New Nation, 11 May 1972

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    Masthead
    14 1 NEW NATION Thursday evening, May 11, 1972 No. 402 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    103 1 The share market was quite active this morning. Prices were generally moving up marginally. Haw Par Increased 15 cents to $5.30, Wearnes 15 cents to $5.30, Malayan Credit seven cents to $2.95, PEGI six cents to $3.52, Sime Darby five cents to $6.15, Allied Chocolates four cents
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 53 accidents yesterday. Nine were serious.
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    Arms sales
    25 1 Paris, Thursday.—France sold $3670 million worth of arms to world customers last year. This was $140 million less than in the previous year.
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    Phnom Penh shelled
    50 1 LATE NEWS Phnom Penh, Thursday. Five Russian-made 122 mm rockets crashed into Phnom Penh shortly after midnight today, wounding five persons and destroying one home. Most of the rockets, launched from an area north-west of the capital, landed in the vicinity of the Ministry of National Defence.
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    Lock icon US spells out hard line
    532 1 4 All necessary action will be taken' UPI, Reuter Washington, Thursday The US Defence Secretary, Mr. Melvin Laird, yesterday refused to rule out the possibility that the United States might attack Soviet or foreign vessels delivering war supplies to North Vietnam. He said: "The US
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    Supplies
    29 1 Wellington, Thursday Twenty-five tons of relief medical supplied are to be airlifted to Cambodia from Singapore on May 25 by a New Zealand air force Hercules transport aircraft.
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    Lock icon Full-scale attack on An Loc
    220 1 Town now reduced to rubble Reuter Saigon, Thursday The beseiged provincial capital of An Loc and government bases to fht mt and southwest came under heavy artillery and ground attack this morning from North Vietnamese troops and tanks, military sources here reported. An Loc, 56
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    Lock icon 'Danger move' warns China
    261 1 United Press International Hong Kong, Thursday China reacted sharply today to President Nixon's escalation of the Vietnam war. calling it a "dangerous move" and pledging anew that the Chinese would "do everything in their power to support and assist" communist forces throughout Indo-Chlna. Although China termed
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    Lock icon Hanoi says Soviet ships attacked
    120 1 UPI, Reuter Hanoi. Thursday.—United States planes attacked two Soviet freighters in the port of Haiphong on Tuesday. the North Vietnam news agency reported today. According to the agency, four Soviet seamen on one ship were injured in the attack and the ship was severely damaged.
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    CPA can help remove barriers: Dr. Yeoh
    165 1 Members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association can help to cut down worldwide racial, economic and cultural barriers, the President of the Singapore branch of the association and the Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Yeoh Ghim Seng, said today. Addressing the opening session of the
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    Crash shock
    29 1 S Sydney, Thursday Poce went to a road crash ivolvlng a car reported stolen near here today and discovered the sole occupant was a dazed 10-year-old boy.
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    Hanoi's men move US mines
    49 1 Workers in the North Vietnamese province of Quang Binh use a pole and ropes to remove an underwater mine dropped by parachute from a US warplane. The mine was carried away to be disarmed. This picture and caption were taken from North Vietnamese sources.
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    Seminar opens
    33 1 Bonn, Thursday. The second seminar on increasing exports from developing nations has opened here. Experts from Asian and African countries will spend 10 months learning West German Importing and exporting techniques.
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    15 feared dead in HK blaze
    111 1 Hong Kong, Thursday.— Fifteen people were reported missing today after fire gutted a three-storey tenement block here. A government spokesman said 16 people Including two firemen, had been taken to hospital for treatment of injuries received in the fire. More than 100 people were
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    New berth for ship
    67 1 The passenger ship Kota Singapura is still under arrest but it shifted Its berthing position from PBA Godown 49 to the Eastern Anchorage yesterday. There Is no indication when the ship will be allowed to sail. According to the Sheriff's Office, the ship was moved over
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      84 1 inSIDE TODRV PACE 4. Edgar Koh sees the new film. The Boy Friend. PAGE 6: Playing musical chairs in the Peking heirarchy. PACE 7: U.S. hopes grow on the Moscow summit FACES 8 9: Two Education Broadsheets: The Tempest and How We Breathe. PACE 12: A bachelor speaks out PACE
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    Lady sits it out...
    326 2 The Singapore Lady (above) is now moored off Pasir Panjang out of business and out of bounds to callers. This ship that once ruled the waters off Clifford Pier to provide an enchanting combination of/ nightlife and a sea cruise. But the spell that Singapore Lady
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    Girl, 14, gets life term
    32 2 Sydney, Thursday Rhonda Carmel Hoffman. 14, was today Jailed for life for her part In the "thrill murder" of a three-year-old boy on Dec. 19 last year.
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    Baby's death: Parents to seek legal aid
    274 2  -  Awaiting results of police inquiry By Tan Cher Soon The parents of 18-month-old Mohamed Rafl who was reported to have died after taking some Chinese medicine last month are seeking advice over the possibility of taking legal action. Mohamed's mother, Che Isha binte
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    Pigs: Another row is brewing...
    473 2  -  By Ivan Lim While pig farmers are busily making preparation to slaughter and sell pork on Mondays, pork merchants are making last-minute representations to the Primary Production Department to stop the operations. Another row seems imminent as the farmers are all set to slaughter nor-mal-size
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    Rallies show faults in our driving
    313 2 Incorrect hand signals and lack of lane discipline are the main faults of many of the Republic's motorists. These findings are based on the performance of drivers in the two road courtesy and safety rallies held during the past fortnight The Senior Assistant Registrar
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    Customs probe suspected tyre racket
    248 2 Customs officers have started a big probe into a suspected racket of avoidiny payment of duty on imported tyres. The investigation follows the seizure of a large quantity of tyres worth about $100,000. The seizure of five truckloads of lorry tyres nearly 400 of them
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    Seeking staff in Toa Payoh
    131 2 A new electronic components manufacturer has come up with a novel idea in its effort to overcome a shortage of factory workers. Teledyne Semiconductor In Kallang Industrial Estate has sent notices to flat dwellers in Toa Payoh asking those who wish to be "female production
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    Highway Code
    59 2 The Adult Education Board In conjunction with the Registry of Vehicles, will condust a 10-hour course on "Guide to Highway Code Examination". The lessons will be given in English In the evenings at the Siglap Sec. SchoSl (commencing May 15), UPPer Serangoon Sec. Tech. Bch. (May 22), Oeylang
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      575 2 Temperatures cities yesterday: Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Hong Kong Manila Talpeh Naha Seoul Tokyo San Francisco New York Moscow Paris London In world 33 26C 31-23 C 36 28C 26 22C 34-23 C 31-24 C 29 24C 27 14C 21-14 C 19- 7C 14- 6C 5- OC 17- 8C 15-
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      128 2 g&l f.l ■IJ I I.MI l/JL\ llh'llliM'fit <jj Today's winning number *****3 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
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      310 2 > f Today's picture Quiz pihoto was roof of varsity nib?? 1 Saturday's quiz showed the K^fj, o the administration building at Nanyang University in Jurong Road. The first prize of $15 goes to Mrs. See Leong w a P llce officer, of wis Sr i£y d Her entry was
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    Housing plan interests many
    198 3 Many queries and applications have been received for the Government's first home-owner-ship scheme for civil servants. The scheme, announced last month was meant to keep the competent officers of the service from going over to the private sector. A spokesman for the Ministry of Finance said:
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    $3 mil fire-engine fleet for airport
    277 3 Emergency service modernised A fleet of modern firefighting engines costing $3.3 million has been ordered for the Singapore Airport. The airport's chief flre officer, Mr. Peter David, told an air safety seminar this morning that two of the machines were already in operation at
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    Pollution query in Parliament
    255 3 Pollution of the atmosphere in Jurong Town and the means to counteract this menace will be raised for serious discussion' at the next parliamentary sitting. Spearheading this move will be the M.P. for Jurong, Mr. Ho Kah Leong who Is expected to ask the Minister of
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    Keppel Club meeting
    103 3 The Keppel Club will hold a special general meeting on Friday at 6.30 pm. to discuss its next move in its fight against a PSA deadline to quit its grounds. Members will also receive the management committee's report on its talks with the Port of Singapore Authority.
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    Suicide
    50 3 New York, Thursday.—A 14-year-old girl jumped to her death from a fourth floor courtroom window in Baltimore, Maryland yesterday after being sentenced to spend 39 days at a home for delinquents. The girl, Sherry Lynn Owens, had just received the sentence for violating probation on a charge of truancy.
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    Adviser dies
    28 3 Talpeh, Thursday Mr. Ho Chung-han, adviser to President Chiang Kai-shek, died of cancer at a hospital here yesterday, the Central news agency reported. He was 74.
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    Expulsion warning to negligent doctors
    122 3 The Singapore Medical Association will, with substantial evidence, expel negligent doctors from the organisation. This was disclosed by the president of the Association. Dr. Owee Ah Leng. Dr. Owee was commenting on a complaint alleging negligence against a doctor published in the Straits Times (May
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    Refugee aid
    40 3 The Singapore Bengali Refugee Association will present a $5,500 cheque to the Refugee Relief Action today to help victims of the fighting in Bangladesh. The presentation will be made at 5 p.m. in the Imperial Hotel's Chinatown room.
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    Shipyard adds foreigners to work force
    408 3  -  By Tan Cher Soon Jurong Shipyard has recruited about 300 foreign workers since its overseas drive for more labour began early this year. Mr. K. Sakurai its general manager who disclosed this said: "Most of them are unskilled labour. Some had already been given
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    150 principals for Malacca meeting
    130 3 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday More than 150 heads of secondary schools will meet next month to find ways and menas of Improving existing teaching standards. The theme of the conference, the 11th of its kind, Is "If the principal is good, the school will also be
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    School finds the answer to noise pollution
    304 3 The Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Victoria Street has found the perfect solution to noise pollution. Its students and teachers who had for years been assailed by the din of traffic from Stamford Road are now sealed off in air-condi-tioned classrooms.
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  • In Person
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      U.S. HOSPITALITY ON SHOW
      658 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 The American Bureau of Shipping made a big impression on their visiting senior vice-p resident, Mr. Charles J.L. Shoefer, and his wile, this past week while they were on a familiarisation tour of the company's operations here. A cocktail party
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    Musical with a big difference...
    613 4  -  An exercise in nostalgia CINEMA By Edgar Koh THE BOY FRIEND starring Twiggy, with Christopher Gable. (Orchard). The Boy Friend is Ken Russell's most refreshing film to date. If the director gave critics much to rave confidently about with his past three films Women in
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      150 4 Now open! THE TIARA at La mqv\ See Billy Andre, the man with the platinum voice International star of stag*, screen and television, Mr. Billy Andre is performing at Singapore's newest and finest dinner restaurant from April 24 to May 12. The fabulous Tiara, 136 metres above sea level, provides
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    New batik technique stirs interest in UK
    167 5 Artist Seah Kim Joo's new batik technique created a lot of interest in London where he recently held an exhibition. Mr. Seah, who just returned from his European trip, told New Nation that his exhibition was a success. He said: "The public there
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    ITT profits soar
    72 5 New York, Thursday The Internationl Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) yesterday disclosed record profits for the past three months. The giant American conglomerate revealed that its profits for the first quarter of the year were US$9l.6 million ($274.8 million) about 11 per cent more than in the
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    Drug-taking not common in British units
    228 5 Drug-taking is not widespread among the British forces previously stationed here, nor among the present ANZUK troops, although several isolated cases have been dealt with. This was stated by a spokesman of the ANZUK Command. He was commenting on a London report that the
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    Hashish haul after chase
    59 5 Vancouver, Thursday.— Canadian police yesterday seized hashish valued at $750,000 and arrested two men after a sea and land chase along Vancouver's waterfront. A third man escaped Police said 110 lb. (50 kg) of hashish were found In four of the 14 crates unloaded from a
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    Explosion at factory
    41 5 A minor explosion took place last night at the Singapore Oxygen Ltd. in Buklt Timah Road. A security guard on duty put out the -small fire which followed the explosion. No one was injured and damage was negligible.
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    Main laying
    35 5 J* Water Department will be laying a watermaln across the junction of North Bridge Road and Bras Basah Road. Work will commence at 10 p.m. tonight and is expected to last one week.
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    Driver indicted
    44 5 Jfew York, Thursday.— The driver of the school bus that collided with a freight train at a crossing i n Congers, New York, on March 24, resulting in the death of five students, was indicted yesterday on charges of criminally negligent homicide.
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    Every reason to smile
    111 5 These two girls have every reason to beam a brilliant set of teeth to show off and prizemoney on the way. Six-year old Mary Mathews of Labrador School emerged a $200 winner in the Dental Health Contest held in conjunction with Dental Health Week. She was
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    Malaysia has 194 foreign medical men
    218 5 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday There are 194 foreign medical and dental doctors currently emplQyed in Malaysia five of them from Singapore. In terms of medical officers, India takes the lead with 64 doctors, four of whom are on a two-year contract and 60 on a
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    Space pact
    25 5 Moscow, Thursday.—The Soviet Union and India have signed an agreement on cooperation in space exploration, the official Soviet Tass News Agency reported today.
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    ROVing squad cracks down on offenders
    448 5  -  734 motorists are booked By Wee Beng Huat The recently formed roving squad of the Registry of Vehicles is now cracking down on drivers not complying with the rules and regulations of the road. In the past month, the 30-man strong squad has booked
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    Justice—the long and short of it
    400 5 'Use shorthand writers' call President of the Singapore Law Society Mr. O. Starforth Hill today renewed a call for shorthand writers in Singapore courts to speed up the process of justice. The absence of these facilities, he said, greatly lengthened court proceedings. In most
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    Socialists to discuss Asia
    270 5 Delegates to the AsiaPacific Socialist Bureau conference opening here on May 28 will discuss the political and economic condition of Asian countries, according to the secretary of the bureau, Mr. LP. Rodrlgo. Mr. Rodrlgo, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the
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    Poster winners
    148 5 Winners of the poster bookmark competition organised by the Singapore National Book Development will receive their prizes on September 1 at the National Library Lecture Hall at 10 a.m. The winners In category 1 of the poster competition are: Wun Chung Toh (first), Chin Thar Mee (second) and
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon The power game of musical chairs
      622 6  -  By Robert Elegant Los Angeles Times CHINA They're playing musical chairs again in the Chinese hierarchy. But the reshuffling of jobs among senior officials and generals is neither a children's game nor an example of the ceaseless jockeying for power that goes on in
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        Utusan Melayu
        405 6 What other newspapers are saying: SABOTAGE OF A GOVT PLAN FOR RUBBER SMALLHOLDERS: Since the start of the rubber replanting scheme It has been the practice of many suppliers of rubber seeds to supay seeds of Inferior quality to e small-holders. This unscrupulous act has been exposed by
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        Nanyang Siang Pau
        614 6 US AIRCRAFT BOMB HANOI: After capturing Quang Trl. the Viet Cong continues its drive in South Vietnam, seemingly with the Intention of cutting the country Into two. Both the US and Saigon governments admit that the various battle fronts are facing serious threat. Apart from aiming at
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      Lock icon Vietnam offensive: Too soon to tell what pushed Hanoi
      557 6  -  From April Klimley Washington Post MORTH VIETNAM The present North Vietnamese offensive indicates a distinctly new attitude on the part of Hanoi, according to Mr. Douglas Pike, a US State Department analyst of communist Vietnamese affairs. Mr. Pike, whose research office
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      Lock icon Israel's ostpolitik
      712 6  -  MRS. MEIR'S TRIP TO RUMANIA HAS BROKEN MUCH DIPLOMATIC GROUND From Dan Morgan Washington Post ISRAEL Now an Israeli "ostpolitik," or diplomatic thrust into the communist world, to match those of the White House, Bonn and the Vatican? That is only one theory among many, all of them
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      Lock icon Where joy of freedom is not freedom from want
      527 6  -  From William Drummond Los Angeles Times BANGLADESH The economy of Bangladesh is at a standstill: Roughly a third of the population of 75 million was displaced by the war between India and Pakistan last December. Unployment is vast and prices are
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      Battle for hearts and minds
      344 6  -  From B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES A delegate to the Constitutional Convention, well known for his anti-American bias and hostility towards the international oil giants, warned last week that in four to five years there will be a rightist coup aimed at securing America's control of the
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    Lock icon US hopes grow on Moscow summit
    458 7 Reuter Washington, Thursday American officials yesterday displayed cautious optimism that President Nixon's planned summit meeting in Moscow later this month would still be held. Russian reaction to President Nixon's order to mine North Vietnamese ports to choke off Russian supplies to Hanoi so far
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    Lock icon LONELY GUARD
    44 7 A lone South Vietnamese soldier guards a partially blown -up rail bridge on the approach to Hue. The centre span of the bridge was blown up to stop North Vietnamese tanks from using it to cross the river. UPI radio- UPI radiopicture
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    Lock icon Risk to Saigon feared in US peace bid
    336 7 United Press International Washington Thursday President Nixon's new terms for ending the Vietnam war are so generous that observers here believe the offer might eventually endanger the future of the Saigon government. But they point out too that Mr. Nixon may have
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    Lock icon Hijack plane's pilot tells of drama
    639 7 Reuter Tel Aviv, Thursday Captain Reginald Levy, pilot of the hijacked Belgian airliner freed by Israeli troops on Tuesday, said here last night he felt convinced the hijackers would have .blown up the plane even if their terms had been accepted. The pilot said
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    Lock icon Tax punch: Ali hits back
    124 7 United Press International Chicago, Thursday. Muhammed Ali threw a counter-punch at the Internal Revenue Service yesterday. The former world heavyweight boxing champion and his wife. Belinda, filed suit in a US district court seeking to recover U5597,000 (about $290,000) in income taxes. The suit alleged
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    Lock icon Desert nymph is a hoax
    246 7 Reuter Adelaide, Thursday.—The "Nullarbor Nymph," the near-naked blonde-haired girl rumoured to run wild with the kangaroos In outback Australia, was last night revealed to be a hoax. The story of a wild girl on the Nullarbor Plains of Western Australia made headlines in the Australian
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    Lock icon Rail talks end in deadlock
    109 7 Reuter London, Thursday. A Government attempt to avert a threatened go-slow campaign by Britain's 300,000 railwaymen failed last night, and the trainmen announced they would start their work-to-rule at midnight tonight. Employment Minister, Mr. Maurice MacMillan summoned union leaders and the management of the state-owned
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    Lock icon Two more killed in village ambush
    145 7 United Press International Manila, Thursday Unidentified gunmen ambushed a logging truck in a village in troubled Lanao Del Sur province yesterday, killing two people and wounding another, the Philippine News Service (PNS) reported. The incident came two days after another ambush in the same
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    Lock icon 'Spy' girl is tarred by the IRA
    429 7 UPI, Reuter Belfast, Thursday. The outlawed Irish Republican. Army (IRA) tarred and feathered a 15-year-old Roman Catholic schoolgirl. Police said she was first beaten for five days and some of her hair was pulled out by the roots. The tarring of the girl
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    War talks
    27 7 Damascus, Thursday Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Andrei Grechko met yesterday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to discuss Arab military strategy against Israel, government sources said.
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      272 7 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Pronoun. 10 Duenna. 11 Soldier-to-be. 12 Largest river of Europe. 13 Asiatic palm. 15 Took a lease. 20 Does a farm job. 23 Consumed. 24 Taste. 26 In a slanting position. 27 Nails: Pr. 28 Awes. 30 Approximately. 31 Symbolic rlbobn bow: 2 words. 32 Athletes
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  • New Nation Education Broadsheet
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      THE TEMPEST
      4768 8  -  By Graham Keating When I was a rather frantic university undergraduate I clearly remember talking with my colleagues about "the symbolical significance" of Shakespearean drama, or "the higher Implications" at his art Surrounded as we were by supersonically sophisticated air-conditioned criticism it was not at all surprising that
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      How We Breathe
      986 9 RESPIRATION is the taking in of oxygen and the giving off of carbon dioxide. All but a few living things must perform this function to maintain life. The breathing of human beings and of many animals is one form of respiration, called external respiration. The exchange of
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    Time running out for soccer revival
    399 10 All eyes will be on the Singapore National football squad this evening when they return from their six week training stint in Britain. The optimists will be waiting with bated breath to see the National Sports Promotion Board's new team of soccer stars who.
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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      Toss—and no hard feelings
      58 10 In Singapore's trade union movement, there are no hard feelings about who are awarded the limited number of foreign scholarships given to the National Trades Union Confess. The secret might well be noted: candidates occasionally are so equal In merit that the representatives of the unions
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      Servants in Bangkok
      144 10 Those of you who complain that servants in Singapore are often rude, illtempered and demanding can take heart from this news item we picked up in the Bangkok Post. It noted that getting servants In Bangkok gets harder day by day, with the result that one has
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      Gino wasn't joking
      83 10 Our sports editor has lost all faith in horses and humanity. Looking through the race card for Saturday, he spotted Gino and Oona running in the same race. As his nickname is Gino and his wife's name is Ona, he told a friend to take a couple
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      Getting into legal aid
      121 10 One of the officers in the Legal Aid Bureau confided he is worried that comparatively few people know about the services offered by his department. Or cases which have become what he termed "chronic" come too late for unravelling. "This is a pity," he said. "Unlike
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    Race is still very much a part of political life in Malaysia
    1021 10  -  PAKIR SINGH The contest for the Ulu Selangor seat next month between the Democratic Action Party and the Malaysian Chinese Association is not likely to see a knockdown. A close vote can be expected, with a points decision
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  • Letters
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      Ragging out of place
      239 10  -  TERENCE SHAH One afternoon recently, I walked Into the Registration building of the Singapore Polytechnic to make Inquiries about my application for a full-time course there. I was approached by a group of young men who wanted to befriend me. I was startled for a moment,
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      Ah, the sweet old days!
      167 10  -  TOM MIX There used to be a time not so very long ago when the average TV viewer in Singapore could look forward to each Saturday afternoon with some relish, as there was a well balanced variety of TV programmes. They consisted of full-length feature
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      Telecasts not up to mark
      69 10  -  SURESH KUMAR The standard of Tamil programmes on television is generally poor. One such programme is the Tamil cinema. Week after week Television Singapore has been telecasting films that are decades old. Some of these films have been repeated several times. Why can't Television Singapore
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      Too much noise
      48 10  -  L. CHUA Action is needed against noise pollution. Perhaps RTB could make regular announcements to listeners and viewers to tone down the volume of their TV sets. Inconsiderate neighbours often tone up the volume of their radios and make it difficult for children to study.
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      Long wait for bus
      94 10 I am writing on behalf of myself and some students who wait for bus No. 43 every morning at Joo Chiat Road. Owing to the few buses provided, students have a long wait for this bus which arrives irregularly between 7 a.m. and 7.35 a.m. Although
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      Plea for new service
      84 10 Will the United Bus Company Introduce a bus service for the convenience of children who live In Upper Thomson Road and have to go to school at Buklt Tim ah Road? These are two of Singapore's most Important roads. But, surprisingly, no direct bus service links
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      Let the new heart beat
      204 10 I have been staying in Jurong Industrial Estate since 1966 and literally watched it grow but there are a few things the authorities must look into carefully. There Is only a sub-police post In Taman Jurong. The number of residents in the area has increased
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      Uncollected garbage
      56 10  -  NEO TIONG KEE The garbage in some blocks in Stirling Road is occasionally left uncollected for two or three days. As a result, more and more mosquitoes are found in the area, and this is a health hazard. A nauseating smell too is common in the area. Could
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      Give more details
      41 10 We refer to the letter headed Ugly Incident at Shop (NN, May 6), and would appreciate it if the writer could contact us to give more details of the incident. FACILITATION DEPT., Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. Singapore, 10.
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    Poison: A traditional ingredient
    901 11  -  But fewer sinsehs are relying on toxins nowadays By Ivan Lim Are you aware that each time you take medicine you might consume some poison? This is not 'as incredible as it may sound. For almost all drugs contain toxic ingredients, according to a medical practitioner,
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    Malaysian move to recognise sinsehs
    868 11 Chinese physicians in Malaysia are an important complement to community health services of the nation. Their existence, alongside the Western medical practitioners, is more than justified by the simple reason that they give effective treatment to thousands of the sick who visit them dally in
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    Lock icon Feeding of antibiotics to livestock may be banned
    763 11  -  From Arthur Schwartz Los Angeles Times The feeding of antibiotics to livestock will be banned unless drug manufacturers commit themselves to proving the safety and effectiveness of the drugs, according to a Food and Drug Administration proposal The proposal was formulated in
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      Bachelor speaks of life on the other side of the fence
      878 12  -  The male baK V J G.G. The trouble with being male, 33 and single Is that you are Invariably suspect. Not by the police, or even counter-espionage. But by practically everybody else who comes into contact with or so
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      Lock icon Soft and casual sex appeal
      193 12 Comfort appears to be the main factor governing the styles of Asian house clothes. The Japanese, for instance, have the "happy" coat a short and very loose housecoat, tied at the waist, worn only by men. Like many other Oriental trends, the happy coat has
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      Learn to live with diabetes
      625 12 L^GOOD^ In two earlier articles on pre-diabetes and latent diabetes, I discussed the symptoms and treatment of the disease. I hope I haven't painted too gloomy a picture. There are many people who/live an almost normal life who are diabetics. Another important factor is that
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      Reflections of good taste
      121 12 "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of us all," said the wicked queen in the Snow White story. This mirror reflects prettily, not only your own image, but your own taste in furnishing. The framework is of compressed wood powder in ornate design and
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      Give elephants stuffed in beans—for luck!
      147 12 Give elephants stuffed in beans —for luck! It's never any good to try and talk the superstitions out of people's beliefs in good-luck charms, mascots, and unluoky Friday 13th. This is not the way to combat it really. Just aid and abet by giving little presents of lucky beans from
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      Hand-carved masks
      86 12  -  TALKING SHOP RUTH MOSES For a completely new and startling effect, decorate walls with these Balinese, hand-carved face masks, which are more fierce and grotesque look- ing that many other similar carvings. For those who collect masks to plaster walls with, these are a must since designs are
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      Magnificent bar, magnificent price
      110 12 Impress guests at your next dinner party by wheeling out this magnificent bar trolley which comes from Italy, in rich gleaming emerald green. Barrel at the end fills up with limitless ice-cubes, and it's large enough to take at least four bottles of wine. Double tiered,
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      185 12 PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FISHES $1600 post free This profusely illustrated volume is a comprehensive survey of the fishes of the world. At least one third of the species illustrated are popular tropical aquarium fishes, which will be familiar to all the followers of this fascinating hobby. Fishes are the most
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    KL move on stock market surprises sharebrokers here
    288 13 Stock-broking circles In Singapore have been taken aback by a Malaysian government statement that it was going to introduce legislation to govern the operation of the stock exchange to provide adequate safeguards for investors. Investors shared the consternation of the brokers as
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    Imported meat trade enjoying a boom
    276 13  -  By Bharathi Mohan The imported meat business is enjoying a boom now. Last year the total imports of beef, mutton, pork, chicken, bacon, sausages and other meat products ifeached a record value of $60 million. Live cattle and fowls that were shipped in during
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    London gold rush has slackened
    105 13 London, Thursday.—This week's rush for gold on the London market slackened yesterday, with the trading price dropping from U5553.30 an ounce to U5553.10 at closing. The heavy demand, sent the price soaring on Tuesday to over US$54 an ounce for a time. Gold shares on
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    Putra Cup preparations
    649 13 ijp W/TH J kN, /i Singapore's Putra Cup hopefuls, Brian Marks (Hdcp. 3); David Milne (2); Wong Weng Hong (4); Ong Chew Bee (4); Chua Tian Hee (5); Harry Knaggs (4) and Tony Thong (5) are getting down to some serious practice to try and make the
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    Market movements
    121 13 BUSINESS AND FINANCE The gloomy share market yesterday plunged downward under near panic selling pressure. During the morning the falls were scattered and marginal. The afternoon session saw a regular fall in most counters in every section of the Exchange. This was said to be the consequence of
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    Lock icon Market continues lower in UK
    145 13 Reuter London, Thursday The market continued lower yesterday but some Issues closed above lowest levels. At 3 p.m. .the Financial Times index was down 6.8 at 520.1. Dunlop, 'Beecham, Hawker, Cavenham and Babcock and Wilcox were among issues to reduce earlier losses while BATS and
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    Lock icon US: Strong showing after sharp loss
    263 13 United Press International New York, Thursday The Stock Market snapped back after Tuesday's sharp loss and made a strong showing yesterday despite mounting concern over new US action in Vietnam. Trading was moderate. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected
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    Battle for freight rages on...
    240 13 By a correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Thursday The Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) Is still battling with the powerful Par Eastern Freight Conference for "an equitable share" of loading rights of sea cargo. How long the fight Is going to drag on no one knows, but
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    WALL ST.
    232 13 Allied Chem 32 Vi Alcoa 49* Am Brands 46 Am Can Am Motor* AT T 42% A P f% Airconda 19% Avon Pd Beth Steel SI Boeing 20% Caterp Trae 51% Chrysler 32% Coca-Cola 126% Control Data 61% Corn Ol Wks 223% Dow Chem 87% DuPont 161% B
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      331 13 To 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 Trincomaiee Harbour, Ceylon. There it sank. Gone and almost forgotten. Recently a Taiwan steel and shipbreaking firm heard of it and
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      72 13 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald m i w i iyi 1 1 fSJ K. IS S H I 1"' Sflf «C&r! n a i I HATE BEING BY MYSEIP... MINP COMPANY* Mi i =a A L by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson a mmn r i c^\ Y LL St
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      526 14 NEW NATION J PHONE *****8 ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW FASHION AND GROOMING course begins 18th May, morning or evening. Professional model training also available. The Mannequin Studio, Hilton Hotel, *****3 S'pore. ASTROLOGER S. KRISHNAPILLAI has moved from Roce Course Road. Keep a close-watch on future advertisements in this column for the new
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      470 14 4TH PUBLIC RELATIONS CERTIFICATE COURSE A four-month Certificate Course in Public Relations leading to CAM IPR (UK) exams. Starting on Monday 22nd May 1972 and ending on 29th September 1972. Days/Time: Mondays Wednesdays Fridays 6.30 to 8.00 p.m. Apply now: Stamford Centre Executive Division Stamford Educational Towers 218 Queen Street,
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      358 14 PERSONAL S.O.S. SAMARITANS of Singapore despairing? Tempted to suicide? Find a Phone. Ring ***** any time. POSITION VACANT FEMALE MODELS in Pantsuits, Hotpants micro-mini etc. For foreign mogazine. Enclose particulars and photographs (non-re-turnable) Box 2097 N.N. m Singapore 1. WHITE LADY ESCORT SERVICE invites charming girls who enjoy dancing and
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      456 14 SHOPPING GUIDE ABE'S BOUTIQUE G-11 Tonglin Shopping Centre Telephone: *****5 fashionable ladies dresses. Foka handbags of Spain, jewellery and accessories. SEE THE SHOPPING GUIDE AT HOME PLAN YOUR SHOPPING ON PAGE 10 EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. STEAMBATHS,/MASSAGE. ETC. FL EM IN GO MASSAGE SALON. 248C-5, Orchard Road, offers the best.
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      518 14 CHEAPEST FLIGHT to London— Brussels and Europe Tours. Contact EITA 42B Cross Street S'pore. *****/*****4. VEHICLE WANTED JEEP WANTED. R.H. or L.H.D. must be road worthy. Ring Sgt. Chombers *****1 ext. 5720 Singapore. SELLING YOUR CAR? WE PAY GOOD PRICE FOR LATE MODEL CARS. CONTACT JACK LEF AT PROGRESS MOTORS,
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      203 14 1969 VAUXHALL VIVA SL90 with oircond., ond radio. 1 owner, excellent, condition $4,700 o.n.o. Phone: S'pore *****/***** Lawrence. 1968 1969 1970 Mercedes 200 280S Dotsun 1600, Fiat 600D Fiat 124 Viva SL90, 1967 Holden Special. Ring Frankie *****/ *****3. 1970 MORRIS 1100S 1 Owner Immaculate condition $5450. View 83 Carlisle
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      906 14 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, CHO JOCK YONG of No 5 Phillips Avenue Singopore, have applied for a Beer House First Class licence in respect of premises No. 30 Orange Grove Road First Floor (ORIENTAL KITCHEN (PTE) LTD.) Singapore, and that this application will be heard in
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    Probable BT starters
    2914 15 SATURDAY CLASS 1 Drv. 3—6F ($13,000 —$9100 TO WINNER) ***** KINO'S FLAME g (Tycoon) Spencer 5 9.00 ***** OONA ft (Joon) K Breukelen TTTTT..! 6 900 ROBERT Eg (Confederate) Teh 4 8.13 W659 a Wong) R Breukelen 5 8.13 ***** GRENADIER II ft (LK Ng) Mansor 8
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    Derby pair shine
    574 15 By Blue Peter Trainer Ivan Allan's Derby candidates, Jumbo Jet (Johnny Wilson) and Champagne II (Michael Ho) were matched in an eyecatching workout at Bukit Tim ah this morning. After trotting once round the sand track at a steady pace, the two stablemates were switched on to
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    An American School player
    37 15 (with the ball) being tackled by St. An- drew's players in the National "A" division champ\mship for the Police Cup rugby tournament on the padang yesterday. The Saints won 13-10.—Picture by Ali Yusoff.
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    Smith's sweet revenge
    163 15 London, Thursday. United States Davis Cupper Stan Smith yesterday avenged his recent upset defeat In the Italian Championship when he beat Jean LouDe Rouyer of France 6 2. 6 3, 6 8 in the men's singles of the 15.000 sterling (U5539,000) Rothmans' British hard court lawn tennis
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    Koreans win 4-1
    45 15 Bangkok, Thursday. Korea defeated Cambodia 4-1 to lead group "B" on the fourth day of the Fifth Asian Cup soccer tournament last night. The Koreans led 1-0 at half time. Korea's victory virtually assures the team of a Berth in the semi-finals.
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    30 15 United Press International National League Chicago 4 Cincinati 2 San Diego S Phillies 3 American Lean* Chicago 7 Detroit 0 Cleveland 7 K—a 1 Baltimore 1 Texas 0
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    Notts bundled out for 176
    324 15 London, Thursday Jeff Hammond, Australia's 22-year-old new seam bowler, took five wickets yesterday as the tourists dismissed Nottinghamshire for 176 in the first day of their threeday match at Trent Bridge. All of Hammond's wicket's his first of the tour, came in a 12-over spell
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    Chin Boon makes it four-in-a-row
    271 15 Eleven-year- old Yap Chin Boon made It four in a~row when he won both the Singapore Under-17 table tennis Boys' singles and mixed doubles' titles at Wlnstedt Road. Yap who is the Singapore's youngest international Dlayer earlier took both the Under l 2 boys' singles
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    Scratchings and barrier draw
    556 15 SCRATCHING 3 SATURDAY RACE 1: 2.00 Class I Dhr 5 Of-—Pleasant Fair, The Peaeoek. RACE Z; 2.30. Class 0 Dlv 4 Of —Bounty Hunter, Bulan Sapnloh. RACE S: 3.04 Class 0 DW S Of—Royalty 11, Raja Me rah. RACE 4: 3.50. Class 4 Dir 4 6f
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    Points to St. Pat's
    147 15 Defending champions St. Patrick's got off to a fine start in the Singapore Cricket Association interschool tournment by grabbing the bonus points in the drawn match against Swiss Cottage at Balestier Road yesterday. St. Pat's skipper Dennis Meyer (39) and left-arm Mukhtar Ahmad (26) were the
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    UK soccer
    21 15 ENGLISH LEAGUE Third Division Bradford C. 0 Bolton 3 Tranmere 0 Shrewsbury 4 (Amateur International) England 4 Italy 0
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      Moscow helps its women keep youth and beauty
      449 16 Age wrinkles, baggy eyes and twisted noses may go the way of Tsarism in the Soviet Union if Moscow's Institute of Beauty keeps up its pace. "The average age here now is 72 and people simply want to be younger," said Dr.
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      TODAY...
      125 16 Today is Thursday, May 11, the 132 nd day of 1972 with 234 to foUow. 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. Song writer
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      Winning bet ends up in loss
      69 16 A man aged 50, won a 10mark (about $11) bet with friends by successfully scaling a local church tower In Wuppertal, Germany. Unfortunately, he could not get down from the 110 ft. (35m), high spire and firemen had to be caUed to rescue him.
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      Lock icon Weekend girl
      76 16 The hot sun, the cool breeze and a sandy beach these are what Mary Woon craves for during weekends. Every weekend Mary with some of her friends are off to Changi. "It is one place to relax after a a hard week's work/' says Mary, who works as
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      End to smoking
      66 16 The 31 year old truck driver drew on his cigarette while his vehicle was taking on fuel at a German filling station, then peeped Into the tank to see how the fuel stood. Police said the burning cigarette between his lips caused an explosion which badly Injured
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      Crystals, not cogs, in latest watches
      411 16 Switzerland's newest watches operate without a single moving part, neither hands nor digital dials. These watches tell the time by electric currents flashing through liquid crystals. But Swiss watchmakers say that Japanese engineers are only seconds behind them in developing the new electronic solid
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      Weighty water problem in the bedroom
      265 16 Water-beds are posing a Yn& &f pr lem in New 2, Clt y- It seems their plastic-wrapped gallons are causing cracks in hlghrise apartment ceilings and walls. and the possibility of a sudden flood from the top, add to the uncertainty of life in
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      TALKING POINT
      48 16 MEI LIN: Isn't it wonderful that after being trapped for a week, two more men have been saved in the big US mine disaster AH FOOK: It certainly is. But there was still a terrible death toll. It makes you realise how important industrial safety is.
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      453 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (C) 3.45 It's Happening in Singapore (C—Rpt) 4.00 Housewives' Matinee Wives of the Twin Brothers (Cantonese film, Pt. 2) 5.00 Close 6.00 Opening and Dr. Who 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say 6.55 Fury Fury
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      479 16 Trust your lucky star IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a born organiser. Not only do you know how to plan the earliest stages of a given enterprise, you also know how to advance from stage to stage, make whatever changes are Indicated, relegate whatever authority others can
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