Eastern Sun, 5 November 1970

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  • 454 2 T>AR waitress Mimi Wong hod 2 abortions during her 3-year lore offair with Japanese engineer, Hiroshi Watonjbe, the High Court was told yesterday. The second abortion took place a month before Mrs. Watanabe arrived from Japan in December last year. Mr. Watanabe, 39,
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  • 304 2 Traffic offences by drivers of the Singapore Armed Forces will be dealt with by the military instead of civilian courts. This will he on e of the several drastic measures taken to cut down on the number of traffic accidents involving drivers of SAF
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  • 64 2 Since 90 percent of Singapore's trade is with countries which are using or will shortly use the metric system there are obvious advantages in converting to that system. Science and Technology Minister Toh Chin Chve told Parliament yesterday. He said that the expenditure to be incurred
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  • 91 2 A tourist, Ng Tak Sang, 65, from Hong Kong, yesterday pleaded guilty to stealing a purse containing $79.03 and some documents, belonging to a teacher. The offence was committed on Tuesday when Madam Pauline Teh A 1 Llan was shopping at 300 p.m. along High Street.
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  • 150 2 A Dutch sea captain, Horjus Poppe, 28, was yesterday convicted and fined $ll,OOO, or in default, 18 months' jail, for possession of more than 400 pounds of dutiable cigarettes. roppe, master 01 me vessel. "Harlingen," anchored at the Eastern Quarantine, had pleaded not guity
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  • 55 2 JOHORE BAHRU Johore police have mounted a manhunt for a group of 5 youths in connection with the death of P Muttan. 19. on Monday night. Muttan had gone with a friend. Rajaratnam, 22. to the Rex Theatre yesterday where they were stabbed by a group
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  • 84 2 "Another mouth to feed,' a sculpture by Nf Eng Tent (right), fascinates Minister of State for Labour. Mr. Sia Kah llui and Mr. Lai Kang, President of the Singapore Art Society. Mr. S>a urged local artists to concentrate on pur uin r art so that ordinary
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  • 25 2 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore scored its first victory in the third Asian Women's Basketball Tournament yesterday by beating India 7147 at the Stadium Negara.
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  • 82 2 A FORMER Barisan Sosialis official has been released from political detention. Chng Yong Par, 35, former Vice-chairman of the Party's Boklt Panjang branch, regrets his past mistakes and now wishes to become a useful citisen. He was on<» of 14 organising secretaries dismissed by the PAP
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  • 385 3 I)ARLIAMENT yesterday passed a bill to set up an Institute of Education that will be solely responsible for the training of teachers. The Institute, replacing the Teachers' Training College and the School of Education, University of Singapore, will be "a positive advancement in teacher education,"
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  • 283 3 Parliament yesterday passed a Bill to ensure that industrial progress and economic advancement were not achieved at the cost of destroying Singapore's historical relics and monuments. Th<» urgency was underlined In the remarks by the Minister for Law and National Development Mr. E. W.
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  • 214 3 A child was crushed to death by a goods train wagon which rolled oyer him while he was playing hide-and-seek along the tracks# yesterday. lne mangled Doay oi Ponnusamy Ramakrishna, 10, was found beneath the wheels of a goods train wagon under repair at
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  • 65 3 An employee of the Messrs. Canning Holdings Sendirian Berhad at Alexandra Road was yesterday charged in court with misappropriating $174,905 belonging to his company between Oct. 2to Oct. 16 this year. Chua Koon Beng, 28, pleaded guilty to the offence yesterday The Deputy Public Prosecutor
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  • 126 3 Police believe they have recovered $8,129 part of the $946,000 in Chartered Bank robbery which took place on Oct. 30. A police party from C.I.S. led by Supt. B. G. Bogaars, conducted a aerieg oI raids on Nov. 3 at various places
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  • 112 3 Sound basic instruction is the only way to ensur# permanent and improving standards of road saiety for new drivers. Mr. Milton Tan, chairman of the National Safety First Council also said that the problem was urgent as more and more drivers will b* teenagers. "The tragic
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  • 61 3 A civil suit between a former minister in the P A P. Government, Mr. Tan Kia Gan and Mr. G. Balan Nair was settled in private in the chambers yesterday. The hearing was scheduled for two days before High Court Judge, Mr. Justice DC. D'Cotta. Mr. H.E.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 46 3 Mil! TODAY'S DRAW Mo: 88/70 (S-11-70) Will Be Held At The People Park Complex (Ground Floor Foyer) At 6.30 P.M. S CASH JACKPOT IS $140,000 TO WINNERS WITH 5 NUMBERS CORRECT THE OTHER GROUP PRIZES REMAIN THE SAME PLUS FREE ENTRY FOR 3 CIRCLES CORRECT $5OO/-
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  • 258 4 Y/'UALA LUMPUR The Democratic Action Party and the Gerakan Ra'ayat Malaysia yesterday welcomed moves by Malaysia to approach Communist China on the neutralisation of South-East Asia. The Secretary-General of the DAP, Lim Kit Siang, proposed that the Government establish Informal bilateral contacts and lines of communications
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  • 246 4 KUALA LUMPUR A total of 27,391 unemployed citizens throughout the country were found jobs through the various employment exchanges in the first 9 months of this year. During the same period from January to September last year, only 11,234 were found positions. The National Operations
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  • 180 4 A Singapore company ha* commended the Royal Marines for the dramatic rescue of one of its truck drivers trapped in his cab after an accident in the Sembawang Road News of the appreciation of the Manager and staiT of Semangat Ayer (Pto) Ltd.. has
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  • 233 4 Singing his way into Hie hearts of thousands is Taiwanese pop star. Chin San, 25. It all started two-and-a-half years ago when he decided to turn professional after a two-year stint of National Service. He shot into fame and fortune with his
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  • 192 4 KUALA LUMPUR The National Operations Council disclosed yesterday that 2 bombs had exploded in the bushes near the naval base at Sibu in the Third Division of Sarawak on October 27. However, no damage or casualty was caused. The area was cordoned of! by
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  • 34 4 The Jurong Town Corporation has proposed the development of a marine industrial estate at Lo« yang This was disclosed in Parliament by the Minister for National Development, Mr. fcW. Barker.
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  • 69 4 KUALA LUMPUR Two police constables, Moliamed Dol bin Baharudin, 29, and Ismail bin Hashim, 36, yesterday pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to breach of trust of gold and platinum bars worth $90,000. It was alleged that they committed the breach of trust
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  • 233 5 R A LK Place will soon become a "pedestrian mall" during the day to provide more safety for pedestrians. All traffic, including trishaws and bicycles will not be permitted into the area between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., under the new scheme. For cars
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 110 5 Around town 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 pjn. to 8.00 p.m. Weekly classes of Taekwon-do ait Chinese YMCA, Palmer Road. 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p-m. Exhibition of paintings, sculptures and ceramics «t National Library. 12.50 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. 12 variations on "Ah, vous diraisje, Maman" and piano
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  • 272 6 RANGOON Karen rebels hare joined hands with former Burmese Premier (J Nn to start an armed rebellion in Burma but they would never allow him to become the Prime Minister, according to the Burmese Defence Ministry. The Karens, who formed the backbone
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  • 396 6 Tl/f AN ILA The Philippine government announced yesterday that it Is renewing its demand to the United States for the immediate return of the U.S. Naval Base at Sangley Point near Manila. Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Romulo told a news conference hours after his return
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  • 89 6 SAIGON South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu, who hinted Tuesday night he might not run for re-election in 1971, was off and running like a campaigner yesterday on a flying trip to his country's flood stricken northern provinces. Thieu flew to the north this morning
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  • 42 6 Nike-Hercules missile corps of Japanese Self-Defence Force move through Tokyo streets during the 20th anniversary parade of the SDF. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato said the time had come for Japan to increase the quality of the SelfDefence Forces.
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  • 181 6 WASHINGTON Indian ambassador Lakshmi Kant Jh» conferred with State Department Officials yesterday on the U<S. decision to sell some military equipment to Pakistan. Jha met with Joseph Slsco. Assistant Secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Indian embassy officials said the
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  • 239 6 COLOMBO Trotskyist Finance Minister Dr. N. M. Perera yesterday ordered the government-owned Bank of Cevlon to free*e the account of the opposition United National Party weekly newspaper "Motherland." The newspaper's bank account was frozen following a statement in Parliament by Fisheries Minister George Rajapakse the newspaper
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  • 208 7 TEL AVIV Israel b stronger BOW than before the 90-day Middle east ceasefire came into force on August 7 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon said yesterday. Allon, who is acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during the absence of Mrs Golda Meir and Mr.
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  • 46 7 London A reformed alcoholic returned to drinking after sipping "wine at holy communion. a conference on alcoholism was told yesterday. The man. who had Just been released from an alcoholics home, became a heavy drinker again within hours of leaving church.
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  • 354 7 UPI. gYDNEY Australian swindlers are charging Ss66 for tickets to a mass which will be celebrated by Pope Paul at Randwick race course on December 1. The public mass, which is expected to draw 500,000 people of all denominations, is the highlight of
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  • 61 7 Celebration time is nearing in Moscow and pictures of Soviet Union leaders are going up all over the capital. The celebration is the 53rd anniversary of the Communist revolution a bloodbath which ultimately claimed millions of lives. Here, pictures of politburo members are displayed beneath the Kremlin
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  • 250 7 MELBOURNE Prime Minister John Gorton last night opened the senate election campaign with pledges to maintain Australia's military commitments in Asia. Gorton warned a Labour Government under opposition Leader Gough Whltlam would withdraw Australian forces from South Vietnam. Malaysia and Singapore shattering defence
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  • 77 7 WASHINGTON Th« U.S. Mediterranean fleet, reinforced during the civil war in Jordan, is returning to normal. Ou« aircraft earner and six destroyers have been withdrawn, Soviet naval forces in the Mediterranean also have been cut. Defence Department spokesman Jerry Friedheim said the carrier USS Saratoga and
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  • 146 7 LEEDS, England Flea-killer dog powders are being taken by teenagers who believe the drug will act as a love potion, a survey has disclosed. The survey, conducted among 1,125 schoolchildren by psychology lecturer Dr. Lan Hindmarch, showed the 14 to 16-year-olds turned to pet
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  • 525 8 France won't allow jets to attack Israel PARIS France has stated firmly that its Mirage jets being delivered to Libya could not be used against Israel except in defence. This follows a reported statement by Libya's Deputy Premier. Major Abdul Salam Jalloud In London that his country
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  • 262 8 /CLEVELAND, Ohio Actress Jane Fonda was freed on bail after being charged with bringing Jrugs into America. She is also charged with assaulting a U.S. Customs officer and a police officer. Jane, a civil rights activist who has been in a number of clashes with
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  • 64 8 A little boy cries over the coffin of his brother during services for the 144 young victims of a dance hall fire in Grenoble, France. The French Cabinet is now discussing the disaster in the wake of mounting public fury. Less than 20 bodies still
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  • 117 8 MADRID A huge wave of sit-down strikes and attempted protests pat the Franco Government under increased pressure to amnesty political prisoners. An estimated 50,000 workers staged protests in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao and other plaaes despite displays of force by security police and the paramilitary Civil
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  • 172 8 SAN CLEMENTE, California The White House clashed with a police chief who denied that President Nixon had come under direct physical attack in San Jose, California, last Thursday. It also put the President's car on display to reporters to convince them that missiles had been
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  • 29 8 WASHINGTON The Agriculture Department and the Peace Corps have signed an agreement to provide more agricultural experts to advise developing countries on ways to increase food production.
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  • 522 9 TV EW YORK Democrats swept Republican governor? from office in at least 10 states in the U.S. mid-term election, but failed to dislodge them from the key strongholds of New York and California. The Republicans captured two previously Democratic states Connecticut and Tennessee.
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  • 228 9 WASHINGTON. Results of the 35 Senate races are; (outgoing party in parentheses): Alaska (R) undecided. Arizona (R) undecided. California D (R) John Tunnev defeats ln rumbent George Murphy. Connecticut R (D) Lowell Weicker defeats incumbent Thomas DodcL Delaware R (R) William Roth succeeds John Williams. Florida
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  • 148 9 WASHINGTON Candidates elected to U.S. governorships in today's elections: Florida Keubin H. Askew, D. Kansas Robert B. Docking, D. South Carolina John C. West D. Massachusetts Francis W. Sargent, R. Tennessee Winficld Dunn, R. Vermont Deane C. Davis R. Maryland Marvin Mandel, D (I). Wyoming Stanley K. Kathaway,
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  • 173 9 SAN CLEMENTE President Nixon thinks voters have strengthened his hand in international affairs. "The results reaffirm what we are doing In foreign policy.'' Presidential counsellor Robert H. Finch said. Finch said returns received by White House political analysts Indicated Republicans have picked uP Democratic-
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  • 108 9 WASHINGTON, VicePresident Spiro Agnew claims the Nixon administration has won an ''ideological majority" in the Senate. In yesterday's elections the Republicans did not gain as many seats as they originally hoped. The Vice-President, who campaigned actively against Senators he charged were "radical liberals",
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  • 75 9 WASHINGTON. Voters have elected their first Roman Catholic Priest to the U S. Congress. But most of the unprecedented number of clergymen who sought Congressional seats, lost. Father Robert F Drinan, a Jesuit priest and longtime Dean of Boston College Law school was elected to the
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  • 328 10 jyjALAYSLA'S growing tendency to isolate Singapore from the peninsula appears both short-sighted and unrealistic. Nations of the world are now trying harder than ever for regional cooperation and in this context Malaysia's standofflshness to proposals made by our Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew is extremely surprising. Further
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  • 277 10 THE betting on the banks of the East River (where the United Nations Headquarters is located), writes William Bundy, is that 1971 or 1972 will be the year that Peking makes it. Backing the later date is Tun Dr. Ismail, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia who has
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  • 826 10  -  5L Max Lerner, New York. Who would have foreseen, a quarter-century ago when the United Nations was founded, that at its 25th anniversary meetings the focus of attention would not be the representatives of the Great Powers, with all their fanfare and panoply, but the woman prime
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  • 393 10  -  By DICK WEST, Washington The report of the commission on pornography continues to provide fuel for controversy, and may indirectly become the source of another type of fuel. Reduced to Its slmp est configuration, the pornography issue has two sides: those who believe that bawdy material should be more
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  • 84 10 The central point about the free press is not that It be accurate, though it must try to be; not that it even be fair, though it must try to be that; but that it be free. And that means, in the first instance, freedom from any ana
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • 848 11 TODAY S WORLD NEW YORK —This year's Miss America measures 34-211-34 and far it she gets a Ss3o f ooo scholarship, new wardrobe* year's travel and instant fame. This year's Mr. America measures 49-30-34 and for it he gets well, not much.
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  • 2619 12/13  -  No one can be certain of Chinas intentions is it the key to tho future? By Kenneth Braddick UPI. COMMUNIST Asia, a sweep of countries embracing about 1.3 billion peois growing up in o way friends and foes olike thought impossible two
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  • 696 14  -  By Joseph Galloway T'HE most important tourists of all were about to visit Bali and the whole island was caught up in feverish activity. Villoge women bustled around oiring their finest heirloom sarongs, purchasing new offering containers for the family altars, plaiting the lovely palm
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  • 527 14  -  By LAWRENCE E. LAMB, M.D. FAT facts cause about as much confusion as any aspect of the diet. It makes a difference whether you are talking about saturated fats or unsaturated fats and whether the unsaturated fata are polyunsaturated or not. As far
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous

  • 113 15 HOLLYWOOD, Goldle Hawn has been given the most exciting role of her short but meteoric motion picture career starring opposite Warren Beatty In the Frankovlch production written and directed by Richard Brooks for Columbia Pictures release. Winner of an Academy Award for her first film,
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  • 823 15  -  By Joan Crosby, It's 11 o'clock in the morning and producer Aoron Spelling has already put in a full day's work in his lush office suite at Paramount. Now "Superprez" (Elton Rule of ABC) is calling from New York. Aaron Is on
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  • 98 15 COLUMBIA Pictures has acquired world-wide distribution rights to "Glass Houses,'* a biting commentary on presentday social mores. Produced by George Folsey, Jr. and Joel Steinberger and directed by Alexander Singer, "Glass Houses" Is the initial effort of Magellan Ltd., a new Aim company. Starring Bernard Bar- row, Delrdr®
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • 597 16 Mrs. L.W.P. say* M 1 murh appreciate the variety of shrimp recipes in your October 11th, column, but miss one of my favourites Shrimp Newburg. In it possible to make this rich and delicious sauce without using real cream?" Last things first, Mrs. P. You can substitute
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  • 327 16  -  Thursday food with Ruth Bakalar Here's one moulded fish salad that Is guaranteed not to swim away before your embarrassed eyes, however hot the Singapore day! The secret is agar agar, a jelling agent made of seaweed and a staple in tropical
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  • 415 16 There are those of as who believe that Singapore stands beside Paris as a gourmet's paradise, so it seems only natural that Paris, too, should have its "stalls." In the wee hours of the night, after the theatre or the opera or the cabaret,
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  • WOMEN
    • 239 17 Even if you don't like the general idea of the midi you must concede it has brightened styles and the entire fashion world. There really wasn't much even the best designers could do with the mini. No matter what style, or fabric chosen it still looked like
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    • 298 17  -  ANN LANDERS Dear Ann: I thought I was strong enough to handle any problem that came my way but I was wrong. Please help me before I lose my mind. Our youngest child Is eight. After he was born, my husband had an operation so we wouldn't have
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 1710 18 LOOKING AND LISTENING....fv and radio guide froai the Carrol Rioter Institute GENERA L TENDENCIES: Fixed conditions of an adverse nuure could follow after cutting long-Ume plan into action Use extreme caution to avoid delays, obstacles anJ limitations of an unfortunate nature Avoid borrowing or lending as payments could be difficult
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  • 469 19 Dear Daughter, This letter is just to advise you because you have reached the age of maturity and you are no longer a child or not yet quite a woman. This is the age when parents find Hiey lose control over their children. This has
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  • 1080 19 One night, after my dinner, I had nothing to do. So I toolc a book at random from my bookshelf. It was my personal diary. It was long since I had written anything on it. It was very amusing to read about my previous
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  • 206 19 The Japanese Cultural Society of Singapore, in order to meet the government's aim of making the people learn more foreign languages is or(ranising a Japanese anguage elocution contest. This is for the third timp the Society is organising such a contest. The preliminary contest is to
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 192 19 ESSAY CONTEST: Rules to observe The Eastern Sun's essay writing contest for boys and giris of 14 and under (Junior) and boys and girls over 14 (Senior) appears in Hiis page from Monday to Friday. Prize money is: $lO for Seniors and $5 for lunfor* for every essay published All
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  • commercial and industrial
    • 246 20 TyiTH the exception of a few shares attracting better sentiment, the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore was generally paralysed. There wos still no inclination to deal as uncertainty still hangs in the market and everybody seems to be in the dark. The dav's sales accumulated to
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    • 138 20 TOKYO Import control on 10 more items will be lifted within this v« r to reduce the residual import restrictions to 80, the government announced yesterday. The items to be freed this time are macaroni, smoked scallop, shell ligament, cuttlefish, frozon pineapple and possibly
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    • 103 20 NEW YORK Gold prices were mixed on markets here and abroad Tuesday. London gold dropped 20 U.S. cents at the morning fixing and another 2-1/2 U.S. cents at the second fixing to UJ5.537.4250 per ounce, down 22-1/2 U.S. cents from Monday afternoon. Paris gold rose to 87
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    • 264 20 November first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 48-7/8 cents per lb. up 1/4 cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was quiet and slightly steadier. The market ruled unchanged to slightly lower than last
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    • 111 20 HONG KONG Yesterday's 5 p.m. currency rates (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd.): (Buyers) (Sellers) 195.80 196.80 per 100 Straits dollars 148 150 per 1,000 Taiwan dollars 6.76 6.775 per Australian dollar 340 360 per 1.000 Burmese kyats 505 525 per 1.000 Indian rupees 149 164 per
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    • 676 20 BID and offer prices officially listed at the close of business in the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange vesterdav were: INDUSTRIALS Aetna 131 1.32 Ajmomolo 2.03 2.06 AJcan Allied C hoc. 1,30 1 68 138 2.72 KU 1.01 LU 102 Borneo 1 64
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    • 682 20 BUSINESS done In and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS ACMA $1 32 (1); Alcan $1.35 (3); Berjaya $l.lO (1) $lll (1) $ll2 (1);
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    • 95 20 THIs noon price* at me Singapore Chinese Exchange yeMerda; Prod ii r« ira* a H. Coronal Oil (fob.) balk ni oo Coconut Oil (f.o.b.1 drum 50.54 Mixed Copra 3300 Muntok Whit* Pepper if.o.b.) ASIA 100% N.W.L, mmm 1X2 50 Sarawak Whit* Pepper if.o.b.) fW5% N.W.L. 172 50 Sarawak Special
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    • 317 21 Tr 9 im P r yesterday in all sections of the mining market on the Sydney Stock Rises outnumbered falls approximately 190 to 63 just before the close. Firmer trading sessions in London and New York were attributed a 8 the main influencing factor behind
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    • 74 21 KUALA LUMPUR —The Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Tan Sri Gharali Jawi. will visit Sabah and Sarawak in January to discuss with the state government's oil and copper prospecting in the two states. He will also discuss forestry matters with state officials. Tan Sri Ghazali added that there would
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    • 77 21 NEW YORK The stock market closed firmer Monday In slow trading. A turnover Of around 9,250,000 shares compared with 10,520.000 shares traded Friday. Analysts attributed the dull session to a lack of motivating news and usual pre-election caution. Analysts noted that the concern with this year
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    • 130 21 OCEAN Shipyard (Pte) Ltd., recently engaged Mr. J. O'B. Canavan. a veteran of 30 year s experience and with high qualifications, as General Manager. In 1951. Mr. Canavan Joined the Singapore Harbour Board now known as Port of Singapore Authority as Chief Naval Architect and then became Manager
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    • 93 21 KOTA KINABALU Sabah will have 90.000 acres of wet padi land by 1975, the State Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries disclosed yesterday. At present the state has 74.000 acres of wet padi land, but only 60 per cent is utilised for cultivation. An official of the
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    • 13 21 The tin price for yesterday was $656.75 per picul up 5/8.
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    • 576 21 ARItIVAI.fI 1.4.1 am. MSA 125 Kuala l.umpur t.ii i 01. MSA SM Colombo 730 a.m. MSA 123 Kuala Lumpur •.JO a m MSA 452 Kuala l.umpur ll.Or. am. MSA 454 Penang, Kuala l.umpur ll.Vt.tm. MSA 203 Jakarta 1-20 p.m. MSA 309 Perth 1-30 pm. MSA 451 Kachlng t«.
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    • 29 21 NEW YORK-Dow Jones closing averages Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 Industrials 768.07 20 Rails 147.94 15 Utilities 107.87 65 Stocks 244.54 40 Bonds 65.48
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 629 21 APPOINTMENT HINOAPORK POLYTECHNIC DIKKCTOU. HI'IIOOL OK INOUNTKIAfa TKt'HNOI.OOf APPLICATIONS are Invited from suitably aualitled candidates for tbs post of Director. School of Industrial Technology Singapore Polytechnic. Candidates are expected to be professionally quail fled engineers preferably with a degree in Engineering and hav« relevant teaching experience. Experience in University or
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  • 337 22 WITH three more race meetings to go before the end of the 1970 racing season, jockey Glynn Pretty who has since returned home, has put himself in an unassailable position for the jockey's premiership this year. He leads the table with 59 winners,
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  • 123 22 BUENOS AIRES Top-seeded Cliff Richey easily eliminated fellow American Frank Froehling, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4, Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Argentine Open International Tennis Championship. Second-seeded Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia and third-seed Yugoslav Zeljko Franulovic easily cleared their hurdles to reach the quarters with Richey. Kodes
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  • 317 23  -  By RAM SURESH DELHI About 100 cors from o dozen countries will leave Teheran, the Iranian capital, next Saturday morning on a 4,750-mile (6,800 km) journey to Dacca, East Pakistan, in Asia's biggest ever car rally. They will be participating in the second Asian
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  • 182 23 SYDNEY. John Spencer of England scored two successive century breaks to strengthen his grip on the world professional snooker final against Australian Warren Simpson here Tuesday night. Officials said this was the first time that a player had scored two successive breaks
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  • 57 23 ROME, Spaing Andres Gimeno defeated Rod Laver of Australia 7-5. 2-6, 6-4 Tuesday In their latest encounter In a four-clty professional tennis tour of Italy. In other matches, Cliff Drysdale of South Africa beat Britain's Roger Taylor 6-1. 6-4 and teamed with Laver to beat Taylor
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  • 118 23 HORSHAM. Australia The touring MCC crlcket e r s had little trouble yesterday beating a Victorian Country eleven by seven wickets here but the form of one of their Test fast bowlers, Alan Ward, must be disturbing to them. The MCC lost only three wickets before
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  • 253 23 KUALA LUMPUR The organising council of the third Asian Women Basketball Tournament yesterday denied allegations in the press that complaints by participating teams on the lack of proper catering, transport and accommodation have fallen on deaf ears. The Secretariat in a statement said: 'The organising council wishes
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  • 570 23  -  A column on American sports by Milton Richman NEW YORK The screen testdidn't go well at all. Sometimes a star is born and sometimes not and this time the result was negative. Joe Namath's "standIn" Is never going to make them forget John Wayne. Joe Namath's "stand-in"
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  • 491 24 WASHINGTON The Democrats kept control of Congress in the U.S. election, but administration spokesmen claimed at least an ideological victory for President Nixon in the senate. Democratic National Chairman Lawrence O'Brien scoffed at that claim. The biggest surprise was the sweeping Democratic pickup of
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  • 59 24 AN assistant manager of the Sea View Hotel wanted by police to help In their Investigations Into the murder of MSA steward Peter Bernard Cheah, surrendered to the C.I.D. yesterday. Jeffrey Khoh Thlam Bong, the assistant manager. reported to the police after a newspaper
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  • 296 24 NEW DELHI A trial of grief yesterday lay behind Hie wanderings of a self-appointed physician in Punjab State who prescribed poison to cure the ills of children. Ashlvlnl Kumar, 22, the son of a respected doctor is behind bars for operating
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  • 335 24 Three children were saved in the nick of time by neighbours when the fifth floor flat, in which they were alone, caught fire yesterday. The screams oi ine children and smoke coming out of the one room flat on Redhill Close attracted the attention of
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  • 45 24 ONLY two percent of blood donors were relatives of patients who received blood last year. This was a "shocking'* state 0 f affairs, Culture Minister Jek Yuen Thong remarked yesterday. Of 34,000 blood donations last year, only 800 were from relatives of patients.
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