New Nation, 15 May 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, May 15, 1973 No. 715 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE TUESDAY, MAT 15. 1973
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  • 194 1 In thin and selective trading industrials and rubbers declined for the first 45 minutes this morning on the Stock Exchange In Singapore. As expected a few Malaysian counters fell sharply. Dunlop lost 00 cents to $1.80, Batu Lintang 29 cents to Sl.Ol. However Singapore counters did not
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  • 66 1 Seattle, Tuesday. a sniper began firing on cars In a Seattle suburb during the evening rush hour yesterday and police reported that so far one pcison had been killed and another wounded. .Details of the shooting were sketchy but police said the; sniper was using a
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  • 14 1 Police reported 99 accidents yesterday. One was fatal and three were serious.
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  • 76 1 The man who is carrying a fiery load on his back and screaming with pain Is 54-year-old Vitterio Mascia, trainer of an athletic team in Anzio, Italy. He was doused with flaming oil mixture when winds toppled an Olympic torch used in a youth games in Anzlo.
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  • 270 1 Launching of crew put off till Sunday Cape Kennedy, Tuesday The US Space Agency last night postponed today's scheduled launching of the first Skylab space station crew for five days, until Sunday. Skylab programme director Mr. William Schneider said the delay had been ordered to allow
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  • 269 1 Raja: Singapore will not fall... The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. 8. Rajaratnam has told the people not to believe rumours that the Singapore dollar will be devalued. "The Singapore dollar is secure and will not drop In value," he said at the Beach Road Market Stallholders' Association's 6th Anniversary
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  • 268 1 Reuter Washington, Tuesday The White House has denied a press report that President Nixon may have used US$l million in unreported campaign funds left over from his 1968 presidential race to buy his western White House estate in San Clemente, California. It branded the report
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  • 360 1  -  Stabbed in the dark By Wee Beng Huat and Douglas Chan Gangland killers executed one of their colleagues in the Capitol Theatre yesterday because they believed he was going to squeal on thefn. Wong Ah Chye, 24, a wanted gunman, was followed by
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  • 45 1 Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew has left Tokyo for Taipeh enroute to Hong Kong after his week-long private visit to Japan. It is understood he Is staying overnight in Taiwan. He is due back in Singapore later this week.
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  • 53 1 Oslo. Tuesday Some 1000 doctors about a fifth of all those in Norway protested yesterday against any move towards free abortion. Observers saw the move as an effort to strengthen the hands of Mrs. Bergfrid F. Jose, Minister of Social Affairs, who said recently that abortion would
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  • 21 1 Hong Kong, TuesdayPolice here are continuing their inquiries into an alleged kidnap case in Thailand involving Hong Kong residents.
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  • 20 1 Houston. Tuesday.—Yoko Ono, wife of former Beatle John Lennon, was yesterday awarded custody of her nine-year-old daughter. Kyoko.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 282 2 Rigid law enforcement and the suppression of the illicit use of drugs listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act might be followed by unintended effects, a doctor warned .last night. Tn a talk on Drug and Hippism at the Geylang East community centre, Dr.
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  • 138 2 Police are Investigating two cases of bigamy In which two men are alleged to have falsely declared that they were bachelors before the Registrar of Marriages, according to Informed sources. It Is understood that In both cases the men were already married according to Chinese
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  • 21 2 The Chinese YMCA's camping and outdoor education department will conduct a basic course on water-skiing at Ponggol Point from Saturday.
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  • 122 2 At least one snake charmer, it seems, has finally admitted that snakes do not appreciate music. Instead of blowing his lungs out on a flute to make these earless reptiles dance, this Chinese snake charmer uses only his hands. A little more risky perhaps,
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  • 411 2  -  ...with a bad sound system By Violet Oon The Wonderful World of the Musical opened at the National Theatre last night. It was a very enjoyable show with wonderful dancing and some very good singing. Unfortunately, the singing was marred by the bad sound system which resulted
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  • 142 2 The Singapore Armed Forces will hold a military display at Changi Alrbase on June 16 and 17 This is in preparation for the Armed Forces Day on July 1. There will be a static exhibition and a mobile display. On ,show for the static exhibition
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  • 277 2 Charge by unionist An union official has charged that employers are making gratuity schemes a social gimmick as they seek to offset their share of Central Provident Fund contributions against the sum due to an employee. Encik A. Rahman Mohamad, vice-presi-dent of the Food, Drinks
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  • 49 2 The Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, will be guest-of-honour at the Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union's freshmen orientation convention and reception at the National Theatre next Tuesday at 9.15 a.m. The freshmen will take the union oath after which a reception will be held.
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  • 104 2 The police will hold a four-day art exhibition from June 3. The exhibition, to be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall, is being organised in conjunction with the Police Week. A preview of the exhibits for Interested buyers will be shown at the same place
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 275 2 New Super Quiet Q2£ 1973 Models From Westinghou.se Get the new Westinghouse air conditioner. The perfect combination of efficiency and design AH AM certified cooling capacity and new furniture front panel to blend with any interior decor. Fully adjustable louvres eliminates unwanted draft. Two speed fan for normal and super-qui<ft
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 142 2 I weather I Temperatures cities yesterday: Hong Kong Taipeh Manila Jakarta Tokyo Seoul Bangkok London Paris Moscow New York San Francisco Sydney in world 29-24 C 29-22 C 34-23 C 33-25 C 23-15 C 27-12 C 34-26 C 14- 5C 18- 8C 16- 6C 17- 9C 21-11 C 21-10 C
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    • 286 2 HRPPEmncs WHAT'S ON TODAY Communications Minister Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin will officiate at the BALLOTING CEREMONY Tor Housing Board flats at the car park behind block 9. Geylang Bahru Road, at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Fong Sip Chee, Parliamentary Secretary (Labour), will announce details of an OPERA TROUPE eolng to Hong
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  • 662 3  -  (\ctor tells of his new exploits By Sonny Yap He has that unmistakable glint in his eyes —unnerving to all his enemies on the screen but enthralling to his millions of fans all over Asia. Famous Hong Kong fighting star, Ti Lung
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  • 291 3 There is a need for the development of an out-of-school educational programme on population and family life, Mrs. Daphne Rawson-Jones, the head of education and training in the International Planned Parenthood Federation said. This is because young people in this region are living
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  • 197 3 The Association of Consulting Engineers yesterday called for the establishment of a Joint standing committee in the building industry. Speaking at the association's annual dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel, the president Mr. Albert P.C. Wong said: "The association has been approached a
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  • 23 3 AIESEC Singapore, an organisation for business management studies will hold its first anniversary celebration at Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday at 4 p.m.
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  • 273 3 If there's any commodity that Japan's most famous actress, Tsukasa Yoko (above) wants to buy it's TIME. "But I know that's impossible, not even in Singapore," the attractive star in a smartly-cut suit with her hair tied with a colourful scarf said rather moanfully. "There
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 123 3 WILLIAM has solved his problem at A mS There is no problem in tailoring that can't be solved at Vashi's. With so many years of experience in the trade, gooci results are achieved every time. Suits can be custom tailored from 895.00; trousers made-to-measure at S 19.50 per pair. \A
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    • 106 3 Another Salad Bowl Restaurant White Horse Inn now open DBS Building Shenton Way! Come on! Have a treat at the Salad Bowl drop in with your friends for a friendly chit-chat over coffee, or call in yourself after shopping! Wholesome lunches, with a take-away service too. A wide variety of
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 315 3 s "v i i i. Quiz object No. 268 $30 to student A SPECIAL QUIZ Last Thursday's quiz photograph showed a billiard cue rest. The first prize of $30 goes to Salmah blnte Nan, a student, of Jalan Tengah. Her entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor
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  • In Person
    • 883 4 Show at N-Theatre THE Singapore Red Cross celebrated World Red Cross Day with a variety show at the National Theatre. MR. LEE YIOK SENG. MP for Bukit Pan Jang, was Kuest-of-honour at the function. MB. WAN KUM CHOY, chairman of the Organising Committee, delivered the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 147 4 f jtt the TIARA: May 14th-June 2nd Make it a date to meet Manuela! A glamorous, velvet-voiced blonde. Manuela, a vocalist who composes her own guitar music, gives an act of pure entertainment. Soft, sentimental ballads and soul stirring folk. Meet her Monday thru Saturday at the Tiara. Dress is
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 296 5 we'll give you Africa for just $86 more. Next time you fly to London, give yourself the holiday of a lifetime on the way. Take the BOAC VCIO to Africa on our new Safari Route. It costs only $86 more, but you can take advantage of exciting stop-over tours in
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1076 6  -  From V.K. Chin MALAYSIA Two groups within the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) are now locked in a bitter struggle which will decide whether the party should be re-organised or remain stagnant. The interesting aspect about the present feud Is not the normal
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    • 742 6  -  From Robert Elegant Washington Post CHINA The middle-aged, kneeling woman swayed to and fro before the incense-laden altar, anxiously shaking a metal cylinder full of polished sticks. From time to time, she ceremoniously raised a stone the size of two fists and,
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    • 866 6  -  From David Ottaway Washington Post MIDDLE EAST Egypt, which is receiving French built Mirage planes from Libya, is at the same time building an air defence system for Libya with Soviet-supplied surface to air missiles, according to authoritative sources. The purpose of the
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 439 6 What other Newspapers are saying THE CURRENCY SPLIT The Malaysian government has suddenly informed the Singapore government of its decision to end the 1967 currency lnterchangeability agreement between the two countries. At the same time, the Malaysian Minister of Finance also announced that Malaysia would adopt a
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      • 305 6 INDON ECONOMY Two Items of news which appeared In the newspapers week were about the shortage of foodstuff and the Increase in commodity prices In Indonesia. Last year. Indonesia Imported 1,300,000 ton* of rice, but, this year, the assessment of her rice production is optimistic. If
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • 549 7 'No talks until bombing ends' Reuter Paris, Tuesday H a'n o i's politburo member, Mr. Le Due Tho yesterday lashed out at American bombing of Viet Congheld areas in South Vietnam and said he would refuse to begin talks with US presidential adviser Dr. Henry Kissinger
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  • 70 7 London, Tuesday.— Britain's largest union, the 1.7 milion-member Transport and General Workers Union said yesterday It would urge the French trade union movement to press the French Government to stop proposed Pacific nuclear tests. The union's General Executive Council also Is writing to the French Ambassador, the
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  • 59 7 Tokyo, Tuesday.— Prime Minister Mr. Kakuel Tanaka said yesterday he was planning to visit the United States in late July and the Soviet Union in late August. He said his trip to Washington would be part of "continuous dialogues" that the two nations had established since
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  • 263 7 Reuter London, Tuesday—Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath (above) said last night that the reform of the international monetary system "is the most urgent task we have to complete." "In working out this reform the countries of the European community are working closely with the
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  • 304 7 Two-thirds boycott parliament Beirut, Tuesday Lebanon faced a fresh prohlem In trying to make permanent peace with the Palestinian commandos yesterday when over two-thirds of members boycotted a vital parliamentary meeting. Only 30 out of the 99 members of the single house parliament turned up for
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  • 291 7 Reuter Teheran, Tuesday—President Bhutto yesterday called on India to repatriate "without further delay" Pakistani prisoners-of-war, declaring that the right of prisoners to prompt release after cessation of active hostilities was unconditional and absolute. In a joint communique with the Shah of Iran issued
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  • 74 7 Dar Es Salaam, Tuesday. —Burundi has crushed a brief rebellion, the country's ambassador said here yesterday. But reports In the Tanzanlan press said that Insurgents captured four southern towns In an attack launched last Thursday night. It was not clear whether they still held them. Burundi
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  • 212 7 Reuter Vienna, Tuesday. Nato and Warsaw pact nations began planning yesterday for troop-reduction negotiations, with Hungary's role spotlighted as a potential crisis issue. A compromise package ending 3£ months of procedural deadlock included a major Western concession under which the 19-nation talks
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  • Article, Illustration
    52 7 The Saturn V rocket carrying the Skylab space station blasts off at Cape Kennedy. The $6,500 million mission to determine how space can benefit earth and mankind through a series of experiments will be orbiting the earth for eight months. The giant spacelab resembles a threeroomed workshop.
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  • 258 7 Reuter, UPI New York, Tuesday.—Fßl agents yesterday shot dead a Portland airport employee who held a workmate hostage on top of a huge fuel tank, threatening to blow up the tank unless he could see his ex-wife and children. In the tank
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  • 26 7 Bangkok, Tuesday—Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn will declare open a bridge Unking Southern Thailand with Malaysia next Monday, it was announced here yesterday.
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  • 78 7 Reuter Canberra, Tuesday A Portuguese ship, with 22 people including four women aboard, is missing in the Arafura sea, off Australia's north coast, a marine spokesman said yesterday. The Carbiru, owned by the Portuguese Ministry for Overseas Provinces, left Timor on April 28 for Bangkok. It
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  • 193 7 Reuter London, Tuesday The House of Commons last night decided to abolish the death penalty in troubled Northern Ireland as it already is in the rest of Britain. By a 159-vote majority (253-94) the House agreed to substitute imprisonment, giving the courts
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 31 7 Mr. Chow Leong Choy, When it tomes to suits cutting for style and fashion. Coin e to Leong Tailor for sheer perfection. I n Mr. Shopping Centre. CoMyer Quay, Singapore i.
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  • 434 8 Our neighbour across the Causeway certainly gives the impression of being in a great deal of hurry. While others are advising cautious moves so as not to rock a nervous stock market, the Malaysian Government seems determined to make a quick incision. An
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 70 8 Rules are made to be broken some say, and I for one cannot imagine that anyone will be observing this odd regulation in Ohio. A banker friend tells me that in that American state, every time a teller leaves a bank at noon, an executive must remind
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    • 72 8 A warning to those foodloving people who plan to go to the Grand Canyon. One of the highlights of this natural wonder Is a mule-ride down the Canyon. However, people over 200 lbs. are not allowed to participate, presumably out of consideration to the poor mule.
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  • 910 8  -  GERALD de CRUZ Even lan Fleming would not have dared to put together such a scenario. The hatching of a conspiracy in the White House itself against American democracy? By the handpicked advisers of the President? By men
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  • Letters
    • 140 8  -  NG SOO PENG Chairman, Stock Exchange of Malaysia Singapore, Singapore, 1. The Committee of the Stock Exchange would like to refer to the article Exchange to Open in Few Weeks by Mr. S.V. Supplah and Mr. Choo Siak Slew of May 9. The Committee of the Stock
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    • 118 8 On May 10 a Chinese wayang troupe set up its stage at Hoot Klam Road next to the sports field of Raffles Institution. I am sure their applica tion to hold a public performance must have been approved (If not blessed) by the Police. With two loud
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    • 90 8 The title Public Relations Officer has been improperly used to the extent that any person who has dealings with the public is entitled a P.R.O. Such misuse of the title has given the general public wrong conceptions of the word. For example, a nightclub stewardess or dance
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    • 114 8 I beg to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to the large accumulation of water (from the rain) at the former site of Robinsons Departmental Store at Raffles Place A heavy down-pour makes things worse. The water remains stagnant and this endangers the health of
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    • 231 8 Having once again failed to become, In the words of the advertising slogan, "instant rich" I feel I must ask a question which has been bothering me, and :nany others I know, for a considerable time. I can well understand that big winners in the Singapore Sweep
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    • 53 8 Will the authorities concerned please investigate why It takes three days to •process a Duty Payment Import Permit for readymade goods by the Comptroller of Customs Singapore. This causes inconvenience to importers. We suggest that more simplified methods should be applied to process such Duty Payment Permits.
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    • 140 8 The Lorong Malal Hawkers' Centre Is very popular with residents In the vicinity and passing motorists. However, the public toilets beside the centre are filthy and when the wind blows towards you, the odour can kill your appetite. Of late, there has been an Increase In the
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    • 194 8  -  LOH KOK MUN Robbers and burglars have never had it so good as in recent weeks when they have had only to walk through open doors to carry out their job. But what it clearly brings out is that these criminals are in business because we
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 1290 9  -  Capital punishment is again a hotly debated topic. The controversy surrounding capital punishment has raged more than two centuries yet it remains unresolved. At the same time some countries have moved to abolish the death penalty others who had earlier done away with it have sought to bring
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  • 771 9  -  By Betty L. Khoo If Singapore were to hold a referendum on whether to abolish the death penalty, it is very likely that a thumping majority would vote to retain it. No sample survey has been held here to suggest that this is the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • SHOPPING
    • 967 10 PERHAPS its all the pollutants that is continually poured into the environment or it can be anything else, but something is interfering with the natural cycle. Just take a look around and feel the weather a bit and you will know what I mean. We
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • TREND
    • 839 11 Melbourne Herald Breasts cannot be made bigger without an operation exercise machines do not help you lose weight... vitamin E tablets do notj improve your fitness or sexual performance. How's that for starters? These blank statements have been made in recent weeks
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    • 175 11  -  Uyoga) TAN CHUNG LEE The 10th step of the Sun Pose is similar to Step 3. In Step 9 you had one leg stretched backward and the other leg forward. knee bent. Step 10. Exhale and bend forward, palms pressed on floor, head pointing
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    • 124 11 Black it linittir, black is sexy, and whan teamed with a touch of gold on satin, black is inscrutably scintillating, not to mantion stunning. Swaap into a posh rastaurant in black satin and you'll hava service at the snap of your fingers. For black
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    • 233 11 New York, Tuesday. Something new has gone to the heads of women in the 20-to-30 age group hats. Fashion experts say the generation that has run the gambit of being flower children, gypsies, tough chics, and leather ladies has at last discovered the
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    • 381 11 Melbourne Herald Toronto, Tuesday Wives In Canada now have a place to go when they find themselves single again. Interval House has Just opened in Toronto as a refuge* for women who are leaving their husbands or
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    • 116 11 A lighter note, from the letter columns of The London Times, signed by a Mr. Cotter, of Orpington, an exponent of British drollery at its best: "I had a lot of trouble last year with birds eating my seeds. A chap advised me to put
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 172 12 The share market reopened quiet and sluggish following Its three-day suspwirlnn last week vhen the Stock Exchange was split Trading was thin. Throughout the trading hoars, a sharp sense of cautiousness prevailed. There was no piuiie selling as was envisaged by some quarters. Quotations by sellers and buyers
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    • 38 12 Taipeh, Tuesday The Central Bank of China Is planning to Issue one billion new Taiwan dollar, ($65,790,000) worth of savings bonds on June 1 to absorb Idle capital, the Central News Agency reported.
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    • 143 12 Miss Frances Yip, the well-known Hong Kong singer, has joined Cathay Pacific Airways as sales promotion Officer. She will be responsible for the administrative side of the airline's sales promotion activities, as well as repre- senting the Hong Kong airline at international to u rism
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    • 332 12 Reuter Chicago, Tuesday. Mr. Paul A. Volcker, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs and the government's chief expert on gold prices, said yesterday he is not worried about the rapidly rising price of gold in international money markets and
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    • 234 12 The National Productivity Board will soon offer consultancy services in the setting up of counselling clinics for employers using pyschologlcal tests In the selection of skilled workers. NPB personnel management officer Mr. Toh Shung Kin who is also an industrial psychologist said in
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    • 160 12 Vosper Thorny croft Pte. Ltd. (VTS) had set up an Emergency Repairs Unit as part of the expansion of its Repairs Division. The new unit would undertake repairs of ships in the harbour. Technicians would be taken to and from the job by high-speed
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    • 358 12 Consultation is of prime importance in developing good relationship between shipowners and shippers, says Mr. H.O. Karsten, chairman of the Far Eastern Freight Conference, in the FEFC annual report for 1972. The conference which frequently consulted shippers in Europe and the Far East
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    • 75 12 Malaysia may end up having a separate natural rubber market from Singapore, as a result of the termination of the currency interchangeability agreement, Rubber Exchange officials said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. They said members from the various rubber associations in Malaysia met Treasury, Central Bank and other
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 80 12 This service Is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3925 —35 SBC 3530 —30 Credit Suisse 3405 —20 Swissair B. 610 —10 Swiss Reinsurance 2470 ~20 Wlnterthur B. 1850 Zurich Insurance 6850 Juvena B. 2450 +20 Nestle B.
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      • 391 12 Nervous conditions on world monetary markets, where gold soared and the dollar slumped, sent the New York stock market plunging yesterday to Its lowest level in more than 15 months. Investors rushed for gold mining stocks but the closely watched Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 18
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      • 241 12 Prices at 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time). Aba ken 09 10 Do opts nil 05 AOD 09 09 Allstate 07 08 Amad 07 08 Aurora 05 06 Do opts 00% 01 A ust Ant 16 17 Bamboo 04 05 Beach 28 35 Bounty Oil 0% 01 Bridge 15 17
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      • 35 12 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 909.69 (off 18.29), 20 transport 176.57 (off 2.94) 15 utilities 107.78 (off 0.51), 65 stocks 284.54 (off 4.7 ft).
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      • 205 12 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Paribas 237 (239) Indochine 250 245) Foncier 450 450.50) Printemps 144 (145.50) C.G.E. 511 (505) Bull 73 (71) Royal Dutch 188.60 (190.20) Michelin 2270 (2250) Thomson 292.60 284.80) C.P.P. 220.80 221.50) Rhone 193.50 (195) Air 413 (413) Philips 83.80 (83.40) Suez 373 (379) Citroen
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      • 191 12 Kyodo Prices generally surged ahead on the post-holiday Tokyo Stock Market yesterday with gains centering on blue chips. The market opened firm on the crest of the recovery last weekend of the DowJones average to the yen 4,700 level for the first time in three weeks. Almost all casualty
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 47 12 MFBBEI SHOULD IW OV0? AN' INTRODUCE J MESSLF TO THAT < NEW OOUPLE ***&OPPOS\TS,PEJj 1 DONT think I'll Bother, J THEY'RE TOO STAND-OFf fSHS6FORE >OU WALK IN >OU AVE ID .OPEN THEIR DOOR.' V. H m i 5/ tcm.'tch/ r DONT KNOW WHAT TMIS 4 STREET'S TO' IM
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 482 13 THOMSON RISE ESTATE singlestorey detached bungalow 3 bedi©oms, 2 bathrooms, freehold 5,300 sq.ft. $215,000 Call 321, Thomson Rood, Singapore. SELETAR HILLS AREA: 3,700 sq.ft. single-storey, semi-detoched mosaic with extension. Price- 1 $120,000 0.n.0. Tel: S'pore *****4. HOE TAN COMPANY, rpliable and licensed. Needs opartments, houses for good clients/tenants for rent/sale.
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    • 492 13 AVSLWaaBE ANRITE AVIATION CO. PTE. LTD. (MMibtr of Pan-Electric Group) requires TRAINEE ELECTRONIC SALES ENGINEER Qualifications: Degree of Polytechnic Diploma Holders Experience: Working experience in communications organisation preferable. Above 23 yeors. Citizenship: Singapore or permanent resident. So lory: Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applications to: The Managing
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    • 353 13 GET SMART! UNIFORMS for all ybuf employees male/female, by Singapore Uniforms Manufacturers, specialising in all types ol industrial uses, hotels, restaurants, security etc. Also bodges, logos, neckties for your requirements. Call ***** (S'pore). MADE TO MEASURE SUITS. TROUSERS, Shirts, Military Uniforms, Ladies Costumes Skirts, Slacks in latest fabrics by expert
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    • 294 13 fi i nged. SAVE MONEY! SAVE TIME! imported HILLS reflection number plates (B.S. AU 145/1967) opproved by 5.1.5.1. R. FIX ON THE SPOT. AUSTRALIAN C D SPORTS WHEELS (Alloy Steel) from $400/- for all cars of popular mode. Assorted Cors Accessories Available like plastic car polish, alarm system. Compoct Cool-Aij
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    • 192 13 RECONDITIONED LORRY 19M/ 1969 1—3.5 ton Nisun/Ootsun/ Toyota and Mazdo Pttrol/diesel View 30 Jolan Ntovena Borot. Tel: *****2 Singopore. BUYING SELUNG RELIABLE USED CARS. Pocific Motors Credit Ptc. Ltd. Showroom at 511 Buk.it TimaH Rood AVi m.s., S'porW 10. Tel: *****1/*****4/*****3. 1970 ALFA ROMEO CTV 1750 minilite rims. Mony extras.
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  • 474 14  -  By Jeffrey Low Our SEAP Games yachting trainees on Sunday got a "satisfying feel" of the five new OK Dinghys that arrived here from England last weekend. The five OKs, the first batch of a total of 10 which the Singapore Yachting Association has bought for
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  • 366 14  -  By Nancy Koh Swiss Cottage Secondary, which scored a "grand slam" in the schools hockey championships, will send its three teams on a oneweek trip to Malacca in June. This will be a fitting reward for the students who established a name for themselves as a
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  • 247 14 Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday Johore scored a great upset 1-0 win over Singapore in a group "B" Razak Cup hockey match at Mlndef stadium this morning. Inside right Ron Ollveiro scored the winner at the 45 second mark of the second half. He snapped up a bad
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  • 311 14 The first South East Asia Peninsula Games walking trials will be held at Katong Park on Sunday at 6 a.m. About eight competitors will stride over the 50 kilometres Mountbatten circuit in a fierce bid to break the last SEAP Games record, of five hours eight
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  • 42 14 New York, Tuesday Lanky 19-year-old Steve Williams of the San Diego track club, suffering from a cold, became the sixth man in history to run a 9.1 100-yard dash on Saturday night at the 46th annual West Coast relays here.
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  • 427 14 Seoul, Tuesday.— Malaysia and Thailand arrived here iast night to complete the team roster for the World soccer Cup Asian group "A" elimination tournament opening here tomorrow. Also competing here are Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and South Vietnam. The Thais have only today
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  • 790 14 tominc to crips The Vigilante Corps' judokas came back recently from their grinding three week tour of Japan—unshaken by the chain of defeats and determined to incorporate what they had learned into their fighting techniques. If there was an important lesson impressed upon them
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  • 285 14 New York, Tuesday. Billy-Jean King took up the gauntlet from beaten Margaret Court yesterday and cnallenged Bobby Riggs to another "tennis battle of the sexes." "I just got Dack from Japan and didn't get to see the match between Margaret and Bobby," said Mrs. King.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 119 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald K f si v. ASSUMING I Buy MDOR WHOLE STORY... AND I THINK X D 0... I'D LIKE TO HELP >OU SET OUT OF THE CLUTCHES OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFTER YOU A ILJ i WHEN DARA ALEVI IS FORCED FROM THE SAFETY OF
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    • 109 14 DAIRY SOCCER: SGSFL Div 2: Police "A" v PWD (Thomson Rd); Div 3: Forces B" v Telecoms; VC "A" v SC "A": SFB v STU; JTCRC v Car Parks < All matches at Farrer Park); Poly v HDB < Dover Rd >; Telerec "A" v Survey (Geylang); NTUC later-Union: FDAWU
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  • 417 15 La Crepone set the paee, leading into the straight with Big Roy closing in on the outside. Ultraviolet also made up ground. Keeping up a strong gallop La Crepone won by 1| lengths from Big Boy. Ultraviolet finished a fast third. Wonderful Moment led past the 4f
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  • 99 15 London, Tuesday—England's table tennis team is expected to play against Singapore's SEAP games squad In a friendly international match on June 1. Tne English team will be passing through Singapore on its way to China. The team leaves for Singapore on May 30. England's table
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  • 77 15 Jakarta. Tuesday Mat Kadjal of Jakarta won the Indonesian Open golf tournament yesterday with a total of 298 for 72 holes. He played consistents the four day tournament to win first prize of 200,000 ruplahs (£200) with rounds of 75, 78. 74, 71. Second was Indonesian Sallm
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  • 66 15 Los Angeles, Tuesday Former heavyweight boxer Lou Nova, who once fought for the world title, Issued a challenge yesterday to any woman who would fight him for a US$lOO,OOO purse. "I would fight any woman In the world for US$100,000," said the 58-year-old exfighter in light
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  • 338 15 Reuter London, Tuesday The New Zealand cricketers again fell victim to the weather and played out their match against Somerset to a tame draw oil the third and final day here yesterday. Rain prevented any play until mid-afternoon when the New Zealanders, who led by 84
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  • 179 15 Paris, Tuesday—Australian boxer Tony Mundine scored a swift victory over Frenchman Max Cohen here iast night—enhancing both his reputation and his chances of a crack at the world middleweight title. Mundine never looked in real danger and it was no surprise when Cohen raised his
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  • 500 15  -  By Dennis Chia "They're off and racing!" The familiar voice of Malayan Racing Association's racing commentator Jim Chadwick will soon come to an end. Jim is off to take up a new post as a race caller with the west Australian Radio Station
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  • 192 15 Macao, Tuesday Australian greyhond trainer Rex Joseph was beaten up yesterday by six youths in this Portuguese province of China, before he published an article on Macao Canidrome doping of dogs in a Hong Kong evening newspaper. The trainer from Sydney told Macao police he was
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    • 436 16  -  By Derrick Tay Recently, I had a letter from a reader who sent me a chain letter which he had received with a covering note saying: "Please do something about this." If I read him right, I take it that he,
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    • 51 16 Britain's 007s abroad will cost £15 million next year —£2 million more than the Secret Service was granted a year ago. British agents are poorly paid compared with Soviet and US spies and the increase needed for MIS and MI6 is blamed on the Ulster
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    • Article, Illustration
      89 16 The lass with the lovely tresses is Ivy Wee, 23. She has a yen for the outdoor life and spends the weekend boating which incidentally is the latest craze among Singaporeans. She has also been bitten by the travel bug. But this does not mean that Ivy has
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    • 142 16 TODAY Is Tuesday. May 15. the 135 th day of 1973 with 230 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching Its. full phase. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. American novelist Katherine Anne
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    • 94 16 A Barbados-born midwife in England shut her illegitimate son in a cupboard, nailed up the door and went on a three-week holiday to New York. The boy, 11, managed to break out and was seen by neighbours climbing through a window. His mother,
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    • 63 16 MEI LIN: The Malaysian Govern ment seems very final in enforcing the currency and stock exchange split. Never have so many measures been initialed and executed with such speed. AH FOOK: No comments. And don't you dare quote me. Going blind Britain's oldest man went blind shortly after
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    • 309 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and For the Family (English) 3.30 Diary of Events (English) 3.35 Where the Heart Is 3.55 Our Music Makers Featuring: Two on the Road (E—Rpt) 4.05 Peyton Place (Rpt) 4.55 Close 6.00 Opening and Rifleman High Country 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 Discovery Lost World of
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    • 628 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN TODAY, you are highly ambitious for your own success and will go to great lengths so long as they are honourable lengths— to guarantee that such ambitions are fulfilled. One who believes in freedom, in complete individual independence, you have no
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