weaker yesterday, led by Philips which eased on an announcement of a cut m working hours because of high stocks. KLM Airlines was very strong reflecting its Wall Street gain. Estates were mixed and shippings easier. Losses dominated m the local industrial sector but Gistbrocades220 words
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Miscellaneous1224 1970-12-09 18 1 1 1 /\f N. KEY FOR EASY REFERENCE: The shipping schedules f^ Yv beginning on this page are given m four parts for _±H I r r^ ships westbound, eastbound, southbound and coastal. J£. J i A jJt^^E Each en es the fo owi ng information: NAME OF 1-1,224 words
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Article291 1970-12-09 19 HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Tues.. Columbus Line, a subsidiary of Hamburg-Sud of Hamburg, will begin a containerised service between here and Australia and New Zealand next May, the company announced yesterday. Three vessels, each with a 1,100-container capacity, will call at the newly-opened container terminal here every three weeks291 words
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Advertisement198 1970-12-09 19 ETA ETD DESTINATION ANNA TAYLOR I n Port 12 Dec Saigon, Quinhon DORIS TAYLOR 16 Dec 19 Dec Saigon, Oanant, HELMA TAYLOR 9 12 Dec Saigon. JOY TAYLOR 1 Dec 21 Dec Bangkok KSEEZER SPACE AVAILABLE (Jeneral Agents BRITISH ASIAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. 16th Roor, MSA Building, 77 Robinson Road,198 words
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Miscellaneous968 1970-12-09 19 r^rtSTk^f^l in^l lnc| uding ships sailing out of Singapore for Far _^^*^Jl**S\S\Ji M\J East ports to the north-east. ALEMANN1 A D Bar*-* K un9 h LL/aft I >•• k a San Diego, San Francisco. ANNA TAYLOR m Pt/Dec 12 S.igon Quinhon. SSV/BA Vancouver. Tacoma. SL/TO ASTR.DBAKKE D.C 26/28 Hongkong. Japan,968 words
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Miscellaneous229 1970-12-09 19 Ships m port THE PORT OF Golden Summer, Nissos Paros, SINGAPORE AUTHORITY Horng Dar, Manila, Doris HAS MADE THESE Gorbatov, Hoi Ying, Neptune BERTHING ARRANGE- Taurus, Atlantic Bridge, Eastern MENTS FOR DECEMBER 9. Pearl, Sumber Tunas I, OUT: Koushin Maru 6/7; Benalligin, Kota Selatan, Bidor 20 west; Petaling 20 east;229 words
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Article127 1970-12-09 20 PTI to be listed today POWER AND TELE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES will be listed for trading m the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore today. It will be the 18th counter and the 16th Malaysian company to receive listing this year. Dealings will be allowed on both ready and delayed basis.127 words
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Article233 1970-12-09 20 JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesia will soon export three tons of silver to London, the independent daily Merdeka said today. It will be the biggest shipment of silver undertaken by Indonesia since its independence m 1940, Merdeka said. The daily did not give any figures but said negotiations233 words
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143 1970-12-09 20 Nixon's call to delay rail strike WASHINGTON, Tues. President Nixon has called on the U.S. Congress to halt a threatened nationwide American rail strike, set to begin midnight tomorrow, for an extra 45 days. "A nation-wide stoppage of rail service," Nixon said m a special message last night, "will cause143 words
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Article1444 1970-12-09 20 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE MOST PRICES m the Stock Exchange yesterday improved marginally on some cheap buying and shortcovering but volume remained below the one- million-unit mark Yesterday's turnovers totalled 953,000 shares to which the industrial section subscribed 7 93.000. the hotel section 80,000 and1,444 words
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Article79 1970-12-09 20 (Managers' prices for Dec. 9) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS MaL Invt. Fund 1.17 1.22 Mai. Progress Fund 1.03 1.08 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund .98 1.03xd SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Second Singapore 1.88 Third Singapore 1.18 B. S. The Commerce Ind. Fund .96 l.Olxd The Saving Fund79 words
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Article290 1970-12-09 20 52 V 4 cents a lb (down one-eighth cent). After an extremely sluggish opening yesterday, business was contracted m December 1 RSS at 52-7/8 cents, with January at 1-7/8 cents premium. The market then ruled quiet with little interest shown m nearby paper and only minor price290 words
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Article73 1970-12-09 20 Corporation to help smallholders KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The National Operations Council today approved the setting up of the Malaysian Rubber Development Corporation to help smallholders produce Standard Malaysian Rubber. The Director of Operations, Tun Abdul Razak, said the corporation would enhance the basic strength of the local rubber Industry. The73 words
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Article70 1970-12-09 20 (Yesterday's official buyer /seller prices, m pence per lb). Tone: Neglected; ClF's Dec. 18Vj 18^4 Jan. 18-5/8 18-7/8, Feb. 18-15/16 buyer 19-3/16 nominal seller; Spot 19-3/8 19%; Settlement Jan. 19-5/8 19-13/16, Feb. 19-7/8 20-1/8, Feb. 19-7/8 20-1/8, March 20U 20V», Jan/March 19-7/8 20-1/8, April/June 20*/4 20-7/8, July/Sept. 21V70 words
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Article68 1970-12-09 20 TIN $640.50 a picul (down 50 cents). An overnight fall of £11 a ton m London was not reflected yesterday by the Straits tin price which eased by only 50 cents to $640.50 a picul. The turnover m Penang was 280 tons, down 10 tons on Monday's and68 words
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Article37 1970-12-09 20 DETROIT, Tues. The United Auto Workers' Union and Ford Motor announced they have reached tent ative agreement on a new contract covering 166,000 workers. The agreement came after nearly 28 hours of non-stop bargaining. APAP - 37 words
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Article160 1970-12-09 20 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, m sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine/Indonesian Dec. 229 l a, Jan. 230Vj, Feb. 231Va, March 232, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Dec/Jan. 153 quoted; Malayan March 166 sellers; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Dec.160 words
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Article318 1970-12-09 20 The market yesterday opened steady with petroleums m good demand on reports of a proposed price hike m petroleum products. Increased selling m the afternoon, however, reversed the trend and the market closed on an easier note. Late bearish sentiment was (Closing paid prices m yen, 1318 words
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Article684 1970-12-09 20 Share prices turned back yesterday although by the close one or two buyers had begun to make an appearance. Mount Isa moved against the trend, closing 20 cents higher at £4.25 m response to the announcement that the company would work closely with Hanwright Minerals. Hamersley moved684 words
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Article221 1970-12-09 20 The market made further headway yesterday m active trading, with interest centred on high-priced issues. Total turnover value swelled to $11.05 million, Dec. 8 Dec. 7 HK Shanghai (local) 174.00/175.00 172.00/173.00 HK Shanghai (London) 155.00/156.00 154.00/156.00 Bank E Asia 98.00/99.00 97.008 FE Invest 13.80/13.90 13.70/13.80 Wheelock 13.80/13.90221 words
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Article152 1970-12-09 20 LONDON, Tues. Grain shippers covered a cargo from the North Pacific to Iligan at U5512.50 fd (free-dis-charged) for January, while m other trades a petroleum coke cargo from Long Beach to Barcelona paid U5511.25 fio (free m and out) for Dec. Indian Govt. brokers confirmed a pig152 words
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Article, Illustration163 1970-12-09 21 reers ...to people who conlue to use the National brary as a place for >ssip and conversa>n. Don't they know at libraries are nctuaries of silence, a «yed Shaik Hussain leers ...to a restaurant m eople's Park. An irate colleague complains: 4 'Why must we put up with banana splits163 words
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Article, Illustration17 1970-12-09 21 Victorian clothes are in because women are scared silly equal rights Fashions by Titti Brugnoli of RomeTitti Brugnoli - 17 words
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Article, Illustration256 1970-12-09 21 that amuse. It's like getting a little out of a drab existence. theory: "Fashion thinkers tend to fleas before the A-bomb and after the Before Hiroshima people were quite about clothes. Traditional elegance upreme. But since that horrible destruc feeling of hopelessness has set m Fun256 words
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Article496 1970-12-09 21 Beauty Q A O. I AM four feet 11 inches tall and am overweight at 103 pounds. What is the proper weight for someone my size? I am fifteen years old. A. Your ideal weight is determined by height and bone structure. If you have a large frame, as much496 words
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Page 22 Advertisements
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Advertisement1398 1970-12-09 22 I ADVERTISEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ANNIVERSARIES. AN NOUNCEMENTS. BIRTHS. CLUB ACTIVITIES. CON DOLENCES. DEATHS. ENGAGEMENTS. FUNERAL. GREET INGS. IN MEMORIAM. MARRIAGES. MISSING "ERSONAL PPC REUUIEMS REUNIONS Minimum $tt tor so words, each additional word 40cts All other classified advertisements: Minimum $4 tor so words, each additional word ?Octs Box Service charge S'1,398 words
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Advertisement524 1970-12-09 22 DIPLOMAS, CERTIFICATES, Testimonials Bring these to Motion Smith 13 Battery Road and have permanent copies made while you wait. BRITISH QUALIFICATIONS m Book keeping. Accountancy. Costing. Secretaryship. Private Secretaryship. Careers Guide books from: M. Arunachalam, P.O. Box 2124. Kuala Lumpur. Price 552.00 (Each). (Post tree). STUDY AT HOME Pass Examinations:524 words
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Advertisement519 1970-12-09 22 REFRIGERATORS CHEAP shop soiled and slightly used models, various sizes. Call to-day at LtONG REFRIGERATION SERVICE LTD. corner of Orchard Road and Clemenceau Avenue. NORGE. WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATORS, Electric Gas Cooker. Upright Chest Freezers. Watercoolers. Contact Sunlite Enterprise. /b 8 North Bridge Roao. Spore Tel *****. *****. 34^18. SHARIKAT KIAN TONG519 words
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Advertisement411 1970-12-09 22 INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS ready m 15 seconds. Also taking outdoor photographs. Contact New Rex Photo Studio. No. 1 Raffles Place. Tel. *5453 SPECIALIST IN COMMERCIAL. Aerial and Industrial Photography. Contact Juan Photo Service. 177 Tanglin Road. Singapore 10. Tel: *****8. PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENTS Consult Cathay Photo Service 36. Bras Basah Road.411 words
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Advertisement193 1970-12-09 22 MARTINA'S SALON 11 A. Ca.rnhiii Circle Again first to introduce their physical Fitness Exercise Room Complementing their barber/ma«sage/Sauna Baths facility. Clean, courteous complete gentlemen grooming by highly trained lady attendants awaits you Ring *****1 S'oore. JEAN'S SALONS. Swedish Massage. Gentleman Hairdressing. Facial. Manicure 29-B Tanglin Rd. *****0 and 200 Clemenceau193 words
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615 1970-12-09 23 CROWD CHEERS 'RINGO' BOOS ALI NEW YORK, Tues. Muhammad Ali knocked out Oscar Bonavena last night m the .15th round of their heavyweight fight m Madison Square Garden. Weary and desperately trying to hold off the bull-like rushes and615 words
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Article1400 1970-12-09 23 ROUND ONE Both fighters sparred cautiously as the fight opened. Bonavena tried to land with left hooks but missed several times. Oscar was warned for a low punch. Ali kept dancing at a distance and wasn't punching. Ali's punch of the fight was a right to the1,400 words
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Article, Illustration391 1970-12-09 23 TOKYO, Tues. Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith of the United States, and Ken Rosewall of Australia won their first matches m the round robin Tokyo Masters tournament held at Municipal Stadium m Tokyo last night About 4,000 spectators however, were disappointed at theAFP; AP - 391 words
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220 1970-12-09 23 Buchanan outpoints Paduano in nontitle bout NEW YORK, Tue?. Ken Buchanan of Scotland, world lightweight champion WBA version, outpointed Canadian welterweight Donato Paduano m a ten-round non-title fight here last night. The stylish Scot, with a weight disadvantage of 10 lb. gave the Canadian his first beating m 23 fights.AFP - 220 words
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172 1970-12-09 23 NEW YORK, Tues. "I'm not ready yet for Joe Frazier. I think I'll need another fight before the world championship" declared Cassius Clay, after the fight m which he defeated Argentinian Oscar Bonavena m the last round. After answering questions by someAFP - 172 words
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255 1970-12-09 23 I'll be ready for Ali says Joe Frazier NEW YORK, Tues.-Joe Frazier, the World Heavyweight Champion, said Muhammad Ali was "right on target" with the left hook that started him on the way to his knockout over Oscar Bonavena m the 15th round last night. Frazier watched the fight m255 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous513 1970-12-09 23 ACROSS DOWN I. Enjoyed when about fifty-one 1. Excellent, though not took off (8) completely cooked (4) 4. Not many, about fifty, went 2. Reveal that the French by air (4) solicit customers (3,3) 8. Delay advance to sailor m the 3. Fights for what's left over red (6) (6)513 words
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Article, Illustration441 1970-12-09 24 Abandon hockey or change venue says Indian official BANGKOK, Tues. "Abandon the Asian Games hockey tournament, let's pack up and so home" was the advice of Indian hockey, official M. S. Nagarwallah after inspecting the pitch at the National Stadium here today. As a squad of workers with pails and441 words
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480 1970-12-09 24 LAST MINUTE PULL-OUT BY AFGHANISTAN IN FESTIVAL ASIAN GAMES PREVIEW BANGKOK, Tues. Afghanistan has made a last-minute withdrawal from the Sixth Asian Games opening here tomorrow, Thai officials reported today. The Afghanistan pull-out from the Asian Sports Festival reduced to 18 the number of countries participating. The withdrawal notice was480 words
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343 1970-12-09 24 BANGKOK, Tues. Fifty-one competitors from 11 countries will take part m the Asian Games weightlifting events, the Congress of the Asian Weight! ifting Federation reported today. Iran top the entry list with representatives m all the events. Iran's officials confidently predict a far343 words
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Article, Illustration371 1970-12-09 24 Kiwis rout SCC Colts 38-3 in rugby friendly FIRST Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Support Company) played hard and fast rugby to crush Singapore Cricket Club Colts 38-3 m a friendly match on the padang yesterday. Kiwis' points came from four goals and six tries against a try by Colts.AFP - 371 words
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253 1970-12-09 24 BANGKOK, Tues. Filipino flyweight challenger Erbito Salavarria knocked down world champion Chartchai Chionoi three times m the second round last night to win a quick, striking victory m their title match at Bangkok Army Stadium. The 24-year-old Filipino, m his first title fight, stopped253 words
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Article, Illustration256 1970-12-09 24 New pro Nettles wins his first tourney AUCKLAND, New Zeland, Tues. American Tom Nettles, 25, who recently turned professional, won his first golf tournament on the NZ$ 1,500 professional-amateur tournament at Timaru. He won NZ$4OO first prize with an 18- hole 67. Nettles, who said he had never won aAFP - 256 words
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Miscellaneous38 1970-12-09 24 DAVY JONES By Sam Left Esg^x"^ we'tze go/n' VyeaH/Sure^ Z' hm-m.,. i oouot if VJ f/ hope i won't V jff&k MS^f^Qg A WPE, MABCO^y SEE YOU C THINGS VVILL 3E TME 1 3E SORRY WE r> -^W~>[^~~38 words
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