New Nation, 24 November 1971

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, November 24, 1971 No. 265 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 205 1 Reuter Canberra, Wednesday The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. William McMahon, has indicated the possibility of a tripartite arrangement between the United States. Britain and Australia for defence in the Indian Ocean. Mr. McMahon was making a report to Parliament on his recent overseas visits
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  • 30 1 LATE NEWS Manila, Wednesday The Philippines Constabulary (national police) today charged the owners and operators of the sunken cargo vessel Bethjowen II with multiple homicide through reckless imprudence.
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  • 541 1 'Find out if they want to guarantee S-E Asian neutralisation' Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesia told Singapore yesterday that the United States, the Soviet Union and C£ina should be sounded out to see if they really wanted to guarantee the neutralisation of South-East Asia, Foreign Office
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  • 95 1 United Press International Manila, Wednesday Four armed men overpowered a hospital guard early yesterday and carried away a 19-year-old congressman's son accused of murder. Police said the men entered the hospital room in suburban Mandaluyong of Rafael Aquino Jr., tied up the guard
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  • 342 1  -  By Violet Oon It is rare that a bride-to-be has to keep on rehearsing the walk up the aisle time and again for her big day. And in public view too. But that is just what Vivien Mathot, 19, an aspiring secretary has
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  • 160 1 Dear Ros! She's the woman with a heart to help you with your problems of the heart. So write in to Ros if you have no one to turn to and she will give you answers that will pull no punches. Ros will be with
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  • 374 1 197 bodies counted New Nation Foreign Service New Delhi, Wednesday Pakistan .troops have "annihilated" one battalion of the regular Indian army in the Comilla sector of East Pakistan and that fierce fighting was going on in several areas, according to Radio Pakistan. A
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  • 73 1 The share market was fairly active this morning. Industrials were rather mixed. United Industrial, the government owned soap powder corporation, which made a profit of $3.1 million, and is due to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, failed to attract attention, except to gain three cents
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  • 12 1 Police reported 43 accidents yesterday. Two of them were serious.
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    • 37 1 MSA Boeing 707 leaves Singapore 8.30 am every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday to Bangkok non-stop arriving 10.05 am. These* plus our other all-Boeing flights, get you there 18 times a week and back 18 times a week
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  • 239 2  -  Various moves afoot for new year By P.N. Balji Italy, which has successfully completed its trade promotion campaign for the year here, is now planning to launch a much more elaborate and aggressive" drive for the coming year. The Italian Trade Commissioner, Dr. Marco Manzella, today
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  • 237 2 University of Singapore students will soon receive the benefits of a counselling service if this is found to be feasible. The Student Welfare Committee of the University of Singapore Students' Union is now studying the possibility of setting up such a service. Several discussions have
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  • 33 2 Mr. Jimmy Tan of the Singapore Aquarists' Society will speak on Setting up a Marine Aquarium at the Adult Service of the Queens town Branch Library on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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  • 28 2 The Gastroenterological Society of Singapore and the Gastorenterology Working Group will hold a combined meeting at the Bru-nell-Hawes Lecture Theatre in Outram Road hospital on Monday.
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  • 420 2 It includes new-style centres Elaborate plans have been drawn up to transform the People's Association into a more dynamic organisation. The association's top planners aim to rationalise the functioning of the association so that Its objectives can be realised more effectively In the years
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  • 303 2  -  By Peter Ong When you have sung and danced f6r a President of the United States, when more than 18,000 seats for your concert were sold out and when you have appeared in two movies with Elvis Presley you must be really somebody.
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  • 233 2 Kuala Lumpnr, Wednesday The St. John Ambulance mopement of Singapore will send two teams of five members each to compete against Malaysian teams here for the Lee Khong Chian Trophy on December 19. Officially titled the International First Aid and Nursing Competition, the function
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  • 165 2 It's off to some interesting sight-seeing in Jurong Industrial Estate for these school boys and girls as, accompanied by three members of Singapore Jayceettes, they clamber on the MSA doubledecker in front of the •National Theatre. The secondary school students, who numbered about 28, were on the
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  • 318 2 The Ministry of Education today announced the results of the University of London External Examinations conducted in May and June this year: B.A. HONOURS CHINESE: Tan- Beng Cheng (Third Class Honours), Yap Slang Hong (Third Class Honours). GEOGRAPHY: Singh, Surjan (Pass). MALAY: Muhammad Nordln
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  • 50 2 nr^ i In Jf rnational LobaST Organisation experts, Mr. Benham and Mr.Simon Lambourn, will conduct a seminar on management Information and computers at the Hyatt Hotel on Dec. 13 and 14 f *45 *>e, organised' by the National Productivity Centre where both experts are attached to.
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  • 19 2 The Blood Donation at °utram Road hospital will be open on. between 8.30 a.m. to 1230 p.m.
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  • 228 2 Malaysia Singapore Airlines will extend its Singapore Japan flights when it begins a new route to Osaka in August next year. This was confirmed today by an MSA spokesman wno said the airline wouia operate three flights a week to the Japanese
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 149 2 I weather in world Temperatures cities yesterday: Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong Jakarta Tokyo Seoul Bangkok Talpeh Naha Manila London Paris Moscow New York San Francisco Sydney Melbourne Canberra Perth Singapore The weather forecast from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Isolated showers in the late afternoon. The weather for the 24
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    • 106 2 At the cinema Lido: Custer of the West —2.30, 6.15, 9.15 p.m. Capitol: Five Mercenaries in Armour —1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Rex: The Long Chase (Mand.) 1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Sky: The Long Chase (Mand.) 1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.15 p.m. Roxyi The Long Chase (Mand.) 1.45, 4.15, 7,
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  • 318 3  -  French firm to sue importers and retailers By Betty L. Khoo The local representatives of Montagut an exclusive line of French knitwear plan to sue importers and possibly retailers who have flooded the market with alleged imitations from Hong Kong and Japan. But Made-in-Singa-pore Montagut is
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  • 260 3 A host of VIP guests will attend a performance of The Sound of Music at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m. They will incluae Mr. Lim Kim San, Minister for Education, ana Mrs. Lim, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, Minister of
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  • 293 3 Detergents used for clearing up oil spUls. in .local waters can often do more damage than the oil, according to Professor D.S. Johnson of the University of Singapore's Department of Zoology. He said very eften the best treatment for oil spills was to leave the
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  • 335 3 The Chinese YMCA plans to start a Centre for Applied Behavioural Science aimed at helping individuals in the development of responsible community membership. Its executive director, Mr. Khoo Oon Theam, said today: "We have set up a committee on community services for research and development of programmes.
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  • 77 3 Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesian maritime authorities have arrested eight fishing boats with Malaysian registration numbers and detained 25 crewmen for Illegal fishing in the Asahan area, south of Medan in North Sumatra, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. Antara said the boats and crewmen were arrested by maritime
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  • 237 3  -  By Lee Yew Meng Miss Liew Pie Lan, 27, whose wedding was postponed four times because of a recent court case over a $3OOO loan she gave to a businessman —was married at the weekend. Her husband is a bus conductor, Mr. Wong
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  • 213 3 The Social Welfare Department disbursed a total of $658,241 under the Public Assistance Scheme during the third quarter of this year. The payments worked out to a monthly average of $219,413 paid out to 8688 families. The corresponding figures for the previous quarter were
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  • 23 3 The SAF is conducting demolition exercise at the Sentosa demolition range from today until Friday between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 124 3 SPECIAL SALE Introduction at Fantastic Bargains Reason Sheas 19.90 Indie* Slippers (fer ladies) 8.90 Indien Slippers (fer men) 13.90 Indien Embroidery Kerte Pes 19.90 Indien Printed Gere Kurtos 12.50 Printed Indion Hendloem Kerte yds.) 7.50 T. Cotton Slocks (mode to measure) 15.50 T. Wool Seits (mode to meesere) 99.00 Itolion
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    • 178 3 Asia's last unexplored country -iv'. 'VM: S 7,.jit- -u jl- ~rrpips r. PIJ'-UJ r t." f Lots of people from Asia fly to Europe. Unfortunately very few of them get to see much more of it than the top two or three tourist cities. It's a pity because there is
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  • In Person
    • 285 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 A RATHER sedate crowd turned up to witness the opening of the Eumig exhibition for the Sound Generation. They could not even by a long stretch of the Imagination be mistaken for the shaggy- haired "sound
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  • 275 4 Reuter Moscow, Wednesday The central committee of the Soviet Communist Party yesterday ended a two-day plenary session with a change in the top leadership. The change brings Mr. Mikhail Solomentsev, who recently took over as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the largest
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 406 4 What other newspapers are saying: THE COUP IN THAILAND AND THAI-AMERI-CAN RELATIONS: In a most unusual coup last week, the Thai Prime Minister, Marshal Thanom, abrogated the Thai constitution. dissolved the Cabinet as well as the Parliament and declared a state of emergency throughout the country.
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    • 342 4 STOP THE ARMAMENT RACE: The Jane's Weapon Systems of this year, published in London, states that In the development of new weapons the Soviet Union is now leading the US and the NATO countries. This annual also points out that very evidently a new wave of rearmament
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    • 253 4 AT THE ADVENT OF THE ASEAN CONFERENCE: The situation in Thailand at present Is quite clear. The army, under Thanom Klttlkachorn, is in control and Thanat Khoman is not in the cabinet. In the Philippines the situation is not yet clear and the position of President Marcos's Cabinet
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    • 97 4 THE MINDS OF THti PEOPLE: It is very important for the people to be able to pass on their opinions to the government so as to ensure closer relations between the ruler and the ruled in line with the democratic system of this country. In a developing country
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 458 5 Manila, Wednesday Survivors told yesterday how Philippine Army troops lined up Muslim voters along a roadside on Monday, then gunned them down. They said civilian Christians were allowed to attack the wounded with machetes. At least 37 Muslims were killed and 53 wounded. The survivors, who
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  • 191 5 Reuter Bandar Seri Begawan, Wednesday Brunei experiences Its first taste of full internal independence today after a day of celebrations and the Signing of a treaty leaving only foreign affairs in Britain's hands. Details of the agreement have yet to be announced 'officially. But authoritative
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  • 66 5 Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesian troops have foiled an attempt by Communist guerrillas to cross into West Kalimantan from the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the army newspaper Berita Yudha reported yesterday. The paper quoted the West Kalimantan military commander, Brigadier General Sumadl, as saying that
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  • 191 5 New Delhi, Wednesday Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and his wife and daughter went sightseeing yesterday at the Taj Mahal and the fort of Agra. Mr. Lee and his party flew in on a special plane provided by the Indian government to Agra,
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  • 78 5 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday.—The super express service linking Tokyo and western Japan will be controlled by a computerised system from next March, the Japanese National Railways has announced. The COMTRAC (Com-puter-aided Trafic Control) System will be the first train operation of its kind in the world. The maximum
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  • 116 5 Bangkok, Wednesday Tlae West German Defence Minister, Mr. Helmut Schmidt, said last night that his country followed with great sympathy the efforts of countries in South East Asia to harmonise their views, unite their forces and secure a peaceful future through cooperation in many fields.
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  • 233 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Ismail had informal lunch talks yesterday with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath. Tun Ismail who is on a private visit to Britain was accompanied by the Malaysian High Commissioner, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yeop,
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  • 110 5 Manila, Wednesday A joint team of surgeons from the Philippines and Canada yesterday began the first of a series of open heart surgery at the Philip-pine-Chinese General Hospital here. A spokesman for the hospital said the first patient was Mrs. Raquel de Jesus, aged 29. The
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  • 59 5 Colombo, Wednesday The daughter of former Governor General, Sir Oliver Goonetilleka, and her husband have been arrested in connection with an international gem smuggling and forgery racket, police said yesterday. Mrs. Sheila Sathanathan and her husband, who Is head cashier at a big Colombo bank, were being
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 186 5 S9S Offering a un'que banking service for trade and financial institutions dealing with the USSR and otherSocialistCountries The opening on the 22 nd. of November 1971 of the y y J Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd. r f M \*S 0 0 0 i n Singapore marks the beginning f of
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1164 6  -  MCA out to win back trust and confidence of Chinese educationists From V.K. Chin MALAYSIA The Malaysian Chinese Association is making a serious attempt to win back the trust and .confidence of Chinese schoo 1teachers and educationists. Some strenuous efforts were made by the MCA in recent months,
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    • 512 6  -  By Patrick de Souza SINGAPORE Developing nations should adopt communications as a major subject in the school system, This is the view of Dr. Milo Wolff, physics professor at Nanyang University. In a paper on education for Industrial societies for the second congress of the
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    • 418 6  -  From Joseph Hung TAIWAN A traditional Chinese idea of happiness is: the more children the happier the parent. Not any longer. Population pressure has compelled the world's most populous nation to scrap that idea, by persuasion or pressure in China and by
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    • 551 6  -  From Margaret Spackman HONG KONG A decision by the Hong Kong Government to spend $425 million on its water supply has again illustrated how the British government feels about its long term relationship with China. This project, contracts for which have
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    • 214 6 INDONESIA Publishing Arms and newspaper companies in Malaysia and Singapore are to be approached for help in upgrading the standard of journalism in North Sumatra. ITie Association of North Sumatra Journalists (ANSJ) has decided that Kuala Lumpur and Singapore can provide both technical expertise
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  • Page 6 Advertisements

  • 452 7 US policy under attack Hong Kong, Wednesday The Communist Chinese Premier Mr. Chou En-lai, in a sweeping indictment of US policy in South-East Asia, declared yesterday that no force on earth can alter an allied defeat in Indo-China. The New China News Agency said
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  • 169 7 New Nation Sources London, Wednesday British and Rhodesian negotiators have already drawn up a document settling the Rhodesian independence issue, according to a television report despatched by the BBC special correspondent in Salisbury. The report said only two or three minor detaUs remained to be settled when
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  • 194 7 New Nation Foreign Service New York, Wednesday The People's Republic of China took its place for the first time yesterday as a permanent member of the Security Council, with the right of veto. The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Huang Hua, who is accredited as representative on
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 7 President Nixon and Mrs. Richard Nixon give appreciative looks and smiles as they meet members of the classical Khmer ballet. The Presidential couple had earlier watched the troupe's performance at the John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts.
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  • 75 7 United Press International Brisbane, Wednesday An Aboriginal rights march turned Into a fierce battle between demonstrators and police here yesterday, ending with the arrest of nine people. Among those arrested were a well-known aboriginal leader, Pastor Don Brady, and a former secretary of the National
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  • 249 7 United Press International Belfast, Wednesday A 24-year-old woman from the Irish Republic, who was shot last week during a border battle between British troops and gunmen, died in a Londonderry hospital yesterday. Miss Bridget Carr was returning from a shopping trip last Friday when gunmen opened
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  • 143 7 Reuter Hobart, Wednesday A party of 21 Melbourne schoolboys last night huddled on the side of a snow-covered mountain in central Tasmania and at least one is believed to have died. One more Is believed to be in a critical condition. The chief of
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  • 101 7 Canberra, Wednesday Australians are drinking less tea, more wine, and more than twice as much beer as 30 years ago, accoidlng to government statistics issued yesterday. The figures revealed that in 1938-1939 the average Australian downed 11.7 gallons of beer each year. Now he
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  • 34 7 London, Wednesday—The London bookdeallng firm of Bernard Quarltch has bought the first 22 pages of the autograph manuscript 'of chapter 15 of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nlckleby for £12,000 (about $90,000).
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  • 213 7 New Nation Foreign Service Washington, Wednesday The US Senate last night 'rejected an amendment sponsored by Democratic majority leader Mr. Mike Mansfield, which would have cut American troops strength in Europe from 310,000 to 250,000 men. President Nixon had earlier appealed to the Senate
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    • 136 7 Make Deltaphone the second phone in your home When you add an extension phone... make it a Deltaphone. The Deltaphone is a British Design-Award product of International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) Corporation, brought to Singapore by its agent, Paterson Simons Co. Ltd. Its new, clean-cut lines and choice of attractive
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  • 452 8 When the rat race is inevitable There are things we have to live with in this day and age, however unpalatable they may seem to some people. The rat race is one of them. It is inevitable in a meritocracy, where the rewards go to those who perform best. It
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 57 8 Talk about revolutionary people! The following exchange was overhead by a colleague of mine on Hal Choo Bridge while the Singapore trade delegation was in Canton. A: "Just look at those foreign guests (meaning the Singaporeans), see how fat they are!, B: "Yes, .it is their stomachs' way
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    • 75 8 Seen at tbe Singapore Cold Storage on Monday night was the Malaysian Minister for Commerce and* Industry, Inche Khir Jofa ari. in a full blue suit, Inche Khir had a beaming smile for all who recognised him. On a private visit, Inche Khir did not seem
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  • 881 8  -  DICK WILSON The three nation agreement on the Straits of Malacca and of Singapore raises a host of questions of crucial Interest to this region. One of these Is the exploitation of the mineral deposits under the seabed. Most
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  • Letters
    • 290 8  -  ALBERT YEO TOON MOK The New Nation Interview with some employers published under the heading, Degrees not key to top (N.N. Nov. 17) calls for some comments. Having read the speech by Mr. Tommy Koh Thong Bee, I feel that the employers interviewed missed the gist
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    • 180 8  -  K.M. TEO I have read about road coutesy and the safety-first campaigns, irresponsible drivers and pedestrians and numerous reports of road accidents in the Press. But there are still many accidents. In particular, I wish to mention Airport Road which leads to the Paya Lebar International Airport.
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    • 50 8  -  MISS LIM PEK HONG Public Relations Officer, Housing and Development Board. Singapore, 2. With reference to the letter by "Unruly" (N.N. Nov. 17), close surveillance will be kept to ensure that the record shop referred to in Bendemeer Road tunes its amplifiers to a reasonable volume.
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    • 127 8 Our Australian counterparts have adopted quite an Ingenious way to promote the sales of their products. On all Australian products, we see their trade mark, a boomerang and the Australian stars. This national trademark has come to be recognised as an assurance of quality. Singapore could
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    • 107 8  -  MISS CHAN LOY CHAN Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division. Singapore 3 I refer to the letter from Leonard Lim (NN Oct. 30), who questioned the necessity of having public conveniences in the business area of the city. Admittedly, the buildings are not and sited in the
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    • 129 8  -  T.C. The government started an antl noise pollution campaign this year, but still there Is no co-opera-tion from the public. During the Chinese feature films and variety shows, one can hear the story or songs without tuning on one's set. This happens most of the time
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    • 131 8  -  CHAN YAN KWOY I refer to the letter by Systematic (NN, Nov. 11) regarding mall collection ahead of time. After a recent rescheduling of mail collection van routes, it has become necessary for the afternoon mail collection from the posting box at 6 m.s. Buklt
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    • 59 8  -  LEE TONG SIANG Could the Bus Licensing Authority Introduce a new bus service from Whitley Road Dune am Road bus terminus to Kakl BukltJalan Eunos plying along Whitley Road, Balestier Road, Kallang Road, Geylang Road, Jalan Eunos to Kakl Buklt terminus? Thousands of factory workers
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  • ASEAN AND CHINA
    • 977 9  -  By Pang Cheng Lian China appears to have Initiated a policy of separating party toparty relations from government-to-govern-ment ties. For the first time this Sear two receptions were ield to celebrate National Day on October 1. The diplomatic corps in Peking was invited to
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    • 1193 9  -  By Pakir Singh The meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur which starts tomorrow may see broad smiles, and a joint statement reiterating support in principle for Tun Razak's neutral SouthEast Asia plan. There was earlier the promise of a charter, to be
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    • 619 9  -  By S. M. Ali The top level ministerial conference of ASEAN countries which starts tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur may open up an entirely new area of co-opera-tion among the five neighbouring countries. The key to this co-opera-tion is relations with the People's Republic of
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 166 10  -  Group's power-packed harmonising gets the applause Peter Ong Night in and night out, the Hilton Club bar is filled with lively power-packed and harmonised singing and rounds after rounds of applause. That's what the Trio Los Panchitos and Rosa Castillo from the Philippines give and get.
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    • 462 10  -  MALAY NUMBER LAST NIGHT MADE IT THEIR 24TH LANGUAGE Violet Oon When a group of young men decided to study languages at the Institute of Foreign Languages in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, they never imagined that it would be useful to them as singers.
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    • 838 10  - Colour but when? It looks as if it's still beyond TV's rainbow SIGHT AND SOUND EDGAR KOH LOOKS AT THE TV AND RADIO SCENE EDGAR KOH After nearly a decade of television broadcasting, colour TV is still a faraway hope as far as the government is concerned. Ministry of Culture
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    • 446 10  -  Merry Andrew The University of Singapore Society will pr e sent Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead at the Cultural Centre tomorrow. Friday and Saturday. Tom Stoppard, the author, received excellent reviews in London when the play was performed at the Old Vic and Singapore
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    • 524 10  -  SILLY AND MELODRAMATIC BUT NOT BAWDY By Violet Oon We had the opportunity to see two very interesting shows at the Victoria theatre. These were what can best be described as illustrated concerts. On Friday night Donald Moore presented the highly entertaining We Were Much
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    • 124 10 Local recording firm, Phonogram Far East fPte) Ltd.,, will distribute all Bell records in Singapore from next year. This is the result of an agreement reached between Deutsche Grammophon Gesselschaft and Bell Records of New York on Monday. Under the agreement, Bell will put their repertoire
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • TREND
    • 66 11 Blazers are very much in fashion today as part of the 1940s look. In this outfit, the blazer is modified a little to look casual Instead of severely tailored. In cream linen with maroon prints, the blazer has two front pockets and is edged with
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    • 393 11 It is outmoded to describe the youths of today as "leaders of tomorrow" according to Mrs. Violet Coomarasamy, vice-president of the World YWCA. "They are already leaders, making their own contribution towards society" she said. In recognition of this, the YWCA and
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    • 80 11 piH Collars are divided into three main sections mainly the Flat or Peter Pan collar, Straight Band collars used mainly for shirt blouses, and the Chinese collar and lastly the Reverse collar. The way a collar lies and fits at the neck depends on
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    • 995 11  -  Introducing Mr. Graff: The man who does not need any excuse for success By Trish Shepperd "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" is a saying which makes cold materialists of women. It also implies that a woman is a fool if she doesn't feel
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    • 189 11 New York, Wednesday A different kind of prejudice sexism has been made illegal in New York. A new amendment to the New York human rights law prohibits "discrimination on account of sex in places of public accommodations." This means that no restaurant or
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
    • 320 12 United Press International New York, Wednesday The Dow Jones industrial average, the widely watched market barometer, hit its lowest level in nearly a year yesterday, bringing to 58 points the loss since President Nixon announced his new economic policies on
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    • 265 12 Reuter London, Wednesday The market closed firm on hopes of an agreement in the Rhodesian talks and the peace formula in the Coventry Toolroom dis- pute. Shares in companies likely to benefit if the Rhodesian constitutional issue is settled were in heavy
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    • 138 12 lAC (8) Limited, a leading manufacturer of airconditioners here, has bought over a line of product from Rheem Hume Pte. Limited. A spokesman for lAC to day confirmed that it had succesfully negotiated and purchased the right to maunfacture the Sidewinder. a flexible insulated duct for
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    • 210 12 UPI Manila, Wednesday The President of the Asian Development ißank (ADB) Mr. Take_shi Watanabe said yes;terda there was a definite need to improve the collection, pro- cessing and publlca- tion of external debts »figures of developing countries. Service payments of ex- >• ternal debts
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    • 81 12 Oceanic Contractors Incorporated, a wholly-own-ed subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott and Company Incorporated, has agreed to purchase from Ingram Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, the Ingram Company's equipment used in foreign offshore construction for the oil and gas industry. The equipment, which was purchased for an
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    • 193 12 Allied Chem 25% Alcoa 38 Am c«n 28 AT ft T 41% A ft P 11H Anaconda 11% Beth Steel 23% Boeing 14 Caterp Trac 38% 25% Coca-Cola 100% Control Data 84% Corn Ol Wk« 170% Dow Ctitm 66% DuPont 134 E Kodak 84 V4 Fed Dept
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    • 358 12 Mr. J. Bruxner, managing director of Gilbeys Limited, and Mr. R.E. Lhoyd-Owen, who Is Gilbey's Far East Area Manager, are visiting Singapore and Malaysia on a market study tour. Mr. Bruxner is responsible for the world-wide marketing of Gilbeys products. They will have discussions with Boustead Trading Sdn. Berhad,
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    • 1217 12 TRENDS AND MOVES UN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1979-1971 1 wk. 4 wk LS. Closing Price Last Divid. P/E TurnHigh Low ago U* Stock Bayers Sellers Sale Yield Ratio over J INDUSTRIALS 2.93 1.68 2.27 5 2.40 Allied Chocolate 2.31 2.32 2.30 5.4N 16.7 14 1.90
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    • 307 12 A number of American Arms are expected to increase their purchases from Singapore in the future. Sears Roebuck, the multimillion dollar American retailing and merchandising organisation, has just opened a buying office here. "We have always used our Hong Kong office
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    • 322 12 United Press International BONN, Wed.—A magazine report that European car manufacturers are working on a car costing between $9OO ana $l2OO, which can be scrapped after about 9000 miles (114,500 km) caused hilarity at Volkswagen's main plant recently. The report, carried by the magazine
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    • 45 12 The Weiser Company, of California, in conjunction with their Singapore agents, Koon Hoe and Company will host members of the building industry to a display of Weiser locks at the Singapore Hyatt Hot today. It will be followed by a cocktail party.
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    • Business Abroad
      • 151 12 The United States yesterday accused the European Common Market countries of trade discrimination against it. It called for wide-ranging negotiations aimed at solving the present money and trade crisis and creating a new world economic system. It said Washington regards lifting of
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      • 100 12 BARBER 'NO' TO FLOATING LONDON: The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Anthony Barber, said yesterday the Group of Ten believes a realistic pattern of currency parities is in the best interests of Britain and the rest of the world. He rejected calls from two Conservative MPs for a completely
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      • 79 12 GEORGETOWN: China is to set up a textile factory in Guyana and assist the government in establishing a large-scale cotton industry, the Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes Burnham, announced. Mr. Burnham told a meeting of dock workers that his government also hoped to sell bauxite
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      • 73 12 PERTH: The president of the Bank of Tokyo, Mr. Sumio Hara. here that the worst effects of the August 15 economic moves by President Nixon were still to come. Japan, he said, had suffered a severe setback as a result of its forced revaluation of
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      • 70 12 WASHINGTON: The US Government will run up a- US$2B,lOO million this fiscal year, the fourth te S V n US histor y' the Joint Congressional committee on reduction of federal expenditures estimated yesterday. ♦oP® estate does not take into account the Government's loss of revenues which
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      • 24 12 Japan Provided developing nations with aid of $5400 million in 1970, 0 r 0.93 per cent of its gross national product.
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      • 11 12 MOSCOW: Mr. Maurice of oS s2we?tK. trade wlth toe
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    • 329 12  -  Anil Bhatia Now that a week has passed since news of a bid to take over the assets of STC (Singapore Traction Company) was released, no confirmation of the purported negotiations seems forthcoming, Market sources are left wondering whether it was another
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  • SPORT 1
    • 1312 13 STABLE ROUND-UP By Blue Peter Trainer Mansor Matban has entered a strong team of 21 horses for the Bukit Tim ah November-De-cember meeting, beginning on Saturday and should pick up a number of races with them. The pick of his team is undoubtedly
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    • 2930 13 SATURDAY CLASS 1 DIV 3 8F ***** DITAMBAH a (Allied Ladies) Ahmad 6 9.00 ***** SECOND PHASE a (Leong A Tan) J Donnelly 6 8.13 ***** KAMPONG MELAYA a (KL Chong) Teh 6 813 ***** GLEN LARMONIC a (Trebel T) Tulloh 7 8.10
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    • 1171 13  -  SOCCER SCENE WITH JEFFREY LOW I have heard some good stories lately in apologising for Singapore's rather poor performance at Saigon and Bangkok recently but the latest must win a prize. A football writer who accompanied the team claims that "constant reprimands by officials,
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    • 164 14 Reuter Sydney, Wednesday The secretary of the Australian Swimming Union, Mr. Syd Grange, yesterday described as "ridiculous" moves to cut the number of swimming events at future Olympic Games. Mr. Grange had Just returned from a meeting in Singapore of FINA, the world controlling body for
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    • 83 14 Perth, Wednesday. Western Australia drew with Victoria in an exciting Sheffield Shield match here yesterday and only just failed In a determined bid for outright victory. Western Australia 308 ior eight declared and 231 for seven declared (J. Inverarlty 114, R. Edwards 34, R. Marsh 19.)
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    • 67 14 Budapest, Wednesday. Jazsef Zakaias. a member of the Hungarian soccer "wonder team" of the early 50s died here yesterday at the age of 47 after a heart attack. Zakarias earned 35 caps for Hungary between 1947 and 1955. He played at left half in the famous
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    • 445 14  -  By Sonny Yap A new $116,400 threeyear balminton promotion scheme sponsored by Fraser and Neave will go into operation next month. On paper, it promises to be nothing short of a "revolutionary" system to produce our top players of the future. Among the men behind
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    • 247 14 London, Wednesday Rodney Marsh, striker from the second division club Queen's Park Rangers, was yesterday included in the England squad of 16 players for the European championship match against Greece in Athens on December 1. Marsh earned his first England cap by playing for
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    • 141 14 Reuter Johannesburg, Wednesday. South Africa's first multi-racial sports event—the South African PGA golf championship opens here today with a field of 96 competitors from eight countries. Lu Liang Huan of Taiwan and negro Lee Elder of the United States are among 18 non-whites who will help
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    • 441 14 By Blue Peter Newcomer Honey Bowl did a sparkling trial in the company of stablemates Midsun and Corruption at Bukit Timah this morning. Breaking from the 4f the three stablesmates steadily clapped on the pace to run the last 3f in 36 3/5 with Honey
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    • 160 14 New York, Wednesday The US Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) and golfer Dave Hill yesterday announced a peace settlement following a dispute earlier this year involving a US$3 million court suit. The row began when Hill was placed on probation and fined 500 dollars (210 sterling) In May
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    • 324 15  -  By M. Param Singapore will be taking part for the first time in the World Cup softball championship, to be held in the Philippines, from March 4 to 12. Singapore, along with nine other countnes. Aus tralia, Japan. Korea. Umtea States, Canaaa. Costa Rica, Puerto
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    • 167 15 Reuter Adelaide, Wednesday Australia will be playing to win the unofficial Test series against the rest of the World XI, captain lan Chappell said here last night. Commenting on a statement made some weeks ago by the rest's skipper Gary Sobers that the
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    • 59 15 TOP LEFT: "How close can you go," is what Mrs. Nancy Chew seems to be thinking as her putt clips the lip of the cup. ABOVE: Mrs. F. Kearney is not cutting the grass at the Island Location. She is searching for her ball during the SICC "A" division social
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    • 350 15 United Press International London, Wednesday Promoter Jack Solomons yesterday asked the World Boxing Association (WBA) to stop the January 15 heavyweight title fight between champion Joe Frazier and Terry Daniels of Texas in New Orleans. The London promoter claims Daniels is under contract to fight British
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    • 82 15 Tokyo, Wednesday. Japan yesterday routed Israel 18-7 in the opening game of the second round of the three nation double round robin Asia >one pre-Olymplc handball tournament before 4000 spectators at the Alchl prefectural gymnasium. It was Japan's third straight win In as many games. For Israel It
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    • 138 15 United Press International London, Wednesday Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club announced yesterday they have granted a benefit match next season to skipper Gary Sobers. Sobers, the West Indies captain who is currently leading the rest of the world In Australia, gets his benefit after only four years
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    • 128 15 London, Wednesday Swedish driver Stig Blomqvist last night increased his lead in the RAC British motor rally after secondplaced Timo Makinen of Finland dropped back to fourth. Blomqvist (SAAB) led by two minutes 34 seconds from Bjorn Waldegaard, also of Sweden, In a Porsche who moved
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    • 165 15 Sydney, Wednesday Wimbledon tennis champion Evonne Goolagong was rushed to a doctor shortly after her return home from London today. She had a bad attack of laryngitis and a heavy heaa cola. Her coach Vic Edwards rushect the world champion through airport interviews and then arranged for
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    • 29 15 Pittsburgh, Wednesday—Danny Murtsugta, who twice ha* managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to world series victories, announced his retirement yesterday. Batting coach, Bill Vfokn, was named to succeed him.
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    • 361 15  -  BID TO BOOST TENNIS By Dennis Chia A crash tennis coaching course, involving about 60 teachers from the various schools in Singapore, will begin at the Farrer Park on December 6. The three week course will be under the supervision of Mr. Lee Beng Huat, the
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    • 93 15 New York, Wednesday. Four school swimmers, taking catnaps and sipping beef broth between laps, set a marathon swimming record yesterday of 179 miles to prove they were "twice as good as anyone else." Blairstown Academy swimming coach Paul White said the foursome began churning up and down the
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    • 319 14 MISCELLANEOUS WORKING BACHELOR 29, seeks sincere friends, non-working also. Box 2041 N.N. Singapore. SHOPPING GUIDE WORLD FAMOUS finest cut Russian Diamond Jewellery now available at 'Le Bijou" No. G22 Supreme House, Ground Floor, Penong Road, Singapore. Tel: *****1. FLAN YOUR SHOFFING AT HOMI SKI THK SHOFFING GUIDI ON FAGI 10
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  • Back Page WEDNESDAY
    • 210 16 Owners of rice-serv-ing restaurants in Korea, who have threatened to go out of business this week unless the government eases restrictions on rice meals, have put off their action until December 1. The Restaurant's Association said it decided to wait further for the
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    • 80 16 Doreen Kelly, 25, is a live-wire, who loves to joke and tell yarns. A few minutes with her will reveal to you her charm and unassuming disposition. Some of her friends call her "a gem." "I love to laugh, talk and joke. This is my life
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    • 38 16 The mailman in Beirut who delivers letters to the home of Georgina Rizk, the current Miss Universe, has threatened to stop coming unless he gets an autographed photograph of the beauty. The family agreed.
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    • 56 16 AH FOOK: How would you like to own a $4,200 wristwatch now on display in one of our showrooms? MEI UN: I wouldn't dream ol buying such a watch. Even if I do, there will also be the fear of robbery in dark street corners. Moreover it's crazy
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    • 610 16  -  By Betty L. Khoo Now that the government is setting up a driving school perhaps they ought to look into the feasibility of starting special courses for women. Speaking from several shattering experiences, I think women need special classes to
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    • 126 16 I at the Continental Restaurant THURSDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 1971 LUNCH: 12.00 3.00 DINNER: 7.30 1 special menu HORS, DOEUVRE PLATE. SHRIMP COCKTAIL. FRUIT CUP NEW ENGLAND FISH CHOWDER DOUBLE CONSOMME ON THE ROCKS ROAST FAIRMONT TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY CREAMED ONIONS CANDIED SWEET POTATOES BROCCOU WALDORF SALAD PUMPKIN PIE AMERICAN CHEESE
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    • 416 16 5 Singapore Opening and Housewives Matinee A Pitiful Woman (Cantonese Film Pt. 1) For the Family (C) A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (C) Days of Our Lives Close Opening and Cartoon Funnies News in Brief What Others Say (E) International Sports Winter Games: Sports on Ice and
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    • 393 16 Trust your lucky star IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you have a great and natural appreciation for all things beautiful. It is the aesthetic pursuits that interest you. Even when it is impossible for you yourself to take part in those pursuits, you will help others to do so
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