New Nation, 2 April 1973

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Monday evening, April 2, 1973 *10. 678 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • Article
    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 85 accidents yesterday. One was serious.
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  • Article
    ON THE 'CHANGE
    184 1 In thin and selective trading, share prices were fairly steady on the stock exchange for the first 45 minutes this morning. However, some major counters lost ground. BUSINESS DONE: Slme Darby (1) 8.20. (2) 8.25, (1) 8.15. Inchcape (1) 8.60. (l) 8.55, Haw Par (1) 8.20. (7)
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    A girl's pluck against thugs
    279 1  -  She saves dad from severe beating By Bharathi Mohan A 20-year-old factory girl was. beaten with iron rods by five thugs when she rescued her father from them last Saturday. Low Poh Kim bravely confronted the men at her father's provision shop in Pasir Panjang
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    Lock icon Ali: His future in doubt
    405 1 Jakarta bout put off Reuter, UPI San Diego, Monday Muhammad Ali was today speechless for almost the first time In his colourful fighting career as he nursed a broken Jaw and a punctured ego after his shock defeat here by Ken Norton. The defeat, on
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    Lock icon Norton—once he was nobody
    429 1 ...until he silenced the 'Lip* United Press International San Diego, Monday At 6 ft 3 ins and 210 lb. Ken Norton has a physique that belongs to a weightlifter. But in the boxing world this former Marine Corps corporal was a NOBODY... until yesterday. With his
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    Lock icon How US got into Vietnam war
    420 1 Lee: It lacked understanding United Press International Washington, Monday Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday that the United States got embroiled in Vietnam because of its lack of understanding of the intense nature of East Asian communists. For the same token, "lack of Intimate
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    Drugs, arms seized in raids
    118 1 Drugs and firearms were seized by police In islandwide raids which ended this morning. Three men were also detained. In the arms haul were six guns and 395 rounds of ammunition. The big haul came after a police party from Joo Chlat Station arrested a
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    Sit-out at F and N: Police called in
    279 1  -  By Pauline Khng Police were summoned to Fraser and Neave in River Valley Road this morning when about 100 workers held a protest "sit-out" opposite the factory over a new security pass system. The workers, from the sales department, claimed they had
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • Article
    New govt, plans for Pre-U classes
    264 2  -  Scope for students By Ivan Lim The Ministry of Education is planning to introduce integrated Pre-U classes which will do away with the current division into arts, science, medicine and technical streams. This was disclosed by the Minister for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng,
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    IESC man due here
    49 2 Mr. Charles H. Brown, vice-president (public relations) of the International Executive Service Corps, will arrive here on Thursday for a six-day visit to assess lESC's programme in Singapore. The information and pictorial data gathered by him will be used in the corps's 10th year publication.
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  • Article
    Top post to Doshi
    50 2 Mr. H.K. Doshi has been elected president of the Singapore Gujarati Association. Other officials are Mr. J. M. Madia, vice-president: Mr. P.K. Doshi, secretary; Mr. P.R. Ghelani, treasurer, and joint secretary, Mr. K.P. Modi. Committee members: Messrs. C.D. Joshi. Fulbehari Keshavlal, B.C. Singapuri and Dalsukhram Jaikesandas.
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    Working their way into a tight spot
    229 2  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal A line-up of 10 stood on either side of the open-door Volkswagen, ready to charge. At the word "Go," they "hopped" into the car and under its bonnet in quick piling themselves as confortably as the occasion would allow.
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    Handicraft
    18 2 The Chinese YMCA will begin a course in handicraftcraft doll-making at its International Centre on April 14.
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    Scholarship fund hits $1.7 m mark
    172 2 Total donations received and pledged to the People's Scholarship Fund have passed the $1.7 million mark. The latest donation of $50,000 to the fund was from the directors of Nippon Paint (S) Fte. Ltd. The fund, which started in January, was initiated by the
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    NPB course
    25 2 The National Productivity Board will hold a course on Decision-making Techniques For Management at its Jurong premises from April 30 to May 23.
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      157 2 NOTICE >* WW, CHANGE OF NAME The general public is hereby informed that with effect from Ist April, 1973, the business name of MALAYSIAN CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT TOURS (PTE) LIMITED will be changed to SINGAPORE CuLTURRL B ENTERTRMMENT TOURS LTD. The following branches and establishments are therefore, to be accordingly affiliated
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      525 2 HBPPtnmcs "Toda^ TV SINGAPORE will hold a reception and a variety show at Studio 1, TV Centre, at 8 p.m. to cele brate its 10th anniversary. The French Embassy will show a film, LA MAISON DES BORIES, at the Cul tural Centre, Canning at 8.30 p.m. The University of Singa
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    • Miscellaneous
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      96 2 weather! Temperatures in cities yesterday: Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Hong Kong Manila Taipeh Naha Seoul Tokyo London Moscow New York San Francisco Paris Sydney Adelaide 32-25 C 34-23 C 35-27 C 27-25 C 35-23 C 29-20 C 26-19 C 17- 3C 23-12 C 12- 7C 9- 7C 14-*6 C 17-
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  • Article
    Lock icon Asean no threat to China, says Raja
    402 3 Organisation is not an outdated concept Reuter Hong Kong, Monday Singapore Foreign Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam has said he sees no prospect of the Association of South East A s i an Nations (ASEAN) "withering away." "On the countrary, I think there is
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    Wong's world is full of vivid colours
    296 3  -  By Gene Teo Art is dead if it fails to represent the modern ways of seeing things or modern concepts. A Chinese artist should therefore paint as a modern man. Mr. Lui-Sang Wong. 44, of San Francisco, an exponent of the Commonality School,
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  • Article
    Jobs for 46,000 in urban renewal programme
    229 3 The urban renewal programme has generated the employment of .46.000 people, a senior architect in the Urban Renewal Department, Mr. Tan Wee Lee, said over the weekend. In a talk on urban renewal project at the Bras Basah Community Centre, he said this
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  • Article
    Operation this week
    115 3 Sibu's hole-in-the-heart boy, Ng Kie Ping. 6. is expected to be operated on this week at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he is now warded. The operation that will help Kle Ping to lead a normal life will be carried out by a team of experts
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    Asean: Working out plan to benefit all
    365 3 Kuala Lumpur, Monday.— Asean members today explored ways on how they could benefit from the huge programme to re-build Indo-China for their mutual benefit. Delegates from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines will spend today and tomorrow to work out a plan
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  • Article
    Accountant's talk
    36 3 Mr. Lim Boon Tong, a chartered accountant, will SDeak on accountancy at the National Library, on Friday at 3 p.m. The talk is being organised by the Young Peo{>le's Service Section of the ibrary
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    PR post
    36 3 Miss See Phul Yee, 23, a former Journalist, has been appointed public relations and publicity assistant of Hotel Royal-Ramada where she will assist the director of sales, marketing and public relations. Mr. Paul P^ralta.
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    Cigarettes: Import ban on 17 more brands
    212 3 The government has banned the import of 17 additional brands of cigarettes into Singapore except for transhipment. The ban, which came into effect yesterday, was announced in the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) Notification, 1973 published in the Government Gazette on Friday. These
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  • In Person
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      A Singapore fling...
      682 4 VISITING ROLLEI DEALERS TAKE IN THE SIGHTS SEVENTY-TWO visiting Rollei dealers recently came to town for a convention. It had little or nothing to do with stuffy meetings and speeches, but everything to do with soaking in local sights, smells and foods and painting the town red.
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      168 4 Le Chalet, dining room par excellence specialises in Swiss cuisine LUNCH 12 NOON TO 2 30pm DINNER 7 OOpm TO 1100pm kdkM LADYHILL HOTEL LOWEST FARE TO LONDON 6 Times A WMk Hongkong/Mocau Bangkok 8 Days $860 Daily Departure Toiwon Japan Hongkong 14 Days $1470 Taiwan Hongkong (Mocou) Bangkok 12/14
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  • Article
    Crash helmets: New snag
    552 5  -  Now hajis also seek exemption By V.K. Chin Kuala Lumpur, Monday For nearly five years, the government has been trying to introduce legislation making it compulsory for motorcyclists to wear crash helmets. The necessary legislation was approved by Parliament last year and the government was planning
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    Pinto elected chairman
    35 5 Mr. Andrew B. Pinto has been elected chairman of the Singapore Co-operative Housing Society. Other officials are Messrs. A. Vijiaratnam, president; Lee Kah Heng, vice-presi-dent; A. Krishnasamy. secretary; and K. Veluppillai treasurer.
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    UN Assn. officials
    65 5 Mr. Vernon E. Perreau has been re-elected president of the United Nations Association Singapore. Other office-bearers are: vice-president, Mr. Sim Teo Hong; secretary-general, Mr. Charles Joseph Peter; assistant secretary-gen-eral, Mr. Pong Kim Choy; and treasurer, Mr. Lawrence Arokiaraj. Committee members: Miss Maznabi Jaffar, Mr. A. S. Bodestyne,
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    PF's new officials
    67 5 The People's Front has elected Mr. Won* Wen Nam as the party's deputy chairman. Other officials elected at yesterday's meeting. In addition to five central executive committee members, were Mr. Chua Hwa Heng, organising secretary, and Mr. Tan Kenn Poh, assistant secretarygeneral. The election of a new
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    Praying to the dead
    103 5 The month-long Chinese All Souls Day festival began yesterday with scores of people visiting cemeteries or temples to offer prayers to the dead. With joss-sticks, candles, joss paper, fruits and other foodstuffs elegantly laid out before the tombs, they said their prayers. For the graveyard care-
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    Istana to get four pools
    316 5  -  The total cost will be $400,000 By Douglas Chan Four pools, costing a total of $400,000, are to be built in the Istana grounds. It is understood that the pools will be used as reservoirs to conserve water and for decorative purposes. While the exact
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    Motorists baffled by new road signs
    428 5  -  By Wee Beng Huat Singapore's motorists will now have to have a better knowledge of traffic signs if they wish to avoid being booked. The latest sign Introduced on our roads, is the double YELLOW line drawn on one side of the road. Scores
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      104 5 It's new the latest 1973 designs depicting the sophisticate or the with-it trend. It's exclusive now, you can wear a watch with confidence for leisure or work, yet so elegant for evening wear or for that special occasion. It's economical you need only own one watch for day or night
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      313 5 I Quiz object No. 231 Cashier wins top prize Last Wednesday's quiz photograph showed two chillies. The first prize of $15 goes to Miss Maggie Kan Lai Kuen, a cashier, of Outram Park. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor on Saturday evening. The next correct
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Fallacies about popular drugs
      304 6  -  From Stuart Auerbach Washington Post A team of Philadelphia doctors has reported that neither aspirin nor the heavilyadvertised nonprescription drug compoz does any good in relieving tension. In fact, the doctors reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients taking compoz—whose advertising claims that
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      MONDAY FOCUS
      414 6 There is a kind of patient called the chronic complainer who makes a doctor groan every time he walks into his office. The complaint of such patients may be headache, chronic fatigue, neuralgia, constipation, itching or loss of libido or any combination of these, and when the doctor
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      FEELING DOWN IN THE DUMPS?
      447 6  -  Tension and depression —the diseases which plague modern man By Betty L. Khoo Few people in Singapore would head for the psychiatrist's couch if they get an attack of depression. Only those whose depressions have become prolonged and severe seek professional help. This, however, does
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      Lock icon Giving up great expectations for a happy life
      1122 6  -  From Hall Sprague Los Angeles Times Of the American adults whose company I've enjoyed in the last year, most have been quite jolly on the outside, but full of discontent deep inside. I've searched for an explanation to this paradox and, in
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
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        Nanyang Siang Pau
        1042 6 What other Newspapers are saying: KEEP YOUR HOME SAFE A Home Safety campaign has been organised by the National Safety First Council following the road safety campaign. A home is not an absolutely safe place. According to a World Health Organisation survey, accidents In the home account
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        Berita Harian
        195 6 ACCIDENTS AT HOME ARE ON THE INCREASE Another safety campaign is being held here: this time it is concerned with the problem of home safety. Rome may be wondering why so much attention should be given to the problem of home safety since they think that fewer accidents
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      466 6 Advertisement What the authorities say about Ginseng As far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1628) Li -Sh ih -chen.the fam ous Chinese savant of medicine wrote in his treatise on Chinese herbs that Ginseng was a sovereign remedy for weakness and fatigue. Modem science has since confirmed that Ginseng possesses
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  • Article
    Expelled Asians can buy up UK, says Amin
    119 7 Nairobi, Monday.—Asians expelled from Uganda were millionaires rich enough to buy up the whole of Eng land. President Idi Aimn said in an interview broad cast by Radio Uganda last night. He told British television Interviewer David 'Frost the expelled Asians chose
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    Blasts in Cyprus
    67 7 Nicosia, Monday.—A total of 20 bomb blasts rocked Cyprus yesterday, 18th anniversary of the uprising against British rule. The blasts occurred between midnight and dawn but the total was only announced late in the evening. The bombs all exploded in vacant areas or fields, causing no damage
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    Lock icon Plan for Mujib and Bhutto summit
    341 7 Malik to mediate UPI, Reuter New Delhi, Monday Indonesian Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik is planning to arrange a meeting between President Bhutto and the Bangladesh leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Mr. Malik told reporters on arrival here for bilateral talks with Indian leaders: "I
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    MIDNIGHT STOP
    76 7 A US State Department advance group headed by China expert Alfred L. Jenkins (right) flew into Hong Kong shortly before midnight yesterday en route to Peking to prepare the opening in May of a high-level US "liaison mission." Mr. Jenkins, director of the State Department's China Desk, and
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    $3.7 mil. theft at post office
    110 7 London, Monday Thieves blew open a safe at a post office during the weekend and stole £600,000 ($3.7 million) worth of cash, postal orders and stamps. It was the second largest post office theft in British history, after the £2£ million (sls.i million) taken
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    Bomb bid on Palestinian
    74 7 Beirut, Monday.—A bomb that destroyed a car parked in the basement garage of an apartment block was planted in an attempt to kill a member of the Black September organisation. Beirut newspapers said yesterday. The bomb exploded on Saturday night, wrecking a cream-coloured Japanesemade car parked
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    Torture claims by PoWs a lie, says Fonda
    408 7 New York, Monday 3 Actress Jane Fonda has called returning US Viet- < nam prisoners of war "h ypocr i t e s, liars" for i claiming they were tortured in North Vietnam. i She said in an interview i on a
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    Lock icon Strength of Saigon
    342 7 Assessment by the US Reuter Washington, Monday.— Defence Secretary Elliot Richardson said yesterday North Vietnam could possibly launch a series of offensives in South Vietnam late this year but the Saigon government had the military strength to withstand sustained and widespread attacks over a long period. "We
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    Lock icon 80 Pak officers held
    201 7 Reuter Rawalpindi, Monday—As many as 80 officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces are being interrogated following discovery of a plot to overthrow the government, reliable sources said here yesterday. The Ministry of Defence disclosed on Friday that "a small group" of military officers and some civilians
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      174 7 raVflEB village HISTORICAL SINGAPORE REVISITED The Singapore of 1819 has been brought back to life in Raffles Village Outstanding features: ENTERTAINMENT Traditional Malay dances and accompanying musrc. Nightly Malay Wedding ceremony performed. Cultural Chinese and Indian dances. Modern Chinese dances. Filipino Bamboo dances. FOOD Western, Chinese and Malay food available.
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      11 7 BIG WALK ENTRY FORMS IN TODAY'S NEW NATION: SEE PAGE 10
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      108 7 a long term investment in cooler, quieter air-conditioning Philco lasts longer than most air-conditioners. So it costs you less! Because it performs better. Every part of a Philco is built better. Small parts. Big parts. Like a specially contoured sound baffle round the fan. This makes Philco quieter. A double
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    Breaking the S. Asian stalemate
    514 8 The release of the 93,000 Pakistani PoWs in India is long overdue. That it will come should not be doubted, for human lives cannot remain in perpetuity pawns of political machinations without exciting deep revulsion in the international community. There will be a pressure of
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  • Article
    One year late
    64 8 by ISPY How far can a newspaper be behind the times! A Hong Kong paper has just carried an article on fashions in China purportedly based on observations made by a Singapore Jour- nallst who visited the mainland "recently." In actual fact, the article merely quoted the
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    Mutual dependence between multinationals and nations is comforting
    953 8  -  ALEX JOSEY Is the multinational company a source of political international friction, or an embryonic form of a new world order? Professor Robert L. Heilbroner, an American economist, has estimated that if the present rate of expansion of overseas production continues, the
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  • Letters
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      Martial art corrections
      926 8  -  LIM SIOW MONG On March 13, you published in your paper an article on martial arts relating to the exponent Se k Ko Chum. The article contained a number of inaccuracies and statements which are groundless. I knew Sek Ko Chum for many years, indeed since shortly
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    • Article
      Book these offenders
      170 8 On my way to work daily I have to travel into Wallich Street from Maxwell Road. On the right side of the road is space for hourly season park' ing and on the left is a long yellow line thus prohibiting vehicles from parking. Along this yellow
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      Some action at last
      279 8 It is indeed heartening to note that SILO (Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation) has finally decided to set up a permanent action committee to educate and discipline its members employed in public transport. This is an excellent move in the right direction. Its success however, depends on
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      132 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation. Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. DontSom NOW AT QUEENSTOWN JAPANESE GARDEN 530, QUEENSWAY, QUEENSTOWN, SINGAPORE 3. Tel: *****5 PHOTOGRAPHY at its greatest convenience Snap away with your camera and leave the rest to us. y* < J OO, d r servic and collect
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    How 108 monks built the Triad
    933 9  -  The secret society menace is far from over. More than 90 per cent of the crimes committed in Singapore is the work of these societies. They are involved in kidnappings, extortion rackets, armed robberies and murders. Perhaps that's why the organisation as a whole
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    THESE HUMAN PARASITES
    1279 9 Focus on. Singapt re's secret societies It was all over in just 10 minutes. A deafening scream of pain, the sound of blows and Ah Chong lay dying in a pool of blood—a bearing scraper embedded in his chest and his face badly battered. The sound of
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    End of the road for a thug...
    58 9 Chow Ah Kow, "fighter" of the Gi Hai Kim 24 group —wanted for murder and armed robberies lies dead on the road on the pavement in Clemenceau after a running gun battle with the police. He shot himself in the head rather than
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    Fiat 132 will be best seller
    1141 10  -  Potentially 1973 'car-of-the-year' mooriira xv it h JIM WATKINS Let me begin by saying that this is the first Fiat I have ever driven which did not, immediately, feel like one. In the past I have always felt that Fiat cars have been exclusively
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    BEHIND THE GP SCENES
    1265 10  -  motorcycling WITH LEE CHIU SAN You can't have a motor race with just competitors alone. Some people have to be the officials, and take care of the mountains of paperwork which have to be attended to before a race can be held. Besides the Grand Prix,
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      564 10 NEW NATION A k. WOODLANDS FARRER PARK ATHLETIC CENTRE THE NEW NATION BIG WALK will be held on Sunday, April 29, 1973. Send in your entry form today. NAME (In full) ADDRESS (Print clearly in capital letters) Postal District No. Date of Birth GROUP* If you are a team member
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  • TREND
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      Fighting that dowdy look of the 1920s
      300 11 Prepare yourself for another fashion disaster (like the znldl) Is the message that's creeping out between the lines of current reports from fashion centres in Europe and the United States. They are referring to the Jump backwards Into the 1920s (not the Roaring
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      Marriage turns sour after a change of jobs
      468 11 Dear Ros, I have been married for four years and have a son. The first two years of my marriage were very happy, until my husband changed his job. Now he mixes with bad company and keeps late nights. He drinks every
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      NOT OUT OF THE RUNNING YET...
      130 11 Dear Ros, I am an ordinary salesman drawing a salary of around $800 a month. My problem is that I am still a bachelor. I'm 34 and not getting any younger. I feel left out of the race towards fatherhood. Maybe girls don't like
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      Switching streams
      190 11 Dear Ros, I am a lady teacher who does not get much satisfaction from my teaching career. I often fe§l miserable because I have to teach technical subjects (and I have no aptitude for this). I joined the teaching profession five years ago as a primary school teacher,
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      Breaking the time barrier
      163 11 Dear Ros, I am a working girl aged 19 and my boy. 25, holds a responsible position. He is understanding, good-look-ing. kind, and showers me with affection. He has given up socialising and keeps his nights at home. Problem is, I see him only one hour
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      Standing on his own
      199 11 Dear Ros, My guilt complex is slowly driving me round the bend. To begin with, I am obligated to far too many people. I've been living like a parasite on my aunt for some time already. To make things worse, I ar" unemployed and my chances
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    • Article
      The age of infatuation
      185 11 Dear Ros I am a 14-year-old Secondary One student with a boy problem. He is a college student and although we seldom see each other I like him very much. I know I shouldn't feut I'm aiways thinking of him. I'm afraid this will affect my
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      Career in medicine
      160 11 Dear Ros, I am a Pre-Universlty II student and wish to take up nursing. However. I understand that girls with GCE "O" levels will get a salary of $190. How about those w.th "A" levels? Then there Is the medical check-up. I suffer from gastritis and migraine
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      Losing out on his share of love
      287 11 Dear Ros, I've just lost my steady of four-and-a-half year's standing. Since mid-72, due to heavy pressure of work and a series of financial setbacks through speculation on the Stock Market (a fact of which she was ignorant), I .have been very bad-tempered.
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      Lock icon A birthday treat with Alice in Wonderland is a total experience
      512 11 Melbourne Herald Ma*iy American daddies are prepared to blow a grand these days to miss out on the "pleasure" of seeing their kids blow out the candles of a birthday cake. By paying up to $2500 to a professional
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      81 11 NEW NATION TOPS FOR TELEVISION WATCHERS What's on television tonight? The quickest and best way to find out is to look up New Nation's easy to And backpage TV guide. It's there in the same spot every day. And every Saturday there's an informative television column providing you with the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Birthday joy for ScanDutch, Inteac
      267 12 Scan Dutch and its agents, Inter Ocean EAC Private Limited (INTEAC), today commemorate their first anniversary with a double celebration at Inter Ocean House. Scan Dutch was formed one year ago with the merger of four well-known shipping companies, the Koninklijke Nedlloyd, Rotterdam and the
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      Gammon now trading profitably
      145 12 Gammon South East Asia announced an un audited operating profit of $235,000 for the year ended December 1972 compared with a loss of $5.1 million the previous year. "The company Is now trading profitably and Is poised to move from a reliance on civil engineering into
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      S'pore Soviet Shipping trade up ten-fold
      222 12 The Singapore Soviet Shipping Company has achieved a ten-fold Increase in the volume of cargo shipped. From a few thousand tons, the cargo tonnage shipped in a month has Increased to more than 20,000 tons within five years. This was disclosed by Mr. V.V.
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      PR agency for Jurong town
      66 12 Verity Gill Associates, a local public relations consultancy agency, is to open a branch office in Jurong on April 15. This will be first PR agency to be set up in the industrial heartland. "Our decision to open an office in Jurong is prompted by
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      Woven fabrics top list of imports from Japan
      371 12 Woven fabrics topped the list of Singapore's Imports from Japan during the period January to September last year. Import of woven fabrics, other than cotton fabrics, amounted to $220.19 million, according to official statistics. Against this, the import of non-electrical machinery from
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      $54.9 MIL NET PROFIT FOR HONG KONG LAND
      111 12 Hong Kong Land Comply announced a group net profit of $54.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1972. Hong Kong Land, one of the largest property, food and hotel groups in the Pacific region, recently acquired 51.6 per cent interest in
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      Sentosa Plywood achieves pre-tax profit of $376,670
      322 12 Santosa Plywood achieved a pre-tax profits jump of 50 per cent to $376,670 for the year ended October 1972. The results are particularly significant as the company suffered a loss of $58 874 during the first six months of the year under review.
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      Sheaffer's top sales winner
      88 12 The Borneo Company, a member of Inchcape Berhad Group, won the Sheaffer Presidential Award for achieving the highest recorded sales percentage increase over the preceding year in the Sheaffer Writing Instruments Sales Competition throughout the Far East. Picture shows Mr. P. D. Kibble, export operations manager
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      Sharp rise in imports of office equipment
      132 12 Singapore's annual imports of data processing, reprographic and other oflice equipment have risen by more than $50 million during the past five years, according to US Embassy statistics. Last year Singapore imported $65.2 million worth of such equipment compared with $14 million in
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      Change in trading hours not likely
      151 12 The short trading hours at the Stock-Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore are unlikely to be lengthened in the near future. This was indicated by SEMS's general manager, Mr. Chow Sik Thim, who said the trading hours were reduced because of the pressure of work
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      GM chief visits car plant
      103 12 Mr. Edward N. Cole (centre), president of General Motors Corporation, inspecting GM's assembly plant in Tampoi, Johore. during his brief visit to Singapore and Malaysia recently. During his brief stay he called on GM dealers and toured the Tampoi plant. Praising the high standard of
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    • European shares service
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        Frankfurt
        291 12 Roundup of European stock markets for week ended March 30. Despite an extremely tight money market with day-to-day rates up to 21 per cent the German stock market continued to s-how a constructive mood. Interim losses of Tuesday recouped in nearly all sectors over the week. Second rank stocks
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        Milan
        258 12 After more than one month of uninterrupted uptrend this week the market showed some hesitation after a initial good start. The first two sessions were very active and the best performances have been Montedison (whose shares registered a specular advance under heavy buying?), Snia Viscosa. Carlo Erba, Olivetti and
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        Paris
        443 12 The April account showed at its opening two tendencies. First, a consolidation of the prices of shares in the growth industries, and second a renewal of interests in the traditional market leaders. After reaching new nigh records, a number of market favourites levelled out and a period of consolidation
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        Zurich
        410 12 Market report for week ended March 29. Whereas price declines predominated at the beginning of the week under review a recovery phase set in mid-week which ran out of steam as early as Thursday. It can be noted again and again that domestic stock exchange happenings closely parallel the
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Sydney
        152 12 Price at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time): Allstate 15 17 Amad 06i 07i Aust Ant 15 18 Beach 35 40 Bridge 17 19 Castlereach 06i 07 Celeveland 40 43 Eastmet 12 14 Endeavour 12 13 Inter Min 21 23 Kamilaroi 12 13 Kath Inv 108 111 Kia Ora 10
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        Tokyo
        49 12 Clcsing prices (In yen) yesterday. Nippon Steel 191 Daidolco 167 Hitachi 231 Toray 266 Mitsubishi Mining 287 Mitsui Toatsu 158 Nippon Express 195 Fuji Bank 630 Nippon Kokan 170 Tokyo Gosel 172 Sanztn Seishi 109 Tokyo Radiator 207 San Kagaku 102 Mineral Pibre Mfg. 143 Showa Mining 107
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      335 13 adv 1? GET AWAY FROM POLLUTION. Breathe in cool fresh air and enjoy yourself fishing 2 miles from the shore at our Kelongs. Free boat trip. Bookings Contact Harlen Enterprises Pte. Ltd. 36-A North Canal Road Singapore 1. Telephone: *****2. MARGARETTA'S BEAUTY SHOP in Hilton Hotel for hairstyling perVns, tinting,
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      217 13 GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! We offer >oung, charming social ladies to accompany you for your evening outings and social functions. Moderate charges. Contact Talent (Honeymoon) Social Escort Agency, 30 Dhoby Ghout, S'pore 9 Tel: *****5/*****. WE UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:- Static Guards for Foctories, Security Guards for BOSPS, House Detectives, Private
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      377 13 FRESH MUSHROOMS Sent in by air daily. Frtesh, nutritious and full of proteins. Absolutely Healthy. Products of Malaysia Highlands Plantation. Koh Sun Company 3, Jalan Merlimau off Thomson Road, S'pore 11 Tel: *****. ACMA, CARRIER, FRIGIDAIRE, NORGE WESTINGHOUSE AirConditioners, Dehumidifiers, Sales, Services and Rental. Contact Jetcool (Pte.) Ltd. 87 Tanglin
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      365 13 DAVID PHOA SONS (Valuers Estate Agents) require Properties for Sale Principals with genuine intention to sell, Please contact us at 20, Tanglin Road, Singapore 10. TEL: *****2 C.N. CHEW PTE. LTD. can buy Houses, Apartments or Land in any District. Immediate Payment. No Price Limit. P»ng Chew, S'pore *****5. WE
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      412 13 "NITROSOL" BEATS THEM ALL This concentrated extract of animol flesh and bone accelerates growth and increass flower r ins power. Velge Orchid Gardens: Tar *****3. EXI EXPERIENCED SALES REPRESENTATIVES needed in Expanding Trading Company. Should have experience in clothing or food lines. Driver's License required. Transport, SalarV, Commission Provided. Apply
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      331 13 CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE—starting 5/4/73 Enquiries/ Enrolments Y.M.C.A. 'A" Orchard Rood. Singapore. PITMANSCRIPT A NEW SYSTEM in speedwriting can be mastered in 6 months. For more information ring Singapore *****8 Mrs. J. Tan. EXPERIENCED MALAY TUTOR giving tuition and translation at your place. Saturday and Sunday available. Telephone: *****7 CHILDREN'S ART CLASS
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      593 13 CHIP HONG VEHICLES (S) Pte. Ltd., 45 Scotts Rood (Newton) Singapore, 9. Tel: *****1 *****3 Offers: 1972 Mazda 1300 Stationwogon, 1971 Volkswagen Stationwagon, Colt Galant GS, Ford Cortina GT, Ford Cortina Estate, Renault 12TL, Toyota Corona 1700. 1970 Ford Capri GT, Ford Cortina Super, Toyota Crown aircon., Toyota Corolla 1200,
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      139 13 SPECIAL 'MUTTON SOUP* For Lunch Dinner Delicious Cantonese Food all kinds of occasion MODERATE CHARGE, ALL ARE WELCOME! Open Daily: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 6 p.m. to 10-p.m. FOR RESERVATION CALL *****, VICTORIA RESTAURANT, Victoria Hotel, 87, Victoria St. 7 FOOD FOR THOUGHT IF YOU ARE HOLDING ANY FORM
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    Robin hammers out spicy 83
    955 14  -  HDWZAT WITH PERCY SENEVIRATNE Robin Tessensohn headed yesterday's senior league batting chart with a spicy 83 as SRC stormed to a powerful 120-run win over Police on the padang. The SRC skipper's inspiring score was studded with 10 fours and two sixes. And if the
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  • WORLD OF SPORT
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      Porsche makes it 1-2-3
      55 14 Bonn, Monday. West German Willy Kauhsen, driving a giant 1000-horse-power turbo Porsche, won the interseries event for can-am sports cars here yesterday, capturing a winning prize of £3400 ($22,100). Second was Leo Kinnunen of Finland, also in a turboporsche, and third came another West German, Reinhold
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      Dutch soccer
      64 14 The Hague, Monday The results of football matches played this weekend in the Dutch First Division Haarlem 1 FC Amsterdam 4; AZ'67 1 Oo Ahead Eagles 1; MVV 0 PSV 1; Sparta 2 NEC 2; Excelsior 1 Feyenoord 6; FC The Hague 3 FC Groningen 0; FC Den
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      Cheong Wing's best gross
      75 14 Rotary Club (Singapore West) won the annual inter-club four-ball combined golf competition over the SICC Nsw course yesterday. The winning team comprised: Ng Cheong Ling, Frank Loh, Tan Kim Seng and Cheong Wing who scored a total of 308 points. Cheong Wing also returned the best
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      Graham and Casper lead
      60 14 Greensboro (North Caro lina), Monday. Billy Casper and Lou Graham shared the lead after the third round of the rain delayed US$2lO,OOO (£87,500) Greater Greensboro Open. Graham and Casper each had 14 under par total of 199 two strokes ahead of Chi Chi Rodriguez. Doug Sanders
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      Still the champ
      30 14 Seoul, Monday South Korean Oriental junior featherweight boxing champion Chang Kyu-Chul retained his title here last night with a 10th round knockout over J—apanese challenger Katsutoshl Takahashi.
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    Laver beaten again
    145 14 St. Louis, Missouri. Monday Stan Smith of the United States broke service at love against top-seeded Rod Laver of Australia in the final game of the championship match yesterday to win the US$lO,OOO top prize of the Holton tennis classic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Smith's victory gave him
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    Marsh does it again to lead by a good 20 points
    189 14 Graham Marsh, the West Australian Professional golfer forged ahead in the Asian Golf Circuit overall standing for the Cathay Pacific Airways $12,500 prize money when he boosted his total to 121 points after winning the Thai Open yesterday. With
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    POSITIONS
    112 14 The top twenty standings are: 1 Graham Marsh (Aust) 121 2 Ben Arda (P) 101 3 Ireneo Legaspi (P) 53V2 4 Mya Aye (Bur) 51 5 Brian Jones (Aust) 46 6 Kim Seung Hack (Korea) 45% 7 Hsu Chi San (Tai) 39% 8 Chang Chun Fa (Tai) 34% 9
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    Four injured in big race crash
    263 14 Nuerburgring, West Germany, Monday. Four drivers, including Sweden's Oreger Kronegaard, were injured in a mass collision involving 28 Formula Super-V cars at the gruelling Nuerburgring race track here yesterday. A spokesman for the organisers said the cars slammed into each other in the first
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    S'pore in action at Kubu Stadium
    114 14 New Nation photographer Jerry Seh travelled to Malacca with the Singapore team to capture the action of yesterday's Malaysia Cup soccer match between Singapore and Malacca. Picture above shows Mohamed Nor beating a Malacca defender to a high ball which he headed in for
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    SEAP tennis trainees
    357 14 The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association's selection of 12 trainees for the Seventh SEAP Games will be reduced to eight by April 26. This follows the selection and pre-training phase from January 25 to February 28 in which 18 players took part. Six players were axed due to
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      71 14 DR. KILOARE PR. KILPARE IS A REAPING A LETTER FROM ARIZONA BROWN... "ANP TELL YOUNG KILPARE THAT IF HE THINKS HE'S SHUCKEP OFF PINTO, HE RON'T KNOW BEANS ABOUT western gais..."/ Pm, m i ic RIP KIRBY by Ken Bald WHO THINK CHARACTER G MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY... AND WHO
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      242 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Convey. 11 Skein 12 Friend of 9 Down 13 Languish. 21 Lawyer's fees. 23 Economic problem. 25 Border. 26 Accumulate 27 Political group. 28 Small openings. 29 Cans, in Soho. 31 Get out of. 32 Aromatic wood. 33 Cards. 36 Maple genus 39 Adroitly. 41 Western
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      Lock icon ANIMAL LOVER LORRAINE
      67 16 F re k I e d Lorraine Davies, 22, Printers Queen of 1971, is of Welsh and Asian mixture. She's a good cook and loves trying out new recipes, which she is always on a lookout for. Playing with animals and swimming are two of her hobbies.
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      Women banned from marbles
      72 16 The World Marbles Board of Control has banned a women's team from this year's Good Friday Championship by a five to one vote.' "Marbles requires players to assume postures unbecoming to the female form," said spokesman Chris Morris. Captain of the women's team, Mrs. June D'arcy
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      Today...
      172 16 TODAY is Monday, April 2, the 92nd day of 1973 with 273 to follow. THE MOON: Between its last quarter and new phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STAR: Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. French novelist Emlle
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      Lock icon Texas law permits a cuckold to sue
      204 16 United Press International The Texas Supreme Court has said that a state law permitting a man to sue anyone who makes love to his wife is constitutional. The state also allows a wife to sue a woman who seduces her husband. "We have
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      When it's time to pull a fast one
      427 16  -  FOOLS DAY A UNIVERSAL TRADITION By Ranjeet Singh All Fools Day yesterday brought once again its usual pranks, hoaxes and practical Jokes. April 1 is one day when fooling has to be tolerated and taken in good stride, and making the other
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      Tightrope feat for benefit of science...
      234 16 For the next six months French tightrope walker Henry is going to live on a high wire 25 metres (82 feet) above a supermarket in St. Etienne "because that is what I like doing." But pleasure apa ft. Henry 42-year-old Henri Rochatain— will be
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      TALKING POINT
      61 16 MEI LIN: Looks like the Louisville Lip won't be doing much jawing around for a while with that broken jaw. AH FOOK: Muhammed Ali is slill a great fighter. Many people must have always wanted to break that jaw of his to put an end to his pre-fight
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      134 16 DANISH SILVER WORLD REWOWIV JEWELLERY (Sena (pte) £td. HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS 44 High Street, Singapore 6 Tel: *****5. Branches. Raffles Hotel, Singapore 7 Tel: ***** Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore 10 Tel: *****8 Mandarin Hotel, Singapore 9 Tel: *****8. Bangkok and Penang IntenvtbMewr&nw Brec^ a^,n^ Wade V° J* 4 f ftTHES*?* 4
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      437 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening followed by Siruvar Poonga (T) 3.30 Diary of Events (T) 3.35 Where the Heart Is 3.55 Isal Amutham (Rpt) 4.10 Days of Our Lives 4.55 Close 6.00 Opening followed by Polly Foot—'Dora 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 My Three Sons—J. P. Douglas 6.55 To Be Young
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      484 16 Trust your lucky IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are one who willingly performs whatever duties are put upon him, who shoulders responsibilities without either active qr passive objections. Extremely sensitive to other people, their moods, their likes and dislikes, you find it completely against your nature to make
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