New Nation, 17 July 1973

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  • 20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, July 17, 1973 No. 769 Price 15 cents (Mr NATION SINCAPORE TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1973
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  • 13 1 Police reported 109 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and two fatal.
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  • 222 1 'Not authorised' A team of 12 men believed to be from the Public Works Department officials this morning smashed 12 unauthorised showcases in the ground floor shopping area of Amber Mansion in Orchard Road. The team, believed to be from the PWD's building control division, arrived
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  • 51 1 A lorry attendant, Kamaruddln bin Mohammed Yusoff, 36, was crushed to death by some gas cylinders, each weighing 150 lb., at Ulu Pandan yesterday. Kamarrudin. a bachelor. died on the spot. According to passers-by, he and the cylinders were thrown off the lorry while it was negotiating a
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  • 384 1 Watergate shock Reuter Washington, Tuesday Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and British Prime Minister Edward Heath were among world leaders apparently "bugged" durijig White House meetings with President Nixon, it was revealed yesterday. All three have been to Washington for summit talks
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  • 105 1 United Press International Tokyo, Tuesday Japanese Supermarket Yaohan will open its shop in Singapore in August next year, the Asahi Shimbim newspaper said yesterday. It said the projected Yoahan supermarket will be located in the Singapore shopping centre in Orchard Road, now
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  • 93 1 London, Tuesday Search teams were looking early today for a group of 11 schoolchildren and a teacher missing on a mountain walk in Kendal since yesterday afternoon in the Lake district ot North-West England. The children, age 12 and 13, did not turn up for
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  • 225 1 Hong Kong, Tuesday Typhoon Dot weakened today as it brushed by Hong Kong, leaving at least 23 people injured from a night of high winds and torrential rain. Seven ships broke loose from their moorings, but all were reported safe. Wind gusts of more thah 101 miles
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  • 339 1  -  First eye-witness responds to police plea By Wee Beng Huat and Bharathi Mohan The first eye-wit-ness to the murder of Detective Constable Ong Poh Heng has contacted the police and given them a vital clue that can help identify the killer. The eye- witness spoke to
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  • 124 1 In thin trading, prices were fairly steady for the first 45 minutes this morning on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (1) 2.58, (1) 2.59, (1) 2.60. Development Bank of Singapore (2) 5.05. Amcol (9) 1.19, (1) 1.20, (1) 1.18. Sembawang Shipyard (5) 2.39.
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  • 50 1 London. Tuesday. Floodwaters swamped thousands of homes In northern and central England yesterday as torrential rains driven by strong winds swept the area Deep floods halted trains and blocked roads as firemen used rowing boats to rescue people from their houses in some parts of the country.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 563 2  -  Highlight of medical meeting By Pang Guek Cheng A symposium on the role of intensive care in modern medical practice will be the highlight of the Eighth SingaporeMalaysia Congress of Medicine organised by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore to be held at the Regional English
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    • 175 2 The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chai Chong Yii, this morning urged parents to take all possible steps to prevent their children from indulging in any form of drug abuse. Speaking at the opening of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association's slogan and essay competitions
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    • 271 2  -  Workers suspended By Sunny Wee Suspected sabotage of machinery has halted production at the Singapore Poly mer Corpora tion (Pte) Ltd. in Jurong. Some 160 workers, comprising the factory's foremen, machine operators and general helpers, who are members of the Pioneer Industry Employees' Union (PIEU), have
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    • 39 2 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. will officiate at the opening of the Mandarin Hotel on August 1 at 6.30 p.m. A cocktail buffet will be held to mark the occasion.
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    • 247 2 Special tax relief Tax allowances are to be granted on capital incurred in the construction of multi-storey buildings for intensive pig and poultry production. This Is contained In the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill which was tabled in Parliament last Wednesday. The new Bill seeks to
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    • 60 2 The National Trades Union Congress and the Na 11 on al Productivity Board will hold a course on the "Techniques of Job Evaluation" at Trade Union House, Shenton Way from August 6 to 22. The course will enable participants to select, p.an and implement a job evaluation programme
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    • 200 2 The 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations will be held in Singapore from August 19 to September 1. About 100 delegates from members of the IFMSA, which represents medical students of 50 countries, are expected to attend the
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    • 19 2 The YMCA will conduct an eight-session Social Dancing course at the YMCA Hall, Orchard Road, from Aug. 6.
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    • 322 2 President Nixon's Guam Doctrine does not represent the gradual isolation of the United States in international affairs, an American political scientist, Prof. William E. Griffith stressed last night. Prof. Griffith, professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the doctrine also known as
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    • 179 2 More than 38 miles of sewer mains will be laid in Singapore under the $68 million sewerage project planned for the next few years. The scheme also provides for improvements to five existing pumping stations and three sewage treatment works, and
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    • 81 3 Living dangerously at the top, these children got a bird's eye view of a boxing bout taking place 40 feet below. What height they lacked. was amply provided by the scaffoldings on this Housing and Development Board flat in Toa Payoh But one slip could mean
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    • 25 3 Ngee Ann Technical College will hold its second graduation ceremony at the Regional English Language Centre Auditorium. 30 Orange Grove Road, on August 11.
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    • 134 3 The Labour Ministry has intervened In the strike by employees of the chartered accountant Arms of Evatt and Co. and Price Waterhouse and Co. In Cecil Street. The strike was called off today According to Mr. Cheah Teng Swee. branch chair* man of the Singapore Manual
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    • 268 3 But loot is bigger A total of 1753 robberies were reported last year a drop of 429 cases compared to the 1971 figure. But victims lost valuables and cash worth $1.5 million—an increase oi $400,000 over th«? previous year's total. Police sources attributed this to
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    • 298 3 'Shortage of trained men' Probation officers are presently over burdened with casework because of a shortage of personnel, the panel of advisers to the Magistrate of the Juvenile Court disclosed yesterday. In a paper submitted to the Committee on Crime and Delinquency which held its third public
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    • 218 3 There are two main aspects In industrial safety safe design and safe construction according to Mr. P. Paramasivam of the University of Singapore. Writing in the June issue of Engineering News, journal of the University of Singapore Engineering faculty, Mr. Paramasivam noted that these features
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    • 141 3 An Australian tourist, Miss Lorna Armstrong lost her handbag containing $500 cash, travellers' cheques and documents while she was shopping in a boutique at Orchard Road yesterday. Miss Armstrong, 26, left her bag in the dressing room when she went to inquire the
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    • 48 3 Police today clarified that the Datsun 1600 SSS recovered by them on Sunday was used in an armed robbery at Kallang Basin and not Kallang Park as reported. The car was nc.t the same one which was stolen from a salesman in Kallang Park last week.
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    • 20 3 The Changi Swimming Pool will be closed until further notice due to a breakdown in the Alteration plant.
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    • 134 3 Police have stepped up their patrols at lovers' haunts following the recent spate of moonlight robberies in parks and beaches. An increased number of plainclothes and uniformed men are keeping a close watch, especially at night, for thugs who prey on courting couples.
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    • 38 3 Teacher Mr. Tan Cheng Lim will give a talk in Malay on How To Choose A Career at the National Library at 3 p.m. on Friday. Free admission tickets are available at the library's information desk.
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    • 240 3 The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to enlist a cooperative law expert to help re-draft the Co-operatives Societies Act, according to informed, sources. It is understood that the expert will be enRaged under the United Nations Development Programme. The re-drafting of the
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    • 250 3 'A vital industry* A hotelier has urged the government to take an active interest in promoting the local hotel in dustry. Mr. Chang Soo, the personnel manager of Mandarin Hotel, who is back from a visit to Switzerland said: "The government's support is necessary to
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    • 63 3 Last Thursday's quiz photograph showed some playing cards. There were only two correct entries. The first prize of $80 goes to Mr. Yahya bin Mohamed, a messenger, of Duchess Road. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night. The other correct entry
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    • 62 3 Dr. Wu Chung Tong, 31, has been appointed senior lecturer In the Architecture Department, Architecture Department, University gf Singapore. He holds a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia University and a doctorate degree in urban and regional planning from the University of California. His previous appointment
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    • 34 3 The National Youth Leadership Training Institute will screen the film, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, at the Odeon Cinema on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. as part of its fund-raising campaign.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 366 2 J ♦> UK I Poser No. 26 Three students win LP records CINEMA POSER 1 KWANO SU/NEW NATION CONTEST J Last Thursday's poser showed Charles Bronson in a scene from Cold Sweat. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Miss Chin Kim Lam (teacher),
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  • IN PERSON
    • 609 4 IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon Tel: *****1 What would you do if you found something belonging to James Bond? Return it double quick, of course, or else you may end up as another of his victims. A Hyatt employee ENCIK SHAFARI BIN
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 2229 4  -  SINGAPORE '11 By Gene Teo At the convention for new students entering the University of Singapore earlier this month Dr. Toh Chin Chye suggested that school-leavers should have at least one or two years working experience before enrolling for university. This, he said, would
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    • 286 4 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspapers are saying: A MOVE TO FIGHT TRAFFIC OFFENDERS Traffic law offenuers should get the heaviest punishment possible because of the increasing number of road accidents. Which group of road users Is responsible for the present high rate of road accident in
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 226 5 Reuter g|S3s viral nJS, recoverin fr °m reported < d JK tired" though somewhat waJ IS "i°^ ors ald there was minimal conepc L c e n '"Ws right lung, but £to k dig? 0 aPPear d *fixon, admitted to fJtfli k es da
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    • 357 5 Reuter London, Tuesday—An attractive call girl told a court here yesterday how she stripped to her underwear, was tied to a bed and then whipped by a television producer. The girl, named only as "Miss G." said she had been promised by blonde model Janie Jones
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    • 225 5 United Press International Rome, Tuesday—Police yesterday questioned the mother of Paul Getty 111, the missing 17-year-old grandson of the billionaire, and awaited a key witness from France who last saw him. Police sources said Mrs. Gail Getty, first wife of Paul Getty Jr., broke down in
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    • 172 5 London, Tuesday—Demonstrators hurled abuse and a number of objects at a car carrying Portuguese Prime Minister Dr. Marcello Caetano to an official banquet in his honour here last night. The demonstration was the third to greet Dr. Caetano following his arrival in Britain earlier yesterday
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    • 615 5 All set for the first explosion UPI and Reuter Papeete, Tuesday A flurry of French military activity in the South Pacific suggested yesterday that France was on the verge of beginning its controversial series of atmospheric nuclear tests above Mururoa Atoll. French officials here
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    • 268 5 Reuter Washington, Tuesday. The Defence Depart m en t acknowledged yesterday that the Unit ed States conducted secret bombing raids over Cambodia in early 1970, at a time when the United States respected Cambodian neutrality. Defence Secretary James Schleslnger said in a letter to
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    • 275 5 Reuter Cairo, Tuesday, President Sadat yesterday accused the United States of attempting to postpone the Security Council's debate of the Middle East crisis "because its position is delicate." Mr. Sadat addressing the policy making central committee of the Arab Socialist Union (ASU), said the US
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    • 131 5 Washington, Tuesday US officials said yesterday there might be a reduction in the number of US servicemen in Thailand after the bombing of Cambodia ends, but they discounted reports that all 44,000 men there would be pulled out within a month's time. The officials
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    • 200 5 Reuter Washington, Tuesday— The US will soon start talks with India on possible development aid and the disposition of US$B4O million worth of rupees in Indian banks, according to a State Department announcement. Department spokesman Paul Hare also said the US would turn over to India
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    • 32 5 Mexico City, Tuesday. —A slight earth tremor rocked Mexico City at midday yesterday. Picture frames and chandeliers swayed in office buildings but there were no Immediate reports c.f casualties or damage.
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  • OPINION
    • 311 6 A new era for sports in Singapore may start this year. Scheduled to be officially opened this weekend by the Prime Minister is our 50,000-seat National Stadium which is modern and well equipped. In September, Singapore will be hosting a regional sporting meet, the
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 108 6 Seme Singapore children seem to be becoming more violent these days. A middle-age man had "mee" soup accidentially spilled on him by a hawker's 12 year-old assistant at the "old market" eating stalls at Shenton Way on Thursday (July 12). The boy was reproached by the custc.mer. Instead
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      • 68 6 A friend is not quite sure how much of her success is attributable to her own talents and hard work and how much It is due to the gods. Everytime there is an examination, her mother goes on a "vegetarian diet" as part of a bargain
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    • 1201 6  -  The cold-blooded murder of Detective Oa| Poh Hens raises several issues which call for closer study in Singapore. Does the apparently senseless shooting indicate an increasing callousness among our criminal elements? Or is it part of the price that Singapore has to pay as a progressive
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    • 474 6 WORLD COMMENT v v vw v if EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS If, indeed a firm decision has finally been taken in Peking to convene the long-overdue fourth National People's Congress as well as a new National Party Congress before the end of the year, it
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    • 592 6  -  From Joe Alex Morris Jr Los Angeles Times Outside the sprawling headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation here stands a huge bronze sculpture representing the fourpointed symbol of the alliance. Birds are nesting in it. They are neither doves of peace nor hawks of war.
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    • 185 6  -  Nihon Keizai Shimbun The Helsinki Foreign Ministers' Conference is over. This is the first phase of the European Security and Cooperation Conference. Its second phase for working level discussions will be held in Geneva in September, to be followed by a third phase for finishing touches.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • FEATURE
    • 817 7  -  Fighters must be fully fit when they don the gloves W»IVOF FURY... CONCLUDING THE SERIES BY I LIM KEE CHAN Boxing; has often been described as "legalised murder." The punches delivered can be fatal and nine deaths have taken place in Singapore. Anyone aspiring to be
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    • 1175 7 When the roll call is taken of the greatest fighters produced in this Part of the world, two names will undoubtedly stand out—Battling Key of Singapore and Tiger A man of Kuala Lumpur. There were others like Y. C. Song, the Walley brothers, L. S.
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    • 757 7 Brutal! Legalised murder! That's how the experts have reacted to death In the ring. Many doctors are of the opinion that no boxer can escape brain damage. And brain injuries DON'T heal. It has been established that every head blow Injures a vital
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 124 7 In this issue: How I decorated my flat on 5299 Space saving furniture by K.K. Lam designer-carpenter with 30 years experience. D-I-Y lampshade Ikebana for beginners: Lesson II Colouring Contest: First Prize winner and results etc., Get your copy of The Decorator today at all leading bookstalls! -b i m
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  • SHOPPING
    • 194 8 Put your best foot forward. And look tall and impressive at the same time, In platform shoes. Fashion of the feet has decreed that the elevated look Is in, so be it. While the general designs of shoes do not change that drastically, this year's footwear
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 181 8 FOR DISTINCTIVE INTERIOR DECORATION When you've spent the best part of your time choosing the right furniture and fittings to your new home you would also want your floors to suit your life-style. Beautiful Italian ceramic M tiles can make the difference between any floor and your CPU MNC floor.
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    • 232 8 ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE The PRAKTICA L 35mm SLR Camera. Special Offer Now at the following Introductory Prices $183 with Domiplan F2.8 lense case $207 with Tessar F2.8 lense case $245 with Oreston Fl.B lense case PRAKTICA Features Shutter Speed B, to 1/1000 Sec. Metal Focal Plane Shutter for Electronic flash synchronisation
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    • 318 8 uttnrari S-Wallpapers,Carpets C Furnishing To Clear S?lift at Special Prices New ARRIVALS PM Vinyl Tiles at Specially Reduced Price USUAL TODAY'S WALLPAPERS PRICES SALE PRICE Leyland $15.50 8.75 p. roll Coloroll $26.00 $14.00 p. roll Mayfair Vinyl $44.00 $28.00 p. roll Kingfisher Vinyl $52.00 $30.00 p. roll CURTAIN FABRICS Art
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    • 176 8 CULLIN AN Jewellers THE MANDARIN HOTEL I 1 ORCHARD ROAD CULUNAH JEWELLERS pmniin SHOP NO 10 TMC OMCHAMO PMOMRsSTtMS m S S S S |i i S«i s a $a BliaTlEfflllgli! 60 HOURS BACKGROUND MUSIC WITHOUT REPETITION Rowe international, inc. A SUBSIDIARY OF TRIANGLE INDUSTRIES. INC 75 Troy Hills Road.
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    • 86 8 Introductory Offer Specoly made Console Box M I S$ 175/= prKZC 1 ORGINAL irALL RECORDED CARTRIDGE (PRICE INCLUSIVE OF —INSTALLATION >J with 1 year Warranty» OPEN FROM 9 A.M.- IPM, DAILY INCLUSIVE SUNDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Ask for a demonstration at PROGRESS AUTO SUPPLY CO. NO. 25.SUNGEI ROAD. SINGAPORE,B TEL: *****
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    • 148 8 SPECIAL OFFER! COMPLETE TEAK PLY BED-ROOM SET FOR ONLY $390/FPEE GIFT EVERY SET PURCHASED TWO DUNLOP PILLOWS SIGHT SAVERS CLEAN AND PROTECT EYEGLASSES Sight Savers tissue leaves an invisible silicone layer as it cleans, to protect the surface of spectacle lenses fi om scratches. Sole Distributor: CHAI MING OPTICAL CO.
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  • TREND AND FINANCE
    • 169 9  -  WORDS: Betty L. Khoo Dresses with ribbed fronts are the rage in Europe this summer. I know It's bad enough when you're in the dumpy 20s and you are striving, quite vainly, for the youthful look with smocks and puffed sleeves. to be told that
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    • 224 9  -  yoga) TAN CHUNG LEE The Dancer's Posture (Urvasana) is a seemingly simple exercise but it involves a lot of controlled movements. In this way, balance, grace and poise are developed which is the precise aim of this posture. Very slow, sustained motion
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    • 259 9  -  By Teresa Ooi Women in modern society are facing a great deal of uncertainty and will have to operate as more self-reliant individuals, a visiting psychiatric consultant said. There were many challenges ahead as the growing elimination of differences between men and women
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    • 136 9 A new Pill, thought to be the safest and most effective marketed is nc.w available to women in Britain. But the Pill, Eugynon 30, is denied to women using family planning clinics. Theoretically, the Pill will reduce the death rate due to blood clotting by a
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    • 580 9 F N makes $9.1 mil. Increased sales and plant efficiency boost profits Fraser and Neave's pre-tax profits for the year ended March 31. 1973 rose by 17.7 per cent to $15.08 million. Taxation took $5,981,000 as against $4,954,000 previously, leaving net profits of $9.1 million. Group's trading profits. also went
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    • 101 9 Guthrie Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd. plans to go Into a joint venture with York International Corporation to assemble and undertake partial manufacture of York air-con-ditioners in Singapore early next year. This was announced jointly yesterday by Mr. S. C. Tao, general manager of Guthrie
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 249 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time). Abaleen 07 10 Do Opts 04 04} AOD 08 08£ Allstate 11 12 Amad 05* 06 Aurora 12 14 Do Opts 01 02} Aust Ant 17 18 Bamboo 05 05} Beach 21 25 Bounty Oil 00} 01 Bridge 14 16 Castlereagh 06
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      • 359 9 United Press International The release of numerous good second quarter earnings reports and indications the White House soon would release details of Phase IV helped prices rise yesterday in light trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average moved up 11.59 to 897. 58
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      • 211 9 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Parlbas 223.50 (222) Indochlne 245 (245) Fcncler 393 (390.20) Printemps 130.20 (131.50) COE 482 (478) Bull 65 (65 50) Royal Dutch 171.50 (172.50) Mlchelln 1874 (1870) Thomson 252 (251.60) CPP 228.50 (229.80) Rhone 167 (167.50) Air 380 (369.50) Philips 77.70 (77.60) Sue* 355 (357)
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      • 34 9 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrial 897.58 (up 11.59), 20 transport 1C3.26 (up 1.51), 15 utilities 101.39 (off 0.16), 65 stocks 274.53 (up 2.68).
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      • 73 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 4080 SBC 3665 —10 Credit Suisse 3640 —25 Swissair B. 580 Winterthur B. 1875 —5 Zurich Insurance 7200 Juvena B. 2580 —10 Nestle B. 4250 —50 Ciba-Geigy B. 2005
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      • 139 9 The Stock Market opened higher yesterday and the price average, improving for the seventh consecutive session. rose close to the yen 5,000 mark. Spearheading the upswing were fishery issues which made an overall advance with Nippon Suisan leading the way. Market sensitive issues, such as textiles, chemicals, cements and
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    • 153 9 Prices fell marginally on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market opened weak and easier. Trading was selective during both sessions of the day. Amcol which came into market yesterday attracted little attention, with 178,000 shares traded. It appreciated poorly to $1.22, and finally closed at $1.19.
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    • 50 9 Hume Industries (M) has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to supply pre-stressed concrete piles and beams for the Penang and Butterworth ferry terminal project. The contract for the $12 million project was won by the Saeki-Mara-putra-Wan Sam Consortium and Hume will act as sub-contractors.
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    • 30 9 Cumulative production of tin during the first four months of this year eased slightly to 24,745 tons compared with 25,106 tons for the same period of last year.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 184 9 M The Singapore Stock Exchange tt Journal A monthly digest of company news, stocks and shares. Available at all newsagents and book stores at $1.20 per copy. Subscriptions: $10 per year (including postage within Singapore and Malaysia). Sole Distributor: Rex Book Store (Pte) Ltd., 24, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore 9. Stock
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  • SPORTS
    • 264 10 From Blue Peter in Kuala Lumpur The Jaguar, who showed promise in his debut at Kuala Lumpur in April when second to Theatre VII over 6f, has made good progress and could open winning accounts in the CI. 3 Div. 3 6f race on Saturday. The
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    • 1306 10 THE NEWCOMERS Real Natural, a newcomer in Class One who will be making his debut at Kuala Lumpur, this weekend, has the record to justify his high rating. He won four races in Australia. A four-year-old chestnut gelding by Natural Bid out of Bona Fide.
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    • 135 10 London, Tuesday David Bedford, who broke the world 10,000 metres record here iast Friday, will run for Britain in the 5000 metres against Greece and Belgium in a triangular athletics match In Athens tomorrow and Thursday. Bedford was not considered in the original selection because
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    • 148 10 London, Tuesday—Britain's John Ejurtees, former world champion motor-cyclist and motorracer, was yesterday anxiously waiting to learn whether any of his three cars would be able to continue in this year's world Formula One championship. Surtees, team manager of the cars bearing his name, saw all three
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    • 733 10  -  sou saw by J Jeffrey Low Toa Payoh are confident of capturing tne Prime Minister's Cup when they meet bembawang in the Inter Constituency nnal at the National Stadium on Saturday. A 50,000 capacity crowd, including Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and other VIPs,
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    • 30 11 Tokyo, Tuesday The results of professional baseball games: Central League— Yomiuri 2 Chunichi 0. NEW YORK: National league Los Angeles 9 Chicago 3; St. Louis 5 San Diego 4.
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    • 977 11  -  By Nancy Koh Seap trainee M. Silvaraja yesterday won the "A" Boys 5000 m, a new event, in the Schools National athletic championships at Farrer Park yesterday. The Pasir Panjang Vocational Institute student ran a consistent race to clock a creditable time of 16:30.8. Khir Ramley
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    • 480 11 Reuter London, Tuesday Once-mighty Yorkshire were yesterday shot out for 43—the lowest English county championship score of the season —and crashed to an innings defeat in two days against Surrey. All out for a paltry 6u in their first innings, Yorkshire fared even worse second
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    • 90 11 Bangkok, Tuesday Teenage Japanese swimmers yesterday stretched their lead over Singapore and won the fourth Asian age-group swimming championships here. In the three-day meet at the Olympic Fcol of the National Stadium, young Japanese who were holders cf the second and third championships took 23 gold
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    • 183 11 Gstaad (Switzerland), Tuesday—Rumanian Ilie Nastase bounced back to winning form after his Wimbledon failure by capturing the men's singles title at the Swiss international tennis championships here yesterday. Nastase crushed 37-year-old Australian Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the final and dominated the
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    • 310 11 Tokyo, Tuesday—World heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman arrived in Tokyo last night for final arrangements for his first title defence against Joe King Roman of Puerto Rico on September 1 at the Budokan Hall here. Foreman told a news conference at Tokyo International Airport
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 194 10 B ATTN. OFFICE WORKERS interested in organising a voluntarily old people welfare service club. Those serious with genuine interest to serve old people, reply preferably with office phone to New Nation Box N 2380 S'pore. DINE DANCE AND ROMANCE to the 'South of Hawaii' at Aloha Rhu Hawaiian Village the
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    • 186 10 SEMI DETACHED: 4BEDROOMED (3 Bathrooms) mosaic throughout, fans, telephone. (5,200) 2-storey. Situation Bedok. $600/- unfurnished. S'p ore *****0. DISTRICT 10, 2-storey semi-detached bungalow. No. 3, Keng Chin Road, Air-con., furnished. Tel: *****5. *****8 S'pore. UNFURNISHED BUNGALOW in Serangoon Gardens Rent: $550/- 3 bedrooms Tel: *****7 Golden-Land Agencies. FURNISHED APARTMENTS DISTRICTS.
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    • 175 10 HOCK SOON CATERS oil types of furniture. Very moderate prices. Enquiries Mr. Francis Leong, *****0 Singapore. HIRE PURCHASE, RENTAL, SALES WOODEN furniture manufacturer. Contact 18 Tiverton Lane Singappre 9. pan SPECIAL OFFER! TRANSISTOR RADIO $7.90; cassette tapes C-60 $1.50; C-90 $2.35; typewriters $97.00; including carrying cases and guaranteed 12 months.
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    • 199 10 REPAIR AND TRADE-IN j old sewing ma- chines for our fantastic 1 Singer Magic Bobbin and other models. 768, Upper Serangoon Road, Tel: j S'pore *****6 G-h. SALE SERVICE REN- TAL all makes of sewing j machines. Contact Hong j Huat Sewing Machine Co., Block 74, 324, Whampoa Drive, S'pore
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    • 214 10 FRANKEL BUNGALOW, 3-bedroomed, 2 Bath- rooms. Freehold, furnish- ed, fans. Mosaic/par- I quet f terrazzo (6,800) telephone. $260,000. S'pore *****0. WOODLAND PARK Single-storey semi-de-tached situated on 4,250 sq.ft. with peaceful sur- j roundings. 4 bedrooms living dining, kitchen i 2 bathrooms with one j longbath, fully mosaic, tile throughout. Elevated
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    • 178 10 DO YOU WANT A RAISE? World-Wide Insurance j Organisation offers abundant opportunities to mature sales orientated j personnel who wish to increase their present inI come. I Teachers and retired per- j sons ore also welcome. Training will be provid- ed. Apply in confidence with j full particulars to New
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    • 203 10 FEELING TIRED? RELAX AT INTFRNATIONAL Health Centre—209/210 Ist floor, Merlin Hotel, Beach Road Singapore *****11/ Ext. 425. MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE, Mandarin Hotel, 3rd floor, massage/ steambath facial *****6, *****1 Ext. 750 S'pore. |PE£=JGBI GET SMART! UNIFORMS for all your' employees—male/female, by Singapore Uniforms Manufacturers specialising In all types of industrial
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    • 221 10 VEHICLES WAITED WANTED TO BUY or sell. Contact Nam Choon Hang 307, Bukit Timah Road 3 m.s., S'pore Tel: *****5. P VEHICLES FOR S*IE ATTENTION CAR OWNERS!! SPECIAL OFFER New at Guan Lee Cushion Maker. A free transistor for each buyer of o cosole-box. Car accesI sories motor hood' upt
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    • 377 10 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. NG HEAN 1 KUAN of No: 61, Sago Street, Singapore, have applied for a Beer House First Class licence in respect of premises No: 41/42 Eu Tong Sen Street (CHOP HEAN KUAN) Singapore, and that this application will be heard in the Court
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    • 66 10 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald PON'T OS* ME, lAD* 1 INVENTED THE ART. AND DON'T WASTE MV TIME... AND THE GOOD DOCTOR'S soKEeopr s probably waiting TO HAVE A WRONG DIAGNOSIS FROM HIM BACK AT THE HOSPITAL. 7T m m Sr. i W\ L. RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and
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    • 49 11 DIARY ATHLETICS National School meet: Secondary (Farrer Park); Primary (Dover Road). BADMINTON Interconstituency final: Kuo Chuan v Toa Payoh (Guillemard Road). SQUASH "B" grade: SCO v Woodlands (SCC), Police v Tanglin club (Thomson Road), Changi v Tengah (Changi), SMA Alumini v SAFSA (Holland Road). SOCCER NTUC final (SRC ground).
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    • 25 12 Miss Florence Tan, 21, is a wine hostess. When she's not recommending good wines to her patrons, she loves listening to music.
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    • 56 12 MEI LIN: I am surprised to hear that mathematicians and zoologists are being recruited as probation officers. AH FOOK: Well, the mathematician can work out for the errant youth how long he will have to stay in jail if he does not behave. The zoologist can teach him
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    • 112 12 TODAY is Tuesday, July 17, the 198 th day of 1973 with 167 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. Television personality Art Link letter was born on July 17, 1912. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1821, Florida was formally ceded by
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 480 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 Opening followed by For the Family (E) 3.25 Diary Of Events (E) 3.30 Where the Heart Is 3.50 Our Music Makers, featuring Juliana Tan (Rpt) Ryan O'Neal 400 Peyton Place (re-run), based on the Grace Metalious starring Ryan O'Neal Barbara Parkins and Ed Nelson 4.50 Close. 6.00
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    • 1456 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are by nature a wanderer. You are fully capable of staying in one place, sticking to one line of work, and living one kind of life but what you are capable of and what you prefer are two different things.
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    • 285 12 WHAT'S ON Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Encik Sha'arl Tadln, will officiate at the BALLOTING FOR 200 STALLS in the newly-opened New Changi Road market-cum-hawker centre at 3 p.m. The Telok Ayer branch of the PAP will present a MANDARIN FILM PREMIERE, entitled Hand, at the Metropole Theatre at 9.30 p.m.
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