New Nation, 26 July 1973

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    19 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, July 26, 1973 No. 777 Price 15 cents NEw|||nON SINGAPORE THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1973
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 90 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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    Lock icon How hijack girl died
    256 1 Shot triggered blast United Press International Tokyo, Thursday A handgrenade blast which killed a woman member of the gang who hlfacfcgd a Japanese Jumbo let was detonated by a pistol shot from another hijacker, according to a passenger from the plane interviewed by the national daily
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    KL 'no' to join ICCS
    53 1 Kuala Lumpur, Thursday—Malaysia is unable to take the place of Canada in the International Commission for Control and Supervision (ICCS) In South Vietnam because of its internal commitments, Tun Razak said yesterday. The Prime Minister said Malaysia had been Informally approached to participate In the
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    Jobs plan for 75,000
    216 1 Mobilising women workers The Government hopes to mobilise some 75,000 women for the manufacturing sector by dispersal of industries throughout Singapore, according to Finance Minister Mr. Hon Sui Sen. Outlining a 10-point programme to upgrade the skills and the technological level of the manufacturing sector in
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    24-hour curfew
    255 1 Move to check Reds Kuala Lumpur, Thursday A 24-hour cur rev; was clamped on the Serdang Local Council area from 5 a.m. today till further notice. A statement issued by the Malaysian Control Centre lastnight said: "Following information received, a special operation will be launched by security forces
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    'Wanted' man attacks three detectives
    205 1 A man wanted for questioning in connection with two recent murders and an attempted murder was shot and captured by the police last night near the Kallang Basin. He was shot in the right waist after he attacked three CID detectives with a crash helmet
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    Recognition
    15 1 Vienna, Thursday Hungary yesterday officially announced it had recognised the new government in Afghanistan.
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    Bruce's life on TV...
    306 1 HK film may be shown in Singapore An hour-long feature on the life of Hong Kong actor Bruce Lee which will be telecast in the colony on Monday may be shown in Singapore. This was disclosed by Mr Robert Chua, station manager of HK TVB, who
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    Happy song before death fall
    254 1  -  By Wee Beng Huat It was 29-year-old ex-businessman Lee Ah Hua's last song. At 2 a.m. yesterday, he sang Happy Birthday to his 27-year-old wife in their Toa Payoh flat. Four hours laier. he was found dead at the foot of another high rise flat
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    Lock icon Bad weather delays test
    204 1 UPI Reuter Wellington, Thursday France's second nuclear blast in its current test series looked like being further delayed by bad weather, high winds and heavy cloud in the Mururoa South Pacific test zone. In a report from the zc.ne aboard the New Zealand Navy frigate Otago
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    110 1 in dull trading conditions prices were steady for the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. Tins, oil palms, properties and hotels were neglected. BUSINESS DONE: Consolidated Plantations (2) 4.50. Faber Union Loan (2) 1.62. Town and City (1) 2.36. Singapore Hilton (1)
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    New Mars probe
    23 1 Moscow, Thursday. The Soviet Union early today announced it had launched another interplanetary station towards Mars—the second in three days.
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      89 1 INDONESIA'S 1945 CONSTITUTION AND SUHARTO PAGE 4 EDGAR KOH ON THE HONKERS PAGE 4 COMMENT: THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS PAGE 6 SPACE: THE SOVIET SETBACKS PAGE 7 MAILBOX LOOKS AT LOST LOVES PAGE 9 THE SEAP GAMES PAGE 10 SCRATCHINGS AND :M: 13 PAGE 11 NEW NATION TEL: *****1. ■ft*
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Reception
      47 2 Avis Rent-A-Car and Hyatt Singapore Hotel will jointly hold a cocktail reception on Aug. 8 at 6.30 p.m. at the hotetfs Crystal Ballroom in conjunction with the Aus t r a lian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) Convention to be held here for the first time.
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      The corner trap...
      165 2 Drivers of big cars will have a problem negotiating this corner without breaking a traffic rule. The double white line, apparently to make sure motorists from Kllliney Road hug the curb and not swing out into Somerset Road, is proving a big test of their driving skills.
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      A sports plan for dropouts
      229 2 Bid to cut down crime rate Police are planning a special sports programme to cater for school dropouts in their campaign to cut down the crime rate. Disclosing this last night at the Alumni dinner of the National Youth Leadership Training Institute, DSP Yeow Yew
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      Lure of Batam
      303 2 S'pore studies attractions A team of top government officials flew to the Indonesian island of Batam last Saturday to look Into the possibility of making a feasibility study on its tourist potential. The 18-member team led by the chairman of t.he Port of Singapore Authority, Mr. Howe
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      Bitumen track in school takes shape
      181 2 The race to raise funds to meet the rising cost of building materials is over for Siglap Secondary School. Now its staff and students can sit back and view with pride the building of their longawaited bitumen track. The school managed to raise the
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      Singapore urged to retain old buildings
      158 2 A New Zealand businessman has suggested that the government preserve some of the old shophouses which are an attractive blend of classical European and Chinese architecture. Mr. W. Graham Hitchins, chairman of W. Graham Hitchlns, a firm which specialises in building protection materials said:
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      Bread in metric sizes to go on sale soon
      180 2 New metric-sized loaves, all labelled, will be on sale from early September, following an agreement between th« Singapore Bakery and Confectionery Association and the Singapore Metrication Board. The president of the association. Mr. Wee Soon King, said his members had approved
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      EEC concern over S'pore trade deficit
      303 2 The leader of a European Economic Community trade delegation yesterday expressed concern over Singapore's trade deficit with the EEC. Speaking to newsmen at the airport, Mr. Tran Van Thlnh said the Republic's trade imbalance with the EEC countries increased $720 million in 1971. He
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      Farewell
      27 2 A reception to bid farewell to the ConsulGeneral of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Younghun Hahn and his wife, will be held tomorrow at the Hotel.
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      Nabbing those who give short-weight
      232 3  -  Act gives new powers of prosecution By Rav K. Dhaliwal The impending revision of the Weights and Measures Act will give more "teeth" to the Weights and Measures Office to deal with traders and retailers who try to cheat the public. The revised Act is
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      Skimmed milk for 63,400
      264 3 The first instalment of wheat-soy-blend and dried skimmed milk, provided by the United Nations World Food Programme for 63 400 pre-school and primary school children, is expected to arrive by the end of the year. The Government, which recently signed an agreement with the WFP. will
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      A jumbo surprise for AFTA guests at party
      145 3 A Boeing 7478 at the Mandarin Court? Believe it or not, there will be a specially constructed verA?Jl\„l}\u hen Sln Bapore Airlines throw a cocktail party for Geiegai.es attending the Australian Federation oi Travel Agents' convention. Over 750 AFTA delegates and their
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      Logo date extended
      43 3 The Singapore AntiNarco tics Association has extended the closing date for its Logo Competition, to Tuesday. All entries must reach the Goodwill Shop Singapore Council of Social Service, by 4 p.m. on that day. Winners will be notified by post.
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      MP's date
      32 3 The MP for Bukit Panjang, Mr. P. Selvadurai, will officiate at a Keep Our Water Clean exhibition at the Bukit Pa nja n g Community Centre at 7 p.m. today.
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      428 3 Poser No. 34 It's easy with Good Earth CINEMA POSER KWAM SIA/NEV NATION CONTEST 9 Last Saturday's poser showed a scene from The Good Earth. The lead actress was Luise Rainer. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Lim Hwee Tong (student), of 22
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Marcos bid to woo foreign capital
      372 4  -  PHILIPPINES SOUTH-EAST ASIA REPORT From B. Ronquillo President Marcos intends to make Manila the new hub of Asia. This he hopes to do by doing all he can to attract foreign, investment to the Philippines. A decree just issued by the President provides liberal
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      Doubts in Indonesia about the 1945 Constitution
      527 4  -  INDONESIA From Ronnie Muntu Months before the Peoples Congress (M.P.R.) met in the Indonesian capital last March, President Suharto made a special request to this highest state organ not to discuss or touch upon the 1945 Constitution which is now In force in
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  • IN PERSON
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      Delegates make merry at do
      528 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon Tel: *****1 ABOUT 61 top delegates from Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Fiji and nine South East Asian countries are in Singapore for a weeklong conference to study and see the latest techniques and materials used in the building
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      Sojourn of a rodeo rider
      401 4  -  CINEMA with EDGAR KOH THE HONKERS starring James Coburn, with Lois Nettleton, Slim Pickens and Anne Archer (Lido). The rodeo that dustry, bronco bucking, unmistakable tradition of the all-American outdoor life is depicted in all its grit and grime in this film. While the Honkers
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      165 4 The Sanyo Rotary Compressor air conditioner. The most rcvokitionaiy advance in air conditioning since the invention of the fan. This technological j break-through .by Sanyo means you can now get a compact conditioner that gives the super cooling- power you'd expect from a much larger unit. And does it with
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      $12.6 mil. worth of opium seized
      107 5 Bangkok, Thursday The Thai government nas this year seized opium worth about $12 6 million on the streets of New York, an American Empassy spokesman said here yesterday. He was defending the Thai government against criticism by Democrat congressman Lester Wolff of New York
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      Quit threat
      42 5 New Delhi, Thursday —The United States Ambassador to India, Mr. Daniel Moynlhah, has threatened to resign over a plan to hotse embassy personnel In a UJB.-built complex due to be handed over to the Indian government, says a Washington reprot.
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      Lock icon Connally to quit the White House
      124 5 Reuter Washington, Thursday —Former Treasury Secretary Mr. John Connally is leaving his position as special adviser to President Nixon after serving i n the part-time, unpaid job since May 10, the White House announced yesterday. Mr Oonnally, brought into the White House by Mr.
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      Lock icon Appeal to Nixon for tapes
      342 5 New call by Ervin Reuter Washington, Thursday The chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee Senator Sam Ervin appealed to President Nixon yesterday to comply with court orders requiring him to furnish t a p e recordings and documents to the Watergate investigators. "If Mr. Nixon
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      Lock icon Tao not the missing sailor after all
      172 5 Reuter Manila, Thursday. —i A 50-year-old farmer from the Southern Philippines identified last week as a Japanese sailor listed as killed In action in the Second World War admitted yesterday that he was not the long-lost Ryoji, Mlkl. 1 The farmer, Tanao Tao,
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      Seven killed
      30 5 Teheran. Thursday Heat wave killed seven people In Abadan, an oil town In Southern Iran where temperature rose V2i^L de ees Centigrade (119F), the newspaper Kayhan reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon 'Unreliable' Aussies
      208 5 United Press International Melbourne, Thursday. Countries In SouthEast Asia regard Australia as an unreliable neighbour, opposition Liberal Party spokesman Malcolm Fraser said yesterday. .Mr- Fraser, a Defence Minister In 1969-70 until he resigned the post in the previous LiberalCountry Party coalition government, returned on Tuesday after a fiveweek
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      Cambodia: A new shock
      216 5 New York, Thursday— A Federal Judge here has ordered an end to US operations in Cambodia in a far-reaching decision that Joins the weight of the Judiciary to that of Congress in setting clear limitations to the power of a President to wage war. Judge Orrln
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  • OPINION
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      Protecting the workers' interests
      358 6 The two amendments introduced by Mr. Ong Pang Boon in Parliament yesterday should help to placate any fears that the Government has overlooked the interests of the workers in its anxiety to attract foreign investors to the country. The Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill which was
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        No prize awards
        46 6 A union's bus courtesy campaign initiated in Oct. last year was supposed to have prize giving sessions bimonthly for the most courteous bus workers. But till today no prizes have been awarded. Could it be that none of the workers deserve a prize?
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        Weighing chair
        76 6 Here's a machine for the man who's too lazy to stand up and have his weight taken. Now he can sit and be weighed. I spied the "weighing chair" at the People's Park complex, and the woman In charge proudly informed me that It is the only one
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      Our larger than life images
      997 6  -  It is the rare man Indeed who can honestly say that he does not harbour any illusions about himself. The majority of us is more likely to believe that we are better than what others think, and that it is only the unsympathetic superior who
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      Lock icon The close affinity between the US and Japan
      638 6 WORLD COMMENT EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The Japan Times The Cabinet-level discussions on facts and ?t°! to recent JapanU.S. relations held Monday and Tuesday in Tokyo reaffirmed that a yep real convergence of interest exists between the two nations. Allowing for differences on
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      Lock icon The gold fever hits South Africa
      890 6  -  By By Peter Y ounghusband in Cape Town Washington Post As the free-market gold price hovered near US$l2O an ounce, the economic pulse of the Republic of South Africa beat faster and faster The leaping gold price is taking South Africa, producer of nearly
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      The spin that Komarov failed to stop
      2357 7 The US-Soviet Space Co-operation Agreement wiiich provides for joint space flights by astronauts of both nations in 1975 has created some uneasiness in the United States. Fears for the safety of American astronauts have been expressed in the light of recent failures in
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      456 7 the choice of profe/rionaLr and connoi//eur/ oudspeakers (Made in Germany) Isophon Loudspeaker combinations are famed for their 'true to life' sound reproduction. They make a world of difference to radio, hi-fi, and stereo listening. kM HSB 15/8 -a Walnut cabinet equipped with one woofer and one 1 mid-range tweeter Slotted
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      281 7 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 9 Flower-shaped ornaments. 10 Two words for a day in June. 11 Part of a school. 12 Seme tributary. 13 Bests. 21 Mr. Kringle. 23 Piute. 25 Ancient chariot. 28 River near Rouen. 29 Ich—(l serve). 30 Particular. 31 Western alliance. 32 Thanksgiving fruit. 33 —Gras. 34
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      41 7 DR. KILOARE by Ken Bald Sggj mm m m lis i -wR rdt m ■I u N 1 ILH U W 3 w STi Ai SHORT RIBS By Frank O'Neal m Si 31 /I fl 8 s m v.* a C£
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  • EDUCATIONAL BROADSHEET
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      AFRICA
      4654 8 The changing face... Life in the bush is not quite what they want Africa is an enormous land mass of 12 million sq. miles with a fairly sparse population of about 350 mill on people. If it were to be superimposed on a map of Asia, it would stretch
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  • TREND AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Labours of lost loves
      595 9 When the bubble bursts, the pain is widespread MAIEBOX J.W.C. What does a boy do when ope day without warning his goddess, the only girl he has ever lived for, suddenly announces that she is going to marry the mee siam seller down the street. However
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      MAXI COMFORT
      149 9 Floor length skirts make evenings free and easy. Sit or stretch about in any way you like. You'll still look feminine. And the styles that long skirts now come in make it even more fun to be feminine. And it really doesn't cost much. You can sew it
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      Kept in style
      260 9  -  TALKING SHOP VIOLET OON Bottles are simple affairs you might think. They are inexpensive, durable and among the most humble inhabitants of any kitchen. But when they are earmarked to contain wine and liquor master craftsmen have been inspired to produce works of art. So we have
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      He's still king in Paris
      197 9 Paris, Thursday Yves Saint Laurent emerged today as the undisputed star of the show at the autumn and winter couture collections here. At the end of the third day's showings and with only Guy Laroche and Madame Gres, president of the couture syndicate, left to
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      M. Credit explains purchase of Plaza
      180 9 Malayan Credit's $22.5 million purchase cf Plaza (Private) Limited at $9 per share was based on the net current value of the assets of the latter. In a reply to the Stock Exchange of Singapore's query, Malayan Credit said that none of its directors
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      Sterling dips
      34 9 Frankfurt, Thursday, The pound sterling hit an all-time low on the West German foreign exchange market yesterday when it was quoted In afternoon trading at 5.760 marks to the pound, dealers said.
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      APPOINTMENTS
      263 9 Mr. Hanspeter Weiss, has been appointed marketing manager of Robert Bosch (South-East Asia) Pte. Ltd. Mr. Weiss who Joined Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany in 1969, has been travelling extensively in this region, visiting the Bosch representatives in all major South-East Asian countries. Mr. George A. Midwood has Joined
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        310 9 A wave of buying that extended throughout much of the list carried stocks sharply higher in active trading yesterday on the New York Stock exchange. Analysts attributed the advance, the eighth in a row, largely to a return of investor confidence, perked up by the continuing flood of
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        Sydney
        246 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. today (Australian time): A baleen 07 11 Do opts 03% 04% AOD 09 nil All State 11 13 Amad OS 05% Aurora 14 17 Do opts 02 02% Aust Ant 19 20 Bamboo 04% nil Bounty Oil 00% 01 Bridge 15 nil Castlereach 06 07
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        Tokyo
        132 9 Prices advanced in active trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday morning. The market saw renewed investor interest as those who had bought in margin trading during a boom in January virtually finished settlement of their transactions. Margin trading is settled in six months. And the prop was a
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        Zurich
        79 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3960 —45 SBC 3530 •—65 Credit Suisse 3515 —65 Swissair B 582 —4 Swiss Reinsurance 2420 +5 Winterthur B. 1905 -f 15 Zurich Insurance 7175 25 Juvena B.
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        Dow Jones averages
        35 9 Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 933.02 (up 14.30), 20 transport 166.74 (up 0.23), 15 utilities 102 19 (up 0.68), 65 stocks 282.85 (up 3.08).
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        Paris
        211 9 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Paribas 216.50 (218) Indochlne 243.10 (244.50) Foncier 398 (404) Printemps 125.60 (126.50) COE 470.10 (475) Bull 64.20 (64) Royal Dutch 172 (170.50) Michelin 1810 (1839) Thomson 246 (250) CFP 221.10 (224) Rhone 165 (171> Air 292.50 (294) Philips 78.30 (78.10) Suez 363 (369.90) Citroen
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      167 9 The shares market was idle for some 20 minutes in morning session of the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. So slack was trading that the turnover slipped to 960.000 shares against Tuesday's total of 1.2 million. Value also dropped to $3.2 million from $5.2 million. A small turnover
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      Lock icon British clamp on 'insider' stock dealings
      261 9 United Press International London, Thursday The Government yesterday announced plans to tighten rules in stock trading, including "insider dealing" by company officers in the stocks of their firms and of companies about to be purchased by other companies. A government White Paoer said so-called
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      37 9 vulCain te) Be new Be natural Be now and forever But be sure-Su re as the new Lady I ulcain now unth a slimmer.elegant distinctive personality day and night, confident,reliable fully automatic as well. She never fails
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      91 9 A Belvedere kind of evening Admit it. She'll love Le Canard a l'Orange by candlelight. Young duckling roasted crisp and tender in a piquant sauce. Accompanied,perhaps, by hearts of marinated artichokes, and a bottle of exquisite wine. She'll love it. And you'll love it too. Anniversary, birthday, does it matter?
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  • SPORTS
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      Our marksmen for Seap
      386 10  -  By Nancy Koh The Singapore Shooting Association yesterday named their team of rifle and pistol shooters for.the Seap Games in September. Announcing the names of the shooters, SSA official P.C. Marcus said: "The final selection was made after a series of trials over the last six
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      Russia win
      31 10 Moscow, Thursday The Soviet Union won both reverse singles matches to snatch a 3-2 victory over Prance in their rain-hamper-ed Davis Cup European zone section "A" semi-final her# yesterdav.
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      Minjoot is new chairman of FAS
      275 10 Raymond James Minjoot has been coopted to be the new chairman of the ad hoc caretaker committee of the F.A. of Singapore. Col. Minjoot, head of the Ministry of Defence's Logistics Base in Tanglin, will replace Mr. S.T. Ratnam, who will relinquish the pc.st
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      Upset win by Miles
      108 10 London, Thursday. There was an upset in the second round of the World Junior Chess Championship when Tony Miles of England defeated Alexander Belyavsky of USSR. International Master Belyavsky was so put out tnat he agreed to a draw with Leslie Leow in their adjourned first
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      Henry Tan sets a record
      341 10  -  BOWLING with Jeffrey Low Henry Tan set a new six game series record in the Masters qualifying rounds of the Singapore International at Jackie's Orchard this week. Tan scored 1386 pinfalls, averaging 231, on Lanes 23-24 of the new System 460. The breakdown score was
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      KL FIELDS FOR SATURDAY
      1290 11 CLASS 1 DIV. 3 6F ($11,000 $7700 TO WINNER) 4844 JUST TWIGGY a (H Cowling) E Breukelen 6 9.00 £12 PRESIDENT'S VOTE a (KL Chong) Mansor 5 8.09 8088 EEILAISHANG a (SM Chua) West 8 8.08 VI11 a (Shaw) Tulloh 6 8.08 44 WINSLOW BOY g
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      THE FIELDS FOR SUNDAY
      1151 11 THE AGUNG'S GOLD CUP CLASS 1 DIV. 1 6F ($35,000 $22,750 TO WINNER) 3341 NEED YOU BADLY a (HT Wee) E Breukelen 7 9.00 2154 MONITOR III a (KL Chong) Teh 5 8.11 1106 THE BANKER III a (HT Wee) Allan 6 8.10 6118 PUBLIC DEFENDER
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      Two join Test circuit
      262 11 London. Thursday. East Africa and Sri Lanka will A ln the six Test playing numbers of the International taicet Conference (IQC) tie first World Cup tournament which will be staged In Eiifland over two weeks In J«ne 1975. After the ICC had finished -t yearly meeting
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      Leeds United fined $19,000
      76 11 London, Thursday Leeds United, the English first division soccer chib, were fined £3000 (about $19,000) by an F.A. disciplinary committee. But the fine, which follows allegations that the club's players had "persistently violated the laws of the game and brought the game Into disrepute," will be
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      43 11 Moscow, Thursday. The Soviet, Union held off a spirited fight back by the United States at Minsk last night to score their eighth triumph in 11 annual athletics matches between the two countries. The Russians won by 216 points to 163.
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      53 12 Athletic Rosemary Taylor hails fitom Ne* Zealand. Water skiing, swimming and netball are her favourite hobbies. Her ambition is to become a photographic model. Her husband being in the Royal New Zealand Navy gives her opportunities tor travel abroad with him. Picture by Nik him. Picture by
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      41 12 AH FOOK: Thumbs up for the police officers who managed to track down the killer of Detective Ong Poh Heng. MEI LIN: It only goes to show that those who live by the gun will die by the gun.
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      134 12 Toaav is Thursday, July 26, the 207th day of 1973 with 158 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was born on July 25, 1856. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: in 1847, Liberia, the only sovereign negro democracy
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      628 12 RADIO SINGAPORE S 3.00 Opening Announcements followed by Housewives' Matinee Stranger Than Fiction (Mandarin film. Pt. 1 Rpt), with superimposed English/Chinese subtitles 3.40 Art Appreciation, featuring: Lee Chee Kung (—Rpt.) 3.55 Days of Our Lives Mac Donald Carey as a dedicated physician (A dramatic story) 4.35 Animals in Captivity 4.50
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      2113 12 YOUR LUCKY STAR IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are a person of great energy—but also of little business sense. You are inclined to rush headlong into enterprises that appeal to you emotionally, whether or not they are in reality good business prospects. Material profit is the goal you
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      46 12 TIDES Today: 7 04 p.m. (2.4m). Tomorrow: 9.44 a.m. (2.1m), 8.18 p.m. (2.5m). Saturday: 10.32 am. (2 3m), 9.20 p.m. (2.7m). Sunday: 11.14 a.m. (2.4m), 10.12 p.m. (2.9m). Monday: 11.53 a.m. (2.5m), 11 p.m. t3m). Tuesday: 12.29 p.m. (2.5m), 11.47 p.m. (3m). Wednesday: 1.02 a.m. (2.6m).
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