New Nation, 30 April 1971

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  • 17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, April 30, 1971 No. 88 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, APRIL 30
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  • 13 1 Police reported a total of 63 accidents yesterday. Six were serious.
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  • 90 1 The stock market was very quiet this morning. However, first and second line shares were generally steady on sustained light investment interest. Straits Trading was transacted at an unchanged level of $5.75, Matsushita Electric at $2.32, Motor Investment at $1.90, Cycle Carriage at $2.14 and Chemical Co.
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  • 39 1 Colombo, Friday Soviet transport planes have brought in more military supplies to help Ceylon battle youthful insurgents. Sixteen truck loads of supplies were unloaded from the planes as the government said large numbers of rebels were surrendering.
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  • 339 1 Once it is clearly shown that the economic shock of the British withdrawal has been successfully absorbed by the economy, the trade unions can and will press for fair shares in the fruits of general economic progress. This promise is made'by Mr. Devan Nair,
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  • 323 1 Reuter Washington, Friday President Nixon said last night he had made no decisions on UN membership for Peking and cautioned against carrying speculation on the thaw in Sino-American relations too far. Refering to the recent visit of the American tabletennis players to China, Mr.
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  • 108 1 Johore Bahru, Friday.— Johore consumers will soon have a body to protect them against profiteering and exploitation by unscrupulous businessmen. The Selangor Consumers' Association president Haji Abdul Latlph bin Haji Abdul Majid said today that he had had discussions with about 30 people from
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  • 115 1 "We have Ideas But Our Hands Are Tied" reads one of more than 15 posters which have been prepared for today's visit to the University of Singapore by President Sheares. Liza Quek, a secretary in the Student Union office, took the message quite literary this morning
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  • Briefly...
    • 45 1 Dar-es-Salam, FridayTanzania will never be party to any dialogue with South Africa while apartheid there remains government policy, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. The freedom of millions of African people In South Africa is not the subject of bargaining," he declared.
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    • 44 1 Manila. Friday.—An earthquake struck Manila yesterday morning for about two minutes, rousing people from their sleep and rocking hanging objects. There was no report of any casualty or damage. The quake, estimated to be of intensity three, started at 1956 GMT.
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  • 248 1 New Nation Foreign Service Phnom Penh, Friday There was confusion today as to who will lead Cambodia following the refusal of Prime Minister Lon Nol to form a new government. The ailing Prime Minister submitted his final resignation from office yes-
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  • 36 1 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. The Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will visit Pahang for two days from tomorrow. He will open the annual UMNO delegates' conference of Pekan division at UMNO House.
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  • 210 1 Ipoh, Friday.—A youth who admitted raping a 10-year-old girl was yesteday bound over for three years by the High Court here after he promised to marry her "when she is old enough." Justice Chang, who discharged A. Sukamaniam, 21, unemployed,
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  • 57 1 Singapore, Friday.—Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. L.H.E. Bury, will arrive in Singapore on Saturday for a fourday unofficial visit. Mr. Bury, who is returning to Australia from London, will be accompanied by Mrs. Bury, Mr. M.J. Cook, Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Mr.
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  • 569 2  -  NEW NATION TOUR By Wendy Hutton You can still drink from the same spring used by Arab traders 1000 years ago when they called at Pulau Tioman, a beautiful island about 30 miles off Mersing. The islands off Mersing have the type of beauty that
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  • 335 2 The Host Lions Club will launch a campaign" soon to "screen" about 10,000 people in the Queenstown district for kidney disease and blood pressure. A group of medical students from the University of Singapore will conduct the tests and a survey on the residents. The
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  • 240 2 Managers were today called upon to give more than "lip service" to industrial safety. They were also told to cultivate a continuous active interest in it. The call was made by an American expert, Mr. Donald G. Vaughan, when he spoke on handling of
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  • 479 2 Mr. Bernard Tan, a lecturer in physics at the University of Singapore, this morning warned against placing a high value on the sense of achievement in Singapore's educational system as reflected in the attention paid to students who scored distinctions in examinations. Mr. Tan was presenting
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  • 210 2 SCOUTS TIRED AFTER RECORD-BREAKING FEAT The conquerers of Gunong Tahan returned home today to a warm welcome from classmates and teachers from the Raffles Institution. The 2102 Raffles Scout Group led by Mr. Natahar Bava. 25, a teacher at the school reached the summit of
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  • 364 2 Police hunt for murder gang A terrified family barricaded themselves in their Jaian Bukit Ho Swee home today as detectives hunted the killers of their 15-year-old son, Khoo Teck Hin. Peering through the wire mesh above the front door, Mrs. Peh Ah Soo. a 39year
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  • 186 2 The Minister for Home Affairs, Professor Wong Lin Ken, will open the Adult Education Board photographic exhibition at the National Library lecture hall at 5 p.m. today. Mr. Sia Chong Khoon, principal of Seh Chuan High School, will speak on Choosing
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  • 33 2 The numbers picked for Toto Draw No. 33/71 were 43,41, 36, 27 and 46. The additional number was 44. In the circled draw, the numbers picked were 48, IP and 46.
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  • 348 2 Singapore's first two employers honoured by the NTUC for maintaining high safety standards are "flattered that their consideration for human lives and limbs are being appreciated." Mr. Low Guan Onn, deputy general manager of Jurong Shipyard, who will receive a plaque of merit on behalf of
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 90 2 Weather Temperatures in capitals yesterday: Taipei Bangkok Hong Kong Jakarta Tokyo Seoul Kuala Lumpur Manila Naha London Paris Moscow New York San Francisco Sydney Melbourne Perth world Singapore Singapore's weather forecast from 1 p.m. to 6 pjn. Isolated showers after 3 p.m. The weather for the 24 hours to 8
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  • 189 3 Malaysia-Singa pore Airlines will not renew the three-year leases with Ave firms now occupying the first floor of office space in its building at Robinson Road. Among the tenants of the office space in MSA building are United Press International, Drs. Chan
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  • 339 3 PROCEEDS GO TO SPCA Dabbing acrylic paint on a canvas may not be anything new but to invite every visitor to try his hand and later make a bid for it, in aid of charity is certainly a novel idea. And that "happening" will be held
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  • 321 3 Officers from the Police Commercial Crimes branch are about to swing into the third stage of a crash course in commercial law at the Singapore University. This is to prepare the men of this branch to cope with the more sophisticated crooks who are being lured
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  • 67 3 Miss Liew Mei Lian. 19. is recovering in Thomson Road hospital today after the car in which she was travelling crashed in Lorong Chuan -Circus at Braddell Road. After the 3 a.m. crash, she told the taxi driver who took her to the hospital that a man
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  • 459 3 The general verdict of students attending the seminar on Communism and democracy which ended yesterday was that it was a success. Pre-unlversity students who went through the gamut of forums, talks, workshop sessions and tours said they enjoyed themselves and learnt much about public affairs and
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  • 160 3 Several million dollars' worth of German investments will pour into the Republic, if negotiations currently held by German industrialists and the Economic Development Board are satisfactorily concluded. Informed sources told New Nation today that the amount involved might run to $5O and that they were
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  • THE WORLD
    • 236 3 United Press International Hong Kong, Friday The leader of the largest Philippine trade mission ever to visit the Chinese mainland since the Communist takeover said yesterday Sino-Phi-lippirie relations will be normalised in six or seven years. Eduardo Echauz, director of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, leads a
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    • 221 3 Big operation near Laotian border Reuter Bangkok, Friday Thai army and 'air force units have ended a three-week operation in which they killed about 100 Communist guerrillas on the Laotian border. The joint drive by regional army troops and T-28 aircraft using napalm was called
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    • 388 3 Congress leader: Economy cannot stand strain United Press International Rio De Janeiro, Friday The president of the Indian Congress Mr. Gurdiel Singh Dhillon has said India wanted to avoid war with Pakistan because its economy could not stand the strain. "India already has so many problems
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    • 93 3 Montevideo, Friday Eighteen bombs rocked a chain of supermarkets and homes here as police sources reported that Tupamaros terrorists had sentenced a kidnapped hostage to "life in prison." The bombs caused no in- Juries but some of them were powerful and caused much damage. Eight were
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    • 174 3 United Press International Paris, Friday French government officials said yesterday a Chinese farming expert, taken into custody while being forced by Peking officials on board an airliner, will be offered asylum once he recovers from a drug overdose. Officials also said the Peking Embassy in France
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    • 252 3 Reuter Port-Au-Prince, Friday Jean Claude Duvalier, Haiti's new 19-year-old President, yesterday announced an amnesty extending "an olive branch of peace" to thousands of Haitians who fled abroad during the 14year rule of his late father. However, he will not admit any Communist agents or anyone
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    • 259 4 New Nation Foreign Service London, Friday The United States and. to a lesser degree, Britain have agreed to try for a limited agreement in the ArabIsraeli conflict because a comprehensive Middle East settlement has become illusory. According to diplomats here the Soviet Union still insists
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    • 389 4 Taught to 'hate all Vietnamese' Reuter Washington, Friday A former marine corporal said yesterday that two North Vietna- mese hamlets were wiped out and at least 20 civilians killed by American artillery fire on the mere chance they may have been supplying rice
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    • 266 4 Reuter Manila, Friday The United Nations economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) yesterday moved to establish an Asian centre for development. Malaysia, Iran and Ceylon have offered sites for the centre. The 27th ECAFE conference yesterday drafted a resolution calling on
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    • 172 4 Reuter Seoul, Friday Defeated opposition candidate Kim Dae-Jung has refused to recognise President Park ChungHee's victory in Tuesday's election. The 45-year old New Democratic Party candidate said in a statement President Park's re-election to a third straight four-year term by a wide margin was "not justifiable
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    • 66 4 Jakarta, Friday. The Indonesian Navy announced yesterday that part of the Java Sea would be declared a closed area -from tomorrow to Wednesday when it would hold war exercises. The navy called on ships to stay clear of the area during the war games. The exercise is
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    • 232 4 Reuter Rio de Janeiro, Frid&y More than 150 people were feared dead yesterday in floods and landslides set off by three days of torrential rain that hit the northeast coastal city of Salvador and its outskirts. The estimate was given in a radio statement
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    • 30 4 Moscow, Friday Soviet Premier Alexel Kosygin had talks here on the IhdoChina situation yesterday with North Vietnamese Deputy Premier Ngnyen Duy Trinh, the Official Tass News Agency said.
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    • 281 4 Reuter The Hague, Friday Holland was thrown into political uncertainty yesterday following the defeat of the ruling coalition of Catholics. Protestants and Liberals in general elections. With a record 28 parties contesting the poll on Wednesday and the opposition Labour Party emerging as
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    • 52 4 A religious service in Gladiator Base, South Vietnam being conducted under the shadow of an artillery piece labelled. "Calley's Revenger." Gladiator is an artillery base located about 10 miles north of the Shan Valley. Lt. William Calley received a life sen tence for his part in the My
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    • 325 4 New Nation Foreign Service Saigon, Friday For the third day in a row, US 852 bombers have pounded jungle north of the A Shau valley where South Vietnamese and American troops are probing the last Communist stronghold in Vietnam. The US command reported four strikes
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    • 227 4 United Press International Washington, Friday Mr. Frank Stanton, president of the CBS TV network and a member of the Advisory Cohimission on Information, yesterday questioned the propriety of the US Information Service role in writing, printing and helping to distribute propaganda for the governments of
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    • 107 4 Rome. Friday A middle-aged man who claims an operation reduced his sexual potency hurled dozens of leaflets at politicians from the public gallery of the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) here yesterday. The morning session of the Chamber was delayed as the man shouted to deputies
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    • 101 4 Moscow, Friday. The Soviet Union allowed 1300 Jews to migrate to Israel in April, more than any month since the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The source said the April exodus brought the total Jewish migration in 1971
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    • 76 4 Moscow, Friday—The first 20 soviet container cargo ships will be built during the next five years, a senior soviet shipping official said yesterday. Mr. Anatoly Goldobenko, Collegium member of the Merchant Marine Ministry, said docking facilities and 23,000 international standard containers for the new ships would be
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    • 242 4 Former US intelligence officer 'couldn't be happier* Reuter New York, Friday Army Captain Eugene Kotouc. has been found not guilty in Fort McPherson, Georgia, of charges-tftat he maimed a Vietnamese prisoner he was interrogating. The alleged Incident occurred hours after the My Lai
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 77 3 At the cinema Cathay: The Blade Spares None (Mandarin) 1.30, 4, 7, 9.30. Orchard: Ryan's Daughter—l2.4s, 4.30, 8.15. Odeon: Patton 2.15, 5.30, 8.45. Odeon-Katong: The Falling Petals (Mandarin)—l, 3.15, 7, 9.15. Lido: My Fair Lady—2, 5.30 8.45. Capitol: Singing Killer (Mandarin)—l.3o, 4, 6.45, 9.30. Rex: Mission Impossible (Mandarin) —1.45, 4,
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  • THE NETHERLANDS
    • 478 5 Rubber and spices go out, and machines come in In the last five years, the balance of trade between Singapore and the Netherlands, has been favourable for the Netherlands. In the years from 1966 to 1970 the export surplus ranged between 26.80 million and 48.26 million guilders.
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    • 206 5 PROMOTION OF PROSPERITY MAIN AIM Early this year the Netherlands Government established a section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and placed it directly under the Director-General for International Cooperation. This centre is in the care of the Minister for Development Co-operation. Its aim
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    • 394 5 Dramatic rise in output In recent years Holland's beer industry has experienced some spectacular developments, which in 1968 led to a number of mergers both between domestic breweries and between Dutch and foreign beer producers. The year 1969 also brought a few mergers, though on a smaller scale.
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    • 248 5 As Head of State, Queen Juliana has always displayed a lively interest in the affairs of government. She is in regular and direct contact with her Ministers, State Secretaries, the Vice-Presi-dent of the Council of State, leading Members of Parliament, the Queen's Commissioners in the Provinces, the
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  • WORLD COMMENT
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  • THE LOCAL SCENE
    • 1766 7  -  Expressway, rapid transit among new shape of things to come By Trish Sheppard Four million people and half a million cars packed onto 225 square miles doesn't sound like much of a place to live in. But that's Singapore in 20 years time and
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    • 277 7 Students need guidance Mr. J.F. Conceicao, MP and acting head of the University of Singapore's Extramural Studies Department, has called for greater flexibility in school curricula. Writing in the latest issue of the Suara Universiti, Mr. Conceicao said: "What is needed is a little more freedom from the
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    • 858 7  -  Any truth in the rumour? ANIL BHATIA It is amusing and even surprising that a Taiwan newspaper dramatised a pronouncement by a West German "expert" on land and industrial policy 'that Singapore was saturated with investments. The expert's credentials are still suspect as the German embassy here has
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  • 347 8 The success of the one-week residential seminar on "Communism and Democracy" for 150 pre-university students, which ended yesterday. is proof of the urgent need among our young intelligentsia for occasions like this when they are given an extended opportunity to learn more about
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 147 8 The Senior Police Officers' Mess at Mount Pleasant stands in magnificent grounds. For the energetic there are well-kept tennis court. At parties, there are the marvellous curries cooked by the mess staff. It is also one of the few spots which, being on a little
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    • 105 8 My aunt Christina, who keeps very close to the university scene, tells me that Dr. Toh Chin Chye has not been able to land Professor Richard But well, the American South-East Asian regional specialist, for the Chair of Political Science at the University of Singapore. She says that
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    • 281 8 The editor-drain into Singapore, which is not necessarily to be confused with brain drain, has begun to reach rather impressive proportions. The list of editors from Britain, Australia, India, Thailand and Hong Kong who have so far moved into Singapore newspapers—not as editors, in all cases—is
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    • 116 8 I wonder if there is something of a reunion going on in Peking at the moment of "ex-Singaporeans"? For one thing there are two diplomats Mr. Safronov and Mr. Samuel—who are now heading their respective missions in Peking. And I am sure they will both remember Jonathan
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  • 745 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR In his address to the seminar on Communism and democracy earlier this week, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew bemoaned the narrow base of leadership that held Singapore together. No more than 300 dedicated men, he said, were
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  • Letters
    • 422 8  -  DAVID MARSHALL On Friday, April the 9th ycu published an article by Mr. Jackie Sam stating: "This piece of legislation was in fact forgotten until Mr. David Marshall re-dis-covered and enforced it in 1955. Since then, all newspapers have had to renew permits annually As for
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    • 542 8 With adequate labour laws covering almost every aspect of employment in Singapore, it is a wonder how many employers are still getting away with it, by exploiting labour to suit their own needs. Either the overall supervision by the Ministry of Labour in enforcing the law is lacking
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    • 198 8  -  SYED ABUBAKAR ALSAGOFF In his eagerness to defend Mr. Alex Josey, Mr. P. Selvadurai (New Nation—April 24) has extremely disappointed me. I am not surprised that he is a "little Raffled" by my letter (New Nation— April 15). It is expected of a Member of Parliament
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • 1896 9 EAST MEETS WEST SINGAPORE The only way out is to go up, up and up... The latest and most talked-about book on Singapore is the lavishly illustrated "East Meets West Singapore," by Dick Wilson. Today we present exclusively for New Nation readers the concluding excerpts from this book which summarises
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  • SHOPPING
    • 417 10 ALUMINIUM WARE ALUMINIUM household utensils are quickly invading the homes these days, not so much because they are cheap, light, durable and eye-catching but more so because the metal itself is corrosion resistant and has high electrical conductive properties. And to top it all, every
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    • 151 10 15 ti I Yong Alee Motor Trading Co. no. 1072, Mrongoon -rood, Singapore, 12. ♦•I: <***** *****3. Dealing in all Types of Cor Accessories, Different kind of Car-Tope-Player, Car-Radio, Auto Fon, and Mudguard Mirror, Fixing Car-Siren, Exhaust Box and Consul Box. Different Types of Car Meter and Air Horn Also.
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    • 39 10 YOUR NEEDS IN COSMETICS PERFUMES IS BEST SERVED YEW HENC (0 That's because we stock a very wide range of well-known international brands from all over the world. Visit 98, Hill St., S'pore 6. Tel: *****. Make your choice
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  • WOMAN
    • 440 11  -  Girl who loves role of kings From Robert Noor Miss Rachanee Tuaneeboon, a lithe and lovely Thai classical dancer, does some interesting things with her hands but the males in her audience have difficulty keeping their eyes on those parts of her anatomy. "Every morning I wake
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    • 873 11  -  It's a business deal between the two families concerned By Yvonne Nalpon What price do you think you'd fetch on on the marriage market? The competition is stiff, so unless you have attractive terms offer, you may have to advertise in a
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    • 669 11  -  A French restaurant which eaters to all your senses EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON Are you looking for good food and wine in a setting of elegance, intimacy, and quiet luxury? A place to celebrate a special occasion or perhaps to dine,
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    • 285 11 ...all to aid expectant mothers A fashion house to cater for expectant mothers opens tomorrow in Petaling Jay a, Kuala Lumpur. The boutique has been appropriately named "Great Expectations." N It is situated behind "Love" boutique. The two ladies, who are responsible for this unique
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  • business news
    • 1146 12 ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS INDUSTRIALS 1970-1971 fliffh Low 4.1>0 2.40 1.90 0.84| 2.20 1.57 2.24 1.86 4.92 1.79 1.64 1.30 2.87 2.23 2.21 1.45 1.75 1.00 3.T4 2.86 3.38 2.68 4.46 1.60 5.65 4.50 1.52 0.72 5.45 4.00 3.35 2.60 1.68
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    • 394 12 United Press International New York, Friday The stock market closed lower in heavy trading yesterday. Mr. Harry Laubscher, analyst for Walston and Company, said most of the setback stemmed from the buildup of profit-taking after a long market rise. But he noted, too, there
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    • 376 12 United Press International London, Friday Stock prices raced to their highest level since October last year on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. The Financial Times index jumped 8.7 to 381.2 just before the market closed. Setting aside the spurious immediate response to the budget
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    • 221 12 Industrial estates in the Butterworth District are now fast becoming major industrial cen- tres in West Malaysia. A statement issued by the National Electricity Board yesterday said there were more than 60 industries in August last year and a further 40 were expected
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    • 113 12 COLOMBO, Frl.—Mr. Ranjan Wijeratne, chairman of the Planters Association of Ceylon, said here yesterday that tea had provided 55 per cent of all the country's foreign exchange earnings in 1970. Addressing the annual general meeting of the association, Mr. Wijeratne said last year's tea exports had
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    • 43 12 Mr. James Farley, president and general manager of McCann-Ettckson-Hakuhodo In Japan knd a senior vice president of McCann-Erlckson International, has been appointed Asia area manager responsible for operations in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
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    • 187 12 Allied Chem Am Brandt Am Can Am Motor* AT T A P Anaconda 48 36 V4 48% 21*. 22% Beth Steel 24% Boeing 24% 2 Caterp Tr&c 53% Chrysler 31% Coca-Cola 97% > Control Data 75 Corn G1 Wks 270 Dow Chem 8614 Dp Pont 144 E Kodak
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  • 907 12  -  STUDENTS WERE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET... EDUCATION By Patrick de Souza Students attending the seminar on Communism and Democracy were swept off their feet yesterday by the oratory, intellect and charm of the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. The consideration, interest and
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    • 606 13  -  CAMERA ON SCHOOLS Words: Jeffrey Low The athletes of Siglap Secondary have intensified their' training in thorough preparation for the Katong District and National championships in May and June. A total of about 90 of them, including boys and girls, are now training six days a week
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    • 663 14 Washington, Friday A man who used to move so fast that he seemed a happy and beautiful blur in people's eyes was in town this week, sitting down, so we could get a look at him Jesse Owens, now 57 and one of the most
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    • 268 14 Organisers of the New Nation Big Walk have decided to put forward the closing date for entries from May 3 to May 14. This is to ensure that all schools will have time to select and prepare their teams because of the reopening for second term five
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    • 178 14 United Press International Paris, Friday. Stan Smith of the United States posed the only foreign threat to Frenchmen in the mens' singles at the Paris Open tennis tournament yesterday after winning a quarter-final game against French Davis Cup player, Patrick Proisy. Smith, displaying
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    • 19 14 Cheltenham, England, Friday. Cheltenham beat Stroud 13-0 in the only rugby union match played here last night.
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    • 590 15  -  GUTTER TALK WITH John Fitch "I SHALL RETURN," and that Is exactly what he did, that young fellow of 50 plus-years, Jesse Dy, when he won the P.AX. 8 PIN TOURNAMENT and the right to represent Singapore in Australia. He not only took home his
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    • 266 15  -  By Jeffrey Low A record total of 77 teams will compete in the annual Schools National rugby seven-a-side tournament, starting on Monday at the People's Association ground in Kallang. The large number of teams taking part is probably due to the Schools Sports Council's introduction
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    • 401 15 By Blue Peter Forex and Joyful Melody did a splendid trial on a good track at Bukit Timan this morning. Breaking from the four, the Porky Donnelly trained pair steadily clapped on the pace to run the last 3f in 36 2/5 with Forex
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    • 149 15 Reuter Glasgow, Friday Celtic last night won the Scottish league soccer cnampionsnip for the sixth successive year oeating Ayr United 2-0. Victory put Celtic level on points with Aberdeen, who have completed their programme, but Celtic's goal difference is so superior that the result of their final
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    • 68 15 New Orleans, Friday. Jacky Cupit and Lou Graham both shot seven under par 65s to take the first round lead in the US$l25,000 greater New Orleans open at the Lakewood country club here yesterday. One shot behind, in a three-way tie on 66, were J.C. Snead,
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    • 195 15 London, Friday South African batting star, Barry Richards, has wasted no time making his presence felt in the 1971 English cricket season. He hit 133 In a blistering innings at Oxford yesterday after reaching his hundred in 175 minutes. His magnificent performance lifted Hampshire to 386
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    • 57 15 London, Friday—The Pakistani cricketers last night announced a strong 12man squad for the opening game of their tour of England, beginning at Worcester on Saturday against Worcestershire. The squad is: Sadiq Mohammad, Asmat Rana, Saeed Ahmad, Zahir Abbas, Asif Iqbal, Shafqat Rana, Intikhab Alam (Capt): Wasim Bari, Salim
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    • 190 15 Reuter London, Friday The legs of England's mini-skirted table tennis girls created a mild sensation in China, according to players returning here yesterday. The team came back to London following a 15 day tour of China carried out in the course of China's new "ping pong" dip
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    • 119 15 Paris, Friday. Biarritz winger Jean Charles Amade officially confirmed last night that he had withdrawn from the French rugby union party to tour SOUth Africa mftlrlng it certain that coloured player Roger Bourgarel will make the trip. Amade had earlier said he was withdrawing from
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    • 263 15 GOLF lst. tee. 7.45 a.m. Seet Beng Sin (17), H.B. Low (20), K. Nomura (21); 7.51 Yee Teck Peng (17), Y. Anekawa (22), Alex Foo (21); 7.57 O.S. Yeo (19), Kenneth Tan (20), C.B. Robbins (17); 8.03 Lim Kian Seng (17), J.J. Cronin (19), P.F. Young (17); 8.09
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    • 76 15 Nagoya, Friday Taiwan's Lu Liang Huan yesterday fired an even par-70 in the final round to win the U***** 000 Chunichi International Invitational golf tournament. The 34-year-old pro winner of the Thailand Open on the Asia golf circuit, shot rounds of 73, 66, 65 and 70
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    • 26 15 NAT. LEAGUE Ct*e. 4 Sam Dkp 2 New York 7 St Laali I Man trad 1 Chief t AMEB. LEAGUE Belt S Oakland t
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    • 21 15 IrWi Leant Feetball matfihrt last nlfht Aria 2 CHfteo t Derry City 4 Crusader* I Fertadvwn t Cehrataw 2
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    • 41 15 Newmarket, England, Friday—Altesse Royale, ridden by French jockey Yves Saint-Martin, held off a last-second challenge by Lester Plggott on Supper Honey to win the 1000 guineas by l'/a lengths yesterday. Catherine Wheel was 3/4 of a length away third.
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    • 27 15 Masterton, New Zealand, Friday Brian Lochore, captain of New Zealand's All Blacks Rugby Union team since 1966, yesterday announced his retirement from the game.
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    • 115 15 The Hague, Friday The International Au t omobile Federation (FIA) yesterday reiterated its approval in principle of a proposal to create a FIA-Paciflc motorracing championship. The FlA's international sporting committee, in twoday session here, was told by the Australian representative. Mr. D.K. Thomson, of discussions on the
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    • 360 14 i > r- ANNOUNCEMENT NIKD A HAIRCUT? Welcome to 'Merigold' Lody Borbars, 6, Dublin Rood, S'pore 9. Tel: *****7/ *****2/*****0. ACCOMMODATION VACANT AT YOUR SERVICE RUBBER MOULDS for marking electronic parts con be done at Yom Son's 20, Upper Cross Street. Tel: *****6 S'pore. DANCING SOCIAL DANCING Ballroom-Latin-Pop Special beginners
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    • 341 14 OFFICE SPACE VACANT FULLY FURNISHED OFFICE space 500 sq.ft. ovoiloble now at 448, People's Park Complex *****6 S'pore. TO LET: airconditioned office rooms about 600 sq. ft. located in town area. Tel: ***** Spore. POSITION VACANT SALES ENGINEER with general knowledge of construction and industrial machinery. Applicant, must be hardworking
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    • 310 14 BIG WALK WOODLANDS FARRER PARK ATHLETIC CENTRE THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, May 23, 1971 Send in your entry form today. NAME (in full) (Print clearly in capital letters) ADDRESS (Postal District No.) Sex: AGE Date of Birth GROUP* If you Arc ft team member
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    • 254 14 NOVICES SECTION Dunearn Rd. 6*4 m.s. to Fairer Park Athletic Centre THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, May 23, 1971 Send in your entry form today. NAME (in full) (Print clearly in capital letters) ADDRESS (Postal District No.) Sex: AGE Date of Birth GROUP* Group Men:
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    • 53 14 NEW NATION/DOROTHY GRAY 'Young and Lovely' Quest Fill in the coupon below and submit it to: 'Young Lovely' Quest NEW NATION Locked Bog 15, G.P.0., Singapore. I wish to participate in The New Nation/Dorothy Gray 'Young and Lovely 4 Quest. Name: Address: Telephone No: Age: Occupation: I a«close my recent
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    • 123 15 DR. KILDARE c 1 v rf i§ j FRED, PR. JAMES KILPARE IS IN My OFFICE. HE'S THE MAN TAKING CARE OF ANN AT BLAIR HOSPITAL. HE CAME TO SEE VOU. WILL YOU SEE HIM? by Ken Bald HOf 1 MEAN ...I CANTTALK NOW... I'LL CALL ■v. VOU BACK. J
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    • 277 16 G Young aijd c Lovely On the left is Katharine Syn, delightful with dark hair, a supervisor in a new hotel's cocktail lounge. Off-duty, 21-year-old Katharine just loves to sit by the swimming pool, or go bowling for exercise. On the
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    • 301 16 BUT THE POUNDING OF THE PILES CAN LEAVE A FEW CRYING The building boom is upon us. As everyone who's had to suffer the pounding of piling across the street or who's counting the days when he'll have to move out of his about-to-be demolished-for-ur- ban-renewal
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    • 63 16 AH FOOK: Keeping up a smile in the rugged society is fine, but it's a bit rugged and no smiling matter when you have to deal with all the horrendous red tape of our bureaucracy. MEI LIN: Repeat that in triplicate, then take it somewhere else because you're
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    • 365 16 5 Singapore 6.00 Opening and Lucky Dip 6.30 News in Brief 6.40 Children's Corner (C) 7.05 Sports Parade 7.40 News (C) 7.55 Chines 3 Variety Show 9.00 News and Newsreel (E) 9.25 Green Acres 9.55 1971 Academy Awards Presentation 10.50 The Virginian 12.10 Midnight Movie Nine Men 1.10 Close 8
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