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Title Section15 1971-01-06 1 THE SINGAPORE herald No. 143 Singapore Wednesday, January 6, 1971 M.C(P) NO. 2525 15 CENTS15 words
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Article, Illustration825 1971-01-06 1 V.K. CHIN; BEN D' CUNHA - 30 dead, 116,900 flee floods RAZAK DECLARES STATE OF NATIONAL DISASTER Pictures by From V.K. CHIN and BEN D'CUNHA KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, declared a state of national disaster today and mobilised all Government resources to deal with the floods in eight of theNG EN KHEAN - 825 words
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482 1971-01-06 1 BOTH the Singapore and the British Armed Forces are pitching in to help flood victims in West Malaysia in response to a call for aid from the Malaysian Government yesterday afternoon. The Singapore Armed Forces is sending five Aloutte helicopters and a medical482 words
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199 1971-01-06 1 Heath will face new 'Battle of Singapore' over arms sales LONDON, Tues. Prime Minister Edward Heath sets off tomorrow for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference or as one British newspaper describes it: The Battle of Singapore. Informed diplomatic sources are insisting that he will resume the sales of British199 words
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Article, Illustration98 1971-01-06 1 All Muslims now the Stephens family... KOTA KINABALU, Tues. Malaysia's High Commissioner to Australia, Tan Sri Donald Stephens, his wife and their five children and more than 200 other people embraced Islam here tonight. Tan Sri Stephens (above) took the name of Mohammad Faud Stephens while his wife will nowBernama - 98 words
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Article31 1971-01-06 1 LONDON, Tues.— Lord Robens, chairman of the National Coal Board, who played a major role in the reorganisation of British Collieries in the past ten years, officially resigned today.31 words
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183 1971-01-06 1 JARRING'S MID-EAST MISSION TO RESUME SAYS U THANT UNITED NATIONS, New York, Tues. United Nations Secretary-General U Thant today officially announced the resumption of the Jarring Mission in the Middle East and expressed the hopes that the renewed talks would be "fruitful." His announcement was contained In a report to183 words
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Advertisement262 1971-01-06 1 |HHBji^HHH|^^HBH THE Kuala Lumpur trading room yesterday when its transmitting mjPPVPHWJ of the Stock Exchange was closed station in Kajang was flooded. It is 1 3 sslili 1 1 mS||| I J y^^B yesterday because of the floods. A expected to be off the air for two days. I stockbroker262 words
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Miscellaneous11 1971-01-06 1 WEATHER forecast for Singapore from C a.m. to noon today: Fair.11 words
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Article, Illustration1185 1971-01-06 2 Mid-East: At last, a return to realism JA1RRING TALKS: RAY OF HOPE INDIRECT talks to end the Arab-Israeli war resumed in New York yesterday under the direction of UN Special Envoy Gunnar Jarring. Though Arab and Israeli leaders have made tough speeches over the past week, some observers believe there1,185 words
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Article176 1971-01-06 2 LOCAL AND EXPAT AT VARSITY RECENT correspondence and articles in the local press have referred to the position of expatriate staff at the University of Singapore. Our view is that every university must have its complement of expatriate academic staff in order that there may be crossfertilisation of ideas and176 words
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510 1971-01-06 2 I REFER to the letter from "Anxious Citizen" (S.H. Jan. 1). I can assure "Anxious Citizen" that all concerned in decision-making under the Land Acquisition Act are fully aware of the standards of objectivity required in the exercise of statutory powers. The personalities of affected510 words
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265 1971-01-06 2 I AM very disappointed at the constant change of policy for National Service in respect of Overseas University students. As a parent I fully endorse the view that a bond is a safeguard for students who are now or in future going abroad for studies265 words
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Article508 1971-01-06 2 Help for a stricken neighbour WEST MALAYSIA is reeling from the worst floods in living memory. No matter what the rain gauges and Met. Department records may say, there has been nothing like it in terms of human grief and economic damage. Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak has declared a508 words
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Article302 1971-01-06 2 THE version of the complaint as set out by the "Exasperated Doctor" (S.H. Dec 22, 1970) does not state the full facts of the case but is rather distorted. The Emergency Admission Room at Outram Road General Hospital has never been closed to patients referred by302 words
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Article, Illustration53 1971-01-06 3 FLOOD HAVOC PICTURES THIS was the scene at the padang in the Federal Capital yesterday afternoon. In the foreground is the Selangor Club. Jalan Raja, which runs in front of the Selangor State Secretariat was under four feet of water. The clock tower shows the53 words
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Article, Illustration41 1971-01-06 3 A CLOSE-UP of Jalan Raja in front of the Selangor State Secretariat and the General Post Office. Note the level of the water from the traffic light. A solitary boatman has the road to himself.41 words
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Article, Illustration39 1971-01-06 3 THESE residents of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur brought out ladders to get in and out of their homes. They also sported distinctive headwear to keep off the rain which was still falling at the time this picture was taken.39 words
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Advertisement195 1971-01-06 3 m m, d f/M I 111 mil I m w* J J I John Miller Dusty Miller 'When did you last see your father?' Forjohn Miller the answer could just as easily be on a beach in Australia; the airstrip at Nandi,or the family home in Dorset. Dusty andjohn Miller195 words
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73 1971-01-06 4 BANK LICENCE FEES: FOR $5,000, READ $50,000 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday corrected an error In the Government Gasette an— unctment on new licence fees payable by foreign The original Gasette announcrraent last Saturday stated that foreign banks would have to pay a licence fee of tt.ata aaanally far73 words
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Article80 1971-01-06 4 POLICE have offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who broke into a house In Cairnhill Road on Oct. 24 last year and stole about $13,000 worth of valuables. The reward is also for information leading to80 words
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312 1971-01-06 4 Staff sought for embassy in Moscow THE FIRST MISSION IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY SINGAPORE'S proposed embassy in Moscow its 18th foreign missfon is expected to be set up within three months. Reliable sources said the Foreign Ministry was now recruiting staff including an ambassador, first and second secretaries as well312 words
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332 1971-01-06 4 Metrication leard: Industrialist Baey is appointed chairman INDUSTRIALIST Baey Lian Peck has been appointed chairman of the Metrication Board. The appointment, made by Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, was announced yesterday. Mr Baey is chairman of the Trade General Committee of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association and a332 words
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Article, Illustration166 1971-01-06 4 CLERK'S TRAGIC TALE OF HIS WIFE'S SUICIDE A CLERK, Mr. Muran Mukundhan, told a coroner yesterday how he had found his wife hanged from a beam of their house in Lengkok Saga in the early hours of Dec. 27. Awakened by the cries of his younger child at 2.30. a.m.,166 words
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Article49 1971-01-06 4 NIGHT hawkers at Shenton Way have been moved to a temporary site in Prince Edward Road, opposite the Singapore Polytechnic. The 70 stalls were moved on Sunday. The big move is in line with the Government's "no street hawkers" policy which will begin in 1975.49 words
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126 1971-01-06 4 CEYLON'S Ambassador in Burma Mr. Halukirthi Oliver Wijegoona wardena, has been concurrently accredited as High Commissioner to Singapore, it was officially announced yesterday. He will continue to reside in Rangoon. At SO, he is one of the senior career diplomats in the126 words
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Article91 1971-01-06 4 Architecture under discussion A FORUM on architectural education, will held at Singapore University's new lecture theatre no. 3, Bukit Timah Campus on Friday at 7.30 p.m. The president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Mr. Rex Koh, will chair the forum organised by architectural students. Taking part are the Dean91 words
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Article32 1971-01-06 4 SIM Soon Lai of Alexandra Terrace was fined $75 for nfflng his motor-cycle without insurance cover and carrying a pillion rider at Pasir Panjang on May 14 last year.32 words
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102 1971-01-06 4 HOUSEWIFE Radamani Govindasamy, 30, died of burns after some kerosene from an overturned stove spilled ob her dress and caught fire, a coroner was told yesterday. Madam Govindasamy of Kolam Ayer Lane upset the stove at 11.29 p.m. on Dec.102 words
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187 1971-01-06 4 HDB TO PARENTS: KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF WORKSITES THE Housing and Development Board has advised parents not to allow their children to stray into building sites because of the "numerous inherent dangers/* The board said this after, an investigation into the drowning of two boys aged seven and ten years187 words
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Article23 1971-01-06 4 MOTOR-CYCLIST Chew Bar, of Jurong Road, was fined $60 for speeding in Ayer Rajah Road on April 5 last year.23 words
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212 1971-01-06 4 Allocation by ballot of stalls at Mei Ling Street market STALLS at the Mei Ling Street Market and Hawker Centre were allocated yesterday, at a balloting ceremony in the Stirling Area office of the Housing and Development Board. The ballots were drawn by Dr. Wong Lin Ken, Minister for Home212 words
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408 1971-01-06 4 Summit-time WILL be courtesy-time in Singapore THE SINGAPORE Taxi Owners' Cooperative is preparing a list of do's and don't's for taxi owners and drivers in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of State Conference to be held from Jan. 14 to 22. Its chairman, Mr. T.A. Simons, said yesterday that although408 words
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Advertisement115 1971-01-06 4 JH TBrapeffiial i^^^ I MOTEL SINGAPORE invites applications for the Tenancies of SHOP PREMISES within the Hotel Shopping Arcade. Applicants must provide goods or services appropriate to the need s of the Hotel's guests. Apply in writing, giving the fullest details to: The Managing Director, Imperial Hotel, 1 Jalanßumbia, Singapore115 words
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Miscellaneous24 1971-01-06 4 BEETLE BAILEY T— 7l By Mort WaJker 'w'EKeHBUe WONDER F HH W M s )ME LOOKS HOW COME V I'O 5E PH \TMAT? FAa\iliA^,.^J^24 words
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229 1971-01-06 5 Ticket *****45 wins $400,000 Sweep jackpot TICKET number *****45 has won the first prize of $400,000 in the Singapore Sweep draw No. 1/71. Second prize of $150,000 went to ticket number *****94 and third prize of $75,000 to ticket number *****57. The rest of the results: JACKPOT NUMBERS ($lO,OOO each):229 words
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Article91 1971-01-06 5 Now you see it, now you don't THIRTEEN year-old Ong Swee H wa had always been spellbound by magicians and after seeing the John Calvert Show, he thought he had learnt a trick or two. Last night, at his home in Lorong Malai, with his sister he decided to do91 words
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Article41 1971-01-06 5 KUALA LUMPUR, lues. The Commander in Chief of United States Armed Forces in the Pacific Region, Admiral John S. McCain Jr., will arrive tomorrow for a three-day goodwill visit. He will call on Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.41 words
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87 1971-01-06 5 SING Cheng Guan, a 17--year-old factory worker yesterday lost four of his fingers whei his right hand was caught in a grinding machine. The accldeut occurred when Slag, of Jaian Potong Paslr, was working in a sauce factory, near his home. He was seat to87 words
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Article, Illustration23 1971-01-06 5 OFFICE HOURS<| 14 Did I mention that Jones wanted the afternoon off, too We planned on going to the ball game together."23 words
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Article, Illustration453 1971-01-06 5 Gem store guard foils raid by gunmen SPECIAL CONSTABLE WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE A SPECIAL CONSTABLE foiled a gem raid yesterday by shooting it out with two gunmen watched by scores of Toa Payoh residents. SC Ahmad Arriffin was wounded in the arm when three men (one of whom was453 words
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121 1971-01-06 5 TIGHT security arrangements will be enforced when Commonwealth leaders arrive to attend the eight-day Heads of Government Conference. Government officials have been Instructed to arrange for the 30 Heads of Government to be picked up directly from their aircraft. Seventy Mercedes Bens specially bought121 words
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Article26 1971-01-06 5 A WORKSHOP on financial analysis and planning for industrial projects, which opened at the King's Hotel here on Monday, will continue until Jan. 30.26 words
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Article, Illustration141 1971-01-06 6 Malaysian diving and support ship goes into service MALAYSIA'S first diving and support ship, the Singapore-built K.D. Duyong, was commissioned at the Royal Malaysian Navy's jetty at Woodlands yesterday. Costing $836,000, the vessel is mainly designed to serve naval frogmen on diving operations in Malaysian waters. The 112-ft vessel of141 words
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Article59 1971-01-06 6 SIXTY-TWO civilian employees of the British Army in Singapore and Johore are to receive Good Service Testimonials, it was announced yesterday. Eight of them are employed at the Headquarters of the Far East Land Forces, 51 from Singapore Area, two from 3rd Commando Brigade, Royal Marines,59 words
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142 1971-01-06 6 COURSE FOR MALAY NEWSMEN AT STORE U THE EXTRA-Mural Studies Department of the University of Singapore will conduct a 24-lectnre course on journalism in Malay starting on Jan. 18. The conrse will be conducted by Inche Zalnal Abidin Alias (Zaaba), the former editor of the Utusan Melayn In Singapore, every142 words
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Article, Illustration294 1971-01-06 6 Ataur goes home to help cyclone victims AFTER nearly two years in Singapore, an East Pakistani youth will return home this Saturday to assist in relief and rehabilitation work among cyclonestricken victims. Me is Mohammed Ataur Rahman, 28, the out-going Assistant Asian Secretary of Service Civil International (SCI) Asia. A294 words
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Article49 1971-01-06 6 THE Central Manpower Base in Kallang has announced a change in registration times for youths born on April 19 and 20, 1954. They are to report, as previously announced, on Monday but from 1.30 to 5 p.m. instead of from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.49 words
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Article360 1971-01-06 6 SCUFFLE IN METHODIST CHURCH DEPLORED THE METHODIST Bishop of Singapore, Dr. Yap Kim Hao, has issued a circular to parishioners deploring a scuffle inside the Wesley Methodist Church in Fort Canning Road on New Year's Eve. The incident occurred at a dinner for Rev. Kenneth J.360 words
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436 1971-01-06 6 THE FIVE-POWER defence officials conference in Singapore due to begin today has been postponed for at least a day because of floods in Malaysia. The Malaysian 12-member delegation led by Tan Sri Zaiton Ibrahim bin Ahmad, Secretary General of the Ministry of436 words
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182 1971-01-06 6 TAIPEH, Tues. The Nationalist Chinese authorities have dropped the idea of sending the Yuyitung brothers to Singapore, but are working toward their early release, well informed sources said today. The authorities had originally planned to set free Quintin and Rizal Yuyitung, Manila-born ChineseAFP - 182 words
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100 1971-01-06 6 Preference for electronic industries on east coast PENANG, Tues. The Government is anxious that industries for the manufacture of electronic components are set up in the east coast states, the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister's Department Inche Abdul Taib Mahmud, said today. He added that he would be discussingBernama - 100 words
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Advertisement21 1971-01-06 6 every girl has problem ham GOYA jjP PERFUMED \fm i SPRAY SET ■■H SOLVES IT London. Pans. New York JJUm fdsfsaf21 words
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Article503 1971-01-06 7 JULIAN LAUW; A.K. LEE - "GIVE way to traffic on your right." "Stop." Who has right of way on Singapore roads? The undisputed king of the roads in Singapore is not the car driver, nor the motor-cyclist, nor the driver of the ten-ton truck. It is the hawker. Only Singapore's503 words
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Article, Illustration313 1971-01-06 7 The keyboard is the key to Danny's success FROM a pianist during chapel services to a resident pianist at Hotel Hilton's Club Bar that's Danny Koh, 23, a Singapore musician who's really going places. Danny, an eighth grade pianist and an old boy of the Anglo-Chinese School, used to play313 words
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Article, Illustration386 1971-01-06 7 MARY LEL - Tai Ann, 26, is one of the youngest Ph. D holders here KOH Tai Ann, 26, a former student leader, is one of the youngest Ph.D. holders in Singapore. She is also the only woman lecturer in the University of Singapore's English Department with a Doctorate. Her thesis on Robert386 words
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Article33 1971-01-06 7 A TALK on "This Thing Called Love" wfll be given by Mrs. E.V. Davies at the Singapore Lodge of the Theosophical Society, 8 Cairnhill Road at 7.15 pm on Thursday.33 words
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Advertisement81 1971-01-06 7 I FREE I I DEMONSTRATION I H on the Ground Floor, People's Park Complex I I from 4th to 10 th January 1971 I at 1.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. I M I NMI <m mi in ,m^ •m^^*mJ ii4 ■hniH LL I BHBV Model: 1222 I I Zigzag, Utility81 words
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Advertisement44 1971-01-06 7 Fin conjunction with the WK» UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE A /elicit, <X»\ l*vo**^Uv. S^-un^t gW JiM^o $/i^^* Key Wol, Va+- W i^^ Pu, Hof~-~<Ut AffU w.tf QUt4t WeJ^i. Set y>4+ tfvu +U A YUMMY YUM 11M6 10 US AIU RAJAH ROOM TEL: *****144 words
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Miscellaneous185 1971-01-06 7 BLONDIE By Chic Young I" />"* wiu_ you Ifi wIM? 11^ l -~*^JUiili V HOLD UP TWIS S > ~Z^Z? J^X CURTAIN ROO 1 > BETTV INSISTED i. t* o M«, J f THAT OOCXE SAIO lVHfcir*-i t>eAR/ WHILE V HBR C^CSS WAS J 1 X^l-W^S- 1 ANSwep green chiffon-185 words
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Miscellaneous528 1971-01-06 7 Starscope J> Exercise, addition of Spotlight on partner- J new wardrobe these ships, legal affairs. i> > ".5, i avour e<>- Take Review goals. Advice initiative. Proceed with offered by mate, partner J j. confidence. Put original is apt to be valldL 1 > ideas to work. I HeBBSIWII uSjß^B*528 words
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328 1971-01-06 8 IT IS welcome news that national servicemen are assured of jobs after demobilisation. These young men who make sacrifices for the country deserve to be given jobs. While the Government has passed the new law compelling employers to engage citizens who328 words
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Article172 1971-01-06 8 TIME THE GPO IMPROVES SERVICE I patronise the General Post Office regularly and I think it is time the Postmaster General do something to improve service. On the stamps counter one often has to queue up just to buy a few stamps, but that is quite reasonable. What irritates most172 words
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Article83 1971-01-06 8 ARE COPS AFRAID OF RAIN? BECAUSE of the weather, there were several traffic jams in various parts of the city last Saturday especially at midday between the hours of one and two in the afternoon. Yet not a single traffic policeman was to be seen directing the flow of traffic.83 words
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504 1971-01-06 8 Be tolerant or stay away from factories I REFER to the latest complaint by "Des perate" of Mayflower Garden, concerning dust and fumes (S.H. Dec. 30, '70). Many complaints have been previously made to your paper as well as directly to the Ministry of Health about the dust and smoke504 words
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Article, Illustration424 1971-01-06 8 GUIDE TO THE COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE I Mauritius is beset by the multiple problems of communal ism, over-popu-lation and a one-crop economy (sugar). Two thirds of the population are descendants of Indian indentured workers, but there is a Hindu-Muslim division. Africans, Creoles, Chinese and Europeans make up the rest424 words
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Article215 1971-01-06 8 NAURU is a "special member" of the Commonwealth. It participates in the organisation's functional activities and is eligible for technical assistance, but does not participate in heads of Government meetings. The tiny island is rich in phosphate deposits and these give the inhabitants a relatively high standard of215 words
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Article48 1971-01-06 8 PRESIDENT Hammer De Roburt, 48, Is also a native Head Chief. Native Nauruans are of mixed Polynesian, Melaneslan and Mlcronesian stock and make up about half the population. President De Roburt was a member of the Legislative Council when his country was a trust territory.48 words
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Article, Illustration68 1971-01-06 8 v SIR SEEWOOSAGUR Ramgoolam, 70, Is a physician trained in Mauritius and at London University. He held various posts in the island's Municipal and Legislative Councils before, he was appointed Chief Minister in 1964, while Mauritius was still a colony. As head of the Labour Party, he was68 words
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Article, Illustration714 1971-01-06 8 LIKE Australia, New Zealand is expected to adopt a neutral attitude on the question of Britain's proposal to sell arms to South Africa. The Commonwealth problem that is probably of greatest concern to New Zealand at the moment is the loss of preferences on agricultural products that714 words
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Article, Illustration190 1971-01-06 8 KEITH HOLYOAKE, 66, was educated at Tauranga, Hastings and Motueka In New Zealand. A farmer by background, Mr. Holyoake entered Parliament in i»32, as a member of the National Party. From ISM to I*4l he was president of the Nelson Provincial Farmers' Union; from 1938 to 1941, president190 words
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Miscellaneous198 1971-01-06 8 Spassky H__H_j__»__ outplays «%ra?in Kostro ■^faJJW WORLD CHAMPION. 3 1MJO H Grandmaster Boris 2 ft ff fl.fi. H _uH Spassky of the Soviet WW^mm^am^r^i Union outplayed his l*-i 1X7jmB|Lf opponent, Poland's Inter- b c d I I national Master Kostro, in 1 1 ->- the Slegen Chess 2 £5. 22.198 words
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324 1971-01-06 9 Pre-ban Rhodesian chrome ore on way to US SALISBURY, Tues. A Rhodesian Government spokesman confirmed today that a shipment of Rhodesian chrome was on its way to the United States despite American sanctions against the rebel colony. R "J« es U =i 8 true A sh »P is oad inAFP - 324 words
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Article22 1971-01-06 9 SANTIAGO. Marxist President Salvador Allende on Monday freed 43 extreme leftist political prisoners sentenced under the preceding Government. ODD22 words
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Article30 1971-01-06 9 QUEBEC. The withdrawal of troops sent into Quebec on Oct. 15, at the height of the terrorist crisis, has been completed, the Quebec Prime Minister's office announced tonight.30 words
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178 1971-01-06 9 Indon vessel accused of ignoring SOS JAKARTA, Tues. Police are investigating charges that the captain of an Indonesian freighter failed to answer a distress signal from a disabled police vessel in stormy seas off the coast of East Java late last month, informed sources said today. The police boat, PolAP - 178 words
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80 1971-01-06 9 HAVANA, Tues. Television sets, radios, refrigerators, clocks and other household appliances in short supply in Cuba are now reserved for "serious" workers who need them, the Ministry of Commerce announced last night Trade union committees will decide who is to have these items.AFP - 80 words
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349 1971-01-06 9 PHNOM PENH, Tues. Cambodian troops yesterday repulsed a Vietcong-North Vietnamese bid to cut Route Five between Battambang and the capital, used to bring in most of Phnom Penh's rice needs, the High Command said today. Route Five had become a primary target349 words
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Article81 1971-01-06 9 WASHINGTON, Tues. President Nipcon announced yesterday he will send to the US Congress a budget that will be in deficit without being inflationary. He also said he will ask no new taxes in 1971 The President declared his budget policy will seek the restorationAP - 81 words
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Article, Illustration73 1971-01-06 9 BLAST TOLL RISES TO FOURTEEN AUCH, France, Tues. The death toll from an explosion in this six-storey building rose to 14 today, with seven injured. Police are now investigating the case as one of possible involuntary homicide. The blast yesterday brought one side of the building, arrowed, crashing down on73 words
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Article164 1971-01-06 9 MANILA, Tues. Armed Forces Chief, Gen. Manuel /an yesterday sacked four officers and two enlisted men of the Philippine Military Academy as a result of the arms raid at the school by a young officer on Dec. 29. Of the four officers, two were army majors,164 words
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Article233 1971-01-06 9 th^nr DE rf J^ NE i Ro T "es. -In an effort to stop the spread of a drug culture in Brazil, the Federal Censorship Department yesterday announced it will prohibit use of drug-related words in newspapers, magazines, books and on radio and tele-AP - 233 words
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Article, Illustration26 1971-01-06 9 SANTIAGO, Chile, Tues. Chile will establish diplomatic relations with China, informed Government sources report. There has been no official Confirmation Of Riirh runnrtc however.26 words
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Advertisement147 1971-01-06 9 The tranquillity of a European winter... From afar, the peaceful sounds of the natives at play... Dancing, dining, UK bagpipir^, m bullfighting, fiesta- ing, fasching, ski ing, singing, £*^lt|tttf oktoperfesting, hunting, revelling... There is no such thing as an off-season in Europe (though holidays in the winter season can be147 words
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Article, Illustration314 1971-01-06 10 NEW YORK, Tues. Millions of Americans last night watched television film of captured Gls being marched through jungle by Vietcong. The fUm, obtained from the Vietr ong, was shown oa the CBS evening news with Walter Croakite. It depicted several soldiers surrendering at314 words
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Article115 1971-01-06 10 PHILADELPHIA, Tues.— A gang of six to eight gunmen held up a furniture store yesterday, shot one employee to death and injured nine others in a wfld melee that included an attempt to set the store on fire. Police said the gunmen bound115 words
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Article111 1971-01-06 10 MOSCOW, Tues. The second and third trials of Soviet Jews accused of complicity in last June's abortive Leningrad hijack attempt have been postponed one day without explanation, Jewish sources in Moscow reported today. Leningrad court officials, contacted by telephone, refused to confirm or deny the111 words
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Article64 1971-01-06 10 OSLO, Tues.. A damage suit filed by a man who claims his wife died from Mood-clott-ing after using contraceptive pi Us, opened here against the German manufacturer of the pills. Factory worker Jozsef Hudecz, 50, a Hungarian-born Norwegian citizen, is claiming that the death of his64 words
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112 1971-01-06 10 TEL AVIV, Tnes. Israel's mi-72 budget, to be presented for approval by Parliament next Monday. stands at n.3 bUllon Israeli pounds ($3.8 billion), with almost 4t per cent of It earmarked for defence. A top Finance Ministry official told newsmen the budget was US$C3t112 words
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393 1971-01-06 10 No aggression after we quit: Nixon WASHINGTON, Tues. President Nixon said last night that the United States was on its way out of the Vietnam War "in a way that will bring a just peace the kind of peace that will discourage aggression in the future." During a one-hour television393 words
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169 1971-01-06 10 WASHINGTON, Tues. Senator J.W. Fulbright said yesterday the United States ?rl}±. s P en <* an estimated US$7,OOO million to arm foreign Governments during the 1971 fiscal year. Testifying before a Senate House Economic Subcommittee, Mr. Fulbright said also the United169 words
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Article315 1971-01-06 10 Laporte murder: Four accused MONTREAL, Tues. A Montreal Coroner today ruled that four men currently in police custody were criminally responsible" for the death of kidnapped Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte. "j Judge Trahan, coroner at the inquest here into Mr. Laporte *s death, laid the responsibility for his death315 words
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Article57 1971-01-06 10 NEW YORK, Tues. Pan American World Airways said in 1971 it would cut more than 3,000 'employees from its current payroll of 39,400 because of lower-than-anticipated revenue. Pan Am reported a loss of $27.1 million in the first IT months of 1970 compared with57 words
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Article46 1971-01-06 10 AFP MELBOURNE, Australia, Tues. The 10-year-old son of British mail robber, Ronald Biggs, was killed in a motor accident at Kilsyth, 20 miles east of Melbourne, today. His mother, Charmaine Biggs, who was driving the car, suffered shock and slight cuts. APAFP; AP - 46 words
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Article, Illustration338 1971-01-06 10 LOS ANGELES, Tues. One of two men accused of hijacking the Vietnam war ammunition ship Columbia Eagle to Cambodia may have been part of a plot by American officials to overthrow the government of Prince Sihanouk. IBs defence attorney Michael Hannon made the assertion338 words
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143 1971-01-06 10 JAKARTA, Tues. Maj. Gen. Hartono, accused of selling arms to Biafra during the Nigerian civil war, will soon go on trial an army spokesman said today. The spokesman, Col. Djokomuliono, said the General wfll be tried by a military tribunal on charges ofAP - 143 words
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182 1971-01-06 10 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Tues. Army mutineers allegedly planned to stage an armed revolution with Black Power leaders during rioting in this Caribbean capital last Spring. But the scheme was thwarted, according to prosecution testimony in the continuing court-martial of 13 officers and men182 words
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Article72 1971-01-06 10 NEW ORLEANS, Tues. A 20-mile stretch of oil-tainted beach along the Louisiana coast was cleansed yesterday as nature succeeded where Shell Oil Co.'s newly-developed oil collector apparently failed The source of the oil is a burning offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico, which burstAP - 72 words
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Article519 1971-01-06 11 Deadly dyes and cold store blood I SCIENCE FRONTIER CONSUMER advocate Ralph Nader has asked the U.S. Food and Drue Administration (FDA) to take a fresh look at two food dyes which he says may cause cancer. The FDA reportedly plans to request an outside evaluation of the safety of519 words
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Article, Illustration1399 1971-01-06 11 K.S. KAROL - BACKGROUND TO THE FOREIGN NEWS GOMULKA'S END reminds us of his rise to power. As in 1956, a strike in one of Poland's industrial enterprises quickly turned into a street battle. But this time the revolt has produced irritation rather than delight in the outside world. The daysMR GIEREK - 1,399 words
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Article, Illustration969 1971-01-06 11 HAROLD SIEVE; in Madrid - THE BURGOS trial is over. The real crisis of the Franco regime could just be opening. Use of the word "could" is purpose prudent. The past four turbulent weeks, which have rocked Spain, have shown that logical assumptions are not necessarily valid in this closed969 words
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583 1971-01-06 11 PETER COLEADAMS in London - HIJACK TRIAL AND PLIGHT OF JEWS IN RUSSIA PETER COLEADAMS in London By "TODAY religious Judaism has been reduced to its lowest point in Soviet history. There are probably no more than 35 to 40 active rabbis." This stark statement of the plight of the Jewish religion is contained inTHE AGE - 583 words
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Article, Illustration39 1971-01-06 12 THIS picture was taken k yesterday from Angkasapuri, A overlooking a kam pong beside Bungsar Road. The water was up V to the roofs of most of the villagers' homes. W39 words
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Article, Illustration466 1971-01-06 12 Immigration authorities accused by six more Negroes THE American Embassy is in touch with the Government over the treatment of black Americans by immigration authorities. This was stated last night by an embassy spokesman after American officials investigated complaints by one of the crew of an American ship now in466 words
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Article83 1971-01-06 12 MR. JEK YEUN THONG. Minister for Culture, last night presented trophies to the three winning teams of the Chinese chess competition held at the PAP Queenstown branch Youth Section at Forfar House. The winning team was the Sian Chian Yin team which held the Jek Yeun83 words
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237 1971-01-06 12 Tunku to 'counter Western Press black-out on Islam' BEIRUT, Tues. Malaysia's Tunku Abdul Rahman, head of the Pan-Islamic Secretariat, says he will speed plans for establishing an Islamic news agency to "counter a Western information black-out on muslim affairs." The former Malaysian Premier spoke in an interview with the BeirutAP - 237 words
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Article26 1971-01-06 12 ADDIS ABABA, Tues. World Council of Churches central committee members are arriving here for their first annual meeting in Africa from Jan. 10-21.26 words
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364 1971-01-06 12 NTUC taxi ballot: The married men get first go ABOUT 2,000 taxi drivers turned up at the National Theatre to draw lots for 913 taxis yesterday morning. The balloting was conducted by the NTUC Workers' Cooperative Commonwealth for Transport, (COMFORT) which hopes to put 1,000 taxis on the road by364 words
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66 1971-01-06 12 THE DRIVERS of 11 NTUC-COMFORT minibuses who left 400 students stranded when school refeaed on Monday may be replaced. NTUC secretary-general, Mr. Deyan Nalr, said yesterday their fate would be decided at a meeting of COMFORT'S bosrd of management on Saturday. **The majMgemeat will66 words
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Advertisement254 1971-01-06 12 mf A un __^M This is the large 18-carat gold nib of the new Sblikan The new large Pelikan Nib of 18-carat gold lends wings to the writing hand. It glides smoothly and flexibly over the paper. Its stabilising edges prevent troublesome splaying of the point. The large gold nib254 words
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416 1971-01-06 13 Where have all the good cooks gone? SHIPPING bosses are all at sea because they cant find enough cooks Apparently a galley on the ocean wave ins't the best item on the menu of jobs available these days. Life in a luxury hotel or the kitchen of an oil rig416 words
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341 1971-01-06 13 Mai faces charge of fraudulent claim oi $71,000 Totoirize A NEWSPAPER proofreader who tried to collect the $171,513 second prize in a Toto draw was charged yesterday with attempting to cheat Singapore Pools, Pte. Ltd. Goh Pit Leng, of Toa Payoh was alleged to have committed the offence at 2.30341 words
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71 1971-01-06 13 3 MONTHS TRAINING FOR HIM IN BRITAIN A PWD senior quantity surveyor, Mr. James Ktaoo Cheok Chuan (above), has left for Britain for a threemonth attachment to the British Ministry of Public Works. His training Is sponsored by the Colombo Plan. Mr. Khoo, who received his initial training from the71 words
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63 1971-01-06 13 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S Chambers moved to their new offices in High Street on Monday. The single-storey building, formerly occupied by the Public Works Department, was renovated recently. The A-G's offices are situated on the ground floor. The top floor is used as a library63 words
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Article71 1971-01-06 13 SOH Kay Chong, 27, of Rochore Canal Road, was fined $300 and banned from driving Class Three vehicles for three months yesterday for dangerous driving. He admitted having driven a van in a dangerous manner along Upper Bukit Timah Road on April 11, when he went71 words
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87 1971-01-06 13 SINGAPORE MAY TAKE PART IN FRANKFURT FAIR THE Singapore Manufacturers' Association may take part in the International Fair at Frankfurt to be held in August. The association has decided to send a delegation of 30 to Japan in April to publicise local products. An SMA spokesman said yesterday that members87 words
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Article84 1971-01-06 13 Labourer admits theft KRIS HAIN, an 18-year-old labourer, yesterday admitted stealing a plastic bag containing a key and some papers from a car parked in the Jalan Kechil car park. The court was told that a policeman on duty at the car park saw Kris putting his hand through the84 words
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Article97 1971-01-06 13 FOUR MEN were charged in Magistrates' Court No. 1 yesterday with rioting while being members of an unlawful assembly at Hokkien Street on Oct. 15 last year. Lim Hock Seng, 17, Tan Hock Seng, 58, Tan Soo Leong, 25, and Teo Seng Kee, 25, claimed trial97 words
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Article38 1971-01-06 13 HO Kwek, 17, denied in a magistrates' court yesterday that he had a knife on Monday in Spring Street. He was allowed $500 bail and the case was fixed for hearing on March 10.38 words
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163 1971-01-06 13 THE first symposium on occupational health in South East Asia wfll be held in Singapore for three days beginning on May 19. B e h *i s i oint| y sponsored by the South-East Asia Ministers of Education Organisation's Central Co-ordination Board J° r163 words
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Article44 1971-01-06 13 AN ESCAPEE from Bukit Batok Hostel denied having a screw-driver at Strathmore Avenue on Monday with intent to commit house-breaking. Koh Eng Kee, 16, was ordered to be sent back to the hostel to await trial on March 8.44 words
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Article, Illustration212 1971-01-06 13 Second copter for sky taxi service HELICOPTER Services (Pte) Ltd. Singapore's first commercial helicopter service will soon have its second helicopter a five-seater Bell Jet- ranger. The helicopter is now being assembled at the Seletar Aerodrome. The managing director, Mr. T.P. Lloyd, said the Jetranger would go into service at212 words
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323 1971-01-06 13 TAXI DRIVER FOUGHT WITH COUPLE AND HIT MAN WITH STOOL A TAXI driver, who hit a sales executive with a stool and pushed his girlfriend, was fined $50 yesterday for refusing to hire out his taxi. Yeo Seng Cheok, 32, of Margaret Drive, pleaded guilty after the magistrate, Mr. Chandra323 words
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236 1971-01-06 13 THE 16,935-TON Singapore tanker Cherry Viken is in trouble again, according to its owners' technical advisers, J.P. Roed and Partners. The Cherry Viken was heading toward Singapore after drifting in the South China Sea for two days with a broken fuel pump. The pump236 words
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Article31 1971-01-06 13 UM Lek Senc of Redhill Road was fined $200 and had his car confiscated for using it as pirate taxi in Redhill Road on Sept. 29 last year.31 words
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Article27 1971-01-06 13 TAN King Hiang of Dakota Road was fined $120 by a traffic court yesterday for inconsiderate driving in Airport Road on May 12 last year.27 words
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Advertisement351 1971-01-06 13 .AT .00. CHEMA./P... W/>> lmm/^ m ,2l ECW(<H C <tfr<tw /MW>|tt y w M HI SINGAPORE Hi armed forces OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERMANENT CAREERS Opportunities for permanent careers in the Singapore Armed Forces are now available. Vacancies exist in the: Infantry and Support Arms; Technical Services; Maritime Command; Air Defence Command,351 words
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Miscellaneous18 1971-01-06 13 TODAY: 5.26 a.m. (8.2 ft); 7.03 p.m. (7.1 ft.) TOMORROW: 6.24 a.m (8.2 ft.); 8.58 p.m. (7.3 ft.)'18 words
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Article, Illustration537 1971-01-06 14 JAPANESE OFFER EXPERTS TO HELP AT OUTSET THE CHINESE YMCA may soon set up a hotel management school the first of its kind in Singapore. Mr. Khoo Oon Theam, executive director of the Chinese "Y", said yesterday: "With so many hotels springing537 words
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Article64 1971-01-06 14 MOTORCYCLIST Thomas Loh Fook Mun of Nemesu Avenue, who had not renewed his driving licence for four years, was fined a total of $140 by a traffic court on Monday. He was fined $30 for failing to produce his licence; $40 for riding without licence; and64 words
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Article, Illustration15 1971-01-06 14 'YA KNOW SOMETHIN' to MOTIHE f BEST EGG JUGGLER IN THE WORLD.*15 words
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136 1971-01-06 14 SMA SNAPS PLAN TO inn Sim OFFICE IN TIE CITY THE SINGAPORE Manufacturers' Association has shelved indefinitely plans to set up a $10 million headquarters in the city area. Plans for the building were announced in 1969. The building was to have housed the association's offices, library and conference rooms,136 words
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Article, Illustration203 1971-01-06 14 VISITORS arriving in Singapore by air need no longer be exploited by unscrupulous taxi drivers for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has produced brochures on the taxi service. According to a board spokesman, these brochures are only for the benefit of arrivals at203 words
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101 1971-01-06 14 MAGISTRATE F. Remedios yesterday postponed sentence on a 17-year-old youth Lew Hoi Chong who admitted obtaining a camera fraudulently on Monday at Strathmore Avenue. Prosecutor Sr. Insp. Chia Cheng Poh said that a detective constable who was on rounds found Lew behaving in a101 words
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Article44 1971-01-06 14 INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association member airlines are expected to carry about 265 million passengers this year 10 per cent more than 1970 according to its newsletter received here yesterday. Their total passenger traffic is expected to be 230,000 million passenger-miles. 144 words
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283 1971-01-06 14 TRADE AND CULTURE FAIR DURING CHINESE NEW YEAR AN EXPOSITION showing Singapore's achievements in trade and culture will be held at the junction of Queensway Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue during the Chinese New Year. It is also an effort to beautify Queenstown for the coming Commonwealth heads of state meeting.283 words
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Article63 1971-01-06 14 THE 320-page Subordinate Courts Rules, which were compiled into a single volume by an Act of Parliament recently, have been gazetted. The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin, has appointed two lawyers Messrs. Lim Teong Qwee and Chan Sek Keong together with the First and Second63 words
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Advertisement181 1971-01-06 14 I OPENS ODEON FRIDAY! j Every loving couple should see m^ I this film before it's too late! J I COLOR movielab u, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL witx* MM m C 1970 American International Pictures. Inc. Murder OIITIIIIIf I I voicTs MB LAIHAY i in the night. OPENS Despair 'M St TOMORROW!181 words
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Advertisement44 1971-01-06 14 f BLACK ROSE FRAGRANCES FROM GOYA TALC COLOGNE PERFUME q<P£, f Kl f I BLACK PALACE I DIAMOND <p> 1.15-3.30-7.15-9.30 pm M9 OPENS TODAY! < D > 130- 3.45-7.15-9.30 pm C. fl^^ GREAT WALL PRODUCTION gji. f^School Conoewion g/« To All Se«U For D,y Show Q^^44 words
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Advertisement564 1971-01-06 14 14tti DAY! No Proa LM. Dally 3 Blisaja. 2.30. S.4S 4 9.00 1 "Tora" Start* 2.50. COS 4 9.20 a.m. (swm. 4 Hols. Extra Show 11 a.m.) Aam. $1.50. $2.50 4 $4.00 S Cam Bookings Onty. ft Fox "TOftAI TOUAI TOO.AI |> 70MM Color by Deluxe vf BJBJ^^ajp^^^^^aj e^^"a^^pjaja»ia^ajM»^ajaß LAST564 words
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Miscellaneous442 1971-01-06 15 1 Star S RADIO view J 1 111 i>»IIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIIII||||||| Illlllllllllllllt "■■■■■HllHllllllTlllllllllllliiiiiiMlMlllll S w^/ Hi m H^V"**! iy T Matine "The 6.00 p.m. Rifleman —"a Matter Of Faith- K^^ a 's (Part X of a Cant °nese film) 6.30 International Zone |55 For The Family (Chinese) 7.00 News (Tamil) i w^r442 words
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Article32 1971-01-06 16 ...to the raising of Central Provident Fund rates. With 10% of our salaries being saved for us each month, we can look forward to retiring with a tidy sum of money.32 words
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Article35 1971-01-06 16 ...to the Good Samaritans, a motorcyclist and some hawkers. They did not stand and stare but helped a couple who were in an accident with a car. The man survived, his girlfriend did not.35 words
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Article42 1971-01-06 16 ...to a rude fruitseller. An old lady, choosing an apple from his stall was shouted at. The lady retaliated with a sharp retort and bought her apple elsewhere. It's a lesson on how NOT to succeed in business, says Reader Scorpion.42 words
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Article48 1971-01-06 16 ...to taxidrivers. Reader A. Wong wanted to co to the Thai Emo assy. The taxidriver obliged. He dropped her on the wrong side of Orchard Road, opposite the Embassy in the pouring rain. Didn't feel like making a round to turn into the Embassy grounds, he said.48 words
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Article44 1971-01-06 16 ...to the taximeter system. To travel from Newton Circus to People's Park Complex sometimes costs $1.20. sometimes, $1.40 and sometimes even $1.80! (According to the whims of the taxidriver). Surely it's about time that we have an incorruptible taximeter system, if not taxidrivers.44 words
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Article50 1971-01-06 16 ..to the Traffic Police. Their efficiency at keeping roads clear of traffic jams seems to break down at the first drop of rain! Reader L. Yan called them the other day to tell of traffic snarls all over town. Their reassuring reply? "It's always like that when it rains."50 words
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Article114 1971-01-06 16 ...to the Singapore Board of Film Censors. We wish we knew their criteria for showing or not showing certain films. We are inclined to believe that it is a hit or miss affair when films like the House of Dark Shadows rampant with scenes of bloody fangs sinking into114 words
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Article, Illustration43 1971-01-06 16 HP The newest modelling Lum, Jos academy to hit town O ne Sa Elegance Modelling Bf Academy. Picture shows Glover from left to right: Judy Christ in Chia, Betty Phillips, Grace Yasmin S Our favourite new model discovery of 1970 Lin Chen.43 words
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Article201 1971-01-06 16 NEXT time you put your hands round your dancingpartner's waist just consider this: You could be charged with having intention to outrage her modesty. Of course, it just depends on how well she knows you, and how much she likes you! In court the other day a 58--year-old man201 words
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Advertisement70 1971-01-06 16 I GUERLAIN I Special Festive Offer I Between now and Chinese New Year 1971. Get gifts of up to 60% on the value I of your purchase while stocks last! I f 11 0/= or more V^* I GUERLAIN mtjf I 2 miniature bottles I JR. Chamade Perfumes H^ I70 words
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Article, Illustration159 1971-01-06 17 Look at the girls (and a boy) who brought fashion into focus THE FASHION lowdown for 1970 created the year of reconstruction. Hems dropped all over the world as manufacturers and designers bravely supported the new look. The collections were reviewed with a passionate interest, and fashion writers and159 words
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Article, Illustration937 1971-01-06 17 SEE PHUI YKE - the victims can only utter an angry cry. But, if we are quick enough, we can put them in their proper places, i.e. the courts. For instance, there was the lady walking along "[chard Road with a friend *nen a man came directly in ■font of her and pressed937 words
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592 1971-01-06 18 Payments problems could impede fast growth in developing ECAFE coutries BANGKOK, Tues. A group of economic advisers to th« United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) has warned that "balance of payments problems could act as a great impediment to accelerated growth in the developing ECAFE592 words
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Article302 1971-01-06 18 SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks in Malay si a- 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 Arabian302 words
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Article206 1971-01-06 18 HK trade drive aimed at EEC HONGKONG, Tues. European Economic Community countries will be one of the main targets of Hongkong's trade promotion efforts this year. Confirming this, a spokesman of the Trade Development Council said the motive for the heavy emphasis on EEC areas was the likelihood that these206 words
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Article132 1971-01-06 18 Japanese plans for Abu Dhabi oil TOKYO, Tues. Abu Dhabi Oil of Tokyo plans to develop four trial wells in the Arabian Gulf, off Abu Dhabi, into commercial wells and build a crude oil depot on the nearby coast, Kyodo News Service said. Kyodo said three of the wells are132 words
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Article152 1971-01-06 18 WASHINGTON, Tues. Fast-rising wages and other costs are putting pressure on profits in most of the industrial world, says U.S. News and World Report. In reports from Bonn, Germany, and Tokyo in its latest issue, the American magazine says: "In Germany, camera and instrument makers scan152 words
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Article, Illustration172 1971-01-06 18 PEOPLE in business Mr H. REINHARD STEFFEN, Singapore Hilton's executive chief, has left for Montreal to attend an eight-week course on advanced management at the Hilton-operated Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Mr Stetten Two other Singapore Hilton executives have attended similar courses at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel Mr GEORGE Va« HOLST, executive172 words
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Article45 1971-01-06 18 (Yesterday's closing prices, in U.S. dollars per ounce). Singapore (1) 38.99, (2) 147.50: Hongkong 39.30; Beirut 37.85; London 37.51; Zurich 37.458 37.685; Paris 37.94. Note: (1) Export price to non-sterling areas in U.S. dollars. (2) Local dealers' price in Singapore dollars, per tael.45 words
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Article29 1971-01-06 18 (Closing buyer /seller prices for Jan. 5, in sterling per metric ton). Tone: Steady, quiet; Spot 1449 1451; 3-month 1453 1455; Settlement 1452; Total turnover 510 tons.29 words
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Article483 1971-01-06 18 Textile exports to US TOKYO, Tues. Japan is considering one-year unilateral curbs on its textile export to the United States in order to settle the long drawn-out U.S.-Japan trade dispute, Government sources disclosed. The sources said Minister of International Trade and Industry Kiichi Miyazawa had proposedAFP - 483 words
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Article66 1971-01-06 18 LONDON, Tues. Perak Rubber Plantations said negotiations for the sale of its rubber estate are completed. Net proceeds wfll amount to about Msl.s million, payable in instalments over the next two years. Pending publication of details of reorganisation of the company and the reinvestment 01 its cash, theReuter - 66 words
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Article82 1971-01-06 18 LONDON, Tues. Hambros Bank said the offer on behalf of Shipping Industrial Holdings for Dene Shipping has been accepted by holders of 3,447,033 shares 91.8 per cent of Dene's issued capital and becomes unconditional. The offer remains open. The cash offer was accepted for 178,658 ordinary Dene shares,Reuter - 82 words
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Article190 1971-01-06 18 New York, Tues. International Telephone and Telegraph chairman Harold S. Geneen expects 1970 sales of US$6,OOO million, compared to 1969's restated U555,500 million. In a statement, he said earnings will continue the last decade's trend in which per share net has grown at an average rate of about 10Reuter - 190 words
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Article136 1971-01-06 18 MIAMI, Tues. Amprop Inc. is not negotiating to sell any USIF real estate properties at present, Michael Fox, vice president-director, told Reuter. He added that all financial obligations to date have been met. Amprop is USIF's managing company. Fox said an advertisement to USIF shareholders citing the need forReuter - 136 words
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Article561 1971-01-06 18 The market moved ahead press comment on the annual in quiet trading yesterday. report. Chad Valley was a President Nixon's televised small gainer on the bid from remarks on the U.S. economy Ohio Art and a possible prompted selective buying of counter by Barclay Sees, leading issues561 words
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Article370 1971-01-06 18 average, however, moved ahead four cents. Stocks were little changed average, however, moved in early moderate trading ahead four cents, yesterday. Standard and Advancing issues held a Poor's industrial average eased narrow edge over the one cent and utilities were off backsliders and volume was 12370 words
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Article46 1971-01-06 18 Internationals were mixed yesterday. Akzo and Unilever rose, but Philips and Royal Dutch lost ground. Hoogovens and KLM declined. Plantations finished well maintained, while most shippings were weaker. Banks closed steady, insurances weak and investment funds weaker. In local industrials losses by far outnumbered gains.46 words
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Article71 1971-01-06 18 The market was quiet, hesitant, and narrowly mixed yesterday. Pinay bond and most banks and financials eased slightly. Foods were mixed. Elsewhere, BHV and Printemps eased in stores. Electricals were weak and metals quiet. Oils also fell, including Shell Francaise, despite a 1970 increase in turnover. In internationals. Germans71 words
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Article85 1971-01-06 18 The market moved higher yesterday, led by actively traded Nestle issues. Other sectors generally gained at the same time on momentum. In sympathy with Nestle, other foods such as Hero and Ursina rose. Sandoz closed 60 francs higher on its 1970 dividend rise and group business prospects. Interfood rose85 words
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Article43 1971-01-06 18 The market was firmer in very active trading yesterday. Major banks and chemicals rose by up to 9.20, while stores gained up to 12 marks. Harpener and Hambomer also remained firm on strong demand. Other sectors were well maintained to slightly higher.43 words
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Article82 1971-01-06 19 Wednesday, January 6, 1971 KEY FOR EASY REFERENCE. The shipping schedules beginning on this page are given in four parts for ships westbound, eastbound, southbound and coastal. Each entry gives the following information: NAME OF SHIP, date of arrival/departure, ports of call, name of line abbreviated/name of agent(s)82 words
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Article, Illustration937 1971-01-06 19 ALCOS PARTNER May 12/17 P. S'ham (May 18/19), Capetown, Durban, Mombasa, Jeddah. AOL/ASC alcos pioneer Mar 16/21 P. S'ham (Mar 14/15), Capetown, Durban, Mombasa, Jeddah. aol/asc ALCOS TRADER Apr 10/15 P. S'ham (Apr 16/18), Capetown, Durban, Mombasa, Jeddah. AOL/ASC ALCOS VENTURE Feb 10/15 P. S'ham (Feb 16/18), Capetown, Durban,937 words
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Advertisement737 1971-01-06 19 ORIENT UNES UD. y v (tNCOWPOIUTEO MM TMC WEPUfxtC Of SINGAPORE) >CB BUILDING 2 SHtNTQN WAY SINGAPORE 1. TEL *****3-7. U.K. EUROPE SERVICE LOADING FOR LONDON, H'BURG, R'DAM, HAVRE, M" P.rham Nm«| A«MV£S NCPTUNC AQUAMAWNC SiVa* J«V 8/9 10/11 Jan Loon 8/2. Hamburg 12/2 Havra 14/2. Adam 19/2 NCPTUNC AMBER737 words
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Article553 1971-01-06 20 J*n 15/15 Hongkong. Kobe, Y'hama. BF/MC ALCOS MASTER Aor 19/29 «pr 19/22 Osaka, Yokohama. Vancouver B.C. Jeddah. aol/asc ALCOS RANGER Mar 18/?i ""•r 18/21 Osaka. Y'hama. Vancouver. B.C. Jeddah. AOL/ASC ALCOS VICTORY Fab 20/9-* •-•D 20/23 Osaka, Yokohama Vancouver B.C. Jeddah. AOL/ASC ALCOS VOYAGER May 18/21 r* •vny ib/21553 words
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Article278 1971-01-06 20 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR JANUARY, 6 OUT: Andorra 3/4; Astrid Bakke 8/9;Tohyo Maru 15/16; Hua Heng 20 west; Tapah 20 east; Kimanis 21 west; Ranee 25/26; Browind 27/28; Barguzin 29/30; Letitia Lykes 42/43; Djatibaru 46. IN: Peisander (after Astrid Bakke)278 words
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Article202 1971-01-06 20 AUSTRALASIA Jan 7/9 P. S'ham (Jan 10), Singapore (Jan 11), Fremantle (Jan 18). AUS/AUS AUSTRALASIA jan 28/30 P. S'ham (Jan 31). S'pore (Feb 1), Fremantle (Feb 8). AUS/AUS BENVENUE Jan 6/7 Manila. BEN/BEN browind Jan 19/22 Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. SSL/TC GOLDEN SUMMER Feb 21/26 Penang (Feb 27/28), P. S'ham202 words
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Article341 1971-01-06 20 AUSTRAL MARU Feb 20/22 Sorong/Manokwa./B -ak/ Hamar.nda. OU/OU BOGOWONTO in Pt/ Jan 7 Djakarta. PL/PL CHERRY BAGUS In Pt/Jan 8 Kuching LS/LS DARPO LIMA Jan 8 10 Djambi. SI/SI ENGGANO In Pt/Jan 7 Beiawan/Atjeh Ports. PL/PL EPAR Sl_S TOY Djakarta/Semaranq. PL/PL FERN.ROOK Jan 10 P-Sham (j. n i 5)341 words
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Advertisement459 1971-01-06 20 REGULAR EUROPE SERVICE TO: HAMBURG. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM 4 ANTWERP S'por« Penang Hamburg -ING YUNG 10/12 Jan 13/14 Jan 11 Fab YEH YUNG 10/12 Mar 13/14 Mar 11 Apr ORIENTAL QUEEN A P r 13/14 Apr 12 May Paaeenger accommodation available to London 4 north continental ports. Accepting liquid cargo459 words
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371 1971-01-06 21 DETROIT, Tues. General Motors board chairman James M. Roche said in his annual year-end statement that calendar 1971 "shapes up as potentially one of the best in the industry's history." Renewed consumer confidence, carryover in demand resulting from the (GM)AP - 371 words
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Article1840 1971-01-06 21 THE share market yesterday opened firm but closed steady after some profit-taking lowered values slightly in the afternoon. The Kuala Lumpur trading room was closed yesterday as floods prevented its staff from reporting for work. Business transacted in Singapore, Ipoh, Penang and Malacca amounted to 2,220,000 deals1,840 words
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Article75 1971-01-06 21 (Managers' prices for Jan. 6) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.22 1.27 Mai. Progress Fund I#o 6 1.11 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.04 1.09 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Third Singapore 1.24 The Commerce Ind. Fund 1.01 1.06 The Saving Fund 1.06 1.10 Singapore Progress75 words
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Article334 1971-01-06 21 Opening quotes yesterday were unchanged from Monday's close of 50 14 cents buyers for RSS Jan. and 52-1/8 cents buyers for Feb. The floods upcountry caused further covering of short positions. Most offices in Kuala Lumpur were inaccessible. First business passed at 50-3/4 cents for January and334 words
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Article66 1971-01-06 21 (Yesterday's official buyer/seller prices, in pence per lb). Tone: Uncertain; ClF's Jan. 17-7/16 17-5/8, Feb. 17-13/16 17-15/16, March 18 buyer, 18-1/4 nominal sellers; Spot 18-1/2 18-3/4; Settlements Feb. 18-3/4 18-7/8, March 19 19-3/16, April 19-1/4 19-7/16, April /June 19-1/2 19-5/8, July/Sept. 20-1/4 20-3/8. Oct/Dec. 20-3/4 20-15/16, Jan/March 20-7/866 words
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Article60 1971-01-06 21 TIN $628.50 a picul (up $2.87^). The Straits tin price picked up further yesterday and improved by $2,87% to $628.50 a picul on an offering officially reported as 244 tons. The London overnight quotation was £5 a ton higher. Main enquirers were from the United States and Europe60 words
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Article78 1971-01-06 21 MR PETER DE JONG, research manager of Kumpulan Guthrie (KGSB), has had talks with Indian rubber producers on the sale of Guthrie Process crumb rubber machinery, worth $500,000. "Shipment can be made within the next six months II the Indian Government can provide the foreign exchange to buy the machinery,"78 words
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Article152 1971-01-06 21 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, in sterling per long ton, unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine/Indonesian Jan. 236, Feb. 237. March 238, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits Dec/Jan. 153 quoted; Malayan Jan/Feb. 169 quoted: Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) Jan/Feb. 340 sellers Cont; Ceylon152 words
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Article, Illustration189 1971-01-06 21 LONDON, Tues. Grain shippers covered two bagged rice cargoes from tKe U.S. gulf to Indonesia on berth terms, ne a J U5 *24.25 for and the other at U5529.96 for January. A fertiliser cargo was fixed from Taft, Louisiana, or Tampa to 3prto Alegre at U557.25 fio189 words
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Article306 1971-01-06 21 The market turned slightly Secondary issues, however, easier yesterday, reflecting were maintained in quiet the dull New Year opening trading, on Wall Street High-priced and leading Small gains were registered issues, including Matsushit! NIppOB Hu e Ipe Electric, Tokyo Marine ipi T Cement and Nl8 n Insurance,306 words
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Article670 1971-01-06 21 Mining shares were cut back in very dull trading i yesterday. Oils and industrials i too were weaker but to a lesser degree. Poseidon fell $4.00 to < £39.00, equal to its 1970 low 1 point and Samin shed 20 cents to $4.90. Lake View was five670 words
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Article290 1971-01-06 21 All sections moved ahead in buoyant conditions yesterday. Banks, Hotels and Textiles were strong features. HK and Shanghai Bank led the rise with a gain of $5 for the London registers and $2 for the local. Dealers said 8,480 shares of London registers were traded. Bank of290 words
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Page 22 Advertisements
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Advertisement220 1971-01-06 22 MALAY for primary and lower secondary pupils by experienced teacher at your home. Contect Box H 125 3 Singapore Hereld. EXPERT LONDON TUITION by airLaw: LL.B. Bar: Secretaryship: ACIS: Accountancy: ACCA. ICWA. A.I.A. Insurance. Cll; Banking: A.1.8.. School Certificate. H.S.C. ICC The Rapid Result College Dept. YFla. P.O. Box 3173.220 words
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297 1971-01-06 23 Nancarrow scores narrow win at squash LONDON Tues. Cam Nan carrow runner-up for the Australian title last year and one of th? favourites, had to work harrJ to reach tnethrd round in the British Amateur Squash Rackets championship which continued at the Roval Automobile Club here last night. y ItAFP - 297 words
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229 1971-01-06 23 MARIBOR, Yugoslavia, Tues. Freckle-faced Annemarie Proell, a 17-year-old Austrian salesgirl from Salzburg, won in great style the Slalom event of the World Skiing Cup at the Mountain Pohorje near here to take the lead in World Cup general standing with 53 points. MissAFP - 229 words
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302 1971-01-06 23 FARROW - LONDON, Tues. International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials sat down to some straight talking with heads of various International Sports Federations in an effort to find a common definition of an amateur as far as the Olympics are concerned. Lord Killanin of Ireland,AP - 302 words
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Article, Illustration408 1971-01-06 23 UNKNOWN - RACING HERALD UNKNOWN HURRY HONEY did a sparkling workout at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Ridden by Luke Kang, he sprinted stylishly over 3f in 37-4/5. It was also the fastest gallop of the morning. The number two track was closed and most of the horses408 words
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Article160 1971-01-06 23 County cricket clubs in the red LONDON Tues. The parlous financial state of county cricket in England was emphasised yesterday in statements from three of the seventeen counties. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club made a loss of £10,540 last season, despite a gift from their supporters' association of £12,540. Gloucestershire CCC160 words
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Article77 1971-01-06 23 PERTH, Tues. -Margaret Court of Australia won the Western Australia women's singles tennis championship, beating Virginia Wade of Britain 6-1, 6-2 here yesterday. Miss Court and her compatriot Evone Goolagong later won the women's doubles title beating Miss Wade and Winnie Shaw of Britain 6-4 7-5.AFP - 77 words
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103 1971-01-06 23 Sam Leff - LONDON, Tues. The young British jockey Sandy Barclay is to ride in France in the 1971 flat season, it was learnt here. Barclay, a 22-year-old Scot and for several seasons one of the top jockeys in British racing, has been engaged by ChantillyAFP - 103 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous447 1971-01-06 23 RTWINSET CROSSWORD 14 mm^ w*** ACROSS DOWN 1. Union representative some- 2. This sort of wire is out of how be stops a voting division or( j er you have to cutlt (3) 3. Shrimp is uncooked in the 9. Fish of radiant energy (3) middle (5) 10. White stone,447 words
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Miscellaneous64 1971-01-06 23 RUGBY: SCC 'A' vs REME (SCC 5.15 p.m.) SOCCER: SBHFL Div. 2 MSA 'B' vs Borneo Group (Jalan Besar); Metal Box vs HSBC (Geylang); Div. 3 MSA 'C vs Singapore Tobacco Co., (Farrer Park); Thorny croft vs Eastern Agencies (Farrer Park); Ming Court vs Hume Industries (Balestier). All games commencing64 words
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445 1971-01-06 24 MELBOURNE Tues. Australia cruised to a comfortable five-wicket victory against England in the 40 over 'Mini Test* here today. The match replaced the rained-off Third Test. England also suffered another blow when left hand batsman John Edhch strained a muscle in his left445 words
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363 1971-01-06 24 JASBIR SINGH - KIWIS MAKE SCORING SO EASY AGAINST SCC COLTS ROYAL New Zealand Infantry Regiment scored an easy 14-3 victory over the Singapore Cricket Club Colts in a friendly rugby match on the Padang yesterday. The winners derived their points from a goal and three tries to a try by the Colts.363 words
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Article151 1971-01-06 24 BEST IS FINED £250 -BUT NO BAN LONDON, Tues. George Best, Manchester United's controversial soccer star, was fined a record £250 yesterday for misbehavlour but allowed to continue Saying the game as ng as he becomes a good boy. The English Football Association (FA) Disciplinary Committee discussed Best's three bookingsAP - 151 words
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Article53 1971-01-06 24 TOKYO, tues. Japan's No. 3 flyweight, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, knocked out fourth -ranked South Korean flyweight Ko Jae-Nam in the eighth round of a scheduled 10 -round boxing about last night. The referee counted out the South Korean at 2:38 of the round. Matsumoto weighed 111.1 lbs against Ko'sAP - 53 words
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Article, Illustration12 1971-01-06 24 Well, they'll just have to wait till we've putted out12 words
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212 1971-01-06 24 SINGAPORE Badminton Association is appealing for funds to help former junior champion Koh Kum Seng obtain an artificial arm. Kum Seng lost his left lower hand through an unfortunate accident at a worksite when a faulty detonator, misfunctioned in September 1968 Of212 words
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Article, Illustration298 1971-01-06 24 VIGILANTE Corps trounced British Ordnance Depot Civil Association by four goals to nil in a quarter-final tie of the FAS Junior knock-out tournament at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Vigilantes will next meet Gilsteaders Football Club on Saturday at the same venue for the right298 words
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156 1971-01-06 24 JapaneseCanadians for hockey tournament in Japan TORONTO, Tues.-A team of Japanese— Canadians will travel to the land of their ancestors in February for a pre-Olympics hockey tournament. Its coach, Gen Hamada of Brampton, Ontario, said yesterday most of the players will come from Toronto's four-team Canadian— Japanese Hockey League. Two156 words
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Article117 1971-01-06 24 Tues.— An «»H«ujf is iu oe held into Saturday's fight between former European heavyweight noxing champion Jose Manuel I bar Urtain of Spain and American Everett Copeland, said a spokesman for the West German Professional Boxing Federation here. Copeland was disqualified in the fourth round of the bout, theAFP - 117 words
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Article88 1971-01-06 24 Memucis ui me vrmsguw Rangers football team went round the city's hospitals to visit injured survivors of Saturday's Ibrox Park disaster, in which 66 fans died. After the visit, it was announced that the club had donated £50.000 to the disaster fund set up by the Lord Mayor.88 words
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Article56 1971-01-06 24 Tues. Argentina's provisional national soccer team tied 1-1 with Colonia, of West Germany, in a friendly match here last night on the field of BOCA juniors. Goals were scored by Nicolau for Argentina at the 28th minute of the first period and by Rupp for Colonia at theAFP - 56 words
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Article320 1971-01-06 24 RESULTS of Singapore Chinese Swimming Club annual championships: MEN 100m free: 1. Khong Kok Sun 1:03.9; 2. Tang Hoong Kee; 3 Wilfred Yeo. 20Om free: 1. Roy Chan 2:20.8 2. Alan Khoo; 3. Alistair Blease. 400m free: 1. Roy Chan 4:40 7 2. Alan Khoo;320 words