The Straits Times, 20 March 1975

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  • 736 1 SAIGON, Wednesday THE South Vietnamese Government is abandoning a fourth province, Quang Tri, in the face of a heavy North Vietnamese buildup and is apparently considering giving up a fifth one, Thua Thien, which includes the old imperial capital of Hue, government officials disclosed
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  • 42 1 ZAORSB (Yugoslavia). Wed. Two train drivers went on trial her* lsulai facing up to 30 years in prison on rhargsa arlatnt* from Yiajostavte* worst sit rail eitaaater. last August, in which l&l people wars killed and about SO injured —Reuter.
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  • 392 1  - Hold-up note, then $69,000 robbery at travel agency K.S. SIDHU By ftWO gunmen yesterday x robbed a travel agency of $2,323 and travellers cheques worth $W,705 after first showIng its employees a handwritten hold-up note and then the revolvers which were tucked in their waistbands. A man first rang Thomas
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  • 103 1 TALKS GOING WELL: DR K JERUSALEM, Wed. J US. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met Israeli leaders for 90 minutes today and told newsmen afterwards: "The talks are going very well." Or. Kissinger then left for a brief visit to Saudi Arabia. He is due back in Israel tonight. The
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  • 57 1 MONTREAL, Wed. The organUlnf committee for tne 1976 summer Olympics baa barred South Africa from pre-Olympic com petition In Montreal this summer. Mr. Roger Rousseau, the committee's director-general, announced tne ban yesterday after teaming that the Quebec Track and Field Association had written to the
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  • 109 1 BBBOKNUAAN ZEE (Holland), Wed. The International Chess Federation (Fide) today rejected a demand by American world champion Bobby Fsseher tor a key ehaage to the rule* for Us o»otr»vecstal title match «rn i t Boris* challenger Anafady Karpov. An extra* rdinarr rum it f with
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  • 306 1 'Botak' gang's $280,000 haul in S'pore JOHORE BARU. Wednesday *pHE "Botak" gang whose leader and a henchman were arrested by Malaysian police on Tuesday, grabbed jewellery worth about $280,000 in three robberies in Singapore last year, police said here today. Their first robbery In Singapore was at the Diamond House
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  • 224 1 Prime Minister Kukrit gets the vote BANGKOK, Wed. Thailand's National Assembly tonight confirmed Mr. Kukrit Pramo] in office as Prime MlnUter with a vote of confidence in his sevenparty coalition Government. In a voice-vote after a 13-hour debate on a government policy statement, the Assembly voted by 140 to 124
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  • 73 1 TEL AVIV, Wed. Israeli troans In the i occupied Gasa Strip have broken an nnderfToond network of Palestinian fseiillas wUeb the Military Command claimed toaaj was planning a terrerist raid on an Israeli settlement The command did not reveal- when the attack was to have been staged,
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    • 76 1 SHEDDING CHINESE IMAGE OF NANTAH Pag* 15 SENATE 'no 1 to $22 bil rebate from tax Bill t FORD: I haven't dumped Lob Nol 3 CHINA frees 'war criminals' 4 JUDGE orders probe into 'marriage of convenience* 5 SET up health centres near industries call 23 Yong: We'll not let
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  • Straits Times World News
    • 246 2 GENEVA, Wed. Delegates from some 70 countries yesterday began discussing how to negotiate reductions in customs duties and taxes levied on Imports in overall bargaining here to free the flow of world trade. They met in the first session of a
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    • 163 2 Final bid to bring US into oil talks DARIS, Wed. The In- ternational Energy Agency today seeks final agreement on a plan to clear the way for US participation in next month's proposed dialogue between oil consumer nations and the producers. The governing board of the agency, which groups all
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    • 30 2 BUENOS AIRES, Wed. Three children were killed and more than 1,000 people evacuated from their homes M torrential rain and thunderstorms nit Argentina yesterday, official sources said. Reuter.
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    • 382 2 MORE PRESSURE ON WILSON TO CURB IMPORTS LONDON, Wed pRI M E Minister 1 Harold Wilson is coming under increasing pressure from powerful labour unions and leftwingt ers in his own party to impose controls on lmportstto revive Britain's ailing economy. Mr. Wilson, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey,
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    • 531 2 THE US Senate yesterday rejected a plan to exclude nearly US$lO,OOO million (5522,400 million) from the biggest tax cut Bill in US history. The measure nearly double the US$l6 000 million tax cut sought by President Ford is designed to pull the
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    • 70 2 LONDON, Wed.— A group of British Intellectual* said yesterday It was calling on the Government to take action against Unesco the United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organisation to make It reverse moves against Israel. The group, which last weekend attended an International meetlng-i In Pans discussing
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    • 67 2 PARIS, Wad— A Ciacbotlovak translator at the French Embassy In Prague and his wife hare been arrested In Paris a* aaU-oonfessed solet. the French <Ute radio Mid last night. The radio said that LadUlay Loman and his wife Ma-rle-Joaephlne Obeaova, a secretary at toe French cultural mission
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    • 36 2 JAKARTA. Wed. A Laotian (overnment mlaatoa taM arrived hare for talk* on the Implementation of a UB»l million (8*3.2 nnukn) loan which Indonesia baa Riven to Laos, a trade ministry spokesman mid today Rwtar.
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    • 111 2 QATAR CUTS LINK WITH DOHA. (Qatar), Wed.— Q«Ur yesterday severed its currency's link with the American dollar —the fourth Middle East oil state to do so. Qatar followed Saudi Arabia and Iran In abandoning the dollar In favour of the basket of 16 currencies making up the International Monetary Fund's
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    • 54 2 of A slg n carrying state workers march on Albany, New York, on Tuesday to protest Qovernor Hugh Carey's propo sed layoffs and cut-backs of various departments. More than 20,000 of then*, heard speakers from their ranks call for solidarity as an April 1 contract
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    • 298 2 British Cabinet ministers join anti-EEC campaign LONDON, Wed. 81x government ministers joined the campaign to pull Britain out of the Common Market last night, only hours after a Cabinet majority recommended that the British people vote "Yes" to continued membership of the EEC. The recommendation for the referendum In June,
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  • WORLD NEWS TWO
    • 439 3 But hopes of 'mercy aid' fades... \yASHINGTON, Wed.—President Ford told Republican leaders yesterday he was more concerned about low morale in Cambodia than a shortage of ammunition, but added that he had not "written Cambodia off." His briefing yesterday followed his revival last night
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    • 142 3 Smith agrees to more talks with ANC CAPE TOWN, Wed. Prime Ministers John Vorster of South Africa and lan Smith of Rhodesia have agreed that negotiations towards a Rhodesian constitutional settlement should be resumed as quickly as possible. But it Is not clear whether thla statement of intention after two
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    • Briefs
      • 45 3 rpOKYO, Wed. Japan's -I politicians took to the city streets and country lanes today, the first day of official campalft n 1 n g for next month's natlon-w 1d c local election-! that could point the way to a general election later in the year.
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      • 31 3 JAKARTA: A series of seismic surveys in search of new o0 reserves Is currently underway in Bulongan Regency, East Kalimantan, over an area of 3.000 square kilometres. It was reported today.
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      • 33 3 WASHINGTON: The US plan to add two combat brigades to the American committment to Nato was designed to provide more "teeth" and fewer non-combat support units in Europe, a Defence Department spokesman said.
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      • 28 3 ZURICH: The executive board of the International Press institute (IPI) voted yesterday to go ahead with preparations for its annual assembly in Lagos to May, a spokesman said.
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      • 32 3 WASHINGTON: A congressional sub-commit- tee yesterday voted overwhelmingly to reimpose the embargo on Rhodesian chrome Imports and to make the United States comply with United Nations sanctions against the lan Smith Government
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      • 33 3 UNITED NATIONS: Sec-retary-General Ka r t Waidhelm yesterday conferred with GreekCypriot leader Glafkos Clerides for the third time in 24 hours on how to resume peace talks between the Greek and Turkish-Cypri6t communities.
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      • 35 3 PARIS: French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac started a five-day visit to Moscow today aimed at trebling Franco-So-viet trade and preparing a summit meeting between President Va-, lery Glscard d'Estaing and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Agencies.
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    • 99 3 MONTREAL, Wed. ITI A doctor here has performed an unique operation to make a seven feet tall Australian schoolboy stop growing. Dr. Jules Hardy, who removed a tumour from the pituitary gland of 14-year-old Dallas presser last week, said he thought the operation was a success
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    • 161 3 'SovietChinese tensions unlikely to explode into war' |>ONN, Wed. Barring Af "dangerous accidents." Soviet Chinese tensions are more likely to perpetuate the uneasy political confrontation between the communist giants than explode Into a major war, a former Nato commander believes. The Soviet Union has become the world's greatest land and
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    • 330 3 When Dr K was rebuffed by Chou WASHINGTON, Wednesday T»HE United States tried to get China last x autumn to help begin peace negotiations in Cambodia, according to high US State Department sources. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, during his visit to Peking last November, strongly urged Premier Chou En-lal
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    • 156 3 PORTUGAL POLLS DATE IN QUESTION LISBON, Wed. The date for Portugal's general election was in question today after the ruling military revolutionary council banned the centreright Christian Democrat Party and two extreme left wing groups from taking part. A council decree issued yesterday prohibited the Christian Democrats, the Maoist movement
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  • WORLD NEWS THREE
    • 297 4 The 2 faces of Shirley MacLaine —on and off-stage YORK, Wed. I Bhlrley MacLaine (above) on stage Is a cute, lovable actress But off stage, say three women who accompanied her to China, the three-time Academy Award nominee lm't so charming "She lives in a Hollywood fantasy," said Patricia Branson,
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    • 530 4 Freeing 'war criminals': China's new Taiwan move PEKING, Wed.— China has announced it is releasing 293 "war criminals" in a special amnesty a move interpreted here as a pew initiative on the problem of Taiwan. The announcement, that the "war criminals" ail but three of them Nationalists would be released,
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    • 49 4 HONG KONO Wed— The Hongkong government announced today plans to Issue 12 commemorative gold coin* to mark the next 12 lunar new years. The first coin will be issued next year. It will honour the dragon, whose reign tho Chinese lunar sodlac ~i—»<«begin* In 1076.— AP.
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    • 160 4 RANGOON, Wed The Burmese National Congress ended Its third annual session nere yesterday, adopting an economic plan that called on state-owned firms In this socialist country to implement capitalist commercial principles. Deputy Premier U Lwln told the 451 Members of Congress the Government expected
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    • 329 4 Indira: I won my seat according to the law VTEW DELHI. Wed. 11 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stepped down f ram the witness stand today after two days of eron- examination In a court that will decide whether she is caflty of nmair political campaigning. M****t>iiiliir her innocence t h
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    • 169 4 Death for 6 'enemies of the people' ADDIS ABABA, Wed. Ethiopia's military Government executed three former military officers and three student leaders yesterday an official announcement said. It described them as enemies of the socialist revolution that overthrew Emperor Halle Selassie. The accused had been brought before a military court
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    • 263 4 '$780m— cost of a blunder by CIA' WASHINGTON, Wednesday rpHE US Central Intelligence Agency has A failed In an expensive effort to lift a sunken Russian submarine from the Pacific Ocean, columnist Jack Anderson said. Anderson said In a broadcast last night that a salvage ship, chartered through the Howard
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    • 508 4 ARISTOTLE A Onassis was burled in a hillside grave here alongside the son and heir he adored, Alexandras. He entrusted his vast Dusmess empire to a few close advisers and the future of the fortune still remains uncertain. The 69-year-old Oreek shipping
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    • 39 4 JAKARTA. Wed. Foreign Minister Adam Malik amid her* today Indonesia would withdraw from the International Control Commission in South Vietnam U the situation there deteriorated further and endangered the life of members of the Indonesian delegation. Reuter.
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    • 133 4 Korean Speaker's rostrum seized SEOUL, Wed,-Opposi-tion parliamentarians today seized the speaker's rostrum in the National Assembly to block proceedings on a law bill banning any acts by Koreans of defaming South Korea or Its constitutional organ In foreign •-•ountries. The opposition actlor followed an overnlgh sit-in by a few opposition
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    • 29 4 OIAEOOW, Wed.— BrlUan troon today began clearing Ol«s, ow of more than 80,000 tonnt* of rat-lnfeated rubblah plied up during an unofficial strike of refuse collectors. Reutei.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 242 4 Straits Times Crossword ACmOM and muatc <•). 1 Bird goes to *row old in 7 Scandinavia, may be rea ?°E!L i?^. formed *«th the loaa of 6 A little of what you fancy alx naWrrrh (S) doea you apod? (7). t Selling produced by 10 UxHaUnctnaaa in apeech sseoad-cteai surgeon
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  • 238 5 $15,000 heroin case: Judge postpones sentence A 29-YEAR-OLD man who pleaded guilty to trafficking in 238 grammes of heroin had his sentence postponed by a district court yesterday pending a report from the chemist. Teng Ye Khian admitted two charges of trafficking in the heroin worth nearly $15,000 in Telok
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  • 442 5 THE High Court yesterday ordered a probe by the Social Welfare Department into "a marriage of convenience" between a shoemaker here and a woman of Dutch nationality whose name he did not even know at one time. Mr. Justice Choor Singh ordered this
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  • 69 5 TM)I R youths are now helping police In their in- -T vestigations into several secret society activities in the Geylang Serai and Jalan Eunos areas. The suspects, aged between 15 and 28, were I picked up by a party of detectives in a series of raids
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  • 47 5 TWO pools for swimming and diving, costing $1 million, are now being constricted by the Public Works Department at the Nanyang University sports complex. The pools, which are expected to be ready by early 1976. is Phase 3 of the 84 million complex.
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  • 295 5 IT'S AN HONOUR, SAY ARTISTS WHO 'MADE IT IN PEKING mHBEE local artists A who speak differently on canvas, all felt the same way yesterday about having their works presented by the Foreign Minister Mr. 8. Rajaratnam to the Chinese leaders. Mr. Thomas Teo 39. a professional artist, Mr. Snf
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  • 136 5 Couple found at Changi recover in hospital A MIDDLE-AGED couple A were recovering in the Outram Hospital yesterday after being found unconscious on Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Foo Fong. both 43, were found at a secluded spot alone Nlcoll Drive, Changi, at about 4 a.m. A police car patrolling
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  • 74 5 Woman found in river: Plea to kin AN unidentified woman, aged about 65, was found dead in the Singapore River near Boat Quay at about 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Clad in a light blue blouse and a pair of dark-coloured slacks, she was about 1.43 metres (4 ft 8 In)
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  • 209 5 Police probe 2 rape cases and one that failed |>OLICE are lnvestlgatI ing two reports of rape and one of attempted rape over the past week. In the first reported rape case, a 19-year-e'd girl was waylaid by two men on a lonely railway track In Kampong Bahru last week
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  • 29 5 THE National Museum will screen extra shows for students on 100 Yean of Football at its lecture hall today at 1.30 p.m and tomorrow at 3.30 p.m.
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  • PARLIAMENT 1
    • 329 6 Govt willnot encourage licensing of more hawkers mHE Minister for the X Environment, Mr. Llm Kirn San, told Parliament last night that It was the Government's policy not to encourage the licensing of more hawkers. There were already 30.000 licensed hawkers who. with their assistants, would bring the number to
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    • 2216 6 'NOT WITH 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE USING BUSES' Minister for Communications, Mr, Yong Nyok Lin, yesterday assured Parliament that the Government would not allow Singapore Bus Service to collapse. "With 1.5 million people taking buses, it Is not possible for the Government to
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    • 256 6 MRT SYSTEM STUDY TO COST $4.5 M ritHE Minister for Communica--1 tions, Mr. Tong Nyuk Lin, told Parliament yesterday that Phase One and Two of the feasioiUty studies into the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system were expected to cost $4-5 million. The feasibility study expenditure, he pointed out, was less
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    • 346 6 Why that $21 m airport project is taking shape slowly... T»HE $21.6 million x development plan for Singapore airport is taking shape rather slowly but "lots of things are moving," the Communications Minister, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, said in Parliament yesterday. Replying to a question raised b> MB. P. GOVINDASWAMY
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    • 323 6 MR. P. Govindaswamy (Anson) raised a few laughs in Parliament yesterday when he commented on Singapore's first postwomen as "looking more like miniature schoolgirls in klnde rgarten uniforms." "How could the postwomen then carry the same weight of mail sometimes as much as 351 b.
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    • 169 6 THE Minister for rvtiMiMilmttjm Mr Yong Nyuk Lin,' is—mi Parliament yesterday that Neptune Orient Lines would continue to employ local seamen. He was replying to MR. P. GOVINDASWAMY (Anson) who had complained that local seamen had a knack of getting Into trouble la
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    • 767 6 THE Minister for Health and Home x Affairs, Mr. Chua Sian Chin, told Parliament yesterday that recruitment of doctors and consoltants outnumber ed resignations in 1974 and in the first two months of this year. He said 129 doctors,
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    • 138 6 '200 in various public health courses' \f ORE than 200 students ITI underwent various training courses in the Environment Ministry's Training and Education Department last year, the Environment Minister, Mr. Llm Kirn San. told Parliament yesterday. Replying to a question raised by Mr. J. F. Concelcao (Katong) on the functions
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    • 46 6 THE Boys Brigade. Mb Singapore Company, will hold a fund-nUalng film ■how. The Oraa'Mt Story Brer Told, at the Otobe Cinema at a.m. on Oood Friday. Proceed, will go to the BB education and general fund. Ticket* can be reserved by telephoning rim.
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    • 32 6 Tha third annual Calligraphy and Art ■xhlMuon at 6m "TUT""" ChIMM Chamber of OomoMroc at S.M pm win b» opsn dally from today until Sunday bttwwn 10 a.m. and S p.m.
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  • PARLIAMENT 2
    • 343 7 rE number of new cars registered in Singapore have dropped drastically in the last three years, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. Minister for Communications, told Parliament yesterday, and he predicted a further drop as a result of the new road tax hike. From December 1972
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    • 140 7 Project to burn away rubbish 'THE Government was X Planning to build an incinerator capable of disposing 1,200 tonnes of rubbish dally by 1980 the Minister of the Environment. Mr. Urn Kirn San. told Parliament yesterday. He stressed that rubbish collecting trucks made 400 trips along 260 routes, and promised
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    • 290 7 Pollution control has improved, says Kirn San mHE Minister of the X Environment, Mr. Lim Kirn San. said the control of pollution caused by vehicles had Improved with enforcement action taken by the Registry of Vehicles and Traffic Police. The main cause of excessive smoke from buses was because their
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    • 97 7 Steps against lorries that spill earth T»HE Government was M. looking Into the problem of lorries spilling earth on the roads, and If necessary, separate legislation would be introduced to control it. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. Minister for Communications, said in Parliament yesterday. The matter was raised by Mr. P.
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    • 49 7 THE mt- AmrtwlMH* Brigade Kallang Corps, will hold 1U seventh annual blood donation campaign at Beach Road on Sunday from 10 aon. to 3 pjn. The first M blood donftrt will each recede a sweep ticket. PrIMS will also be given to lucky donors.
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    • 539 7 TIIK Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nvuk Lin, told Parliament yesterday that the Government had agreed that in future NTUC Comfort should get all new licences for taxis. But at the moment NTUC Comfort could only get 200 new taxis on the
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    • 235 7 FOURTEEN reports published by the Research and Statistics Unit of the Education Ministry are restricted In circulation and not available for public reading. The reports are about projects carried out before April 1, 1973, after which the research function was transferred
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    • 170 7 41 pc of dead in S'pore now being cremated ABOUT 41 per cent of the dead in Singapore were cremated, the Environment Minister, Mr. Llm Kirn San, told Parliament yesterday. "Cremation seems to have caught on here," he said in reply to a suggestion from MR. HO KAH LEONG, (Jurong)
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    • 246 7 rnHE Port Authority is stepping up its re- training schemes for those workers made redundant by the lull in cargo handling. Due to the reduction of the cargo tonnage handled at the wharves, more manpower and equipment are now available for retraining of the workers.
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    • 138 7 Road tax hike: AA collects facts rE Automobile Association is collecting facts from abroad about road taxes to compare with the latest Increases here so it can make representations to the Governmer against these increases. Mr. Milton Tan. the association's president, said yesterday that the association was also carrying oat
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    • 63 7 THE Singapore Institute of Management and the Singapore Polytechnic will conduct a ■H B on Group Technology for General Managers and Directors at the SIM conference room In Thong Teck Building. Scott* Road. It will oe held on April IS from 9 aJn.-4.J0 pjn. Fee la
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    • 11 7 Thar* were M road, acetdants, one «riou», on Tuesday.
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 212 8 After ten years— an increase in bus fares ITUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Bus commuters throughout Peninsular Malaysia will have to pay one cent extra in fare per 1.6 km (mile) from April 1. The Govern ment has approved the fare Increase from four cents to five cents a mile for stage
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    • 24 8 PKNANO. Wed— Bghteen people were today fined 100 each, or one week's Jail in default, for playing "belangaa >> and gin nrramy yesterday.
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    • 117 8 A LOB STAB, Wed Kedah MCA Chairman, Dato (Dr) Cbeah Toon Let, 71 is expected to announce his decision to resign from his port, which he has held for IS years, at a par t j futetton on March 29. On that day. he will
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    • 49 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Health Ministry warned today that there was dear Indication that an epidemic of dengue few was likely this rev. It based 1U warning on the fact that since January. 96 cases have been reported In Johore. There has been no deaths.
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    • 105 8 TALKS ON WORKERS' BANK KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —A series of meetings will be held between the MTUC, Treasury and Bank Negara officials to finalise arrangements for the setting up of the Workers' Bank. This was decided at a meeting at Bank Negara this morning. According to Dr. P.P Narayanan who
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    • 24 8 IFOH. Wed. A $35,000 hostel (or working girls U to be built (by the Young Women's Christian Aseoclatton here later tnto year.
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    • 341 8 Demo students (ON SCHOLARSHIP) KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday SCHOLARSHIP students who were in volved in the demonstrations last December will be given two weeks to show cause why their scholarship should not be withdrawn. The Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn, said this today
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    • 105 8 "Ban all papers from S'pore fiAIFINa, Wed. The x Government has been urged to ban all newspapers, magazines and other periodicals published In Singapore from being brought Into Malaysia. This was one of the 18 resolutions adopted at the annual meeting of the Talplng Barat Umno branch. The branch which
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    • 75 8 FINAMO, WM- A 33--year-old Australian tram Qrdney, Nonaan John Smith, tv today charged with cheating Hotel Merlin hen of till. The amount, It m «uted. mm tented the bin for his «Uy atl the hotel tram March 16 to 18. Station* Court prealden' Mr. W. fill'
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    • 57 8 Pilgrims due home PCNANO. Wed.— Th« lMt tatcb of »bout 7.400 retomlng pUgrlma will «rrlTe at Butterworth on the Butam QoMn on March M. 8t» m orlflnally wpatifrt her* en Itueb M but «m <W*yed kHMM of tto 1»U depMtore tram Jaddab. Men than ***** pUgrlna from Malaysia. Singapore and
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    • 57 8 KUANTAN. Wed.—Communication will be beamea via satellite between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak In August. Communications Ministry ParlUmentarys Secretary HaJI Ramll bin Omar said yesterday. Two earth stations one In Kuantan and the other In Kota Klnabalu are nearing completion. The stations will provide
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    • 166 8 'Economic prospects for Malaysia good' ifUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A. a leading British banker Is confident that Malaysia will be able to cope with economic problems facing the developing world. Lord Anthony Barber, chairman of the Standard and Chartered Banking Group Ltd said yesterday he was Impressed by the steps taken
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    • 140 8 MALACCA, Wed. IT Schoolboy Teh Geok Choon, 17, who had his right leg amputated above the knee following a road accident four years ago, was awarded $20,500 damages by Datuk Justice Ibrahim Manan in a consent judgment in the H'gh Court today. Teh had sued Town
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    • 459 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Deputy Supt. B.D. Henry told the Sessions Court today that a large group of demonstrators, who gathered at Mas jid Negara last Dec. J. threw bottles, stones and Iron rods at him and members of the Federal Reserve Unit. The police
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    • 309 8 Bringing Up Father By BUI aivtnijh Hal Cimp v 7<V»OMOW«HJH| I <3«B*r/ \^>W-BIH I /-SOIW7D 111 PSAft, I U*W> TUAT AtWMIN<3, AUNTIE.' x NSVER MAVE MTU /HE COULDN'T RESORT ID I I SPEBCM XXfHE OCXNO HO* DIC? >OU Sl£B> /I vsOKE UP BSNTD< CUHi/W DESPERATE jTO MA»<* WILL YOU >1_
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  • The Straits Times
    • 490 10 pOPULATiON-EDUCATION is a logical corollary of Singapore's family planning programme. Correct attitudes are best acquired In school, and a generation which understands the imperatives of family planning will be well equipped to reach for the target of zero population growth. Family planning and population education are already
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    • 98 10 THE Khmer agony is poignantly captured in the picture of a little child awaiting his turn for refugee food-relief, published In page one today. That portrayal is an useful corrective to the practice of discussing the war only in Ideological or diplomatic terms. Dominoes, foreign policy, credibility, diplomatic
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    • 170 10 rpHE Singapore GovA eminent Officers Co-operative Housing Society collected deposits for houses from government officers as far back as 1968. To date It is still unable to build the promised houses. Many or those who have paid deposits are barred from
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    • 103 10 MAY I bring to the attention of the relevant authorities the need for an overhead bridge over Alexandra Road to facilitate eros sine the road to enter the Alexandra Hospital, ti.^^.JJS o"s^^^ ««»U a. nd. .ft I**?* 11* wo. men vialt J™* no"" P'^ daUv »nd »ta Pm: to pregnant
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    • 65 10 I WISH to thank R. Koh (8.T.. March 13) for his suggestion to lnstal a posting oox near Blocks 20 and 21. Holland Drive. Singapore 10 and would like to inform him that there Is already a plan to Install a posting box In the vicinity of the
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    • 85 10 IVK refer to the letter TT by "Concerned" regarding a bus driver who dropped off three children at a busy highway (8.T.. Feb. 25). The Singapore School Transport Association would like to express Its appreciation for the writer's concern for the safety of the pupils concerned. If "Concerned" would write
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  • 675 10  -  PETER ARNETT U.S. PLAN TO WIN OVER CAMBODIA'S TRIBESMEN By NEW YORK ARMED only with butterfly nets and posing as naturalists, the first Americans assigned to South Vietnam's Central Highlands in the early 1960s were actually special forces soldiers working for the Central Intelligence Agency.
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  • 1184 10  -  HENRY GINGER THE REDDISH TINGE BECOMES DEEPER THAN EVER... By Lisbon rpHE Portuguese re- volution has moved from crisis to crisis, each time assuming an Increasingly leftist tendency. Last Tuesday the reddish tinge became deej?er than ever with moderate and conservatives,
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    • 65 10 Styles cut to th* lat«(t trand by our most •xporlancad craftsman slnca 1934. Suits complataly hand tallorad stltchad I vo Impor t# f i tt exporters of finest Gents textiles thereby w« have th* latest cV widest rang* of materials for selection. And for our customers In a hurry, there's
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    • 1102 10 Opens Today A TREAT OF SZE CHUAN FOOD AT THE SZE CHUAN ROOM IS A HEAVENLY DELIGHT PREPARED WITH CARE IN THE METICULOUS TRADITION OF SZE CHUAN CUISINE. YOU'LL RELISH THE FARE AT THE SZE CHUAN ROOM IN THE SINGAPURA FORUM HOTE! AND IN A COZY SETTING BY THE POOL
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  • Business Times
    • 1900 11  -  ADRIAN HAMILTON By LONDON: The major oil companies have rarely been known to smile all the way to the bank. Frequent and wellladen though these visits have been, their public face has usually expressed worry over the future, apology for the past, and a
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    • 539 11 VTEW YORK: Foreign XI borrowing in the United States Is reviving, but so far it is still far from a boom. Bond traders reported last week that the 81 per cent notes of Nippon Kaihatau Glnko —known as the Japan Development Bank
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    • 105 11 AMSTERDAM: Saudi A Arabian Oil Minister Ahmed ZaU Tamanl said oil company profits this year will fall sharply below 1974 levels as a result of the tax increase introduced by the oil prod acini countries in November. Sheikh Tamanl was speaking In a television programme here
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 159 11 Barclays Unicorn International The Barclays Bank Group is one funds designed for the overseas of the world's largest banking resident. One fund in the range organisations. which Is of special Interest Barclays Unicorn International is the UNICORN OVERSEAS companies are part of that Group INCOME FUND, and manage Barclays mutual
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    • 528 11 INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES EARNINGS <USS.*k~.> (Ummmmm) WM 16T» Q»y W4 XT( CSMi^i ■XXOM OUMdOMPMIU 70.0 TIS.O -2.( 2.6400 2.3000 JLL_ *0 91 1.0170 6300 »8.7 S— J8 S 'g IS «tfS T«al»«9» mo.( 7J7Q 9 j J. 140 0 2.443.0 TtXACO OU and Ou Profit* 301 7 446 7 32
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  • 858 12  - Flags of convenience: ILO move for a closer check SCOTT THORNTON By (GENEVA: The 125- nation International Labour Organisation (ILO) is seeking closer checks on ships sailing under "flags of convenience." Checks by Independent Inspectors, If allowed, would be the first comprehensive survey carried out on these ships, which make
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  • 213 12 Japan is world's top shipbuilding nation fONDON: Japan v produced 50.4 per cent of a total of 33,541,289 tons gross of merchant shipping completed in the world during 1974 with an output of 16,--894,017 tons, the Lloyd's annual summary shows. The Japanese production flfura Is 2,143,186 tons up on 1973.
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  • 64 12 /GROWTH at Austral VI Amalgamated Tin is continuing strongly in the current year ending June 1975 in the wake of the high tin price. At mid-term unaudited pre-tax profits Jumped 159.8 per cent to $3.37 million on a 27.8 per cent rise In tin ore output to 12,097
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  • 189 12  -  KINGSLEY WOOD By SYDNEY: AustraliaWest Pacific Line and Southern Shipping Lines plan a major move into containers to serve South-east Asian ports, and therefore will amalgamate most of their routings, but will retain their separate identities. Southern Shipping operates from Australia to Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia
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  • 183 12 PEOPLE IN BUSINESS Imperial Securities International has announced the resignation of Mr. Francis T. Scow and Mr. David wUliam Evans from its board with effect from Feb. 28. The announcement said that Mr. Evans also resigned as general manager of 181. Mr. F.E. Brantoa has reslgnea rrom the boards of
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  • OVERSEAS MARKETS
    • 432 12 XJEW YORK. Tues— The stock market closed lower today in heavy trading a* depressing ***™m«i~ BOWII late in the session erased most of the earner gains. The market's mam irritant was the report shortly after a pjn. by the Commerce Department that noosing starts declined In February and
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    • 77 12 TINS Tuesday 91M Moods? 9143 Week ago 91.61 KUBBEK8 Tuesday 446.4ft Monday 4M.41 Week ago 4SSJS OILS Tuesday 310.40 Monday 310.4* Week ago M6ja INDUSTRIALS Tueaday 3SO Monday 391.7 DOW^ONCS AvibtAGE INDUSTBIALS Tuesday 779.41 Monday 7MJ» Weak ago 770 J9 LONDON DOIXAB rmmam TnMday 90. to 90 Monday U
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    • 130 12 AMSTERDAM, TUBS.— Dutch Internationals feU back in quiet trading led by EoyaJ Dutch and UnUorer, despite Wan Street's firmness, on the dollar's weakness and light offerings, dealers Bald. Elsewhere, the market ruled mixed with puhUsfcers, most Insurances, and AlgemOM Bank leading gains and Bob. Pat*er, GWbrocades and Oee heading
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    • 114 12 ZURICH. Tim.— The market turned weak tonay as buyers rnmaJnert withdrawn, resulting In across the board losses. Bonds were firm. The Credit Sulsse Index fell 1.7 point* to 185.4. "*"■*"*> prtem la Swlu frmnca with th. aig««PO» on the pravlou» Mikn'i prtow: PL Cntlt Maat SMO ft Swiss Buk
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • 1585 13 THE last transacted ready 1 sale st the close of bustness on the Stock exchange of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's price together with 1874/76 high and low. ('Adjusted for scrip/rights Issues). JJtJSMJO^T.IIi, AU MU. TURNOVSR: Offlclai flfun. «upp*lad by the Stock Bxehuxe of Stasapom odd
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    • 2051 13 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In Jots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All lime Bargains or Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "Sett."
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    • 1654 13 ■DID and offer prices offl- daily listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Ikchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIAL* Allnamata (2.038). A. Tapa (0848). A. Ch.c. il.OOB). A.M. DM. (1.2.W
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    • 82 13 BOTH the European and US markets were quiet and steady on Tuesday. MPOPA reported thai UK sellers were around £190. Quotation* tax Tjat/oonU (Rotterdam) unless stated March. $440/ (US) a oenU aellen: $444 traded; <Aprtl »440/(U8)21 cenU sellers: May (US) IS.7S cents buyers. (US) 19 oeoU sellers, (US)
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    • 168 13 AFTER achieving a 99.4 per cent growth at mid-term, Intraco went Into reverse in the second half of 1974, so that the full year was able to report a mere 20 per cent rise in group pre-tax profits to $4.33 million for the fuU year. While Intraco
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    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      • 60 13 Mm CJ.C. tSJS rdlae till snUnf 99.74 OA KM Time. IU« Iron S4.U dm D»rty ».7» W-Tfl Trmdlni S5.M a Elect. Sl.Ct 8'ysrd 9S.11 ■> $tM ■atop Ind. I4.M U In4. 91.4* ty De». $1.M O. Land 9t.1T iw P»r 9t.5t «mto 9t-M +J9 +J« +M +M +M •4J4 +JM
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      • 10 13 M. Box 11.45 8J. Amtl fa.M UnlMte ll.M —.18
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      • 15 13 Par Merita T*n Crc4tt T»— m Value: S41.M* IU.MI 7 .MM HT.MM
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      • 51 13 •lodnstrUb: |Mi< SSIJM 9 Finance: 4509 4«7.11 I Hcttb: 1M.74 IHJt Fropertiea: tll.M tXl.lt t Ttos: 1i1.16 UI.U tlrubben: SUM lUM t 0.C3.C. *M.78 tM.4I *&E.S.lad.: 141.44 U5.47 •Dec. 10, MM 1M f Dee. SI. 1968 IN tDec. 29, ***** M 1M ©Dec. SI, I>7« IN Uan. 1, 1»7«
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    • 345 13 AFTER a weak opening the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday advanced on fresh buying support. At the opening bell sellers emerged to send prices down further but after the mid-morning break buyers returned strongly to the trading floor. Some profit taking was felt again towards
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    • 371 13 Sharp price recovery T>RICES at the Singa--1 pore stock market moved erratically yesterday, bnt ended the day firmly on the rise. The Straits Times Industrial index closed at 251.2t, up 6.96 points on the day, after having recovered Just over three points at noon. The market had opened with lower
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS CONT'D
      • 244 13 Honokono. Wed. The market closed very firm, with most leading Issues showing substantial gains on the day, dealers said. The Hang Seng index topped the 300-mark again, closing up 644 point* at ***** though turnover remained generally low. Hongkong Bank moved ahead to HK614.90. Hongkong Land advanced to 86.65,
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      • 362 13 eYDNEY. Wed. LeadJ ing uranium stocks fell sharply In another dull trading session at the Sydney Stock Exchange today. The rest of the market, after a hesitant start, ended on a relatively Arm note. The Sydney AU-Ordlnarles index eased 1.44 to 356.57. Sellers dominated the uranium section right from
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      • 185 13 TOKYO. Wed. Share prices on the Tokyo Btock Excrt»"g* declined as investors withdrew to the sidelines. Attention was centred on the market leaden. The Dow Jones average dropped 19.08 points to 4274.ii and the New Index slipped 0.38 point to 311.78. Turnover fell to 130 million units from Tuesday's
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      • 63 13 Tu«day M.ndi, U.§.» U I.I M.lbournt (1) 130.60 131.06 LOBdOB 178 0OB 177. 7&B iTV.OOS 178.408 Btrat 17».» 178.00 Zurtcii 17S.0OB 177 5OB 17S.00B 17S.B0B Parla 181.71 181.88 W*dn«f day TuMday KooKkonc 17V.0O 178 50 8por» (2) 17«.7SB 17«.WB 17» »28 17B 3S8 Export prlc* In Boo-atcrllng inu
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 462 13 sVPENINa quotations In the Singapore rubber market yesterday were slightly lower following overseas markets and later drifted a further cent on liquidation of April. Forwards were lightly traded. Turnover was modest. Rather better buying interest steadied the market In the afternoon but turnover was slow. The market closed
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      • 32 13 Loodon copper prtwa OB TUMday (pravloua In br«ekaU). Wlr.bar Spot bujrar {547.06 (£544.50) aallar £547.50 (£548.00): Thna Month buyer 1566.50 (£S64.M) aallar £567.00 (£564.50). •Sarkat tana: Steady. 6alaa: 6.536 toonaa.
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      • 90 13 tjaILY BMB and BSR prices issued at noon yesterday: Apr. Mar (Csmsa* Mth) (Ferwwl Mth) till Bsvers ReUrrs *mfn SeOsra (eeaUsßerkx) (eeots per k») 6L t 10 SO so 30 M (1 ton pallet) in JO IU.OON I*3 00 IMjOOK (1 ton pallet) 123 60 IMJON 123
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      • 29 13 Bobber: March 19. Singapore April 129.0* cts. (down 0.50 ct.) Malaysia April 129.04) cts. (unch.) Tin: $950,621 (up 50 cents). Official offering 271 tons (up 22 tons).
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      • 188 13 "pHB Straits tin price edged x up by 60 cenU to 8980.63 H perplculln Peoang yesterday on an official offering up 22 tons to 371 tons. The overnight London market was quiet with forward buyers gaining £3 to £3,040 per metric ton. LONDON: Tuesday's tin standard grade retained
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      • 102 13 CHINS** MtOOUCB IXCWAHQB, •inoammh m—m CLoeiMQ rmoss pi* picul vifTMOAV. Onim OMi talk 6TOK Milan. Iran 6TBM llß— Oasrai Mixed (loose) UK/ConC 6STM B. PlMiri aSßrtok ASTA wfclts fab 100* mm 6366 wiUn. fennk wfctU fob 9«% NL.W 6JOH aattw. BsaMrak m»ll buck f. 0.». 96% WIJW (196 ■attar*.
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    • 175 13 Money and exchanges T«HE U.S. dollar traded steadily In the angnpore forex market yesterday at 83.2378/80 from an opening of 82.2330/80. Suggested Interbank forward rate* at 3.30 p.m.: 1 Month 2.3393/2.2406. 2 Month 2.2417/32. 3 Month 2.2440/60. 6 Month 2.2493/3818. LONDON: The US dollar fell sharply In international currency trading
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    • 125 13 Suggested interbank rates at 3.30 p.m. QnreaetM Nominal rates SmJUuonlan hmata|i ttd yesterday (erou) parity changa US dollar 2.3370 2.3380 2.8196 —20.86 Sterling pound 6.4300 6.4355 7.3469 —26.09 Hongkong dollar 46.45 46.66 60.61 8.04 Malaysian dollar 89.90 100.10 100.00 0.10 Aust schilling 13.6456 13.6 MS 12.1012 +12.76 Bri
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    • 156 13 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Wednesday, March Nete: These rates may differ ilightly from those quoted by banks to their cuetomers. Vt IMUn (Spot) Otter BM LI day« 4 7/8 4 t/4 1 rath 11/16 6 9/18 3 mtha 6 1/16 6 I
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    • 39 13 Closing Interbank rates la Singapore dollars for March 19: Offer Mi Overnight 7 1/2 7 1 mth 0 5 T/S 3 mtha 1/4 8 8 mth» 8 t/S 8 l/« Prune rateiV4%. Sevres: F. Marray- Jesus latcroaUsML
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    • 38 13 RANOD of nm oaTared by ■iaaousl keuMS on Mank. 19: Ovtrnlsbl Bft to Oil SlSSrtt Averse* Bu» 6*N 3- month Treasury Mils 4 1/16 1 16/16 3- meat* bank MUa 1 18/16 ■mine: rfatleaal Wiaauil On.
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  • Especially Women
    • 124 14 THERE is no need for a gown to be smothered with delicate designs for It to project alluring softness. Look how bold black car prints a-d Rolls Royce onss at that can be used to produce the same effect. Modelled by Carrie Wong, this
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    • 998 14  - Dishonest shoppers ball at (he expense f boutiques By WONG LAI WAH gO ME women in town have got away with evening clothes at a quarter their price. How did they do it? By preying on stores and boutiques' policy of "the customer is usually, if not always, right I"
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    • 184 14 SYDNEY: After scores of complaints from women cltirens, tne Premier of South Australia has softened his stand on the use of "Mi" instead of "Mto" or "Mrs." in government dealings with women. A spokesman for Premier Don Dunstan said on Monday that if women
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    • 168 14 Smoking mothers put babies at risk LONDON: Cigarettes smoked by a pregnant woman substantially reduce movements of her unborn child that will enable it to breathe properly at birth according to a study. In tests on 18 women, who had uncomplicated pregnancies, as little as two cigarettes caused an Immediate
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • 460 15 Dismissed: Case to extradite man on drug charge A MAGISTRATE'S court A yesterday dismissed extradition proceedings against a Singaporean accused of conspiring to smuggle neroin into the Unitft; states and ordered that he be discharged. Phang Ah Seong, 56, a shopkeeper, had been asked to show cause why he should
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  • 560 15  - SHEDDING THE 'CHINESE IMAGE' OF N ANT AH... By VANYANG University must shed its image as a "Chinese" .university if it is to serve as a national seat of higher learning, capable of attracting students from all language streams. According to educationists close to Nantah, this is expected to be
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  • 289 15 Young girls more prone to kidney disease YOUNQ schoolgirls are far more prone to kidney disease and diseases of the urinary tract than boys. Professor Wong Hock Boon of the Singapore University's paediatrics department, who said this yesterday added that the female anatomy was such that it predisposed them to
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  • 197 15 Fanner fined $5,000 for -forgery- GOH Tee KU, 50, m farmer, was Jailed for a day and fined *5,M* by a district court yesterday after he admitted two counts of forgery. He was fined $2,0*0 for using a forged Employees' Provident Fund Board membership e«rd. He was also jailed for
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  • 220 15 Opium stashed in secret niche in wall A PARTY of officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau found 12.2 kilogrammes of raw opium In a secret compartment in the wall of a house during a search, a court heard on Tuesday. In the dock were Koh Chor Sing, 63. and Ang
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  • 249 15 JfIOTORISTS who enter the restricted zone during the prohibited hours without a licence can be fined up to $1,000 on first conviction. Under the proposed Motor Vehicles (Restricted Zone and Area Licensing) Rules 1975, It will be an offence for non licenced or nonexempt vehicles
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  • 107 15 Speedboat gift for school A $25,000 speedbo-t was J\ yesterday presented to the Singapore International School by the New Zea'.and High Commission. The N.z.-made speedboat named Ayori Maori, was presented by Mr. R.E.B. Peren, the High Commissioner, and launched by his wife at the Singapore Yacht Club in West Coast
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  • 39 15 FOREMAN Lew Hoo Binf 28. wu fined SUO yesterday for dangerou* driving. He admitted going igilnrt the traffic alone Ponggol Road and colliding into cyclist Owa Cboon Uong. 63. at about ISO pjn. on Nov. to* rear.
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  • 125 15 rpHE University cf Sln--1 gapore will introduce a new undergraduate course In chemical engineering and a new postgraduate course In construction engineering In the new academic year. The chemical engineering course, to be conducted In the Faculty of Science, Is to replace the applied chemistry
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    • 281 15 Fashions W Jk 1^ March 21st Cy OL At lunch time |V/ mT^ presents haute couture from \Tw f/^ty designers Jean Cacharel, Emesse, VK. vfii Huit, Mannor, St. Clairand v llfi Jenny May. /a With Christian Dior Jio Silkline Sunglasses '7s from [jW v j Sin Kwang Optical Pte. Ltd.
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    • 1011 15 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3M Ml IkMetef aarf SnH CtMTItiUS if Lift: OCtH A wJ^Z, i mm v.i iin News and Parliamentary Report (Malay) Waf Star Pn| CM* T« ua 7j, j,. n* |p. (Rtftat) 140 Make It Together (Live telecast of the First 4.95 General Hospital Quarter Final
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    • 288 16 2nd WEEK! AT THE LIDO Daily 5 Shows at 1100 m. 1 30, 4.00, 6 45 1 9.15p« I NO HALF PRICE NO MILITARY CONCESSION CASH BOOKINGS ONLY NO FREE LIST B N.B. CIRCLE BACK STALL TICKETS ARE i CASH BOOKAE .E UP TO 6 DAYS IN ADVANCE 1 fl
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    • 786 16 OWGAWISATION I i MM wuk: Z 11 em. 1 JO. 4.00. 4.45. IS I No Frt« Lilt —No Holt Pnc« j No Mihtory Coocnvon CASH BOOKINGS only 1 Roger Moor* oi Jomet Bond n^TMI MAN WITH TMI B GOLDIN GUN" color (UA) with Crtnsrop+ier L*e Orck I h<k S»-M Tkkatt
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    • 1094 17 ClWAtattglf SEWICE Tl M/tMTMBfT: rtm RHINE M»FU TPB 'a"-, n°T S% SZ •g 5 SZ >| 25 25 sg Sg Sails h-tan are- rtMi S-la-JM P MUajj VPJ-i ■L IT fill ]1 'TBatfaaai fQ^PHOENIX CONTAINER UMERS I PCLCOMTAINERSHIPSERVICESTDaS.A. FMM Mi. t .j^, ftttn ynM Vof CTA Vport SpSTkM-SMSMWW in, i*mvm™_J
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    • 1002 17 FULLY CONTAINtKIZED SERVICE TO EUROPE P. MMNJ S'pce FM UIMN IJjr 21 NCtUITt MJIMA Apr 1 Apr 1 WkTMM, AMIKuMI, AtTtwtrp, ll HWTI. SSKun 1 at 11 w*- *"—>- BrMNWtwrtP, PWAMU M, Jg r^MtMMP, GpiMPMTt, MMMt. humia mi 21 StocktnliH. Wo, Helsinti, Umlrt KiMdoa. Cwoac t«m Ul IS hwi FCt
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  • 228 18 TMi PORT Of* •INQAPOMI AUTNONITY AMNOUNCIO TMI FOLLOWINO ■IRTHIMO AIUUtMMIMNTS PON MANCH M. OUT Lion CTty 5. Slenlor 8/7. Straal Clarence (VS. Nlpponham Maru No 1. 10/11. Hamburg Maru 15/19. Tigris Maru 18. Texas Yellow Row it. Loon Cnong 22. Shoho Maru 25 26. Cougar 1 2S/30.
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    • 1159 18 f\t KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD. MNASAJU RMUI DSOi BUSM ITI. itfAR, imnm. straits sovkl jipi' ho«i»o<ii $.ntapo'e P Keiani A VtlSil Mar Japan Arabian Cttll Marvtaa Siaattar. FM: MTNIE II Afr Kincni. Muscat. «ki Orilb.. DoW, KMlit. aMNMMMM Japan South Africa Waal Afrlaa Marvlaa S<n|ipof. FM: column MAIU Aar Mit«j..
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    • 1066 18 ICCIPtINC AU (IMS tf NIAVT IMPPMCNT FM PMTIANAK SAM>IT lIMUMMIIN MIKPAPAN MMMNtM. SANCtaiItAM. TAMUN. MAMM. TIMUTt MMMM. VIST :lIAN AM SAaVM) MAM PMTS. Fro* ETA ETO tattisatMa: I.C T lIAUTT HTM Oscliat. I.C.T. tf Aim ittT M Mar M Mar IntoMsii. tIAUTT VANM Hanll 24 Mar N Mar Maaill. LIT
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    • 866 18 OMBS SOfKt TO UMM, UKMaI/CMIMJI PMIS Tf Mm SMtnara P. Mlarif Ptnanf laaMaj tan MMtA MllM 4/ l lar l/it ajr 14/11 Am 11/11 aar t<ikao 11/ S. i'««i IS/S. I'ttra BVf. trt an MA H-o«i nn. Airtwtrf 1/t. lUNCA SEMIA 14/11 Afr 1/ I Afr t/11 Afr I pool
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    • 850 18 r sum a line di 1 COPENHAGEN INIIPEMENT MtNTMY SEt»ICE Tt IMtH S'perf P Keltnc Peu'f Lsafcaf far M« UNCASNIM 1171 It MM 4 Afr MMm Antnrp. Hot* ADM. Ilialnt. Cte» M« SVMA W7 NAM II Aff II Afr A>ltrtr.. rtM/A'tta. MMMI AfMtt: tmsflll INTIASEA IPTI) ITI ITMM P Kllaai
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 509 19 Ijl f ill 3 1 M HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED one of Singapore's largest and most progressive finance companies has. vacancies within its expanding structure for young men and women wishing to make a career in finance. Previous experience in hire purchase, mortgage lending, debt collections or other aspects of
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    • 4 19 D I MjXaAM^A WmtSwSSmmtm
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    • 777 19 requires PURCHASING CLERKS (MALE) Applicants should possess at least a GCE with credit in English. Should preferably be able to type and do general correspondence. Working H experience though an advantage is no' MM necessary as we will provide the necessary training. Competitive salary and attractive fringeH benefits will be
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    • 832 19 wm\mmYjC mw iWLjk I MDM. TAN POH SUAN I passed away peacefully on 17 March 1975 at the age of 55 leaving behind Sons Daughters-in-law Ng Eng Ghee Lorretta Ng Eng Tee Winnie Ng Eng Soon Daughters Sons-in-law Ng Siew Tin Tony Ong Kwee Eng Ng Siew Luan Robert Tan
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    • 342 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 185) AND IN THE MATTER OF LOKE YICK A COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) (In Liquidation) Members' Voluntary Wlndlng-Up NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company which Is being wound up voluntarily, are- required
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 890 20 S INSTITUT TEKNOLOJI jg KEBANQSAAN g MALAYSIA g| JAWATAN AKADEMIK CO Permohonan adalah dlpelawa darlpada Wargane- £3 fara Malaysia untuk menglsl Jawatan bertkut dalam bl- >••> Kg dang Kejuruteraan, Pengurusan Hartabenda •iJf ]tt (Valuation), Perancang Bandar Wllayah, Sains jck XX (Flzlk/Hlsab/Klmla). Senlblna, Ukur Bahan dan Ukur C 3 Tanah:- C
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    • 557 20 INSTITIUT TEKNOLOJI MARA (Jawatan Kosong Permohonan-permohonan adalah dl wlawa darlpada Warganegara Malaysia untuk menglsl Jawmtan Pensyarah dan Penolong Peruyarah dalam bldang-Mdang bertkut:— 1. Engineering '(Electrical Power It Electronic, Mechanical, Civil) 2. Town Planning 3. Land Surveying 4. Builder 5. Architecture 8. Quantity Surveying 7. Computer Science 8. System Analysis 9.
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    • 638 20 SALES REPRESENTATIVES S.C. Johnson Son Pte. Ltd. a leading international American company dealing ln consumer and Industrial products, seeks two sales representatives for rapidly expanding operations ln Kuala Lumpur. DUTIES To sell and promote a range of consumer and Industrial products, to provision and sundry shops, service stations, hardware dealers,
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    • 589 20 A leading Metal Fabricated Factory in 1 Shah Alam invites Malaysian citizens for I] the following positions 1. BOOK-KEEPER The Job: To maintain and to keep set of books up to Balance Sheet. Some knowledge of costing. Requirement: S.C./M.C.E. Grade II L.C.C. Intermediate BookKeeplng. Must at least have 2 years
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    • 255 20 FELDA JOHORE BULKERB SDN. BERHAD. Invites applications from Malaysian citizens to be stationed at Pasir Oudang, Johore for the post of WIREMAN/ELECTRICAL FITTER Job Specification: To maintain electrical equipment ln its new Palm Oil Installation. Requirement: The person must possess Electrical Wlreman's Certificate issued by Lembaga Letrlk Negfara (LLN). Applications
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  • 46 21 ATTENTION LADIESI Michelle Beauty It Model Academy New Classes for Personal O rooming It Professional Modelling commenrinft 24 3 75 and 26 3.75 Morning/ rvening Enquiries Telephone *****3 LOUISE KLERK'S SALONS In inapura for your latest expert perming and ■mling. Very moderate ipointments: telephone i>ore)
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  • 21 21 SANTOS (BEN) BENJAMIN FREDRICK passed away suddenly i ortege leaving 3 Heng Mvi Keiiß Terrace. 2 p.m. 20/3/75. rnon Crematorl'im
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  • 34 21 THE FAMILY OF THE late Mr ('■eorge Tan Wee Sent! thank Rev rather Hang of Sacred Heart Church, relatives and friends for iheir kind attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement
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  • 46 21 AMERICAN MODEL/ ACTOR would Ike to correspond and meet with same up to age 27 Reply with .!> boxholder. PO Box 1234. Wahlawa. Hawaii ***** USA S OS. SAMARITANS OF SINGAPORE Troubled? Discouraged 1 Ring 91-44-44 day or nlfhl Help Is as near as the telephone
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 603 21 ads g SULTAN'S GOLD CUP Hcj-i about the highlights of the i i up game between siiicport and Malaysian Armed 'he New Nation today, .us Jeffrey Low files an vpot report PREMAJA D/O LATE Mr It Mrs nian. K.L. married o Mr It Mrs R Bart- ry Slough. Berks. U.K.
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    • 776 21 ACCREDITED ADVERTISING AGENCY requires another 2 F/A Artists Full details and telephone number for Immediate contact S.T. Box A ***** LAOV TUTORS REOUIRED TO teach modern Mathematics. Write or apply personally 2C. Balestler Mansion, Ah Hood Road, (off Balestler Road), dlst 12. INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPANY invites applications from those suitably
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    • 627 21 STENO TYPIST PREFERABLY with some experience and knowledge of account* required in city centre Applicants must be willing to work from 10.30 a.m —7.30 p.m. Apply with full details slating salary expected to P.O. Box 1630. THE AMERICAN CLUB requires A FEMALE GENERAL CLERK Must have passed OCE. O' Level
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    • 728 21 WANTEO IS FIRST CLASS mechanical ereclors and 10 electricians Please call personally at 1019 International Plaza. Anson Road Spore 2 during office hours. PHILIPS requires ENGINEERING ASSISTANT Dutiee: To evaluate the safety of television sets and piece parts and to analyse other safety regulations. nequirsments: Polytechnic technician diploma In Electronics
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    • 722 21 WANTED URGENTLY? RJLS.C.O. Promotional System. Has vacancies for young enthusiastic men/ women for management training Applicants must be between 18 26 years, possess good command of English, written/ spoken. Willing to work Irregular hours and free to start Immediately Oood basic plus Incentives. On completion of training applicants will be
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    • 714 21 SECURITY GUARDS URGENTLY REQUIRED. Attractive pay and allowances Must be able to read and write English Age maximum 45 years. 8 hourly shift Jurong area. Apply personally during office hours 39 Jalan Mas Puleh. Spore 5. WANTED URGENTLY GREASERS, car washers and pump attendants. Call personally 868. Upper Serangoon Road.
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    • 776 21 FEMALE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. Seven years Secretarial, one year administrative/ supervisory experience. Single, late twenties Salary $1,200 p.m. ST. BOXA9I2SO WHEN YOU NEED TELEPHONE operators, typists, receptionists, secretaries for temporary/ permanently, call *****8 Supervisor. EXPERIENCED INTERIOR DESIGNER professional member of ASID. JID seeks related career Apply S T. Box
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    • 830 21 VHWNnUi OFFERS DETACHED BUNGALOW In Olive Road. Jalan Tarum. Westlake- Avenue. Victoria Park Rocd. Chancery Hill. Angullla Park. Brlghthll 1 Crescent. Frankel Avenue. Bournemouth Road, Chestnut Drive. Sunset Way. Eng Kong Oarden. Tar) Boon Cheong Avenue. Harlyn Road, Paslr Rls Beach Park. Nimosa Crescent. (Seletar Hills Kstate). Slglap Avenue. .Semldeuched
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    • 768 21 PHOENIX COURT. Sth floor. Kllllney Road, brand new apartment Ring *****8. Wf *w*»^pwa»*> FURNISHEO AIRCONDITIONED ROOM with kitchen facilities near Novena Church available for respectable couple/ ladles, at $230. Ring *****2 UPPER SERANQOON FURNISHED CARPETED room available preferable working singles/ students rent $150. Food/ laundry arrangeable Tel *****5. FURNISHEO ROOMS
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    • 808 21 EXECUTIVE TWO-STOREYED DETACHED bungalow ideal locality 4 miles Buklt Tlmah area. (270.000 on o No broker ***** after 2 p m LORONG N, TELOK KURAU ROAO. 2-storey Semi-Detached houses, about 4.800 sq ft. Remarkable designed. 4 bedrooms with balconies. 1 living, dining, servant's room, aluminium windows at doors, etc. Completion
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    • 739 22 WANTEO TO PURCHASE HOUSES in good residential localities. Budget $100,000 $300,000 Offers to *****4. LEADING INVESTMENT COMPANY wants to purchase terrace, semi-detached nouses or apartments, any price range Call *****29/*****46. FINANCIAL BANKING INSTITUTION requires for their managing director bungalow house/ apartment In residential locality Immediate cash transactions Properties with tenancy
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    • 855 22 OOOOWN TO LEI In Havelock Road Area 13.000 sq ft Rental $14,000 negotiable People's Housing *****8 VACANT OPEN STORAGE SPACES in Changl and Bukll Tlmah now available Suitable for Hardware, etc Telephone Miss Tan ***** GENUINE BUYERS ONLVm On* turm*h*d ahophouo* with kit-' < hen and bathroom at Jalan Limau
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    • 878 22 1 1 j) TAIWAN/ ALISHAN/ HUALIEN/ HONGKONG/ BANGKOK TOUR 9/12/14 days *****/ *****/ *****; 23/3; 30/3; 3/4; 6/4; 10/4; 14/4; 20/4; 27/4; 4/5; 11/5; 25/5; 1/6; 3/6; 8/6. 10/6: 15/6; 22/6: 29/6; SAIGON/ MANILA 6 days 878S 29/4: 20 5. 3/6: 10/6; 17/6. lowest fares to LONDON EUROPE 6 flights
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    • 695 22 MAS CHARTERS LONDON. $730'Europe Tokyo Australia Ame lea Canada 36K. Prlnsep Street I Opposite Cathay Tel *****1 *****7 Roach For Th* Sky For $IS. LA WAS LIMBANO $15.00 LABUAN BRUNEI $2100 SINGAPORE/ K LUMPUR $42 00 SINGAPORE/ BANGKOK $***** SINGAPORE/ HONG KONO $579 00 SINGAPORE/ TAIPEI $749.00 SINGAPORE/ LONDON OR
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    • 759 22 MANDARIN BEGINNERS 3-MONTH COURSE commencing 21.3.75 Every Friday 7.15 p.m. 9.15 p m. by experienced Nanyang University graduate People's Commercial School (Opposite Odeon Katong) Tel: *****4 REVISION L.C.C. BOOKKEEPING Intermediate course commencing 21.3.75 Every Friday 7.00 p.m. 900 p m by qualified experienced teacher. People's Commercial School (Opposite Odeon Katong)
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    • 894 22 BOOKKEEPING: Classes MornIng/ Afternoon/ Evening Sessions. Starting April. Register early Details from Raja's College. 2nd Floor Clifford Centre; Raja's 218 D Changi Road Raja's 3rd Floor, President Building. Serangoon Road Telephone *****/ *****0/ *****8/ *****78 TYPEWRITING: Rapid/ Normal Course. Clashes anytime Details from Raja's College. 2nd Floor Clifford Centre: Raja's
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    • 893 22 LIAN HUP SENG. 8. Wlnstedt Drive (Near -he Japanese Club) Tel *****2/ *****9/ *****7 1973 Mazda 1000. Morris Mini Clubman. Datsun 1200 Coupe. Datsun 1200 StatlonwagoD. 1972 Toyota 1200 Station wagon. Toyota Corolla 1200. Mini 1000 Special Ford Escort 1 100. Subaru 360 Station wagon 1971 Ford Escort Station wagon.
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    • 781 22 1»72 DATSUN 1280 C.C. 2nd owner Up top condition 86.700 o no. Contact *****3 1972 MERCEDES 288S with Denso alrcond.. excellent condition First offer at-ove $13,500 secures. Tel: *****7 0ffice 1884 TRIUMPH 2008 C.C. well kept car. going cheap. $1,200 0.n.0. Phone Joe. *****2. 1870 AUSTIN 1380 GT very good
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    • 773 22 AT YOUR PLACE well-trained snd experienced Masseur' Masseuse Phone ***** for appointment (11 OQa.m. 900 p m.) SALON 26 for Massage Steam bath. Saunabalh. Gent's Hair Stylist Business Hours 10 00 a.m. 900 p m Call 26. Kum Heng Court Tomltnson Road. Telephone *****4 4 *****8. MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE. Mandarin
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    • 697 22 A K SENG CHEOWO Construction offers general renovations for offires shops factories. Koibibb. sPianW^n f-ncin*; PJjnUni. CATHAY AIR-CONDITION k Re fngeraiion Co specialist in sales rental I Kinds of alrrondltloners. refrigerators ft. cold room Tel *****6 TRANSPORTATION/ REMOVAL SERVICE. Datsun Pickup. Medium' Big Lorry to shirt cargo household- office equipment.
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  • 210 23 rw\HE Ministry of Educa--1 tlon Is drawing up new regulations In a move to allow principals greater freedom to use their school funds. It will, however, take a long time for the regulations to be finalised, the Education Minister, Dr. Lee Chlaw
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  • 60 23 Wee elected chairman MR. Wm Heng Tin. has been elected chairman of the 10th management committee of the Science Teachers Association of Singapore. Other officials are: Messrs. Michael Llew Lok Pun. first vice-chairman Wong Kal Ping, second vice-chairman Chla Khoon Hock, general secretary: Chng Meng Beah. first asst. secretary; Chan
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  • 79 23 STABBING OF WOMAN: AN APPEAL POLICE are anxious to contact Hwee Pnee Suan (above), 28, of Jalan Saga/Park Road, near the People's Park Complex, to hrip in Investigations of a stabbing case Involving a Chinese woman in Cnppage Road on Nov. 3, 1973. Hwee is a Hainanese, slim- built, tall
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  • 98 23 TWREE men, one armX ed with a revolver, burst into a provision shop in Jalan Buklt Merah at closing time on Tuesday and robbed the owner of his day's takings of $300. Mr. Ng Keem Teo, 46, was about to close his shop for the day
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  • 40 23 MR. D. W. P. Collins, of Peat. Marwick, Mitchell and CO., yesterday gave a talk on the Rolr of Management Consultants In South-east Asia at the lunch meeting of the Lions Club of Singapore at Hotel Marco Polo.
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  • 509 23 DOCTOR has called for Industrial Health Centres to be established near concentrations of work-sites, such as in Jurong, Redhill and Kallang. Professor Phoon Wai On said these could be set up as partnerships between the Government, the University of Singapore and
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  • 144 23 Short course cure for TB AVISTTINa London doctor has outlined a new method of curing pulmonary tuberculosis in as short a period as six months compared to the standard two-year treatment term. Dr. Wallace Fox, from the Brompton Hospital, London, said that research, carried out through the last five years,
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  • 286 23 That artsscience line soon to go fHE traditional dividing line between the humanities and science would gradually disappear in the Singapore school curriculum, Dr. Ruth Wong, director of the Institute of Education, said yesterday. "Such a division in, today's context Is artificial since our members are no longer divided Into
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  • 63 23 S'pore mission meets Java governor JAKARTA. Wed. A 60 -member economic mission from Singapore, now visiting Indonesia today held talks with West Java governor Akang Kunaefl on the possibility of Singapore Investments there, Radio Bandung reported. The mission, the biggest Singapore ever sent here, is scheduled to meet members of
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  • 154 23 HISTORY is still being taught in primary schools, Mr. Ahmad Mattar, Parliamentary Secretary Education streased yesterday. It Is not taught as a separate subject but is Incorporated as an important strand in the Education for Living (EFL) syllabus from primary three onwards. "What
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  • 255 23 Snapper down by 10 cents a kati THE price of red snapper (merah) dipped by 10 cents a katl to 80 cents yesterday, the Trade Department reported. Following are the recommended prices: BICE: China 10 per cent ylm cheok, 90 cents a katl or 605 g: Thai 10 per cent,
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  • 295 23 TEACH countries to help themselves that Is the motto of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). At a press conference on Tuesday at ShatfgrlLa Hotel, chairman of the IDRC board, Mr. Louis Rumlnsky, summed up Its work in a Chinese proverb "Give a
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 250 23 IXmmA UL3LEI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family of the late MR. LUM CHANG wish to thank all their kind friends and wellwishers for their visits, messages of condolence, goodwill donations, wreaths and prayers on their bereavement and for their attendance and valuable assistance at the funeral As from 20th March 1975, our
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    • 757 23 3' INSTITUT TEKNOLOJI KEBANQSAAN MALAYSIA PENGAMBILAN PELAJAR-PELAJ^ R TAHUN AKADEMIK 1975/76 Permohonan adalah dlpelawa darlpada warganegara yang berkelayakan untuk memasukl Instltut Teknolojl Kebangsaan bagl menglkutl salah satu datlpada kursus yang berlkut: A. KURSUS IJ AZAH 1) Kejuruteraan Awam 11) Kejuruteraan Jentera HI) Kejuruteraan Letrlk lv) Kejuruteraan Petrollam v) Ukur Tanah
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    • 585 23 KENYATAAN TAWARAN UNIVERSITI MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR Pemborong-pemborong kelaa 'BX' ke-atas yang berdaftar dengan Jabatan Kerja Raya ada-lah dl-pelawa membuat tawaran untuk:Cadangan Baafunan Puaat Kakitang an Akademik. Di-atas Lot 5270. UniveriaiU Malaya. Koala Lumpur. Dokumen-dokumen tawaran dapat dl-per-olehl, waktu pejabat. mulal hart lnl darlpada: Tan DanTunku Zaiaol, (Jurukur Bahaa) Tiafkat 2,
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  • 872 24  - Northern Breeze and Hard To Say impress EPSOM JEEP B> IPO H, Wed. Northern Breeze and Hard To Say, both engaged in the Class 2 9f race here on Sunday, cracked 37 for 3f in impressive gaßops on a good track today. Hard To Say clocked 361/5, while Northern Breeze)
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  • 278 24 Revie sees Everton crash 2-0 T ONDON, Wed. Eng- ■*-< land soccer manager Don Revie saw League leaders Everton topple 2-0 last night away to Middlesbrough who turned on one of their best performances of the season to open up the championship battle. England Under-23 internationals David Mills and David
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  • 110 24 T UXEMBOURO, Wed. -"-^Austria came from behind to beat Luxembourg 8-1 in their European Football Championship qualifying Group Two match here. Austria and Wales now top tbn group table with four pouiU apiece, but Austria have played only two matches to Water three. A 13th minute goal by
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  • 52 24 MOSCOW. Wed.—Alexander Voronln, an electrician at a tatUlacr plant, set a worjQ record In the snatch for flyweights, 103.6 kilos (335.6 pounds), on Urn opening day of competition at the International Heavywelght Lifters tournament to Zaporozhye. He luiucovedj Japan's Mnnw^t Takeshi i mark by half a kilogram (1.1
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  • 491 24 CHAMP ALI WARNS CHUCK WEPNER: DON'T FIGHT DIRTY T^EW YORK, Wed. 11 —World heavyweight champion Muhammad All yesterday warned challenger Chuck Wepner not to fight dirty. "I'm not a dirty fighter and I dont Intend to be," Ail said. "If he (Wepner) throws one dirty punch. 111 give him a
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  • 26 24 SUNDOWN TERROR ALKAIOS NATIONAL FLAG POLICE CAR it ROLL OF HONOUR GUARDIAN SAINT DOUBLE AOIOS II THE MECHANIC FIGHTING SPIRIT 111 MONZA
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  • 528 24 P|RAW and starting times far the first round of the Singapore Open golf championship at the New Course today: IST TEE: 7.00 am Llm Len« Ann (8). Rashld (M); 7.07 Sohn Heung 8u (K). M. Anthony (M); 7.14 Poh Eng Chong (8). Maung Shein
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  • 398 24 Barrier draw for Ipoh races fMKBIER draw as* Scratching! for this weekend's races at I poh: SATURDAY CLASS 3 DIV I— <F: 9. 5. 3. 13. 14, 19. 1. 11. I*. 7. 4. 3. 6. Scratchlags: Hallmark. Indian RetoeL CLASS I DIV 3— «P: 7, 1. 19. 13. 3. 4.
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  • 59 24 CBMBAWANQ edffwi Chu» Chu Kmng 3-1 and Potonj PMir Uouncad Kirn Bmg S-0 In Urn lnUr-conjtltuency MDtk Uknw tourntOMnt at tnt Oay World SUdlum ye» OOmt rmUU: Boon Tack 3 No Boon 0; Payn Later I Tea Payoh 0; Ctoylanf Wml S Jalan Kayu 0; Ciimhill
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 705 24 B Keppel Shipyard (Private) limited. Major Shiprepairers in Singapore OFFER Skill development opportunities for young Singaporeans (1) CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP to suitably qualified school-leavers who:--(a) Are Citizens of Singapore (b) Were born between Ist January 1958 and Ist July 1959.. (c) Hove completed 2 years of Secondary Education or Vocational Training
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    • 519 24 KJ^J LEMBAQA LETRIK NEOARA TANAH MELAYU BIABIBWA-BIABIBWA KEJURUTERAAN Lembaga Letrtk Negara menawarkan blaslswa-bla-slswa bagl kursus- kursus IJazah Kejuruteraan dalam Jurusan Letrtk, Jentera, Awam dan permoho-nan-permohonan adalah dlpelawa dart Warganega ra Malaysia yang mempunyal kelayakan-kelayakan yang tertentu sepertl dibawah. BlasUwa-blaslswa akan mellputi elaun perlbadi. bayaran kursus, tainbang kapal terbang (dlmana perlu)
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    • 399 24 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT IPOH IN BANKRUPTCY NO: 158 OF 1974 Re: M. Yazit Manap. IA-2 National Garden. Ipoh. JODGMENT DEBTOR Ex-parte Tan Chong Sons Motor Co.. Sdn. Bhd.. Nbs. 75-77 Jalan Chamberlain. Ipoh. JTJDGMENT CREDITOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE OF CREDITOR'S PETITION NOTICE In the matter of Bankruptcy
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    • 464 25 RAMLI SUDI, MOHAMED NOH SCORE THE GOALS TO KNOCK OUT FORCES KUALA LUM- PUR, Wed. Singapore showed more thrust in attack to edge Malaysian Armed Forces 2-1 in the second leg of their Sultans' Gold Cup soccer semi-final at the Mindef Stadium, here today. Singapore move
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    • 825 25 The Pro- Am scores: 63 Stewart Olnn and Bastlan D'Cruz 31-33, Hsu Chi San and B.P. Loh 30-33; 65 Chen Chlen Chi and Dr Thla Teck Hoe 36-30: 66 Martin Bohen and D. Crockatt 31-36. T. Purtcer and Kuah Chwee Sheng 31-35. Lee II Ann and Charles
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    • 485 25 Favourite Wong leads seeds into 4th round By PETER SIOW FAVOURITE Won^ Shoon Keat led the seeded players Into the fourth round of the Singapore Baciaiinton Association's UnUtr-2l Boys singles champion ship at Gulliemard Road last night. Shoon Keat. last year's runner-up, overpowered Zalnls Ismail 15-7, 15-7 In a 30-mlnute
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    • 157 25  - Rahim gets Jurong sports job JOE DORAI By RAHIM OMAR, former "star" Singapore forward who returned to Singapore soccer five months ago after a long stay in Malaysia, has been engaged to prepare a strong soccer team for the new National League starting in July. He is one of two
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    • 19 25 Bai.k of America beat Slngi.pore Cricket Club 1-0 In a friendly soccer match at the pudaiig yesterday.
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    • 292 25 All England: Shocks for Indonesian girls T ONDON. Wed— Two seed-•M-i ed Indonesians in the Women's singles were quickly swept aside as the AU England badminton championships opened at Wembley here today. Theresia Wldlastuty and Sol Wijanti were bo# bundled out by English girls Widlastuty by 11-8. 11-7 against aggressive
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    • 371 25  - Ginn and D'Cruz win pro-am on a count back ERNEST FRIDA By OTEWART GINN, the husky Australian, professional, and his amateur partner, Bastlne D'Cruz, combined well to register nine-under-par nett 63 to win the Singapore Open ProAm golf competition on a countback from Hsu Chi San and S.P. Loh at
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    • 30 25 BANGKOK. Wed.— South Korea beat South Vietnam 1-0 in their Asian Cup Group Pour football tournament match here today. There was no score In the first half.— Reuter.
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  • 401 26  -  PETER LIM By SOOCHOW is famous for its gardens and embroideries. Before the communists came to power, it was also known for its women. Tonight Mr. S. Rajaratnam and his party discovered that Soochow food earned mention too. It is as picturesque
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  • 60 26 LONDON, Wed— A beautiful Oerman-bom bunny girl at London's Playboy Club haa been found subbed to death In a suburban noun hare, police reported today. They said the body of 31--year-old Eva Stratford wa* discovered last night In the Cast London house which, according to neighbours, was
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  • 47 26 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The Soviet Union ha 3 teat-flred a, bin new nuclear missile deep into the South Pacific the Defence Department reported ytaterday. A Pentagon spokesman smld the Soviet weapon hit the area, about 1,700 nautical miles south of Hawaii on Monday.— Reuter.
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  • 34 26 BEIRUT, Wed. Mr Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, has been invited to vtelt Japan but hag decided to aend a FIX) delegation tn atari. FLO sources eald today.— AP.
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  • 414 26 T ONION, Wad. -t Th« atoek m»r- loaat qulttir ant latey. OorwiKMnt boada Mrmtt la tain tiadla* halpad by naUMUv'i taaar* aiw-half petal bma* mta cut by NatwaaJ Wattmlmur Buk. Nat Haa na«ad to hum of a point. ■quity ittdm calaoi —tocuvij la •ympatbjr bat m» luuw cloud
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  • 51 26 18 die in bus ambush MANILA, Wed. afUatim reoeU afflhwrmrt a. pi —Mai' bu< In tte southern PtilUpplnea on Saturday kulbajU dTllJan |iißW|iii, a mlUUnr tpofraaman rapotUd today. He aald the Incident happened at Antawyw rlllage m the predominantly ChxlatUn province of L*nao Dal Kort*, *S0 mllM aouth of Manila.—
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  • 482 26 JJRITAIN today announced far-reaching military cuts East of Suez and pledged to continue to seek realistic progress toward arms limitation in the Indian Ocean. The decisions were given in the Labour Government's defence White Paper which outlined how Britain proposed to save £4,700 million
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