New Nation, 7 August 1973

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    20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, August 7, 1973 No. 787 Price 15 cents NEW NATION SINGAPORE TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1973
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  • Article
    ON THE 'CHANGE
    113 1 In slack trading, prices were barely steady for the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: Malayan Credit (2) 3.26. Development Bank of Singapore (13) 5.00. Far East Levingston (3) 3.14, (1) 3.16. United Overseas Bank (1) 7.80. Temenggong Securities (1)
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  • Article
    Farmer shot
    59 1 Belfast, Tuesday A gunman yesterday shot and killed a Roman Catholic farmer and his wife and seriously wounded their two-year-old son in an early morning attack in County Tyrone. Army bomb experts blew up 600 lb (272 kgs) of explosives contained in a booby trapped bomb hidden on
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    Dancer held for drugs
    33 1 Managua, Tuesday.— Nicaraguan police yesterday seized 5001b (226 kilos) of marijuana from a farm 100 k.m. (60 miles) south of here and said they had arrested a Japanese dancer.
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 94 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and two fatal.
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    Lock icon Students: Now Grassby explains
    266 1 'Can't deport them* United Press International Melbourne, Tuesday Immigration Minister Mr. A 1 Grassby said last night that he told the Singapore government he would not deport foreign students in Australia because they were waited for military service in their respective countries. Mr. Grassby said he
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    Michelle tells of big moment
    232 1 Great and exciting this was how attractive Miss Michelle Downes, 20 (right), summed up her reaction on being chosen Miss Australia 1973. Michelle, a professional free-lance model from Melbourne, said: "Winning the title last November was one of the greatest things that has ever happened
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  • Article
    More food riots
    47 1 New Delhi, Tuesday.— Food riots and demonstrations against rising prices spread to several Indian states yesterday as a rail strike continued to hold up essential supplies in a country already facing food crisis. For the third consecutive day, mobs looted several shops in Indore,
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    California quake
    39 1 Los Angeles, Tuesday —A medium-sized earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale rolled down the coast of California from Santa Barbara to Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
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    Crooked way to wealth warning
    333 1 Raja: Prosperity will be short-lived if this goes on Foreign Minister Mr. S. Rajaratnam, last night warned against the d i s honesty which can come together with Singapore's prosperity. Speaking at the Kota Raja Community Centre dinner to celebrate Nat i on a 1
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    I'll strike again, says gunman
    267 1  -  Letter to Chinese newspaper By Wee Beng Huat A man who claims to be the gunman who shot and wounded a lawyer's chauffeur in Bukit Timah last week, has written a letter to a Chinese newspaper explaining why he took to crime. The letter, written
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    Dog turns sleuth
    80 1 Philadelphia, Tuesday. —A seeing-eye dog has led police to the man who mugged his master Police said Louis Prather was hit over the head and robbed of US$237 while walking with his German shepherd. Tin. The dog yesterday led police to the home of Jerome Hinton, 20,
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    Fireworks display on N-Day
    85 1 An hour-long fireworks display will be held at the Singapore Harbour Detached Mole on National Day from 9.15 p.m. The venue selected is to give vantage viewing from land and sea. The display will be elude over 1000 pieces of fireworks imported from China, Germany, Switzerland
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  • Article
    Skier dies
    41 1 Bonn. Tuesday.—Austrian water ski expert Bernd Rauchenwald, 31, died here yesterday of injuries received when a kite to which he was strapped crashed into spectators watching practice for the German Grand Prix on the Neurburgring race track on Saturday.
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  • Article
    Amin hits out at Britain
    349 1 'Adopting unethical policies' Ottawa, Tuesday C o m m o nwealth leaders yesterday heard a bitter attack on Britain by Uganda's President Amin' who accused it of activities that called into question the very continuation of the Commonwealth itself. His speech, more than 6,000 words
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  • Article
    Oil-leaking tanker
    52 1 London, Tuesday. Tugs yesterday failed to budge a potentially explosive tanker leaking high-octane petrol from a gash in its side from rocks near the village of St. Ishmaels in Wales. The 11,478-ton Liberian registered Dona Marika ran aground overnight, but its 38-man crew was safely taken to shore
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      400 CPF staff get better deal in new pact
      221 2 Four hundred employees of the Central Provident Fund Board will get better working conditions and annual leave as a result of a collective agreement reached between the management and the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees. In its latest news bulletin, AUPE
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      Ong's date
      39 2 The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, and his wife will be the guests of honour at the Kim Seng Community Centre National Day dinner and cultural show on Friday at 8 p.m. at the centre.
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      Curbs on those payments eased
      235 2 New MAS move The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a circular to all banks announcing liberalisation of remittances abroad. The celling on remittances to China fc.r the support of dependants and relatives has been raised to $30,000 a year. This means an increase frc.m
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      India night
      34 2 The Indian Chapter of Pata will hold an Evening In India featuring a banquet followed by a festival of dance, costumes and music at the Imperial Oberoi on Thursday at 8.30 p.m.
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      Colourful cars for the link-up
      179 2 This sturdy little craft will soon get off the ground in December. It is a cable car forming part of a system linking Mount Faber to Sentosa. This little cable-car together with 42 others arrived In Singapore three months ago. Since then they have been
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      Art career
      32 2 Mr. A. S. Yong, head of the applied arts, Baharrudin Vocational Institute will speak on Careers In Advertising (Commercial) Art at the Queenstown Branch Library on Friday at 3 p.m.
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      Youth movement vital to nation
      269 2 Call for combined effort A senior official of the People's Association has called on youths to help in building a viable youth movement in the Republic Mr. Ng Yew Kang, the association's deputy director (administration) said their combined effort was necessary to build such a
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      MP will launch two-week metric campaign
      136 2 The Member of Parliament for Katong, Mr. J.F. Conceicao, will launch the Metr i c a tion Board's two-week campaign to boost metrication on the roads at the Hyatt Hotel on August 20 at 6.30 p.m. The campaign Is organised to drive home the
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      A $4800 fine
      95 2 John Little's Pte. Ltd.. a departmental store, was fined a total of $4800 for failing to grant paid public holidays to 26 daily-rated employees and give an additional day's pay to 22 dailyrated employees who worked on a public holiday. It was one of 18 employers successfully
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      3-nation study tour by SNUJ mission
      119 2 A four-man delegation of the Singapore National Union of Journalists who recently met the Minister for Culture, Mr. Jek Yeun Thong on the setting-up of the proposed Press Council, will leave soon for Sri Lanka. India and Britain to study -their Press Councils. The
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      Pollution: 100 get summons
      129 2 The Ministry for the Environment has summoned more than 100 households and factories for "uncontrolled burning of refuse" since January. The offenders are from residential and industrial areas. This followed numerous complaints about refuse burning. In a statement issued this morning the Ministry warned the public
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      Econs talk
      41 2 The National Library's Young People's Service will organise, a talk in Malay on Economics: Tackling it In the HSC Examination by Encik Maarof Salleh, a University of Singapore undergraduate, on Friday in the library's lecture hall at 3 p.m.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      423 2 Lemmon was no problem CINEMA POSER KWAM SU/NE* NATION CONTEST Last Thursday's poser showed Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a scene from Irma La Douce. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Kon Swee Keng (student), of 21 Terang Bulan Avenue; Mr. Tan
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  • IN PERSON
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      'Magic man' thrills kids
      655 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon AFTER a scrumptious fare of chocolate cakes, sandwiches, sweets and biscuits, the children made a beeline for the hall where the entertainment was in full swing. The spastic children of the Red Cross Home were being entertained to a tea
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Education to meet the national needs
      807 4  -  SPORE '73 By Ismail Kasaim One of the prerequisites of national development in developing countries is the need to gear the educational system to national needs. Failure to acnieve this results not only in the bogging down of economic development but also creates social
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      The US takes a leading role in Singapore
      1061 4  -  By Lee Yew Meng The United States is now in a firm position in Singapore as far as trade and investments are concerned. Two-way trade between the US and the Republic last year excee d e d $2000 million, making it Singapore's
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      VOICE OF THE PRESS
      230 4 What other Newspapers are saying: Berita Harian ANTI-DRUG MEASURES PUNISHMENT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH Greater efforts will be made by the Government in the not-too-distant future to wipe out the influence of dangerous drugs on the people of this country. These include increasing the number of
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      266 4 China Airlines now flies to the U.S.A. And brings you closer to unique destinations in Asia. We now fly to Honolulu and Los Angela Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tc San Francisco: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, (via an overnight stopover in Taipei). And in this part of the world, direct
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Skylab men go for a walk in space
      271 5 Reuter Cape Kennedy, Tuesday —America's Skylab astronauts today staged their long-delayed walk in space, and took on the additional task of checking leaks in two of the space laboratory's cooling system. Marine Major Jack Lousma was the first astronaut to step through
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      Lock icon Shake-up for Heath's govt.
      452 5 Next polls in mind United Press International London, Tuesday Prime Minister Mr. Edward Heath is getting set for a big Cabinet reshuffle, British parliamentary sources said yesterday. They said his aim is to put together the team he will lead into Britain's next national parliamentary elections,
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      The inseparables
      132 5 From Canton with love, is an apt description of how these two ducks ended up in the Jurong Bird Park. These two Mandarin ducks were imported from Canton and presented to the park by Mr. Lim Peng Hul, a businessman, recently. They are Inseparable and regarded as a
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      Lock icon 'Yes man' Gray
      234 5 'I only carried out orders' UPI Reuter Washington, Tuesday Declaring that his navy training was to say "aye, aye sir," former acting FBI chief Patrick Gray said yesterday he followed White House orders in the Watergate scandal. He told the Senate Water gate Committee that he did
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      Lock icon Mao outwits pro-Soviets in party war
      397 5 United Press International London, Tuesday The Mao Tse-tung regime appears to have routed the pro-Soviet forces which have opposed the progressive reconciliation with the United States, diplomatic despatches from Peking said yesterday. They coincided with reports that preparations are in full swing for the
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      Lock icon President who prefers gowns to pants
      184 5 United Press International Washington. Tuesday. —President Nixon, a gentleman of the old school, teased a newspaper woman yesterday about wearing slacks to the White House and made it clear that he prefers dresses on women. After a bill signing ceremony in the Oval Office,
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      Lock icon A free hand for Marcos
      141 5 Reuter Manila, Tuesday All members of the Cabinet resigned yesterday to give President Marcos a free hand to reorganise the nation's administration. A nationwide referendum held on July 27 and 28 supported President Marcos to continue In office and complete his sweeping reforms Initiated 10
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      How $23m was spent
      317 5 Nixon homes row Washington, Tuesday. —The US Government disclosed today it had spent almost US$lO million ($23 million) in providing security and other facilities for President Nixon at his homes in San Clemente, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida. The disclosure, ordered by Mr. Nixon, came amid
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      Wheat for Bangla
      59 5 Dacca, Tuesday.— The United States signed an agreement yesterday to supply Bangladesh with 80,000 tons of wheat valued at about US$ll million (about $25.3 million), it was announced here. This latest agreement brings the total amount of US wheat to be shipped to Bangladesh in the first
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      S'pore ties
      19 5 Teheran, Tuesday. Iran and Singapore have established diplomatic relations, the Iran Government news agency Pars reported yesterday.
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      Escapees give up after chase in desert
      204 5 Tel Aviv, TuesdayThree armed Israeli youths and a girl gave up two hostages and surrendered after being cornered by soldiers in a fourhour hunt across the burning Sinai Desert yesterday. The four had broken out of police custody near the Santa Caterina monastery
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      Tremor in Uppsala
      37 5 Uppsala, Tuesday.—An earth tremor, believed to be Soviet underground nuclear test, was registered by the Uppsala seismological observatory yesterday. The blast appeared to have taken place in the mountains, the observatory reported last night.
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  • OPINION
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      A licence to kill—or to be killed
      366 6 A licence to kill —or to be killed Have provisional licence, will die. This seems to be the motto of the innumerable learner scooterists and motor-cyclists zigzagging their way through our congested roads. Statistics uncovered by New Nation last week show that of the 31 people killed on Singapore roads
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
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        Second choice
        63 6 Modesty may have shattering effects on a man's ego. A colleague who was Invited to be guest speaker at his old boys' association annual dinner, suggested modestly, that the organisers should have asked a better speaker. "We tried, but we didn't succeed," came the spontaneous devastating reply. My
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        Lost: One husband
        68 6 Attending a large cocktail party can be frustrating (or fun, depending on which side you are on). Our man covering the grand cocktail party celebrating the opening of the revolving restaurant at the Mandarin, to which 2000 guests had been invited, encountered several anxious women guests looking
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      Shaping the new elite in Singapore
      1061 6  -  Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the Singapore University graduates last Saturday, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Toh Chin Chye warned of the dangers of our elites developing a "super-class" mentality. While it is recognised that university graduates and students of other institutes of tertiary education, although
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      Lock icon A loose and extremely fragile grouping
      487 6 WORLD COMMENT EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The Japan Times This year's Commonwealth Conference opens in Ottawa Thursday with many wondering again how it has managed to survive and some seriously questioning whether it should continue to do 60. There will be eight days of meetings
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      Lock icon The return of Alger Hiss
      937 6  -  By Martin G. Berck Los Angeles Times "One reason I'm so intent is that this may be my last chance," said Alger Hiss, positioned on a park bench to discuss the newest chapter in a 25-year effort to clear himself of a perjury conviction that
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      Lock icon Whitlam's visit to the US
      276 6 The Melbourne Herald The measure of Mr Whitlam's first visit to Washington as Prime Minister Is the condition in which he left the American alliance. It looks no worse than before he went. It may be better. The Americans see clearly a new Australian stance.
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      Face-lift for Batam isle
      827 7  -  By a special correspondent The Bat am Island Master Plan envisages a multi-million dollar agricultural industrial and tourist complex on the is !f^ d Development will take shape with the setting up of an oil refinery and according to Indonesia's Minister of Mines, Mr. Moh Sadli,
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      Success in the big hunt for oil
      731 7 The first "official" oil exploration in Indonesia dates back to 1872, with the search for petroleum in Tjirebon in West Java. The first successful drilling was in Telega Said, North Sumatra in 1885. From then on successes were recorded in Kruka, East Java
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      Lock icon The spider in space
      647 7  -  By Abigail Brett Washington Post The un of f icial mascot for Skylab is a female spider named Arabella, which is keeping the three astronauts company on their stay in earth orbit. Space agency scientists want to see how a spider builds a web in, weightlessness.
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  • SHOPPING
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      What you wear
      551 8 yARIETY is the spice of life. Thats* why there is such a fantastic range of clothings for our young men about town to choose from. Shirts, Jackets, pants, the whole lot. They come in all shades and sizes and patterns and prices. Some are sure to fit
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  • FINANCE
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      Profitable half year by Sel. Properties
      320 9 Selangor Properties' unaudited pre-tax profit Tor the half-year ended April 1973 rose by 25 per cent to $2.3 million and appeared to be in line with directors' forecast of about $4.5 million profit before tax for the current vear. The half-year result includes profits
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      APPIONTMENTS
      182 9 Mr. Michael Lee, Mr. Derek Spice and Mr. T.W.R. White have been appointed directors of the airfreight transport firm of Pandalr-Dat (S) Pte. Limited, and Mr. Bryan E. Clare its general manager. Mr. David Henton has been appointed general manager of Holiday Inn, Singapore. The former general manager of
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      Chase raises rate to 9p.c.
      59 9 New York, Tuesday.— Chase Manhattan Bank yesterday became the first of the nation's giant banks to join the parade to the 9 per cent interest rate for prime business loans. Franklin National of New York, First Pennsylvania of Philadelphia and Union Bank Of Lc.-j Angeles
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      95 9 Price erosion continued on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, with practically no trading during the first hour. Sporadic dealings.came after the early morning break. Led by blue chips many industrials closed marginally easier. Banks were barely steady. Marginal improvements recorded by 13 industrial counters. Yesterday's trading volume
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      Hong Leong's paid up capital raised to $15.4 million
      227 9 The paid-up capital of Hong Leong Finance has been doubled to $15.4 million—the result of a one-for-one rights issue at a premium of 25 cents. Shareholders also agreed at a recent EGM to raise the company's nominal capital from $20 million
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Sydney
        235 9 Prices at 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time). A baleen 10 11 Do opts 03% nil AOD 09 10 Allstate 10 14 Amad 05 05% Do opts 01 02 Aust Ant 18 19 Bamboo 05% nil Bounty Oil 00 01 Bridge 14 15 Castlereagh 06 06% Cleveland 36 38 Cosmos
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        Zurich
        81 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3905 +35 SBC 3380 70 Credit Suisse 3340 110 Swissair B. 585 18 Swiss Reinsurance •*>30 +30 Winterthur B. 1880 Zurich Insurance 6800 100 Juvena B. 2560 30
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        Paris
        208 9 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Paribas 215.50 (216) Indochine 255 (254) Foncier 405 (405) Prlntemps 129.50 (123.40) CGE 466 (468.50) Bull 62.40 (63.20) Royal Dutch 178.10 (179) Michelln 1800 (1800) Thomson 253 (252.50) CFP 228 (223.50) Rhone 165.70 (165.20J Air 295 (295.10) Philips 79.40 (79.90) Suez 353 (357) Citroen
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        New York
        346 9 A strong showing by the US dollar overseas, and some selective glamour buying sent stocks a bit higher yesterday on the New York Exchange. Trading was slow. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 3.91 to 912.78, after being on the downside much of the session. Advances moved ahead
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        162 9 Kyodo The post holiday Tokyo stock market suffered a minor setback on small-lot selling at its morning session yesterday. The market opened irregular as investor hesitancy prevailed over both selling and buying in the absence of incentives. Although resources and speculative leaders posted gains, selling increased toward the close
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 9 Dew Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 Industrials 912.78 (up 3.91), 20 transport 162.76 (up 0.47), 15 utilities 96.95 (off 0.44), 65 stocks 275.24 (up 0.71).
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  • TREND
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      Eyeing a fashion spectacle
      483 9  -  MARY LEE The world is a chic place when you look at it through Parisian glasses or rather, those designed by Christian Dior or Yves St. Laurent. Yes, eyewear has become a very fashionable focal point for designers. Christian Dior brings out the arty youth chic
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      Swing to the lotus
      286 9  -  YOGA TAN CHUNG LEE *Tociay's pose, the lotus balance, exercises the wrist and shoulder muscles. Sit in the lotus position, with the left foot on the right thigh and right foot on left thigh. Place your palms on the floor and inhaling deeply, raise your body
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      Lock icon Revenge on all those sex bombs?
      392 9 Melbourne Herald Rome, Tuesday A madman known as the "anonymous Tuscan" has been sending letter bombs and threats to Italian film actresses, particularly those who have appeared in erotic scenes in the nude. This rather unusual type of fan letter has been posted in
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      Behind the Burton break-up
      269 9 In Hollywood Lawrence Harvey, a friend of the Burtons for years, talked about the breakup which he said was "the final straw in two years of mounting tension between the couple." Explaining the incident that led to the big break early last month, Harvey said Miss
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      HOW THEY FINISHED AT PENANG ON SUNDAY
      360 10 ACTRESS was quickly out in front, making a two-length break. She was nicely clear into the straight from SHINTABO, with THE BATTLES moving up. ACTRESS kept up a smart gallop to win by two lengths from SHINTABO. THE BATTLER finished a long third.
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      It's Cryptic Comment for your list
      591 10 SCRIPTI by SCRUTINEER! i Ja If ally horse deserves a break it is Cryptic Comment. He was unlucky when third to Bonito over 7f at Penang on Sunday. The six-year-old missed the Jump and was in the rear until th e half-mile. Then when
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      Tostao: I'll never play again
      245 11 Rio De Janeiro, Tuesday Tostao, successor to Pele as Brazil's soccer king, will never play again because of eye trouble, he told television viewers here. Tostao, whose full name is Eduardo Goncalves Andrade. was speaking from Houston, US, where he has been undergoing further tests
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      Winning lead for US
      95 11 New York, Tuesday The United States gained a 3-0 winning lead over Chile in the Davis Cup American zone tennis final at North Little Rock, Arkansas, yesterday. Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen beat Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo 7-9, 37-39, 8-6, 6-1. 6-3 in a
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      Weakness in attack
      413 11  -  From Jeffrey Low in Kuala Lumpur Singapore will have to make greater efforts if they hope to wrest the Seap Games hockey gold medal from Malaysia next month. Yesterday's 1-1 drawn friendly game with Malaysia's Seap team here exposed Singapore's weakness In the forward line. The Singapore
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      Boyce, Headley on run spree
      360 11 London, Tuesday Keith Boyce and Ron Headley went on a run spree for the West Indian cricketers on the second day of the three-day match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham yesterday. The pair scored 149 of their side's 197 in reply to Gloucestershire's 213 9 declared,
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      US baseball results
      86 11 New York. Tuesday—Baseball results: American League Detroit 8 New York 6; Oakland 6 California 2; Cleveland 6 Milwaukee 5 (Ist game); Cleveland 4 Milwaukee 1 (2nd): Boston 7 Baltimore 4; Chicago 7 Texas 3 (1st); Chicago 5 Texas 4 (2nd); Minnesota 7 Kansas City 1. National League—St.
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      3 share lead in Pesta chess
      388 11 Only three players have full points and share the lead in Festival chess championship after four rounds. National master Lim Kok Ann beat Chia Chee Seng; Pang Kwok Leong, last year's joint champion, beat Phoon Chun Meng; Lim Seng Hoo beat Bay Sit Thong,
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      Divers need consistency
      505 11  -  By Nancy Koh The National diving squad need to achieve consistency of form before the Seap Games in September. National diving coach Bruce Bland, in naming the Seap representatives, said: "We have selected a young team of divers, most of whom will be making their international debut
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      King's crown
      29 11 New York, Tuesday—Wimbledon champion Blllie Jean King won the women's singles title at the Denver tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2, triumph over Betty Stove of Holland.
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      198 10 AUGUST ARCHITECTURAL SHIPBUILDING Draughtsmanship Electrical for male/ female C.T.S.O. 18-B, Upper Serangoon Read, S'pore (13) (Serangoon/Jal.an Tba Payoh Junction) *****0. STENOGRAPHY: Morning/Afternoon Evening Sessions: Success Guaranteed: Rapid, Simplified Course: Register early: Raja's College, Raffles Place (*****), Raja's, 218 D Changi Road (*****8). SINGAPORE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL offers Home Study Courses: Shorthand
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      281 10 SWISH CURTAIN RAILS from U.K. Merchandise Produce (Pte.) Ltd. 5189 Golden Mile Shopping Centre, Beach Road, S'pore 7. Tel: *****3b *****36. LAST FEW DAYS left. Closing down sale at Chinese YMCA, Palmer Road. Ready-made blouses, T-shirts, nighties pyjamas, Sports shirts, jeans, suitings, gifts and many more items. Everything selling at
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      234 10 FOR RENT FLATTED FACTORY at MACPHERSON ROAD suitable for light industry, store and office. Approximately 5,000 sq.ft. per floor. Interested parties, please tel: *****2 Mrs. Chua. AIRCONDITIONED OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE at GOLDEN CASTLE BUILDING, 80 SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE 1. Please contact Tel: *****/9. rasmomvACAirr REQUIRED RETIRED SALES Personnel to
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      221 10 CHANGI SERVICES STATION requires mechanics and pump attendants and clerk. Tel: S'porte *****4. IP' WE BUT, SELL TRADE-IN for used/new cameras (All Brands) 177, Middle Road, Singapore *****7/*****3. Registered second-hana dealers. jpidtmiiUßl DOBERMAN, UUSHAND DOG for sale. Contact Mrs. Lee 5, Jalan Angin Laut S'pore, 15. Tel: *****7. BALI HEALTH
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      256 10 WHY WASTE TIME ironing? "Twigtex" Double-Knit is easy to wash, quick-dry and needs no ironing. Available at all First-Class Tailors. Sole Distributors: The Knit-Scene Phone: *****. MADE TO MEASURE suits, trousers, Shirts, Military Uniforms, Ladies Costumes Skirts, Slacks, in latest fabrics by expert tailors. Visit Nath Toilors, 4 Tonglin Road,
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      188 10 BUYING AND SELLING reliable used cars. Pacific Motor Credit (Pte.) Ltd. Showroom at 511, Bukit Timah Road 4Vfe m.s., S'pore 10. Tel: *****1/ *****4/*****3. RECONDITIONED LORRY 1967/1969 1 3 tons Nissan, Datsun, Toyota and Mazda. Petrol/diesel. View 30, Jalan Novena Barat, Tel: *****2. 1972 MERCEDES 230 (automatic), 1970, 1969, 1968
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      70 10 uiiMia.Mur WE BUY, TRADE-IN gocd used cors ot maximum valuation. Mercedes Benz most essential. Ring *****7 and *****3 S'pore. WANTED MERCEDES DIESEL and Chevrolet Impala with or without aircond. Contact Mr. Ong, *****) S'pore during office hours. WANTED TO BUY or sell. Contact Nam Choon Hang 307, Bukit Timah Read,
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      84 11 OPENS TOMORROW! 4 SHOWS at 1.30, 3.30, 7.15 9.30 p.m. NATIONAL DAY (9th August) 5 Shows at 11.00 a.m., 1.30, 3.30, 7.15 9.30 p.m. CLINT EASTWOOD-BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKER (HONG KONG $800,000 IN 4 WEEKS) ADMISSION PRICES FOR THIS PICTURE: >3, $2 C $I. T I' i ,ii.' n (NO
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      17 11 T» V\a er KJ a <*:v M > —M *> v m* CHINA I I M I M O
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      71 11 DR. KILOARE by Ken Bald >\ 9 J! w 7ffl < •?> W «l I BECAUSE X COULDN'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH, I HAD THIS APPARATUS INSTALLED... AND IT'S CONFIRMED My WORST SUSPICIONS. SMARONI ISN'T NORMAL.' f f 1 1 by John Prentice and Fred Dickeneon KEEP LOW/ I'M SURE I
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      290 11 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Political windfall. 5 Arcturus. < 9 Get larger. 13 Hebrides island. 14 Fashion. 15 To laugh: Fr. 16 Horn of plenty. 18 "Green Gables" girl. 19 Imperfection in a board. 20 Took a chance. 22 Valletta's island. 23 Ham's companion. 24 Beside: Prefix. 25 Young
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      SINGING CINDY
      40 12 Gndy Poi, 21, from Taiwan, is here on a singing engagement at El Ami go ond Maxim nightclubs. She likes to travel ond meet people. Cindy hopes to sing her woy rounc the world. Picture by Michoel Kwon.
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      TODAY
      137 12 Today is Tuesday, August 7. the 219 th day of 1973 with 146 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. Black American statesman Ralph Bunche was born on Aug. 7. 1904. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1942, US Marines launched America's first
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      TALKING POINT
      37 12 AH FOO K: Our Foreign Minister is right. With so much money floating around, too many people have turned crooked. MEI LIN: We should start a Be HonestCampaign to get all these people in line.
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      257 12 Ret 04 011 31 CVMA_ The watch closest to perfect accuracy Sole Agents CHIN HIN WATCH CO OVERSEAS UNION SHOPPING CENTRE COLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE. 1. TEL *****1 FALL IN LOl EIN A MIKI DRESS.... m s&. Tr ■> wzhsr Go Places Wisely With Us For World Wide (1) Travel Ariangements;
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      2671 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 Opening Announcements followed by For the Family: A magazine series presented in English 3.30 Diary Of Events (E) 3.35 Where the Heart Is: Serial revolving round the affections, conflicts and tensions found in the close-knit relationships of the Hathaway family 3.55 Our Music Makers (E): A A
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      46 12 I Today: 4.23 p.m. (2.3m). Tomorrow: 6.52 ajn. (1.7m), 5.21 pjn. (2.1m). Thursday: 9.04 am. (1.7m), 6.43 pjn. (2.1m). Friday: 9.51a.m. (1.9m), 8.08 p.m. (2.2m). Saturday: 10.23 a.m. (2m), 9.05 pin. (2.3m). Sunday: 10.51 a.m. (2.1m), 9.48 p.m. (2.5m). Monday: 11.16 ajn. (2.2m), 10.25 pin. (2.6m).
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