New Nation, 9 March 1972

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  • 20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, March 9, 1972 No. 348 Price 15 cents mm '1 ft' SINGAPORE THURSDAY, MARCH 9
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  • 141 1 There was a moment of drama and confusion during Queen Elizabeth's visit to Penang. A veteran of the British Indian Army, Hussain bin See Kiadavaraj, 55, broke out of the crowd and confronted the Queen as she strolled through town. Prince Philip (left, back
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  • 13 1 Police reported a total of 60 accidents yesterday. Eleven were serious.
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  • 128 1 The share market was very active this morning. Trading was brisk in speculative counters while generally prices were softening in some mediumpriced shares. The stock exchange suspended trading for seven minutes to clear paper work. Haw Par shares influenced by the company's acquisition of King Fung Dev.
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  • 29 1 Bangkok. Thursday—Thai police aided by U.S. narcotics agents have arrested an American war veteran on charges of possessing almost 9 lb. of heroin worth about $1.5 million.
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  • 322 1  -  Selection of teachers By Ong Choo Suat The right of aided schools to appoint teachers has been restored by the Ministry of Education. They have been informed that they can now interview candidates themselves and then submit recommendations in order of preference to the Director of
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  • 82 1 Brisbane, Thursday. Rivers are flowing up to 18 miles (29 km) wide in the Western Queensland outback where at least Ave major towns are Isolated by flood waters after the fourth day of continuous rain. All roads are cut into the inland towns of Mount Isa,
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  • 33 1 Manila, Thursday—The underground Maoist New Peoples Army has threatened to bombi and burn Manila nightclubs and restaurants unless their owners pay weekly protection money, a Philippine Senate committee was told today.
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  • 282 1 Reuter Beirut, Thursday More than 1000 people may hare died in a mass outbreak of mercury poisoning in Iraq. Travelers said in Beirut yesterday that 300 deaths had been confirmed, and a diplomat from Baghdad said the death toll may already be over 1000.
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  • 71 1 Mexico City, Thursday.— A Japanese woman was arrested yesterday accused of threatening to kill the five-year-old daughter of a' Japanese travel agent if she was not paid $240,000. Police arrested the 24-year-old Llna Nakata Nakai, as she was about to pick up the money outside
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  • 455 1 Security measures stepped up at Paya Lebar The Singapore airport began a special alert today following the rash of aircraft sabotage and tfomb scares in world aviation centres. The discovery of bombs on board two airliners In the United States yesterday and a bomb blast In an
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  • 173 1 Reuter Melbourne, Thursday.—A 17-year-old Malaysian student and a factory manager held up their hands in common salute to the expertise of surgeons at' Melbourne's St. Vincent's hospital yesterday. Both had their left hands severed Just below the fingers by guillotines. In lengthy operations, surgeons from
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  • 21 1 Jakarta, Thursday—lndonesian servicemen have been banned from taking free rides on public buses, an army spokesman said yesterday.
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  • 202 1 Paris, Thursday—A commando squad of militant Maoists armed with pistols and sub-machine guns yesterday kidnapped an official of the Renault motor company plant where a Maoist was shot dead in a battle with security guards last month. The New Popular Resistance, a clandestine Maoist group
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    • 133 1 :*ISIQE ICDBV f AGC N d Ir ci.juse in Japanese con 1 in-y 50 PA<„,E Malaysia i;ivcs sexp 1 o 11 a 110 n jnofhcf '.Vin;r 4 i ACES 6 in<l 7: Edu c 1 1 on E'oadsheet. Liru;j,is;cs PACE 9 The Eus Sys tern Our verdict 0 1 3:
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    • 52 1 •Picture, page 3 tftijEy 4* V* A diner's stake is in his steak. Tender succulent, air flown steaks specially grilled to your pleasure. And served by charming sarong clad waitresses Four course set lunch served daily. Our Chef's Specialities: Wednesdays: Ox tail stew Sundays Chicken curry Balmoral Road, Singapore 10.
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  • 162 2 The Post Office Savings Bank is to introduce a new lucky draw with more attractive and valuable prizes for its depositors. A total of 274 prizes worth $50,000 ranging from a transistor radio to a saloon car—will be offered. But not all depositors
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  • 84 2 Technical and secondary education in Singapore will be completely metric by the end of 1974. The target date for completing the Introduction of the metric system in primary schools is the end of 1975. Metric units are being used extensively for examinations and computations starting at Primary
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  • 371 2  -  Landlord threatens legal action By Ivan Lim A big row is brewing between 50 families and their landlord who served notice on them to quit their houses in Kampong Chantek Bahru, off 6± m s. Bukit Tim ah. The tenants who had been
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  • 144 2 Singapore is to set up a diplomatic mission in Brussels within the next two months. It is understood that an ambassador has been appointed to take charge of the proposed Brussels mission Singapore's first in Western Europe. The Brussels mission will handle Singapore's trade, shipping,
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  • 539 2 Workers must enjoy job satisfaction before good safety attitudes can be instilled into them, according to Mr. Roch Goh Peng Wee of the Labour Ministry. Mr. Goh, master trainer of the ministry's Training Within Industry (TWI) section, said a supervisor could never be
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  • 53 2 Mr. John Tip has been elected chairman, of the Science Teachers Association of Singapore. Other offlials are: Vicechairmen, Mr. Lim Jit Foh and Mr. Teo Ting Kok; secretary, Mr. Michael Llew Kok Pun; assistant secretaries, Mr. Chng Meng Seah and Mr. Loo Pul Wah; and treasurer, Mr.
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  • 110 2 Four of the 10 men injured in the Jurong Shipyard barge fire on Sunday are still on the danger list at the Outram Hospital. One man was discharged two days ago and the condition of the others Is said to be Improving. Meanwhile, donations totalling over
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  • 71 2 Rome, Thursday.—Piefcro Valpreda, an anarchist accused of killing 16 people and Injuring 106 during bobm a tacks in Milan and Rome in December 1969, has a need to stand as a candidate in Italy's coming general elections. Under Italian law Valpreda is entitled to stand for election
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  • 39 2 Ankara, Thursday The economic committee of the Central Treaty Organisation will meet in Washington for three days next week. The organisation members are Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Britain. The United States is an associate member.
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  • 26 2 The annual dinner of the Science Teachers' Association of Singapore will be held at the Hilton Hotel on March 18 at 7.46 pjn. 4
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  • 221 2  -  By Pang Guek Cheng The recently formed Diabetes Society of Singapore Is asking the government for tax exemption on donations to the society. This is expected to bring in more money for the society which has at present only about $2OOO raised from donations
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  • 345 2  -  By Wee Beng Huat Douglas Chan Salesman Tan Boon Beng, 27, heard a woman screaming yesterday and made a daring dash into his flaming house thinking that his wife and two-year-old daughter were inside. But when he got into the smoke-filled bedroom it was
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  • 457 2 The following candidates have passed the University of Singapore's First Professional Examination for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Burgery in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry: Anantham, John Jayakaran, Chai Ah Min, Chang Hau Seng, Cheah Way Mun, Cheng Kee Hwa, Chew Kim Huat, Chew
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  • 70 2 Five opposition parties last night attended a meeting organised by the Workers Party to discuss electoral procedures. They were the Singapore Malays National Organisation, Indian Ctngress, Angkatan islam, Singapore Chinese Party and Pekemas. The United National Front, People's Front and Barlsan Soclalls did not attend. Mr.
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  • 89 2 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. —Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamed, who returned to Umno on Tuesday after two-and-a-half years, has pledged to serve in any of the party's bodies or bureaus if his services are needed. "I have no definite plan but I am prepared to contribute my ideas and energy
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  • 33 2 A course on colour photography will be held at the Cultural Centre, on March 19. Application forms are available from the Adult Education Board, Cultural Centre, or at 126 Calrnhlll Road.
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  • 33 2 The YMCA will conduct two sessions of folk dancing on Saturday, at 2.30 pjn. and 7.30 p.m. at its Orchard Road centre. Those inter ested should ring ***** £uring office hoyxs.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 510 2 Quiz picture was spire's base '/> J r r < >&. I -1. iV x <£'; i > if** r**+ o;-># kvi 4?/ 4: £< Last Saturday's quiz photograph showed the base of the spire of St. Andrew's Cathedral In St. Andrew's Road. The first prise of $l5 goes to
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    • 126 2 At the cinema CAPITOL: S.WALK. 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30 pjn. CATHAY: Suzie 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30 pjn. GLOBE: McCabe and Mrs. Miller 1.45, 4, 7, 9.15 pjn. IMPERIAL: Apartment for Ladles (Mandarin) 2.15, 7.15, 9.30 pjn. JURONG DRIVE-IN: The Cat CNlne Tails—7, 9.30pm. LIDO: Seven Women Per Head 1.45, 4,
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  • 426 3 More Ulster violence United Press International Belfast, Thursday Gunmen shot and killed a Northern Ireland Customs officer yesterday near the border with the Irish Republic. Police said three men in a car drove across the border from County Monaghan in the republic, gunned down
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  • 29 3 London, Thursday A man who pushed American pop star Frank Zappa off the stage, breaking his leg and cutting his head, was jailed for a year yesterday.
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  • 27 3 The shattered fuselage of the TWA Boeing 707 airliner after a bomb planted by an extortioner exploded in the cockpit at McCarran Airport, Las Vegas.
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  • 209 3 London, Thursday.—A 63--year-old charity worker yesterday won a world record £512,000 ($3.5 million) on the football pools and told reporters: "I just filled in the coupons for a bit of fun." Former air force pilot Cyril Grimes, who works as an accountant at a
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  • 264 3 Reuter Peking, Thursday—China has come out in support of an American revolutionary liberation movement Women's Lib. Its support was contained in the first attack in China's official media on the US since President Nixon's visit to Peking. But the attack was restrained and did not mention
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  • 189 3 Reuter New Delhi, Thursday The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Oandhi, has accused the United States of planning something sinister for India and said that renewed American charges of Indian aggression against Pakistan were laying the groundwork for such actions. Mrs. Oandhi, who made the
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  • 215 3 Reuter Manila, Thursday Health authorities here are spraying a wide area on Palawan island in the southern Philippines with insecticide to try and kill an unknown number of malaria-carrying African mosquitoes. Health officials said the mosquitoes, brought in by Japanese scientists for anti-malaria experiments escaped
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  • 27 3 Colombo, Thursday A Bill giving wide powers to the Shipping Minister, Mr. Punchi Kalugalla, to control and license shipping agencies has been passed by Parliament.
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  • In Person
  • 547 4  - From Russia seven films CINEMA By Edgar Koh Seven full length feature nims are in the line-up for the Soviet Film Week starting this Sunday at the Victoria Theatre. Mr. A. Bezrukov of the Sovexportfllm which is screening the films has recommended them to Singaporeans who are tired of Western
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 527 4 What other newspapers are saying: OF LIVING: In Comparison with other newly- emerged nations, Singapore Is particularly attractive to foreign capital mainly because, apart from Its political and economic stability. Its cost of living in general Is lower and Its people's educational standard is higher. Even thoagh
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    • 97 4 FISHERMEN'S FUTURE: According to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Tan Sri Ghazali Jawi, the number of fishermen in this country will rise to 68,000 by the end of this year. Out of this number less than half earn $lOO a month while the rest earn only $3O
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1150 5  -  Pink certificates now for films with a touch of blue By Edgar Koh MALAYSIA Except for a bief, experimental spell of nudity last August, the cinema in Malaysia has all along been quite under- exposed. But things are changing now with sexploitation Alms being given
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    • 283 5  -  From George Wilson Washington Post VIETNAM The number of Viet Cone and North Vietnamese who rallied to the! Saigon government's side dropped to a three-year low in 1971 according to the latest Pentagon ngures. The optimistic interpretation by Vietnam specialists is that the number
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    • 601 5  -  'NO-WAR' CLAUSE IN CONSTITUTION MAY GO From Robert Crabbe JAPAN Japan's ruling party is quietly drafting amendments to the country's constitution that would eliminate or water down its famous "no-war" clause. So says Mr. Osamu Inaba, 62, a Member of Parliament and
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 174 5 From April you can fly the BO AC 747 to London and Australia from Singapore. It's the most advanced, most exciting aircraft in the world, with more room and more freedom. But even the 747 wouldn't be the same without BOAC service. The kind of service that has given more
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  • 5090 6 New Nation Education Broadsheet WORDS. AS COMMUNICATION Effective Communication can often be Non-Verbal Any culture worth haying depends on words. Everything of importance, from the techniques whereby we exist to our attitudes towards life, is shared and transmitted by words. Our feelings about such fundamental issues as
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  • 461 8 There will be universal sympathy for Mr. Bhutto in the tremendous task he faces in holding Pakistan together. That task is not getting any easier even though he has reached an agreement with his main political adversaries on a firm deadline for the return of
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  • 60 8 by ISPY At a palace reception for the royal party in Bangkok, the Duke of Edinburgh met some British executives and asked them in turn which company they were working for. "I'm from Shell, Your Highness," said one .of them. "Ah," replied ,the Duke, "you should
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  • 933 8  -  PANG CHENG LIAN That the Nixon-Chou talks in Peking would have world-wide repercussions was never in doubt. Nevertheless, the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Sato's complete turn about only 48 hours after the release of the joint communique was unexpected.
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  • Letters
    • 173 8 Between Nee Soon Village and Sembawang Hill Estate there are four bus stops and presumably they have been erected by the bus company concerned because there are commuters living in that area. None of the buses from 6 a.m. to 6.30 ajn. (there are only three
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    • 269 8  -  RICKY TAN In view of the Industrial Safety and Health Campaign, let us not forget about road-safety. We see and read about accidents and near-accid-ents of all sorts on the roads which can be attributed to the ignorance of pedestrians and the negligence of drivers.
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    • 64 8  -  ALEX JOSEY Mr. C.K. Tseng still evades the question: What is his definition of gunpowder? I gave mine. Of course, T got it out of a book. That is where most history is to be found. Mr. Tseng's so-called research is nothing more than bookreading. But
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    • 143 8 Whenever I attend a musical concert or listen to music from any source, whether new or old, it is always foreign in origin. I have yet to hear music that is written by Singaporeans except for one or two. We as Singaporeans should try to create our
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    • 133 8 I read with horror the report on a housewife stabbed six times in a lift by a robber. This indicates that a robbery in a lift can be carried out successfully and repeated attempts are likely to succeed, as in a lift the cries of the
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    • 195 8  -  M.H. After reading the articles on our doctors in New Nation, my sympathies go with them. However, I feel that the occasional complaints about-doctors should not go uninvestigated. Just a few days ago, I took a friend to hospital for a checkup after she had fainted
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 149 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. Mamiya creates the "ideal"camera the RB 67 professional The R867 Professional is the world's first 6x7 format revolvingback camera. Now you can choose the best possible composition for your photograph vertical or horizontal. The Mamiya RB67'Professional is a
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 1267 9 Other Asian cities also face similar problems THE PAPER THAT PROBES.. If it's any consolation to long suffering Singapore coqimuters, bus services in other Asian countries are equally bad if not deplorable. In NEW DELHI, "the world's worst bus service" runs 2,000 badly maintained
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  • 1282 9  -  OUR VERDICT Concluding a three-part series by Jackie Sam, Edgar Koh, Tan Chung Lee At the start of this series, one question we posed was whether there was any basis for the continuing complaints from commuters. The answer is yes, because there is an undeniable shortage of
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  • 709 9 One of our reporters took a bus to work one morning and joined the office crowd at a terminus. It was a lovely day. But Monday morning blues were written all over their faces. Not only were they starting work, but they were
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  • 153 10 United Press International New York, Thursday. The stock market meandered yesterday before closing on a mixed note In fairly active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. There was a late upward thrust in the market after it had retreated around midsession from a higher opening.
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  • 156 10 Reuter London, Thursday Stock markets closed mixed after early gains were reduced following the rejection of the pay offer to the railmen. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was up 0.6 at 502.9. EMI and Beechams had modest gains but many leaders lost ground. Engineerings Were
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  • 227 10 TOKYO, Thursday Three Chinese industrial missions will visit JaDan soon to examine the Japanese textile, motor car and shipbuilding industries. A Japanese Association for International Trade said this will be the first visit by Chinese economic missions to Japan since the start of the
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  • 214 10 Allied Chem 28% Alcoa 48% Am Brands 44% Am Can 40 AT ft T 44 A A P 9% Anaconda 19 Beth Steel 32 Boeing 24* Caterp Trac 50% Chrysler 33 Coca-Cola 132% Control Data 67 Corn G1 Wks 230 Dow Chem 83% DuPont 173 E Kodak 108%
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  • 100 10 Reuter LONDON, Thursday. The pound sterling moved up sharply against the US dollar on the London foreign exchange market yesterday as the dollar slump ed generally in European centres. Sterling closed 41 points up for the day at 2.***** dollars after reaching a peak of 2.***** at
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  • 487 10 MOST SHARES REACH HIGH LEVELS By Our Market Correspondent There were widespread marginal gains mainly in mediumpriced shares at the close of yesterday's trading. After the general softening of the prices previously, the Singapore budget announcement may have influenced most shares to reach higher levels. Total turnover
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  • 141 10 THE HAGUE, Thurs. The Dutch Development Co-operation Minister, Mr. Cees Boertien, is leaving here tomorrow for a twoday visit to Thailand, followed by a nine-day visit to Indonesia. The Foreign Ministry said Mr. Boertien, in his capacity of chairman of the Inter-Governmental Group on
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  • 227 10  -  By S.V. Suppiah Singapore textile m a n u f a c turers and dealers were urgecl to move into the U.S. markeL with creative styling and quality to please the consumers. The US textiles markets are beginning to show significant signs of recovery.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 135 10 J&2* Wt- r> m. guide to Singapore There is a 320 page new look from Singapore bookshelves. Discover Singapore in these 320 full colour pages:— mm Are there more golf balls than mosquitos? Who are the carvers of Club Street? Where can you find Mr. Storyteller by candle light? DO
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  • TREND
    • 593 11 I don't feel in a very good mood today. In fact I feel very tired. After a late return home from work I was glad to get to bed before midnight. At 3 a.m. the phone rang a patient of course. He asked in
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    • 551 11  -  SUDDENLY IT'S FUN TO DE A WOMAN AGAIN —NOT A SOLDIER BOY OR UNDER-PRIVILEGED TYPE Presented by I Mary Lee Young women today have had enough of the military, hippie and gypsy looks which largely reflected contemporary moods. They realise now that it's wonderful to wear
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 430 11 SUPREME HOUSE 5232? Offers 5 fully airconditioned floors for all your shopping requirements CENTRAL LOCATION AMPLE PARKING FACILITIES (Free from 5 p.m. onwards) BUS SERVICES ABS 'Blue): 65, 192, 195 ABS (Red!: 13. 13A, 144 ÜBS (Yellow): 92, 139,140,160, 163 A, 173, 174 GREEN 64, 111, 124, 191, 19 1
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  • 760 12 UP WITH ttO V The Singapore Open has been completed. But you would think that it is just about to begin if you take a look at the New Course this week. Suddenly there has been an increase in the number of golfers playing
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  • 218 12 Four Thais, two Filipinos, one Indonesian and a Tunisian will feature in boxing promoter Rezgui Guizani's all star programme at the Gay World Stadium on March 18. The Thais are: Nai Narong, Malai-Thong, Kriangkri Sangmorakat and Kriengkrai; Filipinos: Efera Tinay and Joseph Bosaing; Indonesian:
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 367 12 NEWNATION CLASSIFIEDS PHONE *****8 20t A .WORD ACCOMMODATION VACANT East Coast Road 3 bedrooms flat No. 414-B 4140 416-B 416-C 418 418-B 418-C 420-B 420-C 422-B 422-C 424 424-B 424-C 426-B 426-C 428-B 428-C 430 and 430-C Rent $3OO to $3BO No. 43 Terang Bulan Avenue 2-storey terrace 3-bedrooms rent
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    • 406 12 PASIR PANJANG GARDEN .71, Toman Mas Merah, furnished 3bedroomed 2-storey semi-detached house 2 air-conditioners, rent/ sale. Telephone: Singapore ***** Peter Tan. WILL'S REALTY TEL: *****3/*****2 Safe your time finding what you want. You call us and you will get the right one. NEW FLAT 2 bedrooms sitting/ diningroom etc. Oxley
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    • 250 12 BOATS/YACHTS FOR SALE 1 YEAR OLD 40 h.p. Evinrude engine in immaculate condition for sale or part exchange for a 80 h.p. engine and above. Telephone: Singapore. *****. STEAMBATHS,/MASSAGE, GENTLEMEN FOR SWEDISH massoge steambath New Jean's Salon Ist Floor 200 Clemenceau Avenue Singapore *****. WOODSVILLE HEALTH CENTRE 38 Woodsville Road.
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    • 172 12 FORD ESCORT SUPER 69 model, excellent condition, $3,950/0.n.0. Phone: Lee *****6 Singapore. SL 505 CAR NUMBER for sole. Best offer secures. Contact Singapore. *****4 J. Low. WHERE THE BUYS ARE OUR 1970 VOLUME VAUXHALL SALES VIVA MEANS SL9O LOWEST 4 DOORS PRICES $4,600.00 FOR REGISTERED 1970 YOU FIAT 125 DOZENS
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 236 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD mmm mm ih mmm ■■hSib 8 Largest African antelope. 9 Encircling. 10 Oriental potentate. 11 City SE of Loe Angeles. 12 Cause. 13 Billiard shot. 15 Frame on which cloth is stretched. 20 Term in genetics. 24 Great American humanitarian. 26 Listen! 27 Swiss canton. 29 Exhaust.
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  • 208 13 The qualifying times for veterans in the 20-kilo-metre New Nation Big Walk have been put back by five minutes. This was decided by the New Nation Big Walk organising committee at a meeting recently. The revised times are now: Class One—2 hrs 10 mins (from
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  • 536 13 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Graham Marsh, a 28-year-old professional from Perth, Western Australia, showed an early burst of form to shoot a sizzling seven-under par-65 in the pro-am tournament at the Royal Selangor Golf Club course yesterday. Marsh, who finished third, five strokes behind Takaaki Kono,
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  • 56 13 Paris, Thursday. Lu Liang Huan, of Taiwan, will defend the title in the French Open golf championship to be played at Biarritz from July 20 to 24. Last year "Mr. Lu," as the Taiwan golfer is popularly known on the European circuit, won the title
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  • 268 13 London, Thursday. English football league leaders Manchester City yesterday agreed to pay Second Division Queen's Park Rangers £200,000 for striker Rodney Marsh. If 27-year-old Marsh agrees to the move. It will be the third 200,000 sterling transfer this year. League champions Arsenal paid Everton
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  • 185 13 Monk's Hill Secondary School made a clean sweep in the City District annual cross country when they captured all the girls team championships. Beatty Secondary took the A boys championships with Singapore Vocational Institute winning the B and C boys. Full results: Boys A: 1 V.
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  • 16 13 UNIVERSITY UNION Final Bristol 17 Durham 16 CLUB MATCH Cambridge U. 40 Lavelanet 10
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  • 336 13 By Blue Peter Ipoh, Thursday Sarawak millionaire Dato Wee Hood Teck, champion owner of the Singapore-Malayan turf has recently purchased two classy horses with the view of capturing the major classics this season. They are Pavel and Tin Guard. Pavel who has a time form rating
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  • 262 13 SULTAN OF KEDAH'S CUP MARA Class 1 7F 4 Bandit 12.5, 232 Pizarro 111 12.3, Jingle Bell 12.2, 5 Dvnamite 12.1, 43* Bronze Knight 12.0, 311 Lion City 11.12, Bukit Bendera 11.6, 723 Sporting Gesture II 11.5, 55 Medal Music 11.3, 617 Born Free 11.1, 6
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  • 325 13  -  By Dennis Chia In one of the most exciting finishes seen for a long time, Chung Cheng High held on tenaciously to their slender lead to retain their A boys basketball title in the National Schools cham pionships yesterday. The champions beat Thomson
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  • 128 13 After finishing third in the A boys and then run-ner-up in the B boys, Kim Seng Technical made no mistake when they won the C boys title in the Pasir Panjang District School softball championships. Buklt Merah Vocational Institute was unfortunate when they finished second in
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  • 151 13 RTS will broadcast a 10minute Sports parade film on swimming champions of the world 1971 tomorrow (Friday) over Ch 5, 7 p.m. Viewers will see the competitive styles of nine world freestyle champions: Shane Gould, current Australian holder of six world records; Gabrielle Wetzko, East German
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  • 65 13 Trinadad, Thursday. The West Indies selectors have named 12 players from whom the team to meet New Zealand in the second Test starting at Port of Spain tomorrow will be chosen. The players are as follows: Gary Sobers (captain), Joey Carew, Roy Fredericks, Lawrence Rowe, Maurice
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 316 13 BIG WALK WOODLANDS—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* If you are a team member mark
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    • 255 13 BIG WALK NOVICES SECTION Dunearn Road 6| 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'
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 76 13 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald IF THESE WERE A RO»N DOWNEY PRESENT, SHE DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THIS INTRUDER YOU HEARD HIM. TAKE OFF. V a f VII m SB m 3 I I sA.I by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson *t V BUT EYES MOVE COMPEU/HG THAH
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      48 14 Lily Tay is 21 and holds a glamorous job at the Mandarin Hotel but her big ambition is to be a housewife and a good mother. She likes cooking and meeting people and would like to travel a bit before settling down. Picture by Philip Lim.
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    • 77 14 Several hundred men, women and children gathered in the barn in Morganton, North Carolina, last weekend for an afternoon of watching illegal cockfights. But a surprise raid by Sheriff's deputies sent the spectators crashing through walls, windows and doors. "It was rather comical," said a
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    • 601 14 He's the world expert on this rare insect Los Angeles Times Since the early 1800s, the world has had only four authorities on flat-footed flies. One of them is Dr. Edward Kessel, 67, considered the reigning expert for the last
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    • 187 14 Hong Kong born Charlie Chow, a reputed multi-millionaire refuse and pioneer in the Canadian mining town of Kirkland Lake, died this week at the age of 86. Mr. Chow, owner of Charlie's Hotel, a landmark on the main street of the town since 1924,
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    • 116 14 Today is Thursday, March 9, the 69th day of 1972. THE MOON: Between last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STAR: Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury, Venus, Mars and and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Pisces. Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci was born March
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    • 58 14 Xavier Magnan, of Lorient, France, has recovered a gold ring he lost in a field 14 years ago, thanks to a limping cow, owned by neighbour Pierre Nicolas. When Parmer Nicolas examined his cow to see why it was limping he found the ring, bearing his
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    • 42 14 In an attempt to find the best location'for a new storage depot, tlie Southwestern Electricity Board In England fed the problem into their computer. The computer suggested a spot 15 miles out to sea off the south coast of Cornwall.
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    • 66 14 AH FOOK: I'm pleased to see that work is being done on the causes behind the drug problem. Prevention is the best cure, I always say, and we have to stop this menace. MEI LING: I agree entirely. I only wonder why you don't apply the same thing
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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