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Title Section18 1972-02-25 1 NEW NATION I SINGAPORE Friday evening, February 25, 1972 No. 337 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2518 words
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Article13 1972-02-25 1 Police reported a total of 54 accidents yesterday. Three were serious.13 words
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Article115 1972-02-25 1 The share market was active this morning. Trading was selective and lower-priced shares were quite steady. Sim Lim went up five cents to $1.27. Copper Inds. eased three cents to $1.06. Steamer gained 15 cents to $2.75. Rothmans fell two cents to $3.34. Alcan, B. Kawat, Esso,115 words
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Article34 1972-02-25 1 London, Friday Police searched the House of Commons last night after a telephone caller said that 500 lbs (225 kg) of gelignite had been planted somewhere in the building. Nothing was found.34 words
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Article40 1972-02-25 1 LATE NEWS Jakarta, Friday. Indonesia will recognise Bangla Desh in the next few days, Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik said today. Mr. Malik said he had informed the Pakistani Ambassador here, Mr. Abdul Ghavur of Indonesia's intention.40 words
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Article, Illustration295 1972-02-25 1 Lee Yew Meng - But stocks sold out By Lee Yew Meng Two hundred angry coin enthusiasts "invaded" a bank yesterday when they could not get the silver 'Mao-Nixon' coins commemorating President Nixon's visit to China. They had gone to the German Azien-Paziflk Bank in Collyer Quay—some as295 words
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Article447 1972-02-25 1 Nixon, Chou seek suitable formula Peking, Friday President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai, holding their fourth working session yesterday behind a silk curtain of secrecy, sought a formula for sidestepping the crucial issue of Taiwan in a way that would permit expanded Sino-Amerlcan diplomatic contacts. As the447 words
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Article, Illustration133 1972-02-25 1 Local jockey Johnny Rao, 26, this morning collapsed and was carried off on a stretcher after a riding workout for tomorrow's race meeting at the Singapore Turf Club. He was seen in pain at 7.45 ajn. after riding trackwork. He vomited blood and then collapsed. According133 words
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Article152 1972-02-25 1 Five armed robbers held up a coff eeshop In Lavender Street early today and escaped with $640 in cash and $l5O worth of cigarettes. Shop assistant Tay Yin Tay, 40, was Just about to close the shop when the robbers pushed their way in. One of152 words
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Article32 1972-02-25 1 Tokyo, Friday—A midnight fire killed all six members of a family including four children in the northern Japanese city of Morioka. A kerosene heaten was blamed for the blaze.32 words
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Article78 1972-02-25 1 London, Friday Thirtysix drums of poisonous cyanide, said to be enough to' kill every person in Central England, were yesterday found casually dumped In a disused yard in Nuneaton used as a. children's playground. While police hunted for the person who left the chemical, a spokesman said78 words
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230 1972-02-25 1 Agence France Press Sao Paulo, Friday. Helicopters made their way through smoke and flames here last night to lift to safety some 400 people trapped on roof gardens of a blazing skyscraper. At least 30 people were reported to have died in theAgence France Press - 230 words
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Article34 1972-02-25 1 Sydney, Friday.—A 60-year-old woman stripped herself naked on a bus here and began examining her goosepimples. The police were called but no charges were laid. The police described her as "eccentric."34 words
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Advertisement155 1972-02-25 1 ,!>"^:}^!|;>%^)+<%":'>)?,,).`<< Pat stars on TV, Page Artificial heart from Russia Moscow, Friday A Soviet doctor has developed an artificial heart, but it can work for only eight hours at a time, Tass news agency reported yesterday. It said the heart, which comprised two vessels with inlet and outlet connections, had155 words
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Article400 1972-02-25 2 Ivan Lim - Professor lashes at trendy ways By Ivan Lim The "ugly" Singapore youth, who judges the worth of an individual by what he has and not what he is, was criticised today. Dr. Ho Wing Meng, acting head of the philosophy department at uie University of400 words
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Article170 1972-02-25 2 The obituary says: "In memory of Suzie Brown of 1, Dalvey Estate, killed in a road accident on February 22, 1972. Sadly missed by her friends in the University of Singapore." Suzie's undergraduate friends even sent a note to her masters, Mr. and Mrs. W.170 words
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181 1972-02-25 2 On December 28 last year taxi driver Mr. Wee Chin Guan made $2069 —the best day'B takings in his 12 years on the job. But he did not keep a single cent. Instead he gave it all to the Singapore Taxldrlvers181 words
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Article, Illustration307 1972-02-25 2 Wee Beng Huat - By Wee Beng Huat Liu Siou Hua, the 19year old construction worker who fell 168 feet and lived, owes his life to his safety belt and helmet. It was this equipment that saved him in his terrifying plunge from the 16th floor of—picture by Wee Ben* Huat; picture by Jerry Seh - 307 words
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Article591 1972-02-25 2 Peter Ong - My bid to be hangman By Peter Ong The Queenstown Prison yesterday advertised for an executioner. I answered the advertisement and now I know what it is like to be considered "hangman material." I was not the first applicant for the Job, the Prisons591 words
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Article44 1972-02-25 2 The Chinese YMCA Youth Department will hold a iour-session course on public speaking at its Tang'in Centre from March 13. The syllabus includes introduction to the principles of practice of public speaking, preparation of speech and'types of speech and delivery.44 words
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Article24 1972-02-25 2 Jakarta, Friday Nineteen people have died in a landslide on the tourist island of Bali, following days of heavy rain.24 words
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Article28 1972-02-25 2 The Cockpit Hotel will hold a buffet reception tomorrow afternoon to mark the opening of the Dragon Palace Chinese Restaurant and the Japanese Garden Coffee Shop.28 words
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Article106 1972-02-25 2 London, Friday A girl alleged to be a leading member of Britain's Angry Brigade anarchist bomb gang kept a bedside arsenal that included 33 sticks of gelignite, two sub-machine Gns and ammunition, a ndon court heard yesterday. Miss Anna Mendleson, 23, charged With conspiracy to cause106 words
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249 1972-02-25 2 I had a safety belt on, but it was small comfort. The man I was about to photograph in mid-air, 190 dizzy feet up on the partially completed Goldhlll Plaza, also had one on before he plunged 16 floors and miraculously lived.249 words
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Article21 1972-02-25 2 The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Band will perform at the MacRitchie Reservoir Park on Sunday from 5.30 p.m21 words
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Advertisement16 1972-02-25 2 To: Tha Sing*>or« Dnpantary. 266 Orchard Road, 9. Branch: N, Sarangoon Gar ban Way, 19. Addran16 words
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Miscellaneous329 1972-02-25 2 •iPm; More than half of the 282 entries received for Monday's quiz gave the correct answers part of the facade of the National Theatre In Clemenceau Avenue. The first prize of $l5 goes to Inche Omar Idris, a supervisor, of Lorong Melayu. His was the first correct entry drawn by329 words
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Article236 1972-02-25 3 Tan Cher Soon - Robinson Road residents seek relief from piling dust, smoke and noise... By Tan Cher Soon A group of shopkeepers and residents in the Robinson Road area is organising a petition against dust, smoke and noise from a nearby construction site. This environmental pollution is the result of236 words
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Article471 1972-02-25 3 Ng Foo Ngok - From Ng Foo Ngok Kuala, Lumpur, Friday Shoifld a husband tell his wife where he has been if he comes home late? If you are a strong believer in male dominance and think the question is too absured to even merit an answer; hats471 words
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Article, Illustration240 1972-02-25 3 A solar oven Is slowly taking shape at Singapore's International School. The first project In the craft department's space programme, the solar oven will be used for experl ments In collaboration with the science sections. It will be capable of capturing about seven kilo watts of240 words
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Article260 1972-02-25 3 The present orange coloured advance warning triangles used to show bus breakdowns may soon be replaced. A local company 3 M recently held discussions with officials of the Registry of Vehicles as well as various bus companies on a proper advanced warning system for disabled260 words
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Article38 1972-02-25 3 Jakarta, Friday. A foundation headed by President Suharto's wife to build a controversial amusement park project has rejected a request by a Member of Parliament that it disclose its assets and the names of financial contributors.38 words
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Article47 1972-02-25 3 Paris, Friday The entire fire brigade and police force of the Alpine town of Manosque turned out on Wednesday to search for an 11-year-old boy who had fled in terror from a dentist's surgery. They Anally tracked him down, still hiding, on a nearby hill.47 words
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Miscellaneous288 1972-02-25 3 ivmiiiiTSn Thursday: 12.14 a.m. (2.7 m), 12.09 p.m. (2.9 m). Temperatures In world cities yesterday. Hong Kong 16-14 C Manila 31-23 C Kuala Lumpur 33-22 C Bangkok 34-25 C Tokyo 7-OC Jakarta 31-23 C Seoul 3-minus 6C Taipeh 18-12 C Naha 20-14 C London 8-4 C Moscow 1-minus 3C N.288 words
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In Person
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Article, Illustration357 1972-02-25 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: ***** TOURIST agents and airlines people are really"being kept busy this time of the "year with the big demand of cocktail parties and receptions they have to attend. Lufthansa German Airlines opened their new office at the Tanglin357 words
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THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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Article821 1972-02-25 4 What other newspapers are saying: AN INTERLUDE OF HANDSHAKE: Nothing is more touching than the news agency's report about President Nixon's arrival In Peking which symbolises the change in US policy towards China: "A warm handshake in crisp, cool weather signalled today's historic beginning of a821 words
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Article254 1972-02-25 4 POPULATION PROBLEM OF S.E ASIA The Inter-gov-ernmental Co-ordinating Committee, S-E. Asia Regional Co-operation in Family and Population Planning, which was set up in October 1970, held its first meeting in Jakarta last April and agreed to co-operate in some priority family-planning measures, such as organising regional family-planning254 words
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660 1972-02-25 4 Violet Oon - Problem of proper text books EDUCATION By Violet Oon With the complete change to the metric system in all government departments scheduled for 1975, it would be interesting to watch how the Education Ministry and the schools are going about it. So far, there660 words
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Article596 1972-02-25 5 Testimony at 'Bloody Sunday' probe Reuter Belfast, Friday A former British Army sergeant major said yesterday that he saw paratroopers fire at almost point-blank range into a retreating crowd of civil rights demonstrators on "Bloody Sunday" in Londonderry. He was giving evidence before a tribunalReuter - 596 words
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Article95 1972-02-25 5 Reuter London. Friday An article about the Ideal wife for Britain's bachelor Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath, led to the destruction of an entire issue of the glossy women's magazine Nova, a London newspaper said yesterday. The perfect partner for 55-year-old Mr. Heath was selected byReuter - 95 words
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Article317 1972-02-25 5 Los Angeles, Friday. Angry car owners have sued General Motors for $3OOO million hoping to force the car giant to fit new engine mountings on nearly 6.7 million Chevrolets. The suit, described by lawyers as the biggest of Its kind in US legal history, was317 words
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Article119 1972-02-25 5 Reuter Bangkok, Friday The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Is considering the possibility of military cooperation among Its members, the Bangkok newspaper The Nation reported yesterday. The English language newspaper quoted a diplomatic source as saying that during Indonesian President Suharto's recent visit to AustraliaReuter - 119 words
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Article, Illustration223 1972-02-25 5 United Press International Peking, Friday Mrs. Patricia Nixon is Chinese television's biggest star these days. Mrs. Nixon —in Ni Ke Sung Zong Tong Fu Ren appears on the screens every night, always smiling, always admiring something, always the charming First Lady of theUnited Press International - 223 words
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Article51 1972-02-25 5 Nairobi, Friday.—Kenya's President Jomo Kenyatta yesterday officially opened the first all-African trade fair—a shop-window for the continent in which 34 countries are displaying their wares. The 112-day event, sponsored by the Organisation of African Unity, alms to increase inter-Africai trade and also show the worlJ Africa's development51 words
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Article214 1972-02-25 5 Ronnie Mantu - From Ronnie Mantu Jakarta, Friday.—lndonesia and Malaysia are considering a joint announcement on the recognition of Bangla Desh. This possibility was discussed between the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik, and Malaysian Ambassador Tan Sri Yaacob at the Foreign Office here on Wednesday. Tan Bri214 words
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Article35 1972-02-25 5 Sydney, Friday. Australian old-age pensioners will soon be given the privilege of going duck shooting without having to buy a licence, the State Minister for Lands, Mr. Tom Lewis, said here.35 words
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Advertisement43 1972-02-25 5 m ROBINSON S PROUDLY PRESENT AN EXCITING CHINESE NEW YEAR COLLECTION OF JEWELLERY BY DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNER VUIIENCE OR AFP FEATURING AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF DIAMOND SOLITAIRES FROM TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY 4th MARCH. 1972 z .V it. J m. pm f-;h m i43 words
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454 1972-02-25 6 The Boeing Aircraft Company has projected that by 1980 4 million tourists a year will flood into Singapore. This should certainly please commercial circles in the Republic. But it must not be missed that Boeing has a vested interest in air travel. Some reservations454 words
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'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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Article20 1972-02-25 6 I hear that McGraw Hill in US is renting out a building to (guess who!) Irving Trust.20 words
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Article123 1972-02-25 6 Prof. You Poh Seng, director of the Economic Research Centre at the University of Singapore, is now also heading the Economics Department. I hear. He is not new to the role since he has had a stint at the helm of the Economics Department as long123 words
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Article, Illustration956 1972-02-25 6 SHIRI MULGAOKAR - SHIRI MULGAOKAR You are not likely to be asked to go to the top of the class for having foreseen that the Russian reaction to the Peking summit was going to be somewhat less than enthusiastic. But nobody could have956 words
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Letters
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Article581 1972-02-25 6 LOW YEW CHOONG - LOW YEW CHOONG The Chinese New Year festival, as far back as I can remember, has never been celebrated In Singapore with a lower rate of accidents than other festive occasions. Despite police reminders in the Press, on radio and television that crackers could only be581 words
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Article90 1972-02-25 6 There are many working people like me who wish to study in the evening to o better-equipped for life But there Is one stumbling block—the Adult Education Board is at present not conducting Primary Six classes for those who are interested In academic studies. I think90 words
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Article174 1972-02-25 6 CHEE KING TING - CHEE KING TING I refer to the letter from Concerned Mother (NN, Feb. 7) about the posting of postal staff. The writer's daughter has been appointed as a postal clerical assistant and not as a general clerical assistant. The post of postal clerical assistant is a174 words
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Article64 1972-02-25 6 Government technical employees had their salary scales revised In 1969. Essential services like the police, Housing and Development Board and Telcommunication Department also had their's revised. But what about the Singapore Telephone Board? The Board's employees feel frustrated when they see others getting pay rises. No wonder64 words
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Article160 1972-02-25 6 C.K. TSENG - C.K. TSENG I refer to Mr. Alex Jo- ply TJ> N (NN > Feb. 17) on gunpowder and China. I am afraid the encyclopaedia was slightly According to my reMarch, simple firework mixture was Invented by the Chinese during the period of the Warring States (about160 words
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Advertisement92 1972-02-25 6 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. At Spectacular Shangri-La of course! With a variety of banquet rooms, peerless service and gracious atmosphere, Shangri-La will provide for groups of all sizes. To suit all budgets. With choice of Continental or Cantonese cuisine Be it a92 words
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Miscellaneous0 1972-02-25 6 ]\=_:}~>+;{%/\<;'("<\=[>$^!&"^[0 words
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Article, Illustration2105 1972-02-25 7 He still remains anonymous even when the mask is removed THE PAPER THAT PROBES.. The newspapers are filled with complaints from the public about the hospitals: The emergency unit is not ruled by a sense of emergency... the outpatient clinic is too crowded and the wait2,105 words
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Article, Illustration655 1972-02-25 7 But majority are a dedicated lot Just how good or how bad are our doctors? Are they an honest lot or are they all piling up the money? Is the treatment in the hospitals of a high standard? These are the questions that655 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration664 1972-02-25 8 rpHEY say Singapore A is the shoppers paradise. This is becoming more and more true, with so many ultra-modern shopping centres springing up all across the island. Though this means more to choose from, for the shoppers it can also mean more walking from place664 words
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Advertisement295 1972-02-25 8 the economical way of heat, fade and glare control V f 4 1 r r«* v 5: 4BOS gICMi u «®l®® F 6 m* SUA/ Reflective Glass Tinting Film keeps buildings cool by reflecting sun rays Remarkable Features:- Reduces heat by 76%. Permits complete visibility. Preserves the original beauty of295 words
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Advertisement135 1972-02-25 8 SWISS P«f CISION Ref 16-88-12 Latest precisionmade ladies' bracelet watches for today's modern women. A jewellery timepiece from Switzerland. Sol* Agtnts: LIEN WAH WATCH DEALER 108. North Bodge Rd. Spore 6. TH.***** *****2 *?nn\n«A'\r CHINESE NEW YEAR y up discount jp Lifting shirt-ready made if (while stock last only) 9/135 words
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Advertisement40 1972-02-25 8 Students Who Go Overseas! Ym will aoed> QUILTS SCARVES JUMPERS PULLOVERS OVERCOATS CARDIGANS PYJAMAS UNDERWEAR AND OTHER WINTER ENSEMBLE FOOKONco(pte)lti (DEPARTMENT STORE) 83/85 South Bridge Rood, Singapore Tel: *****. 347, PEOPLE'S PARK COMPUX. TeL *****5. 8-11, THE PENINSULA SHOPPING COMPLEX.40 words
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Advertisement170 1972-02-25 8 Send to your family and friends abroad... "CENTURY" DELICACIES: DRY CURRIED CHICKEN WHITE CURRIED CHICKEN DRY CURRIED MUTTON CHILLY SAUCE DRY CURRIED BEEF SOYA BEAN SAUCE > SATAY GRAVY KRUPOK UDANG CURRY GRAVY KRUPOK I KAN LAKSA GRAVY EMPING BLINJO SATAY BEEF DELICIOUS SYRUP SATAY CHICKEN LOVELETTERS, ETC. Available From170 words
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Advertisement313 1972-02-25 8 WATCHES Swiss watches from $25 54.000 CLOCKS A wide variety from sandc'ocks to T?mosp^"' ric docks JEWELRY Bracelets, necklaces and rings in gold with precious stones Vjq N WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND LIMITED 12. liat Towers. Orchard Road. Singapore 9 Tel *****0 1 John Lutles Buiidmq Raffles Place Singapore 1 Tel313 words
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TREND
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Article, Illustration209 1972-02-25 9 Mary Lee - Presented by Mary Lee Clothes are not the only interesting aspect of fashion: the origins of some fabric designs are pretty fascinating. For instance, there is a craze in America and Australia at the moment for T-shirts, bikinis and other sportswear made from a tie-dye blue209 words
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Article, Illustration769 1972-02-25 9 FRANCES DOWSETT - FRANCES DOWSETT This has been royalty in retrospect week, a time for looking back and summing up and telling our friends about it. Those who met the Queen as guests at special functions here remember the pomp and ceremony, the ancient British traditions, the wobbly769 words
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506 1972-02-25 9 WENDY HUTTON - EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON I have Just been celebrating the birthday of the whole world with a raw flsh "birthday cake." It is believed by the Chinese that the seventh day of the New Year is the birthday for all mankind,506 words
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Advertisement292 1972-02-25 9 0 ERMANO ERMANO'S l«t«st Lunostar Model No. 609-DD Doy and Dot* Qoiek chaa|ing dot* system Duo-Tone dial Stainless steel cose with "•etching bracelet. Wotaf resistant to 150 feet. Limited stock specially Hewn oat from Switzerland for the Available at ell leading watch shops. V:*1*!I•:» k:-< GOOD LUCK DECORATION (PTE) LTD.292 words
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Advertisement191 1972-02-25 9 f o 0 Q TATUNG TOP QUALITY HOME APPLIANCES FROM TAIWAN, THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.MOST POPULAR THROUGHOUT 80 COUNTRIES AFTER-SALE SERVICE GUARANTEED. TAI YONG ELECTRIC CO., •116 124 Jdic.nß.-sd! S'por.- lei "3011.; ?uB4G 23Tc4 TASHING CO. (PTE) LTD., tjrourvi floor; People's Park Complex. b'po«e T»( ***** TATUIMG ELECTRICAL SERVICE CENTRE191 words
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BEHIND THE NEWS
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Article344 1972-02-25 10 Ronnie Muntu - From Ronnie Muntu INDONESIA President Suharto's recent remark In New Zealand that some of the 10,000 political prisoners on Buru island might have to spend the rest of their lives in their new colony has refocused attention at home as well as abroad about the344 words
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Article, Illustration592 1972-02-25 10 S. C. Chan - From S. C. Chan MALAYSIA The widows of four communist victims brutally murdered here last week fought back tears as they recounted the tragedies that befell them. Why must the communist terrorists be so ruthless? Now with their breadwinners gone, what would become592 words
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Article, Illustration656 1972-02-25 10 Stanley Meisler - From Stanley Meisler GHANA There are few starker contrasts in Africa than Ghana, then an<l now. In 1957, then the British colony of the Gold Coast, became the first black territory in tropical Africa to receive independence from an imperial power. Its leader,656 words
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461 1972-02-25 10 B. Ronquillo - From B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES A new type of socialism that will make the Filipino truly independent and also prosperous without government regimentation is what a committee in the consti" tutional convention is seeking to establish in the Philippines. Young delegates identified with the reform movement461 words
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Article626 1972-02-25 10 Elias Na'was - From Elias Na'was MIDDLE EAST Middle East countries appear to be adopting a cautious approach to their relations with both India and Pakistan following the December conflict on the Indian cub-con-tinent. Observers believe this is leading them to mark time on the question of recognising Bangla626 words
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Advertisement169 1972-02-25 10 20m CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS "T>€ FRENCH CONNECTION" A PHUP OANTOM PROOUCTCN r—GENE HACXMAN FERNANOO REY ROYSCHECER TONY LO BIANCO MARCEL BOZZUFFI McciBRVMJJAM FRCOWN noucnnPHUPO'ANTOM usgcunnun KEWCTHUTT iKTMWncx G.OAVD SCHNE sowuww ERNEST TOYMAN mac ammm amino* OON OJJS ODEON > 12th BIG S CATHAY (Simoapoke) I r;. i ikuala lumpuri Han, 1.10,169 words
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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Article, Illustration509 1972-02-25 11 SPECULATION ON WIDE FRONT By Our Market Correspondent Heavy speculation in second-line industrials and third-line hotels and properties continued yesterday. Gains were slightly higher than losses partly due to gentle profit clipping. With speculative support Sim Lim Investment gained six cents to $1.22, while Hong Leong also509 words
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136 1972-02-25 11 Business Abroad LONDON, Fri —Delegates from 20 countries will be attending the first-ever conference on tin consumption in London from March 13 to March 17, the International Tin Council announced yesterday. In all. 23 papers will be presented covering developments in the use of136 words
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Article82 1972-02-25 11 WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approached several major economic powers for a foreign exchange contribution to enable Britain to repay some US$lOOO million ($3OOO million) in outstanding debts to the Fund, informed monetary sources said yesterday. Diplomatic observers here believe that the British Prime82 words
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Article68 1972-02-25 11 HONG KONG: Bank savings in China increased by 13.8 per cent last year, the New China news agency reported. The boom in banking was characterised by a large increase in the number of new accounts opened by people in both city and country areas. "This68 words
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Article70 1972-02-25 11 TOKYO: A senior government official has suggested that the Soviet Union float a yen loan in Japan to raise funds for developing the Tyumen oil fields in Siberia. Mr. Kakuei Tanaka, Minister of International Trade and Industry, broached the idea when he conferred with Mr. Ivan70 words
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Article37 1972-02-25 11 RAWALPINDI: A fourman Pakistani mission will visit Peking next week to negotiate an agreement on commodity imports from China under a US$2OO million ($6OO million) Chinese credit programme, v the government announced yesterday.37 words
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Article32 1972-02-25 11 KARACHI: International Monetary Fund officials were winding up discussions with the Pakistan government yesterday amid mounting speculation that President Bhutto will submit to their pressure to devalue the rupee.32 words
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Article29 1972-02-25 11 WASHINGTON: The Senate Banking Committee yesterday unanimously approved a Bill to raise the price of goid from US$35 to US$3B an ounce, thus devaluing the dollar.29 words
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477 1972-02-25 11 Anil Bhatia - By Anil Bhatia Rollei's recent price cuts of its cameras up to 25 per cent is indicative of its success in establishing a production facility in Singapore where cost of prod u c t i on is comparatively cheaper. The price cut raises477 words
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Article82 1972-02-25 11 Pressure on declines LONDON, Fri.— Pressure on the US dollar declined slightly yesterday as European financiers and bankers tended to limit their deals while waiting for decisions from the West German Central Bank Council. The state bank—Bundesbank—announced It was reducing its prime lending rate from 4 per cent to 382 words
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147 1972-02-25 11 EASAMS Limited, a company which specialises in analytical studies, has set UP Its South-East Asian offices in Singapore. The company, formed in 1962 to deal exclusively with space and military projects, developed new and advanced techniques that led to the navigation and tactical systems147 words
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Article223 1972-02-25 11 ▲Iliad Chtm SO Alcoa 45% 44% 38% AT A T 43«A A A P 9% AtlMOIMU 18% Avon Pd Beth Steel 30% 26 49 Chrysler 33 Mi Coca-Cola 124 Control Data 58% Dow Chem 81% Corn Ol Wk« 211% DuPont 158% T. Kodak 105% Fed Dept Strs Ford223 words
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Article38 1972-02-25 11 COLOMBO: British Ceylon Corporation (BBC), Ceylon's biggest coconut oil miller and exporter, is being taken over by the government together with its two subsidiary companies under the Business Undertakings Acquisition Act, it was announced here.38 words
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Article218 1972-02-25 11 United Press International New York, Friday The stock market lost most of Its small earlier gain yesterday and closed mixed in moderate trading. "This has been the pattern since last week." Mr. Newton Zlnder, analyst for E.P. Hutton, said. "It seems to be consolidating theUnited Press International - 218 words
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Article169 1972-02-25 11 London, Friday The overnight firm trend was carried through but gains were relatively modest with intermittent profit taking. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index had gained 4.3 to 509.4. Dunlop again featured higher and was little changed after the anticipated announcement of a new tyre.169 words
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Advertisement198 1972-02-25 11 I i II [wlV not spend both nights in bed?) Most flights from Singapore to New York, (through-going as well as transfer connections, via the Pacific or Europe have one thing in common: you spend at least one night en route on board the aircraft. With the SAS Trans-Asian Express,198 words
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Article, Illustration1422 1972-02-25 12 JOHN FITCH - GUTTER L TALK WITH JOHN FITCH The Yabadabado Club ]j of the Philippines last year extended invitaro tions to Singapore bowt% lers to compete in an e open tournament in s Manila. H ®ot,, if you remember the invitation came rather late because most of1,422 words
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Advertisement806 1972-02-25 12 NEW NATION 20$ A IVI n •i. i I 1 a S DANCING MAUREEN UM STUDIO Bollroom/Latin Social Dancing. Private lessons. Consult C. H. Ton A.N.A.T.D. London Telephone: Singapore *****7. DOGS AT STUD MALI THOROUGH BRED registered golden Lobrodor Telephone: Singapore *****2 between hours 6p.m.—Bp.m. ENTERTAINMENT EAST EUROPE ESCORT SERVICE806 words
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Advertisement432 1972-02-25 12 TRAVEL -GUIDE TUITION FRENCH: TUITION FOR FRENCH as subject at Singopore Cambridge Certificate London University G.C.E., Common entrance to public schools, London Chamber of Commerce Exam conducted by experienced qualified specialist teacher. Success guaranteed Please Enrol At 116-A Emerald Hill Road Singapore 9 Telephone: *****9. Singapore. FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS: Learn432 words
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Advertisement283 1972-02-25 12 NEW CAR DIRECTORY Where you can buy your next new car in Singapore CHAMPION MOTORS (S) PTI. LTD. 304 Orchard Road, Singapore 9 Tel: *****1. £2cr/?4X* CITY MOTORS <S> PTI. LTD.. 28 Covenogh Rood. Singapore 9 Tels *****6/*****3 CONTINENTAL MOTORS PTI. LTD.. 50/52 Bencooien Sf S pore 7 T e283 words
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Miscellaneous452 1972-02-25 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 C.O.S. unit. 9 Important worker. 10 Selected. 11 Baseball play: 3 words. 12 Affirm. 13 Group. 18 Wears: 2 words. 23 Detail. 25 Louver board. 27 Lofty. 29 Country place. 31 Island republic. 32 Runyon girl. 33 Assist. 34 Stettin's river. 35 Basketball play: 3 words.452 words
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Article471 1972-02-25 13 Dennis Chia - By Dennis Chia Nanyang Girls School edged Maris Stella 17-16 while defending champion Jurong Integrated trounced Thomson Secondary 56-12 to highlight the third day of the National Schools preliminary basketball tournament at MacPherson yesterday. v I' Both schools were playing in the girls B471 words
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Article214 1972-02-25 13 Singapore Badminton Association president Mr. Ong Pang Boon will step down from his present designation at the association's general meeting at the Conference Hall tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Ong who is also the Minister for Labour was elected to head the SBA in the year 1967.214 words
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Article277 1972-02-25 13 RUGBY Paris, Friday A few hundred yards from the cemetery where the Inventor of the game of rugby Reverend William Webb Ellis, was burried in 1872, an English team celebrated the centenary of his death by defeating a local team 13-3 yesterday. The English side277 words
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Article, Illustration174 1972-02-25 13 Manila, Friday. Namlo Takasu of Japan yesterday fired a five under par 67 to take the lead at the end of the first round in the Philippines Open golf championships, here. Hang Chang Sang of South Korea took the second place with a174 words
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Article200 1972-02-25 13 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Friday.—Gene Littler used a sizzling short game yesterday to shoot a course record 65 and take the early first round lead in the $780,000 Jackie Gleason inverrary golf tournament. Littler, needing only 24 putts, holed chip shots of 20 and 70 feet200 words
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Article61 1972-02-25 13 London, Friday Alex Hlggins, 22-year-old Irish champion, won nine of yesterday's 12 frames to take a 27-21 lead over John Spencer of Britain in the 73-frame world professional snooker championship final. Hlgglns now needs 10 of the remaining 25 frames to become the youngest player ever61 words
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Article36 1972-02-25 13 Rome, Friday Carlos Monzon of Argentina, world middleweight boxing champion, arrived here last night from Buenos Aires to prepare for his title defence here against American Denny Moyer of Portland, Oregon, on March 4.36 words
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Article54 1972-02-25 13 London, Friday. Maj. Gen. Sir Randle Feilden, senior steward of the Jockey Club, today left for a five-week tour of racecourses in Hong Kong, Australia and the United States. Sir Feilden has been invited to attend the 10th Asian Racing Conference at Melbourne, March 6-17, while hell return54 words
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Article27 1972-02-25 13 Singapore Island Country Club will meet Singapore Swimming Club In a swimming competition for the Ken Meyer Trophy at Tanjong Rhu tomorrow at 2.30 p.m.27 words
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Article, Illustration291 1972-02-25 13 By Blue Peter Daryl's Fame did a splendid gallop on a good track at Bukit Tim ah this morning. Ridden by champion English Jockey Lester Piggott, this Showdown four-year-old raced over 3f in 37 3/5. On this gallop, Daryl's Fame looks a good thins in291 words
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Article184 1972-02-25 13 Hong Kong, Friday—Bad light yesterday stopped play in a singles semifinals match between Vijay Amritraj of India and Japan's Jun Kamiwazumi at the vital stage in the first Asian Amateur Lawn Tennis championships here. The match was postponed until today with scores of two sets184 words
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Article60 1972-02-25 13 Moscow, Friday. A flyweight bout in the international amateur boxing tournament In Minsk yesterday ended with both boxers on the canvas. With only seconds to go to the end of the bout, Bulgarian Georgy Kostadinov and Soviet boxer Vladimir Indyukov landed simultaneous with heavy punches, and60 words
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Article114 1972-02-25 13 St. John's, Friday. Glenn Turner, the opening batsman who has scored two double-centuries for the New Zealand cricketers in the West Indies, will miss the touring team's match against the Leeward Islands. Turner was originally picked for the match, whifh begins today but the selectors114 words
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Article57 1972-02-25 13 Washington, Friday. Third seed Rosemary Casals of America advanced to the quarter-finals of the Washington Virginia Slims invitational tennis tournament by beating Valerie Ziegenfus of America 6-1, 6-4. France's Francoise Durr, seeded fourth, beat Australia's Wendy Gilchrist, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Fifth seed Kerry Melville of Australia57 words
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Article33 1972-02-25 13 Public Utilities Board Recreation Club (PUBRC) scored their fourth successive win when they trounced Special Constabulary "A" 8-0 in the government services league Division Three match played at Farrer Park yesterday.33 words
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Article, Illustration54 1972-02-25 13 A I lying lacue u iuui| jcavcmay uianvu wv.ww.i Cricket Club seven-a-slde rugby competition on the padang. "W" Coy won 18-0. PictureA I lying lacue u iuui| jcavcmay » uianvu wv.ww.i »» – •"» —- Cricket Club seven-a-slde rugby competition on the padang. "W" Coy won 18-0. Picture by Sulaiman Ismail. ' • – r - 54 words
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Advertisement257 1972-02-25 13 BIG WALK NOVICES SECTION Dunearn Road 6J m.s. to Farrer Park Athletic Centre THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, March 26, 1972. Send in your entry form today. NAME (in full) (Print clearly in capital letters) ADDRESS (Postal District No.) Sex: AGE Date of Birth GROUP*257 words
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164 1972-02-25 14 Hong Kong's top stripper, Amy Yu, angered by a recent tone for indecency, is trying to organise the Colony's topless and bottomless hostesses and strippers into a trade union to fight for their rights. Amy (37-23-36), an articulate charmer, waff arrested by the Colony's164 words
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Article, Illustration54 1972-02-25 14 Jessie Lim has stars in her eyes and the bright lights on her mind as she dreams about her ambition to become a singer. Her other ambition is to travel and she hopes that a singing career will lead Just to that. Picture by Albert Sim.Picture by Albert Sim - 54 words
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Article27 1972-02-25 14 Sign displayed at midday outside a central London restaurant: Closed for lunch. Sign spotted on the back of a trailer truck: Caution. Sudden tea breaks.27 words
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361 1972-02-25 14 SAMISEN MUSIC'S FUTURE AT STAKE The Japanese hope to add a new commodity to the growing Sino-Japanese trade cats. Good cat skins are an essential part of the manufacture of samisens, the traditional Japanese threestringed musical instrument. And Samisen manufacturers361 words
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Article53 1972-02-25 14 Timothy Hoare, 10, was fishing for minnows in Portsmouth, England, when he spotted some pots and pans lying on the streambed. Timothy hauled them out and brought them home to his mother who called the police. The "pots and pans" were stolen sterling silver plates53 words
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Article347 1972-02-25 14 While Japan hopes to revive its cat imports from China, in Hong Kong some animal lovers are up in arms over the way in which restaurants are slaughtering civet cats brought in from China. An estimated 20,000 of these wild animals are Imported annually for consumption347 words
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Article51 1972-02-25 14 AH FOOK: I think Ya Fong should take the Charlie Chan role. It's too big an opportunity to miss. MEI LIN: No I think it's wonderful that he puts his family first ahead of money. Still I'm sure that if they really want him suitable conditions can be51 words
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Article54 1972-02-25 14 Fifty hairy Surrey firemen have been told to get a trim, or face a pay cut. A spokesman for fire brigade headquarters said: "This Is being done purely as a safety measure." He said tests had shown that firemen with beards and sideburns could not54 words
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Article108 1972-02-25 14 Today Is Friday, Febr uary 25, the 56th day of 1972 with 310 to follow. THE MOON: between first quarter and full. THE MORNING STAB: Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus, Mars, Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Pisces. French painter Pierre Renoir108 words
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Article70 1972-02-25 14 Next on the agenda: Birth control for dogs. The Japanese city of Maebashi has decided to pay $3O to owners of female dogs if they submit their pets to a sterilisation operation. The city has allocated about $3OOO for sterilisation payment starting in April. The city70 words
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Article46 1972-02-25 14 A South African glass firm is selling super tough office window panes said to be capable of withstanding a hand -grenade blast, highvelocity bullets and even a volley of machine-gun fire. The new product looks the same as ordinary glass.46 words
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Miscellaneous416 1972-02-25 14 5 Slagapsrs Opening and Where the Heart is For the Family (B) A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (E) It's Happening in Singapore (E—Rpt) Days of Our Lives Close Opening and Lucky Dip News in Brief Children's Corner (C) Sports Parade News (C) Chinese Variety Show News and416 words
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Miscellaneous462 1972-02-25 14 Trust your IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a decisive person who is a never at a~1oss for a word, a plan, a deed well calculated to bring you gain. You move somewhat slowly—but you move steadily and precisely, directly towards the goal you have set for yourself462 words
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974 1972-02-25 15 Blue Peter - By Blue Peter Gelanggi has a good chance of completing a double tor the meeting by taking the Class Two Division Three 7f handicap (Race Seven) at Bukit Timah tomorrow. This Byland six-year-old found his right form last Saturday when he scored974 words
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Article107 1972-02-25 15 BLUE PETES ECTOPIC EPSOM JUT mumn MYSTIC SHOE ECTOPIC MAKCDA MTSTIC SHOE Ectopic PERSIAN PETE i'i V f 1 4 w r \*i TT TTTrrriTTT* R. PERSIAN Gala Performance MajMI Race S Kmc 4 SEA 8WALLOW Yar boroo<h MEXICO SEA SWALLOW Dawm Lyric SAFE HOME A,A''i?' p107 words
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