New Nation, 24 August 1973

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, August 24, 1973 No. 802 Price 15 cents NEW&tfTION SINGAPORE FRIDAY, AUCUST 24, 1973
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  • Article
    Lock icon A BOMB IN THE POST FOR HEATH
    543 1 Scotland Yard at 10 Downing Street UPI Reuter London, Friday A powerful time bomb was discovered in a busy underground station yesterday and police disclosed the placing of bombing devices at the offices of Prime Minister Edward Heath and at the Ministry of
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    102 1 Share prices were barely steady on the Stock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. Harlmau which was listed today attracted keen trading Interest. BUSINESS DONE: Harlmau (1) 0.99, (50) 1.02, (4) 1.00, (55) 1.04, (15) 1.01, (161) 1.03. Haw Par (5) 4.94, (15)
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  • Article
    Floods: Now a plea for world aid
    509 1 'Millions are suffering in Pak' New York, Friday The United Nations SecretaryGeneral Dr. Kurt Waldheim yesterday called on the world community and especially the UN to help relieve the "massive human suffering" in Pakistan due to the worst floods there in living memory.
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  • Article
    12 women detained
    40 1 Kata Kinabalu, Friday. —Police yesterday detained 12 more women in raids on two leading hotels here in a move to curb prostitution. A total of 26 women were rounded up in swoops in hotels here on Wednesday.
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  • Article
    Robbers run away
    141 1 Loud screams and a wooden stool saved the day for housewife Lim Hwee Kiow, 36. as she sent four armed men running for their lives and out of her house in Jalan Bintang Tiga, off Changl Road, yesterday. At noon two men knocked on her door "to
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  • Article
    Police arrest gunman
    105 1 A gunman who was keeping vigil over a friend's death was arrested by a party of detectives in Tanglin Halt Road early today. He pulled out a revol- ver when police approached. According to a police spokesman, the detectives pounced on him before he had the time
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  • Article
    $6 million wine scandal probe in France
    122 1 Paris, Friday The rumblings of a major wine scandal shook the aristocratic French wi&e capital of Bordeaux yesterday as officials probed a suspected fraud running Into about 10 million francs (about $6 million). More than two million bottles of wine have been impounded
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    Kissinger banter
    60 1 San Clemente, Friday. —Secretary of Statedesignate Dr. Henry Kissinger bantered with reporters yesterday on how he should be addressed In the future. "Do you prefer to be called Mr. Secretary or Dr. Secretary," a reporter asked the former Harvard professor. "I don't stand on protocol," he said. "If
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  • Article
    Kidnap row
    35 1 Tokyo, Friday.—Japan today decided to postpone a regular ministerial meeting with South Korea, scheduled for early next month, apparently because of controversy arising from the recent kidnapping of an exiled Korean politician here.
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  • Article
    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 99 accidents yesterday. Five were serious and one fatal.
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  • Article
    Customs man charged
    99 1 Khor Chong Beng, a superintendent of Customs and Excise, this morning pleaded not guilty in a magistrate's court to a charge of receiving $5000 as illegal gratification. Khor, who was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Is alleged to have received the money from Francis Lee
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Lick to say I'm sorry'
    176 1  -  By Rav K. Dhaliwal Kiss a boxer, and he will lick you. Tiny Paul Phoa did just that and received a full facial job from this irrepressible Boxer pup. Though Boxers are well-known for their great affection those who have felt the ends of their
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  • Article
    Long hair: 350 held
    47 1 Kota Kinabalu, Friday —East Malaysian police have rounded up more than 350 youths since they launched an operation against Malaysians wearing long hair last Sunday. The youths were released after having their hair cut short in the police station or at barber shops.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      Chua: Why need for new surgery
      342 2 Health Minister Mr. Chua Sian Chin today predicted that there would be an increasing demand for orthopaedic surgery as Singapore's industrialisation gathered further momentum. He said at present about 1000 cases of burns and 2500 cases of hand injuries were treated yearly by general
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    • Article
      The drawbacks of Pre-U education
      495 2  -  Forum hears three S'pore educationists By Judith Holmberg A lack of suitably qualified teachers, syllabuses that are too wide ana tne wrong subject combinations were some of the main drawbacks in today's pre-univers-ity education, Brother Patrick said yesterday. Brother Patrick, the principal of St. Joseph's
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    • Article
      Marriage 'yes' for 200 foreigners
      93 2 More than 200 work permit holders have been granted permission to marry local citizens since the new Government ruling that such marriages after July 1 must first be approved by the Commissioner for Employment. Those granted permission included factory workers, salesmen, waitresses, and seams- tresses.
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    • Article
      Chua to open seminar on Sports Medicine
      211 3 A two-day seminar on Sports Medicine will be officially opened by the Health Minister, Mr. Chua Sian Chin, at the National Stadium Lecture Theatre on Thursday at 8.30 a.m. The seminar, the first of its kind to be held here, is being organised
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    • Article
      Dismissed
      18 3 Inspector Hum Kwan Peng has been dismissed from the Singapore Police Force, the latest Government Gazette announced.
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    • Article
      Now the illegal workers gone
      325 3 Flushed out in raids Illegal immigrants in Singapore are fast disappearing following intensive raids by the police and Immigration Department during the past two months. More than 700 of them were irrested during this period. Continued police spot checks on construction sites during the past
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    • Article
      Recital by Gerald
      65 3 Gerald English, the renowed tenor, considered by many to be the greatest virtuoso singer in the world, will give a recital at the Conference Hall today at 8.15 p.m. His programme includes music by Purcell, Schubert and Britten. He will be accompanied by Alwln Lee. Tickets at
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      270 2 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Rumor, personified. 5 Flesh: Comb, form. 9 Leading. 14 Varicolored stone. 15 Cop a 16 Milk-drinker. 17 Counter tendencies. 19 After: Fr. 20 Mystery writer's phrase. 22 Four-in-hands. 23 Tokyo drink. 24 Became angry. 27 The poor: Colloq. 31 Police blotter word. 32 Rent to
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      373 3 m Poser No. 59 Go-Between I 1 Last Monday's poser showed a scene from The Go-3etween. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Mr. Lim Yoon Fatt (national serviceman), of 81C Margaret Close; Mr. Ho Chee Kan (broker), of 138 Teo Hong Road; Wong
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  • IN PERSON
    • Article, Illustration
      Backstage talk
      336 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon BACKSTAGE before their charity performance I chatted with VANI and MEERA GANAPATHY, the famous Indian dancing sisters. They proved to be ready and witty talkers and hardly suffered from last minute Jitters. Meera, 19, the younger, speaks very fast using lots of
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    • Article
      Canine Clinic
      426 4 by PG Dear PG, At the last dog show I saw a Boxer with pricked ears but didn't you once write that this type was prohibited in Singapore? Anyhow, can you tell my why it is done? Is it because people think it makes the dog look more
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      Lock icon The fantasy world of Monopoly
      660 4  -  ART BUCHWALD Los Angeles Times The weather had not been the greatest on Cape Cod that year, and I found myself spending a great deal of time playing the game of Monopoly with my children. This battle for real estate has probably been the most
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      Lock icon Sowing seeds for a 'new Bangladesh'
      470 4 PAKISTAN Reuter As tension rises in the strategic Pakistani province of Baluchistan, some opposition members say they can see the seeds of a "new Bangladesh" being sown as a result of government actions. The claims follow the arrest last week of half the former
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      Sino-Japan talks
      225 4 Economic round-up China and Japan recently started negotiations on their first official trade agreement since the birth of the people's Republic. The one-week negotiations began last Friday in Tokyo between a five member Chinese delegation headed by Hsi Yeh-sheng, an official of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      39 4 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald I 1 ac MtJ r* I 41 fin i 3 m RIP KIRBY by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson VOU'RE SETTING THE IBs r tiltip iSi till VOUfifiAJ-iie TH|N66A«e SOM6TO POBBZE OB?,.. MKJRw ir
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Trapped bandit makes a new demand
      183 5 Stockholm, Friday. A bandit armed with a submachine gun last night demanded to be allowed to drive to freedom with three hostages from a bank where he has been under siege by police all day. The gunman made this demand to police who had
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    • Article
      Lock icon Dr. K: Up to Lon Nol, Reds
      359 5 'Warring troops must decide future' Reuter Washington, Friday The US bombing halt in Cambodia which came into effect on August 15 Iras left the future of the country in the hands of the communists and President Lon Nol's government, Dr. Henry Kissinger said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Now Chou policy 'comes in for opposition'
      246 5 United Press International New York, Friday. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai seems to be facing unified opposition from a number of circles in China, according to Mr. Ezra Vogel, director of the East Asian Research Centre at Harvard University. Mr. Vogel, in a copyright
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      Agnew probe: Man charged
      227 5 Washington, Friday Dale Anderson, who succeeded Vice President Spiro Agnew as the chief executive in Baltimore county was yesterday indicted for extortion and other offences. The charges were made by a special Federal Grand Jury probing government corruption in the Baltimore area. Mr. Agnew is among
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      Lock icon Nixon faces new challenge
      180 5 Reuter Washington, Friday.— President Nixon yesterday faced a challenge to prove his controversial claim that the Kennedy and Johnson administrations authorised large-scale burglary in the 1960s in the interests of national security. Top Justice Department officials who served under presidents Kennedy and Johnson strongly disputed Mr.
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      Lock icon Move to ban smoke
      79 5 Reuter Washington, Friday— The cigar-smoking head ci a new federal regulatory agency plans to take steps aimed at banning some of all brands of cigarettes in the United States on the grounds that they are a health hazard. A spokesman for the new US Consumer Product
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  • OPINION
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      Pushing our Singaporemade goods
      425 6 Since it is quite obvious that Singapore's buying power is limited to only two million people, it should be equally obvious that if we are to maintain our economic growth and industrialisation programme, there is no alternative but to increase the exports of our manufactured goods.
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      Blessed by monks
      60 6 'WHISPERS' by ISPY The June issue of China Pictorial contains a special supplement on Prince Sihanouk's secret visit to Cambodia earlier this year. Among the photographs is one showing the Prince and his wife being blessed by Buddhist monks. The Cambodian communists, it appears, are going to
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    • Article, Illustration
      Walkathons getting out of hand
      1000 6  -  Walkathons as a form of fund raisins 'or schools has become the race in Singapore. The idea is that each student should find some donors who are prepared to pay a certain amount for the distance which he covers in the walk organised by his
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      Lock icon The Soviet meets economic targets
      536 6  -  By Robert G. Kaiser Washington Post The Soviet Government last we e k claimed substantial economic growth during the first seven months of 1973, a big improvement over the economy's performance in 1972. According to statistics published in Izvestia, the Government newspaper, key sectors of
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    • Letters
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        Protecting tenants
        230 6 Our Honourable Foreign Minister warned of the ugly cult of money theism. The Honourable Minister for Culture urged housewives to boycott profiteering shops. Something must also be done to protect defenceless tenants from landlords whose tactics are nothing short of legalised extortion. I came into occupation in December
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        Post box numbers
        212 6  -  B.A.K.M., Many post offices in Singapore are now having private boxes for the public. But there is still no uniform system for numbering the boxes in the various post offices. For example, the boxes at Maxwell Road Post Office are addressed P.O. Box 3005, Singapore or P.O.
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        Installing post box
        66 6  -  LEONG LICK TIEN Public Relations Officer, Postal Services Department, Singapore, 1. With reference to the letter by Alice Phua (NN, 13.8.73) requesting for the installation of a post box in front of Block 54, Lorong 5, Toa Payoh, I would like to inform her that a new
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      • Article
        Cutting down rudeness
        197 6  -  M. CHENG May I point out that in my letter of August 10 there was no Intention to single out any of the STB's cashiers for rude behaviour. What should be a person's response when someone thanks him for services rendered? When you hand a change to
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        The seventh month
        171 6  -  MABEL LAU Noise and air pollution accompany every Chinese seventh month festival. The "sufferers" are mainly residents in HDB estates who have to put up with "wayang" music and pop-songs from loudspeakers at full-blast which normally last from seven to eleven (if not later) in the night.
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      307 6 WRITE TO THE EDITOR, NEW NATION. LOCKED BAG 15, GPO. SINGAPORE, 1. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LETTERS _to the Editor will not be considered for publication unless they hove the writers' names and addresses. Include a pseudonym if you do not want your name published. Low-cost, lop-value tours of Australia
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
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      A matter of enoughv is enough
      541 7 A matter of enough v is enough FRIDAY FORUM "I think it is a most timely warning," says FATHER EGAN. "At present, money seems to be the yardstick of measuring one's success in life. This leads to ostentatious display of material possessions as symbols of success. "What Singaporeans need to
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      Keeping up with the Lims...
      282 7 "Art and literature are the hallmarks of a great civilisation, not mere wealth. A society can identify itself as such only if man's sole concern for material wealth is discouraged, says MR. D. GOPALAKRISHNAN. "If Singapore is to achieve such uniqueness, not In terms of
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      BLACKLASH OF POLICIES
      207 7 It is certainly true that most Singaporeans are materialistic/' says MRS. JENNY GOH, "but this is partly the backlash of some of the policies of the government." "Since 1959, priority has been given to the expansion of the economy. This policy entails the government's efforts to instill
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      When too much wealth can spell doom
      168 7 "I think moneytheism is a contagious disease a complication of prosperity," says Dr. Pan. "Just like penicillin which may kill a person, moneytheism, if not checked, can lead to the downfall of a society. "As I see it. the exclusive pursuit of money
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      THE SUCCESS SYNDROME
      260 7 "This problem concerns two types," says MISS THELMA KAY. The first are those who want to make as much money as possible—regardless of the means. These people indulge in speculation, gambling or crime to fulfill their aim. For such people, the warning from our leaders is most
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      FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
      292 7 The government's concern over the growitig unhealthy "worship of money" has been apparent in the past few weeks. In his National Day address, the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Goh Keng. Swee, spoke of the "get-rlch-quick Singaporeans" who put "their money in chit funds or the stock market."
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      'Art' of making money
      237 7 "I agree with Mr. Rajaratnam," says MR. THOMAS YEO. "Among Singaporeans, I have noticed an increasing tendency to think in terms of oneupmanship when it comes to material possessions." "I have come across many people who are only interested in foreign art, simply because these works
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  • SHOPPING
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      Looking nice
      737 8 rpHERE is no doubt at all that being well-dressed pays. I'm sure there is no one around who would like to look sloppy and dirty everytime he goes out. Except for the odd pseudo hippy, that is. And just now important being well-groomed can be seen from the
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  • TREND
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      Parents love to trample on my bed of roses
      753 9 FEMALE FROHT You've been having an idyllic relationship with your boyfriend for some months. Everything has been a bed of roses so far. He has met your parents and vice versa. It hasn't been too bad though you know that your
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dress up in a pretty smart fashion
      127 9 Young women have discovered that it pays to dness in a pretty-smart fashion. In the office, offers of lunch come pouring in from the men, and maybe even offers of lifts home. In public you are treated with great courtesy even taxi drivers
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  • FINANCE
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      MARKET MOVEMENTS
      141 9 Share prices ended marginally easier on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Wednesday's partial gains were swiftly lost when profit-takers moved in force to sell their holdings. Three active counters Malayan Credit, Haw Par and the Development Bank of Singapore closed easier. But Kuala Lumpur Kepong with speculative
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      First half profits of Haw Par up 106 pc
      321 9 Haw Par Brothers Intern ational appears to be heading for a new profits record this year with first half pre-tax profits rising by 106 per cent to $9.75 million. This jump in profits is believed due to the better results of
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
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        New York
        408 9 Stocks staged their best rally In nearly a month yesterday, though on weak volume on the New York Stock Exchange, buoyed by bar-gain-hunting and some help from a strong dollar showing overseas. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial average had climbed 12.56 to 864.46. Advances led
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        Paris
        207 9 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday. Parlbas 212 (212.70) Indochlne 243 (245) Poncier 398 (405) Prlntemps 120 (120.50) COE 444 (447) Bull 60 (60.60) Royal Dutch 169.20 (168.10) Mlchelln 1746 (1771) Thomson 238 (242) CFP 217.50 (219) Rhone 165 (165.40) Air 276 (280.60) Philips 75.40 (79.40) Suez 340.80 (343.50) Citroen
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        Sydney
        251 9 Prices at, 11.30 ajn. today (Australian time). Abeleen 08'/a 09 Do opts 02 Vi nil AOD 08 09 Allstate 11 12 Amad 04'/2 05 Aurora nil 14 Do opts 01 02 Aust Ant 16 17 Bamboo 05 nil Bounty Oil OO'/a 01 Bridge 13 14 Castlereach 06 06 Mi
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        Zurich
        78 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In Swiss francs) cn the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3890 —!0 SBC 3425 +s Credit Suisse 3415 —5 Swissair B. 570 Swiss Reinsurance 2410 Wlnterthur B. 1930 —10 Zurich Insurance 6850 Juvena B. 2530 Nestle B 3880
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        Tokyo
        131 9 Stock market prices were dull in the morning session on the Tokyo Market yesterday. A continued fall on Wall Street and a bearish tone witnessed toward the close of previous day's session. Although some resource items and speculative leaders advanced, forerunners met selling at improvement toward the close, sending
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        Dow Jones averages
        34 9 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday. 30 industrials 864.46 (up 12.56), 20 transport 153.67 (up 1.70), 15 utilities 95.00 (up 0.45), 65 stocks 261.91 (up 3.20).
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      EARNINGS OF PAPER PRODUCTS UP 20 PC
      151 9 Paper Products Group's pre-tax profit rose 20 per cent to $1,092,432 for the year ended December 1972 from the previous year's $909,794. Group sales for the same period went up by 42 per cent tc. $16,731,752 ($11,773,010 in 1971). This disparity in profit
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      Gold's price drops US$3
      38 9 London. Friday. Gc.M's price dropped to US$97 an ounce briefly yesterday but recovered quickly to about US$lOO, and the fixed price eventually was set at U*****.25, three dollars an ounce below Wednesday's closing price.
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      87 9 for happy shopping Dealing in all brands of leading; gents toiletries, ladies cosmetics, x a medicines, perfumeries, provisions, liquor and wines, foreign money changers. SA&JM tk GOtISDNJ BM 15 BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE 1 TELEPHONE ***** ***** 8.*****6 P O SOX 1780 6TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND SALE! FREE GIFTS! 50 cts Gift
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      52 9 SRI DEW A HAIR DRESSING SALOON 259. THOMSON RGAO BRANCHES 19 8. 137 RA*GOO* RO SPORI 8 1 Hlil RD ORCHARD RD 9 Ifl *****2 ?6 Bi»lC0016»i STRHI SPORf 9 346 CGMWONWEAITH AWFNUt BtK 39AOU(f«ISTO\AN <ATO\G SHOPPING CSN'Rf BAStVi*T STYLE HAIR WELCOME Our New Branch In Katong Shopping Centre is
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      100 9 2 TRADITIONAL JAPANESE 2 FOOD IS WONDERFUL... 4V Why not partake in this tradition ~jjT with us and find out for yourself. Specialities W •Teppan-Yaki Sushi Sukiyaki Tempura SB 4it) Floor. Supreme House. Penang Road. Sngapore 9 Reservations please can Tel ***** Brancti JUftONG OKOH, Jurong Pier Singapore Tel *****S
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      William shows his potential
      304 10  -  By Dennis Chia Dimunitive William Pang established himself as a potential boxer when he won the midgeweight title in the finals of the St. Andrew's School 37th annual boxing championships yesterday. He displayed good footwork and was swift In the attack although he was beaten for
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      A record round
      69 10 London, Friday. Britain's Nick Job broke the Wentworth West Course record by two strokes when he returned a remarkable 11-under-par 63 in the second round the British PGA golf championship yesterday. Job improved by 16 shots on his first round and jumped up among the leaders, only
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      Appointment
      31 10 London, Friday Colin Milburn. the Northamptonshire and former England cricketer, will fly to Australia in October to take up an appointment as captain-coach' for Mount Lawley, a Perth grade side.
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      Bougoure's pair shine
      218 10 By Blue Peter Trainer Garnet Bougoure's Pesta Sukan Cup runner, Indian Rebel (Laurie Johnson) and Creek Street did an outstanding trial at Bukit Timah this morning. Galloping from the 4f, the stablemates ran the last 3f in 37 3/5 on yielding going. Showgirl V (Lyle Harbridge) was
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      Kanhai slams 156 off England
      201 11 London, Friday —West Indies captain Rohan Kanhai hammered 156 not out off the England bowling to lead his team to a massive first day total of 335-4 in the third and final cricket Test match at Lord's here yesterday. Kanhai was joined by Clive Lloyd
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      Thai shock: Asian champs coming
      431 11  -  SEAP COUNTDOWN SEVEN DAYS TO THE GAMES I)V Jeffrey Low Thailand sprang another surprise by deciding to field four of their Asian champions for the Seap Games boxing championships here from September 4 to 7. The eleventh hour decision follows the postponement of the World
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      Bosley has only course to beat
      857 11  -  TEE UP WITH LIM KEE CHAN Only "Old -ManPar" of the course cap prevent Bill Bosley from keeping up his winning streak at the Seletar Open championship at Seletar ofti Sunday. Bosley (handicap one) has been playing exceptionally well this year and should add
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      Lanes pacemen rock Warwick
      233 11 London, Friday Lancashire pace bowlers Peter Lever and Peter Lee sent English county cricket champions Warwickshire tottering to 32-6 In the second Innings of their championship match yesterday. Lever dismissed two men in one over, and in the next over Lee whipped out three more. Earlier,
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      US baseball
      68 11 New York, Friday Results of major league baseball: National League New York 4 Los Angeles 3; Chicago 6 Cincinnati 5; San Francisco 3 Montreal 2; San Diego 8 Philadelphia 3; St. Louis 6 Atlanta 4; Pittsburgh 4 Houston 0. American League Baltimore 4 Minnesota 3; City 8 New
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      348 10 EEE v EP HEALING AND DELIVERANCE CRUSADE Tonight 7.30 p.m., ot Apostolic Church, 4 Irrawoddy Rood, Singapore. Tel: *****7. Jesus heals and boptises and Rev. Dole Collins will pray for the sick in His name. HAIR PROBLEMS? WeakFalling Hair! Dry, overbleached hair! Let our London Qualified Trichologist help you. For
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      350 10 HOME AND OFFICE DECORATION!! Carpets Curtains Vinyl floor tiles wall/ceiling decorations. Tel: S'por# *****7. Golden-land Agencies. NEW SPECIAL SPRAY. PAINTING, Repair and installation airconditioners, refrigerators at customer house, reasonable charge. Tel: S'pore *****. FOR AN ENJOYABLE OUTING anytime, Go with a High Society Lady Escort 248-C, Orchard Road (opposite Mandarin
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      357 10 CARRIER AIRCONDITIONERS in excellent condition. 4 units 5,500 BTU/HR, one unit 18,000 BTU/HR. Interested please ring S'pore *****3. CAPRICORN AIRCONDITfONING COMPANY new and used all kinds airconditioners, tiade-in, rental, sales and maintenance service. Telephone: S'pore *****. PORCELAIN AND CERAMIC Vietnam Elephants. Interested view 49-B, President Shopping Centre Tel: ***** S'pore.
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      306 10 2 WEEKS SPECIAL OFFER! 10% —30% Discount on all ready-made fur items. JAMES FONG FUR (PTE) LTD., 12.6, TANGUN SHOPPING CENTRE, Tanglin Rood, Singapore 10. Tel: *****1. INTER-ROYAL HEALTH CENTRE Hotel Royal, Newton Road Tel: *****1 *****1 ext. 131 Massage Sauna/ Steambath, Hydro use of gymnasium etc. Daily 10 a.m.
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      506 10 NOTICE (PAWNBROKERS!) CHAPTER 222 Unredeemed Pledged Goods ti Jewellery from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops. Lam Joon Siong (Chop Sem Foh) No. 135 New Bridge Road. Ho Yan Kee (Chop Hen* Fait) Yong Kee No. 255 South Bridge Road. Seow Kian (Nam Cbeong Pawnshop Ltd.) No. 287 South Bridge Road. Lam
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      340 10 Lee On (Lian Thye Pawnshop iPte. Ltd.) No. 56 Changi Road. Slow Kent Ngoh (Teck Chong Pawnshop) No. 165 Tanjong Pagar Road. Wong Ser Shong (Yun rhye Pawnshop) No. 848, Geylang Road. Ho Chon Hong (Wan Keong Pawnshop) No. 937, Upper Buklt Timah Road. Lam Chin Kion (Thai Fook Pawnshop)
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      83 11 65 Twelve to choose from. From 2 to 125 horsepower At MARINESCENE Shops 42/44 "The Orchard" Orchard Road Singapore 9. Tel: *****2 Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY (A Mm*>er hcftum B»t«a CJrowii Swpf.^" r»d o"*' i-eM CjtYou only live once. So look for the gusto in life. Even in the beer
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      Lock icon SUNSHINE LOUISE
      66 12 Miss Louise Tsui, 21, is a filmstar-cum-singer from Taiwan. She is essentially an outdoor giil; likes driving sporls cars, plays golf, and loves cats. She hppes to be u businesswoman one day. Louise came here to take post in the charity variety show, the August Moon, to raise
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      TALKING POINT
      36 12 MEI LIN: I'm glad to see that action has been taken to flush out illegal immigrants to Singapore. AH FOOK: I agree. But we must not scare away those whom we want to keep.
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      TODAY
      127 12 Today is Friday, August 24, the 236 th day of 1973 with 129 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. Roman Catholic Cardinal Richard Cushing was born on August 24. 1895. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 74 A-D, thousands were Killed and
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      89 12 BUFFET OF INDIAN CURRIES $8/LUNCH DINNER TINGLING RED HOT CURRIES FROM SOUTH INDIA RICH MILD CURRIES FROM THE NORTH PIQUANT MINCED MEAT KEBABS DELICATE VEGETARIAN SPECIALTIES FRAGRANT RICE BREAD TRUE INDIAN DESSERTS AND SWEETMEATS PLUS A GLASS OF WINE $8/(Plus service tax) CALL *****6 FOR RESERVATIONS f£ OBEROI YfflQfDGfeial I
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      2941 12 RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 Opening Announcements followed by For the Family: A magazine 8 e r 1 e s presented in Chinese. 3.30 Diary of Events (C). 3.35 Where the Heart Is: A serial revolving round the affections, conflicts and tensions found In the close-knit relationships of the 1 Hathaway
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      47 12 I Today: 8.44 a.m. (2m), 6.45 p.m. (2.3m). Tomorrow: 9.38 a.m. (2.2m), 8.16 p.m. (2.5m). Sunday: 10.17 a.m. (2.3m), 9.19 p.m. (2.7m). Monday: 10.50 a.m. (2.5m), 10.08 p.m. (2.9m). Tuesday: 11.21 a.m. (2.6m), 10.54 pjn. (3m). Wednesday: 11.48 a.m. (2.6m), 11.37 p.m. (3m). Thursdav: 12.15 p.m. (2.7m).
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