The Straits Times, 13 April 1971

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    24 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200,000 The Straits Times 1)18 National Newspaper Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1971 20 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 2507
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    591 1 Playing patience... YAP CHENG TONG: More confidence, but it's still a game of... SEE ALSO PAGES TWO AND THREE By Singapore, Monday PLAYING patience that was the "game" of thousands of commuters today as they grappled with slightly more confidence than they did yesterday with the new bus services. Occasional
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    Playing patience...
    500 1  - No more rude 'dalam dalam' CHUA SIEW KENG By 1 Singapore, Monday rERE are some things to be said for the new bus system as long as you do not mind waiting an hour some times for a bus. At least this is my im- prcssion after spending this afternoon
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    Govt may up Queen E's pay
    80 1 Govt may up Queen E's pay LONDON, Mon.— Financial relief Is finally on its way to Buckingham Palace where Prince Philip remarked 17 months ago things were getting so bad he was giving up playing polo to save a few pennies. Government sources say Parliament will probably take up the
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    Lock icon Datsuns win car rally
    26 1 NAIROBI. Mon. Japans Datsun sporty 240Z model romped home first, second and seventh in the East African Safari rally here today. AP.
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    -Pakistan, India in I bitter war of words
    396 1 Pakistan, India in bitter war of words YEW DELHI, Mon. Pakistan and India engaged in a bitter war of words today, as regular Indian and West Pakistan forces reached within striking distance of each other. Pakistan claimed In an official bulletin over Pakistan Radio that its troops "wiped out" two
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    Slashed in arm
    29 1 SINGAPORE, Mon. A detective was slashed in the arm when he tried to Intervene In a fight between two groups of youths in Moulmeln Road tonight.
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    Lock icon Space call
    29 1 MOSCOW, Mon— Russia's 19 su-vivlng cosmonauts today marked 10 years of manned space flight with a call for co-operation with the United States In exploring space. Reuter.
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    Crash kills seven
    39 1 TANJONO MALIM, Monday CEVEN people including three women and a 13 child were killed and five seriously injured, when a Mercedes Benz and a Datsun collided at the 73rd mile Kuala Lumpur-Tanjong Malim road this evening.
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    Woman burned
    42 1 SINGAPORE, Mon. —A house wife. Madam Tan O«ok. 37. was warded In Outram Hospital today after she was found seriously burned in her hut In Track 14, off 10th mile Yk> Chu Kang Road. Police do not suspect foul play.
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    Lock icon US ping pong players tour the Great Wall
    166 1 US ping pong players tour the Great Wall BELGRADE, Mon. Fifteen U.S. table tennis players visiting Communist China today went on a sightseeing tour of the Great Wall 100 kms (62 miles) north of Peking, it was reDorted he rt. They spent several hours sightseeing at the Wall, built before
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    Lock icon Arab summit begins
    67 1 CAIRO. Mon. Heads of Egypt. Sudan, Libya tr.d Syria meet here today for consultations on the Middle East crisis and events in Jordan, scene of bitter clashes between King Hussein's troops and Palestinian guerillas. The meeting Is the fifth summit session of the four Tripoli Pact states
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    Lock icon Britain studies Ceylon plea for copters
    523 1 REQUEST MADE ALSO TO U.S. LONDON, Monday BRITAIN is considering a request from Ceylon for the supply of six helicopters to fight the current insurgency, informed British sources said here today The sources, answering questions about Press reports, said that the Ceylon Government had
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    Lock icon Israel worried
    26 1 TEL AVIV. Mon. The Israeli Press has voiced distress over reports that Moscow has given Egypt the MiO-23, reputedly the world's fastest fighterInterceptor. AP.
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      SHORT CIRCUIT ALARM
      51 1 SHORT CIRCUIT ALARM SINGAPORE, Turs. A Singapore Tourist Promotion Board official was called to its premises in Tanglin Rosut at about 1 a.m. to put off an alarm bell which went off three hours earlier in a watch dealer's shop. The alarm *as believed to have been caused by short
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      Lock icon CONSULATE BLAST
      24 1 NEW YORK, Mon. An explosion believed caused by pipe bomb ripped through an office of the South African consulate general today. AP.
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    Buses: Far less confusion on Day 2
    1717 2 YAP CHENG TONG, TAN WEE LIAN. By MASIE KWEE and CHUA SIEW KENG BUT IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR TAXIS ALL THE SAME Conductors (still learning) hear grumbles or 'sorry wrong bus' all day 10ng... SINGAPORE, Mon. There were some gnashing of
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    Conductors (still learning) hear grumbles or 'sorry wrong bus' all day 10ng...
    111 3  - The old lady who stopped 20 buses before boarding right one MR. CHIENG "I have been waiting for more than half an hour. According to the bus guide there should be one every 20 minutes." MADAM TAN "I wanted to go to Katong from Kallang. Somebody said I should get
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    'NOT ENOUGH BUS GUIDES' IS GENERAL GROUSE...
    578 4 Horticulturist fined $400 for 'moment of weakness' CHRISTINA CHEANG: 4 A.M. THEFT OF PLANTS By Singapore, Monday COURT today heard how "in a moment of weakness," a horticulturist "used all his knowledge of plant husbandry" to steal plant cuttings belonging to the Singapore Government. Mr. Subhas Anandan, defending, said his
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    Penang State Assembly sits again after two years
    388 4 Penang State Assembly sits again after two years DENANG, Mon. The Gerakan-controlled Penang State Assembly today had its first sitting since its election in May 1969. And assemblymen, showing no hint of their twoyear lay-on* because of the riots that led to the suspension of constitution entered the fray of
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    Announcement *in due course' on China trade
    92 4 Announcement *in due course' on China trade KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Acting Prime Minister Tun (Dr.) Ismail said today that an announcement would be made in due course regarding trade missions to China. He was commenting on the application by the United Chambers of Commerce last week to send a trade
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    Car on fire
    50 4 SJ_Nii<u-OaE, Mon. A car belonging to a contractor Mr. Chew Ah Kan burst Into flames at a parking lot In Keong Slak Road this afternoon. A fire engine saved the vehicle from being completely gutted. The fire Is believed to have been caused by a short circuit.
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    Man stabbed
    37 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Llm Eng Tong, 25. of Block 129, Lorong One, Toe Payoh, was today admitted to Thomson Hospital In serious condition with stab wounds In his chest and leg. Police have detained a man.
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    Lock icon Kenneth is home early, thanks to hoax letter
    150 4 BARNSLEY (England), Mon. Army technician Kenneth Green has been sent home to England from Singapore two weeks ahead of schedule to convince his parents he really isn't suffering the ill effects of warm beer, a former Minister said today. Kenneth. 24, Air
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    A $10,000 win makes him feel 10ft tall
    144 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. A slight young man of 21 is standins 10 feet tall today. That elevated feelling comes from a load headed his way. A load of money SI 0.000. Audit clerk Tan Poh Puay (above), the latest winner of the Straits
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    Elan and assurance of Margand Quartet
    144 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. A fair attendance at the Victoria Theatre tonight suggests that there Is a following for chamber music. Perhaps the performers and the programming also have something to do with it: The Margand Quartet Is made up of four young Frenchwomen Michele Margand.
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    Sweden interested in Spore solutions to social problems
    138 5 Sweden interested in S'pore solutions to social problems CINGAPORE, Mon. Sweden is "very interested" in how Singapore solves her social problems, its new Ambassador-de-signate here, Mr. Eric O.G. Virgin, said today. Among other things, he t-aid Sweden's Interest lie in how the Republic overcomes problems in low-cost housing, health, pension
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    Man weeps when he gets six years
    343 5 Man weeps when he gets six years SINGAPORE, Mon.— Fishmonger Koh Lim Chiang, 29, broke down and wept in the High Court today when he was jailed for six years for the attempted murder of a hawker liaison officer at Persiaran Keliling in the MacPherson estate last May. Before passing
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    16 of 20 branches to quit Spore Tae-kwon-Do Assn
    427 5  - 16 of 20 branches to quit S'pore Tae-kwon Do Assn RITA LOONG: By Singapore, Mon, THE hard-punch-ing, high-kicking Singapore Ta e-kwon-Do Association is about to receive a blow that will split it in two. Sixteen branches of the association have decided to break away, and their first move is to
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    Singapore is now THE tourist destination
    130 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. Singapore has become THE destination, not just a transit point, with many tour operators In Australia, the manager oi a-. Australian travel firm Mr. Trevor J. Jones, said today. And Singapore's Number One tourist attraction, for Mr. Jones, is her people. "Singaporeans
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    REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED DOWN BY 1,400
    85 5 REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED DOWN BY 1,400 SINGAPORE. Mon. There were 40.682 people registered as unemployed in Singapore at the end of February a drop of 1,467 on the previous month. The Ministry of Labour's latest employment report said that of the total number registered with the Labour Ex- chance, only 1,080
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    MISS INTERNATIONAL IS TOURIST BOARD GUEST
    81 5 MISS INTERNATIONAL IS TOURIST BOARD GUEST MISS International 1970, Miss Iris Sofer (above) from Australia, arrives in Singapore tonight for a short stay in Singapore as the guest of the Tourist Promotion Board. Miss Sofer is accompanied on her Miss International world trip, by the direc- tor of the Miss
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    Tear of applying for promotion' claim
    160 5 Tear of applying for promotion' claim CINGAPORE, Mon. Junior officers of the Postal Department are afraid to apply for promotions, it was claimed today. The reason More than 60 who failed in their application for higher posts have found themselves suspended from holding acting posts earlier this year. According to
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    Film show
    31 5 SINGAPORE. Mon The Advisory Committee of Kallang Integrated Primary School will present a film show at Odeon Katong cinema on Sunday In aid of the school's special projects fund.
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    Youths try to understand each other without talking
    129 5 Youths try to under stand each other without talking ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. One hundred youth leaders from Malaysia and Singa- pore tried to communi- cate with one another tonight without talking. The youths, who have never met, were participating In a group dynamics session aimed at increasing their sensitivity. Tonight's
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    New branch
    30 5 SINGAPORE. Mon The Kallang branch of the Overseas Union Bank at Bendemeer Road will be officially opened on Saturday with a rectptlon between 12 noon and 2 p.m.
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    CLEANING UP STORE IS QUITE A CHORE SAY 50 SCOUTS
    182 5 CLEANING UP STORE IS QUITE A CHORE SAY 50 SCOUTS CINGAPORE, Mon. It looked like Just another odd Job for the boy scouts who got together this morning to spruce up a department store in Raffles Place. But then, there were about 50 energetic boy scouts at it all at
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      94 5 DATSUNSSS Scored overall 2nd in THE 1971 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Saloons Tourers) at Sembawang Circuit on April 11th. int «*fJK:_* »j^ —^^^^BBHSfi^'** SJBw^^E^E^9kL_ *t~ SI i• successfully completed the 20 gruelling laps from a keenly competed field of skilled men and powerful machines. RESULT: Car No. 120 <£ND Driven by
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    US firm's plan for Spore aircraft repair base is off
    145 6 US firm's plan for S'pore aircraft repair base is off NEW YORK, Mon. Mr. L. J. Evans, president of the Grumman Corporation, today announced Grumman International is cancelling its plans to set up a multi-million dollar aircraft overhaul and repair base in Singapore. Extensive evaluation of the potential has led
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    Teenager found dead at Toa – Payoh—
    141 6 Teenager found dead at Toa Payoh SINGAPORE, Mon. The body of an unidentified teenage girl, dressed in a yellow and brown mini, was found at the foot of Block 53, Lorong 5, Toa Payoh, this morning. Police gave her description as sft. tall, about 17 years, and slim with short
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    $500 donation to family
    71 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. The MP for Paya Lebar, Mr. Tay Boon Too, yesterday presented a $500 donation fiom the Paya Lebar Citizens' Consultative Committee to the seven children of the late Madam Poon Yee. who was murdered two weeks ago. Also present at the family s Jalan
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    Indian trade mission discusses investment policies with EDB
    111 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. THE Indian Government trade mission currently here for a five-day visit today discussed with the Economic Development Board the Republic's Investment policies and types of Industries needed here. Mr. R.L. Rajgarhia, leader of the five-man team which is sponsored by
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    Primarypupils to learn hygiene again
    311 6  - Primary pupils to learn hygiene again SINGAPORE, Mon JJEALTH education, dropped from the primary school curriculum about 10 years ago, will be re-introduced for Primaries One and Two when the second term begins on April 26. 1 A new health education syllabus was drawn up by the Education and Health
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    At 75, de Costa is still on his 'dancing toes'
    172 6 At 75, de Costa is still on his 'dancing toes' WONG LAI WAH By said he loved dancing and felt happy when he danced. "I think dancing Is also a very good exercise for a man of my age." said the trim, hale-and-hearty great grandfather of a four-month-old baby and
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    —Arrested before they could give PM petition court told
    248 6 Arrested before they could give PM petition court told SINGAPORE, Mon. A district court heard today that 12 demonstrators were arrested before they could hand in a five-point petition to the Prime Minister who was in conference with Commonwealth Heads of State on Jan. 19. at Conference Hall. Tan Quee
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    Paediatric films
    59 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singppore Paedlatric Society will screen two films on the effects of parental separation on a child after hospltahsatlon, on April 20 at 815 p.m. In the Pathology Lecture Theatre. Outrajn Hospital. A discussion, led by Professor Wong Hock Boon, head of the University of Singapore's
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    LIFTING THE BAMBOO CURTAIN
    1306 7 China rolls out the 'red' carpet for U.S. visitors A report from Peking by TIM BOGGAN, an official of the American table tennis team which is on a week-long visit to China HUGE portraits of Cha i r m a n Mao, the strains of martial
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      257 7 Straits Times Crossword "■M hfll In BB^^Hl IK Hi ACROSS 7 Union offices? (8. 7). hou. «n 12. Combining power of one 1. Lack of belief may have an (lra nslatlng >lne") Vulcan origin in maths. U3>. (10) 8. A hundred tollers in tne rev- J4 The UJUaI pflze for
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      Singapore among cleanest cities in -world
      362 8 Singapore among cleanest cities in world I REFER to Madam Fong Sap Tat's letter (ST., April 1) In which she disagreed that the people in Singapore are much luckier than their counterparts in New York, London, etc. because the Singapore Public Health Department comes to collect refuse practically every day.
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      63 8 AFTER reading through the new bus guide, I found that is was incomprehensible and very inconvenient to handle. What is printed on the map is nothing but bus terminals. The preceding contents add to the confusion. I suggest that the new bus guide be modelled on the lines of the
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      Mahjong wives and call for social work
      461 8 Mahjong wives and call for social work MAY I refer to a letter by "Virgo 99" (ST., April 12) which took objection to my call to our "mahjong playing" housewives to sacrifice one afternoon of mahjong a week to contribute their share of community service after my visit to the
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      GOVT REPLIES
      66 8 I REFER to the letter by "Your Reader" (ST. March 22). His request for Lorong Handalan to be metalled and street lights to be Installed Is being looked into by the departments concerned. I have, however, Investigated into his complaint about mosquito breeding in potholes when it rains.
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      156 8 REFERENCE is made to the letter from "0.X.C." (S.T., April 5) regarding trunk call charge and the 15 per cent government tax. It is not true that the Singapore Telephone Board is charging subscribers more for trunk calls than non-subscribers making use of the facility at Telephone House, Hill Street.
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      78 8 We thank him for his suggestion of a more detailed trunk call bill giving the date, time, etc. of each call. For administrative reasons it is not practical to provide such particulars on the bill for manual trunk calls. In the case of Subscriber Trunk Dialling <STD) calls, it is
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      40 8 I REFER to a letter by "The unfortunate" (ST., April 3). The toilet mentioned in his letter has been under repair and will be open to the public when repairs are completed. Miss JUDY TAN, Publicity Liaison Officer, National Library.
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      Non-stop practice by school band
      93 8 I LIVE opposite a primary school in Margaret Drive. These few months the school band has been practising almost without interval in the day, often extending into the night. I wonder how the students can concentrate on their lessons. I was also told by one
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      308 8 Who else flies 747 s from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Manija and Tokyo direct totheU.S.A.? Only Northwest. Nobody else. Meet us in any of these 4 cities and a Northwest 747 will fly you direct to Seattle, Chicago and New York. There are frequent and convenient flights from Singapore on M.S.A.,
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      164 8 Alley Oop By V.T. Uamlin -SpjiPV^ \WP yOJ SEE YEP.' AN' I SAW BEATS ME WHY MAYBE YOU OUGHTA \BY SADFRY tlr^^T JSZSL, 1 A C )Z J^L THE OTHE 3 Klt>S SMOULD HAVE PROMOTE A LITTLE BIRTHDAY WtZER, I THINK CT I "SvF V-nfiEfCnM S£^'= f^^f^S 7 ALL TH
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    Who's the owner? Stolen shares case verdict
    375 9 Who's the owner? Stolen shares case verdict SINGAPORE, Monday J^ HIGH Court judge today held that businessman Mr. Chua Liang Oman, who bought 2,000 Fraser and Neave shares for $9,930.50 through a local stockbroker, had no legal title to the stock. Reason The share scrips had been stolen from a
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    KIDNAP VICTIM'S DRAMATIC DIVE TO FREEDOM
    161 9 KIDNAP VICTIM'S DRAMATIC DIVE TO FREEDOM TATPING, Mon. A rubber dealer dived out of a moving car to escape from his kidnappers on Saturday night. Fifty four year-old Mr. Ng Seng Tee then alerted the police, who swung into immediate action to make two arrests as well as recover the
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    'Legalise chit fund business' appeal
    71 9 'Legalise chit fund business' appeal KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Chit fund companies have appealed to the Government to legalise their business which has been banned by the National Operations Council since February. The appeal was made to the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khlr Joharl, after the operators met
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    VlP's visit
    19 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Maharajah of Mysore, Sri Jaya Chanaraja Wadiyar Bahadur, arrived today for a short visit.
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    Millionth visitor at coin show gets surprise
    141 9 Millionth visitor at coin show gets surprise I£UALA LUMPUR, Mon. ±v Mr. Tan Lin Van, of SinuaDore, had a big surprise when he stepped into Museum Negara this morning. The museum director, Inche Shahrum Yub, greeted him with a big smile. The crowd around him gave him a big hand.
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    Two charged with armed robbery
    81 9 Two charged with armed robbery SINGAPORE. Mon.— Two men were remanded in custody today after being charged in the First Magistrate's Court with armed robbery involving cash and valuables worth over $8,340. Chew Chen? Beng. 26, and Ng Liang Nge, 24, are alleged to have held up Sng Ah Wee
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    Dr. Goh to open Shangri-La
    27 9 SINGAPORE. Mon The Minister for Defence. Dr. Ooh Keng Swee, will officially open the Shangri-La Hotel on April 23 at 6 p.m.
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    25 tons of 'relief cement arrives
    160 9 SINGAPORE, Mon— The first wagonload of Malaysian cement to help relieve the current shortage now holding up construction work here arrived today. A spokesman for Pan Malaysian Cement Works said 25 tons from its associate company in Perak had arrived by the morning train.
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    STUDY OF RUKUNEGARA FROM STANDARD FOUR
    95 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The study of the Rukunegara has been made part of the civics course for pupils in Standard Four and above. iFor secondary school pupils. the subject has been supplemented with a study of the Constitution. TThis was stated today by the
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    Graft in civil service almost wiped out, says Ismail
    262 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday /CORRUPTION in the civil service has been virtually wiped out, acting Prime Minister Tun (Dr Ismail said today. It is now confined to less than one per cent of government servants, he said after the opening of a
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    By-election polling day
    63 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Polling day for the by-election In the Bekolc State Constituency of Johore has been fixed for May 15. A statement from the Elec- I tlons Commission said today that the nomination day will be April 24. The seat was left vacant with the death
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    'LEARN TO READ BALANCE SHEETS' CALL
    107 9 'LEARN TO READ BALANCE SHEETS' CALL SINGAPORE, Mon. Trade unionists were urged to learn how to read the balance sheet today, or they would be at "a distinct disadvantage" at the negotiation table. NTUC secretary for research and training, Mr. N. Govindasamy, who was opening an NTI'C course on balance
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    Teenager jailed for theft
    71 9 Teenager jailed for theft SINGAPORE. Mon. An unemployed teenager who was caught stealing copper wires was today jailed for a month in the First Magistrate's Court. Dulm S. V. Samlnathan, 19. pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing five-lb 1 2.27 kg) of copper wire from a vacant house in
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    Illegal entry: Three jailed
    36 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. Three Indonesians who entered Singapore Illegally last week were each Jailed for a month today They are Atan bin Tallb, 39. Low Kian Hee. 21, and Sartl bin Munawar. 21.
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    Spores first drive-in cinema opens in June
    228 9 S'pores first drive-in cinema opens in June CINGAPORE, Mon. Sin--13 gapore's first drive-in cinema will open in June. The multi-million dollar cinema in Jurong. the first of its kind in Singapore and Malaysia, has a capacity for 880 cars and a holding area for an additional 300 cars. The Cathay
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    $20,000 won
    27 9 SINGAPORE. Mon The second prize of $20,000 was won In yesterdays Toto draw No. 28 71. The Jackpot for this Thursday's draw remain at $125,000.
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  • ®te 8i«8 Tuesday, April 13, 1971 THE BUS CHAOS
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      THE BUS CHAOS
      495 10 Two days of harried trial and error have brought Singapore's bus travellers some slight measure of relief. When the new, streamlined bus service was inaugurated on Sunday confusion reigned. Bus travellers who should have been moving swiftly from A to B in double quick time found themselves
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      FARMS FOR THE YOUNG
      287 10 About 80 per cent of Sarawak's million people depend on agriculture, largely of the subsistence variety. The State is some way from self-sufficiency in rice and hopes of increasing output are pinned more on higher yielding varieties than expanded acreage. Soil conditions in the coastal plains
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      BUT NOT IN VAIN
      238 10 All Singaporeans will join in honouring the memory of Lt. Hoe Kirn Bock and Lt. Chua Tak Heng, who must now be presumed to have died in a tragic aerial mishap last Thursday. A coordinated and widespread international air-sea search was mounted shortly after it was
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    If Bengal unites • •.
    1239 10 If Bengal unites CAN MRS GANDHI DEFLECT THE ONE NATION MOVEMENT? FOR all her words about genocide in East Pakistan, Mrs. Gandhi may have a little secret sympathy for General Yahya Khan. She knows what it is to have a Bengali problem; until recently it was the chronically chaotic Indian
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      Problems of pollution in all its many forms
      796 10 I WISH to take issue with Mr. Milton Tan, Secietary ot the Singapore Automobile Association over his recent statement that the air pollution laws in respect of motor vehicles should be changed. If annoyance to other road users is no longer the
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      Postage rates
      84 10 IT'S TIME members of organisations at the University of Malaya studied domestic postage rates. They have a knack of sending letters to East Malaysia which are Insufficiently stamped to ko air mail. Often a letter bears only a six cent stamp. The result? It goes by sea and
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      PERSONAL TYPING
      69 10 I refer to the letter from '•Unhappy" (ST. April 7). It is not the official duty of a typist In the Civil Service to tvDe the personal correspondence of officers in the department. If "Unhappy" could supply us with the parti- culars of his daughter's name and department,
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    Lock icon NOTHING IN THE RULES ABOUT LOVE, COMRADE!
    332 10 NOTHING IN THE RULES ABOUT LOVE, COMRADE! SAIGON, Mon Marital infidelity, the plague of all wars can be a problem even for good Communist Party members in North Vietnam, according to a recent issue of a Communal Party newspaper in Hanoi, which has just been translated by the American mission
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      Church — plan against abortions in New York
      196 11 Church plan against abortions in New York YEW YORK, Mon. A 11 new programme offering "a positive alternative" to pregnant women considering abortion was announced yesterday by Archbishop Terence Cardinal Cooke of New York. The programme. called birthright, will advise pregnant women, married or single, help them through delivery, and
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      Lock icon Border bridge protest
      55 11 PERPIGNAN. (Prance., Mon. Spanish police last night charged and clubbed about 100 young demonstrators staging a sit-down protest on a bridge at the Franco-Spanish border near here The demonstrators, protesting against Spain's policy towards conscientious objectors. were forced out of Spanish territory after police waded among them
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      Lock icon Lucky thieves!
      29 11 BRISBANE. Man. Thieves escaped with goods worth As 22 000 from a gold dealer here because the batteries in a recently installed burglar alarm were flat. Reuter.
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      Lock icon A big hunt for guerilla arms
      474 11 TROOPS FIND HIDDEN STORES AMMAN, Monday MASSIVE house to house search for guerilla arms was extended in Amman today amid severe criticism of the Government move by Palestinian commandos. The search by King Hussein's elite paratroops was supported by armoured vehicles. It began yesterday
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      Premier Sato's party wins local polls
      265 11 TOKYO, Monday. pRIME Minister Eisaku Sato's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) today won the nationwide local voting, but lost prestigeous interim elections in two big cities. Observers said the losses in Tokyo and Osaka to a socialist-communist party alliance might encourage more co-operation between Opposition
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      Lock icon Beatle Paul tells how the rift began
      197 11 Beatle Paul tells how the rift began ]\EW YORK, Mon. The 11 rift that led to the break-up of the Beatles began In 1966 when the pop croup stopped touring. Paul McCartney said in an interview published today. McCartney, the only one of the four who had not spoken out
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      Lock icon Seminar for women
      36 11 Seminar for women MANILA. Mon. About 100 delegates from Japan. South Korea, Formosa. Thailand and the Philippines will attend a seminar here frcm April 27 to 28 of Zonta International, an organisation of women executive. Reuter.
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        Lock icon WAS MISSING DIPLOMAT KIDNAPPED BY COMMUNISTS?
        425 11 WAS MISSING DIPLOMAT KIDNAPPED BY COMMUNISTS? SEOUL, Monday. FOREIGN Minister Mr. Kyu-Hah Choi said today a South Korean Embassy labour attache In Bonn and his family, missing since last Tuesday during a visit to West Berlin, might have been kidnapped to a communist country. Reports from West Berlin have said
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      284 12 Anne tired of royal duties sometimes LONDON, Mon.—Princess Anne said that although she sometimes gets tired of performing royal duties on the whole she is glad to have the opportunity of living day to day as a princess. Anne. In her first solo television appearance, starred in a special safari
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      Lock icon Aussies to form alliance against apartheid
      334 12 <§YDNEY, Mon. The federal secretary of the Australian Labour Party said in Adelaide last night plans for a close alliance between the ALP and the trade union movement to stop the South African cric- ket tour were expected to be made within the next
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      Lock icon Ghana to host medical talks
      50 12 ACCRA. Mon. The Ghana Medic il Association will be host to next year's meeting of the Commonwealth Medical Association the first to be held in Africa, it was announced here. The meeting is expected to be held here in August or September next year.— Reuter.
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      Lock icon Women in US crying out for strong men
      211 12 Women in US crying out for strong men LONDON, Mon. A Leading Brithh psvehiatrisi said ye.sterday that American women smothered him with hues and kisses when he told them their men were soineles and unacrressive. Bearded Dr. Joshua Bierer is 70 years old with an attractive 25--year old univercitveducated wife
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      Lock icon Aussie MP freed after two days' jail
      125 12 SYDNEY, Mon. Australian MP Mr. Tom Uren. Jailed on Saturday for refusing to pay court costs on an unsuccessful civil action against a policeman, was freed today after the money was paid anonymously. Mr. Uren. opposition Labour Parly member lor Ried in New
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      Lock icon Attacks on troops as parades end in Belfast
      296 12 I ONDON DERRY, Mon.— Mob attacks on troops in Londonderry marked the end of the first day of traditional Republican Easter parades commemorating the 1916 uprising against British rule. Fourteen soldiers werr injured In fierce rioting last night after a crowd of
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      Lock icon New Welfare Secretary
      57 12 MANILA, Mon. P:i Marcos has appointed Dr. Estelunia Aldabu-Ljm H Welfare Secretary to r Mr. Gregono Felui.m. has resigned to beconn president o'. the Intern. Institute of Rural Reconstruction in New York. Mr. Feliciano left I York yesterday. Dr. Ua take over the social ministration on her
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      Lock icon US $lm WINNER; I WON'T CHANGE
      232 12 US $lm WINNER; WON'T CHANGE DETROIT, Monday £HARLES KLOTZ, a 61-year-old office equipment repairman, says he is going to continue working and living "the way I always have" despite winning the US$l million prize in the New York State Lottery. "Charlie hasn't missed a day's work since he won the
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      Lock icon Smiles and
      656 13 hand shakes the way By JOHN RODERICK PEKING, Mon. This is my first dispatch from China in 22 years. The news I have to report would have been incredible only a few weeks ago Americans are welcome in the Peoples' Republic. And the prospects for wider people to
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      Lock icon Peking's hello girls so kind and helpful
      176 13 Peking's hello girls so kind and helpful TOKYO, Mon. Telephone operators in Peking are elficient and downright helpful. China watchers, no doubt, find that fact fascinating, but for Western news agencies trying to cover the current visit of the American table tennis team to Peking, it's a blessing. The United
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      Lock icon Suharto off to Celebes
      55 13 JAKARTA. Mon. President Suharto left here today for Palu In central Celebes for a five-day visit to east Indonesia. He will visit development projects in Celebes and on the Moluccas Islands. This is President Suharto's first visit to the islands after it was postponed twice for
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      61 13 Quote IT is too soon ro say that all the barriers which have kept Americans out of China and Chinese out of America for so many years are coming down. But a hole has been made in the once impenetrable wall of misunderstanding. Whether it is breached will depend largely
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      GREEN: DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO 1T...
      154 13 GREEN: DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT... WASHINGTON, Mon. TV A top U.S. State Department official dealing with Asia last nitht saw the visit to communist China of the U.S. table tennis team as a step in the rifht direction bat cautioned against reading too much into it. Assistant Secretary
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      62 14 CHIEF PRICE CHANGES RISES Kuchal $0.97 +07 U.A.C. $1.50 +.06 M. Flour $1.55 +.04 Imperial $065 02J I. M. Textile $0.70 .02 FALLS Sanyo $1.15 —.07 I.E. $2.14 —.06 Goodwood $1.37 —.05 P. Carbide $0.68 —.03 F. Cables $0.97 —02 A. Ilium 82P 2P MOST ACTIVE STOCKS Haw Par Brothers
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      37 14 Straits Times ndices Apr. 9 Apr. 12 Industrials: 146.39 146.28 1 Hotels: 69.03 68.84 Properties: 112.39 112.15 I ins 90.11 90.04 rubbers: 114.27 114.24 Dec. 10, 1966 100 IDee. 31, INI x 100 fUec. 29, 1962 lot
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      Market dull with operators cautious
      245 14 THK Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore opened the week on a quiet note, with operators still showing no sign of making fresh commitments. Prices moved irregularly on covering routine. Very little speculative dealing was apparent. If there was any it was to be found
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      Official rates
      49 14 the official Malayan v Short term Monry Market for the week ended April 10. 1971 the range of caU rates was ai follows: BANKING FUNDS- 3 per cent to 3% per cent. GENERAL FUNDS: 3.. per cent to 5 per cent. MOVEMENTS of funds totalled $53 million.
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1080 14 I'lD ANO OFFER PRICE* OFFI 11 CIALLV LISTED AT TNE CLOSE OF BUSINESS IN THE SINCAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TRAOINC ROOMS OF TNE STOCK EXCHANGE WITH PRICE MOVEMENTS IN BRACKETS YESTERDAY WERE: INDUSTRIALS •ingapsr* Unit Trust (Managers' prices lor April 13) Third Sinxapore 1.25 xd The Commerce Ind.
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      Asian Dollar
      53 14 'THE following Asian 1 Dollar rates were quoted yesterday by Bank of America. The rates are deposits of U5525,000 and above: One month 51/ 2p.c. Two months 5 7 16 p.c. Three months 59 16 p.c. Six months 5 7/8 p.c. Nine months 6 p.c. Twelve months 6
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      35 14 THE bank of Japan has suspended accepting applications for buying by foreign Investors of Matsushita Electric Industrial stocks because holdings by foreigners were reaching the official limit of 25 per cent of its total Issue.
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      BUSINESS DONE
      740 14 DUSINESS In and reported to v the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS Acma (1) $1.39. Alcan (2) $1.39. Ben it Co. (7) $1.13. (3) $1.14
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      Uniteers breaks $3 mil barrier
      644 14 7Vi% Cumulative Preference shares of $875,000 Adjusted for any intervening scrip issue, a Bonus issue of one-for-four. b Bonus issue of one-for-two. c Bonus issue of one-for-four. Current price of $1 par shares $2.14 xd. 1970/71 high $2.38, low $1.92. Earnings yield 8.8 per cent.
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      Warren profits slide
      222 14 A PPARENTLY, the J\ worst ls yet to come for Warren Rubber Holdings which saw pre-tax profits drop 26 per cent to £94,406 for the year to September 1970. Chairman J.C. Glvan says in his annual statement: "Since September last, there has been a further steady fall
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      Exchange rates
      164 14 T»HE Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore announced these A best agreed merchant rates as at April 12. Local dollars to one unit Selling- Buying of Foreign Currency TT or OD TT OD Sterling Pound \ustralian Dollar 'Jew Zealand Dollar South Arabian Dinar J.S. Dollar Local dollars to 100
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      Bumper year —for ENE—
      456 14 Bumper year for ENE T AST year was a bumper year for Empat Nombor Ekor and it appears as if another one is on the way for 1971. In what is probably the understatement of the year, chairman and managing director Llm Chool Seng describes 1970's performance simply as "satisfactory."
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      RECORD YEAR FOR PATALING RUBBER
      376 14 PATALING Rubber Estates harvested a record profit for the year ended October 1970 in spite of depressed rubber prices and a slightly lower rubber crop. Chairman H.B.E. Hake says the poor rubber performance was more than counterbalanced by favourable palm product prices, which contributed £753.194
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      COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
      403 14 LINGUI Developments' pre-tax profits took a tumble from $829,522 in 1969 to $517,447 last year, although the 1969 figure was boosted by a non-recurring profit of $182,271 on sale of Investments. A final dividend of 7i per cent will be paid, making a total of 15 per cent,
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        108 14 'HINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE, '*■< SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICUL YESTERDAY Coconut Oil I Bulk $561 sellers, drum ISO sellers. Copra: Mixed (fob.) loose Apr/May VK Com *35 B. Psppsr: Muntok ASTA white f.o.h 100 NLW J1721 sellers, Sarawak white fob 96/ NLW JIB2J sellers. Sarawak special black f.o.b.
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        Tin price down
        41 14 rpHE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday fell $1.37^2 to $637 per picul on an official offering up 19 tons to 330 tons. The local market was fairly steady with buying support from the United States and Japan.
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        17 14 APRIL 12. RUBBER: Closed. TIN: $637.00 (down $1.37}). Official offering 330 tons (up 19 tons).
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        143 14 WORLD tin produc- tion (including estimates) in November, 1970 was 15,000 metric tons compared with 15,400 metric tons in October and 15,000 long tons in November 1969, the International Tin Council says in its latest statistics bulletin. World smelter production of primary tin metal in November was 14.200
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        Straits tin shipment
        91 14 gHUPMENT of 8tralts refined Un from Penan* for March 1971 •f totalled 8.005^ tons, according to statistics issued by Stralu, Trading. The following table shows the tonnage and destination and excludes metal shipments from Klang via Port Swettenham. United Kingdom I*"** UK (option) United States 3.506 7.451
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        59 14 Saturday Thursday JU S (U.S. London Closed 30.98 Beirut 39.20 39.35 Hongkonc Closed 40 10 Zurich Closed 38.90 B Closed 39 00 S Paris Closed 39 31 Spore (1) 40.53 40.43 S (2) 152.30 151.90 (1) Export price la non -.Merl:nK areas In U.s, dollars per ounce.
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        Rubber holiday
        29 14 The rubber market was closed yesterday in line with the overseas markets in London and New York which observed the Easter Monday holiday. It will reopen today.
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    Missing jets poser for 5-nation defence men
    392 15  - Missing jets poser for 5-nation defence men R. CHANDRAN: SKY SPACE LIMITED FOR TRAINING By Singapore, Monday THE disappearance of the two Singapore Air Defence loramand Hunter jets over the Maicca Straits, off Fohore, may force the five-nation air lefence planners to nnine the suitibility of this area 1 combat
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    Falling wood kills man
    51 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A 27-year-old building labourer, Junld bin Osrnan, was killed by a piece of falling wood at the site of a hotel In Jalan Treacher here today. It Is believed that the six-foot piece of wood fell from the 14th storey of the unfinished
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    Speech contest
    40 15 SINGAPORE, Mon. The four winners of the English and non-English streams of the elocution contest, organised by the Rotary Club of Singapore, will present their winning essays at the club's luncheon meeting on Wednesday at the Adelphl Hotel.
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    129 15 IT'S a skirt- wishing April in Singapore for MalaccanPortuguese schoolgirl Angela Bakar. 14, one of the youngest dancers among the 38 member visiting troupe of the Portuguese Cultural Society of Malacca, .staging a one-night show at the National Theatre. But in the vivid, dreamy
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    New record flight by chartered Boeing
    159 15 SINGAPORE Mon.— A Boeing 707 jet flew nonstop from London to Singapore today in 13 hours 18 minutes 11 minutes faster than the record set only two weeks ago. It was flown out by Caledonian British United Airways the company which sent out the
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    -MAN AGREED TO PAY PCs $30,000 FOR GOLD RELEASE, COURT TOLD
    310 15 MAN AGREED TO PAY PCs $30,000 FOR GOLD RELEASE, COURT TOLD K. LUMPUR. Mon AN alleged smuggler agreed to pay $30,000 to two A policemen for the release of $90,000 worth of gold which they had seized from him then was told that the gold had been stolen from its
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    800 to attend ADB meeting
    162 15 SINGAPORE, Mon ABOUT 800 delegates and observers will attend the fourth annual meeting this week of the Board of Oovnors of the Asian Development Bank <ADB) at the Singapore Conference Hall. President Sheares will open the meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The 36 member-countries
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    Docks chief's visit
    49 15 SINOAPORE. Mon. Sir Clifford TX>ve. chairman of the British Transport Docks Board, flew in tonight for a two-day visit to the Republic. He will meet PSA chairman, Mr. Howe Yoor. Chong, tomorrow morning for a tour of the port. Including a launch trip round the harbour.
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    Band music
    25 15 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Girl Pipers band will give a performance at MacRltchle Reservoir Park on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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      746 15 TV and Radio 3.00 P.M. Opening 7.55 Whickers New World and Days of Our lives Swingles i:i A^oS.ris.gapere Anotl.r Song Another Melody This Week (M) It-ifyean 3.55 Its Happening in Singapore M Favourite Kin*« (M— repeat) Who's Got the Power 4.15 Peyton Place (Repeat) 900 News and Newsreel (E) 5-M
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      283 16 FINE CHINA IS A LIFETIME INVESTMENT, SO CHOOSE WISELY... piNE china has two basic designs: Traditional and contemporary. While many of today's brides favour the traditional, their willingness to experiment and their love for bright, clear colours is finding expression in china designs. Blue, green, orange, earth tones, combinations of
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      235 16 ITALY'S fashion de- signers are promising this week to make a strong bid for a return to a conventional "civilised look," with hot pants given the cold shoulder in fashions, reports Judy Owen from Florence. Ninety-three Italian designers of luxury, ready-to-wear,
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      The subtle flattery of knits
      356 16 seems to be no end to the popularity of knits. Year after year, they have never failed to catch the fancy of fashion- conscious girls. Whatever type of knit it may be thick or thin, of a rough or smooth texture, these subtly clinging garments
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      256 16 Who pays the bills in your house? WIVES are taking a TT bigger decisionmaking role in the home than ever before. And far from fighting to keep their traditional place at the head of the household, husbands are apparently only too glad to hand over the responsibility of home management
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      282 16 IN nature, neutral colours are snow, sand, rock and bark colours. The same cream, tans, grays and browns used so much in nature work well inside a home. These colours are relaxing, easy to live with. They make a handsome background of ceilings, walls, floors, and woodwork for
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      69 16 Beauty in keeping with the changing hemline w w LJERE'S the new look in hair and face to match the hemline. The tossed casual hairstyle is in keeping with the current mood. And for the face? Elizabeth Arden has introduced make-up which is vividly alive with new lipsticks: Mini Pearl,
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      24 16 lII* every girl has problem nan GOYA *m PERFUMED I SPRAY SET SOLVES IT London, Pans. New York «JHT_* I a amor BS l^sl^^^ilir!i
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      597 19 NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Fart nership known as "SI HOE, GOH PART NERS" of No. 11, Jalan Foch, Kuala Lum pur shall with effect from ihe Ist day of April, 1971 be known as "SIGOH DIN RAKAN2" and will be at the same address Dated this 29th day
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    70 20 BARCAINS AT INTERWEAVE. Ming Court Hotel Arcade, crease-resistent batiks only $5.00 per yard, free one chase above 2i yards. Embroidered tablecloth 2V: discount. EXPRESS: Mother stop must get Swiss Knight' adnd 'Milkmaid (or wn-kend party stop tasted some last night stop they re great stop Love Dad LOUISE KLERK'S
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    44 20 TEO CHENC SEAH. age 56, passed away peacefully on 12.4.71 leaving behind his beloved wife Darling Ouch Choo Funeral Service at 14 Wee Nam Koad. Spore 230 Pm. on 13 4.71 and thence Cortege leaves for burial at Choa Chu Kang Christian Cemetery.
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      253 21  - Go-ahead for Pacific car circuit ERNEST FRIDA By r pilE world controlling body for motor racing the Federation International Automobile have given the green light to introduce a Pacific circuit. This was announced by Minister for Social Affairs Othman Wok at the prize giving ceremony the Singapore Grand Prix at
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      ""Permanent track not far off: Wok
      77 21 Permanent track not far off: Wok in a position to announce details or. this subject. On the Singapore GP, Inche Othman said any scepticism about the introduction of formula racing has been proven false by the excellent grid and the keen and competitive races provided. He said the fact that
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      58 21 SYDNEY, Mon. Young apprentice Peter Cook scored one of the most impressive wins of his career when he brought Gallic Temple In to take out the Sydney Cup, over two miles, at Randwlck here today. Gallic Temple scored by threequarters of a length from Bluelough with Arctic
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      Sasa meeting
      20 21 SINGAPORE Amateur Swimming Association will hold their management committee meeting at Sports House, Fsrrcr Park, on May 6.
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      Singapore soccer team in for Seap
      267 21 Singapore soccer team in for Seap JOE DOPAI By rpHE F.A. of Singapore have accepted the National Olympic Council's invitation to enter a team for the Seap Games in Kuala Lumpur this December. The Seap Games will be the soccer team's fourth and last international assignment for the year. Selection
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      They just can't get past goalie Chow
      339 21  - They just can't get past goalie Chow PETER SIOW By pHEERS to goalkeeper excellent display sa scoreless draw against Forces in a Singapore Dr at Serangoon Road yest< Ngee Fook, 23, who had never failed to dampen the enthusiasm of opposing forwards in previous matches, played a superb game. He
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      ACID TEST FOR TOKYO HOPEFULS
      132 21 fpHE Singapore Open swimming championships will be an "acid test" for local swimmers preparing for the second Asian age-group meet at Tokyo In Aug. 16-17. Singapore. Malaysia, Ceylon, Japan. Indonesia, South Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand took part In the first Asian age-group meet in Singapore
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      31 21 MANILA. Mon. Bantamweight Ruben Ollvares of Mexico has been named Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Council for his victory over former world champion Jesus Chucho Castillo.
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      25 21 Tomorrows soccer final between Ming Court and Outhrie Waugh In the Singapore Business Houses League and Cup Dlv. 3 has been postponed to Thursday.
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      Blackpool down to Division 2
      257 21 LONDON. Mon. Blackpool, promoted only last season, were sent plunging back into the English Div. 2 when they were held to a goalless draw today by Tottenham Hotspur. Blackpool, with only 18 points from 37 matches, were doomed to relegation when Ipswich won 1-0 away
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      187 21  -  A. JOHNSON By MINISTER-ln-charge of sport Othman Wok yesterday said he hoped the Singapore sepak takraw team's visit to Indonesia would foster stronger sporting ties between the two countries. Inche Othman told the officials and players to be "good envoys" and uphold Singapore's image. Inche
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      693 22 Blasting out and on to win AUGUSTA (Georgia), Mon. r-Nicklaus loses his chance of grand slam £HARLES COODY, a lanky 33-year-old Texan, shot a two-under-par 70 here yesterday to win the 35th U.S. Masters golf championship by two strokes over favourite Jack Nicklaus and youthful John Miller. Playing the par-72,
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      204 22 "NAIROBI, Mon.—Ed- gar Hermann of Kenya and co-driver Hans Schuller, in a Datsun 240Z, today won the East African Safari motor rally for the second successive year. At the final checkpoint outside Nairobi. Hermann had conceded 216 points compared to the 220
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      BASEBALL RESULTS
      102 22 NEW YORK. Mon. Scores of yesterday's baseball games In the National and American League National League: New York 1 Cincinnati 0. Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 11 Montreal 4, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 2 (Ist game), San Francisco 7 St Louis 2 (2nd game), Houston 7 Chicago
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      136 22 ALF FINDS HIS SUCCESSOR TO STILES LONDON, Mon. —Peter Storey, Arsenal's midfleld star. could be England's new Nobby Stiles. The 25-year-old star, a key figure In Arsenal's bid for the English League and Cup double, has been named to England's 22-man squad for the European Cup of Nations game against
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      40 22 Ooh Teck Phuan was elected the new president of Swifts AA yesterday. Other officials: vice-presidents Lav Teng Chuan and jJKor Freathy: secretary Peter Cheong; assistant secretary Heng Jee Yong; treasurer Maurice Nicholas; assistant treasuer Kwok Cheong Wah.
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      21 22 Tamplnes Rovers will meet Singapore Cricket Club In a friendly soccer match at the Padang today at 5.15 p.m.
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      97 22 rTIAIPEH, Mon. IndoX nesia have taken the lead in a four-nation table tennis tournament here after beating Iran 5-2 and the Taiwan "White" team 5-3 last night. Singapore failed to turn up. So did Thailand, the Philippines and Nigeria all of whom were invited. In
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      169 22 IijONTE CARLO, Mon. Gail Chanfreau, iTI France's Australian-born tennis star, won the Monte Carlo Open women's singles title today when she beat No 3 seed Betty Stove of Holland 6-4, 4-6. 6-4. The Rumanian pair of Illie Nastase and lon Tirlac clinched the men's
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      309 23 Off -course betting on Kentucky Derby despite threat \EW YORK, Mon. Harold Samuels, head of the new Offtrack Betting Corporation, said yesterday there would be off-the-course betting on the icky Derby in May despite a threat to sue by the Dresident ot Churchill Downs racetrack. Mr. Samuels criticised a move
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      42 23 I/I'AN MEN, ridden by M. Geoffroy, winning the Prix dv President de la Republique at Auteuil, Paris, from Good Giver (No. 10), mount of J.O. Biard, Biron (No. 2) and Irish challenger Martin (No. 4). UPI radioplc.
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      765 23 Memo most impressive RACING with EPSOM JEEP Ming Derby should be good bet over a longer trip ]\EWCOMERS continued to dominate at Ipoh over the weekend when they won eight of the 16 races. Gambang, President's Adviser, Rhapsody, Floral Mile and Jonathan's Joy scored on Saturday and Siapa Rajah. Memo
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      862 23 \»7EIQHTS for the Ipoh races this weekend: SATURDAY CL. S, DIV. 4— 6 F. Tolstoy 9.00 Gallant Son 8 12 Kind Regards II 8.12 Seregalar 8.11 Kimberley II 8.11 Try To Equal 8.11 Tal Pau 8.10 Fibreglass World 8.10 Kuchlng Town 8.10 Colony Surf 8.09 Pahlawan II
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      1020 23 THE STIPENDIARY STEWARD'S REPORT THE Stipendiary Steward's report on the Ipoh races over the weekend: SATURDAY Race 1: Lovable II who was slow to begin was unable to stretch out throughout the race, pizarro 111 had to be eased on the heels of Discipline and from that
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      181 23 Famous breeders buy over Aussie stud farm CYDNEY, Mon. Two of the most famous thoroughbred horse breeders in the world have combined to buy a 1.720-acre stud farm in the Hunter Valley district, about 100 miles north of Sydney, for an estimated Asl-million. They are England's Lord Derby of woodlands
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      97 23 SYDNEY. Mon. Young apprentice Peter Cook scored one cf the most impressive wins of his career when he brought Gallic Temple in to take out the Sydney Cup. over two miles, at Randwick here today. The win was also a triumph for trainer Arthur Ward who this
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      619 21 JURONG SHIPYARD LIMITED PULAU SAMULUN SINGAPOREEXTENSION OF EXISTING No. 2 DRYDOCK Preliminary investigations and design are now being prepared for the construction of the proposed extension of the existing No. 2 Drydock and crane foundation at Pulau Samulun, Jurong Town, Singapore. The dimension of the proposed extension are as follows
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      327 21 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD. SINGAPORE TENDERS ARCHITECTS DEPARTMENT: (Halifax Road, Singapore 9) (1) Construction completion of One Block of 3-storey 2-room unit Daily-Rated Quarters at Murnane Reservoir. A charge of $50/- will be made for tender documents and drawings which Is not refundable. Tender Deposit $500, Close at 2.15 pm. on
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      802 21 AUCTION SALE IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KI'ALA Ll'MPl'R APPLICATION FOR EXECUTION NO. 88 OF 1970 In the matter of Kuala Lumpur High Court Civil Suit No 2081 of 1969 BETWEEN Hindustan Theatres Berhad Plaintiffs AND 1. Cumarasamy VThaver as Executor <Jr Trustee of Oovindasamy VThaver deceased, and
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      28 21 SOCCER: FAS Dlv. I— Armed Forces v R.N. Wanderer (5.30 p.m.). Hamilton v Fathrul Karib (7.30 p.m. Jalan Besar). HOCKEY: Dlv. 2 Police 'B v Prisons, Thomson Road.
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      1440 22 EKMANS have immediate openings for the following: (1) BUILDING and INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY SALES EXECUTIVE (2) SALESMAN to handle dealer lines such as Welding Equipment, Handsaws, Electric Drills, etc. Only applicants with proven sales records in the above fields need apply. Excellent opportunities for advancement in an expanding Company. Kindly send
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      122 23 mod Modern semi-detached factories At Prai Industrial Complex Ideal for light and medium industries Floor area from 7,000-20,000 sq. ft. Location -About 1 mile south of Butterworth and 2 miles from Mak Mandin Industrial Estate. ♦Tenure of Land— 99 years leasehold. •Area of Land— l9,ooo -40.000 sq.ft. Provision for expansion
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      419 23 WORD PUZZLE p CM alMt MM Him T- -J STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY WORD PUZZLE 4 O' I f(Jfj=\ CX Nt M |.l I.U Mil CWHI MM M- H-l HII j j L_| t««i^^ letters i T ACROSS I -^^EP& CLUES i i mtmmM below i mm CittlNi MM I .mi
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    25 24 LONDON, Mon. New Zealand Prime Minister. Sir Keith Holyoalce arrived here today to attend the Commonwealth fivepower conference on South-east Asian defence. Reuter.
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    539 24 Vietcong mass for big attack on base 'BLOCKBUSTERS 9 USED AGAINST REDS SAIGON, Mon §OLTH Vietnamese helicopters today risked heavy small- inns fire to drop badly needed water and ammunition to embattled Fire Base Six, amid indications that a major confrontation is looming in the northern Central Highlands Correspondents at
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