New Nation, 12 March 1973

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, March 12, 1973 No. 660 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1973
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  • Article
    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 91 accidents yesterday. Seven were serious and two fatal.
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  • Article
    ON THE 'CHANGE
    192 1 Prices advanced marginally in the share market for the first 45 minutes this morning. Trading, though thin, was broadly spread in the industrial and property sectors. BUSINESS DONE: Pan Electric (1) 2.97, (4) 3.00, (1) 3.02. (3 2.96, (1) 2.98. Acma (1) 4.90, (1) 5.00, (1) 5.05.
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    Indira gets a death threat
    221 1 From Black December New Delhi, Monday A "Black December" group in Kashmir has threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the next 15 days unless the Pakistani prison ers-of-war held in India are released, according to official sources here. The threat came in
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    Lock icon Pompidou wins with ease
    298 1 But left-wing shows its mark Reuter Paris, Monday The Gaullists and their allies yesterday beat off a strong leftwing challenge with unexpected ease to win the French general election and continue their 15-year-old rule of France. Almost complete results issued late last night showed the government
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    Lock icon Govt. servants on strike
    281 1 Reuter London, Monday.—About 4,000 civil servants, some of them in key posts, went on strike today throughout Britain as union opposition to government anti-inflation-ary price-and-wage policies continues. The series of selective strikes, ranging in length from three days to one week, follow a one-day mass strike
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  • Article
    Panther jitters in village
    144 1 Villagers in the Mandai area have become jittery since the disappearance of the black panther. „w£i sterday a Kroup of children playing along a niain road ran to their homes and excitedly told their parents that thev saw the animal. Elders in the village, armed with
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  • Article
    State of alert in Bermuda
    481 1 ...as massive hunt for killers is mounted Hamilton, Monday The government of Bermuda declared a state of emergency yesterday and launched a massive search for the killers of the Governor, Sir Richard Sharpies, and an aide, Capt. Hugh Sayers. who were murd e re d
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  • Article
    Youth's fatal fall from roller coaster
    315 1  -  By Bharathi Mohan A 19-year-old youth who fell off a roller coaster at the Wonderland Amusement Park in Kallang last Wednesday died of severe injuries at the Outram Road General Hospital on Saturday. His body was claimed from the hospital yesterday by his parents
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    Higher mark
    28 1 Brussels, Monday. The West German mark will be revalued upwards by three per cent against its present central rate, Finance Minister Mr. Helmut Schmidt said today.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • Article
    Now plan for more flats
    272 2  -  More than 30,000 units a year t By Sunny Wee The Housing and Development Board Is studying the possibility of increasing its target of building 30,000 units of flats a year, according to Informed sources. Last year the HDB built flats at the rate of
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  • Article
    S'pore to score a first in hormones treatment
    275 2 Singapore will be the first centre in South-East Asia to treat women with problems of sub-fertility with hormones extracted from pituitary glands by the middle of this year, Professor S. Ratnam, president of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Sinpore, said over
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    Entries for music test
    76 2 The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music practical examination will be held here from July to September. Entries should reach the Chief Examinations Officer, Ministry of Education not later than March 30. Candidates who are waiting for their qualifying results may register during the
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    It's a sad Sharon who waits for her Suki
    198 2 A sad Sharon Crabb, 5, waits for the return of Sukl, her pet dog. The furry bundle of joy was lost near her home In Chartwell Drive, Serangoon Gardens, on Friday. Cuddling her toy panda (above) in place of nine-week-old Sukl.
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    Anniversary
    24 2 The Centre for Applied Behavioural Science will hold a luncheon at the Chinese YMCA, Stevens Road, on Saturday to mark its first anniversary.
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    Pontianak ban hits local firms
    391 2  -  No more aerial surveys By Sonny Yap All Singapore based timber and oil companies are now unable to conduct aerial surveys over West Kalimantan, following a ban by the Indonesian military authorities. Informed sources said the ban on all passenger flights between West Kalimantan, capital
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    Scholarships
    29 2 The Singapore Bank Employees' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd. will present scholarship awards to members' children at the St. Andrew's Cathedral on March 24 at 3.30 p.m.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      127 2 SEHEHZHIS Today's winning number *****6 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 card
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    • Miscellaneous
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      177 2 I weather I Temperatures in world cities yesterday: Tokyo 12-4C Kuala Lumpur 32-24C Hong Kong 27-21C Talpeh 24-18C Jakarta 32-25C Bangkok 34-26C Seoul 13-OC Manila 34-20C Naha 24-20C London 10-3C Paris 8-2C Moscow 0-2C New York 12-5C San Francisco 11-6C Sydney 26-19C Singapore Singapore's weather for the 24 hours to
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      398 2 HnppEmncs WH T A o T DA r I Mr. Ch'ng Jit Koon, MP for Tiong Bahru, will open a PAINTING EXHIBITION by Mr. Tan Choo Kuan at the.National Library at 6 p.m. The MUNSTER MADRIGAL CHOIR will give a performance at the Conference Hall at 8.45 p.m. The University
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  • Article
    Traders ship 70,000 eggs to HK
    234 3 Singapore traders have shipped their nrsi consignment of 200 crates containing 70,200 eggs to Hong Kong. This followed successful talks between local traders and their counterparts in the British colony a week ago. The next consignment will be sent in a week's time as
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    Painting for honours
    52 3 The Singapore Children's Society will hold a painting competition for children living in Toa Payoh at the First Toa Payoh Primary School field on Saturday from 3 p.m. Mr. Eric Cheong, MP for Toa Payoh. will open the contest. Mrs. Cheong will later give away prizes., to
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    In Arabic too
    32 3 The Postal Services Department has announced that the addresses of all postal articles bound for Indonesia should be written in English and Arabic figures in order to facilitate delivery.
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  • Article
    New port of call plan
    345 3  -  Britain may use PSA facilities By Ivan Lim Britain may use Singapore as a staging post in the near future when it steps up trade with China, a Port of London Authority officials said here today. In an interview, Mr. William Bowey, assistant Director-General of
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  • Article
    ASEAN effort for blind education
    467 3  -  Seminar calls for exchange scheme By Rav K. Dhaliwai The First Regional Seminar on the Education of the Visually Handicapped has called for a personnel exchange scheme to be evolved in the form of study tours and scholarships in the ASEAN region. The necessity for
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  • Article
    Focus on drug abuse at medical convention
    269 3 The Director of Medical Services, Dr. Ho Guan Lim, will open the Fifth National Medical Convention on Saturday at the Allen-Faris Lecture Theatre. Faculty of Medicine, University of Singapore at 2.30 p.m. Prof. Seah Cheng Siang will speak to the delegates on Specialised
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      269 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS I Women. 5 Surrounded by. 9 Preserves. 13 Start of a serial. 15 Type size. 16 Med. course. 17 Of birds. 18 Decree. 20 Kind of hat. 22 Trumpet sound 23 To (exactly). 24 One of the Fords. 25 People of Basutoland. 28 Gloomy. 31 Island:
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    • Miscellaneous
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      258 3 Quiz object No. 213 No correct entry Last Wednesday's quiz photograph showed a bulb socket. No one guessed the object correctly. The prizes will snowball to tomorrow. Do vou know wnat today's Quiz photograph No. 213 shows? If you do write or type out your answers and send them with
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  • In Person
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      The talk was about an iron maiden
      480 4 •••as shipping people introduce new cruise SHE hasn't arrived yet, but high expectations and eager anticipation are already clinging on to the people who've heard so much about her. She has no sylph-like figure, but she dominated the social chitchat at a party
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    Lock icon Freedom for CIA man clears way
    524 5 Reuter Peking, Monday—The release of John Downey, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent who spent 21 years In Chinese jails, will remove the last obstacle to the opening of an American liaison office here. President Nixon announced on Friday that China had agreed to
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  • Article
    Quake in Japan
    34 5 Tokyo, Monday—A minor earthquake shook northern Japan, Including the northearnmost main island of Hokkaido, last night. It gistered maximum Intensity of three on the Japanese scale of seven, meteorological stations reported.
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    Steward dies
    38 5 Paris, Monday Jean Pierre Burdiat, the French steward who survived the crash of a Libyan airliner forced down over the Sinai desert by Israeli Jets on February 21, died of injuries in hospital here last night.
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    Lock icon Spy scandal: Student No. 2 named
    292 5 Reuter Washington, Monday. A second university student was hired and paid by President Nixon's re election committee last year to work as a political spy during the 19 22 presidential campaign, the Washington Post said yesterday. The newspaper identified the student as Theodore Brill,
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    Man killed in shoot-out
    52 5 Belfast, Monday A shoot-out in a Belfast drinking club of the Protestant Paramilitarv Ulster Defence Association (UDA) early yesterday left one man dead and five wounded. Police said the shoot-out in the Protestant Old Park area appeared to be the result of an Internal feud within
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    Lock icon Girls forced into marriage flee island
    178 5 Reuter Dares Salaam, Monday. Three of four young girls of Persian origin alleged to have been forced to marry members of Zanzibar's ruling revolutionary council two and a half years ago have fled the island, reliable sources In Zanzibar stCld yesterday. The sources said
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    Lock icon Hanoi removes its missiles
    492 5 Good work by ICCS, says Rogers Reuter Washington, Monday US Secretary of State Mr. William Rogers said yesterday that missiles Installed by Hanoi at Khe Sanh in apparent violation of the ceasefire had been removed, -in part because of the protests by the Canadian Control Commission
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    Reds to turn over new PoW list today
    385 5 Saigon, Monday. US spokesman said yesterday the North Vietnamese have promised to turn over today a list of American prisoners of war to be released on Wednesday in Hanoi. The Viet Cong said It would turn over Its list tomorrow, but did
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    4000 now turn to Buddhism
    97 5 New De*hi. Monday. Several hundred Indian untouchables were converted to Buddhism here yesterday at a function presided over by the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of all Tibetans and a Buddhist monk himself. Buddhist monks organising the function said about 4000 people were converted in
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  • Article
    Lock icon Police training soulless killers, says union
    288 5 Reuter Bonn, Monday—lnterior Minister Mr. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the man responsible for West Germany's internal security, will this week answer charges that members of his paramilitary federal border police are being trained as soulless killers. The charges stem from the Union of West German policemen,
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  • Article
    Helping the holders of work permits
    417 6 Immigrant workers do not occupy the minds of Singaporeans much, involved as we are in the problem of promoting economic progress, fighting off social and environmental pollution and finding our way through the troubled waters of South-East Asia. All that the average Singaporean knows
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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      No challenge trophy
      67 6 It was a prize-giving ceremony with a difference. At the recent National Schools Basketball final, the champion school team was given small mom entoes as prizes. The distinguished guest who gave away the prizes, on the other hand, was presented with a trophy. The champion school got
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      Singapore, China
      58 6 After so many years, the mistake Is still being made. A friend recently received an envelope from New York America, addressed to Singapore, China. What makes It more unpardonable was the fact that the envelope was sent by an advertising firm handling the affairs of an American bank
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    Eating dinner to the sound of 'barbaric music' from electronic instruments
    1300 6  -  ALEX JOSEY On the stage, not far from our table, the young eager men went about their business of plugging In their electron lc instruments. They brushed back the hair that fell over their foreheads. They looked determined men,
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  • Letters
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      Nationalising transport
      262 6  -  MOHD. YUNI BIN AWI There have been numerous complaints about the bus services and a call for nationalisation of the bus companies has been voiced (New Nation, 28.2.73). In 1966, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew posed this question in a public speech: "What keeps the thing going? Revenue. Where
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      Fighting oil pollution
      186 6  -  A.J.L. A news item from Berlin states that an efficient and rational method for absorbing oil and fuel on water has been developed by a work-team in the petrochemical combine at Schwedt in the German Democratic Republic. The method used is based on the use of plastapor
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      Rubbish bins removed
      74 6  -  LEONG LICK TIEN Public Relations Officer, Postal Services Department, Singapore. 1. With reference to the letter from Patronlzer (New Nation. Ist March) captioned Eyesores at Post Office, I am glad to inform the writer that the rubbish bins have since been removed and the potholes will be
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      Changing TV programme
      84 6  -  LIM HENG TOW This Is In reply to the letter by A Mod Squad Fan In the New Nation of sth March, 1973. Owing to over-all programme balance considerations and the exigencies of scheduling, we regret that it Is not possible to change the telecast time of
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      Swimming pool times
      141 6 I wish to suggest that the periods of our Singapore Public Swimming Pools be as follows Prom 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 ajn. or from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. It will be very good for office workers who are fond of swimming to have a little dip
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      Put off by mahjong
      77 6  -  C.K. TAN T am residing at the junction of Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru and Eng Watt Street. I have had many sleepless nights, because of the noise of the mahjong sessions from one of the flats at the said junction. The mahjong sessions will start
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    MARTIAL ARTS
    1039 7  -  A fPijfi FART SfRifB BY SONNY YAP, PETER ONG o he beJ^Z"^ OU corncrs the Republic self-defence. bKT tag to 3° aaSsfr "**£?ss SSKSS thlTthere C eck Some e*®" believe the Ne^NaUo'' SS? s^^ and anUcVU henon,en understood Our investigating team discloses the fraud that £s*#* S m
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    The Minister's views...
    684 7 Minister f;>r Culture Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, expressed his views on the state of martial art In Singapore and films stressing the martial arts in an interview with the New Nation recently. These are his views: ABUSE: "It has always been in the mind of the Government
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    The day Woo and Kim dazzled 'em all
    1001 7 Martial art in Singapore received a shot in the arm with the Government's call for a rugged and robust society. Their popularity was also boosted with the advent of the Chinese swordfighting and fist flighting films, the first of which were screened
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Wanted: Jobs for 200 m
      2140 8  -  MONDA? A" FOCL'S j A By 1980 the Third World will have a billion people unemployed. But the miseries and pressures of unemployment are already tremendous right now. Thousands of youths are growing up cynical and frustrated hi the unemployment plagued countries. Planners are worried
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      Tamil Nesan
      201 8 What other Newspapers are saying: THE INDIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT It can be hoped that the Indian President Mr. V. V. Girl's State visit to Malaysia would farther strengthen the growing relationship between India and Malaysia. These two countries are among the few nations In Asia that strictly follow
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Six agree on joint float of currencies against $
      431 8 Six agree on joint float of currencies against BRITAIN, IRELAND, ITALY DECIDE TO STAY OUT Brussels, Monday Six members of European Common Market agreed last night to establish a "joint float" of their currencies against the U.S. dollar, a market spokesman said. The six are West Germany, France, Belgium, the
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      Tokyo exchange
      36 8 Tokyo, Monday The Tokyo foreign exchange market will remain closed for another week until March 16, usually reliable sources said yesterday. An official announcement by the Finance Ministry is expected today the sources added.
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      IAC subsidiaries awarded $3.3 m Indon contracts
      230 8 Two wholly-owned subsidiaries of lAC (Holdings) Ltd. have been awarded three contracts worth a total of $3.35 million for supplying alr-condltioning systems to Indonesia. Contracts were awarded to Mecair Pte. Ltd. for the installation of air-condi-tioning systems in the Jakarta Conference Hall ($1.25
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    • European shares service
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        Frankfurt
        263 8 Roundup of the European stock markets for week endinf March 9. Trading in the stock market was very slow on Monday and Tuesday with only moderate changes In prices. The next day stock prices in general kept well, however, some special situation stocks moved ahead in active trading. Siemens
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        Paris
        230 8 At the beginning of the week, In spite of all the uncertainties arising from the elections and the International monetary crisis, the stock market was exceptionally firm. For numerous dealers, the results of the first round of the elections were regarded as removing to a large extent the fears
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        Milan
        240 8 After two weeks of uninterrupted strong upward movement which had led to an average increase of the stocks listed, the market showed this week some weakness. This reaction was normal and expected after such a long effort and in view of the still unsolved monetary crisis and of the
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        Zurich
        218 8 Zurich stock market report for March 1 to 8. Although the monetary crisis continues to hang over the stock market like the sword of Damocles, a certain degree of recovery has began to characterise the markets. It appears that some investors expect the conference of EEC Finance Minister over
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Sydney
        252 8 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m today (Australian time). Abaleen 14 15 Do opts 04 06 AOD 13 14 Allstate 16 17 A mad 06 07 Aurora 14 nil Do opts 04 04% Aust Ant 17 18 Bamboo OS 08% Bounty Oil nil 02 Bridge 21 22 Castlereagn 06 06%
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        202 8 Kyodo Prices on the pre-holiday Tokyo Stock Exchange closed remarkably higher on Saturday, with the Dow Jones price average advancing for the fifth day in a row. Trading was thin. The Dow index of 225 blue-chip stocks ended the turbulent week at yen 5,0004.51, up yen 17.08 from Friday's
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  • Article, Illustration
    Citroen success story
    882 9  -  motorinQ with JIM WATKINS One of the success stories of recent years in the motoring world of Singapore has been the dramatic rise in the number of Citroens to appear on the roads in the last two years. Th is achievement is particularly outstanding when the basic
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    Honda Hundred: Bike for the fun lover
    855 9  -  motorcycling 1 WITH LEE CHIU SAN If you are young, fun loving, and not too rich, and need a motorcycle, you could try out the Honda Hundred. The Honda CB 100 Is the machine for people who think of themselves as Jet setters
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      148 9 Thinking of re-spraying your car? Send it to AUTOMOBILE SPECIALISTS (PTE) LTD. and have it done the Infrared way-the same method applied by leading car manufacturers for spraying the original paint work on brand new cars. This advanced spraying technique requires the paint work to be "baked" dry in the
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  • TREND
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      Today's 'jeaneration' is at the front of fashion
      329 10 Todays young people are a unique "jeaneration" said a man who has geared himself to the forefront of the clothing revolution, Mr. Cteoffrey J. Benson, director of Amco Holdings. Amco is Australia's leading jean manufacturer and the casual crowd here will be
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      Sister-in-law stirs up a domestic storm
      443 10 Dear Ros, We were happily married for 14 months. Things were running smoothly until my husband's sister stirred up trouble. I don't mind the congested environment but I can't bear my sister-in-law's insults and remarks. For a 20-year-old educated girl, she should be more
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      In pursuit of poetry
      64 10 Dear Ros, I am interested in Joining a writer's club in order to improve my poetry writing. Is there such a club around? Henrv Dear Henry, You can write to Miss Chuah Ai Mee, acting head of the Young People's Section, National Library, Stamford Road. She
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      An academic future
      94 10 Dear Ros, I have just obtained my GCE results—four credits but a "failed" in English. Now I'm stuck because I can't apply for Pre-u nor can I repeat my Secondary Four. What shall I do? Michael Dear Michael, You should be able to repeat your Secondary Four
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      Familiarity breeds...
      248 10 Dear Ros. Why must boys be so unfair to the weaker sex? I love my boy very much but had no wish for. intimacy with him. However, against my wishes. I gave in because if I didn't, he would be unhappy and won't call me for the next
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      An emotional test
      167 10 Dear Ros, I had asked this girl to be my steady but she said not until I held a Rood job and was able to support her. In the meantime, she said, we could be friends. But on several occasions she also expressed the hope that I
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      Childish rebuff
      304 10 Dear Eos, My friend was going well with a Leo boy iher colleague) when he lost interest in her. This came about because she wasn't able to tell him how much she trusted him. Now he has taken up smoking and been seen in other girls' company. He
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      A dove-like flutter
      267 10 Dear Ros, I am lti and have always considered myself too young to be in love. He i who is around 22) is my brother's friend and colleague. I am afraid I mignt disrupt their friendship. Without anyone else's knowledge, he asked me to be his steady
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      A hurtful silence
      282 10 Dear Ros, I fell In love with this Malaysian girl when I met her two years ago and we became very Intimate. But I was unable to write to her for auite sometime because of certain circumstances (I am an Indonesian) and only recently started contacting her.
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      Anyone for tennis?
      74 10 Dear Ros, This isn't actually a problem of the heart. I have been playing tennis for some time and I would like to get a proper tennis outfit. Can you please help? Laura Dear Laura, There is one shop in Fitzpatrick's arcade which sells tennis skirts as
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      All in the family
      116 10 Dear Ros, I am 20 years old and have been in love with a girl cousin for about two years. We plan to get married. Our fathers are paternal cousins and I am worried about our marriage prospects. Scorpio Dear Scorpio, You had both better go
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      276 11 WK ARK SPECIALISED IN SPRAYINC Refrigerators, fans* washing mochines etc., including servicing and buying ail kinds of gascookers, appliances. Lenwa Company, Tel: *****7 (S'pore). A TOUCH OF BEAUTY for your floors??? We ore here to undertake all types of deoning, polishing for you. Carpets shampoo like new! Enquiries, *****8 S'pore.
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      475 11 3 i. i•*fi v jjs v/ M >-■ sS EXPERT LONDON TUITION by air-Low; LL.B Bar; Secretaryship; AOS; Accountancy; ACCA, ICWA; A. I .A. Institute of Credit Management, Banking; A.1.8.; School Certificate, H.S.C. LCC; Marketing The Rapid Results College, Dept. YF- la P.O. Box 3173, S'pore. SPEE DREADING for Greater
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      516 11 MIXTA* MILLS: No. 69 Joton Jortafc, Single-storey, semi-detoch-ed bungalow. 3 bedrooms, mosaic throughout. 3,400 sq.< ft. Tel; *****1 S'pore. SINGLE STOREY BUNGALOW for sole in District 11. For details diol *****2/*****0 for Spring, field Enterprise. BUSINESSMAN intends to purchose flat/terrace or semi-detoch-ed house in District 9, 10 or 11. Prepared
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      574 11 SPECIAL REDUCTION German ties $2.90. Men's, Lodies' Swiss Hondkerchief 1.90 Quarter dozen. Long sleeves shirts, Imported shirts $8.90 upwards. Lee-Rodeo-Levis Jeans discount 20%. Binwanis, 102, North Bridge Rood, S'pore. GENUINE CHINESE Arts Crofts, Batiks Linens, Jewellery, ModerKtfe prices. Asia Arts, 2 International Building, S'pore *****1 Qpens Sunday 3 6 p.m.
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      726 11 HOO HUP CREDIT COMPANY 1-E, Poyo Labor Rood, offers flexible long or short term hire purchase requirements: Ring Leong *****0 SinQOPOre. IP YOU AM LOOKING for Molaysion registered used cor*. Please contoct William, ***** Singapore. 1 IVJ :>i GOOD USiD CAR RIQUIRCD. Immediate cash paid. Contoct 69, Killirtey Rood Mr.
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    Jim Johnson rides high
    867 12 By Scrutineer Australian jockey Jim Johnson Illustrated over the weekend at Buklt Tim ah what makes a champion, landing one winner after another to the great delight of racegoers. JJ. rode a total of six winners, and brought his tally this season to 16. He has
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    Saturday's BT finishes
    337 12 Perkasa set the pace, leading past tbe 4f and into the straight from Srikandi, with Security Check moving up. Treble Ace made up ground. Closing in steadily Srikandi hit the front close home to win by half a length from Perkasa. Third was Security Check. Combined Effort
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    WHAT'S IN A NAME?
    513 12  -  EOVZAT WITH PERCY SENEVIRATNE Which name sounds more authoritative? Cricket Council of Singapore or the Singapore Cricket Board of Control? There are bu: two of the many choices before a subcommittee who have been specially assigned to rename the Singapore Cricket Association besides tightening up the
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      230 12 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald >OU AM' POC GILLESPIE GONE PLUM LOCO OR ARE >00 TELLING ME THAT FIFTY-MILLION &RANTS GROW ON TREES IN THIS TOWN? I'M TR/ING TO TELL VOtl THAT PR. GILLESPIE IS A MAN OF PRINCIPLE HE WANTS AND NEEPS THE MONEY FOR blair... but he won't
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    Arda grabs lead in Asian circuit
    822 13  -  SSMAPOKI QKN report by LIM KEE CHAN Ben Arda of the Philippines moved into the lead after the third leg of the nine-leg Asia Golf Circuit tor the overall championship prise of $12,500 donated by Cathay Pacific Airways at the 6025-yard par--71 Buklt course
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    Rosewall settles it
    61 13 New York, Monday—Ken Rosewall beat American Stan Smith 6-7, 6-0, 6-4, as Australia won its second consecutive Aetna World Cup tennis championship yesterday. Australia, by virtue of Rosewall's win, chalked up an insurmountable 4-2 lead in the~competltion and later in the day, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe
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    Dutch football
    63 13 The Hague. Monday—Results of Dutch First Division football matches played yesterday PC Utrecht 2 AZ'67 0; Haarlem 3 MW 2; PC Amsterdam 4 Sparta 2; Go Ahead Eagles 2 Excelsior 1; PSV Eindhoven 0 PC Den Haag 0; Nec Ni Jmegan 7 PC Den Bosch 0; Peyenoord 1
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    Trevino curbs bad spell
    249 13 Miami, Monday Lee Trevino curbed a sick putting touch in the nick of time to win the US$l5O,OOO Doral Eastern golf tournament yesterday by one stroke after blowing a fourstroke lead going into the final round. The swarthy little shotmaker regained his "Merry Mexican" composure with
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    Wade crushes Goolagong again
    207 13 New York, Monday—Virginia Wade, retrieving the Ball from every corner of the court and depending on her big serve when she fell behind, crushed Evonne Goolagong 6-4, 6-1 yesterday to win the US$l2,OOO first prize In the second annual Maureen Connolly Brinker tennis tournament at Dallas.
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    West Indies' grim stand
    355 13 Bridgetown, Monday. Skipper Rohan Kanhal and Deryck Murray held the West Indies together In a grim six-wicket stand of 62 the third day of the second Test against Australia here yesterday. At the close, the "West Indies at 241 for five were 83 runs behind Australia's
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    Swiss soccer
    45 13 Geneva, Monday Results of Swiss national league "A" soccer matches played this weekend Fribourg 0 Grasshoppers 0; Lugano 3 Grenchen 2; Servette 0 Basle 0; SI on 0 0; Wlnterthur 1 St. Gallen 0; Young Boys 2 Chaux-De-Fonds 0; Zurich 0 Lausanne 0.
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      Art of holding one's tongue in seven languages
      421 14  -  By Derrick Tay It was Socrates who said: "Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak." But I'm sure that even he found his advice
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      221 14 Melbourne Herald Apart from frustrated former nursing sister s, hypochondriacs, and potential Doctor Kildares, there is no chore that gets most people so uptight as having to visit friends or relations in hospital. Realising this the US Catholic Hospital Association has just issued a list
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      TALKING POINT
      47 14 AH FOOK: The defeat of Nvorld badminton champion by Sture Johnson of Sweden proves that he is not invincible after all. MEI LIN: True and it's about time that our local players put more heart into their training so that they can be world-beaters again.
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      110 14 TODAY is Monday, March 12, the 71st day of 19/3 with 294 to follow. THE MOON: Between its first quarter and full phase. THE MORNING STARS: Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. Amefican astronomer
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      53 14 Rosalind Ton Hoon Hoon, who "has just passed the HSC Examination, looks ahead to a bright future. She hopes to join the university, but in the meantime, she has taken up part-time modelling. Her ambition doesn't stop there. She wonts to be a public relations officer. Picture
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      292 14 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed Dy Where the Heart Is 3.20 Kudumba Malar (T) 3.50 A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (T) 3.55 Days of Our Lives 4.35 Close. 6.00 Opening followed by Basil Brush Show 6.30 News in Brief 6.40 Beverly Hillbillies His Royal Highness 7.05 Concert
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      770 14 IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a highly active person who possesses a number of talents—and talents of such a high degree that you are enabled to become Involved in many different projects and endeavours without suffering from spreading yourself too thin. You have great self-confidence, believing strongly
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