New Nation, 8 March 1973

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    18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, March 8, 1973 No. 657 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1973
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    266 1 Prices steadily rose In the share market this morning on a moderate turnover. The tone was much subdued. probably due to the closure of the Kuala Lumpur trading room of the exchange In honour of the Bultan of Selangor's birthday. Another reason might be the psychological Impact
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    Lock icon Death if Sadat signs pact
    358 1 Threat by girl guerrilla Reuter and UPI Paris, Thursday An unidentified young girl, claiming to be a member of the Black September guerrilla organisation, said in an interview published here yesterday that President Anwar Sadat of Egypt would die within three days if he signed
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    Lock icon FIRE KILLS 15
    426 1 Police patrol misses Action* by only two minutes Reuter and UPI Brisbane, Thursday Ten men and five women died when a fire swept through a nightclub here early today. Police believe that a firebomb set off by extortionists was responsible for the blaze. Most of the dead
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    Hijack bid man shot
    40 1 New York, Thursday—An attempted aircraft hijacking at Spokane international airport was thwarted yesterday when airport security officers shot the alleged hijacker after he had taken a weather service employee and an air force enlisted man hostage.
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    She is Bob's best bird-ie
    311 1  -  By Sonny Yap Australian golfer Bob Touhy had never won a championship in his professional career but he netted a bird-ie for life on the course three years ago. She is now here as Mrs. Sue Touhy (left) to add glamour to the grind of
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    Mild tremor
    33 1 Istanbul, Thursday A minor earth tremor rocked homes and sent people rushing into the streets in the small Western Turkey town of Gerpienclk yesterday. No serious damage or casualties were reported.
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 95 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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    Boh Heng shows top form in the first round
    144 1  -  By Lim Kee Chan Toh Boh Heng, the Singapore Island Country Club caddie, went around impressively In the first round of the Singapore Open Golf Championship for the first nine holes with a 2-under par at the Bukit Course this morning.
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    Paris airports now at near standstill
    362 1 Paris, Thursday.— Eighteen more airlines cancelled flights across France yesterday, virtually isolating the country by air. The main Paris airports were at a near standstill with only TW,' Pan American, El A 1 and three North African airlines flying. A total of 35 airlines
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    Taxi hijack bid fails
    59 1 Three robbers, one armed with a pistol, last night fired two shots at a taxi driver near Kampung Amber when he resisted their attempts to hijack the taxi. Both shots missed. According to the police, the robbers panicked and fled when residents, attracted by the shooting,
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    Lock icon Snap UK rail strike hits millions of workers
    187 1 Reuter and UPI London. Thursday.—Britain's train drivers went ahead with a 24-hour national rail strike from midnight, eliminating all passenger services and upsetting travel for millions of workers. Even before the final decision this evening, London commuter services were disrupted by day-long
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    Creche Act will hit housewives
    400 2  -  Many are unlicensed operators By Sunny Wee The new legislation passed in Parliament yesterday to control creches will render many housewives liable for prosecuton as unlicensed creche operators. Under the Creche Establishments Act 1973, a creche is defined as any premises where children under the
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    Thai beauty
    41 2 The Thai entrant to the Queen of the Pacific contest, Miss Suwanmalai, will arrive here on March 18. She has just been elected Miss Crowning Glory, one of the subsidiary titles of the contest now going on in Melbourne.
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    Annual meet
    23 2 The Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys' Association will hold its annual general meeting at the ACS Sports Complex tomorrow at 5.30 p.m.
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    MP's date
    27 2 Mr. Yeo Toon Chia, MP for Kampong Kapor, will open the Water is Precious Exhibition at the Kampong Kapor Community Centre tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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    A famous dance from land of the Punjabis
    156 2 This is the famed Bhangra dance the musical folklore from the land of the Punjabis. Giving a preview of their show here yesterday were four members of the visiting cultural troupe when they called at the New Nation office. They gave an
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    Police step up the hunt for panther
    307 2 Police dogs and SAF sharpshooters were called in today in a continued hunt for the missing black panther which escaped from the Singapore Zoological Gardens in Mandai yesterday. A total of nearly 200 police reserve unit troopers and soldiers, all armed with rifles
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    $160,000 trading surplus for COMFORT in 1971
    118 2 The NTUC transport cooperative, COMFORT, had a trading surplus of $160,000 for 1971, according to its annual report. The report stated its revenue was from administration fees, interests from fixed deposits and hire-rent-als from the pool of reserve mini-buses. The main items of
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    Big hashish haul
    55 2 Paris. Thursday.—Police yesterday seized 1200 kilos (2640 pounds) of hashish aboard the 500-ton Panamanian registered vessel Spurt, in Quimper. Sources said the haul, discovered in the vessel's water tanks when it put in for repairs at the small Brittany port of Benodet, was believed to be the
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      129 2 §EHraas Today's winning number *****7 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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    • Miscellaneous
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      93 2 Sports diary SOCCER SBHFL Div. One semi-flnals: Jebsen and Jessen v Imperial (Jn Besar 5.30), S'pore Pools v Sembawang Shipyard (Jn Besar 6.45). Friendly: Actlonltes v Everton (Farrer Park). SQUASH Police Single Round League (Police Academy and Mt. Vernon 5.30). u GBY Buklt Tlmah Dlst. Schools (Buklt Tlmah Road 4
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      382 2 HRPPEIUI1GS wh AV ay on Mr. Chan Chee Seng. Senior Parliamentary Secre tary (Social Affairs), will attend the Serangoon District School's Sports Coun cil annual COLOURS AWARD CEREMONY at Victoria School at 3 p.m. HONG KONG OPERA SINGER, Miss Ella Kiang, will give a recital at the Conference Hall at
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      138 2 mm Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Kuala Lumpur 35-24C Manila 33-18C Tokyo 11-1C Seoul 4-minus 3C Naha 23-16C Bangkok 34-25C Hong Kong 23-19C Taipeh 21-17C Jakarta 32-24C London 10-5C Paris 10-2C Moscow 0-minus 4C New York 6-3C San Francisco 12-7C Sydney 29-19C Adelaide 23-21C Singapore Singapore's weather for th« 24
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    The floating of yen affects sales
    265 3 Japanese goods hit Sales of Japanesemade cameras and electronic equipment here have dropped by as much as 20 per cent following the floating of the yen. This follows an increase in price of between five and 20 per cent on all Japanesemade cameras and
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    Chew is new president
    80 3 Mr. Chew Eng Hwa has been Installed as president of the Orchid Chapter, Y's Men's Club. Other officials: vicepresident, Mr. Ho Kok Choy; secretary, Mr. Philip Lim; treasurer, Mr. Chla Weng Fatt. Directors: Messrs. Ngooi Chin Huat, Lawrence Phoon, Yeak Lik Kai, Vincent Gabriel, Stephen Ang,
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    Uniform wage rate for seamen likely...
    174 3 A trade unionist has disclosed that seamen may soon be paid at a uniform rate. In an interview Mr. Donald U'ren, the Asian representative of the International Transport Workers' Federation, said: "The ITF Is organising an Asian Seafarers' Conference which will be held In
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    The neglected psychopaths
    443 3  -  Wong: Give them special care By Bharathi Mohan, Teresa Ooi A psychiatrist yesterday called for the setting up of some form of institution whereby the psychopaths in our society could be given personal and medical attention. Speaking at a forum on luvenile crime and delinquency, Dr. Wong
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    Lock icon Editor's trial a nullity?
    446 3 Privy Council ponders over poser Reuter London, Thursday. A majority finding of the Federal Court of Malaysia In September 1971, that the trial of Mr. Fan Yew Teng, an Editor, on a charge of publishing a seditious publication was a nullity, was challenged by the Public,
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    Spy charge denied
    31 3 Kampala, Thursday—The Uganda Government last night denied that Ugandans arrested in Tanzania were spies, and accused the Tanzanian Government of wanting to break up the East African community.
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    Lock icon Company wins fight for mining rights
    379 3 Reuter London, Thursday. Judgement in favour of Pegang Mining Company Limited over the right to mine tin in an area of land in the state of Perak in Malaysia was given by the Privy Council Judicial Committee yesterday. The Judicial Committee said they would
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      119 3 ORIENT CRAFTS SALE!!! THERE ARE BARGAINS ON EVERY COUNTER! Objects of Art from India ond Nepal at very reduced prices. KASHMIR WALNUT WOOD CARVED FRUIT BOWLS OR SALAD BOWLS Usual Price Sale Price $22.50 each $17.50 each WALNUT TRAYS 14"x24" $21.50 eoch $15.00 each KASHMIR WALNUT WOOD CARVED BOXES Usual
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      168 3 This one WjM Sanatogen multivitamin tablet gives all the vitamins you need for 24hrs. A well balanced diet is essential for a healthy and happy life. For that, you need the proper intake of vitamins and minerals. But, maintaining a wellbalanced diet can be a very real problem especially for
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      334 3 Quiz object No. 210 Clerk wins the top prize A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Saturday's quiz photograph showed a cigarette pack holder. The first prize of $15 goes to Miss Lee Woon Woon, a clerk of Dorset Road. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor opene night.
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      263 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD I Presage. 5 Press. 9 Bitter. 14 Plot of land. 15 Time of day. 16 Bull: Prefix. 17 Pitman or Gregg. 19 Mortal. 20 Hesitant sounds. 21 Trick. 22 Peter Stuyvesant, for one. 23 En tree's follower. 25 Eastern ruler. 26 Bonnet. 27 Certain flights. 31 Religious
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  • In Person
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      China photographs a big draw
      381 4 MR. NICK KITCHNKN came prepared to show his slides on China to only a couple of people. But he was overwhelmed to find that at least 80 people had turned up for the show at a buffet party at the Oberoi Imperial. Nick did not
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    Getaway has a bit of everything...
    839 4  -  CINEMA By Edgar Koh THE GETAWAY starring Steve McQueen and All MacGraw (Jurong Drive-in). The Getaway gets away with quite a bit, lumping much together so that it can really be called a movie with everything satire, slapstick, slap-around, sadism apd even a little
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      151 4 Trendiest coloured letter-treys for modern offices AVAILABLE IN BLACK, WHITE. GREY, BROWN, RED, BLUE, GREEN YELLOW COLOURS. Sol* Agent; Project the outlook of your office by using the latest trend SW imported coloured letter trays. They come in a choice of 8 brilliant colours to match your office decor. You
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    'Budget no solution to UK problems'
    234 5 London, Thursday Opposition politicians predicted today that Britain's "neutral" new budget will turn out to be just a prelude for tougher measures later this year. In effect, they were saying that the government had merely bought time with a standstill domestic budget. The "real"
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    Lock icon 33,000 troops to keep peace
    365 5 Security measures for Irish poll United Press International Belfast, Thursday The government mounted the biggest security operation in Northern Ireland's recent history yesterday to prevent violence in today's referendum. Barbed wire entanglements and machinegun nests sprouted around polling stations while 33.000 armed soldiers, policemen and
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    Lock icon PoW chained for 9 years
    216 5 Reuter Bangkok, Thursday One of two Thai airmen released by North Vietnam with 106 American prisoners of war last Sunday, said yesterday he spent almost nine years in a Hanoi jail with heavy chains on his legs. Air Force Warrant Officers Chaem Bamroongwong and Praphan
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    Prisoners' swop to resume
    100 5 Saigon, Thursday—Operating almost two weeks behind schedule, communists and South Vietnamese will begin exchanging 7550 more prisoners today, Vienamese sources said yesterday. Before the weekend is over, a total of 6300 communists are scheduled to be exchanged for 1250 South Vietnamese. Exchanges will occur at five
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    Lock icon Movie, TV script writers on strike
    143 5 United Press International New York, Thursday Movie and television writers went on strike yesterday on the East and West coasts, demanding almost three times times what they now get paid for an hour-long script and Jurisdiction over directors, actors and others who write. The
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    Britain warns Iceland
    153 5 London, Thursday Britain warned yesterday that there was a limit to its patience over Icelandic harassment of British trawlers. Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home told Parliament that the renewal of the cutting of trawl wires of British vessels by Icelandic patrol boats was deplorable. "As a last
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    Three killed
    30 5 Bangkok, Thursday—Two Thai policemen and a fisherman were killed In a shooting incident along the Thai-Burmese border in the Kra Isthmus at the weekend, provincial sources said yesterday.
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    Lock icon Now it's a 'battle of the broads'
    325 5 Reuter New York, Thursday. Prostitutes here are up in arms over an "invasion" of young suburban housewives who frequent the familiar Broadway street walking beat during the weekends. "Business is bad enough, with the cops cracking down so hard," lamented one veteran street
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    Lock icon Indians reject final offer
    112 5 United Press International New York, Thursday A government spokesman said yesterday that members of the American Indian Movement holding the hamlet of Wounded Knee for eight days have rejected a "final" offer from the Interior and Justice Departments which would allow them to leave. Mr. Ralph
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Formidable fighting force gets more muscle
      1377 6  -  From Ronnie Muntu INDONESIA Although the Tentera Naslonal Indonesia (TNI) or Indonesian National Army may not be the most formidable fighting force in the world, yet it is far from being a paper tiger, as has been suggested by some observers. In fact some
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      All is not well for the UMNO-PAS coalition
      739 6  -  South-East Asia Report From V. K. Chin MALAYSIA UMNO and PAS leaders will have to work much harder to make their coalition a success. Though the coalition Is only two months old, things seem to be moving a bit slow and the
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      A diplomatic offensive on sea limits
      718 6  -  From B. Ronquillo PHILIPPINES An archipelago composed of some 7,000 islands, the Philippines is now girding for a diplomatic offensive aimed at getting the Law of the Sea amended to suit its own security needs. President Marcos has proposed international adoption of the so-called
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      Berita Harian DISTURBING BUT NOT CRITICAL
      181 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspapers are saying: The present Middle East situation is not as critical as some people thtnfr, although the recent downing of a Libyan civil aircraft over Sinai gave cause for anxiety througout the world. The Arabs have expressed
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Rollei logo to depict Singapore
      144 7 Rollei has specially designed a logo to depict tfie typical characteristics of Singapore for its international Press conference to be held from March 19 to 24 in Singapore. The logo, designed by Dirk Moeller, art director of Rollei .Germany, will be extensively used on all
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      Lock icon US rules out import surcharge now
      523 7 Reuter Washington, Thursday The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, Mr. Arthur Burps, said yesterday he opposed an immediate import surcharge, but might favour one in three to six months. There have been increasing congressional calls for the imposition of an emergency import
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      'DEFEND $ AGGRESSIVELY' CALL
      227 7 'DEFEND AGGRESSIVELY' CALL Chicago, Thursday. Mr. Gaylord Freeman, chairman of the the board of the First National Bank of Chicago, urged yesterday that the United States defend the value of the dollar "aggressively." It should commit up to US$2,OOO million to the programme, he said. Mr. Freeman spoke at a
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Lock icon New York
        315 7 United Press International New York, Thursday.— Weakness in oil stocks failed to prevent the Dow Jones industrial average from a fractional gain yesterday. The widely followed average of 30 blue-chips was up .98 at 979.98 at the close. Advances led the declines, 824 to 563, among the 1757
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 7 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 979.98 (up 0.98), 20 transport 98.35 (up 3.52), 15 utilities 111.36 (up 0.20), 65 stocks 307.41 (up 1.57).
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        Sydney
        239 7 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). A baleen 13 15 Do opts 03 nil AOD 13 14 Allstate 16 17 Amad 06 06 Vi Aurora 14 nil Do opts 04 04 Vi Aust Ant. 16 IK Bamboo 05 08Vi Beach 48 51 Bounty Oil 01% 02 Bridge 22
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        208 7 Kyodo Tokyo, Thursday. The Tokyo stock market regis tered good gains in early trading yesterday on the crest of the previous days big rally. The Dow-Jones average of 225 selected blue chips closed the morning session at yen 4,942.70, up yen 53 82 industrial leaders, such as steels, heavy
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      Tokyo and S'pore firms in joint printing project
      256 7 Shing Loong Press Private Limited and Kyodo Printing Company of Japan have entered into a Jointventure known as KyodoShing Loong Printing Industries Private Limited. The company effective from March 1 has a subscribed and issued capital of $2.5 million, 55 per cent
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      Loan for India
      29 7 New Delhi, Thursday Britain yesterday signed an agreement here to give India an additional £5 million ($34 million) loan to cover import of goods from Britain.
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      131 7 Market sentiments improved considerably at the Stock Exchange yesterday, with gains registered on a broad front. Hie bullish streak of confidence was evident right from the start of trading with buyers coming out in force. Better profit results of listed companies continued to attract speculative interest. In the
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      Court 'yes' to Chrysler
      64 7 London, Thursday. A high court judge yesterday gave the go-ahead for a proposed takeover of Chrysler United Kingdom Limited by the Chrysler Corporation of America. The judge sanctioned a scheme to give effect to the proposal, under which the British company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary
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      97 7 Introducing Austin 1300 MK 111 Meet Brian Culcheth, top rally driver for British Leyland International Come and meet Brian Culcheth, top International Rally Driver, and outright winner of last week's Hong Kong Rally, in a British Leyland car. From today until Saturday, Brian Culcheth will be at Federated Motors, to
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    BURMA
    4461 8 Burma: The struggle for independence British interests Trade brought the British East India Company to the East. Along with the increase in trade there was the slow but gradual growth of the British Empire as manifested in India. An increase In trade, the need for raw materials and the
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    The leftists gain in France
    381 10 It looks as if the seventies is going to be the decade of the socialist left. Last year saw the labour parties in Australia and New Zealand winning the reins of government in their respective general elections. In Japan the conservative Liberal Democratic Party was
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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      Some deft definitions
      61 10 Here are some definitions worked out by a colleague Inspired by the present economic situation. Rally: Under present market behaviour, it is a bull In cheap closing. Property Boom: When the dream castle that you build is even lower than the prices. Monetary Crisis: When all the
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      Listing the actor
      56 10 In the over-heated share market in Hong Kong all counters are moving up. Some Bruce Lee's fans are therefore now asking that the million dollar actor be listed at the stock exchange! Shaw Organisation, the fans argue, is listed, yet its films have not been able to
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      Bobby is back
      51 10 Policemen are to be taken from their patrol cars and put back on the beat _to try to stop the number of street muggings In York, one of Britain's oldest cities. The old-fashioned Bobby, I hear, Is being brought back after a 28 per cent Increase In
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    The spectre of the military looms large again in Mr. Bhutto's Pakistan
    855 10  -  PAKIR SINGH Tfce spectre of the military looms large again in Pakistan. This should excite some concern for the uneasy peace that exists in South Asia for Islamabad's armed forces do not have an unsullied record to fall
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  • Letters
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      Uniforms for bus workers
      400 10  -  JERRY GOH For the past two years or so, I have observed that the bus system in our island Republic has improved tremendously. Generally, the reorganisation of the numerous bus companies into three allied companies has helped in ensuring better standards of service for the average
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      Installation of lights
      61 10  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development, Singapore, 2. I refer to the suggestion by Mr. Koh Chin Kok to Install traffic lights at the junction of Albert Street and Bencoolen Street (NN, 13.2.73). Feasibility studies on the installation of the lights are being
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      Prayer at junction
      102 10 The P.W.D. has Just completed the dual carriageway along Orange Road. However, it has left behind quite a lot of equipment at the junction of Orange Road and the road leading to the main gate of Raffles Institution. Motorists from Orange Road have experienced difficulty in turning
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      Wrong mail in post boxes
      164 10  -  CHEE KING TING Public Relations Officer, Postal Services Department. Singapore. L I refer to the letter from Action, Please, Action! (New Nation, 14th February) captioned Mail in the Wrong Box. The Department tenders its apoxogles to the writer for the inconvenience and annoyance caused by
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      Clearance still pending
      71 10  -  LIM HENG TOW Public Relations Officer, RTS, Singapore, 11. This is in reply to the letter In the New Nation of 28th February 1973, by Antoinette Tan. We have been In- touch with the distributors of the Elvis Presley TV Specials and have been Informed that telecast
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      Spiralling prices
      137 10 I am glad that the Government has Introduced controls over speculation in the stock market and that these controls are showing some effect. How- ever, what is more urgently required are controls to curb speculation in residential properties Whilst speculation in the stock market affects the rich and
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      Compulsory retirement
      171 10  -  K.Y.T. A few years ago there were talks of compelling civil servants to retire at 50. The idea then was to allow school leavers, especially demobilised national servicemen to share the employment cake at a time when jobs were thought to be scarce. Later on the compulsory retirement
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      Ring up for prospectus
      51 10  -  CHAN CHING YONG I refer to the letter by Fed Up (NN, 3.3.73). If your correspondent would phone the Adult Education Board (Tel. *****6) during office hours giving his name and address, a copy of the Board's prospectus for 1973 will be despatched to him by
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      34 10 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. _7 v w mm K-<' > -U-( k. 4* •< V > '•> > <*.' i .v :s v V A |.c> i •el AI V v !3Tr."
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  • TREND
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      There's mottled variety in the classifieds...
      796 12 ...FOR AN INSIGHT INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S ECCENTRICITIES v I THE male box (Wk MCG Antiquarian bookseller/lecturer with artistic interests and talents {tall, 33, mod.) seeks a deep relationship with an intelligent, fun-loving female; single, div., sep. Box 4377. Or, more to the point, if
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      IT'S JUST MAKE-UP
      129 12 London, Thursday The pleasure girls get from expensive lipsticks has more to do with the packaging than the contents, reports the British Consumer Association's magazine, Which. The magazine reported on a test in which 102 women were each given two lipsticks in identical holders, one quite a
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      Switch on to some glowing ideas...
      511 12  -  TALKING ife SHOP RUTH MOSES Interiors turn vivid and slightly bizarre when high intensity black lights (ultraviolet lights) are switched on in a roomful of fluorescent posters of mod themes. Pop Scene in Supreme House has taken on the challenge of selling the flourescent
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      Wart's the problem here...
      441 12 kaOODl Now the rainy season is nearing its end, the swimming pools will be filling up and we shall be. seeing plenty of plantar warts again especially among the children. Some lay-people distinguish a plantar wart by the name verruca but this is in fact is
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      Humming a hymn to road safety
      162 12 Hum a hymn as you drive and increase your chances of staying alive that's the basis a new safety code suggested to motorists by some British police. For example, when the speedometer hits the 80 MPH mark, a quick chorus of Nearer My God
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      Lock icon Variations on a bare theme
      100 12 Interesting variations are backing up the bare back bare cross backs, T-backs, and now, zig-zag tie-backs. The permutations are endless and all depends on how well you take to them and the occasion you're styled up for. A strip or two (or even more) across
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      479 13 I m ■mm* SALE, HIRE AND HIRE-PUR-CHASE Wooden, Cane, Furniture Monufocturfer. Please Came To: 18 Tiverton Lane Singapore 9. Off Killiney Rood. Cpen on Sunday from 1.30 p.m. 4 p.m. Daily till 7.00 p.m. 16 MM PROJECTORS available for rental with projectionists. Call Stephen ***** Singapore. RELINGUISH BOOKING 2storey corner
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      655 13 Mini Von 1964 Opel Kodett. We also accept trode-in/buy good used cars hire-purchase can be arranged. Open till 6.00 p.m. 1972 AUSTIN MINI CLUBMAN 1971 Mini special. Toyota Corolla 1200, Austin 1300, 1970 Mazdo 1200, Volkswagen Von, 1969 Ford Escort Estate, Volkswogen 1300, 1968 Ford Cortina 1300, 1967 MG 1100,
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    Barrier draw for B.T. races
    404 14 BARRIER DRAW SATURDAY RACE ONE: 14,4,8,5,13, 10, 11, 2, 1,3,9, 15,7, 12,6. RACE 2: 1,9,12,10,2,7,4,8, 6, 3, 11,5, 13. RACE 3: 16,7, 12, 17,6, 14, 15, 13,3,2,1,9, 4, 11,5,10,8. RACE 4: 14,12, 3.8.2, 13, 10, 1,9,11,4,7,5, 6. RACE 5: 11, 10,4,5,6, 3, I, 7, 8,
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    JJ chasing 2000th. win
    381 14 By Blue Peter Top South Australian jockey Jim Johnson has a good chance of booting home his 2000 th winner on Saturday. He has been engaged to partner several fancied horses. Among them are General Trong 111, who made hacks of his class three division four
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    Sepak date
    30 14 The Jurong Constituency Sports Association will hold the sepak takraw finals for the JTC Recreation Club Trophy at the Taman Jurong Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Beware! 'Mighty Mouse' is back
    273 14 Ben Arda, the "Mighty Mouse" of the Philippines yesterday signalled his determination to re-capture the Singapore Open which started at the 6625-yard par-71 Bukit course this morning. Arda, who won here in 1967 over the same course shot a six-under. par-65, one stroke off the
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    All set for the national championships
    1410 14  -  GUTTER TALK WITH JEFFREY LOW Over 1200 bowlers are all set to roll off in the 1973 national championships from tomorrow night to March 18 at Jackie's Katong. And among them will be Mr. Bowling, Henry Tan, who will be out to wrest the
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    Lim's putter burns up the greens
    238 14  -  dft SINGAPORE V OPEN LIMI WITH LIM KEE CHAN Lim Swee Chew, 26, the Singapore Island Country Club caddie must have benifltted from the recently concluded local circuit when he registered his personal best on the Bukit course with a two-under par-69. Swee Chew
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    Netball title to Education III
    208 14 Education HI, comprising mainly of State trainees, as expected became the first hoider of the Ngiam Dong Tow challenge trophy when it beat Education I 21-12 In the inter ministry netball final held last night. But success to the more polished Education m team was
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    Ajax hammers Germans 4-0
    382 14 London, Thursday. World club champions Ajax Amsterdam unleashed tne power wnich makes them favourites to win tne European soccer cup for the third time in succes sion when they crushed West Germany's league leaders Bayern Munich 4 0 in the first leg of their quarter final
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    RI scrapes home
    150 14 Raffles Girls' was given a hard fight before it edged Singapore Chinese Girls' 3 2 to win the Schools National "C" girls badmin ton title at Linden Drive yesterday. National "C" Girls (Final) Raffles Girls bt Singapore Chinese Girls 3-2 (RGS first). Kwok Seat Moey bt Koh
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      109 14 Probable starters Page 15. x TOP GOLFING A', EQUIPMENT #>, FROMA 1)0 TOP pO°o GOLFING Vfg COUNTRY Australia is one of the world's top golfing countries. And the Australians put the same care into their equipment as they do into their game. Come along to this display and see. The
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    Probable starters for Bukit Timah
    2592 15 SATURDAY CLASS 1, DIV. 3 ep (513,000 9100 TO WINNER) ***** COPPERPLATE g (HY Leon.n J n ***** GINO II g (AR 6 9 00 ***** FOREX a (Lucky) Teh 7 810 ***** ROBERT Eg (Confederate)' Tkn 808 41 GENERAL TRONG nig (KL 5 8
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    It's a Walters victory
    144 15 Bridgetown. Thursday.— Doug Walters turned in a brilliant all-round performance here yesterday to lead the Australian cricketers to an innings victory over the West Indies youth team at Kensington Oval. The 27 year old New South Wales player cracked a blistering 81 with 14 boundaries 13
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    CHIJ run out winners
    46 15 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus captured the Schools National "C" girls basketball title when it dethroned defending champion Nan Chiau High by a narrow 33 30 margin at Chung Hwa High early this week. At half time CHIJ led 17 10.
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    Irish football
    20 15 London, Thursday Linfield beat Lame 2-0 in an Irish football association cup second round replay match last night.
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    Guthrie 3-1
    22 15 Guthrie Waugh beat Junior AA 3-1 in a Football Association of Singapore Division One soccer match at Jalan Besar yesterday.
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    Sentelle does smart workout
    328 15 By Blue Peter Sentelle did an Impressive gallop on good going at Bukit Tim ah this morning. Accompanied by two unnumbered horses the Court Sentence four-year-old strode out fluently over 3f in 38 2/5. The fastest time of the morning was returned by Jerantut who reeled
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      112 15 ppBppEBS I i it! Sfiv:' SSPSgJK EtM9f ....that's why it's the golfer's favourite! m? ggn L YASHICA# ATORON ELECTRO the MINI camera with MAXI performance. Sole Agent. TITHES OeN/TAL PHOTO SUPPLY Bt-O Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang. Peter Thomson, five times winner of the British Open and many other international events,
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      139 16 Today is Thursday, March 8, the 67th day of 1973 with 298 to follow. THE MOON: Between its new phase and first 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. Tne US
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      Cod a victim of pollution
      47 16 Three fisherman said they recently caught a victim of marine pollution, a 151b cod that had swallowed an empty beer can, at Aengelholm, Sweden. "The can had blocked the cod's throat and the fish was emaciated from lack of eating," they said.
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      54 16 Beauty is simplicity. That's what beautician Angela Chan has learnt after a two-year long training stint in Britain. Her advice to local girls? "Don't overdo things to look beautiful.'' She also has had working experience in the United States. Her hobbies include driving, reading and cooking. Picture
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      TALKING POINT
      49 16 AH FOOK: Now that's what I call a ant family. In 1971, the Prime Minister's son Hsien Loo n g topped the KSC examinations. This year his daughter has done it. MEI LIN: Does that convince you that genes play an important part in a person's ability?
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      On being mistaken for a book-worm
      338 16  -  By Derrick Tay I have often been plagued with a sense of lowliness when it comes to the subject of reading. -This is because of my almost total ignorance of the classics, v, I used to read voluminously in my younger days. Enid Blyton
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      908 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are extremely fortunate that you are able to gain tremendous satisfaction from even minor spiritual victories. You have no need for material possessions in great number or of great worth; your happiness will always be based upon the degrei
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    The HSC examination results
    8720 17 FIE following ar more Cambridge Higher School Certificate 1972 examination result*. The figure 4 after the name of a candidate denotes a full HSC certificate; the figure 5 means that the candidate has obtained a CCE. Private Candidates Loh Lay Eng 5, Lorene Kendra Lee Leembruggen
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      280 17 HSC/GGE'AH I only STAMFORD COLLEGE can make this claim Stamford College Students have achieved amazing results over 54,000 Cambridge successes alone. 24 years of pioneering service in meeting local educational needs. Scientifically designed home-study course? and a unique system of personally guided study plans helps even average students to score
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      420 18 She's not just another secretary Shes STAMFORD trained When your training begins with the most up-to-date teaching methods and equipment in an environment with unsurpassed facilities you become one of Singapore're most highly prized secretaries the Stamford Secretary. A product of professional training and testing from one of the world's
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      180 18 STAMFORD CENTRE Full-time and Part-time courses leading to Recognised Professional Qualifications Commencing March/April 1973 ACCOUNTANCY The only recognised centre in Singapore for ACA full-time students Recognised full-time course for A.C.A. (Certified Accountant's Exam) A.C.A./I .C.M.A./A.I.A. (Part-time evenings) Principles of Accounts 9 L.C.C./Centre Diploma in Accounting SECRETARIAL STUDIES LCC/Stamford Centre Diploma
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      349 18 mmx-y Now you needn't worry any more. Just get a copy of "EXAMINATION SUCCESS". It's available in the following editions: Primary School Leaving Examination (1973 syllabus) Sl5 each post-free Special low-priced paperback edition Malaysian LCE (1973 syllabus) Sl5 each post-free Special low-priced paperback edition School Certificate and Higher School Certificate
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