New Nation, 7 February 1972

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  • 17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, February 7, 1972 No. 322 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7
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  • 13 1 Police reported a total of 64 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • 188 1 The share market was moderately active this morning. Second and third line Issues were Interesting and they were generally going up on last Friday's closing prices. Public Bank went up two cents to $1.19. P.M. Cement gained three cents to $2.01. Pegl added six cents to $3.08.
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  • 43 1 LATE NEWS A maidservant. Lilian Lee Cheok Yoke, 27, of Selegle House, fall to her death from the 11th floor of City Towers, off Bukit Timah Road this morning. According to the police, a suicide note was found in her room.
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  • 174 1  -  By Violet Oon Education and recreation through music for young people, a new project of the Young Musician's Society, started off on the right note yesterday. More than 300 children turned up at the Extra-cur-ricular Activities Centre in Farrer Park to register for guitar
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  • 375 1 Troops, jets attack bases United Press International Bangkok, Monday Thai government forces supported by heavy air strikes today attacked Communist guerrillas who were making a determined stand in three northern provinces near the Laotian border. Military sources said that a company of Thai soldiers was still
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  • 103 1 United Press International Buenos Aires, Monday An entire Argentine soccer team was jailed in Cardoba yesterday after a linesman was attacked and kicked to death during a game. The victim, Agustin Bazzo, died in a hospital from internal Injuries resulting from kicks and blows, a
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  • 242 1 Thailand has decided to recognise Bangla Desh, according to the Nation, the Thai-owned English language dally in Bangkok. Inquiries in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur rule out the possibility of other ASEAN countries going along with Thailand in a joint announcement to recognise Bangla Desh. Though all ASEAN countries
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  • 165 1 Belfast, Monday.—A giant clvU rights march went off quietly in Newry yesterday, with none of the predicted bloodshed and without even an insult hurled at British troops massed behind street barricades. An estimated 20,000 people took part in the illegal parade to protest against the
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  • 215 1 They follow colleagues The remaining 400 workers of the International Spinning Mills In Buklt Timah this morning joined their 300 colleagues In the walkout which began on Saturday. The 400 workers belong to the two late shifts. They had done their late shifts on Saturday. At
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  • 49 1 The first Chinese cargo vessel, the 10,000 ton VlrEasar, due to arrive today, as been delayed. ,Mr..CA Koh, manager of the Shipping"Frelghtßboking Centre, -said: "W# received a cable last night saying that due to bad weather in China, the ship will be delayed until Thursday morning.
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  • 30 1 The body of a baby was found by two fishermen, Kamal bin Abu Bakar an Ibrahim bin Bala, at a beach off Pulau Paslr, Pasir Panjang yesterday.
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  • 53 1 Canberra, Monday—Police are searching for a hit and run horseman after a collision in an Adelaide suburb yesterday. Police said 19-year-old Margaret Morgan received a broken leg when the horse She was riding was involved in a collision with another horse ridden by a man, who galloped off
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  • 29 1 Madrid, Monday. Six people were killed and 43 injured when a coach fell from a bridge into a river near Seville in southern Spain yesterday.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 219 1 HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW SINGAPORE? Do you know what and where this is? If you do, ring New Nation at *****0 or *****0 between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. today. You will win a cash prize if you are among the first three to call with the correct answers.
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  • 283 2  -  US expert praises plan By Tan Chung Lee Singapore's a n 11 pollution programme could serve as a model for its neighbours, according to American environmentalist, Mr. Andrew Sansom, who left here today for Kuala Lumpur after a week's talks with the government. Mr.
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  • 51 2 Mr. P. Athisdam was reelected the president of the management committee of the Netaji Memorial Library at its recent annual general meeting. Other elected officials are: Mrs. A. Fernandez, (vice-president); Miss M Saburah (secretary); Miss T. Vasugi (assistant secretary) Miss S. Kamala (treasurer) and Mr. R. P. Pandey
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  • 401 2  -  'Be patient' appeal By Ivan Lim The dust pollution In Mayflower Gardens In Sembawang. where about 80 families reside, appears to have worsened during the weekend. Now residents fear they are in for a "dusty" Chinese New Year unless the situation Improves. Residents said yesterday
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  • 230 2 Singapore move after textile restrictions By Bharathi Mohan All goods coming into Singapore from Norway must now be accompanied by special import v licences issued by Singapore. This foliuwed Norway's decision at the beginning of the year to restrict 'mports of Singapore-made garments. The Singapore move
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  • 48 2 Indonesia's top soprano Mr. Eunice Sltompul will give a concert at the Cultural Centre on February 25 at 8.45 p.m. The recital Is sponsored by the Singapore Musical Society. Tickets at $4, $3 and $2 are now available at C. K. Tang, Robinsons and Cold Storage.
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  • 122 2 Hundreds of telephone lines, teleprinter and telex services in the Pearl's HillPeople's Park area were cut off when six underground cables were broken last night. The actual damage is still not known. Workers from the Singapore Telephone Board were repairing the damaged cables till late
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 911 2 At the cinema Capitol: The Deadly Duo (Mandarin)—l, 3.30, 7. 9.15 (Mandarin)—l.3o, 4, 6.45, p.m. 9.30 p.m. Orchard: Marlowe —1.30, Cathay: Blind Terror— 4, 6.30, 9.15 p.m. 1.30, 4. 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Paramount: Black and Globe: Von Ryan's Ex- White Swordsman (Manpress—l.4s, 4, 7 9.15 p.m. darin) 1.30, 3.30, 7,
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    • 153 2 ivminifll Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Kuala Lumpur 33-24 C .Hong Kong 15-12 C Manila 30-19 C Jakarta 33-26 C Seoul 3-minues 1C Bangkok 32-23 C Naha 19-16 C Tokyo 4- 2C London 10- 7C Moscow minus 13 minus 25C New York 0-minus 7C V Singapore Singapore's weather forecast from
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  • In Person
    • 382 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 THE new management of Golden Lotus —now known as the Oriental Lotus Restaurant and Night Club are confident the goose they have in hand will lay for them the "golden eggs." The goose, to be exact Singapore-barbecued goose, is a
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 522 4 What other newspapers are saying: NIXON'S VISIT TO CHINA: President Nixon will visit China later this month. Whatever, the achievement may be, Mr. Nixon's visit is a historic event. In his latest statement, although he reemphasised the difficulties of settling the differences between China and the
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    • 658 4 JAPAN AND SINGAPORE: As Japan's trading partner, Singapore Is a typical country with a marked unfavourable balance of trade at a ratio of 8:2, and the Imbalance for the whole of last year Is expected to exceed $l3OO million, compared with less than $5O million In 1059.
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  • 317 5 Politics suspected Reuter Bonn, Monday Two burst into a flat in the .town of Bruehl yesterday and machine-gunned five Jordanians to death, two of them in their beds. Two of the victims were killed outright in the bul-let-pocked flat. The three others died after
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  • 122 5 United Press International Manila, Monday. The World Health Organisation has appointed an American expert to help fight rabies in the Philippines. Dr. James Steele, former Assistant surgeon general of the US Public Health Service, was named as a WHO consultant. He will help
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  • 425 5 New Nation Foreign Service Zurich, Monday The Zurich District Attorney, Mr. Peter Veleff, is seeking the extradition from the United States of Mrs. Edith Irving. Swiss wife of American author Clifford Irving. The extradition is in connection with charges over the disputed autobiography of
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  • 319 5 Reuter Port Moresby, Monday An English planter bowed to New Guinea native tradition and paid $3OOO and four head of cattle to the Jiga tribe in compensation for the death of a tribesman in a road accident. The tribe in its turn agreed to
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  • 210 5 Reuter Salisbury, Monday.—Miss Judith Todd, jailed daughter of the former Rhodesian Prime Minister, Mr. Garfield Todd, started a hunger strike In protest against her detention without trial, police sources said last night. Miss Todd and her father outspoken opponents of Mr. Lan Smith's government—were both
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  • 39 5 Hobart, Monday. An Australian skindiver has discovered a 115- year-old wreck off the west coast of Tasmania identified as the 561-ton barque Vana, which sailed from Green wich, England, on August 12, 1857. with general cargo.
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  • 36 5 Madrid, Monday.—Galeforce storms which battered the Canary islands and large areas of north-west-ern Spain over the weekend claimed at least three lives and cut telephone communications with hundreds of towns and villages.
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  • 33 5 Moscow, Monday. The Soviet TU 144 supersonic airliner will be among Soviet exhibits at the Ger man aviation exhibition in Hanover next April, Tass News Agency reported yesterday.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 228 6  -  From S.C. Chan Britain and Denmark will jointly undertake a $4 million feasibility study of the proposed development of 2.4 million acres in Sarawak's Fourth Division. Members of the study team are expected soon after Economic Planning Unit officials have completed their negotiations
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    • 882 6  -  A call for full study of Malay traditions From V.K. Chin Experts from ASEAN countries took an important step in Kuala Lumpur recently when they laid down guidelines for a proper study of Malay culture. At the eight-day International Conference of Experts on
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    • 551 6  -  TWO ASIAN KINGS WITH PROBLEMS... From Pon Chantaraj United Press International LAOS The suggestion by US Senator Mike Mansfield that the King of Laos take over the leadership of his embattled country has created almost no stir at all in Vientiane. Many Laotians
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    • 530 6  -  From Trevor Drieberg Melbourne Herald NEPAL The death of King Mahendra of Nepal has injected uncertainty into one of the most sensitive spots along India's long Himalayan border. This has come when New Delhi is turning from external problems to tackling the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 319 6 Symbol of Hospitality At Hotel New Hongkong, no effort is spared to make your visit happy and memorable. Our girls are friendly and eager to please. Our service, impeccable. Come and be served superb hot snacks at our 24-hour Coffeehouse. Or a feast of tantalising Cantonese Cuisine from the Chinese
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  • 437 7 Friendship with India pledged Calcutta, Monday The Bangla Desh Prime Minister, Sheikh Mujlbur Rahman, told a cheering, crowd of 500,000 here that Pakistan's President, Mr. Zulflkar All Bhutto, must be a lunatic if he thinks there can be any link between Pakistan
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  • 202 7 New Nation Foreign Service London, Monday. The status of Pakistanis living in Britain is not affected by Pakistan's decision totjeave the Commonwealth,' the Home Office revealed today. The government statement followed a speech on Friday night by Mr. Enoch Powell, the right-wing Conservative MP.
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  • Article, Illustration
    50 7 Pakistan's President Bhutto exchanges greetings with China's Chairman Mao Tse-tung in Peking last week. During his two-day visit to the Chinese capital, Mr. Bhutto received new pledges of aid to Pakistan. A joint communique issued by the two leaders condemned India for its "naked aggression" against Pakistan.
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  • 382 7 United Press International Washington, Monday. The US Secretary of state, Mr. William Rogers, and North Vietnam's chief delegate to the Paris talks. Mr. Xuan Thuy, differed sharply yesterday on the methods to recover pri soners of war held in North Vietnam and bring an end
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  • 318 7 New York, Monday.—Dr. Henry Kissinger, who was President Nixon's secret peace negotiator in Paris, said in an interview published yesterday that Mr. Nixon wants badly to end the Vietnam war "but not in a way that breaks the American spirit." Dr. Kissinger, Mr. Nixon's assistant
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  • 252 7 Reuter Washington, Monday The US Secretary of State, Mr. William Rogers, commenting last night on reports of new deliveries of Phantom jet fighter-bom-bers for Israel said the US Intended to maintain an arms balance in the Middle East. Informed sources here said Israel
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  • 104 7 Reuter Sydney, Monday The Australian airline Qantas will expand its services to London through Singapore foUowing heavy booking for cheap fare excursions which have been operating only a week. A Qantas spokesman said here yesterday the airline now had 10,000 bookings for its AI7OO
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  • 126 7 Reuter Rome, Monday.—Another 10 earth tremors struck Italian Adriatic port of Ancona early yesterday bringing to about 160 the total number of tremors to have hit the city In the past three days. Most of the city's 125,000 people spent the
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    • 69 7 rev T ONIGHT 0 n X V kf 71( .A!\( )S#LC )S LIMA'S tv -I'-vtt-H- Visit our Ultra Modem new store at Supreme House Specially flown In again for Chinese New Year m a:9i < v* Gk>Weave The business shirt, knitted tor sports shirt comfort. Soft. Supple. Cut lean and
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  • 446 8 The call by Mr. N. Govindasamy, MP for Telok Blangah, for the punishment of Jaywalkers and pedestrians who do not use overhead bridges will be received with sympathy, not only by motorists and drivers, but also by all who are concerned about the frequency
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  • 134 8 i"iljv jr by ISPY "Direct trade between Malaysia and the rest of the world causes a decline in Singapore's role." This was the headline in Utusan Zaman recently, and the story underneath gave the trade figures for Malaysia for the first 11 months of 1971. My
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  • 1352 8  -  ALEX JOSEY Soon after the plane took off for Stockholm I summoned the attractive, smiling stewardess and complained politely that I was bothered by the smoke being created by another passenger nearby. She said, rather coldly, that she was
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  • Letters
    • 274 8 My daughter has been working as a clerical assistant for the past two years in the Postal Services Department. On account of health reasons and the working conditions prevailing in the department, she is not happy in her Job and wants to apply for a transfer to
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    • 202 8  -  IVOR KRAAL First Secretary (Information), Malaysian High Commission Singapore 1 Your correspondent, V. K. Chin (NN, Jan. 24) quoted Alliance sources as having said that the Minister with Special Functions and Minister of Information, Tan Sri Ohazall bin Shafie, is expected to resign soon to contest
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    • 69 8  -  TONY TAN Could Mary Lee, please, continue the so-qulck-it-ended Trend's very Interesting feature, Our Beauties? When Our Beauties started, it made reading New Nation more Interesting. It had somehow dressed-up the paper. Friends agree with me that it's more worthwhile taking a second look at
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    • 145 8  -  D.T. DE WIND I refer to the letter, Demanding Old Teachers, by Disappointed Students (NN, Jan. 27). Raffles Institution is not being used this year as an Adult Education Board Centre because the school Is moving to new premises shortly'and any change in the middle
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  • 1671 9  -  The tycoon who has been a recluse for a quarter of a century A New Nation Features Desk presentation From Ralph Broom The Melbourne Herald For the last few weeks the headlines have sounded like the crazy, improbable script of any run-of-the-mill James Bond movie. So what's
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  • 1855 9  -  From Pat Monroe Washington Post Those who are intrigued by the mysterious Howard Hughes and wonder how he operates would do well to get their hands on a copy of a Senate hearing held 25 years ago, when the public got
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  • 1032 10  -  [looking back! EDUCATION By Violet Oon With so much encouragement being given to sports these days, It Is hard to believe that college students once sneaked out at night to train in secret for their athletics. Until the early *****, tuite
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  • 558 10 With only five months to go before the new academic year at Bukit Timah campus begins, the University appears set to Implement the KasllagCallaway recommendations for a music department, together with the low entry requirements which have baffled qualified local musicians. The Callaway Report
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  • 530 10 Pang Guek Cheng Interviews students from Marymount Convent ENO POH CHOO, 15, Sec* Poor Science: Singapore does need a national culture because of Its multiracial society.- The common culture will be a bond, and will take the place of four separate cultures that have come from
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • TREND
    • 445 11  -  Presented by Mary Lee RUTH MOSES What does 1972 hold for the Singapore socialite? Can one expect a run of bigger and more exciting parties the year round, or a drab and colourless social ye^r? Many smaller scale parties are planned by new "arcade" style shops
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    • 118 11 The craze for crepe dresses is still on in Europe, and in Singapore the boutiques have a generous supply of the btest styles in this fabric. Crepe feels luxurious as well as expensive, and only the most sophisticated look in ploce in it. Crepe dresses
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    • 256 11 Dear Ros, I think I am under a spell or am I dreaming? She is sweet, charming and quiet. When she is near I am happy and when we're not together I feel her presence in the shadows. Often it gives me happiness Just to
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    • 731 11  -  NALLA TAN What are we doing to our children? Nurturing them, bringing them up, dragging them up, or what? From the look of what goes on it does seem that there is a great deal that we are foisting on our young in
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    • 444 11 Dear R&s, My sfster was married to her husband about 18 years ago with full knowledge that ,ner husband was legally separated from, his first wife. My sister Is a housewife and has four children ranging in age from 16 to eight. After*' t6 years, her husband
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    • 199 11 Dear Ros, A month ago I went for an X-ray. I realised afterwards that I had forgotten to take the chain off my neck' and the man asked me to go for a second time. So that in less than three minutes I had two X-rays
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    • 357 11 Dear Ros, I am a 25-year-old girl and in love with a person of the same sex as myself. She is 23 and recently I told her- that I love her very much. She wasn't mad at me, she told me that she had known
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    • 120 11 Dear Ros, I have some German money and I want to know If it's useful or not. It's Relchbank notes from Berlin dated 1908 and 1910. Where could I change the money and what Is the exchange rate? Nicky Nf Dear Nicky, This seems more like wallet problem
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    • 50 11 CWN6S6 MGa;V€f\R LAST WEEK Bigger Reductions, Better Value. Many fabulous items to clear at unbeatable prices. Hurry! Buy now and save! mm Supa-Save Centre Raffles Place, Singapore 1. SHOP FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR at GOLDEN MILE SHOPPING CENTRE "I**" "3 4,... t, gC C"'' U S V r ~W 3*^*^
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  • 1155 12  -  MOTORING READ YOUR MOTOR INSURANCE POLICY AND YOU WILL REALISE... WITH JIM WATKINS TJAVE you ever troublX 1 ed to read the fine print on your insurance policy? If not, do so now, for, among the whereas's and heretofores you will find one
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  • 779 12 FINANCIAL GAME-WEEKLY SERIES BY CHARTEXUS MONEY In the last article we looked at some of the general factors influencing interest rates which in turn have an important effect on share prices. As the US economy is by far the largest
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  • 978 12  -  MOTOR CYCLING WITH LEE CHIU SAN There comes a time in everybody's life when he wonders why he does the thing he does. No, I am not about to engage in transcendental meditation on the meaning of life. I am just trying
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 109 12 Special New Year Offer vsr< 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 three
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  • 774 13 By Scrutineer Inspiration II gave a good pointer to his immediate with his fast-finishing third to Texas Ranger and Nonesuch in the Class Three Division Five 6f at Ipoh yesterday. He should not miss in his next start. Trailing last in
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  • 269 13 Follow the horses marked with a Vigoroso set the pace, leading past the 4f and into the straight followed by Western Holdings, with Lucky Dip moving up. Western Holdings raced past Vigoroso a furlong out to win from the fast-finishing Lucky Dip. My Pleasure made the running and
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  • 859 13 New York, Monday It's an old, sad story, but one so typical of the boxing profession. Floyd Patterson, the former two-time heavyweight champion, has joined the club the one reserved for those fighters who never know when to call it quits. Now 37, Patterson
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 146 13 LEE WAH FINANCE LIMITED (Incorporated In Singapore) BALANCE SHEET 30TH JUNE 1971 Mth J one I*7* I SHAKE CAPITAL: Authorised $5,000,000 5,000.000 shares of $1 each $5,000,000 1,000.000 shares of $1 each, fully paid STATUTORY RESERVE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT DEFICIT 6,995,768 144,070 7.655 6,147,493 LIABILITIES: Fixed, savings and other
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  • 386 14 United Press International New York, Monday Mario Andrettl and Jackie Ickx drove their ailing Ferrari to victory yesterday in the sixhour Daytona continental, leading a 1-2 finish that gave the onceinvincible Italian cars a long lead in the World Manufacturer's Championship. Running on 11 of the
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  • 22 14 Monk's Hill Secondary School will hold its 12th annual cross-country race at the Macßitchie Reservior on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m.
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  • 106 14 was opened yesterday with an offer of free coaching by two of the top Singapore players. The saloon is at the Wonderland in Kallang and the two experts are, Ong Teng Keng, the current three-ball champion and Loo Yap Loong, the snooker champion. Anyone interested
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  • 332 14 The President of the Singapore Women's Netball Association, Mrs. Daisy Tan has urged members to show more interest in team games. Stressing the need to keep fit, in a circular to all affiliates, she said: "Get the blood moving. It will revitalise you physically
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  • 24 14 London, Monday Wilmstow beat Birkenhead Park by six points to rero in a Rufby Union knockout competition second round match here yesterday.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 461 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 1 Distort, as wood. 5 To one side. 10 Twosome. 14 Opera feature. 15 Spooky. 16 Eight: Comb. form. 17 Milton drama. 1671: 2 words. 20 Plate. 21 —public. 22 Elevator man. 23 Avian mimic. 24 Was apprehensive. 27 Early Christian church 31 Part of 27 Across.
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  • 1075 15  -  possliHl SlWtSgr^ Desmond Oon Last week, the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association played host to two young effervescent tennis visitors —Mary Struthers, 21 of the US and Chang Ching Ling, 23 of Taiwan. They played exhibition matches to the delight of a small but
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  • 174 15 Perth, Monday. Russian Alex Metreveli yesterday won the West Australian men's singles tennis championship for the second successive year and took his earnings on the Australian circuit to more than As2ooo. Metreveli beat Australian Davis Cup squad member John Cooper 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. Wimbledon champion, Evonne
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  • 134 15 New York, Monday—Rod Laver overcame early problems with his serve yesterday to defeat Cliff Drysdale for the singles championship of the US$5O,OOO Fidelity World championship tennis tournament. Laver had to back-pedal furiously In the face of Drysdale's powerful backhanded returns and doublefaulted twice In the
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  • 24 15 The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association will hold an age-group meet for 13 to 17-year-olds at Amber Road today starting at 5.30 pjn.
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  • Article, Illustration
    74 15 the Singapore Island Country Club caddie master, won the 1972 caddies championship by one stroke when he returned a oneover par-74 over the new course yesterday. House caddie, Lim Kiang Hong and Marimuthu finished as joint runners-up on 75. The champion won himself a set of clubs
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  • 539 15  -  CRICKET By M. Param The Singapore Cricket Club turf pitch was in such a poor condition that players of the visiting Cricket Club of India were not permitted to provide brighter cricket yesterday. Reason: The pitch was not watered for the last six
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  • 131 15 Melbourne, Monday. Defending champion Ouy Wolstenholme yesterday paid a high price for falling to correct an error on his sco re card in the last round of the Aslo,ooo Victorian Open golf championships. Wolstenholme had to write a check for AII4OO The automatic disqualification
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  • 131 15 Adelaide, Monday Deposed Australian captain. Bill Lawry scored an unbeaten 108 to steer Victoria to an eight-wicket win over South Australia In the final of the Australasian knockout cricket championship here yesterday. His century was the first scored In the three years of
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  • 504 15 London, Monday.—Firsthall goals by England World Cup player Martin Peters and Scottish international Alan Gilzean earned Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 victory over third division Rotherham United in the English FA Cup fourth round yesterday. Alan Gowllng netted twice in the last six minutes to
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  • 174 15 The Singapore Badminton Association has invited several affiliated clubs to compete in a series of friendly matches against the national feeder squad. Said the SBA assistant secretary, Mr. Ang Cheng Tiong: "This match programme is to help us in assessing the progress of the national feeder
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  • 240 15 Bapporo, Monday.—Japan stunned the top European nations by grabbing all three medals In the 70metre Jump and gave notice of more to come at the 11th Winter Olympic Games here. Whisky salesman Yuklo Kasaya (see above) was the coast of Japan yesterday after winning the
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  • Back Page MONDAY
    • 119 16 Today is Monday, February, 7, the 38th day of 1972 with 328 to follow. THE MOON: In its last quarter. THE MORNING STABS: Mercury and Jupiter. THE EVENING STABS: Venus. Mars and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Aquarius. ON THIS DAT IN HISTORY:
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    • 42 16 More love could streamline some of Britain's fat children, the medical magazine The Practltoner said. "To some parents, it is easier to give their children pocket money to spend on sweets than to give them love," it said.
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    • Article, Illustration
      39 16 Pensive Shirley Wong likes to relax after a hard day's work by listening to music and reading. Shirley, a 21-year-old secretary, says that she prefers the auiet homely life. Picture bv Ali Picture by Ali Yusoff
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    • 130 16 Women appear to have faster reflexes than men, according to initial results of the Volkswagen reaction test at the Champion Motors showroom in Orchard Road. Since the test was conducted a fortnight ago, about 200 people, nearly a third of them women, have taken part.
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    • 50 16 A Madrid man's birthday cake this year was the most expensive he has ever eaten. It cost him 30,000 pesetas (about $1250). His wife, who had never before used the oven in their house, baked him the cake without knowing he kept his savings hidden there.
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    • 27 16 A sign has been posted In a British factory advising workers who cannot read that they can learn at a local evening class.
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    • 311 16  -  Christabel Hurstt Do you fancy a few boiled combinations with your utmost of chicken? Just a thought for those travelling abroad who are often mystified, amused or aghast at the quaint "English" signs they are greeted with. In a new survey by a London
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    • 39 16 AH FOOK: It's shocking to read about the treatment patients get at the Outram Road General Hospital. MEI LIN: If what we read in the letters column is true, then I would advise you to stay healthy.
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 452 16 5 Siagatsrt 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 Children's Corner (T—Rpt) 3.50 A Diary of Events In Singapore this Week (T) 3.55 It's Happening In Singapore (T—Rpt) 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.55 Close 6.00 Opening and Charlie Chaplin Comedy Theatre 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Petticoat Junction—-
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    • 411 16 Trust your lucky IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are person of opposltes. Your highs are matched by your tows, your periods of enthusiasm by periods of disinterest, your likes by dislikes, and your involvements by a strictly handsoff attitude. Aware at all times of exactly what is going
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