New Nation, 10 May 1972

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  • 20 1 NEW NATION Singapore Wednesday evening, May 10, 1972 No. 401 Price 15 cents mm h SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1972
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  • 156 1 Trading was moderate, selective and cautious In the share market this morning. Prices were generally moving down marginally during the first 40 minutes. Sime Darby dropped 45 cents to $6.00, Haw Par 30 cents to $5.30, Wearnes 20 cents to $5.30, 0.C.8.C. 10 cents to $9.20, Rothmans
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  • 47 1 LATE NEWS An Associated Bus Company bus slammed into a road divider at Braddell Road at 8.30 a.m. today injuring 13 people. The driver of the bus escaped unhurt. The injured were taken by three ambulances to the Outram Hospital for treatment.
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  • 528 1 Diplomats work to save summit UPI Reuter Washington, Wednesday With only over 24 hours to go to the activation of mines laid by the US in its blockade of North Vietnamese ports, diplomats in Washington were today working furiously to save President Nixon's summit meeting
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  • 193 1 UPI Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday Premier Chou En-lai and other top Chinese leaders met late into last night apparently to consider Peking's response to President Nixon's blockade moves arainst North Vietnam, according to diplomatic sources here. Mr. Nixon's blockade plans include bombing road and rail links
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  • 89 1 New York, Wednesday President Nixon's decision to blockade North Vietnam rocked Wall Street yesterday, giving the stock market its biggest setback In six months. After a day of hectic trading the Dow Jones indicator closed at 925.12. down 12.72 points the worst single-day decline since November 12
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  • 200 1 Couple 'now in HK' A couple are alleged to have absconded to Hong Kong with over $200,000 from more than 20 chit fund companies. The companies compared notes recently and found that the same couple had made a series of successful bids. The method
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  • 58 1 Eighteen-year-old Arab hijacker Therese Isaac Halsa, is escorted off the Belgian Sabena airliner after she was captured at Lod international airport. Two other hijackers were killed and a third—a woman was critically wounded when Israeli paratoops swarmed the plane to free 101 hostages from a 21-hour
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  • 287 1  -  By Tan Cher Soon The Kota Slngapura, which Dlles between Singa pore and Australia at cut price fares, was yesterday placed "under arrest" under a High Court order for alleged non payment of its food supply bills. Fltzpatrlcks Food Sup piles Far East Ltd. Is claiming
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  • 37 1 New York, Wednesday.— Rescuers have found two men alive In the burning Sunshine Silver Mine in Idaho. They also found seven more bodies, bringing the death toll in the week-long fire to 47.
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  • 10 1 Police reported 54 accidents yesterday. Eight were serious.
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  • 126 1 Police today detained a detective in connection with the death of a boy, 13-year-old Royston Chua, two weeks ago in Haig Road. The detective, believed to be the father of the dead boy, called at the CID this morning. Royston, 13, was found with
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  • 90 1 Bangkok, Wednesday Smugglers. backed by wealthy Thai merchants, are smuggling made-in-China goods from Malaysia into southern Thai land, according to the Thai Customs Department. The goods, mostly canned food, were smuggled into Thailand's southern orovinces through Sadao. Padang Besar and Sungai Golok. They were then stored in
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  • 24 1 Hong Kong, Wednesday.— Mr. Liu Chun, first Chinese Embassador to Turkey left Peking yesterday for Ankara, the New China news agency reported.
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  • 55 1 Kabul, Wednesday. Afghan police have charged two men with the murder last Friday of four young French tourists in Kandahar, 248 miles (400 kms) southwest of her^. Police said one of the accused had confessed to killing the men, aged between 19 and 22, who had gone
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  • 52 1 Colombo, Wednesday. Several forms in south-west Ceylon are flooded after being hit by heavy monsoon rain and gale force winds. Road and telephone communications are cut. Police said that the town of Ratnapura 60 miles (100 km) south of here was under eight feet (2.5 metres)
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  • 206 2 The merits and demerits of the ruling People's Action Party was analysed by Mr. David Marshall at a political forum last night. He agreed that during its 13 years' rule, the PAP had made considerable progress in the field of housing. "We now have
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  • 76 2 Australian and British armed forces bands will combine for a searchlight tattoo on Meerut Square in Nee Soon Barracks tonight. They will take part in a 40-minute display highlighted by the exchange of pipe banners between the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment and the Ist Battalion, Royal
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  • 358 2  -  Director opens seminar By Sunny Wee The Government will invest another $100 million In development projects at the Paya Lebar Airport to enable airlines to continue to operate efficiently and in maximum safety. This was stated today by Kir. Cheong Pak Chow, the Director
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  • 463 2  -  By Edgar Koh Singapore's top comic duo Wong Sa and Ya Fong have broken up. Both are now appearing with a new partner. Confirming the spilt yesterday, Ya Fong the "Fat One" said: "I'm sorry it has happened. After more than 15
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  • 294 2  -  Customs duty evaded By Douglas Chan The customs Department has Intensified its checks on goods coming by parcel post from overseas. This follows the discovery of a racket specialising In the import of ladles fashion garments, especially hot pants, panties and brassieres. The racket was
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  • 225 2 The government will consider pensioners requests for an increase in pensions if they present their case to the Finance Ministry. A Ministry spokesman said: "If pensioners have a case they should present it so that the Treasury can review it" The Government Pensioners' Association of
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  • 143 2 Singapore youths have received a pat on the back for their purposeful outlook towards life. The principal of the Teacher's Training College, Dr. Ruth Wong, praised local youths while speaking at the St. Hilda's School Founder's Day yesterday. She said: "The seriousness of
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  • 66 2 The YMCA Is organising a two-day excursion this weekend to Pulau Rawa, an island off the Malaysian coast near Mersing. Activities will include fishing, swimming, exploring, skin-diving and shellcollecting. The party will camp one night on the island. The fee for the trip is $22 for members
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 634 2 MSB Temperatures in world cities yesterday: New York 12- lOC. Moscow 3- OC. London 15- 9C. Paris 17-lOC. San Francisco 16- 7C. Sydney 22-14 C. Melbourne 24-13 C. Canberra 21- 7C. Perth 23-11 C. Jakarta 31-24 C. Talpeh 34-23 C. Seoul 26-13 C. Tokyo 25-20 C. Hong Kong 27-23 C.
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    • 122 2 Today's winning number *****4 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you can claim a $100 Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will be paid into a Post Office Savings Bank account in your name. Call with your Identity card
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    • 330 2 Today's picture Student wins Readers sent in 441 entries for last Friday's quiz. The photograph showed the roof of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament In Commonwealth Drive. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. David George Ferrao, a student, of Upper Thomson Road. His entry was the first
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  • 196 3 About 2000 new students of the Singapore Polytechnic yesterday pledged to putr forth their best efforts during the new session. The pledge was taken at the Polytechnic's Freshmen Orientation Convention, held at the National Theatre. Among those who took the pledge was pretty Catherine
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  • 256 3  -  By Violet Oon Although soprano Miss Lola Young from Hong Kong was the main attraction at last night's Grand Choral Orchestral Concert, Singapore's Chamber Ensemble made a pretty good showing too.* The Ensemble Orchestra began the programme with Beethoven's exciting Overture to the Ballet. The Creatures
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  • 38 3 Mr. Tan Kay Swee was re-elected president of the Charlton Park Residents' Association at its fourth annual general meeting. Other officials are Mr. I. S. Menon and Mr. Allen C. Pol vice-president and secretary respectively.
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  • 53 3 The YWCA will be organising a day camD for 40 boys and girls who must be residents of Jurong between the azes of 8 to 12 years. The camD will be centred at the YWCA House, Block 77. Jurong, from June 13 to 16. dally from 8.30 a.m.
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  • 150 3 Individuals or companies who have contributed exceptionally to the advancement of advertising in Singapore and Malaysia will be presented with awards by the Advertisers' Association. The awards will be in the form of medals —The Max Lewis Gold Medal to an individual dr company which has
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  • 272 3  -  By Ivan Lim It was only fair that the Malaysian Government should recognise Nanyang University degrees, a Nantah Council spokesman said today. Mr. Wee Mon-cheng. a member of the Fourth Nanyang University Council, was commenting on Press reports that recognition of Nantah
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  • 283 3 Board plans big FP campaign The Singapore Family Planning and Population Board will soon launch a nation-wide campaign to publicise the need for birth control. Scheduled to start In July, the monm-long campaign wUI highlight this point: Keep your family small. The board plans to
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  • 96 3 A 17-year-old boy was found murdered at the foot of his Housing Board flat last night. He was Aw Choon Bah, of Block 70, Redhill Estate. According to the police Aw left his home for supper at about 11 p.m. after taking $1 from his
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  • In Person
    • 593 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 THE thought of 350 sailors on board the Spanish training ship, Juan Sebastian Elcano, should be enough to make any young damsel flip. Just thinking of those warm-hearted, fiery Latin good looks Is sufficient to warrant that anyone meeting them for
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  • 145 4 Six-month-old Nipper, the SPCA dog with silky lons hair and small feet, has been adopted. Soon after his picture appeared in New Nation last week, Mr. Seah Keok Chopn of Jalan Gelenggan, Sembaw a n g, immediately called the SPCA. Within a few hours,
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  • 760 4 History relates that at least on one occasion Britain's Queen Victoria declared herself to be not amused. No one seems to know just what it was that failed to tickle the royal fancy. But one thing we can be sure of
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  • 4723 5 The Ministry of Education has announced the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music TheJS Examination results— Grades v to vni and General paper held in March. Hie candidates who passed are: GRADE V Abd. Karlm Bin Ad. AH, Abdul H>Hm Bin Mnhawil VaHm AMsheganaden Jacintha
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    • 128 5 Hy Olympic Airways toSvanev Every Tuesday Friday. B*OSp.m. Now, twice weekly, Olympic Airways, the airline of Greece, take you to Sydney. Leaving Singapore every Tuesday and Friday at 8.05 p.m. Take advantage of our convenient departure times. Sleep all the way. Then have a full day in Sydney, on arrival
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 662 6  -  From Jacques Leslie Los Angeles Times SOUTH VIETWAM The walls in Saigon are plastered with posters exhorting the people to "back up the soldiers at the front." Soldiers recount their deeds and the government run television station shows selected scenes from
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    • 388 6  -  From Bernardino Ronquillo PHILIPPINES When the Idea for repealing the Anti-Sub-version Law was first made in high political circles, the bandwagon movement seemed irresistible. Every politician worth his salt expressed support for such a proposal. Today, however, many people in the Government as well as
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    • 1011 6  -  From Richard Bernstein Washington Post CHINA Bombard the party headquarters," commanded Chairman Mao Tse-tung in 1967, launching the Red Guards and the Cultural Revolution In a new, tumultuous direction. It's a quote that one hears often In China today, as
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    • 341 6  -  From S. C. Chan MALAYSIA Malaysia is "deeply concerned" that its students here may become involved in antigovernment activities through outside influence. The fear may or may not be well-founded. But with a number of student bodies representing Malaysian students in Britain, the
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 742 6 What other newspapers are saying: EXPERTS AND THE QUESTION OF EDUCATION: Recently, the Journal of the Singapore Chinese Middle School teachers' association published a comment on experts and the question of education. It observes that seminars of experts, which are now In fashion, often make a
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      • 364 6 JAPAN'S DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITIES: Everybody knows that Japan's post-war economic recovery tops the world. The basic factor for this economic progress Is that its people are diligent and hardworking. However, without US help and protection, success would not have been so great. Owing to the fact that Japan's
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  • 498 7 Secret study released in Senate United Press International Washington, Wednesday Anti-war Senator Mike Gravel yesterday released secret documents showing that the Central Intelligence Agency advised President Nixon In 1969 that mining North Vietnamese ports and bombing major rail arteries would be unworkable. Senator
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  • 303 7 UPI Reuter Peking, Wednesday.—President Nixon's blockade of North Vietnam ports carries the danger of direct Chinese Involvement In the Vietnam war, In the view of diplomatic observers in Peking. At best it Is likely to damage the prospects for cooperation In the diplomatic and trade field
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  • 295 7 Reuter Saigon, Wednesday President Thieu has demanded that he be given emergency powers to stem the current communist offensive in South Vietnam as savage fighting for control of key cities gained new momentum. He said some losses to the communists were caused by
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  • 157 7 United Press International New York, Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Mr. Kurt Waldheim sought advice of the big five powers yesterday about seeking Security Council action on the new Vietnam crisis. Mr. Waldheim saw Soviet Ambassador Mr. Yakov Malik at 3.30 pm. and invited Chinese Ambassador Mr.
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  • 148 7 Luxury International hotel-style cooking lcoks about to catch up with the soldiers of the ANZUK forces. Or so it seemed yesterday. For 15 cooks from various detachments took time off from their "stuffy smokehouse" to learn the more sophisticated way of hotel cooking. It was
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  • 587 7 UPI Reuter Beirut, Wednesday The Black September guerrilla group, which hijacked a Belgian airliner to Tel Aviv airport, said last night it was tricked by the International Red Cross and Belgian government representatives into allowing Israeli soldiers aboard the aircraft. Israeli soldiers in a 10second
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  • 126 7 London, Wednesday. About 1000 London schoolchildren played truant yesterday and took to. the streets for a protest demonstration. They gathered at Hyde Park Speaker's Corner traditional venue of soapbox orators to voice complaints about caning, detention after hours and compulsory school uniforms. Later they marched
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  • 372 7 UPI Reuter Belfast, Wednesday The official wing of the Irish Republican Army has accused the militant IRA provisionals of waging a campaign of violence against its members. An official IRA statement said yesterday growing attacks on its members by the provisional wing had reached
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  • 221 7 United Press International Washington, Wednesday. Five more bodies were found in the Sunshine Silver Mine yesterday, raising the death toll in a weeklong fire to 40. But rescuers, after seven days of desperate effort, finally reached the lowest depths of the mine, situated in
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  • 26 7 Beirut, Wednesday.—The South Yemen republic said yesterday that Britishpiloted fighter planes attacked Yemeni positions near the border with Oman killing five South Yemeni soldiers.
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  • 528 8 The American blockade of North Vietnam's ports is a fearsome escalation of the stakes in the Indo-China war. That the pressures on President Nixon were inexorable may be conceded at once. To hope for President Thieu's men to stop the onward march of Hanoi's forces
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  • 62 8 frWlTrYVj^yarT^ 1 A Ml a IV \l I i by ISPY In Johannesburg, a car sticker has caught the fancy of a number of people. It reads: Sex Appeal Week Please give generously. And in Perth, we hear that a notice on a car outside a church reads:
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  • 869 8  -  DICK WILSON It is ironical that the first really comprehensive book about contemporary Singapore by a foreign scholar should have come from a "new left" writer totally out of sympathy with the PAP government. lain Buchanan is a New Zealander,
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  • Letters
    • 342 8  -  T.A. MUGAN I read with interest the observation of Dr. R. O. Heald that "kicking the smoking habit is more difficult breaking heroin addiction." I sincerely wish I could agree with him. I have been smoking tobacco in its various forms for nearly 25 years. The
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    • 92 8 I would like to bring to the attention of authorities the bad condition of some roads which require immediate action. They are: Spottiswoode Park Road which is full of pot-holes (from the entrance to the PSA quarters); Intersection of Lower Delta Road/Tiong Bahru Road and Oagak
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    • 207 8 I was driving peacefully and within the speed limit of 40 m.p.h. along Merdeka Bridge one evening in January last year when suddenly I heard the deafening roar of a motor cycle passing by me. It was a mobile policeman and he waved me to stop.
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    • 49 8 I would like to bring to the Traffic Police's attention the letter,"A Question of White Lines (NN, March 23). To date no remedial action has been taken by the traffic police and the blatant violation of the traffic laws goes on unimpeded. ACTION PLEASE, Singapore, 7.
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    • 73 8 Why do the hospitals charge outpatients a specialist fee oft $2 per attendance when some of the consultant doctors are NOT specialists? I was examined in a hospital and had to go regularly for follow-up treatment and I rightly expected to be treated by a specialist
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    • 56 8  -  GABRIEL LEE I refer to your report (NN, May 4) about Rev. Dr. Alan Thomson, executive director of the Foundation for Theological Foundation in South-east Asia, leading a protest against the US bombing of North Vietnam. Does this imply that he condones the North Vietnamese invasion? The
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    • 40 8 There Is a big hole in the footpath Just exactly near the bus stop outside Geylang English School, near Lomg 23. It is dangerous to bus commuters. I hope action will be taken. SAVE-ACCIDENT, Singapore, 14.
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    • 73 8  -  YEOW YEW TOON, Af. DSP, Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force. Singapore, 2. I refer to the letter by Tan Koh Wee about lorries speeding at Tampines Road (NN, April 20). The traffic police have booked more than 50 lorries for speeding at this stretch of
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    • 55 8 It seems peculiar that the authorities of one particular school can allow primary classes to function without teachers for so long. Secondary students deputise as teachers. Besides, students are encouraged to buy books, sports equipment and contribute to school activities to gain more marks in extra-cur-ricular
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    • 68 8 I am a resident of Lorong Ah Leng. One can see stray dogs, cats and rats breeding in the area. We hear pleas from all corners of Singapore to keep our city clean. But in Lorong Ah Leng rubbish is is thrown everywhere. Will the Ministry
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    • 60 8 Red Baron (NN, May 2) is rather prejudiced and selfish. How can you simply condemn the Rado Show just because you know who Rembrandt is and the participants did not? And because of this, you say that the show should be discontinued or that the contestants
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 885 9 Woodbridge and SAMH need a shot in the arm The lid needs lifting off mental health services in Singapore to let the fresh air blow away the murk and gloom. This is the overhelming feeling that I am left with
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  • 897 9  -  r From Dave Smith Los Angeles Times The 1960s have already been categorised by some historians as the most violent decade in the American experience. Whether they were really worse, say, than the 1860s is perhaps arguable, but they unquestionably were violent. One
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 804 10 Rise of Judy Garland's daughter The Melbourne Herald New York, Wednesday In the beginning Liza Mlnnelli" (right) had everything against her. A nose that was too long, a mouth too laige above a too small chin and a composite plain face bordering at times on
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    • 587 10  -  By Violet Oon The Kong Chow Wui Koon is presenting the Cantonese opera, The Dream, on Saturday night at the National Theatre, for the association's 132 nd anniversary celebrations. This three-hour opera was originally written by a famous opera composer in the Ming Dynasty. The
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    • 144 10 Her name's Evelyn Cruz. And the seven boys backing her singing are The Drizzles. They're from the Philippines where they coined their name. Said leader, organist Daniel Womayon: "We were sitting around one day when it began to drizzle. "At that time we were thinkiiig
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    • 588 10 Los Angeles Times Moscow, Wednesday The smell of greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. The barking of dogs, the mixed calls of wild cats. The hoofbeats of horses, and laughter—lots of laughter. It is Saturday afternoon at the circus in Moscow, the
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  • TREND
    • 731 11  -  TRISH SHEPPARD Home-making making a house into a home, seems to be a natural desire in all women. But most of us never have enough money to do exactly as we'd like to do with our homes so Imagine the Joy of being able
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    • 135 11 Fashionable young women are still sporting men's line in clothes, but far from being unisex, there's little difficulty in telling the feminine brood from the masculine breed where such gear is concerned. What we've done is added spice to an otherwise unexciting style of clothes.
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    • 355 11  -  pattern. M. CORDEIRO If you're just starting to sew your own clothes, brush up on your skill with simple dress patterns like the one we are featuring today. It is a day dress which can be shortened to blouse length and the simple design is given
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    • 163 11 Singapore women will be able to view clothes designed by Japan's leading couturier, Hanae Mori, at a fashion show this weekend. vn« Mori's collection will be part of an international range by designers from Paris, Rome, New York and Sydney. The star-studded list ha* names like
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    • 61 11 Now that the US Surgeon General's warning about smoking is printed on all cigarette packets, a Chicago man has come up with the perfect habit breaker. He has invented what looks like a cigarette packet but when it is picked up, it coughs loudly. After a
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    • 392 11 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Wednesday Whether a high fat diet leads to heart attack may depend on how well the person is loved, a public health authority says. Dr. John Casselwas not scoffing at the role played by diet In causing heart disease. Rather he
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    • 218 11 The Melbourne Herald London, Wednesday The sophisticated young woman in Tokyo will soon be dressing like the smart Belgravia set. Two talented young London girls have just been to Tokyo to sign a contract to supply a big Japanese clothing manufacturer with
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
    • 157 12 The share market was fairly lively yesterday. Prlees in general held steady with marginal declines in the minority. Power and Telecommunications Industries Berhad was suspended .from 2.30 p.m. yesterday. No reason was given. In the morning there was a little activity in this counter, when It rose to
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    • 234 12 Allied Cfcem 32% Alcoa 49% Am Brands 45% Am Can 35% Am Motor* AT T 42% A P 7% Anaconda 19% Avon Pd Beth Steal 30% Bovine 20% Caterp Trae 51% Chrysler 32% Coca-Cola 125% Control Data 60 Cora Ol Win 223% Dow Cham 87% DuPont 160%
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    • 464 12 The accounting services in Singapore are dominated by a few large international firms. The smaller accounting firms, which number between 70 to 80 out of the total 91 firms in Singapore, remain small in size due, to a general lack of cbnfldence in them
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    • 262 12 Canberra, Wednesday A scheme set up by the Australian Government in 1967-68 to provide assistance to exporting industries in developing countries has grown steadily, although the proportion of imports entering Australia under the scheme is relatively small. The scheme is known as
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    • 60 12 New Delhi, Wednesday.— American aid to India declined from 1.521 million rupees ($587 million) in 1969-70 to 261 million rupees ($lO3 million) in 1971-72, India's Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwantrao Chavan, told Parliament today. He said America sus pended Dart of its nonproject assistance
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    • 498 12 United Press International London, Wednesday President Nixon's blockade move in Vietnam set the dollar rocking in European exchange markets yesterday and helped the price of gold to a record high in the free markets. The Vietnam news also drove prices hard
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    • 138 12 Reuter London, Wednesday The market moved lower reflecting President Nixon's Vietnam measures and uncertainty at home over the rail and docks dispute. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was down 9.0 at 527.2. South African mining shares, after firming on another new high in
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    • 242 12 New York, Wednesday War news stung the Stock Market yesterday with its biggest setback in more than six months. Stocks went into a skid from the opening bell, cut some losses around midday, then turned downward throughout the rest of the session. At
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    • 56 12 Taipeh, Wednesday The governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, Mr. Yu Kuohua, has said that Taiwan's membership of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is secure. Returninig from an ADB meeting in Vienna, Mr. Yu told journalists: "Thanks to our efforts and Mr. Takeshi Watanabe (president of the
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    • 37 12 Esso has installed a $1.5 million sulphur recovery plant at its Pulau Ayer Chawan refinery. The plant Is used to recover sulphur from gases which were previously burned and released into the atmosphere.
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    • 352 12 Reuter Santiago, Wednesday Britain was aware of the importance of primary products to many developing countries before it negotiated its entry into the European Common Market, Lady Tweedsmuir, Britain's Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, told the third United Nations
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    • 452 12 United Press International Washington, Wednesday Japan and India were the top non-Western traders with Communist nations during 1970, according to a State Department report. The annual report said that in 1970 exports to communist areas "by the free world countries, including
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 367 12 KIAW AIK HANG FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1971 SHAM CAPITAL Authorised > 50,000 Shares of $100/- each $5,000,000.00 Issued > 5,003 Shares of $100/- each fully paid RESERVE FTJND UNAPPROPRIATED PROFITS CURRENT LIABILITIES PROVISIONS 500,300A0 17,400.00 17,534.06 635,394.06 Fixed
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    • 442 13 SERVICING ALL KINDS Television, Tope-Recorders, amplifiers, reasonable charges day/night service. Phone: Singapore ***** anytime. TUITION GENERAL PAPER: Experienced teacher offers tuition for Pre-Uni-versity students. Telephone: *****4 or *****9 Singapore. BERNARD DRIVING SCHOOL MORRIS 1000. Dual-controlled courteous and experienced instructors. Easy to learn Quick to pass. Hourly $5/Monthly $40/- Guaranteed pass
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    • 425 13 ORION TOURS 155, Kitchener Rood, S'pore 8. (Opposite New World Ami go Nite Club) Tel: *****1, ***** Tour Malaya 7 days $100/-Air-conditk>ned bus $125/Oeparture every Sunday, Monday C/Highiands 4 days $65/Deporture 8/5, 15/5, 22/5, 29/5 Bangkok, Chiengmai 15 days $370/- departure 4/6 Haodyai, Songkhla 6 days $100/- departure 8/5, 15/5
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    • 171 13 FOR CORTINA GXL 2,000 «.c 1972 model 1 month old New tax, new insurance. Sell by instalment, $2,000 deposit. Call personally to view at 203-A Uppei Thomson Rood S'pore 20. TOYOTA COROLLA COUPE 1200 end 1971 and Toyota Publico 1970 Teh S'pore ***** Fronds. 1968 FORD FALCON. Good condition. Contoct
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    • 696 13 NOTICES SINGAPORE TURF CLUB announces the opening of a NEW BRANCH FOR SALE OF 4-D TICKETS at 142 TOA PAYOH CENTRAL (Block 177) "Gov«mm«nt Copyright Rtwrvad. The approval of tha Chief Surveyor, Singapore is nacmary before the map or part of it may be copied." 4-D Tickets for the 3rd
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  • 752 14  -  TABLE TENNIS By SONNY YAP A new page was written In the annals of the schools national table-tennis tournament when two Eng-llsh-medlum schools won the Boys' "A" and "B" titles for the first time. Victoria Secondary won the "A" by beating defending champion Tuan Mong High
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  • 135 14 FOOTBALL Bangkok, Wednesday. Crack outside left Hosain Kanay notched a hattrick to give defending champion Iran a 3-0 win over Iraq in the opening group "Ar match of the Asian cup football tournament here yesterday. Iran led 1-0 at half time after dominating play
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  • 63 14 shows a Singapore Cricket Club player (wearing black sleeves nearest camera) charging in to block an attack by a Police "B" player during a SHA league division two hockey match played on the padang yes terday. A short corner goal by former state skipper, Chai Hon Yoon,
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  • 234 14 Tokyo, Wednesday. South Africa's Gary Player will be the man to beat in the US$3O,OOO Japan Airlines second international open golf tournament tomorrow at the Narashino country club course in Chlba prefecture. Player, who has been invited by Japan Airlines to compete, will tee
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  • 546 14 Reuter London, Wednesday. The Australians' build-up to the first cricket Test against England on June 8, was again hindered when the second of their two one-day 50-over games against Yorkshire was abandoned after a succession of rain stoppages here yesterday. The touring team bowled
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  • 93 14 New York, Wednesday. Willie Williams was declared the winner by a technical knockout over RogOT Philips last night when Philips left the ring. Referee Charlie Dams said that when he stepped between the two midaleweght boxers to break up a clinch. Philips turned around, climbed out of
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  • 70 14 Australian Bruce Devlin appears to be playing golf in a snowstorm as he chips out of a sand trap in the US$125,000 Houston Open on Monday. Devlin, who won the Open by two siroKes said yesterday he would miss the British Open unless he wins the US
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  • 353 14  -  By DENNIS CHIA Singapore is believed to have joined the newly formed Asian Table Tennis Union at its Inaugural meeting held in Peking last week. Although no official comfirmation was available, the Singapore delegation was represented by Mr. Tang Tuck Wah and Dr. Ang Kok Peng,
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  • 325 14  -  By M. PARAM Singapore's bid to host the 16th Asian Youth soccer Championship in 1974 will only be finalised at the Asian Football Confederation annual meeting to be held at Kuala Lumpur dur ing the Merdeka Tournament in August. This was disclosed by Mr. Joe
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 49 14 DR. KILDARE K YOU NEEP A UFT. 0.K., BETTIMA HAPPENS TO HAVE WHAT THE POCTOR ORPEREP. HOW MUCH HARM ML CAM ONE EENSlEiferv ssiim THOUGHT. YOU WANT TO SUFFER. Ed >T? m m 'lu i r. J fl by Ken Bald RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson
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    • 287 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Composer of "Parsifal." 7 Pads. 14 Attain fame. 15 Being of benefit. 17 Searched about uncertainly. 18 Muffin ingredient. 19 Bring. 20 City on the Yangtze River. 22 Before: Prefix. 23 Recent. 25 Gardener's purchase. 26 Temperate. 27 Wear away. 29 Newspaper items. SO Parsonage.
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  • 434 15 By Blue Peter Ming Derby and Ten No Trumps, two of trainer Garnet Bougoure's Singapore Derby runners, were matched in a splendid workout on a good track at Bukit Timah this morning. The two stablemates raced stride for stride over half a mile in 513/5,
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  • 182 15 London, Wednesday Jerry Quarry, of Los Angeles, the world's number 3 heavyweight boxer, was given a rough passage before outpointing Larry Mlddleton of Baltimore over 10 rounds at The Empire Pool, Wembley, here last night. Quarry, 26, was a clear pre-fight favourite to win
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  • 125 15 Hong Kong, Wednesday.— A Chinese table tennis delegation yesterday left Peking by air for Japan for a visit at the invitation of the Japan Table Tennis Association and the JapanChina Cultural Exchange Association, the New China News Agency said. Leader of the delegation is Hsu Ylp-Sheng, vicepresident of
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  • 46 15 takes a rebound off the back wall In his match against Bob Blake of the tour- Australian team in a squash match at Tangiin Club last night. Tanglin Club won by seven matches to one. Picture by Sulaiman Ismail. Picture by Sulaiman Ismail.
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  • 142 15 Dear Sir: I wish to know why the steward did net inquire into the dismal showing of Movie House V (Lyee Harbridge), in Race 10 last Sunday. Its track work, throughout last week was impressive and it was duly installed favourite on the course yet it finished second
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  • 168 15 London, Wednesday. French player Georges Goven, seeded seventh in the men's singles, and Australian Lesley Hunt, fourth in the women's event, were toppled out of the British hard court tennis championships here yesterday. West German Juergen Fassbender came back from two sets down to defeat Goven
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  • 389 15 New York, Wednesday A radlcaUy relaxed definition of amateurism which would permit an athlete to compete in the Olympic Games and still get wealthy from endorsement and television money is being: proposed for the first time. "It's a suggestion for a radical change by
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  • 320 15 New York, Wednesday. The New York Mets three-year-old negotiations to acquire Willie Mays from the San Francisco Giants so that the 41-year-old Super Star could play out nls career in the city in which he started it. awaited a call yesterday from San Francisco
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  • 73 15 Nottingham, England, Wednesday.—Nlrmal Nanan, the young Trinidad cricketter, was named yesterday in the Nottinghamshire squad of 12 for the match against the Australian touring team here starting today. Nanan was included in the absence of West Indies star Gary Sobers who is resting. Nottinghamshire squad: J3.
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  • 20 15 Jeffrey Low's Soccer Scene will resume next week following the National team's return r rom London tomorrow night.
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  • 292 15 Singapore's Olympic boxing hope, Syed Kadir. will be featured in the professional card at the Gay World on May 20. Kadir, the Munich-bound light-flyweight will have a three-round workout with flyweight Mohammed Ramdzan in promoter Rezgul Guizanl's double 10round main event. It is Indeed a
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  • 239 15 United Press International New York, Wednesday.— Bill Brennan, president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) yesterday rejected a request that the WBA strip Ben Villaflor of the Philippines of his world junior lightweight title. A Caracas sports daily had sent a telegram to Brennan, asking
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  • 177 15 Tokyo, Wednesday. Orthodox professional boxing in Japan appears to have been betrayed by former World Boxing Association featherweight champion Shozo Saijo who apparently has turned to kick boxing which is so popular in Thailand. Saijo, 25, who failed in the sixth defence of the title,
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    • 77 16 In the world of beauty Helen Hee plans to go far. "Beauty does not depend only on the way you dress and use cosmetics. How you conduct yourself with others is of vital importance," says 23-year-old Helen. She also likes to travel and
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    • 153 16 Belgium's Ministry of Finance and do lice Investigators were baffled that the number of "tax coupons" used by dlDlomatlc missions in Brussels to obtain taxfree petrol for their cars had suddenly Increased without explanation. But there had been no Increase In the
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    • 79 16 A group of nuns in Brighton, England, want to get rid of their convent. They hope to demolish it and build flats on the site. The Sisters of Charity at Wlthdean, Brighton, say the 69-year-old Lourdes Convent has outlived its usefulness. The nuns have asked
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    • 147 16 Meat bought a few cents a pound in Africa and the Far East is being passed off in Europe as high quality beef and pork. The allegation, made in an article in the London Observer, says that the demand for high quality fresh meat outskirts the supply and
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    • 76 16 Tourism Minister Erol Akcal has said Turkey was prepared to allow nudist camps to be established in this predominantly Muslim country if they would secure further foreign tourist earnings. He said tourism income was twice that of last year in the first two months of this
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    • 452 16 Reuter Temples In India have a variety of uses apart from worship. They also provide a sleeping and picnic site for families and stray animals, a shelter for charity cases and even, on occasions, are used by barbers. In the
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    • 310 16 The Melbourne Herald Speed, pot, acid, trip, and other words from the junkie's vocabulary became part of the official English language last month. These, and thousands of other words till now considered incorrect, made their appearance in the new edition of Chambers Twentieth Century
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    • 143 16 Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 131 st day of 1972 with 235 to follow. THE MOON: between last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus. Mars and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Taurus. American actor
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    • 38 16 Firemen in Bletchley, England the other day freed Honey, a labrador puppy, after she bounded into a wall and got her head stuck. Her owner, Mrs. Jenny Rawlings, said: "She was chasing her first cat."
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    • 54 16 Palermo proudly inau gurated its first service of radio equipped taxicats the other day. It lasted four hours. Police ordered the 25 taxis back to their garages after finding the owners had failed to ko through the intricate red taDe need ed in Italy to obtain
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    • 60 16 AH FOOK: Singapore can be rightly proud of its outdoors green, clean image: but indoors is another thing. Most of our public lavatories are a disgrace as regards cleanliness and hygiene. MEI LIN: Right on. And it is not only the public ones. Some big shops and shopping
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 472 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Housewives' Matinee Wives of the Twin Brothers (Cantonese, Pt. 1) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (C) 3.50 Persembahan Ku: featuring Som Sumadi and the D'Silver Jades (Rpt) 4.05 Days of Our Lives 4.45 Close 6.00 Opening and Space Angel 6.30 News
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    • 27 16 SHORT RIBS m m m 18 5»/» SNIFFY o By Frank O'Neal /1 w Zt I* SA *1 B c *5 8* by George Fett itn umm
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    • 450 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are an inquisitive individual who at the same time that he delves Into things to discover their inner workings may well create for himself a monster. As curiosity will lead you into knowledge, it will also lead you into
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