New Nation, 19 September 1973

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  • 19 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, September 19, 1973 No. 824 Price 15 cents NEWWATION SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1973
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  • 603 1 Federations must also approve UPI, Reuter Bangkok, Wednesday China will take part in the next Asian Games in Teheran in all sports which the international sports federations allow, the deputy secretary of the Organising Committee of the Games. Mr. Richard Avory, said here
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  • 173 1 Brussels, Wednesday Sir Christopher Soames (above), British member of the Common Market Commission, and a senior British diplomat here were both targets of unsuccessful letter bomb attempts yesterday, British officials said. The two suspect packages were handed to Belgian police and one was
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  • 409 1 99.5 p.c. certain, according to a party member UPI, Reuter Washington, Wednesday The White House yesterday refused to confirm or deny reports that VicePresident Spiro Agnew was considering resigning. The deputy White House Press Secretary, Mr. Gerald Warren, al?o responded with a "no comment"
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  • 400 1 Counter demo too Reuter London, Wednesday Britain's restrictive Immigration policies came under fire in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference yesterday while outside the conference building a group of demonstrators shouted demands for a halt to coloured immigration. The demonstrators, mostly women and including members of the
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  • 330 1 Reuter New York, Wednesday The United Nations General Assembly, opening its 28th session yesterday, admitted the two German states to full membership in a history making action that emphasised the growing trend towards EastWest detente. The Bahamas also gained entry, bringing UN membership to 135
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  • 127 1 Prices were firm on the Stock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. BUSINESS DONE: United Overseas Bank (6 7.30. (7 7.25, (11) 7.20. (1) 7.35. OCBC il) 11.80. (1) 11.60, (1) 11.70. Malayan Credit (2) 3.08, (1) 3.06, (15 3.02. (4) 3.04. Harlmau
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  • 39 1 Colombo, Wednesday. Water supply in Colombo might be restricted to three hours a day because of serious drought, officials warned. The capital's one million people have already been restricted to 13 hours a day, from mid-
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  • 10 1 Police reported 101 accidents yesterday. Nine were serious.
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  • 133 1 The Greeks made some of the most outstanding contributions to civilisation. A three part education special on ancient Greece begins in the New Nation tomorrow. The series has been specially prepared for HSC students who are taking World History Before 1497 (Paper 14). The following topics will
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  • 157 1 Today Is the bis day for the winners of New Nation's short story competition. The winners—seven from the Open Section and seven from the Students Section—will receive their prizes from Mrs. Jek Yean Thong, wife of the Minister for "Culture. The grand prize-riv-ing ceremony is being
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  • 108 1 Reuter Buenos Aires, Wednesday Three bombs were launched against the United States Embassy residence here yesterday shattering windows but injuring nobody, the Embassy said. The attack appeared to be linked with accusations in Argentina that the US was behind last week's coup in Chile. Two
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 211 2 There is no need Tor immediate metrication so long as overseas demand for imperial measurements persists, the chairman of the Metrication Board, Mr. Baey Lian Peck, said today. Speaking at the Lions Club luncheon at the Goodwood Park Hotel today, Mr. Baey said: "It
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    • 28 2 The Young Musicians' Society will present the 3rd Inter Primary Schools Instrumental Ensembles Competition at the Conference Hall, Shenton Way, on September 28 at 3 pm.
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    • 208 2 Frolicking and flipping in the chilled water of their special enclosure at the Jurong Bird Park, these four penguins certainly have little cause for complaint. Of the four, one has already been accustomed to the air-conditioned comfort of the enclosure for the oast few months
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    • 37 2 The YWCA will hold a stage show of Indian bridal costumes, dances and music at the Victoria Theatre on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. It will be In aid of the YWCA Hostel Building Fund.
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    • 29 2 The Stage Club will present Not Now Darling written by Ray Oooney and John Chapman at the Cultural Centre from Oct. 10 to 13 at 8.30 pjn.
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    • 314 2 Immobility danger Informal on-the-job training a common method of imparting skills to the majority of workers can create immobility of labour, a Labour Ministry official warned over the weekend. Mr. David Ma. director of the Ministry's Employment Service, speaking at the Pek Klo Community Centre on
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    • 214 2 The National Productivity Association is a vital factor in helping the board's efforts to raise productivity levels. According to a spokesman of the National Productivity Board, the recently formed association has opened its doors to all small firms an individuals alike. The aim
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    • 32 2 Dr. Chew Pin Kee, Chief Medical Adviser, Industrial Health Unit, will speak on noise pollution at the Young People's Section meeting of the Queenstown Branch Library on Friday at 7 pjn.
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    • 379 2  -  By Ann-Marie Nalpon Fishing enthusiasts claim that the three "sharks" caught by Mr. Tay Hung Boon off Tanah Merah last Sunday were actually shovel-nosed rays. Mr. L. 8. Lim, a retired teacher and a keen angler. said: "I saw the fish when they landed
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    • 164 2 Apprehensive hawkers looked on as beigeuniformed inspectors went on one of their rounds to "educate" them on cleanliness and the new health regulations. Initially the hawkers thought it was a raid. Instead they were told to put their ingredients in glass cases and to cover exposed
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    • 47 2 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Institute of Education at Paterson Road on October 17 at 9.30 a.m. He will also present prizes, ccertificates and diplomas to the graduands.
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    • 219 3 The YMCA should concentrate and develop programmes in physical education and recreation in urban and industrial areas. This was one of 10 resolutions adopted by the First South and East Asia YMCA Physical Education Workshop and Consultation which was held here last month.
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    • 35 3 Mr. R. E. Sharma, head of the Zoology Department, University of Singapore, will speak on The Evolution of Man at the Kiwanis Club meeting at Ming Court Hotel next Tuesday at 12.30 p.m.
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    • 415 3 'It is politically undesirable* Finance Minister Mr. Hon Sul Sen has said that It would be undesirable, on political and social grounds, for Singapore to depend on a limited and regulated supply of immigrant labour. He said: "Our rapid increase in national income over
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    • 176 3 Police are keeping a close watch on all night entertainment spots following a number of brawls and incidents in some of these places lately. Many of the 24-hour coffee houses have become meeting places for thugs and secret society members. It is also known
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    • 31 3 A reception will be held to mark the opening of the Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on the 19th floor, Yen San Building, Orchard Road, on Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m.
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    • 204 3 6 We will help Asian nations out* The International Labour Organisation today pledged to help Asian countries in their family planning programmes. Among the early promotional activities carried out by the ILO were the organising of regional seminars. Mr. S. Ramalingam, an
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    • 62 3 The Singapore Polytechnic Photographic Society is organising the First International Stud en t s' Photographic Salon for the 1973/74 session. The competition is divided into two sections —monochrome prints and colour slides. The closing date for entries is March 30 next year. An exhibition of accepted prints will
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    • 201 3 The Starlets, a dance revue from Europe, had to delay their opening at the Tropicana nightclub as they were unable to get a flight out of London to Singapore. A spokesman for the nightclub said: "They were supposed to begin their show today but as
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    • 133 3 Two Singaporeans will represent the Republic at the Asian Youth Volunteer Leaders Programme in Japan this year. They are Enclk Zulklfli bin Mohd, 25, of the Malay Central Council, and Miss Elsie Ng, 24, of the YWCA Jurong Hostel. Encik Zulklfli, who is
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    • 38 3 Mr. V. P. Huygen has been appointed marketing director, Technical Division of Eastern Agencies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and Eastern SO*. Educated in Holland, Mr. Huygen has been in Singapore and Malaysia for the past 16 years.
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    • 142 3 The 500 guests at the dinner represented a cross-section of Singaporeans. 01 d friends, colleagues and community leaders, they were all there to celebrate the Prime Minister's 50th birthday. Highlight of the party at the Mandarin Court on Sunday was the presentation of a 165-page book, Towards
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    • 22 3 The National Productivity Board will conduct a Labour-Management Case Studies course at its Jurong premises from Oct. 8 to 12.
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    • 23 3 Mr. Ho Kah Leong, MP for Jurong, will open the art exhibition of the Jurong Secondary School tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 333 3 CINEMA POSER WWW OU/NIW NATION CONTEST Last Friday's poser showed a scene from The Salzburg Connection. The main stars were Barry Newman and Anna Karlna. There were only six correct entries. They were from: Patrick Poon (student), of 41A Redhill Close; Kir. Eugene Oen (typist), of 309 A Upper Paya
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    • 254 3 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 7 Oklahoma city. 8 Libber's foe. 9 Expert 10 Last mentioned, of two. 11 HatefuL 12 Measuring system. 13 Concerning. 14 nou* 18 Papal name. 21 Vine. 22 Cessation. 24 Previous. 25 Prepare for a match. 27 Legends. 29 Subsequent. 32 Employer of relative!. 33 Windflowers. 35
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  • IN PERSON
    • 490 4  -  IN PERSON Conducted by Jennifer Schoon THE young "bridal" couple were all dressed up and ready to go. But they did not take the wedding march down the aisle. Instead, Gob Yau Hui 12, escorted his "bride, Chua Gay Gay. 11, on a long walk
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    • 504 4 FROM THE DOG HOUSE J I have had several phone calls asking me where this Sunday's Limit Show will be staged and until now I have had to admit my Ignorance. When the show was first planned the show committee had made arrangements for it
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    • 64 4 Goldie, t(td 2, mm her name surcexts, Is tolden brown in colour, with a bushy tail Jo match. She lost her previous owners when they went abroad. She is very affectionate and makes a rood watch dog. Anti-distempered and spayed, she is ready for adoption. II you
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 413 4  -  US accepts band's sitar music tapes By Violet Oon Here's great news for fans of the XPeriment. Living up to their name again, they have for the first time in Singapore, composed numbers which incorporate the sitar. Everything's coming up roses for this
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    • 400 4 James Stewart didn't really need that television series he tried two years ago. It was a situation comedy, created especially for him by writer- producer Hal Kanter, with Stewart playing an anthropology professor "who copes with the problems that beset
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    • 102 4  -  V.O. The University of Singapore Drama Society wil stage a play entitled The Lion in Winter at the Cultural Centre over three days from September 21 to 23 at 8 each night. The play was written by James Goldman. The highly enthusiastic cast I
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    • 590 4  -  PSP TALK By Jean Li The question is almost an eternal one: Will the Rolling Stones grind to a halt? After all, you may say, this group has been in the music business for the past 10 years. Yes! Ten years. Which is a long
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 355 4 The latest object of their affections is David Essex, the boyishly goodlooking star of the hit Godspell. Following the success of the film That'll BeThe Day, in which he acted with Ringo Starr, and his role as Jesus Christ in Godspell, his record company decided to sink a large sum
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 394 5 31 die in clash Reuter Saigon, Wednesday South Vietnamese infantrymen repulsed an attacking communist force near the Central Highlands city of Kontum, killing at least 31 of them, the High Command here reported. It said North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops fought with government soldiers
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    • 343 5 Reuter Geneva, Wednesday The second and decisive marathon stage of the 35-state European Security Conference got off to a businesslike start here yesterday after its Swiss chairman warned delegates against wasting time on useless words and only adopting declarations. Officials and experts of 33
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    • 215 5 Reuter New Delhi, Wednesday.—The first phase of a massive repatriation programme, which will eventually cover over 300,000 military and civilian ethnic groups held in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, gets under way today. A Boeing 727 of the Afghan Arlana Airline, chartered by the United Nations High
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    • 119 5 Reuter Tokyo, Wednesday—A Japanese ambassadors' conference yesterday agreed that the government should stop economic aid to South Korea pending a solution to the abduction of Korean exiled opposition leader Kim Dae-Jung last month. Foreign Ministry sources said. They said the agreement came In the current
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    • 394 5 There is concrete evidence* St Johns, Wednesday There is "concrete proof" the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Pentagon were involved in the military coup in Chile, Cuban Premier Fidel Castro said yesterday. Mr. Castro told reporters at a Press conference during a
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    • 83 5 Hollywood, Wednesday Actress Eva Gabor (above) announced yesterday she will be married to Mr. Frank Jameson, senior vice president of the North American Rockwell Corp., this weekend. It will be the fifth marriage for the youngest of the three blonde Gabor sisters, tying her with Zsa
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    • 160 5 Reuter London, Wednesday. The government's proposals for sex equality will not extend to the aristocracy or royalty, the Home Office confirmed today. A spokesman said that the male heir would continue to take precedence over his sisters when it came to titles—or even the
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    • 266 5 Reuter Washington, Wednesday—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday approved the nomination of Dr. Henry Kissinger to be Secretary of State, with only one Senator opposing. But the committee, following up the controversy touched off by Dr. Kissinger's role In the wiretapping
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    • 49 5 Washington, Wednesday. President Nixon yesterday announced his intention to nominate Mr. Henry Byroade, a career diplomat, as the new United States ambassador to Pakistan. The announcement was made shortly after Mr. Nixon began two days of talks here with Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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    • 126 5 United Press International Lima, Wednesday. A 30 year old woman drowned six of her 10 children in a well In San Juan Grande yesterday when she found out her husband had a mistress. Police said the four remaining children begged their mother. Liberata Hurtado
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    • 210 5 Reuter Stockholm, Wednesday Two of Sweden's three opposition leaders said yesterday they might be willing to Join a coalition government that would keep socialist Premier Olof Palme in office for another three years. One of the non-social-ist leaders also demanded the resignation of Mr. Palme's Social
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    • 215 5 Reuter London, Wednesday. British Prime Minister Edward Heath told Commonwealth parliamentarians last night that Britain widely understood the needs of developing countries. He said Britain would continue to take seriously the needs of the developing world. Speaking at a dinner for delegates attending the
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  • OPINION
    • 425 6 International sports meets began as an opportunity to acquire better relations with other countries through friendly competition. Participation in sports, it was believed, not only helped to build healthy minds and bodies; it also provided the chance for people of one country to better understand
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    • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
      • 33 6 For sale—a 'thing' The following advertisement appeared In an Australian weekly. "Small brown and green thing, could b« valuable, in perfect condition—sls (Ssso). r Expensive isn't it, for a brown and green "thing?"
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      • 57 6 A friend who has just returned from a holiday abroad, came back with this story. A woman found a young man pacing up and down a section of the maternity ward. "Your first baby?" she asked, trying to be friendly. '"Yes," he shot back, but what
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      • 48 6 Singapore Airlines is not the only one publicising Lake Toba in Sumatra. A restaurant here has a "Jelly Lake Toba" on its new menu. Turned out it's a variation of that old favourite, "gula malaka" except that the sago is now green In colour instead, v
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    • 896 6  -  Despite their differeces In political outlooks and systems, the Chinese have accorded President Pompidou of France more than a red carpet welcome during his recent visit to Peking. Why have the Chinese attached so much importance to Pompidou's visit to their country? Our columnist
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    • 690 6  -  By Lewis M. Diuguid Washington Post Chilean President Salvador Allende had served Just about half of his six-year term, but his chances of completing it looked dim even before the military demanded his resignation. Even In 1970, when Allende won election, there were plenty of
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    • Letters
      • 511 6  -  HEDWIDGE BRUYNS Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 3. I refer to the letter by James Soh (NN, 12.9.73). The Ministry of the Environment is treating the present outbreak of dengue haemcrrhaglc fever as an epidemic. Measures to make this disease notifiable by law are
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      • 124 6  -  CHANDRAN NAIR Thanks for the write up about me in today's New Nation (15.9.73). There is, however, one small inaccuracy of detail in the story that could prove to be very embarrassing for me and I wr.uld be grateful if it is possible to correct this
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      • 102 6 Your recent articles on Giving Birth have been well compiled, from which one gathers that the facilities at the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital and the various out-patient ante-natal clinics are the best in South-East Asia. There is, however, one aspect of this subject which has never been raised,
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    • 429 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspapers are saying. LAOTIAN PEACE AGREEMENT The signing of the Laotian peace agreement was celebrated with a function at the official residence of Prince Phouma, Prime Minister of the Vientiane Government, last Friday. The Laotian civil war, which has dragged
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 716 7 HOW NG KEEPS KITCHEN SPICK AND SPAN The kitchen Is often overlooked by residents when they furnish their flats. Usually regarded as a utility and purely functional room, many families prefer to let it remain drab and cluttered. Cupboards are placed in any corner,
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    • 611 7 When Ang Mo Kio comes up in 1978-79 it will mark a turning point in highrise living for 45.000 families. For they will be the first families to live In what the HDB alls its "new generation" flats representing the best design in public
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    • 175 7 MAIL BOX One of our readers who wants to be called Justice has raised the question of HDB flats for bachelors. His letter says: "It is observed that the HDB has allowed spinsters to apply (to buy or rent) for its flats, but has denied
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    • 153 7 Toni Tan of Block 22. Prince Philip Avenue, wrote in last month to inquire whether the HDB intended to sell the flats in his area. His letter states: "I have been a resident of Block 22. Prinee Philip Avenue, for well over 13 years and
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    • 295 7 An HDB resident Girl In Distress wrote, about her problem the difficulty of getting a bigger flat—in the New Nation letters column on June 6. The HDB responded by asking her to contact the Buklt Merah Area Office. Her letter to me reads: "I am
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    • 292 7 1 V -J Your conducted page HDB by our Tan Chung Lee This is a page for all HDB residents. It certainly is not complete if they do not participate. So, those who have any problems concerning HDB flats can write to us. We will do our best to get
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    • 261 7 UNPA, WHO WAS THAT GOOD LOOKING BOY WE SAW you WITH LAST NIGHT 9 9 m ass *3 M GOT ALL DREAMY BUT DEPRESSED WMTiLI DECIDED TD CO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY DOCTOR "TOLD V. ME ABOUT CLEARASIL THAT'S BOB: HE WAS SOMEONE I'D SEEN LONGING TO MEET... BUT I
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 567 8  -  ART BUCHWALD Los Angeles Times President Nixon has said there are many people in this country who would rather wallow in Watergate than get on with the business of the country. The only person I know who is really wallowing in Watergate is my
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    • 649 8  -  From Mike Bingham Melbourne Herald The Romans started them, the Normans legalised them, and Henry VII banned them, only to relent after a few months. By the middle of 17th Century the trade had moved on to other areas, and the south London suburbs of
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    • 519 8  -  From John Kiely The Melbourne Herald The Paul Getty 111 kidnapping story may have begun with someone seeing a film and It could even end with someone making a film. Shortly before the 16-year-old grandson of the richest man in the world disappeared
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    • 973 8 Trend is towards security through diplomacy Los Angeles Times The writer is Alton Frye, an analyst of international arms control agreements and negotiations. He is a Fellow of both the Council of Foreign Relations and of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington.
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    • 913 8  -  SOME CARS OF THE 50s From Sidney Shaer Los Angeles Times For many Americans, the first sign of autumn is not the leaves changing colour but the unveiling of next year's new cars. With that comes the publication of a curious, colourful
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  • FINANCE
    • Article, Illustration
      425 9 Mr. Jopie Ong, managing director of Metro Group of Department Stores, has announced the appointment of the following executives In his management team: Mr. Johnny Yeo, as store manager of the new Metro Orchard, Scotts Road. He first joined as a shop assls- tant and after three years was
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    • 614 9  -  $18,000 MILLION LOANS DURING 1972 By Lee Yew Meng Developing countries are now turning to the Euro-currency market to raise funds with borrowings which were estimated to total US$B billion ($lB,BOO million) last year twice the borrowings in 1971. This development came in
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    • 160 9 United Press International Hong Kong, Wednesday Selling stampede yesterday dominated Hong Kong's ailing stock market bringing the 33stock Hang Seng index below the 500-polnt barrier. A large number of sellers swarmed Into the market yesterday morning as soon as trading commenced resulting In most shares
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    • 60 9 London, Wednesday.— Warning of further oil price increases came yesterday from Sir Eric Drake, chairman of British Petroleum (BP) —the British oil giant. Sir Eric said world oil reserves might only be adequate to meet demand until the end of the decade, and predicted that £200,000
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 214 9 Closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Alcan A1 331 Allied Chem 374 A11 is Ch Hi Alcoa 73* Am Can 24 AT T 47 J Anaconda 23 i At Richfld 94 Beth Steel 28* Boeing m Boise C 131 Burroughs 218} Caterp Tfa Chrysler 67|
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      • 109 9 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday. Parlbas 221.80 (221.50) Indochine 264 (260) Ponder 404 (400) Frin temps 121.30 (121) C.G.E. 425.40 (428) Bull 59 (59.85) Royal Dutch 166.90 (171.90) Mlchelin 1799 (1810) Thomson 255.90 (256) C.FP. 207 (211) Rhone 159 (160) Air 276 (275.20) B.S.N. 1274 (1300) Philips 84.50 (85.30)
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      • 79 9 This service is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (in Swiss francs) on the Zurich 8tock Exchange yesterday. UBS 3860 —5 SBC 3370 Credit Suisse 3370 —10 Swissair B. 590 4 Swiss Reinsurance 2355 +5 Winterthur B. 1930 10 Zurich Insurance 6775 Juvena B. 3495 —10 Nestle
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      • 244 9 Prices at 11.30 a.m. (Australian time). A baleen 11 12 Do opts 02% nil AOD 08 nil Allstate nil 09 Am ad 04 05 Aurora 08 13 Do opts 01 01% Aust Ant 15 16 Bamboo 04 06 Beach 20 30 Bounty Oil 00% 01 Bridge 14 15 Castlereagh
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    • 310 9  -  By Choo Sink Siew Judging from the tempo of activity on the Singapore gold market in the last fortnight, it would appear that the market has a long way to go to reap full advantage of the government's liberalisation policy on gold trading.
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    • 110 9 Share prices were steady on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market opened on an easier note bat with heavy speculative trading a few counters gradually improved. Favourable profits poshed Motor and General Underwriters np 85 cents to $6.65. The company' announced a pre-tax profit of $3.4
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  • TREND
    • 892 9 TRISH SHEPPARt) TALKS ABOUT HER FEELINGS AFTER GOING ON THE AIR IN SYDNEY For the past two months I have been working full-time for a large organisation. It's the first time in 10 years that I have worked regular hours in the same
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    • 163 9 The suit has for some years now, hovered on the edge of fashion, never really out but never the hottest thing in vogue either. But like the classic little black dress, it is good to have at least one suit in the wardrobe. And a suit
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    • 578 9  -  By Wendy Hutton in Jogjakarta. Now I know what Singaporeans abroad miss most about home. It's not the balmy climate or the colourful cultural mixture, the sound of a familiar language or the pile of oranges on the family altar table.
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  • SPORTS
    • 305 10  -  By Dennis Chia The first batch of 20 Malaysian thoroughbreds will be sold a£ the National Stud Farm at Tanjong Rambutan on Sunday. They Include Royalty II and Anugr&h, the first two Malayslan-b red horses to race in open company. They have won three
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    • 577 10  -  From Tom Lambert London, Wednesday Mincing aiong in last place in a field of 12 with half a mile to go in the 12f King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at fashionable Ascot recently, a trim little chestnut filly named Dahlia suddenly began opening up.
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    • 232 10 From Blue Peter in Ipoh Eddie van Breukelen's Gold Vase prospect, Siapa Rajah did a splendid workout this morning. After trotting once round the track at a steady pace, the seven-year-old by Good Brandy steadily stepped on the pace to run the last 3f in
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    • 306 10  -  From Graham Eccles London, Wednesday British soccer's champion walk out merchant, George Best, is coming back to football. He has agreed to resume his stormy association with Manchester United. For how long? "I can't answer that," sheepish Best said as the soccer world
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    • 358 10 London, Wednesday Major football grounds and other leading sports centres in Britain will soon come under a new Govern ment licensing system designed to ensure ground safety, Sports Minister Eldon Griffiths said yesterday. Mr. Griffiths said the first targets of the Government
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    • 244 10 Muirfleld, Wednesday American golfers appeared to have buried their differences yesterday when they practised for the Ryder Cup match against Britain and Ireland which opens here tomorrow. Lee Trevino strongly criticised Jack Nicklaus on Monday for not arriving with the other members of the American party.
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    • 92 10 London, Wednesday Results of football matches last night: Texaco Cup Ist Bound lst-leg Everton 0 Hearts 1; Burnley 7 East Fife 0; Sheffield United 0 Dundee United 0. English Div. 1 Coventry 1 Derby 0. Div 2 Bristol City 3 Hull 1: Carlisle 0 Portsmouth 2; Nottingham
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    • 224 10 New York, Wednesday Australian tennis star Evojme Goolagong, 22, has signed a long term contract with the Clevelend Triangles of the new professional World Team Tennis League. Evonne's contract were not disclosed, but Triangles president Chuck Reichblum, said the arrangement provided for a "generous salary,
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    • 66 10 London, Wednesday.— England sc.icer captain Bobby Moore will definitely remain with West Ham United, the club announced last night to end speculation that he might be transferred. West Ham secretary Eddie Chapman said after a club board meeting that at no time had Moore asked for a
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    • 595 11  -  By Nancy Koh As a puny lad of ten, Rohmat Juraiml often day-dreamed of being the Big Boy of his kampung someday. He used to watch with envy the older boys in his neighbourhood who strutted about flaunting their broad shoulders, deep
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    • 88 11 Bridgetown, Barbados Wednesday Three Australian cricketers nave been named among V flve of the Year" by the 1973 edition of the West Indies cricket annual published here. The Australians, captain lan Chappell. fast bowler Max Walker and batsman Doug Walters, were members of the triumphant Australian team
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    • 72 11 New York, Wednesday. Results of basball games: American League—Baltimore 5, New York 4 (lolnns); Oakland 3, California 2 (J3lnns): Texas 10, Chicago 3. Minnesota 8, Kansas City 3. National League: Pittsburgh 10, New York 3. Houston 5, Cincinnati 2. Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 2. Atlanta 7,
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    • 58 11 RUGBY BRU Dlv I: SCC ▼s BTU (Padang). Dlv 2: RHP vs SAPSA 'A' (Nee Soon). BADMINTON Junior InterClub: Sembawang Shipyard v Race Course United. Straits Times (Red) v BAPSA (Blue), Police v Muhlbbah, Special Constabulary v In chape, Straits Times (Blue) v Mount batten, SAPSA v Changl, Rose
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    • 424 11 Singapore will host the 1976 Mr. Asia contest, the 12th in the .annual series. This was disclosed by Lt. Gen. Baktiar Ran a, president of the Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Federation yesterday when he accompanied the Singaporean team on their triumphant return from Kuala Lumpur. He
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    • 248 11 The Singapore AAA have named two more participants for the third Asian track and field study, training and competition course in Kuala Lumpur from September 3 to November 6. The two are sprintscoach Tan Kian Teck and pole vaulter Wong Chong Sal. Kian Teck,
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    • 472 11 The first Regional Sports for the Handicapped to be held at the Farrer Park athletic centre this weekend, has attracted 36 participants from four nations. The 36 participants are paraplegics (h a n d i capped persons) from Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Their ages range
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    • 136 11 Johannesburg, Wednesday—The president of the South African Lawn Tennis Union yesterday reiterated his assurance that the republic would hold properly constituted racially mixed trials to select their team for the 1974 Federation Cup women's tournament, due to be held in New Zealand. Blen Franklin was responding to
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    • 269 11 Houston, Wednesday Heavyweight champion George Foreman said yesterday he was looking for a "Christmas present" match with Muhammad All wrapped up in a US$5 million deal. "We've been talking about a Christmas present for me," Foreman said. "I'd like to have Muhammad All." The
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      37 12 Singapore food has a special appeal for O'Crady Tes, an Australian nursing sister, who is sad to leave for home soon. She is fond of surfing, board diving and gardening. Picture by NIK KASMANI.
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    • 171 12 Today is Wednesday, September 19, the 262na day of 1973 with 103 to follow. Those born on this date are unaer the sign of Virgo. English illustrator and watercolourist Arthur Rack ham was born on Sept. 19. 1867. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1777, American soldiers won the
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    • 1015 12 RADIO SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SAKAPUR SIREH: A magazine series presented in Malay. 3.30 DIARY OF EVENTS (M). 3.35 WHERE THE HEART IS: A serial revolving round the affections, conflicts and tensions found in the closeknit relationships of the Hathaway family. Dianna Van DeVlis, James Mitchell, Louise
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