New Nation, 24 February 1971

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    17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, February 24, 1971 No. 32 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
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    OUR ROADS
    16 1 Police reported 65 accidents, seven serious, on Singapore roads during the past 24 hours.
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  • Article
    Man runs wild, murders two
    46 1 LATE NEWS Genoa, Wednesday A 58-year-old man, armed with a pistol, ran amok In a hospital here today, shooting dead his .pm and a woman patient as they lay in their beds. Five other people, including the man's wife, were wounded.
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    Flu strikes
    29 1 Kuching, Wednesday More than 200 villagers In the Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak's Fourth Division have been hit by an in-fluenza-like disease, a medical department spokesman said today.
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    Lock icon Chips are down on arms
    371 1 'Britain has revealed its true anti-African face' New Nation Foreign Service Addis Ababa, Wednesday Organisation of African Unity officials have condemned the projected sale of British military helicopters to South Africa as an to free Africa." "The chips are down at last and Britain has
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    New company for Rolls
    122 1 London, Wednesday A new State company called Rolls Royce (1971) Limited has been created to handle some of the assets of the Rolls-Royce aero engine, marine engine and gas turbine departments. The Minister of Aviation Supply, Mr. Frederick Corfield, said in a written Parliamentary reply yesterday
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    Monkey case probe
    476 1 Shocked schoolgirl starts petition The Primary Production Department will probe the case of the monkey shot in the back and left alive during "culling" operations at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. The undertaking was gven by the acting direcr, Dr. Lim Ewe Bock, to SPCA chairman, Mr. B.W.
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    Lock icon Jakarta students in protest
    99 1 Reuter Jakarta, Wednesday Vive thousand Jakarta students staged a pwwefui demonstration criticising Indonesian Government's economic policy. The students from six private banking academies last night marched alone Jakarta's mam streets carrying placards proclaiming "pro- tect waHorifti industries." "Reconsider tight money policy." and "Revive the economy and
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    Leader dies
    20 1 Panama City. Wednesday. —Mr. Rleardo Alfaro, 88, a fanner President of Panama, died yesterday after an emergency operation.
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    We'll see Clay fight after all
    186 1 Television Malaysia decided this morning to "buy" the Cassius Clay-* Joe' Trazier world heavyweight fight in New York next month. They were able to get two sponsors for "spot" commercials yesterday. It was learnt that the deal with the distributors closes tomorrow. This morning
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    Shop centre in crisis
    299 1 Heavy losses may bring new closure in Outram Park A leading store in the Outram Park shopping complex Outram Modern Market may be the latest in the series of shops which have closed down there in past months. Its fate will be decided at a directors
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      Bridges for Malaysia
      61 1 Auckland, Wednesday New Zealand engineers will survey and design eight large bridges on a new highway through the northern Jungle region of Malaysia. The Colombo Plan project will be undertaken by the Engineering Export Association of New Zealand for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
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      Man bites dog
      47 1 London, Wednesday.— Tom Grime told a court in Southport that he bit the ear of a German shepherd dog because it was the only way he could get the animal to release his hand. The dog's owner was ordered to keep the under control.
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      Pancake win
      28 1 London, Wednesday—Miss Ruth Faulkner, a sft 91n, 1501b 19-year-old physical education student, won the annual oiney pancake tossing race yesterday in a time of 68 seconds.
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    On the 'Change
    72 1 All was quiet on the Stock Exchange this morning. An active feature was Gammons the share price was hoisted from $1.14 to $1.20 before easing to $1.15 on a turnover of 110,000 units. Power and Telecoms and Starlite Ceramics were lightly traded in at overnight level. Blue
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    PENNY BLACK FOUND
    261 2 It's going for 'cheap' Pasar malam stamp dealer Mr. Kingston Tan. 25, is more than happy that he buys as well as sells. His latest acquisition, from an album sold to him by a tourist, is a British "penny black" stamp bearing the head of Queen Victoria
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    Seminar on air con systems
    137 2 More than 40 delegates from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia will attend a two-day seminar on air conditioning systems organised by the lAC group companies at the Great World Amusement Park on Friday. llr. JJLB. Klrkham. general manner of lAC Singepore, will open the seminar.
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    Their day to remember
    52 2 This happy couple were married at the Church pi the Sacred Heart in> Tank Road. The groom Is Mr. Francis Soh Ah Kow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Soo Loke. His bride, formerly Miss Lo Chu fin, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lo Peng
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    Good PR men 'help business'
    246 2 Public relations has a < positive contribution to make ,in a company as an essential management tool to help business achieve its primary task of staying in business, the manager of Grant's Public Relations Division, Mr. Peter Bo* tock said this morning.' "The PR man
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    Police look for chain owner
    63 2 Police want to contact the male owner of a gold chain, which waa snatched from him by a thief at Bungel Road. It was found in the posaeaalon of a man arrested by two policemen in Club Street on Monday. The owner ia asked to
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    Green on Vietnam
    76 2 London. Wedneeday. Author Oraham Oreene, who set his novel The Quiet American in Indochina, wrote to the Tlmea yesterday on the Vietnam War. Mr. Greene's letter referred to earlier correspondence in the limes stating that South Vietnam "suffered under Communism" and aaked "why do supporters of the
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    First work on expressway expected next month
    174 2 Work on the Pan Inland expressway from Adam Road to Whitley Road la expected to start x*xt month. Plane lor the H million pvojMt iiportad Id have been oomlpiHed end the ncceasful tMdntr Union Contractor* will start work irav as Ike Walks Wdrte
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    Waterfront furore
    409 2 Port workers want no strings cm NTUC bid to clear debt The NTUC announcement to step in fluid assist the Poit Workers' Union ntfse the $390,000 debt for its headquarters at Cantonment Road has caused a furore oil the waterfront. The workers want to know if there are
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    The severe tests of the seventies
    536 2 Ttye challenges of the seventies- will subject Singaporeans to the mpst Severe tests of courage, spirit and education. v Singapore cannot therefore afford to produce a generation which* is more interested in stereo, hi-fi, beer petty gossips than in the problem* 1 of the
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    The plane once busy now lies neglected
    140 2 Once cruising the skies carrying servicemen during Confrontation, TO 55 a 50-seat Handley Page Hastings and a former member, of No. 48 Squadron RAF now lies apparently neglected at the northern corner of the Singapore Airport. When the squadron converted to Cl3O Hercules
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    New school of science
    38 2 < Wednesday—The .University of Fflbang is to establish a new school of applied sciences next year. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Hamaah )9endut announced yesterday. The new school would train people from Malaysia's manufacturing, processing and' assembly industries.
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    Child's play propeller
    33 2 ft iwltch anJ jhb jl«iit three-biaded "*?•«*>* WatdMnc are hit two (Men "P 1 -V** etee 0B *»l"<P» ll g ,W»m great interest in local SBteS2S£.33£ xanAi'aa/jtre Trade Organhattep, will end
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      98 2 Weather Temperatures In world capitals yesterday: Hong Kong 57-68 4 Manila 98-73 Taipei 78-81 Seoul 43-47 Jakarta 88-72 Tokyo 50-44 Bangkok 90-75 Naha 73-54 Naha 73-54 London 52-41 Piuts 52-38 Moscow 14-12 New Jprk 40-35 San Fran clsco 51-37 Bydnay 80-88 Melbourne 87-80 Perth 92-71 Singapore V Singapore's weather loreeast
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    Education 'will help us advance as Nation'
    489 3 There are very good reasons for Singapore to allocate a huge outlay on education, according to Mr. Eng Soo Peck, a lecturer at the Teachers' Training College. One reason is Singapore's need to adjust to the requirements of a new Independent nation and
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    Party for Indon students
    144 3 The Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, will hold a tea party for the visiting Indonesian dental students at his Ministry's conference room at 3 p.m. today. it Mr. AD. Moller, a member of the staff of the SEAMEO Regional English Language Centre and specialist
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    For harassed executives only
    61 3 An exclusive health club for harassed and overweight executives is being opened this afternoon at the Singapore Hilton Hotel by film magnate Mr. Runme Shaw. Membership, by invitation only, costs $350 entrance fee with women paying $l5O. The club, on the hotel's 22nd floor, has* a
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    '4-year-plus age ideal to join class'
    236 3 Primary school principals agreed today with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's recent proposal that children should begin learning a second language at four years plus. Hie principal of a mission school said: "The child today picks up languages much faster than the child of our
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    Courtesy course for busmen
    203 3 The Registry of Vehicles will soon be conducting a course for busconductors and taxidrivers on road courtesy, their responsibility, conduct and> attitude towards passengers. Conductors from the various Chinese bus comCes as well as from the spore Traction Company have been asked to attend the course.
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    Glasses for blind
    332 3 A revolutionary pair of glasses which pinpoints objects in front of the wearer by emitting ultrasonic sound waves, will be demonstrated to the Singapore Association for the Blind today. The glasses are the brainchild ol Professor L. Kay, of Ghrlstchurch, New Zealand, who Is pa using through
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    Hello again after 26 years
    507 3 Grins and handshakes as old Australian mates meet Debonair Australian bachelor Mr. Hector De Luca, 60, and an old Australian friend Captain William Renfrey, 65, have been reunited. There were broad grins and warm handshakes to span 26 years apart as they met again and
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    Lock icon Arab nations meet on new oil price
    175 3 United Press International Beirut, Wednesday Oil ministers or four Arab producing countries met in secret session yesterday to co ordinate demands for a substantial price increase from international oil companies. The Middle East Nftwa. Agency said delegations from Iraq, Saudi rATalia, Algeria and
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    Printing office plans big changes
    120 3 The Government Printing Office will become a statutory body on April 1. The move It believed to be the result of rising production costs with the increased intake of skilled manpower and printing apprentices. Last month the subscription rate of the Singapore Government Gazette increased
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    Win improves
    23 3 Rangoon Wednesday. Burma's Head of Btate, General Ne Win, was respoufflqc s&dsfaciorily ~to medical treatment in' London, state-owned Burma Radio announced.
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      92 3 At the cinema Lido: "Krakatoa—East of Java"—l.3o, 4.15, 6.45, 930 p.m. Capitol: "The Night Is Young"—l3o, 4, 6.457 9.15 p.m. Bex "Unparalleled Judo Knife" (Mandarin)—.l.46, 4, 6.30 p.m. Sky:* Unparalleled Judo Knife" (Mandarin)—l.4s, 4, 6.30 p.m. Boxy: "Unparalleled Judo Knife" (Mandarin) —1.45, 4.15, 7 p.m. Globe; "The Bloody Scream of
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Tax cuts to boost Indon exports
      134 4 United Press International Jakarta, Wednesday The government is expected to announce a number of tax privileges to encourage Indonesia's small industries to< export their products, the Ministry for industries said Monday. The ministry SecretaryGeneral, Dr. Barli Halim, sakl such privileges may Include tax rebates
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      Thailand to lift Martial Law
      92 4 Bangkok, Wednesday. The Thai Cabinet yesterday decided in principle to lift the 13-year-old Martial Law except in provinces where insurgency still prevails. The Defence Ministry has been asked to study which provinces still have insurgency problems so that Martial Lav can remain in force in
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      Lock icon Sorry, not Sato...
      365 4 We're out as long as he's in, says China United Press International Tokyo, Wednesday The former Foreign Minister, Mr. Aiichiro Fujiyama, met Chinese Premier Chou En-lai yesterday and learned that Peking is not interested in improving relations with Japan while Premier Eisaku Sato is in power. Mr.
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      Moonbuggy passes tests
      82 4 New York. Wednesday.— Apollo 16s a batteryoperated moonbuggy which will carry two astronauts on man's most ambitious exploration of the moon this summer, has passed more than half its Qualification tests. After acceptance testa the lunar roving vehicle will be folded up and stowed aboard the Apollo
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      Lock icon Archbishop in Moscow for talks
      339 4 He will sign treaty, say observers Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Archbishop Agostlno Casaroli, Pope Paul's "Foreign Minister", arrives here today as the first senior Vatican official to visit the Soviet UnioQ for talks with the Government. Informed sources said the Archbishop would stay until Monday, and
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      Lock icon Saigon's men under heavy fire again
      433 4 Second Laos battle may be developing New Nation Foreign Service Saigon, Wednesday A South Vietnamese paratrooper unit holding a hill just inside Laos has come under heavy Communist fire and military sources say a second battle in the Ho Chi Minh Trail operation may
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      Lock icon Reds claim success in East Malaysia
      130 4 Reuter Hone Kong, Wednesday Peking's official New China News Agency today reported that Communist guerrillas In ftast Malaysia showed unprecedented development in 1970 and successfully resisted counter insurgency operations. But the agency added: "The enemy is comparatively powerful as it is on the strategic
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      Mobutu visits
      29 4 Taipeh, Wednesday—President Joseph Mobutu of the Republic of Congo (KINSHASA) will pay a state visit to Nationalist China in mid April,, the Foreign Ministry 'announced on Monday.
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      Lock icon Objective of drive 'being realised'
      244 4 United Press International Washington, Wednesday The US Defence [Secretary, Mr. Melvin Laird has denied reports that the South Vietnamese operation in Laos has stalled short of its goal. "The operation is proceeding on schedule," he told newsmen. The Defence Secretary said the South Vietnamese had
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      Lock icon Turmoil flares up again in Reggio
      195 4 Reuter Rome, Wednesday The barricades sprang up again last night in the battlescarred Sabrre district of the impoverished southern city of Reggio Calabria as police, who Invaded the area in a predawn swoop, pulled out at nightfall. The police chief, Mr. Emilio Santillo, withdrew
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      Lock icon Confession by Calley
      468 4 I shot civilians, but I was only obeying orders, My Lai accused tells court martial Reuter New York, Wednesday Lieutenant William Calley admitted yesterday that he shot into a ditch sheltering South Vietnamese civilians in My Lai hamlet, where men, women and children were massacred in March,
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      Lock icon Marcos seeks new look in Colombo aid
      368 4 Reuter Manila, Wednesday The Colombo Plan ministerial conference began here with a call for co-operative development among nations of the world. Speaking at the opening yesterday of the three-day meeting, the Philippine President, Mr. Ferdinand Marcos said: "The imperatives of co-operation have been
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      Lock icon Russians trail US diplomats
      276 4 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday Soviet agents nave, started closely trailing US diplomats on Moscow streets in the last few days, a US embassy spokesman said yesterday. The behaviour, which American officials consider to be harassment, is believed to be in retaliation for arson attacks on three Soyiet
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      Pilot lands on highway
      38 4 If»An*eie«, Wednesday— A Japan*** pilot made a forced on high, wajr near San DUfbcm Monday. r" Harukl Nunuunoto, S3, moved from the hichwaj early yesterday. ThfiSaS w«t taken off and t£ pUnt towed away.
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      Lock icon Mid-East pressure
      367 5 Egypt continues diplomatic campaign to get Big Four intervention in peace settlement Reuter Cairo, Wednesday Egypt renewed pressure yesterday for the Big Four powers to act for a Middle East settlement amid cautious optimism that Sunday's Israeli cabinet statement may not be Israel's final word. President Sadat saw
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      Lock icon BEATLES DISPUTE
      328 5 Court told of hustlers, spongers Reuter London, Wednesday Spongers and Hustlers moved In on the Beatles after the death of their manager Brian Epstein in 1967, according to Beatle Jonn Lennon. "The staff came and went as they pleased and were lavish with money and hospitality," he said
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      Lock icon UK exports not enough, says envoy
      158 5 Reuter London, Wednesday British exporters were yesterday criticised for their failure to take full advantage of Singapore's expanding import market, a big share of which has now gone to their competitors. Mr. GJ. Finlayson, commercial counsellor at the British High Commission, writing In the
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      Lock icon Settlement hopes fade in French air dispute
      179 5 Reuter Paris, Wednesday Prospects remain dim for an early end to the French air shutdown with pilots and management of France's three major airlines yesterday sticking to their positions. For the second day running the 160 jet airliners of Air France, Air Inter
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      Sihanouk tours China
      57 5 Hong Kong, WednesdayDeposed Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk, currently in Shanghai as part of a tour of China, last night attended a performance of a modern Chinese ballet, the New China News Agency reported yesterday. Earlier in the day the prince toured a food plant and the
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      Lock icon Indira in home state
      426 5 Final tour before elections Reuter Lucknow, Wednesday The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, yesterday began a final whirlwind tour of her home State, Uttar Pradesh, with the election that will decide her political future, only six days away. Travelling by helicopter and car, she is
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      Assassination bid
      99 5 Hong Kong, Wednesday China's Chief of Staff Huang Yung-sheng was injured in an assassination attempt on February 10 in Kwangtung province, a Chinese language newspaper reported yesterday. The independent Ming Pao Evening News, quoting arrivals from the mainland, said Huang arrived in Can- ton early this month to
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      Lock icon Tribe minds own business and survives
      368 6 Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday Karen tribesmen, in this small village of bamboo houses built on stilts, have a common philosophy the best insurance for survival is to mind one's own business. They do not like to talk to strangers but Instead stare at them. The
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      Lock icon Image is tarnished
      214 6  -  By Noel Hawken Melbourne Herald London, Wednesday Sweden is blotting its copybook. The nation held up to the rest of the world as an example in industrial relations is torn apart by strikes. Their years of industrial peace have rested on an envied system of negotiation between
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      Lock icon Australia will reduce Vietnam forces
      191 6 Los Angeles Times Canberra, Wednesday The Government has decided to cut Australian forces in Vietnam by about 700 men thin year but it will retain a two-battalion task force. The task force, now about 6500 men, will be cut back by trimming off support troops.
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      Lock icon Bubble to the rescue
      517 6  -  Behind the cold statistics of a helicopter operation in Laos By Jack Foisie Los Angeles Times Saigon, Wednesday "Honest, my name is Bubble Bubble G. Reyes," the young helicopter crewman said: "I come from De Funi&k Springs." -If the name Is unusual, and Reyes' hometown something
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      Lock icon Take a time-trip into the past
      413 6  -  Everything stands still in Albania By Ulfert Schroeder United Press International Tirana, Wednesday Flying into Albania is like taking a trip backward through a time machine into another world and into yesterday. Very few Westerners get a chance to experience It. The Communist dictatorship
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      Lock icon Constitution confusion...
      399 6 Pak's language hitch United Press International Karachi, Wednesday Pakistan's hope of building democracy with a new constitution is confused by the babbling of diverse tongues. Reshaped by President Yahya Khan's military regime into flTe provinces last Sear, the world's largest lusllm nation is .engaged in a hot debate
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      Lock icon It's been a long chug to put India on wheels
      258 6 United Press International New Delhi, Wednesday The first car to appear in India was ownea by a businessman and it drew many stares when it coughed along the streets of Bombay. By the turn of the century Bombay had its
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      Lock icon Only things jumping in Alamos are the beans
      207 6 Reuter Mexico City, Wednesday Practically the only things that jump in Alamos are the beans. For this tranquil town of cobblestones and Spanish colonial architecture claims the curious distinction of being "the Jumping bean capital of the world." The title is out
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  • COMMENT
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      After Indonesia's election
      1123 7  -  S.M. Ali S.M. All, in the second of two articles, looks at the possible future course of Jakarta politics Premature though it may be, political observers in Jakarta have been speculating about how tne s general election would affect the polarisation of political thinking 'in the country
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      India's hotbed
      848 7  -  Calcutta feuds grow as polls, near By Shiri Mulgaokar Political gang warfare in Calcutta touches a new ferocity as polling day in the general election approaches. Among the hundreds so far killed are four men who were candidates for the simultaneous elections scheduled to be held on March
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  • Article
    The day they shot the monkeys
    325 8 The shooting of monkeys at the Botanic Gardens appears to have produced a stronger reaction among our foreign visitors than local people. Yesterday, a few overseas visitors felt compelled to stage a demonstration against the shooting. Singaporeans themselves seem less concerned. Most feel that
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    Kuala Lumpur crosses over a most testing week
    717 8  -  DICK WILSON Kuala Lumpur has emerged from a most testing few days, and men of goodwill of all races and nationalities can only thank God that ugly incidents were avoided. There was a real danger last week of unruly elements from the
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  • Letters
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      In black and white
      261 8  -  C. K. KOR Mr. Dick Wilson's concern—under "The urgent need to tell it all In black white" in New Nation, Wednesday, February 17—about "the worsening confusion over the role of the Press" must also be the concern of every Singaporean. The reports carried by the New
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      Trend-setter of tourism
      90 8  -  ALAN B. WEEKS As a visitor from Britain, I read with interest the article on 'Tourism' by Mr. Malcolm Caldwell. I have been grateful to find that Singapore is not just the same as countless other tourist centres around the world. It has been good and refreshing
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      The Sin Poh (Star News)
      106 8 I have been instructed to refer to the news Item under the heading "Registrar serves notice to Sin Chew" which appeared in Monday's issue of your paper. Sin Chew Jit Poh Ltd., was a company incorporated in 1028 but it had been inactive and dormant
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    University's big role in next stage of entry into an industrial society
    897 8  -  Part Three -By Dr. R. S. Bhathal The fact that the medium of instruction at the University of Singapore is English divorces the university from the mass of the population which is non-English speaking. It is only in
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  • The voice of the Press
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      Nanyang Siang Pau
      120 8 What the other newspapers are saying: The whole world is facing the problem of fluctuation of commodity prices after the increase in the price of crude oil. Singapore is no exception, and the problem here may be even more serious t.han in other places. The host of
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      Tamil Murasu
      103 8 Any price increase of petrol in Malaysia and Singapore will also affect other consumer goods and services. This will indeed be a great burden to the people, who have already been affected by the price increases in essential commodities like sugar. It may not be possible for the
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      Tokyo Shimbun
      140 8 Recently an anti-Japan-ese club was formed by university students In Thailand, while anti-Japanese demon stratlons were staged in several places in the United States. Now is the time for us Japanese to consider seriously the problem of the "ugly Japanese." Why have the Japanese recently come to be
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      Sin Chew Jit Poh
      65 8 Nixon's latest strategy In Invading Laos is under heavy fire from the Democrats who warn him of the danger of China's Intervention and the possibility of a third world war. Nixon Is indeed playing with Are and the only way to save himself from getting burnt
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  • EDUCATION
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      When parents fail to discipline children...
      903 10  -  The teachers can be forgiven for taking over the job in schools By Helen Howard If your child arrived home from school with a leaflet setting out a code of good behaviour plus a note telling you to make sure it was carried out,
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      Atom Bomb man for science advice in Singapore
      200 10 An American scientist who supervised part of the Manhattan Project the building of the Atom Bomb in 1942 was in Singapore recently. Dr. Lloyd Smith of the Stanford Research Institute and Mr. Edwin Roblson, a vice-president of the Institute, were In Singapore
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      S'pore 10 years from today
      477 10 In STUDENT FORUM today, five pupils of the Swiss Cottage Secondary School take a look through their young eyes at the Singapore of the 1980s. The question: What do you think Singapore will be like 10 years from now? ROBERT YAW, 15. Secondary four. Singapore
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      Speaking front the heart
      344 10 Group dynamics for 50 students About 50 pre-univer-sity students participated in a group dynamics session recently. They were told to lie down, talk on any subject that occurred to them, jump up, move in various directions and speak to each other on what they were feeling
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      Million dollar look
      102 11 All thins* nIM tome wrapped in Ban>Lofl > These are wonderfully easy-to-wear dresses in Ban-Lon. Crease resisting and clinging, they'll give any girl that million dollar feeling. What makes them extra special, gives them added zing, are the whirls and swirls of bright colour in op-art shapes.
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      Latest in cars
      258 11 ...a 'be different' erase in eokrar eboiee* •**s V 4 It's an upside down world really. When we were kids we all tried to copy each other, to be uniformly the same nnH woe betide the poor youngster who wore the wrong clothes to become, the butt
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      A 'furry' business in shops here
      1118 11  -  Dtaltri sell many pieces to fashionable Indonesian women By TRISH SHEPPARD I would have thought that selling furs in Singapore would be a bit like trying to sell refrigerators in Iceland. But were art seftral Successful fur shops here. 1 Tho idea of wearing
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      Daily share analysis
      1106 12 ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS INDUSTRIALS > 1970-71 1 wk. 4 wks. Closing Price last Divid. P/E Turnplfh Low •CO ago Stock Bayers Sellers Sale Yield Ratio Over 1.50 2.60 2.90 2.90 Allied Chocolate 2.90 2.98 2.92 4.2N 18.5 1 1.90 0.84*
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      Lock icon US: Market closes firm in brisk trading
      180 12 United Press International .New York, Wednesday The stock market closed firm in brisk .'trading yesterday. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.02 at 870.00. Of the 1,669 issues on the tape, 854 advanced, while 553 declined. A turnover of
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      Lock icon UK: Second day of irregular price movements
      210 12 United Press International London, Wednesday Industrial shares moved irregularly on the stock market yesterday after Wall Street's overnight setback but most front rank issues closed above their worst. The index moved 0.8 lower i to 328.6 not long before the final bell and
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      More sugar for US
      150 12 WASHINGTON, Wed. The U.S. Agriculture Department has announced that it has dropped limitations on imports of raw sugar during the first quarter of 1971. Officials said the action was taken to make adequate supplies available to all refiners, especially during late March. Experts said a late
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      Wall St.
      226 12 Allied Chtm 28 Alcoa M Vi Am Brands Am Out 34* Am Motors AT A T 48* A P UK Anaconda 20% Avon Pd Beth Steel 21* Boeing 22* Caterp Trac 45* Chrysler 26* Coca-Cbla 85* Control Data 58* Corn Gl Wks 207* Dow Cbem 79* DuPont 138*
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      Japan seeks Irian oil
      129 12 TOKYO. Wed.— Prime Minister Mr. Bsaku Sato yesterday instructed three Cabinet Ministers to take measures to help four Japanese companies acquire a joint oil ooocesrfon in the Lorestan region in Western Irian. The four oil firms are the Teljln. Middle Bast OU. North Sumatra Oil Development
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      Marketing trip
      34 12 Ift. James Phua, travel manager at Messagerlies Marltimes, left on a marketing trio to the Untted for expanding the number at group tours into Singapore from these countries. Messagerles department for tourist
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      New bank rate cut
      88 12 OTTAWA, Wed.— The Bank of Canada last night announced a reduction of bank rate from 5% to 5% per cent—the second such pointer to slackening credit conditions In nine days. The Central Bank rate, which governs Interest charged by the Bank of Canada on loans to
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      Nixon told: New economy drive 'not bold'
      249 12 4 President Nixon's optimistic forecast of an upturn in the U.S. economy this year is about as realistic as Premier Fidel Castro's perennial prediction of a bumber sugar harvest in Cuba, a noted economist said yesterday. Dr. Paul Samuelson, winner of the first
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      UK yards face heavy losses
      264 12 WORSENED BY LABOUR UNREST London, Wednesday Losses on present contracts held by British shipbuilders look like being at least $43 million. The position is further being worsened by labour disputes in the industry. Against this background, shipbuilders expressed disappointment yesterday at the new Shipbuilding Industry
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      Big capital boost
      178 12 NEW YORK, Wed. The.; New York Stock Exchange; yesterday announced it has;' boosted the minimum capi- tal requirements of its stock specialists by 150 per cent. Specialists act as agents who buy and sell on behalf of brokers whose customers place orders above and below current market
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      Aviation boom triggers an air war in Indonesia
      789 12  -  ALL AIRLINES ARE NOW OPERATING MODERN AIRCRAFT From S. M. Ali An aviation boom has hit Indonesia. And it has touched off a silent air war between the government-owned national carrier, Garuda and several privatelyrun domestic commercial airlines. In a country where
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      62 12 AVIATION BOOM AND TRAFFIC EXPLOSION IN INDONESIA SAND PILES BY FAST EFFICIENT ECONOMICAL WE ARE NOW FULLY EQUIPPED WITH 16" (400 MM) DIA CONTINUOUS FLIGHT POWER AUGER ATTACHED TO CRAWLER MOUNTED PILE DRIVER TO INSTAL NON DISPLACEMENT TYPE SAND PILES (SAND DRAINS). GAMMON SOUTH EAST ASIA BHD. P. 0. BOX
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      Lock icon First Toa Payoh Secondary
      400 13  -  Losing comes easy to them CAMERA ON SCHOOLS Words: Lim Kee Chan Meet the brave under14s from the First Toa Payoh Secondary School. School. Despite fire humiliating defeats, the boys are au looking forward to their ft match in the "C" division of the' City. District
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      The Leong sisters capture shuttle scene
      533 14  -  Bj Peter Koh You may have heard of the well-known Chan family In-swimming or the Quah brothers in soccer. In badminton, too, there is a pair called the Leong sisters. The fair, chubby-faced shuttlers—Leon* Kay Sine, 17, and Leone Kay Peng, 19, are pce-unlverslty
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      The right head for the job
      361 14 SPORT IN THE U S Washington, Wednesday The St. Louis Cardinals brought a whole new method to the selecting of head coach before settling on Bob Hollway, former defensive coach of the Minnesota Vikings. The "finalists" were asked to go to Chicago and undergo
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      Tennis star asked to call off tour
      322 14 Melbourne, Wednesday The Australian tennis star, Miss Evonne Goolagong has received a letter from an anti-apar-theid group asking her not to take part in the South African championships in April. The letter, from Mr. Dennis Brutus, president of the London-based South African Non-Racial
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      New racer for BRM stable
      151 14 London, Wednesday—The BRM automblle factory has unveiled its latest model, A type 160, which its engineers hope will provide the stable with a happy 21st year with many victories on the Formula One grand prix racing circuit. Louis Stanley, joint managing director of BRM, a
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      Big outlay on table tennis
      551 15  -  By Jeffrey Low A "lavish" gum of about $60,000 win be spent on the First Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here from March 20 to 25. The amount will largely be spent on board, lodging and internal .transport for the teams from the competing countries. Mr.
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      Hole In One in fast trial
      352 15 From Blue Peter in Ipoh Hole In One did a sparkling gallop on a yielding track at Ipoh this morning. Ridden by Ismail Asban, the Dara six-year-old sprinted smartly over 3f in 36 3/5. Hole in One who was trifle unlucky when fourth to
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      Lock icon Early KO is Frazier's hope
      227 15 Reuter Miami Beach, Florida, Wednesday Trainer Angelo Dundee, the man who makes Muhammad All tick in the boxing ring, forecast today that Joe Frazier's only chance of winning the 'showdown heavyweight title fight on Bferch 8 would be an early knockout. But the man who
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      Lock icon Kanhai shines in drawn Test
      314 15 CRICKET Reuter Kingston, Wednesday The First Test between India and the West Indies ended in a tame draw at Sabina Park yesterday. The close of play scores were: India 387, West Indies 217 and 384 for five. Rohan Kanhai was unbeaten with 158—his fourth Test
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      Lock icon England relaxes for NZ Test
      282 15 Reuter Christchurch, Wednesday Relaxation has been the key word in England's preparation for the first Test against New Zealand starting here tomorrow After a rest day yesterdav, there was no practice planned and captain Ray Illlngworth said: "We may practise this morning, but that depends
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      Lock icon WA wins shield game by 8 wkts.
      159 15 Reuter Perth, Wednesday Western Australia hammered 180 runs in 108 minutes to heat New South Wales by eight wickets in their Sheffield Shield cricket match here yesterday. New South Wales declared their second innings at 192 for nine to set Western Australia a
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      Buchanan will be able to defend his title
      185 15 Edinburgh, Wednesday A medical examination yesterday of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland revealed that his eardrum is not perforated and that he will be able to box again in two months. Reports from here on Monday said Buchanan's eardrum was
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      Big motor rally
      89 15 A 48-hour car rally will be Jointly organised by the Motor Club of Hong Kong and the British Army Motoring Association sponsored by Rothmans will be held in Hong Kong on April 23 to 25. The total prize money is over HK$2O,OOO with the first three overall
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      French rugby star is OK
      47 15 Paris, Wednesday French winger Jack Cantoni will play in the France-England five-na-tions rugby tournament at Twickenham on Saturday. Cantoni, whose status was in doubt because of a pulled thigh su*Te r ed in a match last Sunday, resumed serious training here **es*,®rd°y.
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      UK rugby
      22 15 Hospitals Cup semi-final replay. St. Mary's 15 Westminster 3 CLUB MATCHES i Bridgend 30 Llanelli 0 Newport 13 Vale 3
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      Top drivers in New Nation Autocross
      383 15 Some of Singapore's top drivers are included in the 32 entries to date for the New Nation Autocross on Sunday. Autocross, which is a combination of racing and rallying, is one of the most popular forms of motor sport in Europe and Australia. The
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      Lock icon Leeds rally after an early shock
      213 15 Reuter London, Wednesday Leeds United strode five points clear at the top of the English first division last night when they beat Ipswich Town 4-2 and showed they had wiped out the memory of their shock cup defeat by fourth division Colchester United. But
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      Danes to tour Japan
      88 15 Copenhagen, Wednesday. —Frem's first division soccer team will play five friendly matches in Japan and one in Jakarta next month. A club official said yesterday his team would play in Tokyo on March 7, 14 and 21, in Yokohama on March 11 and in Osaka on
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      19 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken B«ld Ihi jhiii' j F?* fife? ;.K v iß BbIWW( fI >. I 1, TKJfcF Aafß
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      216 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD mpjm ACROSS 1 Rubdown. 8 Codlings. 14 U.S. Defense headquarters. 15 M. Mendes-France. 16. Warlike move: 3 words. 18 MlnnOw. 19 Puts up for sale. 30 Binds. 21 Migration. 22 Merriment. 23 Biblical patriarch. 24 Students' equipment. 25 Edgar Bergen dummy. 26 Bos top. 27 Japanese beverage.
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      70 15 .WAVA'AVJ r_T t K^LUn (c 3223 The New/ Super Singer SHEEW /HUNRO Here! Non/I TOMOIHUW jiff c c? Rising star on the Inter national scene. Here for a short time only. See her now! You'll be hearing a lot more of her. She's one of the new 'greats' »n song.
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      TALKING POINT
      71 16 AH FOOK: I'm glad that there seems no hope of the Cassius Clay fight being televised. Boxing Is not the -sort of thing we want our children to see. MEI LIN: You're a spoilsport. A tremendous number of people are interested in this it's a great sporting event.
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      GETTING WITH THE DRUG SCENE
      604 16 The problem is not a big one in Singapore—but it exists Day in, day out, the drug addicts netted by the law appear in court. Some have been caught with that old standby opium, but most have been found with ganja. Singapore's drug problem is
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      Lock icon Just right in her style
      63 16 Ellen Neo may or may not be wearing them here but she is an ardent hotpants fan. Ellen, 19, a barmaid at the Imperial Hotel, thinks hotpants are the most exciting fashion to hit the scene for ages. Ellen's in good shape for the hotpants
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      Night beat and the single girl
      242 16  -  DIANNE WOOD It can sometimes be difficult for a single Australian girl to do a nightly show business round. The other evening, quite late, I Jumped into a taxi near a lively night-spot where several escort girls had been dancing to a jazzy beat.
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      Nude? Why not, says a model
      123 16 Model in the nude? "Why not," says a model. She would not mind posing In the nude provided there was no. underhand business about it. "But I wonder whether Malaysians will appreciate the artistic value of the nude picture of the girl next door,"
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      186 16 Hound 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (E) 6.50 Another Song Annthqp Mrindy (repeat) r*i; I»• t iVIV (dialogue In Cantonese) 7.40 Hews and. Newsreel (C) 8.05 Ironside 9.00 News (E) 9.10 Carol Burnett Show 10.05 Countdown A documentary on the 111-effects of smoking 10.30 Wednesday Movie Johnny
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      31 16 SHORT RIBS T m i JS k Ji r. w. n«uey la i tfs > By Frank O'Neal ft s i 35 V 2 sZi (S B m Y'//. S3 9 aa
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      356 16 > f i your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN tod*;, you b»w been gifted with en exception*! talent for organising your own surroundings. Though your working—or playing—condition* may be poor to start with, yoaare able through a process of adjustment and ieai i iTHwnmt, to make those same
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