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Title Section15 1971-09-08 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, September 8, 1971 NO. 200 Price 15 cents NEW NATION15 words
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Article14 1971-09-08 1 Police ed 79 ac yes t e i Nine were serious and one fatal.14 words
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Article135 1971-09-08 1 The stock market was generally steady but trading in the first 45 minutes was relatively quiet. In the industrials, interest again centred on Far East Levingston and Haw Par. Far East Levingston was actively sought at $l.BO. $1.79 and $1.78 while Haw Par was done at $2.33135 words
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Article43 1971-09-08 1 LATE NEWS Tokyo, Wednesday. Typhoon Virginia, skirting the pacific coast of central Japan, has left 38 people dead, 10 missing and 22 injured, police said today. The'hardest hit area was Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo where 37 people died in landslides.43 words
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Article, Illustration82 1971-09-08 1 The driver of this car had a lucky escape last night when his car turned turtle after skidding. He crawled out of the.vehicle soon after the crash on the Nicoll Highway with only a few scratches. The driver, who was alone, was treated at hospital and sent82 words
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255 1971-09-08 1 Bosco Gomez - Most retrenched services staff back in employment By Bosco Gomez Some 15,000 former civilian employees of the British Services—the majority of them retrenched during the last two years have found jobs. Most of them are now working in commercial and industrial firms. Another 5000255 words
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157 1971-09-08 1 Reuter Venice, Wednesday Thieves have stolen five Renaissance paintings worth an estimated 2500 million lire (about $11,000,000) from a Venice church. The stolen paintings were two panels of a tryptych by Giovanni Bellini and all three panels of another tryptych by Bartolomeo Vivarini. both VenetianReuter - 157 words
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Article51 1971-09-08 1 Bangkok. Wednesday. Police said today a government helicopter crashed on Monday after it was fired upon by Communist terrorists In the southern province of Surat Thani. The pilot and three passengers escaped without serious injury. The survivors were picked up by another helicopter and taken to51 words
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Article53 1971-09-08 1 A 57-year-old man was found dead in Chinatown last night. Chee Yoke Chuan of Block 20. Outram Park, was walking in New Bridge Road near the junction of Temple Street when he collapsed and died. Police spokesman, acting Deputy Superintendent Yeow Yew Toong said that no foul53 words
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Article180 1971-09-08 1 New Nation Foreign Service The Soviet Union last night formally proposed that the forthcoming General Assembly call for the convening of a UN sponsored world disarmament conference. Soviet Ambassador Viktor* Issraelyan delivered a letter to UN Secretary General U Thant from Soviet Foreign Minister AndreiNew Nation Foreign Service - 180 words
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292 1971-09-08 1 Patrick Killen - Big hunt is now on By Patrick Killen United Press International Manila, Wednesday A band of 40 gunmen suspected to be members of the Maoist New People's Army ambushed a truck loaded with Philippine army troopers yesterday. A military spokesman said today thatUnited Press International - 292 words
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Article62 1971-09-08 1 Sold out! We regret there are no further supplies of the Australian and New Zealand Complete Book of Cookery. There was a complete sell out last week, and readers who sent money or postal orders since the supplies ran out will have their money returned. But there62 words
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Article115 1971-09-08 1 Reuter Valletta, Wednesday Malta said last night financial talks with Britain had reached a stalemate and it was withholding duty-free fuel to foreign military forces based on the island. The decision was disclosed in a statement from the Department of Information here. The withholding ofReuter - 115 words
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Article25 1971-09-08 1 Water consumption yesterday was 103.9 million gallons—an increase of 2.6 million gallons over Monday's figures No rainfall was recorded in the catchment areas.25 words
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Advertisement59 1971-09-08 1 FAST MT, GALLOPS AT KL: SEE PAGE 15... M&fEariyHnT to Bangkok arts you there First-at 9#> am. MSA Boeing 707 leaves Singapore 8 am every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday to Bangkok non-stop arriving 9.35 am. These, plus our other all-Boeing flights, get you there 18 times a week and back59 words
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Advertisement101 1971-09-08 1 Don? go abroad not until you've changed your cash intp Cooks Travel Cheques. That way your money is completely safe. And, a vital point, if you lose your cheques Cooks are ready and willing to replace them in next to no time. Without fuss, without red tape. Go abroad with101 words
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223 1971-09-08 2 Income tax collected for the period January to June this year almost equalled that for the whole of 1969. Tax collected during these six months amounted to a record $186.1 million compared to $198.7 million for the whole of 1969. By the end223 words
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Article86 1971-09-08 2 New York. Wednesday.— Seven workmen were killed and two injured when a 1.375 ft. high TV tower nearing completion collapsed yesterday in St. Paul. Minnesota. Police said the dead men were working at the top of the tower which was due to be completed in86 words
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Article293 1971-09-08 2 Import orders cut because of raids The Commercial Crimes Branch crackdown on pirate tape recordings during the past two months has frozen the market for blank cassettes and cartridges. Several importers responsible for bringing in thousands of blank tapes each month have cut their orders293 words
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Article251 1971-09-08 2 The Singapore Medical Association's free medical treatment service to members of the Vigilante Corps will fulfil an essential need. A spokesman for the corps said today: "The service h&s helped to instil confidence among the rank and file and the officers." The service introduced this month,251 words
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Article36 1971-09-08 2 Dublin, Wednesday. Passengers scrambled out on to the wings and down escape natcnes of a Viscount plane at Dublin airport yes t era ay wren its nose wheel collapsed minutes before take-off was due.36 words
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Article48 1971-09-08 2 The Public Utilities Board will begin laying a threeinch diameter water main along North Bridge Road next Monday. The route runs from Jalan Sultan along North Bridge Road, Coleman Street to Canning Rise. The main is 7500 ff long. It will takes one year to complete.48 words
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Article39 1971-09-08 2 Hong Kong, Wednesday —The Capri One, a Panamanian ship, found sinking in the South China Sea, 250 miles south of Hong Kong last Monday, is being towed back to the colony, a Marine Department spokesman said yesterday.39 words
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Article315 1971-09-08 2 To elevate status A College of General Practitioners, Singapore, has been formed to elevate the status of this group of doctors. Officially registered on June 30, it is the result of the work done by various medical organisations an individuals here who saw the need for315 words
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Article, Illustration226 1971-09-08 2 Singapore's prodigypianist and composer Melvyn Tan, 15, will soon be a film star. Mr. Brian Adams, a director with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, is now in Singapore to recreate on the screen the events in Melvyn's life which led his joining the famous226 words
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Article134 1971-09-08 2 Four Hong Kong models are due here later today to display the latest collection of high fashions from the colony. The collection, to be presented by Lindo Ceschia Boutique of Hong Kong, wul feature prints in abstract and folklore designs. The four girls, selected134 words
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Article57 1971-09-08 2 Moscow, Wednesday. Malaysia and Mongolia have agreed to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level, Tass news agency reported yesterday. Quoting the Mongolian Montsame news agency, Tass said an official communique expressed the two countries' nope that the development of* relations would be "instrumental in the strengthening of peace57 words
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97 1971-09-08 2 Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's national airline which operates daily flights through Singapore, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on September 24. A CPA spokesman here announced today the airline carried a record 622,460 passengers between July, 1970 and June. 1971. "This is97 words
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Article190 1971-09-08 2 The police and the Registrar of Vehicles Office are stepping up their checks on motorists displaying colourful and fnacy number plates. This fellows a rise recently in the number of cases of motorists using such plates. In recent months several car owners were stopped190 words
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Article123 1971-09-08 2 Moscow, Wednesday Russia's unmanned Luna-18 probe, launched last Thursday, went into moon orbit yesterday, Tass news agency reported. If it follows the pattern set by its two predecessors, it will stay in orbit around the moon for three days before soft-landing on the barren lunar123 words
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Article43 1971-09-08 2 Canberra, Wednesday.— Australia will seek voluntary limits on Imports of a wide range of clothing from Asian countries, the Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. John Anthony, said yesterday. Garments affected will Include skirts, blouses, cardigans, sweaters and shirts.43 words
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Advertisement229 1971-09-08 2 ftteasy r._ -rtrtP.o* !T B»ho«^ N I T. MADE IN ENGLAND STOP POLLUTION IN YOUR Jig KITCHEN P J| The air's sweeter with RIMA, Jjgj the Cooker Hood that eats up greasy smoke and fumes. RIMA's powerful 2-speed suction unit works immediately. First, a fmegJSd mesh filter traps the droplets229 words
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Miscellaneous103 1971-09-08 2 At the cinema Jor one Drive-In: The Giiott's Swora (Mandarin) 7, 9.30. Odeon: Her Vengeance (Mandarin) 1.30, 4, 7. 9.30. Orchard: Love Story 1.30, 4, 6.30. 9.15. Cathay: Death on the Run 1.30, 4. 6.30, 9.30. Odeon-Katong: My Beloved (Mancann) 1, 3.30, 7, 9.15. Lido: Hostile Witness 1.45, 4 Befeuneo103 words
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Miscellaneous173 1971-09-08 2 weatherl Temperatures in wor.ti cities yestercay; Hong Kong 89 82 Kuaxa Lumpur 88 73 Jakarta 86-79 Taipen 91-75 Tokyo 76 66 Seoul 84 64 Bangkok 92 78 Manna 89 78 Nana 90 79 Lonoon 73 59 Paris 75 54 Moscow 57-43 San Francisco 73 60 New York 85 -67 Svoney173 words
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Article, Illustration210 1971-09-08 3 For the last 18 days wayang shows and feasts all over Singapore by various Chinese religious groups celebrating the annual Seventh Moon festival have littered streets every night. Yet by the late morning the following day all the uneaten food, burnt joss paper and210 words
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293 1971-09-08 3 A Nanyang University lecturer yesterday urged the Republic's younger generation to prepare and build for the future. Mr. G. G. Thomson made the call at a talk organised by Nantah's Debating Society. He said they should think in terms of construction and preparation293 words
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Article180 1971-09-08 3 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday A Public Services Commission interviewing panel will soon leave here for the Philippines and Korea to recruit qualified technical staff. The technical men to be recruited are engineers, architects, quantity surveyors and auditors. Sources close to the Public Works Department said180 words
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Article38 1971-09-08 3 The Delta East School advisory committee will hold a dinner on October 16 to raise funds for needy children. An arts and crafts exhibition will also be held In conjunction with the dinner.38 words
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Article329 1971-09-08 3 Douglas Chan - Two ASPs among 29 who quit By Douglas Chan With the Lee Soo Ann Committee's recommendations for better wages and working conditions in the Police Force still to be implemented, resignations continue to mount. A number of officers and constables are expected to resign later329 words
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Advertisement13 1971-09-08 3 QUALITY GOODS AT UNBELIEVABLE PRICES r. Coid Storage Shopping Centre Orchard Road.Singapore 9.13 words
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Advertisement132 1971-09-08 3 FRISOLAC is the most modern humanised baby food available today. So easy to prepare, FRISOLAC dissolves quickly and completely without stirring. Compared with all other brands of humanised baby food, FRISOLAC offers the following advantages: Highest protein content to encourage better growth. Lowest mineral content to prevent over-loading of the132 words
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Article, Illustration375 1971-09-08 4 In Person Conducted by Mary Lee and Ruth Moses, Tel: ***** I COULD not believe my ears when I heard the compere of the fashion show announce Here comes 'Touchy' Anna. I was fighting hard to conquer the impulse to march up to the375 words
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THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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Article88 1971-09-08 4 What other newspapers are saying: TIME AND ENERGY: In this modern era time and energy have very high values and it is especially true in the case of our society in this period of development. Members of our society cannot afford to waste either one of them. The88 words
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Article220 1971-09-08 4 THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS: At a meeting with government officers in Ipoh yesterday, Premier Tun Abdul Razak for the umpteenth time reminded them that they were now facing "a new life" and that they should talk less and work more, and work more efficiently too. It is220 words
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Article268 1971-09-08 4 BERLIN AGREEMENT AND THE SOVIET UNION A Berlin Agreement was officially signed last Friday after 17 months of talks by the four ambassadors of the U.S., the Soviet Union, Britain and France. Judging by an analysis of the contents of the Berlin Agreement, the Soviet Union has268 words
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Article251 1971-09-08 4 ON THE FEDERATION OF ARAB REPUBLICS: An overwhelming majority of the people in Egypt, Syria and Libya have voted in favour of the formation of the Federation of Arab Republics in a referendum. The new federation is of course for the ostensible purpose of consolidating Arab251 words
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Article115 1971-09-08 4 NEW FEDERATION: Egypt, Syria and Libya have joined together in a federation and the pleople of these three countries' have welcomed it. There are chances for Sudan also joining the federation later. The leaders of these three nations are keen on liberating Palestine and the occupied Arab land.115 words
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Article125 1971-09-08 4 POLICE ARE PEOPLE S FRIENDS: It can be expected that the campaign by the Singapore Police Force to better the relationship between the police and the public will be successful. People must not be indifferent to the police. They must realise that the policemen are to serve the125 words
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Article76 1971-09-08 4 TRAIN SHORTCOMINGS: Although the Minister of Transport Dato Ghani Gilong has said that Malayan Railway will be modernised during the Second Malaysia Flan, rail passengers' troubles have not been reduced. The shortcomings in the coaches have not been rectified. The number of passenger trains should be increased and76 words
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Article95 1971-09-08 4 DEVELOPMENT SCHEME IN JOHORE: Premier Tun Abdul Razak has recently announced that a gigantic development project will be launched immediately in the State of Johore and that a total of 103,000 people will be employed, when it is fully implemented. This scheme is Indeed a blessing for the95 words
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Advertisement68 1971-09-08 4 fcOBINSO LAST FEW DAYS FINAL REDUCTIONS! TERRIFIC SAVINGS! QUALITY MERCHANDISE TO CLEAR AT BELOW COST Buy Now and Save! HURRY TO ROBINSONS >OUT TOMORROW'S DRAW NO: 71/71 FIRST GROUP CASH JACKPOT IS II of 49 Will be held at the Singapore Wonderland Amusement Park at 7.45 p.m. TO WINNERS WITH68 words
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Article213 1971-09-08 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday Zero population growth, with deaths equalling births, is a possibility in the United States within this century, according to a study made public yesterday. The report, by the Washington Centre for Metropolitan Studies, said the number of children under five yearsReuter - 213 words
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276 1971-09-08 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Anglo Irish summit talks on ways of halting the guerrilla warfare In Northern Ireland ended in virtual stalemate yesterday after British rejection of Southern Irish government proposals on a political solution. The Prime Minister of the Irish republic, Mr.Reuter - 276 words
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Article36 1971-09-08 5 London, Wednesday. Britain's latest nuclear submarine, HMS Swiftsure, was launched in Barrow-in-Furness yesterday. The £3O million vessel is expected to be ready to join the British Navy by the end of next year.36 words
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Article253 1971-09-08 5 United Press International Moscow, Wednesday The Soviet Union yesterday added Canada to the long list of nations to be visited by members of the ruling Troika this year. The official news agency Tass said Premier Alexie Kosygin will go to Canada in the second halfUnited Press International - 253 words
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Article194 1971-09-08 5 Reuter Frankfurt, Wednesday West German legal authorities said yesterday they wished to interrogate General Reinhard dtehlen, the country's former secret service chief, about his disclosure that Hitler's deputy, Martin Bormann, was a Soviet agent. Dr. Horst von Glasenapp, the Frankfurt Examining Magistrate said itReuter - 194 words
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Article, Illustration241 1971-09-08 5 Sir Robert Helpmann, world famous ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and co-art director of the Australian Ballet Company, stopped over in Singapore for 30 minutes on his way to London last night. Sir Robert, casually dressed In slacks and dark blue shirt, rested241 words
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Article334 1971-09-08 5 Ibrahim Noori - Wrong number, so man shot dead By Ibrahim Noori Reuter Yemen's former Prime Minister remained incommunicado in a Lebanese hill resort yesterday leaving unanswered Press allegations that he had murdered a photographer in his office last week. Journalists have been unable to contact MajorGeneral HassanReuter - 334 words
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207 1971-09-08 5 Reuter Istanbul, Wednesday The harem of Topkapi Palace where Ottoman Sultans indulged their sexual pleasures was opened to the public yesterday for the first time since the palace was built five centuries ago. The harem, which occupies more than a th rd of the totalReuter - 207 words
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Article91 1971-09-08 5 London, Wednesday. British trade unions faced two ways yesterday in a conference vote on attitudes towards registration under new industrial relations legislation. After angry debate, the 10,000,000-strong Trades Union Congress in its annual conference in Blackpool approved a resolution that unions should be "instruct" not to91 words
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Article221 1971-09-08 5 Geneva, Wednesday A leading American atomic scientist yesterday predicted that the world would eventually be powered by floating "energy parks" consisting of large nuclear reactors together with a fuel reprocessing plant anchored at sea to facilitate the cooling process. Dr. Aivin Weinberg, director of Oak221 words
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Advertisement247 1971-09-08 5 feacocks^ MING COURT HOTEL Din* in Ming tpltndoar at beautiful Peacock Room. Wo larva hot, doiicious tim «um for lunch doily at 11.30 a.m. Or you could book a toblo for ton for dinnor. Outstanding full course Chinese dishes from $4O par table. Come for breakfast every Suaday at 10247 words
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Advertisement179 1971-09-08 5 Mrs. Cynthia Castle-Hammond is having an affair with Lufthansa. It's all over the world: Some people might call Mrs. Hammond flighty. Not Lufthansa. We find her single-minded and devoted. She has been known to extend her stay in many of the cities we fly to, rather than leave with one179 words
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BEHIND THE NEWS
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Article, Illustration815 1971-09-08 6 Pang Cheng Lian - Col. Kirpa: Language problem will disappear in 3 years By Pang Cheng Lian SINGAPORE One of the drawbacks of the military profession is that its importance to the state is underrated in peace time, and it is only in time of war that its role is815 words
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Article, Illustration600 1971-09-08 6 SHIRI MULGAOKAR - Japan to seek US views on China SHIRI MULGAOKAR JAPAN The high level discussions that open today in Washington between Japan and America will have crucial implications for the future of the entire East Asian region. They can for a start change the600 words
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Article349 1971-09-08 6 Leon Daniel - Defector tells of 'old army game' From Leon Daniel LAOS For a man who has been a Pathet Lao soldier for 16 of his 28 years, Lt. Kam Porn has made a remarkable adjustment. On August 24 he defected from the 2nd Company of the349 words
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Article, Illustration919 1971-09-08 6 PAKIR SINGH - PAKIR SINGH MALAYSIA It would appear that the Alliance is now ready for fresh State elections in Penang if the weekend statement by the Federal Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohd. Khir Johari, is taken as a pointer. Inche Johari noted that the919 words
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Advertisement114 1971-09-08 6 Our stock of Candy Washing Machines is a big SELL OUT each turn 1 All because everybody knows that Candy Wash and Spin Dry Washing Machine is the best l>ov in the market Totally riat»!»• with years of engineering perfection and a system that really understands the i"iml»:m household economic114 words
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LOCAL COMMENT
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166 1971-09-08 7 Reuter Manila, Wednesday An Opposition politician was killed and his house burned to the ground in the Southern Philippines as violence continued between Muslims and Christians, according to police sources here yesterday. The murder at the Lano Del Norte Province occurred three days ago theReuter - 166 words
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220 1971-09-08 7 Reuter Buenos Aires, Wednesday Police yesterday caught four of 14 leftwing extremists who were freed from prison in Tucuman on Monday niftht in a carefully planned guerrilla commando raid. Five, and not six prison guards, as at first reported, were killedReuter - 220 words
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Article42 1971-09-08 7 Paris, Wednesday.— Cardinal Joseph Marie Martin, former Archbishop of Rouen, who was missing in the mountains near Lourdes for two days, was found by police rescue squads yesterday. A The 80-year-old prelate was unhurt but very tired, police said.42 words
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Article193 1971-09-08 7 Reuter New Delhi, Wednesday The death toll from monsoon floods ravaging nothern and eastern India rose by at least 40 yesterday. Total deaths since July by drowning and from disease in the wake of the floods probably total at least 1150, though in view of the widespreadReuter - 193 words
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Article510 1971-09-08 7 Hacks off thumb for better pensions Reuter Saigon, Wednesday A South Vietnamese war veteran last night hacked oft his left thumb with a long knife in front of the War Veterans Ministry in a bizarre protest for better disability pensions. The six veterans who started theReuter - 510 words
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Article, Illustration263 1971-09-08 7 Reischauer backs Japan United Press International New York, Wednesday Any meaningful Chinese-American rapprochement must include a similar move between Japan and Peking, former US Ambassador to Japan Dr. Edwin Reischauer, said today in Life magazine. Dr. Reischauer, now a professor of East Asian studies at Harvard University,United Press International - 263 words
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Article148 1971-09-08 7 Reuter New Delhi, Wednesday Seven people were injured in Nagpur City, Central India, yesterday when police opened fire on crowds looting shops and attacking police with stones, lathis (bamboo staves) and daggers. The incidents followed clashes on Monday in which six people died when police opened fireReuter - 148 words
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178 1971-09-08 7 Reuter Saigon, Wednesday The Saigon government claims that its efforts to entice guerrillas to defect has been a resounding success despite falling figures and allegations that the Chieu Hoi (open arms) Ministry has been infiltrated by the Viet Cong. It says that since the ChieuReuter - 178 words
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163 1971-09-08 7 If the cap fits, don't wear it warning Reuter Kuching, Wednesday Fashion conscious Sarawak youths adopting the camouflage forage cap popular among the international .hippie community are liable to get their heads blown off, Commissioner of Police Hamdan bin Sir a t warned here yesterday. With several thousand members ofReuter - 163 words
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338 1971-09-08 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday President Nixon will take the unusual step of addressing a joint session of Congress tomorrow to appeal for speedy approval of his sweeping tax rteforms and other economic measures. Congress reassembles today after a month's recess, and the fact thatReuter - 338 words
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Advertisement143 1971-09-08 7 ton i 11 ■.■■■■<<■■ W IP m II l c: ULMSp. SS-7300 m ss^ w& -i* XL* H 8 f lti CI y r if <*f'i I; h Mi Cr A C:i o .n«" Select continuous reverse on our TC73O or TCI6S, when the tape ends, direction automatically reverses, so143 words
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440 1971-09-08 8 Herman Kahn is intellectually and physically a man of great stature, but he is mortal. Only a superman would pretend to foretell the future, and Mr. Kahn makes no such claim. What he does claim is the capacity to construct the best possible440 words
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'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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Article140 1971-09-08 8 New York's prestigious Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts will be the venue for the first concert at which Singapore vlolonist Harry Khoo will play first violin for the World Symphony Orchestra. Sponsored by the United Nations Association at the centre's Philharmonic Hall, the concert, scheduled to140 words
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Article98 1971-09-08 8 I see that the Asahi 8 him bun's political experts have ventured their own prediction of th«» outcome of the next Japanese elecHfJ 13 after President Nixon s two bombshells on China and the dollar. foresee the ruling liberal Democratic Party reducing its strength by about 2598 words
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Article, Illustration745 1971-09-08 8 DICK WILSON - DICK WILSON Indonesia is showing signs of coming out of its shell. The unexpected success of the Sekbar Golkar in the elections now opens up the prospect of the country settling down to a less unstable political climate and745 words
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Letters
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Article524 1971-09-08 8 ELIZABETH A. MAGILL-TAN - ELIZABETH A. MAGILL-TAN The various reports written over the last few months regarding mentally handicapped children contained nothing very much about the children themselves or how the public should respond to them. I have used the term "mentally handicapped" as distinct from "mentally retarded" which many feel links524 words
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Article203 1971-09-08 8 • (STILL) DISGUSTED Singapore 1 - (STILL) DISGUSTED Singapore 1 I refer to the reply given by the Acting Postmaster General (New Nation, September 1) to my complaint about late delivery of the mail. It Is very kind of him to investigate if I furnish my name and address. I am quite203 words
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Article314 1971-09-08 8 MRS. CATHERINE GAN - MRS. CATHERINE GAN The Singapore Government has improved telecommunications intensively but if I were to book a call to one of the overseas countries, I will have to go through the operator. In order to do so, I have to dial 908 or 904 but314 words
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Article305 1971-09-08 8 FRANCIS Singapore 9 - FRANCIS Singapore 9. On August 3, my wife parked her car at a parking lot in Tan Jong Pagar. She paid 20 cents for the parking ticket which ex- pired at 12.35 p.m. that day. She went to the car before 12.45 p.m., a few minutes305 words
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Miscellaneous33 1971-09-08 8 AfffiTf*oMTWe fWtr-TWAT TH6 US t Mutep IMIoTD "W 4*o fuwtmates k?weeN 3ifrle> AMD34I-^-ro-me VCM THE a£> -ft Hdf RAftjTy se fs new C; SKSC 11 rc 5^ i £S scot m 4S <L33 words
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Article, Illustration1415 1971-09-08 9 Ivan Lim - Ivan Urn continues his report on the district's redevelopment. He spoke to three families there and found that though they are apprehensive about the future, they accept the inevitability of change Ivan Lim The three fanllies I interviewed had mixed feelings about I urban1,415 words
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Article, Illustration734 1971-09-08 9 Barbara Foster - By Barbara Foster Phnom Penh in Cambodia is like an island in an unfriendly political sea. It has a bitter-sweet quality quiet, dignified and friendly to visitors yet dangerous with the potential of becoming a war-torn capital. It734 words
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Article, Illustration450 1971-09-08 10 Elizabeth Choo gets the views of six students from Catholic High School EDUCATION "I speak Hokklen at home. My fatner is biiinguai, he knows Mandarin and English equally well. I hope to be like him. My mother knows Mandarin. To improve my knowledge of the two450 words
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CAREERS
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Article, Illustration690 1971-09-08 10 Patrick de Souza - By Patrick de Souza Photography can provide a host of exciting opportunities for those with a creative interest in picturetaking as well as painstaking skill in darkroom technique. The Republic has many photo studios and colour laboratories where one could gain experience in690 words
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Article, Illustration434 1971-09-08 10 PATRICK DE SOUZA - It's first class, says ex-ministry man PATRICK DE SOUZA The Republic has a first-class education system, said Mr. N.K. Vannlaslngham, the principal of the International Training Centre and former Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Education. He said there was a good balance between434 words
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Article, Illustration383 1971-09-08 10 Miss Zalina Kassim, a masters degree candidate at the University of Singapore has completed 102 'interviews with residents of the Republic's Southern Islands in the course of her research on the social geography of the islands. By the time she finishes her research she intends383 words
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Advertisement16 1971-09-08 10 THAI TO SYDNEY 11.45 EVKY THURSDAY MORNI THAI International John Little's Building Raffles Place Tel. *****16 words
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Article, Illustration593 1971-09-08 11 The secrets your husband cannot hide... When did you last look at your husband's face —really look at it, I mean—and assess the precise shape and size of his features? If you tend to take it for granted, you could be overlooking a valuable method593 words
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Article257 1971-09-08 11 GLORIA RALLARD - Saying it with flowers.. GLORIA RALLARD Le Gallon of Paris—in addition to "Jasmin," "Lily of the Valley," and "La Violette" —continue to say it with flowers. Their latest creation is the "Keng Hwah." As the trend In Oriental fashion is becoming more international, Le Gallon, after years of research, have257 words
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Article1139 1971-09-08 11 Trish Sheppard - Beach stroll that helped me love my daughter even more By Trish Sheppard We were camping under the trees on a beautiful deserted beach just' south of Kuantan. All day we had swum and sunbathed in complete solitude. Late In the afternoon a couple of young men1,139 words
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Article, Illustration78 1971-09-08 11 Get into the smooth stretchy laces that cling in "slim down" shapes. In gorgeous prints and lovely colour combinations, they're just right for that romantic evening out. They're body conscious and comfortable to wear in any length. Take the lowdown maxi (left) that clings for miles—its78 words
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Advertisement249 1971-09-08 11 wter Exquisite new perfume available only to New Nation readers i Princess Thai is an exclusive new perfume. It's not yet in the shops. It was created after years of research, to capture the aura and romance that surround the Eastern princess. Now Perfumes of the Orient, one of Asia's249 words
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395 1971-09-08 12 MARKET EXPERTS DETECT A NEW LINK Reuter London, Wednesday Massive sales of silver by currency speculators sent prices tumbling to their lowest for four years on the London market yesterday. At the same time there was another fall in the free marketReuter - 395 words
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Article1227 1971-09-08 12 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1979-1971 1 wk. 4 wits. Closing Price Last Divid. P/E Turn- 1 men LOW ago ago Stock Buyers Sellers Sale Yield Ratio over INDUSTRIALS 2.93 1.68 1.86 1.96 Allied Chocolate 1.83 1.85 1.85 6.8N 13.4 3 1.90 0.84|1,227 words
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202 1971-09-08 12 V. SUPPIAH - V. SUPPIAH Trade between Singapore and Taiwan is on the increase. Last year Singapore exported $54.2 million worth of rubber compared with $17.5 million in 1969, an increase of $36.7 million. Exports to Taiwan for the first half of this year totalled $20.3202 words
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Article121 1971-09-08 12 The Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia has just released a review entitled "Window on Indonesia." It spells out the incentives offered by the government and the limitations and even outlines some of the areas in which foreign investment is encouraged, like fertiliser factories, textile industries and manufacture of121 words
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187 1971-09-08 12 United Press International New York, Wednesday The stock market pulled back from best levels yesterday, although averages still rolled up healthy gains. Strength reflected be.ief mat Vva&nmgton is oecu catec to economic recovery. There a;so was relief tiat President Nixon oiu net announce anUnited Press International - 187 words
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Article120 1971-09-08 12 Reuter London, Wednesday The market continued higher in moderate trading but some issues closed off the top on short term profit-tak-ing. Beecham, Glaxo, Bats, Rank and Fisons were among leaders to attract most support. Engineering also firmed, notably Guest Keen and Metal Box while Tube InvestmentsReuter - 120 words
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Article117 1971-09-08 12 Alcoa si il Am Brands Am Can AT T A P Anaconda Beth Steel Boeing Caterp Trac Chrysler Coca-Cola Control Data Corn OL Wka Dow Chem DuPont E Kodak Ford Mot Gen Dynam Gen Elec Gen Foods General Mot GTE Goodyear Gulf Oil IBM Int Harv Int Nickel117 words
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604 1971-09-08 12 Management in Action By Gesty Many good plans never see the light of day, because many good planners just do not know how to sell t.heir plans. And because people do respond to good salesmanship. As managers, we all know that familiar story. Company604 words
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Advertisement161 1971-09-08 12 NO DECISION ON EXCESS PROFITS TAX A NEW BOOST FOR U.S. BUSINESS f f/ Q I A DO •I# Si 3sB^ls o«ft4tT\l a--3 :> ■S. *JS hampers to blwon PRIZES: Ist Prize: 2nd Prize: 3rd Prize: 4th Prize: 25 sth Prizes 100 6th Prizes 100 7th Prises 150 Bth Prizes161 words
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Advertisement11 1971-09-08 12 GOLD PRICE FALLS AGAIN AS SILVER TUMBLES ON THE LONDON MARKET11 words
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Article, Illustration507 1971-09-08 13 Dennis Chia - CAMERA ON SCHOOLS Words: Dennis Chia Geylang Serai Vocational Institute has achieved something which is unparalleled by any other school in Singapore at present. Last year they won the National Schools Sepak Takraw Championship with no proper court for their practices. Again this year, without a properPictures: Jerry Seh - 507 words
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Article, Illustration559 1971-09-08 14 Manila, Wednesday Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, undisputed king of the world Junior lightweight class for seven years, has lost his last battle on a technical knockout to the Philippines Boxing authorities. Elorde has been forcibly retired by the Philippines Games and Amusement Board (GAB) at559 words
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Article400 1971-09-08 14 M. Param - By M. Param Two schoolboys, P.K. Sundram and Selvanayagam Chanthralingam, both of St. Patrick's, have been selected in the SCA President Eleven side to play against the visiting Lancaster Park Cricket Club of New Zealand in a one-day match at Ceylon Sports Club ground on400 words
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Article176 1971-09-08 14 H.M. Harvey won the Singapore Island Country Club ladies' monthly medal golf competition in the "A" division yesterday when she registered a nett 68 on countback from N. Wilkins. The first nine ballsweep went to Wilkins who carded a nett 32J. N. Clayton took the176 words
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Article213 1971-09-08 14 Defending champion Chinese High School retained their title when they beat Chung Cheng High School in the Schools National Table Tennis final played at Chung Cheng High School yesterday. Fielding most of last year's players, the Chinese High School easily beat Cnung Cheng213 words
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473 1971-09-08 14 Jeffrey Low - By Jeffrey Low Singapore's Under-21 water-polo squad will face two important assignments soon before they get into real business in preparation for the December Seap Games in Kuala Lumpur. The first test will be on September 24 when they play a match against the visiting473 words
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Article83 1971-09-08 14 The Keppel Club golf handicap revisions for the month: G. H. Warton 20 to 15; Chia Sian Hock 21 to 19; T. D. Huxtable 23 to 19; Tay Tuan Ann 21 to 19; Moey Keng Weng 22 to 20; R. E. S. Pearce 18 to 17; Stephen83 words
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Article45 1971-09-08 14 London, Wednesday—Thr Indian cricketers beat T. N. Pearce's XI by five wickers in the last match of their English tour here yesterday. Scores: T. N. Pearce Xl* 357 for three declared and 199 for three declared.. 306 and 252 for five.45 words
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Article, Illustration282 1971-09-08 15 Jeffrey Low - Lifters to try again By Jeffrey Low Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Association is giving two newcomers another chance to qualify for the Seap Games in a last trial on September 25. The two lifters Tan Kiah Poh (bantamweight) and Tay Kay Hiang (middle) failed to make the grade in282 words
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217 1971-09-08 15 New York, Wednesday Third-seeded Arthur Ashe, still tormented by the sudden-death tie breaker and Frank Froehling, a tennis dropout for five years, won their matches with comparative ease yesterday to gain the quarter finals of the US$l6O,OOO US Open Tennis Championships217 words
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Article169 1971-09-08 15 Tokyo, Wednesday No b u o Takahashi, one of Japan's leading amateur golfers, yesterday took a surprising one-stroke lead with a seven-under-par 65 in the opening round of the Kanto (East Japan) open golf tournament played in In2aimachi. Nationalist China's Hsieh Yung-Yo, who is shooting169 words
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Article149 1971-09-08 15 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday There were no Malaysian survivors after the third round of the men's singles of the 40th Malaysian Open tennis championships at the Selangor Club courts yesterday, the opening day of the five-day meet. Malaysian singles champion, Tan Song Kean, awarded a bye In149 words
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Article207 1971-09-08 15 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. PCT. G.B. Baltimore 85 51 .625 Detroit 77 62 .554 Boston 73 68 .518 14«/4 New York 70 71 .496 17fc Washington 58 81 .417 28 Cleveland 55 86 .390 32'A Minnesota 64 74 .464 24 Oakland 89 51 .636 Kansas 75207 words
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Article71 1971-09-08 15 LEAGUE CUP (2nd round) Bristol R. 3 Sunderland 1 CaMsle 5 Sheffield W. 0 Chariton 3 Leicaator C. 1 Coventry 0 Burnley 1 Crystal P. 2 Luton Grimsby 2 Shrewsbury 1 Hoddersfleld I Bolton 2 Iprwieh 1 Man'ster U. 3 Liverpool 3 Hull City 0 Nottingham F. 571 words
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Article267 1971-09-08 15 The Singapore Rugby Union has picked 26 players for a training stint in preparation for a match against England at the Jalan Besar Stadium on October 3. They are: Foster (RAF Tengah), Eruera (A. Coy 1 RNZIR), Knight (SCC). How Wai Chew (Blacks), Stewart (Woodlands),267 words
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Article18 1971-09-08 15 The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association SEAP Games trials continue at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre today.18 words
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Article19 1971-09-08 15 The inter-varsity athletic meet will be held at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre on Sunday at 2 p.m.19 words
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Article, Illustration698 1971-09-08 15 Sonny Yap - By Sonny Yap Malaysia will send four Thomas Cuppers, Punch Gunalan, Ng Boon Bee, Tan Aik Huang and Abdul Rahman to compete in the Singapore Open Championships at the Singapore Badminton Hall from October 6—lo. Mr. H. C. Long, the secretary of the Singapore698 words
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316 1971-09-08 15 From Blue Peter in Kuala Lumpur Longfellow did a smart gallop on a soft track here this morning. Ridden by apprentice H. Tan Longfellow strode out fluently over 3f in 39 4/5. Longfellow who won his last start over 6f at Bukit Timah last316 words
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Article71 1971-09-08 15 Tokyo. Wednesday—Former World Boxing Association featherweight champion Shozo Saijo of Japan has moved op to the junior lightweight division, the Japan Boxing Commission said yesterday. Saijo. 24. lost his title in a fifth round knockout by Antonio Gomez of Venezuela here last week. Saijo successfully71 words
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Article21 1971-09-08 15 LEAGUE Featherstone 23 Huyton 8 Hull 35 Batley 5 Salford 37 Huddersfield 4 UNION Heading ly 4 Bradford 421 words
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Advertisement463 1971-09-08 14 LASS PHONE *****8 ANNOUNCEMENT SALON PHOENIX 6pens every Thursdoy till 8 p.m. For facial, skin treatments, evening beauty culture/hoirdressing courses Tel: Rosalie Hernon *****. AT YOUR SERVICE TOP QUALITY Photo Copies of your important documents made in minutes. At Motion Smith. As many copies as you like. While you wait.463 words
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Advertisement234 1971-09-08 14 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE DISTRICT 15: 6-BEDROOMED COMPOUND HOUSE approximately 3,800 sq.ft. of land $77,000 0.n.0. Telephone: (Singapore) *****3. No Brokers. LAND WITH BUILDING AT SWISS CLUB ROAD SINGAPORE 70,410 sq.ft. LADYHILL ROAD 76,412 sq.ft. SINGAPORE. NO BROKERS. Write to Vincent P.O. Box 102, Killiney Road, S'pore or Young 600-1,234 words
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Miscellaneous90 1971-09-08 14 DR. KILDARE BOTTIEP OBLIVION I CALL THE STUFF. PREAMS BY THE QUART..JZ. vm m > r Jv 1l I Vs (4 RIP KIRBY BUT HOW CAN I INTERRUPT CAPTAIN BLAKE WHEN HE'S WORKING ON THAT u SERGEANT, THIS IS A rs FAR ROT/ I? linn M IF 11 w I90 words
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Miscellaneous320 1971-09-08 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Famed New York street. 10 L. A.'s famed tar pits. 11 Round-the-world flyer. 12 Scene of battle. 1798. 13 Kill: Slang: 2 words. 18 Burn. 22 Old fogey. 24 Ascendancy. 26 Became hardened' Var. 28 II Duce. 29 Venice's Main "Street:" 2 words. 30 Other: Span.320 words
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Miscellaneous553 1971-09-08 15 4> -Cut alMf lotted i.nrs NEW NATION j WEDNESDAY MONEYWORDS 'C' iCi,, Cat tut aid pia with etker ctaptes. Pistinf ustryctitis appear Ida*. Naac (Mr./Mrs./Miss) FILL IN CLUES 3111 -Cm aiaaf aottra I*ks CLUES FOR C-3 1. Question which asks the 4. French coin of little value, reason. 2. Your553 words
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Article, Illustration59 1971-09-08 16 No, you're not seeing double. It's just Filipino beauty Maritess Revilla looking at herself in the mirror. Maritess is a stage actress and is here to model the 1971 summer collections of designer Pitoy Moreno at the Hyatt. She's 18 and five feet five inches59 words
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Article43 1971-09-08 16 Some people's hearts sink, others wear theirs on their tieeve, ana some people are ail heart. But one thing is certain haif tne people interviewed in a recent survey in Glasgow did not know where their hearts are in their body.43 words
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Article412 1971-09-08 16 Carol starts her fifth television year Carol Burnett begins her fifth year as television's only feminine musical-variety show hostess still surprised by her own success. The bouncy comedienne expected the axe after her first season. "I didn't expect to be around on television this long." she said.412 words
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424 1971-09-08 16 But they've a supply problem Hong Kong's 3000 Chinese herbalists are holding their own against aspirin nd growing numbers of Western-style doctors. "We are not a dying breed," says Mr. Ng Chukki, president of the Association of Hong Kong and Kowloon practitioners of424 words
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Article47 1971-09-08 16 AH FOOK: The Singapore Building Contractors' Association has rightly advised its members to ensure that their non-citi-zen employees at construction sites conform to our social habits. MEI LIN: The advice is good, but it's not practical because it's so difficult to change habits of grown-ups.47 words
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Advertisement95 1971-09-08 16 I HOTEL SINGAPORE THE COFFEE SHOP doors are never closed. Anytime is the right time for a snack, a meal, a sweet-treet t» ki/*i <,/%?■ M W ill r~? I TOMORROW'S LUNCHEON SPECIAL Sea Fee* Ai Gratia Duchess Petatees Salad ».50 Drop in at THE BAR —the favourite get-together" place.95 words
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Miscellaneous413 1971-09-08 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Housewives Matinee 3.50 For the Family (Chinese) 4.20 A Diary of events in Singapore this Week (Chinese) 4.25 Days of our Lives 5.05 Close 6.05 Opening followed by Cartoon Funnies 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (English) 6.50 International Sports 7.05 Pow413 words
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Miscellaneous33 1971-09-08 16 SHORT RIBS ITS £X. i "A a by George Fett I MOOD OQ»T SAN/IKX3 TWAT 1 2< ANDY CAPP 4 35 s*m THEIR NEE&S > ARE Binv uttle-7 o -Vv iimj sr^rv It 5*33 words
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Miscellaneous347 1971-09-08 16 Trust your lucky IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are not by nature the most tactful of people. Indeed, there are times when you are downright undiplomatic and for that reason cause your own setbacks. The blunt statement of your views, especially when they are not sympathetic to those347 words
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