New Nation, 16 July 1971

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, July 16, 1971 No. 154 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 859 1 He tells nation: Happy to accept Chou's invitation, and will make trip before May New Nation Foreign Service UPI Reuters Los Angeles, Friday. President Nixon has announced that he is going to China. In a nationwide TV address he said that he has accepted an invitatidn
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  • 90 1 President Nixon's special adviser, Dr. Henry Kissinger, has already spent three days in China. He made a secret visit to Peking last weekend on Mr. Nixon's instructions and had talks with the Chinese Premier, Chou En Lai. The New China news agency said Peking's invitation to
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  • 276 1 The MSA jet from London carrying the airline's former secretary and legal adviser, Gerald Fernandez, to face a charge of corruption here, is due to arrive at the Singapore Airport at 1.15 this aftenroon. He will step off flight ML 782 still handcuffed to his
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  • 124 1 The stock market was generally steady, leading was fairly active. Interest in properties was noted in City Development while there was some buying interest in investment counters. In industrials newcomer Malaysia Rice gained five cents to climb over par and eased to $1.03. Trading in investment counters
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  • 95 1 Negotiations are now under way between two Indonesian business parties and Peat Marwick and Sons Ltd., the receiver of the Singapore Herald, over the printing equipment. The receiver, Mr. Jackson Lee, confirmed this today. He said: "Two different parties from Indonesia are making enquiries at the
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  • 224 2 About 1000 young men are expected to apply for 12 vacancies in Jockey apprenticeship to be conducted by the Malayan Racing Association. This was disclosed by Captain R. F. Tibbatts, the chief instructor of the MRA's Apprentice Jockey Training School at
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  • 548 2 30,000 will march to mark sixth National Day Thirty thousand people are expected to take part in the big parade on August 9 to mark Singapore's sixth National Day. The parade, In front of City Hall, wUI be the highlight of the celebrations. Other festivities
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  • 339 2 The education ship, Logos (it means knowledge in Greek), now visiting Singapore, offers an opportunity for more Singaporeans to join its multi-national crew. Mr. Mike Wiltshire, spokesman of the Educational Book Exhibits Ltd., owner of the ship, said: "At present, we have only
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  • 184 2 The Institute of South-East Asian Studies has announced the award of four Fellowships. The receipients are Professor Achmao sanusi (Indonesia) IKIP Bandoeng; Mr. Lee Boon Hiok (Singapore), Ph.D. candidate, University of Hawaii; Mr. Otto Sutomo Roesnadl (Indonesia), Ph.D. candidate, Indian School of International Studies., New
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  • 136 2 The residents of Fair Drive, off Haig Road, have formed an association which is representative of the multiracial society. The association, which is under process of registration, has so far recruited 106 members among the families living in the area. Mr. Anwar H us s a 1 n,
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  • 72 2 A visit to California is never complete without a tour of Disneyland. So it was a 'must' on the itinerary of the Philippines Vice President, Mr. Fernando Lopez, and his wife, Mrs. Lopez, when they paid a visit to the state. The Filipino leader
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  • 32 2 A torum on computer technology will be held at the Beatty Secondary School hall tomorrow at 9 a.m. It is organised by the school's current affairs club and science society.
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  • 240 2 The Ministry of Health is amalgamating the Cleansing Department and the Vector Control by October in a concerted effort to eradicate mosquitoes. New Nation understands that the proposed amalgamation is to co-ordinate the field work of the two departments. At present, investigation of the mosquito
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  • 86 2 A team of Australian journalists will arrive next week for a threeday visit. They will be on their way to London as guests on MSA's inaugural flight from Australia to England. The team will Include top Journalists from leading Australian newspapers, fashion editors, and representatives
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  • 35 2 In yesterday's Toto draw No. 55/71 the numbers picked were 37, 31, 20, 40 and 46. The additional number was 14. In the circles draw the numbers picked were 18. 42 and 11.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 89 2 At the cinema Lido: Doctor N0—1.45, 4. 6.30, 9.15. Capitol: The Last Valley—l.3o, 4, 6.45, 9.30. Rex: The Golden Seal (Mandarin)—l.4s, 4, 6.30, 9.15. Sky: The Golden Seal (Mandarin) —1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.15. Roxy: The Golden Seal (Mandarin) —1.45, 4.15. 7, 9.30. State: The Blind Gunfighter— 1.45, 4, 7, 9.30.
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    • 60 2 Weather Singapore Singapore's weather forecast from l p.m. to 6 p.m. isolated showers. The weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp.—B7.B. Min. temp.—76.2. Total rainfall for the month to date—4.ls. Total raindays for the month to date—7. Hours of sunshine —6.60. TIDES Today: 4.47 p.m. (7.6
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  • 573 3  -  But ministry favours new talks By Jackie Sam, Bosco Gomez The Singapore government appears to be In favour of fresh wage negotiations between the Nanyang Siang Pau and its editorial staff. But the government itself is not directly Involved, nor has it Intervened in
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  • 223 3 The Consumers' Association of Singapore (CASE) has not been consulted on the increase in the wholesale price of brandy. This was stated by the pro-tem chairman of CASE, Dr. Henry Ong, when commenting on the price increase which came into effect yesterday. The increase
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  • 101 3 A man stabbed a bar waitress, Tan Slew Yang, 32, in her Margaret Close flat last night. The man, armed with a dagger, forced his way into the flat by breaking the aluminium louvres of the windows. Tan was with another man at the
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  • 101 3 The first Russian warship to visit Singapore dropped anchor at the man-of-war anchorage in the outer roads yesterday. The 3,500-ton Kotlin class destroyer Blistyaschy (above) sailed in silently with Russian navy tanker, the Izhora. A Russian Embassy spokesman said today that the ships would
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  • 195 3 CID narcotics agents yesterday dealt another blow to drug traffickers when they raided a Chinese medicine shop and seized 136 MX pills. The white pills—methaqualone, a poison—were found in a bottle hidden in a drawer. Acting on a tip-off, the six-man party led by
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  • 170 3 Customs officers arrested a man and seized a car with 1,2001b of monosodium glutamate (gourmet powder) in the Queenstown area yesterday. The value of the monosodium glutamate is estimated to be $lO,OOO. Acting on information received, a party of officers from the Special
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  • 85 3 The Premier of South Australia, Mr. Donald Dunstan, today handed over six birds to the Jurong Bird Park. The gift—a pair each of Cape Barren geese, pink cockatoos and white-backed magpies—was accepted by Mr. W. S. Woon, chairman and managing director of the park. The gift was
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  • THE WORLD
    • 238 4 Reuter Cairo, Friday Leaders of Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Syria met yesterday for talks on the aftermath of the abortive weekend coup against King Hassan of Morocco. Their meeting, at Mersa Matruli, near the EgyptianLibyan border, followed reports from Tripoli
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    • 188 4 United Press International New York, Friday Mitzi, the first dolphin to star as the now famous "flipper," is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Santini disclosed yesterday the talented seagoing mammal died on June 25 of a heart attack at their tourist attraction in
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    • 149 4 Reuter London, Friday Malta's new Prime Minister, Mr. Dom Mintoff, has been invited to Britain, the British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath said yesterday. Mr. Heath was replying to questions in the House of Commons following the last minute- postponement of a planned
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    • 391 4  -  But it wants Indo-China ceasefire While Paris talks go on By George Sibera United Press International Paris, Friday The united States has said that it is ready to open simultaneous bargaining on Allied and Communist Vietnam peace offers and called for a
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    • 437 4 New Nation Foreign Service Saigon, Friday A possible contender in next October's Presidential race, General Duong Van (Big) Minh, has made the charge that President Nguyen Van Thieu was using the American built machinery of his office to insure re-election. General Minh told
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    • 184 4 New York, Friday A Boston magistrate said yesterday he needed more time to study a motion to dismiss charges against Dr. Daniel Ellsberg who has admitted distributing secret Pentagon papers on Vietnam to newspapers. The motion, by Ellsberg's attorneys, alleged that the government used illegal
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    • 151 4 United Press International New York, Friday Two teenage prisoners yesterday sat perched atop a 100-foot water tower for the second day ifa protest against disciplinary action at the Georgia Industrial Institute, in Alto. Prison officials indicated they could sit there until hunger and thirst
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    • 225 4 United Press International Saigon, Friday US and South Vietnamese forces killed 66 Communists in step-ped-up Indo China fighting after a twoweek lull partly caused by foul weather over South Vietnam's northern regions, military spokesmen said yesterday. Twenty-nine Americans were reported killed In fighting
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    • 198 4 Reuter Santiago, Friday Marxist President Salvador Allende yesterday nationalised Chile's huge mining industry in which three American companies have an investment estimated at more than US$7OO million. The President carried out the nationalisation signing into law a constitutional reform giving the State the "permanent and
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    • 165 4 United Press International r Buenos Aires, Friday Fourteen heavilyarmed terrorists took over the dusty little town of Santa Clara de S a g u i e r yesterday locked up 50 residents and police in the jail and sped away with 150.000
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    • 237 4 Reuter Rabaul, Friday Wide areas of New Britain and New Guinea islands face acute water shortages as aftershocks of Wednesday's severe earthquake continue to rock the region. Aftershocks were felt throughout Wednesday night and all of yesterday in the Gazelle Peninsula. A Rabaul ooservatory spokesman
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    • 200 4 Reuter Tokyo, Friday Evacuated Oklnawan villagers returned home last night after the United States army safely moved hundreds of tons of poison gas through their villages. The movement of 589 tons of toxic artillery and motar shells was the first phase of the removal from
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    • 310 5 Action to stop shipments until situation normal Reuter T r ashington, Friday The House of Reprelentatives foreign affairs committee yesterday voted to cut off economic as well as military aid to the Pakistan government until the situation returns to normal in East Pakistan. j
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    • 517 5 Hong Kong, Friday China today celebrates the sixth anniversary of Mao Tsetung's swim in the Yangtse Kiang river with the Communist Party chairman becoming a father figure and teacher for the Chinese people. In 1966, Mao spearheaded the great proletarian cultural revolution and plunged China into turmoil
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    • 119 5 British troops, supported by an armoured car, charge with riot shields and batons during clashes with rioters in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Further outbreaks of violence are feared in Ulster following the shooting of two British soldiers in Belfast on successive days this week. The first
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    • 279 5 Reuter Rangoon, Friday Burmese leader General Ne Win has announced his appointment as Prime Minister. The statement last night Indicated no change in the portfolios of the present 11-man Cabinet except for the appointment of revolutionary council secretary Colonel Ko Ko
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    • 232 5 Reuter Washington, Friday A black Congressman «aid yesterday he took part in a successful effort to defeat steppedud military aid to Korea because he felt Koreans were showing a racist attitude towards black American soldiers. Mr. Ronald Dell urns (Democrat, California) accused the South
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    • 171 5 Reuter Lusaka, Friday Troops and riot police closed Zambia University yesterday in government's response to an unprecedented student challenge to President Kenneth Kaunda and his policy on the explosive issue of arms sales to South Africa. Troops with bayonets fixed ringed the campus,
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    • 245 5 Reuter Manila, Friday Ministers from the nine Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC) nations sit down for their final session here today with the task of reconciling their divergent views on China's international status. The issue has overshadowed all others since the annual meeting opened
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    • 76 5 Thf is Antonietta Bagarella, the 27-year-old forfier convent worker, accused of being a m«iber of the Sicilian Mafia. According to the polce she is the first woman known to have betnged to the centuries-old society. They have requested a judicial order for Miss
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    • 217 5 Reuter T>kyo, Friday jAustrallan Labour tarty leader Mr. Gough Vhitlam said here yesterday that he had the lrm opinion China favoured negotiations to end hostilities in the indo-China states. Mr. Whitlam also told (Japanese journalists that [after his talks in China with the Premier, Mr. Chou
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  • WORLD COMMENT
    • 936 6 City needs reconstruction in more than economic terms New Nation's roving writers, S.M. Ali and Pakir Singh, today report from Saigon on life in the war-torn city of the social and human havoc, of a programme to rehabilitate the Viet Cong deserters, and of a brave
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    • 1018 6 Return to normal life is not always easy In early 1970, Mai Van So, brother of Mai Van 80, former general representative of the North Vietnamese government in Paris, decided to take advantage of the South Vietnamese government's Chieu Hoi programme and deserted the Viet Cong. Today
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    • 764 6 Some things, like education, 'cannot wait indefinitely' The first batch of graduate to be produced by Saigon's Van Hanh University the only Buddhist institution for higher learning in South Vietnam will receive their degrees in a few weeks. In a country where achievements and failures
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  • LOCAL COMMENT
    • 1625 7  -  Part n of a paper on Malays adjusting to high rise living by SYED BAHARIN, BADRON DAHLAN and S. VASOO SYED BAHARIN, BADRON DAHLAN, S. VASOO Malays have gained many physical advantages like better faculties and amenities by development board moving into housing flats. But
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    • 691 7  -  Chinese emporiums are very popular here. LEE YEW MENG reports on a recent survey. LEE YEW MENG More foreigners patronise Chinese emporiums in Singapore than local Malays, Indians or Pakistanis. A recent survey carried out by four final year students of the Nanyang University's Geography
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    • The Voice of the Press
      • 365 7 What other newspapers are saying. Over the past few years; the relations between Singapore and Malaysia have not been strictly regarded, in the minds of all quarters, as two nations of entirely different natures. In the delineation of all sovereign rights between one country and another no
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      • 147 7 The Prime Minister in a recent speech stated that Isiamic missionary work now should not be limited to the efforts to get more converts but should be widened to include efforts to disseminate Information about the Islamic religion and to spread understanding of and knowledge about it among
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  • 617 8 Although the applications for writs of habeas corpus by four executives of the Nanyang Siang Pau were dismissed in the High Court by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin, their pleas raised, in his own words, "important constitutional issues involving
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 100 8 The students' union committee inquiring into allegations of abusive ragKing of the "freshie" daughter of a member of the university's teaching staff, began its inquiry on Wednesday, it is expected to end today. A few students have mentioned the possibility of ostracising the girl if heavy penalties are
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    • 96 8 Something seems to be cooking with a large electrical appliance company. A market-birdie tells me that a fair portion of the paid-up capital of this company changed hands recently, and is apparently being bought by a group in the name of a nominee company. Whether a syndicate
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    • 56 8 The churches too are beginning to practise "with-it-ism." A large banner In front of the Holy Family Church In Katong proclaims: Enrol Now! Class for Beginners at Church of Holy Family. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. This is not, however, evidence of tfce church going militant. Far from it.
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  • 873 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR You pays your money and takes your choice! The seven point Binh plan for peace in Vietnam was announced on July 1. Since then, enough has happened for a case to be made to argue either
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  • Letters
    • 223 8  -  C. ANTHONY The film review of The Priest's Wife which appeared in New Nation (July 10), has left me ut'prlv disgusted. The presentation is obviously a grievous attack on religion. Such "gentle digs", I am sure, are not cohesive, to say the least to Singapore's multireligious society.
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    • 262 8  -  EDGAR KOH I thank C. Anthony for his review of my review but it seems his quarrel is more with Carlo Ponti's film than with what I've written. The Priest's Wife, as I've said, is a mild satire, a tongue in cheek comment on the celibacy issue.
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    • 45 8  -  INEZ QUITZOW I would like to advise E. Chew who wrote a letter in last Saturday's issue of New Nation about a "Schwann catalog", that this is a long-playing record catalogue issued monthly by W. Schwann Inch., 137 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., USA.
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    • 100 8  -  RACING FAN Singapore 15 As a racegoer I fully support A.W.N. (New Nation July 8) who said that the bookies "fulfil a function which the tote cannot." Admittedly, they should not operate at Singapore race-meetings, but for offcourse betting on up-coun-try meetings they are indispensable to Singapore punters.
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    • 252 8  -  CHUA KIM SOON The police have decided to crack down on Mah Pew Poh boys who pose hazards to themselves and to motorists. These boys have been doing a "running" b siness in the streets for a long time. Civic-minded people have written to the Press
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 810 9 NEW NATION SPECIAL WRITER OW WEI MEI CONCLUDES HER SERIES ON THE LIVES, CAREERS AND AMBITIONS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. Some people still have the idea that occupational therapy is merely weaving baskets and making stuffed dolls, says Mrs.
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  • 1444 9 Lau helps them with their problems A farmer wearing horn-rimmed glasses was sitting beside Lau Kong 800, 30, agriculture officer, at his desk. Lau was filling in a form, asking the farmer questions in the Teochew dialect. The farmer, who plants tobacco in Pulau Tekong, needed to apply
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  • SHOPPING
    • 624 10 CO you fancy a beautiful, gleaming and shiny floor? Well, you Just have to do without the traditional soap, water and brush combination, which will not coax any shine out no matter how much sweat you put into your work. The thing to do then
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  • WOMAN
    • 615 11  -  EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON Only a few Singaporeans seem to have experimented with eating Italian food, according to the manageress of Gino's Italian Restaurant. Those who are prepared to try such a "foreign" cuisine are usually pleasantly surprised at how delicious it can
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    • 1157 11  -  C+ocheting now a erase among women who seek relief from tension By Zita Alden Are you nervy and on edge and find it hard to relax properly? In fact, as sociological surveys have shown, you don't have to be in a tough decision-making job to suffer
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    • 94 11 You can't tell the girls from the guys that's because of their trendy garb. Call it what you like—-uni-sex or compati-sex, it's actually dressing in matching moods. Here's an unusual theme —the Apaches (from left to right) Albert, Viki and Peter in their
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  • 301 11  -  CAMERA By WANG SU FAH Candid subjects can be found nearly everywhere and they are easier to catch than others. The subject's action and expression are often coincidental. You can find them at the market at any time of the day, and each time you
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    • 149 11 NEW NATION Photographic Contest Name Address title: Camera Exposure: Camera Co r n e r s weekly photographic contest. Below are the roles of the competition. It's open to all with cash priies. 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum Sixe is 6" x B** on
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  • Finance and business
    • 327 12 United Press International London, Friday Britain's Conservative Party government will announce new tax cuts and ease the economic 'brakes hext week in a bid to get the nation's flagging economy rolling again. Political sources said the measures will be announced by
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    • 135 12 United Press International London, Friday Courtaulds Limited, the man-made fibres packaging, paper, chemicals and paint complex expects to make a small profit in Australia in the current year, according to the chairman, Lord Kearton. He told shareholders on Wednesday that changes had reversed the downward trend in
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    • 239 12 Allied Ctaem 33 Alcoa 56% Am Brand* 44 Am Can < 35% Am Motors AT T 4514 A A P 17% Anaconda 18* Avon Pd Beth Steel 22% Boeing 18 Caterp Trac 48% Chrysler 26% Coca-Cola 100% Control Data 54% Corn Ol Wki 256 Dow Ctaem 98%
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    • 29 12 PARIS, Fri.—French President Georges Pompidou has dismissed rumours of a possible revaluation of the franc as "a fable," as millions of dollars continued to flow into Prance.
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    • 1152 12 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1979-1971 1 wk. 4 wk*. Stock CkMtng Price last Dhrid P/E TurnHigh Low ago Bayers Sellers sale Yield Ratio Over INDUSTRIALS 2.63 1.68 1.89 1.82 Allied Chocolate 1.97 1.96 6.4N 14.2 4 1.90 0.84* 1.56 1.39 Ben A
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    • 309 12 United Press International New York, Friday The stock market yesterday surrendered a major portion of an early morning advance which had been attributed largely to technical factors after two consecutive setbacks. The news background, most of which indicated that the economy was recovering only gradually
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    • 80 12 WASHINGTON. Frl. The American discount (bank) rate, charged by the Central Bank to commercial banks for shortterm money, was raised yesterday to five percent from 4% per cent. The trend has been decried by the administration as an unnecessary brake on economic recovery. The Increase, effective
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    • 229 12 Reuter London, Friday The market firmed towards the close in line with the higher Wall Street opening. Earlier the market had moved narrowly with hopes of reflatlonary action counter-balanc-ing the latest OECD comments on the British economy. Towards the close the Financial Times index was
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  • EDUCATION
    • 385 12  -  By PATRICK dc SOUZA The essence of legal aid is to provide quick service to the client, according to Thai delegates who presented a paper at the Asia— South Pacific Law Students seminar which ended at the University of Singapore on Wednesday. In
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    • 230 12 Nearly 29 per cent of the schoolgoing population of Singapore are members of the National Library, rapidly acquiring the reading habit. And thousands of other children make use of their school libraries where there are books and Journals catering for the special needs of students. "Our
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    • 104 12 The Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union recently called for more canteen facilities. Mr. Lee Chuan Peng, the secretray of a students council, said that although the adminstration had agreed to extend the present canteen nothing had been done so far. He said the administration's view
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  • SPORT 1
    • 306 13  -  CAMERA ON SCHOOLS Peter Koh The spectacular performances of Singapore swimmers at previous regional meets, especially the SEAP Games, have spurred many students to take up swimming as part of their school curriculum or merely for recreation. The swimming din is felt throughout the island as most of
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    • 979 13  -  GUTTER L TALK WITH JOHN FITCH Allan Hooi has certainly earned everybody's admiration. He will be the red hot favourite in this year's STBC International masters event after his brilliant win in Tokyo. In the Cathay Pacific/ Brunswick tournament he showed his heel's to the
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    • 162 14 London, Friday America's Patti Hogan scored a major upset yesterday defeating Wimbledon's new Queen of the Courts Evonne Goolagong in the quarter-finals of the Rothmana North of England tennis championships. Miss Hogan, 22, overwhelmed the part-aboriginal Australian, 8-0. 4-6, 6-2 in 70 minutes to advance to
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    • 271 14  -  By Jeffrey Low The Football Referees Association of Singapore management committee yesterday decided that the two officials of the Rajaji Sports Club who were involved in allegedly assaulting a referee must be suspended. In an emergency meeting last night, the committee unanimously decided that both offenders
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    • 34 14 The Basketball Association of Singapore organising committee for the Pesta Sukan international invitation championships will hold its sixth meeting at the Hotel Mlramar conference room, Havelock Road on Sunday at 10.30 a.m.
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    • 797 14 The Singapore Island Country Club Captain's Prize will be played over the Bukit Course on Sunday. The draw: Ist tee. 7.45 am—'Harold Chan (12) and S. C. Lin (19) v Tan Kim Seng (13) and Kenneth Tan (19); 7.sl—Tan Kwang Joo (6) and V. T. Rajan
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    • 196 14  -  By Jeffrey Low St. Patrick's lived up to expectations when they thrashed defending champions AngloChinese 5-0 to win the national "A" division boys inter-school tenuis championships. Gulllemard Cup player Robin Tan made use of his experience to beat off the young challenge from ACS's 14-year-old
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    • 324 15 From Blue Peter, in Kuala Lumpur Champion sprinter Need You Badly underlined his chances in the King's Gold Cup when he did a splendid gallop on a soft track at here this morning. Ridden by Des Coleman, this Softenuto five-year-old raced over 3f in 29 3/5
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    • 70 15 Anglo-Chinese School player leaps high for the ball in their netball under-17 age group match against Serangoon Gardens Secondary at Fairer Park yesterday. ACS won 16-15. Other age groups results: Under 17 —WHO bt Victoria 31-13; St. Joseph's Convent bt Broadrick 37-9; under-14—Birds bt Kim Keat 14-7; St. Joseph's Convent
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    • 193 15 Reuter Paris, Friday Roger Fidler, playing in his first tournament outside Britain, shot a six-under par-63 to take the first round lead in the 132,000franc (***** sterling) French Open golf championship here yesterday. Britain's Clive Clark, Australian Peter Thomson, and G. Baleson of South Africa,
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    • 1940 15 HJmtm 1.30 CLASS 4, DIV. 4 6F BmUuHUH ($6,500 $4,550 to winner) 1 ***** GLEN ROBIN a (DHL) Zain 4 9-0 <dd +2) Shaarl 10 2 ***** CANNON FIRE a (Mrs Heddle) Heddle 7 8.13 (d 3 +l2) Hamld 9 3 ***** KAISAR a (Kaisar) Lee 4
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    • 1438 15  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH JACK ARTHARS In the course of my spiritual duties I was passing by a squash court when I heard the not so faint patter of very large feet. Upon investigation I found the secret training camp of Fred Howell, the 1970
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    • 519 15 London, Friday Sending the Surrey batting tottering for the second time In the match, the Pakistani cricketers yesterday pulled to the brink of victory over their rivals in the final match of their tour of England. Surrey. with eight wickets down for 166 runs at the
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    • 113 15 Fixtures for the Singapore National Softball League to be held over the weekend: Tomorrow: Men's Class I— American Association Eagles vs Fiery Dragons (King's Road, 4 p.m.); Class lI—TKOBA Camets vs ODS Self-United (Pasir Panjang Road, 4 p.m.); Women's Open—SßC Pelicans vs Anzac Wives (Padang, 4 p.m.).
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    • 24 15 St. Joseph's Institution and Catholic High School will hold a combined swimming carnival at the Chinese Swimming Club today at 2.30 p.m.
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    • 45 16 Musical boxes fascinate 20-year-old Pauline Yeong. She must have about a hundred of them. Exactly how many she wouldn't tell. It has been her secret hobby for a long time until now, that is. Picture by Picture by Steven Lee
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    • 44 16 AH FOOK: The public is becoming complacent over its effort to conserve water. All the pleas and publicity are getting us nowhere. MEI LIN: If you are showing concern, I think there's hope. What do YOU think? Write in to the Editor.
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