New Nation, 16 June 1972

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, June 16, 1972 No. 433 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 87 1 The share market was quite active this morning. Prices were barely steady. Carlsberg dropped seven cents under selling pressure to $2.35. Sime Darby rose 15 cents to $6.95. Malaysia Building Society fell four cents to $2.82, Malayan Flour two cents to $1.70 and Fair Lady one cent
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  • 13 1 Police reported 57 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 47 1 Los Angeles, Friday. Jack Nicklaus shared the first round lead with a one-over par-71 t35, 36) in the US Open golf championship with Orville Moody (35, 36), Tom Shaw (36, 35), Kermit Zarley (36, 35), Mason Rudolph (33, 38) and Chi Chi Rodriguez (34, 37).
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  • 55 1 LATE MEWS Jakarta, Friday.— Police said today the Soviet Embassy had asked for help to find a Russian diplomat who disappeared from the empassy taking important documents with him. A police spokesman said the diplomat, Mr. N. Q. Petrov, 33, an attache at the embassy, disappeared after
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  • 217 1 United Press International Manila, Friday. A gunman whom police suspect as a "homicidal copkiller" surrendered to a newsman today after holding hostage a suburban housewife and her six children for seven hours in an attempt to elude police hunters with "shoot-to-kill" orders. Leonardo
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  • 99 1 Singaporeans travelling by air to East Malaysia must now obtain cholera vaccination certificates. A Health Ministry spokesman said today: "This measure is to prevent the cholera outbreak from spreading outside the Sin-gapore-West Malaysia area." Vaccination certificates can be obtained at the Port Health Office in North Canal
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  • 360 1  -  Reports by Wee Rene Boat, Sunny Wee, Douglas Chan, Peter One, Tan Cher Soon, Dennis Chia, Lee Tew Meng. Pretty 22-year-old Florence Ng Lai Kuen was one of 12 local girls recruited by Cathay Pacific Airways last February. Yesterday she died
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  • 46 1 Hong Kong, Friday.—At least two people were reported killed today as torrential rains lashed the colony touching off flash floods and landslides. One of those reported killed was a five-year-old boy entombed in a landslide. Several people were injured in other accidents.
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  • 775 1 As rescue workers scoured a mountainous South Vietnamese war zone this morning for possible survivors of yesterday's Cathay Pacific Convair 880 which crash, two theories emerged about the cause of the disaster. With the possibUity of a collision with an American warplane ruled
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  • 124 1 United Press International New Delhi, Friday A team of Japanese officials and experts today began a preliminary investigation into the causes of the Japan Airlines (JAL) DCB crash on Wednesday that left 87 dead. JAL vice-president, Mr. Yoshine Takagl, who heads the team, told newsmen
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  • 391 1 Mother and daughter wept freely on their longdistance telephone ctUl between Singapore and Hong Kong. They had missed certain death on the CPA Convair that crashed yesterday. Madam Ng Peck Llan, 43, and her daughter Niy Chin Chin, 18, were booked on the IU-rated
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  • 162 1 United Press International New York. Friday. —An Irate dry cleaner, who refused to pay taxes, pulled a gun on four state revenue agents In Memphis, Tennesse, yesterday, forced three of them to walk out of his store naked and held the fourth hostage, demanding
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  • 32 1 New York, Friday—Clyde McPhatter, a rhythm and blues singer who formed the popular rock group, the Drifters, In the *****, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 41.
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  • 53 1 Senior District Judge, Mr. T.S. Sinnathuray, began delivering his judgment in the Fraser case at 10 a.m. in the First District Court. The verdict Is expected this afternoon. Fraser and Co, a stockbroking firm faces three charges while Mr. Anthony Measor, a director of the firm, faces
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  • 588 1  -  By Patrick de Souza Dr. Goh Keng Swee spoke today about the Impact of modernisation and the influence of Government on the individual and the Press in developing countries. At the opening of the modernisation seminar at the University of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 124 1 lIISIDE TODRV PACE 7: The U S puts anti hijack plan to the UN. PACE 9: Our Heritage: Origin of our State Arms. PACE 10: 6 ri n ging purged leaders back into Mao s told. PACE 13: Tabib on the dangers and treatment of obesity. PACE 15: Ten Pin
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    • 127 1 Plan a little happiness Iff w k* 3 <, *4 ,>5 ft The best way to plan your future is to start saving for it. FEB can help you save now so you'll have the money you'll need for any purpose. Holidays, college fees, cars, trousseaus, diamond rings, washing machines.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 79 2 The three member team Peminat Puisi won the first prize of $75 in the finals of the Malay pantun rebuttal competition organised by the National Book Development Council of Singapore.. They are Inche Said Haji Muhammad, a commercial school teacher. Che Roklah Ahmad, a saleswoman, and
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  • 21 2 The Minister for Finance will introduce the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill at the next sitting of Parliament.
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  • 352 2 Singaporeans measured success in terms of material wealth, prestige, and status symbol, according to a sociology lecturer in the University of Singapore, Dr. Peter S. J. Chen. In a paper prepared for the modernisation seminar which opens at the university today, he
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  • 236 2 Reuter Sydney, Friday.—Qantas, Australia's international airline, is considering employing Asian flight hostesses on its all-inclusive holiday tours to Singapore. The proposal has met with strong opposition from the Australian Airline Hostesses' Association which claims that some Australian flight hostesses could be made redundant. The association plans to
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  • 243 2  -  By Violet Oon With mounting excitement I waited for the appearance of the worldacclaimed Bayanlhan dancers at the Goodwood Park Hotel last night. The performances of the Filipino troupe had been widely acclaimed and I was a little apprehensive In case their fame
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  • 130 2 The $100 that 2nd year university student Teo Zick Seong (above) got from New Nation's Moneybox will help pay for his education. A science student at the University of Singapore, Zick Seong had been working as a relief teacher at Balestier Hill Secondary School
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 574 2 weather Temperatures in world capitals yesterday: Kuala Lumpur 32-24 C. Bangkok 34-26 C. Jakarta 34-25 C. Hong Kong 29-26 C. Manila 33-24 C. Taipeh 32-24 C. Tokyo 24-18 C. Naha 30-25 C. London 18-10 C. Paris 30-17 C. New York 29-18 C. San Francisco 27-12 0. Sydney 16-13 C. Melbourne
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  • 299 3 Medical and nur sing staff in Singapore were under the false notion that the medical social worker, formerly known as the almoner, was merely a money-giver", according to 3r medical social worker at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Miss Wong Sing Chee. In a paper
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  • 354 3  -  By Douglas Chan Singapore Cust o m s uncovered a racket involving the smuggling of tyres worth at least $1 million into the Republic. At the rate of $1.40 per lb. or $3.10 per kg., the duty evaded on the tyres is estimated to be
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  • 39 3 The body of a man was found floating at Changi Creek early today. Police identified him as Chua Sam Meng, 55, of King's Road. There were no external injuries and no foul play is suspected.
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  • 85 3 Work on the new $40,000 Kampong Glam community Centre at Victoria Street is now in progress. The three-storey centre will have seven halls, the largest of which will accommodate 500 people. It will be situated between two 20-storey blocks of flats which are also under construction. Standing
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  • 330 3 A coconut from the sandy soil of Kota Tinggi has bestowed good fortune on a member of the Singapore Special Constabulary. Or so Inche Abu Bakar bin Siri, of Swettenham Road, quite understandably feels. For he is now the proud owner of a second
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  • 177 3 The government has formed a Check-Off Review Board to facilitate the check-off of trade union dues of civil servants. The principal assistant secretary to the Labour Ministry, Mr. K. Kesavapany, has been appointed chairman of the board. The other six members of the board are: Mr.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 116 3 iEEMUIt Today's winning number *****0 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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  • In Person
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    • 171 4 pF*"' XK TIMAH Woollerton Park Apartments District 10 Ideal location for an ideal "home" —far enough from town but only 5 minutes to Orchard Road area. 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom apartments. Bookings now open! Luxury features: complete air-conditioning except kitchen and servant's area imported decorative wall tiles in all bathrooms and
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    • 204 4 goodwood group of hotel/ presents V Ulp'W 13-18 jun.'72 111.- Ui.tld t.mious HAY AMMAN DANCfc TROtJHf t*- <'M !ns..» u>l lections ot AUREO .1 ti.jl Flll|)lllll OUltllflfl PlllliplHlU- tp'.llltv I|1I«N'I1S .(N IH.KIfU frtotl jht to ,Slll(|.ipuK? !iy PtuUp|Mi»' Finli.i.sy P!iih|>;Mni? Tourist N I' liil./oMi ,imt PHILIPPINE AIRLINES !hi (.xmdwaHj t»f'Hir
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  • 359 5 Search for 150 more drivers The Traffic police have still not found enough courteous drivers, on the roads. Their attempt to spot 1000 such drivers as part of the recent Road Safety and Courtesy campaign is still 150 short. The target of 1000 was set during
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  • 202 5 s a terrace house off Yio Chu Kang. The other Is a two-storey semidetached house off Thomson Road. Both have one thing in common human skeletons were found in them. Nobody wants to talk about them—at least as far as the people living there now
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  • 64 5 The National Cadet Corps is conducting a potential officers' course and potential cadet lieutenants' course at Loyang Camp in Tampines. Twenty-four teachers (15 men and nine women) and 31 graduates (10 men and 21 women) from the Teachers Training College are attending the officers' course. One
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  • 50 5 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kan, who were married recently at the Registry of Marriages. The groom is a bank officer with the Industrial and Commercial Bank. The bride, the former Miss Shirley Chan is a clerk at the Tanglin branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.
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  • 39 5 The National Junior College will hold its second annual canoeing competition at the M&cßltchie Reservoir on July 12 at 2 pjn. Canoes used will be single-seater and doubleseater kayaks. The distances will be 500 and 1000 metres.
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  • 164 5 Eight factories were prosecuted in April for noncompliance of relevant sections under the Factories Act. The occupiers were fined between $150 and $300 in magistrates' courts. The factories involved were an optical firm, an ammunition manufacturer and building contractors. One occupier was fined $300 for running a
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  • 366 5 A regional publication for science teachers in SouthEast Asia will boost the quality of science education in the region, according to the chairman of the Science Teachers' Association of Hong Kong, Mr. Tsoi Heung Sang. Mr. Tsoi, who is attending a UNESCO conference, said South-East
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  • 174 5 SOS faces crisis: Appeal goes out The Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) have sent out an SOS for money because its funds have sunk to a new low. Said Dr. Gunnar Teilmann, the director of SOS: "We have appealed to several organisations and individuals for help. We need about $14,000 a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 293 5 Last Monday's picture quiz photograph showed the tower of the eve clinic in Gilstead Road. Only one correct entry was received. The winner, Mr. Gordon- Tan, a student, of Moulmein Road, will therefore collect the Jackpot prize of $35. Do you know what today's quiz photograph No. 26 shows and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 401 7 Pilots' leader in talks Reuter New York, Friday The United States has taken action in the United Nations in a bid to curb aerial hijacking. The US delegation is circulating a draft proposal among Security Council members calling on all states to take
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  • 180 7 Reuter Bonn, Friday. Three West German policemen were shot dead today and two seriously wounded in a gunflght with a wanted man who barricaded himself in his flat with his wife and five children. Officials said police, armed with a warrant, had been sent to
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  • 31 7 Paris, Friday. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko returned to Moscow yesterday after three days of talks with French leaders which both sides agreed cemented FrancoSoviet cooperation on European problems.
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  • 280 7 United Press International Manila, Friday. Government troops yesterday clashed with a band of about 200 Muslim marauders believea to be led by elements of the Maoist New People Army (NPA) in troubled Cotabato Province. The Philippine News Service said one trooper was killed in tne encounter,
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  • 50 7 Kuching, Friday. A group of guerrillas murdered a Chinese pepper planter, Tiong Kok Hwa, 40, on Wednesday night at Binatang security forces reported yesterday. The guerrillas dragged Kok Hwa out of his house and stabbed him in nearby bushes. He left behind a widow and six children.
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  • 34 7 Canberra, Friday.— Concorde arrived in Darwin yesterday on its sales tour, two hours and 15 minutes behind schedule after It was delayed at Manila by a leaking valve in an airconditioning unit.
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  • 288 7 Reuter Stockholm, Friday.—The UN conference on the human environment, moving into its final phase, yesterday recommended the establishment of a permanent body to deal with the environmental crisis and a special voluntary fund to finance its programmeThe conference also apS roved a proposed 10-year an on
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  • 212 7 United Press International Jerusalem, Friday Police have completed their interrogation and investigation of the surviving member of the three-man Japanese suicide squad that carried out the massacre at Lod International airport, a national police spokesman said yesterday. "We have completed our case and are no
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  • 40 7 Kozo Okamoto, the only survivor of the Japanese suicide squad that took part in the Tel Aviv airport massacre, is shown one of the weapons used in the attack during his interrogation by Israeli police.—UPl picture. UPI picture.
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  • 113 7 United Press International Belfast, Friday Three gunmen in a car overtook a police car in Belfast's Roman Catholic Andersonstown area yesterday and sprayed it with gunfire, critically wounding two policemen inside, police said. Both cars crashed after the shooting at the junction of Kennedy Way
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 4 7 Veto fears, Page 10
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  • 501 8 There are signs that another attempt to solve the Vietnam conflict by negotiations could begin soon. However, the history of the war is splattered with unexpected developments which belied the best informed predictions. It would therefore be unrealistic to read too much into the
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  • 51 8 rrVYYYV^TY^TY^ jJjJljjr jjK by ISPY I hear that Miss Trudy Young, Miss Chinatown USA 1972, will be coming to town for three days next month. She will stop in Singapore during an extended tour and will be a VIP guest of the Cockpit Hotel July 14 to
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  • 977 8  -  PANG CHENG LIAN Should Singaporeans speak Singapore Chinese or Peking Chinese? This question has aroused considerable interest since the publication of Stephen Snow Menneer's article on Singapore English in the January issue of the NYLTI (National Youth Leadership
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  • Letters
    • 388 8  -  HUGH A G. SAVAGE I have noticed many letters ]n the local press complaining against doctors and nurses. What amazes me is that these adverse reports are invariably based on a single case or instance, taken out of context, and often the hundreds of cases where love
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    • 71 8  -  SOON TUAN TEE Please refer to the letter entitled Students ask for Fans by Student (NN, May 27). This Ministry has already completed a survey on the requirements of fans in schools. The first phase of the installation of fans in schools will be implemented soon.
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    • 60 8 Can't the durian stalls that are set up in the evening along the busy stretch of Victoria Street, be re-sited to €he side roads? Customers stop their cars in front of these stalls to buy durians, thus causing traffic jams. No wonder several vehicles have collided into
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    • 63 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. Please refer to the letter by L.P.T. (NN. June 9) headlined Reinforce Railings. Special type of railings called barrier railings have been adopted and incorporated in the flyovers. These railings designed to prevent vehicles
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    • 46 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. With reference to the letter by Fed-Up (NN, June 8) the matter will be looked into if your correspondent can provide more details regarding noisy motor workshops to the Planning Department.
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    • 86 8  -  R.K. TYERS Betty Khoo states in Our Heritage (NN, June 9) that the Arcade was built In 1911. I was Informed that it was built in 1905. I have made a study of the waterfront since Raffles landed and I am therefore very interested in
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    • 108 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development. Singapore, 2. With reference to the letter by Resident (NN, May 30) Lorong Kukus Is a private road the maintenance of which is the responsibility of owners of lands fronting abutting the road. However, on the recommendation
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    • 85 8  -  EDDIE LOW On behalf of all the soccer fans I would like to thank the RTS for bringing the British championship match, England vs Wales and the second leg of the nation cup England vs West Germany to us. I hope that it would be possible
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 93 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1 Vtrt'cosfa, r OrffJOl Bra V m W; 35 -a cTL?>^?L:^$Z25 I yss m m Paul Wirthlin (-he's our Chef) likes to cook Spanish food. And there's no better dish to show his delight than Paella. Everything goes in:
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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  • Our Heritage
    • 1902 9  -  New Nation continues its weekly series on Singapore's historic and cultural landmarks. PRESENTED BY BETTY L. KHOO Few people looking at our State Arms probably realise that it had its origins way back in the Middle Ages when knights bravely jousted with each
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    • 893 9  -  WHERE ARE THEY NOW? By Tan Chung Lee Dr. Tan Eng Liang, now a research chemist, was once the superstar of Singapore's national water-polo team. His water-polo skills helped towards his winning the Rhodes Scholarship for post-graduate study at Oxford from 1962 to 1964.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 915 10  -  From Robert Buckhorn United Press International AMERICA An extortionist parachutes from an Eastern Airlines jetliner over the jungles of Honduras, carrying with lUm $909,000 in random money. A Western Airlines jet it ordered to fly a hijacker fhxn Seattle to Algeria. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      805 10 Anti-hijack move may bring veto by Russia and China UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council faces a difficult date with destiny today. If it does not meet to consider the problem of hijacking, the wojjd's civilian aircraft will all be grounded, come Monday. If it does discuss
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    • 821 10  -  From Lee Lescaze Washington Post CHINA China is pressing its campaign to rehabilitate men purged from ctece durifcg the cultural Revolution. The campaign has been meflUoned by Peking's official media for two years, but it now places special emphasis on the need to
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    • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 740 10 What other newspapers are saying: Coittin Iffltket and Singapore: ih a speech made at the Federation of Commonwealth Cfcambers of Commerce, Mr. Arnold Smith, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, mentions the economic effect on Singapore and Malaysia after Britain's entry into the European common Market. With Britain joining the
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      • 121 10 NIXON'S NEW ATTITUDE: President Nixon has shown that he Is really earnest to wanting to achieve peace in Vietnam through negotiations by sending his envoy Mr. William Porter, to Paris to revive the suspended peace talks on Vietnam. Mr Porter told reporters that Mr. Nixon did not put
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      • 136 10 INDIRA BHUTTO MEETING: The course of events in India and Pakistan seem to Indicate that the summit meeting between Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi and President Bhutto might not take place, as scheduled, on June 28. India has not made any official announcement; only Pakistan has. Although Mrs
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  • 338 11  -  CAMERA By WANG SU FAH Sun rises and sunsets provide exciting subjects for a photographer. The best way to photograph them is from high level ground or from the top of a hill. Attach an orange filter to the lens to bring out the glory
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  • Commerce and Finance
    • 226 11 United Press International New York, Friday The stock market ran out of steam yesterday and closed lower in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected blue-chip stocks was off 0.82 at 945.97 at the close. Earlier
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    • 231 11 Allied Chem 30% Alcoa 52 >4 Am Brands 47% Am Can 33% Am Mtotors AT T 42'-', A P 7% Anaconda 19% Avon Pd Beth Steel 29% Boeing 21 Caterp Trac 57 V, Chrysler 29 Coca-Cola 129 Control TJata 72'4 Corn G1 Wks 24 2 >4 Dow
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    • 86 11 United Press International JAKARTA, Fri.—'The International Monetary Fund will form a Group of 20 countries in September—an extension of the present Group of 10, according to Dr. Ali Wardhana, chairman of the IMF's Council of Governors. Dr. Wardhana, Indonesia's Finance Minister, said Indonesia would be a
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    • 155 11 United Press International London, Friday Strike decisions by dock workers handed the stock market yesterday its biggest fall since the pound's devaluation in November, 1967. The news also sent the pound slitering lower on foreign exchange markets. Share prices were already sliding before the dock strike
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    • 149 11 The share market was fairly active yesterday. Prices generally moved up marginally. There was an increase in volume to 3.9 million shares valued at $6.2 million. San Holdings came under strong speculative influence. It had a record turnover of 1,161,000 shares and gained 3£ cents to 605 cents.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 697 11 NEW NATION Photographic Contest Name Address Title: Camera: Exposure: Rules Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rules of the competition. It's open to all with cash prizes. Rules 1. The Contest is open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum size is 6" x 8" on glossy surface. 3.
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  • SHOPPING
    • 842 12 mODAY we are talk- ing about exclusiveness. No, not something that is so exorbitantly ex p e nsive that you cannot afford in fact the prices are well within the reach of everyone, including you rather I am talking about a new place in town. It
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    • 142 12 1 THE PURCHASE OF DIAMOND JEWELLERY IS A MATTER OF CONFIDENCE The prospective customer must have implicit trust in the jeweller since there is no fixed rule for standardizing qualities. We offer our customers the assurance they expect. Our jewellery are being manufactured under expert supervision whose experience runs to
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  • TREND
    • 242 13 Filipino couturiers have always been distinctive in their extravagance, their designs sparkling with sequins or embodying the essence of femininity in the hand-embroidered motifs. Aurso Alonxo's Filipino Suite is a collection that has all the elements of sophistication contained in simplistic lines which belong to an
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    • 594 13  -  Presented by Mary Lee Women's Lib is a necessary revolution for the masses of subjugated females especially those in highly industrialised economies. But even in a developing country like the Philippines, there are women who are already freed from the roles of
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    • 570 13 Last week we discussed the causes of obesity. Let us now look at its dangers and treatment. Excess fat causes problems in two ways. The first Is the mechanical effect of all that extra blubber. Thus dermatitis, particulary in hot climates, in the skin folds and
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  • SPORT 1
    • 252 14 London, Friday. England's blatant shortage of slips fieldsmen has been blamed on one day cricket by Alec Bedser, the chairman of the English Test selectors "The problem is a throwback to the single wicket competitions which are often played without a slip," he said.
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    • 261 14 London, Friday. The Olympic Games are returning to Germany 36 years after the only time they were held In the country. Then it was Berlin and not Munich and those 1936 Olympics are probably the most famous of all time. On
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    • 259 14 London, Friday One year ago when Dr. Roger Bannister began as chairman of the British Sport Council few people knew much about him other than the fact he was the first man to break the four minute mile barrier. Since then he has shown himself to
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    • 185 14 London, Friday England's national soccer team, in its weakest state for years, looks certain to be bolstered by many of the young players who returned to London last week after a national under 23 team's tour of Europe. England manager, Sir Alf Ramsey, led the tour
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    • 148 14 The Singapore Island Country Club women's team will meet their coun terparts from Warren in a social match over the Is land course on June 20. The draw (SICC 1st): 1.30 p.m. C. Loong (18) and L. Tan (29) v J. Mahoney (20) and
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    • 188 14 Melbourne, Friday Australia's whiz kids of swimming fly from the blocks during training at the Olympic Stadium in Melbourne, scene of the 1956 Olympic Games. That's Australia's "human flsh Shane Gould at left and the new swimming freak from New South Wales, Brad Cooper, below. At the
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    • 1440 14 By Blue Peter Ipoh, Friday Bukit Timah trainer Ivan Allan is making a strong bid to win the $51,000 Perak Derby on June 25, last day of the Ipoh meeting starting Saturday. Spearheading his team of four for the Ipoh classic is
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    • 1318 15 BIGUTTER TALK WITH THE STRIKER The Kings and Queens tournament final which was held recently will perhaps be the forerunner of a building up bowlers of high calibre. In the Ladies A division, Tsuguko Igarashi. was triumphant with an average of 165. In the
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    • 27 15 Scrumage? No, it's a soccer match between Finance and National Development in the InterMinistry match at Farrer Park yesterday. National Development won 3-2. Picture by Philip Lim.
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    • 136 15 Worthing, England, Friday. Mai Evans of Wales gained a superb victory over Tommy Harvey of South Africa in the world bowls championship here yesterday to become strong favourite for the singles title. He staged a remarkable come-back to beat Harvey 21-17 and put himself four
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    • 98 15 The Singapore Society of Rugby Union Referees will hold a six-day referees course beginning on Monday, June 19. The whole course will stretch over two weeks on every Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For the weekday sessions, classes will be conducted at both the Singapore Cricket Club and
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    • 27 15 Port Authority Recreation Club will play a friendly soccer match against the Kluang District Sports Association at Bukit Chermin on Sunday at 5.15 p.m.
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    • 161 15  -  By Sonny Yap The Chinese Young Men's Christian Association is planning to build a $100,000 indoor stadium in the Homer Cheng auditorium at its premises in Palmer Road. Announcing this yesterday, the CYMCA's president, Dr. Gwee Ah Leng said: "This project is to meet
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    • 194 15 The Singapore Amateur Judo Association is now negotiating with the National Sports Promotion Board to find a suitable place for conducting centralised training sessions. Mr. Robert Kwok, SAJA's secretary said: "Unless we can overcome the problem of getting a common training centre, we will have to
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    • 158 15 Sydney, Friday—Margaret Court, one of the world's leading women tennis players, said yesterday, she will begin playing tennis again in the United States next month after an enforced 10-month retirement. Mrs. Court, who retired soon after Wimbledon last year for the birth of her first
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    • 84 15 Jakarta, Friday. Burma last night drew 2-2 with Malaysia in the final preliminary round match in the Jakarta anniversary soccer tournament to eliminate the Malaysians on goal average. Malaysia squandered a 2 0 lead four minutes after half-time to allow the Burmese to force their
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    • 44 15 Tokyo. Friday The results of Japan's professional baseball games yesterday. CENTRAL LEAGUE Talyo 4 Yomluri 2 Hiroshima 4 Chunichl 2 Hanshln 3 Yakult 1 PACIFIC LEAGUE Lotte 3 Nankal 1 Klntetfu 3 Toei 2 (10 Innings) Hankyu 3 Nishitetsu 2 (10 innings)
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    • 211 15 The Football Association of Singapore has decided to start this year's Youth tournament next month —three months ahead of its normal schedule. The reason for this decision is a positive approach: to create more time for spotting new talents, hold trials, selection and training
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    • 186 15 The Munich-bound volleyball team of the Special Constabulary has hit a snag they have not raised enough money for the trip. And if insufficient money can be raised in two months time, the team will have to be reduced to only 10 players and a coach. According
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    • 111 15 Johannesburg,- Friday.— Australian Ken Hiscoe, the second seed, caused a major upset by defeating topseeded compatriot and world champion Geoff Hunt in the final of an international squash tournament here last night 9 6. 10 8. 9-4. The first game progressed evenly up to the 6-6
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    • 365 16 By Blue Peter Ipoh, Friday Trainer Porky Donnelly's Derby hope, Hard To Beat, did an impressive trial on a good track here this morning. Ridden by Ricky Kingston the Teranyan five-year-old strode out fluently over 3f in 39 4/5, finishing full of running. Just Twiggy
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    • 26 16 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 13 Boston 9 Chicago 10 San Diego 1 New York 8 Chicago 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4 San Franc. 1
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    • 43 16 Lucerne, Switzerland, Friday —West Germany yesterday won the Prix Des Nations event at the International horse show here, with Switzerland taking second place, and the United States third. The event consisted of 14 jumps up to 155 metres (five feet).
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    • 20 16 Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association will stage its annual athletics meet at Farrer Park tomorrow at 2 pjn.
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    • 382 16 London, Friday.—lt was all happening today at the Wills $148,000 tennis tournament. A world star was accused of an insulting gesture; a Wimbledon champion suffered a sensational defeat, and Australian Davis Cup player Ross Case fractured a bone in his racket
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    • 66 16 LEFT: The impeccable style of Kee Bee Khim as she drives during yesterday's Silver Cup clash at the Island course. Bee Khim beat F. Kearney three and two to move into Tuesday's final against Martha Young. Picture above shows Martha, a former tennis star, putting on the 20th hole where
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    • 169 16 Sydney, Friday. Brazilian soccer star Pele said yesterday he would be retiring from the game within the next two years after a 19-year career. Asked by newsmen how much money he had made, Pele laughed and said: "Are you from the taxation department? I have
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    • 28 16 Singapore Malays will meet Malaysian Malays in their annual badminton match for the Abdul Ghafar Trophy at the Singapore Badminton Hall tonight starting at 7 p.m.
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    • 21 16 The Singapore Motor Sports Club will hold an autocross at the Naval Base (Woodlands) on Sunday starting at 9 a.m.
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    • 416 16 London, Friday Bruce Francis hit the highest score of the English cricket season todate with a magnificent 210 for the Australian tourists against the Combined Universities yesterday. He hit exactly 200 of his runs yesterday to spark the Aussles first innings reply from
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    • 128 16 London. Friday. Topseeded Pancho Oonzales, 44 year-old American Maestro, was bundled out of the Green Shield lawn tennis tournament here yesterday by 23 year-old Bill Lloyd, an Australian now based in the United States. Lloyd, conqueror of Dane Torben Ulrich yesterday, beat Gonzales 4-6, 6-1. 7-5
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    • 68 16 Berlin, Friday.—Annelie Ehrhardt of East Germany yesterday covered the women's 100 metre hurdles in the new world record time of 12.5 seconds at an invitation track and field meet in Potsdam, the East German News Agency (ADN) said. ADN said the 20-year-old Miss Ehrhardt slashed one tenth
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    • 307 16 Miami Beach, Friday. Italy yesterday lost its unbeaten record in the World bridge Olympiad here while another fancied contender for the title, Poland, was also surprisingly beaten. Italy went down to Taiwan while the Poles were upset by Olympiad newcomer Turkey, whose performance so far
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    • 104 16 Brisbane, Friday. Australian Davis Cup tennis player Mai Anderson said yesterday he will leave next Tuesday for London to play at Wimbledon after overcoming a foot injury. Anderson, 37, has only 10 days to find form for the start of Wimbledon and will not have any serious
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    • 397 16 Pebble Beach, Friday Jack Nicklaus, visions of golf's first pro grand slam dancing in his head, shot a one-under par-71 in the opening round of the US open to tie for the lead with Tom Shaw, Kermlt Zarley and Mason Rudolph yesterday. Nicklaus was
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    • 188 16 Wimbledon, Friday.—The United States, deprived of its two big guns, goes into today's 44th Wightman Cup women's tennis clash with Britain in the rare position of being the under-dog. With Billie Jean-King and Rosemary Casals absent the pair are chasing big money in the Wills tournament
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    • 60 16 Madrid, Friday. Spain yesterday qualified for the European zone "B" final of the Davis Cup tennis tournament when their doubles team won 6-0, 6-2, 6-0 to give them a decisive 3-0 lead over Monaco in the semi-final. The Spanish pair, Manuel Orantes and Juan Glsbert.
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    • 63 18 Service with a smile. That's what you'll get from Priscilla Campbell if you call at the lounge of the hotel where she works. This 24-year-old hostess feels that wearing a smile is part of her job. When off duty she does a lot of window shopping
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    • 83 18 After a young woman gave directions to car driver Martin Horner, he unwittingly drove off with her hair. Martin explained to police in Newquay, England, later that the woman had been speaking to him through the window of his car. After the conversation, Martin
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    • 458 18 Coming of another Sodom and Gomorrah? United Press International If residents of the Holy City of Jerusalem turn into pillars of salt it would be the fault of Shlomo Zidenwacker. "Oy, this Is the coming of another Sodom and Gomorrah," wailed Rabbi Amram
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    • 101 18 Today Is Friday, June 16, the 168 th day of 1972 with 198 to follow: THE MOON: Between new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury, Mars and Venus. Theose born on this day are under the sign of Gemini. ON THIS
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    • 33 18 About 73 million motor vehicles were using Western Europe's roads at the end of 1970, an increase of 78 per cent in eight years, according to a study released in Antwerp.
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    • 37 18 Tribesmen in the New Guinea highlands have turned to gold prospecting —and ship about $13,000 worth of the precious metal to the Perth mint each week the only mint in Australia that refines gold.
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    • 53 18 AH FOOK: Come to think of it I should not be grousing about my job. Considering that 38,613 people are jobless here, I should thank my lucky stars that I have a reasonably good job. MEI LIN: I should say so. It took me three years to get
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    • 45 18 FM STEREO 6.00 Opening and Prog. Summary 6.05 Sunset Serenade 6.30 News 6.40 Public Service Anncts. 6.45 Share Market Report 7.00 Chinese Request Hour 8.00 News 8.10 Public Service Anncts. 8.15 NHK Symphony Orchestra 9.50 'On Wings of Song' 10.05 20th Century Music 11.00 Close.
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    • 809 19  -  By Blue Peter Scenestealer should return to the winning list in the Class 5 Division 4 sif (Race Two) at I p oh tomorrow. This Golden Plume four-year-old won well over sif on this course in April when he accounted
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    • 133 19 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MARKSMAN MAKUDA Race 1 STUD GROOM Espada R. AND TOUGH Stud Groom REPULSE BAY Stud Groom JUNA Achillean JUNA Rough A Tough Knee 2 H. HIGHNESS W. Holdings S'STEALER His Highness W. HOLDINGS His Highness H. HIGHNESS Punter's BUI E'VESDROPPER W. Holdings
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    • 113 22 ABOVE: Mr. and Mrs. Tan Gek Khee's Ken* Ecstasy {Johnny Wilson) comes home strongly over the final furlong to score over the Penang 6f on May 27. The improving four-year-old is strongly fancied to keep up the good work in the Class 5 Division 1
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