New Nation, 8 August 1972

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, August 8, 1972 No. 478 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 382 1 Minister's N-Day call to youth Singapore's school children were this morning given a strong dose of family planning advice by the Education Minister, Mr. Lim Kim San, when they assembled to hear his National Day message. Mr. Lim said: "In Singapore, we have so far managed to
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  • 10 1 Police reported 83 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious.
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  • 105 1 The share market was active this morning and widespread gains were made by all classes of stocks. Public Bank held best interest from $2.10 to $2.31. Haw Par rose 15 cents to $7.40, National Industries nine cents to $1.39, DBS seven cents to $2.02. Far East six
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  • 19 1 Today tin was traded at $622 (unchanged), with a turnover of 305 tons (down 12 tons).
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  • 235 1  -  By Wee Beng Huat Singapore police are waiting for the return from Kuala Lumpur of kidnapped businessman Mr. Tan Bim Keong with three CID officers for an explanation of the bizarre circumstances of his disappearance. Mr. Tan, whd disappeared on August 1, turned up
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  • 72 1 Police today were still trying to find out whether two youths stabbed to death last night were the victims of the same gang clash in the Tiong Bahru area shortly after 11.30 p.m. The bodies of Tan Hock Lye, 20, and Yap Kee Hua, 19, had
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  • 14 1 Fraser and Company resumed its business on the Stock Exchange this morning.
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  • 460 1 Wong's advice for Guyana talks Reuter Georgetown, Tuesday Singapore's Home Affairs Minister. Professor Wong Lin Ken has said that foreign ministers meeting here today should define the role of non-alignment in the light of the detente among the super powers. Prof. Wong flew in last
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  • 360 1 United Press International Manila, Tuesday "floods receded under bright sunshine yesterday in most of the Philippines' Luzon and greater Manila regions, ending nearly five weeks of monsoon rains and floods that caused the country's worst calamity since the Second World War. Death toll in the heavy flooding
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 28 1 FULL LIST OF THE VACANCIES IN ALL THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS: SEE PAGE 3 Singapore's weather outlook between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. today: no rain. See Page 2.
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  • 410 2  -  'No political letters from students' By Abby Tan The main Chinese newspapers here have disclaimed any knowledge of Marxistoriented articles sent to them by Singapore students in New Zealand. The editors of Min Pao Dally, Shin Min Daily News, Sin Chew Jit Poh and the Nanyang Slang
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  • 83 2 An art and craft exhibition and children's party will be held on Saturday at 5.30 p.m at the Jalan Tenteram Community Centre. It is part of the National Day celebrations, organised by the Whampoa constituency's celebrations committee and the women's sub-committee of the Jalan Tenteram community
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  • 296 2  -  By Pauline Khng Fourteen-year-old Marjorie McLeod from Perth, Western Australia hopes to kill two birds with one stone. She intends to dance her way into the hearts of Singaporeans and also hopes to see her brother lan, who is attached to Anzuk here. Marjorie is
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  • 349 2 Singaporeans spent a total of $28.9 million on life insurance in 1970, according to the latest report published by the Commissioner of Insurance. There were 66,661 life insurance policies in force as at December 31, 1970, compared with 62,417 for 1969. A total of 11,835 new
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  • 28 2 The YMCA. Orchard Road, is conducting new judo classes for beginners on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and advanced students on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the evening.
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  • 17 2 Miss Poon Sow Mei hafi been appointed sales manager of Besley and Pike Pte. Ltd.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 141 2 This superb new Philips Portable Cassette Recorder gives you the sounds of today wherever you go. Back home, connect up its powerful 7" Philips extension speaker. You"ll listen to just about the best sounds ever to come from a portable cassette recorder I And you get BOTH for ONLY $145.00
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 733 2 I weather Temperatures in cities yesterday. Kuala Lumpur Jakarta Talpeh Bangkok Hong Kong Tokyo Manila London Paris New York San Francisco Sydney Belbourne Melbourne world 31-23 C 33-24 C 34-25 C 34-26 C 32-27 C 26-24 C 30-24 C 21-17 C 22-16 C 27-20 C 20-12 C 18-10 C 14-
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    • 125 2 seeehqb Today's winning number *****0 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 identity
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  • 212 3 Singapore in a carnival mood The Republic is all spruced up to welcome -wie Seventh National J3ay tomorrow with an attractive splash of multi-coloured lights and eyecatching decorations. Thousands are expected to throng the city tonight the eve of the big day—to add life
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  • 189 3 A group of 33 Hong Kong businessmen and their flew into Singapore last night at the invitation of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to join the National Day celebrations. The group comprises tool and die manufacturers and technicians. ;An entertainment subcommittee has
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  • 40 3 The women's sub-com-mittee of MacPherson community centre will hold a baby show at its premises on Saturday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Chua Sian Chin, wife of the Health Minister, will give away the prizes to the winning babies.
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  • 523 3 Due to the National Day parade to be held tomorrow. certain roads in the City will be c T osed to traffic from midnight today to 2 p.m. tomorrow. The bus services to and from the City central area will be adjusted
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  • 124 3 Singaporeans will have the rare opportunity to see the Malay dance of the horse or kuda kupang performed at the Geylang Serai car park on Aug. 12 as part of National Day celebrations. The chairman of the Citizens' Consultative Committee of Geylang Serai, Mr. Loh Shu
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  • 97 3 The procession of floats will wind its way through the main streets after the National Day parade at the Padang. A total of eight floats, six from the People's Association and two from the People's Action Party will leave the PA. at 2.30 p.m. and go along
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  • 43 3 Lion and flag dancers from the Kampong Olam community centre will perform outside Shangri-La Hotel tomorrow from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 pjn. to celebrate National Dav. The Raffles Girls' Secondary School choir will perform for half hour at the lobby.
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  • 2345 3 Full list in all streams with number of places available Here is a full list of schools with the number of vacancies as on August 1, 1972, for the purpose of registration of pupils for admission to Primary I in 1973. Figures in
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • In Person
    • 549 4 BUT IT'S REALLY QUITE COMFORTABLE RIDING in a bus is not exactly the most comfortable way to move around. But if it is a luxury coach, then it's a different case altogether. It was house-full when Hargill Engineering demonstrated their new bus with a round-the-city spin
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    • 116 4 c Cordially" invited ■0 IVI of O J Tonight 0 CELEBRATE NATIONAL BAY WITH A VERY SPECIAL ATTRACTION FEATURING MANY FAMOUS CABARET STARS (No increase in cover charge! 'August's AReal-LifeThriiler! >-• nFvJlfi For those with a ire '/loss > Sh@W fclfiße DURING DINNER with STARS FROM TAIWAN *MEN 6 HENG*Kiy*MARIA
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  • 253 5 London, Tuesday The British Government Is faced with a delicate problem of timing as peace prospects dimmed in Britain's national dock strike, now in its 11th day. The question confronting government ministers was how long they could wait before resorting to emergency powers including
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  • 255 5 Reuter Beifast, Tuesday—A British soldier was killed last night when a vehicle he was driving was stoned by a crowd in Armagh, 40 miles (64 kms) southwest of here. Police said a brick shattered the windscreen of his s:out car, causing -it to
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  • 328 5 Now non-citizen 'saboteurs' ordered out Kampala, Tuesday—President Idi Amin said lastnight his decision to expel all British Asians would be extended to cover all noncitizens sabotaging Uganda's economy. Britain must be made to understand that it was responsible for all Asians to whom it had granted
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  • 164 5 London, Tuesday. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, Sir Alec Douglas-Home yesterday warned that Britain would have to review all Its economic arrangements with Uganda if President Amin went ahead with his professed intentions to expel all Asians holding British passports. He said in
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  • 321 5 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday. The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia yesterday accused China of making absurd demands of the Soviet Union and laying claim to a million and a half square kilometres (600,000 square miles) of its territory. The attack on China the most comprehensive and
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  • 110 5 Reuter Cairo, Tuesday. The Soviet Union was yesterday reported to be seeking, a summit meeting with Egypt to patch up their strained relations, but a top Egyptian official said the request was still under study. Dr. Mohammed Ayyat, Egyptian acting Foreign •Minister, told reporters the
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  • 212 5 Reuter New York, Tuesday New Yorkers, who don't shock easily, were yesterday digesting a report which alleges widespread corruption in the city's police force and proposes the appointment of a strongman to clean it up. The Knapp Commission's report, made public over the weekend, proposed
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  • 67 5 Washington, Tuesday The US will have to spend U*****,000 million this decade to bring pollution Into line with current environmental protection standards, President Nixon told Congress yesterday. In a message to Congress accompanying the third annual report of the council on environmental quality, Mr. Nixon said
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  • 133 5 Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday. India regards the problem of East Africans holding British passports as entirely a matter for Britain, informed sources said here yesterday. While government officials were unwilling to comment directly on the latest moves in Uganda, the Indian position is well known.
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  • 75 5 London, Tuesday. The state-owned British European Airways (BEA) is to order six Tristar airbuses made by the United States Lockheed Corporation. This initial order is on condition that Lockheed decide to develop an extended range version of the Tristar which would use more powerful Rolls-Royce engines.
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  • 57 5 New Delhi. Tuesday Rains in several droughtstricken states of India have raised hopes that some of the damaged grain crops may still be saved. Monsoon showers fell in parts of Bihar state and heavier rains were reported from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh after a lengthy dry spell
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  • 345 5 Washington Post Washington, Tuesday Canada is building an atomic reactor in Taiwan that in a year's time will produce enough plutonium for the Taiwanese to make an atomic bomb. The UNA. a private orga nisation with only loose ties with the UN. claimed that
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  • 94 5 Washington, Tuesday. The US Women's Army Corps plans to nearly double its strength in the next five years, wooing new recruits with a greater variety of jobs and more feminine uniforms including trouser suits. But the length of women soldier's skirts will not move drastically with the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 495 6 The history of Singapore is the story of the growth of one large trading emporium. For the last 150 years, commerce has been the life-blood of this country, responsible for its prosperity. And today we stand on the threshold of seeing the country
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  • 101 6 •Masaas' by ISPY We did not know that women had such a sporting sense of humour. The one-time girlfriend of a colleague of ours, rang him up at his home. She did not realise he was married. As it happened the wife received the call—our colleague
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  • 1079 6  -  GERALD de CRUZ Thirty years ago I lived for two and a half years in Saigon, an experience I shall never forget for three reasons. It taught me that life without a cause is life without purpose and
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  • Letters
    • 234 6  -  S.T. Music critics and music reporters are two distinct animals. My quarrel is with the first category. It takes more than a literary talent to become a music critic. Also an ability to toy with a musical instrument will not make the grade. Music critics In Singapore
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    • 132 6 I would like to draw the attention of the Ministry of National Development to the bad condition of a stretch of Upper Jurong Road. This road is frequently used by hundreds of factory workers, army personnel, students, residents of the area and heavy lorries carrying sand
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    • 75 6  -  L.P. CHOO Will the ÜBC and ROV take immediate action to see that new and bigger buses are provided for services 93, 93A and 95 during peak hours. It Is difficult to board these buses at the bus stop under the overhead bridge opposite Mount Alvernia Hospital
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    • 55 6  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division, Singapore, 3. With reference to the letter by A.A.A. (NN, July 26) concerning mischievous workers, it would be appreciated if your correspondent could furnish details to the undersigned c/o Princess House, Alexandra Road, Singapore 3. Tel. *****1 to
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    • 138 6  -  DEREK HONG Now that the National Day celebrations are coming around again I would appeal to the leaders of our numerous consultative committees and other organisations to spare a thought for the poor and destitute of Singapore. Instead of pouring thousands of dollars into endless dinner
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    • 113 6  -  AMARJIT SINGH Your columnist Pang Cheng Lian (like so many others) seems to have taken Kipling out of context by quoting him as having written that East and West should never meet .(NN. August 4). What Kipling really tried to convey in his Ballad of East and West
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    • 54 6  -  SAFETY CON-MAN At Aljunied Road near the Geylang Post Office, and at Lorong 23, Geylang and other bus stops nearby, white lines are drawn to ban vehicles from parking. But nowadays more and more vehicles are seen parked without any regard for the white lines. I hope the
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    • 50 6  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Public Health Division, Singapore, 3. With reference to the letter by A.B. Yeo (NN, July 17) concerning the Tanglin Halt pasar malam, enforcement officers from the Hawkers Branch will patrol this pasar malam site on Saturdays to control the hawkers.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • SHOPPING
    • 453 8 "EVERYWHERE you turn these days you can see someone or other totting a camera. Maybe it's Just a little instamatic or a simple box camera but the fact is that more and more people are taking to photography. Some for remembrances' sake, others for fun
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 189 8 OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS (o P iomeir«fs~ Opticians) CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONERS STAR OPTICAL CO. Heod Officc; CLIFFORD HOUSE C Jl> Clifio.'d Arcade v'jOv Singap" Te: 954'3 Branch. "LIAT TOWERS"; fopp Lido Cinema) Crcriunl Si'igoporf 9. Tel 37 1337 H.C. LEOW DIP OPT FB 0 A FS M C MRSH FACLP. !En* H.
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    • 305 8 fobulou/ CARPET/ drastic savings up to 7a o L Ce I C LAST S DAYS Further reduction in many items" CARPETS (OMSK)* Of THf UNIT£O AGtfcCKS PTE ITO I 37. TANGLIN ROAD. S PORE 10. TEL:*****4 EfcEGANCE AND COMFORT IN MODERN LIVING ms a I (Pj /T\ i M Reflective
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  • TREND
    • 582 9  - Eunice —a Kennedy in White House again? LANA WELLS A Kennedy will be involved once again in the running of the United States if former Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver becomes Vice-President. That Kennedy is Shrivels wife, 51-year-old Eflttiice Mary. Shriver has just been named the new running mate to
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    • 171 9 Interknicker —or where have all the flowers gone? UPI If you've tried saying it with flowers and the girl still doesn't get the message, maybe a new London company has the answer. For about $7 they will deliver a pair of black lace panties and a few wellchosen words to
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    • 249 9  -  joga TAN CHUNG LEE Three weeks ago, I discussed the Plough Pose. Today, I will deal with some of its variations. (1) First, get into the plough pose by lying flat on your back and raising both legs together over your
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    • 424 9 BUILD YOURSELF A BARBECUE PIT FOR FUN home Barbecues always fill the air with a campsite excitement. The smell of steaks crackling over the fire sends stuffy table manners up in smoke and everyone can enjoy his food and the fresh outdoor atmosphere at the same time. It's
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    • 123 9 Washington, Tuesday Montgomery County executive James P. Oleason Is looking for a man not Just any man, but a "courageous and qualified man" to take on a job he describes In terms that would do justice to Mission Impossible. Oleason needs a man just one than to serve
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 74 9 7) $L 4- ft BERNARD DRIVING SCHOOL 15, Lorong Mydin off Changi Road, 5J m.s. SINGAPORE, 14. TEL: *****7 > v EASY TO LEARN —QUICK TO PASS Courses conducted by hourly, monthly or guaranteed pass. r We Oiler You The Best Prices And The Higgesl Variety of KAFTANS and KURT
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    • 77 9 SILVERCRAFT. SPECIAL OFFER 20</c DISCOUNT EXTENDED TO 31st AUG. SILVERCRAFTS LAMBERT CRYSTALS waterford crystals FUGER CRYSTALS BRANDY GOBLETS WHISKY TUMBLERS ETC ETC EXCEPT FOR PEWTER WARf SUPREME HOUSE ??6 (?nd p loor) Penanq Roo<l S pore 9 TEl_ ***** Free for the first Voucher :o. be exchanged fcr Purchc .O
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    • 74 9 «6 m m. w, t PhMps compact «tf*TV IBOKI room rOr sm3 the ffamly. Philips 641 is the most compact fullscreen TV you can buy. It'll go on a tabletop. On a bookshelf. And all those places where an ordinary 20" set won't go. You'll like its fully *itomatic operation.
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  • 212 10 At least 2000 people will be out of jobs If the 14 chit fund companies under wind-ing-up petitions cease operations. Gemini and Stallion, which are under government winding-up orders for allegedly contravening the Chit Funds Act 1971, account for 1000 of them.
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  • 73 10 Retired Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr. Lui Pai Hu, died in Outram General Hospital last night after an illness. He was 64. Also known as Mr. Lau Baik Huo, he was made a Justice of the Peace during the National Day honours in 1966—tw0
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  • 237 10 No, they are not preparing for a jumble sale they are doing their bit to help the flood victims in the Philippines. Two Hotel Malaysia employees, receptionist Rosemary Lewis, and bellhop Sahad bin Ragi, were helping members of tne Filipino community here who turned
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  • 21 10 The Singapore Anti-Tu-berclosis Association will launch its Silver Jubilee Donation Draw at its premises on Thursday at 10.30 a.m.
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  • 215 10 'The Ugly Singaporean' concept Citizens must come forward to help voluntary organisations and make the phrase "Ugly Singaporean" meaningless, says the editorial of The Handicapped 1972, a magazine by the committee on the Education of Handicapped Children. "What these organisations can give the handicapped is largely
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  • 166 10 Dr. Wong Mook Ow, Medical Superintendent of the leprosy settlement in Yio Chu Kang, has retired from government service. Dr. Wong said he had been with the settlement for 11 years and wished to make way for the younger doctors. Dr. Wong is president of
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  • 166 10 The picture above shows how Shenton Way will look like when it is developed as a major shopping centre in Singapore under the Urban Renewal Programme. On its left flank will arise the futuristic structures of Robina House, Shenton House and United Industrial
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  • VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 720 10 What other newspapers are saying: WAIT CALMLY FOR THE CHIT FUND STORM TO SETTLE The occurrence of the storm over the chit fund (operation) is to be expected and that is why the government has passed legislation to control chit fund activities. That it has come like
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    • 554 10 PROGRESS OF THE PILGRIMAGE FUND About $3 million was paid out in the form of "bonus" (dividend) to more than 700,000 depositors by the Pilgrimage Fund and Management Board up to the end of last year. The rate of bonus in 1966 was 3 per cent but now
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 28 10 Best wishes to the people and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on this joyous occasion of their from HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED 140-142 ROBINSON ROAD,SINGAPORE.TEU *****(4Lines)
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 318 10 Winners of quiz... v t V mm A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Thursday's Quiz photograph showed a lipstick and its cover. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Koh Kim Leong, a ticketing officer, of Cheviot Hill. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night.
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  • NATIONAL DAY
    • 1296 11  -  ...AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE SINGAPORE'S BTH YEAR By PAKIR SINGH The confidence with which the Republic enters its eighth year of independence was best underlined by the reaction of Singapore to the announcement in Bangkok last month of plans to dig the
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    • 428 12  -  THE ICO#. itiVk** XtAjtliaiC* W&tftMCNCK mm PANG WENG LIAN elections tfrf wjm this year or not. tKfr€pis id doubt that. 1#72 wU btrtilni gapwrs moat pOlftfcally active year since indei peftdence. *At j Those wht W t** politics was Singapore Swialis boycott i r
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    • 1615 13  -  BUT IT'S HARD TO PICK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DIPLOMACY IN 1972 By ERNEST COREA Can the world ever be the same again, after the shifts and changes in international relations these past twelve months? The composition of th« United Nations hu changed,
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    • 1360 14  -  HOW WE REACfa- THIS HAPPY STATE SO PAST THE ECIHIOMIC SITUATION By LEE SOO ANN Since August 1965, the economic growth of Singapore has amazed the rest of the world in the multiplicity of goals achieved. Full employment, price stability, accumulation of foreign assets, and
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    • 608 14 ...BY FOUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DEDICATED INTEREST IM IT MR. GOH SOON TIOE—involved with music in Singapore for the last 30 years; well-known violin teaeher and conductor. Today, opportunities for performers are ample as there are more people organising concerts, giving artists here the chance to
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    • 1328 15  -  BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN 'UNBRIDLED DEMANDS' THE LABOUR SCENE By ALEX JOSEY Only a few months have passed since the Minister for Labour, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, on May Day this year, announced the Government's acceptance of the National Wages Council's recommendation
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    • 2919 16  -  SOMI OF OUR EXPORTS WILL BE BADLY Bit V SINGAPORE AND THE EEC By GERALD TAN The UK and the EEC It is likely that the United Kingdom will become a member of the European Economic Community on January 1, 1973. Negotiations
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    • 1229 17  -  THEY'RE BY AND -LARGE WELL UNDER CONTROL THE SOCIAL SCENE By GERALD de CRUZ In a growingly affluent State like Singapore, in which the young (those under the age of 21) constitute more than half of the total population, the wonder is not that
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    • 883 18  - Outlook it's better days ahead NATIONAL STADIUM WILL GIVE A NEW BOOST THE SPORTS SCENE By JEFFREY LOW There's a popular belief right now that Singapore is heading for better days in the field of sports. The most physical evidence of such a hope will be the completion, by the
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    • 750 18  -  QUANTITY NOW GIVES WAY TO HIGHER STANDARDS EDUCATION SCENE By PATRICK DE SOUZA Throughout the education system in Singapore, quality will be the key concern in the months and years ahead. The cry for quality has come at an. Ast moment In the
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    • 1222 19  -  UNDER IT THEY'VE NO TIME FOR WOMEN'S LIB THE NEW WOMAN By MARY LEE A visitor walking along any street in town will be struck by the sight of the wellgroomed young woman strapped braless in the latest fashions, with a packet of cigarettes
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 224 12 m IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS... Special Concession Ride Tickets Children (under 12) $1.50 Adults $2.00 Valid for one month in August, 1972 MMmmOMMSMimm Kallang Park. Singapore. 14. Tel *****1 sT p UL !h > L'd, *r~ or lACKY ICKX RONNIE PETERSON CLAY RS^iAZ^DWI V What have these
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 116 13 is proud to be part of the growth and development of Singapore, which we are all celebrating on our National Day Congratulations Best Wishes to THE GOVERNMENT and PEOPLE OF SINGAPORE ON ITS 7th NATIONAL DAY new PolarAire CAR AIR-CONDITIONERS to keep. you cool <5 vV m Poloraire car-airconditioners Streamline,
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    • 257 14 A unique and h:i |)p\ combination of olde world charm and new world facilities Singapore's*only luxurious hotel with a distinctive tradition. Congratulates the Government and people of Singapore on National Day WaP I*" 33 *4 1 V rv ft •> > v B* A •5 Ai as *> 5a j
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    • 71 15 We Congratulate the Singapore Government on its Signal Achievements, and Proudly join in today's Joyful Celebrations CHONG GAY THEATRES LTD. 237-A OUTRAM ROAD, SINGAPORE 3. TEL'- ***** &***** The Management of PEOPLE'S PARK COMPLEX extends their Congratulations and Best Wishes to the People and. Government of Singapore on their occasion
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    • 493 16 CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES 1 TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE I OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE s ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR I NATIONAL DAY asifliKß leads again 36 PER 1.000 SUM ASSURED In keeping with our proud record, we have again declared the basic reversionary bonus on our participating policies
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 168 17 A great day for national pride. We at SINGER* are proud to share your joys on this very special day. Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes on your National Day. Now, you can have more SINGER quality in your home: Singer Jadeline refrigerator. WondervisionT\{ Golden Series Hff is fen se
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    • 71 17 I •i n i DOW Greetings to the Government and the People of the Republic of Singapore on the occasion of its seventh NATIONAL DAY It DOWINTAL-SINGAPORE mail: g. p. o. box no. ata*. STAMFORD HOUSK. a*. STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE S. TEL: 3147* Eb Greetings to the Government and the
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    • 178 18 I ►I i If 1 I $3 52, it^! JOYOUS GREETINGS to the Government and the People of the Republic of Singapore on the occasion of its seventh NATIONAL DAY m m si MAJULAH m II m If H m Sj^l SriSl SINGAPURA" SINGAPORE'S JEWELLERS AT YOUR SERVICE m 1
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 241 19 Best wishes to the People and Government of Singapore on NATIONAL DAY Plan a little happiness ♦> -M t h < A Fl f i 5 f i 1 ■%X O' The best way to plan your future is to start saving for it. FEB can help you save now
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 819 20  -  From Lewis Simons Washington Post INDIA As its need for Soviet diplomatic support declines, India is beginning to radiate faint signals that it would like to improve relations with the United States. The signals have been weak, to be sure, but
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    • 1167 20  -  From Robert Dallos Los Angeles Times THE U S How do you x get US$5OO,OOO in cash in 40 minutes when the banks are closed? That Is a typical dilemma besetting America's airlines these days. The problem Is to satisfy the Irrational
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    • 354 20  -  By Bharathi Mohan The first major attempt at regional cooperation in housing development was made here last week with the decision to set up the International Real Estate Corporation (IREC) in Singapore. It was decided that IREC be set up with an authorised
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    • 150 20 New York, Tuesday. Glamour stocks staged rally late in the session yesterday as prices closed mixed to slightly higher in moderate trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.36 at the close and advances held a 714 to
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    • 163 20 London, Tuesday The market yesterday reacted to last week's advance but losses were largely technical with buyers holding off as hopes of an early settlement of the dock strike faded. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was down 4.0 at 518.8 and bargains
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    • Commerce and Finance
      • 185 20 Allied Chem 28% Alcoa 51% Am Brands 44 Am Can 84% AT A T 41% A P 6% Anaconda 17% Beth Steel 29>,« Boeing 22% Caterp Trac 62% Chrysler 32% Coca-Cola 141% Cotit Oil 27% Control Data 70% Corn Ol Wks 257 Dow Chem R2% DuPont 175
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      • 49 20 closes firmer Reuter London, Tuesday. The sterling-dollar rate showed little change from Friday's closing figure In quiet and generally featureless trading on the London foreign exchange market yesterday. Sterling closed firmer on opening levels at 2.4505/09 against 2.4500 yesterday morning, and was little changed from Friday's close of 2.4505/10.
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      • 192 20 Widespread fains were made on the Stock Exchange yesterday in another active trading period. Buyers continued to dominate the market. At the close, there were a total of 105 gains against 27 losses and 20 unchanged. Although turnover volume was down from Friday's 4.9 million shares to 4.4
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 105 20 AMEBIC ESIGN AWAR 1972 Try one of our Fashion Belts and see the difference! Made in U.S.A. Available at all leading stores Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Soi*» distributor Lachmann Co. SNiw room 3 44 Peninsula Shopfxng Dimplex. Stxire Phone ***** Of tn:e 90A High Street P0 Bo* 1112 Sp<*e6 Phone *****
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 2160 21 NEW NATION PHONE *****8 BIRTHS SANKARAN —Sorojoh and Chondran, a daughter Priyah, sister tc Ranitha on 6/8/72. Thanks to Doctor and Staff of K.K. Hospital. KOH Nellie and Albert a baby and sister to Karlyn on 7.8.72. Thanks to Doctor and staff of KKMH. ANNOUNCEMENTS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in
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    • 540 21 ATTRACT!VI OIL AND TAFFETA pointings unique for gifts fantastically low prices. 41-B, Jolon Mutiara, S'pore 10, *****0. STEAMBATHS./MASSAGE, ETC SALON CATAUNA Hairstyle (Airconditioned) welcomes Ladies/ Gentlemen. 319 A, River Valley Rood, (opposite Killiney Rood! Singapore *****8, Branch 49-V Jolon Lumba Kudo Johore Bahru. SALON 26 for Massoge, Steambath Sounobath, Gent's
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    • 528 21 CHEAPEST FASTEST FLIGHT w T I_ t„i ntw lon i ofpmv svkvvtv #7wfwy EUROPEAN OLYMPIC GAMES 21 Days 11 CM« Tmt S 1,450/-, A 1m ■nc iviitv Mr rim, norvi mbcom" mMm, Ciiiii Tmt Otypfc Gum Tickets. S PORE MAS TRAVEL CENTRE 34K, Pffcm> St. (Opp. Cottoy) Tel:- ***** *****7
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    • 255 21 NOTICES NOTICE To: Mrs. Leong, lata of 40-D Hertford Road, Singapore. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that we Tong Nam Contractors (Pte) Limited of No. 73 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore have exercised our right of re-entry in the Agreement of Lease dated 15th December 1971 and entered upon the premises No.
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  • 1007 22 London, Tuesday.—England selectors dropped opening batsman Brian Luckhurst for the fifth cricket Test against Australia starting at the Oval on Thursday. England opener Geoff Boycott, who has been out of action with an Injured finger, told the selectors over the weekend that he did
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  • 484 22 cominc 10 grips The forthcoming Asian Martial Arts Contest which will be held here in early 1973 will act as a tremendous boost to the fast growing sport of Karate, in Singapore. Singapore took third place in the World Karate Contest in Paris in April
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  • 23 22 The Pesta Sukan "Duplicate Pairs" contract bridge competition will be played at the Singapore Island Country Club tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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  • 240 22 Bonn, Tuesday.—Foreign Minister Walter Scheel of West Germany has asked the president of the Olympic Organising Committee to seek guidance in the case of Rhodesian participation in the Olympics later this month, a government spokesman said yesterday. Spokesman Conrad Ahlers told a news conference that
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  • 388 22 San Francisco, Tuesday. The battered, pajama, clad body of former heavyweight contender Eddie Machen was found yesterday In the parking lot of his apartment house. Homicide detectives were assigned to investigate his death. Machen, 40, who had been under psychiatric care for several years following repeated
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  • 236 22 New Nation's Ford Escort Mexico entry for this year's BP rally was unloaded from the container ship Hamburg Express yesterday. It will be driven by John Soh and navigated by Harold Netto in the rally which starts from the Shangri-La Hotel and August 25. A
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  • 371 22 Barcelona, Tuesday. The United States, tne holders, reacned the final of the 1972 Davis Cup tennis competition when tney beat Spain 3-2 in their mierone semi-final here yesterday. Wimbledon champion Stan Smith clinched the tie for the Americans when he beat Juan
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 90 22 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald mm Mm MR. HORNER... YOU CAM PUT AWAY THAT VIAL YOU'RE HOLDING. IT'S NO LONGER A THREAT. t V m IrMmk Wm i/'ii m m I£U RIP KIRBY WfoRST OF ALL, by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson FORGET THE BLOUSE, EPIE WHAT'S SHE GOING TO
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    • 271 22 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 1 Study hard. 5 Repeated phrases, in swing music. 10 Pole. 14 Mat* 15 Word with label or shop. 16 Believers In: Suffix. 17 Adjective suffix. 18 Hair-dressers establishment. 20 Whole lot: Slang. 22 —Fables. 23 Lord Fauntleroy's real name. 24 Rays. 25 Fungus growth. t 27
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  • 323 23 Follow the horses marked with a uD ltlC Afres!ion le and nt the ß tr^* ht ,rom A rtssl< > n with Raub moving hit'the front close horoeto Sfn "J?*" Ra "s The Peaeock deadhS t&lae™ C#Mk ght AfreSS on and Perkasa was first
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  • 258 23 By Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Beau Bridge did a sparkling workout on a firm track here this morning. With Buang Buyong In the saddle Beau Bridge strode out in fine style over 3f In 36 3/5. finishing full of running. He is in top
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  • 169 23 Boston, Tuesday. Promoter Sam Silverman said yesterday heavyweight con tender George Foreman would meet Oscar Bona vena of Argentina on October 11 In a 15 round light at the Boston garden. During a news con ference. Foreman was per sonally assured by heavy weight champion Joe
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  • 140 23 Paris, Tuesday. Belgian ace Eddv Merckx had to be content with fourth place behind two Italians and a Frenchman In the world professional road cycling championships at Gap in France. Italian Marino Basso snatched the title in a dramatic last 100-metre dash to the line on Sunday to
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  • 62 23 Barry Downs of Australia is aiming for gold in the individual air pistol event of the Pesta Sukan shooting match and he is right on target. Barry took out the gold medal with 376 out of a possible 400 from Thailand's Vichit Chiewvej (375) and Peter
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  • 321 23  -  chess 4 By LIM KOK ANN Congratulations to the following readers whose entries were the first five correct ones to be opened in the Sealed Move contest conducted on the ninth game of the world chess clash between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer. Among
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  • 937 23 The Singapore Island Country Club's National Day 18-hole stroke competition will be played over the Buklt course tomorrow. The draw for the handicap 15 and under grade "A"; let tee 7.30—C. S. Tan (12) Cheah Hong Ltm (14) Koh Beng Hoot (6). 7 36— H.
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  • 99 23 Birmingham, Michigan, Tuesday Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino will lead a large group of touring Pros entered in the world's richest golf tournament, the Taiheiyo Club Masters in Tokyo, Oct. 5-8, the Professsional Golfers Association announced yesterday. The Japanese tournament will offer US$3OO,OOO in prize money, including
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  • 92 23 Hong Kong, Tuesday The annual Ho Ho Cup soccer competition between the Hong Kong Chinese and Malaysian Chinese will take place here between August 8 and 11. The match, the 26th in the series, will be played on August 8 but in the event of a
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  • 50 23 Phua Thin Klay and David Milne were named by the Singapore Golf Association for the World Cup tournament to be played in Melbourne from November 9 to 12. Phua Is an assistant pro with the Singapore Island Country Club while Milne and a handicapped one amateur.
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  • 26 23 Dallas, Tuesday. Singapore's Jimmy Stewart was beaten by Bob Byman in the semi-final of the United States Junior amateur Open golf championship yesterday.
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  • 197 23 New York, Tuesday. World Championship Tennis lefthanders reigned supreme in the opening round of the US$5O,OOO. Cleveland tennis classic yesterday with Roger Taylor of Great Britain, Ray Ruffels of Australia, Ismail el Shafel of Egypt and Nicki Pilic of Yugoslavia posting impressive straight set victories. Pilic, seeded
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  • 187 23 Hong Kong Tuesday At the half way stage In the Asian chess championship now being held in Hong Kong Max Fuller of AustrUia is leading with 3y 2 points out of four. Close behind are the Filipinos, Eugene Torre with 3-4, and De Castro with 4Vi-6.
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  • 30 23 Tokyo, Tuesday—World junior middleweight champion Kolchl Wajlma of Japan will defend his title against Matt Donovan of Trinidad here on October 3, It was announced here yesterday.
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  • Back Page TUESDAY
    • 180 24 No doubt it was bound to happen where the only thing better than a million dollars is a million dollars worth of something unique. Well, it has: The American State of lowa now boasts "the world's only million-dollar lavatory." Actually, lowa didn't seek the distinction. The
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    • 135 24 Men have always known that some women would drive them to drink. Now It's official...they do. That's the discovery of a psychiatric unit in Scotland studying one of the country's biggest medical problems, alcoholism. In an examination of 33 families with
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    • 28 24 An invasion by millions of grasshoppers which dimmed lights and tormented players and spectators forced a baseball game to be postponed in Midland, Texas, yesterday.
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    • 48 24 On a seasonal flight south is sensitive songbird Chen Pi Yun, 20. She's one of the sweet-singing flock who wirSg their way here from Taiwan each month to entertain in the local nightclubs. This bird loves shopping and no doubt will find a paradise here.
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    • 47 24 AH FOOK: Those traffic statistics were interesting. So many more cars on the road, yet a relatively small increase in accidents. MEI LIN: Well, you just tighten your seat belt and go easy on the accelerator. The figures revealed a frightening rise in road deaths.
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    • 303 24 It's bad enough when two girls turn up at the one dance wearing the same dress. But when nearly everyone does it... It happened tost week at a hall, on a high cliff above Portree harbour on the romantic Scots
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    • 151 24 Today is Tuesday. August 8, the 221 st day of 1972 with 145 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching its new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury, Venus and Saturn. THE EVENING STARS: Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sism of Leo. American editor, Charles Dana,
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 93 24 The smoothness of the nib The great variety of points The wide range of models make Fountain Pens your best choice Available only at leading Pen Dealers and Departmental Stores Sole Agents Service Station M.PRAGER (PTE) LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur of Tiger Beer and you'll know why Tiger has won
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 403 24 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (M) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore .this Week (M) 3.50 Health in the Home: The Importance of Ante-Natal Care (M—Rpt) 4.10 Peyton Place (Rpt) 4.55 Close 6.00 Opening and Count of Monte Cristo: Flight to
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    • 499 24 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a generous person with free and independent -ideas about yourself, other people, and the kind of relationship that should exist between the two. It matters little to you whether another has the same interests as you have, whether
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    • 121 24 RADIO 1.30 News followed by Tin, Rubber and Produce Prices 1.40 Lunch Date 2.00 The Louis Conway Story 2.30 For the Lady a Song 2.45 Stories and Rhymes 3.00 Concert Hour 4.00 Tea Break 5.00 News Brief 5.03 Prog. Summary 5.10 Music on the Move 6.00 News Brief 6.03 Public
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