New Nation, 17 March 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Saturday evening, March 17, 1973 No. 665 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1973
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  • 346 1  -  By Wee Beng Huat Kidnapped boy Ko Kian Wah, 13, was this morning still resting in bed alter the shock of his seven-day ordeal, according to his mother. Mrs. Ko Tsu Peng. She told New Nation: "You cannot talk to Kian Wah. He is
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  • 247 1 The anti-long hair crusade has marched on to all public sports complexes and facilities. All youth with long and unkempt hair will from now be banned from entering these places. A. circular advising supervisors of swimming pools, football fields and golf
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  • 310 1 By Blue Peter Ipoh, Saturday Datuk and Datin Cho n g Kok Lim's Sunny Heart II will take a lot of beating in Race 6 at Ipoh to- day. The Philanderer four-year-old was all the rage on the course this morning. She was fancied In her debut
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  • 449 1 Foreign exchange markets to re-open on Monday Reuter Paris, Saturday The Finance Ministers of 14 nations have agreed unanimously to co-operate in defending their currencies from speculative disruption and bring the international monetary crisis to an end. The ministers reached full agreement after six hours of
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  • 112 1 President Sheares this morning presented Yugoslav Prime Minister Mr. Dzemal Bljedlc with a silver plaque In an exchange of gifts. Mr. Bljedlc gave the President a painting. Alter the presentation Mr. Bljedlc and his wife visited the Housing and Development Board office and toured
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  • 56 1 London, Saturday—Britain's train drivers last night called off strikes that would have shut down the nation's railways tomorrow and next Thursday. In an announcement signalling the end—at least temporarily to more than two weeks of havoc on the railways the drivers' union cancelled its disruptive actions
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  • 37 1 Beirut, Saturday. The Palestinian Guerrilla Movement said yesterday Israel was massing troops and vehicles along the entire length of Leb a no n's southern border Several Lebanese newspapers said an Israeli attack was imminent
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  • 29 1 Tokyo, Saturday. Two workers were killed and another was seriously injured when they were buried by a mud slide in a tunnel they were digging in Maebashi,
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  • 69 1 As from April 1, the Clearing House for banks in Singapore will be under the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Under the new Banking (Clearing House) Regulations 1973, the clearing house in Fullerton Building will be supervised and operated by the MAS. The new regulations revokes
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  • 13 1 Police reported 56 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and two fatal.
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  • 290 2 ...despite police action Pirate tapes and records are still being sold freely at several road-side record stalls in the city area, despite recent police action against a few stall owners. The popularity of these tapes and records have cause a mushrooming of several stalls
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  • 69 2 Mr. G. Abishenagadan has been elected president of the St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association. Other new officials are: vice-presidents, Mr. D. E. S. Chelliah, Mr. Kiong Woon Kew, Mr. Francis Thomas and Mr. Harry Ellas; secretary, Mr. Phua Eng Hee; assistant secretary, Mr. C. H. Tan.
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  • 66 2 Sim Lim Finance Ltd. will hold a seminar for 40 of its junior staff tomorrow at the Hotel Royal from 9.30 a.m. to Ip.m. Mr. Lim Boon Tong of Lim Boon Tong Associates, who is a specialist in Company Secretaryship and Accounting Systems, and Mr. Loke
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  • 44 2 Dr. Lee Soo Ann. University of Singapore lecturer and adviser to a local bank, will be guest speaker at the first combined annual dihjjer' of the. Presbyterian OIcT Boys' Association and Kuo CTbAn Old Olrftf&ssociation at the Cockpit Hotel on April 7.
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  • 297 2 Singapore's tourist industry is expected to get a big boost when the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board sets up permanent offices in Frankfurt and Tokyo next month. In an interview yesterday, Mr. Lam Peng Loon, director of the board, said: "We are doing away
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  • 179 2 A little VIP passenger deserves at least a VIP welcome on a mini scale. And hole-in-the-heart boy, Ng Kie Ping, got it in the form of six year old Karen Thia, in a maxi-skirt and a little bow in the hair. She handed him a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 490 2 I HflPPEnifiGS WHAT'S ON TODAY Dr. Ang Kok Peng, Minister of State for Home Affairs, will attend the annual dinner of the SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE at the Jurong Room, Shangri-La Hotel, at 8 p.m. Dr. Ho Guan Llm, director of Medical Services, is opening the sth NATIONAL MEDICAL
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    • 127 2 Today's winning number *****1 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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  • 336 3  -  By Abby Tan A film crew talked and breathed ecology with a capital E. One would have thought the problems of the environment were meant only for the cameras. The crew went through them yesterday. "Phew!" exclaimed actor Richard Basely art, mopping his brow as
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  • 480 3 'Idea not workable' Working mothers and girls today poured cold water on a suggestion by a family planning doctor tnat employers should supply free contraceptives to female staff. Miss B.K. Tan, 20, from an electronics firm, said; "If employers decide to supply contraceptives to
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  • 54 3 About 200 national servicemen and 50 residents are repairing Lorong Serlndlt, the Gotong Royong way this weekend. The project involves three roads totalling H miles. The government is supplying the materials and the tools for the repairs. When completed, it will benefit some 100 houses with a
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  • 28 3 Artist Yusman Aman will feature a collection of his new paintings in batik and acrylic at the Alpha Gallery, Alexandra Venue, from Monday to March 31.
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  • 190 3 The Singapore Medical Association's second medical trip to China is finally all set to go. The trip, originaiiy scheduled for September last year, had to be "postponed indefinitely" because it is believed that clearance from the Immigration Department could not be
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  • 95 3 A joint conference of the Colleges of General Practitioners of Singapore. Australia and Malaysia will be held in Singapore from August 31 to September 5. Current problems in general practice will be the theme of the conference. Members and non-mem-bers of the colleges have been invited, to
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  • 249 3 Company formed The Housing and Development Board has formed a new company the Housing Management Services Company—to take over the management and servicing of more than 45,000 home-ownership flats. The new company, which is whoily-owned by the HDB, will be run on commercial lines. At the moment,
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  • 18 3 The Centre for Applied Behavioural Science will conduct an eight-session course on organisational psychology from April 9.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 77 3 Bulova introduces the mini accutron the first electronic tuning fork watch for ladies. Now for the first time, women can enjoy the amazing accuracy of the Bulova Tuning Fork movement. Accuracy is guaranteed in writing, to vary no more than one minute in a month. Attractive designs conceal the famous
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 150 3 I weaker Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Hong Kong 18-16 C Kuala Lumpur 33-23 C Manila 33-19 C Taipeh 18-14 C Jakarta 32-24 C Tokyo 7-2 C Seoul 6-1 C Bangkok 33-26 C Naha 21-16 C London 10-6 C Paris 10-0 C Moscow 3-Minus 7C New York 18-9 C San
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  • 526 4  -  j CAMERA ON SINGAPORE —1 WORM: Teresa Ooi Five montfcs of hard work paid off when the Singapore International School, at Dover Road, held its second annual Arts Festival recently. It was a bold attempt by the school to associate itself with
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  • 180 5 "Why aren't there any flrewomen?" The question stumped the firemen at Bukit Timah Fire Station at least for a clanging moment. But a reply was soon forthcoming for 12-year-old Lam Kah Ling. "Because they can't stand the strain," replied one of the firemen, who were giving
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  • 40 5 A combined Police Band and Women Police Pipes and Drums performance will be held at Macßitchie Park at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. The same band will give another performance at the Botanic Gardens at 5 p.m. on Marcfe2s.
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  • 104 5 Several airline companies will soon offer lower fares for tours between Australia and Singapore, following the new lATA low-fare GIT plan for South-East Asia. Pares for these tours are likely to be cut by 30 to 40 per Qcnt Among the first to announce
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  • 320 5 'Main reason for mobility' Too many young graduates are in the wrong job, a career seminar was told today. This was revealed by Mr. John C.C. Wong, the submanager of Amoy Canning Corporation, when he spoke to undergraduates of the University of Singapore on Employment
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  • 38 5 Mr. Francis T. Seow has been elected chairman of the Spastic Children's Association. Other officials are: Mr. Cheng Wei Nien, deputy chairman; Lady Katherlne Watney, vice chairman; Mr. David Brown, treasurer; and Mrs. Mary Jones.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 317 5 > >r v"W f > 11. The top welfare Quiz object No. 218 A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Tuesday's quiz photograph showed a set of ashtrays. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Chua Eng Leong, a welfare officer, of Havelock Road. His entry was the first correct one opened
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  • Article, Illustration
    61 6 A Viet Cong prisoner-of-war receives a new set of clothing material to cover his body in preparation for his walk to freedom. He was among the 600 Viet Cong prisoners released yesterday At Thien Ngon, 72 miles north west of Saigon. It was another phase of an
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  • 195 6 United Press International Canberra, Saturday Edwin John Eastwood, one of two men charged with the Faraday School kidnapping, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years' hard labour by Judge Urban Kowans in the Victorian Supreme Court. Eastwood, 22, pleaded guilty to seven charges, each alleging
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  • 251 6 United Press International Ankara, Saturday Parliament failed yesterday in its fifth and s*xth attempts to elect a new Turkish President. Chairman Sabit Osman Avci adjourned voting until Monday to give lawmakers another chance to think it over. "There seems to be no
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  • 385 6 Nixon no' to a cutback of troops 'Vital to strategy* UPI and Reuter Washington, Saturday The White House yesterday denounced a resolution by senate Democrats urging President Nixon to withdraw many of the 600,000 US troops serving throughout the world. Presidential spokesman Mr. Ronald Zlegler said an arbitrary cutback at
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  • 307 6 Reuter Saigon, Saturday The United States has called a halt to further withdrawals of its troops from South Vietnam until It is given details of the last American prisoners of war still to be released by the communist side. A Us military spokesman said more
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  • 284 6 Washington, Saturday Chinese Preiser Mr. Chou En-lai may visit the United States after Washington and Peking establish liaison offices in each others capitals, diplomatic sources said yesterday. Neither the White House nor the State Department would comment on the reports by foreign diplomats, an
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  • 259 6 London, Saturday. The weekly magazine, The Economist, said yesterday China is on the verge of economic take-off, but the only way the West can sell more to it is to buy more from it. "China is a country set for a high rate of growth, with
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  • 87 6 New York, Saturday—Th< Nebraska legislature had be lore It yesterday a proposa to give a condemned prisoner the option of commit suicide rather than b< executed. The amendment of a Capital Punishment Bill beint considered by the legisla ture was proposed by stat< senator John Decamp,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 269 6 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 On several levels, as a garden. 10 Delayed 11 Get the ground floor. 12 Not possible: Colloq. 13 Valley. 21 Tawdrv 23 Type of blot 25 Broiled. 27 Nippon. 28 Old French coin. 29 —Rookh 31 Burden. 32 Impiled. 33 Make happy. 34 Small change. 36
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  • 484 7  -  This Katong restaurant specialises in Nonya food EATING OUT L d WITH WENDY HUTTON Like father, like son. And son. And son. That is the story of the Yap family of Katong. Years ago, Mr. Yap senior worked as a cook for a wealthy Straits Chinese
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  • 109 7 Eighteen year old Robert Tan is a "natural" when it comes to playing the organ, the piano or guitar he literally plays everything by ear. It was only three years ago that he picked up music and sipce then has progressed so
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  • 631 7 United Press International It's rock with a bouncy calypso beat, heavy on the brass. The lyrics bubble along like tropic cola wine. It comes from the heart of Jamaica. It's the hottest thing In popular music and you'd better learn to pronounce it
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 461 8 President Nixon cannot claim that the continuing supply of weapons to the communists in the South and ceasefire violations by Hanoi's proxies and troops were unforeseen when the peace agreement was first signed by the adversaries in the Vietnam conflict. These were expected and
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  • 128 8 by ISPY This little tale may interest our male readers: The story was told of a man In Singapore who had seven wives whom he kept In seven adjacent bedrooms, the doors of which bore, in turn, the name of a different day of the week. His
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  • 1041 8  -  ISMAIL KASSIM Singapore has changed so much, but I have not changed at all. So say some workers in Singapore from daily-rated labourers to clerical officers, from storekeepers to teachers, and mainly those not in
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  • Letters
    • 265 8  -  LEONG LICK TIEN Public Relations Officer, Postal Services Department, Singapore, 1. I refer to the letter from Mohd. Yuni Bin Awl (New Nation. 9.3.73) published under the heading Delivery of Express Mall. The express scervlce involves the delivery of the posted articles by special messengers
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    • 181 8 I am writing to you out of sheer desperation over the Singapore Telephone Board's apparent impotence in remedying what must be a minor technical matter for them. For more than a week now my family and I have been plagued daily by a nuisance caller, who rings
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    • 58 8  -  CHAN CHING YONG I refer to the letter by Fed-up Student (NN, 9.3.72). We wish to inform your correspondent that all syallbuses in the General Edu- cation Classes were available in January 1973. If there should be any doubt in regard to syllabuses, students and/or teachers are requested
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    • 180 8  -  NGIAM TONG FATT The Finance Minister, Mr. Hon Sul Sen said in Parliament recently that the most popular reaction was on tax deduction for those who support aged parents. Mr. Hon further stated that in giving tax deduction for aged parents, a principle had been established.
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    • 90 8 The Jalan Jurong Kechll/ Lorong Kllat junction has seen many ghastly accidents. There Is no "Stop" sign on the minor road (Lorong Kllat) and motorists do ift>t give way. to vehicles on the major road. To aggravate the situation, many private buses and lorries are parked directly
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    • 185 8 The finding of a decomposed human body in the water tank at Outram Road General Hospital was a horrifying occurrence, especially to residents and workers in the area who use the water. Singapore water is normally pure, and many people are in the habit of using and drinking
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    • 111 8  -  YEONG KUM KEE Public Relations Officer, Ministry of National Development. Sinfapore, 2. Please refer to your correspondent's letter (NN, 21.2.73) concerning obstructions at the junction of Jalan Pemimpin and Thomson Road. The Traffic Police is presently looking into the question of having a policeman to assist at
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  • SATURDAY REVIEW
    • 2752 9  -  Toledo —atrip into the glorious past... By GENE TEO The Spanish say that you have not seen Spain until you have seen Toledo, that old Spanish fortress town, once the capital of the Empire. It has been kept Intact throughout the ages. Not a new street nor a
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    • 497 10  -  WALKABOUT by James Vance Marshall, Penguin. 125 pages $2. 1 1 I J The review today is by David David Wang To the bush-boy everything has its appointed time—a time to walk with the tribe, a time to walk alone, and a time for prov-ing-of-manhood.
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    • 762 10  -  Concrete jungle mars Britain's beauty THE STATE OF BRITAIN, by Colin Buchanan, Faber and Faber, 87 pages, $13.50. HWU Al HWU AI DIH Take one small island. Add 50 million people, unlimited quantities of concrete, glass, steel and tarmacadam and stir well for 25 years. Then stand
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    • 596 10 SEX AND LOVE by James Hemming and Zena Maxwell, Heinemann, 158 pages, $6- DERRICK TAY We tend to react very sceptfcally to any book about sex these days. This is probably because of the voluminous works, both instructive and inconsequential, tha; flood all the bookstands. Sex
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    • 473 10 IMPROVING YOUR SQUASH by R. B Hawkey, Faber and Faber, 126 pages $7.50 ERIC COOPER Not only does the game of squash rackets suffer from a shortage of courts, lack of spectator facilities and inadequate support from s p or t s organisations,
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    • 318 10 WHAT'S UP DOC?: The book is as hilarious as the film The scenes are described in a most vivid way that they play right across the mind and tickle the funny bone. The action is triggered off by the mix-up of four identical-looking overnight cases, one containing a
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    • 75 10 we i l the gourmand, this I E L h dbook gives a few guidelines on how to J y com P' ex 'are of Chinese Divided Into three parts, Chinese food expert, Kenneth Lo first discusses the art e c klIlg describes the various Chinese
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    • 1019 11  -  RTS to telecast a number of vintage films (SIGHT A SOUND EDGAR KOH RTS has not misnamed the "remote" Sunday Ch. 8 10 p.m. slot when it calls it FESTIVAL OF FILM CLASSICS. It has really brought a number of vintage flims into an
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    • 369 11  -  f CINEMA EDGAR KOH HEINTJE: A SAD HEART SINGS (Lido). Heintje, the singing Dutch boy who has been the rave of Western Europe since his discovery five years ago, seems set to capture the hearts of audiences here. With all the boyish
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    • 249 11  -  theatre: VIOLET OON An international potpourri of folk songs and dances form many lands from the theme of this month's Music for Everyone concert organised by the Ministry of Culture tomorrow at 5 p.m This Is the first time that dance has been included
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    • 417 11  -  T ART VIOLET OON Yusman Aman will be unveiling his new-style paintings which incorporate batik and acrylic in his coming exhibition which opens at the Alpha Gallery on Monday at 7 p.m. The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. It will
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    • 399 12  -  Weeny-bopper cuts own LP p)ISC MARY LEE LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND: Killer Joe (Kolob-MGM): He's made it at last! Jimmy Osmond, weeniest of the weeny-boppers has emerged from the wings carrying his very own LP (with no less desounding a title than Killer Joe)
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    • 391 12  -  f STAMPS ANDREW LAU Last week, I discussed the "mistakes" on printed stamps. This week we discuss stamp irregularities. Examples are colour shifts, shades, paper creases and ring flaws. It can be ascertained that colour shifts are found more commonly in the improved photogravure metthe "mistakes" on
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    • 374 12  -  FOOD/DRINK LI PO For many years now I have been a member of a small gourmet group which meets once a month to drink and diseuss wine and of course to eat a good dinner. This is a good way of getting to know wines. More
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    • 341 12  -  fcHKSS LIM KOK ANN In the Qaeenstown Community Centre championship after five rounds T.tm v Kok Ann and Ooh Cheng Hong are In the lead, each having scored four wins and one draw. Ooh Is champion of Slglap. In the fourth round I had a lucky escape
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    • 339 12 f BRIDGE-: grand slam" The late Helen Sobel was one of the greatest women bridge players in the world. She won many a bridge tornament because she was usually proved right. She was the equal of many a male bridge player. She enjoyed outwitting the greatest
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 376 12 Advertisement GARDEN NEWS! MORE ABOUT FIGS Last week we described that useful indoor plant Ficus decora, one variety with shiny dark green leaves and the other in variegated shades of green and cream. This week we digress for a word on two other members of the very large Fig family
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    • 133 12 DR. KILDARE I -t OH-OH ARIZONA'S FIKING FOR A HORSEBACK CONFAB.' I'LL SCARE UP SOME RIDING SEAR FOR YOU. YOU GOT ANY NOTION DON'T ANSWER HOW MUCH I'M r—-/ HIM AND DON'T WORTH, SON 7 /TALK TO HIM UNTIL HE'S LOOKING YOU <L: 1 S FULL IN THE FACE/ S
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 598 13  -  By S.V. Suppiah The removal of nominee registration of shares from next month is said to have brought about a steady decline in the share market during the week. This decision of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore was
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    • 281 13 UPI and Reuter Vienna, Saturday.—Eleven oil exporting countries pooled Ideas yesterday on conservation and other measures to head oil a world energy crisis which they say could reach catastrophic proportions. Oil Ministers and other high officials of membernations of the Organisation
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 325 13 United Press International Prices accelerated downward toward the close yesterday on the New York, Stock Exchange despite some progress In relieving the western world's monetary problems. The Dow Jones average of 30 blue-chip Industrials was 6.85 lower at 962.97 at the closing bell. Declines led advances by 898
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      • 206 13 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Parlbas 220 (220) Indochlne 261 (261) Ponder 410 (411.50) Pr in temps 146.10 (150) C.OJS. 492 (496) Bull 69.80 (70.80) Royal Dutch 190.10 (191) Mlchelln 2000 (2011) Thomson 200 (200) CJP. 207 208) Rhone 182 (184) Air 384.90 385.50) Philips 89.20 (90.80) Suez 372
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      • 192 13 Kyodo Prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange turned lower in early trading yesterday as investors took a cautious attitude toward recent steep rises. Textiles, paper-pulps and cements, which led the recent gains, moved down. Honda Motor and other autos lost ground. Securities issues eased off along with some trading
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      • 77 13 This service U supplied by the Union Bank of Switserland Closing prices on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS. 4860 —.10 SBC 3890 6 Credit Suisse 3730 20 Swissair B. 855 1 Swiss 2520 —110 Reinsurance Winterthur B. 1810 —.20 Juvena B. 2650 130 Nestle B. 4240 30 Clba-Gelgy
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      • 34 13 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 962.97 (off 6.85), 20 transport 193.83 (off 0.98), 15 utilities 110.14 (off 0.07), 65 stocks 301.99 (off 1.65).
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    • 392 13  -  as By Lee Yew Meng Boustead Holdings was Incorporated In Malaysia In 1960 but began operation as a private company very much earlier In 1828. It Is basically a holding company consisting of a number of subsidiaries, associated and affiliated companies. It holds sole
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    • 2068 13 INDUSTRIALS 1971/1972 4wks Stock Closing Price Last Week's TurnHigh Low ago Buyers Sellen Sale or Over 6.30 1.38 5.60 Acma 4.64 4.70' +0.14 39 4.50 1.20 4.18 Adhesive Tape 2.75 2.81 -0.47 11 6.70 1.98 S.80 Ajinomoto 6.70 5.90 1.55 5.80 Alcan 4.50 4.60 4.52 -0.28 30
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    • 570 14 mammm V m W8& M v mgm JESSY FERNANDEZ deported 18.3.1971 High Mass 8.150.m. on 18.3.1973 Our Lody of Lourdes Church. Remembered with love and gratitude always. Rest in peace. ■■■■PMH A. W SYLVIA KHO BRIDAL And Beauty Salon Opens On Sunday for your convenience. Make your appointment for" hairstyling,
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  • 300 15  -  NEW NATION BIG WALK By Nancy Koh Lim Jit Chiang, 68, the oldest competitor to take part in the New Nation Big Walk in recent years, will take his stride alongside the grand old men of walking again on April 29. Lim, proprietor of a
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  • 427 15  -  By Dennis Chia Record holder M. Rahim Salleh may find the road to success not that smooth In the Police sixth annual big walk tomorrow. For he has to improve from his last year's time of one hour 54 minutes and 24 seconds if he
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  • 35 15 Last night's league results: DIVISION THREE Shrewsbury 4 Bristol 2 Tranmere 2 Port Vale 0 DIVISION FOUR Colchester 0 Cambridge 1 Hartlepools 1 Newport 0 Southport 4 Reading 1 Stockport 3 Workington 0
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  • 547 15  -  By V. K. Chin Kuala Lumpur, Saturday The first meeting to or ganise the Third South-East Asia Puglslitic tourhament was held here recently without reaching any firm decision. About 100 delegates and observers from martial arts groups from Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Singapore met
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  • 128 15 Why ban 11-a-side soccer in schools What Is Michael Walker? A Killjoy? I don't see why 11-a-slde soccer games should be banned from primary schools just because primary students do not master basic skills by the age 01 11. And even if they don't, I cannot see how even a
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  • 54 15 RUGBY LEAGUE: Barrow 11 Rochdaje Hornets 13; Keighley 20 Hunslet 5; St. Helen's 21 Salford 4. RUGBY UNION: Cheltenham 3 Stroud 14; English Universities 20 Scottish Universities 15 Leicester 47 Royal Air Force 19; Moseley 10 Richmond 9; Northampton 33 Sale 6; EBBW Vale 21 Bath 22; Gloucester
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  • 12 15 Golden State beat Houston 141-125 in the only match played.
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  • 522 15  -  THE SQUASH RACKET WITH ERIC COOPER Another new arrival in the local squash sceilß, Peter Bedford, reached the final of the SAFSA championship by beating Patrick Choy, the No. 2 seed in five gruelling sets. With the match all square at two sets all, Patrick actually
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  • 135 15 A record 105 road-sprin-ters many of them entrants in the Singapore Grand Prix Open will be tested at the Goodyear Thomson Road Sprint at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Local motor-car and motor-cycle track stars will race along the back-stretch of the actual Grand Prix circuit. The first of a
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  • 41 15 Sydney. Saturday Australia's hopes of a place in the World soccer Cup finals in Munich next year were checked by a 3-3 draw against New Zealand in their Asian zone group two match here yesterday before a 14.000 crowd
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 514 15 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BORN today, you are a highly intuitive person who is abie vo inspire others simply by being calm about the future. You a:e destined to possess great inner peace and happiness—the result of feeling at ease with your everyday world and what yuu
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  • 1024 16 TOP BETS: Juna, Bowl King,- Brighton Rock. GOOD FORECAST: Bowl King and Azure Light in Race Seven. OUTSIDER: Aequitas in. Race Five. By Scrutineer Brighton Bock has a bright chance of opening winning account in the Class 4 Division 4 6f (Race Eight) at Ipoh
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  • 1615 16 2.15 CLASS 5, DIV. 4 5{F (56,000 $4,200 to winner) 1 ***** JANCAN LUPA a (Sultan of Pahang) Mansor 6 9.0 (d 2 +2) Raft 11 2 ***** SAFE HOME II a (Home) Mansor 5 8.12 (d 2 +9) F P.K. Ltom 2 J ***** INFLUENTIAL a (T
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  • 185 16 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER CALL BOY MAKUDA i'»"w Race 1 r. EXCHANGE BaMBbcr Me REMEMBER ME Foreign Exchange HECTOR Safe Home SAFE HOME Hector HECTOR Influential TULSKY Identical K««e 2 JUNA Easy Come JUNA Muhibah JUNA Easy Come EA8Y COME Mohlbah JUNA Vagabond MALAYSIA Voluble K. ECSTASY Malaysia
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 25 16 HORO LOGICAL SPECIALIST CENTRE Also obtainable: CYMA, OMEGA, BAUME MERCIER Geneva Co. Pte. Ltd. 1, OVERSEAS UNION SHOPPING CENTRE COLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE. 1. TEL: *****1
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 391 16 5 Singapore Opening and Roman Holidays—Split Up Lassie—Lassie and the Drifting Sands Daniel Boone— The Bait Saturday Matinee— Never Wave At a Wac, starring: Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, Arleen Whelan Our Music Makers: featuring, Shirley Fleury and Peggy Nicholas (E) Sayang Dek Sayang (M) What's My Line ABA
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    • 44 16 FM STEREO 6.00 Opening Anncts. 6.10 Sunset Serenade 6.30 News 6.40 Public Service Anncts. 6.45 Programme Summary 7.00 Wavedon 72 7.30 Concert Time 6.00 News t.lO Public Service Anncts. 6.(1 Mandarin Selections 8.45 In Concert 9.15 The Proms 10.15 Music of Millions 11.00 Close.
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    • 973 17  -  By Blue Peter City Status should outstay his rivals in. Race Three at Ipoh tomorrow. The four-year-old by A 1 Dakhil was strongly fancied in his last start over 9f at Penang last month and ran far from a bad
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    • 156 17 SCRUTINEER BLUE PETER EPSOM JEEP MARKSMAN MAKUDA Race 1 SAN ROCQUE Black Bag BLACK KING BLACK KING ARGENTINA ATAR Argentina Ice Box 8lttli»* Mawwtafri San Boeqm Race 2 LE BON ROI Secret Service LE BON ROI LE BON ROI I* BON ROI g. SERVICE Secret Service Secret
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