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Title Section17 1971-02-15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, February 15, 1971 No. 24 Price 15 cents 1 NEW NATION U17 words
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Article16 1971-02-15 1 Police today reported a total of 50 traffic accidents, four serious, during the past 24 hours.16 words
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Article51 1971-02-15 1 LATE NEWS Hong Kong, Monday Massive rallies similar to one In Peking denouncing the allied drive Into Laos have been held In other major Chinese cities. Radio Peking monitored here described rallies by slogan chanting soldiers and civilians in Nannlng, Nanking and Shenyeng. Earlier story, Page51 words
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Article65 1971-02-15 1 TOkyo, Monday.—Twentyeight people were arrested yesterday when parts of some 2000 leftwlng students clashed head-on with Riot Police while demonstrating In Chlba, near here, In opposition to the new Tokyo International Airport project, police said. At least six of 1,700 policemen on alert were injured as65 words
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Article368 1971-02-15 1 End to oil crisis costs firms millions The price of petrol in Singapore is expected to go up as soon as oil firms here receive details of the weekend settlement between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Western oil companies. Spokesmen for368 words
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Article, Illustration89 1971-02-15 1 According to their owner, Mrs. C. G. Grafton, these are the only two female Old English sheepdogs in Singapore and soon there will be but one. That s Pansy, right, seen here with her mother Sarah. The Graftons are leaving Singapore in July and they will89 words
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Article87 1971-02-15 1 London, Monday—A businessman set out yesterday to organise a boycott of Danish food products because of sex literature coming to Britain from Denmark. "Hard-core pornography Is flooding into this country from Denmark. It is being bought here by people who want to make money regardless of87 words
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Article, Illustration214 1971-02-15 1 Reuter London, Monday British Railway, the first organisation to switch to the new decimal currency here, reported a smooth response as Britons abandoned the old pounds, shillings and pence system yesterday. British Rail and London's Under g round chose to change to decimalReuter - 214 words
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Article46 1971-02-15 1 Nairobi, Monday.—Prince Charles injured a wrist and slightly bruised his head when his pony galloped into a goalpost during a polo match yesterday. The Incident came towards the end of the game between his Nairobi side and a mixed Kenya team.46 words
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Article309 1971-02-15 1 CTD team called In to help probe Senior officers of the Special Investigations Section of the CID were called in this morning to help Army authorities in their investigations into the shooting of a national serviceman. The BIS officers were called to the Outram General Hospital309 words
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Article221 1971-02-15 1 1000 Chinese expected at demonstration Kuala Lumpur, Monday More than 1,000 people are expected to meet in Ipoh on Thursday for another demonstrati9n of Chinese unity. The demonstration is being organised by Ipoh supporters Qf the newly-formed Malaysian Chinese Liaison Committee for National Unity which221 words
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Article54 1971-02-15 1 London, Monday—Dozens of expectant mothers in dressing gowns and nighties were evacuated from one of London's biggest hospitals last night as Are roared through the basement. About 120 patients were rushed from maternity wards as a blaze raged through the X-ray department of the London Hospital In54 words
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Article38 1971-02-15 1 Jakarta, Monday. A comprehensive population census will be held in September. Indonesian residents will be required to fill In two forms, one for "complete" data, another for less detailed Information concerning the country's population.38 words
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Article30 1971-02-15 1 New Delhi, Monday—At least 30 people are feared to have been buried alive when earth caved in on them while working on an irrigation project near Ranch!.30 words
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89 1971-02-15 1 Rome, Monday.—A Vatican inquiry into alleged "nun-running" from India to Europe is in its closing stages, the organiser of the inquiry said yesterday. Father Edward Heston, secretary of the Congregation for the Religious Orders, conceded to reporters that the inquiry so far had showed some89 words
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138 1971-02-15 2 Kuala Lumpur, Monday The Malaysian Ministry of Information has obtained the services of a young and well-known' lawyer to arrange all radio and TV broadcasts and information to suit the needs of the nation and people. The lawyer will start work138 words
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Article104 1971-02-15 2 Bahrain, Monday—Malay-sia-Singapore Airlines will use Bahrain airport en route to London from June 2, the Bahrain weekly, Gulf Mirror, said here yesterday. The paper added that the first service would leave Singapore on June 2, travelling to Bahrain via Bombay and on to London with104 words
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Article310 1971-02-15 2 Flying group faces loss of its base and $lOO,OOO in facilities The Singapore Flying Club is living a life of suspense and anticipation. The day is fast approaching when the club—one of the largest in South-East Asia—is going to have to move out of Paya Lebar310 words
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Article155 1971-02-15 2 About 200 tourists arrived at Singapore's International Airport at Paya Lebar last year with incorrect documentation. Out of this at least 59 were refused permission to land and had to take flights back to their country, New Nation understands. They had invalid passports and other travel docu-155 words
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Article, Illustration268 1971-02-15 2 Brothers stage their own karate competition The official karate bouts may have been too dull or so exciting that it was impossible to just sit and watch. Whatever the reason, the two young brothers above could not resist staging their own karate contest yesterday. Their bout268 words
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Article248 1971-02-15 2 Bid to get trouble-hit port union's HQ completed rrHE National Trades A Union Congress has stepped in to assist the Singapore Port Workers' Union to raise about $250,000 to pay for the cost of the union headquarters at Cantonment Road. Several discussions were held during248 words
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Article199 1971-02-15 2 Singapore will be able to produce its own steel wire ropes soon at a $5 million factory in Jurong. The factory situated on a four-acre site is now under construction and will start production In September. The most up-to-date machinery and research equipment from199 words
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Article67 1971-02-15 2 Kuala Lumpur, Monday— A group of 29 students from the University of Malaya will leave today for a twomonth cultural and historical study tour of India. The group—l 4 boys and 15 girls—sails in the Rajula, from Port Swettenham. The tour is organised by the Tamil67 words
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Article60 1971-02-15 2 Kuala Lumpur, Monday. —The National Electricity Board today reminded parents not to allow their children to fly kites in the vicinity of overhead lines. This followed a recent accident in Johore in which an eight year-old boy suffered a severe electric shock and serious injuries while60 words
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Article212 1971-02-15 2 As workmen rushed to complete the pavilion at Kallang Park for the giant two-week Japanese Industrial Exposition, local industrialists today called for a permanent site in Singapore for trade exhibitions. Mr. Masatoshl Hayase, Bubllc relations officer of le Japan External Trade Organisation which is putting on212 words
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Article121 1971-02-15 2 The Singapore Jaycees held discussions with their Malaysian counterparts over the weekend on promotion of closer co-operation in joint efforts on both sides of the Causeway. The president of the Singapore Chapter, Mr. John Tan Sek Yam, and Mr. Patrick Ng. who attended the installation121 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous100 1971-02-15 2 Weather^ Temperatures in world capitals yesterday: Bangkok Jakarta Hong Kong Manila Seoul Tokyo Kuala Lumpur London Paris Moscow New York San Francisco Sydney Melbourne Perth Singapore Singapore's weather forecast from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Isolated showers. The weather for the 24 hours to 8 ajn. today: Max. teirip.—B7.9 Miri.100 words
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229 1971-02-15 3 The Hollies, one of Britain s most successru pop groups and one or those rare' ones that manage to stay "alive" arrived in Singapore today for a two-day concert visit. The Hollies have been described by pop columnists as one of the229 words
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Article82 1971-02-15 3 The Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, this morning continued his weekly tours of voluntary welfare organisations. He visited the Salvation Army Lee Kuo Chuan nursery home. Boys' Town, and the Convent of Holy Infant Jesus Girls' Town, all in Bukit Timah. A beginners82 words
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Article81 1971-02-15 3 The Chief of the RAF Air Staff, Sir John Orady, began an official three-day tour of the RAF installations in Singapore today. Sir John, who has spent the past two days resting and visiting friends before his official functions, was received at RAF Changi by a81 words
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Article, Illustration234 1971-02-15 3 Nurses' joint venture With experience gained at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, three enterprising nurses have pooled their resources to set up their own nursery. .The private nursery, at Serangoon Garden Estate, is the second of its kind in Singapore. With the help of four other trained nurses234 words
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Article266 1971-02-15 3 New Beach Road area The jurisdiction of Beach Road Police Station Charlie division is to be extended to cover 4.8 square miles. This is double the area now covered by Charlie division. The expansion of this police division ends speculation In police circles in the past two266 words
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Article171 1971-02-15 3 The St. Andrew's Cathedral will start a new programme on Wednesday to help businessmen "reach ,r for Christ. It is a 50-minute lunch meeting which packs in a talk with meal at $1 per head. The first talk will be given by the Rev. Dick Lucas171 words
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Article382 1971-02-15 3 Jackie Sam - The Malaysian political scene draws up new battle lines By Jackie Sam Kuala Lumpur, Monday Political battles along class lines appear to be in the making, now that race and language have become forbidden issues in Malaysian politics. Already, the language of UMNO has taken on382 words
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Article120 1971-02-15 3 Kuala Lumpur, Monday UMNO is building up a research centre at its party headquarters, in Kuala Lumpur. The research centre, the brain-child of the Secre-tary-General of UMNO, Inche Senu, already has a library of 5,000 books in Malay and English. The books are mainly on development120 words
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Article39 1971-02-15 3 The Port Swettenham Authority has accepted dellvery of 25 Brltlsh-bullt Bonser forkllft trucks for use in S>rt cargo handling operaon. The forkllft trucks, supplied by Handling Aids (M) Sdn. Berhad, are rated at 7,0001b capacity.39 words
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Article79 1971-02-15 3 Kuala Lumpur, Monday. —The first ever poster art exhibition in Malaysia Mil be opened today at the Rational Art Gallery. The exhibition will feature prize-winning posters from Switzerland. It will be opened by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari and79 words
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Article123 1971-02-15 3 Today Is the 29th anniversary of the fall of Singapore to the Japanese and for a group of Australians visiting the Republic it is a day of vivid memories. The 33 Australians all served here during the war. Six of them were taken prisoner both in123 words
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120 1971-02-15 3 Members of the public who wish to visit the Pakistani destroyer Jahangir, are advised to go to Clifford Pier instead of Jardine Steps pier as previously announced. Special boats will be available to ferry the visitors at Clifford Pier from 2. p.m. to 3120 words
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Advertisement58 1971-02-15 3 A**. m HOLMES \IM fashion shoes 1 f \V?W, tfjfei Just arrived from England, this exclusive range of shoes are available only at Robinson's. Be the first with these fashionable shoes: beautifully finished, luxuriously comfortable and the very latest in design. Available also, are handbags to mix 'n match. a58 words
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Miscellaneous138 1971-02-15 3 At the cinema ODEON: El Condor—l.3o, 4, 6.30 and 9.30 pjn. CATHAY: That's the Way It 15—1.30, 4, 6.30 and 9.30 pm ORCHARD: Tor a! Tora! Tora!—2.3o, 5.45 and 9 p.m. LIDO: Krakatoa, East of Java 1.30, 4.15, 6.45 and 930 p.m. CAPITOL: Vengeance of a Snowglrl (Mand.)—l.3o, 4, 6.45138 words
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THE WORLD
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342 1971-02-15 4 Reuter London, Monday The British Broadcasting Corporation is investigating allegations in a newspaper here yesterday that its disc jockeys are getting cash and sex inducements to plug pop records on radio. The corporation has asked Mr. Rupert Murdoch, proprietor of the NewsReuter - 342 words
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Article37 1971-02-15 4 Sydney, Monday. A 28-year-old man survived after a 180 ft. fall off Sydney's harbour bridge yesterday only the sixth survivor of the 114 people known to have fallen since the bridge was built in 1926.37 words
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Article156 1971-02-15 4 Fail to meet wool deal Reuter Canberra, Monday Some Indian woollen mills have failed to honour contracts worth an estimated As 4 million, an Australian Association of Wool Shippers to India spokesman said. The association has asked the Minister for Primary Industry, Mr. Lan Sinclair, toReuter - 156 words
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115 1971-02-15 4 United Press International Hong Kong, Monday A rightwing newspaper yesterday said the Communist Chinese leadership has eased its control over the mainland Chinese The Chinese language Truth Dally quoted Informed sources that the Chinese people were being provided with more meat and cotton and textileUnited Press International - 115 words
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Article44 1971-02-15 4 Washington, Monday. A group of demonstrators interrupted a performance by Siberian dancers and singers at Constitution Hall here by shouting and yelling slogans. Eleven people were arrested during the weekend demonstration over the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union.44 words
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Article330 1971-02-15 4 17 years in Red camp Reuter Moscow, Monday A man who claims he was sent to Russia as an American spy in 1953, and sentenced to 25 years in a labour camp, has written to President Nixon asking his help in gaining freedom, according to usuallyReuter - 330 words
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Article, Illustration104 1971-02-15 4 United Press International Honolulu, Monday Cambodia's ailing ruler, general Lon Nol, was reported "alert, cooperative and cheerful" yesterday at Ripler General Hospital here. US army doctors said the Prime Minister, who suffered a stroke a week ago, slept Intermittently but comfortably. Lon Nol.United Press International - 104 words
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Article, Illustration612 1971-02-15 4 Chanting Peking crowds denounce drive into Laos New Nation Foreign Service Hong Kong, Monday China has increased speculation that it might intervene in Laos with a massive Peking rally to denounce the South Vietnamese thrust against the Ho Chi Minh Trail. In a live commentary on theNew Nation Foreign Service - 612 words
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163 1971-02-15 4 Reuter Canberra, Monday Australia is to give 11 DC-3 planes to Cambodia, Nepal and Laos as a foreign aid programme the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. William McMahon said yesterday. He said that these aircraft would meet commitments Australia had made to each countryReuter - 163 words
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Article58 1971-02-15 4 Sydney, Monday, -v Preferences will determine the outcome of Saturday's New South Wales State election, in which there was a heavy swing against the ruling As kin Liberal Country Party coalition government. The Government lost at least five seats, and is in danger of losing58 words
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Article, Illustration295 1971-02-15 4 Reuter London, Monday Northern Ireland's Prime Minister Mr. James ChichesterClark met British leaders again yesterday in an effort to find a solution to the conflict in his troubled province. Mr. Chichester-Clark gave a full report to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath, andReuter - 295 words
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Article46 1971-02-15 4 Rangoon, Monday. The Burmese leader, General Ne Win, will make an Informal visit to Nepal this month at the invitation of King Mahendra, the Foreign Ministry announced. He will be accompanied by his wife. Dates of the trip were not disclosed.46 words
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Article24 1971-02-15 4 Cairo, Monday. President Tito of Yugoslavia arrived here yesterday for a one-week visit to Egypt, the Middle East News Agency reported.24 words
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Article287 1971-02-15 5 Mrs. Gandhi faces hostile protest at election rally Reuter New Delhi, Monday Hudreds of demonstrators threw stones and sandals at the platform from which the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, was addressing an election campaign rally in Hyderabad yesterday. Mrs. Gandhi was not hurt but several spectatorsReuter - 287 words
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Article, Illustration338 1971-02-15 5 Reuter New York, Monday Actress Betty Hutton Hollywood's "blonde blitz" of the 1940's said yesterday she went through a fortune of U559,500,000 trying to buy love. In an article in the current issue of Life magazine Mis* Hutton told of theReuter - 338 words
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Article293 1971-02-15 5 United Press International Houston, Monday The Apollo 14 astronauts resumed their debriefing yesterday and continued their report on the triumphs and troubles of their nine days in space. The astronauts, Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell, are still confined to their special moon lab quarantine. TheyUnited Press International - 293 words
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Article83 1971-02-15 5 Cairo, Monday.—The British Egyptologist, Professor Walter Emery, has discovered a new underground vault near the Saqqara pyramid containing about one million mummified Ibis birds, sacred to ancient Egypt The vault, about 45ft. under the ground, lies at the end of a tunnel unearthed by the 07-year-old83 words
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Article18 1971-02-15 5 Jakarta, Monday—lndonesia's domestic airlines last year carried 700,000 passengers, the Communications Minister, Mr. Frans Seda, announced.18 words
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180 1971-02-15 5 Reuter Los Angeles, Monday A dawn earth tremor one of the series of after-shocks from last Tuesday's killer earthquake yesterday sent authorities rushing back to check the safety of an earthquakecracked dam in the badly-hit north San Fernando Valley area of the city.Reuter - 180 words
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Article, Illustration318 1971-02-15 5 Dr. Jarring told he has no authority United Press International Jerusalem, Monday Israel in effect has rejected the Middle East settlement proposals of United Nations envoy Dr. Gunnar Jarring and demanded instead an answer from Egypt to its request for recognition as a State.United Press International - 318 words
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Article73 1971-02-15 5 Reuter Warsaw, Monday Polish leaders yesterday sought to calm new industrial unrest in the textile centre of Lodz were thousands of women were reported to have stopped work over pay and conditions. Reports reaching here said the trouble started on Thursday in textile factories employingReuter - 73 words
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Article187 1971-02-15 5 Reuter London, Monday Four hours of tough talking between the post office and leaders of 220,000 postal workers last night failed to produce a settlement to the strike which has halted postal services in Britain. But prospects for an end to the four-week stoppageReuter - 187 words
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196 1971-02-15 5 New Nation Foreign Service Rome, Monday The riot-torn southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria was poised today for a new outburst of violence. For the past seven months the city has been disrupted by almost continuous rioting because of the possibility that the rival townNew Nation Foreign Service - 196 words
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Article23 1971-02-15 5 Buenos Aires, Monday— A policeman guarding the West German Ambassador, Mr. Luitpold Werz's home was attacked yesterday and his pistol stolen.23 words
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Article322 1971-02-15 6 Hints of clash over 'struggle' From David Baird: Hong Kong, Monday Latest propaganda broadcasts from the Voice of Malayan Revolution radio prompt some observers here to suspect a split has opened in the ranks of the communist insurgents in Malaysia. Hailing the 22nd anniversary of322 words
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Article, Illustration306 1971-02-15 6 At best, hair-splitting. At worse, major duplicity Washington Post From Murray Marder Washington, Monday The Nixon administration has easily surmounted the first domestic political challenge to the allied thrust into Laos. President Nixon, by keeping his head down in public, has presented theWashington Post - 306 words
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Article601 1971-02-15 6 Anti-EEC group grows in .UK Los Angeles Times Brussels, Monday For the first time since Britain opened negotiations six months ago in a third bid to enter the, European Common Market, there is now blunt, open talk of possible failure. The warnings which have been raisedLos Angeles Times - 601 words
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Article, Illustration57 1971-02-15 6 Thailand's entry in the Queen of the Pacific contest to be held in Melbourne later this month is Vipha Muangsisan, a 20-year-old beauty consultant from Bangkok. Vipha's 36-22-36 figure puts her well in the running to win the title. She was born in the village a Nakornchaisri,57 words
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Article357 1971-02-15 6 Peter Gregson - Soweto —a city with no name By Peter Gregson Johannesburg, Monday Its inhabitants call it the world's largest unrecognised city. It doesn't even have a name, just an abbreviation Soweto. Scwcte stands for the south-western townships, a sprawling conglomeration of villages and townships that make up the "Blacksonly" suburb outside357 words
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172 1971-02-15 6 Guerrilla bands operating on Doth sides of the Indonesian- Malaysian border in Borneo have the support of the recently formed Commuiiist Party of North Kalimantan (CPNK) which at the moment operates in Sarawak only. Diplomatic sources believe that the CPNK may have replaced172 words
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Article184 1971-02-15 6 Melbourne Herald Stockholm, Monday Ingvar Engstrom, 32, of Stockholm, earns about $5OOO a year not much in high Sweden where the worker really pays out for his sophisticated standard of living. Ingvar cycles to work each day and waits in the street for his daughterMelbourne Herald - 184 words
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Advertisement248 1971-02-15 4 Architecture s<ulptuie pointing, manuscripts, metalwork glass V\. 'T. t Ki'' Ml 1)11 \l WORI 1) Ml A'chitect ir«, sculpture,painting, jewellery mosaics. coins. VVrttt.. Sir 200 ti'< <; <23 m isvr colour TNI CLASSICAI WORLD r m. —i Architectme sculpture, sea. ivories wall paintings. |>ottery V\rll!i'i Giovnp.i' G.nl'ini 200 illustrations. 102248 words
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Advertisement97 1971-02-15 5 Tha photograph abova d tha top of our distillation column-a vital part of tha rafirtary. It came from out of space Singapore is not a vary larga island, and avary tract of land must be utilised to its fullest extent. Gardens, playgrounds, schools and factories.. .all vying for available space.97 words
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Advertisement178 1971-02-15 6 10 gan Pll V Ml f y r v Read these rules carefully: 1. You may send in as many entries as you wish. 2. Entries are to be posted to: P. 0. Box 2132. Singapore to reach there by 27th February 1971. 3. No responsibility can be accepted for178 words
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COMMENT
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Article, Illustration570 1971-02-15 7 John Hoffman - The task Is to break the dependence on agriculture From John Hoffman Sarawak, set out this month on the long road from a "quick buck" economy that exploits nautral resources without building up Jobs and skills in the state. Government and development570 words
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769 1971-02-15 7 Malcolm Subhan - From Malcolm Subhan Britain's Common Market negotiations are lacing difficulties but this has not prevented agreement being reached on dealing with problems that its entry will pose for Asian Commonwealth countries. C on s e quently Britain's chief negotiator, Mr. Geoffrey Rippon, did769 words
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642 1971-02-15 7 S. M. Ali - By S. M. Ali A controversy baa developed over allegations made by the chairman of the Nationalist Party (PNI) that members of his organisation in Central Java are being pressured to join Sekber Golkar, an army-back-ed platform set up by the Government642 words
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Advertisement158 1971-02-15 7 7 ZZj <*»* .o- Zf. M Ml* -x:,. r i j :>'•?•' '-V". driving just isnt healthy anymore Rid yourself of the thick exhaust fumes, stifling heat and unearthly smell. INSTALL A TROPI-COOL CAR AIRCONDITIONER NOW! Tropi-cool is American designed and engineered specially for the Tropics to give you that158 words
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Article318 1971-02-15 8 Dr. Toh Chin Chye, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore, has undoubtedly the most difficult task of any local educationist. He has to ensure that .university education meets the needs of a rapidly industrialising country, that Ministry of Defence demands are satisfied, and that staff318 words
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685 1971-02-15 8 Edgar Koh - Part One —by Edgar Koh The Singapore Cooperative Movement looks curiously unbalanced as it enters 1971. On the one hand are the initially successful NTUC projects INCOME ad COMFORT and on the other the hotch-potch thrift and loan societies which have remained miserably685 words
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Article, Illustration650 1971-02-15 8 ALEX JOSEY - ALEX JOSEY Edgar Snow has reported that Chairman Mao Tse-tung is in excellent health. Mr. Snow said this in Hong Kong after six months in China. Chairman Mao is 77 And now, z suppose, in due course, we can650 words
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Letters
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Article543 1971-02-15 8 T.S. SINNIAH - T.S. SINNIAH I am a non-practising Hindu like Mr. Shir! Mulgaokar (NEW NATION February 13 "Is Thaipusam One Festival Our City Could Do Without?") The difference between us is that I know a little more than he does about Thaipusam. Enough to know for instance, that543 words
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Article228 1971-02-15 8 DR. ERNEST CHEW - DR. ERNEST CHEW Chairman History Textbooks Advisory Committee Singapore 10. Kindly permit me to correct and complement your report on the new Primary Four history textbook "Many Races, Many Religions" (New Nation, February 8). The whole book has been completed, but the publishers (Educational Publications Bureau)228 words
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Article53 1971-02-15 8 Mrs. JOSEPHINE SEOW - Mrs. JOSEPHINE SEOW We refer to the letter from Salamander (N.N. February 3) who complained about the wrong calls received. It would be appreciated if she would contact the undersigned giving her telephone number and more details of these wrong calls so that we can look53 words
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The voice of the Press
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Article154 1971-02-15 8 What the other newspavers are saying: Over the past few months rumours have T>een circulating that a certain new political party would soon be formed, while the ruling party is reported to be recruiting new blood. These phenomena are only too common in a country under "party"154 words
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Article78 1971-02-15 8 It is difficult to defend South Vietnam's entry Into Laos because, whatever rea- son it gives, it constitutes an interference in the independence and sovereignty of a neighbouring country. The present operation is intended to help the American withdrawal from South Vietnam and the handing over of the78 words
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Article117 1971-02-15 8 Two fates threaten Indochina and perhaps the whole of South-East Asia. Communist reaction to the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and Laos may be so violent that America will be sucked back into Indochina, with all the risks of a head-on confrontation, which neither nation wants. Or,117 words
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Advertisement12 1971-02-15 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore 912 words
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Advertisement115 1971-02-15 8 FOR OSCWICE A 'must* for every student offering Chemistry for the School Certificate/M.C.E. examinations. Contains graded exercises, grouped topic by topic, covering every aspect of the Alternative N and Alternative T syllabuses of the OSC/MCE Chemistry examinations. Includes many questions from recent Cambridge School Certificate examinations. Preceding each set of115 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous8 1971-02-15 8 presenting the 1972 Kong Hee Felt Choy show**8 words
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Article, Illustration2134 1971-02-15 9 CHAS A. GERRETSEN - Exclusive to the New Nation New Nation takes pride in presenting another world exclusive—the first report to be brought back by a Western correspondent on the rebel Burman forces of U Nu now fighting on the Thai border to bring down the Government of General NeCopyright 1971: Chas A. Gerretaen and New Nation - 2,134 words
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SHOWBIZ
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Article, Illustration632 1971-02-15 10 Susan tries a little tenderness Susan Rounsevell, girl singer with the group Tenderness, is a bit of a Cinderella. In little more than a year she has started a new career in show business, seen the clock strike 12 every night, left her homeland Australia and632 words
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Article, Illustration582 1971-02-15 10 But showbiz is her first love Question: What travels on two wheels, wears a ban-the-bomb medallion and makes a living taking off its clothes? Answer: An impish-faced Australian stripper called Tabatha Marchinton. Just 20, Tabatha (Tab for short) is currently appearing in the Fiesta Five582 words
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299 1971-02-15 10 Highlight of Raffl Petrossian's piano recital at the Victoria Theatre last Wednesday was his brilliant reading of Liszt's "Piano Sonata in B Minor" which displayed musicianship of a very high stature. In this, he captured and conveyed clearly to his audience the thoughts and reminiscences299 words
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Article, Illustration527 1971-02-15 10 Brian in the company of eight showgirls Brian Rowley has a job that would make most men positively bristle with envy: Each night he's surrounded by eight scantily-dress, ed long-lagged showgirls who tempt and taunt him. But their teasing is all in the line527 words
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Article, Illustration721 1971-02-15 11 NALLA TAN - No husband wants an 'iceberg' In bed FAMILY MKBEH NALLA TAN There are many reasons why the sexual responsibilities of marriage are rejected. A woman many still feel shy about these things. She may still contribute to the concept that she should not enjoy sex too721 words
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877 1971-02-15 11 STELLA BRUCE - The modern Miss is move trendy in clothes than mother Over 90 per cent of today's five year olds insist on choosing all their own clothes and often their instinctive feel for fashion puts adults to shame. Yet, strangely, they rarely criticise their parents'877 words
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Article, Illustration172 1971-02-15 11 Rohani Lee - STORY: Rohani Lee We like everyone to enjoy our fashion features. That certainly happened when we took this shot we had a ball. You see, I was insisting on something a bit different to show of this smashing trouser suit fromPHOTO: Brian Hoyle - 172 words
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Advertisement44 1971-02-15 11 WEIDER There is only one woy THE SAFE"RX-7" SLIM-CAL WAY. i 8 Lose pounds and inches fast without starvation privacy of your own unwanted fat and regain that youthful figure with the RX-7 SLIM-CAL Plan. It's natural, it's simple, it's pleasant and it works!44 words
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Advertisement76 1971-02-15 11 NEW NATION RHMMIH ft H Sr V; r t O *J% o ft* Q n- SB r o W THIS MAGNIFICENT COOKERY DOOK 500 PAGES ONLY $lO/Ta obtain m copy —on* there's only e limited itumktr avoiioht*— start coil.ctmg th« coupons NEW NATION, LOCKED BAG IS. SINGAPORE. Mako mm yo«76 words
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548 1971-02-15 12 FROM B. RONQUILLO IN MANILA President Ferdinand Marcos, under pressure to arrest deteriorating economic c on d i t ions, seems determined to bring about a business recovery and 4s inclined to put more emphasis on growth rather than on stability this year.548 words
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Article317 1971-02-15 12 PETER TAI - by PETER TAI January 1971 on the local Stock Exchange saw an extension of the previous year's firm, and buoyant close. The month recorded a turnover of 27 million units, half that of January of the previous year. This, in the opinion of local stockbrokers around town,317 words
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168 1971-02-15 12 United Press International Tokyo, Monday The leader of a Japanese trade delegation to China yesterday said he would begin talks today with Chinese officials on a renewal of so-called "memorandum" trade agreement between Japan and Communist China. The Japanese news agency Kyodo reportedUnited Press International - 168 words
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673 1971-02-15 12 SHARES GAME: PART FIVE BY CHARTEXUS In last week's article in this series Chartexus began a discussion of five criteria of investment value and dealt with the first: "Present Value." Today fie examines the second one—"Possible Value." There are situations in which probable income could673 words
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Article, Illustration1066 1971-02-15 12 JIM WATKINS - This Capri sports a long, lean look—and Ford has made full use of racing experience to turn out a true driver's car WHEELS By JIM WATKINS After trying, and approving of, the Ford Escort last week, I felt that while it was1,066 words
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Advertisement78 1971-02-15 12 HOW TO MAKE SENSIBLE GUESSES ON MOVEMENTS OF PRICES Accessories Of The Best Quality c Fbt~' The Motoring Enthusiasts! C.C., NO. 28. KERBAU ROAD, S'PORE 8. te1:***** *****3 .V" i m^Jb ••aiiag Sptciiliziag fi Mttfr to Aeeesseries 5A •a AUTO FAN Meter Car Alarms, SwUclim, Car Fans, Air Harm, Radias,78 words
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Advertisement7 1971-02-15 12 SINGAPORE NOW IN LINE WITH WORLD MARKETS7 words
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Article, Illustration519 1971-02-15 13 Jeffrey Low - They're on the trail of a title Camera on school sports Words: Jeffrey Low The basketballlng girls of Chung Hwa Girls' High School are doubtful whether they can defend their Schools National "A" division title this year. They have already started their weekly training forPictures: Ali Yusoff - 519 words
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Article, Illustration658 1971-02-15 14 Hong Kong, Monday China's athletes, getting back in form after year out of the limelight during the cultural revolution, are taking aim at world titles ranging from table tennis to. high jumping. Peking already has claimed the world high jump record held since 1963658 words
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Article, Illustration234 1971-02-15 14 Learning to breathe is the subject of the fourth and final lesson in 'New Nation's Learn-to-Swim series. It is time to learn to breathe and It will not take you long to learn this stage of your lessons. Here is how you do it. It doesn't matter which234 words
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Article446 1971-02-15 14 London, Monday English football has travelled a long way in the past decade. It is only 10 years since the maximum wage of US$4B was abolished and the players given the right to negotiate their own contracts. That probably was the biggest change in the446 words
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Article346 1971-02-15 14 Sonny Yap - By Sonny Yap The Football Association of Singapore Youth Committee has shortlisted 28 footballers to prepare for the 13th Asian Youth Championships to be held at Tokyo from April 24 to May 5. Committee secretary, Mr. Lim Kian Choon, said today that nine of the346 words
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Article579 1971-02-15 15 By Scrutineer Mark down Royal Brass as a must to follow. The six year old should not miss the next "time he goes beyond BV 2 f., He ran two promising races at the Penang meeting. On the first day he finished fourth579 words
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Article344 1971-02-15 15 Sydney, Monday England captain Ray Illingworth limped off the Sydney Cricket ground yesterday after his fighting fifth-wic-ket stand with Basil D'Oliveira and said: "I couldn't have gone on for another half hour. My lee was agony." Illingworth's unbroken partnership with D'Oliveira —they put on 64 in 94344 words
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Article170 1971-02-15 15 Copenhagen, Monday.— Rudy Hartono, of Indonesia will top the men's seedings in the Danish International badminton championships here next month. Second seed is defending champion Ippel Kojlma of Japan. a Other men's singles seeds: Muljadi (Indonesia), Joergen Morttensen (Denmark), Svend Pri, Flemming Delfs170 words
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Article80 1971-02-15 15 Reuter Philadelphia, Monday Rod Laver's winning streak was halted here last night when he was beaten in straight sets by fellow Australian John Newcombe in the final of the Philadelphia Open tennis tournament. The third seeded Newcombe won 7-6. 7-6, 6-4 In more than an hour toReuter - 80 words
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Article73 1971-02-15 15 Jimmy Teo won the Singapore Island Country Club Police Cup when he returned a nett 134 (68,66) over the Bukit Course yesterday. Runner-up was Koh Beng Hooi with nett 137 (71,66). The best gross score over 36 holes was won by J.W. Stewart with a 15273 words
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Article81 1971-02-15 15 East Berlin, Monday—East Germans Renate Stecher and Annelie Ehrhardt-Jahns equalled the World best Indoor times for the women's 50 metres and 50 metres hurdles here yesterday. Competing in the East German Indoor athletics championships here, Frauleln Stecher, formerly Meissner, won the 50 metres in 6.0 seconds, equalling the81 words
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Article72 1971-02-15 15 Manila, Monday—Lightweight Gabriel "flash" Elorde of the Philippines last night knocked out Japanese Isao Ichihara in the sixth round of a 10-round non-title fight. The come-backlng Filipino fighter, who once held the World's Junior lightweight crown, decked Ichihara in Suburban Quezon City's Araneta Coliseum with a solid72 words
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Article44 1971-02-15 15 Dave Bromley of Royal Air Force Changi was two strokes behind the par-64 Changi course record when he carded a 69 yesterday. Bromley was playing for Changi m the Singapore Oolf Association league match against Tengah yesterday. Changi beat Tengah 4-2.44 words
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Article22 1971-02-15 15 Sydney, Monday. Sydney professional Billy Dunk yesterday won the New South Wales Open golf tournament at the suburban Manly course.22 words
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Article20 1971-02-15 15 mrkM its cmmc* m Bvffalo 111 (Mai IN N. York 114 PhMiix ¥1 S. Diego IS# CtufnuoH US20 words
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55 1971-02-15 15 ABOVE: Lembaga's goalkeeper Salleh dives desperately to save a goal but misses. His team lost to Marine 8-1 in a SGSFL 3A match at Farrer Park yesterday. BELOW: Public Utilities Board goalkeeper S. Kaliperumal leaps for the ball as a defender covers him PUB beat Pharmaceutical 3-0 in a 3A55 words
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Article361 1971-02-15 15 Palm Springs, Monday Arnold Palmer, refusing to buckle under pressure by former PGA champion Ray Floyd, rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff yesterday to take the US$l4O,OOO Bob Hope desert classic and win his first title in361 words
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Article98 1971-02-15 15 Fixtures for the National Youth Table Tennis Championships to be held at the Eagle Engineering Hall today: Girls' Team (starting at 7.15 p.m.) Combined Schools "A" vs Jurong Community Centre, Combined Schools "B" vs Chung Hwa Girls' School, Yap Transport vs Chung Cheng High School. Boys' Team98 words
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Article52 1971-02-15 15 The Queensway 10-mile walk which was scheduled to start from Tanglln Technical School at 4.00 pjn. yesterday was washed out by heavy rain. The secretary of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association road racewalking sub-committee said that the meet had to be cancelled because competitor* did not52 words
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Article424 1971-02-15 15 Kuala Lumpur, Monday The all-weather tartan track may be laid out at the Merdeka Stadium in time for the SEAP Games in December if negotiations for a $750,000 loan with an American Bank are successful. Arrangements for the loan are being held between Minnesota (3M) Malaysia424 words
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Article207 1971-02-15 15 Tokyo, Monday The dress rehearsal for the 1972 winter Olympic games closed last night on a triumphant note as athletes from 23 nations were awarded medals won in the Sapporo International sports week. Colourful closing ceremonies were held in the glittering new Makomanai indoor rink before207 words
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Advertisement299 1971-02-15 14 PRIVATE INVESTIGATI PRESIDENT PRIVATE INVESTIGATION undertakes divorce, tracing, surveillance, debtrecovery, commercial problems. S'pore *****/*****5. POSITIONS VACANT A vacancy exists in an expanding division of a Manufacturing Organisation far 1) A SALES REPRESENTATIVE (with experience) 2) A JUNIOR CLERK with the following qualifications service Industrial Customers: Age Not more .than 25299 words
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Miscellaneous159 1971-02-15 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald PERMATOLOGr—THAT'S MY BAG. I QUOTE "THE SKIN IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND MYSTIC OF STRUCTURES-. THAT OUTER RAMPART WHICH SEPARATES US FROM THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE... m mm S3R P I'll •A II i II THE SACK WHICH CONTAINS THAT JUICE OR159 words
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Miscellaneous309 1971-02-15 14 New Nation Crossword 11 Eloquent. 12 Chemical compound 13 Having certain tonal Quality 19 Chicago's airport. o! £ud«m and Heath: Abbr. 24 Pish. 25 Mountain top abode 26 State: Abbr 27 Famous puppeteer. 28 Genuine.. 29 Incarnation. 30 Immediate occasion. 32 Obeys orders. 34 Pish. 35 Pairs 37 Offensive. 38309 words
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Article79 1971-02-15 16 AH TOOK: The televising Of cracker-firing next Chinese New Year if a brilliant Mtf People will be able to have their fun in safety. mri i.tv» it won't make any difference. Hie fun in letting off crackers is in doing it yourself, not watching other people having a79 words
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416 1971-02-15 16 Sembawang Shipyard hopes to get refitting iob In 1941, the transatlantic liner Queen Elizabeth was in Singapore in its war-time role as a troop ship. It was docked at the Royal Naval Dockyard at Sembawang. Now 30 years later, the416 words
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Article33 1971-02-15 16 For some Hindu devotees who take part in the annual Thaipusam festival, carrying kavadls can be heavy on the shoulders and heavy on the pocket. Many of the 500 devotees33 words
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Article119 1971-02-15 16 Britain's first-ever special school for fat girls will open this summer in London. The three-week residential school run by the Inner London Educational Authority will cater for about 30 obese schoolgirls aged 12 and 13. "The lot of a fat child is not a happy on119 words
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Article, Illustration73 1971-02-15 16 Wendy Norcross's Singapore honeymoon has lingered on and on and on. She came here two years ago from Canada as a newly-wed. She and her husband liked the living so much they have never returned home. Wendy, 22, is a freelance model, whoPicture by Brian Culley - 73 words
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186 1971-02-15 16 An escaped circus elephant smashed up the back of a house in an Adelaide suburb recently. Miss Cheryl Fulton, 24, discovered the two-ton elephant when she went to Investigate thumping noises and breaking glass. "Today I suppose It's all very funny, but186 words
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Miscellaneous342 1971-02-15 16 6.00 Opening and Tom Grattan's War 6.30 Woody Woodpecker 7.10 Family Affair Feat of Clay 7.40 News and -Newsreel in Chinese 8.05 Combat The Gun 9.00 News and Newsreel in English 9.25 It's .Happening in Singapore (English) 9.50 Tapestry 10.25 Four Winds To Adventure Galapagos: The Lost World 10.50 Route342 words
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Miscellaneous10 1971-02-15 16 ME MAS WEALTH, TOWER LOOKS. HEALTH D»6A/rty. by George Fett10 words
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Miscellaneous373 1971-02-15 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY RORN today, you are one for whom learning comes quickly, easily. Anything you.feel you need to know takes only a minimum of study for you to master sufficiently to put into at least minimum use. You are not basically an Intellectually oriented373 words
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