New Nation, 23 February 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, February 23, 1973 No. 646 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1973
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  • 13 1 Police reported 89 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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  • 232 1 Jittery selling sharply lowered prices in the share market this morning. Trading, though moderately active. was selective. Chemical Company of Malaysia tumbled $1.10 to 14.50. Empat Nombor Ekor fell 90 cents to $11.10. Malaysia Cement 35 cents to $4.80. Public Bank moved down 50 cents to $4.70,
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  • 652 1 Libyan jet downed because of its 'hostile intentions' Reuter, UPI Tel Aviv, Friday Israel nas defended the decision to shoot down the Libyan Airlines Boeing 727 on Wednesday on the grounds that there were "hostile intentions." Defence Minister Gen. Moshe Dayan said: "When a plane is
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  • 194 1 Reuter Saigon, Friday—President Thieu charged that the communists were infiltrating more men and equipment into South Vietnam as sporadic clashes between the opposing armies continued unabated. The President told a political seminar yesterday that since the Vietnam ceasefire officially began on January 26 the
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  • 73 1 Santiago, Friday Police arrested an entire soccer team yesterday for burglaries of more than US$l2O,OOO (about $300,000) in Jewellery and electrical appliances from suburban homes. The 11 members of the Chilean Condors Club broke into more than 30 homes, usually on weekends after their games, police said.
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  • 34 1 Panama City, Friday.—A DC-3 Dakota airliner crashed in the mountains of western Panama on Wednesday night killing 19 of the 24 people on board, civil aviation authorities here said yesterday.
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  • 57 1 An off-duty Policeman, Mohammed Zaln, 27. of the Kandang Kerbau police station, was killed yesterday in a traffic accident at Napier Road. Zain. a senior police constable, was riding his scooter when the accident occurred during a drizzle near the Botanic Gardens. He had been in
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  • 309 1  -  Mostly in real estate By Ivan Lim Singapore's investments in development projects in Johor have passed the $100 million mark, according to business circles here. Most of the capital is in- vested in real estate and factory land. Informed sources said they included a
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  • 399 1 Tel Aviv, Friday The sole French survivor of the downed Libyan airliner said the plane's compass was out of order and that the pilot had tried to make a forced landing after being intercepted by Israeli jets, but crashed in the Sinai desert on impact.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 249 2 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. —Malaysian lawyers will make legal history if their proposed scheme to offer voluntary service to plead in mitigation for accused people comes into effect. This will be an unusual situation because the lawyers will be appearing for people without an actual solicitor and
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  • 397 2 Dispute over salaries Three ships manned by local seamen are now stranded in Australian ports because of a boycott by dock workers. The ships are Straat Singapore and Straat Talbot of Royal Inter-Ocean Lines, and Rhexeno of the Blue Funnel Lines. The Straat Singapore
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  • 65 2 The Minister for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, will open a two-day seminar on Technical Education and Industrial Trainlning in Singapore at the Regional English Language Centre on March 9 at 9.30 ajn. Objectives of the seminar are to draw together representatives from the Institutions, Industries and
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  • 157 2 The Largest multi-na-fcional corporation In SlngaSore, Rollei-Werke, will ost one of the biggest international Jo u r n a lists' conferences here next month. The firm, which has Invested $60 million In five factories fcere will lay out the red carpet for more than
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 601 2 HRPPEIIIIICS WH T A o T D S Ar ON Mr. Hon Sul Sen, Minister for Finance, will open the PROSPERITY THROUGH QUALITY AND RELIABILITY CAMPAIGN at the NTUC auditorium at 8 p.m. Mr. W.G.S. Fung, head of the orthopaedic unit in Outram Road General Hospital, will present AWARDS TO
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    • 125 2 esbzeis Today's winning number *****4 If the last six digits of your Singapore Identity card number are those shown above, you can claim a $300 Post Office Savings Bank Gift Voucher. Your voucher will be paid into a Post Office Saving Bank account In your name. Call with your Identity
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  • 725 3  -  A little care can save a lot of suffering and sorrow... ROAD SAFETY '73 Story and picture by Wee Beng Huat This is what happened to a woman (above) at Jurong yesterday. It can happen to YOU. She was on the way to work In the
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  • 37 3 A 15-year-old boy, Tiong Slong Ohee, who was found with neck injuries on Tuesday night in a lane off North Bridge Road, died In hospital two days ago. Police have classified the case as murder.
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  • 398 3  -  Violet Oon Michael Ponti's long hours of practice on the piano once so annoyed his upstairs neighbour in Frankfurt that he dropped bowling balls on his floor to retaliate. Needles to say, Ponti won out in the psychological war and the neighbour moved out.
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  • 345 3 Hon: The only way to prosper Finance Minister Mr. Hon Sui Sen has called on Singaporeans to make every year a "Prosperity Througn Quality and Reliability" year from now 011 In a message In the programme launching the PQR campaign, today, Mr. Hon said
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  • 69 3 Mr. Phey Yew Kok, the secretary-general of the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, will open the PQR Campaign at SGS-ATES Singapore Pte. on Monday at 2.30 p.m. The quality drive at the semiconductor &s s e mbly plant in Toa Payoh Includes various activities for Its
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • In Person
    • 382 4 Musical chords and popular Chinese ballads filled the air as the finals of the Queenstown Community Centre Chinese talentime contest got underway all part and parcel of the centre's Chinese New Year celebrations. The centre's management committee organised an elaborate programme in which 30 finalists
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  • 562 4 mninE dime by PG Dear PG, I am thinking of buying a good stud dog. This I know will cost a lot of money and I am thinking of importing a dog which may cost anything between $2000 and $4000. Can you please
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 247 5 Reuter, UPI Hew York, Friday.—Years of uncertainty ended yesterday for the parents of a pilot destined to be released by the Chinese within the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Flynn, of Sun City, Arizona, said they first learned from their daughter-in-law that Lt. Cmdr.
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  • 103 5 Reuter Manila, Friday President Marcos. yesterday urged members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to expand their economic relations ASEAN groups Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines economically and culturally. The secretaries-general will hold a two-day conference in Bagulo city north
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  • 259 5 Reuter, UPI Rabat, Friday King Hassan of Morocco yesterday announced he would send motorlsed military units to Syria next month because he believed there would be a final battle before Israel agreed to a Middle East peace. In a broadcast to the nation, the King said
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  • 119 5 UPI, Reuter New York, Friday. Singer Elvis Presley, whose talents include a useful knowledge of karate, says he won't press' charges against four men who climbed on stage during his performance at Las Vegas Hilton on Monday. The four, who had been seated at
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  • 292 5 i An act of humanity' Reuter London, Friday Stateless Asians from Uganda living in European refugee camps will now be allowed to join their wives and children ip Britain, according to a government announcement here yesterday. About 300 Asian husbands and fathers are
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  • 357 5 Aust. parties support Indon stand Reuter Canberra, Friday.—lndonesia's rejection of Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Gough Whitlam's proposal for a new regional organisation in Asia was supported in chorus by Mr. Whitlam's political opponents at home yesterday. Reports reaching here from Jakarta said that the
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  • 176 5 Reuter London, Friday Pakistani workers throughout Britain were urged yesterday to stage strikes and demonstrations in protest against the killing by police on Tuesday of two Pakistani youths during an abortive attempt to take over the Indian High Commission here. The protests
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  • 76 5 Kota Kinabalu. Friday.— More than 100 C acres of rubber trees in the Penampang district, about 15 miles (24 kms) west of the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sabah. have been destroyed by fire in the past few weeks, a district officer said here yesterday.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 818 6  -  from Robert Elegant Washington Post CAMBODIA The future of Cambodia lies in the hands of neither ailing, selfcreated Field Marshal Lon Nol, who is reluctan 11 y supported by Washington, nor exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who is backed with almost equal reluctance by
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    • 729 6  -  Prom B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES Filipinos look at the end of hostilities In Vietnam as lessening the chances of aggression in Asia and the external threat to the Philippines particularly. But they still see a threat to Philippine democracy In another form and have proposed
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    • 674 6  -  From Jack Smith Washington Post AMERICA Like all invitations to Hollywood Press parties, tjie invitation came by telegraph: Please join me. darling, at a very special luncheon party celebrating: the start of my grand new film for Warner Bros. We'll all be there
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    • 196 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspapers are saying: BY-ELECTION IN KELANTAN: The forthcoming Kota Baru Tengah by-election for which campaigns are now being actively carried out by the contestants has a greater significance than the Kuala Kedah by-election, held last month. The Kuala Kedah by-election was a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 175 6 Protection against theft is a vital necessity. But how can you get it Insurance won't keep intruders out. A watchdog is not always convenient. So how about a burglar alarm? Not a complicated conventional system. That's too expensive. But the Philips burglar alarm. It's a unique, low-cost, compact anti-theft device
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    • 64 6 Msi M II MsU msm hoidhrv IhoisiinK M M hotel* For th» extra finesse in your home or office, get a Hoisington original aluminum sculpture, available at 5363 A. Golden Mile Shopping Complex. Beach Road. Sinyapore 7 °The res more to Italia1 1 food than pizzas and sp<i£?l]etti! 1. d
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  • 227 7 I CAMERA corner by WANG This week's winners: First prize—Mr. See Wai Chie, 303Q, B&>cfc 160, Mee Ling Road, Singapore 3. Second prize—Mr. Chow Soo Fong, 40-H, Block 12, Jalan Tenteram, Singapore 14. Third prize—Mr. Tamby bin Baba, 25, Lorong Mydin, Singapore 14. PEACEFUL was taken
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  • 265 7 Malaysian finance houses want to have a "continuing dialogue" with their counterparts in Singapore ajid ASEAN countries. Mr. Kong Sik Hung, chairman of the Association of Borrowing Companies of Malaysia and leader of a visiting delegation of finance officials, said this yesterday. Speaking at a tea
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 343 7 NEW NATION Photographic Contest Name Address Title: Camera: Exposure: Rules Camera Corner weekly photographic contest. Below are the rule* of the competition. It's open to all with cash prises. 1. The Contest Is open to all Singapore photographer*. 2. Minimum sise is 6" x t" on glossy surface. 3. An
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    • 186 7 r The real mystery about Irish whiskey is that so few people drink it, except in Irish Coffee. If you're an appreciative Irish Coffee drinker you'll want to discover John Jameson Irish Whiskey on its own. It's the whiskey that's different... because it's smoother and mellower. Pure Irish spirit distilled
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 308 7 Quiz object No. 199 Shop man wins $15 w Last Monday's quiz photograph showed a motor-cycle handle. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Llm Lay Lay, of Dickson Road, a shop assistant. His entry was the first one opened by the Editor last night. The next correct answers
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  • 407 8 The tunes of peace in Vientiane reached a crescendo this week with the conclusion of a ceasefire in Laos and the formation of a coalition government. Whether the symphony will hold depends on how eagerly the Pathet Lao and the non-communists are prepared to orchestrate
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 40 8 Burning paper houses, paper cars and paper servants for the dead is not uncommon in Singapore. But guess what I saw being burned at a relative's house the other night— >a complete mahjong set made of paper.
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    • 79 8 Not everyone is in favour of the autofare bus system introduced recently. We have Just received a letter from a little girl addressed to the government asking it not to attach autofare machines In every bus. Part of the letter reads: "My father is the sole
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  • 1027 8 PANG CHENG HAN The announcement that the US and China have agreed to establish official missions in Peking and Washington respectively should come as no surprise. From all accounts Dr.. Henry Kissinger's last round of talks with the Chinese leaders in
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  • Letters
    • 144 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore, 11. This Is In reply to Jerry Goh's letter which appeared in the New Nation of 3rd February, 1973. Euphony and Classical Encore, both serious-music programmes, are broadcast on Monday and Wednesday nights at 11.15. They may not appeal
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    • 230 8  -  LAM HOI SEAH for Commissioner, Bases Economic Conversion Department, Singapore, 10. I refer to the letter from C.N.G. which appeared In the New Nation on 20th February. 1973. All the units of housing accommodation at Sembawang, (except for a few sub-standard blocks earmarked tor demolition), have
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    • 111 8 Th& situation is getting very serious. Recently one Innocent school girl was kilied and another seriously Injured by a lorry driver In Upper Serangoon Road. Will the R.O.V. take this matter seriously by having stricter laws on these drivers? They are really a menace, rushing for time
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    • 93 8  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, BTS. Singapore, 11. We refer to the letters in the New Nation of February 7 and 12 from Another Soccer Fan and Soccer Mad respectively. We are aware of the popularity of soccer on television and, for this reason,
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    • 206 8  -  HARRY CRABB As a private, concerned citizen, I was distressed when I read of the chained boy on page one of your paper on 11th February. May I congratulate you for having brought the Issue of the child's plight out Into the open. I am,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 12 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • Our Heritage
    • 1313 9  -  PRESENTED SV BETTY L. KHOO The picturesque Central Fire Station in Hill Street was occupied on August 1,1929 at a time when big changes were taking place in fire fighting techniques. Horse-drawn steam engines for example, were being replaced by motor engines.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 662 9 YOUR CHINESE HOROSCOPE Forecasting according to the time of birth The period between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. belongs to strong fire and the south, and represents the Door of Justice. Persons born in this period will become righteous men or women in middle age. They will have goodchances to
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  • SHOPPING
    • 900 10 VEARS ago tiles were considered a luxury, kind of. and not many homes had them. But now the trend has Changed. In fact, most of the houses constructed in the past few years have had them as a standard feature. Which Just goes to stow how
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 64 10 IM'l Emporium PteHri. CHINA PRODUCT CENTRE AND LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE. Authentically imported from China and reasonably priced, we carry a full range of China products from canned goods, to toys to garments to antiques and curios. Visit us today for 13 everything you would need. g Ground floor Ist floor.
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    • 93 10 symbol of finest quality THE DOUBLE KNIT WITH DOUBLE LIFE i 1 i 'hi/!- j-'i '\i 'i/i' FREE GIFT ONE V.I.P. KEY CHAIN to THE PURCHASER OF ONE SUIT LENGTH OR 3 TROUSER LENGTHS 24 designs at your choice NEVER BEFORE SUCH FABULOUS RANGE KEEP SINGAPORE BEAUTIFUL ALPINA FOUNTAINS With
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    • 129 10 EASTERN UNITED OFFERS Wide selection of the Right Materials Colours of beautiful CARPETS WALLPAPERS. So whatever kind you have in mind you can be sure of the right choice Consult our experts for free measurement quotation. EASTERN UNITED TRADING (PTE.) LTD 161/2. People's Park Shopping Complex, Ground Floor, Singapore 1.
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  • TREND
    • 73 11 Young girls look delectable in Indian cotton blouses, those in soft, crinkly, creamy fabric delicately trimmed with colourful threads. These tops are also popular because they are pretty matches for jeans: an interesting combination of peasant femininity and ruggedness. Our model Maggie looks charming "in
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    • 715 11 The female front BY GINNY If a man opened car doors for you and helped you with the cooking, would you think he lacked masculinity? If he was aggressive, would you think he had an overdose of masculinity? If fce wore pink pants
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    • 78 11 London, Friday. Civil service typists in London say their bosses waste hundreds of hours and tons ot paper sending out selfimportant waffle. They say departmental heads often clog the typing pools and fill outward mailbags with pointless epistles which, when translated, mean nothing more than: "Thank you
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    • 386 11  -  EATING IN with MAK CHIK Indian breads are so well known in Singapore, the Malay word for bread, "roti", is actually borrowed from India. Unlike Western bread, the Indian version is unleavened and is always made Just before eating. To make these breads, you need wholemeal flour (called
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 123 12 Profit taking farther lowered friaei In the share market for the (earth day la succession some yrieet held steady for about an hoar bat this soon melted sway whed selling pressure spread over a broad area. At about 12 pjn. many indastrial, property and hotel eoonters had sellers
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    • 473 12  -  AVIATION By Lee Yew Meng Airfreight which has been a poor sister to passenger traffic in the aviation Industry, is expected to be the major revenue earner within this decade. And to meet this challenge ahead several international airlines are expanding their their cargo
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    • 101 12 Canberra, Friday—Treasurer Frank Crean said yesterday there was no intention to change the parity of the Australian dollar as a result of the recent devaluation of the US dollar. Mr. Crean issued a statement amid growing complaints from the mining industry of the damage their
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    • 400 12 Reuter Washington, Friday President Nixoii warned yesterday that his administration would crack down on anyone who conducted "economic arson" against efforts to control inflation in the U3. He also warned that the country faced a 15 Der cent increase In income
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    • 199 12 Tokyo, Friday. Pjlme Minister Kakuei Tanaka said yesterday Japan would float the yen until at least the end of March. Mr. Tanaka, speaking on a television interview, also indicated that Japan would not liberalise imports of computers for the next two years.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 396 12 New York. Friday.—lnvestors stayed on the sidelines yesterday watching the stock market take another loss. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was moderate. Negative news kept the market from sustaining a mid-session rally. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 selected blue chip
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      • 197 12 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Paris Bas 210 (205.80) Indochine 261 (265) Foncier 400 (402) Printemps 146 (150) C.G.E. 473 (465 50) Bull 71.30 (7190) Royal Dutch 185.40 (186) Michelin 1878 (1865) Thomson 194.50 (194) CJP. 210.80 (215) Rhone (170.50) (170) Air 370 (368) Philips 89.90 (90.40) Suez 360.50
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      • 270 12 Prices at 1130 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 12 nil do opts 03 05 AOD 10 13 Allstate 15 18 Amad 07 07 ft Aurora 13 14 do opts 03 ft 04 Aust. Ant 13 14 Bamboo 08 10 Beach 40 47 Bounty Oil nil 02 Bridge nil 24
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      • 228 12 The Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday imposed margin requirements of 80 per cent on one stock and 70 per cent on 34 others to curb what it called "unsound excessive speculation," reports UPI. The margin requirement for trading in shares of the Sanko Steamship Co. was raised to 90 per
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      • 34 12 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 30- industrials 971.78 (off 2.56), 20 transport 200.36 (oft 0.85), 15 utilities 112.95 (off 0.32). 65 stocks 307.31 (off 0.93).
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    • 36 12 Hong Kong, Friday—An international banking consortium has agreed to loan US$2OO million ($5OO m!>lion) to the Indonesian government-run Per t a mina Oil Co., the First National City (FN C B Bank disclosed yesterday.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 386 14  -  By Jeffrey Low Defending champions St. Andrew's "White" comfortably set a re-cord-breaking score in the quarter-finals of the Schools National "A" division seven-a-side rugby tournament at Grange Road yesterday. Without even the slightest problem, the Saints swamped Dunearn Technical White 32-0 (two goals, five tries)
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  • 417 14 Second-seeded Patrick Choy must thank his lucky stars for his defeat of third-seeded Kang Gee Bah 3-9, 4-9, 9-7, 9-6, 10-8 in the semi-finals of the Singapore Armed Forces "B" grade individual squash tournament at Ulu Pandan yesterday. After forcing a deuce in the
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  • 110 14 Florida, Friday.— Former WBA heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis knocked out Bob ''pretty boy" Felstein of Toronto, Canada, in the second round of their first in the Orlando Sports Stadium on Wednesday night. Ellis, 200-lbs (91 kgms), dropped the 204-pound (90.5 kgms) Felstein with a short right
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  • 341 14  -  By Nancy Koh Heyday heroes Paya Lebar were outplayed 92-76 by young hounds Kallang in the semi-finals of the First Inter-Consti-tuency basketball tournament at Gay World last night. Kallang's Wong Tong Fatt set the bail rolling with two brisk goals in the first five minutes. Paya
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  • 77 14 Singapore's wet season thunders on and It was no exception yesterday afternoon, drenching soccer and rugby players alike. Picture above shows a Police soccer player taking a "swim" as a Special Constabulary player crashes over him in their clash at Farrer Park. SC won 5-2.—Picture above left
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  • 744 14  -  Wi MP [ftITH LIM KEE CHAN Three cheers to the Singapore Golf Association for its efforts in brightening the future of the game in the Republic. With the inauguration of the local circuit now in progress the Republic can now look forward to some prospective
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  • 219 14 Eric Cremin, the Singapore Island Country Club professional from Australia finish in a four-way tie on 75—six strokes behind the leader Hsieh Min Nam of Taiwan after the first round of the Philippines Open yesterday. Leading scores: 69 Hsieh Min Nan (Tai); 70
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  • 90 14 Lauderhill, Florida, Friday—Gay Brewer and Forrest Fezler both shot five-under par-67s to share a two-stroke lead at the end of the first round of the U*****,000 Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic at Lauderhill yesterday. Brewer and Fezler finished the round two strokes ahead of Gibby Gilbert and Lee
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  • 148 14 Cologne, West Germany, Friday—lsmail El Shafei of Egypt reached the quarterfinals of the World Championship Tennis Group "B" tournament here last night with a surprise win over American Arthur Ashe. El Shafei battled for 90 minutes for his 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 quarter-final win over 29-year-old
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  • 290 15 From Blue Peter in Penang Chaya Timor 11, a fancied runner in Sunday's B£f Club Cup, showed striking form in a useful workout here this morning. With Lyle Harbridge in the saddle he strode out fluently over 3f in 40 3/5, finishing with plenty
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  • 439 15 By Scrutineer The two-horse war is on! War Talk and New Gleam, two unbeaten and brilliant colts, will confront each other in the battle for the A$40,000 Blue Diamond Stakes run over 1200 metres at Caulfleld tomorrow. War Talk, regarded as the fastest two-year-old
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  • 176 15  -  By Dennis Chia The Malayan Amateur Racipg Association will now have barrier starts for Class Four horses at the next professional amateur meeting at Bukit Timah oil March 31. The decision was taken following the great success of barrier starts for Classes One, Two and Three
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  • 489 15 Los Angeles, Friday—"l'm the best pole vaulter indoors, outdoors, in America, in the world. There's no question in my mind now." With a 12-0 record and an 18-foot (5.48 metres) vault indoors this winter, touselhaired Steve Smith undoubtedly is the best
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  • 141 15 Favoured Singapore Schools Sports Council consolidated its position in the Under 17 table tennis tournament with another win at Kallang last night. Led by State player Yap Chin Boon the Schools overwhelmed Jalan Teck Kee community centre 3-0. This was Its third victory In as many
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  • 882 15  -  Johar takes vital points By Nancy Koh Johar Jasman, shuttle hope of Swiss Cottage, anchored two vital points to keep his school's flag flying in the preliminary rounds of the National "B" boys championship yesterday. Runner-up in the Bukit Tlmah district, Swiss Cottage had an unexpected 3-2
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  • 185 15 Members of the Rajaji Sports Club will meet again in their annual "Married and Singles" football match on pitch two at Farrer Park Field at 5 p.m. on Saturday. This club competition which was started in 1960, has been held yearly between the marrleds and unattached. Since
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    • 249 15 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Mill adjunct. 7 Prom head to foot. 14 Brazilian rubber tree. 15 One furthering a course of action. 16 Swaggered. 17 Paragon: Var. 18 Rose's spouse. 19 Salt. 21 Ma una—. 22 Actor Torn. 23 Fetid. 24 Delineate. 25 Soviet presa agency. 27 Roman author.
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    • 547 16  -  The Chap Goh Mei girls By Derrick Tay It was a great pity that the myriad festivities of the last night of Chinese New Year, or Chap Goh Mel as it is commonly known, were dampened by the incessant rain. I had looked forward to watching the
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    • 37 16 AH FOOK: It wil be a big test for our football team when they meet the North Koreans next week. MEI LIN: If our socalled mighty midgets could force a draw, I'd be very proud.
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    • 167 16 Today is Friday, February, 23, the 54th day of 1973 with 311 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. German composer George Frederic Handel
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    • 49 16 Hairdresser Doris Low, 20, who works in o hairdressing salon in Central Building, hopes to run her own business one day. She feels there is a great future in the beauty salon business. A musiclover, Doris loves dancing and swimming. Picture by Michael Kwan
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    • 779 16 5 Siigafsrt 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 For the Family (E) 3.45 A Diary of Events In Singapore this Week (E) 3.50 Exercise with Gloria 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.35 Close 6.95 Opening and Lucky Dip 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Hey Presto! It's Roll 7.65
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    • 111 16 RADIO 130 News followed by Share Market Report 1.40 Lunch Date 2.00 The Heart of Juliet Jones 2.30 Accent on Rhythm 2.45 The American Cinema 3.15 Music Roundabout 3.45 Junior Corner 4.00 Tea Break 5.00 News Brief 5.03 Prog Summary 5.10 Music on the Move 6.00 News Brief 6.03 Public
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    • 776 17  -  By Blue Peter Balkan Bambino II can be safely followed in the Class 5 Division I—Bif handicap (Race Three) at Penang tomorrow. The Beau Dlable six-year-old put up two smart showings at Bukit Timah last month. He scored a smart
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    • 112 17 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MAKUDA MARKSMAN Race 1 ALWIN Manfflfl G. COMMAND Ahrin MANGGIS Grasp Oapw—i G. COMMAND Charter Hill G. COMMAND Trade Mbaftaa Race 2 MYSTIC SHOE Dignitary LIFT OFF Tyrant TYRANT Amaterdaoi Race 3 B. BAMBINO Triple Nine B BAMBINO Bertuah B. BAMBINO Ra&inateln
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