New Nation, 29 March 1972

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    Masthead
    15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, March 29, 1972 No. 365 Price 15 cents m;\\ nation
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 50 accidents yesterday. Three were serious and two fatal.
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    126 1 Prices were quite steady in the share market this morning. Trading was moderate and selective. Haw Par dropped 10 cents to $6.55. Wearnes gained five cents to $5.15. Far East eased two cents to $2.45- P.M. Cement and P. Telecom, lost a cent to $2.20 and 60
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    Talks here on Straits
    46 1 Jakarta. Wednesday. Indonesian Communications Minister Dr. Frans Seda will visit Singapore tomorrow for talks on the Malacca Straits issue, ministry sources said today. The sources said Dr. Seda might ask Singapore to make a firm statement about its policy on the Straits.
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    Lock icon Mystery skeleton at Mandai
    301 1  -  Murder theory after workers' grim find By Sunny Wee A decapitated skeleton suspected to be that of a murder victim has been found in thick undergrowth at the Singapore Zoological Gardens at 13£ milestone Mandai Lake Road. Till late this morning police officers were waiting at
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    Lock icon Bungling bank bandits...
    174 1 United Press International New York, Two bungling bandits* who tried to rob a bank were arrested yesterday after getting themselves locked Inside the vault. Police said the pair walked Into a branch of the First National city Bank in New York and headed for the strong-room containing
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    Strikers meet
    48 1 Striking member! of the Seavlew Hotel Br&neh of the Singapore Catering and Services Union held a general meeting at Its camp outside the hotel In Amber Close this morning. The strike began in February a few days before Chinese New Year over the question of bonus.
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    Six killed
    19 1 Jakarta Wednesday.—Six people were killed and 10 injured when a theatre hall collapsed in Sukabuml, West Java.
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    Smashed body found near rail tracks
    102 1 The morning train from Kuala Lumpur came to a halt at the tracks of North Buona Vista Road today when the driver spotted a badly smashed body. Police identified the dead man as Mansor bin Daud, 24, of Jalan Dedak. It is believed that
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    Ship fire kills two
    47 1 Stockholm, Wednesday.— At least two workmen were killed and seven Injured when an oil tanker under construction caught fire at a shipyard In Gothenburg. A search is under way for another worker who was aboard the vessel at the time of the blaze.
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    Birth comes as surprise
    42 1 New York, Wednesday. A 16-year-old girl pupU went to the nurse's office at a Baltimore high school complaining of pains gave birth to a 7D>. 13oz. baby yesterday. Tne girl said she had no idea she was pregnant.
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    Guerrillas raid Thai camp
    28 1 Bangkok, Wednesday. Communist guerrillas raided a police and village militia camp in southern Thailand and seriously wounded two militiamen, an official source said yesterday.
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    Impressive trials by GP riders
    154 1 Defending champion Geoff Perry got off in impressive style during this morning's trials for the Singapore Grand Prix which starts tomorrow at the Sembawang Circuit. Riding his powerful 350 cc Suzuki, the same machine he rode at Daytona recently, Perry was satisfied after a few
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    Domination fear
    57 1 Ja k a rta, Wednesday.— President Suharto has said there are fears that foreign capital may dominate Indonesia's economy because local private entrepreneurs lack both capital and expertise. He said the Indonesian government could not provide a continuous subsidy to local entrepreneurs, and so it has to take
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    Big drug haul valued at $2m.
    168 1 The morphine seized by the Singapore Customs last night would have fetched $2 million on the United States retail market, it was learned today. This figure was given by a source from the American Embassy here who said that after the drug had been
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    Burma visit
    19 1 Jakarta, Wednesday. President Suharto of Indonesia has accepted an invitation to visit Burma, a palace spokesman said
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    Hunt for missing Japanese soldier goes on
    126 2 The search for missing Japanese Occupation soldier, Takeo Shigemura, is continuing. Picture above shows the war-time soldier in a military uniform of the Japanese Imperial Army, taken when he was about 18 years old. Shigemura, who should now be in his 50's, is
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    Today's talk
    30 2 Hie head of Educational Television, Mr. Peter Seow, will speak on Industrial Technology in Education at the luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club at the Mandarin Hotel today.
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    Mt. Ophir visit
    30 2 The Chinese YMCA Youth Department is organising a trip to Mount Ophir from April 13 to 16. The fee is $25 for members and $3O for non-members.
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    11 grounds in Mimi Wong appeal
    482 2  -  Trial judges erred in law' claim By Bosco Gomez Counsel for dance hostess Mimi Wong, convicted of murdering her Japanese lover's wife, will argue that the trial judges did not give enough weight to medical evidence on her mental health. This Is one or
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    PSA takeover of Keppel Club
    378 2  -  By Tan Cher Soon The Port of Singapore Authority will take over the management of Keppel Club, one of Singapore's biggest and oldest golf clubs, from May 1. The club has been given the alternative of accepting PSA management or quitting its Bukit Chermin premises
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    Guyana 'yes'
    12 2 Georgetown, Wednesday. —The Guyana government has decided to recognise Bangladesh.
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    Expats in civil service won't get allowance
    184 2 Some 150 expatriate employees in the civil service will not receive the 13th month allowance now being paid to their 30,000 colleagues. This includes the 82 United Nations and its agencies' staff seconded to the Singapore Government. It is understood that since expatriates
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    NPC course in April
    37 2 The National Productivity Centre will organise a course on Work Measurement from April 24 to June 9at its Jurong premises. The fee is $250 and the closing date for applications is April 17.
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    Hospital talk
    34 2 The consultant chest physician, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Dr. Poh Soo Chuan, will talk on Lung Function in Opium Smokers at the hospital's pathology lecture theatre on April 14 at 8 p.m.
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    Helping hand for soldier
    68 2 His peak cap strewn on the floor, and with boots laid before him, National Serviceman Teo Jee Poh, 19, was given a helping hand by passers-by after he fell from a bus at 7.10 a.m. at Mountbatten Road today. He was on his way to the
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    A memorable experience...
    400 2  -  By Violet Oon A rare blend of musicianship, perfect technique and intelligent interpretation by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields made their concert last night an unforgettable musical experience. The 18 musicians 10 violins, three violas, three cellos, and two double basses—shone as a tight
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    Union dinner
    27 2 The East Asiatic Company Employees' Union will be holding its fourth anniversary dinner at the Golden Mile Restaurant and Night Club on Saturday 7.30 pjn.
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      141 2 T7 i V 1 Just because you buy good clothes even expensive clothes doesn't guarantee you much. Especially without know-how. Not that we're suggesting you don't know how to dress. But what does the average customer know about the know-how of his tailor? Making a suit look great'takes a great
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      318 2 Today's picture Quiz prize now up to $45 No reader sent in a correct entry to last Friday's quiz. The photograph showed the top of a house at the corner of Victoria Street and Bain Street. Prises for Thursday's and Friday's quizzes will therefore snowball to Saturday's quls. The first
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    Dance man rules out strip routine
    185 3 "Strip choreography is out. I believe in a more refined form of artistic expression." So says the veteran Korean choreographer who has been given the challenging task of training the first-ever permanent dance troupe here—for a leading hotel group. He is Mr. Jung Suk
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    Thieves grab cash, cheque
    40 3 Two armed men robbed businessman Tan Hock Lam, 24, or casn and a cheque, totalling $BOOO, outside his house in Slang Kuan Avenue yesterday. The two robbers escaped in a Datsun 1000 bearing false number plates.
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    Ailments...
    31 3 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will conduct an eight-lecture course on Common Childhood Ailments Starting on April 7 at 7.30 p.m. Fee for the course is $l5.
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    Fire case man on 'danger' list
    129 3 Labourer Tan Siok, 40, seriously burned In his Jalan Tiong flat in Tiong Bahru last night, was still on the "dangerously ill list" this morning. Police today said that Tan set himself on Are following an argument with his wife. The spokesman said: "He
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    The choosy car thieves...
    276 3 Among the many types of car thieves, the latest is the most specialised they only go for the newer cars, and their business is stripping the entire engine. Not only are they thieves, they are excellent mechanics as well. And they are so good that they
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    Wrongful arrest suit dismissed
    273 3 The Civil District Court yesterday dismissed with costs a civil suit brought by an electrician against the Public Utilities Board and his immediate superior for wrongful arrest. The suit was brought by Mr. Senl Mydin, 55. against a public lighting engineer. Mr. David Hendricks, and the
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    Minister for OBA dinner
    65 3 The Minister of State for Labour, Mr. Sla Kah Hui and his wife will be the guests of honour at the 22nd annual dinner and dance of the Presbyterian Old Boys' Association at the Hilton Rooftop Restaurant on April 8. Tickets are available from the manager
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    Amnesty...
    30 3 Phnom Penh, Wednesday. —Cambodian President Lon Nol has ordered an amnesty for all prisoners of war condemned to death in Cambodia, on the occasion of his assuming the presidency.
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    $47m drug menace as the law sees it...
    452 3  -  Mugan: Home the key By Douglas Chan A total commitment by the community in the fight against drug abuse was important if the menace was to be eradicated, Customs Official Mr. T.A. Mugan said today. The education against drug abuse must begin
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    'Pregnant' with opium
    39 3 Bangkok, Wednesday Police searched two women at a bus depot here yesterday and discovered about 4Jlb. of opium worth $4500. Police said the women had concealed the opium in their clothfs tot make them look pregnant.
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    Concorde date
    21 3 Sydney. Wednesday.—The British government today submitted an official application to fly a Concorde supersonic jet to Australia in June.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      127 3 At the cinema Capitol: The Angry Guest (Mandarin)—l.3o, 4, 6.45, 9.30 p.m. Cathay: The Sword (Mandarin) —1.30, 4, 7 p.m. Globe: The Heroic Battle For The Bridge—l.4s, 4, 7, 9.15 p.m. Imperial: The Secret Of The Dirk (Mandarin)—2.ls, 7.15, 9 30 p.m. Jurong Drive-In: Bus Stop (Mandarin)— 7, 9.30 p.m.
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      168 3 Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Talpeh 27-14 C Kuala Lumpur 33-22 C Jakarta 32-24 C Manila 32-21 C Hong Kong 22-18 C Tokyo 18- 7C Seoul 20- 5C Bangkok 34-24 C Naha 23-16 C Paris 11- 4C Moscow 2-minus 3C London 10- 5C New York 8- 0C Sydney 24-18 C
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  • In Person
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      500-STRONG 'OLD GANG' FROM DOWN UNDER GETS TOGETHER
      680 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 IT WAS "It's wonderful to see you again," "What are you doing now?" and "Have you met any of the old gang?" type of conversation that greeted the 500 members of tjhe Australian Alumni at their
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      68 4 CONGRATULATIONS TO NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD. ON THE LAUNCHING OF THEIR Ist FREEDOM VESSEL 'NEPTUNE RUBY' We also extend our best wishes to JURONG SHIPBUILDERS PTE. LTD. WHO BUILT THE NEPTUNE RUBY' on the occasion of their grand official opening from SIGMA COATINGS PTE. LTD. MAKERS OF LILY BRAND MARINE
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    Lock icon Violence in Belfast as parliament closes
    434 5 100,000 in protest New Nation Foreign Service Belfast, Wednesday More than 100,000 angry Protestants yesterday watched Northern Ireland's parliament close its doors for a year—and then turned Belfast into a battlefield of machinegunning and firebombing in Roman Catholic areas. The day also saw moderate
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    Lock icon 'Secret Okinawa deal' charge delays budget
    240 5 United Press International Tokyo, Wednesday Japan's overdue budget for 1972 was held up again yesterday over Opposition charges of alleged "secret deals" with the United States during negotiations for reversion of Okinawa to Japan. D e 1 i be r a tions in the
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    Award for hero
    68 5 London, Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth yesterday awarded the George Cross to an army major who risked his life for 16 hours dismantling two separate bombs in a Belfast hotel. The citation to Royal Army Ordnance Corps Major Stephen Styles said: "He placed himself at great personal risk to
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    Lock icon Trio's jailbreak bid foiled: One killed
    318 5 Reuter New York, Wednesday. A daring Jailbreak attempt by three convicts, in a prison next door to the court in San Jose, California, where black militant Angela Davis is on trial, ended yesterday with one prisoner shot dead and the other two recaptured. The
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    Lock icon Saigon troops kill 35 Reds
    321 5 United Press International Saigon, Wednesday. South Vietnamese troops in the rough Central Highlands have killed 35 Communists in a string of batties, the Saigon command said yesterday. The surge in the highlands fighting included major battles in both Pleiku and Kontum provinces along the Cambodian
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    Revenge blasts
    61 5 Caracas, Wednesday. Three bombs exploded in the garden of the residence of El Salvador's Ambassador here yesterday and police linked them with an alleged attack on a Venezuelan diplomat in San Salvador during the abortive coup there at the weekend. Ambassador Guillermo Machon de Paz said the bombs
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    Six bandits killed
    58 5 New Delhi, Wednesday.— Police killed six bandits yesterday in an early morning armed encounter near Dholpur city in the desert state of Rajasthan, the Press Trust of India said. Quoting State Chief Minister Mr. Barkatulla Khan. One head constable and an informer also were killed In the
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    Peru heart swop
    60 5 Lima, Wednesday—A 27-year-old mother was yesterday given a new heart in Peru's first heart transplant. The six-hour operation at a State hospital was carried out by 52-year-okl Dr. Marino Molima of San Marcos University. Seven hours later mother-of two Ines Rivera was described as "satisfactory." The donor
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    Bhutto must ask for talks
    198 5 New Delhi. Wednesday. —Negotiations to straighten Indo-Pakistan relations can start only after Pakistan President Mr. Zulfikar All Bhutto makes a formal request for talks, an Informed government source said. The source made the statement after a high level committee meeting of the Indian cabinet chaired
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    Lock icon Hanover hunt for smallpox contact suspects
    190 5 Reuter Bonn, Wednesday A major search is being mounted in Hanover for several hundred people who may have been In contact with a Yugoslav worker sufftrlng from smallpox. The 30-year-old man, Mr. Ejup Hodcay. came to Hanover two weeks ago from the Serbian province
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    Trade with Russia
    71 5 Manila, Wednesday The Philippines will soon establish machinery for the establishment of trade ties with the Soviet Union. Philippine News Service (PNS) reported from Baguio city in Northern Philippines, where Presi- dent Ferdinand E. Marcos is spending the holy week, that the President had told newsmen on
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Lin Piao fled with Chou-Kissinger tapes to Moscow'
      771 6  -  CHINA CHINESE PARTY CADRES CHARGE: From Lee Lescaze Washington Post Lin Piao, former No. 2 man in the Chinese hierarchy, sought to take tape-recordings of conversations between Premier Chou En-lai and US national security adviser Dr. Henry Kissinger with him to the
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        Sin Chew Jit Poh
        636 6 What other newspapers are saying: NEW PHASE OF COOPERATION: The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's visit to Malaysia is of deep significance. Mr. Lee himself said the trip had been extremely useful. After a frank and sincere discussion, which lasted 85 minutes, between the leaders
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        Nanyang Siang Pau
        407 6 SOVIET- EGYPTIAN RELATION 8: It was reported from Egypt that relations between the Soviet Union and Egypt were at their lowest ebb. Apart from the Soviet Union's unwillingness to give enormous military aid to enatye Egypt to recover its lost territory that has led to a gradual
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        Utusan Melayu
        391 6 ESTATES LEFT BY DECEASED PERSONS: The Malaysian Public Trustee and Estate Administrator, Tuan Haji Mohammad Mustafa, has advised Muslims who cannot afford to enlist the services of legal firms in making any claim to estates to refer their cases to his department. This is a good advice which
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      Tun Razak keeps the MSA critics under control
      584 6  -  MALAYSIA By A Staff Writer When the results, of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's visit to Kuala Lumpur are finally totted up, it will probably be found that far more of Malaysian politics was involved than is generally realised. As much attention was
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      New deal for Malaysia's 180,000 rubber tappers
      502 6  -  Pact reflects,restraints and goodwill MALAYSIA From Y.K. Chin The rubber Industry has had its share of problems, not the least of which is how to maintain good relations with its 180,000 workers. But there are indications that the large estates and their workers
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    Lock icon Turkey warns kidnappers
    416 7 'We will not give in to blackmail' Reuter Ankara, Wednesday Turkey will not give in to blackmail over three British* civilian radar operators kidnapped here, Prime Minister Dr. Nihat Erim warned yesterday as commandos were called out to join in a concentrated manhunt. The three were kldnapp*
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    Lock icon Time ticks away for Fiat chief
    238 7 Reuter Buenos Aires, Wednesday —Fiat executives yesterday flew to Cordoba, site of their Argentine plant. In a desperate bid to save their managing director, as the last nine hours of the "reprieve" guerrillas gave him ticked away. The So-called People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) has
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    Lock icon Big haul of guns —all toys
    89 7 Reuter London, Wednesday. Security officials at London's Heathrow Airport reported a haul of hundreds of pistols and long barrelled revolvers here yesterday, but fortunately they were toy ones belonging to schoolboys. The youngsters were boarding planes to all parts of the world to join
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    Lock icon Poland's new Head of State
    150 7 Reuter Warsaw, Wednesday.Professor Henryk Jablonski, Education Minister and member of the Communist party Politburo, was yesterday appointed Poland's new Head of State. He replaced Mr. Jozef Cyrankiewicz, a veteran party and government leader, who was given the largely figurehead post after workers' riots 15 months
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    Lock icon SEEING THE SIGHTS
    49 7 Mrs. Imelda Marcos, wife of President Marcos of the Philippines, is pictured with her daughters Imelda (right), Irene and her son Ferdinando, in. St. Peter's Square during a sightseeing tour of Rome. Mrs. Marcos had an audience with the Pope during her visit. UPI UPI picture
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    Lock icon Two more held in hunt for Chilean plotters
    268 7 United Press International Santiago, Wednesday. Police yesterday arrested two more members of an alleged plot by retired military officers and the rightist Fatherland and Liberty Organisation to overthrow President Salvador Allende. The new arrests brought to at least 10 the number of
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    Chaplins in Bermuda
    52 7 New York, Wednesday.— Charlie Chaplin and wife Oona arrived in Hamilton, Bermenda, yesterday for a Brief stay before coming to New York and Hollywood to receive a special Oscar award next month for his services to the cinema. It will be Chaplin's first visit to the US
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    Lock icon Exposed: The levels of filth allowed in food
    415 7 United Press International Washington, Wednesday —Breaking a secret it kept for 61 years, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday disclosed the amount of mold. Insect parts, rat faeces and other "natural" filth it allows in the nation's food supply. Despite the acknowledged
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    Lock icon Nixon and Hussein in 80-min talks
    183 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday. President Nixon and King Hussein of Jordan yesterday conferred for 80 minutes on ways to resolve the Arab-Israeli dispute and on the King's plan for a federated kingdom on the two banks of the Jordan River. White House Press Secretary Ronald
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    Lock icon Priceless treasures at Egypt show
    142 7 Reuter London, Wednesday. An Egyptian bandwagon began rolling here yester day as Britons paid homage to a boy king who died more than 3.000 years ago. In what Is being called The Year of Tutankhamen, the first of an estimated two million visitors lined up
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    Support for Makarios
    67 7 Athens, Wednesday. Schoolchildren took to the streets of Nicosih yesterday to express their support for Archbishop Makarios who has again been asked by the Island's bishops to resign the presidency. More than 1000 high school boys and girls left their classes and marched to the central Metaxas
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    Time for a serious dialogue
    472 8 President Bhutto has at last brought himself to the point of coming to terms with the reality of Bangladesh. It does not, however, looks as If tills will make life easier for him. The offer to recognise Bangladesh Is conditional on the release of the
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    Love Bug boost
    90 8 jjjj.rjjr.jjij by ISPY Volkswagen is really cashing in on the publicity of the film, The Love Bug. The shorts of the forthcoming film shows the VW In different antics, behaving almost like a human. Some 15 dressed-up VW beetles are racing the length and breath of Sin-
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    Let's hope US statesmanship prevails and Congress rejects the protectionist Bill
    931 8  -  DICK WILSON While Singaporeans debate how many, and which multinational corporations they would like to invite to participate in their economic miracle, the United States Congress is debating whether to kill them off. Next month will probably aee the
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  • Letters
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      Bus drivers in a hurry
      403 8 As a bus commuter. I am very perturbed at witnessing dally the reckless driving of some drivers of public service vehicles and to notice the mechanical and structural defects In a number of buses. Possibly as a result of the bus routes being stretched to
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      Relief teachers' plight
      206 8 Having gone through a two-year course at the Teachers' Training College, and graduating last year, we are still waiting to be called up for our appointment. We have been dolntf relief teaching for almost a year now and would be pleased If the Public Ser vice Commission
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      Attendants on talking spree
      71 8 As a Singaporean, I was disgraced by the conduct of the attendants at the National Museum the other day when I was there. They were lounging on the seats in the foyer and talking among themselves at the top of their voices. There were also some
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      Offering job on merit
      47 8  -  JESSE TAN I refer to the letter by Miss H.S. Low headlined, Looking For Job On Merit <NN, March 17). I am Interested In calling her for an Interview for a job. She can write to me: c/o GPO Box No. 2606, Singapore.
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      A question of confusion
      100 8  -  V. RAMALINGAM I refer to the letter by Confused (NN, March 20). If Confused Is a government servant charged with Implementation of the subject matter, he should know the normal channels of communication and seek his clarification from the appropriate source to determine whether the various
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      More teams on TV, please
      98 8  -  G.A. CHIN My friends and I appreciate what Television Singapore is doing for us by screening English League matches every Sunday, but it would be appreciated more If they showed a wider variety. Instead of showing the usual matches of clubs like Stoke City, Derby
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      The reason for quitting
      77 8  -  LOH HENG KEE I refer to a report on page 2 (NN, March 23) which mentioned that certain top officers of the PSA opted to retire because of alleged differences with management. As far as I am concerned, this is completely untrue. I have chosen to
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      40 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore 9 I DAILY 0 .s? t 'I lit 1' 18CT. GOLD EARRINGS BRACELETS NECKLACES CUFFLINKS MEDALS LANKA JEWELLERS (The House For Ceylon Genu) 10, IATTUY ROAD, StNCAFORt-1. TKLKPHOHK: *****.
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  • MOTORING IN SINGAPORE
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      How offenders are made to pay
      756 9  -  Second of a three-part survey by Jim Watkins, Wee Beng Huat Case A: A proud Mr. Tan had Just bought a brand new car and was driving it happily all around town for a month when he suddenly received a letter asking him to
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      Why the experts criticise present methods used to train drivers
      600 9 There are at present no standard methods of f training for learner drivers. Anyone possessing a driving licence can teach them. Instructors too are not taught correct procedures to adopt. According to the president of the SingaDore Motor Sports Club
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      Safety considerations important
      616 9 Safety considerations are important when choosing and equipping a car. The first consideration should be primary safety, the ability to avoid the accident in the first place. Obviously the car which steers accurately, handles well, has good all round visibility and first-class brakes, is far less likely
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  • SHOWBIZ
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      Traffic's jam brings gold disc
      275 10 One of the most influential rock groups, Traffic, has been awarded a Gold Disc for the million-dollar sales of their latest album, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. The award also marks a first for London-based Island Records, Traffic's recording label. This is the
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      WHEN ONE WRONG MOVE CAN SPELL DISASTER
      129 10 To Susan and York, one wrong move can spell disaster. And that's why they have to have split second accuracy and perfect co-ordina-tion. For Susan and York are an acrobatic duo now thrilling crowds at the Marco Polo nightclub. The West German duo
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      Lock icon The 'clown' who earns $6mil. a year
      846 10  -  From Lana Wells The Melbourne Herald Bill Cosby was 12 when his teacher wrote on his report card: "William is a clown." That he Ib, and more. Now 34 years old, Cosby (right) la a wealthy entrepreneur and a superstar. He Is a
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      KING THE QUEEN OF POP MUSIC
      521 10  -  By Peter Ong Singer-s ongwriter Carole King emerged as the Queen of the winners of the 1971 Grammy awards. She won four personal Grammy awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at this year's presentation and was also associated with two
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      Pipa player Lui to give solo recitals
      621 10  -  By Violet Oon PIPA player Lui Pui Yuen from Hung Kong made such a hit in Singapore last year that the National Theatre Club has decided to invite him to give two more concerts. He will give solo recitals on April 2 and
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  • TREND
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      Britain may soon have a woman PM
      470 11  -  LANA WELLS New York, Wednesday Britain will have a woman 4 Prime Minister "before too long." That's the prediction of Mrs. Barbara Castle, the well-known British MP. Mrs. Castle, who was in New York for a lecture tour on Women jln Politics, said:
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      Lock icon Great girlish feeling
      89 11 It's the great-to-be-young feeling that Lucy Cheong gets in this scarlet smock-like dress. A girlish cut, high on the bust which flares down to a mini length, there are contrasting red and white checked bands at the hem, sleeves and shoulders, with a potted plant applique on
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      A nun's story is a tale of humanity
      865 11  -  TRISH SHEPPARD At the end of Bras Basah Road there is what must be one of the most beautiful buildings in Singapore. A happy mixture of tradition al Chinese tiled roofs and European Gothic style arches and cloisters. It's the 120-year-old Convent
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      Impress your guests with fancy desserts
      713 11 J. 1 cuisine An amateur cook can lift his or her culinary reputation to incredible heights by learning how to construct a fancy dessert or two. No food is quite so impressive as a lavish dessert. And the richer, the sweeter, the more creamy
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      Do-it-yourself divorce kits
      159 11 New York, Wednesday. State Attorney General Louis Lefkowltz was asked to halt sales of "do it yourself divorce kits" which offer divorce forms for $365 and separation papers for $75. Mrs. Harriet Gross, president of the Committee for Pair Divorce and Alimony Laws, made the appeal in
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      96 11 UNDER THI DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF== THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE DR. B. H. SHEARES= GRAND CHARITY FILM PREMIERE IN AID OP THE SINGAPORE NATIONAL HEART ASSOCIATION CATHAY CINEMA TONIGHT AT 9.15 P.M. TICKETS AT (3.00, $3.00 ft DONATIONS AVAILABLE AT CATHAY ITS HERBIE, THE UTTLE CAR WHO FINDS
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    Lock icon US: Investors take to the sidelines
    241 12 United Press International NEW YORK, Wednesday. —The stock market ran out of steam around midsession yesterday and closed mixed to slightly lower in moderate trading. At the final bell, the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected blue-chip stocks was off 2.71 at 937.01.
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    Second worst deficit in US history
    91 12 WASHINGTON, Wednesday.— The UJS. balance of trade last month registered its second steepest deficit in history, the Commerce Department reported. Partly due to the west coast dock strike, which affected exports more adversely than imports, the trade deficit widened to U*****,600,000 ($1,762.8 million) in
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    Lock icon UK: Another day of small interest
    182 12 Reuter LONDON, Wednesday. The market closed firm on small interest and at 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was up 2.1 at 509.1. ICI and Bats were notably firm among leaders but Fisons reacted to Mon day's gains which followed the results. Unilever also
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    Singapore share market
    572 12 MORE SPECULALION IN PROPERTIES By Our Market Correspondent The morning session showed symptoms of a declining market when profit clipping forced down the prices of many counters in industrials and properties. However, this was gently checked In the afternoon and the market ended on an easier tone.
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    Lock icon S'PORE BASE FOR MARINE PAINT FIRM
    129 12 B.M. Sigma Coatings, an Internationally known paint manufacturing company in Holland, has set up a marine paints department in Singapore to serve its Far East markets. "Singapore, a major port of call, is an ideal place to explore the Far East markets," said Mr.
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    BRIEFS
    281 12 Mr. W.G. (Bill) Thurston has announced his retirement as chairman and managing director of Scott and English (South-East Asia) Sdn. Bhd. After 26 years In merchant business in Singapore, 63-year-old Mr. Thurston will now devote his time to developing Motor and General Underwriters Investment Holdings Limited. As a result
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    Rollei S'pore all set for big expansion
    668 12  -  By Anil Bhatia Rollei Singapore, the only camera and optical lens manufacturing firm here, is to expand its operations beyond its original target and as fast as it can train technicians to man the expanded facilities. The earlier target of $l5O million in
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    Joint venture bid by air freight firm
    226 12 Pandair. an International air freight company Is now having discussions with a similar local company to team up and enter the Singapore market in a big way. This was the reason behind the visit here of Mr. Derek Spice, the managing director of
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    The quartz in the watch
    93 12 Wrist watches have entered Into a new generation with the introduction of the electronic quartz cybernatlc system. This was stated by Mr. A. V. Bhagavan, service manager of MacLalne Watson, who has Just returned from a six-week technical course in electronic quarts watches organised by
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    $9m Volvo plant
    63 12 Volvo, thft Swedish industrial conglomerate, plans to establish US$3 million assembly plant in Indonesia for its .range of cars, trucks and, buses. The plant, a Joint Venture with the Ballm Group of companies in Indonesia, will start production in mid--1973. This wis announced in Hong Kong over
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    WALL ST. PRICES
    230 12 Allied Chem 29% Alcoa 49% Am Brand* 44% Am Cut 37% Am Motors AT A T 43% A A P 7% Anaconda. 18% Avon Pd Beth Steel 33% Boeing 23% Caterp Trac 53*i Chrysler 32% Coca-Cola 127* Control Data 59 X, Corn CM Wki 219% Dow Chem
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      359 12 lb help raise a floating dock, our man in Hong Kong helped raise $1 million. Thirty years ago a huge floating dock was built in Calcutta and towed to Trincomalee Harbour, Ceylon. There it sank. Gone and almost forgotten. Recently a Taiwan steel and shipbreaking firm heard of it and
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      Easter treat of thrills
      447 13  -  RECORD OF OVER 400 ENTRIES FOR' RACING MEET By LIM KEE CHAN Another spectacular treat of speed, skill dare devilry is in store over the Easter Holidays for motor-racing fans starting ak>ng the Sembawang Circuit tomorrow. Although thte year's big race will sadly miss the popular
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      Going out of the way for the GP...
      600 13  -  By Tan Chung Lee A Grand Prix always spells fun, thrills and spills. Every time we go to see the races, we expect to .see some spins round the hairpins. Paradoxically, our hearts are in our mouths everytime this happens or if
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      $1000 and a bike can get you going on the racing circuit
      953 14  -  Almost all sports machines can be tuned to do well By Lee Chiu San .So you have just caught Grand Prix fever. For weeks you and your friends have been talking about nothing else except the dare-devil feats
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      Strict checks made to ensure safety of racers
      1015 14  -  By Jim Watkins A total of 300 entries have been received for this year's OP. and, working on the basis that there will be an equal number of non-star-ters and late entrants, there will be 300 cars and motorcycles at Thomson Road
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      The big, big urge for speed
      1484 15  -  It's really part of man's instinct By Jim Watkins Part of the essential nature of man is the competitive instinct. One of the major forces of progress throughout the years, as man has evolved so has his means of expressing the competitive urge. Speed
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      Never a dull moment but...
      679 16  -  By Tan Chung Lee A lot of glamour is attached to motor-racing and motor racers. And one usually feels wives and girlfriends get a good share of it. True, there is never a dull moment being with these men. There's a lot of laughs, but
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      THRILLS AND SPILLS
      41 16 Flashbock! A crowd of spec* tators watching a powerful mochine in oction ot a Singapore Grand Prix. Right: A cor lands in a ditch during lost year's Grand Prix. Marshals are seen here looking at the overturned wreck.
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      Bird's eye view of the circuit
      1128 17  -  ORDINARY ROAD WITH ALL THE ORDINARY HAZARDS By Jim Watkins The Thomson Road Circuit is still very much an ordinary road with all the ordinary hazards of such a road. At racing speeds the line between success and disaster is fine, but one which
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      Take good pictures the way the experts do...
      1509 18  -  By Jim Watkins Any sporting event brings out the camera owners with their equipment from humble Instamatics to multi thousand dollar outfits. The Grand Prix is probably the most photographed event in Singapore yet, how many are disappointed with the results when
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      Cheating death with safety gadgets
      788 19  -  By Sonny Yap Although the dangers inherent in Grand Prix racing for all Its glamour and daredeviry—are tremendous competitors can help to minimise the risks by making use of a wide range of safety equipment in the market. The price of these gadgets and accessories
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      EQUATING A RACER IN TERMS OF SEX APPEAL...
      559 19  -  By Mary Lee Have you ever noticed that there always seems to be a more than usual number of speedsters on the roads, the few days before and during the Grand Prix? I have—and they're always men drivers too. I suppose they
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      Qualifying for the GP will be a feat...
      1629 20  -  By Lee Chiu San Just to qualify for the Singapore Grand Prix for motorcycles this year will be quite an achievement. Never before have so many top class local and foreign entries been recieved for one race. In the past almost every
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      Battle of road machines...
      741 21  -  THE EVENT FOR CLUBMEN WILL BE INTERESTING TOO By Lee Chiu San The Singapore Grand Prix for motorcycles will obviously be the main attraction for two wheeler fans during the three-day race meeting, but serious motorcyclists will also find the Clubman's race for motorcycles of great
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      Back to paddocks
      13 21 Flashback! A wrecked car being transported back to the paddocks,
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      People behind victory...
      1051 21  -  By Lee Chiu San The crowds roar when y the riders and drivers zoom past in the Grand /Prix. They cheer when the competitors roll up ,to the winner's circle for their laurels. But few people cheer the men who made the victory possible, the men of
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      Sport with a very strange thrill...
      1350 22  -  IT PROVIDES HALF PLEASURE, HALF FEAR By Lee Chiu San Why do man climb onto motorcycles, to go around in a great hurry and end up at their starting point, thrashing expensive engines in the process at great risk of life and limb and
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      A step towards Asian circuit c'ships
      2443 23 SINGAPORE G.P. THE BIGGEST AND BEST SO FAR This, the Seventh Singapore Grand Prix, Is undoubtedly the biggest and best In the series so far. Each year previously has seen a gradual build up in the level of competition and this time the entry
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      COST OF RACING
      1034 24  -  JIM WATKINS INTERVIEWS THREE DRIVERS JIM WATKINS The question is often asked. "I want to race, where do I get a sponsor." The youngster asking is always under the impression that each of the drivers and riders at the O. P. has all the bills paid by
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      The task of TV commentators...
      921 24  -  By R. M. Arblaster The popular concept of the motor racing commentator as a glamorous personality attended on by lap scorers and advisers, and usually attractive female ones at that, is very much a mistaken view as far as Singapore Grand Prix is concerned. The
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      The organisation behind the GP
      1307 25 It demands more running around than any other sport All the programmes and signs around the circuit say, clearly and unequivocally, "Motor Racing is Dangerous." The organisation of an event of this type, with all the necessary safeguards for both competitors and spectators demands much
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      SMSC has helped event to grow
      414 25  -  By Alan Davis President, Singapore Motor Sports Club Grand Prix racing has become a regular and the accepted feature of the Singapore sporting scene, the race meeting having been held on an annual basis at the Upper Thomson Road circuit for over 10 years.
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    Lock icon The day I took on Hunt...
    325 26  -  By Tan Cheng Guan I never thought I would even see the ball, let alone pirate six points off Geoff Hunt, three times world squash champion. It wasn't absolute piracy though, for I had a feeling the 24-year old professional was being rather benevolent
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    Call to bring back netball
    262 26 The Singapore Women's Netball Association (SWNA) Is pressing for the reinstatement of netball as an official sport In Singapore schools—a year after It was dropped. The scrapping of netball, has caused many girls to stop playing sport altogether, while others have switched to other games
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      400 26 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Clothing. 11 Exhibits at the Louvre. 12 Give (out) sparingly. 13 Corn kernel. 18 Bird. 22 Tebaldl's forte. 24 Close companions. 25 Like —(probably). 26 Bathysphere man. 27 Geographical features of Rome. 28 Historian's subjects. 30 Sign Alice found on a cake. 31 Rubbish. 34 Take
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    Seng Quee speaks out...
    1628 27  -  MR SCENE WITH JEFFREY LOW Former national coach, Choo Seng Quee, has a few things to say about Singapore soccer before our team leaves for training in London jjext week. In a letter to the New Nation yesterday, Seng Quee, who spent eight months learning soccer
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    Test ends in 3rd successive draw
    477 27 Sobers, Davis in match-saving 254 Bridgetown, Barbados. Wednesday West Indies batted easily through the last day to earn a draw in the third cricket Test against New Zealand after Gary Sobers and Charlie Davis had shared a matchsaving sixth wicket stand of 254. Davis
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    Derby County is back in 2nd spot
    168 27 London, Wednesday. Derby County jumped back into second place in the First Division of the English Football league when they won 1-0 away to relegationthreatened Crystal Palace last night. Derby lost second spot when Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 6-1 on Monday night,
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    Buchanan wins
    24 27 London, Wednesday—Britain's Ken Buchanan, the world lightweight boxing champion, outpointed Canadian A 1 Ford in a 10-round non-title bout here last night.
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    Israel oust India
    48 27 Rangoon, Wednesday Israel yesterday beat India 1-0 in a Group A match of the Asian Zone Two preOlympic qualifying soccer tournament, depriving India of a chance to enter the semi-finals. Israel's captain, Shpelgler. scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of the second half.
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    Aranda in smart sprint
    258 27 By Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Aranda did a splendid gallop here this morning on a good track. Ridden by Terry Tan this Major General five-year-old sprinted over 3f in 36 4/5. Lt. General (Harbridge) was not extended in a 3f workout in 39 2/5. Continental
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    We may miss youth tournament
    140 27 Singapore and Malaysia may not compete in the Third Schools International soccer tournament at Bangkok this year. The proposed date set by the hosts (Thailand) is during November—a time when Singapore and Malaysian students will be heavily commited in year-end examinations. At the last tourney
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    Hockey date
    27 27 Indian Association will meet Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association in a Singapore Hockey Association Division One league match on the padang today at 5.15 p.m.
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    UK rugby
    23 27 London, Wednesday. Moseley beat Northampton by 25 points to six in the only rugby union match played in Britain last night.
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    1150 27  -  By Sonny Yap, Dennis Chia The annual struggle for supremacy in the Schools district table tennis tournaments is on again with greater interest and excitement. With the e ir. e r g en ce of an untested crop of players and departure of the old hands, a
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    Naval Base a threat in hockey
    408 27 Naval Base Secondary is the school to watch in the field of hockey today, reports Sonny Yap. The school beat Dunearn Tech 2 0 in the finals of the Buklt Timah district Boys "C" hockey tourna ment to brihg its tally of titles won
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      Bloody way to pay for sins
      186 28 A number of devoutly religious Filipino Christians will submit themselves to horrible floggings on Good Friday in a bloody effort to atone for their sins. The 'penitentes' or 'peni tent ones' will carry bamboo crosses and wear crowns of thorn. A helper will use
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      TODAY...
      135 28 Today is Wednesday, March 29. the 89th day of 1972 with 277 to follow. THE MOON: Between its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STAR: Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury. Those born on this day are under the sign of Aries. President John Tyler
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      Ram rampage
      34 28 Two windows of a luxury house in the Isle of Man were shattered by a ram which charged at Its own reflection, in the Isle of Man, police said. None was hurt.
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      72 28 Netty Wihanseh Abu is all set for the Grand Prix not as a competitor but spectator. Her craze for fast cars will bring her to the racing circuit once again for another weekend of enjoyment Netty, who is a typist, not only likes to see these cars but
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      TALKING POINT
      52 28 AH FOOK: It is another feather on the cap for our Customs department. It was their alertness and efficiency that ended in the morphine haul last night. MEI LIN: Well, it is part of their duty. It is also their duty to get rid of long hair. So,
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      Beware! You may be the next victim of the sadistic joker
      434 28  -  By Betty L. Khoo Practical jokers are having a field day with more and more novelty shops springing up and stocking an ingenious range of "scare them silly" tricks. While browsing through the tricks I found that most of
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      441 28 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Housewives' Matinee—The Lucky Couple (Cantonese, Pt. 1) 3.40 For the Family (C) 4.05 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (C) 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.50 Close 6.05 Opening and Space Angel 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (E) 6.50 Pow
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      483 28 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are perhaps a little too prone to giving way to your ultrasympathetic nature, to turning your full attention and efforts towards those in difficulty, towards the "underdogs" in this world. Your desire to aid others, to make life better
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