Singapore Herald, 29 December 1970
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Article14 1970-12-29 1 No. 136 Singapore Tuesday, December 29, 1970 15 CENTS MC(P) 220714 words
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Article716 1970-12-29 1 CPF: A step up to 10 per cent 'GROWING TENDENCY IN SPORE TO DISTRIBUTE WEALTH FAIRLY' CONTRIBUTIONS to the Central Provident Fund will be increased from eight to 10 per cent from Jan. 1. Labour Minister S. Rajaratnam said this m a speech prepared for delivery at a CPF staff716 words
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Article66 1970-12-29 1 THE INTEREST rate on Central Provident Fluid contributions Is to be raised from s% to 5% per cent from next month. It was learnt yesterday. By the end of 1970, the nndlstribnted surplus In tbe fund will exceed $45 million. The fund new stands at pm66 words
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230 1970-12-29 1 STOCKBROKER ROBERT WEE OUT OF THE COMMITTEE MR. Robert Wee Soon Tin, well-known stockbroker, is out of the committee of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore. Mr. Wee, whose firm has the reputation of handling one of the highest turn-overs of shares since 1967, was elected to the committee230 words
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Article64 1970-12-29 1 HONGKONG, Mon. The 16,000-ton tanker Cherry Viken is adrift m the South China Sea about 600 miles south of Hongkong after her engine broke down. She is fuUy laden. A Hongkong tug, the Taikoo, is on her way to help the tanker, whichAFP - 64 words
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114 1970-12-29 1 GEORGETOWN, Gnyaaa, Men.— lf Britain decided to resume arms sales te South Africa, there waa a 56-51 chance ef her being thrown eat ef the Cemmenwealth, Guyanese Premier Forbes Burn ham said yesterday. In aa Interview, he said such sales would farce maat CemmenwealthAFP - 114 words
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Article325 1970-12-29 1 BURGOS, Spain, Mon. A military court passed death sentences for six m the Burgos trial of 16 Basque extremists. The court pronounced death sentences twice against three of the accused, making nine death sentences involving six people. The prosecution had demanded the death penalty325 words
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Article, Illustration21 1970-12-29 1 LEISURELY PACE IN RAFFLES PLACE SHOPPERS stroUiag la w a leisurely fashloa oa the road ia Kaflles Place \W yesterday. V21 words
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Article, Illustration336 1970-12-29 1 CONFUSION ruled the streets near Raffles Place between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. yesterday as motorists tried to work out the new traffic flow system brought about by the ban on vehicular traffic m Raffles Place. But for shoppers. Raffles Place was a pedestrian's336 words
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64 1970-12-29 1 MONTREAL, Mon. Three main suspects m the kidnapmurder of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte have been arrested. Quebec Justice Minister Jerome Choquette announced the arrests of Paul Rose, Jacques Rose and Francis Simard, confirming an earlier Radio Canada report. Mr. Laporte was kidnapped on64 words
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Article39 1970-12-29 1 BEIRUT: Twelve Fedayeen were killed and four others were missing following a raid last night by an Israeli helicopter unit against the south Lebanese village of Yatar. Two civilians, a man and a little girl, were also killed. ODD39 words
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Article32 1970-12-29 1 HONGKONG: Former Chartered Bank Shanghai branch manager David Johnston left for London with his wife by BOAC three days after his release from a Shanghai prison after 28 months of captivity. DOO32 words
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Article21 1970-12-29 1 JERUSALEM: The Israeli Government unanimously decided on a resumption of the talks on Middle East peace under U.N. mediator Gunnar Jarring.21 words
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Advertisement61 1970-12-29 1 rfHB-1 PROFESSOR Puccetti resigns Page 3 Doa BANK LOOT picture and story Page 3 DOO GUINEA President holds Consul's wife hostage Page 12 ODD NGEE ANN land development plans Page 13 ODD TOURIST promotion budget to be tripled Page 14 ODD A REVIEW of Spores performance m sport this year61 words
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Miscellaneous15 1970-12-29 1 WEATHER forecast fM* Singapore frem f a.m. ta noon today: Isolated showers In late morning.15 words
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Article, Illustration87 1970-12-29 2 MB. EBBOL Walton Barrow, St. baa been Prime Minister of Barbados slace IMI, when the Island was a member af the abortive West ladles Federation. The Federation broke ap m the following year. He Is also Mlalster of Finance and External Affairs. A founder-member of the rallag87 words
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Article, Illustration345 1970-12-29 2 BARBADOS is otherwise known as "Bimshire" or "Little England" an amiable commentary on the entrenchment of British ways. Though 80 per cent of the population is Negro (descendants of the slaves brought m to work the sugar plantations by the Britons who settled345 words
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Article, Illustration320 1970-12-29 2 THOUGH descended from a line of chiefs, President Sir Seretse's Khama's path to leadership was exceedingly thorny. Born m July, 1921, la Ids native land then the British protectorate af Bechaaaaland he was educated In South Africa and later studied law at Oxford and London. In England, he320 words
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Article, Illustration567 1970-12-29 2 SCANTILY-POPU-LATED, drought-prone and landlocked with long common borders with South Africa to the south and Rhodesia to the east Botswana adopts a low political profile. Though opposed to apartheid with good reason when President (then Chief) Sir Seretse Khama married an Englishwoman567 words
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Article508 1970-12-29 2 Success story in CPF statistics THE SINGAPORE HERALD Tuesday, December 29, 1970 THE story of Singa pore's economic progress can be told m many ways. Labour Minister S. Rajaratnam made use of Central Provident Fund statistics m the version he gave last night at a C.P.F. staff dinner. The most508 words
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548 1970-12-29 2 I.F. STONE - I.F. STONE By IN THE negotiations to end the Korean conflict, the prisoner of war issue delayed a settlement by IS months. During that time the United Nations Command suffered an additional 140,000 casualties, including nearly 9,000 more Americans killed. The delay and the548 words
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Article434 1970-12-29 3 PUCCETTI RESIGNS 'SPORE MUST BE MORE TOLERANT TOWARDS EXPATS' PROFESSOR Roland Puccetti, head of Singapore University's Department of Philosophy, has submitted his resignation to the university administration. Professor Puccetti, who has been head of department since November 1965, said yesterday that a positive reason for his resignation three years before434 words
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Article, Illustration494 1970-12-29 3 Two -week spree with $30,000 of bank gang's loot THREE SUSPECTS DETAINED THE BOSS IS STILL AT LARGE THE FOUR-MAN armed gang which pulled off the $946,000 Chartered Bank robbery on Oct. 30 went on a holiday spree m Taiwan and spent $30,000 of the loot within two weeks, according494 words
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107 1970-12-29 3 A SET of four commemorative stamps IS cents, 30 cents, 75 cents and one dollar wiU be issued by the Postal Services* Department of the Ministry of Communications oh Jan. 14 to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. A special postmark only available107 words
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Article, Illustration15 1970-12-29 3 "The stockholders shouldn't have done that not at today's prices for eggs." I15 words
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Article, Illustration127 1970-12-29 3 MR. S. RAJARATNAM, Minister for Foreign Affairs, will open the Singapore Professional Centre m Block 23, Outram Park, on Jan. IS. Among the guests will be the Heads of Commonwealth Governments, who wiU be here for their big conference. The centre has been set up127 words
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154 1970-12-29 3 THE management and the 229 employees of the Cathay Hotel reached agreement yesterday ou retrenchment and other benefits la the Registrar's Chamber of the Industrial Arbitration Court. The agreement, covering termination benefits, annual leave, bonus, salary increment aad ez-gratla payment,154 words
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Article73 1970-12-29 3 ANOTHER man who escaped from the Central Police Station lock-up surrendered himself to police yesterday. lie is Ang Chiang Ang, 27, who escaped with three others on Boxing Oay. Police said Ang went to the Joo Chiat Police Station at 5. 1S pm yesterday. Two other fugitives73 words
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280 1970-12-29 4 FAKIR Ranthu bin Mohammed Ibrahim was brought to court under arrest for the SECOND TIME yesterday for failing to pay $120 maintenance to his children. He had been arrested on Dec. 19 for failing to pay the $120 ordered by the court.280 words
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Article123 1970-12-29 4 Tun Ismail to meet Umno men PENANG, Mon. Deputy Prime Minister, Tun (Dr) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, is to meet representatives of six Umno divisions m Penang at the Umno Building m Butterworth tomorrow night. The secretary of the Penang Umno, Inche Ismail Idris, said today the representatives can123 words
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209 1970-12-29 4 PORK merchants will appeal to the Government to lift the ban on imports of pigs to bring down the recent price increases. The price of local pigs went up by $20 to $110 per picul. Pork merchants blamed the higher prices209 words
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Article45 1970-12-29 4 A RECRUIT fireman, Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Hadi, 21, had a cut on his head when he bumped into a door during training exercises at the Alexandra Fire Station yesterday. He was given three stitches at the hospital and sent home.45 words
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Article, Illustration110 1970-12-29 4 HEADS! He wins. The "roofs" just fallen m, but this chap doesn't seem to be bothered. His pal's just smashed roof tiles over his head. Proving, presumably, he's a tough nut to crack. This and other shattering feats, like the one at right,110 words
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138 1970-12-29 4 SATELLITES can now guide the world's merchant ships around the globe. This revolutionary form of navigation is already with us, but the stumbling block to the wider use of satellites is COST. The P O Groups latest newsletter says satellite navigation138 words
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Article65 1970-12-29 4 PROFESSOR Kenzo Tange, chairman of the Department of Urban Engineering at Tokyo University, will give a talk at the University of Singapore's new lecture theatre No. l at 5.30 p.m. today. The professor holds the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The talk is65 words
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130 1970-12-29 4 FOUR civil servants have been awarded scholarships for further technical and administrative training by the Netherlands Government. Mr. Leong Slew Hoo, a technical assistant at the Telecommunications Department, will attend a fonrmontn course at the Philips International Telecoms Training Institute at Hllversnm. Mr. Tan130 words
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112 1970-12-29 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— A magistrate's court here today committed three youths to stand trial m theH igh Court on a tentative charge of murder of a police constable at Selangor Mansions. The three are shop assistants, N.G. Mohamed Shariff, 22 S.M. Abdul112 words
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Article46 1970-12-29 4 LABOURER A. Kadir Mohd., 43, was found hanging m a construction hut m South Quay on Dec. 15, a coroner was told yesterday. His body was found by R. Ramasamy, a foreman who went into the hut to take out some tools. Verdict: Suicide.46 words
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193 1970-12-29 4 SINGAPORE signed a $25 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank m Manila yesterday for construction of a new dam and reservoir at Kranji and a new treatment plant. The project is expected to add 3,300 million gallons to the water193 words
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97 1970-12-29 4 MR. LIM Hoy Pick, Assistant Director of the Extra Mural Studies Department of the University of Singapore is now m India attending a regional conference on continuing education and universities m the Asian and South Pacific region. The conference, sponsored by the Indian University97 words
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251 1970-12-29 4 UTILITIES FEES FOR NURSES: NEW DEAL AND REFUNDS, TOO THE Treasury has agreed to drop the $14 monthly utilities charge imposed m October on nursing staff staying m hostels m favour of a sliding scale. The Government will also refund all utilities charges which have been deducted from the salaries251 words
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190 1970-12-29 4 THE EXTRA Mural Studies Department of the University of Singapore will be starting two new courses next month. A 15-lecture course on "The Practice of Banking" to be conducted by Dr. M.J.L Rajanayagam a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, will begin at190 words
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Miscellaneous130 1970-12-29 4 BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker L Aw, gmzgb, 1 I i«r_Etl' T aT*a_l +r_\__*_z tMAt's t frS^ .w *2£l mmm «Sw» i. neei-LP comb l V Pismt you/ ohb r>ve mr juu youuo ___Wr REA«oisi_/*Ph. mmrmu) k* EA >4, M 0 JC***** atonce amp 7#lb V y ftXJTV- f"» kkxj130 words
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120 1970-12-29 5 HEAD IN A WELL GIVES HOUSEWIFE SHOCK OF HER LIFE HOUSEWIFE Tan Cheng Hong had the shock of her life when a head bobbed up after she stirred the water of a well with a pole on Dec. 13. Madam Tan, 28, of Lorong Ant hi a, was giving evidence120 words
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130 1970-12-29 5 A NINE-month-old girl, Tan Slew Kirn, died of a fractured skull five days after she fell from a chair, a coroner was told yesterday. The girl fell and landed on her head while trying to hug a doll placed on the chair at130 words
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Article79 1970-12-29 5 STATE Coroner Liew Ngik Kee yesterday recorded an open verdict on Ngoh Ah Heng, 70, a chicken-rice seller whose body was found lying at the foot of a block of flats m Manila Street on Dec 16. Ngoh's room-mate Chan Cham Cheng, a shoemaker who had known79 words
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Article48 1970-12-29 5 KWEK Gong Chee, 48, was jailed for a month by Ninth Magistrate Leong Keng Thai yesterday for entering Singapore from Indonesia Illegally on Saturday. He was found m an opium den m Sumbawa Road on Sunday and was fined $25 for this offence.48 words
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245 1970-12-29 5 STC is fined $7,450 for smoky buses THE Singapore Traction Company, which was fined $7,450 yesterday on 99 charges of using smoky buses, has promised to try to curb pollution. The company's chief engineer, Mr. D.AJ. Bruford, told the First Traffic Court yesterday that it was quite difficult to detect245 words
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Article, Illustration246 1970-12-29 5 f SINGAPORE VARSITY GETS LATEST GASTROSCOPE THE University of Singatore now has an istnunent which not only takes plctares of a patient's Innards not also takes tissue samples In two different ways to diagnose stomach diseases. The $12,H0 {astroscope was donated by the Chen Sa246 words
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228 1970-12-29 6 Discuss Opposition leadership before House meets: Snap KUCHING, Mon. The Sarawak National Party (Snap) today suggested that the leadership of the Opposition m Parliament be discussed by all Opposition parties before the House convenes on Feb. 22 next year. The Chairman of Snap, Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan, said this mBernama - 228 words
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Article73 1970-12-29 6 THE Boys' Brigade have elected an Executive Council to run their activities for the next year. The officials are Mr. Tan Hoay Gie (president); Major Khoo Buan Hin and Mr. Fok Tai Loy (vice-presidents); Mr. Lee Liat Cheng (secretary); Mr. Tan Boon Yeow (assistant secretary); Mr.73 words
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Article21 1970-12-29 6 KOTA BAHRU, Mon. A woman was killed yesterday when a coconut tree fell on her house m a storm.21 words
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Article, Illustration322 1970-12-29 6 Malaysia's prime aim: Peace inside and outside MINISTER OF EDUCATION AT INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS' SEMINAR: KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysia's cardinal policy is to maintain peace within itself and with, all other nations, the Minister of Education, Inche Hussein Onn, said today. "We wish nothing better than to be left alone to322 words
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318 1970-12-29 6 KARACHI, Mon.— Four under-secret a ries should be appointed to assist the secretary-general of the Islamic Secretariat, the Malaysian delegation to the Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference proposed yesterday. The proposals are contained m a 100-page report on the administration of the secretariat,318 words
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Article33 1970-12-29 6 MADAM Heng Yeow Cheng, of Tank Road, was fined $20 ita a magistrate's court yesterday for throwing two plastic bags into a River Valley Road drain on Dec. 17.33 words
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Article, Illustration126 1970-12-29 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A traditional Malaysian dance will welcome 1,200 Australian B assengers aboard the P and O ncr Himalaya when she docks at Port Swettenham tomorrow morning. A special programme has been drawn up for their oneday visit during which they will make126 words
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Article67 1970-12-29 6 TWO men were fined a total of $120 by the Traffic Court yesterday for riding their scooters fn a zig-zag manner. E.M. Batcha of Ngee Ann Building was fined $60 for inconsiderate riding m Onan Road on Oct. 29 last year while R. Atamandan of Silat67 words
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Article, Illustration17 1970-12-29 6 LAFF A DAY "We've been invited to spend one week of your vaca- tion at Mother's house."17 words
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312 1970-12-29 6 Floods: Nine die as boat sinks in Kelantan KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Nine people inducting two Thai policemen, were drowned when their boat capsized m the raging flood waters of the Kuala Lageh m Kelaatan yesterday. Another person on the boat is still missing, presumed dead. Police reports said the ten312 words
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294 1970-12-29 6 KOTA KINABALU, Mon. The Sabah Museum is conducting a survey to study the pattern of bird migration m the State, its curator, Mr. M. Pike, said today. He said the survey a migratory animal pathological survey would also record ecto-parasites and diseases carried by294 words
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Article85 1970-12-29 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A preliminary inquiry here m which an Orang Asll is facing a culpable homicide charge was postponed to tomorrow by the Magistrate's Court today as there was no interpreter who could speak the language of the accused Temiar, one ofBernama - 85 words
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Article23 1970-12-29 6 LORRY driver Keh Teck Chuan of Upper Serangoon Road was fined $70 for speeding m Lornie Road on July 8, 1968.23 words
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142 1970-12-29 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka has published basic texts In commercial studies for use m lower secondary classes In vocational schools and for the general public. The books have been X pared In such a way that y would also142 words
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378 1970-12-29 6 Tilly's youth seeks an identity in the faceless society— Dr. K.K.Nair KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. "The major task facing the youth of today is the search for a meaningful identity," Dr. K.K. Nair, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malaya said here today. Addressing a forum378 words
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Article, Illustration910 1970-12-29 7 A.K. LEE - ILLUSIONS ABOUT MAN'S BEST FRIEND A.K. LEE By AFTER writing about the birds that fly (or rather, live m cages) the other day, I got a letter from a friend on the subject of man's best friend. Well, that's not quite how he put it (The business about happiness being910 words
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187 1970-12-29 7 FAILED IN SCHOOL CAN SUCCEED, SAYS STILL DOCTOR As we said last week when we carried a story about a news agency report which looked as though it was predicting the death of a J Chinese Government official, newspapers m glass offices shoukdn t throw stones. Yesterday we suffered a187 words
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Article33 1970-12-29 7 THE crew of the liner Centaur will present two Christmas and New Year cakes to the children of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital tomorrow morning at the hospital m Tanjong Pagar.33 words
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163 1970-12-29 8 IT HAS taken S.T. Peter Lim two weeks to dredge up his red herring. His letter only serves to underline the imaginative and remote nature of the University Administration. Mr. Lim is apparently unaware that during the past few weeks a large number of163 words
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Article106 1970-12-29 8 I REFER to the recent articles by Professor Anthony Young on university education m which he states that no student should receive more than 12 hours of formal teaching inclusive of lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work per week. The professor is silent on the teaching load of academic staff.106 words
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Article96 1970-12-29 8 MY friend, a police constable at present drawing a salary of $180 per month, married a foreign girl recently. His application for permanent stay for his wife was rejected by the Immigration authorities because his monthly Day is less than $200! It ls ridiculous! If he resigns from the Police96 words
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Article, Illustration160 1970-12-29 8 CHESS... by Herald Knight Pang beats Mexico's Terrazas SINGAPORE'S Junior player, Pang Kwok Leong, had a beautiful win when he beat Mexico's Terrazas. Pang adopted the French Defence, and played with great confidence, sacrificing a pawn early m the game. Terrazas ignored the safety of his king, and took the160 words
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Article, Illustration797 1970-12-29 8 A simple solution to traffic congestion WHILE the statement by William S.W. Lim on the traffic problem m Singapore is correct (S.H. Dec. 24), the proposal of a Mass Rapid Transit system as a solution is unsuitable for the following reasons: THE population is too small and the travel distances797 words
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548 1970-12-29 8 Other busy roads in the town need a facelift too MOST major roads m the city and business centres like Tanglin, Orchard Road, High Street and Robinson Road have recently been given V.I.P. treatment They have been re-surfaced with bitumen and the pedestrian crossing lines at trafficlight junctions have been548 words
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Article33 1970-12-29 8 All letters to Viewpoint must be signed and carry the writer's address. If correspondents wish to have their names witheld, they may use a pen name, but their letters must still be signed.33 words
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Article73 1970-12-29 8 I BOARDED a Katong Bedok bus No. 5 the other day. There was no ringing sound when I pressed the bell before alighting. This being unusual to me, I pressed a few more times. But the bus driver misunderstood and thought that I was fooling with him. He suddenly stepped73 words
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437 1970-12-29 8 HOW THE WATER GETS INTO THE LIFT PITS I REFER to the letter by Mr. Chris Tan Hock Khoon Ag. Asst. Secretary, (Public Relations) H.D.B. (S.H. 22) I wonder whether Mr. Tan visited Block 37 Circuit Road regarding my complaints (S.H. 15) or received a report from the Estate Officer.437 words
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Article270 1970-12-29 8 Time for RTS to review defects MR. QUEK'S letter (S.H. Dec. 16) is one of the most hard-hitting, impressive indictments I have read about the sorry state of RTS. Every point made has great relevance, and as a disillusioned member of the public that RTS serves, I wholeheartedly support his270 words
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Article143 1970-12-29 8 I REFER to the letter entitled "Unexpected dish at nightclub dinner" by "Not-W_th-It"(S.H. Dec. 23). May I quote from Frantz Fanon's book, "The Wretched of the Earth" which was first published m 1961: "The national bourgeoisie [of the ex-colonial countries] will be greatly helped on its way towards decadence by143 words
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748 1970-12-29 8 1 REFER to A.K. Lee's article addressed to "NonResident Reader" which appeared m the "Town Talk" page (S.H. Dec. 15). The Immigration Depot is situated at the junction of South Quay and Prince Edward Road along which there are748 words
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Article416 1970-12-29 9 Ex- KGB agent tells of sex scheme- WASHINGTON, Mon. A former Soviet secret police agent has told the U.S. Senate of a Russian scheme designed to compromise foreign diplomats by supplying them and their wives wkh a stream of attractive bed partners. In a testimony released yesterday, Yuri Krotkov, whoAP - 416 words
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147 1970-12-29 9 NEW YORK, Mon. The American news weekly Time magazine today named West German Chancellor Willy Brandt as "Man of the Year r an innovator... while most political leaders m 1970 were reacting to events rather than shaping them." The Paper printed on itsAFP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration262 1970-12-29 9 Pelou: Rio police had a dossier on me PARIS. Man. Fraacets, Petoo, the French joaraalist expelled from Brazil yesterday, said on arrival here today that the Rio political police had a complete dossier on him. Pelea, head of the Ageace France Prewe (AFP) Bureau la Rio, was expeUed for "activities262 words
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Article198 1970-12-29 9 MANILA, Mob. President Ferdinand Marcos made a post-Christmas appeal for peace among warring Christiaas. Muslims and minority groups In violence-torn Cotahato province today. Marcos left for Cotahato, Sit miles south of Manila, with Us f amliy oa Christmas morning aboard the Presidential yacht and announced that198 words
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Article189 1970-12-29 9 ODD JAKARTA, Mon. More than 120 people have died of cholera m South Kalimantan while 220 others are being treated m hospitals, Antara News Agency reported today. MOSCOW, Mon.— The- 11 defendants m the Leningrad hijacking trial would not have attempted the hijacking if they had189 words
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217 1970-12-29 9 Pilots quit-but PAL makes a profit MANILA, Mon. The resignation of two-thirds of its fnilots and the cancellation of a bird of its domestic and international flights has turned Philippine Airlines (PAL) from a losing into a profitmaking firm, a spokesman Indicated today. More than 200 PAL pilots resigned orAP - 217 words
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Article78 1970-12-29 9 MANILA, Mon. A young heiress of a wealthy Filipino businessman was reported as abducted last night. A member of her family said today, however, they did not think she was kidnapped for ransom. The missing girl Is Maria Marta Tuason, 16. She Is the youngest child ofAP - 78 words
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354 1970-12-29 9 WASHINGTON, Mon. White House officials reported during the weekend a step-up m North Vietnamese infiltration which they said may foreshadow a new Communist offensive. However, the Nixon Administration officials m saying enemy infiltration is running about 30 per cent above a year ago354 words
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Article, Illustration207 1970-12-29 9 TAIPEH, Mon. The Taipeh District Prosecutor today indicted four women on charges of forging documents m connection with the export of brides to Japan. Three of them are m their early 20s and the fourth, the mother of a chief suspect, isAFP - 207 words
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321 1970-12-29 9 TIBERIAS, Israel, Mon. An Israeli army force staged a night-time retaliation raid into Southern Lebanon. They fought Arab guerillas to the heaviest ground action on any Israeli front since the cease-fire, the military command reported. A spokesman said the force hit the village of321 words
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111 1970-12-29 9 BRANTFORD: Two families to the rural Harley District, 15 miles southwest of here, have been exchanging the same Christmas card for the last 20 years. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown sent the card to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawes, three miles away. TheAP - 111 words
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Article52 1970-12-29 9 JAKARTA, Mon.— President Suharto left here today for Medan, North Sumatra, to inaugurate several development projects In the region. He will officially open a newly constructed water supply project at the outskirt of Medan, a new pier at the Balawan harbour and the M ulan televisionAFP - 52 words
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Article53 1970-12-29 9 JAKARTA, Mon. Police arrested 60 youths, including 11 girls, during a massive raid conducted last week m Medan, capital of North Sumatra, according to Antara News Agency. The rounding-up operation was held following increasing juvenile delinquency m the city. Earlier police had detained scores of youngsters, who they said, were53 words
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153 1970-12-29 9 MANILA, Mon. Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas took another step to restore "morality" to the city moviehoases today when he ordered police to arrest all coaples engaging la "excessive love-making." Mr. Villegas said the full force of the law weald he applied on the concernedAFP - 153 words
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250 1970-12-29 10 KHRUSHCHEV MEMOIRS COST MAGAZINE $600,000 Pay rise for Poles WARSAW, Mon. One hundred factories In Poland have demanded that psraans earning less than l,Mf xtoties (US$42) monthly shonld be given wage rises. It waa aanooacedlast alght. Tne official Polish news agency said that these plants were "consahed" ta a preChristmas250 words
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Article, Illustration93 1970-12-29 10 The mysterious way la which the manuscript left the Soviet Union threw light on a battle for power now going oa inside the Kremlin, which might soon result to the overthrow of Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, he wrote. The man who could he behind the moves was93 words
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Article327 1970-12-29 10 Consul Beihl denies police probe SAN SEBASTIAN, Mon. Eugene Beihl, West Germany's honorary consul to San Sebastian, denied last night that Spanish police had opened an investigation on him after his release by Basque kidnappers. Mr. Beihl, who arrived here on Saturday from Biarritz, France, after being held for 24327 words
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Article58 1970-12-29 10 JAKARTA, Mon. About 3,500 tramps and 500 prostitutes were rounded up m an operation launched m Jakarta during the weekend, it was announced yesterday. Head of the Jakarta Social Affairs Service, Mr. Rijanto said that the arrests were part of a campaign to clean the city of58 words
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153 1970-12-29 10 MILFORD, Massachusetts, Mon. Freddie Washbora, aged nine, woke ap on Christmas morning and there under the tree, waa the gift he had been dreaming of a six-foot boa constrictor. He said he was so happy he wanted to kiss the snake, "but I153 words
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Article405 1970-12-29 10 TEL AVIV, Mon. Leaders of Israel's ruling coalition parties voted last night to rejoin United Nations peace talks with the United Arab Republic and Jordan. A U.A.R. diplomat said m Karachi, Pakistan, that his country will not observe the Middle East ceasefire beyond Feb.AP - 405 words
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96 1970-12-29 10 JAKARTA, Mori. A Philippine company, Nor ville International, is negotiating to build 20,000 housing units worth an estimated US$9O million m Indonesia, the official Antara news agency said today. The housing shortage is one of Indonesia's most acute problems, particularly for government employeesAP - 96 words
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Article45 1970-12-29 10 TOKYO, Mon Prime Minister Eisaku and other Governm?n £>* fflcJ »ls decided to establish an "environmental protection agency" headed by a Cabinet Minister. y Officials said the move was i?nJL«P "^..Pollution problems which have grown worse to Janan m __L«_!l* years APAP - 45 words
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Article72 1970-12-29 10 NEW ORLEANS, Mon. Shell Oil Co. said yesterday that if everything goes as planned, WeU 821 will be killed this week and the fire on the offshore drilling platform m the Gulf of Mexico will be reduced by one-third. The fire began on Dec. 172 words
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224 1970-12-29 10 Happiness is a husband says Chi Cheng TOKYO, Mon. Chi Cheng of Taiwan, the world's fastest woman sprinter, arrives for a twoday honeymoon tour of Tokyo with American coach Vincent Reel. Mrs. Reel told reporters that she now felt extremely happy. "We won't have a baby until after the Munich224 words
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Article64 1970-12-29 10 "It is expected that another American company -operating 5? fte^i Mm *g«n field on the Gulf of Suez win undertake to provide another 10 million tons per year, though this is still being negotiated," the newspaper said. •< T*^ 2lo^ 6 P'Pehne will link the Gulf of Sues with64 words
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Article, Illustration355 1970-12-29 10 NEV/ YORK, Mon. Two American prisoners of war m North Vietnam said m an interview filmed on Christmas Day that they believe the war should be ended immediately. The film showed about 30 prisoners but the only interviews were with Commanders Walter Wither,AP - 355 words
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Article161 1970-12-29 10 Egypt asks UK to back oil link LONDON, Mon.— Egypt wants Britain to join other western European countries m backing its projected oil pipeline linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean. The Daily Telegraph said Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad will complete arrangements for construction of the US$l75 million artery161 words
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102 1970-12-29 10 HONGKONG, Mon. The Hongkong Government today set up a three-man tribunal to investigate a prison riot yesterday during which a warder, seized as hostage, was injured. The tribunal is expected to complete its investigation later this week, a Government spokesman said. Some 500 prisoners riotedAP - 102 words
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Article74 1970-12-29 10 rhSSP° N J*°_S More Britons want the Concorde supersonic airliner to fly than Swant it cancelled said a public Jpton poll published In the «db/ Express yesterday. The Louis Harris Poll said J» P«r cent of people smpled KH* ft? Anglo-'prench pl^ toct should go ahead.74 words
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Article, Illustration482 1970-12-29 11 JOHN CUNNIFF - PERHAPS it is their nature or the flexibility of their businesses or simply the desire for profit, but the Japanese seem to be taking the electric car a little more seriously than American manufacturers. True, electric cars are being manufactured m small quantities m482 words
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Article267 1970-12-29 11 WASHINGTON FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's domination of that American agency is excessive and he is too concerned with his personal reputation, former AttorneyGeneral Ramsey Clark says. In his newly published book "Crime m America," Clark says that the FBI under Hoover is so taken withAP - 267 words
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1357 1970-12-29 11 ALEX FAULKNER - The failure that is America's tragedy FOR A NATION which is still deeply religious, and which also prides itself m unusually high standards of decent conduct, nothing m this century has been more shattering than the revelations and charges that followed the attack on "Pinkville" m the course of which1,357 words
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844 1970-12-29 11 What hold has Capetown got on Britain? IT HAS NEVER been clear why the Heath Government is so anxious to sell arms to South Africa. Almost from the moment his party was elected to office m June, Mr. Heath has been on the defensive over this explosive issue. This has844 words
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604 1970-12-29 12 280 million to go to nils ii India on Feb. 28 or March 1 NEW DELHI, Mon. India began preparations today for the world's biggest ever election m which an estimated 280 million voters will be eligible to pick a new Parliament that would determine the fate of Prime Minister604 words
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218 1970-12-29 12 Guinea's chief holds Consul's wife hostage BONN, Mon. The wife of the Ghanaian Consul General m Hamburg is being held on Equatorial Guinean President Francisco Macias Nguema's orders to get a better deal from her husband's firm, a director of the firm said today. Speaking In Hamburg, Mr. Christian JarckAFP - 218 words
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162 1970-12-29 12 BANGKOK, Mon. Thai border police have been eaced on a state of alert Mowing reports of increased Vletcong activity In northern Cambodia, aear the Thai frontier. It was announced here today. Under Secretary of State for the Inter'or Puaag Suwaaarat indicated that the border hasAFP - 162 words
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Article135 1970-12-29 12 Blizzards hit Europe, even Spain LONDON, Mon. Snow and icy winds turned Europe's White Christmas into one of the coldest holiday seasons on record yesterday. In Britain, blizzards closed roads and delayed trains and planes. The weather bureau said it was the coldest Christmas m parts of Britain since 1938.135 words
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Article36 1970-12-29 12 MANILA, Mon. An eruption by the Taal Island volcano appears to be "close at hand*' as quakes of increased frequency and magnitude shook the Island today, the Philippine Volcanology Commission said.36 words
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Article40 1970-12-29 12 POLICE are- looking for a man who helped arrest a youth who had snatched a gold chain from a woman m Geylang Serai yesterday. He can contact Insp. Yeo Kah Lee of Joo Chiat Police Station.40 words
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Article33 1970-12-29 12 THE Moral Re- Armament Association with a cast of 60 from 21 countries will present a musical revue "Anything To Declare" at Nanyang University's auditorium, Jurong Road, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow.33 words
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Article, Illustration267 1970-12-29 12 SINGAPORE'S men still earn twice as much as women m the Republic, despite legislative safeguards for equal pay and the progress achieved m the struggle for women's liberation. An advisor for women's affairs m the People's Association snd a former M.P., Mdm267 words
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Article, Illustration227 1970-12-29 12 THE first liquified natural gas carrier ordered by LNG Carriers Limited is expected to call at Singapore on its way from the Arabian Gulf to Japan m 1974. The vessel is now unde,r construction m Norway and is due to be delivered m March227 words
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Article34 1970-12-29 12 HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? investigations into the Chartered Bank robbery m October. Information on his whereabouts may be Sven to the Officer-in-large of the Special Investigation Section, CID, or Tel. ***** or *****.34 words
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263 1970-12-29 12 Divers can't find men who died in supply boat JAKARTA, Mon. A fourman diving team has found only one of the 10 men missing ln the Java Sea since Wednesday's collision of two vessels that took 27 lives. Tne state-owned oil corporation Pertamina said the divers, from the Singaporebased firm263 words
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Article, Illustration243 1970-12-29 13 Shopping complex planned for Ngee Ann land NEGOTIATIONS are under way to develop 32 acres of land belonging to the Ngee Ann Kongsi m Orchard Road into a huge shopping, residential and office complex. Under the proposed scheme, the kongsi will put up the land, the British Crown Agents the243 words
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196 1970-12-29 13 THE People's Association is suffering from a "continual braindrain." In its annual report for 1969, released yesterday, the association said that 45 organising secretaries had "left the service for better prospects elsewhere." Another 35 organising secretaries were seconded to other groups. A total of196 words
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119 1970-12-29 13 A PART-TIME national serviceman who told a magistrate he failed to report for training because he had no money for transport was sentenced yesterday to three months' jail. Lee Khuay Wee, 21, of Grange Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of being unlawfully absent from119 words
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132 1970-12-29 13 BARKING DOGS FOIL 2 a.m. LIQUOR THEFT WAKENED by barking dogs at 2 a.m. on Saturday a shop owner got up and saw two boys carrying away a case of liquor. A third boy, Tan Kat Kang, 15, was detained when Mr. Teo Bok Sens rushed downstairs and found him132 words
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74 1970-12-29 13 TAY Chia Heng's wife went to report to the police on Sunday night that he had assaulted her. Tay, 22, followed her to the Central Police Station where he punched her m the stomach. In the Ninth Magistrate's Court yesterday, he pleaded guilty74 words
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Article, Illustration243 1970-12-29 13 TWENTY-THREE years ago Lee Tat Cheng entered the Meow Im Kark Wan Nunnery m Jalan Latch, off Sommer ville Road, as an 11-year-old orphan. Now she has decided to spend the rest of her life there. Yesterday Lee became a novice nun and243 words
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Article51 1970-12-29 13 LAU Chong Liang denied yesterday causing the death of Tan Khoon Chuan and Soh Chiau Kirn m a motor accident m Fisher Street on Nov. 22, 1965. In the Ninth Magistrates Court, the case was fixed for transfer to a district court and bail of $1,000 was51 words
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273 1970-12-29 13 More people taking part in welfare projects MR. LIM Kirn San, deputy chairman of People's Association, said yesterday that more and more people were becoming involved m community activities. He also said that more management committees were actively taking part m projects to renovate, extend, resite or rebuild community centres.273 words
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106 1970-12-29 13 PARIT BUNTAR, Mon. The Chief Police Officer Perak, Dato Mohamed Pilus bin Yusoh. today presented a testimonial from tne Humane Society, London, to Police Constable Ramli bin Mohamed at the Bagan Serai Police Station, nine miles from here. The certificate was presented during a shortBernama - 106 words
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Article44 1970-12-29 13 THE Blood Transfusion Service mobile team will hold a blood donation session at the Hilton Hotel between 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. tomorrow. Eighty volunteers have already registered to give their blood at the session, and more are expected to turn up.44 words
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330 1970-12-29 13 Why the building workers lose out on CPF EIGHTY-FIVE per cent of Singapore's construction workers are not enjoying Central Provident Fund benefits because of the short-term and mobile nature of their work. Legally, they are not listed "employees" as defined m the CPF Ordinance to enjoy these benefits. The* president330 words
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73 1970-12-29 13 LING Tian Keng, 29, of Lorong G, Telok Kurau, died yesterday when he fell down from a 10-storey building m Circuit Road. His sister-in-law, Madam Lim, said the last time she saw Ling was when he was about to leave the house early yesterday morning.73 words
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97 1970-12-29 13 TWO men alleged to have falsely accused an immigration officer of soliciting a bribe were charged m a magistrate's court yesterday. Poon Boon Chor, 21, a labourer, and Tan Cheng San, 31, a businessman, were charged with maliciously giving false information to two97 words
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Miscellaneous20 1970-12-29 13 THE TIDES TODAY: 12.94 a.m. (8.7 ft.); 19.34 a.m. (9.9 ft.). TOMORROW: 12.49 a.m. (8.9 ft.); 11.28 a.m. (19^ ft.20 words
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405 1970-12-29 14 Tourist promotion bill for 1971 to be trebled to $3m THE TOURIST Promotion Board Is to Increase promotion spending from $999,999 to $3 million next year as a result of Increased revenue from Its now three Cr cent tax on food aad verages. The Board has collected about $5 million405 words
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140 1970-12-29 14 A SEASIDE holiday complex of cheap flats at Pasir Ris will be available for Singapore's poorer people when it is completed by the middle of next year. The $473,000 complex will have 18 three-room units, 12 two-room units, office, hall and workers 1 quarters.140 words
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76 1970-12-29 14 AN UNEMPLOYED man was i a fled for six months for stealing two Sweep tickets from a stall In Serangoon Road on Saturday. The Ninth Magistrate's Court was told that Wee Hwee Seng, 22, pretended to read a magazine until he thought noone was76 words
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Article63 1970-12-29 14 NATIONAL Serviceman Tang Kirn Fong of Jalan Klinik was fined a total of $170 for four traffic offences committed m February. Tang, a provisional licence holder, was fined $30 for driving a car without "L" {dates; $30 for not having an nstructor; $60 for driving63 words
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272 1970-12-29 14 THE SINGAPORE Tae Kwon Do Association yesterday offered its services to schools wanting to introduce pugilistic classes. Dr. Fong Kirn Heng, president of the association, said: "We haven't been approached about our offer yet, but if asked we will be able272 words
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Article, Illustration344 1970-12-29 14 THE Church of Sts. Peter and Paul would be a very quiet place without Peter and Paul, two blind parishioners of the church. For Peter, 63, who has charge of the church keys (as did St. Peter) rings the344 words
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98 1970-12-29 14 Family held up by three masked men THREE masked men. one armed with a knife, held up Yong Hock Teck, 22, and his family m their home m Martaban Road for about an hour and got away with $60 and $1,720 worth of jewellery early yesterday morning. Mr. Yong was98 words
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Article, Illustration19 1970-12-29 14 'WtU HAVE A 600DTCAT N A COUPLE OF MINUTES. 1 PUT SOHm\ NW*s>WfWNs IK THE ORyefc."'19 words
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315 1970-12-29 14 'Youth must grasp need to stay neutral' YOUTH leaders should understand Singapore's need to steer a neutralist foreign policy before they plunge into the task of forming a national youth movement, said a former director of the People's Association, Mr. Sim Boon Peng. Mr. Sim, who resigned from the post315 words
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Article35 1970-12-29 14 CHEW Sing Lim. 30, denied causing grievous hurt to Lee Kirn Kum on Oct. 30 m Queen •Street. Ninth Magistrate Leong Keng Thai allowed bail of $500 and the case was postponed.35 words
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Advertisement154 1970-12-29 14 W_\ _\__-\"i"'i l r n_*** l^Tii 11 1 P* w _^_H_^_^_r n I E^l a L^^^M_P"_M_ l -f9^^H?T*T^ l^iTil'l IJ _n_> 1 l.^!!lW!f_\VT/i HM .TT /I f a 1 Ill'.l'l'.' .M. M. _M > M• I PV-^_LV.*.^ *fl• HH •b• I B z »m o l n nn B BL154 words
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Advertisement762 1970-12-29 14 Itmi.Mnmmmm**mmm*m Now Showing! No Free List. Dally 3 Shows: 2.30, 5.45 A 9.00 "Tore" Starts 2.50. 6.05 A 9.20 p.m. (Suns. A Hols, btra Show 11 a.m.) Adm. $1.50. $2.50 A $4.00 Fox'a "TORAI TORAI TORA!" 70MM Color by Deluxe LAST 2 DAVSI < 11 a.m.. 1.30. 4.00. 6.30 A762 words
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Miscellaneous1905 1970-12-29 15 5" ""■"'""''""""""""''''■■■■lllil'1'IIMIIllHllllinilllllllMIIIIIMlllMllllllllHIIIHimiilMlllMlllimMllim |HiiiniinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiMMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiMM I PaiiH _90mkJ_m l^_^n I 10l I^_H H mmt M_h__|ol^^^^^Q 3.00 General Hospital Opening Programme Summary [^^^^^■JB^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^BBS E 600 News Ma a y) a Events In The Rovers Legend of I E 3.50 It's Happening In Singapore a Music Programme of E Songs S 6.00 Woobinda Love1,905 words
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Article738 1970-12-29 16 My eyes are letting me down I AM 18 and wear glasses. I have been wearing my spectacles for two years, but find it cumbersome when boarding a bus and when applying for jobs which require employees with good eyesight. Is there any way to discard my glasses and improve738 words
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Article, Illustration1754 1970-12-29 16 POP GOES 1970 1970 HAS been a fairly good year for pop music m Singapore. More night spots have sprung up. More people spend their weekends steaming it up to real hot music. But have our pop groups made any progress? Are they moving out from their teenybopper image to1,754 words
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Article, Illustration198 1970-12-29 17 "Youmay have heard this one before, but it conveys exactly what I mean. I resolve not to make any resolutions. I think they're a waste of time, don't you?" "I will give up smoking and not lose my temper so often at my husband especially.198 words
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Article, Illustration238 1970-12-29 17 Sh irley says. "I resolve to stick to my present job and not to quarrel with my brothers and sisters. I think I shall also try to be more pleasant to my boyfriends and not to refuse them every time they ask me out My first and last new year's238 words
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119 1970-12-29 18 S'pore firm builds the Pertamina facility JAKARTA, Mon. A Singapore firm has started construction of a 22-storey building here to accommodate foreign oil contractors operating m Indonesia Construction of the US$B.75 million building, which officially started today, is being undertaken by Edinasia Company, headed by Mr. Robin Loh. The building,AFP - 119 words
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Article92 1970-12-29 18 In Tokyo, Isuzu Motors, said it has reached agreement to sell 1,024 large trucks to the Indonesian Public Works Ministry. A formal contract will be signed m Jakarta m early January, Isuzu said. The trucks, to be used for road construction under Indonesia's five- year economic plan, will be paidAP - 92 words
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Article95 1970-12-29 18 Tamco gets Indonesian orders TAMCO Electrical E ngineering, one of Malaysia's leading manufacturers of electrical and electronics equipment, has secured orders totalling Ml 300,000 for two projects m Indonesia. The first shipment, valued at Mil 60,000, has left Malaysia already and the remainder of the equipment will be delivered early95 words
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Article76 1970-12-29 18 Bank Negara return of liabilities and assets at close of business on December 15, (m dollars): LIABILITIES Capital 40,000,000 General reserve 34,597,214 Malaysian currency m circulation 1,079,012,097 Deposits: Banks 176,209,319 Malaysian Government 374,424.691 ther 244.873.147 Allocation of Special Drawing Rights 64.285,800 Other liabilities 176,642.409 2,190,044.677 ASSETS Gold76 words
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Article271 1970-12-29 18 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./O.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 7.4000271 words
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Article218 1970-12-29 18 AN action group has bees formed to implement the "tea commandments" of Nantah's Workshop oa Small Industries In Singapore. The chairman of the Kip is Prof. T.K. Tan, feasor of Economics at the Nanyang University, with Mr Wee Mon-Cheng, a banker, aad Mr Yen Menjen,218 words
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Article122 1970-12-29 18 TOKYO, Mon. Japanese spent 752,400 million yen (U552,900 million) for commercial advertisements m newspapers, magazines and radio-television during 1970, Dentsu Advertising said. This is an increase of 18.9 per cent over last year. Dentsu, one of Japan's largest commercial publicity agents, said ads placed mAP - 122 words
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Article37 1970-12-29 18 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK will open branches tomorrow at North Buona Vista Road and Telok Blangah Road. It plans to open two more tranches m March. The bank already has 18 other branches m the Republic.37 words
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Article45 1970-12-29 18 (Yesterday's closing prices, m U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 38.95, (2) 147.50; Hongkong 39.18: Beirut 37.65; London 37.35; Zurich 37.308 37.455; Paris 37.66. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas m U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price m Singapore dollars, per tael.45 words
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Article30 1970-12-29 18 (Closing buyer/seller prices for Dec. 28, m sterling per metric ton). Tone: Steady; Spot 1438, 1440; 3-month 1444 1445; Settlement 1439; Total turnover 535 tons, about half carries.30 words
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526 1970-12-29 18 NEW YORK, Mon. The U nited States economy is expected to resume growth m 1971 following the settlement of the General Motors strike. Chase Manhattan BanK predicts m its latest issue of International Finance. Homebuilding will provide a* major source of strength. Massive public supportAP - 526 words
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Article316 1970-12-29 18 NEW YORK, Mon. The future of the mutual fund industry m the United States is tied m with the direction of the general economy, the Investment Company Institute said. ln a review of this year's performance, the institute said investors m mutual funds saw the net asset valueAP - 316 words
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Article672 1970-12-29 18 U.S. business highlights of 1970 a year m which business was caught m a critical squeeze between lagging demand and sharply increasing costs. In January, the Government announced a cut m key space programmes for the 1971 fiscal year, raising the prospect of a lay-off of 25 perAP - 672 words
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Article549 1970-12-29 18 The market yesterday closed slightly firmer despite extremely quiet conditions due to severe weather conditions limiting attendance on the floor of the Exchange and the number of business houses which remained closed. Turnover was lower than Christmas eve. The Financial Times index at 1445 was up 2.2549 words
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Article354 1970-12-29 18 Stocks were strong m early moderately active trading yesterday. Standard and poor's industrial average spurted 20 cents m less than 20 minutes (Paid prices at 1100 Dec. 28 Dec. 24 Alcan 23-1/4 22-3/4 A Chem 22-7/8 22-3/4 Alcoa 58-3/4 58-1/8 A Cyan 34-1/8 .33-5/8 AMF 29-1/4354 words
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Article285 1970-12-29 18 AMSTERDAM Internationals were firmer m quiet dealings yesterday, led by Royal Dutch and Unilever. Philips closed fractionally lower. Hoogovens rose and KLM closed unchanged. Local industrials were narrowly mixed. Shippings were higher and plantations mostly lower. Banks were narrowly mixed. State loans were actively firm. PARIS The market285 words
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Miscellaneous1122 1970-12-29 19 M-| V Ny KEY FOR EASY REFERENCE: The shipping schedules X^ 1 /> >. beginning on this page are given m four parts for J_T^ < Xy- -nfl 1 *Hips westbound, eastbound, southbound and coastal. 9U- t_ >m Aj_____ W K N W HP H_^ Each entry o ves the1,122 words
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Miscellaneous1052 1970-12-29 20 I^rtfiTiJtjl inifl ,nc 'uding ships sailing out of Singapore for Far East ports to the north-east ALCOS MASTER Apr 19/22 Oiak.. Yokohama, JOY TAYLOR Jan 14/16 Bangkok SSV/BA Vancouver B.C. Jedd n AOL/ASC ALCOS RANGER M.r 18/21 Osaka, Yokohama. JOZEF CONRAD Jan 28/31 Bangkok (Feb 3). Vancouver B.C. Hongkong (Feb1,052 words
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437 1970-12-29 21 MANILA, Mon. A report released here by the Asian Development Bank calls on advanced countries, like the United States, Japan and Australia, to relax their trade policies m order to spur Southeast Asia's industrialisation. In particular, it cites the policy adopted byAFP - 437 words
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Article1514 1970-12-29 21 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE TRADING m the Stock Exchange yesterday was conducted quietly as prices eased marginally m the industrial section on lack of buying support. The day's total turnover was 1,261.500 units of which industrials accounted for 841,000, hotels 357,000, properties 19,000 and oil1,514 words
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Article81 1970-12-29 21 (Managers' prices for Dec. 29) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.18 1.23 MaL Progress Fund 1.04 1.09 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.00 1.06 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Second Singapore 1.88 Third Singapore 1.20 I B. S. The Commerce Ind. Fund .99 1.04xd The Saving81 words
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Article258 1970-12-29 21 THE directors of Bukit Panjong said that the company's stockholders would not only retain an interest m their existing equity but also diversify into a large organisation with a promising future if they took the directors' advise to accept Seafield's offer for their holdings. In a London statement258 words
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Article329 1970-12-29 21 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR DECEMBER, 29. OUT: Djatirembang 1/2; Londoner 3/4; Nichiei Maru 5; Fernandoeverett 6/7; Petaling 20 east; Bencleuch 27/28; Coronis 31/32; Seine Lloyd 4 2/43; Ja 1 amani 45 Sosnogorsk 47. IN: Songkhla (after Karimun) 10/11; Euphrate (after329 words
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Article126 1970-12-29 21 THE KULIM GROUP announced that the bulk of its 1970 pre-tax profits of £832,000 was contributed by sale of oil palm. Profit from oil palm amounted to £624,000 compared to £211,628 last year. The profits did not include the trading results of a subsidiary, Chapman Lowry and Puttick, which126 words
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Article354 1970-12-29 21 The market yesterday closed steady after initial easiness. Leading issues, particularly high-priced stocks, generally ended higher on balance. Ameng those to advance were Daiwa House, Alps Electric, Sharp, NCR, Mitsui and Yasuda Fire Insurance. (Closing paid prices m yen, Altai Elec 351 (350) Asahi Chem 101(101) Asahi354 words
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Article306 1970-12-29 21 RUBBER 49% cents a lb. (down one-eighth cent) Opening quotations yesterday were marked a quarter cent lower from the pre-holiday close of 49-5/8 and 51-3/8 cents for 9_M 1 January and February, respectively. Prices then eased three-eighths cent m thin trading conditions before shortcovering of nearbys absorbed the306 words
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Article70 1970-12-29 21 SABAH SCHEME TO SKIP DEALERS KOTA KINABALU, Mob. The Sabah Robber Fund Board said today II would bay robber direct from smallholders from next year. A Board spokesman said this would ensure better prices, both for robber and scrap. Smallholders now sell to the Board through dealers whose prices always70 words
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Article62 1970-12-29 21 (Yesterday's official buyer/seller prices, m pence per lb). Tone: Inactive; ClF's Jan. 17-3/8 17-9/16, Feb. 17-11/16 17-15/16, March 18 18-1/4; Spot 18-1/4 18-1/2; Settlements Feb. 18-9/16 18-3/4, March 18-13/16 19, April 19-1/8 19-5/16, April/June 19-7/16 19-5/8, July/Sept. 20-3/16 20-3/8, Oct/Dec. 20-11/16 20-13/16, Jan/March 20-3/4 20-15/16, April/June 20-15/16 21-1/8,62 words
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Article216 1970-12-29 21 sSSSwS tty below T,,UTSday s S3 S^Ei'^-r.a SUter Walker conned m m demand and ended the tu over valued day with a net gain of 40 Banks and lands w__r__ at $9.80 million, was only cents at $26.80. active but little chaigld (Closing buyer/seller prices m Hongkong216 words
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Article51 1970-12-29 21 TIN $624 a picul (down $1.25) The Straits tin price slided again yesterday to register a drop of $1.25 to $624 a picul on a tonnage estimated at 275 down 15 tons on last Thursday's turnover. A fairly steady market saw the united States and Japan as main51 words
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Article126 1970-12-29 21 (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. 235, Jan. 236, Feb. 237, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Dec/Jan. 153 quoted; Malayan Jan/ Feb. 169 quoted; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Dec. 365 sellers,126 words
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Article134 1970-12-29 21 LONDON, Mon.— The market virtually idle, following the Christmas holiday. Only a little improvement is thought likely this week because of the approaching end-year celebrations m numerous centres. Indian Government brokers accepted a tanker for grain from the U.S. Gulf to India at 102/6 and a dry134 words
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Article39 1970-12-29 21 PEPPER (Yesterday's 2.00 p.m. sellers' prices, m shillings per cwt): Tone: Quiet; Sarawak white spot 450/-, afloat 432/6, Nov/Dec. 430/-, Jan/ Feb. 425/-; Sarawak black spot 420/- nominal afloat 392/6 Nov/Dec. 387/6, Jan/Feb! 377/6; Malabar Dec/Jan. 510/-.39 words
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Page 22 Advertisements
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Article379 1970-12-29 23 Form goes haywire on heavy track t_,?D Play^ to the track on last day of 2L&H Turf C l ub X m^/New Year meetings fSfJZ' p re throu h «»t afternoon and only cleared m the last two events of an eight-card programme. X Form went haywire on the very379 words
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Article63 1970-12-29 23 NEW YORK, Mon. Results of yesterday's American Professional Football playoffs games (semifinals): National Conference: At Minnesota: San Francisco 17, Minnesota 14. American Conference: At Oakland: Oakland 21, Miami 14. On Sunday, January 3, Dallas will meet San Francisco for the National Conference championship and Oakland will face Baltimore for theAP - 63 words
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221 1970-12-29 23 JAKARTA, Mon.— An Australian syndicate, racing to complete plans to begin thoroughbred horse racing m Jakarta m April, is turning to Singapore for help to meet its dateline. The syndicate known collectively as the Jakarta facing Club Investments Ltd. of Melbourne, has beenAP - 221 words
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Article118 1970-12-29 23 OTTAWA, Mon. World champion Herve Filion of Suebec drove seven winners at onnaught Park on the weekend to increase his recordbreaking total for 1970 to 480 victories. Every time Filion wins, he adds to the record for harness racing. He is also challenging jockey Willie Shoemaker's thoroughbred racingAP - 118 words
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Article, Illustration677 1970-12-29 23 PERTH, Mon. Britain qualified for the final of the Ninth Federation Cup by beating the United States three-nil, before a record crowd of 5,600 at Royal King's Park here, today Virginia Wade beat Sharon Walsh 7-5, 6-4 m 67 minutes m677 words
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319 1970-12-29 23 JOHANNESBURG, Mon. South Africa has entered a new round m its struggle to stay m Davis Cup tennis after being temporary barred from the 1970 event. Louis Janssens, secretary of the South African Lawn Tennis Union (SALTU), said that South Africa has entered forAP - 319 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous48 1970-12-29 23 DAVY JONES By Sam Left vr»ii r/voDcrnx/i A ac hjvj uneoAiifMi __r l_, X I V w > ill. z. T? "occn < m.nmi*. 7%ju. nc un.t v Ll _>T_-_..M CORRECTLY US&A %£jl X< 'FW ,N6 TOMARRY Hl *o WANTED A WIFE SO HE )^~W y 9 ~m^m^mm t .->—■48 words
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Miscellaneous439 1970-12-29 23 TWINSET CROSSWORD Jk 1 10 I j m I j 21 j EaMHH2E23 ACROSS DOWN 1. Company enters into uninhi- 2. Package gives vehicle bited money saving policy (7) weight (6) 5 f_ h W n g ,Uity to follow 3 Broken flue— end is required start of fairy tale439 words
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Article, Illustration817 1970-12-29 24 FRANCIS BOEY - FRANCIS BOEY BY NEED FOR LONG TERM PROGRAMME FOR BETTER RESULTS NINETEEN SEVENTY will go down the record books as the year of fair sport performance In Singapore. Except for some swimmers, yatchtsmen, athletes, and a ten-pin bowler the others turned In mediocre817 words
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207 1970-12-29 24 LONDON, Mon Sir Alf Ramsey, England soccer team manager, got a Christmas brush-off as he tried to get 26 stars together for a two-day teach-in next month. Immediately he had named his men, Liverpool and Manchester City demanded that their players be excused. ThatAP - 207 words
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349 1970-12-29 24 LONDON, Mon. Grand Prix racing cars never carry the "unlucky" 13 marking. In tribute to a posthumous world champion there will be no Number One either m lineups of 1971 Formula One cars. Bad luck and tragedy were the sad keynotes of theAP - 349 words
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383 1970-12-29 24 DARUL Afiah eliminated Guthrie Waugh Sports Club from the Football Association of Singapore junior knockout tournament with a three-nil victory m the quarter-finals at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday. It was a grand second half rally that enabled Darul Afiah to score all their goals383 words
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504 1970-12-29 24 LONDON, Mon. Although the tragic death of Lillian Board has been expected for some time, the news was received here with great sadness. Already, many tributes have been paid to the popular athlete's courage. Mr. Sandy Duncan, secretary of the British OlympicAFP - 504 words
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Article, Illustration177 1970-12-29 24 Innings and 74 runs win for South Australia ADELAIDE, Mon. South Australia defeated Queensland outright by an innings and 74 runs m the Sheffield Shield match here today, and now heads the points list. South Australia have 28 points, Victoria 20 and New South Wales 8. Early this morning, Queensland177 words
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Article246 1970-12-29 24 South Australia first innings 41 Queensland first innings 151 Second innings. Seib c Richards b G. Chappell 17 Trimble c G. Chappell b McCarthy 9 Surti c Richards b McCarthy 0 Carlson Ibw McCarthy 1 Dudgeon b McCarthy 2 Paulsen c Cunningham b Mallett 27 Parket Ibw G. Chappell246 words
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Article105 1970-12-29 24 FAIRHOUSE, Ireland, Mon. Persian War raced to an eaay victory m the second ranking of the Irish Sweepstakes Hnrdle and landed fortnnes for people all over the world, today. Lockyserleigh was second m the two-mile race and Inishmaan third m the field of 11. Avondhu,AP - 105 words