The Straits Times, 1 May 1971

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    24 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200,000 The Straits Times Ito National Newspaper Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1971 20 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 2507
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    Bonus: Plea by Lee
    848 1 Bonus: Plea by Lee 'Exceptional profits' firms told: It's worth giving ex-gratia payments SINGAPORE, Friday MR. LEE KUAN YEW today told employers who had "exceptional profits" last year that it was worth paying their workers ex-gratia bonus. Otherwise, lie warned, the Government would find it difficult to preach reasonableness to
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    Bus firms adjusting to give children better services
    333 1 Bus firms adjusting to give children better services CINGAPORE, Fri. Bus companies today said that they would be making adjustments in their services to give school children more efficient services during peak school hours, after trying out the revamped bus network for the first week since school reopened on Monday.
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    Lock icon 160 give up in Ceylon
    44 1 COLOMBO. Prl. At Ijast 180 rebels have surrendered i 1 the past 48 hours as the army and air force pressed attacks on guerrilla concentrations in the dense Sinharaja forest, southwest of Ceylon, a Government communique said today. AP.
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    Drugged Red Chinese is better
    64 1 Drugged Red Chinese is better PARIS. Pri. Chang Shinhjung. the 31-year-old communist Chinese technician rescued fiom his comrades by French poli:2 on Wednesday. was recovering slowly today from an overd >se of drugs. Chang, under police pro:.«:!i,n at Hotel Dieu Hospital, nas had brief snatches of consciousness and lucidity. In
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    Air collision kills five
    60 1 VIENTIANE. Fri. An Air America plane and an American Forward Air Control (FAC) spotter plane collided in the sky 100 miles northeast of Vientiane yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Embassy said today. A U.S. Embassy said two American pilots, and three Laotian passengers were killed in Air
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    'US will not abandon Taiwan' pledge by Nixon
    287 1 'US will not abandon Taiwan' pledge by Nixon WASHINGTON, Fri.— President Nixon gave a strong hint last night that he is not prepared to abandon the Taiwan Nationalists as he moves cautiously towards a better relationship with China. At a nationally-televised press conference, the President flashed a red light against
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    US 'yes' for Mid-East peace role
    166 1 US 'yes' for MidEast peace role ANKARA, Fri. The United States is willing to play a supervisory role in an agreement worked out between Egypt and Israel for reopening the Sues Canal, US Secretary of State William Rogers said here today. In a speech to the ministerial council of the
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    Ex-envoy to S'pore is new strongman
    337 1 Ex-envoy to S'pore is new strongman -pHNOM PENH, Fri.— Cambodia's first Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Choup Hell, (above), 62, today became the country's strongman in a surprise move to end its 11 -day Cabinet crisis. Chief of State Cheng Heng named Mr. Hell a relative unknown —as the new Prime
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    Detective shot dead in gun battle
    455 1  - Detective shot dead in gun battle RUDY BELTRAN By KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. ONK of Selangor's top police detectives was shot (lend in a gun battle with a notorious thug during lunch-time here today. The gunman was also shot and wounded following a struggle with three other police constables, one of
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    Lock icon Lockheed to get aid
    32 1 WASHINGTON. Fri. President Nixon has decided to ask Congress for government loan guarantees to help Lockheed's Trlstar airbus projects, powered by Rolls-Royce engines. Informed sources said today— Reuter
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    Lock icon Rusk's call
    25 1 WASHINGTON. Pri. Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk today urged that all divided stues. including China be admitted to the United Nations UPI.
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      Lock icon RADIO STATION RECAPTURED
      57 1 COLOMBO, Fri. Government security forces have recaptured a transmitting station of the state -owned Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation at Deniyaya, in the south of the island, after a 20--minute skirmish with insurgents, an official spokesman said today. The station had been in the hands of the rebels for
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    Can SAF members enter any part of airport without passes?
    307 2 CINGAPORE, Fri. J Can uniformed members of the Singapore Armed Forces enter any part of Singapore airport without official airport passes? This question is baffling scores of airport workers following repeated arguments between army officials and airport policemen in the
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    Burmese visa for tourists
    55 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Burmese Government :s now issuing a tourist visa valid for seven days only. It car. be obtained from the Burmese Embassy here in St Martin's Drive within a Cay or two. unlike the lunger validity visa for businessmen which sometimes take as .ong
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    MALAYSIANS LEAVING S'PORE FOR GOOD CAN WITHDRAW FROM CPF
    133 2 MALAYSIANS LEAVING S'PORE FOR GOOD CAN WITHDRAW FROM CPF CINGAPORE, Fri. Ma°layslan citizens who have left or are leaving Singapore permanently for West Malaysia can withdraw their Central Provident Fund contributions from tomorrow. This follows the recent amendment to the Central Provident Fund Ordinance to allow members who are Malaysian
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    Film show
    29 2 SINGAPOUE. Fri. The Singapore Cancer Society's mobi:» van will screen a Hokkien film "Time and Two Women" at the Kallang community centre Oil Monday at 8 p.m.
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    Distribution of wealth: Raja gives an assurance
    553 2 SINGAPORE, Fri. THE Government will give "a clearer demonstration" in the seventies that the purpose of its economic development is a fairer distribution of wealth among those who help to create wealth. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, gave
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    NTUC leader: Unions will press for fair share
    522 2 SINGAPORE, Friday AN NTUC leader said to- day trade unions here can and will press for a fair share in the results of economic progress, once the economic shock of the British withdrawal has been absorbed. NTUC secretary -reneral. Mr. C. V.
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    Two held for alleged housebreaks
    95 2 Two held for alleged housebreaks SINGAPORE. Fri.— Police have arrested two men believed to be responsible for a series of housebreaklng and theft in the Pasir Panjang area. The first man, who was picked up by detectives in the area yesterday, led police to several pawnshops. Among the jewellery recovered
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    Traffic fine
    32 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. Sarbana Naidu Rajoo of Wei Hua Road. Sembawang. was today fined $20 for driving his car with an expired road tax licence along Canberra Road on March 28.
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    Week's reprieve for radio man
    184 2 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN. Fri.— The "stay put" radio man has won another week to stay on here till his case comes up for continued hearing again next week. He Is Joseph Alangarasamy. 44. a Singapore citizen who had been working with Radio Brunei as a
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    London to be painted red by the MSA
    546 3  -  CHIN CHENG MEI FIREWORKS TO MARK INAUGURAL FLIGHT By London, Friday ]y|SA is to paint the town red and in many other colours, too when it makes its London debut on June To mark the Inaugural Singapore London Singapore flight. MSA here
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    New uniforms for MSA kitchen staff
    80 3 New uniforms for MSA kitchen staff SINGAPORE. Fri— Staff members of MSA's flight kitchen will soon have new unlfoms to conform to the internationally recognised look for kitchen staff. It consists of checked trousers In black and white and a wnite double-breasted coat with the MSA insignia on the coat
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    Philippines Embassy to forge cordial ties
    339 3  -  R. CHANDRAN By CINGAPORE, Friday J The first Philippines Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Delfln R. Garcia, said here today that his Government had decided in 1966 to upgrade its diplomatic post here to an embassy "to forge cordial ties" between the two nations. In
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    Environmental control conference
    70 3 Environmental control conference SINGAPORE, Fri. The University of Singapore and the Singapore Polytechnic will be Jointly organising a conference on "Environment Control" In July. It is aimed at creating an awareness among engineers, architects construction personnel and the public of the various agents of pollution. Internal and external, and how
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    Art show at library
    60 3 SINOAPORE, Pri. Mrs. Charles T. Cross, wife of the American Ambassador here, will open an exhibition of paintings by Be Be Williams and Mary Czechan Archard at the National Library on May 14 at 7 p.m. The exhibition will be open to the public from May
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    His fish business is in London's Fleet Street
    283 3  - His fish business is in London's Fleet Street LIM SUAN KOOI By SINGAPORE, Fri— Fish is his business, but there is nothing fishy in the air about it. In fact, it is located in London's Fleet Street, far from the fish farms and the sea. Australian born Mr. Arthur J.
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    "The Going Game'
    38 3 SINGAPORE. Frl. MSA Ls distributing 5.000 sets of "The Going Game. played with card, dice and chips, to Its stations and travel agents throughout its network to announce its increased flight frequencies and new destinations.
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    Barter trading at Jurong Town Corporation's new centre
    159 3 SINGAPORE. Frl. Barter trading will now be carried out at the Jurong Town Corporation's new oentre off 84 miles stone. West Coast Road. The former centre, set up at Tan Jong Balai In 1968. has been found to be too far from
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    Alliance, DAP provincial says Gerakan official
    222 3 Alliance, DAP provincial says Gerakan official PENANG, Frl. A Gerakan official today accused the Penang Alliance and DAP of being "provincial" in their outcry over the nomination of Dr. Syed Hussein Al-Atas as senator for Penang. "Where ls our Malaysian nationalism," he asked. "This ls a federal appointment. Why should
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    Film show on environment
    48 3 SINOAPORE. Pri. Kodak (Malaya) Pte. Ltd. will hold a preview of a film on the environment "All the Difference" at the MSA theatrette. Robinson Road, on May 6 at 5.30 p.m. After the preview, the fi'm will be presented to the Ministry ot Health.
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    Of compulsive clubbers and coffee conversations...
    614 4  -  Rita Loong IT'S WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT THAT COUNTS yfE all get that feeling some evening or other when TV won't do and r e a d i n g's definitely out of the question. It's Just one of those nights you
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    LONDON SINGER'S STORE STINT
    83 4 ONDON singer Annalisa Borg will arrive in Singapore on Sunday for a short stint at Hotel Malaysia. The red-heaCed entertainer who has performed in major cities, was formerly with the George Mitchell Singers and the Ivy Ben- son's Girls Show Band One of Annalisa's career highlights
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    In the forefront of folk music
    484 4  -  GERRY de SILVA llluMlnHis^Ki^JlAl^ m TMAGNA Carta, Affl--ITI nity, Chicago the names conjured visions of bandmen beating the daylights out of themselves with their stage-poundings. Sometimes one needs a respite from these rock bands. And as these times the man with the hollow guitar
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    380 4 I PICKED out five records during the week and found their styles completely different from each other. Yet they all subscribed to the "progressive" brand. Three of the records came from RCA's newly launched label "Neon." The recording company was formed to attack the contemporary music scene mainly also aimed
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    When six musical madcaps make the scene
    202 4 When six musical madcaps make the scene A RIOT squad has been let loose on stage. The Nutcrackers, a mob of musical madcaps who opened at a leading night club recently, providing a new kind of act in the nightclub circuit. Under the baton of thr unhinged "Professor" Roy Bradley,
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    Off-campus programme
    56 5 PENANG Frl. The Penang University has so (ar received 66 applications out o( more than t>oo inquiries about Its first off-campus programme beginning In June. A spokesman of the Registrar's Office said today that the applications were from people of all ages (above 23 years), of different occupations
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    Fashion show
    53 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The "Rainbow In Disguise" fashion show, organised by the YMCA Young Adults 1 Group, will be held at Ming Court Hotel on May 15 and IS and not May 8 as reported In today's Straits Times. A press preview of the show will however be held
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    Need for joint 5-nation training for defence
    409 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. NewZealand Defence Minister, Mr. David Thomson, said today there was a continuing need for co-operative training among members of the fivenation defence arrangement. Mr. Thomson, who is making his regular visit to New Zealand forces here, said although each nation was
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    Postal building at airport may be demolished
    190 5 Postal building at airport may be demolished SINGAPORE, Friday. rpHE postal building for sorting airmail letters x at Singapore airport is expected be demolished to make way for the airport's expansion plans Talks on this are going on between officials of the Department of Civil Aviation and the Postal Services
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    Soviet shipping delegation visits PSA
    54 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The three-man Russian shipping delegation here to establish a new service from the USSR through Singapore to Europe today visited the Port Authority. The delegation had discussions with PSA officials and later toured the harbour. The Russians Intend to meet Singapore businessmen before
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    Cancer Society officials
    50 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr Freddy Yin Ec Kheng has oean elected chairman and public relations officer for a year of the Singapore Cancer Society. The two vice-chairmen are Tan Sri <Dr.) tny Teck Eng. who will serve for two years and Dr Tan Kheng Khoo for one year'
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    Surrendered man jailed
    77 5 SINOAPOnS. Fli. A lorry attendant who surrendered himself to the police two weeks ago (or raiding a storehouse and escaping with over $23,000 worth of abalone and mushrooms was jailed (or nine months today. Tan Chye Soon, 24, admitted breaking into a godown and stealing the goods
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    Dale Carnegie officials
    43 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. Chan Cheow Kiat, 30. a businessman has been elected district governor ot the Dale Carnegie Alumni Association. District 95. All Majid. 25. a teacher. 1; deputy d'strict governor, and Mr. Don Titus. 30. a jewel designer, secretary.
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      161 6 FREE service for Win Gas Lighters During Hie duration of Expo '71 at Kalian Park, call at the WIN Exhibition Booth for a FREE test on your WIN fas lighter by a special electronic machine. FREE repair service and part replacement will ilso be provided for all WIN gas lighters.
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        'Wonderland' Safety Expo opens today
        496 6  -  LESLIE FONG By ■pHE Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr. LJ\ Rodrigo, opens the six-week Singapore Exposition '71 at Kallang Park today. Spread over an eight-acre site, the expo is one of the largest trade and industrial exhibitions held in the Republic.
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        Organisers expect more than a million visitors
        350 6 MORE THAN a million people including tourists, are expected to visit Singaoore Expo "71 at Kallang Park, and the organisers are planning to make It an enjoyable one for them even In the rain. To eliminate the prospect of getting one's feet wet
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        How to get to the Expo by bus...
        1154 6 A LL the bus companies are providing special services to take members of the public to the Exposition. Below is a guide for bus uiers: AMALGAMATED Bl'S COMPANY From RedhiU Close to Kallanr Park i Special service) via *****14 Bahru Road. Seng
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        Matchbox TV to be a top attraction
        325 7 MORE than 100 manufacturing and trading companies are taking part in the Singapore Exposition '71 which opens today at Kallang Park. They are expected to display a number of their products which have never been shown locally. The 600 stalls representing big and
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        Firms join to set up Safety Corner
        152 7 rN FIRMS have Joined the National Safety First Council In setting up a Safety Corner at the Expo from May 1 to June 13. The corner aims to drive home to the public and factory management, the availability of safety equipment to prevent
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        IN— the age of high technology
        790 8 IN— the age of high technology Jurong stands as our success story IT SEEMS inevitable that anyone x telling the story of Singapore's industrialisation will have to resort to superlatives. For one to describe the Republic's near phenomenal industrial growth in lesser terms will tantamount to injustice to the many
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        SISIR puts the quality on local products
        437 9 LOCAL-MADE products, including those on display at the Expo in Kallang Park, must attain high standards in quality if they are to be competitive in overseas markets. Inferior products or sub-standard goods are not likely to make any headway. If they do get
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        Hectic rush to beat clock
        68 9 Hectic rush to beat clock ARMY of more than a 100 workers worked almost nonstop during the past week in a race to beat the clock. They had to get 600 stalls ready for today's opening of Singapore EXPO '71. Cameraman Chew Boon Chin on Tuesday shot the hectic rush
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        Avoid jams use this slip road
        64 9 MOTORISTS proceeding to the Trade Exposition can avoid traffic congestion by going to the Expo from the Cityside and taking the alternative slip road immediately after Merdeka Bridge. Traffic Police advise all cars travelling from the city to the Expo to make use of
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        The men who shape our industrial destiny...
        573 10 The men who shape our industrial destiny GOTH the Government and the Singapore Manufacturers' Association have played a significant role in the Republic's industrial de v c lopment. The Government and Its many economic agencies have long been the economic architects of the country. Since launching the industrialisation programme in
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        Lock icon Automation: Singapore plans a switch
        562 11  - Automation: Singapore plans a switch P. M. RAMAN by The big surprise: It will provide more jobs AS Singapore industries are reaching the middie level of the take-off stage in the technological sense serious consideration is being given to automation in selected groups in order to improve speed and efficiency
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        484 32 "r otter Than Paris", featuring the fanastic Kory dancers mho float Ifl^H froi drama to comedy to mime I *^J with unsurpassed artistry. Judith B Von Sachs in a suspenseful dance H ■■> act V atch Jimmy Jeff and Bambi I as they virtually 'fly' through their JBJ skilful acrobatics.
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      166 8 Jt>» m has joined the flpT^ march of top r^ X manufacturers *^mgm Exposition 71 M j F9^^B*E3BBhl B^BJBHr'M«^P '-JK 8 1 88 >. -"A *sfl Ew^BBmSBBbI II jS ./^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^^j*^£^^^^^^^^^jjAo y*^MfJ I we would like you to visit us. oJm^m^ B»^^^lflfflE3 Come and view our range of tele- j E~=zf^^
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      324 9 You are welcome to view our complete range of BRONICA ELECTRONIC lighters at Stall No. 179, '71 Trade Exposition No flint. No battery required merely Supply GAS *^^^^m bromatic PIFZOEItCTRIC KITANI HCHTIRS 3^- b j^ R.VV N IC/V ThMe Lighters art n*w craatkmi by anp«ri«nc«d precision eng.neers o» ZENZA BRONICA.
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    'Bi-lingualism without tears' by Phay Yew Nghee
    523 12  -  MASIE KWEE PARENTS HAVE NO REGRETS By CINGAPORE, Fri.— Little Phay Yew Nghee had reason to be more apprehensive then the average schoolboy when he enrolled in a Chinese school at the age of six. Not only was he startIng a new phase
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    'Different CPIB treatment' claim
    405 12 SINGAPORE, Friday THE Third District Court heard today of the different treat ment received by a former government naval architect and two shipyard, directors when they were separately questioned at the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau on Dec. 15 last year. "This was because Laurence Mllner Is
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    'No sudden move on cargo rates'
    256 12 'No sudden move on cargo rates' CINGAPORE, Fri. The Port Authority today denied making any "sudden" move to levy port charges on cargo on the basis of volume and not weight. A PSA spokesman said that the port's tariff for cargo tendered for shipment which was gazetted in 1954 still
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    ADVICE ON FAMILY PLANNING ON PAY DAY
    117 12 ADVICE ON FAMILY PLANNING ON PAY DAY BUKIT MERTAJAM, Fri. —Workers here and In nearby towns are getting something extra with their pay packetsadvice on contraception from the National Family Planning Board. The board's regional information officer here, Mr. M. Periasamy, gave 200 labourers a talk on family planning just
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    MSA hostesses' vain bid to save man
    150 12 MSA hostesses' vain bid to save man CINGAPORE, Fri.— Air hostesses on board an MSA aircraft today turned nurses when a Kadazan passenger was suddenly taken ill. But their efforts were in vain. According to police, the passenger, Mr. Vincent Ligunjang, 39, of Sabah died when the plane touched down
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    Librarian is made a bankrupt
    76 12 Librarian is made a bankrupt SINGAPORE. Fri. An assistant librarian, said to have debts totalling about $15,000. was made a bankrupt today at his own request before Mr. Justice D'Cotta. Quah Tin Kang. 48. did nc state In court how he got in deb* The Official Assignee. Mrs Quek Bee
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    Pint-sized Dolly is adept at her father's game
    171 13 Pint-sized Dolly is adept at her father's game CINGAPORE, Fri. Pint sized schoolmarm Dolly I .mi is a daughter of whom any father would be proud. More so when she has proved herself adept at her father's own game —in a way. Dolly, whose father Bi retiring: CID Superintendent Mr.
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    AA hits out at bid to ban cars in the city
    353 13 SINGAPORE, Fri. Automobile Association chairman Mr. Milton Tun hit out today a! what he called attempts to restrict the motorist from driving in the town centre. He said: "The car has ceased to be a mere status symbol. It
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    Dr. Goh praises Safety First Council
    170 13 Dr. Goh praises Safety First Council CINGAPORE, Fri. 13 The Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, today praised the National Safety First Council of Singapore for creating a deeper sense of safety consciousness among the people. In a message to mark the opening of the council's trade exposition at
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    $9,000 for schoolboy hurt in accident
    165 13 SINGAPORE. Fri. A working schoolboy, seriously injured in the right arm in an accident, was today awarded a consent judgment for $9,000 and cost by Mr. Justice Chua in the High Court. Tan Hiang Tong was attending an afternoon school and working for a
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    Factory worker hurt in crash to get $21,140
    178 13 CINGAPORE, Fri. A young factory worker, who broke his right thigh in a road accident, will be paid a lump sum compensation of $21,140. Of this sum, $19,140 has been paid into court on behalf of the motorist, Nk Ser Kia, 31,
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    Course on 'City in History' in 10 lectures
    91 13 Course on 'City in History' in 10 lectures SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. O. O. Thomson, retired deputy secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will conduct a 10-lecture course on the "City in History." The course, organised by the University of Singapore's Deparmer.t of Extra-Mural Studies. designed to study cities in
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    Management course
    58 13 Management course SINGAPORE. Pri. The NTUC, in conjunction with the National Productivity Centre, will conduct a course on trade union and co-operative management from May 3 to June 11. The course, open to officials of NTUC affiliated unions and cooperative institutions, will be conducted by Mr. JJ Healey. an ILO
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    Chinese Chamber's Peking plans: Others interested
    332 13 Chinese Chamber's Peking plans: Others interested CINGAPORE, Fri. Other chambers of commerce in Singapore today expressed interest in the Chinese Chamber, plans to send a trade delegation to China. The president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Roop Vaswanl, said: "I've read about the trade delegation in the morning
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      32 13 Bugs Bunny By Ralph Heimdahl /THIS IS TM' BIGGEST TAVIPERMY I WONDER JOB WE'VE EVER HAD, SYLVESTER, WHAT I BUT JT'S FINISHED AT LAST! HAPPENED < >Sl I T T < i CLUCK? J
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      MISSION TO CHINA
      450 14 The Malaysian trade mission to China, sponsored by the United Chambers of Commerce, is entirely a private venture, but plainly it has full official support. While it will have no official task it will be in a position to explain Malaysia's new attitude to China, a policy
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      PERSPECTIVE RESTORED
      333 14 In his televised press conference President Nixon took some of the bounce out of Mr. Chou En-lai's ping pong diplomacy. The problems between the United States and China continue in all their complexity. The recent exchange of smiles represent no more than a possible willingness by both sides
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      SENATOR FROM PENANG
      202 14 The Gerakan Government in Penang must have expected its nomination of Dr. Syed Hussein Al-Atas as senator to provoke at least a small rumpus. Nor was it very intelligent so to arrange matters that there was no legitimate opportunity for debate. Dr. Syed Hussein will be an
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    Tightrope for India on East Bengal border
    965 14  - Tightrope for India on East Bengal border Sidney H. Schanberg By NEW DELHI IHE INDIANS, with strong sympathies for the month-old Bengali independence struggle in East Pakistan, are trying to keep their balance on a diplomatic tightrope buffeted by a heavy wind. Despite its denunciations of the Pakistani Army's offensive
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      Poisoned fishes in Muar River
      98 14 Poisoned fishes in Muar River RIVER poisoning by irresponsible elements is widespread nowadays in many parts of northern Johore and Negri Sembilan. Recently this vandalism was found In Muar River, near Oemas. Pishes of all sizes were found floating for several miles dead. It is believed that insecticides were poured
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      Parking chaos
      96 14 DECENTLY a reader from Kota Bharu voiced a complaint about the chaotic traffic and parking conditions in Kota Bharu town, especially around the Pasar Besar area. Have the authorities concerned thought of any solutions? Why not have a separate parking lot for cars and another for scooters, motor-bikes
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    A silken net or honours list?
    748 14 By A CORRESPONDENT, London CVERY year the barris- ter-side of the legal profession Indulges In a ritual of singling out from among its tiny coterie of 2,000 odd practitioners a handful to Join the ranks of Queen's Counsel. The Indicia of this exalted status
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    405 14  - GUERILLA WARFARE AGAINST POLLUTERS WILLIAM MILLINSHIP By Washington THE MAKINGS of an anti -pollution guerilla movement seem to be stirring in America beneath the quiet, eminently respectable surface of Eaith Week. Less dramatic in intent than last year's Earth Day. and blessed witn a presidential proclamation. Earth Week this week
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      Lock icon Egypt 'yes' to federation
      215 15 Egypt 'yes to federation PAIRO, Fri. Ecypt has finally confirmed it will federate with Libya and Syria following agreement by the two countries to new terms sought by Cairo. The 360 -member National Assembly gave its blessing to the tripartite union last night after a series of meetings during the
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      321 15 ARABS IN FAVOUR OF THANT FOR TOP POST NEW YORK, Fri. The Arab group of delegations has concluded that it is in the Arab interest to eliminate all opposition to U Thant and try to persuade him to accept a third term as secretary general of the United Nations, it
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      Strong protest
      20 15 LONDON. Pri. Britain strongly protested against the treatment of Mr. David Miller. a British diplomat expelled from Moscow.
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      Lock icon Jarring gets set for new peace bid
      611 15 Jarring gets set for new peace bid GENEVA, Friday pLANS for United Nations special envoy Dr. Gunnar Jarring to return to New York next month today raised fresh hopes for a settlement in the Middle East crisis. Secretary-G ene r a l U Thant told a Press conference here yesterday
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      Lock icon Breakthrough in sight in Indo-Pakistan confrontation
      434 15 Breakthrough in sight in IndoPakistan confrontation NEW DELHI. Fri INDO-PAKISTAN tension stayed at high pitch 1 aiong the East Pakistan border today although indications were that the diplomatic confrontation between the two countries was near solution. Informed sources her* last night predicted that a compromise agreement could be expected shortly
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      Court 'no' to free girl held over Capitol blast
      237 15 Court 'no' to free girl held over Capitol blast VVASHINGTON. Fri— The U.S. Court of Appeals here refused yesterday to free 19-year-old Leslie Bacon, arrested by the FBI as a material witntv. and possible suspect in the March 1 bombing of flu- Capitol. Her lawyers said that the blonde, former
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      80 15 MR. HIGH FINANCE Ton Sfi Ton Chin Tuon -and how he rose from being a clerk ALSO IN TOMORROWS SUNDAY MAIL APARTHEID black states want to talk with South Africa WHITE HOUSE will the axeman end up as the top man? MIDDLE EAST three-nation link-up and Israel GENERAL STRIKE ten
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      115 15 Beecham now distributes Horlicks N*£ 1 jf Beecham, the owner of Horlicks. takes great pleasure in announcing that as from 3rd May 1971, it will be sole distributor of Horlicks throughout West Malaysia and Singapore. Beecham takes this opportunity to thank Eastern Agencies for their efforts in the promotion and
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      Lock icon 30 civilians shot for feeding the Vietcong
      660 16 WASHINGTON, Friday J^ FORMER Marine corporal said yesterday that two North Vietnamese hamlets were wiped out and their 30 civilian inhabitants killed by U.S. artillery fire on the suspicion they had been supplying rice to communist forces. Mr. Kenneth Campbell told an unofficial
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      Lock icon BRITAIN'S PHANTOM EMPIRE -BY ENOCH
      280 16 BRITAIN'S PHANTOM EMPIRE -BY ENOCH T ONDON, Fri— Mr. Enoch Powell (above), the outspoken maverick of Britain's Conservative Party, yesterday described the Commonwealth as the phantom of a vanished empire whose members have nothing in common, least of all wealth. Writing in the ..magazine Illustrated London News, Mr. Powell said:
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      Lock icon Zsa Zsa's lashes...
      40 16 Zsa Zsa's lashes HOLLYWOOD. Pri. A drug store here la selling Zsa Z&a's false eyelashes (or U552.94 says actress Zsa Zsa Qatar Claiming they are worth at least US$l5 a pair, she Is suing the firm for US$3 million.— AP.
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      Saigon offers to release 500 Red prisoners
      345 16 SAIGON, Friday. COUTH Vietnam announced today that it is prepared to unilaterally release more than 500 sick and wounded North Vietnamese prisoners and to transfer hundreds of others to a "neutral country." A Foreign Ministry communique said the offer was made by Ambassador
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      A Wilson warning against 'Fortress America'
      161 16 A Wilson warning against 'Fortress America' NEW YORK, Fri. Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Wilson warned yesterday against U.S. withdrawal to a "Fortress America" (isolation) policy following the Vietnam War. "It would be a world tragedy and inimical to the national interests of the United States if the controversies
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      Lock icon Civil liberties restored
      42 16 OTTAWA. Fri. Canadians had all their civil liberties again at midnight (11.30 a.m. Malaysian time) tonight. The Public Order Act gave police unprecedented peacetime powers of search, arrest and detention after a kidnap crisis in October last year. UPI.
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      Seven to die
      25 16 MANILA. Fri. Seven prisoners are to die for killing a fellow inmate in a riot at the national prison last year. Reiner.
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      Lock icon Bid by Reds to set up political base in Thailand
      518 17 BANGKOK, Friday r pHE Communists are attempting to set up a firm political base before starting a new insurgency in north-east Thailand, sources in Udorn report. This official view is based an three developments: iUK COMMUNISTS are 'rating efforts on
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      78 17 HK murder: Australian to appeal HONG KONO. Frl.— A young Australian's appeal against his conviction for murdering a British scientist will be heard here on May 14. Graham Edwards. 19, of Perth. Western Australia, was found guilty by a jury last month of murdering Dr. Ronald Alan Coombe. 35. last
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      60 17 Ex-president sues paper BUENOS AIRES. Pri. Former President Roberto Marcelo Levingston, ousted in a military coup on March 23. today filed a US$lOO,OOO libel suit against a major newspaper here. He charges the newspaper with damaging his prestige when it predicted that he would be punished by a military tribunal
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      Unknown and in disgrace
      80 17 Unknown and in disgrace FORMER Communist party leader Mr. Alexander Dubcek' carrying his briefcase on his way to work, almost unnoticed by pedestrians. Mr. Dubcek was leader of the 1968 lijeralisation programme in Czechoslovakia which led to the Russian invasion of the country in August that year. He was disgraced
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      Lock icon Treasure grab creates a stir in Manila
      208 17 Treasure grab creates a stir in Manila MANILA Fri. President Marcos and. Justice Secretary Mr. Santos have called tor public restraint in a growing controversy over a golden Buddha statue seized by police from a treasure hunter early this month. Mr. Abad Santos said last night that It was unfair
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      115 17 pORT-AU-PRINCE. Fr«. Thousands of Haitians in exile are today considering a call from the 19-year-old new president Jean-Claude Duvalier to return and take part in national reconstruction. The stocky, sixfoot leader made the offer yesterday in a speech to the National Assembly outlining his
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      Lock icon Move to screen sex film for MPs
      127 17 Move to screen sex film for MPs 1 ONDON. Frl. British MP's are to have a chance of viewing a controversial sex education flm which shows a lovemaking sequence. Moves to screen the film. "Growing Up", followed a call in the House of Commons yesterday for a prosecution of the
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      MINI-SKIRT PING PONG GIRLS THRILL CHINESE
      104 17 MINI-SKIRT PING PONG GIRLS THRILL CHINESE I ONDON, Fri. England* leggy mini-skirted table tennis firls created a mild sensation in China, according to players returning here today. The tram made a 15-day tour of China carried out in the wake of China's new 'ping-pong diplomatic policy. All seven members of
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      CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      75 18 CHIEF PRICE CHANGES OCBC v Times Krmpas (>. Ceramics Kc>t>illM>IlN S. Darby V. Indu.st C. Store r.irnr-. $525 $7.65 $1.55 $0.96 $2.95 $4.00 $0.80 $2.44 $2.74 .15 10 .08 .07 .06 .06 04 .04 .04 A. Eprise $0.80 +.03 M Tile $0.84 +.03 Isl. Pen. $0.86 +.03 St. Way $0.93
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      Straits Times Indices
      38 18 Straits Times Indices Apr. 29 Apr. 30 Industrials: 149.08 149.95 1 Hotel*: 69.07 69.07 Properties: 113.11 113.52 i Tins: 91.16 91.22 ft rubbers: 116.11 116.32 Dec. 30, 1966 100 1 Dec. 31, 1968 100 Dec. 29. 1962 100
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      STEADY CONDITIONS PREVAIL
      195 18 /UNEKALLY steady conditions tions prevailed on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Encouraged by the fairly good crop of company reports put out recently investment following remained satisfactory especially in first and second line issues. The bundle offered by Harper Gilfillan of a 13 per
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1085 18 BID ANO OFFER PRICES OFFICIALLY LISTED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS IN THE SINCAPORE ROOMS OF THE STOCK EXCHANCE WITH PRICE MOVEMENTS IN BRACKETS YESTERDAY WERE: UNIT TRUST (Asia Unit Trust) (Manag*r-i prices for May 3) Mai. Invest Fund 1.2S xd 1.33 xd Mai. Prog. Fund 1.12 1.
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      BUSINESS DONE
      1113 18 BUSINESS In and reported to 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 Vrma (2) $1.45, Mean >5) $1.47, (1) $1.48 D. (1) $1.49 D. Allied Choc.
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      Great Eastern does it again
      273 18 YET another record year has been achieved by Great Eastern Life Assurance In 1970. Life premium Income climbed to $32.6 million last year from 1969's $28.5 million and income from investments also continued its uptrend, advancing from $13.7 million to $16.5 rrllllon. Assets notched up
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      COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
      361 18 SUNGEI WAY Dredging reports that output of tin concentrates amounted to 2,050 piculs for the quarter up to March 1971, taking production in the first nine months of the current financial year to 9,747 piculs compared with 19,019 piculs for the whole of last year. As a result
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      FORECAST TOPPED
      261 18  - FORECAST TOPPED U.O.B. BY UNITED Overseas Bank yesterday reported a 42.5 per cent Increase in net profits (after tax. depreciation and allocation for inner reserves) from $2.9 million to $4.1 million. Group profits also grew proportionately from $3 million to $4.3 million, up 40.5 per cent. These results substantiate UOB's
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        CLOSING PRICES
        23 18 APRIL 30 RUBBER: 112.75 cents per kilo (up 1.25 cents). TIN: $648.62} (down 52.87J). Official offering 295 tons (up 51 ona).
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        PALM OIL
        31 18 In London on Thursday the prire of Malayan 5 per cent CIF UK/N. European port! In bulk, sterling per long ton May/June wai quoted at UKillO (Cont. $266) seller!.
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        RUBBER PERKS
        486 18 The produce market is closed today for May Day, a public holiday In Singapore only. However, the tin market is open as usual. rE rubber market yesterday opened 1.00 cent steadier in line with better overseas advices and remained quietly steady for the rest of the morning. Thin
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        Tin price sags
        165 18 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday sagged $2.87* to $648.62* per'picul on an official offering up 51 tons t0' 295 tons. The local market was Influenced by the overnight London metal price which dipped £3. The tone of the market was fairly steady with good buying
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        PRODUCE
        109 18 CNINItI PRODUCE EXCHANCE SINCAPORE NOON CLOSING PRICE* PER PICUL YESTERDAY Coconut Oil: bulk $53 lellers. drurr J37J seller!. Copri: Mixed (f.0.b.) loos* May/ June UK/Cont »33» B Piaixrr Muntok ABTA whit* f.o.b 100-, NLW f 170 lelltrt. Sarawak white fob 98- NLW SIM sellers. Sarawak special black f.o.b. 96,
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        WORLD GOLD PRICES
        54 18 Thursday Wednesday SU.S. SU.S. London 36.45 39.223 Beirut 39.73 39.30 Hongkong 40.47 40 27 Zurich 39.458 ***** 3».«98 39 338 Paris 58.77 39.87 Spore (1) 40.778 40.80 Spore (2) 183.30 182.20 (1) Export price In non-sterling area! In U.S. dollars per ounce. (2) Local dealers prices in
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      Malaya Glass loss
      175 18 MALAYA Glass suffered an estimated net loss of $166,393 for the first half to January on sales of $826,467 no comparable figures are available; for 1969-70 net earnings totalled $106,945. Directors explain the loss was due to technical problems which resulted In the shutdown of the funace
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      Exchange rates
      159 18 THE Association of Banki in Malaysia-Singapore announced 1 these best agreed merchant rates as at April 30. Local dollars to one unit of Foreign Currency Sterling Pound Australian Dollar New Zealand Dollar South Arabian Dinar U.S. Dollar Local dollars to 100 units of Foreign Currency Belgian Francs Burmese
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        300 18 MELBOURNE. Prl. Spe- > A culatlves lost ground In moderate trading at the Melbourne Stock Exhange yesterday. Industrial Issues showed slight rises though some Issues, previously well supported, lost ground. Among speculative Issues. Lefroy fell 20 cents to $1.30 and Whim Creek lost the same amount to $1.50. Other
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        Indices
        84 18 FINANCIAL TIMES TINS Thursday 6 8.02 Wednesday 67 83 Week ago 67 12 FIBBERS Thursday 174.53 Wednesday 175. 18 Week ago 172.63 OILS Thursday ***** Wednesday 301 88 Week ago 2 85i88 INDUSTRIALS Thursday 377 9 Wednesday 372 5 Week ago 357 9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 948
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        New York
        262 18 MEW YORK, Thurs. The stock market shed early gains and finished the session near Its low for the day. While the trading pace slowed a bit from yesterday, turnover was still more than 20. 3 million shares near the close. Gainers, which led losers for most of the
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        Asian Dollar
        55 18 rE following Asian Dollar rates were quoted yesterday by Bank of America. The rates are for deposits of U5525,000 and above. One month 5 1 8 pc Two months 5 7 8 n c Three months 6 pc Six months 6 1 2 p.c" Nine months 6 9/16pc'
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        287 18 JTONO KONO, Prl. The market was not so active today but price* remained generally steady with a number of gains In textile*. However the previous days rise did not carry through and the shades In this section of the market eased back slightly all round Nan Rung slipped
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    Court told how child could have been saved
    903 19 SINGAPORE, Friday A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl who wiis allegedly I rea te <1 for a broken collar-bone but died later of a fractured skull at Thomson Hospital might have lived if her parents or relatives had followed the hospital's ins t r v
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    PUAN NOOR RECEIVES NTUC GOLD MEDAL
    277 19 PUAN NOOR RECEIVES NTUC GOLD MEDAL SINGAPORE, Fri. —She was there on state once more the very special guest-of-honour Only this time. Puan Noor Aishah. Singapore's former First Lady was at the receiving end. At the Conference Hall tonight, the widow of the late President V a s o f
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    Two men with 52 convictions are jailed again for theft
    277 19 Two men with 52 convictions are jailed again for theft TPOH, Fri.— Two men who have served 292 months' imprisonment for 52 previous convictions went to jail again today. They are: Din bin Dollah, 42, who, with 28 convictions, had two more added to the list when he pleaded guilty
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    PC denies corruption charge
    76 19 PC denies corruption charge SINGAPORE. Fri. Police constable Wong Peng Chong was today charged in a magistrate's court with corruptly accepting "gratification money" so that a traffic offence might be covered up. Wong, who denied the charge, was alleged to have accepted S6O from Chee Tlong at the Sepoy Lines
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    JOBLESS MAN JAILED FOR HOUSEBREAKING
    98 19 SINGAPORE, Fri. Jobless Yu Chin Loon alias Ah Loon, 28, was today Jailed for one year on each of two charges of housebreaking and theft of goods valued at $3,530. The two sentences were to run concurrently. Yu admitted breaking into a record shop in
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      Where it can cost a lot to relax
      164 20 Where it can cost a lot to relax TURONG Town Is gradually J becoming a "beautiful" town and a place where people can relax during the weekend and enjoy the numerous facilities such as the tower restaurant and the Bird Park. Everyone apparently Is enjoying these facilities at Jurong Town
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      63 20 WE are a group of students who have a high regard for your paper, but the headline to a news report (S.T., April 28) "A much better day for the kids" baffles us. Is it grammatically proper to use the word "much" and "better" together? STUDENTS, Singapore 9. BD: It
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      41 20 COULD either an overhead bridge or a pedestrian crossing be erected across Stamford Road opposite the National Library. Students who make use of the library have to dash through five traffic lanes to get across the road. RACHAEL ELIAS, Singapore 9.
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        LIFE ISN'T JUST GOING TO SCHOOL AND BACK
        392 20 LIFE ISN'T JUST GOING TO SCHOOL AND BACK I REFER to the letter by 'Mathematician" (S.T., April 30). The Ministry of Communications press release, as correctly reported in the Straits Times (April 28) stated that schoolgirl Chua Heow Eng, who used to pay a total of $9 monthly in bus
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        225 20 I REFER to the letter from "P.W.Z." (ST., April 15) regarding the non-receipt of mall. Although the writer has lost the posting receipt of the parcel posted by him to Canada, the department will endeavour to identify the item from the relative re- cords and institute enquiries with the Canadian
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        126 20 I REFER to the letter by "Peace Lover" of Outram Park (S.T., April 9) With regard to blocks 21 28, and 29. Outram Park m.s. grilles are allowed to be Installed behind casement windows at the kitchen balconies. To achieve uniformity in the appearance of the buildings, the m.s. grilles
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      The panthers, pumas and cougars will be caged
      200 20 Zoological Gardens REFER to the article on the Zoological Gardens (S.T., April 28) parti cularly the statement made that all the zoo animals will not be caged. Our Intention, as the article points out, is to build opentype enclosures that will do
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      LITTLE MORE THAN A WILD VERSION OF THE NFX
      181 20 LITTLE MORE THAN A WILD VERSION OF THE NFX I HOPE RTS will seriously consider "Michael's" suggestion (ST., April 19) that dancing lessons be telecast over TV Singapore. For years now, dancing to the younger set has meant nothing more than a variety of fast and furious jumps and jerks.
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      46 20 I WRITE In appreciation of the two series on music-making with the guitar. I have followed both series diligently and am glad to say that though learning from scratch. I can now reading simple notes. How about another series focused mainly on strumming? GUITAR-FAN. Singapore 3.
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      The nonsolution to that Nantah problem
      403 20 The nonsolution to that Nantah problem IT IS necessary to refute some assertions In Mr. Can Tin Hwa's letter (ST., April 27i on the issue of recognition of Nantah graduates by the S.S.A. Just how true is the view of a conflict between the English-educated and the Chinese-educated intellectuals? Further
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      77 20 I REFER to the letter by A. Tan Teck Chye (ST., April 29 > saying that he had to take a bus from Alexandra post office to Delta Circus and then board another bus to Times House. As far as I know there are four services which run from Alexandra
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      71 20 IN view of the considerable Increase In traffic along Bukit Tlmah-Dunearn-Far-rer and Adam Roads junction, there Is a very urgent need for a fly-over, which I believe was planned long ago. Has the project been shelved? In the meantime provision of slip-way; from Adam Road into Dunearn Road and vice
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      Taking experience into account
      77 20 rpHREE cheers for the 1 Singapore Police Force for doing away with the "examinations is the only way to promotion" rale and promoting 40 officers to the ranks of ASP and DSP A more realistic appraisal in practical experience and capability has been taken into account
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      248 21 To the G.P.O., tips for stopping grouses IF THE postal authorities 1 in Malaysia want some fan mall from the public Instead of a stream of complaints— they will have to carry out some drastic changes. And I speak as a pest office worker. As a start. I suggest these
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      Sorry, these forms are limited
      229 21 I HAVE been directed to 1 clarify the position described by 'Hopeful' of Kuantan (ST. April 27) regarding the alleged difficulties he encountered in obtaining SPA forms from the office of the Surohanjaya Perkhldmatan Awam Negeri and the State Secretariat. Applications for post advertised by
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      A private student becomes 'ineligible' even with Grade 1
      443 21 WHY IS there today in spite of so many forces making for the democratization of education this prejudiced policy against private students? A private candidate who has obtained a grade I with a satisfactory number of units in tne Malaysian Certificate
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      48 21 THE SUFFIAN Report was supposed to have been Implemented in May 1969, but to date we have been kept waiting. Many of u.s in this Category (I.M.G. Dlv. IV) sincerely hope that the authorities concerned would give us a speedy implementation. IMPATIENT Nilai. N. Srmbilan sebok pttang se-
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      152 21 MALAYSIA has yet to launch a really successful blood donorrecruiting campaign. And it is regrettable that television has not been used to educate the public In this respect. Then, too, blood donor associations throughout the country need a shake-up. One association I know of
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      71 21 T ET'S HAVE a beam of publicity on the disgraceful state of the lights on the Klang doubledecker bridge. The traffic Jams on this bridge are notorious but at least they give one a chance to notice its features—notably the lights. Some are broken and ■hang at various angles; others
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      117 21 THE CLOSING date for submitting application forms for form six of the Tunku Abdul Rahman College was April 13. But I sent in my forms even earlier than this— and so far I have not had a reply. There are many more applicants in my area who are also waiting.
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      Sungei Patani, here we come (equipped with gas masks)
      156 21 Sungei Patani, here we come (equipped with gas masks) "■CIURIOUS" (ST April A 21) fired away at the squalid conditions in Sungei Patani. At the same time your correspondent missed some of the best targets. And so if I may take one or two pot shots myself Pekan Lama, for
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      100 21 AN EMERGENCY "call" to Telecoms... would this department please do something about the shortage of public phone booths In Kuala Lumpur? Those few that are installed are frequently out of service. I live in Brickfields. And there Is no public phone there. When I wish to make a call I
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      84 21 rpHE Government has stated It is for house ownership by Individuals from all walks of life. However In Port Dickson the local authority does not seem to pursue the Government's declared policy. As assessment of $200 p.a. per house has been levied on houses, each on land a little over
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      56 21 PAYMENT for blood donors! Vitamins for blood donors! Leave certificates for blood donors! All of these suggestions and more have appeared in your columns in recent weeks. I suggest that there is only one worthwhile bonus Involved in donating blood and that is the knowledge that you might have saved
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      Let's have some trees and monkeys
      144 21 Let's have some trees and monkeys WHEN you travel from TT Kuala Lumpur to Penang by road, the passing scene is pathetic. Malaysia is so rich In natural vegetation and yet you see barren stretches of land most of the way except around Sungel Slput area where the landscape is
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      Lock icon Service not defunct
      103 21 REFER to your article by Harry Miller from London (ST. 27 April) which described the Malay Administrative Service "a now defunct service." This Is obviously wrong. There Is still In existence in the Malaysian Civil Service a branch call the Malay Administrative Service yhlch Is categorised under
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      53 21 PR TWO years now I have been waiting for a telephone. Telecoms has a stock answer to mv reminders no cables are available. And no efficiency either, it seems! After all. don't simple economics dictate that when there Is an Increase In demand supply should be created to meet it.
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      144 21 'RED' ON A PUSH BUTTON BASIS THK proposal by T. B. Cheah (S.T. April 5) that there shonld be a 20-second "all red" period at road junctions to enable pedestrians to cross the toads, Is feasible onb where the volume of traffic Is relatively moderate. There are already in Singapore,
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      195 21 Ford now offers the ultimate in luxury with the XL Escorts. Luxury and excitement are built into new XL Escorts. You get livelier acceleration from the uprated Escort engines. Plus all the glamourous goodies described below, and your choice of four new exciting colours. Extra safety features include collapsible steering
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      136 21 Alley Oop By 1.1. Hamiin "TaOOO HEA,VENSr*iJJEY',> ==1 C P /2, ~jik~?~&\ I- p WILL SOMEBODY TELL ME I WE FORGOT ABOUT WHAT flX "3 ■Vft S I vlf WHOT TH' HECKS 60WS \7ME EXPERIMENT.' EXPERIMENT? -~> -to^ 7 -VX kMV t \\l/ ON AROUND HERE?/ f 7 Abnvr By
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    Decision on role of mini-bus postponed for new submission
    271 22 Decision on role of mini-bus postponed for new submission SINGAPORE, FVI. A decision on whether a mini-bus can be used as a public service vehicle was postponed today to allow time for the defence to make a further submission. The Tenth Magistrate, Mr. Chew Mci Kwang. in adjourning the case
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    Three traffic offences
    67 22 SINGAPORE. Fri. Jeffrey Llm of Merpati Road, off MacPherson Road, was today fined a total of $175 for three traffic offences committed along Old Airport Road on Nov. 10 last year. He was fined $50 for driving his van in a careless manner -md colliding with a
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    NEAR-EMPTY MOSQUES AT PRAYER SESSIONS DISAPPOINT SULTAN
    130 22 NEAR-EMPTY MOSQUES AT PRAYER SESSIONS DISAPPOINT SULTAN PORT SWETTENHAM. Fri. -The Sultan of Sc langor said today he was disappointed to see nearempty mosques during prayer sessions. He noticed that it was only on the official opening day that the people turn up in full force to attend prayers. "On
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    Naval visit
    23 22 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. —The United States destroyer Edson will pay an operational visit to Port Swetten.iam from May 4 to 6.
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    How to defeat Reds in Sarawak
    619 22 How to defeat Reds in Sarawak ISMAIL TELLS OF TWO- PRONG ATTACK PLAN Be messengers of people to Govt, police told KUCHING, Friday. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun (Dr.) Ismail today stressed the need for a two-prong attack against communists in Sarawak. Economic development and effective countering of subversion held
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    Building control
    41 22 PENANQ. Fri. The whole Slate of Penang is to be brought under building control. Aast. State Secretary for Local Oovemment. Mr. 8. Nadarajah explained today this was '•necessary" in order to stimulate and encourage planned development In the state.
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    Two big Straits Times letters mix-up in two days
    226 22 Two big Straits Times letters mix-up in two days JtfUALA LUMPUR, Fri —On Wednesday the Nanyang Siang Pau telephoned the Straits Times to say that about 80 letters addressed to us had b<Tn delivered to them. Yesterday they telephoned us again to say that v other bunch of letter* addressed
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    Why he was acquitted
    71 22 SINGAPORE. Fri. Taxidriver Llm Teck Kwee was. acquitted on Tuesday on a charge of carrying excem passengers because an ROY official did not know the number of passengers the taxi could carry. The official also could not prortur* the taxi's licence. The acquittal was not on
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    New British envoy
    50 22 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. A man closely associated wlih the achievement of Merdeka in 1987 today presented his credentials to the Yang di-Pertuar. Agong as the new -srltlsh High Commissioner here. He U Sir John Johnston, who was last here as observer at the Merdeka celebrations In 1957.
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      274 22 Straits Times Crossword AC BOSS ,7 A student refined a lot In Don not even a member of looking up his predecessors society (8). (6). 10 The devil's part In oral phi- 8 The Roman way for foreign lowphy (S). petrol sounds light (15). 11 Awful agony 'c's in— so
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    THREE BUSES, LORRY IN ROAD CRASH
    112 23 SINGAPORE. Fri. Three buses and a lorry were involved in an early morning pile-up at the junction of Boon Lay Road and Clementi Road today. It happened at 7 when a bus broke down in the middle of the twolane road. Another bus tried
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    Girl cleared of scissors attack on her uncle and aunt
    93 23 Girl cleared of scissors attack on her uncle and aunt SINGAPORE, Fri. A 20--year-old girl was cleared today of two charges of injuring her uncle and aunt with a pair of scissors. Mr. R. c. Redrup. defending, said the Incident arose during a family quarrel and everybody was trying to
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    Expert on 3 ways to prevent fire in factories
    238 23 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Singapore Fire Brigade's fire prevention officer, Mr. G. Dayaram, today recommended three main steps which industries with high fire risks should take. Mr Dayaram said "Inflammable raw materials should be segregated from finished products. An automatic alarm system
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    Anti-litter campaign
    53 23 PENANO. Prl. The City Council today announced an extensive anti-Utter campaign throughout May, as a prelude to the enforcement of ami-Utter laws in George Town. City Health Officer. Or. J.R Shortland. told a Press conference today the campaign would start with a mass rally at the City Stadium
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    No top Toto winners
    25 23 SINGAPORE, Pri. There were no first and second group prize-winners in yesterday's Toto draw No. 33/71. The jackpot U now $145,000.
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    Youth's murder: Police quiz his three friends
    313 23 Youth's murder: Police quiz his three friends SINGAPORE, Fri. Police have questioned three friends of oddjob labourer Khoo Teck Hin, 15, who was murdered by thugs in Tiong Bahru last night. A fourth friend who was also with Teck Hin at the time of the attack was being sought by
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    Call to develop creative ways of leisure
    190 23 Call to develop creative ways of leisure SINGAPORE, Fri. Singaporeans are likely to develop into a "soulless people" in a concrete jungle if they do not develop creative ways of spending their leisure. And since photography Is one of the creative hobbies, its adoption as a pastime by the people
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    Man failed to report crash
    81 23 SINOAPORE. Pri. A man who was involved in a collision but failed to report it to the police station within 24 hours, was today fined by a magistrates court. Lim Chin Heng of Tanjong Pagar Road was fined $45 for driving his car in a
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    Jail for police supervisee
    60 23 SINGAPORE. Prl. A police supervisee who did not remain Indoors in the early hours of the morning was today Jailed for a year In a district court. Ng Chin Poh. a hawker, admitted that he was at Jalan Besar at 2.4S am today, while being a
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    Delegation to Eastern Bloc
    54 23 KUALA LUMPUR. Prl. The Minister of National and Rural Development. Inche Abdul Ohafar bin Baba, will lead a three-man delegation to Rumania. Bulgaria and Yugoslavia in July. He said today this was one of the step* the Government was talcing to establish closer trade ties with
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    Fined $100
    40 23 SINGAPORE. Fri. Lee Teck Ouan of East Coast Terrtce. Siglap. iv today fined 1100 for driving hU motorcycle with an expired driving licence and lor being without Insurance cover along East Coast Avenue on Dec. 30 last year.
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    Acknowledgements
    55 24 THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. Pack T.ck Kian thank all the doctors/ nurses of General Hospital for their kind services, all relatives and friends for their condolences, wreaths, scrolls and night visits. THE FAMILY OF the late Kong Ah Puay thankr friends and relatives for their attendance, assistance,
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    76 24 MR. TAY CHIN KIAT, aged 31. AM A. Manager /Faith B-P Church Deacon called Home Friday morning 30.4.71, lov.ngly remembered by wile Koh Woon Eng. son Nat Keong. daughter Tuan Hoon. and all friends/ relatives. Funeral Service 600 D Lorong One Block 164 Toa Payoh today 8 p.m. Funeral
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    16 24 WOON CHOW FOON, P P.N. On 1.5.70. Always remembered by loving wife and family.
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      810 24 Situations vacant STORE-KEEPER Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, salary scale $165— 10A— 193/210— ISA— 33O p.m. (Consolidated) Applicants must have some experience In store-keep-ing and be familiar with electronic components and equipment. Applications on forms obtainable from Registrar. Ng** Ann Technical College. Clementl Road. Singapore. 21, must reach him by
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      911 24 STATE RIOISTIRID STAFF NURSE required by «roup practice to manage clinic in factory experience in outpatient work and own transport preferable. Apply Box A 4214 ST B'pore. SENIOR ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL Draughtsman required. Salary range SSOO/51.200 p.m. depending on experience and ability. Please reply with full particulars to P.O. Box 2116.
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      889 24 AT YOUR MOMI by undergraduate Phyaic* Chemistry Elementary' Additional Modern Mathematics. Pleas* writ* Box A 4211 S.T. Spore. LIARN DRESSMAKING THI MOOERN Way under expert Tutors. Eag Eng Tailor*. 183 Beneoolen Street. *****1. B'pore. SAFETY DRIVING INSTITUTION. Guaranteed course 20 hours $90 Hourly $4.50. 8. Bernam Street. Spore *****. EXPERIENCED
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      927 24 Wta CHAMPIONSHIP DOO SHOW at P**C Of Singapore Authority RecreaUaC Club on June ISta and 13th 1971. Enquiries and Entry Forms from Show Secretary. MSKA Singapore Re I tonal Office. 338. West Coast Road. Slngar ire 5. Tel. *****5: one week before entries close oa May Bth. EVERFREE COMBINED CONDITION!
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      1003 26 V.v.b> -T7 TO AUSTRALIA AND NIW ZEALAND loads Ptnang P. Sham Singapore f«ri JUWARA 28 May 26/16 May 11/ 1 I Ml Atick. Will., Lytt. STRAITS/ MAB«>B SERVICt. Singapore P. Shan Pfnmg Ltlfiif tm: lAIUU' li Pt 3 May 4 May S May Nagapaltinam, Madras. ■AJULA WV May 28 May
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      780 27 NOTICE This is to inform our dealers and business associates, that our salesman, MR. NO WAI LEONG alias NO NAI SING is no longer in our employ having left our services rom Ist MAY 1971. He is no longer authorised to accept orders or to enter Into any kind of
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      701 27 KEKTATAN PEMBORONG LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN NEGEBI FAHANO Pemboroiig pembenaan yang berkelayakan membuat kerja tlngkat Kelas C dan ka-atas ada-lah dl-pelawa untok kerja PEMBENAAN 10 PINTU KEDAI2 TIOA TTNGKAT UNTOK LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN NEOERI PAHANO. DI-JALAN BESAR/ JALAN PONNIAH, MENTAKAB, PAHANO. Luklaana butlra tawaran dan segala keterangan boleh dl-dapatl dart pejabat Akltek yang
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      730 27 TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited from Specialist Piling Contractors for PILINO WORKS POR INTERNATIONAL HOTEL COMPLEX AT JALAN BARAT, PETALING JAVA POR THE MALAYSIAN CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. Tender documents Including Bills of Quantities are available tor collection from the office of the Architects, Messrs. Architect* United. 6001. Blue Boy
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      582 27 PA has been retained to odvise on the appointment of a COMPANY CONTROLLER (Up to $2,500) A large German-based International company, marketing and manufacturing chemicals, is establishing its own local office to take over the marketing of Company products which up till now have been marketed through local agents. The
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      613 27 ARE YOU THE RIGHT ONE FOR THIS JOB? The job: Media Manager, or Manageress. Responsibilities: To manage our busy media department with responsibility for all madia analysis, planning and purchasing. Qualifications: Intimate knowledge of the media picture in Singapore, Malaysia and Indoneria. Newspapers, television, radio, cinema, Rediffusion. Ability to correspond
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      619 28 PA hos been retained to advise on the oppolntment of o COST ACCOUNTANT (Up to $1,500) Boechorm (M) Sdn. Bhd. Is seeking o quolifled mon to i fill the position of Cost Accounfont in the Regionol Heod Office in Petoling Joyo. The Compony is one of the lorgest In thii
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      690 28 GENERAL ELECTRIC (U. S. A.) CONTROLS PTE. LTD. manufacturer of electrical controls, In an air conditioned factory under construction In Jurong, Invites applications for the following growth opportunities In the formation of its Initial staff: SUPERVISOR-PUNT MAINTENANCE TOOL DIE MAKING Applicants for this position should have 2 years of supervision
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      776 28 NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL (8) PTE. LTD. Invite* applications from suitably qualified candidate* for the followu.g positions: a) METALLURGIST Responsible for Interpreting and establishing standards and procedures for continuous In-line he*.t treatment, testing and Inspection of metal components. A University Degree In Mechanical Engineering. Metallurgy or allied field Is essential. b)
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      418 28 Synthetic Resins (M) Sdn. Bhd.. a newly established pioneer manufacturer of PVC resins invites application for the following posts 1. PROJECT ENGINEERS: Candidates must be qualified Chemical/ Mechanical Engineers with at least three (3) year experience in chemical processing and/or factory maintenance. Salary and prospects will commensurate with qualifications and
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      Singapore batsmen give Johore no chance
      269 29  - Singapore batsmen give Johore no chance ERNEST FRIDA By JOIIOHE BAHRU, Fri. Singapore thrashed Johore by an innings and 40 runs in their first match of the Malaysian Under--23 competition here today. Final scores: Singapore 199-7 declared, Johore 70 and 89. Man of the match was Singapore's P. K. Sundram.
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      SCOREBOARD
      293 29 JOHORE Ist INNS. Wong hte Kong Ibw Kashid 7 Hong C'hee Koon b Kashid 7 '"■-'•I'll Fair Ibw Kumar 0 V. Vamadevcn c Amarsuriva b Kashid n S. Paramsothr b Kashid 0 Jardev c Kashid b Sundram 8 A. Tomei not out 25 K. Hayleh b Sundram 5 N.
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      It's Felix's race plus new time
      478 30  - It's Felix's race plus new time A. JOHNSON By FELIX Tseng of St. Joseph's won the credits with a record-break-ing; swim in the 100 m breaststroke on the final day of the Singapore junior championships at River Valley Pool yesterday. He swam a well-judged race to win from Lee Kok
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      Lock icon In search of the elusive ball...
      87 30 li/ONG Chin Kan TT (left) of Hong Kong and South Vietnam's Nam Tran Van dive into a pool of water as they battle for the ball in a Group C match of the Asian Youth soccer tournament in Tokyo's National Stadium. Running in for
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      RECORD 179 FOR JUNIOR TOURNEY
      196 30 RECORD 179 FOR JUNIOR TOURNEY THE Singapore B.A. move to re--1 vitalise badminton among youngsters has been well received, Judging from the record 179 entries for the national youth championships at SBA Hall from May 6-9. The number is the highest ever, breaking last year's record by 54 entries. There
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      FIA say yes
      81 30 FIA say yes THE HAGUE. Frl. The In--1 ternational Automobile Federation yesterday approved in principle the proposal to start a Pacific motor-racing championship. The FlA's International sporting committee. In a two-diy session here, was told by Uie Australian representative, D.K. Thomson, of discussions on *ne proposal by Australia. Japan, Malaysia.
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      No score, thanks to Hague
      234 30  -  GODFREY ROBERT By GOALKEEPER Anwarul Hague turned in a sound performance yesterday to help Ceylon S.C. hold formidable Armed Forces to a scoreless draw in a Div. 1 League hockey match at Balestier Road. Hague, an International since 1960, faced Forces' onslaught calmly and foiled
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      S'pore dates for Argentine hockey team
      79 30 S'pore dates for Argentine hockey team SAN Fernando, a leading hockey team from Argentina, will play two matches in Singapore this weekend. They will meet the senior knockout winners Singapore Recreation Club tomorrow and Singapore Youths on Monday, both matches at the Pacang. The team Include four internationals. They are
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      SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
      258 30  -  PETER SIOVV By pOH PI TUAN, 19, yesterbecame the first schoolboy to break the 12ft barrier for the pole vault this year when he cleared 12ft lin at the Victoria School meet. Ooh, who holds the national schools record at 12ft 63/41n set last year, broke Yeow Meng
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      Ocean may drop back to second division
      241 30 Ocean may drop back to second division OCEAN'S hopes of staying in the Singapore Div. 1 soccer league must be dim after losing 5-2 against Telok Kurau at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Ocean, promoted only this season, were favoured to collect full points yesterday but collapsed after being in the
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      WANDERERS BEATEN 3-2 BY HAMILTON
      91 30 WANDERERS BEATEN 3-2 BY HAMILTON HAMILTON scored their second win when they edged Royal Navy Wanderers 3-2 in a Div. 1 League soccer match at Jalan Besar last night. In the early stages. Hamilton held out stoutly to beat back the speedy and robust Wanderers. After keeping the score at
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      Chung Cheng win 5-2
      45 30 Chung Cheng High trounced United Overseas Bank 5-2 In the Singapore Junior men's mdl' tennis league at Monk's -»>" Hill yesterday. Other result*: Ministry Healjh bt Klung Chow H<m Kuan 5-1 Sennett C.C. bt PoU* 5-1: Polytechnic bt V.M C..V (Blues) 6-2.
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      Midsun has bright chance of a threetimer
      157 31  -  EPSOM JEEP By MIDSUN has a bright chance of completing a hattrick in Race 4 at Bukit Timah today. This speedy Power House colt won impressively in his last two starts in Class 4 and Class 3 and should easily make the grade
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      Parakee shows top form in 2f workout
      243 31 Parakee shows top form in 2f workout pARAKEE II Peter Moran) showed good form in a 2f sprint in 24 4/5 accompanied by Spinifex at Bukit Timah yesterday. Forex again impressed, running 3f in 36 2/5 with Joyful Melody. Fountain Blue (Ricky Kingston) and Regal Mate ran 3f in 38
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      Lock icon Borrowed stalls for US classic
      192 31 LOUISVILLE, Fri— Twenty one acceptors the bigRest field since starting gates were used have been declared for the Kentucky Derby here tomorrow. As the Churchill Downs starting gates have only 20 stalls, racing secretary "Doc" Lavln said at first that one horse Impetuosity. who d;ew
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      Lock icon Workers sue for Cup profits
      59 31 MEXICO CITY, FH. The Mexican Soccer Federation are being sued for 11.158.000 (Mexican) for a share of profits In connection with the ninth World Cup soccer championship held here last year. A group of 42 workers said the amount sought was their share ol Mexico's
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      Lochore quits
      24 31 CHRISTCHURCH, FM. Brian Lochore, captain of New Zealand's All Blacks Rugby Union team since 1966. today announced his retirement from the game.
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      Banquet for Aussie team
      142 31 HONO KONO, Ftl— The AllChina Sports Federation ha.« held a banquet in Peking In honour of the visiting Australian table tennis team, the New China News Agency reported today. Speaking at the banquet yesterday, a leading member of the Federation. Mr. Ll Chlng-Chuan, expressed his belief
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      FOCUS ON FORM
      1668 31 SKIITY: Disappointed in his MTt at K.L. en Apr 3 w hen seventh with 7.11 in Div 1 61 Ipuh; on Mat 6 he won well in Liv 3 61 race with 8.10; chance. HYDROFOIL: Has come to hand: started favourite in Div 2 6! race with
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      BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      1594 31 GOING FORECAST: Good I-fT^ll 2 15 CLASS 5. DIV. 4 6F HlriiriiTM^ ($6,500 $4,550 to winner) t ***** MASTERMIND (ford Avrnurl Tulioh S 90 (d2 2) *F*» 2 M00 BIG SURF g (AoriCI l< llrrukelen S 9.0 (dc same) *M Ismail 3 ***** SKIPPV a il.ini E
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      127 31 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY Kacc i: T. ANGEL Hydiofoil Skippy T. PRINCESS Hydrofoil Tobacco Leaf T. ANGEL Hydrofoil T. Friucesa lUcc 2: SIEGFRIED iiipma Jangan Lupa JANGAN LUPA Cinema Undefeated NASI LEMAK Siegfried Janjtan Lupa Kace 3: GRENADIER Hfllrourt \ltar Boy GRENADIER Hilkourt Ilajptonr GRENADIER Sprc'al Plume Shflford Hei|rht«
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      Lock icon Celtic clinch Scottish League title
      185 31 Celtic clinch Scottish League title QLASGOW, Fri. Celtic last night won the Scottish League soccer championship for the sixth successive year by beating Ayr United 2-0. Victory put Celtic level on points with Aberdeen, who have completed th,eir programme. but Celtics goal difference Is so superior tihat the result of
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      Lock icon RICHARDS SLAMS SUPERB CENTURY
      206 31 RICHARDS SLAMS SUPERB CENTURY LONDON. Frl South African batting star Barry Kichards has wasted no time making his presence felt on the 1»71 English cricket season He hit 133 in a blistering Innings at Oxford yesterdiy after reaching his hundred In 175 rr.inutes. His magnificent performance lifted Hampshire to 386-9
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      Boxing fans protest
      141 31 ]i|ADRiD. Fri. Boxing fans IT piotested vigorously here last night, whistling ana parading around the ring, alter a junior middleweight world title bcut between reigning champion Carmelo Bossi of Italy and Spain's Jose Hernandez was declared a draw. Bossi. 31. who won the title on points from
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      Pele won't quit club yet
      85 31 SAO PAULO, Fri. Rumours that Pele. Brazil's 31--year-old soccer king. Is planning to retire from his club. Santos, were denied here by a close friend. Nestor Pacheco, a former Santos football director who signed the first contract with Pele. said the Brazilian star would continue
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      163 29 Charles II loved Whitefriars' merese* You will too! You'll love browsing through Whitefriars' regal crystalware. Indulging in the beauty of a noble tradition of fine glassmaking carried on generation after generation for three hundred ye*-:. Since Charles II first hoisted one < Whitefriars' decanters. In this age of me chine-made
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      899 29 (Cont. from Page 24). Where to stay (S'por«) WAvani.lv ouiit kouii Tutsfully furnished with p»nor»mle ssa-risw Only 10 minutti from Jurxmi. Wstkljr with brt»kfs.st; slnclt* from MS 00. doubles from 1120.00 Puir Pang ItMd (Urn) Ts. MMU, CAMERON HOTEL Atr-condltloned rooms with private bathrooms attached. Bed and breakfast. Single $18—
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      751 29 MARINI FIIHII EQUIPMENT Unka. remedies, corals for sa;t water aquarium available at 1444. Blk 44 Bendemeer Road. Tel. *****3 B'pore. TWIN OOOR PAN ELECTRIC Rtfli gerator $380/-: Schaub Lorenz television $190/-. Can 181. Blllcrtst Road Spore 11. TV SIT 18" 23" 1984 Triumph Convertible 1970 Capri 1300 V/Vlva BL9O. 34
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      665 29 Saturday Car Market (j Vehicles lor sale NIW ISUZU TRUCK 2 lonner, 1966/8 Dauun Pickup 1300 (long ft abort body) 1968, Maxda 100 8/W van, 1966/8 DaUun 1300 B/W, 1968/9 Toyota Corolla Sedan 8/W. 1967/8, Mazda 1500 Sedan 8/W. 1968 Maxda 1200 Sedan A 8/W. 19*3 Holden Special Bedford Truck
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      670 29 1»70 FAIRMONT Xlr-OOOdltlOOtd. One owner Low mtlmi» Immediate. »10.»5O, Universal Oars, 40 Orchard Road. Tel: *****1. 7 MONTHS OLD Mercedes 2SO Coupe (2-door) with alrcooditloned. tape, one owner. Condition as new Offers to Tel: B'pore «««8O Bat /Sunday. AUSTIN COOPIR ucsjlltnt condition. new insurance and road tax $3,490/-. View Block
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      636 29 I SINGAPORE CORDAGE (PTE) LTD. n (Rope Makers With Pioneer Status) j| have pleasure in announcing the C appointment of m I TIONG HOE CO., (PTE) LTD. i S 205-207, Beach Road, Singapore 7. J (Tels: *****. *****. *****8 it *****) as their Sole Agents for Singapore anc 9 fi
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      860 30 Aimmommr fkcight comro*ATtoN IS HERE AIRBORNE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING ON MAY IST, 1971 OF A BRANCH OFFICE IN SINGAPORE. This is the sixty-sixth office in our ever expanding worldwide air freight forwarding network. With headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORPORATION Cargo Complex No. 2 Paya
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      446 30 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KUANTAN COMPANIES WINDING-UP NO: I OF I*7» In the Matter of Buklt Panjang Mining Company Limited And In the Matter of Companies Act. 1965 ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE Is hereby given that a Petition for the Wlndlng-Up of the abovenamed Company by the
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      454 31 I WORD PUZZLE p—— t»1 lit* «ll!l« lilts y— STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY WORD PUZZLE Q' I i I lOtfV Cit art Ml in will ttiwr (MINI. I \O*TTy PtlllK iHI'KtIMI Haw n iMiiii f? J, ir=:: |p J |W| IIN I E I FILL IN J 3 I R ATT!
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    Kent Ridge can be our brains centre: Toh
    629 32 SINGAPORE, Fri. SINGAPORE can develop as "a brains centre", and the new university to be built at Kent Midge could figure prominently, the I niver s i t y of Singapore's ViceChancellor, Dr. Toh Chin ('live, said today. He said this while
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    324 32 LONDON, Fri.— The nock market finished very strong In very active trading. At 2.45 p.m. the Financial Tlmea index converted a morning losi of 4.1 Into a gain of four points at 381.9 Closing middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: CILTEOCED Exchequer 3<* 1967/78
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    RUBBER
    51 32 LONDON. Frl— Spot 17 45. Settlement: June 17.65. July 17.65. July/ Sept. 17.70. Am 17.70. Oct. Dee lft 15. Jan. March 18.45. April/June 10.65. July/Sept. 18.90. Oct. Dec. IS. IO. Jan 'March 19.15, AprilUune 19.20. July Sept. Ift 30. c.l.t. Mtay 16.15, June 16.20. July 16 2& Market Fully
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    29 32 LONDON. F-rk Slot buyer* U47S (—£B). Mllcra ***** (—IS). Forward buyer* £1477 <— £7), (ellen £1478 18). Brttlement £1471 £ls) Turnover m 380 ton* p.m. 320 too*. Tone: Steadier.
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    Brunei-British talks go on
    43 32 LONDON, Fri. British and Brunei Government delegates t talks here on defence and external relations between the two countries were reported to have cleared up most issues in a twohour session today. But neither side would disclose any details.
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    Sandra is chosen NTUC May Day Queen the ping-pong way
    319 32 SINGAPORE, Fri. It was certainly the "in" thing to do. Playing the ping-pong came. And tonight, it was the Uttle table-tennis balls which elsewhere have promised to do so much for world diplomacy that decided the NTUC's Erst May Day
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