The Straits Times, 14 April 1971

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  • 24 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200,000 The Straits Times The National Newspaper Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1971 20 CENTS M.C (P) No. 2507
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  • 607 1  - BUSES: Ministry acts CHUA SIEW KENG: Adjustments to be made on some of the routes By Singapore, Tuesday BUS companies have been authorised to make adjustments in their service because some routes have been found to be over-serviced and others under-serviced. This whs announced by the Ministry of Communications today.
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  • 294 1 Army gaining in war on rebels fHAUDANGA, (East Pakistan), Tues. Armed resistance in much of "Bangla Desh" is crumbling before the swiftiy advancing columns of President Yah y a Khan's West Pakistan army. The army, heavily reinforced from the country's western wing, is rapidly fanning out in all directions from
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  • 446 1 Britain buys copters for Ceylon LONDON. Tues. Six US Bell Jet Ranger helicopters are being rushed out to Ceylon at Britain's expense, to help Mrs. Sirima Bandaranaike's Government stamp out the insurrency. The helicopters have been bought by Britain from the US at "a very reasonable cost," a Foreign Office
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  • 117 1 Youth shot in bid to stab detective CINGAPORE, Tues. A police detective tonight shot and seriously wounded a 21--year-old youth in Jalan Pisang, off Victoria Street. A police spokesman said the youth was shot in the chest when he attacked the detective with a knife. He is on the dangerously
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  • 33 1 PEKING, Tues. Premier Chou En-lai will meet tomorrow with members of a US table tennis team which Is visiting China, the Americans were Informed today. AP. SEE PAGE 25
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  • 36 1 LONDON, Tues. The tin price soared by £23 a ton on the London market today following a US Government announcement that It was suspending Indefinitely sales from Its stockpile of the metal. Reuter.
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  • 100 1 PERTH, Tues. Two fiery globes, one red and one white and both travelling at around 500 mph, reportedly "attacked" a young couple driving down a lonely highway today. Geoff Richards, 28, told reporters the flying objects appeared Just before dawn some 100 miles south of Perth.
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  • 111 1 HOT-PANTS WEDDING FOR A DOCTOR T ONDON, Tues. Two Malaysians were married yesterday in one of London's first hot-pants weddings. The trend-setting bride was Dr. (Miss) Pinkie Chan, 25, who works in the I'ublic Health Department in Enfield, London. She is the daughter of Kuala Lumpur tin miner, Mr. Chan
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  • 605 1 Hon offers to reopen talks Export credit guarantees CINGAPORE, Tues. 13 Mr. Hon Sui Sen today offered to reopen discussions with private industry on the export credit guarantee scheme a year after the Government had decided to shelve the plan. However he named as a condition the availability of substantial
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  • 61 1 SAIOON, Tues. The South Vietnamese Command sent a big relief force Into the Jungled Central Highlands today In an effort to lift the two-*eek North Vietnamese siege at Fire Base Six. Massive BS2 strikes the heaviest In the Highlands in nearly a year preceded
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    • 39 1 COLOMBO. Toe* Seven! manbers of the North Korean embassy were asked to leave the country today. Informed sources said. They were believed linked to the Insurrection, although It wm not clear how. AT. (See thU pacr)
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    • 39 1 PORT OF BPAIN (Trinidad), Toe*. India were 91 for two wkkrts at lunch on the openlnf day of the fifth and final Teat against the West Indies at Qneco'i Park Oral here today.— Heater.
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  • 9 2 WdRLD NEWS THE STRAITS TIMES FOREIGN NEWS SERVICE 1
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  • 379 2 LONDON, Tu«s. IF THIS sort of thing •■•continues, we might as well pack up and go elsewhere, a British business man said in summing up Industry's concern at the unending wave of strikes, higher wages and higher costs plaguing the country. It was not
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  • 503 2 Cancel cricket tour call by Labour Party ADELAIDE. Tues THE national executive of the Australian opposition Labour Party today called for the immediate cancellation of the proposed South African cricket tour of Australia later this year The executive of the party approved the call at the opening session of its
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  • 21 2 KARACHI. Tues.— A week-long heatwave took temperatures ever the weekend he.-c to 108 degrees P for the third day running
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  • 58 2 HANOVER (West Germany), Tues. Two East Oerman youths fleeing across the border Into West Oermany were seriously injured today when one of them trod on a mine. West Oerman border police said. Both reached the west and were taken to hospital, one with foot Injuries,
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  • 304 2 Death threat to child keeps police at bay PARIS, Tues. An Alterian barricaded in an old farmhouse continued to hold police at bay fur the second night yester day, while threatening to kill a two-year-old girl The man, Miloud Ben Mi loud. 28. threatened to kill the child unless her
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  • 57 2 STUTTOART. Tues. The pilot of a light aircraft was threatened with a toy-pistol by his 51-year-old passenger during an excursion flight near here yesUrday and ordered to fly •until the petrol runs out." The pilot landed his plane in a field near Herrenberg 25 miles southwest of
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  • 57 2 BEIRUT. Tues. A sandstorm which blew over the Middle East on Sunday night, started a huge fire at the fourrr.illion gallon storage tank of the Dawra Oil Refinery In Baghdad, the Iraqi news agency if ported. More than 200 men took part In putting out the
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  • 145 2 NEW YORK, Tuesday. AN explosion believed to have been caused by a pipe bomb tore a hole in the wall of the South African Consul-General's office here yesterday. The explosion, reported at 10.37 a.m., tore apart an outer wall, part of the celling and some
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  • WORLD NEWS 2
    • 76 3 Adviser to Dacca rebels DR. ASH AB U L adviser to the south west military co m m and of Banrla Desh, sits in a jeep fly i nr a rebel flac in Chudanehar. East Pakistan. The secessionist Banrla Desh rovernment of East Pakistan proclaimed the m o v c
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    • 144 3 rRONTO, Tues. Surgeons at the Toronto Hospital for sick children today separated Siamese twin girls born here on April 3, sharing a single liver. A hospital spokesman said their condition was good. The twins, identified only as Heather and Krlsten. weighing a total of
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    • 64 3 CHICAGO, Tues. Pour men appeared In court here today charged with plotting to assassinate the Mayor of Chicago, Mr. Richard Daley and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent black leader. The suspects were arraigned on a charge of soliciting to commit the murder of Mr. Daley
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    • 142 3 DEATH THREAT MIGRANT QUITS AFTER SIEGE CYDNEY, Tues.— A BriJ tish migrant, who threatened to kill himself with a hunting knife, surrendered to police today after a five-hour siere inside a suburban block of flats. The siege ended when police convinced the man, named as William Cruickshank, 29. to throw
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    • 330 3 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE United States is reviewing its policy of selling military spare parts and nonlethal items such as transport planes and medical suDplies to Pakistan, the state Department announced yesterday. Department spokesman Mr. Charles Bray said that under a modest programme initiated
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    • 102 3 MOSCOW, Tues. More than 1.000 Soviet Jews were given permission to emigrate to Israel during March, more than the total (or the whole o.' 1970. informed sources said yesterday. The question now being asked in Moscow is whether anything approaching this rate will continue
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    • 85 3 OOLCONDA. Tues. Five miners were killed yesterday when they were trapped in a pecket of gas as they worked 800 ft underground in a southern Illinois fu urspar mine. Two other miners were brought out of the mine alive. Mr Harold Bailey, general superintendent of Ozark-Mahon-lng
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    • 287 3 Human lifespan may be increased in 20 years VKW YORK. Tues. 11 Scientists should know within the next two decades how to prolong vigorous human life by at least 10 to 20 per cent, according to a British scientist. Regulated starvation may be one method of doing this, said Dr.
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  • WORLD NEWS 3
    • 159 4 Gangsters move in on abortion racket I ONDON. Tues. 1-1 Gangsters have moved In on the lucrative business involving abortions in Britain for girls from abroad, the medical Journal General Practitioner said yesterday. The Journal said taxi drivers who have established "abortion bureaus" catering to foreign girls were paying protection
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    • 217 4 Ceylon North Korean plot INSTRUCTIONS ON GUERILLA WAR... COLOMBO, Tues. The Government is investigating the possibility of North Korean complicity in the insurrection launched by radical groups over large areas of the country this month. Insurgents still pose a serious threat to the leftwing socialist regime. North Korean Premier Kirn
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    • 44 4 MANILA, Tues. Six people were drowned and nine others feared drowned or eaten by sharks when two motor boats In separate Incidents capsized in central and southern Philippines seas. It was reported today. Twenty-seven others survived or were rescued.
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    • 212 4 SAN ANTONIO, Tues. A top medical researcher said here yesterday the birth control Pill was being falsely accused of causing many side effects including weight increase, tender breasts, and heightened blood pressure. Ttiis claim was by Dr. Joseph Goldzieher, director of the clinical
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    • 296 4 HONG KONG, Turn. pOUR Americans from Okinawa were seized from their yacht last week and taken to China but were released after four days the South China Morning Post reported today. The Americans, Identified as Mr. Ted Beavy. Mr. Floyd Sebrlng, Mr.
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    • 415 4 SEOUL, Tuesday NORTH KOREAN call for a meeting between the two Koreas to discuss reunification was flatly rejected by two major South Korean political parties campaigning for the April 27 presidential election. The major opposition New Democratic Party, wits its presidential candidate
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  • 682 5 Greater rewards for labour possible within framework of the existing legislation SINGAPORE, Tuesday T ll International Chamber of Commerce today rejected any move for change in the one month legislative ceiling on annual bonus. Giving the chamber's stand on the recent
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  • 250 5 Industrial safety course for top executives i thrvf n*v SINGAPORE, Tuesday A IHREE-DAY course on "Industrial Accident Prevention" has been organised by the National Safety First Council of Singapore for top executives, beginning on April 28 The course, designed for managerial staff responsible lor the fire prevention, safety and protection
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  • 27 5 PENANG. Tues. The Fenang Chinese Chamber of Commerce has applied to the Central oovemment for permission to organise a trade mission to Communist China
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  • 49 5 Clampdown on newspaper !.A LUMPUR, Tues— The OO'-nment has clamped down on c distribution of compll- copies of the Singapore n Malaysia. A spokesman of the Ministry or H .me Affairs told Bemama iat this was because the P"!*" had not obtained a permit •late in the country. Ben.ama.
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  • 124 5 ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME PLANNED FOR TALENTIME CINGAPORE, Tues. A different and more attractive programme is planned for the coming 1971 Talentime series in English. r>!r. Claude Doral. Assistant Director of Programmes of RTS, today said thut changes would include introducing an audience participation item and a guest artiste appearance, who will
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  • 62 5 SINGAPC:.^, Tues. Shop assistant Tan Hiak Mong, 18. today admitted stealing a car tape-pla>er and eight cartridges from a car parked In Lorong 6, Tea Payoh, on March 5. Sentence was postponed to May 3 pending a probation report. The tapes were part of 70 stolen from
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  • 50 5 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Ministry of Defence advises the public not to be alarmed as blanks will be used during military exercises in Mandai Bukit Panjang area from 8 a.m. tomorrow to 11.59 p.m. on Friday, and in Marsiling area between 8 a.m. on Thursday and noon on Saturday.
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  • 42 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. I Davia Marshall has been elected president of the United Nations Association Singapore. Other officials are: Dr. Sliarom Alimat. vice-president, Mr. Vernon Perreau. general secretary; Mr. Charles Joseph Peter asst. secretary, and Mr. AS. Bodestyne, treasurer.
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  • 29 5 SINGAPORE. Tues Thf National Productivity Centre will conduct a course on "Administration la action" for middle management personnel in commerce and industry from May 3 to 21.
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  • 354 5 DEVAN: WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR A FEW CRUMBS CINGAPORE Tues. NTUC secretary-gene-ral Mr. C.V. Devan Nair today accused members of the International Chamber of Commerce of not being willing to give trade unions a few crumbs from their "exceptionally high" profits. In a hard-bitting reply to the "no change
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  • 44 5 SINGAPORE, Tues.^Appllcations lor renunciation of Malaysian citizenship and registration of children of Malaysian parents will be made at the Malaysian High Commissions consulai office in Holland Park from May 1 instead of the Chancery at Malayan Bank Chambers in Fullerton Square.
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  • 229 5 Ministry to hold new dental contest CINGAPORE. Tues.-The Ministry of Health has organised its third annual Dental Health Contest for teenagers to be held in conjunction with Dental Health Week which begins on July 12. The contest offers prizes of $500 for the boy and girl aged between 16 and
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  • 175 5 Health officers to get new uniforms CINGAPORE, Tues. The Ministry of Health is preparing for next year's introduction of new beigecoloured uniforms for Public Health officers. These uniforms will reI place the present khaki ones, which some officers refuse to wear on duty They have described the present uniforms as
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  • 36 5 SINGAPORE. Tues The Fiction Committee of the National Library will show the tilm Erothers Kanmazov at Library's lecture hall on April 20 lit 6.3 C pm Free admission tickets are obtainable frcm the Library.
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  • 86 6 Chamber of Commerce officials SINGAPORE, Tues— Mr. Ken Gould, chairman of Borneo Company and Motor Investment, was today elected chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce. Other officials are: Deputy chairmen. Mr. R.P. Maxon of Mobil, and Mr. R.E.L. Wlngat* of Mansfield tc Co. Committee members: Messrs. ND. Holt. J.R.
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  • 51 6 SINGAPORE. Tues. Housewife Madam Tan Oeok. 36, who was admitted to the Outram Hospital with severe burns yesterday, died early this morning. Madam Tan of 10th mile Ylo Chu Kang Road, was found badly burnt In her hut by members of her family shortly after noon
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  • 35 6 SINGAPORE. Tues. Llm Peng Chua, 40. today denied dishonestly retaining two stolen diamond rings, worth $2,600. In a goldsmith's shop In Joo Chlat Road on March 30. Hearing was fixed for July 2.
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  • 268 6 SINGAPORE, Tues. SINGAPORE Port Authority's container project scored high marks with a visiting Biitish port official today. Said Sir Clifford Dove, chairman of the British Transport Docks Board: "The way the Singapore port is going about building its container terminal is
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  • 195 6 AN OPEN VERDICT ON BARGIRL WHO DIED IN BROTHEL SINGAPORE, Tues. A bar-waitress who was "booked" by a youth to spend the night in a brothel later died of a fractured skull, a coroner's court heard today. Today, the youth, Ong Tai Soon, 20, a bicycle shop assistant, testified at
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  • 74 6 Ceylon Tamils' Association officials SINGAPORE, Tues—Anlnsurance manager, Mr. S. M. Vasagar, was reelected president of the Singapore Ceylon Tamils' Association at its recent annual meeting. Other officials are Messrs. P. Valupplllal. vice-president; S. Slvakolunthu, secretary; A. Tavarajah. asst. secretary; M. Kulasagaram. treasurer; K. Knshnapillal. asst. treasurer: M. Thambyah, literary secretary
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  • 29 6 SINGAPORE. Tues. Madam Ong Klan Slong, SO, died on the spot when she was knocked down by a car In Jalan Best, Jurong, at S.IS p.m. today.
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  • 200 6 SINGAPORE, Tues. Although reserve stocks in the Blood Bank increased in the past week, total reserve supply of blood is still below average. Reserve stocks of blood of all groups increased from 502 to 574 units during the week ended last Sunday, according to
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  • 107 6 SINGAPORE. Tues. Another two Singapore Polytechnic students tod.ty sailed away on board the 210.000 ton Shell tanker, "Mltra", for the Persian Gulf, to begin their Shell training scholarship as cadet marine engineers. Kwan Seng Fatt, 18, and Lim Tiong Wee, 19, who are
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  • 146 6 S'poreans can go to Ceylon at own risk CINGAPORE, Tues. Sinand Malaysians can still fly to Ceylon but at their own risk. Airlines that fly to Colombo from here, like MSA, BOAC, and Swissair, are continuing; to accept passengers for Ceylon despite the uprising there. Said an MSA spokesman: "But
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  • 118 6 Schoolboy stabbed to death by group of youths CINGAPORE, Tues. A schoolboy was stabbed to death by a group of youths late this afternoon. Police Identified him as Goh Cheng Kirn, 16, of Upper Bukit Timah Road. He had two stab wounds, one on his left chest and the other
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  • 25 6 SINOAPORB, TUfS. The Alumnt Medical Centre will hold Its annual meeting on April 24 at 4.30 p.m. at its premises ln College Road.
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  • 292 7  - One family's relief brings tears for a widow N.G. KUTTY: DEATH FALL GIRL IDENTIFIED By Singapore, Tuesday UNCERTAINTY over the identity of a pretty teenage girl who fell to her death at Toa Payoh yesterday ended in tears for one family and in sighs of relief for another this aftefI
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  • 199 7 Amazing 975 costs bookies a fortune rpELOK ANSON, Tues. A temple god in the Bidor area of Perak has brought riches to punters who heard of and followed his threedigit forecasts. Early in February the god forecast that the number 975 would be drawn In the turf club sweeps FIVE
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  • 152 7 Conference to discuss students' role in societies SINGAPORE. Tues. Thirty students from seven South-east Asian countries and Australia gathered in Singapore tonight for the opening of a two-week conference to ■MM the student's role in contemporary societies. The conference, organised by the International Young Christian Students' Movement, is the first
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  • 20 7 SINGAPORE Tues The police' band will play at the Esplanade on Sunday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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  • 118 7 Umno urged to support Gerakan State Govt pENANG, Tues. Deputy x Minister of Home Affairs, Inche Mohamed bin Ya'akob, last night urged Penang Umno to extend its full co-operation to the Geraken State Government in the interests of the State as a whole. Inche Mohamed made this call when he
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  • 99 7 Murder appeal judgment reserved SINGAPORE, Tues. Judgment was reserved today in a Joint appeal by two construction workers, who had been convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of two Hong Kong workers, at their Bukit Timah factory on June IS, 1969. Chief Justice Mr. Wee Chong Jin, who
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  • 121 7 pENANO, Tues. The Government was urged today to review Its entire educational system, in view of the large percentage of failures in the MCE examinations. The Gerakan MP for Dato Kramat, Mr. V. David, who expressed "shock" over the failures, said: "An Inquiry Into
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  • 71 7 ANNEX OF BLAZE HOTEL TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS TANAH RATA, Tues. The undestroyed annex of the fire-razed Cameron Highlands Hotel will be open for business for the August holidays. About three-quarters of the hotel was destroyed by a fire In April last year. When renovations to the annex are completed
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  • 204 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday fTUN Tan Siew Sin, the MCA national president, A today announced the appointments of seven "newcomers" as bureau chiefs two at the headquarters and five at Selangor branch level MR. LEE SIOW MOM., general manager of the EPF, will head the
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  • 64 7 Blind Assn to build its own clubhouse SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Association for the Blind Intends to build a clubhouse for its members with the President Yusof Building Fund which was launched recently. Th» first function to raise funds for the project, the Grand Easter Banquet at Hilton Hotel last
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  • 219 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The TanJong Malim road horror crash claimed another life today, bringing the death toll to eight Ng Kok Wah, 25, driver of the Mercedes which collided with a Datsun at the 70th mile Ipoh-Kuala Lumpur trunk road yesterday evening, died this
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  • 30 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. A bookkeeper, Soong Yong Mm, 40, was tound hanged at his flat in Lorong 7, Toa Payoh Estate, this morning. Police do not suspect foul play.
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  • 194 8 S'pore travel firm plans to fly out jumbo from London CINGAPORE, Tues. J A Singapore travel agency today said it would fly out a chartered Jumbo Jet from London to Singapore in July. The Far East Travel Club said the Boeing 747 jetliner would be flown out here empty to
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  • 57 8 SINGAPORE. Tues. S. Selvarajah, 27, was today charged In a magistrates court with armed robbery of (2,000 and jewellery worth $6,000 from an RAF civilian quarters home tn Jalan Kayu on Feb. 15. He was alleged to have been armed with a knife. Hearing was fixed for
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  • 410 8 Drive to unionise nations 12,000 teachers 10-point plan to improve working conditions SINGAPORE, Tues. BIG drive to unionise about 12,000 English language stream teachers in the Republic will be launched soon. Announcing this today, the Singapore Teachers' Union's newly-elected president, Mr Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong, said the present membership was
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  • 81 8 TRAFFIC HALT AT MERCHONG RIVER KUANTAN, Tu«s.— A large number of vehicles have been stranded on both sides of the Merchong River on the KuantanJohore Bahru coastal road, about 65 miles from here, since Sunday. The ferry, the only link be.tween the riverbanks. sank while ferrying a timber lorry. As
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  • 45 8 SINGAPORE. Tues. A balloting ceremony for the allocation cf 148 stalls of the Macpherson Cooked-Food Centre will be hela on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Macpherson community centre. Mr. Chua Slan Chin, Minister for Health and MP for MacPherson. will officiate.
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  • 53 8 ALOR STAR, Tues. Perils police have seized two more cars In connection with the smuggling of Thai rice at the Perils- Thai border. This brought the total number of can seized to nine since police stepped up the drive against smuggling of Thai rice more than
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  • 263 8 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singa p o r branch of the Malay Nature Society is send a "fact-findin: expedition into jungles of Johoi. August. Its mission: to see if t rare Rhinoceros Sumatn sis species exist and. if i to embark on
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  • 192 8 SINGAPORE. Turn 'THE search for surveyor x Mr. J. Ouneratnam, who disappeared in Indonesian waters, off Pulau Karimon, last month, has been called off. No trace has been found of him or the 350,000--rupiah (about $3,500) payroll he had with him,
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    • 127 8 \lh>U Oop By V.T. Ham lin I DONTCMA THINK. NONSENSE, WIZER! WEL, IF YOU WANTA BE SURE YOU OH TVIAT.' WEVL A I YOUVE A LITTLE 1 IF TH' KJD CAN THAT WAY ABOUT IT, I KNOW, TW PKf LESSEE N0W...1T X^ >v OLD TOR A BIRTH- HAVE ONE, THERES
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  • 421 9  - Lecturer turns detective to recover lost luggage R. CHANDRAN By SINGAPORE, Tues. A Harvard University lecturer, Dr. Boss Terrill, today turned detective and successfully recovered his luggage which #>t lost from the Cockpit Hotel lobby at about G p.m. yesterday. r~ And he had to do his deductions fast because
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  • 85 9 Re-laying of pipelines at harbour SINGAPORE, Tues. The Port Authority will begin re-laying two pipelines tomorrow from the Marine Department Yard at Pulau Branl to the shoreline 01 Bentou and from Con--1 aught Jetty. Pulau Branl, I Berth No. 6, Keppel Har:.ers are advised to keep clear of the operations.
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  • 108 9 Passion fruit juice canned in Malaysia IZUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Passion fruit juice canned by the Food Technology Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is now available locally. Since the beginning of the month 4.000 tins have been introduced to the local market. A ministry spokesman said today that
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  • 87 9 35 KILLED ON ROADS IN MARCH SINGAPORE. Tues—Thir-ty-five people were killed in road accidents last month an increase of nine over March last year. Police said today that the total number of road accidents for the month was 3.219, a rise of 10 cases over March last year. In the
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  • 180 9 Conditional discharge for seven women in 'procession' case SINGAPORE, Tuesday CEVEN women shouted and screamed in a district court today, seconds after they had been given a year's conditional discharge by Fourth District Judge, Mr. Anwarul Hague, for participating in an unlawful procession on Jan. 19. They are Chan Law
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  • 220 9 4,000 new Muslim converts in Sabah KO T A KINABALU, Tues. More than 4,000 people, mostly Muruts, in the interior residency of Sabah have embraced Islam so far this year. The State Assemblyman for Penslangan-Sook, Hajl Sufflan Koroh, who is also the leader of the Murut community in Kenangau, said
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  • 38 9 PENANG, Tues. Labourer Abdul Ganl, 29, was today committed to stand trial In the High Ccurt on a charge of raping a 20-year-old night club slr.ger at a rambutan plantation in Bukit Dumbar last Feb. 19.
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  • 36 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. Indofccsion Llo D.'un Huat. 20, ailes Pr.t Ah Teck. wa^ Jailed for a year by a magistrate's court today for Illegally entering Singapore yer.erday. He had two previous convictions for similar offences.
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  • 62 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. A special midnight show of the Tamil Him, '-Cavallcaran", will be held on Saturday In aid of the renovation fund for the Sri Mariamman Temple, South Bridge Road. The film, which stars M.O.R. and Jayalalltha. will be shown at the Tlong Wah Theatre,
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  • 42 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. The MP for Anson, Mr. P. Oovlndasamy will address the Singapore Hindu Sabal New Year celebration at the Sree Veeramma Kallamman temple on Thursday at 7 p.m. He will speak on "Tamlllans an*-: their religion."
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  • 25 9 SINGAPORE. Tues— Mr John Yip, acting principal of New Town Secondary School, has been elected president of the Science Teachers Association of Singapore.
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    • 317 9 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS in E (4). 1. In lavour of seeing a friend. Clo8 wlth marine and spar but only for the time being <1" 3) <13) 7. Cherry and almond pie for an I. Where the natives put their futhor (7. 8) money? (6-4) 10 In Ireland (4).
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  • The Straits Times
    • 471 10 Propagandists on both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border have cried "crisis" so often that their most vigorous complaints are apt to be taken with at least the proverbial grain of salt. That is a leavening factor in the news that troops of these two nations stand almost eyeball
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    • 392 10 Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie, Minister with Special Functions and Information, and Dato Ong Kee Hui, Minister of Technology, Research and Local Government, are making a genuine effort to come to grips with the hawker problem in the Federal capital. They went round the Jalan Chow Kit area last
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    • 162 10 Reaction In Singapore to a charge that girls in a primary school were being humiliated at "marathon punishment sessions" has been commendably concerned. No responsible teacher or official wants to see children acquire mental scars which they will carry with them through life. Yet this is the
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  • 766 10  -  HUGH MABBETT: BY JAKARTA IN D O N E SIA'S ban on foreign diplomats travelling outside the Jakarta area saya little about this country's immediate political problems but a great deal about fears of an eventual communist revival. Though an explicit link has
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  • Letters to the Editor
    • 542 10 MAY I relate some of the perils of living In Petaling Jaya? Rats, snakes and unusually persistent mosquitoes, for example. All of which is at variance with the generally accepted claim that this is Malaysia's "super" new town. It could live up to this
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    • 54 10 ECHO the plea by "Viewer" of Talplng (ST. April 10 for Hokklen or Teochew films on Television Malaysia. The Hokkiens form the largest group of the Chinese community in West Malaysia and the dialect Is widely spoken and understood throughout the country. But not one Hokkien picture has been screened
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    • 90 10 THE P. P. C. and lt» 1 FERRY tale Of the ships that don't seem to set sail By December, came the Press release A new boat would augment the service... December. January. February One's thoughts one's hopes have become weary Then came March to boost
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    • 37 10 If AS there been bureau- cratlc haste In suddenly upgrading the pass level tor the Bahasa Malaysia I paper last year, resulting In most schools throughout the country recording unusually* low rates of M.C.E. passes? BS Kluang
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  • 775 10  - THE QUICK AND THE DEAD IN CEYLON MORT ROSENBLUM By Colombo THE strains of lasting emergency began to tell this week in Ceylon, an ancient seat of Buddhism where peace and free movement are hallowed traditions. Gunfire roared intermittently in the hills almost the length of the 25,000 square mile
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 110 10 Long distance Happy birthday? Say it with flowers— the perfect way to remember. Interflora florists can deliver flowers anywhere around Singapore and the world. Phone your nearest aTV .(/w 1 Interflora florist now I i iWvfc^ff INTERFLORA fiS^SS? INTERFLORA Selected Florists B[~^WBrnsaefTsp»gfOHiuMßTisii: "ZHl> ADVERTISING BALL POINTS Hove your name, address,
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  • 850 11  - Singapore industry: DBS stake grows BOB NG By THE Singapore Govment's stake in industry took a giant leap in 1970. Through the long arm of the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), government, participation has penetrated almost every major sector in the local industrial scene, from food to textile, from printing
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  • 488 11  -  TSAI TAN By EAST Camp, Seletar, which just experienced a second pull-out by its prospective tenant, Grumman Pacific, even before the dust raised by the British troop withdrawal had time to settle, has quite a few other suitors for its facilities. So said an Economic
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  • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
    • 24 11 i. Perak .E.G.I. Jinomoto >ponR it. Semb &C Veneer $1.60 $1.54 $1.90 $215 $2.94 $1.92 $0.60} .08 .07 .05 .05 .04 .03 .02
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    • 24 11 ■dge I .1 .1 Menr L.T. Pau. If.mfrs I. Tile 'olex &R.G. $1.20 $1.60 $1.96 $0.75 $0.84 $0.77 .0! .0- O-—.a —.a .o:
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    • 17 11 SUrlite Ceramic 141.000 Fmpat Norn. Ekor 110.000 Haw Par Brothers 99,000 Roxy Electric 60.000
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  • 213 11  -  CROESUS By Credit check SHOULD we or shouldn't we, is the question which, I'm sure, has haunted many a businessman in Singapore (and elsewhere too) when approached by a fellow businessman for credit. How is a company eoing to And out relevant but intimate details about another before
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  • 36 11 Straits TImes Indices Dec. 30, 1966 100 'Dec. 31. 1968 100 tDec. 29, 1962 100 »pr. is Apr. is Industrials: 146.28 146.22 Hoi.- In 68.84 68.64 PropertiH: 112.15 112.23 HIM: 90.04 90.01 i rubbers: 114.24 114.27
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  • 305 11  - ADB becomes a 'significant source of aid'- AUSTIN MORAIS By TiHE Board of Gov--1 ernors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the highest policy making body of the bank has reason to congratulate itself when it meets in Singapore from tomorrow till Saturday. The bank has come a long way
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  • 253 11  -  COLIN GIBSON By NEW YORK: F.rst quarter trading results just announced by Goodyear indicated that the American tyre and rubber industry will have a good year. Goodyear's earnings over the January-March period were only slightly below the U5532.296.000 which the corporation earned
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 97 11 r"We saw more of EuropeBOAC showed V us how." y For some people there is only one airline. B< 'AC Carnival Tours leave Singapore and Kuala I v ur during June. July and August. Travel by air, sea and land through 8 European countries Italy, Spa England, Denmark, Germany, Holland,
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    • 270 11 INSIDE Handicraft by Singapore companies for export; Malacca plywood factory ready to start production; News from Indonesia; Shipping column; People In business. Page 12. Company news; Share market report; Commodities. Pace 13. Overseas market* New York, Melbourne. Hong Kong: Closing prices and business done. Page 14. CHASE MONEYMONEY THAT THINKS
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  • Article, Illustration
    609 12 Maiden trip THE Stolt Sydness (see picture), an 18.000--ton motor tanker, arrived In Penang recently on her maiden voyage. The 17-knot tanker loaded 2 500 tons of palm oil. Including 1,000 tons of BPB (Stabilised Prime Bleachable) palm oil from United Plantations. This is the largest single shipment of
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  • 224 12 Tan Sri Mohamad Shariff bin Ahmad Samad, who was until recently secretary general to the Malaysian Treasury, has been appointed executive director of Power and Telecommunications. Mr. Chan Hin Cheung, chairman of Lee Wah Bank, has Joined the company as a director. Mr. J.A. Mantle has been
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  • 302 12  -  MOK SIN PIN By THAI Handicraft, a newly established importer and exporter of handicraft and souvenirs, has got off to an encouraging start. A Joint venture between Mr. Samarn Tanchlntong, a Thai tin miner, and Lauw Sons of Singapore, the company has exported several
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  • 276 12  -  A. SRIPATHY By iirORK on the first phase ff of the new multi-million dollar plywood and timber Integrated factory at Tanicng Kllng, seven miles from Malacca, has been completed, and production will begin next month. ThP project, an undertaking of Olympia Plywood and
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  • 548 12  -  HUGH MABBETT By JAKARTA: A useful barometer for gauging the strength of economic nationalism will come from pressure by foreign banks to open branches outside Jakarta. Their principal argument is that foreign investors operating In other parts of Indonesia should be given access to banking services handled
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    • 279 12 '^^SSm B^HB^Bh B^HnH^V^ :^^tß ■:^^H B^H^BH B^BHB^BBIL ____Bfcl— Hßm^ Hiiiii— w^H^Bßßß^Hß^n^pHH|^Hp!^t :^^BB^^aHnH^^: '^^^^I|BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBJppI^^ If only Adam could have consulted IBM Man's fate is to be imprudent. That's why IBM data If you're not quite ready to install your own IBM processing is invaluable for decision makers. Every system, take advantage
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • 432 13 rrHE downtrend in 1 profits at Selangor Properties has continued, as revealed in report for the year to October 1970. Pre-tax profits slipped $1.9 million in 1969 to $1.5 million or 50 per less than the $3 m In 1967. Alter taxation and pron for a
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    • 221 13 IJESPITE a 5.4 per cent increase in output and satisfactory estate operating costs, Bedford Plantations came out of financial year 1970 much the worse. Pre-tax profits tumbled 26 per cent to $187,422, mainly because of the dip in its average rubber price from 60.4 cents a lb. in
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 96 13 JUIh Straits tin price in Penang yesterday shot up by $7.12£ to $(>44.12£ per picul on an official offering down 62 tons to 208 tons. Although there was no lead from London which was closed for the Easter Monday holiday, the local market was very firm
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      • 25 13 APRIL 13. I RIBBER: 106.75 cents per kilo (up |JtB cent). TIN: $644. 111. (up I7.UJ). Official offering 2<tf tons (down 62 tons).
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      • 99 13 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. SINGAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PICUL YESTERDAY. Coconut OH: bulk JO6J a«llera. drum Uan. Copra: Mixtd (fo.b) loose Apr./ Cortt. J35 B. Pipptr: Muntok AST A whit* fo.b. I.W JI72J »ellfr». Sarawak '.<•;•-, NLW $1621 atllera. rp«cial black fob. 96-, NLW »U7t Hollers. Sarawak ASTA i.l,uk
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      • 47 13 Monday Saturday fU.S. SU.«. London Closed 3S 98 Closed 3H.20 r Closed 40.10 /..inch Closed 35.90 B 39.00 8 Cloaed 39.31 LNCH- 4053 > UNCH. 152.30 KMwrt P r >« I" non-«terlln« area I dollars per ounce. Local dialera price In Slnf spore dollars per tael.
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      • 91 13 Values tended lower early in the day in unison with lower Far East advices, but hardened later to show little change from Thursday. The hardening tendency reflected a Washington announcement that the U.S. has indefinitely suspended sales of surplus tin from the stockpile because of foreign policy considerations. Late
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      • 335 13 \FTER opening un- changed on last Thursday's close, quiet conditions ruled throughout the morng in the rubber market yesterday. There were some business which were confined to April squaring-ofT on near static levels. This morning session closed quiet. Slightly steadier, although quiet conditiors ticeable during the afternoon
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    • 269 13 GRADING pace remained 1 sluttish and price movements were narrow on the Stock Kxchanee of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Industrials showed an irreKiil.ir trend and the tradins volume Has slightly up to 1.121.000 units. The section featured some speculative buyint on the sideline. Lmpat Nombor Ekor
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    • 924 14 BUSINESS in and reported to I :lie Singapore and Kuala I Ung rooms of the .'tuck Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded hown in brackets In lots of 1000, unless otherwise specilied. JNUI STKIALS Viinomolo (2) $2.55 cd. Mlied (ho. (2; $2.55. Jim Co. (1) $1.15.
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    • 982 14 >iD ano orrtn phici* offi- 1. 1 ALLY LISTED AT THE CLOSE Or BUSINESS IN THE SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TUADINC riOOMS OF THt STOCK EXCHANCE INDUSTRIALS UNIT TRUST (Am.i Unit Trujt) (Mini Ken' pr.cn for April 14) Mai. Invent. Kund 1.30 1.35 Mai Prog Fund 1 1)1
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    • 406 14 J^EW YORK. Mon— The stock innrket posted another solid ■day, extending its advance to five consecutive sessions. Advances led declines by to five on volume of about 19 7 rr.illion shares. Analyst! said snme generally optimistic economic predictions were mostly responsible for the market's gains. Among those, eck
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    • 246 14 LIONG KONO. Tues The market reopened after the lonp holiday in a very tn firm The main feature was the Interest In the Right Issues of the two bit; companies. Hong Kong Land and Hone Kong I rlrphuncs. Telephone Rights also started over Thursday's closing at HK $7.55.
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    • 38 14 On the (ret pxchbige market In Hone Konx ytsttrday tf.r L'.S dollar »a.- quoted at 6.0175 fur T T and 6.0U50 (or cash. Sterling wa» quoted at 14.40 and one tael of gold at 291.50.
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    • 579 14 I OS ANGELES: Eq- uity markets in most of the world's major industrialised countries abroad scored significant gains in the first three months of 1971, according to a report issued by Capital Group, an investment management service. Germany's stock market led the way with an
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 363 13 c CHIEF ACCOUNTANT Castrol (Par East) Pte. Ltd. Invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced Accountants for the position of Chief Accountant in Singapore. The applicant should meet the following basic requirements: a) Be between 30 40 years of age and a Singapore Citizen. b) A member of a recognised
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    • 874 13 TIVOLI COFFEE HOUSE I invite applicants for Waitresses. Dispensers Cashiers Please call personally at 290, Orchard Road, Singapore 9. Wednesday Friday 2.30 p.m. -4. 30 p m. An international engineering firm invites applications for a DRAUGHTSMAN to assist our electro-technical and mechanical engineers in the preparation of their project drawings.
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    • 129 13 FACTORY MANAGER Newly established ceramic factory requires services of a Factory Manager. Applicant must possess the following qualifications: Oeneral technical knowledge In ceramic manufacture with at least three years experience In an executive position in this Industry: Ability to administer day-to-day operation of the Factory; Age: 30 to 40 with
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 751 14 FAR EAST-LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING LIMITED (THE OIL INDUSTRY'S SHIPYARD) Invites applications from suitably qualified and/ or experienced men for the following vacant positions: A. PERSONNEL MANAGER B. SALES ENGINEER/OFFICER For Position A, appliconts should be matured persons with at least 5 years experience in this management function, two years of which
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    • 572 14 U.S.A. Generol Electric (U.S.A.) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following professional positions: ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT MANUFACTURING ENGINEER Applicants should be University graduates in Mechanical Engineering. Previous experience in the development of manufacturing process and equipment, as well as facilities and new product planning will be desirable but not
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  • 391 15  -  ARTHUR RICHARDS By Singapore, Tuesday yBOUT 300 aviation workers were ided at Singapore >rt at midnight I night when the No. 93 bus left the ninus at 10.30 p.m. Vj hours earlier isual because of the re-organisation of services. Most of the workers,
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  • 314 15 Malaysia trade surplus slumps to $86mil KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday DEPRESSED prices for rubber and other primary commodities have knocked off nearly half of West Malaysia's trade surplus to $86.2 million in the first two months of this year. In the same period last 1 year, the favourable trade balance stood
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  • 65 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues J Nearly 4,500 estate clerks, conI ductors and hospital assistants I will get more than half a mllj lion dollars In back pay at the end of this month. The windfall Is the result of a collective agreement between the Malayan Agricultural Producers'
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  • 21 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Australian Army band will perform at Botanic Gardens on Sunday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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  • 99 15 Lorry driver charged with rape PENANG, Tues. Housewife Cheah Swee Eng, 35, testified today that she made a report to the police after a vain search for her 15-year-old daughter who left home on Feb. 14. "On my daughter's return on Feb. 18, I asked her where she had been
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  • 192 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. Two robbers chose today April 13 to strike at Mrs. Kwang Weng Kin's goldsmith shop. But 13 just wasn't her unlucky number. For Mrs. Kuan; (above, with the number big and bold over her head) soon had them scurrying
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  • 39 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. Officials of the Association of Laboratory Personnel of Singapore (ALPS) are: Chairman, Mr. Liew Meow Koon; Vice-Chalrman, Mr. Cheong Teck Meng; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Phang Yoon Sen; and Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Yee Meng Kwang.
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  • 23 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Olrl Pipers will perform at the Macßltchle Reservoir Park on Sunday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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  • 52 15 SINGAPORE, Tues. Ninety members of the Slglap Women's Association visited the Jurong Bird Park and six factories In Jurong during a seven-hour educational tour today. They were led by their president, Che Ma wan Wajid Khan, wife ol the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Inche A.
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  • 394 15 SINGAPORE, Tuesday A MAN who reported to police that he had been "charmed" was found dead the next day at the foot of a block of flats, a coroner's inquiry heard today. The court was told that Hoot Ngau Chal. 23.
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  • 97 15 Union waits for reply from War Dept ALOR STAR, Tues.— The War Department Civilian Staff Association Is still waiting for news from the Command Secretary at Farelf headquarters in Singapore on plans for a meeting to discuss the union's claims, its secretary-general, Mr. Ng Ah Keat, said today. Last week
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    • 53 15 HITACHI TOP QUALITY POWER TOOLS PORTABLE WttU. h\ jMHAVY OUTY Handy &o<i convefttefit f^^^ I \iV*^* SAW 'NTS: lTr G D E T N^ffiS T U E S E LTD R AFFLES QUAY. SINGAPORE I BA L E A^ M^NG D JAVA BHD ,8 BISHOP STREET. PENANG. ALSO IN "-HINT,
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    • 175 15 If you're looking for products to import, we've got a service t licit curl help you* we will inform the manufacturers Requests in English can be in New York of the products you transmitted to our suppliers more want. (There are more than 40,000 promptly but we welcome inquirmanuf acturers
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 146 15 -On your TV and Radio 3.N P.M. Opening and Housewives' i 7.11 Alfred Hitchcock— Tea Time Matinee— The Car Owners (Part (Dialogue in Cantonese) 1 of i Cantonese film, English 741 News and Newsree (C) subtitles) T 3.51 For the Family (C) IJS Ironside-lesson in Terror 4.21 Days of Our
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    • 592 15 5.N P.M. Programme Summary S.N Programme Summary 5.15 Pok Amai Amai restli from Gt Br| t» i( i c«« m. News (M) 5.31 The Archie Show Sl Frontieres De L'Avenir S.M News (M) 9.45 Ironside— Seeing is Believing I.IS Zorro— Manhunt 11.37 Here Comes the Brides 1.44 The Jack La
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  • Letters to the Editor
    • 243 16 A chance lost because of one word AS students having an extra long vacation this year, we went to the Ministry of Law and National Development building at Maxwell Road the other day to apply for the post of temporary clerk. After filling in the required forms, we were asked
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    • 625 16 The university picks only the best... 'Dropout' engineers? On the contrary... ••and the increase reflects society's demands REFER to the letter by "Estimating Engineer" (S.T., April 7), headlined "When dropout engineers flood the jobs market." The University of Singapore is not in any way trying to increase the quantity of
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    • 134 16 'EYESORE' OR A JUMBO EYEOPENER? WITH reference to Arthur Richard's report on that "jumbo eyesore" S.T.. April 10, a word of consolation the "eyesore" has indeed opened the eyes of renowned architects. The "yo-yo-shaped. out-of-this world, ugly structure" in the airport of our island in the sun is a tribute
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    • 29 16 "CX)R the sake of those who are sitting for their GCE examination this year, could RTS please re-telecast the cartoon feature, "The Animal Farm"? LIM HOCK MENG, Singapore, 3.
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    • 109 16 I FAIL to see the reason why a State flag should be used to start off a race in the recent Singapore Grand Prix, but assuming that it should (for one reason or another) could not the starter stand on a higher rostrum so
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    • GOVERNMENT REPLIES
      • 142 16 TRAFFIC DIVERSION WASN'T AN APRIL FOOL PRANK YOUR correspondents "Early Fool" (ST.. April 6) and J. Jackman (ST., April 12) can be assured that it was not a police April Fool prank when traffic was diverted at Upper Thomson Road In the early hours of April The police had to
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      • 173 16 I REFER to the letter by "Citizen" (S.T.. March 27) suggesting that drains and canals be covered to add valuable pavement space and to remove the stench. Your reader should read the letter from Dr. Chew Pin Kee. Commissioner of Public Health, (S.T.. March 16) under the heading "The campaign
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      • 234 16 I REFER to the letter by "Filial Daughter" (ST., April 5). The policy In respect of personal reliefs for Income tax has already been clarified In Parliament. In Asian societies, filial piety Is an accepted way of life and discharged by all decent citizens. It would be unworthy of us
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      • 121 16 I REFER to the letter by "Successful Applicant" (S.T., March 31). Under the "Home Ownership for the people" scheme fiats are aliocaied to applicants by public ballot. If the flats balloted do not suit them and the applicants wish to have alternative flats, they should inform the board after the
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      • 92 16 f REFER to DSP Leslie A Wong's reply (S.T., March 30) to "Anti-Sightseeing" (ST., March 16). The first police officer at the scene should have contacted the investigations officer immediately The investigations officer should then inform the police hearse promptly. I see no
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    • 349 16 Australian food goes everywhere What's in Australia for you The world's greatest range Ulhot'C 111 of food. No less than 1,200,000,000 acres of Australia are ffllul U ill farmed to produce butter, meat, cheese, fresh canred and j|||ff|A|tft||f| j& dried fruit, honey, wines, cereals and other foods. All ffIJSII fllld
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  • 693 17 A record growth in all sectors except export trade FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INCREASE BY $I,IOOMIL SINGAPORE. Tuesday < SINGAPORE'S economy in 1970 showed record growth in all sectors except one the vital export trade. While approved commitments in foreign manuring investment in Singapore increased by > SI, IOO million, and stood
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  • 230 17 Govt reviews its immigration procedures SINGAPORE, Tues. The Government is revlewj ing its immigration proI cedures in response to ap- proaches by Industry for a j more liberal policy towards I the entry of skilled man--1 agement and technical staff. According to the International Chamber of Commerce's new chairman. Mr.
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  • 141 17  - HEART BOY FACES A NEW PROBLEM RITA LOONG By SINGAPORE, Tues. Orphaned coconut seller Murthy Vadivelu (above) has returned from Australia after a successful hole-in-the-heart operation. Murthy. 18, was sent to Perth two months ago with the help of the Handicapped Orphans Appeal in Penang. The operation was performed free
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  • 44 17 SINGAPORE, Tues. A Blue Funnel cargo liner Prometheus, now in Singapore, has become the first British merchant vessel to have a satellite navigation system. The system allows the position of the ship to be known at all times of the voyage.
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  • 31 17 SINGAPORE. Tues. Lorry driver Ng Kirn Bole was fined $100 today for speeding on Nov. 25. 1969 along Farrer Road at 50 mph when the limit is 20 mph.
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  • 88 17 SINGAPORE, Tues. Airport police are investigating the disappearance of 43 bales of Indonesian textiles worth over $30,000 from the Singapore Flying Club. They had been put in a •cubicle" of the club's hangar on March 3. by the Anrite Aviation Company. The firm also
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  • 119 17 Malaysian army belongs to people concept KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The modern concept of the Malaysian Army Is that It must be recognised by the people as THEIR army. Major-General Othman bin Ibrahim. G.O.C. West Malaysia, said this today. He was addressing members of the 13 Royal Malay Regiment at Parol
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  • 115 17 Detectives arrest two after armed robbery CINGAPORE, Tues. Three detectives chased and arrested two men after a robbery in Rowell Road, off Serangoon Road, late last night. Another man, said to be armed with a dagger, escaped through a back lane. Three men had held up salesman Lee Moon Kjiong,
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  • 24 17 SINOAPORE, Tues. Chla Boon Swee, 31, was fined $100 today when he admitted trespassing at the Singapore Turf Club on March 27.
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    • 1121 20 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD. Wen Austral;*/ Singapore /Japan Service) Framantli S'pen Melung Yikka.chi/Mgoya Y'hama Koba "leigiea Man 24 A»r 2J Apr 4 May I May 2 May 14 May ElSal»aderMari" I May 12 May "May 21 May Japan Persian Gull Service ntt zShJSftJSg^SWL** •Sackikm Mara" 4/ 5 Miy do "latli
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    • 948 21 NATIONAL CHEMSEARCH CORP. (S.E.A.) PTE. LTD. require (i) SENIOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE (ii) TRAINEE SALES REPRESENTATIVE to be based in Singapore to sell the Company's sophisticated range of Industrial Maintenance Chemicals. Applicants will be Singapore Citizens aged between 21 and 31. For position (i) Selected candidates will have at least two
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  • 56 22 THE FAMILY OF THE late Mr. Gob Cheng Piak thank Rev Wong. Rev Lav. Rev. Ong. church members, relatives and friends for their condolences. ni»ht visits, donations, assistance and wreaths, during their nctnt bereavement. FAMILY OF LATE Madam Muthlel Df*akl Ammal thank friends, relatives for their kind assistance, condolences.
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  • 117 22 THE MANNEQUIN STUDIO. Hlltor. Ho-el. School and Agency Registration taken now for fashion and grooming courses for women of all ages. Also full mannequin and refresher courses. Enquiries Spore LOUISE KLERK'S SALONS In Hotel Singapura for your latest hairstyles. expert perming and gorgeous tinting. Very moderate prices. Appointment*: Telephone
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  • 64 22 Yeo Beng Teck > passed away peacefully Monday. 12 4 71 at her own residence. B, Swanatie Road. Aced su Deeply mourned by her family. Cortege leaves for Mount Vernon Cre--14/4/71 2.00 p m. MADAM THAMBOE THANCAMMAL mother of Supramanlam. St John s School. Sivallngam, Property Tax. passed away
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  • 136 23 Poison pen writer's letters to PM CINGAPORE, Tues. A poison pen writer had been writing to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, MPs, and police offl- rs. police disclosed >day. Peputy Supt. Leslie Wong, lice spokesman, said: the middle of last the Prime Minister's Ortlce. MPs. and police headquarters have been reig
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  • 201 23 Association approves move to form Taekwon-Do Federation THEREISJQ SPLIT, SAYS SECRETARY SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Tae-kwon-Do Association today said it had approved the move by 16 of its branches to form a Tae-kwon-Do Federation. The association secretary, Mr. Roger Wee, stressed however, that the step did not indicate a split
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  • 25 23 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association will hold Its annual meeting at St. Joseph's Institution on April 29 at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 140 23 FIRST RAF NIMROD IN TODAY FROM AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE, Tues. J A Royal Air Force Nimrod submarine hun-ter-killer will make its first appearance in Singapore tomorrow when it flies into Changi air base from Australia. The Nimrod, the most advanced aircraft of its type, is the world's first land-based turbo-jet subkiller
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  • 70 23 Tun meets Malaysian envoys LONDON, Tues. Tun Abdul Razak began his official business in London this morning by presiding at a conference of Malaysian heads of mission from Western Europe and North America. He briefed them on the Government's foreign and economic policies and then each of them in turn
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  • 41 23 SINGAPORE. Tues. Let Tian Sen?. 36, unemployed, was today jailed for a year by a magistrate's court after he admitted selling 37 stolen tapes worth 57.659. for $4,420 to a radio company In Victoria Street on March 24.
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  • 143 23 Manager fined for taking bets at race meeting SINGAPORE, Tues. The manager of a petrol station was fined $800 by a magistrate's court today, for acting as a bookmaker. Inspector B. Hardlal Singh, prosecuting, told the court that just before the start of Race Six on May 3, two security
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  • 431 23  -  MAS IE KWEE: FAMILY PLANNING By Singapore, Tuesday BRITISH expert today I praised Singapore's family planning system as a "rational and progressive" one. He is Dr. Malcolm Potts, 36, medical director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, who flew in for a day's visit
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    • 318 23 Shopping guide SILVERCRAFT Fuger Crystal Powder Sets from Germany AIA Building. K. Lumpur Tel. *****, Cold Storage. 8 Nutmeg Road ft Ponang Lane. Singapore *****3. *****2. ***** Open whole day Saturday. CALL AT OUR Hoover Showroom at 173 Ooldhlll Shopping Centre to see the latest ranee of Hoover Dishwashers and
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    • 361 23 HOTIL SAVOY, 10-A. Upper Wllklc Koal. Spore. Tel: *****/3. Welltral. elevated peaceful surroundings. Swimming facilities aud park. European Chinese cuisine. Alrcondltloned Accommodation. Single 520.00— 525.00: Twin-bedded $28— 536.00; Fain. ly Suites $40.00. ADAM INN It is a home away from home Aircondltloned. telephone, longbath attached Daily $22/- $36/-. Monthly $350/-
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    • 737 23 INIVERSITI PULAU PINANG KUKBUS PENGAJIAN LUAR RAMPUS SIDANG IS7I/1972 Permohonan2 adalah dlpelawa bagl memasukkl Ranchangan Pengajlan Luar Kampus yang membawa kepada Ijazah Sarjana Muda dl-dalam pengajlan2 bertkut: Ijazah Sarjana Ilmu Kemasharakatan dengan Kepujlan dlPusat Pengajlan Ilmu Kemasharakatan. IJasah Sarjana Muda dengan Kepujlan dlPusat Pengajlan Kebuaay&an dan Kemanuslaan. Kr lay akan
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    • 626 23 SINGAPORE OFFSHORE PETBOLEI'M SERVICES PTE. LTD. TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the Extension and Replacement of Existing Fender System (approximately 785 lln. feet) on the Loyang Jetty. Tender documents will be available during normal working hours at the office of Singapore Offshore Petroleum Services Pte. Ltd.. Kuala Loyang Road,
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    • 439 24  - Brabham: How local drivers can reach the top ERNEST FRIDA By LOCAL drivers will never become world beaters unless they take part in as many overseas meets as possible. Jack 15 rab h a in, three times world motor-racing champion said in Singapore yesterday. Brabham, who watched the Singapore Grand
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    • 71 24 f ONDON. Tues. Levanter. owned by Mr. H. Vickery. won the Craven Stakes for three-year-olds run over one mile at Newmarket today. Levanter won the £2.292 first prize by beating Mr. D. Montagu's Tula Rocket by one length. Lady Beaverbrook's Seaepic finished a further two lengths
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    • 33 24 MANILA. Tues. Susumu Hanagata of Japan arrives here tomorrow from Tokyo for his 15-round title fight on April 30 with World Boxing Council flyweight champion Erblto Salavarria of the Philippines— Reuter.
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    • 178 24  - Under-23 hockey: Singapore confident G. ROBERT By CINGAPORE are confident ot winning the Malaysian Hockey Federation's Under-23 hockey tournament which starts at Seremban tomorrow. Chief selector S. Yogarajah said yesteraay: "Our players have reached peak form and are confident of wining the eight-team competition. "We were undefeated in all our
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    • 170 24 DOLICE Sports Asso- elation *B scored their fourth straight win when they edged Prisons Sports Club 3-2 in a SHA Div. two league hockey match at Thomson Road yesterday. Fov Police, who now head iii<- league able with eight points from four matches, it was a
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    • 198 24  -  JOE OORAI By |-\OI'BTS over Singapore's participation in the Asian Youth soccer championship at Tokyo from April 24 to May 5 because of financial problems have been cleared. The team will now leave on April 24. This was confirmed yesterday by Football Association
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    • 448 24 Leeds drop priceless point in race -for title- LONDON. Tues H^KDS United dropped a priceless point in their neck-and-neck struggle with Arsenal for the English First Division soccer championship when they were held to a goalless draw in a tense all-Yorkshire dash with Huddersficld Town last night This left Leeds
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    • 345 24  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By ARMED Forces played power football yesterday when they beat tough Royal Navy Wanedrers 3-0 in the FAS Div One league soccer match at Jalan Besar stadium. Forces, this year's President's Cup champions, had Wanaerers tied up in knots with their fast and
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  • 366 25 Red Mink shows improved form in workout RACING with EPSOM JEEP OED MINK, a four-year-old English mare by Klondyke Bill, showed improvement in a gallop at Ipoh yesterday. Ridden by Omar Ahmad. Red Mink went better than stablemate Our Choice (Hassan Ahmad) over :;f in 39 1 ssec on good
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  • 69 25 SYDNEY. Tues. An Englishbred colt by Sea Hawk out of Bikini fetched the top price of AS 16.000 <M553.300> on the opening day of the Easter yearling sales at Newmaiket here today. The buyer was leading Adelaide trainer J.B. Cummings. The day's second highest price of
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  • 183 25 Chinatown takes the Queen's Prize LONDON. Tues. Chinatown, owned by the Duke ol Norfolk, won the Queen's Prize Handica.) over 161 at Kemp'.on yesteiday. Ridden by Ron Hutchinson. Chinatown 5-1 1 beat 7-2 joint tavuurite Persian Majesty by half a length in an exciting QbWl Third was Ally another half
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  • 69 25 A WAVE ...AND THEN INTO CHINA I QhEti COWAN i (second from right), a member of the United States table tennis team, waves to newsmen after he and 14 team- mates had crossed into China on Saturday. Cowan is flanked by uniformed border officials. Other team mem- bers are in
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  • 82 25 YEW YORK. Tues. Arnold x> Pdlmer passed the US$lOO.--000 ($300,000) mark for his earnings on this season's United States golt circuit despite picking up only $2,650 for 18th place in the Masters tcurnament. Palmer, who topped $100,000 tor the sixth successive year, still leads the earnings table,
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  • 59 25 NEW YORK, Tues Results of baseball matches last night: American League California 3 Chicago 2; Oakland 5 Milwaukee 0; Minnesota 2 Kansas City 0; Boston 10 Washington 7. National League San Francisco S San Diego 0; Pittsburgh 4 Philadephia 3 (11 Inns); St. Louis 5 Houston 4;
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  • 29 25 MELBOURNE. Tues. Filipino bantamweight WUlie Cordova scored a second-round knockout over New South Wales bantamweight cnamplon Garry Dean at Festival Hall here last night.
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  • 449 25 HONG KONG, Tues. THE first English table tennis team to visit 1 China in 10 years entered the country today. The party of seven led by Charles Wyles, chairman of the English Table Tennis Association, will join teams from the United States, Canada and
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  • 245 25 Ruffels gives Drysdale hard tussle JOHANNESBURG. Tues. Highly-rated South African Cliff Drysdale and Yugoslav Nikkl Plllc were given five-set struggles by lower ranked opponents In the South African Open tennis championships yesterday. Drysdale, making a rare home appearance, struggled for 3'hours against Australia's Ray Ruffels before winning 7-6. 1-6. 6-4.
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  • 87 25 ALGIERS Tues. The Algerian Ministry of Youth and Sport has suspended the national soccer team from participating In International events and dismissed the trainer. Abdelhamld Zouba The decisions, announced last nigr.i, loilow Algeria's elimination in the preliminary rounds of Hie 1972 Olympic Games sorcrr tournament here. The
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  • 25 25 WELLINGTON. Tues. The 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games will be held in Dunedin on January 4-12 the New Zealand Paraplegics Federation announced here today.
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  • 362 25 NASTASE TAKES MONACO TITLE ]U ONTE CARLO, Tues. Hie Nastase yesterday became only the second Rumanian to win the men's singles trophy at the Monaco Open international tennis tournament. Nastase scored his first ever victory over Dutchman Tom Okker 3-6. 8-6. 6-1. 6-1 to lollow In the footsteps of Nikola
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  • 55 26 LONDON. Tues. Singapore's Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng B\vee. here for five-power Commonwealth defence talks, today visited the Vosper-Thornycroft shipbuilding group at Southampton. Singapore officials said It was a private visit at the invitation of the directors of the group which has built fast patrol boats
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  • 59 26 UNITED NATIONS. Tues. UN. Secretary General U Thant was reported today as having been approached by a number of govrenments to stay on after his second term of office expires at the end of this year. Diplomatic sources reporting this said U Thant had
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  • 33 26 WASHINGTON. Tues. An auditing team Is checking the financial condition of the Grumman Aerospace Corporation, which has run into cost problems on Its contract to build the P-14 fighter. Reuter.
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  • 24 26 TOKYO. Tues. japans Mitsubishi Corporation has recalled 116.238 "Colt Gallant" cars due to detects sn an electric system under the dashboard. Reuter.
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  • 22 26 LONDON. Tues. Burmese ruler General Ne Win has been rushed here from New Delhi for emergency medical treatment. AP.
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  • 591 26 $150 m bond issue signed here Asian Development Bank to float loans in US By LESLIE FONG SINGAPORE, Tuesday THE first issue of public bonds worth $150 million by the Asian Development Bank in the US capital market was sealed tonight at the Hilton Hotel. ADB president, Mr. Takeshi Watanabe,
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  • 343 26 T ONDON, Tues. Government bonds •L closed easy today. reflecting concern ovei the latest wage settlements In the British motor manufacturing Industry, with the overnight decline in U.S. Treasury bill rates an additional downside factor. At 2.43 p.m. the Financial Times Index was up Just 1.5 at 350.9
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  • 49 26 LONDON. Tuen Spot 16. Settlement: May 16.15. June 18 39. July 16.35. July s.pt 16.79, Oct. Dec. 17.39. Jan. 'March IT.SS. April June 18.15. July/Sept. 18.40. Oct. Dec. 18.59. Jan. March 14.70. April/June 18.80. July/Sept. 18.90. C.l.f. April 15.30 nom. May 15.40 June 15.70. Market: Mtlaly nom. nil
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  • 30 26 LONDON, Tues Spot buyers £1489 £23). sellers IM9I £23). Forward buyers £14«9 (+£22). sellers ***** £22) Settlement £1488 £20) Turnover a.m. 523 ton* p.m 225 tons Tone: Very steady.
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  • 121 26 BEAUTY QUEEN AND HER CHAPERONE THE girl on your right is the "queen." The one on your left is the chaperone. They are now on a "Miss International" world tour. Miss Iris Sofer, 21, won the beauty queen title for the Australian competition open to all races resident in Australia.
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