New Nation, 26 September 1973

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  • 18 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, September 26, 1973 No. 830 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER. 26, 19TB
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  • 330 1  -  Found in HDB water tanks By Pauline Khng More than 100 cases of mosquito-breeding in water tanks constructed on top ctf multi-storey blocks of flats in Housing and Development Board estates have been detected. The Ministry of the Environment uncovered the breeding following numerous complaints bv
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  • 128 1 United Press International Hong Kong:, Wednesday Linda Lee, widow of the late movie star Bruce Lee, denied rumours Of a romantic link between her husband and Taiwan actress Betty Tingpei and lashed out at Press coverage of her husband's death. Mrs. Lee,
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  • 432 1  -  Home soon for gold winner By Bharathi Mohan The Seap Games is long over. But the Malaysian team have yet to bring home one more gold medal. For the man who won it by flooring three others In the judo competition was himself Drought
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  • 125 1 In selective trading, prices were fairly steady on the Stock Exchange of Singapore for the first 45 minutes this morning. BUSINESS DONE: Sime Darby (6) 5.75, (6) 5.70, (6) 5.65. San Holdings (10) 0.87. Singapore Hilton (2) 1.58, (1) 1.58. Development Bank of Singapore (10) 4.88, (12)
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  • 56 1 London, Wednesday.— British shops will be selling a special souvenir record of the marriage of Princess Anne, within five days of her wedding on November 14. The record will include the voices of Anne, her bridegroom Captain Mark Phillips, and the Archbishop of Canterbury who will marry
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  • 94 1 It was a night to remember for 10-year-old Carol Kuok (right) and Tina Lim, 12, when they met their idol. Trini Lopez, in the flesh. The girls were so excited by the singing st a r's performance last night that they rushed up
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  • 414 1  -  Team makes two-day survey By Edgar Koh Singapore may be a location for the next James Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun. Producer Albert R. Broccoli, director Guy Hamilton and tt.pee other members of the James Bond production team left here
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  • 417 1 Control: They are just fine Houston, Wednesday America's Three skylab II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific yesterday, ending the longest voyage in space flight history. The three crewmen brought back a wealth of scientific data gatherAd during a record 59 days inside their orbiting space
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  • 188 1 Four men and a woman were seriously Injured In a headon collision between a Colt Gal ant and a Flat 600 at Upper Ayer Rajah Road today. The accident caused a two-mile long traffic jam. Passers-by said the Colt was coming down from Johor when It
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  • 66 1 Tokyo, Wednesday.— Prime Minister, Mr. Kakuel Tanaka, left today on a four-nation tour designed to strengthen J a p a n's bridgehead into Europe and secure vitally-need-ed energy sources. He is due in Paris at 11.30 tonight after a brief stop in Moscow. He flies on to
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  • 10 1 Police reported 101 accidents yesterday. Five were serious.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 256 2  -  By Violet Oon The famous swivel of the hips heralded the opening of the li-hour Trini Lopez Show at the ShangriLa Hotel last night A lukewarm beginning with the song Fly Me To The Moon was inexplicably transformed to one of those gems of
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    • 23 2 The Japanese Cultural Bociety Singapore will hold Its annual dinner at the Mandarin Room. Orchard Road, next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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    • 352 2  -  'Minor complaints' By Anne-Marie Nalpon Touting is not a "significant problem" in Singapore, according to a spokesman of the Tourist Promotion Board. She said: "Touts are universal and it is the seriousness of the complaint that has to be considered. Overcharging is not as
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    • 95 2 Some 1200 employees of the Jurong Town Corporation will receive their payments in compensation for the reduced annual leave at the end of the month. According to a JTC spokesman, the payments will range from $50 to $200. However, 12 per cent of the payments
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    • 24 2 The National Productivity Board will conduct a course on Presenting an Arbitration Case at its Jurong premises from Oct. 17 to 23.
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    • 387 2  -  By Sunny Wee For Madam Saklna El-Sadat writing has always been her first love. Even arter marriage, she has continued her career In journalism and today she is.the foreign editor of the Al-Mus-sawar Weekly and the managing editor of the Hawa Weekly. Madam
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    • 273 2 Visit to be timed with the Canton fair The Singapore Manufacturers' Association has postponed to early next year, its trade mission to China. An Informed source said this was because the SMA wanted to time its China mission with the opening of
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    • 22 2 The Singapore Blood Transfusion Service received 946 donations in the past week. For the same period, 899 transfusions were given.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 436 2 CINEMA POSER HUM SU/NEV NATION CONTEST Last Friday's poser showed a scene from Straw Dogs. The first 10 correct entries opened by the Editor yesterday evening were from: Mr. Cheong Thlam Hee (audit clerk), of 58N Lorong Slnaran; Cik Saflah blnte Abdul Hamld (housewife), of 8A Jalan Serlgadlng; Miss Toon
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 124 3 F SI 31 i j. LIGHTERS IN CHINESE LACQUER. BY S.T. DUPONT. Chinese lacquer originated so many centuries ago that even the Chinese have forgotten when. Obviously, it was an age when people had the time to apply coat after coat of lacquer by hand. And to spend hours hand-polishing
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  • IN PERSON
    • 546 4  -  M PERSON *M: JTTftl A WARM glow lit up their faces as they squatted before the flrie, skewers In hand. Looking at the happy party-maker*, it was almost Impossible to know that they could not see the meat on the skewers turning
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    • 622 4 FROM THE DOG HOUSE BY PG Today, I speak on behalf of the Alsatians in the case brought against them by the ignorant and the ill-informed. The prosecution would have you believe that the Alsatian Wolf Hound, or, to give him a more correct
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    • Article, Illustration
      52 4 One and a half year old Trixie (above) is looking for a home. The brown and black dog is fond of children and is a reliable watchdog. She has been spayed and anti distempered. If you wish to adopt her, please call at the SPCA, 151, Orchard Road or
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 323 4 The University of Singapore Academic Staff Union has reaffirmed its demand to the University Council to abide by the terms' of the wage negotiations in March and April. This is stated in a letter to Professor Yeoh Ghim Seng, chairman of the University
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    • 357 4 Wong: It's vital for growth The managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Mr. Michael Wong Pakshong has said that continual innovations must be expected in the operations of banks and financial Institutions in Singapore. The structure and functions of these institutions, he
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    • 259 4 Professional involvement in community work is urgently needed if the People's Association is to improve the quality of its services, according to its director, Mr. Lee Wai Kok. Speaking at the Rotary Club luncheon at the Mandarin Hotel today, he said: 'Tar more peoole
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    • 109 4 Members of the Singapore Teachers' Union are now able to get loans at low interest rates to buy cars following an agreement between the union and Hong Leong Finance. This was announced in the latest STU newsletter Mentor. Under the agreement, the finance company
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 98 4 Reduced prices! Now, due to the Government's recent cuts in duty you can buy your favourite English Callard Bowser sweets at 40 cents cheaper per tin and Wilkinson's confectionery at 20 cents cheaper per box! Choose from the fabulous range! Callard Bowser Barley Sugar Butterscotch Creamline Toffee Dessert Nougat Wilkinson
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 258 4 NEW NATION CROSSWORD, an bbbbb BS9HBBB BBBBBBHB ■BB ana mmmwmmmm HBB ***** 4 Beautiful lady. 5 Actor Wallach. 6 Clear profit. 7 Etching needle. 8 Fast answer. 9 Bakers' need. 10 Levelheaded. 11 Type spaces 12 Stir up. 13 Figure for a pillar. 14 Carbon, for one. 21 Parasites. 24
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 197 5 Washington, Wednesday United States At-torney-General Mr. Elliot Richardson said yesterday he will submit evidence concerning Vice-Presi-dent Spiro Agnew to a Grand Jury tomorrow. Mr. Richardson said that negotiations between the Justice Department and Mr. Agnew to reach an out-of-court settlement of the possible criminal
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    • 410 5 Hunt: I was protecting them Reuter Washington, Wednesday.—Convicted Watergate plotter Howard Hunt yesterday named former Attorney General John Mitchell, Jeb Stuart Magruder and John Dean as the men he believed to be really responsible for the Watergate burglary. Testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, Hunt said
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    • 457 5 Argentina hit by workers' protest Reuter Buenos Aires, Wednesday A nationwide general strike last night paralysed Argentina as workers throughout the country walked out in a massive protest at the assassination of labour chief Jose Rucci, the leader of Argentina's three millionstrong General Labour Confederation. In the
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    • 495 5 Gromyko: Use part of fund to help developing nations United Nations, Wednesday The Soviet Union proposed yesterday that the "bdg five" members of the Security Council cut their military budgets by 10 per cent and use part of the funds saved to aid developing
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    • 398 5 United Press International New York, Wednesday. —Japanese Foreign Minister Masoyoshi Ohira yesterday called on the United Nations to play a greater role as a centre for global solidarity and cooperation. In particular, he asked the world organisation to play a more active part in Asia. He
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    • 237 5 Reuter Saigon, Wednesday Helicopters have spotted several survivors of a battalion of elite ranger troops driven from their hilltop outpost In the Central Highlands by a North Vietnamese attack at the weekend, military sources said yesterday. The sources said the survivors of the attack were believed
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    • 131 5 Reuter London, Wednesday Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, last night emphatically scotched rumours that he is engaged to a 22-year-old English girl. The prince, 24, added his denial to those of Lady Jane Wellesley, daughter of the Duke "and Duchess of
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    • 219 5 Reuter Geneva, Wednesday.— The Soviet Union and the United Btates resumed negotiations here yesterday on a new treaty to limit nuclear weapons with both sides optimistic of success. The talks were held In strict secrecy with both sides pledged not to disclose any details of progress. However
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    • 22 5 London, Wednesday.— Denmark and six other European countries have reached a draft agreement on fishing outside the Paroese 12-mile fishery limit.
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    • 241 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Wednesday.—The North Vietnamese Government has decided to suspend all activities of Its embassy In Santiago and recall the embassy staff following the military coup In Chile, the North Vietnam news agency said today. The agency was reporting a communique Issue yesterday
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    • 116 5 Washington, Wednesday The Senate last night voted to reduce American forces in Europe unless the European allies help offset the impact on the US balance of payments deficit. The Senate approved by 84 to Ave an amendment which would require President Nixon to negotiate agreements with the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • OPINION
    • 464 6 Debates on Australian defence policies have traditionally focussed on two divergent concepts "forward defence" and "fortress Australia." Coined by the Liberal leader. Sir Robert Menzies, "forward defence" which called for the posting of Australian troops abroad so that the war would never get to the
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    • 110 6 'WHISPERS' by ispy Typhoons may create great havoc In Japan, bat the lack of them also causes considerable concern. The Japanese Meteorological Agency has forecast that no mora typhoons are expected to approach Japan this year, and It fears that many cities might suffer from water shortage*
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    • 927 6  -  With the enunciation of the Guam Doctrine and America's determination to withdraw from the region, many have thought thai South-East Asia will be mo vine into a new era of intra-re-gional politics and rivalries. Fears have been expressed that the withdrawal of the U8 would
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    • VOICE OF THE PRESS
      • 317 6 What other Newspapers are saving. SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG THE CHINESE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA An Indonesian MP has called for a 20 per cent cut on the Import of Hong Kong and Taiwan movie films into Indonesia on the grounds that these films will result in a
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      • 250 6 BUSINESS LOANS AS A LINK BETWEEN BANK MANAGEMENTS AND BDMIPCTBA TRADERS. The late Tun (Dr.) Ismail had often urged the managements of private firms to help bring about racial balance in the business world and encourage Malay participation in commerce and industry. The idea behind the call was
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    • Letters
      • 497 6  -  ZAIN AZRAAI Principal Private Secretary (special) to the Prime Minister, Kuala Lumour. Having been away on leave. I have only just seen your editorial of September 15, commenting on my remark at the Great Economic Debate organised by the Economic Boclety of th» University of
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      • 253 6  -  J. S. DE SOUZA Commissioner of National Registration. Singapore, 6. I refer to the letter from Barbara Chang (NN, 7-9-73) on the subject of The Unruly Queue. The number of persons registered dally at the National Registration Office was 350 on weekdays and 240 on Saturdays.
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      • 119 6 A piece of vacant land at the end of Koh Seek Lim Road has been used as a dumping ground for refuse. The area around this particular ground is occupied by people living in simple houses, fiat* and housing estates. Any refuse will glv» off a heavy
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      • 115 6  -  YAP CHENG TONG Public Relations Officer, Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore, 2. I refer to the report headlined Plywood Trade In Bad Way in the New Nation (10.9.73). It was mentioned that the Republic's plywood trade with Britain was hit because of the "continued shortage of conference
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      • 71 6  -  HEDWIDGE BRUYNS (Miss), Public Relations Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 3. Prior to the letter by Fed-up <NN, 12.9.73). several Inspections were made of the backlane between Nos. 359 and 3598, Bedok Road. The hawker selling cooked food here Is a temporary licensee and action Is being
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      • 171 6  -  WANG-CHEN HSIU CHIN vMrs.) Air. Librarian, University of Singapore, Singapore, 19. I fefer to the letter by Hylltaxed (NN.. 12.9.73) regarding the use of the University of Singapore Library facilities by professional persons. The University Library Is not a public library. Though its primary function is to serve
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    • 742 6  -  By Richard Homan Washington Post Diplomats and military officers from 23 nations gathered at Vienna recently to learn a relatively new profession International peacekeeping. The two-week workshop, taught by veterans of United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Middle East, the Congo and Cyprus, is intended to create
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 219 7 MAIL BOX A reader who prefers to remain anonymous has a problem which he hopes the HDB can solve. His letter says: "My family and I have been renting a house in a rural area for the past 15 years. "Last year my family and I
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    • 126 7 Tham Kok Meng, who hopes to live In a HDB flat, wants a copy of the HDB Residents' Guide Handbook. His letter says: "I would like to know where I can obtain a copy. "I am not an HDB resident, but have registered to be
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    • Article, Illustration
      970 7  -  How it affects their reading habits Ycur page conducted hy our HDB girl Tan Chung Lee Tan Chung Lee Does noise affect reading habits in HDB fiats? Catherine Don, 24, who reads anything from Shakespeare to Arthur Halley and Allstalr Maclean, simply shrugged her shoulders when I posed this
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    • 196 7 Another of our readers wants to know whether he will be Included in the balloting for four-room flats in Toa Payoh. His letter says: "My registration number to purchase a fourroom flat in Toa Payoh 1s around *****. Will the HDB please confirm whether the
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    • 95 7 A book shelf can add to the personality of your flat. Miss Catherine Goh has proven it. Not oply does the shelf contain part of her large collection of books, but also pictures and other decorative items. The shelf reveals Miss Goh's tastes. The complete works
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    • 361 7 A retired engineer claims that if his invention for hanging; oat clothes is accepted by the HDB the traditional practice of using bamboo poles will go out of favour. Mr. Fam Joong Hian's invention is very simple. Made of steel, (fie base is a small plate about
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    • 557 7 National Library officials say there is a need for a library in every HDB estate. The National library has a branch in Queenstown and two smaller branches in Joo Chiat and Siglap. In addition, it operates services in 12 other centres. It is planning to open
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 461 8  -  Tourists pack nightspot for something different By Violet Oon It was entertainment with a difference last Saturday night when my date and I went to Hin's Heavenly Cookhouse at the top' of the Hilton. As we stepped out of the lift we walked into a sea of
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    • 638 8  -  By Jean Li So far, so good. Inflation has not caught up with the prices of records, pre-recorded and blank tapes In Singapore. But this nappy situation lor.'ss as though It will not lasrt for very long. Manufacturers In Britain have warned
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    • 451 8 Miss Sally Grace has a mission in life to convince school children that poetry is alive and relevant to dally happenings. TO fulfil that mission, she has spent six weeks touring Australia giving a series of poetry readings to children and speech teachers. She also worked
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    • 85 8 The Neptune dancers went Hawaiian at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant as from last Bedecked with lels, flowers in their hair and colourful sarongs, the dancers presented a medley of Hawaiian favourites—Lovely Hula Hands, the Hawaiian Wedding Song and the Hawaiian War Chant among others. Some Tahltlan numbers
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    • 62 8 Beventeen-y e a r-old singer Lisa Lee from Hong Kong, has taken up a singing contract with the Mandarin Hotel, she Is making nightly appearances at ttw Mandarin Court and The Neptune Theatre Restaurant. She started singing at the age of 14 and she sings in Rngn«>> and
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 616 8  -  ART BUCHWALD Los Angeles Times When the meat shortage hit Martha's Vineyard, most hostesses decided to throw in the towel and do no more entertaining that is everyone except Mrs. Slafferty. The Slaffertys for years have given the best dinner parties on the island and we
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    • 750 8  -  USSR From Murray Seeger Los Angeles Times Siberia is a land of beauty and riches, a land of pain and hardship. It has strategic importance. It is a region for the future, yet Siberia is losing the people who could help build it.
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    • 393 8  -  BRITAIN Prom Ken Davis Melbourne Herald Best place for yesterday's newspaper may not be wrapped around your fish and chips or at the bottom of the' garbage can. The best place for it maybe is as part of tomorrow's paper. The world Is facing a
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 8 8 SINGAPORE 1 (1) Live And Let Die: Wln«s
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    • 211 8 2 (3) Young Love: Donny Osmond 3 (2) Brother Louis: Stories 4(8) Lets Get It On: Marvin Gaye 5(4) Touch Me In The Moraine: Diana Ross 6 (5) Yesterday Once More: Carpenters 7 (9) Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose: Dawn 8 Joy Bringer: Manfred Mann S Earthband
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  • FINANCE
    • 212 9 Skire prices Improved a little on tkc Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The market opened uneasy with sporadic support for a few major eoonter* for the first hour. Bat with selective support many industrials gradually gained ground to move higher. While Singapore registered banks like the United Overseas
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    • 324 9 City highlights Central Properties' estimated operating profit before tax for the first half of this year was 19,146,719 as against $3,110,866 previously up 194 per cent. In an Interim statement, the company said that this trend would not be expected to be
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    • 347 9  -  By Florence Tan South-East Asia's first factory to manufacture hard resin ophalmic lens will begin production in Singapore next month. The company, Armorlite Limited, a, whollyowned subsidiary of the American Armorlite Inc, one of America's biggest manufacturers of hard resin opthalmic lens, is all geared
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 369 9 Stock prices rallied after a mid day period of profit talcing yesterday and closed higher. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial average was up 3.84 to 940.55. Two hours earlier, the average had been off almost four points as profit takers moved in briefly on the continued
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      • 253 9 Closing prices at 11.30 ajn. (Australian time). Abaleen 11 nil Do opts una AOr 06 08V* Allstate unq Amad nil 05 Aurora 06 12 Do opts nil 01 Vi Aust Ant 15 16 Bamboo 04 05 Beach 20 26 Bounty Oil nil 00 V/ Bridge 14 nil Castlereagh 06
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      • 34 9 Dow Jones elating stock averages on the New York Exchange: 30 Industrials 938.06 (up 3.94), 20 transport 174.02 (up 0.93), 15 utilities 101.28 (up 0 29). and 65 stock; 286.06 (up 1.19).
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      • 89 9 This service Is from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In Swiss francs) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday. UBS SB 7 5 +«5 SBC 3380 +30 Credit Suisse B. S3M +M Swissair B. 605 —6 Swiss Relncur. nto —6 Wlnterthur B. 1M0 +10 Zurich Incur. 6800 Juvena
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      • 196 9 Closing prices (In francs) yesterday Paribaa 235.50 (223.50) Indochtne 282.10 (262.70) Ponder 395 396) PrInternps 119.30 (120) CGJ5 427 42.50) Bull 56.60 (57.20) Royal Dutch 170.10 (170.10) Michelln 1824 (1799) Thrmaon 256.50 (254.80) CFP 207.10 208.80) Rhone 163 (157.80) Air 280 (273.50) BSN 1299 (1285) Phiiipa 86.50 (89) Suez
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      • 80 9 Kyodo The post holiday Tokyo Stock Market moved higher In the session yesterday with gains centering on blue chips. volume totalled some 3,500,000 shares In the section.— Kyodo. Closing prices (In yen) yesterday. Toshiba 141 Nippon Steel 184 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind 304 Ishlhara Sangyo 269 Hitachi 309 Mitsui 8hip
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  • TREND
    • 957 9 TRISH SHEPPARD FINDS OUT WHY FROM STANLEY CHOR IN SYDNEY Bruce Lee's last film, Fists of Fury opened in Sydney recently and is doing a roaring trade, with the queues of fans stretching round the block. The late Bruce Lee would have been very
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    • 296 9  -  BETTY L. KHOO Hie "imported" fashlon shows we see In Singapore rely on big-name designers to sell tickets. Bit the loeal shows local designers and lo-cals-designed clothes have to hold their own with imaginative choreography. So while the Parisian models merely stride down the catwalk and pirouette,
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    • 549 9 EATING IN AM Where do Americans acquire the "open house", spontaneous, "drop In any time" reputation which awes the foreign visitor? It Is certainly not done by carrying over the tradition of their overseas ancestors, or even the tradition of their American grandmothers. When one has
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 254 9 ANPX THAT WASAQREAT you G/ME LAST NIGHT. > A mfc/Q vsg m m d 8 v\ I've 666/0 TRYING to CURE My SPOTS, TOO. BUT I'VE 10£ D THESE SO-CALLED PIMPLE CREAMS. YEAHI UK6P youß STYLE WiTH ELIZABETH, TOO. >OU SEAT ALL OF US TOMER. HOW'P >ou 00 rr? f
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  • SPORTS
    • 313 10  -  By Jeffrey Low Only six Seap Games medal winners will be taking part in the four-day Chinese Swimming Club annual championships which begin tomorrow at Amber Road. They are Karen Chong, Amy Teo, Lim Bee Lian, Ang Slew Lan, Khong Ylu Lan and
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    • 381 10 From Tony Francis Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Chinese badminton stars Tang Hsien Hu and Kou Chia Chang and company gave another top-rate performance here last night when they beat Selangor 5-0 at Stadium Negara. Tang (The Thing), the main draw card, hardly raised
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    • 31 10 Christchurch, Wednesday—Holland, the World Cup holders, will clash with Pakistan, New Zealand and Canada in pool "A" of the international hockey tournament here in February next year.
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    • 298 10 The Vigilante Corps' sports festival has once again got underway involving 2,000 national servicemen as competitors and 10,000 op the sidelines. Like the three previous festivals, this year's programmes from September 16 to October 20 is meant to be a showcase of VC's sporting
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    • 56 10 London, Wednesday.— Larry Paul became the first holder of the new British light middleweight boxing title when he Knocked out Bobby Arthur after one minute 25 seconds In the 10th round of theif scheduled 15 round fight at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall last night. It was only the
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    • 114 10 It's now up to Frazier —Arum New York, Wednesday—The long awaited rematch between former heavyweight champions Muhammad All and Joe Frazier is very close to being made. "We are satisfied with the terms," said Bob Arum, Ali's lawyer. "Now it's up lo them to agree. Why they are not In
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    • 187 11 Lisbon, Wednesday A World XI and Benflca, Portugal's champion soccer side, drew 2-2 in a Testimonial match here last night for Portugaese International Snseblo. The World team, fielding controversial Irishman George Beet, England's Charlton brothers —Bobby and Jackie—and Brazil's Paulo Cesar, conceded
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    • 79 11 New York, Wednesday. —Results of yesterday's baseball games: National League Montreal 5 Pittsburgh (Ist game); Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 0 (2nd game); Houston 10 San Francisco 6; Cincinnati 2 San Diego 1. American League Boston 14 Detroit 0; Minnesota 7 Oakland 6; California 10 Texas 9. Tokyo: Central League
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    • 500 11 Only one point separated Ngee Ann Technical College from the University of Singapore in the Inter-Varsity College basketball tournament last night. At the final whistle the score was 49-48 In Ngee Ann's favour. So ferociously was this match fought out that In
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    • 441 11  -  MARTIAL ARTS by Sonny Yap A Taiwanese kungfu master is here on a special mission—to save the Lam Pal Shao Lin art from extinction. Since his arrival in Singapore 2i months ago Kao Sen Pong, 50, has spared
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    • 45 11 Argentina, Wednesday. _The Indian national hockey team, playing their seventh match In Argentina, continued their unbeaten run with a 2-1 win orer the Argentine Junior Selection here yesterday. India were on top throughout, playing well In the first naif to lead 2-0.
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    • 233 11 Tokyo, WednesdayJapanese competitors yesterday appeared superior to Southeast Asian participants in the second day of the Sixth Asian cycling championships at Shuzenjl. South Korean, Thai, and Malaysian cyclists also raced well but failed to put up a well-telling challenge except for one event in
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    • 62 11 Moscow, Wednesday— Drunken fans at soccer matches are worrying Soviet sports officials. One man was killed during a recent brawl In a Kiev stadium and there have been numer- ous serious Injuries, according to the Sovletsky. the Sports newspaper. Many fans enter stadiums already drunk and carry
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    • 18 11 Far East Levingston beat Keppel Shipyard 3-2 In a friendly soccer match at Dover Road yesterday.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 223 10 EXTEND YOUR LIVING COMFORT. Add Attraction To Your Home! Fomous Starlite Aluminium awnings and Venetian blinds are available from United Industries Co., 1020, Block 43, Bendemeer Road, S'pore Tel: *****42/*****49 for free quote. CoMdltaKT wnricn covering:Welding and Soldering Metallography and mechanical testing. Sampling and testing Scrap metals recovery, melting and
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    • 252 10 FOR AN INJOYAMI OUTtNG anytime, Go with a High Society Lady Escort 248-C, Orchord Rood (opposite Morv dorin Hotel) Tel: S'pore *****1. PACKAGE LUNCH/DINNER At $1.00. Free Delivery. Discount 10% for order exceeding 10 boxes. Barbeque/ Buffet at $4 00 per person Memory Caterer Tel: ***** S'pore. MARGU ERETT A'S
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    • 243 10 FOR SALE AND HIRE Secondhand oirconditioners, refrigerators in good condition. Tel: *****6 627, Geylang Rood, S'pore. QUALITY JEWELLERIES of latest designs Sapphires, Rubies, Diamonds, etc., moke to order Please ring *****. SPANISH JEWELLERY Genuine Stock. Clearance Sole! 2 pairs earrings $2.95. Tel: Sardors *****/ *****. LANKA CURRY POWDER PURE and
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    • 228 10 I RICH, HANDSOME Young Chinese bochelor seeks beautiful, artful careful and friendly companion. Please write to Lawrence of 84-D, Ist Block (55) off Jalan Sotu, Singapore, 14. 'NITROSOL' BEATS THEM ALL. This concentrated extract of animal flesh and bone occelerates growth and increase flower power. Velge Orchid Gardens: S'pore *****3.
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    • 166 10 FULLY FURNISHED ROOMS for rent with/without aircondition, with telephone ond kitchen amenities $200 —$400. Please ring *****2 S'pore. INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FIGHTS CENTRE OFFERS GUARANTEED FLIGHTS FROM SINGAPORE TO London 600/Brussels 675/Amsterdam 675/Paris S 675/Fronkfurt 675/Zurich 800/Hamburg 675/Dusseldorf 750/Rome 750/Vienna/Madrid 675/Copenhagen 700/New York $1400/Montreal 1400/4i to all ports of Europe, Jopon,
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    • 151 10 m $hr Move of Office CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION from 1 October 1973 will be located in FABER HOUSE 230-236 Orchard Road (cor. Cairnhill) Telephone number, P.O. Box, Telex number anc cable address remain unchanged LEONB HUAT INDUSTRIES UNITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Sing^ore) Application has been -nade to the
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    • 122 12 TODAY Is Wednesday, September 26, the 269 th day of 1973 with 96 to follow. Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. American composer George Gershwin was born on Sept. 26, 1898. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the
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      38 12 Eighteen year old Gurnam Kaur is an outdoor girl. She believer in keeping in shape. For that she goes swimming and bowling. She is also an ardent movie fan. Picture by fan. Picture by PHILIP LIM.
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    • 52 12 AH FOOK: No wonder I'm itching all over despite the fact that I live 12 storeys up. The HDB should check all water tanks. MEI LIN: The tanks are not solely to blame. The corridors of some HDB flats are so filthy they're bound to attract diseasecarrying insects
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 918 12 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SAKAPUB SIB EH: A magazine series presented In Malay 3.30 DIABY OF EVENTS (M) 3.35 WHEBE THE HEABT IS: A serial revolving round the affections, conflicts, and tensions found In the close-knit relationships of the Hathaway family. Diana Van DeVlls. James Mitchell. Louise
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    • 1772 12 LUCKY STAR IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you are not a prisoner of convention. You are Interested always In the new, the different, the progressive. This doesn't mean that you aecept any change for its own sake, however; change must be useful, productive, creative, artistic, or In some way
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    • 405 12 WHAT'S ON Mr. Lee Wal Kok, director of People's Association, will speak on the ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION, at the Rotary Club luncheon meeting at the Mandarin Hotel. Asia Fishing Industry Pte. Ltd.. will hold a COCKTAIL PARTY at the Mandarin Court, Mandarin Hotel, from 6 p.m. to 8
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