New Nation, 28 December 1972

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    20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, December 28, 1972 No. 597 Price 15 cents 4 v SINGAPORE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2*. 1972
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 84 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    164 1 The share market opened on a bullish note this morning with stocks traded appreciating substantially In prices. Haw Par, with strong support, rose 40 cents to $9.45. Other blue-chips which moved upwards include Inchcape and Straits Trading, both up 10 cents to $7.80 and $9.70 respectively. Properties
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    Shops hit by sudden sugar shortage
    284 1 Provision stores all over the* island have been hit by a sudden shortage of sugar supplies and have introduced their own rationing. Over the past few days, housewives have had great difficulty in buying coarse sugar. Provision shopowners are refusing to sell even small
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    Burglary reminder
    55 1 Police today again reminded the public not to keep large sums of money and valuables unattended in their homes as thieves got away with nearly $40,000 In loot in a spate of burglaries this week. Of the 33 cases reported (hiring the past seven days 29 were committed
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    Man stabbed to death
    43 1 A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Sembawang yesterday. Mr. J. Sltumal Palanl, 41, was rushed to the Sembawang hospital with a wound In his back but he did on arival. A man has been detained.
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    Porn: Blitz goes on
    313 1 Surrender nude calendars' call By Douglas Chan Police today advised people with calendars of nudes to surrender them. Customs men have seized 4300 calendars so far in the Government's continuing crackdown against pornography. Utiaer the Undesirable Publications Act, any person, who without reasonable excuse, has in
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    Leader of Partai Islam may get new Cabinet post
    187 1  -  By V.K. Chin Kuala Lumpur, Thursday Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak will announce details of his Cabinet reshuffle at a A?ress conference today. According to informed sources Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, the Minister of Trade and Industry, will be the new
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    Suspect held in raid
    43 1 Police have arrested a man believed to have been Involved In a series of armed robberies involving more than $20,000 during the past few months. He was picked In a raid at a flat In Dakota Crescent Kallang Estate.
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    Singapore to get 6th. biggest drydock
    133 1  -  By Sunny Wee Singapore will soon have the sixth largest drydock in the world. Sembawang Shipyard is expected to make an announcement soon on its plans and construction schedule for this drydock. It is understood that the 400,000-ton dock will be 120 ft wide
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    Thousands flee as tremors hit Sicily
    144 1 Athens, Thursday. Thousands of people fled into the countryside an panic yesterday after three earth tremors hit the Belice Valley area of western Sicily, ravaged by a disastrous earthquake nearly five years ago. In several towns in the valley people abandoned the flimsy shack
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    Hanoi boycotts peace talks
    268 1 x Paris, Thursday The North Vietnamese refused to meet with American peace negotiation yesterday and said they would boycott all future technical sessions as long as US planes continued to bomb North Vietnam. The peace delegations said today's 172 nd meeting of four-way Kleber Avenue talks
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    Oil: $1 mil. floating in the sea
    456 1  -  Customs keep watch By Wee Beng Huat Oil for free! And there are still nearly 4000 drums or $1 million worth, floating in the South China Sea waiting to be collected. But the first 100 fishermen from 16 vessels to pick them up
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    Plane crash: Airline sued for $28 m.
    130 1 Chicago, Thursday— Seven suits seeking a total of US$ 10 million (about $28 million) in damages was filed in Circuit Court yesterday by relatives of victims killed in the December 8 crash of a United Air Lines jet near Midway Airport. Forty-five people
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    Chemical tests help tax men recover $1m.
    138 2  -  By Sonny Wee The document examiner at the Chemistry Department has helped the Anti-Tax Evasion Unit to recovers $1 million in tax arrears and fines. According to the Chemistry Department's 1971 annual report, three comBex8 ex cases were referred to te department where
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    New FEFC blow to exporters
    362 2  -  'Palm' cargo stranded By Ivan Lim Several thousand tons of palm kernel cake are now stranded at warehouses in Singapore and Malaysia because Par East Freight Conference vessels have refused to handle them, local shipping circles said today. They added that by their refusal the
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    Jokes aside: Hope explains
    496 2  -  By Abby Tan After more than two hours of wisecracks, Bob Hope fortified himself with a Seven up and become serious. For once he was not Joking. "I have explained my attitude towards the Thai people on what I meant," he said solemnly. He was referring
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    Plan to put 160 more buses on road next year
    224 2 There will be more than 160 new public transport buses on the road next year local bus companies disclosed. Mr. Teo Lay Bwee, managing director of United Bus Company said: "We hope to expand our services next year and we
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    Students called to collect AEB results
    205 2 Students who sat for the Adult Education Board's final examinations for secondary and pre-unlver-lity classes this year can collect their result statements from the v board headquarters at 128 Cairnhill Road between 8.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. from today to Saturday. The students are
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    Language is the main problem, says Japanese Chamber official
    346 2 A Japanese Chamber of Commerce official today blamed the language barrier as one of the causes for their condescending attitude towards the local community. Replying to criticism* of Japanese expatriates, be said: "Condescending attitudes among the Japanese are nothing new. Even
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    Music for Everyone
    39 2 The Ministry of Culture will present Piano Solo and Duo toy Maria and Edward Ho in its 13th concert in the series Music for Everyone on January 7 at 5 p.m. at the Singapore Conference Hall.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      414 2 HRPPEmncs "Tool, 0 The National Library An EXHIBITION OF Children's Section will hold CERAMICS organised by a FILM SHOW FOR CHIL- the South-East Asia CeraREN at the lecture hall mlcs Society Is now on at from 3 to 4 p.m. the University of Singapore .The fifth batch of as- Art
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      192 2 weather! Singapore Singapore's weather for the* 24 hours to 8 a.m. today: Max. temp. 31.7 C Min. temp. 22.7 C Total rainfall for the month to date—293.4 mm. Total ralndays for the month to date 21. Hours of sunshine—7.7s. Tides Today: 4.47 p.m. (2.7 m). Tomorrow: 5.13 a.m. (2.8 m).
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  • Article
    Big Bedok camp escape: 6 still at large
    224 3 Twenty-six out of the 33 inmates who escaped from the Reformative Training Centre in Bedok on November 25 have either been recaptured or given themselves up. The remaining six are believed to be still hiding in the island. Among those recaptured was
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    Copper work course
    50 3 The Adult Education Board and the Baharuddin Vocational Institute will conduct 10-week course on Copper Work—Part One Copper Tooling at the Baharuddin Voc a 11 onal Institute, from January 16 from 7 pjn. to 10 pjn. The fee is $30 per person and the materials $50 each.
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    Temporary teaching: It depends on reports
    285 3  -  Ministry to decide By Nancy Koh The Education Ministry will decide on the continued employment of temporary teachers according to confidential reports from school principals. This decision comes after active lobbying -by the Singapore Teachers' Union on behalf of a number of temporary teachers
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    Schools to hold term exams on schedule
    143 3 All schools will be required to hold their term examinations within the periods stipulated by the Education Ministry from next year. It is understood that all schools will have their Term Two t examinations from May 10 to 25. Primary schools will have
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    School opens door to the blind
    243 3 Blind children will be accepted for the Higher School Certificates commercial classes at Outram Secondary School from next year. The Ministry of Education has granted its approval for the implementation of this project as an extension to the present open education programme, according to
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    Source- of joy and a sad reminder
    196 3 Nine-month old Tan Kwee Huay (above) will be an object of joy and constant sorrow for her parents. As she grows, sne will always remind them of the other daughter they had— Kwee Huay's Identical twin, Kwee Lan. Kwee Lan choked to death
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    AEB course at institute
    48 3 The Adult Education Board and the Baharuddln Vocational institute will conduct a 10-week course on Fabric Design and Printing at the Baharuddln Vocational Institute, from Jan. 16, between 7 pjn. to 10 pjn. The fee is 100 per person. Materials will cost $40 each.
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    Aust. tourists due here
    44 3 About 000 Australian tourists will arrive here for a one-day visit on a special cruise on board the Sfaota Rustavell on Jan. 5. The ship left Sydney last Saturday and will visit Australian ports and Jakarta before calling at Singapore.
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    Executive on how to develop a centre for shipping
    152 3 Shipping executive Mr. Eric Khoo Cheng Lock today said that Singapore could develop as a shipping centre if trained and disciplined seamen and officers were avaUable at reasonable cost. Mr. Khoo, chairman of the Neptune Assocalted lines Pte. Ltd., was speaking'
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    Tax figure
    38 3 The government is exDected to collect an estimated $250,000 as additional revenue as a result of their decision not to grant tax concession on overseas passage leave fares, not $25,000 as reported In yesterday's New Nation.
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    Lock icon Mecca pilgrims stranded in Bangkok
    333 3 United Press International Bangkok, Thursday Forty Malaysian Mecca-bound Muslims were still waiting yesterday for a charter flight to take them to Cairo. The group, their ages range from 93 to 11, had their flight cancelled many times since they arrived in Bangkok last Saturday. Datin
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    Holiday mail services
    131 3 As from Monday, the General Post Office and Airport Post Office will be opened from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily Including Sundays and public holidays. All other post offices will be opened from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8.30 a.m. to 1
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    Restaurant closes down
    167 3 Eastern Palace Restaurant in John Little's Building, Raffles Place, has ceased business since Christmas Day. The management of John Little Pte. Ltd. confirmed this but declined to comment further. The restaurant proprietor, Mr. P. Chi, claimed that his staff was locked out by the owner of the
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      407 3 Quis object No. 150 Storeman takes top prize A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Friday's quiz photograph showed the cap of a ballpoint pen. The first prise of $15 goes to Mr. Ibrahim bin Bahrudin, a storeman, of Buklt Purmel. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last
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  • In Person
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      Hotel tips given to charities
      439 4 THE spirit of giving this Christmas has caught on and 400 employees of the Hotel Royal-Ramada were the latest group to do their bit for charities. m their first staff party this year, they donated a total of fell*, collected as tips, to two charities
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      546 4 E > I P T By Mary Lee New spice in 'fistful' film Rod Steiger plays a Mexican for the first time v A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE starring Rod Steiger and James Cob urn (now showing at Lido). There is a surfeit of Christmas puddings being served at local cinemas
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    Crackdown on the army 'ghosts'
    263 5 Phnom Penh, Thursday The Cambodian Information Minister, Mr. Keaxn Reth, yesterday announced a renewed anti-corruption campaign to stop military commanders from pocketing an estimated US$2 million a month being paid to nonexistent troops. So far at least 80,000 names have been cut from the armed
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    Pardons for Rumanians
    68 5 Vienna, Thursday—The Rumanian State Council has pardoned Rumanians serving one-year Jail terms and que shed sentences of up to two years for pregnant women, mothers with young children and people over 60. The Rumanian news agency Agerpres said yesterday a decree signed by President Nicolae Ceausescu also
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    Skull identified as Bormann's
    149 5 Bonn, Thursday. West Gorman Judicial authorities have definitely Identified a skull recently found in West Berlin as that of Adolf Hitler's deputy, Martin Bormann, the West German magazine Stern said yesterday. Mr. Wllhelm Metzner, the Frankfurt public prosecutor in charge of investigating the Bormann mystery, said
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    Amin grabs supermart
    33 5 Kampala, Thursday President Amin of Uganda visited a British owned supermarket here yesterday then ordered his Minister of Commerce and Industry to advertise and sell it to Ugandans by Sunday.
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    Lock icon Wilson sees unity danger
    272 5 Reuter Tel Aviv, Thursday.—The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party. Mr. Harold Wilson, last night warned that a desperate search for European unity on some world Issues could he harmful to other countries. Speaking at a meeting of the central committee of the ruling Israeli Labour
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    Lock icon Lee leaves Athens for home
    133 5 Athens, Thursday. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister of Singapore, left Athens by air for home last night after a 24-hour private visit to Greece. Mr. Lee, who was accompanied by his wife and children and a team of officials, arrived here from Cairo
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    Lock icon Marcos orders a counter-attack
    220 5 United Press International Manila, Thursday. President Marcos yesterday ordered a massive counterattack to retake villages occupied by foreign-trained secessionist rebels in the Southern Philippines. Sources said the government offensive in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, 400 to 000 milts south of Manila, was expected "in the
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    Hughes turns to Britain
    66 5 London, Thursday American multi-millionaire and Howard Hughes'cloakdagger arrival in Britain yesterday started a wave of speculation about projected expansion of his business interests in Europe. The whisper in commercial circles was that he intended to stay about six months to assess prospects and maybe set up
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    Malta wants more rent
    230 5 Valletta, Thursday Prime Minister Dom MlntofT said yesterday he had asked for a 10 per cent Increase in the rent of military base facilities and that Britain should decide by the year's end whether it wants to stay in Malta. He told the House of Representatives
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    Bank raider killed
    36 5 London, Thursday A bank raider was killed and another wounded yesterday during a gun-battle between a gang of bank robbers and a policeman in Kensington High Street, one of London's busiest shopping areas.
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    Muddle over aid for quake city
    384 5 New York, Thursday Major emergency relief projects for quakestricken Managua, Nicaragua, appeared disorganised and uncoordinated yesterday. Thousands of people were killed, Injured or left homeless when a series of quakes hit the capital city last Saturday. One relief group asked for contributions of money
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    Americans pay their last respects to Truman
    189 5 Washington, Thursday Thousands of Americans, ordinary and important, walked past the closed mahogany casket of Mr. Harry Truman yesterday to honour and mourn his passing. President Nixon laid a wreath beside the catafalque. Common folk from the Missouri farmlands where Mr. Truman grew
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Anti—Chinese feeling simmers...
      901 6  -  South-East Asia Report From Ronnie Muntu INDONESIA Dr. Radius Prawiro was most emphatic In his denial before a Joint parliamentary hearing, here recently of a claim made by Dr. Sanusl, a Member of Parliament and a former Minister of Industries, that the Central Bank of Indonesia had
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      Plebiscite: Marcos is confident
      989 6  -  From B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES President Marcos' administration appears to have no doubt whatever that the Filipino electorate will ratify the proposed new constitution when they go to the polls early next year in the first plebiscite to be called under martial law. This optimism is reflected
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        Sin Chew Jit Poh
        830 6 What other newspapert are saying: STATUTORY BODIES ABB NOT OUT TO MAKE MONET: Speaking at the Public Utilities Board annual dinner the other day, Mr. Llm Kim San, the Minister for the Environment. said that some people had the erroneous impression that Government and statutory bodies
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        Nanyang Siang Pau
        456 6 AN ABNORMAL STOCK AND 8BA&E MAKKET: The share price* had fallen sharply over 4he put three day*. One of the main reason* for the price fall which took place almoat wide across the board was that some broking firms in Singapore and sla allowed only selling and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      OECD foresees much boom for countries
      538 7 London, Thursday.— The "Port on the world economic outlook by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development foresees too much rather than too little boom in most countries except Italy. Released last week It is particularly impressed with the prospects for the United States
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      APPOINTMENTS
      114 7 The board of Ogllvy Mather International has appointed Mr. Glenmore Trenear-Harvey as account director, Ogilvy Benson Mather, London. Mr. Tren-ear-Harvey Is managing director of Ogllvy Mather, Kuala Lumpur office, at present. He will be succeeded In the Malaysian office by Mr. Paul Blklen. senior vice president and management supervisor
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      BP stake for Tokyo firm
      64 7 Tokyo, Thursday Japan's Overseas Petroleum Corporation announced it had taken over 45 per cent of the two-thirds stake held by the British Petroleum Corporation in oil resources off the truclal state of Abu Dhabi. Agreement on the takeover was signed here yesterday by President Hlrokl
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Tokyo
        53 7 Closing prices (In yen) yesterday: •V 1 -MR:Nippon Steel 157 Nlhpon Mining 268 Toyobo 29 Japan Mall Steamship 365 To ray Ind. 221 Teljin 280 Sumitomo Metal Ind. 146 Kawasaki Steel 137 Sumitomo Chemical 200 Mitsui Shipbuilding 250 Guml 750 Nippon Tetrapod 500 Tokyo Tekko 410 Akal Trading 395
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        Sydney
        255 7 Prices at 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time). A baleen 11 12 Do Opts Nil 08 AOD Nil 15 All State Nil /8 Aaiad 09 10 Auroa 16 17 Do Opts 04 04} Aust Ant 11 IS Bamboo 08 10 Beach 43 47 Bounty Oil 01} 02 Bridge NU 27
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        Paris
        201 7 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday: Paribas 209 (208.50) Indochine 266.40 (266) FOncier 366.80 (387) Printemps 163.70 (152.50) C.O.K. 450 (450) Bull 69 (69.10) Royal Dutch 190 (189) Mlchelin 1723 (1719) Thomson 158.60 (157.60) C.P.P. 191 (191) Rhone 165.10 (165.30) Air 319 (317.80) Philips 84.30 (82.50) Suez 342 (341J0) Citroen
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        New York
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 7 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 1,007.68 (up 0.98), 20 transport 224.70 (off 0.82), 15 utilities 118.87 (off 0.07), 65 stocks 325.65 (Off 0.02).
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        Year-end tax loss selling lowers prices
        97 7 New York, Thursday. Year-end tax loss selling helped to lower prices yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading was moderately active. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones average of 30 selected blue-chip Issues was up 0.98 at 1007.68. Declines led advances 749
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        Markets close
        27 7 New York, Thursday Both the New York and American stock will be closed all day today for the funeral of former President Hairy 8. Truman
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        Prices advance in fairly active trading
        83 7 Tokyo, Thursday. The Tokyo stock market continued to rise yesterday morning as it maintained the early uptrend throughout the session, Trading was fairly active. The price index of the first (major) section of the market advanced 5.03 from Tuesday standing at 395.82 at the
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        MARKET MOVEMENTS
        116 7 The share market remained strong generally yesterday, with marginal improvements in the prices of stocks traded. Trading was however concentrated on second and third line stocks. Leading gainers among them were Setron and Sim Lim Investments which rose 44 cents and 22 cents to $4>64 and $2.76 respectively.
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      Gill, Zecha splits on policy differences
      405 7 A change of business interests has led to the splitting up of Gill Zecha and Associates, a communications and public affairs counselling firm in Singapore. The dissolution of the partnership will lead to the formation of two public relations firms, verity Gill Associates and
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      AVIATION
      66 7 The computer revolution is fast spreading to all aspects of air travel industry. And taking another step towards greater reliance on the computer is BOAC which now claims to become the first international airline to issue computerised printed tickets. The first stage In BOAC's programme for automated ticketing begins
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      BOAC computer print tickets
      326 7 In February the system will be extended to BOAC's Park Avenue, New York office, and later to ticket offices in Regent Street, London, and Fifth Avenue, New York. Eventually the company plans to extend the system worldwide; the airline's local office will be able to Issue
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      DOLLAR VERY STRONG DESPITE WORSE TRADE DEFICIT
      289 7 Washington, Thursday.— Record Imports sent the US balance of trade deficit soaring to US$599 million last month, the biggest trade gap since April, the Commerce Department said yesterday. The United States, which 12 months ago devalued the dollar and Imposed wage and price
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      GREAT RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
      1576 9 Part 2 BUDDH ISM Buddhism is the doctrine of the "Pour Noble Truths" enunciated by Gautama the Buddha 2500 years ago. These four truths represent the essence of the Buddha's teachings. They are: The truth of Boffering; The truth of the Origin of Suffering; The
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      BRIDGES
      1069 9 Mm found the earUeat type of bridge ready-made. It was a fallen log lying across a stream, a rock arch, or tangled vines growing across a ravine. When man felt the need for a better stream crossing than the fallen log. he rolled another log beside the first one
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    Assault shows need to unionise labour
    436 10 Violence in any form cannot be condoned. The reported assault by some non-unionised bus workers on the managing director of the Associated Bus Service \s a deplorable act which will secure little sympathy. The attack, however, has served to highlight again the urgent need
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    Sad rich man of Paris
    67 10 SB' byISPY One of the saddest men in Paris is Mr. Arnaud Clerc who lent his mansion to Mr. Kissinger and Mr. Le Due Tho for secret peace talks. Mr. Clerc, a Paris jeweller, had ordered a plaque for his house which read, "In this
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    Resumption of bombing buys time for the fortification of S. Vietnam
    923 10  -  PAKIR SINGH December is a cruel month. It brought the Vietnam war pulsatingly close to a settlement, and then, mercilessly the bombs rained down again. It has been yet another Christmas without cheer for Indochina. The New Year can
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  • Letters
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      Earth spilt on road
      112 10 Lorries are dally carrying earth away from new factory sites in Jalan Pemimpln. Much of this is split on the road. This road is extensively used by light ana heavy motor-vehfcles with some moving at great speed. Whenever they run over the scattered earth on Jalan
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      Proportionate payment
      183 10 I wish to express my sympathy for First Year Apprentices (NN, December 21). If It is any consolation, allow me to tell them that they are not the only ones who are being exploited. My girl friend Is in a similar position. She works in a hotel in
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      Obstructions removed
      86 10  -  CHAN LOY CHAN (Miss) Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Sinfapore, 3. We thank Safety Wanted for bringing to our attention the obstruction caused by planks and steel bars at Jalan Pemlmpln and the dumping of rubbish near the True Jesus Mission Church (NN, December 13). Appropriate
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      Rubbish at Red Hill
      83 10 The rubbish dump sited between Block 88 and 89 (Red Hill Close) Is very dirty. The Public Health Department van only collects, the rubbish once every morning. It should make two collections every day. As the collection Is only once In the morning, lots of rubbish
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      Check on lorries
      77 10  -  YEONG KUM KEE, Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. We refer to the letter by Safety Wanted (NN, December 13). The centre white and yellow lines along Jalan Pemlmpln at Its junction with Upper Thomson Road have been repainted. The Public Works Department Is
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      Amin and Asians
      99 10 ML (NN, November 22) must have a warped sense of justice to condone President Amln's barbarous acts against Asians. President Amin has driven his citizens of Asian origin to the countryside, thus making their lives miserable and their livelihood precarious. Is this justice? Since ML is an
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      Cost of mail
      61 10 A greeting card sent from here to Malaysia costs six cents. Whereas the same card sent from Malaysia to Singapore costs 10 cents. An aerogramme sent from here to any part of the world costs 35 cents, whereas in Malaysia It Is 30 cents. Could the postal
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      SIA's holiday tours
      172 10  -  LIAU NYUK HOI Director of Marketing, Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore, 1. I refer to the letter from Wife of a Civil Servant on lower fares in the Asian region (NN, Dec. 22). BIA offers a range of extremely attractive inclusive fares to almost every country in Asia
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    Lock icon The Untouchables
    2345 11  -  Outcasts from the Hindu social system From Lewis Simons Washington Post In the winding of mud huts where Chand Uvea, the air Is heavy with the smell of human faeces and cow dung. Tara Chand and hit family are Untouchables. Outcast# from the Hindu social system, their role
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    Lock icon Striving for distinction and originality in names
    678 11  -  From William Drummond Los Angeles Times History records the sad tale of the Kashmiri Brahmin named Wasdev who had a mulberry tree growing in his courtyard. His neighbours called him Wasdev "Tul" (mulberry). Wasdev disliked the name. He cut down the tree. A
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      Lock icon An elegant sheen with lurex
      236 12 You would think that we have reached the bottom of the fashion chests in our search for old-fashion-ed themes for new looks and shapes. Just look at what's been thrown up so far: the., midi, the sbirtdress, the pin-striped blazer suit, the peplum tops, the
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      Raised by an army of amahs...
      611 12 r r x THE male bOM When I asked my girlfriend whether she would make me a snack Just an omelette and a beverage, to wash it down —she turned on me as though I had just made a most unwelcome sexual advance. "It's
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      It's been a long hard year for Britain
      773 12  -  From Patricia Morgan There's never been an end of a year like this one in London. There won't be again. And people know it, which is probably why they've been on an unprecedented spending binge even though a Christmas with all the
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      Correcting an unsightly abnormality in babies
      528 12 I happened to be in the surgery of Singapore's leading plastic surgeon the other day when a small baby with a cleft Up and palate was brought in. This particular child had an extensive defect. There were clefts to the left and right of
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      678 13 \,~,+$,[<&.*({?[:/,+|'>\!\@=(^- JOYCE ft JED—A Very Happy Bright '73. "May The Led Always Watch Over You." Steve Mok. HAPPY 24* BIRTHDAY to Jennifer Chan. Many happy returns of the day love. Peter Koh. DORKEN ft GEORGE— A Joyous New Year. "Be glad to tea new member of fomily" friends. hew YEAR'S
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      494 13 MIW ZEALAND Pacific Japaneee TO Fujimori Vinyl Asbestos tiles. MA Plsase enquire Sole Agent* Gene- to rol Supplies Company 51, Owen Eun Road/Telephons: 50, *****; and *****, ***** Singapore. will SWISH CURTAIN BARS from Eun U.K. Merchandise Produce (Pte) lnt« Ltd. 5189, Golden Mile Shopping Hot Centre, Beoch Rood, Singapore
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      406 13 TIXTIIJ INDENTING SALO- 18/2 MAN, required by Indenting houae tong to book orders on British ond Ssll European textiles mills on tolory 4/2/ orxj commission basis. Applicants Chin with no knowledge of British or Mole European textiles need not apply. air-c Interested parties, please phone Days Hotel Shongri-la, Room 1209
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      201 13 GUARANTEED FUCHTS OFFER from Singapore to: Bolikpapon ond Bondjormosin deporture every Thursday ond Saturday Podong ond Pokonbom —departure every Friday ond Sunday accepting both paMcngert ond cargoes. Contoct Sindomas Corpn. Tel: Singapore *****/*****. GCKWtI TRAVELS (PTI.) LTD., 012, Specialists' CnM, Semerset/Orchard Road, S>ece t Tel: *****3 ft *****3. Bongkok/Chiengmoi by
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      202 13 DAILY DISCOUNTS JITS LONDON AMSTERDAM Paris Brussels from $425. New York/ Toronto/Vancouver from $900/-. Trans Air Brokers 410 Show Centre. Singapore *****8/88. Whether Your CVerseas Trip Is Business/Pleasure, Please get in touch with MERRIYER TRAVEL SERVICES, 156, Emerald Hill Rood, Singapore, 9. Tel: *****7/*****6. TV/RADIO/SALES ft SERVICES SPECIAL OFFER! WHY
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      151 13 NISSAN 2 TON Nit LOMY 10 f»./l3 ft. body. Dotsun Pickup, Mazda Bongo 1000 Stationwogon New tyres reconditioned. View 30, Jalon Novena Barol Tel: *****2 Singapore. 1949 MERCED IS 280S, Alfa Romeo GTV, Holden Premier (Automatic), 1967 Holden Special, 1968 Escort GT, Contact Frankie *****, *****7 Gory *****3 BUYING AND
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    Merger: End of Asian split?
    347 14  -  By Jeffrey Low The merger between the Table Tennis Federation of Asia and the Asian Table Tennis Union is expected to materialise before April next year. This was disclosed here yesterday by Sri Lanka's ATTU council member, Mr. Edward Thangarajah. who met the TTFA President.
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    Lock icon Volleying. . . Armed Forces' striker Brian Batchelor (dark shirt, No. 9) scores the first goal against Hotel Singapura with a first-timed shot. SAFSA won the Division One clash 3-0.
    57 14 Volleying. Armed Forces' striker Brian Batchelor (dark shirt, No. 9) scores the first goal against Hotel Singapura with a first-timed shot. SAFSA won the Division One clash 3-0. Tight... it takes three Hotel Singapura defenders to contain Armed Forces' brilliant skipper-schemer Hussein Alj unfed (dark shirt) in this aerial duel.—Pictures
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    Docherty signs Arsenal's Graham
    99 14 London, Thursday. Tommy Docherty, Manchester Unlted's new manager, yesterday signed his first player since taking over the struggling English First Division soccer club. He paid about £120,000 for Arsenal's Scottish international George Graham. Graham, 28, made nearly 300 appearances for Arsenal, Including the 1971 English Cup
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    Chartchai set to dethrone Ohba
    202 14 Tokyo, Thursday.— Thai challenger Chartchai Chlonol has a good chance of wresting the World Boxing Association flyweight title from champion Masao Ohba, Chartchal's manager Prayote Blsalputra said here yesterday. Mr. Prayote expressed this belief after watching the 23-year-old Ohba spar two rounds in a public
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    Stewarts triumph
    76 14 Bonnie Stewart and Pat Stewart won the Group "A" of the/ Singapore Island Country Club "Mothers and Child" nine-hole golf competition over the Slme course when they returned a nett 44. Runners-up were G. Ward and L. Ward on countback from R Humphrey and C. Humphrey with nett
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    Giant yachts battle for lead
    196 14 Sydney, Thursday.—After 38 hours racing, the Sydney to Hobart yachting classic last night developed into a great battle between the U3. sloop, American Eagle (Ted Turner) and the Canadian ketch, Graybeard (Lol Killam). The giant -yachts were almost level as they entered Bass Strait, between
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    Swedish women are coming
    172 14  -  By Sonny Yap A Swedish women's football team will arrive in Singapore on Saturday for a four-day visit. v The party of 22 players and officials is from Tip pornas, a women's football club in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The National Sports Pro motion Board,
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    Beckenbauer, Europe's best
    159 14 Paris, Thursday Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany's World Cup star, has been voted European Footballer of the Year in the annual poll conducted by the magazine, France Football, it was announced here. Sharing second place were Beckenbauer's International team-mates, Gerd Muller, who won the award in 1970, and
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    American Club bowling
    78 14 The American Club will meet the Australian junior bowlers in a friendly match at its club's alley on January 6 at 7.30 pjn. The ages of the 10 visiting bowlers from Milton Bowl In Brisbane range from 16 to 18 and their averages from 169 to 185.
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      228 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACKOBS Type of school: CoUoq. Tagged. Ban Italian reeort. Australian metropolis. Watch. Augsburg residents. Repair "O Sole pad. Area In SB togland (with -The"). Suburb of Paris. Qire try. Dish man's name. His: Fr. Occupy a chair. Scottish elty. Hungarian composer. Kdward Horton. —chair. NOnssnss: Slang. Sbort.
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      224 14 DR. KILOARE by Ken Bald The mysterx surrounpIN&CAAAELOT ISLANP PEEPENS... WITH NO CLUES AVAILABLE... A BEARPEP HOAAICIPAL- NUT SEEMS TO BE ROAMING THIS ISLANP... ANP A WOMAN IS LOCKEP INTO HER ROOM.' W\ v-» Ivx No <: mX v. *r skirt -V v<\> s as r> v«L<r ...ELAINE STEEP MUST
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    Probable starters for Penang meeting
    2073 15 SATURDAY CLASS 2 DIV S IF (INN—MM to winner) ***** GOOD GAMBLE II ft (KL Chons) Manaor 8 8 00 ***** DRAGON STEED g (Auric) Teh 8 8 5 ***** FLYING GLORY Q a (SA) Paul 8 18 ***** OPEN n a (Ho Too) TuSoh
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    Good Gamble shines
    376 15 From Blue Peter In Penanr Good Gamble n did a splendid gallop on a good track here this mornlpg. With Sublan Dalwee In the saddle the Court Sentence six-year-old sprinted smartly over 3f In 36 2/5. Trainer Osman Sarimin's Gold Cup hope Orchid Venture (Rod Dawklns) went
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    Penang barrier draw
    436 15 —Scratchings SATURDAY SCRATCHINGS RACE ONE: CI Fire Dhr 3 8 ViF Mystic Shoe n, Jimbo, Technical Adviser. RACE TWO: CI Five Dfr 1 8HF Sunny it RACE THREE: CI Five Div 4 6F Castle Light, Natana, Covrtsway. RACE FOUR: CI Fhre Dhr 3 6F Shy Away, Bonoix,
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    Earplugs needed to fight Test noise
    388 15 New Delhi, Thursday. England's cricketers will need earplugs to combat the deafening noise during their series against India Judging by the first Test, which ended In a Christmas Day victory for England. The noises will be provided by some of the most vocal spectators
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    Ralston replaces Case
    78 15 New York, Thursday. Ross Case of Austra.ia will replace US Davis Cup coach Dennis Ralston In the World Championship Tennis (WCT) professional troupe next year, it was announced here yesterday. Case, 21-year-old Davis Cup player, will be a member of WCT's group "B". Line-up under a new
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    No solution to GP prize money row
    173 15 London, Thursday. There was no immediate prospect last night of resolving the deadlock over prize money which threatens next year's world motor racing championship, despite five hours of talks here. The discussions between the Grand Prix organisers and the Formula One car manufacturers
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    Today...
    152 16 Today Is Thursday, December 28, the 363rd day of 1972 with three to follow. THE MOON: Between its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury, Venus and Mars. THE EVENING STARS: Jupiter and 8aturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cap ricorn. Woodrow
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    TALKING POINT
    50 16 AH FOOK: What a betting coup! Can you imagine how that punter felt when his horse came in and earned him $1 million at Penang last Saturday. MEI LIN: Don't get carried away. For every success story at the race course, there are hundreds of tales of woe.
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      £100,000 to be won in Roll Up pool
      250 16 A betting pool for horseracing fans in Britain which could pay dividends of more than £100,000 is to be introduced in next year's Flat season. The Tote announced the pool, the Roll-Up and rocked Britain's betting fraternity. The pool, operated with the
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      Lock icon 'MERMAID' FROM PENANG
      45 16 Pretty Sabrina Husseini, 16, who hails from Penang recently won the Miss Mermaid contest in her home town. Her success earned her a trip to Australia. She is now in Singapore waiting to make her trip "Down Under". Picture by Steven Lee
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      Lock icon Living by a code...
      418 16  -  ...AS A NEWSMAN By Dick West United Press International Journalists are being clapped into the calaboose (jail) right and left these days for refusing to reveal their pews sources. Despite the threat of incarceration, I shall continue to live by the code that constrains a newsman
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      393 16 5 Siagapara Opening and Where the Heart Is For the Family (C) Health In the Home: Fevers In Children (C) Housewives' Matinee —Tender Affection (Mandarin film, Pt. 2 Rpt). Close. Opening and Rocky Jones, Space Ranger The Cold Sun (Ch. 1) News In Brief What Others Say (C) Forum In
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      525 16 FN STEREO 800 opening and Programme Summary 6.05 Sunset Serenade 6.30 News 6.40 Public Service Anncts. 645 Share Market Report 7.00 Beethoven Symphonies 7.45 Chinese Instrumental Recital 8.00 News 8.10 Public Service Anncts. 8.15 Music from the Romantic Bra 9.15 Time To Swing 0.45 Many Voices, Many Songs 10.00 March
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