Eastern Sun, 23 December 1970

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    21 1 EASTERN SUN Singapore's own national daily 10 cents Estd. 1966. Vol. 5 No. 1530 Wednesday, December 23, 1970 MC (P) 1616
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    Lock icon THE BIG SNAKE HUNT
    77 1 The quarry in this jungle hunt is a monsterpython which has devoured more than 4.000 chickens and ducks over the past year at Ileng Lee Par Village. And the hunter is Kuan Lai liin, 34, searching the jungle with his faithful dog, Robin. The snake many
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    Lock icon Calvert to predict Toto draw
    90 1 American magician John Calvert will predict the five winning numbers for Sunday's Toto Draw at his ■how tomorrow night. 'I can guarantee it,'' he told the Eastern Sun yesterday. Mr. Calvert ha s a record of predicting world events like the Sue* Canal War, the
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    Lock icon Polish ports still isolated
    227 1 LONDON The Daily Telegraph yesterday reported that more than 100,000 Russian and Polish troops, including Naval and Air Force unite, had sealed oH Poland's troubled Baltic ports. Szczecin was completely Isolated from the Western world, sea and air services were suspended. the newspaper reported in a
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    Lock icon U.S. faith in Gierek
    70 1 WASHINGTON American officials said they believed the removal of Mr. Wladyslaw Gomulka has saved Poland from civil war and possible Intervention by *he RussiansMr. K 'ward Gierek, i who bUiieeded Mr. Gomulka as Communist Party Firs* Secretary, i s widely regarded in Washington as having the
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    Lock icon Sharp rise on Defence
    469 2 MALAYSIAN BUDGET ITUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's defence expenditure for 1971 clearly reflects the new policy of greater self-reliance in defence matters by the Tun Razak Government. The defence allocation in the Budget proposols presented by Finance Minister Tun Tan Siew Sin showed a sharp increase of $57.6
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    Lock icon No mercenaries for Singapore
    201 2 SINGAPORE will never depend on outsiders or mercenaries for her defence. Her Citizen-Army trained mainly through national service—will do the job. said the Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Tan* See Chim, last night. He was speaking at a get-together party of the national servicemen and
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    Lock icon Con men warning
    45 2 Police have warned the public to b 0 on the watch out for three men and a woman who were going around cheating people. A police spokesman gaid that these confidence tricksters recently cheated a 63-yoar-old woman hawker of $5OO in cash.
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    Lock icon New economic policy
    494 2  -  By K. H. YAP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Government yesterday presented the 1971 budget which reflects the new economic policy of raising the productivity and incomes of the "have-nots'' while encourag ing the labour-intensive industry to reduce the high unemployment. Taxes introduced were aimed mainly at imported
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    Lock icon RUMOURS OF PAP BREAKUP FALSE
    159 3 T> UMOURS of the alleged "disintegration" of the People's Action Party hare been disproved and are groundless, according to reliable sources. The solidarity of the People's Action Porty has remoined intact at all levels up to the present day and will apparently continue to be
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    Lock icon Local relief team to Dacca home
    75 3 The Singapore Military Medical Mission, the only Asian mission doing relief operation in East Pakistan, returned yesterday. The medical team, comprising 46 B.AJP. personnel, was led by Captain Dr. L. C. seet. It had accomplished their mission after having handed over medical supplies worth
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    Lock icon SUICIDE VERDICT
    43 3 A coroner yesterday recorded a suicide verdict on the death of Tan Lee Seng, 70. who was found hanging in his house at Orange Road on December 6. Tan, an unemployed bachelor, left two notes saying that he wanted to die.
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    Lock icon 7 POLITICAL DETAINEES RELEASED
    215 3 SEVEN detainees held under the Internal Security Act tor alleged subversive political activities were seleased yesterday. All the released detainees In their statements declared that they have realised their past activities were detrimental to the interests of Singapore. They are now preEared to start a new
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    Lock icon Fall from a bus
    60 3 Bus conductor Chia Thian Seng rests in the arm s of driver Lee Han Seng, after falling off from a moving bu 8 yesterday, Lee was driving a Keppel Bu s Company vehicle from Cantonment Road into Keppel Road when Chia fell at 4.45 p.m. However,
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      184 3 HI p MflKl ✓>< V -V >v->.<. '-J X V V: > w *R Fx 'S'-. turn x Ml Like Ong BengTeck, successful businessmen have a BOAC VCIO behind them. Direct to London. J The most pleasant way to A J oet down to business n London is by BOAC
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    Lock icon Standardised documentation system for traders soon
    336 4 SINGAPORE traders con improve trade documentation when Hie Economic Development Board's aligned series of standard export documentation conies into effect from next Friday. Mr. Tang See Chim, the Minister of State for Finance, announced the introduction of the series yesterday. He expalned. "This 1A
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    Lock icon Forgotten no more
    272 4 They sever had it so good, these «7 sick, old mfi at a backyard shack called H aa old men's hMM" off Aljnnied Road yesterday evening. Thanks to the commendable efforts of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, theae old folks were feted to a
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    Lock icon $900 fine for taking bribe
    171 4 Watchman, Palanemu. tbu Maverthamuthu. 25, has pleaded fuilty to corruptly accepting a 1130 bribe for not reporting a student for behaving In an Indecent manner. He was fined *9OO Deputy Public Prosecutor Mr. Oienn Knight, told th« Third District Court that on August 29 last
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    Lock icon Students visit
    40 4 A group of 39 students from th« Asian Institute of Technology leaves Bangkok today for a 10-day goodwill visits to Malaysia and Singapore. They will arrive In Singapore on December 28 and return to Bangkok on January 2.
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    Lock icon CRYPTIC CLUE TO SUICIDE CASE
    248 4 "Miss All Kliiin, at 2 p.m. I shall be going to a nice place. Kiat Leng." A note carrying this cryptic message was all that was left to explain the flery suicide Wong Choh. 33. a crippled construction worker. Wong the Coroner's court wa« told
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    Lock icon 2 HURT IN FIRE MISHAPS
    259 5 A MAN and o woman were injured, one seriously, in fires in Havelock Road and Too Payoh yesterday morning. In the Havelock Road blaze, firemen had to chop down several doors to save the life of a 75-year-old caretaker who was trapped in the 3.20
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    Lock icon 6 MONTHS FOR SNATCH THIEF
    76 5 Tew Kong Soon, 22, was yesterday jailed for six months, when he pleaded guilty to snatching a gold chain from a housewife. The Ninth Magistrate's Court was told that on Monday, Madame Tan 6er Moi was waiting at a Tiong Bahru bus stop when Tew
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    Lock icon Policeman found shot in toilet
    56 5 A guard and escort constable attached to the Central Police Station wa B found a Knshot wound in the ad in a toilet in the compound of the station yesterday. Balaran Ramachandran, 23, was taken to the hospital where he wa s pronounced dead on
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      179 5 Canon the chick size Canonet t. .»>•> n M •e^ f X'. (J* J *1 i 4070 smaller yet 50% mure The new Canonet compact is only chick high. 57#m easily into pocket or purse. Conveniently carried everywhere. But it* a precision instrument that's fully automatic, both day *n v
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    403 6 4 stowaways in a crate fined $1,200 STMVKT TWrr MfaHMi mm cralt 98 meters Mete mM, S^£H."Ssr^H Ike fooor BM wanted to fly to I*ill«iil and bad been saved trwn death itnee they could not have nrvtvei the flight In an airliners nnpwfcnl hold. feared drowned when
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    Lock icon IN SEARCH OF RANSOM LIST: Brazilian police hold AFP man
    367 6 010 DC JANEIRO The office of Ayci Frooce Press (AFP) bos been occupied by Political Police (DOPS). The AFP Bureau Manager, Francois Pelou, was arrested and accused by police of "having collaborated with the kidnappers of Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico
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    Lock icon Copper is now nationalised by Allende
    167 6 SANTIAGO, Chile Chilean President Salvador Aftende reads the laaitititienal reform which would allow him to nationalize Anaconda, Koisecctt and Cerpo Corporation capper properties in Chile. This was the move that he had promised as a candidate. However, it came on stifler terms than the
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    Lock icon MURDER IN RANSACKED HOUSE?
    155 6 LONDON A woman cleaner on Monday arrived at a London kaiTj bonv owned by British television magnate Lard Bernstein U And it ransacked and the butler dead In a bathroom. However pdkc were un. able to say exactly bow the butler died or even whether anythine
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    Lock icon Captain signed confession on spying in Red China
    263 6 HONG KONG An Italian ship's captain, detained fay the Chinese for 35 months and released on Monday, has signed I confession in China saying he was a spy, Italian sources yesterday dwctoed. Captain Rouno Gaetano Neroni was travelling as a passenger aboard
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    Lock icon Money for U.N.
    36 6 WASHINGTON Tttniaside objections that the United Nations is "an International Moodier* Society," the U.S. House of Representatives Monday approved a 20 milling authorisation to help exp&a<i the world organisations New York ctttf headquarter*,
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    Lock icon MANSON GIRLS HIT BAILIFFS IN COURT
    366 7 JJEPUTY District Attorney Vincent Bugfliosi began the final state arguments at the Sharon Tote murder trial on Monday after an uproarious courtroom scene in which one of the three female codefendants fought with bailiffs and all three finally had to be removed. The young
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    Lock icon U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bobby Baker appeal
    338 7 WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the prison sentence on Robert (Bobby) Baker, central figure in Washington's top political scandal in the *****. Baker, Secretary to the Senate Majority, was sentenced
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    Lock icon Apollo 14 craft named Kittyhawk
    177 7 WASHINGTON The Apollo 14 spacecraft that win Make the next American trip to the moon has been chrMctH Kitty ha wh, after the lowa In North Carolina wfcew the Wright brothers made their pioneer aeroplane tight Astronaita Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell will ferry them•elvea
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    Lock icon No court martial for returning defector
    312 7 WASHINGTON Two U.S. Coast Guard officers who ordered a Lithuanian defector returned to Soviet custody from a U.S. ship Nov. 23 will be spared a court martial and allowed to retire. Transportation Secretary John Volpe has announced. Volpe's statement said the Coast Guard recommended
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    Lock icon Court asked to restrain U.S. army
    143 7 CHICAGO The American Civil Liberties Union {ACLU) and a group of Chicagoans have asked the U.S. district court to restrain the U.S. army from unconstitutional surveillance of public figures. Tbe suit called on the court to order the army to produce and destroy all
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      139 7 SflmfiT) LAST 2 g t| 111J II) C J •a lffiv' Special Draws \n 9 From 6HI to 27th December 1970 g S TOMORROW'S DRAW NO: 102/70 Ist Group CASH JACKPOT is 8 S 185,000! KTo winners with 5 numoers correct 3 Other Group Prizes Remain The jg Plus Free
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    Lock icon BETTER THAN CLAY – FRAZIER FIGHT
    350 8 BETTER THAN CLAY FRAZIER FIGHT HOLLYWOOD Zsa Zsa Gabor and Pamela Mason, friends for nore than 20 years, had a fight the other night in which wigs literally flew through the air along with imprecations, accusations and slurs as to ancestry. According to Zsa Zsa and Pamela woman's lib had
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    Lock icon Gierek sees delegation
    32 8 In one of his first activities since taking over from ousted Polish leader Wladyslaw Gomulka. Edward Gierek (centre) meets a delegation From the oil refinery of Plock in Warsaw.
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    Lock icon Thais take Meo camp
    85 8 BANGKOK-Thai government forces using heavy mortars have ■tormed and captured a Meo guerrilla camp in northern Chiang Rai province close to Laos, police sources said yesterday The sources said troops and border patrol police last weekend braved fierce resistance to take the camp in the Doi
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    Lock icon Death demanded for attempting Soviet hijack
    236 8 MOSCOW The prosecutor in the Leningrad trial of 11 -"1 people most of them Jews accused of planning to hijack a Soviet plane last June Monday demanded the death sentence for two of them, according to court spectators. There was no way of confirming
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    Lock icon 26 Cambodian Reds surrender to govt.
    224 8 PHNOM PENH The Cambodian High Command announced yesterday that 26 ethnic Cambodians fighting with Vietcong forces here gave themselves up two days ago to government troops, and indicated such defections were growing. A military spokesman said the Vietnamese Communists thwarted the attempted defection of
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    Lock icon Jordan skirmish
    56 8 B E I R U T—Fighting broke out near the northern Jordanian town of Irbid yesterday between King Hussein's army and Palestinian guerrillas, Damascus Radio reported. The radio, quoting travellers arriving from Irbid in the Syrian. Garrison town of Derail, near the Jordanian border, said heavy machine gun
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    Lock icon India denies trying for Peking relations
    201 8 NEW DELHI An Indian government spokesman yesterday denied a press report that New Delhi was actively probing prospects of normalising relations with China through an emissary. The Indian Express reported from Hong Kong, quoting a source close to China, that India had proposed that
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    Lock icon PLEA TO FREE JOURNALISTS IN RED HANDS
    138 8 PARIS More than 1,000 French and foreign Journalists have appealed to North Vietnam, the Vietcong and Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Cambodian govern-ment-ln-exlle for the release of 18 journalists missing In Cambodia for more than seven months, a Paris-based organisation said yesterday. An open letter
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    Lock icon CHINA CHARGES POLAND WITH BANKRUPTCY OF REVISIONISM
    453 9 J|ONG KONG The Peking People's Doily soid yesterday thot Hie resignation of Poland's Communist Party Chief Wlodyslaw Gomulka indicoted the bankruptcy of modern revisionism China's term for thi Soviet brand of Communism. In on article quoted by Radio Peking, the paper voiced support
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    Lock icon Malik on China ties
    94 9 JAKARTA Hie concept of a neutral Southeast Asia guaranteed by the big powers, including China, can only be materialised if Peking restores its relations with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Adam Malik said here yesterday. Malik told reporters outside hig office that it would take a long time
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    Lock icon Army gives Parliament the boot
    47 9 This gigantic boot, filled to the brim with suggestions, wishes ond desires of young soldiers, wos delivered recently to Dr. F.M. Nederhorst, Vice President of the Second Chamber of Porlioment ot The Hoguc. It wos delivered by the Netherlands Union of Conscripts.
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    Lock icon COMMONWEALTH BREAK UP POSSIBLE-HEALEY
    370 9 LONDON Former British Defence Minister Denis Heoley Monday predicted disintegration of the British Commonwealth if the government of Prime Minister Edward Heoth goes oheod with plans to sell weapons to Sojth Africa. Healey, now Foreign Secretary in Hie Labour Party "shadow" government, said Heath—a Conservative —may
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    Lock icon ON THE MARCH
    597 10 P'OREIQN Minister 8. Rajaratnam larded wistful nostalgia with legitimate pride when he opened the Balinese art exhibition. He did not come to any definite conclusion but we could Imagine him sighing to himself and thinking what a pity that art and culture as a way of life
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    Lock icon And nobody laughed
    596 10  -  By Art Buchwald WASHINGTON The last person to laugh in the United States was Robert Kef. chum on Monday, Aug. 3, 1978. There was no law passed to prevent people from laughing; they just quit voluntarily. No one knows exactly when people gave up laughing In America.
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    Lock icon 'Sex explosion' rocks Israel
    434 10  -  Br Michael Arkus Israel's ultra-orthodox Jews are up in arms over the "sex explosion" rocking the country's stage and screen. The three events which have particularly aroused their Ire are the opening of "Kfotz" (jump), Israel's answer to the hippie musical Hair," the screening of the
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    Lock icon 'Employ lift attendants now'
    170 10 The Housing and Development Board authorities should give their paramount consideration to the safety of their tenants. They 9hould not delay engaging lift attendants to man the HDB lifts. This will prevent a recurrence of the recent lift tragedy in Maude Road. Delay means danger and
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    Lock icon TERRY DESERTED THE ARMY AND FOUND HIMSELF A HERO
    839 11  -  By TOM TIEDE JJEW YORK One night recently several dozen people gathered in a Manhattan hotel to honour contemporary American military heroes. Terry Klug, a 23-year-old former Army Intelligence clerk, led the list of those so cited. Be It known, the
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    Lock icon CAMBODIA'S AMAZING SCHOOLBOY SOLDIERS FIGHT A GROWNUP WAR
    459 11  -  By KIM WILLENSON POCHENTONG, Cambodia It is said in Phnom Penh that anyone who is able to carry a gun or wants to serve can join the army, and there is plenfy of evidence to show this is true. A tour of
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    Lock icon CHINA LIVES A YEAR OF MODERATION
    726 12 JJONG KONG Communist China goes into 1971 riding the crest of o successful diplomatic offensive that has put her in sight of a seat in the United Nations. China also enters the new yea» deaply committed to the support of "revolutionary war" and to
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    Lock icon The changing roles of U.S. and Japan
    1062 14  -  By A. Doak Barneti A"*9iough these changes, growing out of the Sino-Soviet conflict, hove been among the most basic causes of the shift from bipolarity to o multipolar bolance, they are by no means the only ones. Of great importance, too, have been
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    Lock icon "Class Joke" wonders what she's doing wrong
    587 14  -  DATELINE By Ele and Walt Dulaney DRAB ELE and Walt: Some of the kids at school are continually making fun of Be. I never know what I'm doing wrong. I am not exceptionally food looking but I'm not ugly either. I am not
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    Lock icon If Bones Are Porous, Don't Be Too Alarmed
    501 14  -  By LAWRENCE E. LAMB Dear Dr. Lamb Recently my condition was diagnosed as osteoporosis. I suppose osteo means old bones but what is "porosis?" I'm 54, weight 105, height five feet one. Can you comment on this sort of "bone trouble?" When
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    Lock icon WOODSTOCK
    790 15  -  STARTED AS 3-DAY MEETING ENDED LEGEND By Roy Carr What was originally intended at just three days of peace and music, in the Alfalfa field on Max Yasgur's farm near the Catskill Mountains town of White Lake in New Yoric State, turned into a legend. The saga of Woodstock
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    Lock icon PLATTER PETE'S POSTBAG
    170 15 HI THERE! How's Hi« festive season treating you? I'm feeling the crowds and traffic jams and getting panicky over last minute X'mas shopping, and frantic sending of X'mas cards. Still, It la the most Joyoua time of the year, and I love every minute of It. Here's
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      236 15 PTsifA E7 l» O .17.111 t Uil Day If* Free List II M I.M 9.lft pa A Tut* or Cold Steel' l A SHAW PRODUCTION I Mandarin In Scope St Color OPENS TOMORROW! Christina* Attraction Charlton Hestoo Tina Chen "MASTEB OP THE ISLANDS" Scope-Color lUAI TOMORROW MIDNIOHT at Capitol- l.ldo-Bei-Skv-Bos*
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      44 15 Opening Tomorrow!) X'MAS —n. F- u..—> Attraction! Which One Will be Chosen as the bride Jll;' W"! II Even DRACULA was afraid of the HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS! 4a MGM Sapor Thriller la Color ilnrrini: Jontlku Tri4. None? BarroM. Kitkryi Ul|k Scott. Koftr Dirh
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      304 15 □RCHAOD 3 76s »>■ LAST DAT! Ml iN M |.M pm Poi'a "4 CLOWNS" Laurel Si Hardy S*k*«li SI 00 to any Mat at I.M. 400 A •JO pm ahowa only. OPENS TOMORROW (NO PRB LIST* Poia TORAI TORA! TORAt' la TOAAM Color by DOIUM I CATH AY 1 Ton
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    Lock icon Poland: Larger iceberg is hidden-Paper
    108 16 NEW YORK The New York Times for the third straight day today commented editorially on the crisis in Polan<L Thl« time, the daily concentrated on the resignation of Polish Communist Party leader Wladyslaw Gomulka. The Times said: "Poland came close to a working-clas a revolution
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      849 16 aiies a its taurus a 21 germm 'u n n «v ssa J 2 H s CARROLL RIOHTER'S GENERAL TENDENCIES: Disagreeing openly with others could take away from the harmony and the happiness that Is so desired and to be expected during this season of goodwill and peace. Carry through
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      15 16 "Those words daddy said were a magic spell to make him hie] the ball J*
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      998 17 -„v CHANNEL 5 Opening Announcements, followed by Housewives' Matinee "The Shark Of The Pacific" (Part 1 of a Mandarin film) (English Subtitles) For The Family A magazine series in Chinese. A Diary Of Events In Singapore This Week (Chinese) Days Of Our Lives A dramatic serial about a dedicated physician
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    Lock icon My likes and dislikes
    393 18 WHENEVER th# school assembly is cancelled, if always gives me a great relief. It is strange Hut I dislike assemblies. Every Wednesday, you can hear me exclaiming. "Assembly today!" with almost disgust My first thought is about sitting on the filthy floor in the hall with
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    Lock icon New approach to cancer
    997 18  -  jUiifiniiffjwyy pjfirinnim" -2? ->• ••••>.•: By JOHN NEWELL A British team of scientists at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund's laboratories In London have developed a new drug which, to judge from animal experiments, seems to be by far the most effective agent yet developed to prevent
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    Lock icon New home in the country-side
    330 18 Packing up for removal was a joy. And every member of the family contributed his or her share in helping mum and dad to pack up things neatly and carefully. Even Whisky, our pet dog, did Its part and proved great help to us. We
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      193 18 The eastern Sun's may writing contest tor boys and girls of 14 and under (Junior) and boys and girls over 14 (Senior) appears in (hit page from Monday to Friday. Prix* money It: JlO tor Seniors and $5 to- I union tor every MUV published All entrents are requested to
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      Lock icon Newcomer faces Cautious trade
      331 20 J>ACIFIC Chemicals mode its first appearance with a respectable premium on the floors of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. This it the 19th counter to gain admission into the Exchange this year Dealings In this counter were very cautious following the announcement lately
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      Lock icon Australian shares flat in London
      104 20 LONDON Australians were flat on the London market Monday following overnight selling in Sydney. Queensland Mines, Metals Exp, Ne w Broken Hill, Samin, Westralian Nickel, and Theseus Tasminex were among the w*ak Rpotg although Poseidon and Western Mining recovered part of early sharp falls Th«
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      90 20 THB noon price* at th« Singapore (hlnr»r Produce Exchange yesterday «u> ft Coronal Oil (f 0.b.) balk dooo Coronal Oil <f.o.b.) dram ia.so Mixed Copra 88.00 M wit ok \Vblif Pepper if 0.b.) ABTA 100% NWL, 182.A0 Sarawak Whlta Pepper 1 fob) •6% N W.L. 112.80 Sarawak Speclaj Black
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      112 20 BONG KONG Yesterday's ft p.m. currency rales (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd.): (Buyers) (Sellers) 196 197 per 100 straits doll an 147 149 per 1.000 Taiwan dollars f.7e 0.776 per Australian dollai 340 360 per I.ooc Burmese kyats 460 480 per 1.000 Indian rupees 149 164
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      Lock icon Rubber 50cts.
      257 20 January first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 50 cents per lb., down i cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was quiet. After an easier opening following last night's late dip and lower London advices, the
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      610 20 BID sad offer price* officially listed at the close of business la tbo Singapore and Kuala Lompor trading rooms Of the Stock Exchange yesterday INDUSTRIALS B B Arms I1C 1 iO AJtROTOOio Alrao 116 1.11 >41 Allied Choc. Bea 2» 16* M Berjaya 1 14 L16 Borneo 1.58
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      739 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. ■NUUSTUALB Ben 86 cts (l) 85 cts (1) 84J cts (1); Berjaya $lll (1) $ll3
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      36 20 NEW YORK Dow Jones closing averages Monday on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 Industrials 821.54 20 Rails 159.58 15 Utilities 118.71 65 Stocks 263.42 40 Bonds 68.01 Commodity futures index 144.49 off 0.45.
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    Lock icon BUYERS' INTEREST FLAGS IN SYDNEY
    347 21 CJYDNEY Buyers' interest in oil but a few mining leaders flogged on Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday following the collapse experienced Monday. lim to falls evened •lightly to approximately one to three. The telling wave of Monday slowed to a comparative trickle. Although Hamersley and Poseidon
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