New Nation, 12 July 1972

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, July 12, 1972 No. 455 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, JULY IX 1972
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  • 13 1 Police reported 88 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 131 1 Trading was brisk in the share market this morning. Prices generally increased marginally. Leading shares, Sime Darby, U. 0.8. and National Iron each gained five cents to $6.80, $6.20 and $6.05 respectively while Haw Par declined five cents to $5.50. F& N made 20 cents to $6.05.
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  • 21 1 Today tin was traded at $620.371 (up 37J cents), with a turnover of 220 tons (down 41 tons).
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  • 270 1  -  $90,000 worth of hashish seized By Douglas Chan The Central Narcotics Bureau believes it has broken the Singapore link in an international hashish syndicate following the seizure of 3 lbs of the drug last night. Two men and a woman were arrested. The hashish—a highly concentrated
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  • 51 1 Lima, Wednesday. At least 15 people died when a lorry plunged Into a deep ravine near the south central city of Ayacucho, according to police reports yesterday. One survivor said he thought there were about 30 people on the lorry when It crashed on Monday
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  • 331 1 Top rivals back out from the fight Reuter New York, Wednesday Senator George McGovern yesterday sewed up the Democratic Party presidential nomination at Miami Beach after the "Stop McGovern" campaign collapsed and his two chief rivals withdrew. Senator Hubert Humphrey, pulling out of the race with
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  • 38 1 Madrid, Wednesday Two miners were pulled to safety yesterday after being trapped by a cave-in at a coal mine in Northern Spain. Rescue teams worked frantically to free seven others walled up behind tons of rubble.
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  • 348 1 ...after 40 moves Reuter Reykjavik, Wednesday The first game in the world chess championship between Soviet title-holder Boris Spassky and US challenger Bobby Fischer was adjourned after 40 moves last night with the Russian in the stronger position. But the American was seen by chess experts as
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  • 175 1 The Monetary Authority of Singapore this morning freed rates for foreign exchange transactions of $250,000 or more. Banking circles immediately hailed this as another significant step towards making Singapore an International financial centre. The MAS decision was announced through the Association of Banks. The
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  • 55 1 Jakarta, Wednesday Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik, left today for Manila to attend the ministerial meeting of the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The meeting is expected to discuss Malaysia's proposal on the neutralisation of South-East Asia and the possibility of holding an ASEAN
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  • 22 1 Oslo, Wednesday—Eighteen people were killed when a Norwegian Air Force plane crashed into a mountain on the island of Grytoeya.
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  • 191 1  -  By Wee Beng Huat The polled today mounted an all-out hunt for a 25-year-old company director who bought $373,000 worth of shares with dud cheques. CQ> detectives conducted several raids this mornings. The man is described as medium In build and with a lair
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  • 103 1 Washington, Wednesday. —Singapore Airlines (SIA) has received a $30 million loan from the US ExportImport Bank to finance 50 per cent of the cost of three used Boeing 707-324 C lets, it was announced yesterday. The bank said that the other 50 per cent
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  • 81 1 Jakarta, Wednesday. The Communications Minister, Mr. Frans Seda, has said that well under one per cent of Indonesia's highways are in first-class condition, the Armed Forces news bulletin reported yesterday. Mr. Seda told a weekend road transport conference that of the total length of nearly
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  • 26 1 Thieves broke Into the Kampong Bahru home of housewife, Madam Low Wai Klao, 51, yesterday and escaped with ***** worth of watches, Jewellery and
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  • 220 2 The one-armed bandits —fruit machines are now appearing in coffee shops and provision stores. During the past few months, the police have recovered dozens of these machines in raids throughout the Island. They were being operated Illegally behind counters and In back rooms.
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  • 37 2 The Singapore Jaycees, will hold their monthly luncheon at the Dragon Phoenix Restaurant in Outram Park on July 15. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Quek Bee See of the OfTcial Assignee and Public Trustees office.
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  • 263 2  -  300 seats offered for new term By Patrick de Souza The rush to Join the recently upgraded Ngee Ann College has begun. With three weeks left for enrolment, some 1500 students have already obtained application forms for the 300 seats offered in its second semester
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  • 151 2 The Seamen's Organisation has written to the Immigration Department and the Seamen Registry Board to seek action against shipping companies employing seamen "by the back-door." Inche Buang bin Omar Junid, president of the organisation, said they had discovered many companies employing "seamen" who did not hold certificates
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  • 76 2 Mansfield Travel will Introduce a sea-wing tour between Singapore and Australia this month with the Blue Funnel luxury liner Centaur and MSA. The round-trip will Include an all-expense paid seven-day sea cruise, a five-day stay in Perth with luxury accommodation, breakfast and several tours thrown In and an
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  • 254 2 The Gemini Chit Fund Corporation has described some of the provisions in the new Chit Fund Act as too stringent. The latest Gemini bulletin editorial said: "The legislation was a great com forting factor and very timely indeed, although some of the requirements are too stringent.
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  • 44 2 A port worker, Krishnasamy s/o SJt Naidu, 20 fell from a 23-foot high wooden stage placed alongside the vessel, Porthfield, at King's Dock, Keppel Shipyard, yesterday. He received serious head Injuries and died on arrival at the Outram Road General Hospital.
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  • 220 2 Indian Cultural Week was launched yesterday to the skirl of bagpipes, flash of cameras and cheers from some 5000 enthusiastic fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The Singapore Girl Pipers added a touch of local colour when they led the five visiting top Indian stars MOR,
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  • 158 2 "All for a good cause," said Indian movie star Rakhee (above) with a broad smile, explaining her reason for leaving a very tight schedule back home to attend a charity show in Singapore. In fact, the brown-eyed beauty—the latest discovery of the Indian
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  • 40 2 The Chinese YMCA will conduct a 15-sesslon conversational Mandarin course at their premises from Monday at 7.80 pjn. Mr. Ang Koon Tlan, a teacher, will conduct the course. Fee Is $25 for members and $30 for non-mem bers.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 488 2 EMM Temperatures cities yesterday: Hong Kong Manila Kuala Lumpur Taipei Jakarta Tokyo Bangkok Seoul London Paris Moscow New York Sydney Melbourne Canberra Perth in world 33 27C 30-24 C 33-23 C 32-26 C 34-26 C 20-19 C 35-26 C 27-19 C 20-14 C 20-lOC 26-13 C 30-21 C 17-8 C
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    • 123 2 Tfi mOHEVBOK Today's winning number *****1 If the last six digits of your Singapore identity card number are those shown above, you can claim a $300 Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will be paid into a Post Office Saving Bank account in your name. Call with your
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  • 336 3 Joint effort urged The Singapore Medical Association has appealed for a closer liaison between the public nealth authorities and Drivate medical practitioners in the fight against cholera. The general practitioner is the primary physician in the frontline, and has an effective and significant role to
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  • 110 3 The Ministry of Labour is investigating alleged infringement of safety laws by painters whitewashing blocks of flats at Henderson Crescent. The painters were photographed by New Nation cameraman perching precariously on the wooden scaffolding—100 feet in the air without any safety belts. It is
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  • 69 3 The Public Utilities Board will receive a £3 million loan from the Commonwealth Development Council under an agreement signed recently. The loan is to provide part of the costs of providing additional reservoir capacity and to Increase the supply of treated water by the development of
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  • 111 3 Ghoulish apparitions will greet you if you walk into the common room of the School of Artillery in Tanglin. They appear in (me of the paintings on the walls of the room. They were painted In a week by Private Tan ram Hui (left),
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  • 189 3  -  Supply line cut off By Douglas Chan Pushers of MX pills in the Republic are now having a hard time coping with the demand from an estimated 2500 arug abusers because their main source of supply has been cut off. The price of MX
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  • 218 3  -  By Peter Ong Singapore will host the 19th Asian Film Festival next year. The festival has been tentatively scheduled for May 14 to 18. According to the organising secretary Mr. S.Y. Shee, 10 Asian countries will take part in the festival. They
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  • 155 3 Traffic restrictions will be imposed in the city from 4.00 to 6.30 p.m. on Saturday for the commissioning parade for the SAF 10th batch of officer cadets at the Padang. Bus services on the inward journey to the central city area will run as usual. Buses leaving the
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  • 25 3 The dispute between Malayan Breweries Pte. Limited and the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (SILO) will be heard in the Industrial Arbitration Court today.
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  • 167 3 The flve-month strike by employees of Sea View Hotel may come to an end if an amicable settlement can be reached on Thursday at the Industrial Arbitration Court. Representatives from the Singapore Catering Services Staff and Workers* Trade Union, the hotel management and
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  • 37 3 The Adult Education Board will conduct courses in modern crochet knitwear and Chinese cooking from July 16 and Indonesian cooking and batik painting from July 18 and 23 respectively, at Its Mountbatten Centre, Dakota Crescent.
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  • 33 3 The cross-country run organised by the Vigilante Corps as part of their annual sports events will be held at the Police Academy on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. instead of 8 a.m.
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  • In Person
    • 402 4 ALOHA WELCOME MINUS THE GRASS SKIRTS AND LEIS Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 IT WAS tea-time at the upper quadrangle of Bukit Timah campus once again. This time they called the traditional hour an "aloha welcome" for new students. But if anyone was expecting a Hawaiian touch, like grass
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  • 503 4 From the DOG HOUSE By Pfi Many people go to dog shows but very few know how to enjoy or appreciate what they see, for there is far more to a dog show than a mere display of animals. A zoo
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  • Article, Illustration
    55 4 Brindle (above) Is an affectionate pet and a splendid watchdog. She lost her home when her owners were transferred back to England. The one -and-half- year-old dog has been sterllllsed and treated for distemper. If you wish to adopt her, call at the SPCA, 151 Orchard Road, or
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  • 88 4 From next week, PG will start a regular canine consultation column to answer any queries concerning purchase and care of dogs. PG has been breeding dogs for the past 40 years. With the increase in interest in dog breeding recently, his services would be of value to dog-lovers.
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  • 126 5 Singapore comedian, Ya Jongs hopes of becoming the popular screen detec£Ti« a rlle Chan and a millionaire appear to be fizzling out. J^ at November when American film pror£? 8r Jodl Desmond the role with a $3 million contract, no further news has been
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  • 524 5  -  Advice: Read contracts carefully By Long Kum Thong Hopeful beauties beware! In some situations even CASE can't do much to help. In recent weeks CASE, the Consumers' Association of Singapore, has received complaints from indignant women regarding an uglier aspect of the beauty business—contracts they
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  • 69 5 The Adult Education Board will conduct courses on "method" of office correspondence layout" at the St. Joseph's Institution from July 21 and at Mountbatten Adult Education Board centre from July 24. The fee is $12 per student and lessons will be held weekly from 7 p.m. to
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  • 274 5 There are fewer pregnant teenage girls in Singapore's welfare homes for unmarried mothers now than 10 years ago. One major welfare home, run by the Salvation Army, has recorded a steady drop in figures. The superintendent o i the home said it was usual
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  • 63 5 The Singapore University's Department of Extramural Studies will begin a 12-lecture course on methods of social research at 7.30 p.m. tonight in the department of social studies. The fee is $25. Dr. D. Y. Yuan, associate professor, will conduct the course which covers the procedures of survey research,
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  • 42 5 Mr. M. Gurunathan of the National Productivity Board will speak on What is Cost Reduction at the Mlramer Hotel on July 22 at 1 pjn The talk is organised by the Supervisory and Management Training Association of Singapore.
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  • 71 5 The Port of Singapore Authority's Safety Exhibition, part of a week-long campaign, will be opened by Mr. N. Govindasamy, MP for Telok Blangah and NTUC Research Secretary, at Godown 17 on Monday at 5 p.m Highlights of the campaign include a fire demonstration, a film show on
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  • 255 5 Bruce Lee's weaponry tactics came alive at the Chinese YMCA's Palmer Road premises on Sunday. No. The "Big Boss" wasn't there. Jusi, 40 black-belt karatekas being taught how to use the deadly "nunchaku," a pair of oak batons linked by tough twine. A
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  • 39 5 The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, will open the Family Planning Publicity Campaign at the Conference Hall on July 20 at 8 p.m. The campaign is organised by the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board.
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  • 31 5 The Singapore Armed Forces aircraft will conduct five-day bombing and fivefiring exercises at the Pulau Pawai Live Firing Range, from July 17 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 308 5 Quiz object No. 9 Bank clerk wins $15 WHAT IS IT? A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Friday's quiz showed the narrow end of three paper clips. The first prize of $15 goes to Miss Irene P. L. Tan, a bank clerk, of Moulmein Rise. The next correct answers from a man
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 764 6  -  From Robert C. Toth Los Angeles Times AMERICA President Nixon, 59 years old and approaching another strenuous re election campaign, is "a very healthy man/' the healthiest US President of the last 20 years, according to the White House physician, Brig. Gen. Walter Tkach. "I've
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    • 1788 6  -  Despite the columns of space occupied by North Korean polemics throughout the world, little has been known of the innermost thought of the leadership at Pyongyang. What has been heard or seen has been machine fabricated propaganda, palatable only to
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    • 941 6 THE UOICE OF THE PRESS What other newspapers are saying: SINGAPORE'S STANDARD PRODUCTS SYMBOL. Not long ago, the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research awarded SISIR licences and Quality Certificates to certain manufacturers; and the other day, the chairman of the Institute. Dr. Lee Kum
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 154 6 NIKON POLARIZING MICROSCOPE POH-2 INFINITE WORLD OF THE NIKON MICROSCOPE While laymen close their eyes to increasing ecological imbalance and pollution, scientists are engaged in studying the microscopic forces which govern the earth and its atmosphere. Much remains unknown that would enable us to better understand the function and therefore
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  • 266 7 Belfast, Wednesday. A British soldier and a 17-year-old youth died yesterday in separate sniper attacks on British troops. The soldier, slain by a single sniper bullet as his patrol helped clear rubble of a bombed flower shop in Londonderry, was the first British serviceman to
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  • 246 7 Reuter Rome, Wednesday—US Secretary of State, Mr. William Rogers, who played a key role arranging the 1970 Suez cease-fire, yesterday chlded both Israel and Egypt for failing to hold direct talks on Middle East problems and said It was high time they got together. Mr. Rogers
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  • 197 7 Reuter Karachi, Wednesday. Sectarian violence in Pakistan's strife-torn Bind province continued into its fifth day yesterday with no sign that the government was approaching a solution to the language crisis. Unofficial reports said more people were killed in Karachi and the rest of
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  • 25 7 Cairo. Wednesday. The Egyptian Premier, Dr. A.L. Sidky, will leave Cairo for Moscow tomorrow on an official visit to the Soviet Union.
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  • 316 7 Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday— Hanoi today accused ttte United States of continuing bombing raids on tne dyice systems in North Vietnam in a bid to cause Hoods. Tne Foreign Ministry, in a statement quoted by the North Vietnam news agency, said U.S. aircraft yesterday
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  • 262 7 United Press International Manila, Wednesday. Jet fighter planes and helicopters of the Philip pine Air Force yesterday strafed strongholds of Communist guerrillas in Isabela Province in the Northern Philippines in an internsification of the government's land, sea and air operations which started on Monday. The
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  • 327 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday. The three Apollo 15 astronauts were disciplined yesterday by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for carrying 400 unauthorised envelopes to the moon and back last July. They later turned over 100 of the moon-stamped envelopes to an acquaintance. who is
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  • 99 7 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday—The executive committee of the Japan Seamen's Union yesterday accepted an increased pay offer to end its three-month-old strike. Hie government made the compromise proposal at a meeting last night with union officials and management. The management agreed to the offer immediately but. the
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  • 165 7 United Press International Dacca, Wednesday. The three-week old Bangla Desh blitz on profiteers and gunmen has seen the arrest of 4.900 people and the seizure of 5.000 Illegal weapons and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hoarded goods, officials said yesterday. Authorities started the
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  • 80 7 Capetown, Wednesday A new political party for non-whites the Black Peoples' Convention— was formed here on Monday night after a three-day conference attended by all parts of the country. Explaining the aims of the organisation, a spokesman said: "The object of the convention which is only
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 430 8 More good tidings come from South Asia. Bangladesh is reported to have postponed its planned trials of Pakistani prisoners of war. Assuming that the report is accurate, Dacca's decision is an useful contribution towards strengthening the mood of amicability and reason that
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 107 8 A colleague who visits Kuala Lumpur very frequently wonders how closely the immigration officials read the disembarkation forms at Subang Airport. A mischievous fancy seized her on one of the flights (we're glad it was not the pilot) and she put her occupation on the forms as masseuse.
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    • 26 8 A speculative report in a Thai English daily on the health of the President of Communist China had the headline Mao is Dying Again.
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  • 962 8  -  DICK WILSON Something which has tended to damage the relationship between the Overseas Chinese and his host society Thai, Indonesian, Malay in South-East Asia is the former's image as some kind of under-cover smartalec "secret dealer." One of the
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  • Letters
    • 98 8 Crescent Road between Mountbatten Road and Meyer Road has perhaps the finest avenue of casuarina trees in Singa pore, giving beauty and shade to the neighbourhood. Recently, a number of these trees had their branches lopped off which reduced the trees to mere stumps. Could the
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    • 83 8  -  LOUIS RIDGEWAY For three days I enjoyed my stay in Singapore with a group of tourists. As a member of the San Diego California Chamber of Commerce I also enjoyed your presentation of the Transportation feature in your July 6 Issue. Rightfully you have kept pace with the
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    • 51 8  -  SOOSAI MARI Once upon a time Ulu Pan dan used to be one of the most green streas in Singapore. It was free of dust and mosquitoes. Now however the people living there are subject to mosquito bites and flies. Can the health department do something
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    • 73 8 The authorities are to be commended for erecting a Stop sign in Jalan Leban at its intersection with Jalan Sappan. However due to some Inconsiderate car owners who park their cars at this junction, the sign is not in the full view of drivers coming up Jalan Leban.
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    • 119 8  -  TAY-OH I am aware that the PUB hires out appliances to the public. But is there any possibility of my hiring a small water filtration unit and saving the PUB some trouble and expenses? For months now, and often about twice a week, whenever I open
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    • 96 8  -  M. SALLEH The comparatively new building of the Britannia Club with its swimming pool given by Lord Nuffield stands empty and unused. With very little imagination pertiaps it could be taken over for use by the many merchant seamen who visit Singapore. The seamen's hostel, Connell
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    • 111 8  -  M.K.P. I have very often come across someone throwing stones at passers-by in Cantonment Road in the evenings and at nights. The stones come from Everton Park PSA flats (Block A) compound. As the compound fence is high and covered fullv with creeping plants the culprit cannot
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    • 87 8  -  VERONICA TAN Community centres have been built to cater for the needs of the residents in particular constituencies. Unfortunately this task Is not wholly fulfilled. I am afraid that the authorities concerned should replenish their daily stock of informative media. Although both English and Chinese newspapers are
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    • 95 8  -  J. LIM I would like to sav some thing about the bus stop that has been erected In Bendemeer Road opposite Block 30. Last Sunday evening It was raining heavily. I alighted from the bus at this new bus stop, which has no shelter. I had
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    • 60 8  -  D.F. COLLINS I agree entirely with your article on PC 1159 in the New Nation (July 3). I use the Kim Seng/RAver Valley Road Junction nearly everyday and have often admired the efficient way in which he keeps the traffic going smpothly. May I through your column wish
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 94 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. Which Twin is prettier? i. 3 H •The one below surely! See the light in her eyes, the clear, soft complexion, the bright smile. Actually it's the same girl... only the bottom picture taken by the Mamiya/Sekor 500
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    • 238 10  -  Presented by Mary Lee Spin a fashionable yarn about yourself. You're young, trendy, adventurous full of excitement for life, pursuing your career in dashing covers. And of the various covers that would suit an energetic routine, there's none so pretty as
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    • 1089 10  -  TRISH SHEPPARD Over the past eleven years Andrew Soh has been responsible for marrying off over a thousand of his clients. In fact marriage is his business because Mr. Soh runs his own marriage bureau. Called the Asia Marriage Bureau it's office is In
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    • 354 10  -  pattern I BY I M.CORDEIRO If you examine the clothes of well-dressed women, you'll notice that they project femininity with a minimum of fuss. After all, frills do not a woman make, so the soft touch should be added gracefully and unobtrusively. That
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 115 10 curry specialities IST FLOOR-JOHN LITTLE'S BUILDING Come and experience our exotic curry lunches. Mild or hot, to suit your taste. Served with rice straight from the tub and a delectable selection of sambais. Then round it off with a pint of Draught Beer a good lunch from $3.50 only. For
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  • AUSTRALIAN OIL SEARCH AND EQUIPMENT DISPLAY
    • Article, Illustration
      347 11 ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR DISPLAY A wide range of Australian electric motors will be on show at the Oil Search Equipment Display in the Australian Trade Commissioner's Showroom, Singapore, from today till Saturday. The range will include a Standard MA TJLF.C. electric motor, a flameproof motor, a TMD electric
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    • 395 11 Australian manufacturing skill is being demonstrated in places as far apart as the depths of Bass Strait and the tops of New York skyscrapers. An example of deep-sea-expertise is Australianmade hydraulic and pneumatic hose made by Australia's largest plastics group and used as
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    • 258 11 A pushbutton, poweroperated bosun's chair d e s i gned specifically for inspections or repairs needed high in the air will be on show at the four-day display starting today. The chair of reinforced fibreglass, is powered by a winch and will carry a payload of
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    • 167 11 South-east Asian and Australia, with their extreme geographical conditions and fast rates of growth, have similar needs for efficient and economic communications equipment. An Australian company, will exhibit an extensive range of Hlgff Frequency equipment at the Oil Search and Equipment Display in the Australian
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    • 385 11 An Australian leader in the manufacture of hoists, winches, davits, cranes and ships' deck machinery will participate in this four-day display. The company, manufactures to its own designs and will adapt any designs to suit clients' individual requirements. A full range
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 121 11 Australian Equipment to help you strike oil I A 'Z,hZ mi Mil CI I I I V I < m m 1O V h f wsi > lll||||ii)3 m I-:k c O AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF Searching for oil search equipment or supplies? You could find the answer at this Australian
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  • Commerce and Finance
    • 296 12 SURVEY SHOWS IT IS AHEAD OF SEVEN COUNTRIES A survey of the gross national product of seven developing Asian countries over the past 10 years, showed that Singapore was ahead with a growth rate of 9.6 per cent, according to an economics lecturer
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    • 108 12 Singapore Eidai Corporation Limited formerly known as Camel Plywood Corporation Limited incurred a loss of $574,249 for the year ended June 1971, compared with $588,932 for the previous year. The chairman of the company, Mr. S h i g e r u Fukao, said that the
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    • 232 12 Allied Chem 20 >4 Alcoa 49% Am Brands 46% Am Can 33% Am Motors AT ft T 41% A P 7% Anaconda 16% Avon Pd Beth Bteel 28% Boeing 23% Caterp Trac 59% Chrysler 29% Coca-Cbla 135% Cont Oil 26 Control Data 74% Corn Ol Wks 238
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    • 254 12 Trading in the share market was thin but well spread out yesterday. Prices continued to firm in nearly every section of the exchange. Many first liners with fair support gained marginally. Esso gained 12 cents to $3.30, and Shell 18 cents to $3.12. This is partly due to
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    • 497 12 United Press International Washington, Wednesday Developing Asian countries have been squeezed out of their traditional market places by United States rice farmers profiting from the US foreign aid programme and government subsidies, according to data outlined in an International Minetary Fund (IMF)
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    • 187 12 Reuter London, Wednesday The market closed quietly firm yesterday as buyers returned after Monday's shakeout. Trading was overshadowed by the Northern Ireland situation and the Midland Cold Storage dock container dispute. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index moved into the 500 point level
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    • 230 12 United Press International New York, Wednesday The stock market closed broadly lower in moderate trading yesterday. Transportation issues in particular were hard hit. The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected blue-chip stocks was off 6.40 at 925.87 at the final bell. Declines led advances
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    • 155 12 MOVES UNCERTAINLY AGAINST THE DOLLAR United Press International London Wednesday. Foreign exchange operators displayed little of their firepower In quiet trading in Europe yesterday and the absence of buyers kept the dollar nailed close to Its "floor" in key centres. The Bank of France was obliged to buy what bankers
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 170 12 Easy on the eye Easy 01 the New Buckled Golf Shoes by P..1 iu» \lcirloir Comfortable. Made from fine leather, with stronger last longer. available at: SUNRISE SPORTS John Little's Building, Raffles Place, Singapore. Tel: ***** other leading sports shops. ;<?) Sole Agent: MULLER PHIPPS (F.E.) SON. BHD. Singapore Kuala
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    • 158 12 UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS Jit- INCHE OTHMAN WOK Af CHARITY FILM PREMIERE in aid of NATIONAL SPORTS PROMOTION BOARD ODEON: TONIGHT AT 9.15 P.M. ADMISSION: $3 00. $5.00 DONATION available at ODEON or Pboae ***** Ext 122 DIIIC All CTArc I personal appearances
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 262 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD: ACROSS 1 Boxes. 6 Ungentlemanly fellow. 9 Bravery. 11 Clown. 15 Sound of surprise. 16 Excuse, of a sort. 17 Odor. 18 Juniors, for example. 20 Siren song. 22 In the style of: Suffix. 23 State. 24 Mender. 27 Hounds. 30 Compass point. 31 Praised too much.
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    • 576 13 OKLUXI AIItOOMDmONCD COACH Tour to West Moloysio 7-Doys Ist Class Tourist Hotels, Meals, Nightclubs Sightseeings inclusive $135/- every Monday. East Coast 7-Doys $105/24/7/72 Penang/Longkawi 7Darys 115/- South Thailand 7Days $115/- Pangkor/Fraser's Hill 5-Days $85/- Cameron Highlands 5-Oays $65/- Sunday/ Monday Bangkok/Chiengmai 15Days $360/- 8-Days by air $650/Toiwan/Hongkong/Bangkok 12Days $1,100/- 31/7/72,
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  • 1130 14  -  JEFFREY LOW's soccer scene JEFFREY LOW's There are two significant points of Interest that can now be raised after the successful completion of the inaugural InterConstituencies tournament last week. The first is a controversial one which has been hanging like a cloud over the heads of the
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  • 289 14 London, Wednesday World soccer boss Sir Stanley Rous put the cat among the pigeons this week when he again raised the vexed cruestion of re arranging the Divisions in British football. He said he wants the present First Divisions of England and Scotland to be abolished
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  • 1131 14 By Blue Peter Teh Choon Beng who has been sending out his fair share of winners each meeting should keep up his good work in the Penang Turf Club July meeting which begins on Saturday. Estate Development II Is the pick of his charge.
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  • 331 14 By Blue Peter Penang, Wednesday Entertainer VI, ridden by Lyle Harbridge, impressed in a trial with Film Studio VI here this morning. Breaking from the 4f the Tulloh trained pair steadily clapped on the pace to run the last 3f in 38 4/5. with Entertainer
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  • 282 14 London, Wednesday Welsh miler Bob Maplestone left home because he believed he'd made a fool of himself in the 1970 Commonwealth Games. He came last in his heat. "I made a complete fool of myself in front of 30,000 people," he said
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 124 14 DR. KILDARE ARE *XJ GOING ON TO HONG KONG' f v by Ken Bald THEVVE SOT THE RAMP OUT. SIR. ARE you sure youß NURSE IS ON THAT PIANE? 5 mm YES... AFTER I PICK UP My WTIENT. pm TA J n yv-rf v imki. 111 II s i.\ V
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  • 584 15  -  By Sonny Yap The Federation of Asian Amateur Boxing has initiated moves to introduce headgear for fighters in the ring. This is to keep in line with other sophisticated sports like American football, lacrosse, baseball and others which all require players to wear headguards or helmets
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  • 340 15 The Singapore Schools Sports Council has entered four softball teams for the national knockout championships on Saturday and Sunday and the league which begins the following week. The teams—two for boys and two for girls will also compete in the Pesta Sukan
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  • 212 15 Sportsman of the Year, Henry Tan, and Helen Pederson flew off to Jakarta this morning to represent Singapore in the Cathay Pacific Brunswick Far East bowling finals at the Jaya Antjol Bowl tomorrow and Friday. Henry and Helen, who finished champions in the men
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  • 149 15 Colomlers, France, Wednesday. Belgian Josep Huysmans won yesterday's ninth stage of the Tour De France cycle race after a heavy fall robbed race leader Eddy Merckx of a major aide. Two riders collided as a ten-man breakaway group sprinted for the line at 60 kilometres an hour
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  • 43 15 Moscow, Wednesday Adam Onator of the Soviet Union improved his own world record (or the flyweight press with 120.5 kg (265-4 lb) at an international weighliiting tournament in Riga yesterday- Onator added 0.5 kg (1 lb) to his previous record.
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  • 220 15 Former Singapore cricket captain, Reggie da Sllva will lead the Civil Service side against the visiting Oxford and Cambridge Universities !n a one-day match on the padang today at 11 a.m. Reggie, who was recalled to the side which played Malaysia in the unofficial Test
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  • 673 15 Reuter London, Wednesday.—Allrounder Graeme Watson made a stirring bid to recapture his Test place when he propelled the Australian cricketers to an ex citing flve-wlcket victory over Middlesex at Lords here yesterday. Watson, dropped after Australia's defeat in the First Test at Old Trafford, excelled with
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  • 48 15 Tokyo, Wednesday.—The third game of the USJapan collegiate all-star world series was called off at the end of the second inning due to rain yesterday. The game, with Japan leading 3-2, will be replayed on July 18 in the first game of a double header.
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  • 30 15 Newport-Rhode Island, Wednesday Jean-Marie Vidal and his ketch-rigged Trimaran Cap 33 crossed the finishing line here yesterday to complete a French 1-3-3 In the singlehanded Transatlantic yacht race.
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  • 205 15 Reykjavik, Wednesday— Following are the 40 moves in the first match between title-holder Boris Spassky of Russia and UJ3. challenger Bobby Fischer in the world chess championship here yesterday. SPASSKY FISCHER (white) (black) 1. P-Q4 (D 4), KT-KB3 (NFS): 2. P-QB4 (C 4), P-K3 (EC) 3. KT-KB3
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  • 49 15 London, Wednesday. World llghtheavyweight champion Bob Foster has agreed to meet British and European light heavyweight champion Chris Flnnegan in a title fight. Promoter Harry Levene finally agreed on terms with Foster yesterday and the fight will go on at London's Wembley stadium on September 26.
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  • 734 15 Defending champion John Foo (handicap 7) will find it tough in this year's Singapore Island Country Club Eu Tong Sen Open Invitation Trophy championship which starts off with the qualifying round over the Island course on Sunday. Among the large field of 120
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  • 83 15 London, Wednesday Scottish world champion Jackie Stewart and Brazilian driver Emerson Flttipaldi, who looks likely to take over the title, head the entries for the British Orand Prix at Brands Hatch on Saturday. Stewart, fresh from a victory in the July 2 French Grand Prix, is currently
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  • 72 15 Helsinki, Wednesday The failure of the Russian delegate to put in an appearance caused the deferment of the discussion of South Africa's Davis Cup status by the special committee of the Davis Cup tennis nations here last night. Six members of the seven-man committee put in
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  • 22 15 Moscow, Wednesday Moscow Dynamo beat the Central Army Sports Club 1-0 in a Soviet Ist division football match here yesterday.
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  • 11 15 Tokyo. Wednesday All scheduled pones yesterday were washed out.
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    • 61 16 Pretty Esther Lim, 19, is both a funloving and serious type of girl. While she takes her work as cashier seriously ("I handle lots of money everyday"), Esther also looks forward to a good night out. She finds dancing most enjoyable. At home, she helps with the
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    • 414 16 Protection racketeers get 61 years Melbourne Herald Philip "Little Caesar" Jacobs never minced words when lining up new victims for his vicious protection racket in London's East End. Flanked by a couple of his strong-arm men, he would ask: "Do you want an arm
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    • 157 16 Today is Wednesday, July 12, the 194 th day of 1972 with 172 to follow. THE MOON: Between its new phase and first quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Venus and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. American
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    • 55 16 AH FOO£: Sherifftype badges for our police seem a good idea. Colourful, too. Perhaps we'll see them wearing sixguns and leading posses before long. MEI LIN: Very funny. I think the name tags are an even better idea. Much more friendly and comforting to know a policeman by
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    • 153 16 Melbourne Herald Horace, the commuting cat, is giving British Rail a real headache. The problem is that Horace, a black and white Tom, has a habit of hitching rides on a Devon-to-Scot-land express. He has been spotted clinging to a bogie frame on
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    • 99 16 Eight English angling experts caught more than 1,000 fish In 135 minutes in what they claimed was a world record. The fishing feast at an Abbot Bromley's farmer's stocked pond, also netted £80 in a charity drive to buy an invalid carriage for a
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    • 132 16 Los Angeles Times "Gloria, do me a favour," the caller asked Gloria Diaz, 19, when she answered the phone at the booth where she sells film in San Fernando, California. "I'm going to hold you up, so have the money ready." The caller sounded familiar,
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    • 37 16 Factory worker Alfredo Va Que of Valencia, Spain, was outraged when he was sacked for insubordination. So he took a hammer and went on a rampage through the machine shop causing £60,C00 damage.
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    • 44 16 Miner Stephen Aracic invented a new pram brake, which he claims will stop a downhill careering pram in two feet. He tested the new brake by pushing a pram on a 500-mile 18-day trip through desert heat and mountain snow to Sydney.
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    • 41 16 West German men are getting hairier and hairier, according to the Aliensbach Demoscopic Institute. Every fifth adult male In the country today sprouts either a mostache, set of mutton chops, or a full vandyke beard, according to the Institute.
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    • 60 16 Police in Reno, Nevada, arrested David Blanchard, 32, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on suspicion of driving a stolen car, but after searching the vehicle, added some other charges. The search turned up 1,314 wigs, 104 hair brushes and a variety of electric combs, scissors and
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 406 16 J d 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Housewives' Matinee Tears of Ah Chan (Cantonese Film Pt. 1) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (C) 3.50 Nam Isalnyarkal featuring: Christina Edmund (Rpt) 4.05 Days of Our Lives 4.50 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Hat, Stick and Cloak
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    • 474 16 Trust your lucky star IF ITS YOUR SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— Where basic Issues are conBIRTHDAY cerned, make sure you and the competition have the same BORN today, you are not one frame of reference. Otherwise, to fight for authority, whether you will fall to communicate, on the heme front
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    • 86 16 FM STEREO 6.00 Opening and Prog. Summary 6.05 Sunset Serenade —featuring the Music or Spain 6.30 News 6.40 Public Service Anncts.—6.4s Share Market Report 7.00 Concert Hour 8.00 News 8.10 Public Service Anncts 8.15 At the Keyboard 8.30 Light Mule and Popular Classics by the Promenade Orchestra conducted by Robert
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