New Nation, 19 May 1972

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  • 19 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, May 19, 1972 No. 409 Price 15 cents ———i > SINGAPORE FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1972
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  • 129 1 Trading was moderate and selective in the share market this morning. Prices were barely steady during the first 45 minutes. Slme Darby increased 10 cents to $6.95, Haw Par five cents to $5.60, OCBC five cents to $9.30, M O lour cents to $3.94, Veneer Products two
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  • 10 1 Police reported 56 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • 36 1 LATE NEWS New York, Friday.—A search today by four British bomb disposal experts for explosives said to have been planted aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth 2, now in mid-Atlantic, yielded nothing, officials said.
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  • 765 1 Frantic search on board as Cunard officials wait fpr extortionist to call again UPI, Reuter London, Friday Four explosives experts have begun a stem to stern search for hidden bombs aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 in mid-Atlan-tic after parachuting to the 65.000-ton Cunard liner's
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  • 125 1 Reuter Canberra Friday Australia and Indonesia would co-operate closely to develop an operational squadron of air defence aircraft in the Indonesian Air Force, the Australian Defence Minister, Mr. David Fairbairn, said yesterday. He said the squadron would be equipped with 16 Sabre Jet fighters
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  • 15 1 Dacca, Friday.—Bangladesh and the United States established diplomatic relations yesterday at embassy level.
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  • 377 1 UPI, Reuter Saigon, Friday Communist gunners poured 3000 shells into besieged An Loc province capital, 60 miles north of Saigon, and attacked government marines defending the city yesterday, military sources said. To the south, military officers said a troop column trying to relieve
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  • 155 1 All staff in the ANZUK Force has been told to follow certain guidelines to prevent a cholera outbreak in the various camps and detachments. The guidelines were issued by the ANZUK medical authorities yesterday. A spokesman of the ANZUK Force said: This Is just a precautionary measure we
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  • 294 1 United Press International London, Friday.—No ship afloat is unsinkable. The Titanic was not, nor is the QE2. But it would take, in the words of a Cunard official here, Mr. Victor Matthews, "enormous bombs'' to sink QE2. Built in 1967, the 65,863ton successor to the Queen Elizabeth
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  • 58 1 New York, Friday. A 19-year-old patient received a heart transplant yesterday at the Stanford Medical Centre in California. The young man, not identified, had been disabled since the age of 13 with an aliment described as an enlarged heart Doctors had given him only a
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  • 33 1 Washington, Friday. Anti war demonstrators were arrested outside air force bases in Massachusetts and Illinois yesterday during a series of scattered protest actions against stepped-up United States military Involvement In Vietnam.
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  • 51 1 i At least 200 people have died m one of the worst heat waves In recent years in northern and eastern India. AtWrt 106 people are reported to have died in the the worst-hit state of Bihar, other deaths have occurred in Uttar Pradesh and West
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  • 31 1 Berne, Friday The 31natlon executive council of the Universal Postal Union .today that It s®dded to award to the People's Republic of China the Chinese seat in occu
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  • 88 1 Gold-plated electronic components, worth $85,000, have been reported stolen from SGS Singapore Private Ltd. in Lorong Four, Toa Payoh. According to police today, the plant manager, Mr. Arthur Doif. discovered the missing parts two days ago while checking stocks. At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday he
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  • 88 1 Rio de Janeiro. Friday.— A policeman was yesterday convicted of complicity In the activities of a police "death squad" and sentenced to a total of 275 years' imprisonment. Ernanl Barcellos was found guilty of complicity In the killing of 11 men, hiding their bodies and practising "other forms
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  • 63 1 Mexico City, Friday A millionaire kidnapped for a ransom of a million pesos (about $1.2 million) bashed one of his captors with a rock, shot dead another and escaped. Mr. Ignacio Lizarraga Huerta, 63, kidnapped three days ago at the Pacific port city of Mazatian, led police
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    • 153 1 IHSIDE TODBV PAGE j Expert warns 01 danger ot noise l«• ws is J ACE 6: Singapore's nost costly criminal chase. PACE 7: Shad ow cast on eve of Nixon s trip to Moscow. PACE 13: Our Heritage: Chinese education in 19th Century Singapore. PACE 15: Twiggy's Boyfriend is in
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  • 331 2  -  Study request may be turned down By Ivan Lim The Chinese Physicians Association has hit a snag in planning its trip to China. It Is understood that the Chinese authorities are having second thoughts about the association's request for the use of facilities
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  • 210 2 At least one of the schoolgirls injured in the Anderson School laboratory blast is not accepting the government's offer of free plastic surgery. She Is Miss Yap Poh Eng, 16 (above, with her mother), becaus* her parent do not believe chat the scars on her
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  • 364 2  -  By Patrick de Souza It was impossible to cut Singapore off from all Western influences, the director of the People's Association, Mr. Lee Wai Kok, said yesterday. Speaking at a forum on the urgent problems facing youth, he said that to isolate
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  • 37 2 A group of 21 travel agents Including a representative from Guam and another from Borneo were recently presented with certificates for attending a two-week training course conducted by Luf th ansa German Airlines In Singapore.
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  • 27 2 Washington, Friday—The US house of representatives last night approved ah appropriation Bill to introduce a unilateral cut in US contributions to the United Nations.
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  • 250 2 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. The harmless looking Buah Jering is extremely dangerous. Its toxic content can affect the kidneys and it can in some cases cause death. Yet hundreds of Malaysians eat it daily in various forms claiming It to be delicious particularly when spiced
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  • 58 2 London, Friday The Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, which housed the world-famous Sadler's Wells opera company until 1968. has been saved from closure. The threatre. now used for drama production, was in financial difficulties but an appeal fund has raised about $70,000, which will keep the threatre
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  • 29 2 The Adult Education Board will end its registration for commercial classes at the AngloChinese Primary School. Mountbatten Centre and St. Joseph's Institution, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
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    • 169 2 Every mile you fly with us, you'll find our'little extras "get bigger and bigger. Every airline today offers more or less the same things. That's why we offer you our 'little extras',. Little extras like beautifully prepared Chinese meals unsurpassed in Taipei or Hong Kong. Intricate wood carvings and other
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 123 2 iCMHM-S 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
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    • 436 2 HHPPEMIIGS wh t a O t D s ay on The Minister for Science of courses available and to and Technology, Dr. Toh the public, until 4 p.m. present The Advisory Committee official cards to members of of gan ENG SENG the area s citizens consulta- SCHOOL will hold a
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  • 283 3  -  Request for more police patrols By Tan Cher Soon The Singapore Light-er-Owners Association will soon send a report to the marine police on pilferage from lighters. At the same time they will request steppedup police patrols on the waterfront. Mr. Ow Chio Kiat, secretary of
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  • 173 3 MSA has extended to the end of the year its offer of low-fare holiday trips for civil servants, employees of statutory boards and gov-ernment-owned companies. A spokesman for the airline said: "The response has been very encouraging, and because of this we have
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  • 28 3 Tuan Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed, the Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, will open the Geylang Serai Vocational Institute on May 26, at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 202 3 Several hotels In the Orchard Road area are having a "space problem." Not rooms but parking lots. The reason? Many motorists are leaving their vehicles at the freely available parking space at these hotels while they visit offices or shops nearby. A hotel security chief said
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  • 22 3 The Singapore Jaycees will co-ordinate a training-within-industry six-session course on Job safety from Monday at the Federation of Boys' Club.
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  • 348 3 The Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore today called on the Government to foster closer ties with governments of countries which exported drugs to Singapore. This could help local drug importers to check the bona-fides of manufacturers in those countries. The president of the society,
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  • 272 3 Kuala Lumpur, Friday Two overseas experts in marketing and advertising will conduct the Advertisers Association's seminar on The Age of Consumerism to be held here from June 14 to 16. They are Professor Roger Layton, Professor of Marketing at Ohio State University. and Dr. R.H. Beck,
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  • 53 3 The National Productivity Council has recruited nine Nanyang University graduates to train Chineseeducated management personnel in commercial firms. They are Lem Kim Wan, Yeo Yew Swee, Kow Dew Lim, Lim Eng Swee, Chew Soon Beng, Koh Kah Yeok, Lam Yew Choong, Yao Che Wan and Miss
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  • 24 3 Mr. Tay Chee Toh will hold his third art exhibition at the Alpha Gallery In Alexandra Avenue at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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  • 79 3 The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, officially declared open the Hotel and Catering 4 School in Nassim Hill last night. After the opening ceremony he was shown around the school to see for himself the training facilities offered there. He is
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  • 314 3 Children to be told of danger Kuala Lumpur, Friday The Malaysian Ministry of Health is to step up its anti-cholera education drive—possibly to include all schools as well. A survey of schools in Kuala Lumpur yesterday showed that hawkers, especially ice-water, chendol. iruit and rojak
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  • 50 3 The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, will open a special convention for seamen at the Singapore Conference Hall tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. It is organised by the Singapore Organisation of Seamen. NTUC leader will explain to seafarers their role in the future maritime developments of Singapore.
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  • 48 3 Sydney, Friday.—A flVeman mission from Colonial Sugar Refinery (CBR) visited the recent Canton Fair to explore the long-term possibilities of the Chinese market, CSR said In a statement issued here last night. "The Chinese conducted the discussions with courtesy and goodwill," the statement said.
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  • 292 3 Mr. Lam Peng Loon, the director of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, stressed that it was important that untrained staff now employed in variour hotels should be encourages io undergo training at the Hotel and Catering Training School. In his message published m he
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  • 28 3 The Centre for Applied Behavioural Science will conduct a weekly eightsession course on social psychology starting on June 5. Four further information. telephone ***** or *****1.
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  • In Person
    • 710 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 THE days of hurried and frenzied business lunches are really long gone judging from the large number currently on which includes either talks, slide-and-fllm presentations, and what not to make the busy executives break just
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  • 343 5 Principals and teachers in English and Chinese primary schools here are divided on whether there are enough teachers for second-language teaching i& primary schools, but most of them feel that more are needed. A random survey made by New Nation showed that the principals
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  • 162 5 Mr. Hwang Chin Chan, 76, walked up the aisle again this week with his wife of 50 years. Hand in hand they rededicated themselves to each other at the altar of the Sacred Heart Church in Tank Road. "It was our way of marking
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  • 270 5 "I suppose you can call me a sort of draughtsman or draughtswoman, though I've never heard the term being used," said the young girl who will be the first woman to graduate in mechanical engineering from Ngee Ann Technical College. Miss Lee Peong, 22
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  • 34 5 The National Productivity Centre will hold a dinner for participants of the ECAFE training course on tramps, tankers and pur-pose-built tonnage at' Singapura Hotel, Orchard Road, on May 26 at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 26 5 President Sheares will open the 23rd annual exhibition of the Singapore Art Society at the Victoria Memorial Hall on May 25 at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 30 5 The YMCA of Singapore will conduct a socialdance class for beginners every Saturday next month. The course will include waltzes, foxtrots, cha-cha, rumba, jive and modern dance steps.
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  • 290 5 An American ear specialist has called on Members of Parliament, trade unions and doctors here to campaign against noise pollution which he claimed had reached "harmful proportions." Dr. Albert Goh, from California said that noise pollution in Singapore especially from traffic and from construction
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  • 261 5 Those who have undergone sex-change operations could well find themselves in a legal limbo if they decide to get married. Speaking to New Nation, Mr. Joshua Lim, Assistant Director of the Legal Aid Bureau, said: "If one of the sex-change girls decides to get married, our
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 363 5 ^$+;{!&^^(`[<*=/?%`!|%`&+-|-|]? Student wins quiz top prize Monday's quiz photograph showed part of the roof of the Eng Aun Tong building In Nell Road. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Raymond Khoo, a student, of Anthony Road. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 972 6 WARNER'S WORLD Last of a series of five articles by veteran foreign correspondent Denis Warner When President Nixon announced his plans to visit Peking and Moscow there were high hopes in Washington that, through the detente with China and wide agreement with
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 451 6 What other newspapers are saying: THE RETURN OF RYU-KYU AND THE QUESTION OF BASES After 27 years of continuous struggle, the one million people of Ryu-Kyu Islands have now eventually freed themselves from the rule of the US occupation troops, and Japan has regained sovereignty over part
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      • 410 6 WALLACE SHOT AT BY ASSASSIN Alabama Governor, George Wallace, was shot and critically wounded day before yesterday when he was attending a meeting of the presidential candidates in Baltimore. He is now undergoing surgery at a hospital in Maryland. According to a hospital spokesman. Mr. Wallace
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    • 684 6  -  MALAYSIA From V.K. Chin Pernas has encountered further setbacks in trying to establish itself as the sole agent in the China trade. Some of its plans have already been upset and the two visits to the Canton Trade
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    • 1018 6  -  SINGAPORE By Yeo Toon Joo The rejection by the High Court of Gerald Fernandez's appeal against a corruption conviction last Saturday ended Singapore's most costly criminal chase and long-drawn court case. It is believed that Fernandez spent about $100,000 from the day he skipped ball
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    • 335 6  -  THAILAND From Manit Jeer Male travellers with long hair will very soon find that besides Singapore, Thailand is another country to avoid if they do not want to have their hair trimmed. The authorities now require foreign male visitors to trim their tiair to "desirable
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 282 7 Malaysia to make all-purpose GM model United Press International New York, Friday General Motors is to begin production of a new low-cost car in Malaysia this month. Designed for the growing market in developing nations, the all-purpose car could be on the market by July
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  • 259 7 United Press International Belfast, Friday Gunmen fired into a group of teenagers playing in a Protestant neighbourhood here yesterday, killing a 15-year-old boy. The army said, earlier a soldier died of gunshot wounds received three days ago. Five civilians, including two Roman Catholic teenage
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  • 48 7 Rangoon, Friday.— Burmese communists and Mlzo rebels suffered heavy casualties in an early morning raid yesterday on Rathedaung town, about 330 miles (530 km) north-west of Rangoon. The 400-strong rebel group burned down two warehouses and an army outposts before being beaten pff by government forces.
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  • 27 7 Hong Kong, Friday—The President of Somalia, Ma-Jor-General Mohamed Siad Barre, has arrived in Pyongyang from China to begin a state visit to North Korea.
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  • 259 7 Reuter Paris, Friday—The Duke of Windsor was too ill to have tea with Britain's Queen Elizabeth his niece —when she called on him for a family reunion yesterday. The Queen, accompanied by her husband Prince Philip and her son Prince Charles, had to go
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  • 141 7 United Press International Manila, Friday.—The pilot of a light plane circled low to wave greetings to his girl friend yesterday, struck a power pole and crashed In flames, killing himself and a friend. Frollan Galvez, 22, and Alfredo Masamayor, 20, had Just taken off
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  • 69 7 Rome, Friday Italy was plunged into a new round of labour unrest yesterday as unions ended a three-week election truce with a 48-hour strike which paralysed the government's administrative machinery. About 800,000 State employees, demanding an overhaul of the administrative machinery, brought work to a halt
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  • 188 7 Washington, Friday. Senator Robert Byrd, De-mocrat-West Virginia, has called for the death penalty for persons who assassinate or attempt to assassinate candidates for President. Senator Byrd said in a Senate speech yesterday: "A lot of these nuts are going around the country
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  • 59 7 London, Friday Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union yesterday formally pledged themselves to an international treaty banning the placing of nuclear and other mass-des-truction weapons on the seabed. The treaty, negotiated by the Geneva Disarmament Conference and opened for signature in February, 1971, has
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  • 49 7 The Soviet ship, Grisha Akpyan, after it was hit by bombs dropped by US planes while anchored in the North Vietnamese port of Cua Ong in Quang Minh province. The North Vietnamese, who released this picture, said the ship was seriously damaged and a crewman killed.
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  • 357 7 Washington, Friday.—Reports of Soviet success in denting the US blockade of North Vietnam today cast a shadow AmericanSoviet relations on the eve of President Nixon's departure for summit talks in Moscow, according to officials here. Peking reports quoting Soviet diplomats as saying
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  • 112 7 United Press International Paris, Friday. France yesterday indicated its backing for a communist demand that South Vietnam be given a new coalition government in place of the present administration of President Thieu, parliamentary sources said. The packing was expressed by the Foreign Minister,
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    • 205 7 Pi I.T IS LV 1 w -«r It seems only yesterday that PRESKO set up its commercial public relations service to aid local businessmen and foreign investors in the establishment of new industries and enterprises in Southeast Asia. In fact, it was over ten years ago and our services, which
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  • 411 8 Violence is threatening to become a common feature of Singapore life. Stabbing cases were a daily occurrence over the past week. In the last three days two people were stabbed to death one in a gang fight. There have been three gang clashes in
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  • 206 8 by ISPY Hearing is believing, as far as I'm concerned. A friend of mine h9s just returned from Indonesia. As she and her husband are interested in spirits and mediums, they have been inviting quite a few practitioners to their home. She said: "I wouldn't have
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  • 743 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR It is more than somewhat comforting that in an otherwise murky world situation, the Moscow summit is still on. The only thing that can now come in the way of President Nixon sitting down with Mr.
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  • Letters
    • 312 8 I wish to comment on the subject of the 13th-month allowance which the retired are not entitled to. Not to draw a distinction between those who resigned from the service between Jan. 1, 1972, and March 31 and those whose retirement dates fell between these two
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    • 137 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS. Singapore, 11. I refer to the letter by Cooke (NN, May 8). Television Singapore has in fact acquired, whenever possible, films of lnterna- tional soccer matches. For Instance, the European Cup matches in previous years have been telecast. As for
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    • 113 8  -  LI HSII LI There are many brickbats being thrown at RTB but few constructive suggestions. The National Geographic Society is a good and Interesting series. We also have Search for the Nile; Kung Fu and Elizabeth R. Award winning shows from other countries, dubbed In English,
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    • 148 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore, 11. This is in reply to the letter by Prompt Tax-Payer (NN, May 9). We agree with him that the early morning selection should be "soothing to the ears." This has always been our policy not only
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    • 70 8 I wish to know why 67 rank and file policemen were sent for an inspector's course <C) to be promoted as acting sergeant's when they could have very well been sent for the sergeant's course. I understand that a few of them were already sergeants when they
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    • 49 8  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division, Singapore, 3. With reference to the letter, Lavatories an Eyesore, by Puritist (NN, April 21), action has been taken to ensure that the latrine block referred to and its vicinity are kept in a clean state.
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    • 208 8  -  M.S.S.M. Recently I was about to cross the road from Goldhill Centre to the Esso petrol kiosk at Thomson Road. It had rained earlier in the morning and a pool of water collected near the roadside. The other portion of the road was however dried up.
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    • 58 8  -  Ag. DSP YEOW YEW TOONG Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force, Singapore. I refer to the letter, Summons After 15 Months, by Frame Up (NN, May 10). The writer Is requested to communicate direct with the offlcer-in-charge of traffic police, Mr. Nlaa Mohd. Shah (telephone *****) at
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    • 82 8  -  LIM PEK HONG (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Housing and Development Board, Singapore, 2. Neo Tiong Kee (NN. May 11) may wish to know that refuse deposited In bin chutes of flats in Stirling Road is cleared dally. Ail bin chutes on the ground floor are also provided
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    • 60 8 The piece of vacant land at the end of Colchester Grove is infested with mosquitoes. As a resident, I complained to the authorities sometime ago but nothing has been done to cut down the overgrown lallang. I hope action will be taken immediately because homes in the area
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    • 118 8  -  MARY KENNEDY, KATHLEEN FENELON My sister and I have recently returned from a visit to Singapore where I saw my daughter at the Mt. Alvernla Hospital. I feel I must write and thank the people of Slnga- pore for their kindness and courtesy during our stay. I
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  • HOLLAND IS HERE
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      867 9 ELABORATE FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL Today is the beginning of one of the most elaborate food festivals ever to be held in Singapore. It is, of course, the Dutch Food Festival, of which so much has been written and talked about. The festival which has adopted the
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    • 144 9 MESSAGE FROM MR. R. C. PEKELHARING, THE NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE: The success of the 'Holland Is Here' Food Promotion Campaign Is generated not only by the initiative of the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, but In no small way by the active participation of the local business community
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    • 295 9 Commonsense dictates that the Netherlands should be one of the last countries in the world to export food and agricultural products. Yet, beginning today the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture is sponsoring in Singapore (later in Malaysia and Hong Kong) "Holland is Here!", one of
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    • 52 10 Holland's intensified farming relies heavily on modern farm machinery as can be seen in this picture. The amount of fertiliser used per acre is higher than any other European Country. The extensive use of glasshouses also enables Dutch farmers to produce quality fruits, vegetables and flowers
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    • 403 10 The Netherlands can never let up In her continuous struggle for every square inch of land. In 1900 Holland's population was only 5300,000. Today it is over 13 million. This means that there are a thousand inhabitants to every square mile, making the
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    • 106 10 Exports of agricultural products from the Netherlands show a clear surplus over imports. The principal agricultural products Imported from other countries are raw materials for livestock farming and food manufacture, the main items being: Oil seeds, crude oils and fats;' cattle feedstuffs, excluding cereals; cereals (including
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    • 509 10 Increased acreage for better harvests and a steadily Increasing population also an Improved water supply In the Netherlands are being achieved through Holland's famed land reclamation programme under which some half a million acres will be taken from the sea. Plana for this extensive
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    • 526 11 NETHERLANDS OCCUPIES CENTRAL POSITION The continuous warfare the Dutch have had to wage with the sea is the first principals of the economic structure of the Netherlands. Dike-builders, port engineers and lockbuilders from Holland are found all over the world and one of the
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    • 409 11 The most striking feature of Holland's agricultural industry is that fewer and fewer people as a result of mechanisation are producing products of better and better quality as a result of scientific research. The necessity for this is self-evident due to Holland's densely populated country with only
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    • 703 12 The geographical position of the Netherlands, this low-lying country by the sea, the relative scarcity of raw materials in this delta area of the great European rivers, and the manner in which the Dutch people have over the centuries met the challenge presented by
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    • 679 12 The sea fishing industry in the Netherlands has undergone great changes in the period since the Second World War, changes involving not only the constitution of its fleet but also fishing techniques, fishing grounds and types of catch. A distinction is made in the Netherlands
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    • 385 11 From May 19 to June 4* A SPECIAL DUTCH FOOD FESTIVAL! From May 19, invite your family or friends to Shangri-La and delight in delicious Dutch food specialities! There'll be special buffet lunches and dinners devoted entirely to Dutch cuisine. And in the Golden Peacock restau rant, you'll be entertained
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    • 27 12 The Scan Dutch Seabelt provides weekly express sailings to/from Germany and Singapore. Scan Dutch 9 Agents: INTEROCEAN—E.A.C. agencies pte. Ltd. 1, Finlayson Green, Singapore 1, Tel. *****
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  • Our Heritage
    • 1429 13  -  PRESENTED BY BETTY L. KHOO One day in 1854, some one dozen or more little Chinese boys solemnly trooped in through the portals of one of the earliest Chinese schools built in Singapore. This was the Chinese Free School Chui Eng
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    • 942 13  -  WHERE ORE THEV ROW By Tan Chung Lee "You can't make a living out of it." After 18 years and 1,000 matches, that's the verdict of Singapore's top wrestler Leow Kwong Seng. But for Kwong Seng, 51, that's not quite accurate.
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    • SHOPPING
      • 574 14 ANEW chain of shops i is opening through- out Singapore and Malaysia. The name is "Psychedell," now being introduced from the United States, where their products are very popular. "The Psychedell" specialises in different iorms of popular art created by modern artists. The aim of this
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 307 14 'MR; -v "\i QJLZjt VA nrf« i f«v j .m .-^pyipui when you talk about carpets say QURESHI'S Say QURESHI's «and everybody knows you are talking about the best carpets in town. For QURESHI's only stock the finest selection of Persian. Bokhara. Pakistan. Chinese and Indian hand-maoe carpets and rugs
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    • 132 14 Beautify your home or garden Ready made or made-to-order. Come and see the wide variety of birds at our show room. Bring the kids. We open holidays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 193 KATONG BIRD SHOP Road. Singapore 15. TeJi46 l 9 76 EKOSS MODEL ESP-9 electrostatic studio monitor for
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    • 145 14 IMPORTED FASHIONS THE SHOW CASE 16, THE ORCHARD SHOPPING CENTRE (NEXT TO FITZPATRICK'S) 290, ORCHARD ROAD S'PORE-9 MONDAY TO SATURDAY 10a.H. ts 6p. w 31 j im» SIN 6 MEE (S) LIMITED TERRAZZO TILES MANUFACTURER FACTORY: 42. MACPHERSON RD, SINGAPORE. TEL: *****-*****3 MODERN AND LUXURY HOME DESERVES SUPER TERRAZZO FLOOR
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    • 350 14 COLOURFUL MURALS IN ITALIAN CERAMICS Sole Distributor: 0~ MEIKA CONTRACTORS CO., (Interior Exterior Decorators) 16, TANNERY LANE, S'PCRE 13. TEL: *****7, *****9. HEALTH i mm' cure ELECTRO-lON HEALTH THERAPY a motes good health, restores vitality and youthfulness. is ensured Digestion improves This machine is guaranteed to remedy fatigue, headaches, nervousness,
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  • TREND
    • 220 15 Those of us who are in our twenties today are sure to remember that waif in mod gear that was Twiggy in 1966. That flat-chest-ed, long-legged essence of youthful femininity with her saucer-shaped eyes. Oh how we tried to shed the pounds off our faces
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    • 143 15 Johnathan Boutwood's yawn lifted four hours and 37 miles. The 21-year-old truck driver, of Bedford, England, was at the wheel of his vehicle when he yawned "really long and hard," he said. Then there was a click. His jaw stuck. He pulled over to the
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    • 639 15  -  EATING OUT WITH i WENDY HUTTON If you can't decide where to eat tonight or tomorrow evening, then why not catch the last two nights of the Portugese food festival at the Hilton's Harbour Grill. This festival, arranged to promote the popular Portuguese rose wine
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    • 33 15 The Singapore Music Teachers' Association will Present its 12th students' workshop, which is a musical programme by the pupils of members, at the Cultural Centre on May 22, at 7 p.m.
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    • 534 15  -  PAT CHUNG What do you say when your child wakes you up and announces that she's not going to school that day? I say, "Pine. Stay home." At least that's what I did last Tuesday morning. Our seven-year-old had already had Saturday, Sunday and Monday off,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 125 15 L=JiU brother 701 the most mOSt Mrtomriic mOSt uses No wonder it is the MOST wanted Sewing Machine! Makes sewing even the most complicated patterns child's play. 20 different designs, automatic button holer too. Ask for a free demonstration today! SMITA AGENCIES 349 Chjng Rc d s lQt,pore Agents 'Tel:
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    • 107 15 Qir In?later 1 —11 Exhauster M JUST PLUG INTO YOUR CAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTACLE. 1 IT INFLATES AIR MATTRESSES, AIR-CUSHIONS. LIFE-RAFTS, SWIMMING RINGS, RUBBER BOATS, HAND BALLS, BALLOONS ALL INFLATABLE TOYS FAST! AVAILABLE IN 6 OR 12 VOLTS. HENRYPENG COMPANY UNIT 308, 3RD. FLOOR, SUPREME HOUSE PENANG ROAD, SINGAPORE, 9.
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  • 354 16 Dainlppon Ink and Chemicals (Singapore) Private Ltd., is looking for markets other than Malaysia and Indonesia which have imposed heavy import duties to protect their own printing ink industries. "Our sales to these two countries fell to about $50,000 last year because of the
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  • 161 16 Bethlehem Singapore recently launched the first oil drilling platform over its new tilt beam launching system. The offshore company's Gemini slid into the water gracefully to the cheers of the over 600 workmen who had spent the last few months building her.
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  • 47 16 Owing to higher labour and material costs and the revaluation of the Japanese yen. the costs of pigments used for textiles, paint, printing Ink. rubber and plastics have been raised by 20 per cent, the Organic Pigment Manufacturers Association of Japan, has announced.
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  • 383 16 Reuter London, Friday The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr. Arnold Smith, warned yesterday that a trade war could erupt If the European Common Market used aid and trade policies to try to get discriminatory privileges in the developing nations. With Britain's entry into the
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  • 145 16 Reuter London, Friday The market closed mixed in quiet trading yesterday and at 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was up 0.9 at 538.9. Philips Lamps extended overnight gains while BATS, Rank and British Match also firmed. Unilever continued easier on Wednesday's first quarter
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  • 240 16 New York, Friday Stocks closed sharply higher in fairly active trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial average of 30 selected blue chip stocks was ahead 10.08 at 951.23 at the closing. Advances led declines 947 to 481 among
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  • 248 16 Reuter London, Friday Gold buying fever eased its grip on still sensitive free markets in London and Zurich yesterday and gold gamblers cashed in rich profits and brought the price down from its post-war peak. In the smaller West German and French markets gold's
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  • 211 16  -  CAMERA CORNER By WANG SU FAH Leaf patterns are easy to focus to obtain sharp and clear pictures. But there are certain points to note, so that the finished pictures will attract attention. Leaves of flowers plants and trees; bamboo, palm and coconut leaves
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  • 61 16 Washington, Friday.—The American economy moved ahead rapidly In the first three months of this year, but inflation creamed off half the gains. The Commerce Department yesterday Issued revised figures showing that the Gross National Product rose by 12 per cent, but Inflation spurted ahead by six
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  • 160 16 Allied Chem 32% Alcoa 51% An Brands Am Can 37% AT T 42% A A P 8 Anaconda 2144 Beth Steel 32 Boeing 22% Caterp Trac M% Chrysler 33% Coca-Cola 128% Control Data Corn Ql wits 238 Dow Chem 80% DuPont 142% E Kodak 124% Ford Mot
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  • 42 16 Tokyo, Friday.— Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's second son, Mr. Shlnjl Sato, is now visiting China to sell steel products. Mr. Sato of Japan Steel and Tube Corporation, left here for Canton on May 12, the company said.
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  • 169 16 The share market showed signs of improvement yesterday in terms of volume and gains. Prices- moved up marginally in selective industrials, hotels and properties. Aggregate turnover also increased to 3.4 million shares worth $6.8 million. Some first liners attracted attention and made fair gains. Many second liners were
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 135 16 Title: Camera: Exposure: Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rales of the competition. It's open to afll with cash prizes. Rules 1. The-Contest to open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum stoe to 6" x r on rlousy surface. LAn Entry Form most be rammed at the back
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 394 16 NEW NATION CROSSWORD nai A una s S3 B ACROSS 1 Loud sound. 5 —and Eva. 10 Trapper's merchandise. 14 Tree of Morocco. 15 Alpine feature. 16 Copycat. 17 Legendary rall-roader. 19 Walling spirit of Irish folklore. 20 High regard. 21 Junior. 23 Bavarian river Into the Danube. 25 Boxing
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 587 17 NEW NATION CLASSIFIEDS PHONE *****8 20$ A .WORD, ANNOUNCEMENTS SUITINGS from Germany, England, Italy and other European Market at $6.50 per metre. Shams Departmental Store 7-C St. Gregory* Place. Telephone ***** Singopore. HITACHI STEREO Tape-recorders, Model TRQ 777 Auto-Reverse with speakers. Usual $796 now $402. Hitachi Stereo Rodio cum Cassette
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    • 414 17 ACCOMMODATION WANTED SEVERAL APARTMENTS (furnished/unfurnished) urgently required by newly established foreign company. Most our clients are couples. Ring *****5/*****6 Singapore. BOOKS PUBLICATIONS SUBSCRIBE to the Young Students an exciting and very interesting magazine for students between 10—16 years. On sale at all news agents. Singapore. CHUA KAI TEO Book Making
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    • 520 17 FOR SALE CURTAINS, UPHOLSTERY Fabrics, Carpets, Carpet-tiles Wallpapers, furniture, interior designing etc., G.S. Interiors, 401, River Volley Rood, Tel: *****6, *****3 S'pore. weekdays 9a.m. 9p.m. PIONKER SA-900 AMPLIFIER AR-2X speakers Thorens turntable $1,050/- 0.n.0. Tel: S'pore ***** ext. 196 Chon (office hours). COME LISTEN! To the wonderful Sounds of Philips
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    • 430 17 MISCELLANEOUS HOME CATERING service for nonya makan (mejo ponjang) Makan kechil wadding and birthday parties. Interested people please contact Helen Tel: *****9. HAVE YOU any problem on house repairs, painting, white washing. Contoct *****4. Good service assured. OPTICAL HEARING AIDS FULL RANGE of bi-focol lenses with photogroy available for professional
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    • 498 17 PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THI WIDfST RANG! OP Photographic and darkroom equipments. Call Nonyang Photo. 61 Middle Rood Singapore. Telephone: *****/*****6. Stockists of Nikon, Leica, Hasseldlod, Rollei, Zeiss and Metz. etc. RUGS/CARPETS/CURIOS FOR YOUR CARPCTtNG, interior designing, curtains and woll papers, consult us and let us give you a free quotation without
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    • 440 17 VEHICLES FOR SALE 1971 TOYOTA CORONA. 1970 Mercedes 28OS, 1970 Ford Cortina 1600E 1969 Mercedes 28OS, 1969 Mercedes 200 D, 1968 Mercedes 2505. View at 307 Bukil Timoh Rood S'pore. NEW VICTORY COMPANY. Buying, selling and trode-in of new and second-hand Suzuki 200 c.c./250c.c. 135 Bencoolen Street Singapore 7. *****.
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    • 387 17 cmrfo ax-US Army lno»<Wow< like mw. > fa 1.5.0. SOUTH-UNION TRADING PTE. LTD. 132 East Coast Rood, Singapore 15 Tel: *****8/*****4 NEW CAR DIRECTORY Where you can buy your next new car in Singapore nz l> AUSTIN MORRIS FEDERATED MOTORS (PTE.) LTD. MALAYAN MOTORS (PTE.) LTD. Orchard Rood, Singapore 9
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  • 1147 18  -  STORM IN SACA CAMP: By SONNY YAP Khoo Kwee Huat who won a silver medal in the South East Asia Peninsular Games last year has swopped his pedals for the gloves after he was suspended for six months by the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association.
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  • 236 18 Eastern Agencies matched strong contenders 007 n for the first half before being beaten 19-29 in a division two game of the Singapore Women's Netball Association's league played at Farrer Park yesterday. In one of the most exciting games so far both teams battled
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  • 233 18 Indiana. Friday. Race Driver Jim Malloy, 37, of Denver, Colorado, died yesterday of injuries suffered four days ago when his car crashed into a wall at high speed during practice for the May 27 Indianapolis Motor Speedw&v 500-mile (800 km) race. Malloy died in Indianapolis
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  • 193 18 London, Friday A host of new proposals for British soccer are on the agenda for the football league's annual meeting on June 2 —and many of them are controversial. One of the most controversial, following the season of the crackdown by referees, is a proposal
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  • 54 18 Bangalore, India, Friday Australia swept to a 5-0 victory over India in the Davis Cup East zone final here yesterday, winning both the reverse singles. Australia's Rose Case defeated India's Anand Amrithraj in straight sets 6-1, 8-6, 7-5. In the reverse singles Colin Dibley beat Vijay Amrithraj
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  • 1508 18  -  R GUTTER rk TALK WITH JOHN FITCH "Which centre will host the 1972 Singapore Open?" is the $64 question many bowlers have on their lips. I fail to see why there should be any change, for, since the inception of the Singapore Open Jackles
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  • 119 18 Glasgow, Friday George Best, Manchester United's football idol, failed to join his northern Ireland international team-mates here as they gathered for the match against Scotland on Saturday. Irish and Manchester United officials had no idea of the whereabouts of the elusive Best, who has played 30 internationals
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  • 244 18 The four Singapore footballers, now touring with the World Wanderers in Bangkok, want to return home on Monday "for fear of losing their jobs." Ow Slew Kong. Shamsuddin, Gulam Mohammed and Arshad Khamis, the four footballers said that they never expected the tour to last
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  • 45 18 Tokyo. Friday The results of yesterday's all night games, to Japan's two professional baseball leagues: CENTRAL LEAGUE Hiroshima 2 Hanshin 0 Yomiuri 11 Chunichi 5 Talyo 9 Yakult 4 PACIFIC LEAGUE KJntetsu 9 Lotte 0 Nankai 6 Hankyu 5 Nishitetsu 11 Toei 3
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  • 27 18 Brussels, Friday Belgium beat Ireland 4-0. after leadln 2-0 at half-time, In their World soccer Cup European zone elimination round firstleg tie here last night.
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  • 307 19 By Blue Peter Penan*, Friday Bunga Ku, Rakush and Tioman n were the outstanding workers In a morning of spectacular gallops here today. Tioman n, ridden by K. Samry, beat Gelanggi (Patrick Nglow) at the end of a 3f workout, clocking 38 1/5. Rakush dashed over
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  • 263 19 London, Friday. A proposal to ban altitude training before the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christehurch, New Zealand was defeated by one vote at a meeting of the Commonwealth Games Federation advisory committee here last night. The resolution, proposed by the federation's committee. said: "No competitor shall
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  • 113 19 New York, Friday.—Hal Mcßae drove in four runs with a single and a double and Cesar Geronimo trippled home a run yesterday as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, for their eighth consecutive victory. Ted Martinez tripled in one run in the first
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  • 209 19 United Press International Tokyo, Friday The results on the fourth and fifth day of the 15-day Sumo tournament at the Kokuglkan Sumo Stadium here: Kltanoml (2-2) beat Haguroiwa (1-3) Ashahikuni (3-1) beat Mutauara&hl (2-2), Daiyu (1-3) beat Otshlo (2-2), Nishlklnada (2-2) beat Wakafutase (0-4), Yoshloyama (4-0) beat
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  • 293 19 Londlpn, Friday Today Rosemary Paine celebrates her 39th birthday. It is an age when most athletes have long since retired to their memories and their scrapbooks. But as Mrs. Paine edges towards her 40's she is only just reaching her peak in discus throwing which is
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  • 58 19 Thailand's former world flyweight champion shows his fist to promoter Kesfoi Guisani with compatriot PronchaJ Phopaikam on the left during a press conference at Jack's Place Restaurant, Killiney Road, yesterday. Chartchai and Guizani will give an exhibition match at the Gay World Stadium tomorrow night Pronchai fights Tahar
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  • 18 19 Pictures by Steven Lee
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  • 644 19 Brian Marks, the leading qualifier will be the first to tee-off against B. K. Sen in the first round match play of the Singapore Island Country Club Open championship over the par--71 Bukit course tomorrow at 1.15 p.m. Other ties: 1.20 p.m.— Harry Dyne v A.
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  • 85 19 Gemini Recreation Ciub will hold its inaugural Big Walk on May 27 starting at 7.30 ajn. The routes are Men, seniors: From Chapel Close to the padang (distancenine kilometres and for women and veterans, from Palace Theatre to the padang (eigth kilometres). Certificates will be given to
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  • 41 19 The president of the organising committee for the 7th SEAP Games to be held in Singapore, Inche Othman Wok will give his presidential address to the committee at its first meeting at Sports House today at 5 p.m.
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  • 712 19 London, Friday Bob Herman and Tom Mottram, two little-known bowlers, tore apart the Australian cricketers' first innings here yesterday and placed Hampshire In a winning position. Herman, released by Middlesex last year, and 26-year-old Mottram. Making his first-class debut, shot the Australians out for 191
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  • 126 19 Southampton, England Friday.—Dennis Lillee's "encouraging" performances in the current match against Hampshire, yesterday earned the Australian paceman a place In the team to play M.C.C. at Lords starting Saturday. The back-to-ntness West Australian bank clerk will open the bowling in the tourists most important match
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  • Back Page FRIDAY
    • 323 20 Ah well, you can't win them all. Not even when your name is Elizabeth Taylor, and you have the reputation of being one of the most beautiful women in the world and your husband buys you diamonds the
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    • 95 20 Today is Friday, May 19. the 140th day of 1972 with 226 to follow. THE MOON: In first quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this day are under the sign of Taurus. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In
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    • 101 20 A Greek fruiterer,Stavros Micjialistis, gave orders that the television set in the family home in Athens was to be turned on only when he had approved the programme. So when he returned home one evening and found his 20-year-old sister, Ecaterini, watching a
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    • 48 20 AH FOOK: They say there is a growing interest in the occult. As for me I'm getting disillusioned. No matter what I do or follow my lucky numbers never turns up. MEI LIN: I don't believe in any of it and, touch wood, I'm not superstitious.
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    • Article, Illustration
      62 20 Look at those lovely dimples! Gracing our Back Page today is bagpipe girl, Lucy Teo, 21. She is of course with the famous Singapore Girl Pipers and is a great lover of the lilting skirl of the pipes. When she is not playing the bagpipe, she likes to
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    • 45 20 Children in the southeast Queensland town of Wandoan are being terrified by a plague of mice, and many are woken at night by mice running over them in their beds. Local officials said the mice had already destroyed grain worth about 3.5 million.
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    • 73 20 The biggest marriage bureau In Holland reports that in 1971 its work was greatly hampered by a shortage of men looking for wives. The bureau concentrates on middle-class and intellectual groups between the ages of 30 and 50 years, but last year only 1026 men registered compared
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 474 20 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (E) 3.45 A Diary of Events In Singapore this Week (E) 3.50 It's Happening In Singapore (E—Rpt) 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.30 Close 6.00 Opening and Lucky Dip 6.30 News In Brief 6.35 The Patty Duke
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    • 504 20 Trust your lucky star IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one whose judgment Is always profoundly influenced by surroundings. Should you be surrounded by persons not in harmony with you or each other, should you be in the midst of turmoil, argument. indecision, should you, in short, be
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  • GO RACING
    • 877 21 By Blue Peter Six teen Hundred has a bright chance of opening winning account in the Class 3 Division 4 —11 handicap at Penang tomorrow. This five-year-old by Dickens showed good form at Ipoh last month when he came from
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    • 150 21 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP 1 MAKUDA Race 1 W. HOLDINGS EAVESDROPPER OCEAN INN LORD CARRIG Ocean Inn Ocean Inn Western Holdings Lord Carrig Western Holdings Race 2 GRAND GENT Showgirl GRAND GENT Showgirl SHOWGIRL Grand Gent SHOWGIRL Taiwan Prlneess BEST GIFT Bhowgirl Race S JUNA BUCEPHALUS
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    • 11946 22 2.15 Class 5 Div. 2 sif ($6OOO $4200 to winner) 1. ***** SAILOR'S DELIGHT a (31st) J Donnelly 5 9.0 Kingston 4 SEVENTH: (12 started) 23-4-72 ipoh 8-4 s'iF (Kingston) CI. 5 Div. 2: Ist. True Justice 8-5 carr, 8-2; 2nd. Jasmine 8-8; 3rd. Jovial 8-4. liead-'i-11-8 215.
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