New Nation, 12 February 1972

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    17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, February 12, 1972 No. 327 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 76 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and two fatal.
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  • Article
    Lock icon France will recognise Bangla
    101 1 New Nation Foreign Service Paris, Saturday—France will recognise Bangla Desh today, ttie French Foreign Minister. Mr. Maurice Schumann, said yesterday. Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg recognised the new state yesterday. "France will recognise Bangla Desh. An official communique will be Issued in Paris on the matter."
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    NZ protest
    31 1 LATE NEWS Auckland, Saturday. About 40 banner-carrying demonstrators staged a noisy protest against alleged political repression In Indonesia as President Suharto and his party left their hotel here today.
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    Caretaker brutally bashed to death
    328 1 His desperate calls for help at dawn were ignored A 70-year-old caretaker was battered to death by a gang of thugs who stole his life savings of $lOOO at a provision shop in Beo Crescent this morning. Heng Yong Lee died of severe head injuries
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    Madam Lee meets the First Lady
    222 1 When she settled down to enjoy the Red Cross Society's annua\ Chinese New Year party. Madam Lee Chwee Neo, 78. had no idea that her neighbour would be none other than the First Lady. Mrs. Sheares. Soon the ice was broken and Madam Lee
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    Lock icon Irving's book a hoax, says Life
    509 1 'Hughes handwriting forged' New Nation Foreign Service New York, Saturday Life Magazine, which had planned to publish excerpts from author Clifford Irving's controversial "autobiography" of Howard Hughes, last night called the book a hoax and said it had cancelled plans to serialise it. At
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    Kind Heart should bring home the money
    409 1 But stablemate Dax is the threat in Race 3 Track Whisper Race 2 ESCUDERO Madame X Forecast Race 3 DAX BEST GIFT By Blue Peter Ipoh, Saturday Kind Heart can be backed with confidence in Race 3 at Ipoh today. This Son of
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  • Article
    305 films banned
    37 1 Cape Town, Saturday.— The South African Publications Control Board has banned 305 films since 1963, the Deputy Interior Minister, Dr. S. W. van Der Merwe, told Parliament yesterday. Another 11,904 films were unconditionally approved.
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    SAF aircraft exercises
    37 1 SAF aircraft will conduct live firing and bombing training at the Southern Islands Live Firing Range at Pulau Pawai next Thursday. Friday and from February 21 to 25, between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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      131 1 The $12,000 winner! New Nation's special ang pow jackpot has been won: Full details on Monday See Page 9 Only $261 to tour Europe? Yes, with X BOAC niWJ For some people there is only one airline, Europe, the historic continent, crammed with more interesting scenes per square mile than
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    No-school advocate to attend education seminar
    267 2 The world-renowned educationist who has suggested no-school education. 1 Dr. Ivan Illlch, will take Dart in an education programme here in April. Innotech. the Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology, has invited him to take part in an educational workshop on alternatives in
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    Union to seek solution in hotel dispute
    143 2 The Catering Services Staff and Workers' Union will meet the Sea View Hotel management this morning in an attempt to settle the dispute on half a month's bonus. This followed a meeting between Labour Ministry and union officials. A union spokesman said: "If
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    Chinese New Year party
    34 2 A Chinese New Year party organised by the women's sub committee of Jalan Tenteram community centre, will be held at St. Francis Girls' School at 8 p.m. on March 4.
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    Card, keys found
    40 2 A Malaysian blue Identity card. No. *****11, in the name of Au Yeong Kam Thung, and a bunch of four house keys have been found. Owners can collect them from the office of Peck Seah Primary School.
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  • Article
    Shipyard race for workers
    396 2  -  High bonuses to stop poaching By Ivan Lim Shipyards in Singapore' are competing to pay higher bonuses and other fringe benefits to their staff in their attempts to stop poaching. Robin Shipyard has just paid its 350 workers a three-month bonus. Earlier, the other shipyards paid
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    Artist's coin a winner...
    290 2 The man who designed Singapore's first ,$lO silver coin has yet to see the result of his work. With a wry smile, Mr. Sim Tong Khern, an art lecturer at the Teachers' Training College, said he would like to got hold of on* of the coins.
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    Warning over dirty water
    184 2 The Ministry of Health has advised all petrol kiosk proprietors that where a public sewer is available all effluent water from their premises should be discharged Into It. Prior consultation and approval must first be obtained from the Sewerage Branch of the Public Works Department for
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    Two held
    31 2 Bonn, Saturday. Police have arrested a man and a woman following the discovery of a chopped-up body, parts of which were found 40 miles (80 km) from each other.
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    Ikebana for charity
    71 2 An exhibition of Ikebana, Japanese flower arrangements, by Mr. Senei Ikenobo and 200 other teachers from Japan will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel on February 18 and }9. It will be opened by the Minister for Culture, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong at 6 p.m. on Friday.
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    Comex meet
    24 2 The Commonwealth Expedition Club of Singapore COMEX) will hold its inaugural meeting tomorrow at Sports House in Farrer Park at 10 a.m.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      172 2 At the cinema Capitol: A Coffin for Count Dracula—l.4s, 4, 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Cathay: Chu Hong Wu (Mand.)—l.3o, 4, 7. 9.30 p.m. Globe: City Beneath the Sea—l.4s, 4, 7, 9.15 p.m. Imperial: Long Road to Freedom (Mand.) 2.15, 7.15, 9.30 pjn. Jurong Drive-In: Please Sir, We're Sorry (Mand.)— 7, 9.30
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      466 2 Answers by post now By popular request, the How Well Do You Know Singapore Quiz switches to the post today. Do NOT phone through your answers. Instead, write or type your answers out on a piece of paper, cut out today's picture, and post your answers and the cutting to:
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      174 2 EZH3M3 Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Hong Kong 13 9C Manila 31 20C Kuala Lumpur 32-23 C Taipeh 1810 C Tokyo Seoul Bangkok Naha London Paris Moscow 13 9C 31 20C >ur 32-23 C 18 lOC 6 3C 6 minus 1C 31 24C 18-15 C 8 5C 5 2C 3
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    Lock icon US steps up air strikes in Vietnam
    376 3 100 raids in a day Reuter Saigon, Saturday American jets have made their heaviest wave of attacks in Vietnam for five months, flying more than 100 fighter-bomber strikes in a single day. Targets were mainly in north and central regions of South Vietnam.
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    Lock icon Moscow's official 'no' to Nixon plan
    145 3 Reuter Moscow, Saturday. The Soviet Union yesterday officially rejected President Nixon's latest proposals for peace in Vietnam and renewed its call for a withdrawal of all US forces. In a statement published by the news agency Tass, Moscow said that an analysis of the
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    Peppard is acquitted
    36 3 New York. Saturday.— Film star George Peppard was cleared in a Boston court yesterday, of assault charges brought by a Boston woman who said he tried to rape her in his hotel suite.
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    Lock icon My duty is awesome, says Bhutto
    298 3 Reuter Karachi. Saturday.—Pre sident Bhutto yesterday six>ke of the continued need for martial law and his "awesome responsibility" in ruling Pakistan as the whole country went on a one-day strike. Factory workers stayed home and schools, shops and offices closed in response to a
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    Lock icon Warm welcome in the rain
    149 3 Reuter Bangkok, Saturday—Unseasonable rain failed to deter enthusiastic crowds who greeted Britain's Queen Elizabeth throughout the. second day of her State visit to Thailand. At one stage a torrential downpour forced the Queen to abandon her umbrella bearers and dash for cover on a bus.
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    'Immigrant' pumas
    45 3 Melbourne, Saturday. Farmers in Victoria are blaming "immigrant" pumas for attacks on Australian kangaroos and emus. Pumas are not indigenous to Australia, but the farmers claim they are descended from animals brought into the country by American servicemen during the Second World War.
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    Another protest march
    102 3 Belfast. Saturday. —An estimated 10,000 civil rights demonstrators will stage an Illegal march through the small Northern Ireland town of Ennlsklllen tomorrow in protest against the government's internment policy, a civil rights leader said today. He did not expect a confrontation with British security forces during the
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    Tourists rescued
    76 3 Santiago, Saturday. A Chilean navy transport last night rescued about 100 wealthy tourists, mostly Americans, stranded on a gale-swept Antarctic island after their luxury liner went aground during a study tour of the frozen wastes. The transport, the Piloto Pardo, reported last night that the passengers and most
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    Lock icon Dancing Juliet expecting
    244 3 United Press International Hollywood. Saturday Dancer Juliet Prowse. former fiancee of Frank Sinatra, announced yesterday that she is expecting a baby and does not plan to marry the child's father. Miss Prowse. who is four months pregnant, said the father is John McCook, an actor-singer in her
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    Lock icon UK coal strike threatens jobs
    263 3 Reuter London, Saturday. Britain's five-week-old national coal strike yesterday threatened to wreak havoc on the economy by forcing vital industries to close and throwing millions out of work. As power cuts caused by short supplies and picketing miners blocking deliveries to power stations blacked out
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    Storm alert in Brisbane
    41 3 Brisbane, Saturday. Brisbane and communities along Queensland's south coast battened down today and all emergency services Were on the alert as tropical cyclone Daisy, with winds of up to 110 MPH (175 km) headed for the city.
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    Lock icon Fun and games...
    394 4  -  Carnival time is always a delight for kids ON SINGAPORE WORDS: Douglas Chan Trade exhibitions and carnivals are always a source of fun, wonder and discovery for children. Hie Carnival Trade Fair *72, currently on at the Great World Amusement Park, is a good example. Nightly, this
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      110 4 15 NO I ©V 1 The informed ladies Know of course that Esbiline is a famous line of fabrics, and not a dipping line. It is in fact a cloth of fine Egyptian Cotton made into a superb fabric and comes from Germany, a country known for its quality products.
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      565 5 m HEE EOT CHOir 5* w< 41 m v ?< SS& v- VH>\\Vv v s V £V F s^ g Visit our Cabar6t/Nite Club y| r restaurant will be closed) on Chinese New Year Eve and Chinese New Year Day to enliven] that festive spirit.Our famed Hong Kong Singers, Comedians
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      107 5 the aemftcient <5 no k ■n 1 ib"< i "A V f J DS2I FaLLAS L The magnificient trio are the masterpiece of France's most advanced engineering field. Each model has its own distinctive personality, yet all inherit same special qualities, famous to the Citroen tradition. Citroen cars are distinguished
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    ASEAN and recognising Bangla Desh
    440 6 International recognition for Bangla Desh is not coming as quickly and as widely as Dacca had hoped, in spite of the lead given by Russia, the major countries of the Commonwealth and Japan. But this is not because the reality of Bangla Desh is being
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    Step towards closer link
    120 6 Jijjfj by ISPY Professor Panglayklm, I hear, Is the new director of the School of Accountancy and Business Administration at the University of Singapore. He replaces the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university, Mr. Reginald Quahe, who has been directing the school among his many other university
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    Snubs and strained relations as Tokyo faces growing 'Ugly Japanese' reaction
    957 6  -  PAKIR SINGH It's not like the Japanese to give offence easily. And when the snub is delivered to a country ranking fairly high in Tokyo's economic interest charts, it is a case for more than raised eyebrows. Thus observers
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  • Letters
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      Action over rubbish
      131 6  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relation* Officer. Public Health Division, Singapore, S I refer to the letter by K.C. Thomas headlined, Kowloon Road Stench (NN, Jan. 10). The Ministry of Health has In fact provided cleansing services to the Naval Base area since last November. Additional refuse
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      Gunpowder in dispute
      117 6  -  T.P. NG In Alex Josey's comment on the ban of crackers (NN, Jan. 17), he claimed that gunpowder was dls- covered by an English scientist Roger Bacon In the 13th century and not by the Chinese. Had he done some research he would have realised that the
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      Chance to teach
      63 6  -  CHAN KOK KEAN I refer to the letter, Night Class Teaching, by Redundant Base Employee (NN, Jan. 26). Retired teachers and redundant base employees may apply for part-time teaching in the night classes and will be considered together with other applicants as and when suitable vacancies arise.
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      Short-term housing loans
      277 6  -  KWEK LENG BENG Managing Director, Hon* Leone Finance Limited. Singapore, 1 I refer to your article, City Development Attracting More Attention (NN, Jan. 29). While I do not propose to comment on the accuracy of the contents, I wish to point out that it Is not the
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      Teachers well qualified
      199 6  -  PETER LOH YEE CHONG Principal, Ontram Secondary School, Singapore, 3 I refer to the letter by Helpless headlined, Plight In The P.M. Session (NN, Jan. 7). As there are only 22 classrooms per session and there being eight PreUniversity classes, 12 Secondary Four English medium classes and
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      PO contest still on
      53 6  -  CHEE KING TING I refer to the letter by Keen Reader (NN, Feb. 1) regarding the Best Kept Post Office Competition. The writer is informed that the above-mentioned competition has not been discontinued and that the results of the last competition (1970-71) will be made known
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      Morning classes
      58 6  -  LEE CHONG KEE Principal, Queenstown Secondary Technical School. Singapore, 3 I refer to the letters by Mistreated (NN, Jan. 6) and by Student (NN, Jan. 15). Owing to limited faculties, it Is not possible for all Secondary IV classes to he held in the morning even If the
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
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      Old ground
      299 8 Less a history, more a guide A SHORT HISTORY OF MALACCA, by Marcus Scott Ross. Chopmen Enterprises, 155 pages, $4.90. PAKIR SINGH This book does not break any new ground in historical research nor, does one believe, it was meant to. In the author's words, it is a
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      Down-to-earth explanation
      548 8 Well written account oS the origin and evolution of our world OUR BLUE PLANET, by Heinz Haber, Angus and Robertson. 88 pages, $12.35. R.S. BHATHAL. The most striking feature of a photograph of the earth brought back by astronaut Scott Carpenter showed our planet enveloped in a brilliant,
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      MONEY CRISIS
      113 8  -  Lim Thean Soo they float the men in space some currency on earth the hopes and aspirations too of the human race. the bubble flutters in the air, hollow, buoyant, fleetingly so. all export like the bear none import like the bull talk of parity and the standard
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      A need indeed!
      761 8 But inaugural Journal Sails to meet it JOURNAL OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETY (November 1971), The University of Singapore Political Science Society. 49 pages, $1.20. J.S. TAN "In a society dominated by heroic materialists, we desperately need intellectuals," concludes Gerald De Cruz in his contribution to this
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      Cover of the week
      51 8 A dramatic cover depicting the division of a great city Berlin. For the last two decades the Berlin Wall has been a symbol of hatred and bitterness. This book tells of a bold plan to escape from East to West. TWO VIEWS, by Uwe johnson. Penguin.
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      PAPERBACKS
      480 8 POWER IN ECONOMICS: Edited by K. W. Rothschild, this book deals with the neglect of power in economic theory, the concept of economic power, property, big business, managers and technostructure and partnerships in economic relations. Selected reading from former economic publications. A Penguin paperback for $5.00. M A T
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      Lock icon Paradise Island
      1614 9  -  It has everything including Howard Hughes... EX-FBI AGENTS HELP GUARD THE MAN ON THE 9th FLOOR WHO MAY NOT BE THERE From Morris Rosenberg Washington Post Travellers to tropical Islands sometimes become confirmed bird watchers. I am now on the trail of the rare, high-f lying, mintcoloured recluse.
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      Aniseed aperitif
      521 10  -  LOTS OF KICK food/drink LI PO When I was a boy we used to while away rainy afternoons in the mountains of Damphine playing cards and drinking pastis. I soon became quite expert at the second sport and have continued ever since. Pastis is the southern French equivalent
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      Royal issue of high face value
      432 10 fsTAMI'S PHILATELIST The first Singapore commemorative issue after the Second World War was the Royal Silver Wedding set of two stamps which was issued on October 25 1948. The set was part of a general Royal Silver Wedding issue for all the 47 British
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      Rare chance of a grand slaughter by Najdorf
      635 10  -  Tough going for our grandmaster beaters f CHESS' TSANG KWOK CHOONG The coming visit of grandmaster Miguel Najdorf to Singapore will be one of the most exciting events for Chess this year. Chess players who make up their minds at the 11th
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      Anticipation— an album of strange love songs by Carly Simon
      241 10  -  f disc- PETER ONG Carly Simon: Anticipation (Elektra): Another of those 'new' ladies who write their own songs, Carly has produced her second album following the success of the single, That's The Way I Heard It Should Be. Anticipation consists
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      Interest in game livens up
      391 10 fKRIDGK GRAND SLAM J This is going to be a big year for bridge in Singapore with a heavy programme of tournament activity working up to the Far East Congress in November. But the man who through years of tireless effort put Singapore on the
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      Life in Bali, S'pore— by expat artists
      699 11  -  AHT VIOLET OON Ball and its wealth of exotic, primitive traditions has captivated many an artistic craftsman, among them Dutch painter Arie Smit. Vesterday, 25 of his vorks went on display at the Alpha Gallery. All paintings have Bali as the theme. Smit
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      Choir funds
      417 11  -  riHKATRK VIOLET OON The Young Musicians' Society is presenting a series of concerts by local and foreign artists to raise funds for the Youth Choir tour to the Tee-Side Eisteddfod International Music Competition in England in July. The first presentation is an organ recital called Space Age Music
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      Bright old 'Suzie'
      623 11  -  I INK M EDGAR KOH SUZIE starring Nancy Kwan and William Holden (Coming to Cathay). Love, besides being a many splendoured thing, is also quite puzzling especially to film producers and distributors Not long after Arthur Hlller's started the boxoffice pulsating to the jackpot of the Ryan
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      154 10 IE COLOURING CONTEST A ■f '*Ai± i a m it'fC K Sfc 8 m Wa s. r/ m Va m > Y T*y. y whfc, water colour, poMils. way one, otc. Tlwo effort to The Catfcoy Orgonicotion Publicity Dopt., KiUtaoy Rood Port Oftic. ki No; 45. TMt contact is on*
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      212 11 aflowep-dpeaiß fOP iR Sißgapope }A L 1 I flowep-dpcaiß pillows Singapore's newest export product Now you can buy pillows that really show you the benefit of feathers "Flower dream" a luxurious pillow filled with the world's finest feathers and down. "Flower dream" pillows are cool because when you lie back
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    The right paper for effective picture
    289 12  -  Big problem for beginners CAMERA By WANG SU FAH Most beginners starting to print pictures often encounter the problem of choosright type of photographic paper. Distinguishing the characteristlc photographic paper on the emulsion surface is an advantage. For instance, glossy paper has a smooth
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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      Growing challenge of foreign banks in Singapore
      411 12  -  By Anil Bhatia Businessmen are beginning to wonder at the increasing number of banks in Singapore and the future profitability of the business. With the opening of the German Aslen Pazifik Bank AO, there are now a total of 71 financial institutions here.
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      WHERE BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON THE MERCHANT
      348 12 Los Angeles, Saturday Imagine a cross between Ralph Nader and the Anti-Trust division of the US Justice Department. That's a loose approximation of Sweden's ombudsman system. Two of Sweden's three ombudsmen were in Los Angeles the other day as part of a
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      Luxury on an American cargo line
      107 12 A passenger service from the United States to SouthEast Asia and the Far East has been started by the American Mall Line. Ports of call Include Inchon, Pusan, Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore. Port Swettenham and Penang. On the homeward journey to Seattle, the cargo
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      Household movers set up office
      46 12 Global International, one of the largest household movers, have set up a regional office here. It is part of the company's expansion programme in this area which includes training schemes for its employees in South-East Asia, using Singapore as the base.
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      Bank vanguard of investment drive
      284 12 The establishment of the Asien-Paziflk Bank in Singapore is related to a new drive by the Germans to play a more active role ininvesting in Asia. The bank was incorporated in 1971 in Hamburg with a capital of 14 million deutsche marks ($l2 million). This
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      Concern over building downslide
      416 12  -  property! By Tan Cher Soon After the last few years of building boom in Singapore, the private sector of the industry is likely to take a gradual slide, according to informed opinion. Government building, however, is likely to continue at a leisurely pace. In the private
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      Lock icon Fairly active trading on Wall Street
      253 13 United Press International New York, Saturday The stock market closed lower because of profit-taking yesterday. Trading was fairly active. At the final bell the Dow Jones Industrial average of 30 selected blue 'chip stocks had dropped 3.69 to 917.59. Of the 1733 Issues traded
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      Lock icon UK markets dampen over crises
      215 13 Reuter London, Saturday Stock markets moved lower on end account factors including the breakdown in the miners' pay talks and a deterioration in the power situation. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index had lost 8.5 points at 493.2 after Thursday's three-year peak of 501.7.
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      Second-liners dominate week with impressive gains
      516 13 By Our Market Correspondent It was a profitable week for some firstliners. Second-liners, which dominated the market scene also made impressive gains. Only a minority lost marginally. Roxy Industries Malaysia Berhad made an exceptional gain of $l.lO to $4.30. Another electrical share Matsushita gained
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      WALL ST. PRICES
      189 13 Alltcd Chem 30 Aim 43% Am Brands 42% Am Can S5% Am Motor* AT A T 44 A P 8% Anaconda 18% Avon Pd B«th Steel S2% Boeing 15% Caterp Trmc 48% Chrysler 32 Coca-Cola 64% Control Data 34% Corn Ol Wks 216% Dow Cbem S5% DuPont
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      Singapore share market
      1233 13 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS INDUSTRIALS 1 1971-1972 1 wfc. 4 wka. Closing Price week's DivM. P/E TarnHigh LAW ago Mr® Stock Buyers Sellers or Yield Ratio OTer 3.00 1.68 2.38 2.18 Allied Chocolate 2.40 2.41 .03 5.2N 17.5 75 1.90 0.89J 1.45
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      Wearne Brothers Limited all set to raise funds for expansion
      430 13 rCOMPANY 1 HQ? Wearne Brothers Limited started operations in 1908 as a partnership and four years later was incorporated as a limited company in Singapore. It operates as a holding company with subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, which Imports
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      Another 'Kennedy round'
      59 13 BRUSSELS, Saturday The United States and the European Common Market have called for international talks In 1973 aimed at liberalising world trade and Improving trading rules. Market officials said the declaration called for a new "kennedv round" on tariff cuts similar to the talks in 1967 that
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      108 12 Special New Year Offer 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 consecutive
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      144 12 Photographic Contest iii t NATION Name Address Title: Camera: Exposure: Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rules of the competition. It's open to all with cash prizes. Rules 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photorraphers. 2. Minimum size is 6" x 8" on flossy surface. 3.
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      125 13 WE WISH ALL OUR PATRONS FRIENDS A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR OUR RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 14th 15th FEBRUARY 1972 FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON REGRET (OR ALL INCONVENIENCE CAUSED Queeiu GomUA RuUiraud; IM, auiCNSwAv NOHHHY: QUCCNSTOWM JA>*NtSI OAHOCM, y QUWIIWAV, >- TEL: *****7 CITY PHARMACY CHEMISTS AND DR&GGISTS
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    Brighter hopes for Hunt, Hiscoe
    399 14  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH ERIC COOPER The visit of Geoff Hunt and Ken Hiscoe now looks imminent wit 4 to® offer by Price International Inc., to donate Asloo. At the same time Walter Wright Singapore Pte. Ltd., who specialise in crane rentals, have also offered
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    Russia tops medal tally at Sapporo
    422 14 Sapporo, Saturday.—The Soviet Union moved to the head of the medals table with five golds, one more than East Germany who failed to Improve their position. Switzerland, Holland, West Germany and the United States have all won thee gold medals. Schloder was the second
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    Blacks face acid test today
    632 14  -  By Jeffrey Low Blacks, Singapore's leading a 11 A s i a n rugby team, will face an acid test today when they meet the tough Police-Military side in a Division Two league match at Police Academy at 5 p.m. Both teams are now forerunners
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    Irish XV confident
    111 14 London, Saturday. Ireland, who opened their 1972 International Rugby Union championship programme with their first victory over France In Paris for 20 years, have high hopes of maintaining their challenge by defeating England at Twickenham here today. TEAMS England: R. Hi ller (Captain); K. Fielding, M. Beese,
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      112 14 X~77 AKAI LEADS CS-55D lnvert-0- Matic"Cassette Stereo Tape Deck with automatic reverse! Now! With the revolutionary automatic reversing system of AKAI's CS-55D Invert-O-Matic Cassette Tape Deck, your cassette actually reverses itself and re-plays automatically at the end of the tape. Absolutely untouched by hand! Instant manual reverse, too. For automatic
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      245 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD wumm 11 Tear down. 12 Say so. 13 Espoused. Receptacle of a flower. 22 Did nothing. 24 What omega means: words. 26 Tooth. 27 Hold dear. 28 Spacious. 30 Par. 31 Rope loop. 32 Of a certain bone. 33 Very small. 35 Difficult. 38 Scale syllables. 39
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    Take up sea sports call to SAF men
    338 15  -  By Dennis Chia Captain C.S. Ratnam of the Singapore Armed Forces yesterday urged SAF personnel to take an active interest in sea sports. In his capacity as Rear Commodore of the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club (Seletar) he said that there were
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    Lock icon Shane, beaten to 3rd place
    181 15 Cooper surprises United Press International Brisbane, Saturday. Australian swimming sensation Shane Gould managed only third place last night in the women's 400 metres individual medley at the Australian swimming championships held in atrocious weather conditions. Shane, third behind Commonwealth Games competitor Dale Neall, who clocked
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    LTA action against two
    55 15 London, Saturday.—The British Lawn Association (LTA) announced yesterday It has "taken action" against American Clark Oraener and Romanian Ilie Nastase for Incidents during the semi-finals of the Rothmans tournament recently. Nastase walked ofT court in the Royal Albert Hall tournament and claimed Graebner threatened "to smash
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    Henning is one ahead
    93 15 Johannesburg, Saturday. Harold Henning stayed out in front after yester day's third round in the South African Open golf championship here, but his half-way lead of two strokes was cut to one. A three under par round of 70 over the Royal Johannesburg course gave Henning
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    Farewell golf
    302 15 Ten pairs will tee-off for the Singapore Island Country Club Cyril Home farewell four ball best ball stroke golf competition over the Sime course tomorrow. The draw: 1.30 p-m.—A. M. Giison (S) and Wendy Ngo (35) r P. Stewart (6) and P. Krahl (SI); 1.30—M. Bpikes (15) and
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      224 15 DR. KILDARE PON'T YOU PARE FIB TO ME... YOU'RE OFF PUT/ UNTIL MIPNIGHT.' K 2 />- »V Mil *'h V ®wr f %£=l WONT HELP/ YOU'RE ENTHUSIASTIpIaying TENNIS WITH ME. YOU PO PLAY TENNIS, PON'T YOU? v CAILY. BUT I SU66ESTMOST OF THE COURTS ARE CLOSEP FOR THE SEA SOME
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      420 15 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a person of great patience. Always willing to bide your time, to wait for others to catch up with you before moving on physically or mentally, you are never annoyed when time passes without any real progress being
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    Saturday's selections
    246 16 EP80M JEEP CALL BOl BLUE PETER MARKSMAN MAKUDA sMokey SIN CHEW POINTER PUNCH Race 1 O. TERROR Hydrofoil D. TERROR W. Commando ARROW HEAD Deiert Terror D. TERROR Hydrofoil HYDROFOIL W. Commando W. COMMANDO Arrow Head W. COMMANDO Desert Terror HYDROFOIL Desert Terror HYDROFOIL Status Quo STORMVOGEL Hydrofoil
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    Lucky Dip stands out in Race 7
    984 16 Main challenge may come from Civil Code By Scrutineer Lucky Dip stands out as a good thing in the Class Five Division Three 6f (Race 7) at Ipoh this afternoon. She Is an emergency acceptor, but It Is quite certain there will be
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    TODAY'S CARD
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      32 16 V. i j A p v i -vL L fc k i The effect is shattering with tonic, with cola, with lemonade, with orange, with tomato, with lime, with whatever shatters you.
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      479 16 5 Singapore 12.55 Opening and Felix the Cat 1.25 The Baileys of Balboa—The Education of Sam Bailey 1.50 Lassie—Elephant Sitters 2.15 Sesame Street (Rpt) 3.15 Jungle Jim. Festival —Savage Mutiny, starring: Johnny Wetsmuller 4.25 Sayang Dek Sayang 4.55 Mr. Magoo 5.10 Survival—Death of a Zebra 5.35 Curtain Up 6.00 Dombey
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