New Nation, 5 February 1972

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    17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, February 5, 1972 No. 321 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE SATURDAY, FERRUARY 5
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 58 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious.
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    Gunmen move into town
    38 1 LATE NEWS Belfast. Saturday. British military officials said early today that gunmen of the Irish Republican Army were moving into Newry and probably would launch an armed attack during Sunday's civil rights march there.
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    Walkout by 240 workers at mill
    233 1 'Upset by bonus delay* About 240 workers of International Spinning Mills Limited at Bukit Timah Road this morning staged a walkout in protest against what they called the management's unethical behaviour. The workers, members of the Pioneer Industries Employees' Union, downed tools and sat
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    Charm was deadly
    64 1 Lagos, Saturday. A Nigerian's faith in a magic charm to ward off bullets cost him his life. Oklta Igboke ordered the witchdoctor, from whom he bought the charm, to shoot him to test the charm, a Nigerian court was told yesterday. The charm failed. Mr. Igboke died.
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    Youths held
    26 1 Police have detained three youth alleged to have broken into a house on Thursday in Newton and escaped with cash and jewellery worth $l6OO.
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    Two teenaged girls held
    396 1 Drug ring smashed in crackdown The n e w 1 y-formed Central Narcotics Bureau scored its first major success yesterday when it smashed a syndicate which allegedly used two pretty teenaged girls to peddle drugs in the Orchard Road /Holland Road Bukit Timan districts. Narcotics bureau
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    Orders were shoot to kill, says deserter
    193 1 Dublin. Saturday— A British soldier claimed here yesterday that he deserted his Northern Ireland-based Parachute unit because it was ordered to shoot to kill before last Sunday's march in Londonderry when 13 civilians were shot dead. Police said a request for political asylum
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    Earthquakes
    26 1 Rome, Saturday. Eight earthquakes and several tremors shook the Adriatic port of Ancona, yesterday, sending thousands of its Inhabitants fleeing to the countryside In terror.
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    Box Office is best bet
    386 1 Box Office IV can be backed with confidence in Race 4 at Ipoh today. This son of Oaul was being given as an extra good thing on the track this morning. Box Office has made vast improvement since his last start over 9f at Buklt
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    Market pact with US
    56 1 Brussels, Saturday.—The Common Market and the United States reached agreement here yesterday, concluding their major trade negotiations, President Nixon's special trade representative Mr. William Eberle said. He declined to give details of what had been worked out during the negotiations in the last two days, but
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    Lock icon Town sealed against IRA
    235 1 New Nation Foreign Service Belfast, Saturday.—British troops, in one of their biggest operations in Northern Ireland, yesterday sealed off all approaches to the border town of Newry where a massive civil rights march is planned for tomorrow. The British Government has ordered the army to halt
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    Corn hybrid
    23 1 Moscow, Saturday. A corn hybrid has been developed In the Soviet Union which almost trebles the dally Increase In animals' weight.
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    Lock icon UK veto angers African nations
    131 1 Reuter Addis Ababa, Saturday.— Britain vetoed a resolution on Rhodesia in the Security Council last night and drew bitter recriminations from Russia, China and African countries. The resolution would have asked Britain not to implement the independence settlement it has reached with Mr. Lan Smith's
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    Captain made chairman
    46 2 Captain Chris Hartnoll has been elected chairman of the Singapore division of the Institute of Transport. Other officials are: Mr. Lo Heng Kee, deputy chairman; Mr. Chen Nee 81an, treasurer; and committee members Mr. RJL Davis, Mr. RJ. Graham and Mr. KP. Armstrong.
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    Folk dancing
    29 2 A session of folk dancing will be held today at the YMCA, Orchard Road, from 7 to 9.30 p.m. All are welcome. No fee will be charged.
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    Guitar course at YMCA
    38 2 Courses on guitar playing for beginners and Intermediates, conducted by the Chinese YMCA, will being on March 1. The Instructor Is Mr. Harry Martinez. Fees for members will be $3O and for non-members $35.
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    Lighthouse deaths
    29 2 Johannesberg, Saturday. —Two llghthousemen fell 60 feet (21 m) to their death yesterday from the top of a lighthouse near Port Elizabeth, when the catwalk railing collapsed.
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    Getting the best for the police
    438 2 The educational qualifications of the police national servicemen should be carefully considered before they are allotted duties in the divisions so as to ensure maximum use of their talents. University graduates possessing special skills and knowledge should be used as part-time lecturers in the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      1403 2 NEW NATION J MONDAY MONEYWORDS t m/wnjwm. UNCfli E Ak ■cfl •Cat j!m| MtM hati I "I 1 s .1 FILL II MISSING i LETTEM j ACROSS I USING j CLUES I BELOW. CLUES FOR W-1 Creee-kar of ladder. 4. Ciiltmy kadly M» when w H*m'» fMml tKiwp. Yea caa
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    Fresh face for the royal visit
    284 3 Queen will see city at its best Work is in full swing to freshen the face of Singapore for the visit of Queen Elizabeth later this month. The Queen is due to arrive on February 18 for a four-day visit as part of her
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    Topless shows allowed but no takers
    171 3 Penang, Saturday Nightclubs here have been given permission to stage topless shows—but so far there have been no takers. State Executive Councillor and Penang Tourist Promotion Committee chairman, Mr. Tan Glm Hwa, has directed the licensing authorities to relax present conditions for nightclub floor
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    A very safe place...
    59 3 Paris, Saturday.—iJespite an Intensive search at his home, police were unable to find the 40,000 francs ($21,000) alleged to have been stolen by an accountant from his office in Lille. When he finally confessed yesterday, the accountant said: "I hid It In the office safe, it
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    UN and us
    36 3 Dr. Seah Chee Meow, lecturer in political science at the University of Singapore, will t allr on the United Nations and Singapore, at the Tlong Bahru Community Centre on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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    Protest rally at campus
    291 3  -  By Patrick de Souza More than 200 students of the University of Singapore held a campus rally today to seek a better deal in the system of selection for the honours course. The students from the arts and social sciences faculties agreed to send a memorandum
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    Birds in search of 'foster parents'
    167 3 The Jurong Bird Park's adoption scheme introduced last year has not proved popular. According to a park spokesman only two oil companies have responded so far. They are Mobil which has "adopted" 48 flamingoes and Esso. 18 pelicans. Each firm spends about $5OOO a
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    More work now in US
    77 3 Washington, Saturday. Unemployment in the US dropped to 5.9 per cent of the population last month against 6 per cent in December, the Department of Labour announced yesterday. The number of people in work; rose 240,000 to 80.6 million while the unemployment figure was 5,4
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    Move to reinstate two subjects
    286 3  -  By Ivan Lim The Chinese Middle School Teachers' Association is to make representations to the Ministry of Education for the reinstatement of history and geography as one examination subject for Primary Six students in Chinese schools. Disclosing this today, Mr. Ho Kah Leong, president of
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    Coin show opens
    144 3 Strict security has been thrown round Singapore Conference Hall. The reason: More than 8000 gold, silver and other coins from over 100 countries and dating from 1500 B.C. to the present day are on show for a week. The numismatic exhibition, the biggest to be held here,
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    Lock icon Eating OUT fad catching on fast among gourmets
    356 4  -  MM ON SINGAPORE WORDS: Douglas Chan Gastronomic explorers in Singapore are increasingly stepping out of the confines of closed-door cafes and restaurants of the big hotels and shopping complexes. Bating In the open with only the weather to reckon with Is a
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    Lock icon Hanoi, Viet Cong reject US peace bid
    373 5 China calls it a 'fraud* New Nation Foreign Service Moscow, Saturday North Vietnam and the Viet Cong yesterday resolutely rejected President Nixon's Vietnam peace plan. Their envoys in Moscow told the Soviet Premier, Mr. Alexel Kosygln, that the US proposals were "nothing but
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    Farming plan
    23 5 Santiago, Saturday. Chile will Import 10,000 tractors this year to step up its programme for mechanising farming, President Salvador Allende announced.
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    Lock icon Anne's nose is all the rage
    175 5 Agence France Presse New York, Saturday. A large number of Euro pean women want to model their noses on Princess Anne's most prominent feature. Dr. Hans Bruck. a Vienna plastic surgeon, said in Miami, Florida, yesterday. He told an international conference of plastic sur
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    Lock icon Bangla recognition 'unfriendly': Pak
    347 5 Reuter Islamabad, Saturday. The Pakistan government has said the recognition of Bangla Desh by several countries was "an unfriendly act" and "amounted to the legltlmlsatlon of aggression and the use of force by India to dismember Pakistan." The statement from the Foreign office yesterday came as
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    Lock icon $9000m. US aid Bill gets nod
    173 5 United Press International Washington, Saturday. The Senate approved a US$3OOO million (about $9OOO million) appropriations Bill for foreign aid and related programmes yesterday. The bill, passed 45-23, provides for the fiscal year that began seven months ago. After a long and angry debate stretching
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    Candlelight protest
    54 5 Madrid, Saturday—About 40 residents of Madrid's Federlco Rubio Street staged a candelight march in front of the city's electric company showrooms on Thursday night to protest against a long blackout of their road. The lights were switched on again yesterday, and the conroany said the failure was due
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    Lock icon Asians being sold out, says Peking
    298 5 United Press International Hong Kong, Saturday. Communist China yesterday accused the Soviet Union of further selling out the interests of the Asian people. Commenting on the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Gromyko's recent visit to Japan, the New China news agency said: "It was
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    Lock icon Portugal told to end repression
    232 5 Reuter Addis Ababa, Saturday. The UN Security Council, in the final vote of its special session here, last night called on Portugal to recognise immediately the right of the peoples of Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea to self-determina-tion and independence. The vote was nine to
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    Lock icon Crackdown on Zambian opposition
    290 5 Reuter Lusaka, Saturday.—Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda yesterday outlawed Zambia's five month old opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and ordered the detention without trial of 123 of its leaders. Among those seized in a dawn swoop yesterday morning was the party chief. Mr. Bimon Kapwepwe, 49, a
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    Ban on 'noise polluters'
    38 5 Geneva, Saturday. The municipal council of the Swiss town of Zoflngen has branded motor-cyclists as "noise polluters," and banned them from entering the old quarter of the town between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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    Tackling the dilemma of Vietnam
    437 6 President Nixon's reaction to the new Viet Cong proposals 1s an earnest of how far he Is prepared to go to end the war in Vietnam. Otherwise, it is difficult to see what new elements the Viet Cong has Introduced with Its latest offer. What
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    Bhashani to wait and see
    153 6 r i ii i by ISPY I was wrong last week in suggesting that Maulana Bhashanl was still in India. The nonagenarian who heads the only political Party of any consequence in opposition to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is back in Bangla Desh. But opposing Sheikh
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    One good intention which needs nipping in the bud and quick redirection
    834 6  -  PANG CHENG LIAN They say the road to hell is paved with good Intentions. It la surprising the type of unhelpful aid which some do-gooders dream up for this region. Last week, for example, I came across an
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  • Letters
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      Action against dust pollution
      316 6  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (MISS) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division, Singapore, 2 I refer to your article on dust nuisance at Mayflower Garden which appeared In Sur paper on Feb. 2 and e letter by "DustCovered" (N.N. Feb. 3) under the heading Dust Clouds In Estate.
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      Perceptive views
      211 6  -  WEE BENG WAH I refer to the column by Gerald de Cruz (NN, Feb. Gerald de Cruz was at his usual best. But what I particularly liked were two paragraphs quoted below. "Relations for many may be the thick cloud of Sunday incense behind which they hide the
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      What is an engineer?
      196 6 What does the term Engineer truly entail? Definitely not a BSc degree or a technician's diploma. In Western countries, engineers are not engineers unless they hold an engineering degree. In Singapore, BSc. graduates call themselves engineers. Firms boost their morale by clas- slfying their science graduate
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      Nurses' duty hours
      90 6 Will Mr. Harry Tan regarding nurses' night duty, please clarify how it could be 63 working hours instead of 70 hours when nurses' night duty lasts from 9 pjn. to 7 ajn. for seven days? Furthermore, does Mr. Tan realise that each day is made up of
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      Like Candid Camera
      124 6  -  WEE BENG WAH I disagree with Mr. S.P. Talyarkhan (NN, Feb. 1) about his horror of fooddevouring In Person subjects. "Pictures of folks In the throes of munching or about to push a succulent tidbit Into their wning mouths" are, I am sure, better than mug-like shots
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      A walker's problem
      175 6 I have been living in Singapore for more than two years and like this city very much. However, I would like to stress a point which appears to be more and mow evident: this is not a city for pedestrians. I live in Tomllnson Road and I
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      Commuters need shelter
      64 6  -  J. CHENG I am writing this letter on behalf of Block 107 flat-owners about the busshelter in front of a power station. After an accident, the bus-shelter was damaged and taken away and it has never been replaced. People waiting for buses have to stand there under
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
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      Lock icon DISCOVERING SINGAPORE
      1087 7  -  Pleasure isle of choice beaches and clear waters WORDS: Betty L. Khoo Pulau Übin's greatest asset as a "pleasure isle" is its stretch of fine beaches which are Interspersed by huge boulders. Otherwise it is a flat, featureless island with many of its hills half blasted away. These
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      Lock icon Uneasy lull in hotbed Caribbean city
      772 7  -  From Irwin Goodwin Washington Post In the white clapboard Victorian townhouses that make this city appear the most charming and cohesive in the Caribbean, there Is an atmosphere of anxiety. In the unpainted wooden shacks built precariously on stilts near the high sea walls
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      Trees (for my father)
      102 8  -  Chandran Nair with age have come the trees with leaves, branches in thin air roots in thin soil, growing tall impossible to put arms around, sometimes a branch breaks, a straying root climbs out into the dry sun. sometimes a leaf falls to be swept away
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      Cause For alarm in New Guinea
      727 8 Brilliant pictures, expert articles highlight problems of a straggle tor independence PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA, Prospero's Other' Island, Edited by Peter Hastings. Angus and Robertson, 226 pages. A$ 12.00. ANDREW GILMOUR. The 79 coloured plates alone—the work of some of Australia's leading photographers will
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      Sound thinking
      896 8 Snow's ideas stand test of time PUBLIC AFFAIRS, by C.P. Snow, Scribners, 244 pages. U556.95 CARL BODE. I imagine that on the morning of February 28, 1962, C.P. Snow woke in his home on London's Crom well Road at ease with the world or as much at ease
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      PAPERBACKS
      493 8 AUSTR ALIAN BUSHCRAFT: Though not entirely relevant to Singapore jungle-craft, this book by M.W. Plante Interesting and a good number of useful hints can be gleaned for the next trip to a forest reserve. Singapore naturalists can make their own notes from hints provided by Mr. Plate. The photographs
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      Simple, exotic
      580 8 Outstanding guide to Chinese cooking THE COOK INC OF CHINA, by Emily Hahn, Time-Life International, 126 pages, $l4 (including postage). PANG CHENG LIAN. American authorship of a book on Chinese cooking would not normally inspire great expectations. So it was with some scepticism that I opened Emily Hahn's
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      Cover of the week
      42 8 A striking portrait photographed by Marc Riboud to tililstrait the cover of this Picasso biography. A revised account of a great artist who has astounded, confused and finally enlightened his generation. PICASSO, by Sir Roland Penrose, Pelican £1
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      A kick out of mixing
      548 9  -  FOOD DRINK LI PO Vodka: To most people the word conjures up a fiery spirit downed in huge quantities by freezing Russians, or a constituent of many exotic cocktails. Neither picture is entirely true. Vodka has for long been overhauling gin in the international market
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      Common issues not often seen now
      258 9 STAMPS PHILATELIST During the entire period from the first use of postage stamps in Singapore in 1854 to 1942 before the Japanese Occupation period, only four commemorative series were Issued. Of these two were overprints on existing stamps, namely the RED CROSS or K.G.V.
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      Grab this pie
      178 9  -  DISC PETER ONG DON MCLEAN: American Pie (United ArtistsUAS 5535): This is a superb album with 10 tracks all but one written and composed by Don himself. No wonder then that Don was able to chalk up two top of the charts recently—in the singles and albums
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      Similar hands with a difference
      478 9  -  BRIDGE E.P.C. COTTER Bridge hands, like history, tend to repeat themselves. On some occasions the similarity Is exact, on others there is a new factor which may escape all but the practised eye. Here are hands from the same session of rubber Bridge which illustrate
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      Guild for talented amateurs
      321 10  -  ART VIOLET OON There are nousewlfe artists and artist housewives. For some, the home comes first and paintings are dabbled in now and again. For others, artistic talent is given full play and the home is secondary. Housewives form the bulk of the membership of the
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      A very successful imitation indeed, Sir!
      838 10  -  r CINEMA EDGAR KOH PLEASE SIR, WE'RE SORRY (Mandarin). This Hong Kong production is an imitation of the successful British TV series, Please Sir, right down to the last detail. It is the Impossible Five C all over again. Chinese style, with director and
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      Two piano recitals
      411 10  -  THEATRE VIOLET OON Norwegian pianist, Kjell Baekkelund will give a recital at the Cultural Centre on Monday at 8.45 p.m. His recital is presented by the Singapore Musical Society in conjunction with the Young Musicians' Society. Baekkelund made his concert debut with the Oslo Filharmonlske Orkester at
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      110 8 Special New Year Offer mm m This magnificent cookery book, The Cooking of China; for only $l2 and three consecutive coupons from New Nation. Superbly illustrated with dozens of colour pictures, The Cooking of China is usually sold at a much higher price. All you have to do is collect
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      136 10 The Gallery of Fine Art announce that they will be moving from 6A Raffles Place to 1, Chancery Lane. This will take place in April and the opening will commence with an exhibition of the work of two very tallented new Singapore artists. Watch for announcements! —A $lOO M SHOPPING
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Fairly active trading on Wall Street
      254 11 United Press International New York, Saturday The stock market closed slightly higher yesterday in fairly active trading on the New York Stock Ex~ change. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial averaged moved up 3.53 to 906.68. Of the 1756 Issues crossing the
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      UK markets reflect lack of interest
      239 11 London, Saturday The market closed quietly lower reflecting lack of interest ahead of the weekend. 3 1 p m Financial Times Index was down 3.0 at 486.1. .Losses among leading industrials did not exceed two pence. Bats was off 30 pence in reaction to
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      Singapore share market
      1205 11 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS INDUSTRIALS 1971-1972 1 wfc. 4 wl is. Closing Price Price Dhrii P/E Turntlif h Low **o Stock Bayers Sellers or Yield Ratio over 1.00 1.88 2.26 2.19 Allied Chocolate 2.38 2.39 .12 5JN 17.2 32 1.90 0.89* 1.44
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      Selangor Properties set to cash in on building boom
      552 11 COMPANY 1 MO Selangor Properties Berhad (1963) looks set to benefit from the property boom that should set in with the start of the Second Malaysia Plan and the implementation of the Sufflan Report which provides housing loans on generous terms
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      PULL-OUT RELEASES MORE HOMES FOR THE PUBLIC
      274 11  -  property market SUNNY WEE About 80 units of Hats and bungalows in ;Toh Close, off 13 m.s. yam penis Road, are now offered tor sale or rent following the British troop withdrawal. Once a busy bustling housing estate occupied by ;British army personnel,
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      Week of widespread marginal gains
      189 11 By Our Market Correspondent The market ended firmly on an optimistic note with widespread marginal gains. During the week Inchcape gained 37 cents, Rothmans 28 cents, Malayan Banking 23 cents, National Iron and Steel Mills, Shell, Far East Levlngston, and Hume Far East 10 cents
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      China's quest
      70 11 WASHINGTON, Sat.— People's China has been seeking other supplies of cotton, owing to the Increased price of upland cotton, according to the Department of Agriculture. China normally Imports an average of 350,000 bales of 480 pounds of cotton v coming principally from Pakistan (short fibres), Syria (upland fibres),
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      WALL ST.
      223 11 Allied Cham 83 Aleo* 41% Am Brand* 42% Am Ou 84% Am Motors AT T 45% A*P 10% A—oonda 16% Avon N Beth Steel 81% Bootee 24% Cttnp 49% Chrysler 80% Ooea-GMa 128% Control Data. M Core Ol Wti 222% Dow Chem 88% DuPOnt 161 E Kodak 100
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      96 11 'PURE DYNAMITE" N.Y. Daily News <T u f -7 >f' r> "V Cm Hut-Fox'. HTM I FRINC H™ ON NECnON'' bT"Ua of tho Most Fantastic tmo tolic* ttorlot hi Now York City History.) um Tto Stiry Oi Pap 13 li Twwrriw's Sniay fats Vm) CATHAY (ILL) CHINESE NEW YEAI ATTRACTION:
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    Malcolm shows prowess again
    593 12  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH ERIC COOPER Dr. Malcolm Simons, undefeated in tournaments for the past two years, once again showed his form when he won the Tanglin Club championship last Saturday. j In the semi-final earlier in the week he defeated Tan Ens Han, the holder
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    UK depends on lighter weights
    240 12 BOXING The retirement of Henry Cooper, and the failure of Joe Bugner and Jack Bodell, has left Britain's heavyweight boxing hopes in a very sad and sorry state. But in the lower and lighter divisions hopes for world crowns are still flickering bravely. Light heavyweight
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    Favourite quote
    67 12 Favourite sporting quote is the one attributed to England opener Geoff Boycott. As everyone knows Boycott has been involved In a lot of centuries, and a lot of run-outs. Usually it is his partner who doesn't make the crease in time. Some crickters are inclined to blame Boycott's
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    Basketball in the US
    138 12 National championship standings: EABTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Dlt W L PCT GB Boston 38 IS .*B4 New York SI 22 .585 8 Phila 23 SI .488 14% Buffalo 15 37 .288 21% Central Dlt Baltimore 24 28 .482 Atlanta 28 SS .377 4% Cincinnati 17 35 .327
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      250 12 PETS FOR SALE GOLDEN PHEASANTS Mandorin Ducks Red Cordirtals Red Singing canaries talking parrots and all kinds, of birds. Katong Bird Shop, 193, East Coast Road. Phone: *****6. Singapore. RED CANARIES new arrival guaranteed singing. Also Red Cardinals from U.S.A. Garden aviary. Available Katong Bird Shop, 193 East Coast Rood,
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      612 12 OFFICIAL NOTICE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME Reference change of name from "Erich Schroeder" to "Vulcanus" advertisement 19th, January 1972, please note that the registered tonnage should read 1001.08 tons Instead of 987.19 tons. Dated at Singapore, this sth day of February, 1972. (Signed) OFFSHORE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (S.E.A.)
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      273 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Chemical suffix. 9 Eccentric one: 2 words. 10 Of the ear. 11 Milan's La—. 12 Incline strongly. 13 Vestment. 20 Come down. 21 Source of power. 24 Seniors: Abbr. 25 Word of Query. 26 Man's name. 28 Virile fellow. 31 Hash Ingredients. 33 Uplift; rouse. 34
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    Brazilians for KL
    168 13 Hong Kong, Saturday. A top Braiillan soccer team which has embarked on a 73-day tour of North America, Australia and Asia is due here on February 13. The team, Cruzeiro Esporte club, the champion of the Brazilian Football League last season, will play three matches here during
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    Goal row wins praise for goalie
    289 13  -  By Dennis Chia Swiss Cottage School may have lost their football match at Fairer Park yesterday but their goalkeeper 00l Peng Seng earned enough praises that could have easily flattered any one else. As the custodian, he allowed two balls past him Into the
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    Clash of rugby giants today
    616 13  -  By Jeffrey Low The AdministrationSupport Company 1 RNZIR can be assured of the Singapore Rugby Union Division One League title if they beat Singapore Cricket Club in the key match on the Padang today. Kick-off: 5 p.m. They have so far maintained a brilliant unbeaten
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    It's Henning into final round
    65 13 Port Elizabeth, Saturday. —Harold Henning of South Africa continued to lead after the third round of the International golf Classic here yesterday as other pacemakers fell foul of windy conditions. Henning went round In a safe par-74 for a 54-hole aggregate of 209 as compatriot
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    Sweep by Ferraris in trials
    172 13 New York, Saturday American Mario Andrettl and Belgian co-driver Jackie Ickx, driving a Ferrari, won the pole position yesterday for Sunday's sixhour Daytona continental track and road race at Florida. The three-liter Ferrari driven by Andrettl and Ickx clocked a speed of 131.600 miles (211
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      174 13 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald IM SCHEDULED TO GIVE A WELCOME TALK TO THE NEW GROUP OF VOLUNTEER WORKERS. BUT THERE'S BEEN AN EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED BY THE HOSPITAL BOARD... i i] fill 1 i ■I !l SO WOULD I MIND TAKING OVER? NO,SIR. ANY POINTS IN PARTICULAR /OU WANT
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      439 13 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one of the fortunate people who Is able to adjust to situations and circumstances as they arise. You may not always like what's happening to you, but you are always able to cope with It, always able to
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    Saturday's selections
    227 14 SCRUTINEER CALL BOY BLUE PETER MARKSMAN MAKUDA SMOKEY SIN CHEW POINTER PUNCH Race 1 > g2223B ACHILLEAN Vigorooo A LIN A Achillean ACHILLEAN Vtforoao VIG0R080 Aehillean KOTA TINGGI Alina VIG0R080 Achillean ACHILLEAN Vlgoroso MARIE W. Holdings Race X T. PRINCESS Loaa Stream JUNA Luna Stream T. PRINCESS Luna
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    Best Gift looks good in Race Five
    785 14 Setia Kawan may be a threat By Scrutineer Best Gift looks a good bet in the Class Five Division One B£f (Race 5) at Ipoh this afternoon. Last time out at the Singapore January meeting he came with a strong run in the
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    TODAY'S CARD
    1788 14 lil'UU 230 CLASS S DIV 3 5 F ($6,000 $4,200 to winner) 1 ***** AtINA (Treble) Samsuri 3 8.12 2) Asuwadl 1 2 ***** VOLUBLE a (Voluble) E Rreukelen 5 8.12 (-1) Chiang 3 ***** URGENT RATI g (PT Wong) R Breukelen 4 8.11 (ud -3) *Razak 10
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    SSA will send team to Manila
    230 14  -  By M. Param The Singapore Softball Association yesterday announced that it will definitely compete in the forthcoming World Cup tournament which will be held at Manila from March "We are certainly going for the World Cup at all cost, and I personally feel that
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      467 14 SiiflfUflrfl Opening and Felix the Cat Ripcord—The Hunter Lassie—The Nest Sesame Street (Rpt) Beluga Days (Documentary on In-shore Whale Harvest) Saturday Matinee Devil's Harbour starring: Richard Arlen Greta Gynt, Donald Houston Sayang Dek Sayang Mr. Magoo Survival—Paradise Lost Austria: A Cradle of Music Dombey and Sons— Edith Granger News in
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      Full Regalia cannot miss in Race Four tomorrow
      707 15 By Blue Peter Full Regalia stands out in the Class Three Division Three 6f handicap (Race Four) at Ipoh tomorrow. This son of Nlcopolls was a trifle unlucky In his last start when he finished second to Arundel over 6f at Buklt
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      SELECTIONS FOR SUNDAY
      150 15 BLUE PETER SCRUTINEER EPSOM JEEP 1 1 H kmi O. CENTRE First Addition O. CENTRE Gypsy Bank GYP8Y RANK First Addition F. ADDITION Jlmbo O. CENTRE G. Bank RACE PTECTIONI8T Entertainer BL PRINCE Perfectionist rFECTIONIST Rang Toah PTECTIONI8T Entertainer H.JMMNCE RACE S JACKIE Mona Lin F. LAND
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      10113 16 ■mnni 2.00 ci»n 3 Div. 2 9f $5600 fro winner) Si'sUfcJSi .SKSVTo. *2 st x-Vbrt^s^u *-li. l'4-l*f>- Ml 8/5. Track heavy. Imu WCHU CEXIK (Licky) Trt I U81..... Ch" !S C "¥SS.MUSTS!- M'kfflgi a.,'yggj't: !?ii A biikmMker to ttu> early etaoee—Untatoed well.^ l i?i; 7 U poh bJiaS!\'i'
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