New Nation, 14 August 1973

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    20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, August 14, 1973 No. 793 Price 15 cents NEW NATION SINCAPORE TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1973
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    122 1 Prices were steady for the first 45 minutes on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: Malayan Credit (5) 3.00, (22 3.02, (33 3.04. Haw Par (1) 5.20, (2) 5.15. Leong Huat (5) 2.32. Development Bank of Singapore (2) 4.86, (5) 4.88. (2) 4.90. Hytex
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  • Article
    Flying in Skylab
    51 1 Cape Kennedy, Tuesday.—Skylab commander Alan Bean flew round the inside of the orbiting space station yesterday, testing a flying machine strapped to his back. Colleague Jack Lousma also tried the Jet-pro-pelled "back pack" as Skylab soared over Hawaii and told ground control "It flies very well—nice and
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    US raises bank rate
    41 1 Washington, Tuesday. —The United States yesterday raised its bank rate to IV 2 per cent—the highest in history—in what was seen as an anti-inflationary mov*. The one half per cent Increase was the seventh rise this year.
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    OUR ROADS
    10 1 Police reported 110 accidents yesterday. Eleven were serious.
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    Four-digit groups go broke
    421 1 Bettors claim $3 mil. prize Heavy betting last week has forced three illegal fourdigit lottery syndicates to close down because they are unable to pay more than $3 million in prize money. Last week the bosses of the three syndicates disclosed through their bookies that they
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    Lock icon Houston body toll: 27
    133 1 UPI, Reuter Netf York, Tuesday Sheriff's deputies unearthed four more bodies from shallow graves Including two nude boys burled together on a Texas beach yesterday, raising to 27 the toll of youngsters tortured and killed in a three-year sex plot In Houstan —the worst mass murder
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    Lock icon Now peace move by Lon Nol
    518 1 Talks with Reds as fighting worsens Reuter Phnom Penh, Tuesday President Lon Nol today sought a peace settlement with antigovernment troops as fighting flared again near the capital. According to military reports, government forces have withdrawn from four more towns and a key provincial
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    Aid from Bonn
    35 1 Bonn, Tuesday West Germany has offered economic aid to Portugal on condition that It stops the "colonial war" in Africa, the Economic Cooperation Minister, Mr. Erhard Eppler, said on television last night.
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    Lock icon Power cut as Allende warns of civil war
    279 1 Reuter Santiagp, Tuesday President Salvador Allende warned in a national broadcast today that Chile was on the brink of civil war—and as he spoke the capital was plunged into darkness by a power cut. The city was blacked out during the Presidential.
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    Flood deaths near 200
    230 1 New Delhi. Tuesday The flood death toll in the Indian sub-continent neared the 200 mark yesterday and was expected to go higher. The loss of life in India was now at least 100, with the heaviest damage in Kashmir, where the total of deaths yesterday rose
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    Lock icon Kennedy's son charged
    184 1 Reuter Washington, Tuesday— A son of the late Senator Robert Kennedy was seriously injured in a car accident on Nantucket Island yesterday and his older brother was charged in connection with the crash, which also injured five girls. David Kennedy, 17, was flown by air ambulance to
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    Lock icon Mid-East row hots up
    268 1 Now a clash at sea Reuter London, .Tuesday Egyptian and Israeli naval patrol vessels clashed in the Gulf of Suez yesterday only four days after aircraft of the two nations fought an aerial battle over the ceasefire zone. The Israelis said their ships hit one Egyptian
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    Bus crash kills 3
    59 1 London. Tuesday. Three people were killed and 20 others treated In hospital for Injuries after a bus ploughed Into a queue On a crowded street in Bradford yesterday. These killed were an 80-year-old man. an elderly woman and a girl of four. One of the injured.
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    Rain loss
    37 1 Moscow, Tuesday Persistent heavy rain which has flattened ripe crops throughout the Russian federation could cost the Soviet Union up to 10 million tons of grain from this year's harvest, according to Western estimates here.
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    Ziegler dies
    51 1 Bonn, Tuesday.— Professor Karl Zlegler, who won the Nobel chemistry prize In 1963, died on Sunday In Muelhelm aged 73. He had worked at the Max Planck Institute for coal research In Ruhr city. He won the Nobel prize for discovering new catalysts used in the production of
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Rush to register now begins
      415 2 Schools over-applied Crowds and queues, absent during the beginning of this year's registration for Primary One classes last month, were seen at the more popular schools yesterday. On the first day of the third phase of registration yesterday, schools like the Convents of the Holy
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      13,000 more sign up
      54 2 More than 13,000 workers from 45 companies have joined the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation and Pioneer Industries Em ployees Union since their mass campaign in July. The union are waiting for recognition from another 10 companies representing some 4000 workers. They are also organising another 5000
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      Talks on drug abuse—by medical students
      237 2 Talks on drug abuse —by medical students The Singapore Medical Students Association will hold a two-day symposium on Drug Abuse on Aug. 22 and 24 at the Social Medicine and Public Health lecture theatre. The symposium, to be held In conjunction with the 22nd General Assembly of the International Federation
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      Relief for married women grads
      340 2  -  But they must be gainfully employed* By Sunny Wee All married women who are graduates of a recognised university or members of an approved profession will be entitled to special income tax reliefs if they are gainfully employed, according to informed sources. It Is understood
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      SMA's proposals for mental Bill
      228 2 'Making sure it serves purpose* The Singapore Medical Association has submitted its recommendations for amendments to be made to the Mental Disorders and Treatment (Amendment) Bill to the Minister for Health, Mr. Chua Sian Chin. A spokesman for the Association said: "The recommendations are to
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      Course on orchids
      63 2 The Adult Education Board will conduct an eight-week course on orchid cultivation (elementary) at the Beaty Secondary School. AEB Centre, from September 2. Tuition fee is $10. Application forms and further details can be obtained at the centre between 9 a.m. and noon on unday or at
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      Okada way to long and healthy life...
      365 2 Professor Hh'oshi Okada may not have the secret of eternal youth, but he has good advice for those who aspire to live a long and healthy life. There are five basic principles in his formula for healthy living. Professor Okada, 60, is from
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      10 more to join ROV squad
      181 2 Another 10 men are expected to join the Registry of Vehicles Enforcement Squad within the next two weeks. The men nine constables and a sergeant—have been undergoing training at the Police Academy for the past two months. However, with the addition of the 10
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      Camp for children
      57 2 The Chinese YMCA will hold an International Camp for local and foreign children from Sept. 4 to 9. Children between nine and 12 years of age may register. Most activities will be at Pasir Ris. There will also be a day camp for children of ages five
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      'Leaders must accept norms of society'
      192 2 Young people who aspire to become leaders In society should understand and accept the basic social norms and restrictions of the community m which they live, instead of trying to be "different" from the rest. This was the advice Riven by Mr. Chai Chong
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      Goodwill visit
      67 2 The Singapore Manufacturers Association will send a delegation to China soon on a goodwill and familiarisation tour, an informed source said today. It is understood the delegation will visit major Chinese industrial cities, including Shanghai, Nanking, Wuhan and Peking. The Singapore mission will also meet Chinese officials and
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      Poly survey on toys
      241 2 An attempt to put theory to practice led four final year Polytechnic students from the Production Engineering Department to carry out a market survey at the People's Park shopping complex. The random survey, carried out on August 4 and 5 sought the people's opinions on the
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      Hon's date
      33 2 The Finance Minister, Mr. Hon Sui Sen, will attend the Bukit PanJang constituency National Day dinner and variety show at the Bukit Panjang Government English School on Sunday at 7.30 p.m.
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      $40,000 lanterns
      91 2 The government has installed lanterns costing $40,000 to Illuminate the Kampong Java Park which is bounded by Bukit Timah, Cavanagh and Kampong Java Reads. The installation comprises 71 post top lanterns mounted on steel poles and strategically located beside the vari- ous lengths of footpaths. The lighting scheme
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      Grading
      33 2 The Chinese YMCA's Aikldo Club will conduct grading sessions for its members at Tanglin Centre, 60 Stevens Road, on September 2 from 10 a.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
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      26 2 ODEON: NEXT CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SANITY, P^TISNTTRLE! rt M < fjfeja, 4i>. WARNING! di Prints by De Luxe' Pamela FRANKLIN Roddy McDOWALL Clive REVILL
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      421 2 V > *y/. r Poser No. 50 No problem with The Heist B KWJUM SU/NEW NATION hi 111. Last Thursday's poser showed Warren Beatty in a scene from The Heist. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Mr. Chua Boon Hock (teacher), of 304A
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      44 3 Ji r 2% k u iwi I m mm I I L i See your travel agent or phone Qantas *****4 Ewrv day to Europe and mto Uxxbn 9 -30 p.m. Every day to Sydney and on to Melbourne 830 p.m. Australia's Overseas Airline
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  • IN PERSON
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      The fiery wheelers
      675 4  -  DISPLAY THRILLS CROWD HI POISON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon IT was a fiery display from start to finish. The anticipation and awe of the spectators were well rewarded as 22 members of the Maude Road Community Centre's skating club showed off their skills at Jumping over and
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Rice: Proof is in the eating
      1223 4  -  SPORE '73 By Pang Cheng Lian Apart from providing cheaper rice to the public, the community centres' sale of Pakistani rice is an interesting experiment to prove that a Singaporean's eating habit can be changed and his traditional prejudice removed. Since the sale of
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      CALL TO FORM REGIONAL YOUTH COUNCILS
      859 4  -  By Ivan Lim It is a testimony to the dynamism of the People's Association that its officials are alive to the personnel and administ r a t i on problems confronting the 63 youth sub-commit-tees (YSCs). In June, It organised a two-day seminar on
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Opposition chief tells of hotel kidnap
      154 5 Reuter Seoul, Tuesday. A South Korean opposition leader. Mr. Kim Daejung, who returned to home last night five days after his mysterious disappearance from a Tokyo hotel. tc,!d a television station here he was taken out of Japan by his kidnappers. The Munhwa TV
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      Popularity drops
      78 5 Washington, Tuesday. •-Eighty-four per cent of Congressmen responding to a newspaper poll said they believed President Nixon's historical image has been permanently scarted by the Watergate bugging scandal. The opinion was expressed by 168 out of 198 Congressmen who took part in the poll conducted by the Christian
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      Agnew favours 'at a price'
      395 5 Traders: We gave cash gifts Washington, Tuesday Four Maryland contractors have told Federal prosecutors they made "cash payments" to VicePresident S p i r o Agnew in hopes of being awarded government contracts, the Washington Star-News said yesterday. The newspaper, quoting reliable sources, reported that
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      Lock icon Cox: Nixon's legal duty to provide evidence
      243 5 Reuter Washington, Tuesday— Special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox told a court here yesterday that President Nixon, like the humblest citizen, had a legal duty to provide material evidence to a grand Jury. In a 67-page document filed in the US district court, Mr.
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      7 foreigners in 85-toll crash
      139 5 Madrid, Tuesday Seven of the 79 passengers killed when their Spanish Caravelle exploded and crashed yesterday in northwestern Spain appeared to be non Spaniards, the Aviaco airline said here last night. But an airline spokesman was unable to give their nationalities. The names appeared on
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      Extradition
      32 5 Geneva, Tuesday. Switzerland yesterday agreed to a Spanish request to extradite Francis Bodenan, the Frenchman who hijacked a plane carrying Moise Tshombe, the former Katanga secessionist leader, to Algeria in 1967.
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      Lock icon Gunboat chase called off after 100 miles
      200 5 Reuter Reykjavik, Tuesday The Icelandic coastguard last night called off one of its gunboats which had been speedifig after a British trawler to arrest it for allegedly fishing inside Iceland's old 12mile limit. The announcement ended a hectic race between the gunboat, the
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      Lock icon Race govts rapped
      299 5 Pledge by Whitlam Reuter Canberra, Tuesday Australia would support "every International action" to change the policies of the minority governments in Africa, Australian Prime Minister Mr. Gough Whitlam, said in a television programme last night. Mr. Whitlam, speaking on the Australian Broadcasting Commission programme Monday Conference, said
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      Lock icon Ottawa probes 'threat to kill hostage'
      115 5 Reuter Ottawa. Tuesday—The government is investigating a reported threat by Arab guerrillas to kill a French Canadian hostage in Hong Kong. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said yesterday. "At this stage, we don't have any hard facts and we're trying to get what information we
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      Lock icon Life for 5 killers
      125 5 United Press International Christiansted, Tuesday Five young black Virgin Islanders were sentenced yesterday to eight terms of life imprisonment, to run consecutively, for the murders of eight people last year at a luxurious golf course here. The maximum sentences were pronounced by US District Judge Warren
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      255 5 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 8 Perform. 9 Stone Age implement. 10 Travels by boat 11 Sassy. 12 Hi-fi sets. 13 Reproaches 14 Pat: Comb. form. 19 Strawberry 22 Denied entry. 24 Road surface pit. 26 Silky haired dog. 27 Feed bag food. 29 Musical instrument. 32 Becomes boiling mad. 33 Insect.
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  • OPINION
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      Our 'friend' Mr. Whitlam
      463 6 It is gratifying to hear that Australian Prime Minister Mr. Gough Whitlam considers himself and Mr. Lee Kuan Yew the "greatest of friends." But he certainly has a straage way of treating his friends. In his latest public outburst against Singapore, Mr. Whitlam described Mr. Lee
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      Curbing high labour turnover
      1086 6  -  Among other things, the National Day address of Dr. Goh Keng Swee referred to workers who hopped from one job to another for no good reason. This practice, he warned, would have long-term adverse effects on the training of our workers. The frequent changing of jobs
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      Lock icon Slowing the economy of Japan
      482 6 WORLD COMMENT EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS The Financial Times For several years now, Western commentators have been predicting that the Japanese economy, which expanded by over 10 per cent a year between 1966 and 1971. would be constrained to adopt a slower erowth rate sooner or
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      China's distrust of Moscow
      568 6  -  By Robert S. Elegant Diplomatic sources detect a distinct uneasiness in Peking over Moscow's warming relations with Washington. The leaders of the People's Republic of China are showing renewed apprehension that such an improvement of relations between the United States and their arch-enemy in the communist
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      Lock icon Marcos' tasks ahead
      400 6 The London Times The detailed results of the referendum In the Philippines will have given President Marcos all the assurance that he needs. The harder question to answer is how far the results really reflect popular opinion. From the standpoint of a mature democracy eighteen million Yes
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      ROADS: BID TO EASE THE JAM...
      1674 7  -  TfUffofin® ffifl A. H 8§ The Singapore Concept Plan lays down the guidelines which will govern the Republic's future development. The plan links the various centres of activity to each other and while favouring the growth of each area, it also co-ordinates and intergrates
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  • SHOPPING
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      Flowers—from cans
      618 8 ITS funny, but one of the things people miss most Is flowers. Not that there are not many flowers around; there are. Its just that though we are the Garden City with plenty of plants and flowers strewn throughout the island, the people do not have enough flowers
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      17 8 SPECIAL OFFER! COMPLETE TEAK PLY BED-ROOM SET FOR ONLY $390/FREEGIFT EVERY SET PURCHASED TWO DUN LOP PILLOWS
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      253 8 urtains Curtains that conceal. Curtains that reveal. Curtains of materials that are as new as today! Of weaves and textures and designs and colours. They are the finishing touch that is a must, with carpets and rugs and wallpapers. You are invited to see the wide range at Liberty Herchandfeins
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  • TREND
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      The cut's the thing
      742 9  -  When you get your hair styled in elegant places MARY LEE I would like you to meet a male hairdresser the guy who dresses a woman's hair. I'm not referring to any one in particular, just the trade itself. We do not have very many in
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      Lock icon Crepe—the fabric of femininity
      122 9 If you really want to know what it feels like to be a lady, wear crepe. That is the one material that will remove those hard edges on your shoulders, brought about by the wear and tear of a demanding career. 0«h b M*t mmi aspaariva,
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      Flutters of fashion
      526 9  -  A review of the Guy Laroche show M.L. I feel a little sorry for some poor ostrich his feathers were looking lovely on the mannequin from Paris, edging her sparkling lave nder floor-length gown. ThCoe feathers have been plucked off him by Guy Laroche, the Parisian couturier
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      Exercise your hand muscles
      115 9  -  YOGA TAN CHUNG LEE Today we will do a variation of last week's lotus balance. It is known as the kukutasan or the cock posture. Sit in the lotus. Insert your hands in between the thigh and calf muscles as far as the elbow. This is
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      UN-MANLY
      52 9 Kingsley Amis, the British author, on what he dislikes in men: One specifically masculine dislikeable quality occurs to me: being nasty to a woman. Women can be nasty to a man ail right, but man is better equipped with greater physical strength, greater earning capacity and not being subject
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      WAIST NOT-WANT NOT?
      129 9 Watch that waistline, girls a psychiatrist tells us it could betray your class more eloquently than your accent. Dr. Julian Sllverstone, senior lecturer in psychiatry at St. Bartholonew's Hospital, London, says that recent research has shown obesity to be twice as prevalent among the lower economic groups,
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  • FINANCE
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      APPOINTMENTS
      208 9 Mr. H. Lim Ewe Hin, general manager of the Singapore Hilton, has announced two executive appointments in the hotel. Mr. Stephen Wee Woon Jiew, assistant front office manager, has been promoted front office manager. Mr. Wee had 15 years experience in the Raffles Hotel before he joined the Singapore
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      International Wood incurs $4.2 m loss
      369 9 International Wood Products turned in discouraging results last year despite internal improvements made in productivity and quality of finished products.* The company incurred a trading loss of $3,958,453 for the year ended February 1973 compared with the previous year's loss of $3,179,169. After exceptional
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      143 9 Share prices plunged lower on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Persistent selling depressed prices on a broad front. The Straits Times Industrial ordinary shares index fell 7.19 points to 332.45 while the all sector OCBC shares index declined 10.21 points to 321.24. The market opened with many
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        Tokyo
        196 9 The post-holiday Tokyo stock market lost further ground In the morning session yesterday with the Dow-Jones average dipping below the yen 4,900 level. The market opened lower in extremely thin trading under the pressure of continued liquidation selling. The downtrend gained momentum toward the close on a bout of
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        Sydney
        223 9 Closing prices at 11.30 a.m today (Australian time). Abaleen 07 09 Do Opts 00} 04 AOD 08} 09} Allstate 13 15 Amad nil 054 Aurora 13 14 Do Opts 0U 02 Aust Ant 17 18 Beach nil 22 Bounty Oil 00} 01 Bridge 13 nil Castlereagh 06 06} Cleveland
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        Paris
        208 9 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Paribas 215.20 (214.50) Indochlne 248 (248) Poncier 400 (430) PrinUmps 123JO (123.40) CGE 466 (461) Bull 62.40 (62.60) Royal Dutch 183 (183.10) Michelln 1779 (1785) Thomson 253 (250.50) CFP 226.50 (226.50) Rhone 165.10 (165.50) Air 290.10 (292.60) Philips 76.20 (76.90) Suez 348 (250) Citroen
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        New York
        396 9 The stock market was hit hard again yesterday by continued concern over soaring interest rates, and fear of surging prices under the Nixon Phase IV economic programme. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was slow. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial average had tumbled 9.18
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        Zurich
        82 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3910 —20 SBC 3365 —35 Credit Suisse 3365 —5 Swissair B. 575 —8 Swiss Reinsuiance 2330 —40 Winterthur B. 1890 30 Zurich Insurance 6925 +75 Juvena B. 2530
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 9 Dow Jones closing averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 883.20 (off 9.18), 20 transport 157.81 (off 0.54), 15 utilities 95.06 (off 1.02), 65 stocks 266.99 (off 2.39).
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      Bank rate up
      33 9 Washington, Tuesday. —The United States yesterday raised the country's bank rate to IV2 per cent the highest ever. •The jump, from 7 per cent, was the seventh increase this year.
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  • SPORTS
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      Another flop by S'pore
      406 10  -  SOCCER SCENE i iff i by Jeffrey Low We want to see good football. And we want our national side to play exciting football. But if we axe going to be offered with the kind of trash that the national team dished out at the National
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      Another Italian challenge
      214 10 Sapporo, Tuesday Italian policeman Silvano Bertini todak seeks to succeed where two of his compatriots have failed in challenging for Japanese boxer Koichi Wajima's world junior middleweight championship. Wajima, 29-year-old former truck driver who started professional boxing less than five years ago, is making the fifth defence
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      Record fee for Ajax star
      100 10 Amsterdam, Tuesday —Ajax Amsterdam, the European and World Club soccer champions, have agreed to transfer star striker Johan Cruyff to Spanish Club Barcelona for a world record fee of three million guilders (£461,150) business manager father-in-law Cor Coster said here yesterday. The previous record was
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      Cowdrey hits 1000 runs for the 26th time
      281 10 London, Tuesday. Colin Cowdrey, one of the elite band of cricketers to score a hundred first class centuries, reach another milestone yesterday, completing 1000 runs in a season for the 26th time. Cowdrey, scoring 30 for Kent against Essex, reached the 1000
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      Centralised training tomorrow
      463 10  -  By Nancy Koh The Seap squad of 23 swimmers 12 men and 11 women —will begin, centralised training at Toa Payoh's Olympic sized swimming pool tomorrow. The final phase of training will be based on "closed" races and centred on tuning up in speed and stamina. Swimmers
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      Can-Am win
      29 10 New York, Tuesday—Mark Donohue scored his second successive win in the Can-Am series when he drove his Sunoco Porsche 917-30 to victory in the Buckeye Cup yesterday.
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      187 10 LKA A popular feature of the Festival chess championship was the award of prizes for best results in rating groups. This enabled players who failed to reach the top four places to win something also and maintained interest in the competition. In the group of players with
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      Lloyd steers WI into lead
      278 10 I/indon, Tuesday. A majestic Innings of 94 by Clive Lloyd led the West Indies to a commanding lead over England on the fourth day of the second cricket Test at Birmlnghanv yesterday. The West Indies were 205 for five wickets In their second innings and
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      Ireland win
      39 10 Cork (Republic of Ireland), Tuesday Ireland beat Scotland by 50 runs in a cricket match here yesterday. Scores were: Ireland 192-9 dec. and 145 (Monteith 78. Clark 3-Z 27). Scotland 154 and 133" (Anderson 4-12, Monteith" 5-7)
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      Smart trial by Piccadilly
      375 11 By Blue Peter Piccadilly II did a splendid gallop on good going at Bukit Timah this morning. Ridden by M. Raft the Piccadilly Lane four-year-old breezed over 3f in 35 3/5. Piccadilly who finished second to Trusting over 6f at Kuala Lumpur last month has made
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      Mansor can go further ahead
      1003 11  -  STABLE ROUNDUP By BLUE PETER Mansor Matban has a strong team entered for the Bukit Timah Cup meeting which begins on Saturday and should consolidate his position at the top of the trainers' table. Piccadilly II looks the pick of his team. The four-year-old by
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      HOW THEY FINISHED AT PENANG ON SUNDAY
      347 11 Waterside and Bethelmag led into the straight with Chye Soon and Nuclear Rocket closing in. Chye Soon hit the front at the distance and cleared away to an easy win. Second was Setia Kawan. Nuclear Rocket finished third. Treasure Mile set the pace,
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      US baseball
      80 11 New York, Tuesday Results of yesterday's major league baseball pames: American League— Oakland 13 New York 12; Milwaukee 10 Minnesota 9; Baltimore 10 Kansas City 5; Boston 14 California 8; Detroit 6 Chicago 2; Cleveland 7 Texas 6. National League— San Francisco 4 New York 1; Pittsburgh 5
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      Jipcho wins 3000 m
      80 11 Guadalajara, Tuesday —Olympic silver medallist Ben Jipcho of Kenya won the 3000 metres steeplechase event at the Afro-Latin American Games here yesterday in a time of eight minutes 43.8 seconds. Mohamed Johanes of Ethiopia was second. Evan Mogaka of Kenya came third but the bronze medal
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      Lock icon STUDIOUS MOLLY
      39 12 Molly Koh, 21, aspires to be o businesswoman. And she is working hard towards this goal- She olso finds time for sewing and cooking, and occasionally she goes out dancing. Picture by dancing. Picture by Jtrry Seh.
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      TALKING POINT
      42 12 AH FOOK: So the US is going to stop its bombing in Cambodia tomorrow. Do you think the country will fall to the Reds? MEI LIN: I think that Nixon will try to help Lon Nol in some other way.
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      TODAY
      111 12 Today is Tuesday, August 14, the 226 th day of 1973 with 139 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. American naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was born on Aug. 14. 1860. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1900, 2000 American marines helped capture
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      3231 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.M 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: A serial revolving round the affections, conflicts and tensions found in the close-knit relationships of the Hathaway family. Diana Van DeVlis, James Mitchell, Louise
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