New Nation, 4 October 1972

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, October 4, 1972 No. 527 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, OCTOIER 4, 1972
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  • 166 1 Trading was brisk for the first 45 minutes at the stock market this morning. As a sign of mid-week upturn, prices were advancing marginally. United Overseas Bank gained 15 cents to $7.00, Haw Par 15 cents to $6.55. Kuala Lumpur moved up eight cents to $2.35, Pan
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  • 13 1 Police reported 72 accidents yesterday. Two were serious and one fatal.
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  • 283 1  -  Man hurt as he flees robbers in mahjong club By Wee Beng Huat, Ivan Lim A mahjong player panicked and fell from the first floor of his club yesterday when eight men, burst In on his game with flailing pardngs and axes. Sum Yap
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  • 182 1 100 feared dead Reuter Moscow, Wednesday A Soviet Ilyushin turboprop airliner was reported yesterday to have crashed on a flight to Moscow from the Black Sea holiday resort of Sochi, killing everyone aboard Soviet authorities refused to talk about the crash, but usually reliable sources said the
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  • 150 1 It will be a long time more before Mr. Neo Cheng Siong, 30, of Outram Park hires another amah. He hired his first yesterday and she proved to be an extremely fast worker. She reported for-work at 6.30 ajn. and when
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  • 32 1 Belfast, Wednesday. About 25 people were inlured, one seriously, when a car bomb exploded without warning between two crowded bars In a Catholic area of Belfast last night
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  • 946 1  -  By Pang Goek Cheng An Increasing number of marriages are heading for the rocks and the divorce court, according to a survey on divorce patterns in Based upon High Court case* from IMO to last year Dr. Peter Chen of the University of Singapore,
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  • 173 1 United Press International Paris, Wednesday An explosion wrecked the shop that serves as a Paris headquarters for Palestinian activists early this morning, and a Jewish extremist group claimed resDonsibility. Police said the Palestine bookshop in northern Paris was extensively damaged. Half-an-hour after the blast, Paris newspapers re-
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  • 566 1 New plot uncovered Reuter London, Wednesday President Amin has taken over direct command of the Ugandan Armed Forces because a new plot against Uganda has been uncovered. Kampala Radio said yesterday. The radio said Defence Minister Arphaned Charles Oboth-Ofumbi would run the Cabinet in
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 127 1 inSIQE TODRV PAGE Illegal cock fighting is 3 weekend attr action PACL 6: fighter Mir cos: The who usually PACE 7 South East Asia is fraught with dinger: Thailand PACE 7: China lashes out «jt Russia in the UN PACE 1 1 pic marry PACE 14: Bak it Tim.ih and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 207 2 Ten assistant superintendents. of customs have been promoted to the rank of superintendent The promotions, effective from this month, are the largest involving senior officers of the Singapore Customs. The 10 new superintendents are Mr. Khor Chong Beng, Mr. Kee Ah Tong alias Kee
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  • 54 2 The University of Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies will conduct a 10-lecture course on Singapore Income Tax Intermediate at its Nissen Hut No. 3 from next Tuesday at 7.30 pjn. The speaker will be Mr. S. L. Dhawn, a lecturer at the School of Accountancy and Business
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  • 308 2  -  'Ready for probe* By Rav Dhaliwal The Singapore Book S e 11 e r s' Association hopes to set up a list of recommended guide books for students with the Ministry of Education and the Singapore Book Publishers Association. The president of the Singapore
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  • 144 2 The Police have again reminded motorists to Install burglar alarms or steering locks In their cars to help reduce the spate of car thefts. The police public relations officer, Mr. Lawrence Loh, said: "Motorists should activate the burglar alarm or make use of the
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  • 275 2 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Malaysian Airline System can make Interim arrangements to aDolv for temporary landing rights In Brunei until an agreement Is reached. This was stated by Mr. J. Masslngham Informa tion Officer of the British High Commission here. However, he said, up
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  • 112 2 The following traffic schemes devised by the Public Works Department will be effective tomorrow. Traffic travelling towards the city in Mountbatten Road will not be allowed to turn right into Haig Road. This is to ensure a smoother flow of city-bound traffic at this
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  • 36 2 The Young Musicians' Society will hold its second inter-primary schools instrumental ensemble competition at the Singapore Conference Hall on Oct. 26 at 3 pjn. Preliminary rounds will be held on Oct. 12.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 88 2 HICKOK the lenilinij name in belts of our time 1 A P M Singapore s most diocinis r s n h e op ,us,ve MEN'S SHOP 86, HIGH STREET,S PORE6.TEL:2IIB3 Also at: IMPERIAL HOTEL HILTON HOTEL We extend our Heartiest Congratulations and Best Wishes to NEPTUNE THEATRE RESTAURANT the largest
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    • 68 2 ~I want a woman beautiful, refined and happy. Happy,above all, in revealing her feminity." Cleonice Capece See her 72-73 Italian collection in the Peacock Ballroom A I*UNG COURT HOTEL Evenings, 9th, 10th October. For reservations, call Janice at ***** ext. 121 Diamond Gem Set ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS A WIDE
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 465 2 HBPPEnmcs WH T sr The Automobile Associ- CORATION and home furatlon of Singapore will hold nlshlng at 7.30 p.m. a FILM SHOW at its thea- The Pulau Sudong Comtrette at 6.30 p.m. munity centre will have a The Society for the Pre- f_ A a M p h°" vention of
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  • 173 3 St. Theresa's Convent has won the challenge trophy for the second successive year In the Queenstown District debates. The speakers Margaret Lee, Valerie Valberg, Sabrina Plllay and Tan Kar Geok are all 16, and secondary four students of the school. The last speaker, Kar Geok, said:
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  • 318 3 T we nt y-three per cent of engineers here, if given a choice, would switch to another career, according to Associate Professor S. Richardson. At a lunch-time speech to members of the Rotary Club in Mandarin Hotel today, Prof. Richardson from the Engineering Faculty, University of
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  • 24 3 The Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Guild will hold its second annual general meeting at the main lecture theatre on Saturday at 5.30 pjn.
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  • 281 3  -  By S.V. Suppiah Clerks at the Stock Exchange's trading room here are angry over a move to make them wear ties and jackets when the trading room moves to Clifford Centre in the near future. A broker's clerk said; "I am not paid a four-figure
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  • 275 3  -  Weekend attraction for many By Wee Seng Huat You need not go to the Philippines or Thailand to watch or bet on a cock fight. You can do it here, if you know where. Cock fighting is illegal in Singapore. But it is becoming a
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  • 109 3 Singapore experienced its driest spell during the months of June, July and August this year, compared with the same periods over the last five years. The total rainfall recorded by the Meterlological Department during the period this year was 7.54 inches (179.7 mm.), compared
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 201 3 <*r K55 F il w--:- ■>. a v i H f 4 wr.- I Jcv t?&«a3S2*% a A Y r UNION ROVOE YOU WITH A P! Faber Union has luxury flats only a short drive from the heart of Singapore's industrial complex. At Faberhills. Ideal for professionals. Especially the commuter.
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  • In Person
    • 454 4 TWO WOMEN WHO KNOW HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES BUSY Conducted by Teresa Ooi, Tel: *****1 TWO girls who've hit on the best way to spend the odd two hours just after work are MRS. GLORIA LOCKE and MRS. GILLIAN CHAN. Their suggestion? Hold a wine-tasting
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  • 614 4 The advent of the Singapore Kennel Club has been almost unheralded. This is surprising since a kennel club is more than just another club. It is autonomous in that there can be only one kennel club in a country that can be recognised
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  • 51 4 From the DOG HOUSE By PG Bernle Is this week's dog for adoption. She's a loving pet who lost her home when her owners shifted Into a flat. If you wish to adopt this one-and-a-half-year old pup, caU at the SPCA 151, Orchard Road, or ring
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 429 4 New from The Hongkong BankGioup! instant money anytime,anyday. How many times have you found yourself short of cash and wished that your bank was open 24 hours. a day, and that you could withdraw cash from your account night, weekends and holidays? The Hongkong Bank Group has solved this problem.
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    • 122 4 You can help this dog by giving yourßog Ken-L Ration. Every can of Kan-L Ration It rationed amounts of vitamins and minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. Gives your dog a chunky, wholesome, balanced meal. Keeps him strong and his coat glossy. |i And every can of Ken-L Ration has a H
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  • 629 5  -  By Ivan Lim A four-point plan to develop the Institute of South-East Asian Studies here into a first-rate research centre was outlined yesterday by its director, Professor Kernial Singh Sandhu. The plan involves more facilities and staff. Staff: The institute plans to have
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  • 288 5  -  By Rav Dhaliwal A beggar's simple song played on his heart strings when he was nine, sparked off his interest and career In singing. Today, Mr. Mohamed Rafi, 48. Is India's top Hindustani singer, with some 8,000 songs to his credit, more than
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  • 80 5 Madame M. Flory, wife of the French Ambassador In Singapore, will give a demonstration of French cooking (chicken) at her residence, 7 Gallop Road on Oct. 11 at 10.30 ajn. Free recipes will be given and donatiqps for charity will be accepted. The refreshments fee is
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  • 81 5 Princess Margaret will stay at Eden Hall, the residence of the British High Commissioner here, during her unofficial one-night stop-over on Friday. She will fly In with her husband, the Earl of Snowdon, on board a RAF Comet at Tengah at 10 pm. to begin her 14-hour
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  • 183 5 The Police Academy has so far turned out over 1000 FBI-style sharp shooters since they started the new combat shooting course five months ago. The rest of the- 7000 policemen in the Force are expected to complete their training in hip shooting by
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  • 187 5 Singapore will be the venue for the 16th annual convention of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents to be held from Aug. 6 to 10 next year. This has come about after active lobbying by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board and members of the travel
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  • 192 5 The Hawkers' Department has stepped up action against illegal hawkers in recent weeks. Informed sources said that the main areas of operation were at Battery Road, Empress Place, Pagoda Street and in the vicinity of Capitol Theatre. It is understood that among those booked
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 326 5 $15 prize winner WHAT IS II? I r Last Friday's quia photograph showed a can of sewing machine lubricating oiL The first prise of $15 goes to Mdm. Goh Wan Koon, an accounting machine tor, of Margaret Close. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 607 6  -  NAME M IK NEWS From Patrick Killen United Press International PHILIPPINES Ferdinand E. Marcos has been a fighter all fcls life. He usually wins. To date, he has won the Philippine Presidency twice, a beauty queen for a wife and the most medals for
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 549 6 What other newspapers are saying: RAMADAN IN SINGAPORE As in previous years Singapore this year will determine the beginning of the Pasting Month and Harl Raya by sighting the moon and she will co-operate with Malaysia and Indonesia in this matter. A decision, however, will be made by
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      • 296 6 THE PAPER GOLD The International Monetary Fund is holding its annual meeting in Washington. The meeting will discuss how the international monetary system can be transformed into a more stable and rational money system for the promotion of International trade. The result will not only cause the
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    • 1055 6  -  A political storm brews From Paul Steiger Los Angeles Times AMERICA The $2000 million wheat sale to the Soviet Union this summer, which began as a rich diplomatic harvest by the Nixon administration, has turned into a political crop of appalling complexity. Charges are
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 78 6 100?, pure peanut oil A Sole agents Wing Lee Co. Ltd AUSTRALIAN WINE STONEYFELL AND SALTRAM MOW AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE aaaaftla pfien. Private Bia Clara* Bta RUm WM» Swfmtfy, Mi White. Alm ovaiUbU in Mk ia 5, 10 44 CELLAR D*OR PTE. LTD. D. W. WYNN TIL: *****2. AMrau: 97
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  • 430 7 Russia Svorse than an open enemy* Reuter New York, Wednesday China launched a strong attack against Soviet policy in the United Nations yesterday calling the Russians "more dangerous than an open enemy" in their attempts to curb the Arabs, and labelling Soviet disarmament proposals a hoax. T
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  • 314 7 Reuter New York, Wednesday. Thailand yesterday described the situation in South-East Asia as being "fraught with danger" and said that although the North Vietnamese offensive in May had failed it had lessened the chances for a political settlement in Indo- China. Mr. Pote Sarasin,
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  • 185 7 Reuter Colombo, Wednesday. The leader of the United Tamil Front yesterday resigned his National Assembly seat to press home demands the Front is making for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority. Mr. Samuel James Velupillai Chelvanayakam, 74, who is also leader of the opposition Tamil Federal Party,
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  • 392 7 Reuter Washington, Wednesday. America's consumer watchdog, Mr. Ralph Nader, yesterday charged that President Nixon's administration was the most corrupt in American history. He also said that the US Congress was run bv White House special Interests and elderly committee chairmen and not by the
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  • 110 7 Reuter New Delhi, WednesdaySix Pakistani prisoners of •war were shot dead during a riot in a PoW camp in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh yesterday, officials said here. At least 19 other prisoners were injured, they said. The government officials said
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  • 429 7 Reuter London, Wednesday. Opposition leader Mr. Harold Wilson yesterday challenged the Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath to hold a general election as Britain's opposition Labour Party veered sharply to the left at Its 71st annual party conference at Blackpool. Mr. Wilson, .In
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 157 7 weather! Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Taipeh 30-23 C Hong Kong 29-25 C Manila 21-20 C Jakarta 34-25 C Tokyo 22-16 C Seoul 19-14 C Bangkok 32-26 C Kuala Lumpur 33-22 C Naha 29-23 C London 19-lOC Moscow 10- 3C New York 23-10 C San Francisco 24-14 C Paris 17-
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  • 546 8 M&lac&n&ng Palace is the fertile source of special decrees these days. Each one of them is designed to end some obnoxious feature of Filipino life which the normal law of the land could not cope with. Mr. Marcos thus seems bent on ushering in
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 100 8 From Seoul comes this little anecdote, revealing a habit that 14 developing in North Korea. During the Red Cross talks between North and South Korea, I am told, Kim Tae Hul, the chief delegate from the North persisted in making Innumerable references to "father Kim 11 Sung"
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    • 122 8 SlA's aggressive advertising campaign appears to hare paid dividends —at least as far as the two-year-old son of a colleague Is concerned. The little boy Is now able to'pick out SlA's flying bird logo at any distance, and whenever he sees it, he goes "Singapore Airline*," shouting
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  • 854 8  -  DICK WILSON It is not uncommon for a foreign correspondent to become a propagandist When you are close to a hero or to a crisis and you are young and imaginative, it is easy to become involved. Many of
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  • Letters
    • 532 8  -  PAUL. W. CRAPUCHETTES As an American visitor to Singapore who has temporary business here, I should like the opportunity to present a reasonable rebuttal to Gerald de Cruz's column, The Ugly and Amoral Bomb Culture Spawned at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, (NN, September 12). Firstly, I find
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    • 249 8  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment. Singapore, 3. I refer to Mr. H. S. Lee's letter of 20th September, 1972, in the New Nation on the subject of pollution from factories. The Environmental Health Division and the Antl Pollution unit are aware
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    • 129 8 It is not often that we get the opportunity to see an entertaining and artistic TV programme which can be fully enjoyed by young and old. When such a programme, like the Rolf Harris Show, comes along, what happens? It comes on at 11.25 p.m. and
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    • 141 8  -  M.T. On the morning of September 29 I boarded an ABS bus. The driver was very rude. Instead of stopping at the section, he stopped a distance away ana when I ran for it, he scolded me. When I wanted to get oft the bus
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    • 112 8 On behalf of my fellow residents 'of Ellenborough Street, may I suggest to the Ministry concerned that the rubbish heap Just opposite ov house be removed to another place. Coming from the rubbish heap is an unpleasant smell which we have to tolerate daily. Sometimes a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 84 8 0 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. HAPnncft u WGood Fortune. Gastronomic Enjoyment d Longevity (better known as T- Loke Shao) three supreme blessings that call for a little celebration With sumptuous Cantonese cuisine, select wines and serene music Only at the RESTAURANT Cathay
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • THE GIRL TRADE
    • 1098 9 Venereal disease is one of the most ieared of diseases, particularly among the "respectable." VD, a sexually transmitted disease, thrives on this fear of exposure of the victim's sexual peccadilloes. Its spread often is the result of the victim's reluctance to face
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    • 1820 9  -  New Nation today continues its four-part probe into a part of Singapore's life which is below the surface of the gloss of the city's night-life. During its investigation into the bars and cabarets a New Nation probe team found a sordid undercurrent of sexual exploitation
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 382 10  -  WARTS' SECOND PLAY By Violet Oon When theatre-goers speak of WARTS, they are not referring to the variety that grows on you, but to the Woodlands and Rowcroft Theatrical Society formed last year. Well, WARTS Is producing Its second play, Peter Ustinov's Halfway Up the Tree, which
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    • 711 10  -  The craze of 1950s is back From Lana Wells Melbourne Herald Millions of old codgers in their thirties are flipping over America's latest revival craze. It's right up their alley. The 1950s are back again—in songs, dance, theatre and fashion. There are black leather jackets and
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    • 128 10 If you've got ears that can take the sound of 17 blowers at one go, this band is going to suit your taste. It is the Musicians' Union big band (above) which made its debut at the Ponggol Boatel last week. The band consists of eight saxaphonlsts,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 147 10 Ttttt only OO I d dd or tn a* l e me nt oms-> 4 a Ml 1 n o > 3> ////y/ Wt&2 IV'SS 7VA /jk Com* to the Brasserie and call for the trolley any lunch or dinner time. But do it early, we carve so generously you
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    • 84 10 a i r jm if r* V A mm Have Some Fun IN 6ENTING HIGHLANDS HOTEL With Through HECNY (GENTING GENERAL SALES AGENT SINGAPORE) Lis rfe 2 We offer A <• u K tmEC-Hotel Room Reservations FOR ALL BOOKINGS 56 Happy Hours Tour with the following included: Night Tourist Airfare
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  • TREND
    • 870 11  -  Pi «g uteri by Mary Lee TRISH SHEPPARD Why did you get married? Yes, really, why did you get married? And if you are not already married the odd* are that you will be one day. Bat why? Why do people get married? To
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    • 382 11  -  pattern BY MARY CORDEIRO Smocks are popular because they're pretty comfortable things. You can put together the wildest combination of prints for a smock and you'd still look right. For those who feel that smocks add much unnecessary width to tkeir figures, here's a
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    • 104 11 When you ask a bunch of depressed people about events that have occurred in their life recently, moving house is about the third most frequent event. This, according to psychiatrist Myra Weissman of Yale University's Depression Research Unit, proves that moving creates far more stress than
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    • 120 11 London, Wednesday Social differences don't matter. That is the view of Lady Julia Montagu and she showed she is "no snob" when she announced her engagement to a former strip club manager known as "Big Lou in The Times. Lady Julia, 25, youngest daughter of the
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    • 520 11  -  antiques MAGGI KOH Collecting is one of the most satisfying things I know. It embodies the satisfaction of finding something new,, something you've never seen before, maybe heard of. There Is pleasure in finding curios of no value which reflect our predecessors' taste and habits. There is
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 109 11 s, f\ k from 25 Points to 3.50 Carats at S2OO/- to £38,000/&RHJean tfeate Gl3, Tanglin Shopping CentreSingapore 10, Tef: *****8 H£AD OFFICfe S.P.H. DE SJLVA (H.K.) LTD. 1/3, Central Building. Pedder Street, Hong Kong. Deep freeze the cost of living w This home deep freezer from Philips can help
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    • 102 11 Congratulations and Best Wishes to NEPTUNE THEATRE RESTAURANT on their opening today Wi arc proud to have been intrusttd in the supply and installation of Qwality and Lwiriow Cwtains I I ilii£ > e \i rJfe Driclad FAMILYPOOLS from as little as $1,590/- JSfe. "W+ V I New Olympic' 10
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  • 419 12 Faber Union ha* sent out formal offer documents for Its $22 million 9 per cent Convertible Unsecured loan Stock 1972/79 to be issued one-for-one at par to shareholders. The loan stock will be convertible from December 1975 at
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  • 135 12 Finance companies' balances with the Monetary Authority of Singapore at the end of August totalled $31,756,000 an increase of $10,712,000 from $22,044,000 in July. Their deposits with banks and other institutions dropped from $259,942,000 in July to $246,341,000 in August, while investments stood
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  • 214 12 All tad Chem 38 V4 Aim 53% Am Brute 40% Am On M AT T 4T% A A P ft* AM«wd> 17H Beth Stool 30% Mag snt Oaterp TrM «3% Ohrjrmler 30% Coca-Cola 133% Ctont Ott 35 Control Data 7*% Own CH Wki 33T% Doer Cbem 05%
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  • 327 12 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Life assurance business in Singapore has great scope as only about five per cent of the population are insured. The general manager of the Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd., Singapore, Mr. Tan Hoay Oie, said this at the 6th general conference
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  • 351 12 FOAEI6HERS CAN RUN THE FIRMS, HE TELLS FREHCH BUSINESSMEN United Press International Paris, Wednesday The Malaysian Finance Minister, Tun Tan Slew Sin, yesterday reaffirmed his country's positive attitude toward foreign investment. Addressing a group of French Industrialists, Tun Tan said Malaysia's attitude toward new Industrial
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  • 279 12 Sing a p or e's shlDbuilders and repairers are going all out to lure Japanese businessmen into investing in the local manufacture ot ship component parts and marine engines as a supporting industry. A team of Japanese manufacturers from the Japan Ship Machinery
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  • 121 12 Flve Japanese executives have returned to Japan as part of a scheme to allow local officers to take over key posts in Jurong Shipyard Limited. All of them were seconded to JSL from IshikawaHarima Heavy Industries (IHI). There are still 39 Japanese
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  • 52 12 London, Wednesday. The sise of Britain's stockpile of gold dollars and other currencies has remained almost static around £2,337 million for two months, the government announced yesterday. The latest tally, made last weekend, showed that the reserves now total £1£37 million £1 million less than a
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  • 323 12 New York, Wednesday. Glamour stocks staged a minor rally toward the end of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday but the brief flurry was not enough to turn the entire list around and the market closed mixed to slightly lower in moderate
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  • 39 12 Tokyo, Wednesday. Japan's validated exports last month totalled U552,673,682,000. the Ministry of International Trade and Industry reported yesterday. The figure was up 1.9 per cent over August and 20.8 per cent over September, 1971.
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  • 144 12 Reuter London, Wednesday Equities closed firm on small Interest but gains were exaggerated in a thin market yesterday. At 3 p.m. the financial times Index was 7.4 higher at 476.4 and bargains totalled 7,818 (8,248). Leaders gained between 3p and 7p while stores and
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  • 216 12 The share market was moderately steady yesterday. However, from noon onwards there was slight nervousness as there wen more sellers than buyers. But marginal declines were narrow and thinly spread. Profittakers lowered the prices of National Industries, Sooth Johore Bus, Malex, Veneer Products, Perils Plantations, Perak Carbide, Sim
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  • 163 12 Singapore is one of the leading refinery centres In Asia, Mr. D. A. Johnson, BP area co-ordinator for South-East Asia and Japan said today. Mr. Johnson on a familiarisation tour of BP offices and Installations in Singapore said:
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 107 12 Building is one of Australia's biggest and busiest industries and some of the latest equipment and materials are ideal for Singapore. i The Australians have a unique floor covering for tropical conditions, revolutionary chilling equipment for air-conditioning and refrigeration. New-design ball-bearing hinges,taps,cabinets. New chemical formulations for curing, sealing, water-proofing, bonding,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 158 12 DR. KILDARE XCXJ WANT TO KNOW WHY I CONTINUALLY TALK SARAH OUT OF TAKING HER ACHES ANP PAINS TO A HOSPITAL. OX I'LL TELL YOU. BETTER srr POWN— THIS COULP SHAKE YOU UP, POCTOR. R A I J u RIP KIRBY U PO)CU HEAR? PUT US BACK ON V THE
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 601 13 FOR HIRE NO MATTER WHIM Outdoor cooking is Fun! Rent o Mini Cook Portable Gas Cooker on reasonable terms. Ring *****3, *****4, *****8 for mote deto i Is RAISING ELECTRIC COMPANY wide range of Televisions for rental at reasonable rate with free services and maintenance. Contoct Tel: *****2. SIGHT SUING
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    • 619 13 MST TRAVEL SERVICE Hotel Merlin (Room 108) TEL: *****5/*****4 Beoch Rood, S'pore 7. CHARTER SIN/LONDON $525/SIN/BRUSSEL $625/ECONOMY. FLIGHTS TO: NEW YOUK, MONTREAL $1,150/S'PORE/SYDNEY 800/-NAM-HO TRAVEL SERVICE e Limited. Tour Moloyo Seven Days Ssllo/-, air-conditioned Bus Ssl3s/-, Departure Every Sunday, Monday. C/Highlonds Four Days Ss7o/-, Every Wednesday. Pangkor C/H»ghlonds— Five Days
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    • 360 13 1971 FIAT 125 SPECIAL Prestigious. "E" number. One owner. Rodio/casette. New cinturotos. Power-brakes. $8900/-. S'pore *****0; I 6.30 p.m. DECEMBER 1965 E-TYPE JAGUAR 4.2. LITRiS in very good condition with occessories ond insurance. PONTIAC PARISIENNE 1969 Automatic Transmission with aircondition and tape-player good condition. Contact: S'pore *****4 Office Hour* *****6
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    • 102 13 WHERE TO STAY TANGLIH COURT HOTEL Central ly located. Pleasant, comfortable, homely. $18-00 upwards. Kim Yam Rood. Telephone: *****1. S'pore. TANGUN HILL GUEST HOUSC 2, Tanglin Hill Reasonobte rate Excellent accommodation and cuisine. Telephone: *****1 S'pore. APPOINTMENTS i EUROPEAN BANK due to open branch in Singapore in November 1972 invites
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    • 40 13 SLOANS COURT HOTEL, 17. Balmoral Rood, quiet residential. Orchard Rood orea, airconditioned, $20/- upwords Teh *****/7 (S'pore). WHERE TO EAT GENUINE INDONESIAN NATIONAL CUSINE in a pleasant atmosphere Melati Dinette, Ist Basement, Peninsula Shopping Complex, Coleman Street, Singapore Tel: *****/*****.
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  • 498 14 By Blue Peter Creek Street (trainer Garnet Bougoure), Public Defender (Laurie Johnson) and Nameless (app. C.H. Tan) did a sparkling trial on a good track at Bukit Timah this morning. Breaking from the 4f the trio steadily clapped on the pace to run
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  • 105 14 Polytechnic retained its soccer title in the InterVarsity Collegiate championships yesterday when it beat Teachers Training College 2-0 in a crucial game. The win toppled the University of Singapore from its leading spot in the league table. Poly's goal were scored by Yip Kharm Meng in
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  • 26 14 Basle, Switzerland, Wednesday Scuth America beat Europe 2-0 in their charity soccer international here last night. The South American team led 1-0 at halftime.
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  • 29 14 Perth, Wednesday New Zealand outlasted a tenacious Western Australian state team for a 3-2 win In a soccer match at Perth Velodrome here last night.
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  • 338 14 Follow the horses marked with a F. 8.1. opened op a five-length lead at the 4f, leading into the straight with Bombus starting his run, and Jangan Lupa closing in. In a thrilling finish Bombus beat Jangan Lupa by a head, with F. 8.1, third,
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  • 305 14 The third Far Eastern Amateur Rowing Association's interport regatta, to be held at Hong Kong on October 7 and 8 will have special significance to the Singapore team. For the rowers representing the Republic can think of no better present than winning the coveted V.C. Bath
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  • 295 14 Tokyo, Wednesday. Knockout specialist Koichi Wajima of Japan retained his world junior middleweight title here last night with a devastating third round defeat of Trinidad challenger Matt Donovan. The hapless Donovan took a series of vicious left hooks to the face that sent him sprawling
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  • 63 14 United Press International Remits of major league baseball runes played Monday: American League Milwaukee 6 New York 1 Detroit 4 Boston 1 Chicago 6 Minnesota 4 National League Montreal 7 New York 0 •New York 2 Montreal 1 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 (Only games scheduled) Latest
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 292 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ansan hi anina ai 12 Again; Ger 13 Woes. 14 Retreat. 21 Heroic, grand. 24 Windstorm* 26 Flung. 27 French revolutionist. 28 NATO member. 29 Masculine title 31 Shopping center. 33 Non-citizen. 34 Rate of activity. 35 Drinking vessel: Ger. 37 African county. 38 Raison d'—. 41
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  • 417 15  -  By DENNIS CHIA Tanglin I and Police last night brushed aside their opponents for the right to meet each other in the final of the Singapore Squash Racquets Association B grade squash competition next Tuesday. In the semi-finals played at SCC last night Police I
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  • 100 15 New York, Wednesday. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mohammad All said last night he had reversed his decision to fight In South Africa because of pleas from his "black brothers." "We want to show goodwill toward the African brothers who didnt want us to go," he
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  • 31 15 CENTRAL LEAGUE Yomluri 6 Hiroshima 2 Hanshln 5 Chunlchl 2 Talyo 5 Yakult 3 PACIFIC LEAGUE Hankyu 3 Lotte 1 Toet 1 Ntshitetsu 0 Klntetsu IS Nankal 1
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  • 1548 15  -  SOCCER SCI wn> JEFFREY LOW Discipline, on and off the field, can project a good image of any organisation, club or country. That's a widely accepted code of sportsmanship. A hardened lot will automatically gain the respect of other teams, like the conduct of the Burmese, Japanese
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  • 82 15 New York, Wednesday. The United Press International top 10 major college football teams with first Dlace votes and wonlost records In parentheses: (4th week) 1. Southern California (22) (4 0) 336 points; 2. Oklahoma (11) (3-0) 321; 3. Alabama (1) (4-0) 212; 4. Ohio St. XI)
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  • 10 15 New York 27 Phibu 12 (only {UK scheduled)
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  • 528 15 UPI Reuter London, Wednesday. Bury, of the fourth division, last night underlined the football decline of Manchester, once one of Britain's most powerful soccer cities, when they defeated Manchester City 2-0 in the English Football League Cup. George Hampstead gave Bury the lead in the
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  • 158 15 London, Wednesday. Britain's women tpnni* players who contemplate taking part In any of the Virginia Slims tournaments in the United States, were warned by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) yesterday that they could be liable to disciplinary action if they signed any contract with the American
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  • 93 15 Bucharest, Wednesday.— Illie Nastase, holder of the United States tennis title, heads the Rumanian Davis. Cup squad for the final of the competition against the United States here. Named yesterday with Nastase in the Rumanian squad were lon Tiriac, Viorel Marcu and lon Santel. The final,
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  • Back Page WEDNESDAY
    • 42 16 BEAUTIFUL LEGS... A pair of beautiful legs and Jean Tan here is showing a lot of it! The 19-year-old secretary and part-time model loves boating and skiing. She is one of the entries in the AA Queen contest. Picture by Jerry Seh
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    • 166 16 A race relations expert claims that the dirty jobs in Britain are being done by coloured people while "the elite whfte workers" make the money. The suggestion was made by Mr. David Stephen, a director of the industrial unit at the
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    • 50 16 Police are searching for an arsonist with an apparent hatred for cars. Burning papers were tossed Into 11 parked cars recently In one section of the city, gutting the cars. "It looks like a case of Just plain meanness and vandalism," said police Lt. Bill O'Connor.
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    • 128 16 Today Is Wednesday, October 4, the 278 th day of 1972 with 88 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching Its new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Venus, Mars and Saturn. EVENING STARS: Mercury and Jupiter. Those born on this date are u&der the sign of Libra. The 19th President of the
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    • 210 16 Reuter The plight of the skinny people must end, according to Spriggy, founder and president of Skinny Liberation. The six-foot, 118-pound New Yorker, born Barry Goldsmith, is now in England to establish his movement He claims a membership in North America of over 40,000. Spriggy, 20, told
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    • 46 16 AH FOOK: It's good to know that the SAF can field 14 infantry battalions in an emergency. Makes me feel safe and secure. MEI LIN: I'm glad my boyfriend's in national service. I hope everyone will continue to give the army his full support.
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    • 63 16 The good lifeDIMPLE is so much part of it T v BT $8® SET m*r m. wyjt nrc >' 'I I jfrancr lltb. f Congratulation/ to [jFjiT Theatre Re/taurant on their official opening Electrolux has been chosen once again to do general cleaning and maintenance of Neptune Theatre Restaurant I
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 895 16 5 Siagapsrs 3.00 Opening and Housewives' Matinee A Silk Thread Marriage (Mandarin Film. Pt I—Rpt) 3.55 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (C) 4.00 Nam Isainyarkal featuring: V. Kalaiselvan (Rpt) 4.15 Days of Our Lives 4.55 Close 6.00 Opening and Loopy de Loop 6.30 News in Brief 6.35
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