New Nation, 10 September 1971

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  • 17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, September 10, 1971 No. 202 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
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  • 13 1 Police reported 65 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 109 1 The stock market was generally steady, however, trading in the first 45 minutes was quiet. In the industrials. Far East Levingston was the centre of interests. It was traded at $1.92, $1.93 and $1.94. United Motorworks attracted buyers from $1.96 to $1.97 while Haw Par changed hands
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  • 53 1 HONG KONG, Fri. The stock market soared to a new high yesterday after a two-day slide from Its boom on Monday. Currencies remained steady with a slight rise In the Japanese yen. Stock trading rose to a peak turnover of HK$l9B million, compared with Monday's record
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  • 49 1 LATE NEWS Sydney, Friday. The Australian Cricket Board of Control today decided to invite a world team of 14 players to tour Australia in 1971-72. Board chairman Sir Donald Bradman announced this decision today, after cancelling the proposed Australian tour by South Africa yesterday.
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  • 279 1 Malaysian threat to withdraw offenders' citizenship The Melbourne Herald Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Immigration Office is investigating reports that many Malaysians are visiting China without government's approval. Inche Mohamad Khalil, the Director-General of Immigration, warned that the government will not hesitate to withdraw the citizenship
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  • 99 1 Perth, Friday. Parttime clown Colin Nugent's attempts to demonstrate that law courts are big circuses have flopped. Mr. Nugent, a 22-year-old schoolteacher, wore a red, white and blue clown suit when he turned up at Perth court of petty sessions on Wednesday—only to find he
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  • 458 1 Two shophouses, home destroyed Kuala Lumpur, Friday Thousands fled their homes in low-lying areas along the Gombak River last night when floods hit the area after heavy rain in the afternoon. At some places, the water rose to nine feet. At Pahang Road area, two
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  • 66 1 Kota Kinabalu, Friday Malaysia's state corporation Pernas is to set up a distributing centre for goods from China, North Korea and the Soviet Union in the East Malaysian State of Sabah, the Pernas chairman, Tengku Razaleigh, said here yesterday. Pernas has been made sole agent for goods
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  • 117 1 California's Governor Ronald Reagan (above) will visit Singapore in mid-October during a two-week tour of six Far Eastern countries. The White House announced today that Governor Reagan will leave on October 8 on a trip to strengthen California's trade relations with Asian countries. He will
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  • 19 1 The RAF Hospital at Changl will be officially known as the ANZUK Military Hospital from October 1.
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  • Article, Illustration
    76 1 A national serviceman was found dead beside a badly smashed Mini car at Upper Aljunied Road about 11 p.m. yesterday. He was Tng Tat Sun, 20, of Lorong 6, Toa Payoh, and was attached to Mt. Vernon Camp. Police have not yet found out whether Tng was a
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  • 191 1 Reuter New York, Friday About 1000 prisoners held three c.ellblocks at the Attica prison last night hours after staging a breakfast-time riot that left at least 11 guards injured, three seriously. The inmates went on a rampage in four of the state
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  • 101 1 Alor Star, Friday Tun Abdul Razak yesterday called on the people of Kedah to be always on "extra alert" against Communist terrorists who had entered the State. "They can be anywhere, possibly Baling or Kulim," he told reporters. The Prime Minister who was on a day's visit
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  • 320 1 New Nation Foreign Service Montevideo, Friday British Ambassador Mr. Geoffrey Jackson, 56, was freed by Uruguayan Tupamaros terrorists last night, ending an incredible eight month ordeal. He was freed at a church in the working class neighbourhood of Nuevo Pans about six miles from
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  • 187 2  -  Plan to install searchlights By Lee Yew Meng Singapore's 130mile coastline may soon be lit at night by powerful searchlights to help police track down smugglers and illegal immigrants. Sources said the lights would be installed at regular intervals along the beaches,
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  • 478 2 Kuala Lumpur, Friday Street beggars in the city are becoming an increasing nuisance to the public and creating a bad impression on tourists. This is the feeling of all people interviewed In a random survey yesterday. All agreed that firm measures should be
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  • 64 2 Jakarta, Friday.—Famine is threatening part of Indonesian West Borneo because of a long drought A spokesman of the social affairs ministry said yesterday that the rice harvest had failed but full details of the situation there were not immediately available because of communication difficulties. The government has
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  • 461 2  - Where have all the flowers gone? Just ask Lindo By Mary Lee Where have all the flowers gone? To Hong Kong where Lindo C e s c h i a, couturier, wove them into bright and beautiful gowns for a two-day fashion show at the Singapore Hilton. And the dresses
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  • 145 2 Singapore's most modern community centre at Kampong Kapor, with the latest design in architecture is to be opened soon. The two-storey building costing $llO,OOO will be the first community centre in Singapore to have a roofgarden. The roof-garden will make way
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  • 89 2 Bangkok, Friday—A Member of Parliament said in the Bangkok World yesterday that 16 million baht (US$800,000) worth of US Air Force parts have been stolen from Korat air base. Mr. Vim Vlmolmarn of Korat said the parts were stolen since the beginning of last year
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  • 289 2 Tengah will cease to be an RAF station within a week or so when it will become a Singapore Armed Forces base. A ceremony to mark the official handing over of the station from the British to Singapore authorities is expected to take place by
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  • 212 2 Members of the cultural mission who are to take part in the 1972 Adelaide Festival of Arts next March are receiving i ntensive training by officials of the Ministry of Culture. They comprise wide cross-section of dancers, all of whom were chosen for their
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  • 285 2 Police are investigating an allegation that a karate black-belt holder hit and kicked a thief caught by a detective in Meyer Road on August 22. Police spokesman Ag. DSP Yeow Yew Toong said: "We have no comment to make at the moment. "I will reply
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  • 58 2 Munich, Friday West German actor Ralmund Stelges, 30, was convicted here yesterday of using stage-props a slouch-hat, sunglasses and a defective Russian army revolver —to mount two bank hold-ups. Btelges who got away with 24,000 marks (£2,870) in his first stick-up and 90,000 marks (£10,700) in
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  • 58 2 Calcutta, Friday Eleven people were killed In a fresh outbreak of violence—mainly political—here and in other areas of West Bengal in the past 24 hours. The level of violence had fallen In the past week or so after the mass murder of up to 50 leftwlng
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 139 2 Temperatures cities yesterday: Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Hong Kong Manila xaipeh Naha Seoul Tokyo London Paris Moscow New York WW. lbourne 66-51 Canberra 70-31 Perth 60-46 Singapore The weather forecast from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Isolated showers. The weather for the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp.—2B.9
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  • 125 3 Malaysia and Singapore will further cooperate in the field of health, the Mihister of Health, Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir, said yesterday. Announcing this shortly after the Singapore High Commissioner, Dr. Chiang Hai Ding, paid him a courtesy call, Tan Sri Sardon
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  • 52 3 Mr. Lim Tee Houw was re-elected president of the Social welfare Department Staff Association at its fifth annual general meeting recently. Other office bearers were: Wong Pak Yiap (vice-president). Tan Seng Giap (secretary), Allan Choo Twee Beng (asst. sec.'), Loh Kim Yong (treasurer) and Tham Yin
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  • 107 3 Much has been read but seldom seen about the rituals and customs still in practice in Africa. Singapore people will have a chance to see something of them when the famous 45member Ballet Afrikana gives two-hour pro- grammes at the National Theatre from next Tuesday
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  • 314 3  -  500 made homeless, too By Wee Beng Huat Fire, one of men's worst enemies, has destroyed over $6 million worth of property, made nearly 500 homeless, and claimed three lives so far this year. It stopped a trade fair, closed down a hotel,
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  • 175 3 The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board will host the third Pacificwidfe PATA travel research seminar here from November 8 to 10. Sixteen 'topics to be discussed at the three-day seminar will include the development of a simulation model of a Pacific destination tourism industry and the conduct of
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  • 36 3 The National Theatre Trust's chairman, Dr. Goh Poh Seng, will open an exhibition or dye and batik paintings by local artist Y.B. Pang at the Gallery of Fine Art at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
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  • 113 3 The timber industry is to go metric. A working committee will be set up to look into the matter. The committee will be under the Metrication Board. It will study and recommend metric standards to be adopted by the industry. It will later prepare
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  • 66 3 A 12-man team from Britain's Royal College of Defence Studies left for Jakarta yesterday after a three-day visit to Singapore. The team, which is led by Brigadier W. D. Mangham, comprises officers from Britain, the United States and Pakistan. They visited the Singapore Armed
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  • 224 3 Who will get one of the Police Force's most prestigious posts as head of the Criminal Investigation Department? The ClD's present chief,Assistant Commissioner' Mr. Ong Kian Tong, is expected to go on leave in mid-October before his retirement early next year.
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  • 171 3 A notice of appeal was filed in the High Court yesterday on behalf of former MSA secretary and legal adviser Gerald Fernandez. Fernandez, who was convicted of corruption yesterday by a district court, is expected to argue his own appeal in the High Court at a
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  • 112 3 Tan jog Malim, Friday A 14-year-old schoolgirl fainted outside the magistrate's court here minutes after a labourer was acquitted and discharged on a charge of outraging her modesty. Magistrate Inche Roslani Hashim who acquitted Sa'id bin Karim, 32, of Kuala Lumpur after calling for his
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  • 69 3 A Kebaya Queen contest will highlight the annual variety show organised by staff of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines at the National Theatre on November 27. The beauty quest is open to all girls staying in Singapore. The winner will be given a return trip to Bangkok, a trophy given by
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  • 19 3 The Blood Transfusion Service mobile unit will be at the Seletar West Camp today until 4 p.m.
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  • 174 3 The Tua Yi Chinese Middle School in Margaret Drive is to improve its recreational facilities for its 2200 students. The principal, Madam Huang Shu Fen, said the school is planning an assembly hall cum gymnasium casting about $300,000. The school hopes to raise $50,000 from a concert
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  • 91 3 Police are investigating a marine service company after a housewife reported that she was issued with $20,000 worth of forged shares, by the company. The 36-year-old woman invested $20,000 at $1 per share with the company and was promised co-part-nership. She later checked with the Registrar
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  • 31 3 The body of a 20-year-old girl. Han Teow Moi, of Alnwick Road, was found at the foot of Block Three in Lorong 7, Toa Payoh, about 8.30 this morning.
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  • 27 3 The Education Minister, Mr. Lim Kim San, will attend tne annuai ainner of the Economic Society of Singapore at tne ShangriLa Hotei at 7.45 tonight.
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  • 27 3 The Rochore citizens' consultative committee will hold a dinner to welcome back Dr. Toh Chin Chje after his overseas tour,*at the Jade Room Restaurant tonight.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 204 3 The Love Legends of Krishna. The most romantic of all things Indian, told in pictures throughout the plane. A choice of ten channels of music the tenth beipx the strange but pleasing sounds of the sitar. Original sculpture and painting from a land of five thousand years history decorate the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 95 3 At the cinema Jurong Drive-in Cinema: The Last Run 7, 9.30. Odeon: The Last Run 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30. Orchard: Love Story 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.15. Cathay: Hello Dolly 2.30, 6, 9. Odeon-Katong: Her Vengeance (Mand.) 1, 3.30, 7, 9.15. Lido: Beguiled 1.45, 4, 6.45, 9.15. Capitol: How did A
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  • In Person
    • 395 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 PUBLIC relations officers have quite suddenly found themselves in the middle of a debate concerning the boundaries and definition of "relation." But there was nothing questionable about the jobs of 30 rather dignified PROs who attended the
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 162 4 What other newspapers are saying: UK TARIFFS ON TEXTILES: From next year Britain will Impose tariffs on all imports of textiles from other nations Including Singapore. This tariff wall will replace the present quota restrictions on textiles. It is too early for us at the moment to assess
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    • 417 4 A GOOD POLICY ON CHINA: Relations between Malaysia and Communist China at present are quite clear. They are only limited to trade. Both sides have not yet talked about the establishment of diplomatic relations. The possibility of diplomatic relations being established sometime in the future cannot be ruled
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    • 290 4 JAPANESE POLITICAL STORM: A two-day economic conference will be held in Washington between the US and Japanese top officials. Heading the Japanese delegation is Japan's Foreign Minister Mr. Takeo Fukuda who told a Press conference before his departure for Washington that he would be presenting a
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  • 457 4  -  By Lee Chiu San When a man is 75, he usually thinks of rocking chairs, but Captain Anton E. C. Gercke is getting ready to step back on the rocking deck of a ship. He has left for Hong Kong, where he will
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  • 413 5 Porter in Paris debut Reuter Paris, Friday The Viet Cong and United States delegations to the Vietnam peace talks yesterday both proposed holding secret meetings, but each side rejected the other's offer. The Viet Cong suggested that it should meet the US alone if
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  • 100 5 Reuter Hobart, Friday Four Singapore seamen were jailed yesterday for their parts in a brawl with Customs officers in Launceston. The brawl occurred aboard the freighter Neptune Agate on Monday. The freighter has since sailed for Pusan in Korea. Heng Aik Chew, 21, the ship's
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  • 47 5 President Nixon refused to see them, so these Taiwanese table tennis players staged a protest match in a park across from the White House in Washington. In the background, with a megaphone, is the Rev. Carl Mclntire, who organised the demonstration.
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  • 271 5 Reuter New Delhi, Friday The River Gomati which had remained stationary for about 12 hours began rising again last night posing a fresh threat to the flood-wrecked City of Lucknow in northern India. At Allahabad, 125 miles to the southeast, the Ganges crossed the
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  • 394 5 Three-govt summit shaping up Reuter London, Friday A three-government peace conference between the Prime Ministers of Britain, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic appeared to be shaping up yesterday as the next step in the search for a political solution to the Northern Ireland crisis. The British
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  • 187 5 Reuter Beirut, Friday Proposed reconciliation talks between Jordan and the Palestine resistance movement collapsed yesterday after the hijacking of a Jordanian airliner and the rupture of an oil pipeline. The Jordanian delegation flew home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, complaining that commando representatives failed to Join
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  • 70 5 Dacca, Friday. More than 150 people died when a motor launch carrying about 200 passengers was caught in a whirlpool on the flooded River Padma 300 miles east of Dacca, accoraing to reports reaching here yesteraay. A search party reported no trace of tne launch. The
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  • 33 5 Naha, Friday—The US yesterday completed removal of 13,000 tons' of poison gas and chemical weapons from military bases on Okinawa to meet the demands of the Japanese Government and the islanders.
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  • 186 5 Reuter London, Friday Four armed bandits escaped with an estimated £lOO,OOO yesterday after snatching a bank manager from his home at gun-point, driving him to work and forcing him to open his bank's vaults. Phase one of the robbery began when the raiders burst into
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  • 62 5 Madrid, Friday.—A monkey has been Jailed in the tiny village of La Caridad. Authorities said the monkey, belonging to a group of travelling gypsy entertainers, bit a small boy during a show at a village fiesta. Pending medical tests, the authorities ordered the monkey placed in
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  • 130 5 Reuter Port Moresby, Friday The Australian Administrator in Papua-New Guinea, Mr. L. W. Johnson, yesterday attacked racism by Australians in the territory. Mr. Johnson said there was no place in the territory for Europeans who regarded themselves as superior to the indigenous people. In a
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  • 246 5 Reuter Washington, Friday Secretary of State William Rogers yesterday asked Japan to cosponsor a US resolution aimed at preventing the expulsion of Taiwan from the United Nations in connection with the expected admission of China, Japanese sources said. The US bid for co-spon-sorshlp was
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1165 6  -  Constant action on them and customers only method of elimination By Ivan Lim SINGAPORE The black market in cinema tickets is a more serious social problem than just an inconvenie nee to movie-goers. It involves not only profiteering but also exploitation of children. At
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    • 323 6 ...And it's the radio versus leaflets Melbourne Herald CHINA China and Russia are both stepping up their propaganda war against each other. A mystery radio station "The voice of the Peoples Liberation Army" is broad- casting through China three times a night
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    • 704 6  -  From Martin Stuart-Fox United Press International AFGANISTAN To sign or not to sign, that is the question that faces His Majesty Mohammad Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan. The piece of legislation that the king's signature will make law is the political Parties Bill which
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    • 300 6  -  From John Hay Melbourne Herald QATftR The new alignments began to take effect in the Persian Gulf last week but how long they will last is anyone's guess. The oil state of Qatar announced its independence from Britain, in emulation of the rival state of
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  • 209 7 Reuter London, Friday Two US doctors yesterday warned that famine was facing 25 million of East Pakistan's poorer inhabitants and said imports of nearly thee million tons of grain Severe needed to prevent starvation. Writing in the medical magazine, the Lancet, they said
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  • 50 7 Bonn, Friday The First Secretary of the Tanzanlan embassy here was injured when a young man attacked him with a knife yesterday. The secretary, Mr. Wilson Bukholi, was taken to hospital with knife wounds on his face and hand. Police later arrested a Tanzanian student. Marcel Msaki.
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  • 23 7 Taipei, Friday. A Nationalist Chinese trade mission will leave next week on a two week visit to Cambodia. Indonesia and Singapore.
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  • 282 7 Reuter Jakarta, Friday President Suharto last night announced a major Cabinet reshuffle, strengthening the core of economic experts to accelerate development. Among the six newcomers were four technocrats moving into top economic posts. General Maraden Panggabean, deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, was brought in
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  • 69 7 London, Friday Britain, West Germany and Italy have agreed to push ahead with development of a multi-roie combat aircraft following a review at the end of the programme's first year. The Defence Ministry said that earlier objectives regarding performance, tlmescales and costs remain valid. Britain
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  • 50 7 Dacca, Friday—Two people were killed and 17 injured, three of them critically, when a time bomb exploded on the second floor of the court building in Chittagong yesterday. The bomb Is reported to have been hidden under an umbrella in a comer of thft building.
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  • 226 7 Reuter West Berlin, Friday Differences of opinion over the German translation of the fourpower Berlin agreement were one of the causes of an Interruption in yesterday's East-West German talks. Bonn special envoy Bgon Bahr met his East German counterpart State Secretary Michael Kohl for a
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  • 65 7 Municipal workers in Osaka, Japan, use a rowboat to check damage, in a flooded park after unusually high tides hit large cities along Japan's Pacific coastline. Many houses in the largest cities were inundated by the mysterious tides. The Weather Bureau fears further damage from
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  • 160 7 Reuter Pretoria, Friday South Africa has successfully tested a locally developed and manufactured ai 'r -to air guided missile. The minister said that the missile was fired from a mirage fighter and intercepted a target missile flying at mach two (twice the speed of sound), and
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  • 163 7 Reuter Bonn, Friday An Egyptian biologist, Dr. Monir Naguib, said yesterday that he had cultivated two strains of bacteria from the sludge of a local lake which can produce large quantities of protein out of natural methane gas. He and a West German biologist,
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  • 661 7 Ninety days and no more, Nixon promises America Reuter Washington, Friday President Nixon yesterday assured Americans that the 90-day wage and price freeze would not be extended, but said that all steps would be taken jto ward off the "virus of runaway inflation." The president urged a
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  • 143 7 United Press International Colombo, Friday A Royal Commission submitted a report yesterday finding Ceylon's largest newspaper company guilty of violating exchange control and taxation laws. It was not Immediately clear what action the government would take against Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Supreme Court Justice, Mr. T.
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  • 217 7 Reuter London, Friday Lord Snowdon, bro-ther-in-law of Queen Elizabeth, was yesterday fined £2O for careless driving following an incident in which he collided with a Press photographer's car. Photographer Ray Bellisario, a specialist in candid pictures of the Royal family, brought a private summons
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  • 319 8 The visits made to factories by the Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman Wok, to apprise management of the employment needs and abilities of disabled and handicapped people, have proved fruitful. Many different types of factories have been visited, including those manufacturing electronic products, textiles,
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 58 8 More about bogus degree holders. A colleague in our Personnel Department tells me that an aspiring cadet journalist applied for a job and showed a University of Singapore degree in English. Asked who his professor was, he named a dean in the Law Faculty. Moral of the story:
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    • 75 8 Just how big IS futurologist Herman Kahn? A Pressman attending his conferences here says that he guessed this famous visiting American would be about 21 stone. I put the question to Mr. Kahn himself on his last day. "I know to the exact ounce," was his reply,
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    • 97 8 The overland expedition to London of a 14-member Singapore Armed Forces team is due to arrive in Britain today. But there will be only 12 members in the team, for two others, including the team leader, captain Peter Chua, arrived in London by air nearly two weeks
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  • 804 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR On the day the Australian Cricket Control Board was announcing the cancellation of its invitation to a touring team from South Africa, progress was being recorded in Pretoria's overtures for a dialogue with Black Africa.
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  • Letters
    • 304 8  -  LIBRA Singapore, 11. As a newly-recruited female PR practitioner and a member of the Singapore Institute of Public Relations, I found the recent Press controversy over the Maxim's PROs more humorous than despairing. The management executed an excellent publicity stunt in generating wide interest in the opening of
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    • 386 8  -  REVOLUTIONARY ACCOUNTANT. Singapore, 3. I refer to reports on Nanyang University's decision to ask the Singapore Society of Accountants to recognise accountants trained under its old curricular structure. The Singapore Sbciety of Accountants Is unfair in continuing to discriminate among qualifications. To overcome the controversial Nantah issue,
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    • 187 8  -  KHOR ENG LEE Public Relations Officer, Public Utilities Board. Singapore, 6. I refer to the letter from "MTK and SES" (New Nation August 23) on the consolidation of salaries in the Public Utilities Board. The National Service Notice in the Government Gazette of March 17, 1967, required
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    • 243 8  -  C. N. HARRISON Visiting the coffee-house in the recently opened Shangri-La, I was distressed to see two glass enclosures containing some beautiful tropical birds. These birds are under the glare of strong lighting both inside and out of the "cages" and as the coffeehouse is open
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    • 239 8  -  ISMAIL HUSSEIN John Hoffman's report on the recent Malaysian National Cultural Congress Is somewhat misleading (NN September 1). The congress passed no "resolutions." There were only "rumusan" or "statements" which were neither final nor binding to the participants or to the government. The congress was meant
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • Our Heritage
    • Article, Illustration
      363 9 Starting today, New Nation presents a weekly series of photographs of Singapore's historic and cultural landmarks. Behind each photograph is a story of our heritage which the average Singaporean may only know vaguely. The National Museum authorities have kindly given us permission to reproduce these pictures. The Istana
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    • 248 9 This cemetery at Fort Canning replaced an earlier burial ground higher up the hill where it was Just in front of the old Government House. When more burial ground was needed, instructions were given for a new site for the cemetery in 1823. But preparations
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    • 661 9  -  By a Special Correspondent United Press International Singapore's most reluctant tourist attraction is a dwindling community of crusty old Chinese spinsters who hire out on construction sites as the most sought-after hod carriers and ditch diggers in town. The city's Sam Sui women, named for the
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    • 209 9 Located off Lewin Terrace, Fort Canning, this keramat (shrine) is named after Sultan Iskandar Shah, the last ruler of 14th century Singapore. This rule lasted from 1389 to 1391 and later when his Singapore kingdom was destroyed. The spot where the keramat Iskander
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    • SHOPPING
      • 535 10 You can now turn out your own knitted wear with the latest knitting machine IIAVE you ever turn- ed the pages of a fashion magazine and exclaimed: "Oh, I wished I could have these beautiful knitted dresses If you have, isn't it time you learn to
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  • 71 11 1 WOMAN I A dream suit for every taste. It is the latest creation from Benjamin's Boutique. Simplicity and elegance combine to make this dress an ideal outfit for a special evening date. Flimsy, printed chiffon is eye-catching and delightfully alluring. The dress
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  • 721 11 EDUCATION The challenge of working with people from a variety of countries has drawn a local teacher and teachers from neighbouring countries to the International School at Dover Road. Mr. Lim Ah Lock from West Malaysia said the school provided an excellent opportunity to
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  • 417 11  -  EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON If you would like to know what the tiles and procelaln eaves on some of the lovely old Chinese homes around Singapore must have looked like when thev were new, then go to the Shang Palace. Quilt to resemble the
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  • NEW NATION'S Finance and business
    • 906 12  -  By Khoe Hak Lip Hardly a week after President Nixon's dramatic dollar defence measures, Indonesia's strong team of economic and financial technocrats decided in what could be described as "a bold but daring manoeuvre" to seize this opportunity to bring in a multi-purpose
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    • 216 12 United Press International New York, Friday Stocks closed lower yesterday as a result of profit-taking and what many analysts considered a normal technical adjustment after recent sharp gains. President Nixon's economic address to a joint session of Congress at midday had little effect on
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    • 139 12 Reuter London, Friday The market closed easier on balance in moderate activity. Some dealers reported small support towards the close in leading issues. Earlier declines reflected small selling and a technical reaction to recent firmness. At 1500 the Financial Times Index was 1.9 down at
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    • 247 12 Allied Chera 34 A'.coa 32 Am Brands 48 Am Can 38% Am Motors AT A T 43% A P 14% Anaconda 14 Avon Pd Beth Steel 24% Boeing 18% Caterp Trac 58 Chryaler 31% Coca-Cola 109% Control Data 41 Corn Q1 Wka 242 Dow Cbem 74% DuPont 187
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    • 1230 12 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1970-1971 1 wk. 4 wks. Closing Price Last Divid. P/E TurnHigh Low ago •go Stock Buyers Sellers Sale Yield Ratio over industrials 2.93 1.68 1.88 1.98 Allied Chocolate 1.85 1.89 1.86 6.7N 13.5 7 1.90 0.844 1.51 1.43
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  • 349 12  -  CAMERA By WANG SU FAH Looking around for a good photograph is not an easy task. It requires a good artistic eye. A*, dark corner, for Instance, may look filthy and unappealing to ordinary people. But with a beam of light. It could
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    • 8 12 INVESTORS STILL BULLISH ABOUT NIXON'S NEW ECONOMIC POLICIES
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    • 156 12 'DEVALUATION MAY BE A BID TO CORRECT INDON TRADE PATTERN' NEW NATION Photographic Contest Name Address Title: Camera Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rules of the competition. It's open to all with cash prizes. 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum size is
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  • SPORT 1
    • 196 13 The rugged insurance fraternity BADMINTON, BOWLING Members from the Insurance Institute of Singapore are keeping in line with the Government's policy in the building of a rugged society. They have just completed a series of games in badminton, bowling, table tennis, carrom, chess (English and Chinese),
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    • 1420 13  -  GUTTER U TALK WITH JOHN FITCH How many times do you hear how well a bowler shoots, but somehow you always seem to never be there to see the games bowled. In 1.8.C. during the week bowlers were enjoying their usual talk sessions when
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    • 79 14 Sydney, Friday. A decision on whether a rest-of-the world team will tour Australia in place of the Springboks will be made toaay, Australian Cricket Board of Control secretary, Mr. Alan Barnes said last night. Barnes said certain enquiries had been maae concerning sponsorship of such a tour,
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    • 539 14  -  By Dennis Chia Christopher Franklin, of St. Andrew's Junior School was the star performer of the McNair District combined primary schools swimming meet at Chinese Swimming Club yesterday. Swimming in the "B" division for boys, he completely outclassed his rivals in all the events that
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    • 340 14  -  By Sonny Yap S. Singam, a newcomer on the walking scene will attempt on Sunday to qualify for the 50-kilometre event in the sixth South East Asia Peninsular Games at Kuala Lumpur in December. Singam will be competing in the last trial over the Mountbatten circuit.
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    • 206 14 London, Friday Surrey edged still closer to their first English county cricket championship title since 1958 when they built up a 230-run lead over Glamorgan here yesterday. By dismissing Glamorgan for 222 in 70 overs on the second day, Surrey grabbed five more vital bonus
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    • 1202 15  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH JACK ARTHARS Ron Jacques, is packing his cases for return to Perth Western Australia. After playing and coaching in the Republic for four weeks he leaves with the satisfaction of being runner-up champion and successful coach who will be long remembered In
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    • 1771 15 WVVTM 2.0 CLASS 6 DIV. 3 6F luyJUi ($4,500 $3,15u to winner) 1 ***** PROGRESSIVE a (Hong) Jaafar 5 9.0 (dd +7) Podmorc 9 2 ***** PREDICTION II a (Honour) Sanisuri 9 8.13 8) Chasm 4 3 ***** HEAVENLY BODY a (Double J) Tulloh 4 8-12 <
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    • 273 15 From Blue Peter in Kuala Lumpur Longfellow, ridden by his trainer Garnet Bougoure shaped like a winner here this morning when he reeled off 3f in 38 2/5 on the bit. All work was done on the sand track due to the heavy going. S en y u
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    • 423 15  -  By Sonny Yap To bid or not to bid —this is the big question facing the Basketball Association of Singapore on whether the republic should stage the next Asian's men championships in 1973. Mr. Lee Yee Nan, the BAS secretary said: "No decision has been
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    • 300 15 United Press International Moscow, Friday U.S. swimmers won nine of 10 events in yesterday's opening round of the USA-USSR-Britain meet, paced by a world record effort in the women's 400 metre freestyle relay. That gave the Americans a lead of 119 points to 73 for the
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    • 49 15 New York, Frld a y Quarter-final men's singles results of the US Open at Forest Hills yesterday were:Jan Kodes (Chechoslovakia), beat Frank Froehlin* (US) 7-«, «-3; Arthar Ashe (US) beat Manuel Orantes (Spain) S-l, t-2, 7-6; Tom Okker (Netherlands) beat Clark Graebner (US) t-2, 6-J, 6-4.
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    • 131 15 Munich, Friday.—Olympic officials said here last night they thought that Rhodesia had been "effectively ruled out" of participation in next year's games following yesterday's proposal that they be allowed to compete only under the Union Jack and the British national anthem. "We cannot conceive of the Rhodesian
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    • 259 15 Reuter New York, Friday The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a game on San Francisco in National Baseball League action last night by blanking the western division leading Giants, 3-0. San Francisco now holds a slim five game lead in the west after last night's game
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    • 18 15 The annual Serangoon Garden-Seletar Big Walk (6ight miles) will start on September 19 at 4.30 p.m.
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    • 407 14 ITO LA PHONE *****S ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE LATEST FASHIONS in synthetic and natural hair-wigs. Visit Charmaine Beauty Salon, 98-A, Grange Road, Singapore 10. Telephone: *****4. 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.
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    • 415 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Poetic contraction. 9 Royal headgear. 10 Rubber. 11 Fluff from fabrics. >' 12 Theatre section. 13 Heavy blow: Slang. 18 Furry water mammal. 22 Kindergartners: 3 words. 24 Verve. 25 Wolfish look. 28 Dark. 29 Ripped. 30 Criterion of ugliness. 31 Line of junction. 32 Margin.
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    • 540 15 .Cat alMf lit tel luus NEW NATION MONEYWORDS 'C' L FRIDAY Cat Mt »< pia witk atter caapats Past.af iastractiaas appear tetaa. Naae (Mr /Mrs./Mits). -C«t ilwf Mill hats CLUES FOR C-5 FILL IN 1. This sort of person will bo 4. Fungus caused by exposure cold shouldered by most
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  • Back Page FRIDAY
    • 175 16 The Filipino youth continues to prize virginity in a girl and still believes sex and love should go together, a recent survey conducted by a Filipino priest indicates. Over 70 per cent of those polled—6oBl students of the Bulacan High School just outside of
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    • 52 16 Maricar Zaldariaga, 19, is a Filipino student. She also happens to be one of the best looking girls in her country. Maricar recently won the Miss Young Philippines title. You'll have a chance of seeing her soon. She will be here to show off clothes by a
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    • 261 16 BUT THEY'RE CALLING IT MANIHOSE While members of the women's liberation movement are mouthing dark utterings about male chauvinism, what are the male chauvinists doing? Incredibly, they're starting to wear pantyhose. And the manufacturers are compounding the atrocity by calling the dreadful garment "manihose." The managing director
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    • 57 16 AH FOOK: The SAF should conduct regular overland trips to Europe for its officers. It's the best way of developing leadership qualities in them. MEI LIN: I agree, but what about the women in our army? They should also be given a chance to prove themselves. Perhaps a
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    • 73 16 Vladimir Azarkin snatched a handbag from Tamara Bulycheva in the middle of a Moscow street, but he failed to notice that she had another bag in her other hand. Tamara bashed the thief over the head with the second bag, which contained a bottle of milk.
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    • 419 16 ANIMALS FRET A LOT Next time you lose your shirt at the racetrack, don't judge the horse too harshly. It may be the stable cat or dog he loves wasn't around on race morning and he's brooding, feeling neglected or frightened they might
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    • 428 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by General Hospital 3.25 For the family (E) 3.55 A diary of events in Singapore this week (E—Rpt.) 4.00 It's happening in Singapore (E Rpt.) 4.15 Days of our lives 4.40 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Lucky Dip 6.30 News in brief 6.35 Accent on
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    • 1025 17 By Blue Peter Sri Tasck 11, with a handy weight of 7.8, should outstay his rivals in the Class Four (Race Five) lOf handicap at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. This Chief Escort five-year-old put up a good showing last Saturday when he
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