New Nation, 19 February 1973

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  • 23 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, February 19, 1973 No. 642 Price 15 cents v VkIH w I IfJU^W SINGAPORE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1973
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  • 305 1 In thin trading, prices fell on a broad front on the stock exchange this morning. Sime Darby eased 40 cents to $11.70. Haw Par lost 70 cents to $12.70. The Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore has informed Singapore Hilton's owners, Far Eastern Hotels Development Limited. that
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  • 42 1 New York, Monday. Three men. one with a gun, forced their way into a diner in Hempstead yesterday, tied up three people and locked them in a storage room, then accied away a 200 pound (90 kg> safe containing $12,250.
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  • 513 1 American agents checking up United Press International Belfast, Monday Former American servicemen, many of them Vietnam war veterans, are training the illegal Irish Republican Army (IRA) in guerrilla tactics, British Intelligence officers said yesterday. US government agents are operating In the Irish Republic and Northern
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  • 250 1 Reuter UPI Peking, Monday American presidential envoy Dr. Henry Kissinger left here today for Tokyo at the end of four days of talks with Chinese leaders. Dr. Kissinger was seen off by Chinese Foreign Minister Chi Peng-Fel, vice Foreign Minister Chiao
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  • 65 1 Police have appealed to the relatives of two people found dead last night a male Indian and a female Chinese —to come forward and identify the bodies. The man, about 35, was found in a drain at £yed Alwi Road at 10.45 p.m. and the woman, about
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  • 200 1  -  Helping to grind chilly By Bharathi Mohan A 17-year-old typist, Miss Yong Chin Moi, had four fingers of her right hand crushed in an electric meat grinder at her Bartley Road house yesterday. Miss Yong, who started work as a typist with a commercial
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  • 268 1 Robbers batter him to death and force open the safe By Peter Ong A lone shopkeeper was battered to death in his shop in Peng Ghee Road, off Jalan Chai Chee, early today. The safe in the shop was forced open and his room ransacked. The dead man
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  • 60 1 Bonn, Monday. West Germany's 1973 draft budget totals a post-war record 120 billion marks (US$3l billion), 10 per cent higher than last year, the government announced yesterday. Increased taxation of the wealthy, the corporations, car drivers and alcohol drinkers will help finance the new budget, which needs
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  • 24 1 Melbourne, Monday. Five young people were killed here at the weekend when their car exploded in flames after a head on crash.
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  • 17 1 Manila, Monday. The Philippine government announced yesterday a possible "oil strike" in the Sulu Seas.
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  • 13 1 Polipe reported 102 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious and three fatal.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 149 2 The Singapore Telephone Board's new Bedok Exchange with an ultimate capacity of 30,000 lines will become operational tomorrow. This exchange, which is part of the Board's fiveyear development programme to build nine exchanges involving a total capital expenditure of approximately $209 million, will
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  • 57 2 A new Singapore Guide and Street Directory (Chinese edition) is now available at $6 each from the Government Publications Bureau, Fullerton Building. and leading book stores. The edition includes a new section on Embassies and Consulates, an addition of 200 new roads as well as names
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  • 21 2 Mr. Chan Chin Bock has been re-appointed chairman of the Economic Development Board for a further term of one year.
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  • 369 2 Singapore's Ford Motor plant will assemble cars equipped with special anti-pollution gadgets by 1976, said Mr. Donald Swan, export manager of the Ford Motor Company of Australia. In an interview, Mr. Swan, who is here to attend the Ford Dealers conference at the ShangriLa Hotel,
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  • 380 2 ROAD SAFETY '73 By Wee Beng Huat If you do not want to become another "statistic" on Singapore's traffic death toll, then strictly abide by "rules" of the 1973 Road Safety Campaign which begins today. During the next two weeks, a Road Safety
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  • 64 2 The 24th Singapore International Salon of Photography 1973 will be held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce exhibition hall from July 21 to 25. The Photographic Society of Singapore, the organiser, has invited international photographers and photo clubs to take part. The Nantah University Players will present The
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  • 47 2 The following have passed the Trinity College of Music, London, speech examinations (theory) held last December: Miss Jean Du' Pratt (Diploma in the Teaching of English as a second language), Mrs. Joyce May Sundram (Speech Drama —LTCL), and Miss Agnes Ee (Speech Drama Grade
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  • 25 2 The Singapore Department of Civil Aviation today denied that it had urged strict security measures which resulted in a«fakarta airport alert for hijackers.
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  • 217 2 Cause of most accidents: Chai ROAD SAFETY 5 73 Most road accidents occur because road users ignore road safety measures and codes despite the wide publicity given to them, the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chai Chong Yii, said today. "Unfortunately codes for safe road usage,
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  • 38 2 The Women Sub-Com-mittee of the Havelock Community Centre is organising inter mediate classes for dress-making and interior decoration. Those interested can call personally at the Centre or telephone ***** between 3 and 10 p.m. daily.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 272 2 Eight things to do with the money you don't spend servicing your Hitachi window c»r conditioner w\ w vwv MVWN W V V You won't find a better investment in comfort. They not only cool rooms quickly with constantly circulating air. They're quiet. And beautiful. And easy to clean. And
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    • 64 2 Visit our Ultra Modern new store at Supreme House BALLY of Switzerland i Feast your eyes on our new collection. So many styles to choose from. There must be one just right for you. 7T* c> 3* V. BALLY N V V N v 1 II r store OUTFITTERS h
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 511 2 HflPPEmnCS "Today 0 Mr. Ho Kah Leong, MP for Jurong, will present prizes to winners of the COMMERCE ESSAY COMPETITION at the Nanyang University at 8 p.m. Dr. Augustine Tan, MP for Whampoa, will attend the BALLOTING OF STALLS for hawkers at the new Raymond Market at 2.30 p.m. The
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  • 451 3  -  A four-week course for 24 volunteers By Rav K. Dhaliwal The Singapore AntiNarcotics Association has launched the first Drug Para-Counsellor Preparation Course in Singapore to train volunteers in counselling and rehabilitation services for drug abusers. During the four-week course, the 24 trainees selected from among
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  • 328 3 The Sentosa Development Corporation is carrying out a feasibility study on what type of internal transport the multi-million dollar tourist resort should have in order to avoid air pollution. Informed sources said: "With the setting up of the corporation, there are definite plans to speed
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  • 336 3 The Singapore Granite Quarry Owners' Association is looking into the problem of in.adequate dust control measures to prevent quarry workers from silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust. An association spokesman said: "When the Government introduced the Sand and Granite Quarries Act in December
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 153 3 I weather Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Tokyo 14- 7C Hong Kong 23-19 C Kuala Lumpur 33-22 C Seoul O-Minus 4C Taipeh 25-16 C Bangkok 34-25 C Manila 31 21C Naha 24-20 C Moscow Minus 2-M. 5C New York Minus 1-M. 13C San Francisco 18- 7C London 8- 3C Paris
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    • 303 3 Quiz object No. 195 Only two correct Ml IS IT? Only two correct entries were received for quiz number 191. The picture showed a film clipper. The first prize of $20 goes to Mr. Marie Manl, a plumber, of Toa Payoh. His entry was the first correct one opened bv
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  • In Person
    • 414 4 Teledyne managers' bright party idea Celebration coincides with Chinese New Year Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 A big staff party organised by Teledyne Semi-Conductor found the festive mood built in—MR. JERRY KRAMER, the general manager, and MR. STAN GALAJtfTER, the production manager, very cleverly coincided the firm's annual celebrations
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 241 4 •TTTI M 0/■ M M 4* s* t On board Ocean Monarch, 26,000 tons, one class British liner. Why fly through life? Shaw Savill wouldn't fly through life for anything. And now if you're planning to travel from Singapore to Australia, Shaw Savill can show you the time of your
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  • 164 5 About 650 primary school students collected $11,000 from their sponsors after walking five kilometers—all for a good cause. The students from the Tampines Primary school walked from Tampines Lane to their school accompanied by teachers, 15 National Servicemen and traffic police. The students were from the
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  • 38 5 Mr. Dale L. Schmidt, the United States Internal Revenue Service Tax Assistor assigned to Singapore, will conduct two tax seminars at the Resource Centre, American Embassy, on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. and Thursday at 9 a.m.
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  • 227 5 The dispute between the management and employees of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore may be brought to the Industrial Arbitration Court if remaining differences are not resolved by Friday. This will be the last resort of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union, which
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  • 414 5  -  'Allow operations by own doctors' By Teresa Ooi A senior lecturer of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, University of Singapore, has called on the Government to revise the present law on abortion. The lecturer suggested that the revised law should approve abortions
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  • 117 5 Zainon binte Salleh, 16 (right), of Maju Secondary School, has topped the SingaporeCambridge GCE (Ordinary level) Examinations for the Malay technical stream held last year. She scored distinctions in all the six subjects—Pi's for mathematics, technical drawing and P2's for English, Malay, physical science and woodwork.
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  • 21 5 The Chinese YMCA will organise a weekly sixsession skin-diving course at Queenstown Swimming Pool beginning on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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  • 35 5 Mr. Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser, the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore, will address a luncheon meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Association at the Polynesian Room, Ming Court Hotel, on Friday at 12.30 p.m.
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  • THE CONCORDE FIASCO
    • 908 6  -  By P.N. Balji The droop is not only on the Concorde's nose but also on Its diminishing hopes of ever becoming a viable economic proposition. This put in a nutshell the deepening plight of the Anglo French supersonic jetliner' known
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    • 218 6 The Concorde came to Singapore last year. Thousands of excited Singaporeans jammed the Paya Lebar Inter national Airport to see the pride the British and French aviation industries. The Concorde was then on a selling mission a desperate attempt aimed at convincing airlines that it would be a
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    • 556 6  -  From Bernard Nossiter Washington Post British officials last week began preparing public opinion for cutbacks and layoffs in the Concorde. programme, a procurement fiasco with cost overruns of $5 billion before a single plane has come off the production line. Sir George Edwards, chairman of British Aircraft
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 242 6 At the TIARA for two weeks only You've seen them before in motion pictures with Elvis Presley and on TV with. Tom Jones, Ed Sullivan and Perry Como. Now they're here at Shangri-La's spectacular Tiara restaurant from Feb. 12th to 24th, Dress: Coat ahd Tie. For Reservation Tel: *****4. .Shangri-La
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    • 81 6 OUR SALES DEPARTMENT IS NOW OPEN AT GlO, Ground Floor, PENINSULA SHOPPING COMPLEX, COLEMAN STREET, SINGAPORE 6. ECHIGOYA CO. 1955 (PTE) LTD. 114, NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 2. TEL *****3 Pr ices Remain The Same. (Specialists in silk cotton fabrics, kimonos Happi Coats Scarfs etc ROBIN GENTS HAIk STYLING SALOON Formed
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  • 248 7 Belfast, Monday Two Catholic postmen were shot dead In broad daylight yesterday by gunfire that shattered a peaceful Sunday afternoon on the Falls Road near the city centre. 9?e witnesses said a man with sub-machine-gun jumped from a parked car and shot the two
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  • 407 7 'Reform need urgent* Reuter Washington, Monday The US Treasury Secretary, Mr. George S h u 1 t z, complained yesterday that international negotiations on a more flexible world monetary system have been moving too slowly. Mr. Shultz said during a television interview programme the
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  • 321 7 United Press International Washington, Monday. California police found the blood spattered bodies of four long -haired youths on Saturday in a forest leanto in the Isolated Santa Cruz mountains, where more than a dozen people have been killed since early January. "There was blood all
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  • 292 7 Reuter London, Monday. The fifth day of a strike by gas workers went straight to the heart of a great tradition the British Sunday lunch. The British Gas Corporation made a special plea to housewives to avoid the noon to 2 p.m. Sunday
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  • 47 7 New Delhi, Mon. A 37-year-old bachelor, Sardar Harbans Singh, has claimed a world record after walking non-stop for 170 hours in Ranchl in the Bihar state. The previous record was said to be 161 hours by Pierre Gilbert Lobb in Nairobi in 1961.
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  • 35 7 New York, Monday.— Frank Costello, the Italian immigrant who became reputed king of the New York underworld but whose most serious proven crime was tax evasion, died here yesterday in hospital aged 82.
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  • 194 7 Moscow, Monday. The Soviet Communist Party said yesterday an exchange of membership cards intended to weed out slackers and deadwood will begin on March 1. A central committee resolution said the exchange, the first in 20 years, would progress "gradually, without haste." The
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  • 273 7 United Press International New York, Monday—Billionaire computer magnate Ross Perot, of Dallas, says he financed a private spy network for information on prisoners of war during the final years of the Vietnam conflict. Mr. Perot, in a copyrighted story in Sunday's Dallas Times
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  • 42 7 London. Monday.—Police spread a dragnet yesterday for robbers who killed a milkman and stole more than £100.000 from a dairy depot near here. Police said the robbers held up a security truck which was collecting the cash from the depot.
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  • 20 7 Kabul. Monday Afghanistan Is the latest country to recognise Bangladesh. An official announcement extending recognition was made yesterday.
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  • 146 7 Reuter Port Moresby, Monday.— Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam last night warned would-be separatists in Papua-New Guinea against the folly of "going it alone." Speaking at a dinner a few hours after arriving here from Sydney for a two-day visit, he reminded the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 166 7 Plaza hi -i ii i ll' W •> iiotl 1 I«.»A i i v| |Wl IJM r^n i. k t C V€. 4 Jjt JB. :4§~ VP, W'J! SiJ^kS-JS. *"i*4tfa', t H We are now all ready to take you in! Our prestigeous 25-store/ Circular Tower has been completed right
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  • 450 8 With an annual growth rate of more than 10 per cent and a per capita income exceeding $3000, Singapore can hardly be considered an undeveloped country. Yet in the midst of growing affluence a seven-year-old boy is being chained "for his own protection" because he
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 45 8 The fear of ghosts apparently affects even the most modern and forwardlooking people. An international public relations company, I hear, has asked its odd job man to burn some offerings and prayers to a spook which insists on typing in the office.
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    • 54 8 The Duke of Edinburgh, I understand, will be coming to Singapore again next month. But it will be a very short stay. He is making an overnight stop on his way to attend a conference in Australia. I also hear that the Duke will be
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  • 1074 8  -  ALEX JOSEY In articles published in the Far Eastern Economic Review and tfce Malaysian edition of the The Straits Times, Mr. Goh Cheng Teik (lecturer in history at the University of Malaya), argued that a diplomatic representative
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  • Letters
    • 238 8  -  A.W. KIRBY, Chairman. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Sinrapore, 9. Relative to the letter headed Agony of a Dog Lover (February 12, 1973), the puppy in auestlon was taken by a small boy to the home of an S.P.C.A. member. She in turn
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    • 290 8  -  JERRY GOH I refer to the letter by Mr. Khor Eng Lee, PRO of the PUB (NN, 13.2.73). I thank Mr. Khor for his prompt reply, but on the other hand, I am very surprised at the Government's refusal to five concession rates to large single families.
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    • 62 8  -  WEE SUI SIAN (Miss) We refer to the letter captioned Road Wrecked by Lorries from Merryn Road Resident (New Nation, 31st January, 1973). The developers have been instructed to remove the obstructions to traffic and to patch up the potholes as a temporary measure pending a
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    • 59 8  -  CORINNA DIEU (Mrs.) Public Relations Officer, Housing Development Board, Singapore, 2. We wish to Inform Redhill Resident (NN 15.2.73) that the Board has at present no plans to sell the existing flats at Redhill Close to its sitting tenants. When the Board decides to sell
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    • 91 8  -  SYBIL MEYER It's a Dogs World (NN, 14.2.73) may stimulate optimism in the ranks of Dog PoWs whose miserable lot, confined within chainlink gaols, denied normal canine exercise and activity other than vocal, Is a dreadful fate for any animal. As my ears are dally stunned
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    • 100 8  -  LAWRENCE S.H. LOH Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force, Singapore, 2. I refer to the letter headlined Parked Trucks a Hazard (New Nation, 16.1.73). We would like to thank your correspondent for having drawn to our attention the hazardous parking along part of Pasir Panjang Road.
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    • 56 8  -  HEDWIDGE BRUYNS (Miss), Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 3. Please refer to the letter by Motorist (NN, 29.1.73) concerning hawkers causing obstruction at Jalan Jurong Kechil. Enforcement action has been taken against the hawkers found causing obstruction along Jalan Jurong Kechil. Regular checks
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 132 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation. Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. TtS; International Training Centre NEW COURSES STARTING SHORTLY English for Foreign Students Shorthand Theory, 3 months rapid course 20th Feb. Tfttephorw, cH or writ* for d«Uits. UUM UUI_I. SUPREME HOUSE (6th FLOOR XPENANG RO*D. SINGAPORE 9. TEL *****/8
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • The will to live
    • 496 9  -  From Tendayi Kumbula Los Angeles Times Sheer determination, a thin sweater, a Jacket and thick socks kept an 81 year old woman alive for three days and nights in sub-freezing desert temperatures near Lancaster, California. Velma Hill, who lives alone, said
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    • 66 9 An African child's concept of Cinderella comes to life at the Salvation Armv Joy town, a hospital for crippl ed children, in Thika, Kenya. Th* s child is hunched and deformed due to tuberculosis of the spine since Wrth, yet he manages a smile.
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    • 1187 9  -  yi We are roused and faKiniM. by stories of people who undergo terrible ordeal and survive. The chances of their survival are usually slim. They odds are stacked against them yet there is something which pulls them through.
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    • 48 9 Peter -Strudwick was born without hands or feet but runs marathons because he refuses to accept the terms under which he was born or the rules set up for someone with his handicaps. Hats off to a man with a will to live.
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    • 320 9  -  From Jack Cannon Melbourne Herald The pilot of a light aircraft had an amazing and chilly escape when the plane's engine conked out while it was flying over New York's empire State Building recently. Richard Berling, 28, of New Monmouth, New Jersey, told police he
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  • 798 10  -  motorcycling VVI T h LEE CHIU SAN I have heard so much about the Honda 500 Four during the past year that I just couldn't wait to ride one. But somehow or other this particular model seemed to elude me. Every time I was
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  • 600 10  -  motoring with JIM WATKINS Over the last few years an increasing number of the better cars to pass through my hands have been equipped with electrically heated rear windows. In Europe these days such screens are generally offered, even for the cheaper
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  • 208 10 Melbourne, Monday New Zealand driver Graham Mcßae won his third consecutive Tasman Cup Formula 500 championship with a runaway victory in the second last race of the 1973 Series at Sandown Park here. Australian Formula One champion Frank Matich, second to Macßae in the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 69 10 The BRIOGESTONE family of Radial Ply BRIDGESTONE Radial Ply Tyres put you Tyres is made up of the RD-11, RD-20 and RD-201. Three tough, safety-conscious, allweather performers dedicated to better, safer motoring. Under any driving condition. Even when the going gets really rough. way ahead in safety, economy and reliability...
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 149 10 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald MISS BROWN IS TO STAY IN THE NURSES' COMPOUND MRS. CRAIG. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND ROOM FOR HER? w a 'litifU i WEIL, IT WON'T BE FANC/... BUT IT WILL BE A PLACE TO SLEEP. HOSPITAL FOOD IS NOURISHING, BUT HARDLY EXCITING. WOULD
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  • TREND
    • 118 11 Presented by Mary Lee Halters and bare-backs are here to stay at least for a while yet. Which means casual evening wear can at least be comfortable, with lots of room for exposure. Once halters only came in stiff organza. Today they are in every fabric
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    • 418 11 Dear Ros, Life has been miserable since my girl left me. Things were fine between us for two years, until we met her friend. Mr. L., a sailor who. she later revealed, was her ex-boy-friend. He had Just returned after months of sailing. One tearful
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    • 379 11 Dear Ros, I am quite upset: this man whom I thought was older than me Is actually one year younger. I was Introduced to him about six months ago and since then we have become quite close. But a few weeks ago, he said that
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    • 134 11 Dear Ros, We were married two weeks ago. To our surprise and disappointment, my wife's hymen remains unbroken despite several attempts. I suggested that she goes for a minor operation, but my wife refused. She is afraid of operations. What should we do? Worried
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    • 132 11 Dear Ros, Why are some parents so unreasonable? This girl whom I've been corresponding with for more than four years has an educated father. I bought her a present but he forced her to return it. Why should he do this? The present wasn't for him.
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    • 142 11 Dear Ros, I have a marvellous friendship with a 29-year-old man but there is one snag: my mother objects to his age. She says he Is too old for me (I am 20). Ever since her objection we have been meeting in secret. I am afraid to
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    • 132 11 Dear Ros. I am a Malaysian teenager holidaying in Singapore- I can't seem to meet any of the pretty girls here. I wouldn't dare in anv way consider myself good-look-ing but I would say I am somewhere near to it. At the moment I am waiting
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    • 131 11 Dear Ros, I am 22 years old and am to get married next month. My wife-to-be is 19.1 would like to know how to enjoy intercourse and to avoid causing her pain. Capricorn Dear Capricorn, There's really no need to get all worked up with worry. Your bride
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    • 177 11 Dear Ros, I have just realised that I lost my most sincere friend. We were going quite steady for the past three years till a third person came In. After a long struggle I gave way for I thought she would be happier with him.
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    • 306 11 WEST GERMAN DOCTOR WARNS MOTHER-TO-BE Melbourne Herald Many modern moth-ers-to-be are condemning their unborn children ito death or deformities through wrong living during pregnancy, a doctor warns. They are killing or crippling their babies by smoking too much, eating the wrong foods, taking too many medicines and leading
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 225 12 The BOAC division of British Airways will have a valuable shop window In China when the British Industrial Technology Exhibition begins in Peking on March 26. Airline technology will be the major feature of BOAC's display and will be highlighted by the many
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    • 77 12 Calcutta Monday—Unless corrective measures were taken immediately Indian jute goods exports would suffer a severe setback as a result of the devaluation of the dollar, the chairman of the Calcutta Jute Fabrics Shippers' Association said here yesterday. Mr. Guha Thakurta said Indian jutefoods were already priced
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    • 204 12 Reuter Canberra, Monday Japanese steel mills were getting their raw materials from Australia for about 23 per cent less than they had expected to pay when they signed their contracts, the Federal Director of the Australian Mining Industry Council, Mr. Paul Phillips said
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    • 43 12 Manila, Monday. Philippine exports in January this year totalled U*****,460,705, an increase of U5531,697,171 over exports for January 1972. The Increase was attributed to the measures initiated by President Marcos' martial law government to boost the country's export trade.
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    • 28 12 Madrid, Monday.—Spain has decided to maintain the peseta's parity against gold and revalue its currency by ll.i per cent against the dollar, it was officially announced.
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    • European shares service
      • 283 12 Round-up of European stock markets for week ended February 16 Despite the prevailing monetary unrest the German stock market opened last week with slightly higher prices on a broad front. Due to the dollar devaluation on last Monday night, Tuesday's session began extremely cheerful but later prices lost some
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      • 272 12 In striking contrast to the course of events in foreign centres, the Paris market has shown satisfactory firmness during the past week with some not inconsiderably gains: shares in the growth industries have been most favoured, but old favourites such as St. Gobain have also shared in the improvement..
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      • 277 12 The stock market started last week with a good upward movement but slowed down later on as many domestic and international events were creating an uncertain situation. The first event in the International scene has been of course the dollar devaluation followed by the decision of the Italian monetary
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    • 260 12 OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 11 12 do cpts 03 04 AOD 13 15 Allstate 20 21 Amad 07 09 Aurora 13 17 do opts 03% 04% Aust Ant 14 16 Beach 50 53 Bridge 20 25 Castlertagh 06% 07 Cleveland 53
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    • 365 12  -  By Long Kum Thong At least one oil company Is now negotiating with the Singapore Government to introduce the British system of property taxes on service stations, in Singapore to check falling profits. The tnrough put system, as practised
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    • 500 12 Supervisors are the key people In any cost reduction programme because they have direct control over half of any company's operation costs. Writing in the December issue of Business Administration, Mr. Robert P. Neuschel said: "Being in the right spot isn't enough. The
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    • 69 12 Aden, Monday. Prime Minister Ali Nasser Mohammed will tomorrow inaugurate the first trade and economic exhibition to be organised by China in the People's Democratic Republic of (South) Yemen It was announced here yesterday that the exhibition will remain open until March 5 and will
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    • 57 12 Jakarta, Monday The prices of imported goods are expected to Increase between 10 and 15 per cent following the government's decision to maintain the ruplah rate of 415 to the US dollar. Importers' Association circles said. The decision in effect devalues the rupiah by. 10 per
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    • 208 12 London, Monday Britain's largest shipbuilding company, the Swan Hunter Group, has announced orders which could be worth £500 million ($3500 million). Swan Hunter said it was setting up a joint company, Swan Maritime Limited, with an American firm, Mar'time Financial Services, to build
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    • 81 12 Perth, Monday The Singapore based SingaporeAustralian Shipping Company Pty, Ltd. (SASCO) announced plans here to start a new Fremantle£/ingapore service. The ship to ply the run will be the 563-berth Eastern Queen which is currently undergoing a Asl.s million refit to bring it
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    • 196 12 Reuter Tokyo, Monday. Japan and three West European countries failed to reach agreement on curbs aginst Japan's electronics exports to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg during two-week-long talks which ended here last week. The talks were proposed by the Benelux nations as prior consultations
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    • 40 12 The following buying rates were announced by the. First National City Bank in Singapore at the weekend. First National City Travellers Cheques $2.50 per US dollar, and National Grindlays Sterling Travellers Cheque $6.05 per sterling pound.
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    • 325 12 United Press International New York, Monday. Mr. Harry Laubscher of Walston and Co., a big Wall Street House, has said the devaluation of the U.S. dollar should make the American stock market the most attractive In the world to the international investor.
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    • 633 12  -  By S.V. Suppiah Handicapped people are helping to spin a sizeable income for Singapore's growing pewterware industry. And although they are still a minority of the workforce, their skill, dedication and patience is being increasingly recognised. This Is borne out in the
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  • 399 14  -  By Dennis Chia Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union and the Singapore Teachers' Union both retained their titles in the fourth National Trades Union Congress' table tennis tournament which ended at Tanglin Secondary School last night. SMMWU "A" beat STU 5-0 In the men's team while
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  • 467 14 Kingston, Monday.—Skipper Rohan Kanhai produced his power-packed sweeps and pulls in scoring an unbeaten 60 and with Jamaican Maurice Foster (69 not out) boosted the West Indies to 300 for four wickets when rain stopped play on the third day of the
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  • 61 14 Hobart, Monday Young Australian professional Stuart Olnn held on to win the Tasmanian open golf championship here yesterday despite a shaky four--over-par 75 last round. It was the first big tournament success for 23-year-old Oinn who finished with a 72-hole aggregate of 280 two strokes ahead of
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  • 230 14 Toronto, Monday. Defending champion Rod Laver gained an easy 6-3, 6-4 victory ever his doubles partner Roy Emerson yesterday to win the US$5O,OOO Rothmans international indoor tennis tournament here. Laser's victory In the allAustralian final was his third in five Group "A" tournaments of the
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  • 54 14 Sofia, Monday. Svetla Zlateva of Bulgaria yesterday established a new indoor world best In the women's 800 metres when winning an International event there in at one minute 3.5 seconds. Bulgarian high jumper Jordanka Blagoeva cleared 1.91 metres (6ft to equal the indoor world best set by
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  • 202 14 New York, Monday. Shane Gould, Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist, won two events and finished equal first in another at the World invitation swimming meeting at Los Angeles last night. The 16-year-old Sydney schoolgirl opened in brilliant style by winning the 200 yards in
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  • 137 14 Lahore, Monday. The Pakistan Cricket Board of Control yesterday named Majld Khan as captain for the coming three-Test stories against England. The MCC cricketers, currently playing In Sri Lanka after losing 2-1 In the Test series against India, open the Pakistan section of their tour with
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  • 96 14 Copenhagen, Monday. Britain's Roger Taylor moved up to Joint third place in the World Championship Tennis (WCT) group "B" standings following his victory in the Brown Label tournament here last night. Taylor, who beat American Marty Riessen 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 in last night's final, now has 11
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  • 26 14 Deventer (Holland), Monday— Ooeran Claeeon of Sweden von the men's world amateur speed skating title here yesterday with a victory in the European championships.
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  • 546 14  -  HOWZAT WITH PERCY SENEVIRATNE Wednesday's match between the Pakistan Test team and Singapore cannot be referred to as a contest —just as much as it would be a misnomer to label the recent Foreman-Fra-zier bout as a "sunshine showdown." But all of us will expect Intikhab
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  • 26 14 Sydney, Monday Results of first grade rugby league matches played here yesterday. WILLS CUP: St. George 12 Newton 10; Parramatta 16 Cronulla Sutherland 12.
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  • 128 14 C.M. Lee and Sim Cheng Soon outshot their rivals to win the Singapore Rifles' Association monthly standard and free pistol shooting competition at Gimson School yesterday. Lee scored a total of 505 points out of a total of 600 Id the standard rifle while Sim
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  • 69 14 The First Inter-Constl-tuency basketball chamship final will be held at Gay World Stadium on February 27 at 7.30 p.m. Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, the Minister for Culture, will officiate at the prize-giving and closing ceremony at 10 p.m. following the matches. Members of the public who wish
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  • 58 14 New York, Monday. Olympic swimming star Mark Spitz, 22, has hepatitis, his agent said here. Spitz was «t first thought to have influenza when he became ill two weeks ago, agent Stan Rosenfield said yesterday. But when the illness persisted he was given tests and was
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  • 33 14 Oberhof (East Germany), Monday—Margit Schumann clinched the women's Individual title in the world toboggan championships here yesterday as Germany swept all three medals and landed the five top places. 40 Attice.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 250 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Certain farmer*. 10 Producing gold. 11 Kind of fish. 12 Word with home or small. 13 Exclusively. 1 mater. 19 Greek letter. 24 Noun suffix. 26 Representation. 27 Of sound. 28 Do a printers Job. 29 Even now. 31 Ceylonese. 32 Set of steps. 37 Craze-makers
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  • 893 15 Scrutineer's Race Mm Trainer Teh Choon Beng introduced a highly promising newcomer in Asian Envoy at Penang on Saturday. Make a special note of of this colt. He should open winning account jn the very near future. Asian Envoy, a three-year-old bay Zealand colt
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  • 260 15 Follow the horses marked with a if Identical led past the 4f and into the straight, with Vagabond and Alwin closing in. Vagabond shot past Identical at the distance and cleared away to win by three lengths from Alwin. Isabelle finished third. Djago closed in at the 3f
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  • 44 15 Wong Yew Chee won the Singapore Island Country Club Police Cup with a total of 142 (72,70 over the Buklt course yesterday. Runner-up was Danny Tan 143 (72, 71). Wong Weng Hong returned the best gross of 157 (78, m.
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  • 438 15  -  By Nancy Koh First-timer Kev Watson, hurtling a bygone beauty "000 Father's Worry," perplexed seven old-hands as he maintained the lead consistently to win the Sipgapore Motor Sports Club 15-lap jolopy race at Naval Base yesterday. The mass start was a smooth
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  • 300 15 San Diego, Monday—Bob Dickson, the former US and British amateur champion. won his second pro title in five years yesterday, beating Bruce Crampton in a head-to-head duel to take the top prize in the US $170,000 Andy Williams-San Diego Open. It was the 28-year-old former
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  • 25 15 Auckland, Monday The touring Filipino women'* softball team ended their tour here yesterday by beating New Zealand 1-0 to clinch the three-test series.
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  • 405 15 New York, Monday. A group of 13 past and present members of US Winter Olympic teams yesterday attacked nationalism, professionalism and commercialism as curses of the Olympics. Andrea Mead Lawrence, who called the meeting at Tahoe Donner resort, said: "The Olympic Games are
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  • 117 15 Rotterdam. Monday. Rudl Lubbers, the Dutch heavyweight boxing champion, is to fight former world title-holder Muhammad Ali in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in May, Lubbers' manager Henk Ruhling said here last night. Mr. Ruhling said the contract for the fight would be signed tomorrow
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  • 210 15  -  By Dennis Chia Top apprentice Martin Sng has been selected to represent the Malayan Racing Association in invitational races at Teheran later this year. The races are being held as part of the Asian Racing Conference which Is being held annually among Asian countries
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  • 200 15 San diego, Monday. Francie Larrieu, a 20-year-old Californian students, clipped nearly three seconds off the women's world indoor mile record when she clocked four minutes 35.6 seconds during the San Diego indoor athletics meeting here last night. Miss Larrieu easily bettered the previous record
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  • 63 15 London. Monday. Liverpool remain favourites to win this season's English football league championship despite their current second placing behind Arsenal. Leading London bookmakers yesterday quoted Liverpool at 11-8 with Arsenal, currently two points clear in the championship race, listed at two to one. Third-placed Leeds United are
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  • 30 15 Melbourne, Monday Bulgaria defeated Australia 2-0 fc»re last night to finish unbeaten in a three-test series. The Bulgarians drew their opening match 2-2 and won the second 3-1.
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  • Back Page MONDAY
    • 592 16  -  By Derrick Tay I have a rather peculiar sounding theory that if It were not for the inherent laziness of map, nothing would ever have been invented. I know that this sounds quite illogical but Just consider it for awhile. It is in man's
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    • 122 16 Clive Warwick, 14 is a paper boy with a passion for amateur sleuthing. Clive, who lives in Southport, Lancashire, was on his early morning newspaper round one day when he Jotted down the description of three men and the registration number of two c&rs. He passed
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    • 236 16 Melbourne Herald The girl dressed like Liz Taylor's Cleopatra was the hit of the fancy-dress ball in Bonn. But the man Wiltrud Schneider, 24, turned on most was commercial artist Ludwig Hopp. Ludwig, 26, played Caesar to her all night, claiming every
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    • 22 16 Visitors have been banned from the QE2 as part of a security drive by Cunard after a series of bomb scares.
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    • 48 16 Pretty Pao Na Na, 23, loves to do her share for charity. She came here to take part in a charity show at the National Theatre. Her hobbies are bowling, fashion designing and listening to pop songs. Picture by Picture by Michael Kwan
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    • 134 16 Today is Monday, February 19, the 50th day of 1973 with 315 to follow. THE MOON: Approach ing its last quarter. THE STARS: Venus Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. Swedish explorer Seven Hedin was
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    • 43 16 AH FOOK: Now that the Road Safety Campaign is on, I hope women drivers will be more careful on the roads. MEI LIN: If only you men keep to the rules, there won't be as many accidents as there are today.
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    • 126 16 The Chinese are being encouraged to take up ice skating. In what is seen here as part of a mass campaign to revive interest in sporting activities prior to China's entry to the world sporting scene, a new book on ice skating has gone on
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    • 43 16 Kayoed by a computer Competition from computer dating agencies has driven the Yorkshire Marriage Bureau out of business after 17 years. The company, which had been responsible for more than 700 marriages, in Britain has been voluntarily wound-up after a meeting of creditors.
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    • 437 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Where the Heart Is 3.20 Children's Corner (T) 3.45 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week 3.50 Days of Our Lives 4.30 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Basil Brush Show 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Beverly Hillbillies The Marriage Machine 7.05 Concert Time
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    • 471 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one who always gives himself wholeheartedly to whatever he happens to be engaged in at any given time. To give less than a 100 per cent effort and yet to expect a full 100 per cent yield insofar
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